AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-26
C000028852 — AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio. United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000028852 Fund Overview
AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Ab Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., categorised as United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Ab Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.
- Category: United States Multi-Cap / All-Cap Blend / Core Equity
- Assets under management: $151.93M
- 1-year return: 14.9%
- SEC CIK: 0000825316
- SEC series ID: S000010443
- Share class ID: C000028852
C000028852 Investment Objective and Strategy
AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Ab Variable Products Series Fund, Inc..
Investment objective
The Portfolios investment objective is to maximize total return consistent with the Advisers determination of reasonable risk.
Principal investment strategy
The Portfolio invests in a balanced portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities (the Balanced Component) that is designed as a solution for investors who seek exposure to equity returns but also want the risk diversification offered by fixed-income securities and the broad diversification of their equity risk across styles, capitalization ranges and geographic regions. The Portfolio also utilizes a risk management portfolio intended to enhance the risk-adjusted return of the Portfolio (the Risk Management Component). A portfolios return is enhanced on a risk-adjusted basis when the portfolio achieves lower volatility with similar returns, or higher returns at similar volatility, compared to its benchmark. Both Components are actively managed by the Adviser as an integrated whole. With respect to the Balanced Component, the Portfolio typically invests in shares of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, most or all of which are passively managed; in exchange traded derivatives; and directly in securities.
ETFs may provide more efficient and economical exposure to the types of companies and geographic locations in which the Portfolio seeks to invest than direct investments. Through its investments, the Portfolio gains exposure to various domestic and foreign markets, regions and countries, including emerging markets. The Portfolio normally invests at least 25% of its assets in equity investments, primarily consisting of but not limited to ETFs. The Portfolio normally invests at least 25% of its assets in U.S. fixed-income investments, primarily consisting of but not limited to U.S. bond ETFs and U.S. Government securities, including Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities. The Portfolios fixed-income exposure consists primarily of investment-grade debt and may from time to time include lower-rated debt (junk bonds).
The Portfolio may also seek exposure to real assets by investing in real estate-related ETFs. The Portfolio uses derivatives to gain access to or adjust its equity and fixed-income exposures. With respect to the Risk Management Component, the Adviser seeks to enhance the risk-adjusted return of the Portfolio, attempting to enhance market exposure in rising markets and reduce risk in downturns. The Adviser employs a variety of risk management techniques in its strategy, primarily using derivative instruments. The Adviser attempts to stabilize current returns of the Portfolio by using techniques designed to limit the downside exposure of the Portfolio during periods of market declines, to add market exposure to the Portfolio during periods of normal or rising markets, and to reduce the volatility of the Portfolio.
The Adviser uses risk management techniques designed to protect the Portfolios ability to generate future income. These techniques may use strategies including options (involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put index options, and also may include options on individual securities) and futures contracts (including futures contracts on stock indices and U.S. Treasuries). Derivatives may provide more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and may also be a more efficient way to alter the Portfolios exposures than making direct investments. The derivative instruments may include long and short positions in futures, options and swap contracts. The Portfolio may, for example, use credit default, interest rate and total return swaps to establish exposure to the fixed-income markets or particular fixed-income securities and, as noted below, may use currency derivatives to hedge or add foreign currency exposure.
The Risk Management Component may also include long and short positions in U.S. Government securities and cash instruments. The Adviser may employ currency hedging strategies in the Portfolio, including the use of currency-related derivatives, to seek to reduce currency risk in the Portfolio, but it is not required to do so. The Adviser considers a variety of factors in determining whether to sell a security, including changes in market conditions and changes in prospects for the security.
C000028852 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 35.15% |
| iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 15.23% |
| iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 15.17% |
| Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 15.12% |
| iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 7.57% |
| Options Clearing Corp. | 3.87% |
| United States Treasury | 3.49% |
| Vanguard Real Estate ETF | 2.06% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF | 2.03% |
| Chicago Board of Trade | 0.14% |
C000028852 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 92.3% |
| Derivatives | 3.9% |
| Fixed Income | 3.5% |
| Real Estate | 0.1% |
C000028852 Performance
Total returns for C000028852 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 6.7% |
| 1 year | 14.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 12.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 5.5% |
C000028852 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000028852, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 9.5%
C000028852 Costs and Fees
C000028852 costs about $73 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.73%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.74%
- Portfolio turnover: 7%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.72 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000028852 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio had net outflows of $13.03M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$2.97M |
| 2026-05 | −$1.76M |
| 2026-04 | −$1.35M |
| 2026-03 | −$2.03M |
| 2026-02 | −$1.38M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.81M |
C000028852 Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury | 3.49% |
C000028852 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-05-01
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-26
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-14
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-13
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-05
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.