As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 2018
File Nos. 033-76598
811-08426
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-1A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No.
Post-Effective Amendment No. 46 | ☒ |
and/or
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Amendment No. 47 | ☒ |
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
Registrants Telephone Number, including Area Code:
(800) 221-5672
Emilie D. Wrapp
AllianceBernstein L.P.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10105
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copies of communications to:
Paul M. Miller
Seward & Kissel LLP
901 K Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)
☒ | immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) |
☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b) |
☐ | 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) |
☐ | 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) |
☐ | on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of rule 485. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
☐ | This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Amendment to its Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York, on the 7th day of November, 2018.
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | ||
By: | Robert M. Keith* | |
Robert M. Keith President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date | ||||
1. |
Principal Executive Officer: | |||||
Robert M. Keith* Robert M. Keith |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
November 7, 2018 | ||||
2. |
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer: |
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/s/ Joseph J. Mantineo Joseph J. Mantineo |
Treasurer and Chief FinancialOfficer |
November 7, 2018 | ||||
3. |
All of the Directors: | |||||
Michael J. Downey* William H. Foulk, Jr.* Nancy P. Jacklin* Robert M. Keith* Carol C. McMullen* Garry L. Moody* Marshall C. Turner, Jr.* Earl D. Weiner* |
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*By: |
/s/ Stephen J. Laffey Stephen J. Laffey (Attorney-in-fact) |
November 7, 2018 |
Index To Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibits | |
EX-101.INS | XBRL Instance Document | |
EX-101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
EX-101.CALC | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase | |
EX-101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase | |
EX-101.LAB | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase | |
EX-101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase |
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Document Type | dei_DocumentType | 485BPOS |
Document Period End Date | dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate | Jun. 30, 2018 |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC |
Central Index Key | dei_EntityCentralIndexKey | 0000920701 |
Amendment Flag | dei_AmendmentFlag | false |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Oct. 26, 2018 |
Document Effective Date | dei_DocumentEffectiveDate | Oct. 31, 2018 |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2018 |
Entity Inv Company Type | dei_EntityInvCompanyType | N-1A |
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AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND<br/>(FORMERLY, AB INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in AB Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Investing in the Funds--Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 66 of this Prospectus, in Appendix B--Financial Intermediary Waivers of this Prospectus and in Purchase of Shares--Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 130 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"). You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Advisor Class shares, which are not reflected in the tables or the examples below. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EXAMPLES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses stay the same and that any fee waiver remains in effect for only the first year. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the share classes listed below, you would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares at the end of the period: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PORTFOLIO TURNOVER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys or sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Fund invests primarily in a focused international portfolio of equity securities of companies that are positively exposed to sustainable investment themes. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of issuers located outside of the United States that the Adviser believes are positively exposed to sustainable investment themes at the time of purchase, and related derivatives. The Adviser employs a combination of “top-down” and “bottom-up” investment processes with the goal of identifying securities of companies worldwide, fitting into sustainable investment themes. The Adviser identifies through its “top-down” process sustainable investment themes that are broadly consistent with achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These themes include climate, health and empowerment and are expected to change over time based on the Adviser’s research. In addition to this “top-down” thematic approach, the Adviser also uses a “bottom-up” analysis of individual companies, focusing on prospective earnings growth, valuation, and quality of company management and on evaluating a company’s exposure to environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) factors. The Adviser emphasizes company-specific positive selection criteria over broad-based negative screens in assessing a company’s exposure to ESG factors. The Adviser normally considers a large universe of mid- to large-capitalization companies worldwide for investment, but may invest in companies of any size. