N-CSR 1 d394143dncsr.htm AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC. AB Municipal Income 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: 811-04791

 

 

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME 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: May 31, 2017

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2017

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


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ANNUAL REPORT

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

 

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AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

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AB NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

 

 

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 Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

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Dear Shareholder,

We are pleased to provide this report for AB Municipal Income Fund: AB California Portfolio, AB High Income Municipal Portfolio, AB National Portfolio and AB New York Portfolio (each a “Portfolio,” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). Please review the discussion of Portfolio performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Portfolios’ investment strategies.

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

July 14, 2017

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AB Municipal Income Fund: AB California, AB High Income Municipal, AB National and AB New York Portfolios for the annual reporting period ended May 31, 2017.

The investment objective of the California, National and New York Portfolios is to earn the highest level of current income, exempt from federal income tax, and in the case of the California and New York Portfolios, state taxation of the respective state, that is available without assuming what the Adviser considers to be undue risk to principal or income. The investment objective of the High Income Municipal Portfolio is to earn the highest level of current income, exempt from federal income tax, that is available consistent with what the Adviser considers to be an appropriate level of risk.

NAV RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO1      
Class A Shares      4.24%        0.69%  
Class B Shares2      3.86%        -0.06%  
Class C Shares      3.76%        -0.15%  
Advisor Class Shares3      4.37%        0.94%  
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      5.16%        1.46%  

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      6.34%        1.13%  
Class C Shares      5.85%        0.38%  
Advisor Class Shares3      6.37%        1.38%  
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      5.16%        1.46%  

 

1 Includes the impact of a non-recurring refund for overbilling of prior years’ custody out of pocket fees, which enhanced performance for the six- and 12-month periods ended May 31, 2017, by 0.01% and 0.01%, respectively.

 

2 Effective January 31, 2009, Class B shares are no longer available for purchase to new investors. Please see Note A for more information.

 

3 Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

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NAV RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      4.62%        0.99%  
Class B Shares1      4.23%        0.09%  
Class C Shares      4.23%        0.24%  
Advisor Class Shares2      4.75%        1.24%  
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      5.16%        1.46%  

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB NEW YORK PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      4.64%        1.00%  
Class B Shares1      4.26%        0.25%  
Class C Shares      4.36%        0.25%  
Advisor Class Shares2      4.77%        1.26%  
Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index      5.16%        1.46%  

 

1 Effective January 31, 2009, Class B shares are no longer available for purchase to new investors. Please see Note A for more information.

 

2 Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The preceding tables show performance for each Portfolio compared with its benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended May 31, 2017.

California Portfolio: All share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark for both periods, before sales charges. For the 12-month period, security selection in the electric utility, assessment district and tax-supported local lease sectors detracted from returns relative to the benchmark, while selections within the special tax, local general obligation (“GO”) and multi-family housing sectors were the largest contributors to performance. For the six-month period, security selection in the electric utility, assessment district and tax-supported local lease sectors detracted. Security selection within the special tax, not-for-profit health care and state GO sectors contributed. Yield-curve positioning also contributed to returns over both periods.

High Income Municipal Portfolio: All share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark during the 12-month period, but outperformed during the six-month period, before sales charges. For the 12-month period, security selection in the industrial development—industry, electric utility and state GO sectors detracted relative to the benchmark, while selections in the tobacco, senior living and industrial development—

 

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miscellaneous sectors were the largest contributors to performance. For the six-month period, security selection in the tobacco, pre-refunded and industrial development—miscellaneous sectors contributed most to performance. Security selection within the senior living, not-for-profit health care and electric utility sectors detracted. Yield-curve positioning contributed to returns over both periods.

National Portfolio: All share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark for both periods, before sales charges. For the 12-month period, security selection in the state GO, water & sewer and not-for-profit health care sectors detracted relative to the benchmark, while the miscellaneous revenue, special tax and local GO sectors were the largest contributors. For the six-month period, security selection in the senior living, special tax and toll road sectors detracted. Security selection in the miscellaneous revenue and assessment district sectors contributed. Yield-curve positioning also contributed to returns over both periods.

New York Portfolio: All share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark for both periods, before sales charges. For the 12-month period, security selection in the special tax, water & sewer and toll roads sectors detracted from returns relative to the benchmark, while security selections in the industrial development—airline, industrial development—miscellaneous and not-for-profit health care sectors were the largest contributors. For the six-month period, security selection in private higher education, toll road and industrial development—industry sectors detracted. Security selection in the tax-supported state lease, pre-refunded, and multi-family housing sectors contributed. Yield-curve positioning also contributed to returns over the six-month period.

The California and New York Portfolios utilized derivatives in the form of interest rate swaps for hedging purposes, which had no material impact on absolute returns for both periods; inflation (“CPI”) swaps for hedging purposes had an immaterial impact for the 12-month period.

The High Income Municipal Portfolio utilized credit default swaps for investment purposes and CPI swaps for hedging purposes, which had an immaterial impact on returns during the 12-month period; interest rate swaps for hedging purposes had no material impact for both periods.

The National Portfolio utilized interest rate swaps and CPI swaps for hedging purposes, which had an immaterial impact on returns during the 12-month period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The relatively strong performance of equities and corporate bonds during both periods reflected investors’ expectations that economic growth should be solid going forward. Within the municipal market, this sentiment was reflected in the better performance of mid-grade bonds over high-grade bonds.

 

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The specter of tax reform remains on the horizon, though the chances of significant reform have declined recently as Republicans continue to grapple with repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. At the end of the reporting period, the market yields of municipal bonds relative to taxable bonds suggested a low probability of significant tax reform. The after-tax income of municipals relative to taxable bonds would be below average, however, if tax rates were cut to 33%, as proposed by both President Trump and House Speaker Ryan. The relative advantage of municipals would fall sharply if long-term capital gains rates were cut as in certain proposals and taxable interest were subject to the same reduced rate. While significant tax reform may be unlikely in the near term, the Portfolios’ Senior Investment Management Team continues to position the Portfolios with a relatively small portion in the longest-maturity bonds; this could potentially reduce the Portfolios’ exposure to tax reform should a push to significantly cut taxes materialize in the months ahead.

The Portfolios may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. Historically, insured municipal securities typically received a higher credit rating, which meant that the issuer of the securities paid a lower interest rate. As a result of declines in the credit quality and associated downgrades of most fund insurers, insurance has less value than it did in the past. The market now values insured municipal securities primarily based on the credit quality of the issuer of the security with little value given to the insurance feature. In purchasing such insured securities, the Adviser evaluates the risk and return of municipal securities through its own research. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline.

 

Portfolio    Insured Bonds1     

Pre-refunded/

ETM2/Insured Bonds1

 
California      6.35%        0.20%  
High Income      2.81%        0.00%  
National      7.13%        1.79%  
New York      5.82%        0.00%  

 

1 Breakdowns expressed as a percentage of investments in municipal bonds.

 

2 Escrowed to maturity.     

 

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INVESTMENT POLICIES

Each of the California, National and New York Portfolios pursues its objective by investing principally in high-yielding, predominantly investment-grade municipal securities. The High Income Municipal Portfolio pursues its objective by investing principally in high-yielding municipal securities that may be non-investment-grade or investment-grade.

Each Portfolio invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax. These securities may pay interest that is subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax for certain taxpayers. Each of the Portfolios that invests in a named state pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities issued by the named state or municipal securities with interest that is otherwise exempt from the named state’s income tax. The National Portfolio may invest 25% or more of its net assets in a single state.

The California, National and New York Portfolios may also invest in forward commitments, tender option bond transactions (“TOBs”), zero-coupon municipal securities and variable, floating and inverse floating-rate municipal securities and derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps.

The High Income Municipal Portfolio may invest without limit in lower-rated securities (“junk bonds”), which may include securities having the lowest rating, and in unrated securities that, in the Adviser’s judgment, would be lower-rated securities if rated. The Portfolio may invest in fixed-income securities with any maturity or duration. The Portfolio will seek to increase income for shareholders by investing in longer-maturity bonds. Consistent with its objective of seeking a higher level of income, the Portfolio may experience greater volatility and a higher risk of loss of principal than other municipal funds. The Portfolio may also invest in forward commitments; zero-coupon municipal securities and variable, floating and inverse floating-rate municipal securities and certain types of mortgage related securities. The Portfolio may invest in derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps. The Portfolio may make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, and may use other investment techniques. The Portfolio may use leverage for investment purposes to increase income through the use of TOBs and derivative instruments, such as interest rate swaps.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg Barclays Municipal Bond Index represents the performance of the long-term tax-exempt bond market consisting of investment-grade bonds. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Portfolios.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Portfolios’ assets will fluctuate as the bond market fluctuates. The value of the Portfolios’ investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events that affect large portions of the market.

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. 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. Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk (High Income Municipal Portfolio): Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (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, negative performance of the junk bond market generally and less secondary market liquidity.

Municipal Market Risk: This is the risk that special factors may adversely affect the value of municipal securities and have a significant effect on the yield or value of the Portfolios’ investments in municipal securities. These factors include economic conditions, political or legislative changes, uncertainties related to the tax status of municipal securities, or the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Portfolios invest more of their assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Portfolios may be vulnerable to events adversely affecting that state, including economic, political and regulatory occurrences, court decisions, terrorism and catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes or earthquakes. The

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Portfolios’ investments in certain municipal securities with principal and interest payments that are made from the revenues of a specific project or facility, and not general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Factors affecting the project or facility, such as local business or economic conditions, could have a significant effect on the project’s ability to make payments of principal and interest on these securities.

The Portfolios may invest in the municipal securities of Puerto Rico and other US territories and their governmental agencies and municipalities, which are exempt from federal, state, and, where applicable, local income taxes. These municipal securities may have more risks than those of other US issuers of municipal securities. Like many US states and municipalities, Puerto Rico experienced a significant downturn during the recent recession. Puerto Rico’s downturn was particularly severe, and Puerto Rico continues to face a very challenging economic and fiscal environment. Municipal securities issued by Puerto Rico issuers have extremely low credit ratings and are on “negative watch” by credit rating organizations. Some Puerto Rico issuers are in default on principal and interest payments. The Government Development Bank, which provides liquidity to Puerto Rico’s government agencies, recently defaulted on a $400 million debt payment. This default casts doubts on the ability of Puerto Rico and its government agencies to make future payments. If this and the general economic situation in Puerto Rico persist or worsen, the volatility and credit quality of Puerto Rican municipal securities could be adversely affected, and the market for such securities may experience continued volatility. In addition, Puerto Rico’s difficulties have resulted in increased volatility in portions of the broader municipal securities market from time to time, and this may recur in the future.

