N-CSR/A 1 d480145dncsra.htm AB GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION FUND, INC. AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-00134

 

 

AB GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2022

Date of reporting period: November 30, 2022

 

 

Explanatory Note:

Enclosed for filing you will find an amended Form N-CSR of the registrant’s original 2022 Form N-CSR filing of the referenced period. The purpose of this amended filing is to update Item 11 (b) and Item 13 (which is addressed in exhibits labeled Exhibit 12 (b)(1) and Exhibit 12 (b)(2) in the original filings). Except as set forth above, no other changes have been made to the Form N-CSR, and this amended filing does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosure found in the Form N-CSR.

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


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ANNUAL REPORT

AB GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION FUND

 

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Investment Products Offered  

  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. AB publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund monthly at www.abfunds.com.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

The [A/B] logo is a registered service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein® is a registered service mark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


 

FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB Global Risk Allocation Fund (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

At AB, we’re striving to help our clients achieve better outcomes by:

 

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Fostering diverse perspectives that give us a distinctive approach to navigating global capital markets

 

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Applying differentiated investment insights through a connected global research network

 

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Embracing innovation to design better ways to invest and leading-edge mutual-fund solutions

Whether you’re an individual investor or a multibillion-dollar institution, we’re putting our knowledge and experience to work for you every day.

For more information about AB’s comprehensive range of products and shareholder resources, please log on to www.abfunds.com.

Thank you for your investment in AB mutual funds—and for placing your trust in our firm.

Sincerely,

 

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Onur Erzan

President and Chief Executive Officer, AB Mutual Funds

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

January 10, 2023

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Global Risk Allocation Fund for the annual reporting period ended November 30, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is total return consistent with reasonable risks through a combination of income and long-term growth of capital.

NAV RETURNS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    6 Months      12 Months  
AB GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION FUND1     
Class A Shares     -5.27%        -4.79%  
Class C Shares     -5.57%        -5.47%  
Advisor Class Shares2     -5.11%        -4.49%  
Class R Shares2     -5.40%        -5.08%  
Class K Shares2     -5.28%        -4.82%  
Class I Shares2     -5.06%        -4.46%  
Primary Benchmark: MSCI World Index     -1.77%        -10.86%  
Blended Benchmark:
60% MSCI World Index / 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index
    -3.46%        -13.06%  
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index     -6.34%        -16.82%  

 

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The returns shown are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the returns shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect adjustments made to the net asset values in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

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Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Fund.

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its primary benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index, and its blended benchmark, a 60% / 40% blend of MSCI World Index / Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index, respectively, for the six- and 12-month periods ended November 30, 2022. The table also includes the individual performance of the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index.

Over the 12-month period, all share classes of the Fund outperformed both the primary and blended benchmarks, before sales charges. During the six-month period, all share classes of the Fund underperformed both the primary and blended benchmarks, before sales charges. The Fund is

 

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strategically diversified in multi-asset exposures, and therefore has a larger exposure to inflation-sensitive assets, such as commodities, than both the primary and blended benchmarks. As commodities strongly outperformed over the 12-month period, this allocation contributed to relative returns. Conversely, as commodities strongly underperformed over the six-month period, this allocation detracted from returns and offset the relatively stronger performance of both equity and interest-rate exposures.

During the 12-month period, commodity exposure contributed, while interest-rate and global equity exposure detracted on an absolute basis. During the six-month period, commodity and interest-rate exposures detracted from performance, while global equity exposures added to returns.

The Fund utilized derivatives for hedging and investment purposes. During both periods, currency forwards and credit default swaps added to absolute returns, while interest rate swaps and written options detracted. Futures detracted for the six-month period and added for the 12-month period. Variance swaps detracted during the 12-month period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

US, international and emerging-market stocks declined during the six- and 12-month periods ended November 30, 2022. The global economic outlook deteriorated as persistent inflation and increasingly hawkish central banks—led by the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”)—elevated investor concern that rapidly rising borrowing costs would slow economic growth significantly and tip global economies into recession. Volatility increased and stocks pulled back as the Fed implemented four consecutive 0.75% interest-rate increases. Equity markets began to rebound at the end of the period, after some early evidence of easing inflationary pressures raised hopes that the Fed and other key central banks would soon slow the pace of rate hikes and review the impact of higher rates over a longer time horizon. Against a backdrop of rising rates, growth stocks came under pressure throughout most of the period.

Fixed-income government bond market yields increased rapidly, and bond prices fell in all developed markets until November, when markets rallied on lower-than-expected inflation. Most major central banks aggressively tightened monetary policy by raising short-term interest rates and ending bond purchases to combat high and persistent inflation. Developed-market government bonds fell the most in the UK and eurozone, and by the least in Japan. In credit-risk sectors, securitized assets generally outperformed corporate bonds. Investment-grade corporate bonds trailed developed-market treasuries, underperforming in the US against US Treasuries, while outperforming in the eurozone relative to eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds in the US and eurozone outperformed respective treasury markets. Emerging-market sovereign bonds hedged to

 

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the US dollar materially underperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade corporate bonds slightly outperformed investment-grade corporates. Emerging-market local-currency bonds lagged as the US dollar advanced against all developed-market currencies and the vast majority of emerging-market currencies. Brent crude oil prices ended higher, even as prices fell later in the period on global growth concerns and reduced demand.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team uses proprietary quantitative signals along with fundamental research insights when allocating risk to equities, interest-rate exposure and inflation-sensitive assets. Over the 12-month period, the Fund maintained its overweight in risk allocation to equities. The Fund also maintained an overweight to inflation-sensitive exposures relative to interest-rate exposures. Within interest-rate allocation, the Fund maintained the biggest exposure to US duration.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests dynamically in a number of global asset classes, including equity/credit, fixed-income and inflation-sensitive instruments. In making decisions on the allocation of assets among asset classes, the Adviser will use a risk-balanced approach. This strategy attempts to provide investors with favorable long-term total return while minimizing exposure to material downside (“tail”) events. To execute this strategy, the Adviser assesses the volatility, tail loss and return potential of each asset. Fund assets are then allocated among asset classes so that no asset class dominates the expected tail loss of the Fund. This will generally result in the Fund having greater exposures to lower risk asset classes (such as fixed income) than to higher risk asset classes. The Adviser will make frequent adjustments to the Fund’s asset class exposures based on its determinations of volatility, tail loss and return potential.

The asset classes in which the Fund may invest include:

 

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equity/credit: equity securities of all types and corporate fixed-income securities (regardless of credit quality, but subject to the limitations on high-yield securities set forth below)

 

 

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fixed-income: fixed-income securities of the US and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities

 

 

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inflation-sensitive: global inflation-indexed securities (including Treasury inflation-protected securities) and commodity-related instruments and derivatives (including commodity futures).

 

The Fund’s investments within each asset class are generally index-based—typically, portfolios of individual securities, derivatives or

 

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exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) intended to track the performance of segments within each particular asset class. The inflation-sensitive asset class consists of instruments, the prices of which are affected directly or indirectly by the level and change in the rate of inflation, such as commodity derivatives.

Equity securities will comprise no more than 75% of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with a range of maturities from short- to long-term. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its assets in high-yield securities (securities rated below BBB- by S&P Global Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or Fitch Ratings, or the equivalent by any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization, which are commonly known as “junk bonds”). As an operating policy, the Fund will invest no more than 5% of its assets in securities rated CCC- or below.

The Fund’s investments will generally be global in nature, and will generally include investments in both developed and emerging markets. The Fund typically invests at least 40% of its assets in securities of non-US companies and/or foreign countries and their agencies and instrumentalities unless conditions are not deemed favorable by the Adviser, in which case the Fund will invest at least 30% of its assets in such foreign securities.

Derivatives, particularly futures contracts and swaps, often provide more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and the Fund’s exposure to certain types of assets may at times be achieved partially or substantially through investment in derivatives. Derivatives transactions may also be a quicker and more efficient way to alter the Fund’s exposure than buying and selling direct investments. In determining when and to what extent to enter into derivatives transactions, the Adviser considers factors such as the risk and returns of these investments relative to direct investments and the cost of such transactions.

Because derivatives transactions frequently require cash outlays that are only a small portion of the amount of exposure obtained through the derivative, a portion of the Fund’s assets may be held in cash or invested in cash equivalents to cover the Fund’s derivatives obligations, such as short-term US government and agency securities, repurchase agreements and money market funds. At times, a combination of direct securities investments and derivatives will be used to gain asset class exposure so that the Fund’s aggregate exposure will substantially exceed its net assets (i.e., so that the Fund is effectively leveraged). In addition, the Fund may at times invest in shares of ETFs in lieu of making direct investments in securities.

 

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While the Fund may seek to gain exposure to physical commodities traded in the commodities markets through investments in a variety of derivative instruments, the Adviser expects that the Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodities and commodities-related instruments and derivatives primarily through investments in AllianceBernstein Global Risk Allocation (Cayman) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary is advised by the Adviser and has the same investment objective and substantially similar investment policies and restrictions as the Fund except that the Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest without limitation in commodities and commodities-related instruments. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with the commodities, derivatives and other instruments in which the Subsidiary invests, to the extent of its investment in the Subsidiary. The Fund limits its investment in the Subsidiary to no more than 25% of its total assets. Investment in the Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with commodity exposure within the limitations of federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund.

Currency exchange rate fluctuations can have a dramatic impact on returns. The Adviser may seek to hedge all or a portion of the Fund’s currency exposure resulting from Fund investments or decide not to hedge this exposure. The Adviser may also cause the Fund to take on currency exposure for purposes other than hedging, relying on its fundamental and quantitative research with the goal of increasing returns or managing risk. Currency-related investments may include currencies acquired on a spot (i.e., cash) basis and currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts and options on currencies.

 

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The MSCI World Index and the Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index are unmanaged and do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The MSCI World Index (free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted) represents the equity market performance of developed markets. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Bond Index represents the performance of the global investment-grade developed fixed-income markets. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations, and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices, any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed or produced by MSCI. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or average, and their results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of its investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market.

Allocation Risk: The allocation of investments among asset classes may have a significant effect on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) when the asset classes in which the Fund has invested more heavily perform worse than the asset classes invested in less heavily.

Interest-Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the end of a recent period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Commodity Risk: Investing in commodities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, either directly or through the Subsidiary, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with ratings below investment-grade, commonly known as “junk bonds”, tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest-rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade or dispose of than other types of securities.

Foreign (Non-US) Risk: Investments in securities of non-US issuers may involve more risk than those of US issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns.

Emerging-Market Risk: Investments in emerging-market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid as well as being subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Subsidiary Risk: By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and, unless otherwise noted in the Fund’s prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and the Fund and the Subsidiary are managed by the Adviser, making it unlikely the Subsidiary will take actions contrary to the interests of the Fund or its shareholders. In addition, changes in federal tax laws applicable to the Fund or interpretations thereof could limit the Fund’s ability to gain exposure to commodities investments through investments in the Subsidiary.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund.

Leverage Risk: Because the Fund uses leveraging techniques, its NAV may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Inflation Risk: This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

These risks are fully discussed in the Fund’s prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.abfunds.com.

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE FUND (unaudited)

11/30/2012 TO 11/30/2022

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Global Risk Allocation Fund Class A shares (from 11/30/2012 to 11/30/2022) as compared to the performance of the Fund’s benchmarks. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 4.25% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES    
1 Year     -4.79%       -8.82%  
5 Years     4.18%       3.29%  
10 Years     4.18%       3.73%  
CLASS C SHARES    
1 Year     -5.47%       -6.33%  
5 Years     3.41%       3.41%  
10 Years1     3.41%       3.41%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2    
1 Year     -4.49%       -4.49%  
5 Years     4.45%       4.45%  
10 Years     4.45%       4.45%  
CLASS R SHARES2    
1 Year     -5.08%       -5.08%  
5 Years     3.83%       3.83%  
10 Years     3.84%       3.84%  
CLASS K SHARES2    
1 Year     -4.82%       -4.82%  
5 Years     4.15%       4.15%  
10 Years     4.16%       4.16%  
CLASS I SHARES2    
1 Year     -4.46%       -4.46%  
5 Years     4.49%       4.49%  
10 Years     4.56%       4.56%  

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.29%, 2.05%, 1.04%, 1.66%, 1.35% and 1.02% for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

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Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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These share classes are offered at NAV to eligible investors and their SEC returns are the same as their NAV returns. Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Fund.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

DECEMBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -13.79%  
5 Years      2.48%  
10 Years      3.42%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -11.48%  
5 Years      2.59%  
10 Years1      3.09%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2   
1 Year      -9.78%  
5 Years      3.62%  
10 Years      4.13%  
CLASS R SHARES2   
1 Year      -10.29%  
5 Years      3.01%  
10 Years      3.52%  
CLASS K SHARES2   
1 Year      -10.07%  
5 Years      3.33%  
10 Years      3.83%  
CLASS I SHARES2   
1 Year      -9.74%  
5 Years      3.67%  
10 Years      4.23%  

 

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Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Fund.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions. Therefore, the hypothetical example is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
June 1,
2022
    Ending
Account
Value
November 30,
2022
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
    Total
Expenses
Paid
During
Period+
    Total
Annualized
Expense
Ratio+
 
Class A            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 946.20     $ 6.34       1.30   $ 6.49       1.33

Hypothetical**

  $     1,000     $     1,018.55     $     6.58       1.30   $     6.73       1.33

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
June 1,
2022
    Ending
Account
Value
November 30,
2022
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
    Total
Expenses
Paid
During
Period+
    Total
Annualized
Expense
Ratio+
 
Class C            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 943.10     $ 9.99       2.05   $ 10.13       2.08

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $     1,014.79     $     10.35       2.05   $     10.50       2.08
Advisor Class            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 947.30     $ 5.13       1.05   $ 5.27       1.08

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,019.80     $ 5.32       1.05   $ 5.47       1.08
Class R            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 944.90     $ 8.04       1.65   $ 8.19       1.68

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,016.80     $ 8.34       1.65   $ 8.49       1.68
Class K            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 946.10     $ 6.59       1.35   $ 6.73       1.38

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,018.30     $ 6.83       1.35   $ 6.98       1.38
Class I            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 947.70     $ 5.03       1.03   $ 5.18       1.06

Hypothetical**

  $     1,000     $     1,019.90     $ 5.22       1.03   $ 5.37       1.06

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

+

In connection with the Fund’s investments in affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Fund’s total expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratio plus the Fund’s pro rata share of the weighted average expense ratio of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios in which it invests, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

November 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $238.6

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

The Fund’s security type and country breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) 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 0.3% or less in the following: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Finland, Ireland, Jordan, Mongolia, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Zambia.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (continued)

November 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS1

 

Security    U.S. $ Value      Percent of
Net Assets
 
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index    $ 63,910,727        26.8
Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond Series 21      18,942,361        7.9  
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF – Class E      6,639,422        2.8  
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF      2,999,261        1.3  
VanEck Vectors JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF – Class E      2,376,005        1.0  
Vanguard Real Estate ETF      2,172,053        0.9  
Mexico Government International Bond      1,148,759        0.5  
Synopsys, Inc.      330,712        0.1  
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.      308,984        0.1  
Costco Wholesale Corp.      272,321        0.1  
   $   99,100,605        41.5

 

1

Long-term investments.

