C000057409 Fees and Costs — Ab Global Bond Fund, Inc., Class R
Data updated: 2026-08-26
The net expense ratio is 1.40%: a 0.47% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.43% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $305K in broker commissions, 0.0052% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 301%.
C000057409 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000057409. Prospectus, as of January 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.47% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.43% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.40% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.40% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
C000057409 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000057409, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $872 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.48% 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 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.40%) | $147 | $457 | $789 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $23 | $80 |
| Total costs | $148 | $481 | $872 |
| Value after costs | $10,352 | $11,095 | $11,891 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.48% | 1.48% | 1.48% |
C000057409 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0052%
- Total broker commissions: $305K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $54.2B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 301%
- Securities lending: none during the year
C000057409 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $167K | 54.70% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $68K | 22.30% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $50K | 16.50% |
| BNY Capital Markets, LLC | $10K | 3.38% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $9K | 2.99% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $396 | 0.13% |
C000057409 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $16.8B | 36.80% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $9.1B | 19.87% |
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $5.4B | 11.88% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $3.8B | 8.41% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $3.1B | 6.86% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.7B | 5.87% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.7B | 3.64% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $1.1B | 2.35% |
| Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $1.0B | 2.26% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $946.0M | 2.07% |
Ab Global Bond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANAZX | Class Z | 0.51% | none |
| ANAYX | Advisor Class | 0.53% | none |
| ANAIX | Class I | 0.55% | none |
| ANAGX | Class A | 0.78% | 4.25% |
| C000057409 | Class R | 1.40% | none |
| ANACX | Class C | 1.53% | none |
| ANABX | Class B | 1.62% | 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.