Tax Risk: There is no guarantee that all of the Portfolios’ income will remain exempt from federal or state income taxes. From time to time, the US government and the US Congress consider changes in federal tax law that could limit or eliminate the federal tax exemption for municipal bond income, which would in effect reduce the income received by shareholders from the Portfolios by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Portfolios’ net asset value (“NAV”) could also decline as yields on municipal bonds, which are typically lower than those on taxable bonds, would be expected to increase to approximately the yield of comparable taxable bonds. Actions or anticipated actions affecting the tax exempt status of municipal bonds could also result in significant shareholder redemptions of the Portfolios’ shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Portfolios or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Portfolios would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Portfolios’ yield.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. The Portfolios may be subject to a heightened risk of rising rates as the current period of historically low interest rates may be ending. Interest rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations.

Duration Risk: Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The duration of a fixed-income security may be shorter than or equal to full maturity of a fixed-income security. Fixed-income securities with longer durations have more risk and will decrease in price as interest rates rise. For example, a fixed-income security with a duration of three years will decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%.

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 Portfolios’ assets can decline as can the value of the Portfolios’ distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Leverage Risk (High Income Municipal Portfolio): To the extent the Portfolio uses leveraging techniques, such as TOBs, 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 Portfolio’s investments.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk occurs when certain investments become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling less liquid securities may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Portfolios. Causes of liquidity risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Portfolio shares. Over recent years liquidity risk has also increased because the capacity of dealers in the secondary market for fixed-income securities to make markets in these securities has decreased, even as the overall bond market has grown significantly, due to, among other things, structural changes, additional regulatory requirements and capital and risk restraints that have led to reduced inventories. Liquidity risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline. Municipal securities may have more liquidity risk than other fixed-income securities because they trade less frequently and the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be illiquid, difficult to price, and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolios, and may be subject to counterparty risk to a greater degree than more traditional investments.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Management Risk: The Portfolios are subject to management risk because they are actively managed investment funds. 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.

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

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Portfolios 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 Portfolios have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Portfolios’ quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns and the Portfolios’ returns shown in the line graphs reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 3% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares; the applicable contingent deferred sales charge for Class B shares (3% year 1, 2% year 2, 1% year 3, 0% year 4); a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Prior to October 1, 2009, the maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares of the Portfolios was 4.25%. If the Class A annualized returns for the Portfolios and the National, California and New York Portfolio returns shown in the line graphs reflected the deduction of the former maximum front-end sales charge, their returns would be lower. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to their different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

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

5/31/2007 TO 5/31/2017

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB California Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2007 to 5/31/2017) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. The chart showing the Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         1.45%       2.57%  
1 Year     0.69%       -2.36%      
5 Years     3.28%       2.66%      
10 Years     4.23%       3.91%      
CLASS B SHARES         0.71%       1.26%  
1 Year     -0.06%       -2.99%      
5 Years     2.54%       2.54%      
10 Years3     3.80%       3.80%      
CLASS C SHARES         0.74%       1.31%  
1 Year     -0.15%       -1.13%      
5 Years     2.54%       2.54%      
10 Years     3.49%       3.49%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         1.74%       3.09%  
1 Year     0.94%       0.94%      
5 Years     3.57%       3.57%      
Since Inception5     4.98%       4.98%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.80%, 1.56%, 1.56% and 0.55% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expenses, exclusive of any interest expense, to 0.75%, 1.50%, 1.50% and 0.50% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated prior to September 30, 2017 and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. 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.

 

1 SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2017.

 

2 Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3 Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

4 This share class is offered at NAV to eligible investors and its SEC returns are the same as its NAV returns. Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

5 Inception date: 8/6/2008.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -3.92%  
5 Years     2.65%  
10 Years     3.96%  
CLASS B SHARES  
1 Year     -4.66%  
5 Years     2.53%  
10 Years1     3.85%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -2.66%  
5 Years     2.53%  
10 Years     3.54%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2  
1 Year     -0.71%  
5 Years     3.56%  
Since Inception3     4.91%  

 

1 Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

2 Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

3 Inception date: 8/6/2008.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

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

1/26/20101 TO 5/31/2017

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB High Income Municipal Portfolio Class A shares (from 1/26/20101 to 5/31/2017) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. The chart showing the Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

1 Inception date: 1/26/2010.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         3.17%       4.88%  
1 Year     1.13%       -1.89%      
5 Years     5.19%       4.56%      
Since Inception3     6.81%       6.37%      
CLASS C SHARES         2.53%       3.89%  
1 Year     0.38%       -0.59%      
5 Years     4.42%       4.42%      
Since Inception3     6.04%       6.04%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         3.52%       5.42%  
1 Year     1.38%       1.38%      
5 Years     5.47%       5.47%      
Since Inception3     7.10%       7.10%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.88%, 1.63% and 0.63% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expenses, exclusive of any interest expense to 0.80%, 1.55% and 0.55% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated prior to September 30, 2017 and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. 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.

 

1 SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2017.

 

2 Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3 Inception date: 1/26/2010.

 

4 This share class is offered at NAV to eligible investors and its SEC returns are the same as its NAV returns. Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -4.07%  
5 Years     4.44%  
Since Inception1     6.28%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -2.69%  
5 Years     4.33%  
Since Inception1     5.96%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2  
1 Year     -0.84%  
5 Years     5.35%  
Since Inception1     7.01%  

 

1 Inception date: 1/26/2010.

 

2 Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

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

5/31/2007 TO 5/31/2017

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB National Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2007 to 5/31/2017) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. The chart showing the Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         1.87%       2.88%  
1 Year     0.99%       -2.08%      
5 Years     3.16%       2.54%      
10 Years     4.13%       3.82%      
CLASS B SHARES         1.19%       1.83%  
1 Year     0.09%       -2.85%      
5 Years     2.43%       2.43%      
10 Years3     3.71%       3.71%      
CLASS C SHARES         1.18%       1.82%  
1 Year     0.24%       -0.74%      
5 Years     2.42%       2.42%      
10 Years     3.40%       3.40%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         2.18%       3.35%  
1 Year     1.24%       1.24%      
5 Years     3.44%       3.44%      
Since Inception5     4.93%       4.93%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.80%, 1.58%, 1.56% and 0.55% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expenses to 0.75%, 1.50%, 1.50% and 0.50% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated prior to September 30, 2017 and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. 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.

 

1 SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2017.

 

2 Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3 Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

4 This share class is offered at NAV to eligible investors and its SEC returns are the same as its NAV returns. Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

5 Inception date: 8/6/2008.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -3.88%  
5 Years     2.48%  
10 Years     3.84%  
CLASS B SHARES  
1 Year     -4.67%  
5 Years     2.38%  
10 Years1     3.73%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -2.61%  
5 Years     2.37%  
10 Years     3.42%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2  
1 Year     -0.66%  
5 Years     3.39%  
Since Inception3     4.85%  

 

1 Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

2 Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

3 Inception date: 8/6/2008.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

 

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

5/31/2007 TO 5/31/2017

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB New York Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2007 to 5/31/2017) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. The chart showing the Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         1.63%       2.75%  
1 Year     1.00%       -2.07%      
5 Years     2.61%       1.98%      
10 Years     3.83%       3.52%      
CLASS B SHARES         0.95%       1.60%  
1 Year     0.25%       -2.69%      
5 Years     1.88%       1.88%      
10 Years3     3.42%       3.42%      
CLASS C SHARES         0.94%       1.59%  
1 Year     0.25%       -0.73%      
5 Years     1.87%       1.87%      
10 Years     3.11%       3.11%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         1.94%       3.27%  
1 Year     1.26%       1.26%      
5 Years     2.89%       2.89%      
Since Inception5     4.37%       4.37%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.83%, 1.61%, 1.58% and 0.58% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements will limit the Portfolio’s annual operating expenses, excluding any interest expense, to 0.75%, 1.50%, 1.50% and 0.50% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated prior to September 30, 2017 and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. 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.

 

1 SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2017.

 

2 Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3 Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

4 This share class is offered at NAV to eligible investors and its SEC returns are the same as its NAV returns. Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

5 Inception date: 8/6/2008.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2017 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -3.64%  
5 Years     1.97%  
10 Years     3.55%  
CLASS B SHARES  
1 Year     -4.39%  
5 Years     1.84%  
10 Years1     3.45%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -2.47%  
5 Years     1.84%  
10 Years     3.13%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2  
1 Year     -0.51%  
5 Years     2.88%  
Since Inception3     4.31%  

 

1 Assumes conversion of Class B shares into Class A shares after six years.

 

2 Please note that this share class is 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 Portfolios.

 

3 Inception date: 8/6/2008.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a 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 first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, 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 in the first line 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 second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a 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 second line of the table 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.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

(unaudited)

 

AB California Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2016
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2017
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 
Class A            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,042.40      $ 3.82        0.75

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,021.19      $ 3.78        0.75
Class B            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,038.60      $ 7.62        1.50

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.54        1.50
Class C            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,037.60      $ 7.62        1.50

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.54        1.50
Advisor Class            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,043.70      $ 2.55        0.50

Hypothetical**

   $     1,000      $     1,022.44      $     2.52        0.50

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1,  2016
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2017
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 
Class A         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,063.40      $ 4.48        0.87

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,020.59      $ 4.38        0.87
Class C         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,058.50      $ 8.31        1.62

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,016.85      $ 8.15        1.62
Advisor Class         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,063.70      $ 3.19        0.62

Hypothetical**

   $     1,000      $     1,021.84      $     3.13        0.62

AB National Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2016
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2017
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 
Class A         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,046.20      $ 3.83        0.75

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,021.19      $ 3.78        0.75
Class B         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,042.30      $ 7.64        1.50

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.54        1.50
Class C         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,042.30      $ 7.64        1.50

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.54        1.50
Advisor Class         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,047.50      $ 2.55        0.50

Hypothetical**

   $     1,000      $     1,022.44      $     2.52        0.50

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

(unaudited)

 

AB New York Portfolio*

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2016
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2017
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 
Class A         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,046.40      $ 3.83        0.75

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,021.19      $ 3.78        0.75
Class B         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,042.60      $ 7.64        1.50

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.54        1.50
Class C         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,043.60      $ 7.64        1.50

