Exhibit (j)

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" within the Prospectus and "Shareholder Services -- Statements and
Reports", "General Information -- Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm"
and "Financial Statements and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm" within the Statement of Additional Information and to the use of our
reports dated January 26, 2017 relating to the financial statements of AB Small
Cap Value Portfolio, AB All Market Income Portfolio and AB Asia ex-Japan Equity
Portfolio, three of the series constituting AB Cap Fund, Inc., for the fiscal
period ended November 30, 2016, which are incorporated by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 226 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A No.
2-29901) of AB Cap Fund, Inc.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
February 27, 2017