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in the equity securities of companies located in at least three countries (and normally substantially more) other than the United States. The Fund invests in securities of companies in both developed and emerging market countries, with the stock selection process determining the geographic distribution of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria described above. Currencies can have a dramatic impact on equity returns, significantly adding to returns in some years and greatly diminishing them in others. Currency and equity positions are evaluated separately. The Adviser may seek to hedge the currency exposure resulting from securities positions when it finds the currency exposure unattractive. To hedge all or a portion of its currency risk, the Fund may, from time to time, invest in currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swaps and options. The Adviser may also seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives. The Fund may enter into other derivatives transactions, such as options, futures contracts, forwards, and swaps. The Fund may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, including on individual securities and stock indices, futures contracts (including futures contracts on individual securities and stock indices) or shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). These transactions may be used, for example, in an effort to earn extra income, to adjust exposure to individual securities or markets, or to protect all or a portion of the Fund’s portfolio from a decline in value, sometimes within certain ranges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PRINCIPAL RISKS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The bar chart and performance information provide an indication of the historical risk of an investment in the Fund by showing:
The Fund's past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. ON JANUARY 8, 2018, THE FUND IMPLEMENTED ITS CURRENT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES (PREVIOUSLY, THE FUND'S INVESTMENT STRATEGIES DID NOT EMPHASIZE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT THEMES) AND ALSO CHANGED ITS NAME FROM AB INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND TO AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND. ACCORDINGLY, THE PERFORMANCE SHOWN BELOW FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO JANUARY 8, 2018 IS BASED ON THE FUND'S PRIOR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE UNDER ITS CURRENT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BAR CHART | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. If sales loads were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Through September 30, 2018, the year-to-date unannualized return for Class A shares was -6.92%. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
During the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's: BEST QUARTER WAS UP 24.65%, 2ND QUARTER, 2009; AND WORST QUARTER WAS DOWN -27.28%, 3RD QUARTER, 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PERFORMANCE TABLE<br />AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS<br /><br />(For the periods ended December 31, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC | ||||||||||
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2018 | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | ||||||||||||
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Risk/Return [Heading] | rr_RiskReturnHeading | AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND<br/>(FORMERLY, AB INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND) | ||||||||||
Objective [Heading] | rr_ObjectiveHeading | INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE | ||||||||||
Objective, Primary [Text Block] | rr_ObjectivePrimaryTextBlock | The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. | ||||||||||
Expense [Heading] | rr_ExpenseHeading | FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND | ||||||||||
Expense Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseNarrativeTextBlock | This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in AB Mutual Funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial intermediary and in Investing in the Funds--Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 66 of this Prospectus, in Appendix B--Financial Intermediary Waivers of this Prospectus and in Purchase of Shares--Sales Charge Reduction Programs for Class A Shares on page 130 of the Fund's Statement of Additional Information ("SAI"). You may be required to pay commissions and/or other forms of compensation to a broker for transactions in Advisor Class shares, which are not reflected in the tables or the examples below. |
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Shareholder Fees Caption [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesCaption | SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment) | ||||||||||
Operating Expenses Caption [Text] | rr_OperatingExpensesCaption | ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover [Heading] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverHeading | PORTFOLIO TURNOVER | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover [Text Block] | rr_PortfolioTurnoverTextBlock | The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys or sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in the Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Examples, affect the Fund's performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund's portfolio turnover rate was 36% of the average value of its portfolio. | ||||||||||
Portfolio Turnover, Rate | rr_PortfolioTurnoverRate | 36.00% | ||||||||||
Expenses Deferred Charges [Text Block] | rr_ExpensesDeferredChargesTextBlock | Purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may be subject to a 1%, 1-year contingent deferred sales charge, or CDSC, which may be subject to waiver in certain circumstances. Class B shares automatically convert to Class A shares after eight years. The CDSC decreases over time. For Class B shares, the CDSC decreases 1.00% annually to 0% after the fourth year. For Class C shares, the CDSC is 0% after the first year. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares after ten years. | ||||||||||
Expense Breakpoint Discounts [Text] | rr_ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts | You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in AB Mutual Funds. | ||||||||||
Expense Breakpoint, Minimum Investment Required [Amount] | rr_ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount | $ 100,000 | ||||||||||
Expense Example [Heading] | rr_ExpenseExampleHeading | EXAMPLES | ||||||||||
