ATTAX Fees and Costs — AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.96%: a 0.45% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.32% other expenses, less a 0.06% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 3.00%. Portfolio turnover was 25%.
ATTAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of ATTAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.32% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.02% |
| Fee waiver | −0.06% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.96% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 3.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
ATTAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in ATTAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $966 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.64% 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 | $300 | $300 | $300 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.96%) | $98 | $305 | $530 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $15 | $62 | $136 |
| Total costs | $413 | $668 | $966 |
| Value after costs | $10,087 | $10,909 | $11,797 |
| Impact on return, per year | 4.13% | 2.06% | 1.64% |
ATTAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): —
- Total broker commissions: —
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.6B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 25%
- Securities lending: none during the year
ATTAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $715.2M | 48.46% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $163.4M | 11.07% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $126.9M | 8.60% |
| Guardian Capital LP | $117.1M | 7.93% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $83.8M | 5.68% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $82.5M | 5.59% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $73.4M | 4.97% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $48.9M | 3.31% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $43.2M | 2.92% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $21.5M | 1.45% |
AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTYX | Advisor Class | 0.71% | none |
| ATTAX | Class A | 0.96% | 3.00% |
| ATCCX | Class C | 1.71% | 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.