SCAVX Fees and Costs — AB Small Cap Value Portfolio, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-09
The net expense ratio is 1.17%: a 0.80% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.25%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $215K in broker commissions, 0.0378% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 74%.
SCAVX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of SCAVX. Prospectus, as of November 30, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.80% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Fee waiver | — |
| Net expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 4.25% |
| 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 |
SCAVX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in SCAVX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,263 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.17% 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 | $425 | $425 | $425 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.17%) | $118 | $366 | $634 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $4 | $12 | $20 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $21 | $86 | $184 |
| Total costs | $568 | $889 | $1,263 |
| Value after costs | $9,932 | $10,687 | $11,500 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.68% | 2.76% | 2.17% |
SCAVX 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): 0.0378%
- Total broker commissions: $215K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $230.4M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 74%
- Securities on loan, average value: $11.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $9K (0.002% of average net assets)
SCAVX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $36K | 20.10% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $25K | 13.81% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $24K | 13.27% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $23K | 12.71% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $15K | 8.26% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $15K | 8.17% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $14K | 7.84% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $13K | 7.38% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $8K | 4.52% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $7K | 3.94% |
SCAVX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $224.6M | 97.46% |
| Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | $3.7M | 1.59% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.3M | 0.56% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $866K | 0.38% |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | $26K | 0.01% |
AB Small Cap Value Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCYVX | Advisor Class | 0.92% | none |
| SCAVX | Class A | 1.17% | 4.25% |
| SCCVX | Class C | 1.93% | 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.