AB Bond Fund, Inc.
AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
January 31, 2022 (unaudited)
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE 87.1% |
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Industrial 45.2% |
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Basic 2.1% |
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Arkema SA |
EUR | 200 | $ | 222,735 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 525 | 470,968 | |||||||
Inversiones CMPC SA |
905 | 912,104 | ||||||||
Sealed Air Corp. |
1,485 | 1,417,925 | ||||||||
Suzano Austria GmbH |
663 | 627,364 | ||||||||
3.75%, 01/15/2031 |
490 | 477,536 | ||||||||
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4,128,632 | ||||||||||
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Capital Goods 5.4% |
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CNH Industrial Capital LLC |
1,605 | 1,539,138 | ||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. |
780 | 788,955 | ||||||||
3.15%, 06/01/2025 |
715 | 743,875 | ||||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
1,305 | 1,446,908 | ||||||||
Republic Services, Inc. |
1,275 | 1,164,072 | ||||||||
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV |
960 | 929,063 | ||||||||
Trane Technologies Global Holding Co., Ltd. |
495 | 657,752 | ||||||||
Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA |
405 | 424,772 | ||||||||
Waste Management, Inc. |
470 | 427,040 | ||||||||
2.95%, 06/01/2041 |
710 | 694,831 | ||||||||
Xylem, Inc./NY |
1,725 | 1,677,380 | ||||||||
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10,493,786 | ||||||||||
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Communications - Media 1.4% |
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Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital |
450 | 423,806 | ||||||||
6.834%, 10/23/2055 |
630 | 838,179 | ||||||||
Prosus NV |
640 | 640,015 | ||||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
200 | 190,225 | ||||||||
Thomson Reuters Corp. |
570 | 704,962 | ||||||||
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2,797,187 | ||||||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Communications - Telecommunications 4.9% |
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AT&T, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 397 | $ | 425,655 | ||||||
5.15%, 03/15/2042 |
148 | 176,953 | ||||||||
British Telecommunications PLC |
760 | 1,087,595 | ||||||||
Corning, Inc. |
62 | 70,982 | ||||||||
5.35%, 11/15/2048 |
820 | 1,076,297 | ||||||||
5.45%, 11/15/2079 |
280 | 348,979 | ||||||||
Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA |
725 | 683,902 | ||||||||
T-Mobile USA, Inc. |
1,765 | 1,691,375 | ||||||||
Telefonica Emisiones SA |
775 | 899,156 | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. |
1,135 | 1,059,577 | ||||||||
3.875%, 02/08/2029 |
835 | 899,883 | ||||||||
Vodafone Group PLC |
930 | 993,701 | ||||||||
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9,414,055 | ||||||||||
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Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 2.7% |
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Aptiv PLC |
180 | 196,790 | ||||||||
Daimler AG |
EUR | 160 | 179,877 | |||||||
General Motors Co. |
U.S.$ | 260 | 289,274 | |||||||
5.95%, 04/01/2049 |
395 | 500,855 | ||||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc. |
365 | 348,217 | ||||||||
3.10%, 01/12/2032 |
970 | 949,846 | ||||||||
3.60%, 06/21/2030 |
721 | 740,331 | ||||||||
3.85%, 01/05/2028 |
435 | 457,027 | ||||||||
Lear Corp. |
1,165 | 1,110,286 | ||||||||
3.80%, 09/15/2027 |
432 | 456,776 | ||||||||
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5,229,279 | ||||||||||
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Consumer Cyclical - Other 1.2% |
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DR Horton, Inc. |
1,355 | 1,373,219 | ||||||||
Owens Corning |
845 | 904,372 | ||||||||
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2,277,591 | ||||||||||
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Consumer Cyclical - Retailers 1.5% |
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Home Depot, Inc. (The) |
1,425 | 1,367,969 | ||||||||
Lowes Cos., Inc. |
665 | 680,611 | ||||||||
5.50%, 10/15/2035 |
660 | 828,498 | ||||||||
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2,877,078 | ||||||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Consumer Non-Cyclical 13.3% |
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Abbott Laboratories |
U.S.$ | 1,065 | $ | 1,297,001 | ||||||
AbbVie, Inc. |
1,015 | 1,222,534 | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. |
