Equities

Boutique-Like Focus. Global Reach and Network.

 

Capabilities

An expansive, integrated ecosystem that supports diverse thinking and better outcomes

Leading-Edge Equity Trading

More systematic, bias-free trading frees human talent to focus on high-value-add trades

STAR: Systematic, Automated Liquidity Access

  • Systematically routes a subset of orders to customized algorithmic trading strategies

  • Innovative process helps eliminate human bias

  • STAR order sizes have increased steadily since its debut in 2009

  • 58% of AB’s trades are routed systematically—more than peer firms

  • 56% of trade flows go from PM input to market in as little as 14 seconds 

  • 17% reduction in overall trade costs since 2015

Best Buy Side Desk

2019 Markets Media Markets Choice
Awards (Equity and Fixed Income)

Experience

The investment teams that guide our equity strategies have the industry experience, skills and judgment to navigate shifting market environments with confidence.

41
Portfolio Managers
26 Average Years Experience
104
Research Analysts
15 Average Years Experience
11
Traders
22 Average Years Experience

As of 31 March 2026

Strategies

Committed to active, high-conviction equity investing for over a half-century 

Deliver Superior Long-Term Returns
 
  • Value and Growth

  • Emerging Markets

 

Achieve More Consistent Alpha

 

  • Global Core

  • Select US Equity

 

Reduce Risk

 

  • Strategic Core

  • Long/Short Equities

 

Generate Income

 

  • Equity Income

  • Global Real Estate

 

Portfolios with Purpose

 

  • Sustainable Thematic

  • Global Low Carbon

 

Target-Focused Exposures

 

  • Sector Strategies

  • Frontier Markets