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

November 30, 2022

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES – 34.7%

 

    

Japan – 7.9%

      

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond
Series 21
0.10%, 03/10/2026

    JPY       2,518,341      $ 18,942,361  
      

 

 

 

United States – 26.8%

      

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.375%, 07/15/2025 (TIPS)(a)

    U.S.$       59,502        57,336,157  

0.375%, 01/15/2027 (TIPS)

      6,917        6,574,570  
      

 

 

 
         63,910,727  
      

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $90,892,408)

         82,853,088  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

COMMON STOCKS – 27.0%

      

Information Technology – 4.4%

      

Communications Equipment – 0.2%

      

Cisco Systems, Inc.

      2,148        106,799  

F5, Inc.(b)

      462        71,430  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

      2,077        69,039  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

      840        228,648  

Nokia Oyj

      5,115        25,201  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson – Class B

      4,594        28,996  
      

 

 

 
         530,113  
      

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.4%

      

Amphenol Corp. – Class A

      2,168        174,372  

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(b)

      775        84,274  

Avnet, Inc.

      1,566        70,736  

CDW Corp./DE

      1,016        191,658  

Corning, Inc.

      2,176        74,267  

Flex Ltd.(b)

      3,294        72,402  

Hexagon AB – Class B

      5,852        66,920  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

      878        110,733  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(b)

      130        54,613  

Trimble, Inc.(b)

      1,320        78,870  

Vontier Corp.

      269        5,281  
      

 

 

 
         984,126  
      

 

 

 

IT Services – 1.2%

      

Accenture PLC – Class A

      613        184,470  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(b)

      806        76,457  

Amadeus IT Group SA(b)

      787        42,551  

Atos SE(b)

      247        2,602  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

      831        219,500  

Black Knight, Inc.(b)

      362        22,440  

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

      1,174      $ 175,055  

Capgemini SE

      360        65,087  

CGI, Inc.(b)

      1,595        139,254  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. – Class A

      1,099        68,369  

DXC Technology Co.(b)

      635        18,840  

Edenred

      463        25,437  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

      1,949        141,458  

Fiserv, Inc.(b)

      2,368        247,125  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc.(b)

      249        48,854  

Gartner, Inc.(b)

      575        201,463  

Global Payments, Inc.

      1,430        148,405  

International Business Machines Corp.

      502        74,748  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(b)

      100        1,171  

Mastercard, Inc. – Class A

      649        231,304  

Paychex, Inc.

      1,472        182,572  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(b)

      1,263        99,032  

Sabre Corp.(b)(c)

      2,420        14,786  

VeriSign, Inc.(b)

      824        164,643  

Visa, Inc. – Class A(c)

      718        155,806  

Western Union Co. (The)

      3,117        45,695  

Worldline SA/France(b)(d)

      725        34,344  
      

 

 

 
         2,831,468  
      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 1.0%

      

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(b)

      3,412        264,874  

Analog Devices, Inc.

      1,478        254,083  

Applied Materials, Inc.

      967        105,983  

ASML Holding NV

      269        164,230  

Broadcom, Inc.

      205        112,961  

Infineon Technologies AG

      1,599        53,711  

Intel Corp.

      1,884        56,652  

KLA Corp.

      609        239,428  

Lam Research Corp.

      384        181,394  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

      2,554        118,812  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

      1,578        124,962  

Micron Technology, Inc.

      1,172        67,566  

NVIDIA Corp.

      1,024        173,292  

NXP Semiconductors NV

      516        90,733  

Qorvo, Inc.(b)

      444        44,067  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

      984        124,466  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

      431        41,212  

STMicroelectronics NV

      1,365        52,835  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

      847        152,850  
      

 

 

 
         2,424,111  
      

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Software – 1.3%

      

Adobe, Inc.(b)

      449      $ 154,874  

ANSYS, Inc.(b)

      635        161,480  

Autodesk, Inc.(b)

      395        79,770  

BlackBerry Ltd.(b)

      2,745        13,305  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)

      1,796        308,984  

Cerence, Inc.(b)

      343        7,035  

Constellation Software, Inc./Canada

      106        170,883  

Dassault Systemes SE

      3,230        120,438  

Fortinet, Inc.(b)

      5,115        271,913  

Intuit, Inc.

      570        232,326  

Micro Focus International PLC (Sponsored ADR)(c)

      345        2,146  

Microsoft Corp.

      995        253,864  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

      1,835        42,132  

Open Text Corp.

      1,658        48,687  

Oracle Corp.

      1,536        127,534  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)

      891        151,381  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

      184        80,756  

Sage Group PLC (The)

      5,404        52,416  

Salesforce, Inc.(b)

      534        85,573  

SAP SE

      466        51,706  

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

      428        178,176  

Splunk, Inc.(b)

      575        44,666  

Synopsys, Inc.(b)

      974        330,712  

VMware, Inc. – Class A(b)

      1,129        137,162  

Workday, Inc. – Class A(b)

      384        64,474  
      

 

 

 
         3,172,393  
      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.3%

      

Apple, Inc.

      1,628        240,993  

Dell Technologies, Inc. – Class C

      1,368        61,273  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

      3,043        51,061  

HP, Inc.

      2,579        77,473  

NetApp, Inc.

      1,082        73,154  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

      978        51,805  

Topicus.com, Inc.(b)

      197        10,955  

Western Digital Corp.(b)

      465        17,089  

Xerox Holdings Corp.

      1,717        28,004  
      

 

 

 
         611,807  
      

 

 

 
         10,554,018  
      

 

 

 

Financials – 3.7%

      

Banks – 0.8%

      

ABN AMRO Bank NV(d)

      1,125        14,508  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

      3,189        18,793  

Banco de Sabadell SA

      16,277        15,198  

Banco Santander SA

      3,967        11,837  

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

Company           
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bank of America Corp.

      1,350      $ 51,097  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

      2,334        19,354  

Bank of Montreal

      747        72,959  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

      862        44,973  

Bankinter SA

      3,395        22,329  

Barclays PLC

      10,110        19,776  

BNP Paribas SA

      331        18,599  

CaixaBank SA

      8,772        32,613  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

      1,168        56,257  

Citigroup, Inc.

      564        27,303  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

      745        31,573  

Comerica, Inc.

      403        28,911  

Commerzbank AG(b)

      2,045        17,129  

Credit Agricole SA

      1,641        16,598  

Danske Bank A/S

      858        15,451  

DNB Bank ASA

      1,818        35,498  

Erste Group Bank AG

      821        25,707  

Fifth Third Bancorp

      1,167        42,432  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC – Class A

      43        35,108  

First Republic Bank/CA

      402        51,299  

HSBC Holdings PLC

      5,317        32,576  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

      2,387        36,951  

ING Groep NV

      1,574        19,088  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

      18,206        40,422  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      448        61,905  

KBC Group NV

      411        22,767  

KeyCorp

      1,685        31,695  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

      36,308        20,718  

M&T Bank Corp.

      648        110,173  

National Bank of Canada

      1,132        80,729  

NatWest Group PLC

      6,427        20,440  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

      441        5,831  

Nordea Bank Abp (Helsinki)

      88        926  

Nordea Bank Abp (Stockholm)

      3,090        32,473  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

      291        48,964  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG(b)

      1,044        16,429  

Regions Financial Corp.

      1,804        41,871  

Royal Bank of Canada

      718        71,408  

Signature Bank/New York NY

      215        29,992  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB – Class A

      3,315        38,224  

Societe Generale SA

      422        10,621  

Standard Chartered PLC

      2,940        21,900  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB – Class A

      2,923        29,691  

Swedbank AB – Class A

      1,696        27,600  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

      1,045        69,553  

Truist Financial Corp.

      1,653        77,377  

UniCredit SpA

      1,079        14,737  

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

US Bancorp

      800      $ 36,312  

Wells Fargo & Co.

      690        33,085  
      

 

 

 
         1,809,760  
      

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 1.1%

      

3i Group PLC

      4,463        73,329  

Abrdn PLC

      11,793        27,949  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

      225        36,095  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

      250        82,987  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

      853        39,153  

BlackRock, Inc.

      109        78,044  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. – Class A(c)

      41        1,933  

Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. – Class A (Canada)

      1,867        88,024  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

      1,564        129,093  

CI Financial Corp.

      2,261        23,919  

CME Group, Inc.

      377        66,541  

Credit Suisse Group AG (REG)

      1,310        4,007  

Deutsche Bank AG (REG)

      1,113        11,829  

Deutsche Boerse AG

      355        65,240  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

      837        22,440  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

      162        62,556  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

      1,868        19,247  

IGM Financial, Inc.

      1,289        37,401  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

      727        78,741  

Invesco Ltd.

      1,109        21,193  

Investec PLC

      4,737        29,585  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

      1,464        55,617  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

      634        36,520  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

      1,249        125,069  

Moody’s Corp.

      325        96,938  

Morgan Stanley

      1,891        175,995  

MSCI, Inc.

      361        183,327  

Nasdaq, Inc.

      2,259        154,651  

Ninety One PLC

      3,019        7,321  

Northern Trust Corp.

      412        38,361  

Onex Corp.

      648        34,150  

Partners Group Holding AG

      68        67,753  

Quilter PLC(d)

      2,789        3,409  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

      627        73,296  

S&P Global, Inc.

      625        220,500  

Schroders PLC

      5,552        29,968  

SEI Investments Co.

      695        43,285  

St. James’s Place PLC

      2,130        29,937  

State Street Corp.

      421        33,541  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

      627        78,319  

UBS Group AG (REG)

      1,814        33,473  
      

 

 

 
         2,520,736  
      

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Finance – 0.1%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.

      1,228      $ 33,168  

American Express Co.

      516        81,316  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.

      215        8,822  

Capital One Financial Corp.

      376        38,818  

Discover Financial Services

      568        61,549  

Navient Corp.

      1,339        22,187  

Provident Financial PLC

      1,368        3,253  

Synchrony Financial

      1,033        38,820  
      

 

 

 
         287,933  
      

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – 0.2%

      

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. – Class B(b)

      231        73,597  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

      3,194        45,257  

Eurazeo SE

      635        40,078  

EXOR NV(e)(f)

      480        37,502  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

      1,242        100,248  

Industrivarden AB – Class A

      44        1,136  

Industrivarden AB – Class C

      1,828        46,827  

Investor AB – Class B

      3,608        67,148  

Jackson Financial, Inc. – Class A

      38        1,419  

Kinnevik AB – Class B(b)

      1,368        21,088  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB – Class B

      856        37,398  

M&G PLC

      1,555        3,634  

Voya Financial, Inc.(c)

      775        51,134  

Wendel SE

      294        27,375  
      

 

 

 
         553,841  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.5%

      

Admiral Group PLC

      1,243        30,389  

Aegon NV

      4,545        22,282  

Aflac, Inc.

      1,388        99,839  

Ageas SA/NV

      832        33,689  

Allianz SE (REG)

      222        47,388  

Allstate Corp. (The)

      643        86,098  

American International Group, Inc.

      720        45,439  

Aon PLC – Class A

      435        134,102  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b)

      1,779        106,580  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

      958        190,747  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

      1,915        33,971  

Assurant, Inc.

      420        53,852  

Aviva PLC

      3,940        21,273  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

      710        40,868  

Baloise Holding AG (REG)

      288        43,558  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc.(b)

      60        3,344  

Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners Ltd. – Class A(b)

      12        566  

Chubb Ltd.

      371        81,468  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

      705        78,227  

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

      8,791      $ 22,247  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

      214        72,319  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

      85        48,769  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

      1,183        47,746  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

      2,409        46,503  

Globe Life, Inc.

      598        71,736  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.

      2,017        48,103  

Hannover Rueck SE

      383        72,705  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

      878        67,053  

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

      1,008        56,869  

Intact Financial Corp.

      960        143,634  

Legal & General Group PLC

      13,473        41,330  

Lincoln National Corp.

      446        17,367  

Linea Directa Aseguradora SA Cia de Seguros y Reaseguros

      3,395        3,552  

Loews Corp.

      1,014        58,964  

Manulife Financial Corp.

      2,171        39,106  

Mapfre SA

      8,898        16,921  

Markel Corp.(b)

      39        51,669  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

      753        130,405  

MetLife, Inc.

      661        50,699  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG)

      212        66,961  

NN Group NV

      985        42,095  

Old Mutual Ltd.

      9,763        6,484  

Poste Italiane SpA(d)

      5,111        50,301  

Power Corp. of Canada

      3,725        93,710  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

      589        52,822  

Progressive Corp. (The)

      1,147        151,576  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

      336        36,298  

Prudential PLC

      1,555        18,497  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

      376        54,294  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

      388        73,297  

Sampo Oyj – Class A

      886        44,870  

SCOR SE

      791        15,210  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

      1,344        63,685  

Swiss Life Holding AG (REG)

      132        70,565  

Swiss Re AG

      469        42,035  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

      464        88,072  

Trisura Group Ltd.(b)

      28        893  

Tryg A/S

      4,038        93,948  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

      12,165        31,035  

Unum Group

      830        35,009  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

      352        86,648  

WR Berkley Corp.

      1,653        126,091  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

      154        73,987  
      

 

 

 
         3,679,760  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.0%

      

AGNC Investment Corp.

      2,408      $ 24,056  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

      914        19,806  
      

 

 

 
         43,862  
      

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.0%

      

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

      3,312        30,967  
      

 

 

 
         8,926,859  
      

 

 

 

Health Care – 3.2%

      

Biotechnology – 0.4%

      

AbbVie, Inc.

      1,379        222,267  

Alkermes PLC(b)

      331        8,202  

Amgen, Inc.

      320        91,648  

Biogen, Inc.(b)

      169        51,574  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(b)

      341        34,434  

Genmab A/S(b)

      279        129,287  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

      703        61,745  

Grifols SA(b)

      2,271        24,332  

Idorsia Ltd.(b)

      213        3,158  

Incyte Corp.(b)

      189        15,058  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

      66        49,612  

Seagen, Inc.(b)

      303        36,781  

United Therapeutics Corp.(b)

      217        60,736  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

      246        77,834  
      

 

 

 
         866,668  
      

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.9%

      

Abbott Laboratories

      1,269        136,519  

Alcon, Inc.

      184        12,689  

Align Technology, Inc.(b)

      301        59,195  

Arjo AB – Class B

      2,759        10,964  

Baxter International, Inc.

      1,040        58,791  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

      362        90,261  

Boston Scientific Corp.(b)

      1,769        80,083  

Coloplast A/S – Class B

      742        87,717  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

      246        77,822  

Demant A/S(b)

      2,432        69,468  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

      989        29,927  

Dexcom, Inc.(b)

      1,720        200,002  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(b)

      960        74,160  

Embecta Corp.

      72        2,370  

EssilorLuxottica SA

      493        92,061  

Getinge AB – Class B

      2,759        64,484  

Hologic, Inc.(b)

      1,129        85,985  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(b)

      330        140,537  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(b)

      549        148,444  

Koninklijke Philips NV

      488        7,312  

Medtronic PLC

      683        53,984  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ResMed, Inc.

      778      $ 179,096  

Smith & Nephew PLC

      4,175        55,031  

Sonova Holding AG (REG)

      435        112,952  

Stryker Corp.

      486        113,670  

Teleflex, Inc.

      270        63,212  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

      375        45,037  

Zimvie, Inc.(b)

      37        331  
      

 

 

 
         2,152,104  
      

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.7%

      

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

      482        82,273  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

      702        56,279  

Centene Corp.(b)

      956        83,220  

Cigna Corp.

      492        161,814  

CVS Health Corp.

      1,161        118,283  

DaVita, Inc.(b)

      632        46,597  

Elevance Health, Inc.

      274        146,020  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

      755        23,614  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

      693        19,309  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

      514        123,473  

Henry Schein, Inc.(b)

      702        56,806  

Humana, Inc.