805 | 899,619 | ||||||||
AstraZeneca PLC |
445 | 626,218 | ||||||||
Baxter International, Inc. |
1,405 | 1,424,942 | ||||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. |
1,130 | 1,133,839 | ||||||||
Biogen, Inc. |
1,485 | 1,399,282 | ||||||||
3.15%, 05/01/2050 |
150 | 132,926 | ||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. |
465 | 536,585 | ||||||||
5.25%, 08/15/2043 |
400 | 501,893 | ||||||||
Cigna Corp. |
410 | 392,978 | ||||||||
3.05%, 10/15/2027 |
820 | 846,748 | ||||||||
4.80%, 08/15/2038 |
160 | 184,095 | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. |
900 | 1,038,645 | ||||||||
4.875%, 07/20/2035 |
1,305 | 1,530,290 | ||||||||
Danaher Corp. |
225 | 198,662 | ||||||||
4.375%, 09/15/2045 |
610 | 704,638 | ||||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. |
EUR | 1,200 | 1,278,970 | |||||||
Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 945 | 918,658 | |||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
1,545 | 1,571,237 | ||||||||
GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc. |
165 | 189,880 | ||||||||
HCA, Inc. |
425 | 393,842 | ||||||||
5.50%, 06/15/2047 |
735 | 887,240 | ||||||||
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals |
200 | 191,302 | ||||||||
Koninklijke Philips NV |
725 | 874,036 | ||||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
1,800 | 1,760,433 | ||||||||
Pfizer, Inc. |
695 | 652,923 | ||||||||
4.125%, 12/15/2046 |
775 | 901,359 | ||||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
1,275 | 1,216,533 | ||||||||
Zoetis, Inc. |
755 | 717,788 | ||||||||
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25,625,096 | ||||||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Energy 0.6% |
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Contemporary Ruiding Development Ltd. |
U.S.$ | 205 | $ | 200,148 | ||||||
Sweihan PV Power Co. PJSC |
965 | 929,536 | ||||||||
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1,129,684 | ||||||||||
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Services 2.5% |
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Global Payments, Inc. |
1,750 | 1,714,860 | ||||||||
IHS Markit Ltd. |
58 | 64,521 | ||||||||
Mastercard, Inc. |
845 | 952,055 | ||||||||
Moodys Corp. |
1,125 | 909,231 | ||||||||
2.75%, 08/19/2041 |
359 | 327,470 | ||||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc. |
900 | 896,612 | ||||||||
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4,864,749 | ||||||||||
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Technology 9.6% |
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Autodesk, Inc. |
1,570 | 1,501,242 | ||||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. |
1,460 | 1,421,140 | ||||||||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp. |
1,545 | 1,564,662 | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc./Delaware |
1,075 | 1,429,316 | ||||||||
5.90%, 02/15/2039 |
50 | 68,564 | ||||||||
Intel Corp. |
1,580 | 1,435,940 | ||||||||
International Business Machines Corp. |
625 | 680,481 | ||||||||
4.25%, 05/15/2049 |
200 | 226,146 | ||||||||
KLA Corp. |
640 | 811,199 | ||||||||
Lam Research Corp. |
1,220 | 1,137,927 | ||||||||
3.125%, 06/15/2060 |
480 | 453,198 | ||||||||
Micron Technology, Inc. |
1,610 | 1,541,576 | ||||||||
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc. |
515 | 527,396 | ||||||||
3.25%, 05/11/2041(a) |
705 | 677,373 | ||||||||
Oracle Corp. |
480 | 444,322 | ||||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
1,465 | 1,738,454 | ||||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc. |
642 | 609,401 | ||||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. |
1,785 | 1,721,034 | ||||||||
Western Digital Corp. |
131 | 126,608 | ||||||||
3.10%, 02/01/2032 |
412 | 394,113 | ||||||||
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18,510,092 | ||||||||||
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87,347,229 | ||||||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Financial Institutions 34.1% |
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Banking 22.6% |
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ABN AMRO Bank NV |
U.S.$ | 1,800 | $ | 1,740,697 | ||||||
4.80%, 04/18/2026(a) |
600 | 647,598 | ||||||||
Banco Santander SA |
1,000 | 941,200 | ||||||||
4.25%, 04/11/2027 |
400 | 429,238 | ||||||||
5.179%, 11/19/2025 |
600 | 653,184 | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. |
535 | 539,607 | ||||||||
2.572%, 10/20/2032 |
325 | 315,081 | ||||||||
2.884%, 10/22/2030 |
470 | 470,673 | ||||||||
3.194%, 07/23/2030 |
190 | 194,242 | ||||||||
4.078%, 04/23/2040 |
835 | 913,432 | ||||||||
Series JJ |
