ABQZX Performance — AB Total Return Bond Portfolio, Class Z

Data updated: 2025-03-27

ABQZX returned +2.19% over one year to Dec 2024. Annualised returns are −2.40% over 3 years and −0.25% over 5 years. The fund trailed its Intermediate Core Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $93, against $94 for the category, and to $102 over one year, against $102. Volatility over the past three years was 7.84% a year. In the 12 months to Jan 2025 the fund lost a net $33.6M, and assets reached $140.26M.

ABQZX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in AB Total Return Bond Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Intermediate Core Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodABQZXCategory average
1 year (Jan 2024 – Dec 2024)$102$102
3 years (Jan 2022 – Dec 2024)$93$94
5 years (Jan 2020 – Dec 2024)$99$101
Since data start (Aug 2019 – Dec 2024)$101$103

ABQZX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Dec 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+2.19%
3 years (annualised)−2.40%
5 years (annualised)−0.25%

ABQZX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of AB Total Return Bond Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2024+2.19%
2023+6.24%
2022−14.37%
2021−0.44%
2020+6.69%
2019 (Aug–Dec)+2.34%

ABQZX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024−0.1%−1.3%+1.0%−2.5%+1.7%+1.5%+2.1%+1.6%+1.3%−2.4%+1.0%−1.6%
2023+3.3%−2.0%+1.7%+0.9%−1.1%−0.4%+0.2%−0.6%−2.6%−1.6%+4.5%+4.1%
2022−2.0%−1.7%−3.5%−3.5%−0.4%−1.9%+2.5%−1.9%−4.6%−1.8%+3.6%+0.2%
2021−0.4%−1.5%−0.9%+0.7%+0.5%+0.8%+1.2%0.0%−0.9%−0.1%+0.4%−0.2%
2020+1.9%+1.6%−8.1%+2.3%+2.6%+2.9%+1.4%−0.1%+0.5%−0.1%+1.5%+0.6%
2019———————+2.2%−0.4%+0.2%+0.2%+0.1%

ABQZX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jan 2022 – Dec 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 7.84%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -0.88 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +4.48% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −4.62% (Sep 2022)

ABQZX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of AB Total Return Bond Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$33.6M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $131.7M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.80×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jan 2025$111.4M$124.3M−$12.9M
Dec 2024$2.9M$6.5M−$3.6M
Nov 2024$1.4M$2.6M−$1.2M
Oct 2024$1.7M$3.4M−$1.7M
Sep 2024$1.4M$2.4M−$1.0M
Aug 2024$4.3M$4.6M−$286K
Jul 2024$1.6M$4.0M−$2.4M
Jun 2024$1.0M$2.1M−$1.1M
May 2024$1.1M$4.2M−$3.1M
Apr 2024$1.7M$1.8M−$135K
Mar 2024$1.5M$5.9M−$4.4M
Feb 2024$1.7M$3.5M−$1.8M

ABQZX Assets Under Management

Net assets of AB Total Return Bond Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2025-01-31$140.26M
2024-10-31$159.76M
2024-07-31$163.67M
2024-04-30$163.60M
2024-01-31$176.68M
2023-10-31$168.08M
2023-07-31$186.53M
2023-04-30$191.87M
2023-01-31$197.09M
2022-10-31$201.23M
2022-07-31$231.99M
2022-04-30$247.97M

For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.