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.45      $ 7.54        1.50
Advisor Class         

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,047.70      $ 2.55        0.50

Hypothetical**

   $     1,000      $     1,022.44      $     2.52        0.50

 

* Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

** Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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BOND RATING SUMMARY1

May 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1 All data are as of May 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Portfolio 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). The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Portfolio considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies, including when there is a split rating. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by the Adviser. If applicable, not applicable (N/A) includes non-creditworthy investments; such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

 

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BOND RATING SUMMARY1 (continued)

May 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1 All data are as of May 31, 2017. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Portfolio 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). The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Portfolio considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies, including when there is a split rating. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by the Adviser. If applicable, not applicable (N/A) includes non-creditworthy investments; such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

May 31, 2017

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 101.3%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 101.3%

    

California – 99.1%

    

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Series 2016B
5.00%, 10/01/35-10/01/36

   $ 11,350     $ 12,791,367  

Anaheim Housing & Public Improvements Authority
(Anaheim Electric Utility Fund)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 10/01/34-10/01/36

     10,930       12,356,401  

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/01/33-6/01/35

     3,300       3,891,084  

Bay Area Toll Authority
Series 2010S-2
5.00%, 10/01/30

     2,350       2,621,213  

Series 2013S
5.00%, 4/01/31-4/01/33

     12,700       14,668,578  

Beaumont Financing Authority
AMBAC Series 2007C
5.00%, 9/01/26

     3,305       3,360,788  

California Econ Recovery
Series 2009A
5.25%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,640       3,966,690  

California Educational Facilities Authority
(Chapman University)
Series 2015
5.00%, 4/01/35

     4,415       5,036,323  

California Educational Facilities Authority
(Loma Linda University)
Series 2017A
5.00%, 4/01/47

     3,000       3,389,820  

California Educational Facilities Authority
(University of the Pacific)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 11/01/30

     1,250       1,418,663  

Series 2015
5.00%, 11/01/31

     2,000       2,360,280  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
Series 2015
5.00%, 11/15/30

     2,000       2,393,620  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)
Series 2017A
5.00%, 8/15/35-8/15/47(a)

     7,365       8,371,217  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Dignity Health Obligated Group)
Series 2008G
5.50%, 7/01/25

   $ 3,180     $ 3,331,845  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(St Joseph Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 7/01/33

     5,000       5,700,100  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.00%, 11/01/33-11/01/34

     4,035       4,717,218  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Salvation Army Western Territory (The))
Series 2016
4.00%, 9/01/34

     1,000       1,061,870  

5.00%, 9/01/32

     1,000       1,183,320  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(American Heritage Education Foundation/CA)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 6/01/36-6/01/46

     3,400       3,669,330  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Azusa Pacific University)
Series 2015B
5.00%, 4/01/35-4/01/41

     5,960       6,416,732  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Biola University, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/32-10/01/36

     3,510       4,041,865  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Eisenhower Medical Center)
Series 2017A
5.00%, 7/01/34-7/01/36(a)

     5,050       5,755,988  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada, Inc.)
Series 2014
5.25%, 1/01/45

     1,295       1,254,622  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(UTS Bioenergy LLC)
Series 2011A-1
7.50%, 12/01/32(b)(c)(d)

     2,745       411,750  

 

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AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Public Finance Authority
(Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/15/37-10/15/47

   $ 3,665     $ 3,979,104  

California School Finance Authority
(ACE Charter Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 6/01/42(e)

     2,750       2,651,192  

California School Finance Authority
(Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Facilities Corp.)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 7/01/45(e)

     4,000       4,172,520  

California School Finance Authority
(Downtown College Prep Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/01/46-6/01/51(e)

     4,325       4,377,359  

California School Finance Authority
(Green DOT Public Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 8/01/45(e)

     1,000       1,060,380  

California School Finance Authority
(Kipp LA)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 7/01/34

     600       636,492  

California School Finance Authority (Launchpad Development Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 6/01/36-6/01/46(e)

     3,500       3,521,610  

California School Finance Authority (Rocketship Education Obligated Group)
Series 2017A
5.125%, 6/01/47(e)

     1,100       1,111,440  

California School Finance Authority
(View Park Elementary & Middle Schools)
Series 2014A
5.625%, 10/01/34

     575       620,511  

5.875%, 10/01/44

     1,000       1,083,600  

6.00%, 10/01/49

     715       766,480  

California State Public Works Board (California State Public Works Board Lease)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 4/01/37

     5,000       5,600,600  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California State University
Series 2016A
4.00%, 11/01/34

   $ 1,000     $ 1,071,960  

Series 2017A
5.00%, 11/01/32-11/01/36

     4,675       5,636,898  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(American Baptist Homes of the West)
Series 2015
5.00%, 10/01/26-10/01/45

     5,645       6,206,379  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Buck Institute for Research on Aging) AGM Series 2014
5.00%, 11/15/34-11/15/44

     4,500       5,196,965  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Highland Creek Associates LP/CA)
Series 2001K
5.40%, 4/01/34

     4,930       4,947,699  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Loma Linda University Medical Center)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 12/01/36(e)

     5,000       5,473,150  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Moldaw Residences)
Series 2014A
5.25%, 11/01/44

     1,800       1,864,656  

5.375%, 11/01/49

     2,500       2,601,225  

Capistrano Unified School District School Facilities Improvement District No 1
AGM Series 2001B
Zero Coupon, 8/01/25

     8,000       6,299,600  

City of Encinitas CA
(City of Encinitas CA CFD No 1)
Series 2012
5.00%, 9/01/26-9/01/29

     2,795       3,125,733  

City of Irvine CA
(City of Irvine CA Assessment Dist No 13-1)
Series 2013
5.00%, 9/02/27-9/02/29

     1,760       1,968,263  

City of Long Beach CA
(City of Long Beach CA Marina Revenue)
Series 2015
5.00%, 5/15/32-5/15/45

     5,600       6,135,564  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue
Series 2013B
5.00%, 6/01/31

   $ 5,000     $ 5,954,550  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports (Los Angeles Intl Airport)
Series 2009A
5.25%, 5/15/29

     8,340       9,017,458  

Series 2010A
5.00%, 5/15/25-5/15/27

     12,475       13,895,515  

City of Palm Springs CA COP
Series 1991B
Zero Coupon, 4/15/21
(Pre-refunded/ETM)

     37,500       35,670,000  

City of Palo Alto CA
(City of Palo Alto CA University Avenue AD)
Series 2012
5.00%, 9/02/25-9/02/30

     3,290       3,614,669  

City of Redding CA
NATL Series 1992
10.766%, 7/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM)(f)

     775       972,276  

City of Riverside CA Sewer Revenue
Series 2015A
5.00%, 8/01/33

     10,090       11,754,144  

City of Roseville CA
Series 2017A
5.00%, 9/01/33-9/01/34(a)

     2,320       2,618,379  

City of Roseville CA
(HP Campus Oaks Community Facilities District No 1)
Series 2016
5.00%, 9/01/36

     755       768,364  

City of San Jose CA Hotel Tax Revenue
Series 2011
6.125%, 5/01/31

     5,000       5,836,650  

City of Santa Clara CA Electric Revenue
Series 2011A
5.00%, 7/01/30

     1,810       2,046,314  

County of Orange CA COP
AMBAC Series 1991
6.00%, 6/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     395       419,822  

County of Sacramento CA
(North Vineyard District 2005-2)
Series 2016
5.00%, 9/01/40-9/01/45

     2,265       2,484,012  

 

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AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue
Series 2016B
5.00%, 7/01/36

   $ 1,755     $ 2,021,391  

County of San Bernardino CA COP
Series 2009A
5.25%, 8/01/26

     1,635       1,761,631  

El Dorado Irrigation District/El Dorado County Water Agency
Series 2016C
5.00%, 3/01/35-3/01/36

     9,000       10,485,900  

Fremont Community Facilities District No 1
Series 2015
5.00%, 9/01/40

     4,000       4,246,440  

Garden Grove Unified School District
Series 2013C
5.00%, 8/01/32

     2,535       2,974,949  

Imperial Irrigation District Electric System Revenue
Series 2016C
5.00%, 11/01/31-11/01/36

     5,000       5,942,885  

Jurupa Unified School District
Series 2017B
5.00%, 8/01/34-8/01/35

     1,535       1,842,248  

Lake Elsinore Public Financing Authority
Series 2015
5.00%, 9/01/31-9/01/35

     4,925       5,349,195  

Long Beach Bond Finance Authority
(Aquarium of the Pacific)
Series 2012
5.00%, 11/01/28-11/01/30

     11,485       13,082,422  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 6/01/32

     3,500       4,241,300  

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority
Series 2015A
5.00%, 10/01/34

     5,000       5,847,800  

Los Angeles Unified School District/CA COP
Series 2012B
5.00%, 10/01/28-10/01/29

     9,220       10,638,807  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles
(Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles Lease)
Series 2016B
4.00%, 11/01/35

   $ 12,480     $ 12,945,629  

Norco Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
(Norco Redevelopment Agency Project No 1)
Series 2010
5.875%, 3/01/32

     1,580       1,772,934  

6.00%, 3/01/36

     1,125       1,264,523  

AMBAC Series 2005
5.00%, 3/01/26

     1,900       1,905,434  

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC
Series 2017A
5.00%, 3/01/33-3/01/37

     8,400       9,759,720  

Series 2017B
5.00%, 3/01/35

     3,000       3,539,430  

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
Series 2015A
5.00%, 8/01/31-8/01/33

     5,340       6,341,686  

Series 2016
5.00%, 8/01/31

     2,500       3,008,550  

Orange County Transportation Authority
Series 2013
5.00%, 8/15/29

     2,360       2,764,480  

Oxnard Financing Authority
AGM Series 2014
5.00%, 6/01/31

     5,250       6,010,777  

Palomar Health
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/01/36

     5,000       5,474,750  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 8/01/31

     1,285       1,515,285  

Port of Los Angeles
Series 2009C
5.00%, 8/01/26

     21,450       23,221,984  

Poway Unified School District
(Poway Unified School District CFD No 6)
Series 2012
5.00%, 9/01/26

     970       1,073,276  

 

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AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Poway Unified School District Public Financing Authority
Series 2015A
5.00%, 9/01/33-9/01/34

   $ 2,500     $ 2,771,170  

Redding Joint Powers Financing Authority
Series 2015A
5.00%, 6/01/30

     1,350       1,597,630  

Riverside County Transportation Commission
(Riverside County Transportation Commission Sales Tax)
Series 2013A
5.25%, 6/01/32