Expense Example Narrative [Text Block] | rr_ExpenseExampleNarrativeTextBlock | The Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Examples assume that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Examples also assume that your investment has a 5% return each year, that the Fund’s operating expenses stay the same and that any fee waiver remains in effect for only the first year. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be: | ||||||||||
Expense Example, No Redemption, By Year, Caption [Text] | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionByYearCaption | For the share classes listed below, you would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares at the end of the period: | ||||||||||
Strategy [Heading] | rr_StrategyHeading | PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES | ||||||||||
Strategy Narrative [Text Block] | rr_StrategyNarrativeTextBlock | The Fund invests primarily in a focused international portfolio of equity securities of companies that are positively exposed to sustainable investment themes. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of issuers located outside of the United States that the Adviser believes are positively exposed to sustainable investment themes at the time of purchase, and related derivatives. The Adviser employs a combination of “top-down” and “bottom-up” investment processes with the goal of identifying securities of companies worldwide, fitting into sustainable investment themes. The Adviser identifies through its “top-down” process sustainable investment themes that are broadly consistent with achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These themes include climate, health and empowerment and are expected to change over time based on the Adviser’s research. In addition to this “top-down” thematic approach, the Adviser also uses a “bottom-up” analysis of individual companies, focusing on prospective earnings growth, valuation, and quality of company management and on evaluating a company’s exposure to environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) factors. The Adviser emphasizes company-specific positive selection criteria over broad-based negative screens in assessing a company’s exposure to ESG factors. The Adviser normally considers a large universe of mid- to large-capitalization companies worldwide for investment, but may invest in companies of any size. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, in the equity securities of companies located in at least three countries (and normally substantially more) other than the United States. The Fund invests in securities of companies in both developed and emerging market countries, with the stock selection process determining the geographic distribution of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may sell securities that no longer meet the investment criteria described above. Currencies can have a dramatic impact on equity returns, significantly adding to returns in some years and greatly diminishing them in others. Currency and equity positions are evaluated separately. The Adviser may seek to hedge the currency exposure resulting from securities positions when it finds the currency exposure unattractive. To hedge all or a portion of its currency risk, the Fund may, from time to time, invest in currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swaps and options. The Adviser may also seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives. The Fund may enter into other derivatives transactions, such as options, futures contracts, forwards, and swaps. The Fund may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, including on individual securities and stock indices, futures contracts (including futures contracts on individual securities and stock indices) or shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). These transactions may be used, for example, in an effort to earn extra income, to adjust exposure to individual securities or markets, or to protect all or a portion of the Fund’s portfolio from a decline in value, sometimes within certain ranges. |
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Risk [Heading] | rr_RiskHeading | PRINCIPAL RISKS | ||||||||||
Risk Narrative [Text Block] | rr_RiskNarrativeTextBlock |
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Risk Lose Money [Text] | rr_RiskLoseMoney | As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund. | ||||||||||
Bar Chart and Performance Table [Heading] | rr_BarChartAndPerformanceTableHeading | BAR CHART AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION | ||||||||||
Performance Narrative [Text Block] | rr_PerformanceNarrativeTextBlock | The bar chart and performance information provide an indication of the historical risk of an investment in the Fund by showing:
The Fund's past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. ON JANUARY 8, 2018, THE FUND IMPLEMENTED ITS CURRENT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES (PREVIOUSLY, THE FUND'S INVESTMENT STRATEGIES DID NOT EMPHASIZE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT THEMES) AND ALSO CHANGED ITS NAME FROM AB INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND TO AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND. ACCORDINGLY, THE PERFORMANCE SHOWN BELOW FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO JANUARY 8, 2018 IS BASED ON THE FUND'S PRIOR INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND MAY NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FUND'S PERFORMANCE UNDER ITS CURRENT INVESTMENT STRATEGIES. |
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Performance Information Illustrates Variability of Returns [Text] | rr_PerformanceInformationIllustratesVariabilityOfReturns | <ul type="square"><li>how the Fund's performance changed from year to year over ten years; and</li></ul><ul type="square"><li>how the Fund's average annual returns for one, five and ten years compare to those of a broad-based securities market index.</li></ul> | ||||||||||
Performance Availability Website Address [Text] | rr_PerformanceAvailabilityWebSiteAddress | www.abfunds.com | ||||||||||
Performance Past Does Not Indicate Future [Text] | rr_PerformancePastDoesNotIndicateFuture | The Fund’s past performance before and after taxes, of course, does not necessarily indicate how it will perform in the future. | ||||||||||
Bar Chart [Heading] | rr_BarChartHeading | BAR CHART | ||||||||||
Bar Chart Narrative [Text Block] | rr_BarChartNarrativeTextBlock | The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. If sales loads were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Through September 30, 2018, the year-to-date unannualized return for Class A shares was -6.92%. | ||||||||||
