C000210964 Fees and Costs — AB International Bond Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.87%: a 0.52% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.10% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $24K in broker commissions, 0.0057% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 109%.
C000210964 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000210964. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.52% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.10% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.87% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 0.87% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | No |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000210964 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000210964, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $549 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.92% 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 0.87%) | $91 | $285 | $496 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $50 |
| Total costs | $92 | $301 | $549 |
| Value after costs | $10,408 | $11,275 | $12,214 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.92% | 0.92% | 0.92% |
C000210964 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0057%
- Total broker commissions: $24K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.0B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 109%
- Securities on loan, average value: $14.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $18K (0.004% of average net assets)
C000210964 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $24K | 100.00% |
C000210964 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $124.2M | 19.05% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $76.6M | 11.75% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $76.3M | 11.70% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $64.4M | 9.88% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $61.6M | 9.46% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $57.7M | 8.85% |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $54.8M | 8.41% |
| Jefferies LLC | $46.6M | 7.15% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $45.3M | 6.95% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $44.4M | 6.80% |
AB International Bond Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000210967 | Class A | 0.62% | — |
| C000210964 | Class B | 0.87% | — |
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.