425 | 437,606 | ||||||||
Series Z |
45 | 48,391 | ||||||||
BNP Paribas SA |
1,475 | 1,398,845 | ||||||||
2.871%, 04/19/2032(a) |
200 | 194,441 | ||||||||
6.625%, 03/25/2024(a) (b) |
200 | 210,996 | ||||||||
6.75%, 03/14/2022(a) (b) |
200 | 201,065 | ||||||||
7.375%, 08/19/2025(a) (b) |
470 | 524,539 | ||||||||
BPCE SA |
480 | 464,794 | ||||||||
4.625%, 07/11/2024(a) |
855 | 901,226 | ||||||||
5.15%, 07/21/2024(a) |
375 | 399,724 | ||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. |
960 | 959,205 | ||||||||
2.904%, 11/03/2042 |
1,005 | 940,521 | ||||||||
5.316%, 03/26/2041 |
410 | 514,240 | ||||||||
Series Y |
887 | 866,254 | ||||||||
Cooperatieve Rabobank UA |
1,160 | 1,216,694 | ||||||||
4.00%, 04/10/2029(a) |
800 | 828,062 | ||||||||
4.375%, 06/29/2027(a) (b) |
EUR | 200 | 239,397 | |||||||
Credit Agricole SA |
200 | 215,378 | ||||||||
1.247%, 01/26/2027(a) |
U.S.$ | 1,285 | 1,225,551 | |||||||
Danske Bank A/S |
1,425 | 1,365,100 | ||||||||
Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY |
920 | 887,867 | ||||||||
2.311%, 11/16/2027 |
877 | 851,378 | ||||||||
DNB Bank ASA |
200 | 201,494 |
5
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
U.S.$ | 805 | $ | 783,422 | ||||||
2.615%, 04/22/2032 |
410 | 397,248 | ||||||||
3.691%, 06/05/2028 |
500 | 525,652 | ||||||||
4.223%, 05/01/2029 |
350 | 376,969 | ||||||||
4.411%, 04/23/2039 |
465 | 524,215 | ||||||||
5.95%, 01/15/2027 |
230 | 264,584 | ||||||||
ING Groep NV |
950 | 923,937 | ||||||||
2.727%, 04/01/2032 |
540 | 527,962 | ||||||||
6.50%, 04/16/2025(b) |
680 | 728,558 | ||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
460 | 477,086 | ||||||||
Series XR |
1,170 | 1,219,747 | ||||||||
KBC Group NV |
EUR | 800 | 884,463 | |||||||
Lloyds Banking Group PLC |
U.S.$ | 310 | 323,663 | |||||||
4.65%, 03/24/2026 |
630 | 678,169 | ||||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
EUR | 200 | 223,124 | |||||||
Morgan Stanley |
U.S.$ | 907 | 904,777 | |||||||
Series GMTN |
495 | 535,179 | ||||||||
Series I |
835 | 809,491 | ||||||||
Natwest Group PLC |
935 | 942,301 | ||||||||
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. |
1,190 | 1,266,626 | ||||||||
Santander UK Group Holdings PLC |
886 | 872,459 | ||||||||
Societe Generale SA |
960 | 948,411 | ||||||||
2.889%, 06/09/2032(a) |
1,480 | 1,406,543 | ||||||||
Standard Chartered PLC |
955 | 936,704 | ||||||||
2.608%, 01/12/2028(a) |
920 | 906,908 | ||||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
920 | 910,640 | ||||||||
Svenska Handelsbanken AB |
1,000 | 1,013,711 | ||||||||
UBS Group AG |
890 | 920,544 | ||||||||
UniCredit SpA |
419 | 398,990 | ||||||||
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43,569,803 | ||||||||||
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Insurance 4.7% |
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Allianz SE |
1,400 | 1,293,262 | ||||||||
American International Group, Inc. |
1,045 | 1,516,297 |
6
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Assicurazioni Generali SpA |
EUR | 545 | $ | 625,200 | ||||||
2.429%, 07/14/2031(a) |
470 | 542,166 | ||||||||
Centene Corp. |
U.S.$ | 708 | 663,328 | |||||||
Humana, Inc. |
635 | 590,830 | ||||||||
4.50%, 04/01/2025 |
660 | 707,183 | ||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. |
1,150 | 1,184,043 | ||||||||
Voya Financial, Inc. |
1,768 | 1,813,677 | ||||||||
Zurich Finance Ireland Designated Activity Co. |
200 | 187,740 | ||||||||
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9,123,726 | ||||||||||
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REITs 6.8% |
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. |
385 | 357,010 | ||||||||
American Homes 4 Rent LP |
845 | 790,024 | ||||||||
American Tower Corp. |
475 | 412,489 | ||||||||
3.70%, 10/15/2049 |
510 | 505,108 | ||||||||
3.80%, 08/15/2029 |
285 | 300,845 | ||||||||
Boston Properties LP |
1,400 | 1,547,268 | ||||||||
Digital Dutch Finco BV |
EUR | 800 | 841,575 | |||||||
Healthcare Trust of America Holdings LP |
U.S.$ | 1,325 | 1,347,489 | |||||||
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. |
677 | 648,020 | ||||||||
3.50%, 07/15/2029 |
860 | 904,185 | ||||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. |
765 | 725,726 | ||||||||
Prologis LP |
1,155 | 1,040,664 | ||||||||
3.00%, 04/15/2050 |
240 | 233,704 | ||||||||
SITE Centers Corp. |
453 | 475,245 | ||||||||
Vornado Realty LP |
950 | 934,989 | ||||||||
Welltower, Inc. |
1,155 | 1,109,914 | ||||||||
4.95%, 09/01/2048 |
765 | 949,453 | ||||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. |
75 | 102,150 | ||||||||
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13,225,858 | ||||||||||
