C000029002 Fees and Costs — AB Growth Fund, Class K

Data updated: 2026-09-09

The net expense ratio is 1.49%: a 0.75% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.49% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $173K in broker commissions, 0.0110% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 59%.

C000029002 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000029002. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2023.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.75%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.49%
Gross expense ratio1.49%
Fee waiver—
Net expense ratio1.49%
Sales charges
Max front load0.00%
Max deferred load0.00%
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentNo

C000029002 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000029002, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $930 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.58% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).

$10,000 investedSell after 1 yearSell after 3 yearsSell after 5 years
Value before costs$10,500$11,576$12,763
Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.49%)$156$486$838
Trading costs (broker commissions)$1$4$6
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$24$86
Total costs$158$513$930
Value after costs$10,342$11,063$11,833
Impact on return, per year1.58%1.58%1.58%

C000029002 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): 0.0110%
  • Total broker commissions: $173K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $764.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 59%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $6.8M
  • Net income from securities lending: $13K (0.001% of average net assets)

C000029002 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
UBS Securities LLC$34K22.23%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$21K14.16%
Jefferies LLC$19K12.46%
BofA Securities, Inc.$17K11.44%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$15K10.14%
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.$11K7.46%
Barclays Capital Inc.$10K6.68%
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC$9K6.24%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$9K5.72%
Liquidnet, Inc.$5K3.48%

C000029002 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
State Street Bank and Trust Company$764.6M100.00%

AB Growth Fund Share Classes

Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
AGRYXAdvisor Class0.85%none
AGFIXClass I0.91%none
AGRFXClass A1.10%4.25%
C000029002Class K1.49%none
AGRCXClass C1.85%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.