      169        92,933  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

      407        97,965  

McKesson Corp.

      241        91,985  

Mediclinic International PLC

      5,230        31,187  

Patterson Cos., Inc.

      1,039        29,549  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(b)

      637        10,179  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

      556        84,417  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

      310        169,806  

Universal Health Services, Inc. – Class B

      362        47,368  
      

 

 

 
         1,573,077  
      

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.5%

      

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

      816        126,464  

Danaher Corp.

      776        212,166  

Eurofins Scientific SE

      1,160        80,522  

Illumina, Inc.(b)

      183        39,909  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(b)

      646        140,841  

Lonza Group AG (REG)

      278        146,254  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)

      105        154,304  

QIAGEN NV(b)

      1,521        75,936  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

      346        193,836  

Waters Corp.(b)

      286        99,127  
      

 

 

 
         1,269,359  
      

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%

      

AstraZeneca PLC

      729        98,663  

AstraZeneca PLC (Sponsored ADR)

      492        33,441  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.(b)

      834        5,847  

Bayer AG (REG)

      526        30,527  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      1,220      $ 97,942  

Eli Lilly & Co.

      693        257,158  

EUROAPI SASU(b)

      26        464  

GSK PLC

      2,919        49,635  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

      2,641        48,400  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC(b)

      223        34,991  

Johnson & Johnson

      554        98,612  

Merck & Co., Inc.

      863        95,034  

Merck KGaA

      536        98,203  

Novartis AG (REG)

      923        82,105  

Novo Nordisk A/S – Class B

      1,284        161,063  

Organon & Co.

      86        2,238  

Orion Oyj – Class B

      948        50,052  

Perrigo Co. PLC

      428        13,794  

Pfizer, Inc.

      2,016        101,062  

Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)

      268        87,535  

Sanofi

      604        54,559  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(c)

      1,184        17,440  

UCB SA

      558        45,040  

Viatris, Inc.

      1,277        14,085  

Vifor Pharma AG

      380        68,330  

Zoetis, Inc.

      996        153,523  
      

 

 

 
         1,799,743  
      

 

 

 
         7,660,951  
      

 

 

 

Industrials – 2.9%

      

Aerospace & Defense – 0.4%

      

Airbus SE

      181        20,778  

Babcock International Group PLC(b)

      1,434        4,955  

BAE Systems PLC

      2,639        26,136  

Boeing Co. (The)(b)

      219        39,175  

Bombardier, Inc. – Class B(b)

      292        10,287  

CAE, Inc.(b)

      2,809        60,747  

Dassault Aviation SA

      110        17,485  

General Dynamics Corp.

      241        60,826  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

      824        31,040  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

      180        41,753  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

      1,019        231,394  

Leonardo SpA

      684        5,488  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

      198        96,068  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

      198        105,591  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

      1,280        126,362  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(b)

      5,507        6,102  

Safran SA

      174        21,504  

Textron, Inc.

      720        51,394  

Thales SA

      192        24,562  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

      93        58,450  
      

 

 

 
         1,040,097  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.2%

      

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

      534      $ 53,517  

Deutsche Post AG (REG)

      500        19,974  

DSV A/S

      295        47,198  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

      744        86,349  

FedEx Corp.

      189        34,440  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (REG)

      139        33,768  

Royal Mail PLC

      3,581        9,951  

United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B

      471        89,363  
      

 

 

 
         374,560  
      

 

 

 

Airlines – 0.0%

      

American Airlines Group, Inc.(b)

      507        7,316  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.(b)

      566        20,019  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (REG)(b)

      1,312        10,577  

easyJet PLC(b)

      1,301        6,252  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA(b)

      4,711        7,750  

Southwest Airlines Co.(b)

      528        21,073  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(b)

      315        13,914  
      

 

 

 
         86,901  
      

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.1%

      

A O Smith Corp.

      711        43,186  

Assa Abloy AB – Class B

      848        19,444  

Carrier Global Corp.

      587        26,016  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

      254        11,712  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

      681        44,496  

Geberit AG (REG)

      50        23,968  

Johnson Controls International PLC

      1,024        68,035  

Masco Corp.

      1,061        53,878  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

      293        22,880  

Resideo Technologies, Inc.(b)

      63        1,021  
      

 

 

 
         314,636  
      

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.3%

      

Cintas Corp.

      386        178,247  

G4S PLC(b)(e)(f)

      3,969        11,720  

ISS A/S(b)

      413        9,021  

Republic Services, Inc.

      966        134,554  

Securitas AB – Class B

      2,207        18,104  

Societe BIC SA

      160        10,570  

Stericycle, Inc.(b)

      372        19,392  

Waste Connections, Inc.

      891        128,750  

Waste Management, Inc.

      916        153,632  
      

 

 

 
         663,990  
      

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.1%

      

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

      558        15,837  

Boskalis Westminster(e)(f)

      549        18,852  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bouygues SA

      319      $ 9,865  

Eiffage SA

      192        18,905  

Epiroc AB – Class A

      436        8,396  

Epiroc AB – Class B

      520        8,688  

Ferrovial SA

      1,093        29,393  

Fluor Corp.(b)

      716        24,065  

HOCHTIEF AG

      79        4,595  

Metso Outotec Oyj

      1,685        15,866  

Orascom Construction PLC

      173        685  

Skanska AB – Class B

      763        12,421  

SNC-Lavalin Group, Inc.

      1,097        19,793  

Vinci SA

      175        17,669  
      

 

 

 
         205,030  
      

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.2%

      

ABB Ltd. (REG)

      788        24,765  

Accelleron Industries AG(b)

      39        792  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

      140        26,361  

AMETEK, Inc.

      672        95,706  

Eaton Corp. PLC

      547        89,407  

Emerson Electric Co.

      688        65,890  

Legrand SA

      296        24,118  

nVent Electric PLC

      481        19,245  

Prysmian SpA

      537        18,924  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

      235        62,092  

Schneider Electric SE

      198        29,240  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

      858        38,696  

Siemens Energy AG(b)

      59        991  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

      760        19,746  
      

 

 

 
         515,973  
      

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%

      

3M Co.

      284        35,775  

DCC PLC

      173        9,213  

General Electric Co.

      199        17,108  

Honeywell International, Inc.

      378        82,990  

Melrose Industries PLC

      8,829        14,283  

Siemens AG (REG)

      118        16,365  

Smiths Group PLC

      1,381        26,579  
      

 

 

 
         202,313  
      

 

 

 

Machinery – 0.6%

      

AGCO Corp.

      496        65,829  

Alfa Laval AB

      849        24,446  

Alstom SA

      671        17,618  

ANDRITZ AG

      354        19,373  

Atlas Copco AB – Class A

      1,744        21,739  

Atlas Copco AB – Class B

      2,080        23,615  

Caterpillar, Inc.

      323        76,360  

CNH Industrial NV

      1,193        19,227  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Cummins, Inc.

      221      $ 55,506  

Daimler Truck Holding AG(b)

      174        5,736  

Deere & Co.

      289        127,449  

Dover Corp.

      428        60,755  

Electrolux Professional AB – Class B

      748        3,100  

Flowserve Corp.

      599        18,785  

Fortive Corp.

      674        45,529  

GEA Group AG

      378        15,457  

Husqvarna AB – Class B

      2,521        19,791  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

      349        79,387  

IMI PLC

      1,187        19,521  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

      413        22,290  

Iveco Group NV(b)

      238        1,607  

Kone Oyj – Class B

      326        16,303  

Middleby Corp. (The)(b)

      251        36,192  

PACCAR, Inc.

      502        53,167  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

      211        63,076  

Pentair PLC

      481        22,015  

Sandvik AB

      907        16,663  

Schindler Holding AG

      78        14,787  

Schindler Holding AG (REG)

      81        14,585  

SKF AB – Class B

      706        11,755  

Snap-on, Inc.

      233        56,060  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

      329        26,886  

Trane Technologies PLC

      469        83,679  

Valmet Oyj

      128        3,309  

Volvo AB – Class B

      910        16,718  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

      732        6,341  

Weir Group PLC (The)

      503        10,937  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

      457        46,198  

Xylem, Inc./NY

      796        89,431  
      

 

 

 
         1,331,222  
      

 

 

 

Marine – 0.0%

      

AP Moller – Maersk A/S – Class A

      10        21,231  

AP Moller – Maersk A/S – Class B

      9        19,511  
      

 

 

 
         40,742  
      

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.4%

      

Adecco Group AG (REG)

      233        7,921  

Bureau Veritas SA

      963        25,255  

Capita PLC(b)

      1,612        462  

CoStar Group, Inc.(b)

      2,870        232,585  

Equifax, Inc.

      383        75,593  

Experian PLC

      1,125        39,804  

Intertek Group PLC

      254        12,454  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

      615        77,822  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

      340        29,757  

Randstad NV

      258        14,944  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

RELX PLC (Amsterdam)

      1,139      $ 32,143  

RELX PLC (London)

      1,122        31,462  

Robert Half International, Inc.

      701        55,225  

SGS SA (REG)

      10        23,495  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

      1,197        140,945  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

      637        117,023  

Wolters Kluwer NV

      490        54,003  
      

 

 

 
         970,893  
      

 

 

 

Road & Rail – 0.3%

      

AMERCO

      94        5,950  

AMERCO(b)

      846        53,442  

Canadian National Railway Co.

      661        84,859  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (Canada)

      1,400        114,621  

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (United States)

      960        78,634  

CSX Corp.

      1,578        51,585  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

      438        80,544  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

      311        79,771  

Union Pacific Corp.

      324        70,447  
      

 

 

 
         619,853  
      

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.2%

      

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

      317        19,464  

Ashtead Group PLC

      560        34,179  

Brenntag SE

      322        20,473  

Bunzl PLC

      677        25,037  

Fastenal Co.

      1,510        77,780  

Ferguson PLC

      296        33,558  

Finning International, Inc.

      1,846        46,755  

Rexel SA(b)

      970        17,825  

Travis Perkins PLC

      697        7,826  

United Rentals, Inc.(b)

      195        68,841  

WW Grainger, Inc.

      196        118,200  
      

 

 

 
         469,938  
      

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure – 0.0%

      

Aena SME SA(b)(d)

      131        16,903  

Aeroports de Paris(b)

      132        20,346  

Atlantia SpA

      613        14,643  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(b)

      264        11,554  

Getlink SE

      1,705        28,176  
      

 

 

 
         91,622  
      

 

 

 
         6,927,770  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 2.7%

      

Beverages – 0.5%

      

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

      336        19,816  

Brown-Forman Corp. – Class B

      1,553        113,400  

Carlsberg AS – Class B

      434        54,864  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

      2,349      $ 149,420  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

      1,012        53,734  

Coca-Cola HBC AG

      1,304        31,897  

Constellation Brands, Inc. – Class A

      321        82,609  

Diageo PLC

      1,525        70,428  

Heineken Holding NV

      450        34,069  

Heineken NV

      502        46,492  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

      924        35,731  

Molson Coors Beverage Co. – Class B

      775        42,710  

Monster Beverage Corp.(b)

      1,264        130,015  

PepsiCo, Inc.

      845        156,756  

Pernod Ricard SA

      347        68,840  

Remy Cointreau SA

      337        58,325  
      

 

 

 
         1,149,106  
      

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.7%

      

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

      3,374        153,707  

Carrefour SA

      1,249        21,381  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA(b)

      448        5,005  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

      505        272,321  

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA(b)

      54,700        789  

Empire Co., Ltd. – Class A

      3,731        101,599  

Etablissements Franz Colruyt NV

      915        24,172  

George Weston Ltd.

      1,283        160,667  

J Sainsbury PLC

      10,711        28,890  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

      2,095        46,743  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

      1,925        56,099  

Kroger Co. (The)

      1,741        85,640  

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.

      1,937        174,815  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC(b)

      4,897        7,147  

METRO AG(b)

      963        8,591  

Metro, Inc./CN

      3,499        201,229  

Rite Aid Corp.(b)(c)

      91        461  

Sysco Corp.

      1,355        117,221  

Tesco PLC

      11,257        31,016  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

      793        32,910  

Walmart, Inc.

      1,159        176,655  
      

 

 

 
         1,707,058  
      

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.8%

      

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

      1,514        147,615  

Aryzta AG(b)

      6,292        7,749  

Associated British Foods PLC

      933        17,894  

Barry Callebaut AG (REG)

      33        67,399  

Bunge Ltd.

      891        93,412  

Campbell Soup Co.

      1,279        68,644  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

      9        94,674  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (REG)

      1      $ 102,989  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

      1,969        74,783  

Danone SA

      580        30,483  

General Mills, Inc.

      1,305        111,317  

Hershey Co. (The)

      758        178,259  

Hormel Foods Corp.

      1,930        90,710  

Ingredion, Inc.

      628        61,525  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

      614        94,562  

Kellogg Co.

      1,053        76,816  

Kerry Group PLC – Class A

      503        47,814  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

      886        34,864  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD

      1,800        153,324  

Mondelez International, Inc. – Class A

      1,174        79,374  

Mowi ASA

      1,945        30,480  

Nestle SA (REG)

      608        72,366  

Orkla ASA

      3,826        27,281  

Saputo, Inc.

      2,289        56,836  

Tate & Lyle PLC

      4,015        35,663  

Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A

      1,060        70,257  
      

 

 

 
         1,927,090  
      

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.3%

      

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

      1,639        134,185  

Clorox Co. (The)

      669        99,447  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

      1,207        93,518  

Edgewell Personal Care Co.

      667        28,821  

Essity AB – Class B

      1,288        31,539  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

      338        22,487  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

      356        25,463  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

      706        95,755  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

      1,192        177,799  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

      499        35,810  

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

      587        31,269  
      

 

 

 
         776,093  
      

 

 

 

Personal Products – 0.2%

      

Beiersdorf AG

      471        51,223  

Coty, Inc. – Class A(b)

      2,104        16,559  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) – Class A

      855        201,600  

Haleon PLC(b)

      3,649        12,682  

L’Oreal SA

      228        85,627  

Unilever PLC (Amsterdam)

      860        43,129  

Unilever PLC (London)

      811        40,551  
      

 

 

 
         451,371  
      

 

 

 

Tobacco – 0.2%

      

Altria Group, Inc.

      1,060        49,375  

British American Tobacco PLC

      579        23,740  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

British American Tobacco PLC (Sponsored ADR)

      643      $ 26,536  

Imperial Brands PLC

      987        25,387  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

      715        71,264  

Swedish Match AB

      13,450        147,684  
      

 

 

 
         343,986  
      

 

 

 
         6,354,704  
      

 

 

 

Materials – 2.3%

      

Chemicals – 1.2%

      

Air Liquide SA

      491        71,485  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

      522        161,904  

Akzo Nobel NV

      408        29,355  

Albemarle Corp.

      546        151,783  

Arkema SA

      294        26,140  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(b)

      2,149        57,679  

BASF SE

      444        22,606  

Celanese Corp.

      722        77,471  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

      1,192        128,963  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

      469        28,947  

Corteva, Inc.

      701        47,079  

Covestro AG(d)

      458        18,406  

Croda International PLC

      632        52,263  

Dow, Inc.

      701        35,730  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

      701        49,428  

Eastman Chemical Co.

      794        68,776  

Ecolab, Inc.

      833        124,808  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (REG)

      47        32,747  

Evonik Industries AG

      1,232        24,285  

FMC Corp.