     9,165       10,952,542  

Rocklin Unified School District Community Facilities District
NATL Series 2004
5.00%, 9/01/25

     1,000       1,002,630  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Series 2016A
5.00%, 10/01/35

     5,000       5,932,950  

Sacramento Regional Transit District
Series 2012
5.00%, 3/01/36 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     680       766,931  

5.00%, 3/01/36-3/01/42

     2,445       2,672,713  

5.00%, 3/01/42 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,125       1,268,820  

San Diego County Water Authority Financing Corp
Series 2011B
5.00%, 5/01/30

     6,115       6,953,795  

San Diego County Water Authority Financing Corp.
Series 2011B
5.00%, 5/01/29

     10,000       11,379,800  

San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority
(San Diego Public Facilities Financing Authority Lease)
Series 2010A
5.25%, 3/01/25

     15,000       16,852,650  

San Diego Unified School District/CA
Series 2013C
5.00%, 7/01/32

     3,180       3,758,792  

Series 2016S
4.00%, 7/01/32

     5,250       5,733,945  

 

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AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport
(San Francisco Intl Airport)
Series 2010A
4.90%, 5/01/29

   $ 2,200     $ 2,401,212  

Series 2012A
5.00%, 5/01/27-5/01/28

     7,000       7,896,660  

AGM Series 2000A
6.125%, 1/01/27

     1,480       1,487,356  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency
(Mission Bay South Public Imp)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 8/01/29

     1,310       1,425,097  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency
(Successor Agency to the Redev of San Francisco – Mission Bay South)
Series 2016B
5.00%, 8/01/33-8/01/35

     2,000       2,315,510  

Series 2016C
5.00%, 8/01/32-8/01/35

     2,000       2,316,410  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Series 1993
Zero Coupon, 1/01/20-1/01/21
(Pre-refunded/ETM)

     40,000       38,606,800  

Zero Coupon, 1/01/23
(Pre-refunded/ETM)(g)

     25,000       23,053,500  

San Mateo Joint Powers Financing Authority
(San Mateo Joint Powers Financing Authority Lease)
Series 2016A
4.00%, 7/15/32-7/15/35

     6,605       7,129,596  

Santa Ana Unified School District
Series 2008A
5.25%, 8/01/28

     5,400       5,648,238  

Southern California Public Power Authority
Series 2009A
5.00%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,880       3,063,456  

5.00%, 7/01/23

     320       339,450  

Southern California Public Power Authority
(Los Angeles Department of Water & Power PWR)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 7/01/33-7/01/34

     8,200       9,620,082  

 

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AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

State of California
Series 2004
5.30%, 4/01/29

   $ 5     $ 5,014  

Series 2013
5.00%, 2/01/31-11/01/31

     10,000       11,615,550  

Series 2014
5.00%, 12/01/30

     2,000       2,348,800  

Series 2017
5.00%, 8/01/35

     5,000       5,913,800  

State of California
(Inland Regional Center)
Series 2015
5.00%, 6/15/32

     5,000       5,751,000  

State of California Department of Water Resources
Series 2008
5.00%, 12/01/24

     95       98,749  

Series 2008AE
5.00%, 12/01/27

     100       103,916  

Series 2009A
5.00%, 12/01/29

     930       984,982  

Stockton Redevelopment Agency
Successor Agency
AGM Series 2016A
5.00%, 9/01/33-9/01/34

     3,800       4,344,558  

Successor Agency to Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency
Series 2010A
5.75%, 9/01/24-9/01/25

     1,985       2,214,930  

6.00%, 9/01/30

     1,395       1,566,306  

Successor Agency to the Redev of
San Francisco – Mission Bay North
Series 2016A
5.00%, 8/01/32-8/01/36

     3,335       3,933,840  

Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Finance Authority
(Tejon Ranch Public Facilities Finance Authority CFD No 1)
Series 2012
5.25%, 9/01/26-9/01/28

     2,375       2,609,460  

5.50%, 9/01/30-9/01/33

     2,135       2,341,977  

Tustin Community Facilities District No 06-1
Series 2015A
5.00%, 9/01/32-9/01/35

     3,780       4,213,754  

University of California
Series 2013A
5.00%, 5/15/32

     9,000       10,561,140  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Walnut Energy Center Authority
Series 2014
5.00%, 1/01/31-1/01/32

   $ 7,700     $ 9,188,910  

West Contra Costa Healthcare District
Series 2011
6.00%, 7/01/32

     1,050       1,145,046  

AMBAC Series 2004
5.375%, 7/01/21-7/01/24

     4,720       4,727,489  
    

 

 

 
       688,982,599  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 0.8%

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NATL Series 2000E
1.23%, 12/01/30(h)

     3,125       2,854,372  

NATL Series 2000G
1.23%, 12/01/30(h)

     3,150       2,877,982  
    

 

 

 
       5,732,354  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 0.3%

    

Henderson Local Improvement Districts
AGM Series 2007A
5.00%, 3/01/22

     2,110       2,127,386  
    

 

 

 

New York – 0.2%

    

New York State Energy Research &
Development Authority
(Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.)
XLCA Series 2004A
1.365%, 1/01/39(h)

     1,300       1,170,688  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 0.2%

    

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
(FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2016A
4.375%, 6/01/33

     1,700       1,591,557  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 0.7%

    

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface
Transportation Corp.
(LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)
Series 2010
7.00%, 6/30/40

     3,050       3,461,750  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface
Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)
Series 2009
6.875%, 12/31/39

     1,525       1,700,680  
    

 

 

 
       5,162,430  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB CALIFORNIA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $656,444,252)

     $ 704,767,014  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.6%

    

Investment Companies – 0.6%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 0.64%(i)(j)
(cost $4,117,263)

     4,117,263       4,117,263  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 101.9%
(cost $660,561,515)

       708,884,277  

Other assets less liabilities – (1.9)%

       (13,273,674
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 695,610,603  
    

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                 Rate Type      

Swap
Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received by
the Fund
  Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.

   $     14,500       7/30/26     4.090%   SIFMA*   $     (2,996,769

 

* Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index.

 

Inverse floater security.

 

(a) When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Defaulted.

 

(d) Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

California Municipal Finance Authority
(UTS Bioenergy LLC)
Series 2011A-1
7.50%, 12/01/32

     12/22/11      $     2,745,000      $     411,750        0.06

 

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At May 31, 2017, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $22,367,651 or 3.2% of net assets.

 

(f) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of May 31, 2017.

 

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

 

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(h) An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of May 31, 2017 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $6,903,042 or 0.99% of net assets.

 

(i) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(j) 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.

As of May 31, 2017, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 6.4% and 0.2%, respectively.

Glossary:

AD – Assessment District

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation

CFD – Community Facilities District

COP – Certificate of Participation

DOT – Department of Transportation

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

May 31, 2017

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 102.0%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 102.0%

    

Alabama – 1.1%

    

County of Jefferson AL
(County of Jefferson AL Sch Warrants)
Series 2004A
4.75%, 1/01/25

   $ 530     $ 530,737  

County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue
Series 2013D
6.00%, 10/01/42

     18,565       21,456,870  

Cullman County Health Care Authority
(Cullman Regional Medical Center, Inc.)
Series 2009A
6.25%, 2/01/23

     1,000       1,041,670  

7.00%, 2/01/36

     3,130       3,294,700  
    

 

 

 
       26,323,977  
    

 

 

 

Alaska – 0.2%

    

City of Koyukuk AK
Series 2011
7.75%, 10/01/41

     4,550       5,237,232  
    

 

 

 

American Samoa – 0.2%

    

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2015A
6.625%, 9/01/35

     5,000       4,840,300  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 1.4%

    

Arizona Health Facilities Authority
(Beatitudes Campus (The))
Series 2007
5.10%, 10/01/22

     2,590       2,592,745  

5.20%, 10/01/37

     6,855       6,854,657  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority
(Glencroft Retirement Community Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.25%, 11/15/46-11/15/51

     1,950       1,854,604  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The)
(Deer Valley Assisted Living Facility LLC)
Series 2016A
5.125%, 7/01/36

     4,400       4,241,644  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The)
(Great Hearts Academies)
Series 2012
6.30%, 7/01/42

     1,000       1,080,150  

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2014
5.00%, 7/01/44

   $ 10,690     $ 11,329,048  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Reid Traditional Schools Painted Rock Academy)
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/47

     1,375       1,429,863  

Quechan Indian Tribe of Fort Yuma
Series 2012A
9.75%, 5/01/25

     2,200       2,456,938  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority
(Friendship Village of Tempe)
Series 2012A
6.25%, 12/01/42-12/01/46

     3,000       3,144,195  
    

 

 

 
       34,983,844  
    

 

 

 

California – 7.2%

    

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps.
(Episcopal Senior Communities)
Series 2011
6.125%, 7/01/41

     2,400       2,648,592  

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Series 2016B
5.00%, 10/01/35

     5,000       5,642,850  

California Municipal Finance Authority
Series 2011B
7.75%, 4/01/31

     2,730       3,289,841  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada, Inc.)
Series 2012A
6.625%, 1/01/32(a)

     1,000       1,091,200  

6.875%, 1/01/42(a)

     3,500       3,794,805  

Series 2014
5.00%, 1/01/35

     1,050       1,024,779  

5.25%, 1/01/45

     3,025       2,930,680  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Partnerships to Uplift Communities Lakeview Terrace and Los Angeles Project)
Series 2012A
5.30%, 8/01/47

     1,675       1,718,885  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Rocketship Education)
Series 2014A
7.00%, 6/01/34

     3,800       4,219,786  

7.25%, 6/01/43

     6,565       7,491,059  

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Rocketship Seven-Alma Academy)
Series 2012A
6.25%, 6/01/43

   $ 3,290     $ 3,526,485  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(UTS Bioenergy LLC)
Series 2011A-1
7.50%, 12/01/32(b)(c)(d)

     3,795       569,250  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)
Series 2012
5.00%, 11/21/45(a)

     16,720       17,867,828  

California School Finance Authority
(ACE Charter Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 6/01/52(a)

     2,045       1,920,030  

California School Finance Authority
(Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Facilities Corp.)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 7/01/46-7/01/51(a)

