C000029016 Fees and Costs — AB All Market Total Return Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-09-09
The net expense ratio is 1.80% (2.00% before fee waivers). This share class carries a deferred sales charge of up to 4.00%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $170K in broker commissions, 0.0398% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 190%.
C000029016 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000029016. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2018.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.55% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.25% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.00% |
| Fee waiver | −0.20% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.80% |
| 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 |
C000029016 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000029016, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,132 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.93% 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 | $412 | $0 | $0 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.80%) | $189 | $585 | $1,005 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $13 | $22 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $30 | $105 |
| Total costs | $605 | $627 | $1,132 |
| Value after costs | $9,895 | $10,949 | $11,631 |
| Impact on return, per year | 6.05% | 1.93% | 1.93% |
C000029016 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): 0.0398%
- Total broker commissions: $170K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.4B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 190%
- Securities on loan, average value: $2.7M
- Net income from securities lending: $14K (0.003% of average net assets)
C000029016 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $116K | 69.71% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $13K | 7.66% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $10K | 5.74% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $8K | 4.81% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $7K | 4.43% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $4K | 2.68% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $4K | 2.53% |
| Jefferies LLC | $1K | 0.89% |
| Berenberg Capital Markets LLC | $1K | 0.84% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $1K | 0.72% |
C000029016 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $549.0M | 42.49% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $393.3M | 30.44% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $99.9M | 7.74% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $47.8M | 3.70% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $47.2M | 3.65% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $41.3M | 3.20% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $34.1M | 2.64% |
| Citadel Securities LLC | $29.0M | 2.24% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $27.3M | 2.11% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $23.1M | 1.79% |
AB All Market Total Return Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABWYX | Advisor Class | 0.89% | none |
| ABWIX | Class I | 0.93% | none |
| ABWAX | Class A | 1.14% | 4.25% |
| C000029016 | Class B | 1.80% | none |
| ABWCX | Class C | 1.90% | 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.