FWD ETF — AB Disruptors ETF

AB Disruptors ETF (FWD)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FWD is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.09%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.09%, its expense ratio is 0.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 149.9% over the past 3.6 years, 50.1 points ahead of SPY at 99.8%.

AB Disruptors ETF is an actively managed equity ETF that invests globally in companies of all market capitalizations across developed and emerging markets, with a focus on disruptive businesses. The fund carries a modest expense ratio and distributes a very low yield to shareholders on a semi-annual basis. It appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking global equity exposure rather than current income.

FWD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 149.9% over the past 3.6 years, 50.1 points ahead of SPY at 99.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 20.5%.

FWD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

AllianceBernstein

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/21/2023

Expense ratio

0.65%

Distribution rate

0.09%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

0.09%

Last close

$122.64 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$3,515,200,594

Average volume

161167.0

Dividend

$0.113

Ex-dividend date

12/17/2025

Payment date

12/18/2025

Beta

1.76

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.09%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.09%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: AllianceBernstein; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FWD risks and drawbacks

FWD's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 20.5%.

Who may consider FWD — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FWD pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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