C000027973 Fees and Costs — Ab Sustainable International Thematic Fund INC, Class B
Data updated: 2026-09-14
The net expense ratio is 2.25%: a 0.75% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.50% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 4.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $919K in broker commissions, 0.1097% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 48%.
C000027973 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000027973. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2019.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.50% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.26% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 2.25% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 4.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000027973 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000027973, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,436 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.48% 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 | $410 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 2.25%) | $236 | $727 | $1,242 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $12 | $35 | $61 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $38 | $133 |
| Total costs | $658 | $800 | $1,436 |
| Value after costs | $9,842 | $10,776 | $11,326 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.58% | 2.48% | 2.48% |
C000027973 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.1097%
- Total broker commissions: $919K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 48%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: $360 (0.000% of average net assets)
C000027973 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $148K | 17.48% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $143K | 16.86% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $131K | 15.52% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $119K | 14.10% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $94K | 11.14% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $83K | 9.79% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $58K | 6.91% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $36K | 4.26% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $17K | 2.00% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $16K | 1.94% |
C000027973 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $1.1B | 100.00% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $0 | 0.00% |
Ab Sustainable International Thematic Fund INC Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWPZX | Class Z | 0.77% | none |
| AWPYX | Advisor Class | 0.79% | none |
| AWPIX | Class I | 0.85% | none |
| AWPAX | Class A | 1.04% | 4.25% |
| AWPCX | Class C | 1.80% | none |
| C000027973 | Class B | 2.25% | 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.