QUARX Fees and Costs — AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio, Class R
Data updated: 2026-09-09
The net expense ratio is 1.51%: a 0.72% management fee, a 0.50% 12b-1 fee plus 0.28% other expenses. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $2.4M in broker commissions, 0.0808% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 72%.
QUARX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of QUARX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2024.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.72% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.50% |
| Other expenses | 0.28% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.51% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.51% |
| 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 |
QUARX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in QUARX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $983 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.67% 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 1.51%) | $159 | $492 | $847 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $26 | $45 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $26 | $91 |
| Total costs | $167 | $544 | $983 |
| Value after costs | $10,333 | $11,033 | $11,779 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.67% | 1.67% | 1.67% |
QUARX 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): 0.0808%
- Total broker commissions: $2.4M
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.9B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 72%
- Securities on loan, average value: $388.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $2.3M (0.077% of average net assets)
QUARX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $349K | 16.81% |
| Jefferies LLC | $300K | 14.49% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $289K | 13.92% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $288K | 13.89% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $213K | 10.26% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $195K | 9.40% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $137K | 6.62% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $128K | 6.19% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $94K | 4.52% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $81K | 3.90% |
QUARX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $2.2B | 78.27% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $158.0M | 5.55% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $137.9M | 4.84% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $97.3M | 3.42% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $96.0M | 3.37% |
| Jefferies LLC | $65.6M | 2.30% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $20.4M | 0.72% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $15.2M | 0.54% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $14.1M | 0.50% |
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $14.0M | 0.49% |
AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUAZX | Class Z | 0.78% | none |
| QUAYX | Advisor Class | 0.87% | none |
| QUAIX | Class I | 0.88% | none |
| QUASX | Class A | 1.12% | 4.25% |
| QUAKX | Class K | 1.19% | none |
| QUARX | Class R | 1.51% | none |
| QUACX | Class C | 1.87% | 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.