AB Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio

Strategy

Seeks to maximize total returns from a combination of price appreciation and income by: 

  • Investing predominantly in a diversified basket of emerging-market (EM) hard-currency sovereign-debt issues, with opportunistic allocations to EM corporate debt and EM local-currency debt 

  • Leveraging our extensive experience in EM-debt investing, utilizing fundamental and quantitative research capabilities with a global team of portfolio managers and traders

Portfolio Management Team

22 Years at AB
22 Years of Experience
19 Years at AB
19 Years of Experience
2 Years at AB
18 Years of Experience



Pricing & Performance

  1. Annual Performance
  2. Calendar Year Performance
  3. Growth of Investment
  4. Daily Statistics

The Portfolio uses the benchmark shown for comparison purposes only. The Portfolio is actively managed and the Investment Manager is not constrained by its benchmark when implementing the Portfolio’s investment strategy.

Ratings

Morningstar Rating Table
Morningstar Ratings as of 11/08/2025
Category: Global Emerging Markets Bond
Overall3 Year5 Year10 Year
Rating
Investments in Category1487   Funds1487   Funds1223   Funds585   Funds

Source: Morningstar

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Morningstar rates funds from one star to five stars based on how well the funds have performed (after adjusting for risk) in comparison to similar funds. Within each Morningstar Category, the top 10% of funds receive five stars, the next 22.5% four stars, the middle 35% three stars, the next 22.5% two stars, and the bottom 10% receive one star. Funds are rated for up to three time periods, in three years, five years, and ten years, and these ratings are combined to produce an overall rating. Funds with less than three years of history are not rated. Ratings are objective, based entirely on a mathematical evaluation of past performance. They are a useful tool for identifying funds worthy of further research, but should not be considered buy or sell recommendations."

Fees & Expenses

Ongoing Sales Charges Table
Management Fee1.10%
Additional Fees--
Total Expenses1.39%
Max Sales ChargeUp to 5.00%
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC)--

Ongoing charges include fees and certain expenses of the Portfolio as of the most recent KIID, and may be subject to a cap which is reflected above if applicable.


Complete Portfolio of Holdings

Holdings are subject to change without notice.



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
  • Corporate debt obligations risk
  • Derivatives risk
  • Emerging-markets risk
  • Fixed-income securities risk
  • Focused portfolio risk
  • Liquidity risk
  • Lower-rated and unrated instruments risk
  • OTC derivatives counterparty risk
  • Portfolio turnover risk
  • Sovereign debt obligations risk
  • Structured investments risk


Fund Literature