      742        96,935  

Fuchs Petrolub SE

      915        32,051  

Givaudan SA (REG)

      25        84,517  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

      533        56,402  

Johnson Matthey PLC

      1,127        28,609  

K&S AG

      1,009        22,271  

Koninklijke DSM NV

      642        83,270  

LANXESS AG

      442        17,759  

Linde PLC

      436        146,705  

Livent Corp.(b)(c)

      693        19,397  

LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A

      645        54,831  

Methanex Corp.

      1,103        43,123  

Mosaic Co. (The)

      2,007        102,959  

Novozymes A/S – Class B

      559        32,505  

Nutrien Ltd.

      3,184        255,899  

PPG Industries, Inc.

      660        89,245  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

      693        172,682  

Sika AG (REG)

      360        92,002  

Solvay SA

      330        32,734  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Symrise AG

      710      $ 81,429  

Umicore SA

      1,130        40,781  

Yara International ASA

      866        39,994  
      

 

 

 
         2,835,955  
      

 

 

 

Construction Materials – 0.1%

      

CRH PLC

      1,075        43,216  

HeidelbergCement AG

      356        19,519  

Holcim AG(b)

      595        31,083  

Imerys SA

      563        22,368  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

      237        86,856  

Vulcan Materials Co.

      393        72,049  
      

 

 

 
         275,091  
      

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 0.3%

      

Avery Dennison Corp.

      978        189,077  

Ball Corp.

      1,802        101,056  

CCL Industries, Inc. – Class B

      1,790        85,085  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

      1,332        109,504  

International Paper Co.

      1,270        47,142  

Packaging Corp. of America

      678        92,134  

Sealed Air Corp.

      1,509        80,324  

Westrock Co.

      1,050        39,816  
      

 

 

 
         744,138  
      

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.6%

      

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

      888        44,725  

Alleima AB(b)

      181        709  

Anglo American PLC

      1,415        58,829  

Antofagasta PLC

      2,036        35,228  

ArcelorMittal SA

      987        27,063  

Arconic Corp.(b)

      206        4,909  

Barrick Gold Corp. (London)

      1,911        30,746  

Barrick Gold Corp. (Toronto)

      2,364        38,575  

BHP Group Ltd.

      1,449        46,066  

Boliden AB

      977        36,905  

Eldorado Gold Corp.(b)

      1,427        10,937  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

      3,202        76,125  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

      739        107,948  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

      2,604        103,639  

Fresnillo PLC

      1,276        14,000  

Glencore PLC

      5,705        38,932  

Kinross Gold Corp.

      6,730        27,818  

Newmont Corp. (New York)

      1,386        65,793  

Newmont Corp. (Toronto)

      1,053        49,983  

Norsk Hydro ASA

      4,362        32,846  

Nucor Corp.

      910        136,455  

Rio Tinto PLC

      669        45,036  

Teck Resources Ltd. – Class B

      2,652        98,300  

thyssenkrupp AG(b)

      1,007        5,676  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.(b)

      641      $ 20,071  

voestalpine AG

      636        17,494  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

      1,870        72,984  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

      7,199        39,229  
      

 

 

 
         1,287,021  
      

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products – 0.1%

      

Mondi PLC

      1,889        35,691  

Stora Enso Oyj – Class R

      2,477        36,439  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA – Class B

      1,288        17,513  

Sylvamo Corp.

      115        6,220  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

      1,348        49,487  

West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.

      1,065        83,306  
      

 

 

 
         228,656  
      

 

 

 
         5,370,861  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 2.1%

      

Auto Components – 0.1%

      

Aptiv PLC(b)

      302        32,214  

Autoliv, Inc.

      287        25,371  

BorgWarner, Inc.

      676        28,737  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

      796        22,425  

Continental AG

      107        6,476  

Faurecia SE (Milan)(b)

      27        451  

Faurecia SE (Paris)(b)

      35        583  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)(b)

      816        9,156  

Lear Corp.

      199        28,704  

Linamar Corp.

      630        30,925  

Magna International, Inc.

      729        44,889  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

      578        6,334  

Schaeffler AG (Preference Shares)

      1,288        8,726  

Valeo

      282        5,272  

Vitesco Technologies Group AG – Class A(b)

      21        1,114  
      

 

 

 
         251,377  
      

 

 

 

Automobiles – 0.2%

      

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

      252        22,881  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference Shares)

      288        24,991  

Ferrari NV

      303        67,630  

Ford Motor Co.

      2,754        38,281  

General Motors Co.

      869        35,247  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

      457        21,538  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

      349        23,712  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares)

      377        23,174  

Renault SA(b)

      203        7,386  

Stellantis NV (Milan)

      1,290        20,350  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Stellantis NV (Paris)

      1,735      $ 27,308  

Tesla, Inc.(b)

      810        157,707  

Volkswagen AG

      151        29,150  

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

      138        20,384  
      

 

 

 
         519,739  
      

 

 

 

Distributors – 0.1%

      

Genuine Parts Co.

      435        79,749  

LKQ Corp.

      877        47,647  
      

 

 

 
         127,396  
      

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%

      

H&R Block, Inc.

      830        36,279  
      

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.4%

      

Accor SA(b)

      515        13,565  

Aramark

      1,174        48,838  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(b)

      17        35,351  

Carnival Corp.(b)

      557        5,531  

Carnival PLC(b)

      409        3,594  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)

      57        92,737  

Compass Group PLC

      1,758        40,079  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

      368        54,092  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

      151        58,698  

Expedia Group, Inc.(b)

      215        22,971  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(b)

      226        33,951  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

      532        75,874  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

      470        27,355  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(b)

      477        22,343  

Marriott International, Inc./MD – Class A

      350        57,872  

McDonald’s Corp.

      324        88,384  

MGM Resorts International

      769        28,345  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(b)

      485        7,973  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

      668        44,361  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(b)(c)

      277        16,601  

Sodexo SA

      224        21,453  

Starbucks Corp.

      666        68,065  

Travel & Leisure Co.

      277        10,767  

TUI AG-DI(b)

      4,509        8,088  

Whitbread PLC

      756        23,874  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      277        20,310  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.(b)

      179        14,975  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

      630        81,056  
      

 

 

 
         1,027,103  
      

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.2%

      

Barratt Developments PLC

      2,559        12,375  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

      507        23,511  

DR Horton, Inc.

      836        71,896  

Electrolux AB – Class B

      748        10,698  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Garmin Ltd.

      605      $ 56,259  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

      679        24,179  

Lennar Corp. – Class A

      555        48,746  

Lennar Corp. – Class B

      11        799  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(b)

      156        15,807  

Newell Brands, Inc.

      610        7,912  

Persimmon PLC

      763        11,818  

PulteGroup, Inc.

      1,261        56,467  

SEB SA

      178        14,056  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

      9,372        11,813  

Toll Brothers, Inc.

      690        33,058  

Whirlpool Corp.

      167        24,470  
      

 

 

 
         423,864  
      

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.1%

      

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

      580        55,993  

eBay, Inc.

      1,712        77,793  

MercadoLibre, Inc.(b)

      134        124,752  

Qurate Retail, Inc.(b)

      1,207        2,837  

Zalando SE(b)(d)

      758        23,841  
      

 

 

 
         285,216  
      

 

 

 

Leisure Products – 0.0%

      

Hasbro, Inc.

      367        23,055  

Mattel, Inc.(b)

      1,058        19,287  

Nordic Entertainment Group AB – Class B(b)

      65        1,296  

Polaris, Inc.(c)

      248        28,287  
      

 

 

 
         71,925  
      

 

 

 

Multiline Retail – 0.2%

      

Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd. – Class A

      300        33,975  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (REG)

      285        37,782  

Dollar General Corp.

      382        97,670  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(b)

      304        45,688  

Dollarama, Inc.

      1,356        82,994  

Kohl’s Corp.

      485        15,559  

Macy’s, Inc.

      699        16,427  

Next PLC

      400        28,587  

Nordstrom, Inc.(c)

      496        10,401  

Target Corp.

      562        93,893  
      

 

 

 
         462,976  
      

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 0.4%

      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

      173        26,121  

AutoNation, Inc.(b)

      587        72,735  

AutoZone, Inc.(b)

      47        121,213  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

      409        17,382  

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(b)

      660        2,244  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

      397        33,864  

CarMax, Inc.(b)

      276        19,143  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CECONOMY AG

      963      $ 2,270  

Currys PLC

      4,868        4,619  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

      553        66,128  

Dufry AG(b)

      127        5,203  

Foot Locker, Inc.

      407        16,199  

Gap, Inc. (The)

      852        12,388  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB – Class B

      936        10,495  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

      245        79,378  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

      757        19,761  

Kingfisher PLC

      6,282        18,371  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

      362        76,943  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(b)

      119        102,880  

Ross Stores, Inc.

      451        53,069  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

      287        18,655  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

      1,056        84,533  

Tractor Supply Co.

      570        128,997  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(b)

      91        42,300  

Victoria’s Secret & Co.(b)

      136        6,256  

Wickes Group PLC

      782        1,307  
      

 

 

 
         1,042,454  
      

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.4%

      

adidas AG

      138        17,789  

Burberry Group PLC

      981        25,928  

Capri Holdings Ltd.(b)

      474        27,184  

Christian Dior SE

      102        77,650  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

      1,287        37,266  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

      1,331        8,944  

Hermes International

      67        108,894  

HUGO BOSS AG

      261        14,682  

Kering SA

      75        45,063  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.

      82        3,563  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)

      362        137,672  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

      90        69,843  

NIKE, Inc. – Class B

      676        74,151  

Pandora A/S

      240        18,271  

Puma SE

      60        3,105  

PVH Corp.

      229        15,384  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

      379        42,873  

Swatch Group AG (The)

      56        14,985  

Swatch Group AG (The) (REG)

      301        14,556  

Tapestry, Inc.

      597        22,549  

Under Armour, Inc. – Class A(b)

      1,122        11,220  

Under Armour, Inc. – Class C(b)

      1,242        10,830  

VF Corp.

      576        18,904  
      

 

 

 
         821,306  
      

 

 

 
         5,069,635  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utilities – 2.0%

      

Electric Utilities – 1.0%

      

Alliant Energy Corp.

      1,649      $ 92,839  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

      1,054        102,027  

Constellation Energy Corp.

      497        47,772  

Duke Energy Corp.

      865        86,439  

Edison International

      797        53,128  

EDP – Energias de Portugal SA

      19,584        92,927  

Electricite de France SA

      4,118        51,539  

Emera, Inc.

      2,500        97,331  

Endesa SA

      3,408        63,064  

Enel SpA

      10,639        57,395  

Entergy Corp.

      880        102,318  

Evergy, Inc.

      973        57,611  

Eversource Energy

      1,141        94,543  

Exelon Corp.

      1,491        61,683  

FirstEnergy Corp.

      1,915        78,975  

Fortis, Inc./Canada

      2,662        107,141  

Fortum Oyj

      4,004        63,807  

Hydro One Ltd.(d)

      3,582        100,178  

Iberdrola SA

      8,917        100,739  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

      2,156        182,613  

OGE Energy Corp.

      1,973        79,827  

Orsted AS(d)

      1,497        131,078  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

      753        58,975  

PPL Corp.

      1,790        52,841  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

      3,748        65,622  

Southern Co. (The)

      1,397        94,493  

SSE PLC

      3,489        72,364  

Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale

      13,636        104,451  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

      1,190        83,562  
      

 

 

 
         2,437,282  
      

 

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.2%

      

AltaGas Ltd.

      3,076        51,611  

Atmos Energy Corp.

      860        103,372  

Enagas SA

      3,496        63,147  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

      2,625        73,805  

Snam SpA

      22,765        116,209  

UGI Corp.

      1,317        50,902  
      

 

 

 
         459,046  
      

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.1%

      

AES Corp. (The)

      4,046        117,010  

Lundin Energy AB(b)

      2,787        6,463  

RWE AG

      2,734        120,354  
      

 

 

 
         243,827  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.6%

      

Ameren Corp.

      1,162      $ 103,790  

Atco Ltd./Canada – Class I

      1,665        53,311  

Canadian Utilities Ltd. – Class A

      2,932        80,190  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

      2,121        65,984  

Centrica PLC

      23,244        26,833  

CMS Energy Corp.

      1,535        93,742  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

      866        84,903  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

      1,315        80,360  

DTE Energy Co.

      687        79,699  

E.ON SE

      6,694        64,179  

Engie SA

      3,398        51,656  

National Grid PLC

      4,604        56,634  

NiSource, Inc.

      2,608        72,868  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

      1,187        71,873  

Sempra Energy

      547        90,906  

United Utilities Group PLC

      6,181        76,669  

Veolia Environnement SA

      3,120        80,751  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

      1,055        104,593  
      

 

 

 
             1,338,941  
      

 

 

 

Water Utilities – 0.1%

      

American Water Works Co., Inc.

      869        131,879  

Severn Trent PLC

      2,353        77,443  
      

 

 

 
         209,322  
      

 

 

 
         4,688,418  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 1.6%

      

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.1%

      

Baker Hughes Co.

      758        21,997  

ChampionX Corp.

      214        6,600  

Core Laboratories NV(c)

      280        6,070  

Halliburton Co.

      747        28,304  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

      490        25,029  

NOV, Inc.

      851        19,114  

Petrofac Ltd.(b)

      6,919        6,997  

Saipem SpA(b)

      1,728        1,864  

Schlumberger NV

      606        31,239  

Tenaris SA

      3,797        65,913  

Weatherford International PLC(b)

      1        43  
      

 

 

 
         213,170  
      

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.5%

      

Aker BP ASA

      2,650        92,194  

Antero Resources Corp.(b)

      1,271        46,455  

APA Corp.

      607        28,438  

ARC Resources Ltd.

      4,153        61,686  

BP PLC

      13,599        81,210  

Cameco Corp.

      2,728        66,458  

 

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Company           
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

      1,035      $ 61,793  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

      5,037        100,167  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

      609        106,794  

Chevron Corp.

      571        104,670  

ConocoPhillips

      1,067        131,785  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

      2,088        58,276  

Crescent Point Energy Corp.

      2,365        18,373  

Devon Energy Corp.

      669        45,840  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

      286        42,334  

DTE Midstream LLC(b)

      343        20,693  

Enbridge, Inc.

      1,314        54,264  

Eni SpA

      4,936        73,596  

EOG Resources, Inc.

      364        51,662  

EQT Corp.

      539        22,859  

Equinor ASA

      4,590        176,765  

Equitrans Midstream Corp.

      431        3,616  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

      713        79,385  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

      4,711        58,047  

Hess Corp.

      565        81,309  

HF Sinclair Corp.

      1,019        63,524  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

      1,534        87,274  

Keyera Corp.

      1,731        40,330  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

      1,880        35,946  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

      1,705        50,606  

Marathon Oil Corp.

      1,390        42,576  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

      1,407        171,387  

Murphy Oil Corp.

      914        43,141  

Neste Oyj

      4,680        241,565  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

      864        60,039  

OMV AG

      1,553        82,420  

ONEOK, Inc.

      703        47,045  

Ovintiv, Inc. (New York)

      398        22,192  

Ovintiv, Inc. (Toronto)

      403        22,416  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.

      2,130        77,764  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

      1,639        18,277  

Phillips 66

      607        65,823  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

      271        63,953  

PrairieSky Royalty Ltd.

      1,883        30,881  

Range Resources Corp.

      940        27,138  

Shell PLC

      6,226        182,209  

Southwestern Energy Co.(b)

      2,381        16,477  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

      1,483        48,763  

Targa Resources Corp.

      621        46,196  

TC Energy Corp.