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65,919,387 | ||||||||||
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Utility 7.8% |
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Electric 7.3% |
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Avangrid, Inc. |
1,515 | 1,566,685 |
7
Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Commonwealth Edison Co. |
U.S.$ | 205 | $ | 194,252 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. |
225 | 271,219 | ||||||||
4.50%, 05/15/2058 |
855 | 1,000,320 | ||||||||
Series A |
155 | 168,692 | ||||||||
Consorcio Transmantaro SA |
890 | 956,750 | ||||||||
EDP Finance BV |
1,685 | 1,583,000 | ||||||||
Enel Finance International NV |
1,270 | 1,180,923 | ||||||||
6.80%, 09/15/2037(a) |
280 | 377,028 | ||||||||
Engie SA |
EUR | 200 | 239,226 | |||||||
Exelon Generation Co. LLC |
U.S.$ | 640 | 778,943 | |||||||
Florida Power & Light Co. |
85 | 96,447 | ||||||||
5.69%, 03/01/2040 |
160 | 216,496 | ||||||||
Iberdrola International BV |
EUR | 1,100 | 1,198,693 | |||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 897 | 867,611 | |||||||
2.25%, 06/01/2030 |
440 | 423,986 | ||||||||
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. |
1,090 | 1,024,391 | ||||||||
Orsted AS |
EUR | 600 | 693,593 | |||||||
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. |
U.S.$ | 1,275 | 1,195,394 | |||||||
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14,033,649 | ||||||||||
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Other Utility 0.5% |
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American Water Capital Corp. |
735 | 718,779 | ||||||||
3.45%, 05/01/2050 |
195 | 195,655 | ||||||||
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914,434 | ||||||||||
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14,948,083 | ||||||||||
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Total Corporates - Investment Grade |
168,214,699 | |||||||||
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CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE 5.2% |
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Industrial 4.1% |
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Basic 0.1% |
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Olympus Water US Holding Corp. |
EUR | 173 | 188,640 | |||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
Capital Goods 0.7% |
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Clean Harbors, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 95 | $ | 97,412 | ||||||
GFL Environmental, Inc. |
251 | 239,077 | ||||||||
5.125%, 12/15/2026(a) |
445 | 460,169 | ||||||||
Paprec Holding |
EUR | 435 | 477,475 | |||||||
|
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1,274,133 | ||||||||||
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Communications - Media 0.4% |
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CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp. |
U.S.$ | 889 | 874,384 | |||||||
|
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Communications - Telecommunications 0.2% |
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Telefonica Europe BV |
EUR | 300 | 312,874 | |||||||
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Consumer Cyclical - Automotive 1.3% |
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Dana, Inc. |
U.S.$ | 935 | 909,198 | |||||||
Faurecia SE |
EUR | 775 | 849,003 | |||||||
Ford Motor Co. |
U.S.$ | 871 | 830,401 | |||||||
|
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2,588,602 | ||||||||||
|
|
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Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.9% |
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DaVita, Inc. |
470 | 457,387 | ||||||||
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. |
985 | 909,828 | ||||||||
US Acute Care Solutions LLC |
455 | 457,019 | ||||||||
|
|
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1,824,234 | ||||||||||
|
|
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Energy 0.4% |
||||||||||
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. |
690 | 692,522 | ||||||||
|
|
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Services 0.1% |
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Block, Inc. |
200 | 190,514 | ||||||||
|
|
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7,945,903 | ||||||||||
|
|
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Financial Institutions 1.1% |
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Banking 1.1% |
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Banco Santander SA |
600 | 637,571 | ||||||||
