Alliance Bernstein - AB Corporate Bond ETF
$33.45+0.15 (+0.45%)
- 0.30%
- $27M
- −2.8%
- 5.12%
- 0M sh
- $33.44
- low $33.24high $36.63
The ETF.net EYEG Grade
C
Score 50 out of 100
- 31 of 49
Score 50 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.C46 out of 100Rank 26 of 49Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 45Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D26 out of 100Rank 49 of 49Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F18 out of 100Rank 44 of 49Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D34 out of 100Rank 42 of 49Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D36 out of 100Rank 40 of 49
Our read on EYEG
CMost big investment-grade corporate bond funds just track the index. EYEG is AllianceBernstein's active counter: a multifactor process (value, momentum, quality, low volatility) run against the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index.
The fund seeks to maximize total return through current income and long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- Active by design. The prospectus spells out a dynamic multifactor approach across value, momentum, quality and low volatility, rather than buying the corporate bond index in market-weight order.
- No mandate drift. The portfolio sits squarely in the investment-grade corporate bond lane it advertises, one of the cleanest mandate matches in its peer group.
- Roughly 300 bonds, with a passport: the mandate covers US, developed and emerging market corporate issuers, not just domestic names.
- Pays monthly, which suits investors who want bond income arriving on a regular cadence.
Worth knowing
- Active costs more. At 0.30%, it runs well above index giants in the same cohort such as VCIT (0.03%) and USIG (0.04%), so the manager has a fee gap to work through.
- Small and thinly traded, so bid-ask spreads can be wider and less predictable than the household-name corporate bond funds.
- Launched December 2023, so the track record is short next to peers with a decade or more of history.
EYEG Holdings
- Bonds
- 301
- 15%
- Us Long Bond(Cbt) DEC26 Xcbt 20261221
Geography
- United States100.00%
EYEG Performance
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EYEG$9,718
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EYEG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.0% |
| 1 month | −1.1% |
| 3 months | −2.9% |
| 1 year | −2.8% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EYEG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.0% | |
| 2025 | +7.4% | |
| 2024 | +2.9% | |
| 2023 | +1.6% |
EYEG in the news
Filings Digest
VanEck cuts its CLO ETF fee from 0.36% to 0.29%
EYEG Dividends
- 5.12%
- $1.71
- $0.14 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
EYEG Risk
- 5.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.40
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −4.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.21
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EYEG Cost
0.30%
EYEG0.30%
- The middle half of Investment Grade Corporate funds
- Median 0.29%
25 of the 49 Investment Grade Corporate funds charge less.
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