What is the Multi-Asset Income EDGE approach?

The Multi-Asset Income EDGE approach is a disciplined framework that focuses on building a resilient income portfolio by emphasising efficient income, diversified defence, growth opportunities, and expanded yield sources.

How does the Efficient Income strategy seek to enhance investment returns?

The Efficient Income strategy is designed to maximise risk-adjusted returns while generating income. By focusing on sustainable income sources and avoiding the temptation of high yields that could lead to significant losses, this approach ensures a more stable and resilient income stream for investors, even in volatile market conditions.

How does the EDGE approach ensure diversified defence?

'D' stands for Diversified Defence, which involves building a robust defence by diversifying across and within asset classes, using quality bonds, defensive equity factors, and alternative strategies to mitigate downturns.

What is the significance of growth seeking in the EDGE approach?

'G' stands for Growth Seeking, which encourages including quality growth equities in the portfolio, even if they offer low dividends, as they can provide long-term capital appreciation.

What are Expanded Yield Sources and why are they important?

Expanded Yield Sources refer to the incorporation of non-traditional income streams, such as real assets and option strategies, into the investment portfolio. These sources are important as they help enhance yield and diversify return sources, providing investors with a broader range of opportunities to achieve sustainable income.

Multi‑Asset Income EDGE

An approach that brings efficiency, diversification, growth opportunities and access to expanded yield sources.

The Multi-Asset Income EDGE approach applies a disciplined framework to help build a resilient income portfolio for a dynamic market.

The strategy is designed to emphasise efficient income, strengthen defensive positioning, maintain selective exposure to growth opportunities, and access a broader range of yield sources. The goal? To provide a more balanced, sustainable income experience through evolving market conditions.

What is the Multi-Asset Income EDGE?

In today’s evolving macroeconomic landscape, the pursuit of a durable income stream requires flexible strategies.

Follow these four key principles to help sharpen your multi-asset income EDGE. Embracing these guidelines can help you build efficient portfolios that capture attractive income potential while positioning for long-term capital growth.

Efficient Income

Focus on maximising risk-adjusted returns and income. Avoid chasing high yields, which could increase the risk of more-severe losses.

Diversified Defence

Build a robust defence by diversifying across and within asset classes. Use quality bonds, defensive equity factors and alternative strategies to help mitigate downturns.

Growth Seeking

Don’t exclude quality growth equities from your portfolio, even if they offer low dividends. These stocks could be an important source of long-term capital appreciation.

Expanded Yield Sources

Incorporate non-traditional income streams, such as real assets and option strategies, to help enhance yield and diversify return sources.

There is no guarantee that any investment objectives will be achieved. The value of an investment can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount they invested. Capital is at risk.

Investment Solution

Shifts in the market environment can create exciting opportunities for income investors that look to allocate across asset classes and regions. However, risks of investing mean that investors need to seek a diversified and flexible approach to navigate through challenging markets.

The AB All Market Income Portfolio aims to generate income and long-term growth by dynamically adjusting exposures across asset classes.

AB All Market Income Portfolio

Some of the principal risks of investing in the Funds include Allocation risk, Derivatives risk, Emerging-markets risk, Equity securities risk and Portfolio turnover risk. A full explanation of the risks is provided in the Portfolio’s Prospectus.

The Portfolio is meant as a vehicle for diversification and does not represent a complete investment program. Prospective investors should read the Prospectus, which includes Sustainability-Related Disclosures, and discuss risks and the Portfolio’s fees and charges with their financial advisor to determine if the investment is appropriate for them.

AB All Market Income Portfolio is a sub-fund of AB SICAV I, an open-ended investment company with variable capital (société d’investissement à capital variable) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The sale of AB funds may be restricted or subject to adverse tax consequences in certain jurisdictions. This information is directed solely at persons in jurisdictions where the funds and relevant share class are registered or at those who may otherwise lawfully receive it. Before investing, investors should review the Fund’s full Prospectus, together with the Fund’s KIID or KID and the most recent financial statements. Copies of these documents, including the latest annual report and, if issued thereafter, the latest semiannual report, may be obtained free of charge from AllianceBernstein (Luxembourg) S.à r.l. by visiting www.alliancebernstein.com or www.eifs.lu/alliancebernstein, or in printed form by contacting the local distributor in the jurisdictions in which the funds are authorised for distribution.

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Frequently Asked Questions

A multi-asset income strategy invests across several asset classes—such as equities, bonds, cash and alternatives—to help deliver consistent income and return potential with a relatively smooth risk profile by taking advantage of a broad and diverse opportunity set.

Advisers often choose multi-asset solutions as building blocks to simplify portfolio construction and to access professional asset-allocation expertise with diversified exposure. They can be tailored to specific client risk tolerances and to achieve outcomes such as income or both income and growth potential.

AB uses a combination of quantitative models, macroeconomic insights, scenario testing, and active risk management to balance opportunity and downside mitigation. These and other factors contribute to the ability to adjust allocations as market conditions evolve.

Multi-asset solutions are commonly used for clients seeking diversified, long-term investment options—ranging from cautious investors wanting stability to income seekers and growth-oriented clients who want higher returns with managed risk.

AB blends strategic long-term views with tactical short-term adjustments. Our teams analyse global economic trends, market valuations, geopolitical risks and asset-class correlations to build forward-looking allocations that can also be flexible as environments shift.

AB’s strength lies in combining global research, advanced risk analytics and active portfolio management. Our integrated investment platform and deep market insight enable dynamic and disciplined decision-making.

The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations and do not necessarily represent the views of all AB portfolio-management teams and are subject to revision over time. There is no guarantee that any projection, forecast or opinion in this material will be realised.

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