Bar Chart Does Not Reflect Sales Loads [Text] | rr_BarChartDoesNotReflectSalesLoads | The annual returns in the bar chart are for the Fund's Class A shares and do not reflect sales loads. If sales loads were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. | ||||||||||
Bar Chart Closing [Text Block] | rr_BarChartClosingTextBlock | During the period shown in the bar chart, the Fund's: BEST QUARTER WAS UP 24.65%, 2ND QUARTER, 2009; AND WORST QUARTER WAS DOWN -27.28%, 3RD QUARTER, 2008. |
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Performance Table Heading | rr_PerformanceTableHeading | PERFORMANCE TABLE<br />AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS<br /><br />(For the periods ended December 31, 2017) | ||||||||||
Performance Table Uses Highest Federal Rate | rr_PerformanceTableUsesHighestFederalRate | After-tax returns: -Are an estimate, which is based on the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes; | ||||||||||
Performance Table Not Relevant to Tax Deferred | rr_PerformanceTableNotRelevantToTaxDeferred | actual after-tax returns depend on an individual investor's tax situation and are likely to differ from those shown; and -Are not relevant to investors who hold fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts. | ||||||||||
Performance Table One Class of after Tax Shown [Text] | rr_PerformanceTableOneClassOfAfterTaxShown | After-tax returns: -Are shown for Class A shares only and will vary for the other Classes of shares because these Classes have different expense ratios; | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | CLASS A | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | 4.25% | ||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | none | [1] | |||||||||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses: Transfer Agent | rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.19% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.21% | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.40% | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.41% | ||||||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.40% | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 561 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 851 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,162 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | $ 2,043 | ||||||||||
2008 | rr_AnnualReturn2008 | (49.39%) | ||||||||||
2009 | rr_AnnualReturn2009 | 40.09% | ||||||||||
2010 | rr_AnnualReturn2010 | 12.39% | ||||||||||
2011 | rr_AnnualReturn2011 | (16.51%) | ||||||||||
2012 | rr_AnnualReturn2012 | 15.40% | ||||||||||
2013 | rr_AnnualReturn2013 | 13.30% | ||||||||||
2014 | rr_AnnualReturn2014 | (1.41%) | ||||||||||
2015 | rr_AnnualReturn2015 | (2.11%) | ||||||||||
2016 | rr_AnnualReturn2016 | (7.10%) | ||||||||||
2017 | rr_AnnualReturn2017 | 34.46% | ||||||||||
Year to Date Return, Label | rr_YearToDateReturnLabel | year-to-date | ||||||||||
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return, Date | rr_BarChartYearToDateReturnDate | Sep. 30, 2018 | ||||||||||
Bar Chart, Year to Date Return | rr_BarChartYearToDateReturn | (6.92%) | ||||||||||
Highest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_HighestQuarterlyReturnLabel | BEST QUARTER | ||||||||||
Highest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturnDate | Jun. 30, 2009 | ||||||||||
Highest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartHighestQuarterlyReturn | 24.65% | ||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Label | rr_LowestQuarterlyReturnLabel | WORST QUARTER | ||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return, Date | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturnDate | Sep. 30, 2008 | ||||||||||
Lowest Quarterly Return | rr_BarChartLowestQuarterlyReturn | (27.28%) | ||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 28.78% | [3] | |||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 5.51% | [3] | |||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 0.04% | [3] | |||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | CLASS B | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
Shareholder Fees Column [Text] | rr_ShareholderFeesColumnName | (NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED TO NEW INVESTORS) | ||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | 4.00% | [4] | |||||||||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses: Transfer Agent | rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.27% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.47% | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.23% | ||||||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 2.22% | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 625 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 896 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,194 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 2,357 | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 225 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 696 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,194 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 2,357 | ||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 29.36% | ||||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 5.61% | ||||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | (0.14%) | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | CLASS C | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | 1.00% | [5] | |||||||||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 1.00% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses: Transfer Agent | rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.40% | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 2.16% | ||||||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 2.15% | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 318 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 675 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 1,158 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | 2,492 | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear01 | 218 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear03 | 675 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear05 | 1,158 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleNoRedemptionYear10 | $ 2,492 | ||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 32.51% | ||||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 5.66% | ||||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | (0.26%) | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | ADVISOR CLASS | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | none | ||||||||||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||||||||
