AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy

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AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy Advisor (AWAYX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

55
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

C
42
percentile

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Group: International Equity

Ranking: 636 out of 1,095 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
27/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
9/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
19/20
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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. Bank of America Corp
    0.97% of assets
    $13.42M invested
  • 2. Willis Towers Watson PLC
    0.66% of assets
    $9.16M invested
  • 3. Wells Fargo & Co
    1.26% of assets
    $17.49M invested
  • 4. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc
    1.22% of assets
    $16.82M invested
  • 5. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
    0.59% of assets
    $8.22M invested
  • 6. Microsoft Corp
    5.38% of assets
    $74.4M invested
  • 7. S&P Global Inc
    0.67% of assets
    $9.22M invested
  • 8. Merck & Co Inc
    0.37% of assets
    $5.06M invested
  • 9. HubSpot Inc
    0.34% of assets
    $4.72M invested
  • 10. Roche Holding AG ADR
    0.42% of assets
    $5.87M 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. Hexcel Corp
    0.33% of assets
    $4.55M invested
  • 2. Broadcom Inc
    2.13% of assets
    $29.46M invested
  • 3. Charles Schwab Corp
    1.37% of assets
    $19.01M invested
  • 4. CSX Corp
    0.81% of assets
    $11.14M invested
  • 5. Applied Materials Inc
    0.89% of assets
    $12.33M invested
  • 6. Dollar Tree Inc
    0.5% of assets
    $6.98M invested
  • 7. United Rentals Inc
    0.48% of assets
    $6.63M invested
  • 8. Costco Wholesale Corp
    0.38% of assets
    $5.19M invested
  • 9. Digital Realty Trust Inc
    0.47% of assets
    $6.49M invested
  • 10. IQVIA Holdings Inc
    0.74% of assets
    $10.2M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy
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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
AWAYX
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy
Family
AllianceBernstein
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 10/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.78% less  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
AWAYX
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy
Family
AllianceBernstein
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 10/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.78% less  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
AWAYX
AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy
Family
AllianceBernstein
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 10/31/25
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
0.78% less  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Higher gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
1 / 40 points higher
Lower equal compensation and work life balance score 
1 / 30 points lower
Higher policies promoting gender equality score 
1 / 20 points higher
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
AWAYX - AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy
22%
21%
15%
11%
55  / 100 points
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
23%
22%
15%
11%
55  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-1.18%
-0.35%
-0.07%
-0.78%
Same
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