AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio (ABAEX)
Overview
Emerging markets multi-asset portfolio of stocks and bonds that seeks to maximize total return through income and capital appreciation
About this Fund
- Emerging-markets strategy for investors seeking long-term growth potential with lower volatility
- Integrated portfolio of active stocks with a flexible bond allocation focused on risk mitigation
- Disciplined investment process from a tenured portfolio management team, drawing on our global research platform
Investment Approach
- Invests primarily in emerging-market securities and currencies with attractive long-term earnings prospects
- Typically invests 30% to 95% of its net assets in equities, and 0% to 65% of its net assets in debt
- Unconstrained by country, region, market capitalization, credit quality or duration of investments
Net expense ratio, if applicable, reflects the contractual waiver of a portion of the Advisor’s fee and/or reimbursement of a portion of the Fund’s operating expenses. This waiver and/or reimbursement extends through a particular date, as specified in the Fund’s current prospectus, and may be further extended or terminated by the Advisor, as set forth in the prospectus. Absent waivers and/or reimbursements, performance would have been lower.
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Holdings & Characteristics
See the most recent fact sheet, shareholder report or prospectus for portfolio holdings and characteristics.
Complete Portfolio Holdings
Holdings and characteristics shown include underlying investments of pooled vehicles. Holdings are subject to change without notice.
The Fund’s/Portfolio’s holdings (including derivatives) are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. They are provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities mentioned.
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Investment Definitions
Alpha is the risk-adjusted measurement of "excess return" over a benchmark. Beta is a measure of an investment’s volatility in comparison to the market as a whole. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of an asset or portfolio’s price to interest rate movements. Information ratio is a measurement of portfolio returns beyond the returns of a benchmark, compared to the volatility of those returns. R-squared is the percentage of a portfolio’s price movements that can be explained by movements in a benchmark index. Sharpe ratio is a measure of the fund’s return relative to the investment risk it has taken. A higher Sharpe ratio means the fund’s returns have been better given the level of risk the fund has taken. Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a portfolio’s return from its mean. Tracking error is the difference in actual performance between a portfolio and its corresponding benchmark. Up capture measures the percentage of market gains captured when markets are up. Down capture measures the percentage of market losses endured when markets are down.
Risks To Consider
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Below Investment Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (a/k/a junk bonds) are subject to a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific municipal or corporate developments and negative performance of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.
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Capitalization Size Risk (Small/Mid): Small- and mid-cap stocks are often more volatile than large-cap stocks?smaller companies generally face higher risks due to their limited product lines, markets and financial resources.
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Credit Risk: A bond’s credit rating reflects the issuer’s ability to make timely payments of interest or principal—the lower the rating, the higher the risk of default. If the issuer’s financial strength deteriorates, the issuer’s rating may be lowered, and the bond’s value may decline.
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Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be more sensitive to changes in market conditions and may amplify risks.
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Diversification/Focused Portfolio Risk: Portfolios that hold a smaller number of securities may be more volatile than more diversified portfolios, since gains or losses from each security will have a greater impact on the portfolio's overall value.
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Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade than domestic securities due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory, or other factors.
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Interest Rate Risk: As interest rates rise, bond prices fall and vice versa, long-term securities tend to rise and fall more than short-term securities.
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Leverage Risk: To the extent the Fund uses leveraging techniques, its NAV may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates, and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.
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Liquidity Risk: The difficulty of purchasing or selling a security at an advantageous time or price.
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Market Risk: The market values of the portfolio’s holdings rise and fall from day to day, so investments may lose value.
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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund/Portfolio carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit our Literature Center or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.
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