Other Expenses: Transfer Agent | rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.19% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.21% | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.40% | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.16% | ||||||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.15% | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 117 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 367 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 637 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | $ 1,408 | ||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 34.87% | ||||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 6.72% | ||||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 0.75% | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | CLASS R | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | none | ||||||||||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.50% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses: Transfer Agent | rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.26% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.46% | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.72% | ||||||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.71% | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 174 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 541 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 932 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | $ 2,029 | ||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 34.10% | ||||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 6.14% | ||||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 0.22% | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | CLASS K | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | none | ||||||||||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | 0.25% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses: Transfer Agent | rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.21% | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.41% | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.42% | ||||||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.41% | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 144 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 448 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 775 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | $ 1,701 | ||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 34.49% | ||||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 6.47% | ||||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 0.51% | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | CLASS I | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) | rr_MaximumSalesChargeImposedOnPurchasesOverOfferingPrice | none | ||||||||||
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of offering price or redemption proceeds, whichever is lower) | rr_MaximumDeferredSalesChargeOverOther | none | ||||||||||
Exchange Fee | rr_ExchangeFeeOverRedemption | none | ||||||||||
Management Fees | rr_ManagementFeesOverAssets | 0.75% | ||||||||||
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees | rr_DistributionAndService12b1FeesOverAssets | none | ||||||||||
Other Expenses: Transfer Agent | rr_Component1OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.09% | ||||||||||
Other Expenses | rr_Component2OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.20% | ||||||||||
Total Other Expenses | rr_OtherExpensesOverAssets | 0.29% | ||||||||||
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | rr_AcquiredFundFeesAndExpensesOverAssets | 0.01% | ||||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses | rr_ExpensesOverAssets | 1.05% | ||||||||||
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_FeeWaiverOrReimbursementOverAssets | (0.01%) | [2] | |||||||||
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement | rr_NetExpensesOverAssets | 1.04% | ||||||||||
After 1 Year | rr_ExpenseExampleYear01 | $ 106 | ||||||||||
After 3 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear03 | 333 | ||||||||||
After 5 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear05 | 578 | ||||||||||
After 10 Years | rr_ExpenseExampleYear10 | $ 1,282 | ||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 35.02% | ||||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 6.90% | ||||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 0.92% | ||||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | Return After Taxes on Distributions | CLASS A | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 28.78% | [3] | |||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 5.43% | [3] | |||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | (0.09%) | [3] | |||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares | CLASS A | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 16.29% | [3] | |||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 4.30% | [3] | |||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 0.09% | [3] | |||||||||
AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND, INC. | MSCI ACWI Index (ex. U.S.) (Net) (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses, or taxes except the reinvestment of dividends of non-U.S. withholding taxes) | ||||||||||||
Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |||||||||||
1 YEAR | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear01 | 27.19% | ||||||||||
5 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear05 | 6.80% | ||||||||||
10 YEARS | rr_AverageAnnualReturnYear10 | 1.84% | ||||||||||
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Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | AB SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC FUND INC |
Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | Oct. 31, 2018 |
Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Oct. 26, 2018 |
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