AB Strategic Research Balanced Muni Portfolio (SMA)

Overview

A benchmark-agnostic Portfolio of equity and municipal bond securities built around forward-looking thematic opportunities, not backward-looking indices.

About this Strategy

  • A balanced Portfolio that combines active AB Equity and Municipal strategies to generate returns while moderating volatility
  • Equity Portfolio aligned with long term, sustainable growth trends
  • Muni Portfolio is a conservative, high-quality actively managed municipal bond Portfolio that seeks the highest available level of current income exempt from federal taxes while managing overall Portfolio risk

Investment Approach

  • Equity Portfolio employs a “top-down” and “bottom-up” investment process with the goal of identifying high quality companies providing solutions to the world’s biggest challenges
  • Fixed Income Portfolio consists of municipal bonds that generate income exempt from federal taxes (some may be subject to the alternative minimum tax)

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Investment Definitions

Alpha is the risk-adjusted measurement of "excess return" over a benchmark. Beta is a measure of an investment’s volatility in comparison to the market as a whole. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of an asset or portfolio’s price to interest rate movements. Information ratio is a measurement of portfolio returns beyond the returns of a benchmark, compared to the volatility of those returns. R-squared is the percentage of a portfolio’s price movements that can be explained by movements in a benchmark index. Sharpe ratio is a measure of the fund’s return relative to the investment risk it has taken. A higher Sharpe ratio means the fund’s returns have been better given the level of risk the fund has taken. Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a portfolio’s return from its mean. Tracking error is the difference in actual performance between a portfolio and its corresponding benchmark. Up capture measures the percentage of market gains captured when markets are up. Down capture measures the percentage of market losses endured when markets are down. Yield-to-Worst (YTW) is a measure of the lowest possible yield that can be received on a bond that fully operates within the terms of its contract without defaulting. YTW is based on the underlying bonds held by the fund/account at the time it is calculated.

Risks To Consider

  • ESG Risk: Applying ESG and sustainability criteria to the investment process may exclude securities of certain issuers for nonfinancial reasons and, therefore, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria.

  • Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investment Risk: Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade than domestic securities due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory, or other factors.

  • Market Risk: The market values of the portfolio’s holdings rise and fall from day to day, so investments may lose value. 

  • Municipal Market Risk: Economic conditions, political or legislative changes, public health crises, uncertainties related to the tax status of municipal securities, or the rights of investors in these securities may negatively impact the yield or value of a municipal security.

  • REIT Risk: Investments in real estate can decline due to a variety of factors affecting the real estate market, such as economic conditions, mortgage rates and availability. REITs may have additional risks due to limited diversification and the impact of tax law changes.

  • Past performance does not guarantee future results. There is no assurance that a separately managed account will achieve its investment objective.

    Separately managed accounts are subject to market risk, the market values of securities owned will fluctuate so that your investment, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than its original cost.

    AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the manager of the funds. 

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    Are Not FDIC Insured | May Lose Value | Are Not Bank Guaranteed

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