AB International Health Care Portfolio

Strategy

Seeks growth of capital by:

  • Investing primarily in equity securities of health care and health care-related companies located throughout the world

  • Employing rigorous bottom-up research to identify companies with long-term growth potential in various market conditions by focusing on those with a history of high returns on invested capital, strong free cash flows and attractive valuations

  • Emphasizing companies that are expected to attract health care spending, generally through the introduction of new treatments and therapies or by offering customers cost reduction opportunities

Portfolio Management Team

13 Years at AB
25 Years of Experience
30 Years at AB
32 Years of Experience



Pricing & Performance

  1. Annual Performance
  2. Calendar Year Performance
  3. Growth of Investment
  4. Daily Statistics

The Portfolio uses the benchmark shown for comparison purposes only. The Portfolio is actively managed and the Investment Manager is not constrained by its benchmark when implementing the Portfolio’s investment strategy.

Ratings

Morningstar Rating Table
Morningstar Ratings as of 08/04/2025
Category: Sector Equity Healthcare
Overall3 Year5 Year10 Year
Rating
Investments in Category719   Funds719   Funds483   Funds244   Funds

Source: Morningstar

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Morningstar rates funds from one star to five stars based on how well the funds have performed (after adjusting for risk) in comparison to similar funds. Within each Morningstar Category, the top 10% of funds receive five stars, the next 22.5% four stars, the middle 35% three stars, the next 22.5% two stars, and the bottom 10% receive one star. Funds are rated for up to three time periods, in three years, five years, and ten years, and these ratings are combined to produce an overall rating. Funds with less than three years of history are not rated. Ratings are objective, based entirely on a mathematical evaluation of past performance. They are a useful tool for identifying funds worthy of further research, but should not be considered buy or sell recommendations."

Ongoing charges include fees and certain expenses of the Portfolio as of the most recent KIID, and may be subject to a cap which is reflected above if applicable.


Complete Portfolio of Holdings

Holdings are subject to change without notice.



Investment Risks to Consider

These and other risks are described in the Fund’s prospectus

Investment returns and principal value of the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Some of the principal risks of investing in the Fund include:

  • Allocation risk
  • Derivatives risk
  • Emerging-markets risk
  • Equity securities risk
  • Focused portfolio risk
  • OTC derivatives counterparty risk
  • Portfolio turnover risk


Fund Literature