

Alliance Bernstein - AB International Growth ETF
$28.25+0.06 (+0.23%)
- 0.55%
- $4M
- −4.6%
- 0M sh
- $28.14
- low $24.91high $31.03
The ETF.net IGGY Grade
Score 36 out of 100
- 10 of 14
Score 36 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Very small fund, grade capped at C.
The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.
- The pillars earned
- 36
- This cap took
- −0
- Published Score
- 36
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B58 out of 100Rank 5 of 14Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F20 out of 100Rank 13 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F20 out of 100Rank 11 of 14Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D29 out of 100Rank 12 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F24 out of 100Rank 12 of 14
Our read on IGGY
DAB brings its stock-pickers overseas: roughly 50 non-US companies chosen for growth plus durable profits, priced under the going rate for active international growth. Launched in 2025 and still building scale.
The Fund is actively managed and seeks long-term capital growth by investing in high-quality companies outside the United States that offer strong growth prospects and durable profitability.
Why people hold it
- 0.55% a year sits below the typical active international growth fund, level with JPMorgan's JIG and a whisker above Capital Group's CGXU.
- A conviction book, not a closet index: about 50 holdings, so individual picks actually move the fund.
- The filter is stated plainly: high-quality companies outside the US with strong growth prospects and durable profitability. You know what the manager is hunting for.alliancebernstein.com
- Even as a newcomer, it lands in the upper half of its active international growth peer group.
Worth knowing
- Small asset base and light trading since launch. Thin volume can widen bid-ask spreads and push the market price away from the fund's net asset value.
- The record starts in September 2025, so there is little history to judge risk behavior or manager consistency by.
- The mandate is long-term capital growth, not income. No distributions have been paid since it opened.
IGGY Holdings
- Stocks
- 70
- 36%
- TSM
Geography
- United Kingdom14.50%
- Netherlands10.66%
- Taiwan (Province of China)7.36%
- Ireland6.77%
- Sweden6.64%
- Germany6.24%
- France6.03%
- China6.02%
- 35.78%
Developed 73% · Emerging 27%
IGGY Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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 | IGGY |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.1% |
| 1 month | −2.1% |
| 3 months | −2.1% |
| 1 year | −4.6% |
| 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 | IGGY |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.1% | |
| 2025 | −4.5% |
IGGY in the news
IGGY Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
IGGY Risk
- 19.1%
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.
- −0.42
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.
- −19.7%
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.
- 1.22
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IGGY Cost
- The middle half of International Active Growth funds
- Median 0.55%
4 of the 14 International Active Growth funds charge less.
Other funds in International Active Growth
- CLOEVHarding Loevner International Developed Markets Select Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return —
- DBGCGBAILLIE GIFFORD INTERNATIONAL CONCENTRATED GROWTH ETFExpense ratio 0.72%1 year return —
- DBKCIBNY Mellon Concentrated International ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +3.3%
- DFHILFederated Hermes Etf Trust - International Leaders EtfExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return —
- FVNIEVontobel International Equity Active ETFExpense ratio 1.11%1 year return −0.7%