      1,444        63,980  

Thungela Resources Ltd.

      141        2,614  

TotalEnergies SE

      1,632        102,000  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.

      1,532        93,242  

Valero Energy Corp.

      618        82,577  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Vermilion Energy, Inc.

      920      $ 18,186  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

      1,051        36,470  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

      261        6,456  
      

 

 

 
         3,662,136  
      

 

 

 
         3,875,306  
      

 

 

 

Communication Services – 1.1%

      

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.4%

      

Altice USA, Inc. – Class A(b)

      713        3,251  

AT&T, Inc.

      2,772        53,444  

BCE, Inc.

      3,032        144,393  

BT Group PLC

      7,665        11,279  

Charter Communications, Inc. – Class A(b)

      83        32,477  

Comcast Corp. – Class A

      824        30,191  

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

      2,256        45,893  

Elisa Oyj

      1,116        58,051  

Eutelsat Communications SA

      1,132        9,006  

Koninklijke KPN NV

      12,242        37,660  

Liberty Global PLC – Class A(b)

      813        16,325  

Liberty Global PLC – Class C(b)

      1,811        37,451  

Liberty Latin America Ltd. – Class C(b)

      1,189        9,262  

Lumen Technologies, Inc.(c)

      3,838        20,994  

Orange SA

      2,176        22,111  

Proximus SADP

      1,770        18,516  

Shaw Communications, Inc. – Class B

      2,404        65,607  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.(c)

      4,633        30,068  

Swisscom AG (REG)

      114        61,476  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(b)

      31,583        6,891  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano (Savings Shares)(b)

      39,625        8,395  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

      7,772        18,589  

Telefonica SA

      3,993        14,905  

Telenet Group Holding NV

      522        8,334  

Telenor ASA

      2,325        22,558  

Telia Co. AB

      12,753        34,850  

TELUS Corp.(b)

      6,684        142,311  

United Internet AG (REG)

      623        13,245  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

      1,696        66,110  
      

 

 

 
         1,043,643  
      

 

 

 

Entertainment – 0.2%

      

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

      841        62,192  

Bollore SE

      3,319        18,672  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

      495        64,736  

Modern Times Group-b Shs – Class B(b)

      90        711  

Netflix, Inc.(b)

      129        39,413  

Universal Music Group NV

      1,098        26,111  

Walt Disney Co. (The)(b)

      1,074        105,113  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(b)

      3,109        35,443  
      

 

 

 
         352,391  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 0.2%

      

Adevinta ASA(b)

      2,027      $ 16,219  

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A(b)

      1,560        157,545  

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C(b)

      1,520        154,204  

Auto Trader Group PLC(d)

      4,579        31,610  

Cars.com, Inc.(b)

      283        4,183  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A(b)

      387        45,705  

TripAdvisor, Inc.(b)

      426        8,686  
      

 

 

 
         418,152  
      

 

 

 

Media – 0.2%

      

DISH Network Corp. – Class A(b)(c)

      297        4,767  

Fox Corp. – Class A

      338        10,968  

Fox Corp. – Class B

      340        10,377  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

      1,393        47,863  

ITV PLC

      7,799        7,094  

JCDecaux SA(b)

      889        16,095  

Lagardere SA

      819        16,398  

Liberty Broadband Corp. – Class C(b)

      346        31,438  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM – Class A(b)

      944        41,366  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty SiriusXM – Class C(b)

      855        37,475  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.(b)(c)

      86        207  

News Corp. – Class A

      2,510        48,067  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

      460        36,690  

Paramount Global – Class B

      829        16,646  

Pearson PLC

      1,740        20,998  

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

      638        5,797  

Publicis Groupe SA

      351        23,102  

RTL Group SA

      319        13,239  

Schibsted ASA – Class A

      973        18,682  

Schibsted ASA – Class B

      1,054        19,702  

SES SA

      1,380        9,461  

TEGNA, Inc.

      850        16,779  

Vivendi SE

      1,098        9,882  

WPP PLC

      1,472        15,470  
      

 

 

 
         478,563  
      

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

      

Millicom International Cellular SA(b)

      591        8,020  

Rogers Communications, Inc. – Class B

      2,193        100,883  

T-Mobile US, Inc.(b)

      970        146,916  

Tele2 AB – Class B

      4,849        43,075  

Vodafone Group PLC

      17,886        19,812  
      

 

 

 
         318,706  
      

 

 

 
         2,611,455  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Real Estate – 1.0%

      

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 0.8%

      

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

      370      $ 57,576  

American Tower Corp.

      354        78,322  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

      234        40,927  

Boston Properties, Inc.

      360        25,949  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

      5,156        24,725  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

      1,101        25,521  

Camden Property Trust

      472        56,796  

Covivio

      424        24,552  

Crown Castle, Inc.

      494        69,866  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

      378        42,510  

Equinix, Inc.

      91        62,849  

Equity Residential

      641        41,575  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

      185        40,770  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

      489        78,577  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

      282        31,330  

Gecina SA

      296        28,957  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

      3,643        33,691  

Hammerson PLC

      28,225        8,246  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

      1,144        30,041  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      1,706        32,312  

ICADE

      547        22,661  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

      1,144        62,153  

JBG SMITH Properties

      232        4,781  

Kimco Realty Corp.

      1,471        33,715  

Klepierre SA(b)

      1,062        24,609  

Land Securities Group PLC

      3,092        23,071  

Macerich Co. (The)

      518        6,579  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

      487        80,297  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

      864        40,055  

Orion Office REIT, Inc.

      116        1,078  

Primaris REIT

      910        10,141  

Prologis, Inc.

      2,026        238,643  

Public Storage

      203        60,486  

Realty Income Corp.

      1,162        73,287  

Regency Centers Corp.

      664        44,109  

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

      3,105        48,797  

SBA Communications Corp.

      280        83,804  

Segro PLC

      5,086        49,219  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

      199        23,769  

SL Green Realty Corp.(c)

      356        14,938  

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

      1,619        33,099  

UDR, Inc.

      1,200        49,764  

Ventas, Inc.

      613        28,523  

Vornado Realty Trust

      465        11,760  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Welltower, Inc.

      621      $ 44,110  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

      1,110        36,308  
      

 

 

 
         1,984,848  
      

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.2%

      

CBRE Group, Inc. – Class A(b)

      938        74,665  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

      1,099        23,808  

Digitalbridge Group, Inc.(c)

      784        11,313  

First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust

      2,575        32,830  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(b)

      249        41,874  

Swiss Prime Site AG (REG)

      732        61,067  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(b)

      156        8,408  

Vonovia SE

      1,666        41,381  

Zillow Group, Inc. – Class C(b)

      848        32,207  
      

 

 

 
         327,553  
      

 

 

 
         2,312,401  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $37,980,946)

         64,352,378  
      

 

 

 
      

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 5.9%

      

Funds and Investment Trusts – 5.9%(g)

      

Altaba, Inc.(b)(e)(f)

      1,120        – 0  – 

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF – Class E

      41,760        6,639,422  

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF(c)

      20,070        2,999,261  

VanEck Vectors JP Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF – Class E(c)

      98,020        2,376,005  

Vanguard Real Estate ETF(c)

      24,660        2,172,053  
      

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $13,832,423)

         14,186,741  
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

GOVERNMENTS – SOVEREIGN BONDS – 0.5%

      

Mexico – 0.5%

      

Mexico Government International Bond
4.125%, 01/21/2026
(cost $1,172,634)

    U.S.$       1,174        1,148,759  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

WARRANTS – 0.0%

      

Energy – 0.0%

      

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

      

Weatherford International PLC, expiring 11/26/2023(b)

      20        7  

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%

      

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
expiring 01/01/2026(b)

      200      $ 3,000  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
expiring 08/03/2027(b)

      108        5,130  
      

 

 

 
         8,130  
      

 

 

 
         8,137  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 0.0%

      

Multiline Retail – 0.0%

      

Cie Financiere Richemont SA,
expiring 11/27/2023(b)

      570        506  
      

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(cost $1,355)

         8,643  
      

 

 

 
      

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0%

      

Consumer Discretionary – 0.0%

      

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.0%

      

Qurate Retail, Inc.
8.00%

      36        1,547  
      

 

 

 

Real Estate – 0.0%

      

Real Estate Management &
Development – 0.0%

      

Brookfield Property Preferred LP
6.25%(c)

      29        486  
      

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $10,293)

         2,033  
      

 

 

 
      

RIGHTS – 0.0%

      

Financials – 0.0%

      

Capital Markets – 0.0%

      

Credit Suisse Group AG, expiring 12/08/2022(b)
(cost $0)

      1,310        122  
      

 

 

 
      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 25.5%

      

Investment Companies – 25.5%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.50%(g)(h)(i)
(cost $60,864,716)

      60,864,716        60,864,716  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 93.6%
(cost $204,754,775)

         223,416,480  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company             
    
Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.0%

      

Investment Companies – 0.0%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.50%(g)(h)(i)
(cost $33,258)

      33,258      $ 33,258  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 93.6%
(cost $204,788,033)

         223,449,738  

Other assets less liabilities – 6.4%

         15,190,712  
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 238,640,450  
      

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
    Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

Brent Crude Futures

    27       March 2023     $ 2,337,660      $ 48,275  

Canadian 10 Yr Bond Futures

    55       March 2023       5,141,211        32,623  

Coffee Robusta Futures

    13       January 2023       245,310        (20,776

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

    10       May 2023       638,063        15,142  

Copper Futures

    20       March 2023       1,869,000        46,395  

Corn Futures

    71       May 2023       2,361,638        (84,611

Cotton No.2 Futures

    18       May 2023       756,270        14,796  

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

    168       December 2022       6,931,645        381,818  

Euro-Bund Futures

    25       December 2022           3,664,993        (92,847

FTSE 100 Index Futures

    33       December 2022       3,022,371        164,212  

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    8       February 2023       805,157        3,527  

Gold 100 OZ Futures

    27       February 2023       4,751,730        (13,962

Hang Seng Index Futures

    7       December 2022       834,207        42,003  

KC HRW Wheat Futures

    15       March 2023       674,813        (60,872

Lean Hogs Futures

    28       April 2023       1,015,280        46,399  

Live Cattle Futures

    15       April 2023       955,650        26,118  

LME Lead Futures

    2       March 2023       109,738        2,882  

LME Nickel Futures

    8       January 2023       1,292,136        258,361  

LME Primary Aluminum Futures

    32       January 2023       1,971,600        188,349  

LME Zinc Futures

    17       January 2023       1,293,700        75,517  

Long Gilt Futures

    37       March 2023       4,681,953        25,828  

Low SU Gasoil Futures

    16       May 2023       1,381,600        (69,198

MSCI Emerging Markets Futures

    263       December 2022           12,919,875        368,440  

MSCI Singapore IX ETS Futures

    29       December 2022       632,853        5,183  

Natural Gas Futures

    64       December 2022       4,435,200            (484,612

Nikkei 225 (CME) Futures

    17       December 2022       2,411,875        36,249  

NY Harbor ULSD Futures

    10       February 2023       1,349,250        (36,374

OMXS 30 Index Futures

    65       December 2022       1,300,854        (7,004

 

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Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
    Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Platinum Futures

    5       January 2023     $ 259,825      $ 30,158  

S&P Mid 400 E Mini Futures

    10       December 2022       2,579,800        87,232  

Silver Futures

    10       March 2023       1,089,050        30,004  

Soybean Futures

    30       May 2023       2,224,125        20,824  

Soybean Meal Futures

    30       May 2023       1,239,900        24,508  

Soybean Oil Futures

    32       May 2023       1,320,576        (10,637

SPI 200 Futures

    24       December 2022       2,976,589        116,633  

Sugar 11 (World) Futures

    46       April 2023       956,211        35,276  

TOPIX Index Futures

    46       December 2022       6,629,010        293,902  

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

    104       March 2023       11,291,313        62,429  

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

    306       March 2023           34,731,000        111,461  

Wheat (CBT) Futures

    27       March 2023       1,073,925            (145,827

WTI Crude Futures

    35       April 2023       2,820,650        (90,145

Sold Contracts

 

Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures

    225       December 2022       2,611,125        (24,982

E-Mini Russell 2000 Index Futures

    5       December 2022       471,875        629  

Japan 10 Yr Bond (OSE) Futures

    9       December 2022       9,692,809        (1,202

LME Nickel Futures

    2       January 2023       323,034        (43,055

LME Platinum Futures

    7       January 2023       431,288        (23,851

LME Zinc Futures

    3       January 2023       228,300        (10,827

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

    27       December 2022       5,509,688        (600,271

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

    7       December 2022       1,290,875        (47,265

TOPIX Index Futures

    3       December 2022       432,327        (15,548

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

    104       March 2023           11,291,313        (62,696
        

 

 

 
         $     648,611  
        

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australia and New Zealand Banking

   NZD 1,724      USD 1,064        02/02/2023      $ (23,102

Bank of America, NA

   BRL 6,527      USD 1,233        12/02/2022        (24,887

Bank of America, NA

   JPY 537,523      USD 3,752        12/02/2022            (140,124

Bank of America, NA

   USD 1,219      BRL 6,527        12/02/2022        38,612  

Bank of America, NA

   USD 2,890      JPY 402,999        12/02/2022        27,881  

Bank of America, NA

   USD 4,712      CHF 4,586        12/07/2022        137,508  

Bank of America, NA

   EUR 2,338      USD 2,426        12/21/2022        (11,513

Bank of America, NA

   INR 256,375      USD 3,117        12/21/2022        (34,368

Bank of America, NA

   SEK 33,986      USD 3,256        12/21/2022        15,572  

Bank of America, NA

   TWD 85,169      USD 2,735        12/21/2022        (52,280

Bank of America, NA

   USD 1,278      GBP 1,075        01/18/2023        19,977  

Bank of America, NA

   AUD 3,105      USD 1,994        01/19/2023        (117,833

Bank of America, NA

   USD 1,462      CAD 1,990        01/19/2023        18,271  

Bank of America, NA

   IDR   20,051,677      USD 1,276        01/26/2023        (4,120

Bank of America, NA

   PHP 91,225      USD 1,532        01/26/2023        (83,378

Bank of America, NA

   USD 1,595      PHP   91,074        01/26/2023        17,516  

 

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Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

   KRW 2,077,288      USD 1,451        01/30/2023      $ (143,800

Bank of America, NA

   USD 1,789      KRW   2,543,365        01/30/2023        162,778  

Bank of America, NA

   JPY 402,999      USD 2,917        02/09/2023        (28,036

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,104      SEK 11,464        12/01/2022        (12,263

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL 13,191      USD 2,489        12/02/2022        (52,975

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,653      BRL 8,752        12/02/2022        33,368  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 875      BRL 4,439        12/02/2022        (19,664

Barclays Bank PLC

   MYR 32,940      USD 7,366        12/15/2022        (82,115

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 4,670      MYR 21,440        12/15/2022        177,757  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 4,405      MYR 19,448        12/15/2022        (7,937

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 717      ZAR 12,183        12/15/2022        (12,541

Barclays Bank PLC

   ZAR 32,645      USD 1,796        12/15/2022        (91,343

Barclays Bank PLC

   CAD 1,919      USD 1,415        12/21/2022        (11,872

Barclays Bank PLC

   TWD 12,748      USD 396        12/21/2022        (21,577

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,172      CAD 1,558        12/21/2022        (12,912

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,300      CHF 1,238        12/21/2022        11,175  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,253      GBP 1,050        12/21/2022        13,116  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,476      INR 122,753        12/21/2022        32,617  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,105      NZD 1,792        12/21/2022        24,639  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 219      TWD 6,734        12/21/2022        916  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL 1,342      USD 252        01/04/2023        (4,976

