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AB Corporate Bond ETF

EYEGNasdaqAlliance BernsteinC

$33.730.00 (+0.01%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 33.72 to 33.73. Range 33.73 to 33.84. Use the arrow keys to read each point.33.7533.7733.8033.8310 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.30%
Fund size
$27M
1Y total return
−1.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.05%
Holdings
295
Avg volume · 30D
1.05K sh
52W range
low $33.24high $36.46
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net EYEG Grade

C

Score 48 out of 100

Rank
36 of 49
Six-pillar profile for EYEG. Scores out of 100: Cost 39, Risk 25, Mission 100, Tradability 28, Holdings 26, Durability 36. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (25). Leans toward Mission.

Score 48 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.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 49
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 45
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    D25 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 49
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D28 out of 100
    Rank 41 of 49
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 43 of 49
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 39 of 49

Our read on EYEG

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Dec 12, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
EYEG$9,836
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EYEG $9,836. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for EYEG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEYEG
Year to date−1.9%
1 month+1.9%
3 months−0.8%
1 year−1.6%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EYEG
YearReturn barEYEG
2026 YTD−1.9%
2025+7.4%
2024+2.9%
2023+1.6%

History from Dec 13, 2023

EYEG in the news

EYEG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.05%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.71Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.14 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 34 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2023 $0.09; Feb 1, 2024 $0.15; Mar 1, 2024 $0.15; Apr 1, 2024 $0.16; May 1, 2024 $0.15; Jun 3, 2024 $0.15; Jul 1, 2024 $0.15; Aug 1, 2024 $0.15; Sep 3, 2024 $0.15; Oct 1, 2024 $0.15; Nov 1, 2024 $0.15; Dec 2, 2024 $0.15; Dec 30, 2024 $0.47; Feb 3, 2025 $0.14; Mar 3, 2025 $0.14; Apr 1, 2025 $0.15; May 1, 2025 $0.15; Jun 2, 2025 $0.15; Jul 1, 2025 $0.14; Aug 1, 2025 $0.15; Sep 2, 2025 $0.14; Oct 1, 2025 $0.14; Nov 3, 2025 $0.14; Dec 1, 2025 $0.14; Dec 31, 2025 $0.19; Feb 2, 2026 $0.14; Mar 2, 2026 $0.14; Apr 1, 2026 $0.14; May 1, 2026 $0.14; Jun 1, 2026 $0.14; Jul 1, 2026 $0.14; Aug 3, 2026 $0.14; Sep 1, 2026 $0.13; Oct 1, 2026 $0.14. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.15
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.14
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.13
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.14
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.14
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.14
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.14
Apr 1, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.14
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.14
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.14
Dec 31, 2025Jan 5, 2026$0.19
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.14

See all 35 payments⁠

$10,000 in EYEG 1 year ago paid $474 in dividends.⁠

EYEG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.0%
Annualised · 34 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.28
vs 3-month T-bills · 34 months to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−4.9%
34 months · trough Sep 2026
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.21
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

EYEG Cost

Overpaying vs SPBO, tied cheapest in Investment Grade Corporate

$5,511

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EYEG 0.30%

    $6,149

  • SPBO 0.03% Tied cheapest

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EYEG 0.30%
  • SPBO 0.03%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530EYEG $6,149SPBO $638

Year by year

YearEYEGSPBOOverpaying
10$545$55$490
20$2,113$216$1,897
30$6,149$638$5,511

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