Expense Ratio History

AWPAX expense ratio history

AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC., Class A

Fund company
AB Sustainable International Thematic
Type
Mutual fund

1.04%

In basis points
104 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$104
Prospectus dated
31 October 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 1.05% on 31 October 2025

Fee over time

AWPAX expense ratio: 1.30% until 1 Nov 2012, then 1.40%; 1.40% until 1 Nov 2013, then 1.32%; 1.32% until 30 Oct 2015, then 1.39%; 1.39% until 1 Nov 2016, then 1.35%; 1.35% until 31 Oct 2017, then 1.43%; 1.43% until 31 Oct 2018, then 1.41%; 1.41% until 31 Oct 2019, then 1.45%; 1.45% until 30 Oct 2020, then 1.13%; 1.13% until 29 Oct 2021, then 1.11%; 1.11% until 31 Oct 2022, then 1.03%; 1.03% until 1 Nov 2023, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 31 Oct 2024, then 1.05%; 1.05% until 31 Oct 2025, then 1.04%; read at 1.04% on 31 Oct 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%Nov 2011Apr 2014Sep 2016Feb 2019Jul 2021Dec 20231.30% before1.04% from 31 Oct 2025
AWPAX expense ratio: 1.30% until 1 Nov 2012, then 1.40%; 1.40% until 1 Nov 2013, then 1.32%; 1.32% until 30 Oct 2015, then 1.39%; 1.39% until 1 Nov 2016, then 1.35%; 1.35% until 31 Oct 2017, then 1.43%; 1.43% until 31 Oct 2018, then 1.41%; 1.41% until 31 Oct 2019, then 1.45%; 1.45% until 30 Oct 2020, then 1.13%; 1.13% until 29 Oct 2021, then 1.11%; 1.11% until 31 Oct 2022, then 1.03%; 1.03% until 1 Nov 2023, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 31 Oct 2024, then 1.05%; 1.05% until 31 Oct 2025, then 1.04%; read at 1.04% on 31 Oct 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%Nov 2011Aug 2016May 20211.30% before1.04% from 31 Oct 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 8 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
AWPAX (this page) Class A 1.04% — 31 Oct 2025
— — 2.26% 2.25% 31 Oct 2019
AWPCX Class C 1.80% — 31 Oct 2025
AWPYX Advisor Class 0.79% — 31 Oct 2025
AWPRX Class R 1.52% 1.51% 1 Nov 2023
AWPKX Class K 1.21% 1.20% 1 Nov 2023
AWPIX Class I 0.85% — 31 Oct 2025
AWPZX Class Z 0.78% 0.77% 31 Oct 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
31 Oct 2025 1.04% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2025 1.04% Cut from 1.05% to 1.04%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-10-28
31 Oct 2024 1.05% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-10-31 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
31 Oct 2024 1.05% Cut from 1.06% to 1.05%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2024-10-31
1 Nov 2023 1.06% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2023 1.06% Raised from 1.03% to 1.06%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-10-27
31 Oct 2022 1.03% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-10-31 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
31 Oct 2022 1.03% Cut from 1.11% to 1.03%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2022-11-01
29 Oct 2021 1.11% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-10-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Oct 2021 1.11% Cut from 1.13% to 1.11%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-10-28
30 Oct 2020 1.13% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-30 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
30 Oct 2020 1.13% Cut from 1.45% to 1.13%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2021-06-17
31 Oct 2019 1.45% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2019 1.45% Raised from 1.41% to 1.45%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-11-08
31 Oct 2018 1.41% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2018 1.41% Cut from 1.43% to 1.41%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-11-07
31 Oct 2017 1.43% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
31 Oct 2017 1.43% Raised from 1.35% to 1.43%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-11-15
1 Nov 2016 1.35% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2016 1.35% Cut from 1.39% to 1.35%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-11-18
30 Oct 2015 1.39% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-10-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 Oct 2015 1.39% Raised from 1.32% to 1.39%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-11-16
31 Oct 2014 1.32% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-10-31 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2013 1.32% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2013 1.32% Cut from 1.40% to 1.32%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-11-15
1 Nov 2012 1.40% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
1 Nov 2012 1.40% Raised from 1.30% to 1.40%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2012-11-21
1 Nov 2011 1.30% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-11-01 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.04% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,276 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,709.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$107
3 years$333
5 years$577
10 years$1,276

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 15 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees