AB Small Cap Core Portfolio (SCRZX)
The investment seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of small-capitalization companies or other securities or instruments with similar economic characteristics, including derivatives related to equity securities.
Fund Info
US0855677250
Dec 29, 2015
$2,000,000
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
SCRZX has an expense ratio of 0.87%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
AB Small Cap Core Portfolio (SCRZX) returned -8.26% year-to-date (YTD) and -14.71% over the past 12 months.
SCRZX
-8.26%
10.90%
-26.23%
-14.71%
4.22%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-3.77%
5.53%
-5.60%
8.37%
14.61%
10.35%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of SCRZX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.51% | -6.13% | -6.62% | -2.67% | 3.88% | -8.26% | |||||||
| 2024 | -2.84% | 4.96% | 3.33% | -7.79% | 5.36% | -1.70% | 9.80% | -1.36% | 1.38% | -2.36% | 9.80% | -19.85% | -5.05% |
| 2023 | 9.17% | -1.12% | -4.21% | -0.51% | -1.61% | 8.37% | 4.86% | -3.34% | -5.26% | -5.97% | 8.99% | 3.26% | 11.47% |
| 2022 | -8.64% | 0.86% | -0.85% | -8.67% | 1.88% | -8.47% | 10.85% | -4.33% | -9.44% | 11.38% | 4.25% | -13.22% | -24.69% |
| 2021 | 2.36% | 8.55% | 2.05% | 3.62% | -0.07% | -0.13% | -1.62% | 2.84% | -1.80% | 4.77% | -3.55% | -1.12% | 16.41% |
| 2020 | -3.66% | -9.63% | -22.48% | 14.12% | 7.18% | 2.58% | 3.72% | 4.46% | -3.34% | 2.11% | 15.32% | 7.65% | 12.42% |
| 2019 | 11.68% | 4.34% | -2.62% | 3.80% | -8.22% | 7.89% | 0.54% | -5.03% | 2.27% | 2.50% | 4.33% | 2.04% | 24.28% |
| 2018 | 3.97% | -4.71% | 0.94% | 0.68% | 5.79% | -0.00% | 1.43% | 3.91% | -2.48% | -10.73% | 0.69% | -18.24% | -19.55% |
| 2017 | -0.77% | 0.60% | -0.51% | 1.55% | -3.80% | 2.72% | 0.26% | -1.11% | 5.61% | 1.55% | 1.93% | -6.27% | 1.24% |
| 2016 | -6.15% | -0.76% | 5.73% | -0.10% | 1.77% | 0.00% | 5.33% | 0.88% | 1.83% | -4.17% | 12.65% | 3.17% | 20.63% |
| 2015 | -1.47% | -1.47% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of SCRZX is 4, meaning it’s performing worse than 96% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for AB Small Cap Core Portfolio (SCRZX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
AB Small Cap Core Portfolio provided a 0.56% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.06 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.06 | $0.06 | $0.09 | $0.06 | $0.02 | $0.07 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.01 |
Dividend yield | 0.56% | 0.52% | 0.73% | 0.55% | 0.11% | 0.51% | 0.47% | 0.31% | 0.32% | 0.27% | 0.05% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for AB Small Cap Core Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $0.09 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.06 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2015 | $0.01 | $0.01 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the AB Small Cap Core Portfolio. 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 Small Cap Core Portfolio was 48.83%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 191 trading sessions.
The current AB Small Cap Core Portfolio drawdown is 33.93%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -48.83% | Sep 4, 2018 | 387 | Mar 18, 2020 | 191 | Dec 17, 2020 | 578 |
| -42.77% | Nov 9, 2021 | 856 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -13.8% | Dec 31, 2015 | 29 | Feb 11, 2016 | 79 | Jun 6, 2016 | 108 |
| -9.91% | Dec 1, 2017 | 47 | Feb 8, 2018 | 70 | May 21, 2018 | 117 |
| -9.08% | Mar 16, 2021 | 7 | Mar 24, 2021 | 113 | Sep 2, 2021 | 120 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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