     5,250       5,443,988  

California School Finance Authority
(Kipp LA)
Series 2014A
5.125%, 7/01/44

     2,850       2,972,350  

California School Finance Authority
(Partnerships to Uplift Communities Valley Project)
Series 2014A
6.40%, 8/01/34

     1,000       1,041,760  

6.75%, 8/01/44

     6,180       6,549,935  

California School Finance Authority
(Tri-Valley Learning Corp.)
Series 2012A
7.00%, 6/01/47(b)(c)(d)

     8,995       6,746,250  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Amino Inglewood CA High School)
Series 2011A
7.25%, 8/01/41

     2,000       2,214,160  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Eskaton Properties, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.25%, 11/15/34

     3,470       3,750,723  

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Front Porch Communities & Services)
Series 2007A
5.125%, 4/01/37(a)

   $ 3,300     $ 3,302,706  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(John Muir Health)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 8/15/41

     1,000       1,140,640  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Rocketship Four-Mosaic Elementary)
Series 2011A
8.50%, 12/01/41

     4,000       4,617,440  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Rocklin Academy)
Series 2011A
8.25%, 6/01/41

     4,050       4,672,323  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens (The))
Series 2012A
5.625%, 10/01/32

     1,000       1,084,130  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens/The)
Series 2012A
6.00%, 10/01/47

     1,000       1,086,470  

City of San Buenaventura CA
(Community Memorial Health System)
Series 2011
7.50%, 12/01/41

     4,500       5,215,365  

Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority
(Los Angeles County Public Works Financing Authority Lease)
Series 2016D
5.00%, 12/01/45

     6,150       7,050,852  

Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles
(Municipal Improvement Corp. of Los Angeles Lease)
Series 2016B
4.00%, 11/01/33-11/01/36

     14,750       15,338,716  

Norco Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
(Norco Redevelopment Agency Project No. 1)
Series 2010
6.00%, 3/01/36

     450       505,809  

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
Series 2012A
5.50%, 8/01/32

   $ 1,500     $ 1,815,645  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency
(Successor Agency to the Redev of San Francisco – Mission Bay South)
NATL Series 2016C
5.00%, 8/01/41

     2,750       3,133,020  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Series 2014A
5.00%, 1/15/44

     5,600       6,192,256  

Series 2014B
5.25%, 1/15/44

     4,000       4,396,720  

Southern California Logistics Airport Authority
XLCA Series 2006
5.00%, 12/01/36

     3,600       3,600,360  

Successor Agency to Richmond Community Redevelopment Agency
Series 2010A
6.00%, 9/01/30

     1,235       1,386,658  

University of California
Series 2013A
5.00%, 5/15/32(e)

     10,000       11,734,600  

University of California CA Revenues
5.00%, 5/15/33(e)

     9,000       10,528,110  

West Contra Costa Healthcare District
Series 2011
6.25%, 7/01/42

     5,900       6,380,260  
    

 

 

 
       179,637,316  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 1.6%

    

Castle Oaks Metropolitan District No. 3
Series 2015
6.25%, 12/01/44

     1,000       1,062,820  

Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/37

     5,730       5,841,105  

Central Platte Valley Metropolitan District
Series 2014
5.00%, 12/01/43

     1,250       1,327,413  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(STEM School Academy)
Series 2014
5.00%, 11/01/44

     890       898,731  

5.125%, 11/01/49

     765       771,763  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Catholic Health Initiatives)
Series 2013
5.25%, 1/01/40

     5,795       6,156,434  

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Christian Living Communities)
Series 2016
5.00%, 1/01/31

   $ 2,975     $ 3,114,200  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.00%, 12/01/42

     2,690       2,799,456  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Sunny Vista Living Center)
Series 2015A
6.125%, 12/01/45(a)

     1,750       1,843,992  

6.25%, 12/01/50(a)

     1,000       1,055,170  

Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 2
Series 2015
5.75%, 12/01/45

     1,000       1,033,850  

E-470 Public Highway Authority
Series 2010C
5.25%, 9/01/25

     600       665,028  

Fitzsimons Village Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2010A
7.50%, 3/01/40

     1,346       1,420,555  

Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2013
5.00%, 12/01/40(a)

     1,000       1,038,850  

Regional Transportation District
(Denver Transit Partners LLC)
Series 2010
6.00%, 1/15/41

     5,810       6,414,879  

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board
Series 2015A
5.75%, 12/01/45

     1,610       1,603,270  

Three Springs Metropolitan District No. 3
Series 2010
7.75%, 12/01/39

     2,550       2,653,683  
    

 

 

 
       39,701,199  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.4%

    

State of Connecticut
Series 2013E
5.00%, 8/15/31(e)

     7,850       8,839,885  
    

 

 

 

Delaware – 0.0%

    

Delaware State Economic Development Authority
(Newark Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2012
5.00%, 9/01/42

     575       596,839  
    

 

 

 

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

District of Columbia – 0.6%

    

District of Columbia
(American Society of Hematology, Inc. (The))
Series 2009
5.00%, 7/01/36

   $ 3,000     $ 3,367,320  

District of Columbia
(Center for Strategic International Studies, Inc.)
Series 2011
6.625%, 3/01/41

     1,850       2,021,643  

District of Columbia
(Friendship Public Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2012
5.00%, 6/01/42

     2,660       2,850,695  

Series 2016A

5.00%, 6/01/41-6/01/46

     3,705       3,970,950  

District of Columbia
(KIPP DC)
Series 2013
6.00%, 7/01/48

     2,900       3,307,044  
    

 

 

 
       15,517,652  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 4.3%

    

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority
(Bonita Springs Retirement Village, Inc.)
Series 2011A
8.125%, 11/15/46

     5,000       5,726,900  

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority
(East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc.)
Series 2014
6.25%, 11/15/44

     3,150       3,441,217  

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority
(Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Inc.)
Series 2012A
8.00%, 10/01/42-10/01/46

     4,065       4,786,043  

Alachua County Health Facilities Authority
(Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Obligated Group)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 12/01/44

     4,000       4,408,880  

Bexley Community Development District
Series 2016
4.875%, 5/01/47

     2,090       2,011,939  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Cape Coral Health Facilities Authority
(Gulf Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2015
6.00%, 7/01/50(a)

   $ 1,200     $ 1,264,188  

City of Lakeland FL
(Florida Southern College)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 9/01/37-9/01/42

     1,500       1,609,005  

City of Tallahassee FL
(Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc.)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 12/01/44

     6,830       7,365,745  

Collier County Health Facilities Authority
(The Moorings)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 5/01/45

     4,325       4,756,981  

Collier County Industrial Development Authority
(Arlington of Naples (The))
Series 2014A
8.125%, 5/15/44(a)

     7,900       9,073,466  

Series 2015A
6.50%, 5/15/49(a)

     1,000       1,014,170  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Tuscan Isle ChampionsGate Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
6.375%, 6/01/46(a)

     3,500       3,479,350  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Tuscan Isle Obligated Group)
Series 2015A
7.00%, 6/01/45(a)

     4,200       3,258,444  

Martin County Health Facilities Authority
(Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc.)
Series 2012
5.50%, 11/15/32-11/15/42

     9,050       9,982,401  

Martin County Industrial Development Authority
(Indiantown Cogeneration LP)
Series 2013
4.20%, 12/15/25(a)

     6,710       6,896,270  

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority
(Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc.)
Series 2012
5.00%, 11/15/29

     4,365       4,798,139  

Series 2014
5.00%, 11/15/39-11/15/44

     14,850       16,074,919  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority
Series 2011A
7.25%, 10/01/40

   $ 1,035     $ 1,289,527  

St Johns County Industrial Development Authority
Series 2010A
5.875%, 8/01/40

     4,000       4,588,000  

Town of Davie FL
(Nova Southeastern University, Inc.)
Series 2013A
6.00%, 4/01/42

     9,050       10,616,736  
    

 

 

 
       106,442,320  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 0.2%

    

Private Colleges & Universities Authority
(Savannah College of Art & Design, Inc.)
Series 2014
5.00%, 4/01/44

     5,000       5,407,300  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.1%

    

Guam Department of Education COP
Series 2010A
6.875%, 12/01/40

     910       966,902  

Territory of Guam
Series 2009A
7.00%, 11/15/39

     1,000       1,142,950  
    

 

 

 
       2,109,852  
    

 

 

 

Idaho – 0.2%

    

Idaho Housing & Finance Association
(Battelle Energy Alliance LLC)
Series 2010A
7.00%, 2/01/36

     4,000       4,483,520  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 12.9%

    

Chicago Board of Education
Series 2011A
5.25%, 12/01/41

     5,000       4,061,550  

Series 2012A
5.00%, 12/01/42

     8,580       6,987,724  

Series 2015C
5.25%, 12/01/35-12/01/39

     15,500       12,821,037  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Series 2017D
5.25%, 1/01/32-1/01/36

     10,170       12,175,774  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
(Chicago O’Hare International Airport Customer Facility Charge)
Series 2013
5.75%, 1/01/43

     2,055       2,376,032  

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Chicago Transit Authority
(Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2011
5.25%, 12/01/31

   $ 5,000     $ 5,458,200  

Series 2014
5.25%, 12/01/49

     8,000       8,826,560  

City of Chicago IL
Series 2003B
5.00%, 1/01/18

     1,000       1,006,760  

Series 2008A
5.00%, 1/01/18-1/01/19

     4,955       4,988,496  

Series 2010A
4.00%, 12/01/18

     595       595,512  

5.00%, 1/01/18-1/01/19

     2,240       2,261,096  

Series 20152
5.00%, 1/01/18

     1,150       1,157,774  

Series 2015A
5.00%, 1/01/19

     600       609,864  

City of Chicago IL
(Asphalt Operating Services of Chicago LLC)
Series 2010
6.125%, 12/01/18

     1,195       1,209,304  

City of Chicago IL
(Goldblatts Supportive Living Project)
Series 2013
6.375%, 12/01/52(f)

     7,950       6,885,813  

City of Chicago IL
(Metramarket of Chicago LLC)
Series 2010A
6.87%, 2/15/24

     792       792,601  

Illinois Finance Authority
Series 2010A
6.00%, 8/15/38-5/15/39

     7,075       8,031,157  

Series 2010B
6.00%, 5/01/34

     2,025       2,308,581  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Ascension Health Credit Group)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 11/15/42

     6,400       6,984,448  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Greenfields of Geneva)
Series 2010A
8.125%, 2/15/40(b)(c)(d)

     3,950       2,133,000  

8.25%, 2/15/46(b)(c)(d)

