AB Discovery Value Fund Class C (ABCSX)

Fund Assets	2.53B
Expense Ratio	1.84%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	63.00%
Dividend (ttm)	1.07
Dividend Yield	4.27%
Dividend Growth	-71.30%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	25.03
YTD Return	19.36%
1-Year Return	17.71%
5-Year Return	33.42%
52-Week Low	20.76
52-Week High	25.63
Beta (5Y)	1.37
Holdings	102
Inception Date	Mar 29, 2001

About ABCSX

AB Discovery Value Fund Class C is a mutual fund focused on delivering long-term capital growth by investing primarily in a diverse portfolio of small- and mid-capitalization U.S. companies. The fund employs a value-oriented investment strategy, seeking out stocks that are considered to be undervalued relative to their intrinsic potential and possess company-specific or industry catalysts for unlocking future value. Through fundamental research, it targets businesses with attractive valuations and aims to harness opportunities in segments of the market that are less extensively covered by analysts, particularly within the small-cap space. The fund benchmarks its performance against indices such as the Russell 2500 Value Index and the S&P 500 Index, positioning itself within the small value category. With a history dating back to 2001, AB Discovery Value Fund Class C serves investors seeking diversified equity exposure to the U.S. market's dynamic, smaller companies, and represents a high-conviction, research-driven approach within the broader value investing landscape.

• Fund Family: AllianceBernstein
• Category: Small Value
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: ABCSX
• Share Class: Class C
• Index: Russell 2500 Value TR

Performance

ABCSX had a total return of 17.71% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.41%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
VEVFX	Vanguard	Vanguard Explorer Value Fund Investor Shares	0.54%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
ABSZX	Class Z	0.81%
ABYSX	Advisor Class	0.83%
ABSIX	Class I	0.91%
ABASX	Class A	1.08%

Top 10 Holdings

15.75% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Ab Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class Ab	n/a	1.73%
US Foods Holding Corp.	USFD	1.67%
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.	THG	1.63%
BorgWarner Inc.	BWA	1.61%
Reliance, Inc.	RS	1.61%
Regal Rexnord Corporation	RRX	1.56%
F5, Inc.	FFIV	1.53%
IDACORP, Inc.	IDA	1.50%
UMB Financial Corporation	UMBF	1.47%
Everest Group, Ltd.	EG	1.44%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$1.0729	Dec 15, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$3.73841	Dec 16, 2024
Dec 7, 2023	$1.61571	Dec 11, 2023
Dec 8, 2022	$1.73321	Dec 12, 2022
Dec 9, 2021	$2.86076	Dec 13, 2021
Dec 12, 2019	$0.84746	Dec 16, 2019

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Aug 27, 2026

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