Fund Research for AllianceBern Global Thematic Gr B (ATEBX)

  • Fund Overview

    Fund Inception Date: May 03, 1993
    Category: World Stock
    Overall Risk: Above Average
    Fund Family: AllianceBernstein
    Return Since Inception: 7.93%
    YTD Return: 52.34%
    Yield (TTM): 0.00%
    Net Assets: 99.1 M
    Morningstar Rating:
    2 of 5

    The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund pursues opportunistic growth by investing in a global universe of companies in multiple industries that may benefit from innovation. It invests in securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies from multiple industry sectors in an attempt to maximize opportunity, which should also tend to reduce risk. The fund also uses a "bottom-up" analysis of individual companies that focuses on prospective earning growth, valuation and quality of company management. The fund normally invests in about 60-80 companies.

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    Size
    Average Market Cap $15,016 M
    Market Capitalization Portfolio
    Giant 43.22%
    Large 33.05%
    Medium 17.85%
    Small 4.72%
    Micro 1.16%
    Morningstar Rating as of 10/31/2009
    YTD Returns as of 11/25/2009    		 Style Box Detail calculations do not include the fund's short positions (if any)

  • Fund Performance

    10 year Growth Chart
    Growth of $10,000 from 12/31/1998 to 10/31/2009
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    Total Annualized Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Fund 52.34% 70.59% -0.82% 2.33% -4.72% 7.93%
    +/- Category 17.64% 24.42% 3.03% -1.17% -7.17% —
    +/- MSCI EAFE NR USD — — — — 2.04% —

    Standardized Annual Returns

    YTD 1 year 3 year 5 year 10 year Since Inception
    Month (as of 10/31/2009) 37.72% 29.82% -2.34% 2.26% -4.72% 7.93%
    Quarter (as of 09/30/2009) 43.05% 8.88% -0.30% 3.98% -3.53% 8.22%
    Fund and Category YTD, 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009
    Index YTD,1yr, 3ys and 5yr Returns as of 11/25/2009 10 yr and Since Inception Returns as of 10/31/2009
    Inception Date: 05/03/1993
    Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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  • Fund Portfolio Profile

    Sector Breakdown

    Stocks
    Information 19.83%
    Service 36.40%
    Manufacturing 39.88%

    Asset Allocation

    Short Long Net Assets
    Cash — 0.99% 0.99%
    Stocks — 96.11% 96.11%
    Bonds — 0.00% 0.00%
    Other — 0.00% 0.00%
    Foreign Stocks
    (as a % of assets)    		 — 56.24% 56.24%
    Data as of 09/30/2009 Data as of 09/30/2009 View Fund Portfolio

    Top 10 Holdings

    Sector Country Net Assets
    = OCCIDENTAL PETE CORP DEL (OXY) Energy USA 1.95%
    - RIO TINTO ORD 10P (RIO) Industrial Materials GBR 1.85%
    - ILLUMINA INC (ILMN) Healthcare USA 1.77%
    - Impala Platinum Holdings (IMP) Industrial Materials ZAF 1.71%
    - TOYOTA MOTOR CORP (TM) Consumer Goods JPN 1.69%
    + China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (836) Energy HKG 1.68%
    = SHAW GROUP INC (SHAW) Industrial Materials USA 1.67%
    = DENBURY RES INC (DNR) Energy USA 1.64%
    = QUALCOMM INC (QCOM) Telecom USA 1.55%
    = SCHLUMBERGER LTD (SLB) Energy USA 1.54%
    + Increase - Decrease = No change * New since last portfolio
    Top 10 holdings account for the fund's short positions (if any). Net short positions appear shaded.
    Data as of 08/31/2009
    View Fund Portfolio

  • Sales Information

    Sales Charge %

    Initial —
    Deferred 4.00%
    Taken from prospectus dated 11/02/2009
    Expense Ratio (based on net assets) 2.54%
    Taken from annual report dated 07/31/2009

  • Fund Management