     1,950       1,053,000  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Illinois Institute of Technology)
Series 2006A
5.00%, 4/01/19-4/01/36

     7,675       7,683,367  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority
(Lake Forest College)
Series 2012A
6.00%, 10/01/48

   $ 1,300     $ 1,366,183  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Lutheran Home & Services Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.625%, 5/15/42

     7,525       7,745,106  

5.75%, 5/15/46

     4,740       4,843,948  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Mercy Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 12/01/40-12/01/46

     16,000       17,389,360  

Illinois Finance Authority
(OSF Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2010A
6.00%, 5/15/39

     1,685       1,807,230  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Park Place of Elmhurst)
Series 2016A
6.33%, 5/15/48

     4,344       4,215,019  

6.44%, 5/15/55

     8,560       8,242,799  

Series 2016C
2.00%, 5/15/55(b)(c)(f)

     2,277       97,569  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Plymouth Place, Inc.)
Series 2013
6.00%, 5/15/43

     7,500       8,255,700  

Series 2015
5.25%, 5/15/50

     2,300       2,358,466  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Presence Health Network Obligated Group)
Series 2016C
5.00%, 2/15/32-2/15/36

     12,535       13,693,819  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Silver Cross Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2015C
5.00%, 8/15/44

     4,500       4,857,210  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Series 2015B
5.00%, 1/01/36-1/01/40

     22,300       25,295,706  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 12/01/32

     7,735       8,978,943  

State of Illinois
5.00%, 2/01/25

     10,000       10,646,600  

Series 2014
5.00%, 5/01/29-5/01/36

     30,190       30,761,582  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2016
5.00%, 2/01/27-11/01/35

   $ 37,125     $ 38,768,926  

Village of Antioch IL
(Village of Antioch IL Spl Tax)
Series 2016A
4.50%, 3/01/33

     10,661       10,230,082  

Series 2016B
7.00%, 3/01/33

     4,555       4,398,809  

Village of Pingree Grove IL Special Service Area No. 7
Series 2015A
4.50%, 3/01/25

     3,271       3,359,088  

5.00%, 3/01/36

     8,969       9,164,614  

Series 2015B
6.00%, 3/01/36

     2,983       3,140,950  
    

 

 

 
       320,025,359  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 2.5%

    

Indiana Finance Authority
(Bethany Circle of King’s Daughters’ of Madison Indiana, Inc. (The))
Series 2010
5.50%, 8/15/40-8/15/45

     8,010       8,528,413  

Indiana Finance Authority
(I-69 Development Partners LLC)
Series 2014
5.00%, 9/01/46

     7,000       7,239,960  

5.25%, 9/01/34-9/01/40

     11,800       12,447,882  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Marquette Manor LLC)
Series 2012
4.75%, 3/01/32

     5,535       5,690,589  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Marquette Manor)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 3/01/39

     2,675       2,805,968  

Indiana Finance Authority
(WVB East End Partners LLC)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 7/01/44-7/01/48

     22,595       24,357,001  

Town of Chesterton IN
(StoryPoint Obligated Group)
Series 2016
6.375%, 1/15/51(a)

     2,000       2,019,120  
    

 

 

 
       63,088,933  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 0.2%

    

Xenia Rural Water District
Series 2016
5.00%, 12/01/41

     4,000       4,356,080  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kentucky – 1.7%

    

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
Series 2010A
6.00%, 6/01/30

   $ 6,210     $ 7,102,253  

6.375%, 6/01/40

     2,900       3,348,572  

6.50%, 3/01/45

     3,725       4,314,854  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Catholic Health Initiatives)
Series 2013
5.375%, 1/01/40

     3,250       3,452,800  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Masonic Home Independent Living II, Inc.)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 5/15/46-5/15/51

     8,000       7,645,240  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.375%, 11/15/42

     7,765       7,813,842  

5.50%, 11/15/45

     2,350       2,375,215  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 1/01/45

     2,475       2,629,143  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Rosedale Green)
Series 2015
5.75%, 11/15/50

     2,650       2,679,918  
    

 

 

 
       41,361,837  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 1.9%

    

Jefferson Parish Hospital Service District No. 2
Series 2011
6.375%, 7/01/41

     5,775       6,324,087  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(St James Place of Baton Rouge)
Series 2015A
6.25%, 11/15/45

     7,625       7,959,814  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(Woman’s Hospital Foundation)
Series 2010A
5.625%, 10/01/30

   $ 1,200     $ 1,328,088  

5.875%, 10/01/40

     4,200       4,634,910  

6.00%, 10/01/44

     1,740       1,924,127  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2013B
10.50%, 7/01/39(c)(d)

     7,250       2,465,000  

Series 2014A
8.375%, 7/01/39(c)(d)

     17,000       5,950,000  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Series 2016
5.00%, 5/15/47

     7,105       7,928,825  

New Orleans Aviation Board
Series 2017B
5.00%, 1/01/48

     2,350       2,642,692  

St Tammany Parish Finance Authority
(Christwood)
Series 2015
5.25%, 11/15/37

     4,600       4,684,916  
    

 

 

 
       45,842,459  
    

 

 

 

Maine – 1.0%

    

Finance Authority of Maine
(Casella Waste Systems, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.25%, 1/01/25(a)

     7,270       7,512,672  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(MaineGeneral Health Obligated Group)
Series 2011
6.75%, 7/01/36-7/01/41

     8,440       9,278,371  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Stephens Memorial Hospital Association)
Series 2015
5.00%, 7/01/39

     8,100       8,999,829  
    

 

 

 
       25,790,872  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 0.5%

    

City of Westminster MD
(Lutheran Village at Miller’s Grant, Inc. (The))
Series 2014A
6.00%, 7/01/34

     1,500       1,590,195  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.125%, 7/01/39

   $ 750     $ 792,398  

6.25%, 7/01/44

     2,000       2,115,580  

County of Anne Arundel MD
(National Business Park North)
Series 2010
6.10%, 7/01/40

     1,000       1,035,060  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Meritus Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.00%, 7/01/40-7/01/45

     5,275       5,764,974  
    

 

 

 
       11,298,207  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 3.2%

    

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Series 2016A
5.00%, 3/01/46

     5,000       5,694,100  

Series 2017A
5.00%, 4/01/34-4/01/35

     16,750       20,075,930  

NATL Series 2000D
1.245%, 12/01/30(g)

     1,550       1,415,740  

NATL Series 2000E
1.23%, 12/01/30(g)

     5,400       4,932,355  

NATL Series 2000F
1.23%, 12/01/30(g)

     11,275       10,298,371  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Obligated Group)
Series 2016N
5.00%, 12/01/34-12/01/41

     4,000       4,618,150  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Emmanuel College/MA)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 10/01/35-10/01/43

     8,000       8,779,600  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Merrimack College)
Series 2012A
5.25%, 7/01/42

     5,000       5,449,650  

Series 2014
5.125%, 7/01/44

     1,000       1,100,920  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(North Hill Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2013A
6.25%, 11/15/33(a)

     2,000       2,164,800  

6.50%, 11/15/43(a)

     3,750       4,067,250  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts School Building Authority
(Massachusetts School Building Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2012B
5.00%, 8/15/30(e)

   $ 10,000     $ 11,682,600  
    

 

 

 
       80,279,466  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 5.4%

    

City of Detroit MI Sewage Disposal System Revenue
(Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System)
Series 2012A
5.25%, 7/01/39

     11,115       12,355,212  

City of Detroit MI Water Supply System Revenue
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System)
Series 2011C
5.00%, 7/01/41

     1,425       1,514,333  

5.25%, 7/01/27

     5,000       5,590,800  

Detroit City School District
Series 2012A
5.00%, 5/01/30-5/01/31

     4,015       4,397,366  

Great Lakes Water Authority
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System)
Series 2016B
5.00%, 7/01/46

     10,000       11,034,400  

Series 2016D
5.00%, 7/01/36

     8,500       9,504,530  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System)
Series 2014C-1
5.00%, 7/01/44

     11,970       12,860,807  

Series 2014C-2
5.00%, 7/01/44

     2,000       2,117,280  

Series 2014C-6
5.00%, 7/01/33

     2,750       3,083,190  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System)
Series 2014D-4
5.00%, 7/01/29-7/01/30

     2,400       2,732,742  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Public Lighting Authority)
Series 2014B
5.00%, 7/01/39

     13,580       14,730,905  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Canterbury Health Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/46-7/01/51(a)

   $ 3,785     $ 3,387,048  

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Detroit Renewable Energy Obligated Group)
Series 2013
8.50%, 12/01/30(a)

     10,255       11,399,458  

Series 2014
9.00%, 12/01/25

     6,320       7,024,301  

Series 2016
9.00%, 12/01/25(a)(h)(i)

     2,890       2,686,371  

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Evangelical Homes of Michigan Obligated Group)
Series 2013
5.50%, 6/01/47

     1,750       1,790,530  

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority
Series 2007A
6.00%, 6/01/48

     23,470       23,209,248  

Waterford Township Economic Development Corp
(Canterbury Health Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 7/01/46-7/01/51(a)

     4,940       4,412,483  
    

 

 

 
       133,831,004  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.1%

    

City of St Louis Park MN
Series 2009
5.75%, 7/01/39

     3,000       3,293,460  
    

 

 

 

Mississippi – 0.3%

    

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority
(Baptist Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 9/01/36

     6,400       7,265,472  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 1.2%

    

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(Lutheran Senior Services Obligated Group)
Series 2010
5.50%, 2/01/42

     1,520       1,604,679  

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2011
6.00%, 2/01/41

   $ 1,750     $ 1,912,628  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority
(Kansas City Industrial Development Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 4/01/36-4/01/46(a)

     2,150       2,043,479  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority
(Kingswood Senior Living Community)
Series 2016
6.00%, 11/15/51(a)

     8,000       7,773,040  

Lee’s Summit Industrial Development Authority
(John Knox Village Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 8/15/36-8/15/51

     10,000       10,074,173  

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority
(Union Electric Co.)
NATL Series 1998A
1.70%, 9/01/33(g)

     8,000       7,075,144  
    

 

 

 
       30,483,143  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 1.0%

    

Central Plains Energy Project
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2012
5.00%, 9/01/32-9/01/42

     17,050       18,291,846  

5.25%, 9/01/37

     1,500       1,635,075  

Douglas County Hospital Authority No. 2
(Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital)
Series 2014
5.00%, 5/15/44

     4,015       4,296,452  
    

 