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA |
730 | 760,045 | ||||||||
Societe Generale SA |
645 | 729,727 | ||||||||
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|
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2,127,343 | ||||||||||
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|
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Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade |
10,073,246 | |||||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
U.S. $ Value | |||||||||
EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS 2.4% |
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Industrial 2.0% |
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Basic 0.9% |
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Klabin Austria GmbH |
U.S.$ | 2,040 | $ | 1,828,615 | ||||||
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Communications - Telecommunications 0.2% |
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HTA Group Ltd./Mauritius |
430 | 445,937 | ||||||||
|
|
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Energy 0.3% |
||||||||||
ReNew Power Pvt Ltd. |
530 | 535,962 | ||||||||
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Services 0.6% |
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MercadoLibre, Inc. |
990 | 891,594 | ||||||||
StoneCo Ltd. |
226 | 189,812 | ||||||||
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|
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1,081,406 | ||||||||||
|
|
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3,891,920 | ||||||||||
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|
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Financial Institutions 0.4% |
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Banking 0.4% |
||||||||||
IndusInd Bank Ltd./Gift City |
200 | 199,788 | ||||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island |
480 | 453,090 | ||||||||
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652,878 | ||||||||||
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|
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Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds |
4,544,798 | |||||||||
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GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS 0.5% |
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Chile 0.5% |
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Chile Government International Bond |
935 | 900,697 | ||||||||
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS 0.0% |
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United States 0.0% |
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
65 | 83,677 | ||||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.5% |
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Investment Companies 2.5% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - AB Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.01%(c) (d) (e) |
4,850,294 | $ | 4,850,294 | |||||||
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Principal |
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Time Deposits 0.0% |
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Citibank, London |
EUR | 64 | 72,385 | |||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments |
4,922,679 | |||||||||
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Total Investments 97.7% |
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188,739,796 | ||||||||
Other assets less liabilities 2.3% |
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4,431,308 | ||||||||
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Net Assets 100.0% |
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$ | 193,171,104 | |||||||
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FUTURES
Description | Number of Contracts |
Expiration Month |
Current Notional |
Value and Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | ||||||||||||||||
Purchased Contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures | 8 | March 2022 | $ | 1,245,000 | $ | (17,438 | ) | |||||||||||||
U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures | 101 | March 2022 | 12,039,516 | (55,664 | ) | |||||||||||||||
U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures | 48 | March 2022 | 9,069,000 | (202,280 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Sold Contracts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Euro-Bund Futures | 5 | March 2022 | 949,933 | 30,389 | ||||||||||||||||
Euro-Schatz Futures | 15 | March 2022 | 1,885,290 | 2,275 | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures | 64 | March 2022 | 9,141,000 | 734 | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | (241,984 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Counterparty | Contracts to Deliver (000) |
