AB International Strategic Equities Portfolio

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AB International Strat Eqs Adv (STEYX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

57
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

B
62.3
percentile

Universe: Groups

Group: International Equity

Ranking: 417 out of 1,102 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
25/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
13/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
17/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Sanofi SA
    1.19% of assets
    $101.08M invested
  • 2. Standard Chartered PLC
    1.29% of assets
    $109.14M invested
  • 3. Novo Nordisk AS Class B
    1.76% of assets
    $149.37M invested
  • 4. Enel SpA
    2.6% of assets
    $220.07M invested
  • 5. BNP Paribas Act. Cat.A
    1.18% of assets
    $99.57M invested
  • 6. BAE Systems PLC
    2.83% of assets
    $240.11M invested
  • 7. Schneider Electric SE
    1.9% of assets
    $161.17M invested
  • 8. Societe Generale SA
    1.46% of assets
    $123.49M invested
  • 9. UniCredit SpA
    1.34% of assets
    $113.57M invested
  • 10. NN Group NV
    1.65% of assets
    $139.51M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Constellation Software Inc
    0.49% of assets
    $41.37M invested
  • 2. Konami Group Corp
    0.87% of assets
    $73.59M invested
  • 3. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
    1.85% of assets
    $156.9M invested
  • 4. Subaru Corp
    1.14% of assets
    $96.67M invested
  • 5. Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd
    1.44% of assets
    $122.09M invested
  • 6. Hitachi Ltd
    1.08% of assets
    $91.5M invested
  • 7. Fuji Electric Co Ltd
    0.78% of assets
    $66.45M invested
  • 8. Capcom Co Ltd
    0.91% of assets
    $76.97M invested
  • 9. ENEOS Holdings Inc
    0.64% of assets
    $54.45M invested
  • 10. Singapore Exchange Ltd
    0.52% of assets
    $44.47M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for AB International Strategic Equities Portfolio
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
STEYX
AB International Strategic Equities Portfolio
Family
AllianceBernstein
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 6/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
1.19% more  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points higher
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
STEYX
AB International Strategic Equities Portfolio
Family
AllianceBernstein
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 6/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
1.19% more  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points higher
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
STEYX
AB International Strategic Equities Portfolio
Family
AllianceBernstein
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 6/30/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
1.19% more  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Higher equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points higher
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
STEYX - AB International Strategic Equities Portfolio
22%
17%
11%
/
57  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
18%
14%
10%
6.04%
57  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
4.27%
2.7%
1.19%
/
Same
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