Business Description

The words “ we ” and “ our ” in this Form 10-K refer collectively to AB Holding and AB and its subsidiaries, or to their officers and employees. Similarly, the words “ company ” and “ firm ” refer to both AB Holding and AB. Where the context requires distinguishing between AB Holding and AB, we identify which company is being discussed. Cross-references are in italics. We use “ global ” in this Form 10-K to refer to all nations, including the United States; we use “ international ” or “ non-U.S. ” to refer to nations other than the United States. We use “ emerging markets ” in this Form 10-K to refer to countries included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“ MSCI ”) emerging markets index, which include, as of December 31, 2025: Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. Clients We provide diversified investment management and related services globally to a broad range of clients through our three distribution channels: Institutions, Retail and Private Wealth Management. S ee “Distribution Channels” in this Item 1 for additional information. As of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, our AUM were approximately $867 billion, $792 billion and $725 billion, respectively, and our net revenues were approximately $4.5 billion, $4.5 billion and $4.2 billion, respectively. EQH ( our parent company ) and its subsidiaries, whose AUM consist primarily of fixed income investments, is our largest client. Our EQH affiliates represented approximately 16%, 17% and 16% of our AUM as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, and we earned approximately 4% of our net revenues from services we provided to them in each of 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Assets Under Management (AUM) ($ billions) Net Revenues ($ billions) See “Distribution Channels” below and “Assets Under Management” and “Net Revenues” in Item 7 for additional information regarding our AUM and net revenues. Generally, we are compensated for our investment services on the basis of investment advisory and services fees calculated as a percentage of AUM. For additional information about our investment advisory and services fees, including performance-based fees, see “ Risk Factors ” in