 

 
       24,223,373  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 0.1%

    

Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/15/45

     3,000       3,301,800  
    

 

 

 

New Hampshire – 0.4%

    

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act
(Southern New Hampshire University)
Series 2012
5.00%, 1/01/42

     4,585       5,014,981  

Series 2016
5.00%, 1/01/41-1/01/46

     5,460       6,076,333  
    

 

 

 
       11,091,314  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey – 6.3%

    

City of Bayonne NJ
BAM Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/39

   $ 2,500     $ 2,832,900  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)
Series 2014U
5.00%, 6/15/40

     3,500       3,566,360  

Series 2015W
5.25%, 6/15/40

     5,000       5,233,100  

Series 2017B
5.00%, 11/01/26

     10,000       10,760,900  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(NYNJ Link Borrower LLC)
Series 2013
5.125%, 1/01/34

     9,780       10,851,008  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(UMM Energy Partners LLC)
Series 2012A
5.125%, 6/15/43

     7,515       7,847,764  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 1999
4.875%, 9/15/19

     965       997,048  

5.25%, 9/15/29

     4,140       4,532,099  

Series 2000B
5.625%, 11/15/30

     4,525       5,047,411  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
Series 2008
6.625%, 7/01/38

     1,500       1,591,755  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Holy Name Medical Center, Inc.)
Series 2010
5.00%, 7/01/25

     5,240       5,688,125  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Trinitas Regional Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2007A
5.25%, 7/01/30

     2,000       2,006,360  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/15/28-6/15/29

   $ 22,140     $ 24,068,676  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 6/15/36

     5,000       5,114,750  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series 2012B
5.00%, 1/01/30

     9,360       10,716,638  

Series 2015E
5.00%, 1/01/45

     18,000       20,253,240  

South Jersey Transportation Authority LLC
Series 2014A
5.00%, 11/01/39

     7,765       8,561,378  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ
Series 2007-1A
5.00%, 6/01/41

     27,020       26,870,309  
    

 

 

 
       156,539,821  
    

 

 

 

New Mexico – 0.7%

    

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council
(Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center)
Series 2012
5.50%, 7/01/42

     8,155       8,777,145  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council
(Presbyterian Healthcare Services Obligated Group)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 8/01/42

     7,000       7,674,380  
    

 

 

 
       16,451,525  
    

 

 

 

New York – 10.9%

    

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Metropolitan College of New York)
Series 2014
5.00%, 11/01/39

     6,950       6,866,600  

5.50%, 11/01/44

     2,875       2,885,235  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of New York NY
Series 2016B
5.00%, 12/01/32

   $ 5,000     $ 6,008,000  

City of Newburgh NY
Series 2012A
5.25%, 6/15/27

     1,010       1,131,836  

5.625%, 6/15/34

     1,235       1,372,456  

Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency
(ReEnergy Black River LLC)
Series 2015
12.00%, 1/01/22(d)

     5,000       4,890,800  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2015A
5.00%, 11/15/45

     4,830       5,508,229  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 11/15/32

     1,295       1,534,782  

Series 2016B
5.00%, 11/15/37

     5,000       5,857,450  

Series 2016C
5.00%, 11/15/36

     3,705       4,350,411  

AGM Series 2016B
5.00%, 11/15/35

     15,000       17,667,300  

Metropolitan Trnsp Auth NY
(Metro Trnsp Auth NY Ded Tax)
5.00%, 11/15/31(e)

     10,740       12,400,297  

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
(Amsterdam House Continuing Care Retirement Community, Inc.)
Series 2014A
5.875%, 1/01/23

     1,121       1,147,072  

6.50%, 1/01/32

     1,399       1,427,173  

6.70%, 1/01/49

     5,999       6,040,416  

Series 2014B
5.50%, 7/01/20

     429       435,000  

Series 2014C
2.00%, 1/01/49(b)(c)(f)

     1,933       328,612  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
Series 2013D
5.00%, 6/15/34(e)

     10,000       11,609,300  

New York City NY Transitional
5.00%, 11/01/28-2/01/32(e)

     18,640       21,871,992  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
Series 2017
5.00%, 2/01/35-2/01/37

     8,250       9,799,770  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(7 World Trade Center II LLC)
Series 2012
5.00%, 3/15/44

   $ 1,900     $ 2,071,418  

New York NY GO
Series 2013A-1
5.00%, 10/01/28(e)

     9,500       11,162,595  

New York NY Transitional Fin Auth
Series 2011D-1
5.00%, 2/01/26(e)

     10,000       11,351,100  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
(Brooklyn Union Gas Co. (The))
NATL Series 1997A-1
1.365%, 12/01/20(g)

     2,000       1,974,936  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
(Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.)
XLCA Series 2004A
1.365%, 1/01/39(g)

     11,025       9,968,904  

New York Transportation Development Corp. (Laguardia Gateway Partners LLC)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 7/01/41

     17,110       18,671,630  

5.25%, 1/01/50

     8,000       8,801,760  

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.
Series 2012
5.00%, 7/01/42

     3,765       4,450,682  

Orange County Funding Corp.
(The Hamlet at Wallkill)
Series 2013
6.50%, 1/01/46

     6,375       6,277,016  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Series 2012
5.00%, 10/01/33

     5,000       5,634,600  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
(Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
Series 2010
6.00%, 12/01/42

     2,285       2,566,878  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Series 2012B
5.00%, 11/15/28-11/15/29(e)

     11,175       13,180,310  

Series 2017B
5.00%, 11/15/36-11/15/37

     15,500       18,401,740  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ulster County Capital Resource Corp.
(Kingston Regional Senior Living Corp.)
Series 2014A
7.50%, 9/15/44(a)(i)

   $ 2,025     $ 1,839,287  

Series 2014B
7.00%, 9/15/44(a)

     2,350       2,427,950  

Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (Kingston Regional Senior Living Corp.)
Series 2007A
6.00%, 9/15/27-9/15/37

     10,380       10,393,037  

Westchester County Industrial Development Agency
(Million Air Two LLC Obligated Group)
7.00%, 6/01/46(a)

     6,885       6,817,458  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.
(Westchester County Healthcare Corp./NY)
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/01/46

     10,000       10,818,800  
    

 

 

 
       269,942,832  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.1%

    

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Pennybyrn at Maryfield)
Series 2015
5.00%, 10/01/35

     1,625       1,660,864  
    

 

 

 

North Dakota – 0.2%

    

County of Burleigh ND
Series 2014A
5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,120       4,726,217  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 4.2%

    

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
Series 2007A-2
5.875%, 6/01/47

     39,380       38,698,726  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(MetroHealth System (The))
5.00%, 2/15/42

     16,200       17,302,248  

County of Franklin OH
(First Community Village Obligated Group)
Series 2013
5.625%, 7/01/47

     11,835       11,946,367  

County of Hamilton OH
(Life Enriching Communities Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.00%, 1/01/42

     1,000       1,042,880  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority (StoryPoint Troy Project)
Series 2015-1
7.00%, 1/15/40

   $ 5,265     $ 5,363,719  

7.125%, 1/15/50

     1,560       1,591,434  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(FirstEnergy Generation LLC)
Series 2009D
4.25%, 8/01/29

     12,525       11,725,404  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2009A
4.375%, 6/01/33

     2,730       2,555,853  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
(FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2016A
4.375%, 6/01/33

     1,510       1,413,677  

State of Ohio
(Portsmouth Gateway Group LLC)
Series 2015
5.00%, 6/30/53

     11,000       11,775,500  

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
(StoryPoint Obligated Group)
Series 2016
6.375%, 1/15/51(a)

     1,000       1,009,560  
    

 

 

 
       104,425,368  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 0.2%

    

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(Inverness Village an Oklahoma not for Profit Corp.)
Series 2012
5.75%, 1/01/27

     1,000       1,040,210  

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust
(American Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2013A
5.50%, 6/01/35

     3,875       4,071,230  
    

 

 

 
       5,111,440  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 1.2%

    

Hospital Facilities Authority of Multnomah County Oregon
(Mirabella at South Waterfront)
Series 2014A
5.40%, 10/01/44

     2,750       2,957,790  

5.50%, 10/01/49

     5,650       6,093,751  

Oregon St Dept of Transportation
Series 2013A
5.00%, 11/15/29-11/15/30(e)

     10,000       12,091,450  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

State of Oregon
Series 2017J
5.00%, 8/01/33

   $ 4,015     $ 4,894,124  

Series 2017L
5.00%, 8/01/36

     2,750       3,305,720  
    

 

 

 
       29,342,835  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 3.9%

    

Centre County Hospital Authority
(Mount Nittany Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 11/15/46

     1,250       1,379,300  

Crawford County Hospital Authority
(Meadville Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
6.00%, 6/01/46-6/01/51

     6,390       6,578,060  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority
(Asbury Pennsylvania Obligated Group)
Series 2010
6.125%, 1/01/45

     4,170       4,378,166  

Series 2012
5.25%, 1/01/32-1/01/41

     3,720       3,802,892  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA
(Philadelphia Presbytery Homes, Inc.)
Series 2010
6.50%, 12/01/25

     4,000       4,551,440  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA
(Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community)
Series 2015
5.375%, 1/01/50

     3,000       3,017,460  

Moon Industrial Development Authority
(Baptist Home Society Obligated Group)
Series 2015
6.00%, 7/01/45

     18,125       19,204,887  

Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital & Education Authority
(Wilkes University)
Series 2012A
5.25%, 3/01/42

     2,135       2,237,523  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(National Railroad Passenger Corp. (The))
Series 2012A
5.00%, 11/01/41

     3,620       3,918,578  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(PA Bridges Finco LP)
Series 2015
5.00%, 12/31/34-12/31/38

   $ 11,930     $ 13,239,983  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.)
Series 2015A
6.375%, 6/01/40

     1,300       1,345,565  

6.50%, 6/01/45

     2,390       2,484,907  

6.625%, 6/01/50

     4,150       4,334,052  

Scranton-Lackawanna Health & Welfare Authority
(Scranton Parking System Concession Project)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/51-1/01/57(a)

     12,395       12,522,294  

Series 2016B
6.08%, 1/01/26(a)

     1,090       1,068,930  

Series 2016C
Zero Coupon, 1/01/36(a)

     3,010       1,050,340  

Series 2016D
Zero Coupon, 1/01/57(a)

     62,965       4,121,059  

State Public School Building Authority
(Harrisburg School District)
AGM Series 2016A
5.00%, 12/01/29