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,642      BRL 8,752        01/04/2023        33,910  

Barclays Bank PLC

   COP 2,042,039      USD 421        01/19/2023        1,082  

Barclays Bank PLC

   MXN 21,505      USD 1,099        01/19/2023        (6,412

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 4,405      MXN 86,025        01/19/2023        16,428  

Barclays Bank PLC

   IDR 10,335,436      USD 664        01/26/2023        4,018  

Barclays Bank PLC

   IDR   46,809,042      USD 2,980        01/26/2023        (8,612

Barclays Bank PLC

   PHP 165,241      USD 2,833        01/26/2023        (93,206

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,418      IDR   22,272,189        01/26/2023        4,270  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 294      IDR 4,565,786        01/26/2023        (2,192

Barclays Bank PLC

   KRW 1,222,367      USD 883        01/30/2023        (55,596

Barclays Bank PLC

   PLN 3,074      USD 676        01/30/2023        (1,773

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 3,567      HUF 1,420,424        01/30/2023        (14,243

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,078      KRW 1,523,674        01/30/2023        91,618  

Barclays Bank PLC

   CNH 4,415      USD 608        02/16/2023        (22,587

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 1,875      COP 9,141,036        01/19/2023        2,482  

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 4,314      IDR   67,277,355        01/26/2023        (18,923

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   EUR 2,132      USD 2,110        12/08/2022            (109,412

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   USD 864      EUR 837        12/08/2022        7,535  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   USD 1,659      ZAR 30,062        12/15/2022        78,857  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   CNH 7,788      USD 1,095        02/16/2023        (17,239

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   USD 4,554      CNH 32,755        02/16/2023        123,254  

Citibank, NA

   USD 2,091      SEK 22,950        12/01/2022        94,833  

Citibank, NA

   USD 17,656      JPY 2,460,164        12/02/2022        159,568  

Citibank, NA

   USD 852      AUD 1,343        01/19/2023        61,317  

Citibank, NA

   USD 1,531      PHP 91,369        01/26/2023        86,956  

 

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Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Citibank, NA

   JPY   2,460,164      USD 17,819        02/09/2023      $ (160,360

Deutsche Bank AG

   JPY 167,103      USD 1,181        12/02/2022        (28,815

Deutsche Bank AG

   CHF 2,068      USD 2,099        12/07/2022        (88,062

Deutsche Bank AG

   EUR 3,864      USD 3,752        12/08/2022            (269,897

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 4,093      EUR 4,245        12/08/2022        326,542  

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 919      EUR 882        12/08/2022        (469

Deutsche Bank AG

   ZAR 16,234      USD 891        12/15/2022        (47,795

Deutsche Bank AG

   CHF 534      USD 568        12/21/2022        2,635  

Deutsche Bank AG

   INR 203,953      USD 2,490        12/21/2022        (16,505

Deutsche Bank AG

   TWD 62,273      USD 1,992        12/21/2022        (46,120

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 4,531      CAD 6,025        12/21/2022        (49,880

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 3,354      TWD 105,869        12/21/2022        110,350  

Deutsche Bank AG

   CAD 1,984      USD 1,467        01/19/2023        (9,166

Deutsche Bank AG

   PHP 94,847      USD 1,656        01/26/2023        (23,810

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 931      KRW 1,226,251        01/30/2023        10,469  

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 2,694      PLN 12,265        01/30/2023        9,271  

Deutsche Bank AG

   CNH 26,700      USD 3,731        02/16/2023        (81,579

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL 5,157      USD 970        12/02/2022        (23,762

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   JPY 118,496      USD 824        12/02/2022        (34,283

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 546      BRL 2,942        12/02/2022        20,685  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 2,554      JPY 355,083        12/02/2022        17,232  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 2,249      MYR 10,319        12/15/2022        83,834  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 806      ZAR 13,920        12/15/2022        (971

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   INR 74,371      USD 921        12/21/2022        7,116  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   INR 24,610      USD 300        12/21/2022        (2,729

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   JPY 301,671      USD 2,169        12/21/2022        (21,266

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   NOK 14,720      USD 1,479        12/21/2022        (16,680

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 1,283      EUR 1,242        12/21/2022        11,983  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 4,671      INR 380,109        12/21/2022        723  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 2,374      SEK 25,195        12/21/2022        28,684  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   PEN 2,098      USD 546        01/19/2023        1,405  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 297      CLP 268,471        01/19/2023        1,846  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 2,308      PHP 136,827        01/26/2023        115,330  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   HUF 883,079      USD 2,184        01/30/2023        (24,897

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 921      CZK 21,712        01/30/2023        4,003  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   CNH 12,341      USD 1,695        02/16/2023        (66,897

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 1,839      CNH 12,960        02/16/2023        10,953  

HSBC Bank USA

   NOK 28,763      USD 2,887        12/01/2022        (33,430

HSBC Bank USA

   USD 1,367      NOK 14,048        12/01/2022        59,515  

HSBC Bank USA

   USD 2,422      EUR 2,476        12/08/2022        155,476  

HSBC Bank USA

   CLP 221,337      USD 248        01/19/2023        946  

HSBC Bank USA

   PEN 3,041      USD 790        01/19/2023        412  

HSBC Bank USA

   USD 2,894      NOK 28,763        02/03/2023        33,393  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   BRL 4,258      USD 802        12/02/2022        (18,927

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   JPY   2,597,347      USD 18,092        12/02/2022        (716,728

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD 795      BRL 4,258        12/02/2022        25,831  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD 2,319      JPY 326,043        12/02/2022        42,030  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   EUR 2,476      USD 2,421        12/08/2022        (156,829

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   AUD 3,003      USD 2,029        12/21/2022        (10,678

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   CHF 4,167      USD 4,436        12/21/2022        21,912  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   GBP 4,232      USD 4,997        12/21/2022        (107,777

 

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Counterparty   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
    Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  INR 109,031      USD 1,321       12/21/2022     $ (18,961

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  NZD 1,232      USD 766       12/21/2022       (10,441

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  TWD 49,962      USD 1,564       12/21/2022       (71,263

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  USD 650      GBP 547       12/21/2022       9,764  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  USD 4,409      JPY   614,560       12/21/2022       52,771  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  USD 2,657      TWD 83,038       12/21/2022       60,818  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  USD 504      PHP 29,037       01/26/2023       9,773  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  CZK 85,006      USD 3,618       01/30/2023       (4,449

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  USD 1,602      CNH 11,427       02/16/2023       29,325  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  NOK 6,939      USD 657       12/01/2022       (47,112

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  SEK 16,834      USD 1,549       12/01/2022       (54,481

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 1,463      NOK 14,996       12/01/2022       59,866  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  BRL 4,569      USD 848       12/02/2022       (32,777

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  JPY 123,821      USD 843       12/02/2022       (53,957

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  SEK 7,820      USD 741       12/02/2022       (3,665

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 863      BRL 4,569       12/02/2022       17,422  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  MYR 18,883      USD 4,022       12/15/2022           (247,683

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 3,994      MYR 18,157       12/15/2022       111,831  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  NZD 1,803      USD 1,103       12/21/2022       (33,620

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  TWD 18,077      USD 568       12/21/2022       (23,811

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 1,140      INR 94,278       12/21/2022       18,661  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 1,877      TWD 57,368       12/21/2022       268  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 842      BRL 4,569       01/04/2023       32,895  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  MXN 13,952      USD 713       01/19/2023       (4,152

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  IDR   26,891,238      USD 1,726       01/26/2023       9,281  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 1,196      NZD 1,939       02/02/2023       26,917  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 744      SEK 7,820       02/03/2023       3,694  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

  USD 1,812      CNH 12,962       02/16/2023       38,630  

Natwest Markets PLC

  MYR 13,955      USD 3,112       12/15/2022       (42,817

Standard Chartered Bank

  TWD 18,077      USD 568       12/21/2022       (23,543

Standard Chartered Bank

  USD 4,496      AUD 6,702       12/21/2022       56,309  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  DKK 3,806      USD 500       12/01/2022       (32,676

 

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Counterparty   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
    In Exchange
For
(000)
    Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  NOK 2,201     USD 205       12/01/2022     $ (18,391

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  SEK 7,537     USD 673       12/01/2022       (44,782

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 648     NOK 6,657       12/01/2022       27,676  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 411     JPY 59,022       12/02/2022       16,505  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 291     CHF 284       12/07/2022       9,293  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  EUR 4,625     USD 4,573       12/08/2022       (241,621

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 478     EUR 461       12/08/2022       1,312  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 327     ZAR 5,713       12/15/2022       3,411  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  NOK 1,194     USD 119       12/21/2022       (1,909

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 229     SEK 2,400       12/21/2022       (558

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  GBP 2,308     USD 2,749       01/18/2023       (37,711

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  AUD 1,064     USD 671       01/19/2023       (52,658

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  CAD 5,743     USD 4,225       01/19/2023       (47,956

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  MXN 3,088     USD 158       01/19/2023       (624

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  THB 43,508     USD 1,242       01/19/2023       1,651  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  THB 226,293     USD 6,138       01/19/2023       (311,454

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 342     AUD 510       01/19/2023       5,150  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 6,759     THB   246,545       01/19/2023       267,631  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 3,545     THB 124,191       01/19/2023       (5,726

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  HUF 472,813     USD 1,181       01/30/2023       (1,782

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  PLN 8,381     USD 1,843       01/30/2023       (4,108

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 780     CZK 18,427       01/30/2023       5,467  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 922     SEK 9,760       02/03/2023       11,926  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  USD 428     JPY 59,022       02/09/2023       3,761  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  CNH 19,504     USD 2,741       02/16/2023       (43,811

UBS AG

  CHF 1,664     USD 1,737       12/07/2022       (22,900

UBS AG

  CLP   1,497,627     USD 1,661       01/19/2023       (7,316
       

 

 

 
        $     (1,458,423
       

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type                      
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
AUD     15,000       07/09/2025     6 Month
BBSW
  3.168%  

Semi-

Annual

  $ (157,591     $  445,335     $   (602,926
AUD     4,740       02/23/2027     6 Month
BBSW
  3.040%   Semi-Annual     (101,876     175,078       (276,954
NZD     20,260       02/24/2027     3 Month
BKBM
  3.508%  

Quarterly/Semi-

Annual

    (430,881     490,280       (921,161
AUD     9,490       02/27/2027     6 Month
BBSW
  2.975%   Semi-Annual     (221,510     332,717       (554,227
NZD     10,120       02/28/2027     3 Month
BKBM
  3.445%   Quarterly/Semi-Annual     (230,680     228,714       (459,394
NZD     2,370       02/28/2027     3.445%   3 Month
BKBM
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    54,059       6,002       48,057  

 

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                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     30,190       05/13/2027      

1 Day

SOFR

 

 

    2.682%     Annual   $ (1,106,876   $ – 0  –    $ (1,106,876
AUD     8,630       11/13/2030      
6 Month
BBSW
 
 
    0.872%     Semi-Annual     (1,299,265     (551,240     (748,025
               
AUD     5,500       11/13/2030       0.872%      
6 Month
BBSW
 
 
  Semi-Annual     828,036       863,211       (35,175
USD     4,800       05/13/2032       1.603%      
1 Day
SOFR
 
 
  Annual     700,147       444,010       256,137  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (1,966,437   $   2,434,107     $   (4,400,544
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
November 30,
2022
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

    Market
Value
   

Upfront
Premiums

Paid/

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

 

 

CDX-NAHY Series 37, 5 Year Index, 12/08/2022*

    5.00     Quarterly       4.01     USD       8,682     $   375,291     $   421,475     $   (46,184

 

*

Termination date

 

(a)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(c)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(d)

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 November 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $424,578 or 0.2% of net assets.

 

(e)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

(g)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

 

(h)

Affiliated investments.

 

(i)

The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

 

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Currency Abbreviations:

AUD – Australian Dollar

BRL – Brazilian Real

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

CLP – Chilean Peso

CNH – Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)

COP – Colombian Peso

CZK – Czech Koruna

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HUF – Hungarian Forint

IDR – Indonesian Rupiah

INR – Indian Rupee

JPY – Japanese Yen

KRW – South Korean Won

MXN – Mexican Peso

MYR – Malaysian Ringgit

NOK – Norwegian Krone

NZD – New Zealand Dollar

PEN – Peruvian Sol

PHP – Philippine Peso

PLN – Polish Zloty

SEK – Swedish Krona

THB – Thailand Baht

TWD – New Taiwan Dollar

USD – United States Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

 

 

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

BBSW – Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australia)

BKBM – Bank Bill Benchmark (New Zealand)

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CPI – Consumer Price Index

ETF – Exchange Traded Fund

ETS – Emission Trading Scheme

FTSE – Financial Times Stock Exchange

KC HRW – Kansas City Hard Red Winter

LME – London Metal Exchange

MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International

OMXS – Stockholm Stock Exchange

OSE – Osaka Securities Exchange

RBOB – Reformulated Gasoline Blend-Stock for Oxygen Blending (Unleaded Gas)

REG – Registered Shares

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SPI – Share Price Index

TIPS – Treasury Inflation Protected Security

TOPIX – Tokyo Price Index

TSX – Toronto Stock Exchange

ULSD – Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

WTI – West Texas Intermediate

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

November 30, 2022

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $143,890,059)

  $ 162,551,764 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $60,897,974—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $33,258)

    60,897,974  

Cash collateral due from broker

    13,143,363  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $2,478,342)

    2,484,223  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    3,492,415  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    816,423  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

    768,559  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

    242,434  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    147,436  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    143,522  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    127,585  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    244,815,698  
 

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Due to custodian

    145,573  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    4,950,838  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    316,732  

Cash collateral due to broker

    250,000  

Advisory fee payable

    104,834  

Distribution fee payable

    43,961  

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    33,258  

Administrative fee payable

    17,913  

Payable for investment securities purchased and foreign currency transactions

    15,788  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

    15,686  

Transfer Agent fee payable

    11,958  

Accrued expenses

    268,707  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    6,175,248  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 238,640,450  
 

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Capital stock, at par

  $ 138,362  

Additional paid-in capital

    247,235,256  

Accumulated loss

    (8,733,168
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $     238,640,450  
 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—24 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.01 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $   215,597,700          12,497,675        $   17.25

 

 
C   $ 2,381,507          152,941        $ 15.57  

 

 
Advisor   $ 17,477,887          1,001,876        $ 17.45  

 

 
R   $ 376,649          21,967        $ 17.15  

 

 
K   $ 785,560          45,678        $ 17.20  

 

 
I   $ 2,021,147          116,065        $ 17.41  

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan with a value of $3,991,213 (see Note E).

