Strategy

Seeks long-term capital growth by:

Investing primarily in small and mid-capitalization US stocks that offer compelling long-term return potential at attractive valuations
Employing a disciplined, bottom-up approach that combines fundamental research with proprietary quantitative tools to identify attractive investment opportunities, with an emphasis on valuation
Leveraging a dedicated small and mid-cap investment team as well as the global insights of AB’s worldwide research organization

Portfolio Management Team

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Investment Risks to Consider

These and other risks are described in the Fund's prospectus

Investment returns and principal value of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Some of the principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

Allocation risk
Derivatives risk
Emerging-markets risk
Equity securities risk
Focused portfolio risk
OTC derivatives counterparty risk
Portfolio turnover risk
Smaller capitalization companies risk

Fund Literature

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