In Exchange For (000) |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
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Bank of America, NA | EUR | 8,635 | USD | 9,996 | 02/10/2022 | $ | 293,533 |
(a) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At January 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $53,176,952 or 27.5% of net assets. |
(b) | Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date. |
(c) | To obtain a copy of the funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618. |
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(d) | Affiliated investments. |
(e) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
(f) | As of January 31, 2022, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $333,579 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(8,534,114), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $(8,200,535). |
Currency Abbreviations:
EUR Euro
USD United States Dollar
Glossary:
CBT Chicago Board of Trade
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
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COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1
January 31, 2022 (unaudited)
63.9 | % | United States | ||
5.6 | % | France | ||
4.1 | % | Netherlands | ||
4.0 | % | United Kingdom | ||
3.0 | % | Italy | ||
2.7 | % | Spain | ||
2.7 | % | Germany | ||
1.9 | % | Brazil | ||
1.3 | % | Chile | ||
1.2 | % | China | ||
1.1 | % | Denmark | ||
0.8 | % | Portugal | ||
0.7 | % | Canada | ||
4.4 | % | Other | ||
2.6 | % | Short-Term | ||
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100.0 | % | Total Investments | ||
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1 | All data are as of January 31, 2022. The Funds country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see Portfolio of Investments section of the report for additional details). Other country weightings represent 0.6% or less in the following: Argentina, Belgium, India, Japan, Norway, Peru, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and United Republic of Tanzania. |
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AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio
January 31, 2022 (unaudited)
In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which are then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3.
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.
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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of January 31, 2022:
Investments in Securities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Corporates - Investment Grade | $ | -0- | $ | 168,214,699 | $ | -0- | $ | 168,214,699 | ||||||||
Corporates - Non-Investment Grade | -0- | 10,073,246 | -0- | 10,073,246 | ||||||||||||
Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds | -0- | 4,544,798 | -0- | 4,544,798 | ||||||||||||
Governments - Sovereign Bonds | -0- | 900,697 | -0- | 900,697 | ||||||||||||
Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds | -0- | 83,677 | -0- | 83,677 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment Companies |
4,850,294 | -0- | -0- | 4,850,294 | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits |
-0- | 72,385 | -0- | 72,385 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments in Securities | 4,850,294 | 183,889,502 | -0- | 188,739,796 | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments*: | ||||||||||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||||||
Futures | 33,398 | -0- | -0- | 33,398 | ||||||||||||
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts | -0- | 293,533 | -0- | 293,533 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities | ||||||||||||||||
Futures | (275,382 | ) | -0- | -0- | (275,382 | ) | ||||||||||
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Total | $ | 4,608,310 | $ | 184,183,035 | $ | -0- | $ | 188,791,345 | ||||||||
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* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value. |
A summary of the Funds transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended January 31, 2022 is as follows:
Fund | Market Value 10/31/21 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales (000) |
Market Value (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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Government Money Market Portfolio | $ | 5,565 | $ | 23,878 | $ | 24,593 | $ | 4,850 | $ | 0 | * |
* | Amount is less than $500. |
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