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $18.02 which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended November 30, 2022

 

Investment Income    

Interest

  $     6,332,493    

Dividends

   

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $96,058)

    1,760,852    

Affiliated issuers

    412,820    

Securities lending income

    15,848     $ 8,522,013  
 

 

 

   
Expenses    

Advisory fee (see Note B)

    1,278,176    

Distribution fee—Class A

    482,602    

Distribution fee—Class C

    26,180    

Distribution fee—Class R

    2,596    

Distribution fee—Class K

    2,454    

Transfer agency—Class A

    286,614    

Transfer agency—Class C

    4,093    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

    24,326    

Transfer agency—Class R

    1,378    

Transfer agency—Class K

    2,018    

Transfer agency—Class I

    2,626    

Custody and accounting

    175,452    

Audit and tax

    138,464    

Administrative

    105,432    

Registration fees

    94,997    

Printing

    49,732    

Legal

    38,548    

Directors’ fees

    20,265    

Miscellaneous

    51,030    
 

 

 

   

Total expenses

    2,786,983    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

    (25,540  
 

 

 

   

Net expenses

      2,761,443  
   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      5,760,570  
   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions    

Net realized gain (loss) on:

   

Investment transactions

      1,247,180  

Forward currency exchange contracts

      5,069,039  

Futures

      (992,991

Written options

      (44,539

Swaps

      1,663,047  

Foreign currency transactions

      1,478,841  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

   

Investments

      (18,932,732

Forward currency exchange contracts

      (1,643,662

Futures

      4,300,018  

Swaps

      (6,781,098

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

      (447,955
   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

          (15,084,852
   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

    $ (9,324,282
   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
November 30,
2022
    Year Ended
November 30,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 5,760,570     $ 3,435,993  

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     8,420,577       25,217,977  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (23,505,429     (893,422
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (9,324,282     27,760,548  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (18,713,333     (5,799,607

Class C

     (239,548     (84,768

Advisor Class

     (1,259,118     (394,414

Class R

     (42,888     (14,845

Class K

     (99,365     (39,779

Class I

     (220,478     (68,210
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase (decrease)

     41,189,788       (4,137,549
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     11,290,776       17,221,376  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     227,349,674       210,128,298  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     238,640,450     $     227,349,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

November 30, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a diversified, open-end management investment company. As part of the Fund’s investment strategy, the Fund seeks to gain exposure to commodities and commodities-related instruments and derivatives primarily through investments in AllianceBernstein Global Risk Allocation Fund (Cayman), Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary and it is intended that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. Under the Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to receive notice of, to attend and to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and shall confer upon the shareholder rights in a winding-up or repayment of capital and the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. As of November 30, 2022, net assets of the Fund were $238,640,450, of which $13,076,207, or 5%, represented the Fund’s ownership of all issued shares and voting rights of the Subsidiary. This report presents the consolidated financial statements of the Fund and the Subsidiary. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I. Class B and Class T shares have been authorized but currently are not offered. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class R and Class K shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge. Advisor Class and Class I shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All eight classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and

 

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liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are

 

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not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 Fund’s 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

 

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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 Fund’s 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.

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset-backed

 

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securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided are classified as Level 3.

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.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of November 30, 2022:

 

Investments in

Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Inflation-Linked Securities

   $ – 0  –    $ 82,853,088     $ – 0  –    $ 82,853,088  

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

     9,767,544       786,474       – 0  –      10,554,018  

Financials

     6,402,790       2,486,567       37,502       8,926,859  

Health Care

     5,740,098       1,920,853       – 0  –      7,660,951  

Industrials

     5,400,207       1,496,991       30,572       6,927,770  

Consumer Staples

     4,606,292       1,748,412       – 0  –      6,354,704  

Materials

     3,862,605       1,508,256       – 0  –      5,370,861  

Consumer Discretionary

     3,932,067       1,137,568       – 0  –      5,069,635  

Utilities

     3,071,289       1,617,129       – 0  –      4,688,418  

Energy

     2,660,461       1,214,845       – 0  –      3,875,306  

Communication Services

     1,880,781       730,674       – 0  –      2,611,455  

Real Estate

     1,971,697       340,704       – 0  –      2,312,401  

Investment Companies

     14,186,741       – 0  –      0 (a)      14,186,741  

Governments – Sovereign Bonds

     – 0 –      1,148,759       – 0  –      1,148,759  

Warrants

     8,643       – 0  –      – 0  –      8,643  

Preferred Stocks

     2,033       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,033  

Rights

     122       – 0  –      – 0  –      122  

Short-Term Investments

     60,864,716       – 0  –      – 0  –      60,864,716  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

     33,258       – 0  –      – 0  –      33,258  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     124,391,344         98,990,320 (b)      68,074 (a)      223,449,738  

Other Financial Instruments(c):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     2,595,173       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,595,173 (d) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      3,492,415       – 0  –      3,492,415  

 

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Investments in

Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

   $ – 0  –    $ 1,582,242     $ – 0  –    $ 1,582,242 (d) 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      375,291       – 0  –      375,291 (d) 

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (1,946,562     – 0  –      – 0  –      (1,946,562 )(d) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (4,950,838     – 0  –      (4,950,838

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (3,548,679     – 0  –      (3,548,679 )(d) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   125,039,955     $   95,940,751     $   68,074 (a)    $   221,048,780  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The Fund held securities with zero market value at period end.

 

(b)

A significant portion of the Fund’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available, see Note A.1.

 

(c)

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, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

(d)

Only variation margin receivable/(payable) at period end is reported within the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the consolidated portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

 

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4. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

If, during a taxable year, the Subsidiary’s taxable losses (and other deductible items) exceed its income and gains, the net loss will not pass through to the Fund as a deductible amount for federal income tax purposes. Note that the loss from the Subsidiary’s contemplated activities also cannot be carried forward to reduce future Subsidiary’s income in subsequent years. However, if the Subsidiary’s taxable gains exceed its losses and other deductible items during a taxable year, the net gain will pass through to the Fund as income for federal income tax purposes.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from REIT investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective

 

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class. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .60% of the first $200 million, .50% of the next $200 million and .40% in excess of $400 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

The Subsidiary has entered into a separate agreement with the Adviser for the management of the Subsidiary’s portfolio. The Adviser receives no compensation from the Subsidiary for its services under the agreement.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended November 30, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $105,432.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $131,174 for the year ended November 30, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $2,571 from the sale of Class A shares and received $185 and $43 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended November 30, 2022.

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advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended November 30, 2022, such waiver amounted to $25,022.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended November 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
11/30/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
11/30/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     8,456     $     217,713     $     165,304     $     60,865     $     413  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

    4,140       59,675       63,782       33       3  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $     60,898     $     416  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares, 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, .50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares and .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class and Class I shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Payments under the Agreement in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .25% of Class A shares’ average daily net assets. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amounts of $3,515,889, $426,650 and

 

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$259,670 for Class C, Class R and Class K shares, respectively. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended November 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     2,166,269     $ 7,922,626  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –          28,350,326  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     233,493,091  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 38,437,729  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (49,396,898
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (10,959,169
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Futures

The Fund may buy or sell futures for investment purposes or for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of potential movements in the market. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures and movements in the price of the assets, reference rates or indices which they are designed to track. Among other things, the Fund may purchase or sell futures for foreign currencies or options thereon for

 

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non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investment in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

At the time the Fund enters into futures, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures is generally less than privately negotiated futures, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Use of long futures subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures. Use of short futures subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of futures can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts

 

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are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Fund may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Fund were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Fund. Put and call purchased options are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised,

 

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the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of the written option by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund held purchased options for hedging and non-hedging purposes. During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund held written options for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets or currencies. The Fund may also enter into swaps for non-hedging purposes as a means of gaining market exposures, making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions.” A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in

 

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cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the consolidated statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the consolidated statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the consolidated statement of operations.

Certain standardized swaps, including certain interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, are (or soon will be) subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) that are members of central clearinghouses, with the clearinghouse serving as central counterparty, similar to transactions in futures contracts. Centralized clearing will be required for additional categories of swaps on a phased-in basis based on requirements published by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

At the time the Fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Interest Rate Swaps:

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two

 

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parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.

In addition, the Fund may also enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Credit Default Swaps:

The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, including to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults by corporate and sovereign issuers held by the Fund, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Fund may purchase credit protection (“Buy Contract”) or provide credit protection (“Sale Contract”) on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap. During the term of the swap, the Fund receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon rate applied to the notional amount. If the Fund is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller/(pay to the buyer) of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap (the “Maximum Payout Amount”) and deliver/(take delivery of) the referenced obligation or (ii) receive/(pay) a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation. In certain circumstances Maximum Payout Amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront premium received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from settlement of buy protection credit default swaps entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligations with the same counterparty.

Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and

 

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credit risk. If the Fund is a buyer of protection and no credit event occurs, it will lose the payments it made to its counterparty. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund coupled with the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the Maximum Payout Amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a net loss to the Fund.

Implied credit spreads over U.S. Treasuries of comparable maturity utilized in determining the market value of credit default swaps on issuers as of period end are disclosed in the portfolio of investments. The implied spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and typically reflect the likelihood of default by the issuer of the referenced obligation. The implied credit spread of a particular reference obligation also reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may reflect upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Widening credit spreads typically represent a deterioration of the referenced obligation’s credit soundness and greater likelihood of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced obligation.

During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund held credit default swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Variance Swaps:

The Fund may enter into variance swaps to hedge equity market risk or adjust exposure to the equity markets. Variance swaps are contracts in which two parties agree to exchange cash payments based on the difference between the stated level of variance and the actual variance realized on underlying asset(s) or index(es). Actual “variance” as used here is defined as the sum of the square of the returns on the reference asset(s) or index(es) (which in effect is a measure of its “volatility”) over the length of the contract term. So the parties to a variance swap can be said to exchange actual volatility for a contractually stated rate of volatility.

During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund held variance swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

The Fund typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the OTC

 

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counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Fund’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Fund’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the year ended November 30, 2022, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

     Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

   Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
   Fair Value     Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
   Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

  

Receivable/
Payable for
variation
margin on
futures

  

$

232,341

 

Receivable/

Payable for
variation
margin on
futures

  

$

156,745

Equity contracts

   Receivable/

Payable for
variation
margin on
futures

     1,496,301   Receivable/

Payable for
variation
margin on
futures

     670,088

Commodity contracts

       
Receivable/
Payable for
variation
margin on
futures
  

 

866,531

 

Receivable/
Payable for
variation
margin on
futures

  

 

1,119,729

Credit contracts

        Receivable/
Payable for
variation
margin on
centrally
cleared
swaps
     46,184

 

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     Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

   Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
   Fair Value     Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

  

Receivable/
Payable for
variation
margin on
centrally
cleared
swaps

  

$

304,194

 

 





Receivable/
Payable for
variation
margin on
centrally
cleared
swaps


 
 
 
 
 
 

  

$

4,704,738

Foreign currency contracts

  

Unrealized
appreciation
on forward
currency
exchange
contracts

  

 

3,492,415

 

 

 




Unrealized
depreciation
on forward
currency
exchange
contracts

 
 
 
 
 
 

  

 

4,950,838

 

     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $     6,391,782        $     11,648,322  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the consolidated portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

 

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Consolidated
Statement of
Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $ (4,281,385   $ (159,335

Equity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures      (2,405,341     2,440,546  

Commodity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures      5,693,735       2,018,807  

Foreign currency contracts

 

Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts

     5,069,039       (1,643,662

 

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Derivative Type

 

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Consolidated
Statement of
Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Equity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments    $ 689,733     $ – 0  – 

Equity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on written options; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options      (44,539     – 0  – 

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      1,579,964       (6,778,548

Foreign exchange contracts

 

Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps

     (56,268     43,634  

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      139,351       (46,184
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $     6,384,289     $     (4,124,742
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended November 30, 2022:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 127,711,935  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 45,007,103  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $     152,623,199  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 195,013,316  

Purchased Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 8,932,500 (a) 

Written Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 18,033,000 (a) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 92,406,759  

 

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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $     8,717,380 (b) 

Variance Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 1,219,300 (c) 

 

(a)

Positions were open for two months during the year.

 

(b)

Positions were open for ten months during the year.

 

(c)

Positions were open for four months during the year.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of November 30, 2022. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Assets
Subject to a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, NA

  $ 438,115     $ (438,115   $ – 0  –    $ –0  –    $ – 0  – 

Barclays Bank PLC

    444,914       (444,914     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

BNP Paribas SA

    2,482       (2,482     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    209,646       (126,651     – 0  –      – 0  –      82,995  

Citibank, NA

    402,674       (160,360     (242,314     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Deutsche Bank AG

    459,267       (459,267     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    303,794       (191,485     – 0  –      – 0  –      112,309  

HSBC Bank USA

    249,742       (33,430     – 0  –      – 0  –      216,312  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    252,224       (252,224     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    319,465       (319,465     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Standard Chartered Bank

    56,309       (23,543     – 0  –      – 0  –      32,766  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    353,783       (353,783     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     3,492,415     $     (2,805,719   $     (242,314   $     – 0  –    $     444,382
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Counterparty

  Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
    Security
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

  $ 23,102     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 23,102  

Bank of America, NA

    640,339       (438,115     – 0  –      – 0  –      202,224  

Barclays Bank PLC

    534,796       (444,914     – 0  –      (16,883     72,999  

BNP Paribas SA

    18,923       (2,482     – 0  –      – 0  –      16,441  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    126,651       (126,651     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Citibank, NA

    160,360       (160,360     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Deutsche Bank AG

    662,098       (459,267     – 0  –      – 0  –      202,831  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    191,485       (191,485     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

HSBC Bank USA

    33,430       (33,430     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    1,116,053       (252,224     – 0  –      – 0  –      863,829  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    501,258       (319,465     (181,793     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Natwest Markets PLC

    42,817       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      42,817  

Standard Chartered Bank

    23,543       (23,543     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    845,767       (353,783     – 0  –      – 0  –      491,984  

UBS AG

    30,216       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      30,216  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     4,950,838     $     (2,805,719   $     (181,793   $     (16,883   $     1,946,443
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2. Currency Transactions

The Fund may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Fund may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Fund may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Fund and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Fund may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

 

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NOTE E

Securities Lending

The Fund may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Fund’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Fund in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Fund receives non-cash collateral, the Fund will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Fund will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Fund amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Fund will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Fund, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations. When the Fund earns net securities lending income from Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s share of the advisory fees of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Fund lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon

 

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termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended November 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

                        Government Money
Market Portfolio
 
Market
Value of
Securities

on Loan*
    Cash
Collateral*
    Market
Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*
    Income from
Borrowers
    Income
Earned
    Advisory Fee
Waived
 
$     3,991,213     $     33,258     $     3,956,213     $     12,548     $     3,300     $     518  

 

*

As of November 30, 2022.

NOTE F

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

             
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
November 30,
2022
     Year Ended
November 30,
2021
          Year Ended
November 30,
2022
    Year Ended
November 30,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A              

Shares sold

     2,601,935        542,310       $ 43,611,223     $ 10,606,235    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     908,116        290,752         16,682,098       5,201,557    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     17,124        54,786         300,397       1,089,132    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (1,430,850      (1,011,510       (25,406,324)       (19,754,887  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     2,096,325        (123,662     $ 35,187,394     $ (2,857,963)    

 

   
    
Class C              

Shares sold

     46,211        41,062       $ 744,664     $ 729,659    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     13,052        4,540         217,974       74,359    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (18,903      (60,051       (300,397     (1,089,132  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (34,942      (43,002       (544,000     (766,253  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     5,418        (57,451     $ 118,241     $ (1,051,367  

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
November 30,
2022
    Year Ended
November 30,
2021
          Year Ended
November 30,
2022
    Year Ended
November 30,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class             

Shares sold

     725,996       140,954       $ 12,975,668     $ 2,786,533    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     55,450       18,868         1,027,490       340,187    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (455,794     (148,093       (7,857,465     (2,951,132  

 

   

Net increase

     325,652       11,729       $ 6,145,693     $ 175,588    

 

   
            
Class R             

Shares sold

     13,982       1,130       $ 259,468     $ 21,821    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     2,341       832         42,887       14,845    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (19,250     (12,026       (342,203     (227,893  

 

   

Net decrease

     (2,927     (10,064     $ (39,848   $ (191,227  

 

   
    
Class K             

Shares sold

     10,512       7,792       $ 183,730     $ 147,707    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     5,424       2,230         99,358       39,777    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (25,970     (26,984       (449,618     (521,824  

 

   

Net decrease

     (10,034     (16,962     $ (166,530   $ (334,340  

 

   
            
Class I             

Shares sold

     8,158       19,527       $ 146,269     $ 388,041    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     11,924       3,789         220,473       68,208    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (23,001     (17,261       (421,904     (334,489  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,919     6,055       $ (55,162   $ 121,760    

 

   

NOTE G

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s investments will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of its investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market.

