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133.47
+0.88
+0.66%
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- Morningstar Rating:
- Total Assets: 1.29B
AB Growth A
133.47
+0.88
+0.66%
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Ab Growth Fund Class A Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Ab Growth Fund Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of AGRFX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks long-term growth of capital. The fund invests primarily in a domestic equity securities of companies selected by the fund's Adviser for their growth potential with in various market sectors. When selecting securities, the Adviser looks for companies that have experienced management teams, strong market positions, and the potential to deliver greater-than-expected earnings growth rates. The fund has the flexibility to invest across the capitalization spectrum. It may enter into derivatives transactions, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps.
Contact Information
Address
11345 Avenue of the Americas
New York,NY 10105
United States
New York,NY 10105
United States
Phone
+1 212 9691000
Web
www.abglobal.com
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Oden | - | 2024 | Now |
| Biography | Senior Vice President and Research Analyst of the Adviser, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019. | ||
| Vinay Thapar | Senior Vice President | 2023 | Now |
| Biography | Vinay Thapar is a Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Investment Officer for US Growth Equities and a Portfolio Manager for the Global Healthcare Strategy. He is also a Senior Research Analyst, responsible for covering global healthcare. Before joining the firm in 2011, Thapar spent three years at American Century Investments as a senior investment analyst responsible for healthcare. Prior to that, he worked for eight years at Bear Stearns in the Biotech Equity Research Group, most recently as an associate director. Thapar holds a BA in biology from New York University and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York | ||
| John H. Fogarty | Senior Vice President | 2013 | Now |
| Biography | John Fogarty is a Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for U.S. Growth Equities at AB, a position he has held since 2009. He rejoined the firm in 2006 as a fundamental research analyst covering consumer-discretionary stocks in the U.S., having previously spent nearly three years as a hedge fund manager at Dialectic Capital Management and Varden Partners. Mr. Fogarty began his career at AB in 1988, performing quantitative research, and joined the US Large Cap Growth team as a generalist and quantitative analyst in 1995. He became a portfolio manager in 1997. Mr. Fogarty holds a B.A. in history from Columbia University and is a CFA charterholder. | ||
| Frank V. Caruso | Senior Vice President | 2008 | 2024 |
| Biography | Frank Caruso is a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at AB. He has been Team Leader of U.S. Growth and Team Leader of U.S. Growth & Income. From 1995 to 2004, he served as a Growth & Income portfolio manager. Mr. Caruso joined the firm in 1993, where he had been director of Equities. Previously, he was a managing director and senior member at Shearson Lehman Advisors, as well as CIO for Shearson Lehman Asset Management's Directions and Capital Management businesses. Mr. Caruso was also formerly the lead portfolio manager for Shearson's family of growth. | ||
| Bruce K. Aronow | CIO (Chief Investment Officer) | 2013 | 2023 |
| Biography | Bruce K. Aronow is Chief Investment Officer for US Small/SMID Cap Growth products, a role he has held since 2000. He is also responsible for the US Small/SMID Cap Growth consumer/commercial services sector. Prior to joining the firm in 1999, Aronow was responsible for research and portfolio management for the small-cap consumer and autos/transportation sectors at Invesco (NY) (formerly Chancellor Capital Management). He joined Chancellor in 1994 as a small-cap analyst, primarily focusing on autos/transportation, specialty finance and consumer-related companies. Previously, Aronow was a senior associate with Kidder, Peabody & Co. for five years. He holds a BA with a concentration in philosophy and a minor in economics from Colgate University and served as a recent graduate member on the Board of Trustees of Colgate University from 1990 to 1993. Aronow is a member of both the New York Society of Security Analysts and the Association for Investment Management & Research (AIMR), and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York | ||
| Amy Raskin | Chief Investment Officer | 2010 | 2013 |
| Biography | As Chief Investment Officer, Amy leads investment strategy, research and portfolio management at Chevy Chase Trust. Prior to Chevy Chase Trust, Amy was Senior Vice President at AllianceBernstein in New York, serving as Director of Thematic Research, head of U.S. & Global Growth Equity Research and Chief Investment Officer of AllianceBernstein Venture Capital Fund. Amy’s team published in-depth research papers on a wide range of investment-related topics such as climate change, China, molecular medicine, hybrid autos and broadband, among others. Amy joined AllianceBernstein in 2000 as an equity analyst and spent 13 years there focused on deep research and thematic investing. Earlier, she worked as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and as a research analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Amy graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science with a major in Engineering and a minor in Management from the Wharton School. She is active in the Penn Alumni Association and is a member of The Trustee’s Council of Penn Women, and the Technical Advisory Board for the School of Engineering and Applied Science. Amy is a guest contributor on CNBC and a sought after speaker at industry conferences. | ||
| Vadim Zlotnikov | Chief Investment Strategist | 2008 | 2013 |
| Biography | Vadim Zlotnikov is Chief Market Strategist, Co-Head of Multi-Asset Solutions and Chief Investment Officer for Systematic and Index Strategies. As Chief Market Strategist, he provides macro and quantitative research that helps identify thematic investment opportunities. As Co-Head of Multi-Asset Solutions, Zlotnikov manages the development and implementation of integrated investment portfolios for the retirement, institutional and retail markets. As CIO for Systematic and Index Strategies, he is responsible for ensuring that individual products meet investment objectives. Zlotnikov served as CIO of Growth Equities from 2008 to 2010. From 2002 to 2008, he was chief investment strategist, responsible for developing portfolio recommendations for the US market and for separate quantitative analysis and money-management research products. Prior to that, he was an analyst covering the PC and semiconductor industries; he launched the technology strategy product in 1996. Before joining the firm in 1992, Zlotnikov spent six years as a management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he conducted a broad range of strategic and operational studies for technology companies. He also worked for Amoco Technology Company as a director of electronic ventures and spent two years as a research engineer with AT&T Bell Laboratories. He has been named to the Institutional Investor All-America Research Team in the semiconductor components, strategy and quantitative research categories. Zlotnikov holds a BS and an MS in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MBA from Stanford University. Location: New York | ||
| William D. Baird | Portfolio Manager | 2006 | 2011 |
| Biography | William D. Baird, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has worked in investment management since 1988; has managed investment portfolios since 1993; has been with Vanguard since 2008. Education: B.A., Rutgers University; M.B.A., Stern School of Business at New York University. | ||
| Lisa Shalett | Executive Vice President | 2008 | 2010 |
| Biography | Shalett, executive vice president of AllianceBernstein and Global Head of Alliance Growth Equities since January 2008.He joined the management team of Alliance Growth Equities as the Global Research Director in February 2007. He was an executive vice president of AllianceBernstein since November 2002, joined AllianceBernstein in 1995. | ||
| P. Scott Wallace | Senior Vice President | 2008 | 2009 |
| Biography | Scott Wallace, CFA (52), Founder and Chief Investment Officer: Mr. Wallace joined AllianceBernstein as a US Large Cap Growth Portfolio Manager in 2001 and became US Large Cap Growth Team Leader on March 31, 2010. Mr. Wallace also was a Partner and member of the senior leadership team at AllianceBernstein charged with managing and setting strategy for the firm. Prior to joining AllianceBernstein, he was with JPMorgan for 15 years, where he was a Managing Director and held a variety of roles in the US and abroad, most recently as head of equities in Japan. Mr. Wallace has a BA (magna cum laude) from Princeton University. He is a CFA charterholder. | ||
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