STHAX Fees and Costs — AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-24
The net expense ratio is 0.85%: a 0.45% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.19% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 4.25%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $10K in broker commissions, 0.0037% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 116%.
STHAX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of STHAX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.45% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.19% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.89% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% |
| 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 | Yes |
STHAX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in STHAX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,055 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.80% 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 0.85%) | $85 | $267 | $464 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $1 | $2 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $21 | $80 | $164 |
| Total costs | $532 | $773 | $1,055 |
| Value after costs | $9,968 | $10,803 | $11,708 |
| Impact on return, per year | 5.32% | 2.39% | 1.80% |
STHAX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0037%
- Total broker commissions: $10K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $871.7M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 116%
- Securities lending: none during the year
STHAX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $4K | 42.63% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $3K | 34.08% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2K | 20.51% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $275 | 2.78% |
STHAX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Brothers Harriman Investments, LLC | $242.7M | 31.46% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $141.6M | 18.36% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $116.0M | 15.03% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $65.0M | 8.42% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $47.2M | 6.11% |
| Jane Street Execution Services, LLC | $44.6M | 5.78% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $43.1M | 5.58% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $40.1M | 5.19% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $17.0M | 2.20% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $14.4M | 1.87% |
AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| STHYX | Advisor Class | 0.60% | none |
| STHAX | Class A | 0.85% | 4.25% |
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.