AB Small Cap Growth A
QUASX
NASDAQ82.57
USD
-1.27
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CIK
0000081443
ISIN
US01877E1073
CUSIP
01877E107
Return %
Stock
S&P500
1Y
32.83
19.01
3Y
56.95
65.48
5Y
3.08
72.20
Capital Structure
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- New York, NY 10105 Chicago IL United States of America 60602
- IPO Date
- Jan 2, 1980
- CIK
- 0000081443
- Website
- astonfunds.com
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- AB Cap Fund, Inc. (ABCF) operates as an open-end management investment company that offers shares in multiple series of mutual funds, including the AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio - Class A (ticker: QUASX), which seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equities with relatively smaller capitalizations compared to the overall U.S. market; the fund normally holds 95-125 stocks, focusing on companies likely to grow earnings faster or sustain them longer than consensus expectations, with emphasis on high-conviction positions informed by fundamental and quantitative research across sectors such as industrials, technology, healthcare, consumer cyclical, and financial services. ABCF's portfolios typically feature U.S. small-cap growth stocks (94%+ allocation), supplemented by limited non-U.S. equities, cash equivalents like AB Government Money Market, and occasional bonds; QUASX specifically maintains a net expense ratio of approximately 1.14%, a front-end load of 4.25%, and total net assets exceeding $3 billion as of recent data, with top holdings including Knife River Corp., Insmed Inc., and Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd. The company serves retail, institutional, and high-net-worth investors through various share classes (A, C, I, Advisor, R, Z), with minimum initial investments starting at $2,500 for Class A; operations are centered in the United States, with primary exposure to domestic markets but minor international diversification. Established in 1969, with AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio launching on February 12 of that year, ABCF is managed by AllianceBernstein L.P. (AB), a global investment management firm headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, following its 2021 relocation from New York City; AB, whose roots trace to 1967 via Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. and 1971 via Alliance Capital, oversees ABCF as part of its broader $865 billion assets under management platform as of late 2025, encompassing equities, fixed income, multi-asset, and alternatives. Recent developments include ongoing portfolio management transitions, such as the addition of managers Heather Pavlak and Esteban Gomez in October 2019 alongside Samantha Lau (since 2004) and Wen-Tse Tseng (since 2006), maintaining continuity in the small-cap growth strategy following a longtime manager's retirement; in December 2025, AB launched the AB US Equity ETF (XCHG) on the NYSE, expanding its active ETF suite to 23 funds with over $13 billion in AUM, leveraging Bernstein Private Wealth Management expertise for tax-efficient U.S. equity exposure. AB has pursued strategic growth through initiatives like the 2022 acquisition of CarVal Investors to bolster private alternatives and targets private markets AUM expansion to $90-100 billion by 2027; earlier, in February 2025, AB Bond Fund, Inc. restructured by acquiring its Total Return Bond Portfolio into an ETF series, reflecting a shift toward ETF vehicles amid industry trends. These moves align with AB's rebranding from AllianceBernstein in 2015 and its focus on research-driven, high-conviction portfolios amid market gains and net inflows.