C000232656 Fees and Costs — EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio, Class IB

Data updated: 2026-05-26

The net expense ratio is 1.00%: a 0.65% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.73% other expenses, less a 0.63% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $3K in broker commissions, 0.0176% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 38%.

C000232656 Fees and Expenses

Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000232656. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2025.

Annual operating expenses
Management fee0.65%
12b-1 fee0.25%
Other expenses0.73%
Gross expense ratio1.63%
Fee waiver−0.63%
Net expense ratio1.00%
Sales charges
Max front load—
Max deferred load—
Redemption fee—
Expense limitation in place (N-CEN)Yes
Fees waived or reduced during the yearYes
Waived fees subject to recoupmentYes

C000232656 Costs Over Time

On $10,000 invested in C000232656, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $636 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.07% 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 1.00%)$105$328$568
Trading costs (broker commissions)$2$6$10
Lost growth on money paid in costs$0$17$58
Total costs$107$350$636
Value after costs$10,393$11,226$12,127
Impact on return, per year1.07%1.07%1.07%

C000232656 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): 0.0176%
  • Total broker commissions: $3K
  • Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $12.6M
  • Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 38%
  • Securities on loan, average value: $32K
  • Net income from securities lending: $108 (0.001% of average net assets)

C000232656 Agency Brokers

Commissions paid.

BrokerAmountShare
Barclays Capital, Inc.$52922.14%
BofA Securities, Inc.$42817.94%
Jefferies LLC$35514.88%
UBS Securities LLC$31413.14%
Penserra Securities, LLC$25110.49%
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC$1345.62%
TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC$1164.85%
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC$1034.32%
BMO Capital Markets Corp.$833.47%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$753.14%

C000232656 Dealer Counterparties

Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).

BrokerAmountShare
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC$12.6M100.00%

EQ/AB Sustainable U.S. Thematic Portfolio Share Classes

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

TickerClassNet expense ratioFront load
C000232655Class K0.75%—
C000232656Class IB1.00%—

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.