ACISX Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

AB Corporate Income Shares (ACISX) belongs to the Corporate Bonds category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with ACISX. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to ACISX

ACISX charges 0.00% annually. No mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.05%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	ACISX vs VSTBX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	ACISX vs VLCIX
VICBX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.05%	—	Nov 2009	ACISX vs VICBX
VICSX	Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fu...	0.07%	68.70B	Mar 2010	ACISX vs VICSX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	0.07%	50.50B	Nov 2010	ACISX vs VSCSX

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to ACISX

ACISX has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 30. There are 6 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 89.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	89	—	Dec 2014	ACISX vs MIFIX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	76	—	Nov 2009	ACISX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	73	50.50B	Nov 2010	ACISX vs VSCSX
JMABX	John Hancock Managed Account Shares Investment-Gra...	42	—	Jul 2019	ACISX vs JMABX
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	34	—	Dec 2006	ACISX vs LMLCX

Top Performing ACISX Alternatives (YTD)

ACISX is at 0.78% YTD. There are 5 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 4.44%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	4.44%	—	Dec 2014	ACISX vs MIFIX
LMLCX	Western Asset SMASh Series C Fund	1.80%	—	Dec 2006	ACISX vs LMLCX
VLCIX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Insti...	1.31%	—	Nov 2009	ACISX vs VLCIX
VLTCX	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admir...	1.27%	9.20B	Jan 2010	ACISX vs VLTCX
DFTEX	DFA Intermediate-Term Extended Quality Portfolio F...	0.97%	—	Jul 2010	ACISX vs DFTEX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to ACISX

ACISX has 4.24% 1-year volatility. There are 27 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.78%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	1.78%	50.50B	Nov 2010	ACISX vs VSCSX
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	1.78%	—	Nov 2009	ACISX vs VSTBX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	2.54%	—	Dec 1997	ACISX vs LKFIX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	2.86%	—	Sep 2018	ACISX vs IDMIX
MIFIX	Miller Intermediate Bond Fund	3.08%	—	Dec 2014	ACISX vs MIFIX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to ACISX

ACISX has a 1-year max drawdown of -3.26%. There are 25 mutual funds in the Corporate Bonds category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -1.31%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
VSTBX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Inst...	-1.31%	—	Nov 2009	ACISX vs VSTBX
VSCSX	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund Admi...	-1.36%	50.50B	Nov 2010	ACISX vs VSCSX
LKFIX	LKCM Fixed Income Fund	-1.76%	—	Dec 1997	ACISX vs LKFIX
FIIFX	Federated Hermes Intermediate Corporate Bond Fund	-2.28%	—	Dec 1993	ACISX vs FIIFX
IDMIX	iMGP Dolan McEniry Corporate Bond Fund	-2.38%	—	Sep 2018	ACISX vs IDMIX

Other Mutual Funds from AllianceBernstein

The 10 most viewed AllianceBernstein mutual funds shown here include APGAX, APGYX, APGZX and span 6 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
APGAX	AB Large Cap Growth Fund Class A	Large Cap Growth Equities	9	0.50%	—	Oct 1996	ACISX vs APGAX
APGYX	AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class	Large Cap Growth Equities	9	0.62%	—	Jan 1996	ACISX vs APGYX
APGZX	AB Large Cap Growth Fund Class Z	Large Cap Growth Equities	9	0.67%	—	Jul 2015	ACISX vs APGZX
AGRFX	AB Growth Fund	Large Cap Growth Equities	10	2.91%	—	Sep 1990	ACISX vs AGRFX
MISHX	AB Municipal Income Shares	High Yield Muni	71	2.22%	—	Aug 2010	ACISX vs MISHX
AGDAX	AB High Income Fund	High Yield Bonds	69	1.64%	—	Feb 1994	ACISX vs AGDAX
QUASX	AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio	Small Cap Growth Equities	34	22.83%	—	Feb 1969	ACISX vs QUASX
ACGYX	AB Income Fund	Intermediate Core-Plus Bond	17	0.15%	—	Aug 1987	ACISX vs ACGYX
AWF	AllianceBernstein Global High Income Closed Fund	High Yield Bonds	3	-1.65%	—	Jul 1993	ACISX vs AWF
ALTFX	AB Sustainable Global Thematic Fund	Global Equities	5	2.40%	—	Feb 1982	ACISX vs ALTFX

Often Compared With ACISX

Investors most often compare ACISX with ACCBX, PTY, GDO. These 20 comparison targets span 1 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
ACCBX	Invesco Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	25	0.29%	—	Sep 1971	ACISX vs ACCBX
PTY	PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	Corporate Bonds	1	-3.95%	—	Dec 2002	ACISX vs PTY
GDO	Western Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity...	Corporate Bonds	7	-4.00%	—	Jan 2012	ACISX vs GDO
FCBAX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class A	Corporate Bonds	19	0.14%	—	May 2010	ACISX vs FCBAX
PRPIX	T. Rowe Price Corporate Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	23	0.15%	—	Oct 1995	ACISX vs PRPIX
SIGAX	Western Asset Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	24	0.12%	—	Nov 1992	ACISX vs SIGAX
FHMFX	Fidelity Series Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	25	0.53%	—	Aug 2018	ACISX vs FHMFX
DGCIX	Delaware Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	23	0.50%	—	Sep 1998	ACISX vs DGCIX
FCBTX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class M	Corporate Bonds	19	0.13%	—	May 2010	ACISX vs FCBTX
MFBFX	MFS Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	23	0.45%	—	May 1974	ACISX vs MFBFX
BRACX	BlackRock Allocation Target Shares Series C Portfo...	Corporate Bonds	26	0.40%	—	Sep 2004	ACISX vs BRACX
PYACX	Payden Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	22	0.47%	—	Mar 2009	ACISX vs PYACX
GSGDX	Goldman Sachs Investment Grade Credit Fund	Corporate Bonds	23	0.40%	—	Nov 2003	ACISX vs GSGDX
LUBIX	Thrivent Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	21	0.22%	—	Jun 1972	ACISX vs LUBIX
PBDCX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund Class C	Corporate Bonds	13	-0.19%	—	Sep 2004	ACISX vs PBDCX
FIKOX	Fidelity Advisor Corporate Bond Fund Class Z	Corporate Bonds	23	0.40%	—	Oct 2018	ACISX vs FIKOX
PIGIX	PIMCO Investment Grade Credit Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	0.29%	—	Apr 2000	ACISX vs PIGIX
CBFSX	JPMorgan Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	19	0.29%	—	Mar 2013	ACISX vs CBFSX
CFICX	Calvert Income Fund	Corporate Bonds	29	0.26%	—	Oct 1982	ACISX vs CFICX
FCBFX	Fidelity Corporate Bond Fund	Corporate Bonds	20	0.27%	—	May 2010	ACISX vs FCBFX

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