AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class (APGYX)

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AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class (APGYX) is up 3.8% since the beginning of the year. APGYX is currently trading at $117 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of APGYX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,639.

AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class (APGYX) has returned 3.77% so far this year and 15.50% over the past 12 months. Looking at the last ten years, APGYX has achieved an annualized return of 16.60%, outperforming the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.88% per year.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 1, 1996, APGYX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +0.97%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 6.0 years.

Historically, 60% of months were positive and 40% were negative. The best month was Dec 2008 with a return of +16.0%, while the worst month was Aug 1998 at -18.3%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 6 months.

On a daily basis, APGYX closed higher 53% of trading days. The best single day was Dec 23, 2008 with a return of +15.1%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -12.1%.

AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class has an annualized alpha of 1.92%, beta of 1.05, and R2 of 0.87 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 01, 1996.

• This fund captured 117.73% of S&P 500 Index gains and 107.39% of its losses - amplifying both gains and losses, but participating more in upside than downside.
• With beta of 1.05 and R2 of 0.87, this fund moves broadly in line with S&P 500 Index - much of its variation is explained by market exposure rather than independent behavior.

APGYX has an expense ratio of 0.59%, placing it in the medium range.

APGYX ranks 13 for risk / return — in the bottom 13% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class provided a 9.40% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $11.02 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class was 66.33%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1213 trading sessions.

The current AB Large Cap Growth Fund Advisor Class drawdown is 2.44%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.