AMABX Fees and Costs — AB Massachusetts Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 1.53%: a 0.45% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.24% other expenses, less a 0.16% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 3.00%. Portfolio turnover was 14%.
AMABX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of AMABX. Prospectus, as of September 30, 2019.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.24% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.69% |
| Fee waiver | −0.16% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.53% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 3.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
AMABX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in AMABX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $947 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.61% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Sales charges | $310 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.53%) | $161 | $498 | $860 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $25 | $87 |
| Total costs | $471 | $523 | $947 |
| Value after costs | $10,029 | $11,053 | $11,816 |
| Impact on return, per year | 4.71% | 1.61% | 1.61% |
AMABX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $296.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 14%
- Securities lending: none during the year
AMABX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $177.4M | 61.77% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $27.9M | 9.73% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $15.6M | 5.43% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $14.9M | 5.17% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $12.8M | 4.46% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $11.7M | 4.09% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $9.8M | 3.41% |
| Guardian Capital LP | $8.1M | 2.81% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $5.7M | 1.98% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $3.3M | 1.15% |
AB Massachusetts Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAYX | Advisor Class | 0.52% | none |
| AMAAX | Class A | 0.77% | 3.00% |
| AMACX | Class C | 1.52% | none |
| AMABX | Class B | 1.53% | none |
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.