Allocation Risk—The allocation of investments among asset classes may have a significant effect on the Fund’s net asset value, or NAV, when the asset classes in which the Fund has invested more heavily perform worse than the asset classes invested in less heavily.

 

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Interest-Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the end of a recent period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

Credit Risk—An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

Commodity Risk—Investing in commodities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, either directly or through the Subsidiary, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with ratings below investment grade, commonly known as “junk bonds”, tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade or dispose of than other types of securities.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns.

 

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Emerging Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid as well as being subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Subsidiary Risk—By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and, unless otherwise noted in the Fund’s prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and the Fund and the Subsidiary are managed by the Adviser, making it unlikely the Subsidiary will take actions contrary to the interests of the Fund or its shareholders. In addition, changes in federal tax laws applicable to the Fund or interpretations thereof could limit the Fund’s ability to gain exposure to commodities investments through investments in the Subsidiary.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying instrument, which could cause the Fund to suffer a (potentially unlimited) loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund.

Leverage Risk—When the Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Fund, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Fund than if the Fund were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

Inflation Risk—This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

 

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LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding rate (referred to as SOFR), which is intended to replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement (repo) market and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known.

 

 

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Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the year ended November 30, 2022.

NOTE I

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended November 30, 2022 and November 30, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 20,574,730      $ 6,401,623  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     20,574,730      $     6,401,623  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $     13,052,929  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (351,150 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (10,863,576 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 1,838,203 (c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of November 30, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $303,845. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $266,482 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. As of November 30, 2022, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $47,305.

 

 

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(b)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), the tax treatment of earnings from the Subsidiary, the tax treatment of swaps, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

(c)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) is attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of November 30, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $303,845, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to the utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares and book/tax differences associated with the treatment of earnings from the Subsidiary resulted in a net increase in accumulated loss and a net increase in additional paid-in capital. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets.

NOTE J

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

NOTE K

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements through the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s consolidated financial statements through this date.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended November 30,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  19.91       $  18.11       $  16.77       $  15.62       $  16.75  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .47       .29       (.01     .08       .15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.33     2.06       1.58       1.16       (.76

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.86     2.35       1.57       1.24       (.61
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.80     (.55     (.21     (.09     (.52

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.02     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.80     (.55     (.23     (.09     (.52
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  17.25       $  19.91       $  18.11       $  16.77       $  15.62  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (4.90 )%(e)      13.45     9.39     7.99     (3.81 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $215,597       $207,089       $190,591       $194,924       $202,193  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.29     1.27     1.36     1.37     1.28

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.30     1.27     1.37     1.37     1.29

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    2.66     1.50     (.06 )%      .47     .94

Portfolio turnover rate

    1     7     20     3     9
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .02     .02     .00     .01

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended November 30,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  18.09       $  16.50       $  15.26       $  14.24       $  15.17  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .31       .12       (.15     (.04     .03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.20     1.89       1.46       1.06       (.70

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.89     2.01       1.31       1.02       (.67
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.63     (.42     (.05     – 0  –      (.26

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.02     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.63     (.42     (.07     – 0 –       (.26
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  15.57       $  18.09       $  16.50       $  15.26       $  14.24  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (5.59 )%(e)      12.57     8.57     7.16     (4.50 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $2,382       $2,669       $3,382       $4,115       $7,588  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    2.05     2.03     2.12     2.13     2.04

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    2.06     2.03     2.13     2.13     2.05

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.92     .69     (1.02 )%      (.30 )%      .17

Portfolio turnover rate

    1     7     20     3     9
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .02     .02     .00     .01

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended November 30,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  20.12       $  18.29       $  16.93       $  15.77       $  16.92  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .52       .35       .01       .12       .20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.34     2.07       1.62       1.17       (.79

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.82     2.42       1.63       1.29       (.59
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.85     (.59     (.25     (.13     (.56

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.02     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.85     (.59     (.27     (.13     (.56
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  17.45       $  20.12       $  18.29       $  16.93       $  15.77  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (4.65 )%(e)      13.69     9.68     8.27     (3.58 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $17,477       $13,604       $12,153       $14,632       $13,201  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.04     1.02     1.12     1.12     1.03

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.05     1.02     1.12     1.12     1.04

Net investment income(b)

    2.90     1.78     .06     .72     1.20

Portfolio turnover rate

    1     7     20     3     9
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .02     .02     .00     .01

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class R  
    Year Ended November 30,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  19.79       $  17.94       $  16.61       $  15.47       $  16.59  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .46       .19       (.18     .00 (c)      .09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.38     2.08       1.68       1.18       (.75

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.92     2.27       1.50       1.18       (.66
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.72     (.42     (.15     (.04     (.46

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.02     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.72     (.42     (.17     (.04     (.46
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  17.15       $  19.79       $  17.94       $  16.61       $  15.47  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (5.19 )%(e)      13.00     9.03     7.63     (4.11 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $377       $493       $627       $1,373       $1,952  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.65     1.64     1.70     1.71     1.62

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.66     1.64     1.71     1.71     1.63

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    2.57     .95     (1.11 )%      .00 %(h)      .58

Portfolio turnover rate

    1     7     20     3     9
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .02     .02     .00     .01

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class K  
    Year Ended November 30,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  19.84       $  18.06       $  16.72       $  15.58       $  16.71  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .46       .27       (.02     .07       .15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.32     2.06       1.58       1.16       (.77

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.86     2.33       1.56       1.23       (.62
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.78     (.55     (.20     (.09     (.51

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.02     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.78     (.55     (.22     (.09     (.51
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  17.20       $  19.84       $  18.06       $  16.72       $  15.58  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (4.93 )%(e)      13.41     9.35     7.93     (3.80 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $786       $1,105       $1,312       $1,313       $1,147  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.34     1.33     1.40     1.40     1.31

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.35     1.33     1.40     1.40     1.32

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    2.59     1.40     (.13 )%      .43     .91

Portfolio turnover rate

    1     7     20     3     9
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .02     .02     .00     .01

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    Year Ended November 30,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  20.09       $  18.27       $  16.91       $  15.76       $  16.90  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .53       .35       .04       .13       .20  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.35     2.07       1.60       1.16       (.77

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.82     2.42       1.64       1.29       (.57
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.86     (.60     (.26     (.14     (.57

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.02     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.86     (.60     (.28     (.14     (.57
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  17.41       $  20.09       $  18.27       $  16.91       $  15.76  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (4.63 )%(e)      13.78     9.72     8.27     (3.52 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $2,021       $2,390       $2,063       $3,095       $2,083  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.02     .99     1.06     1.07     .98

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)(g)

    1.03     1.00     1.07     1.07     .98

Net investment income(b)

    2.95     1.77     .21     .78     1.25

Portfolio turnover rate

    1     7     20     3     9
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .02     .02     .00     .01

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)

The net asset value and total return include adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for financial reporting purposes. As such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions may differ from financial statements.

 

(f)

In connection with the Fund’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the years ended November 30, 2022, November 30, 2021, November 30, 2020 and November 30, 2018, such waiver amounted to .01%, .02%, .01% and .01%, respectively.

 

(g)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest/bank overdraft expense:

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  

Class A

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.29     1.27     1.36     1.35     1.27

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.30     1.27     1.37     1.36     1.28

Class C

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     2.05     2.03     2.12     2.11     2.03

Before waivers/reimbursements

     2.06     2.03     2.13     2.11     2.04

Advisor Class

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.04     1.02     1.12     1.10     1.02

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.05     1.02     1.12     1.11     1.03

Class R

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.65     1.64     1.70     1.69     1.62

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.66     1.64     1.71     1.69     1.62

Class K

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.34     1.33     1.40     1.38     1.30

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.35     1.33     1.40     1.38     1.31

Class I

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.02     .99     1.06     1.05     .97

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.03     1.00     1.07     1.05     .97

 

(h)

Amount is less than .005%.

 

*

Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Fund resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Fund’s performance for the years ended November 30, 2020, November 30, 2019 and November 30, 2018 by .01%, .31% and .01%, respectively.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), including the consolidated portfolio of investments, as of November 30, 2022, and the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Fund at November 30, 2022, the consolidated results of its operations for the year then ended, the consolidated changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of November 30, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

January 27, 2023

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended November 30, 2022. For individual shareholders, the Fund designates 7.68% of dividends paid as qualified dividend income. For corporate shareholders, 2.85% of dividends paid qualify for the dividends received deduction. For foreign shareholders, 19.84% of ordinary dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Garry L. Moody(1),

Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President and Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr. (1)

OFFICERS

Daniel J. Loewy(2), Vice President

Leon Zhu(2), Vice President

Nancy E. Hay, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.

501 Commerce Street

Nashville, TN 37203

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

  

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003

San Antonio, TX 78278

Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

 

Independent Registered Public

Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

1

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

2

The management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s portfolio are made by the Adviser’s Quantitative Investment Team. Messrs. Loewy and Zhu are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibilities for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,#

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

47

(2021)

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in January 2021, he spent 19 years with McKinsey (management consulting firm), most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics, and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS    

Garry L. Moody,##

Chairman of the Board

70

(2008)

  Private Investor since prior to 2018. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He is Chairman of the AB Funds and Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees since January 2023 and he has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Jorge A. Bermudez,##
71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2018. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011 and Chair of its Audit Committee since December 2022
     

Michael J. Downey,##

79

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2018. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2018 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities, Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Nancy P. Jacklin,##

74

(2006)

  Private Investor since prior to 2018. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     

Jeanette W. Loeb,##

70

(2020)

  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) since 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##

81

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2018. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has served as both Chairman of the AB Funds and Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees from 2014 through December 2022.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal and Compliance Department—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

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Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is set forth below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
   POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
Onur Erzan
47
   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     

Daniel J. Loewy

48

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2018. He is also Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions and Chief Investment Officer for Dynamic Asset Allocation.
     
Leon Zhu
55
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2018.
     
Nancy E. Hay
50
   Secretary    Vice President and Counsel of the Adviser, with which she has been associated since prior to 2018 and Assistant Secretary of ABI**.
     

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2018.
     

Joseph J. Mantineo

63

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2018.
     

Phyllis J. Clarke

62

   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2018.
     

Jennifer Friedland

48

   Chief Compliance Officer    Vice President of the Adviser since 2020 and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer (of all Funds since January 2023 and of the ETF Funds since 2022). Before joining the Adviser in 2020, she was Chief Compliance Officer at WestEnd Advisors, LLC from prior to 2018 until 2019.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com, for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the open-end fund liquidity rule (the “Liquidity Rule”). In June 2018 the SEC adopted a requirement that funds disclose information about the operation and effectiveness of their Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) in their reports to shareholders.

One of the requirements of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund to designate an Administrator of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Administrator of the Fund’s LRMP is AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has delegated the responsibility to its Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the Fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The LRMP’s principal objectives include supporting the Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the LRMP, the Fund classifies the liquidity of its portfolio investments into one of the four categories defined by the SEC: Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid. These classifications are reported to the SEC on Form N-PORT.

During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end structure, incorporating any holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. If the Fund participated in derivative transactions, the exposure from such transactions were considered in the LRMP.

The Committee also performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”). The Committee also incorporated the following information when determining the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size for purposes of liquidity monitoring: historical net redemption activity, a Fund’s concentration in an issuer, shareholder concentration, investment performance, total net assets, and distribution channels.

The Adviser informed the Fund Board that the Committee believes the Fund’s LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended,

 

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and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets during the Program Reporting Period. There were no liquidity events that impacted the Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions during the Program Reporting Period.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser at a meeting held in-person on May 3-5, 2022 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its net assets.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

 

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Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2020 and 2021 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 28, 2022. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and took into account the impact on the advisory fee rate of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President

 

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and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints and that the Fund’s net assets were higher than a breakpoint level. Accordingly, the Fund’s current effective advisory fee rate reflected a

 

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reduction due to the breakpoint and would be further reduced to the extent the net assets of the Fund increase. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s breakpoint arrangements were acceptable and provide a means for sharing any economies of scale.

 

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This page is not part of the Shareholder Report or the Financial Statements.

 

 

AB FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

US EQUITY

CORE

Core Opportunities Fund

Select US Equity Portfolio

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GROWTH

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VALUE

Discovery Value Fund

Equity Income Fund

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INTERNATIONAL/ GLOBAL EQUITY

CORE

Global Core Equity Portfolio

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GROWTH

Concentrated International Growth Portfolio

VALUE

All China Equity Portfolio

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FIXED INCOME

MUNICIPAL

High Income Municipal Portfolio

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ALTERNATIVES

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MULTI-ASSET

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CLOSED-END FUNDS

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

Ultra Short Income ETF

 

We also offer Government Money Market Portfolio, which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AB mutual funds. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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LOGO

AB GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION FUND

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

800 221 5672

 

GRA-0151-1122                 LOGO


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 12(a)(1).

(b) During the period covered by this report, no material amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

(c) During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that independent directors Garry L. Moody, Marshall C. Turner, Jr. and Jorge A. Bermudez qualify as audit committee financial experts.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) - (c) The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm Ernst & Young, for the Fund’s last two fiscal years, for professional services rendered for: (i) the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements included in the Fund’s annual report to stockholders; (ii) assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (i), which include advice and education related to accounting and auditing issues, quarterly press release review (for those Funds that issue quarterly press releases), and preferred stock maintenance testing (for those Funds that issue preferred stock); and (iii) tax compliance, tax advice and tax return preparation.

 

            Audit Fees      Audit-Related
Fees
     Tax Fees  

AB Global Risk Allocation

     2021      $ 99,392      $  —        $ 31,512  
     2022      $ 88,612      $ —        $ 56,717  

(d) Not applicable.

(e) (1) Beginning with audit and non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures require the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures also require pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Adviser and Service Affiliates to the extent that these services are directly related to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund.


(e) (2) All of the amounts for Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees in the table under Item 4 (a) – (c) are for services pre-approved by the Fund’s Audit Committee.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table sets forth the aggregate non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Fund’s Adviser and entities that control, are controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund:

 

            All Fees for
Non-Audit Services
Provided to the
Portfolio, the Adviser
and Service Affiliates
     Total Amount of
Foregoing Column Pre-
approved by the Audit
Committee
(Portion Comprised of
Audit Related Fees)
(Portion Comprised of
Tax Fees)
 

AB Global Risk Allocation

     2021      $ 958,752      $ 31,512  
         $ —    
         $ (31,512
     2022      $ 1,989,174      $ 56,717  
         $ —    
         $ (56,717

(h) The Audit Committee of the Fund has considered whether the provision of any non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser and Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.


ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3 (c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

  

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

12 (a) (1)    Code of Ethics that is subject to the disclosure of Item 2 hereof
12 (b) (1)    Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (b) (2)    Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (c)    Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant): AB Global Risk Allocation Fund, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   March 3, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   March 3, 2023
By:  

/s/ Joseph J. Mantineo

  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 3, 2023