Strategy

Seeks long-term growth of capital by:

  • Employing a disciplined, bottom-up approach that combines fundamental research with proprietary quantitative tools, to identify quality companies with positive sentiment and attractive valuations across emerging markets (EM)

  • Harnessing best ideas from AB's multi-style EM equity platform to build a diversified portfolio targeting consistent returns with controlled risk

  • Leveraging the on-the-ground expertise of AB’s EM investment team alongside the global insights of the firm’s worldwide research organization

Portfolio Management Team




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:

  • Convertible securities risk
  • China equities risk
  • Currency risk
  • Depositary receipts risk
  • Derivatives risk
  • Emerging-markets risk
  • Equity securities risk
  • Hedging risk
  • Leverage risk
  • Market risk
  • Real estate investment trust (REIT) risk
  • Securities lending risk
  • Small/mid-cap equities risk
  • Sustainability risk


Fund Literature