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The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations and do not necessarily represent the views of all AB portfolio-management teams. Views are subject to revision over time.
The views expressed herein do not constitute research, investment advice or trade recommendations and do not necessarily represent the views of all AB portfolio-management teams. Views are subject to revision over time.
The value of an investment can go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount they invested. Capital is at risk.
References to specific securities are presented to illustrate the application of our investment philosophy only and are not to be considered recommendations by AB. The specific securities identified and described do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for the portfolio, and it should not be assumed that investments in the securities identified were or will be profitable.
Kent Hargis is the Chief Investment Officer of Strategic Core Equities. He created the Strategic Core platform and has been managing the Global, International and US Strategic Core portfolios since their inception in 2011. Hargis has also been Portfolio Manager for the Global Low Carbon Strategy Portfolio since 2022. Previously, he managed the Emerging Portfolio from 2015 through 2023. Hargis was global head of quantitative research for Equities from 2009 through 2014, with responsibility for directing research and the application of risk and return models across the firm’s equity portfolios. He joined AB in 2003 as a senior quantitative strategist. Prior to that, Hargis was chief portfolio strategist for global emerging markets at Goldman Sachs. From 1995 through 1998, he was assistant professor of international finance in the graduate program at the University of South Carolina, where he published extensively on various international investment topics. Hargis holds a PhD in economics from the University of Illinois, where his research focused on international finance, econometrics and emerging financial markets. Location: New York
Ben Ruegsegger is a Portfolio Manager and Senior Research Analyst on the Sustainable Thematic Equities team. He was appointed Portfolio Manager on AB’s Sustainable US Thematic strategy in 2017 and on the global and international strategies in 2023. In this role, he assists the chief investment officer in managing a suite of geographically diverse strategies aligned to long-term sustainable themes. In addition, Ruegsegger is a veteran thematic investor and serves as a Senior Research Analyst on the Sustainable Thematic Equities portfolios, where he is responsible for covering global technology. Prior to joining the AB Sustainable Thematic Equities team in 2008, he covered the financial and consumer discretionary sectors on AB’s US Mid Cap Growth team. Ruegsegger began his career at AB in 2001. He holds a BA in economics and finance from Eastern University and is a CFA charterholder. Location: Philadelphia
Vinay Thapar is a Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer for US Growth Equities and a Portfolio Manager for the Global Healthcare Strategy. He is also a Senior Research Analyst, responsible for covering global healthcare. Before joining the firm in 2011, Thapar spent three years at American Century Investments as a senior investment analyst responsible for healthcare. Prior to that, he worked for eight years at Bear Stearns in the Biotech Equity Research Group, most recently as an associate director. Thapar holds a BA in biology from New York University and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York