     5,635       6,590,076  
    

 

 

 
       95,825,512  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 0.5%

    

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth
(AES Puerto Rico LP)
Series 2000
6.625%, 6/01/26

     11,955       11,476,800  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth
(Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez Incorporado)
Series 2012
5.375%, 4/01/42

     1,665       1,517,098  
    

 

 

 
       12,993,898  
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island – 0.7%

    

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.
Series 2011
8.375%, 1/01/46

     8,500       10,541,785  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp.
(Lifespan Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 5/15/31-5/15/34

   $ 6,285     $ 6,931,446  
    

 

 

 
       17,473,231  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 0.1%

    

South Carolina Public Service Authority
Series 2013A
5.125%, 12/01/43

     1,480       1,599,776  

Series 2013B
5.125%, 12/01/43

     1,120       1,210,642  
    

 

 

 
       2,810,418  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 1.7%

    

Bristol Industrial Development Board
(Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)
Series 2016A
5.125%, 12/01/42(a)

     15,000       14,573,850  

Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board
(Catholic Health Initiatives)
Series 2013
5.25%, 1/01/45

     4,850       5,130,136  

Johnson City Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Mountain States Health Alliance Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.00%, 8/15/42

     2,455       2,623,585  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facs Bd
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/40

     5,650       6,364,612  

Shelby County Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board
(Village at Germantown, Inc.)
Series 2012
5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,200       2,282,192  

5.25%, 12/01/42

     5,700       5,919,906  

5.375%, 12/01/47

     1,700       1,771,621  

Series 2014
5.25%, 12/01/44-12/01/49

     4,325       4,527,163  
    

 

 

 
       43,193,065  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Texas – 10.7%

    

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Uplift Education)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 12/01/46

   $ 2,175     $ 2,292,602  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Wayside Schools)
Series 2016A
4.625%, 8/15/46

     2,120       1,979,974  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc.
Series 2006B
6.00%, 1/01/20(a)

     1,195       1,195,514  

Board of Managers Joint Guadalupe County-City of Seguin Hospital
Series 2015
5.00%, 12/01/40

     1,500       1,567,500  

5.25%, 12/01/35

     1,200       1,301,664  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2011
6.00%, 1/01/41

     5,600       6,526,408  

Series 2015A
5.00%, 1/01/35-1/01/45

     26,515       29,651,325  

Series 2016
5.00%, 1/01/40-1/01/46

     12,990       14,551,615  

City of Houston TX
(City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2015
5.00%, 9/01/40

     4,715       5,265,759  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2014
5.00%, 7/01/29

     12,845       13,833,937  

Series 2015B
5.00%, 7/15/30-7/15/35

     4,655       4,999,433  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp.
(IDEA Public Schools)
Series 2011
5.75%, 8/15/41

     1,000       1,097,960  

Series 2012
5.00%, 8/15/32-8/15/42

     6,470       6,955,579  

Series 2013
6.00%, 8/15/43

     1,000       1,125,040  

County of Harris TX
(County of Harris TX Toll Road)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 8/15/41

     4,000       4,631,520  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1
Series 2015
5.00%, 4/01/32(a)

   $ 2,000     $ 2,083,860  

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Series 2013A
5.00%, 11/01/29

     5,155       5,852,987  

Decatur Hospital Authority
(Wise Regional Health System)
Series 2014A
5.25%, 9/01/44

     6,300       6,696,711  

Houston TX Util Sys
Series 2011D
5.00%, 11/15/28(e)

     9,600       11,160,576  

Kerrville Health Facilities Development Corp.
(Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital)
Series 2015
5.00%, 8/15/35

     1,800       1,967,940  

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2016B
5.75%, 10/01/31(a)

     6,985       7,330,967  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Carillon, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/36

     4,500       4,605,300  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(MRC Crestview)
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/15/46

     3,400       3,495,268  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(The Langford at College Station)
Series 2016A
5.375%, 11/15/36

     500       477,075  

5.50%, 11/15/46-11/15/52

     2,150       2,019,600  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Wesleyan Homes, Inc.)
Series 2014
5.50%, 1/01/49

     3,100       3,163,302  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Westminster Manor)
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/01/40

     1,000       1,056,020  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2016
5.00%, 1/01/46

   $ 15,170     $ 16,490,852  

North Texas Education Finance Corp.
(Uplift Education)
Series 2012A
5.125%, 12/01/42

     9,860       10,477,236  

North Texas Tollway Authority
Series 2015A
5.00%, 1/01/38

     5,000       5,661,900  

Red River Education Finance Corp.
(St Edward’s University, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/01/46

     2,000       2,232,940  

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp.
(MRC Crossings Proj)
Series 2014A
7.75%, 11/15/44

     2,000       2,261,360  

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp.
(Wichita Falls Retirement Foundation)
Series 2012
5.125%, 1/01/41

     4,360       4,458,667  

Sanger Industrial Development Corp.
(Texas Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2012B
8.00%, 7/01/38(c)(d)

     5,720       2,574,000  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp
(CC Young Memorial Home Obligated Group)
2017A
6.375%, 2/15/52

     3,000       3,088,110  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Series 2010
8.125%, 11/15/44

     5,000       6,166,750  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc.)
Series 2007
5.50%, 11/15/22

     4,000       4,041,760  

Series 2014
5.625%, 11/15/41

     3,250       3,420,235  

Series 2015I
5.50%, 11/15/45

     1,880       1,961,141  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(CC Young Memorial Home Obligated Group)
Series 2017A
6.375%, 2/15/48

   $ 5,000     $ 5,184,100  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Stayton at Museum Way)
Series 2009A
8.00%, 11/15/28

     2,000       2,131,160  

8.25%, 11/15/44

     10,700       11,373,993  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Trinity Terrace Project)
Series 2014A-1
5.00%, 10/01/44-10/01/49

     3,960       4,172,212  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)
Series 2010
7.00%, 6/30/40

     7,810       8,864,350  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)
Series 2009
6.875%, 12/31/39

     6,450       7,193,040  

Travis County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Wayside Schools)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 8/15/27

     500       515,010  

5.25%, 8/15/42

     2,375       2,384,547  

Travis County Health Facilities Development Corp.
(Longhorn Village)
Series 2012A
7.00%, 1/01/32

     8,155       8,868,155  

7.125%, 1/01/46

     860       928,103  

Viridian Municipal Management District
Series 2011
9.00%, 12/01/37

     3,000       3,967,080  
    

 

 

 
       265,302,137  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 0.4%

    

Timber Lakes Water Special Service District
Series 2011
8.125%, 6/15/31

     3,435       3,644,878  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utah Charter School Finance Authority
Series 2010
8.25%, 7/15/46

   $ 2,000     $ 2,199,820  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority
(North Star Academy)
Series 2010A
7.00%, 7/15/45

     1,840       1,995,940  

Utah Charter School Finance Authority
(Vista at Entrada School of Performing Arts & Technology)
Series 2012
6.30%, 7/15/32

     850       902,386  

6.55%, 7/15/42

     1,890       1,988,393  
    

 

 

 
       10,731,417  
    

 

 

 

Vermont – 0.1%

    

Vermont Economic Development Authority
(Wake Robin Corp.)
Series 2012
5.40%, 5/01/33

     3,100       3,284,388  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 3.9%

    

Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel District
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/46

     1,750       1,951,058  

Chesterfield County Economic Development Authority
(Brandermill Woods)
Series 2012
5.125%, 1/01/43

     470       480,246  

City of Chesapeake VA Chesapeake Expressway Toll Road Revenue
Series 2012A
5.00%, 7/15/47

     4,600       4,878,208  

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
(Vinson Hall LLC)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 12/01/42-12/01/47

     6,520       6,683,217  

Mosaic District Community Development Authority
Series 2011A
6.875%, 3/01/36

     2,915       3,213,758  

Prince William County Industrial Development Authority
(Westminster at Lake Ridge)
Series 2016
5.00%, 1/01/37

     3,000       3,101,370  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./VA
Series 2007B-1
5.00%, 6/01/47

   $ 30,935     $ 30,276,085  

Virginia College Bldg Auth
(Virginia Lease 21st Century College Prog)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 2/01/28(e)

     9,200       10,781,480  

Virginia College Building Authority
(Marymount University)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 7/01/35-7/01/45(a)

     4,310       4,495,531  

Series 2015B
5.00%, 7/01/45(a)

     4,000       4,156,720  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo. LLC)
Series 2012
5.25%, 1/01/32

     6,240       6,825,187  

5.50%, 1/01/42

     17,045       18,732,625  
    

 

 

 
       95,575,485  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 3.4%

    

Energy Northwest
(Bonneville Power Administration)
Series 2017A
5.00%, 7/01/33

     8,500       10,263,835  

King County Public Hospital District No. 4
Series 2015A
5.00%, 12/01/38

     5,700       5,604,183  

Seattle WA Mun Light & Pwr
Series 2011A
5.00%, 2/01/26(e)

     7,500       8,473,050  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
Series 2012
5.00%, 12/01/42

     9,390       10,949,303  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(Catholic Health Initiatives)
Series 2013A
5.25%, 1/01/40

     3,355       3,564,251  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(Providence Health & Services Obligated Group)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 10/01/42

     4,200       4,603,704  

Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority
(Whitworth University)
Series 2012
5.25%, 10/01/46

     3,250       3,514,388  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Mirabella)
Series 2012A
6.75%, 10/01/47(a)

   $ 18,350     $ 20,092,516  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Obligated Group)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/36-1/01/46(a)

     6,625       6,829,873  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Riverview Retirement Community Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.00%, 1/01/48

     5,315       5,431,399  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Rockwood Retirement Communities)
Series 2014A
7.375%, 1/01/44(a)

     4,185       4,688,497  
    

 

 

 
       84,014,999  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 0.6%

    

West Virginia Economic Development Authority
(Morgantown Energy Associates)
Series 2016
2.875%, 12/15/26

     6,050       5,855,674  

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority
(West Virginia University Health System Obligated Group)
AGM Series 2004C
1.645%, 2/15/34(g)

     1,950       1,763,553  

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority
(West Virginia University Health System, Inc.)
Series 2013A
5.50%, 6/01/44

     7,050       7,993,008  
    

 

 

 
       15,612,235  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 2.3%

    

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
(Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Sales Tax)
Series 2011
6.50%, 2/01/31(a)

     435       481,354  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics
Series 2013A
5.00%, 4/01/38

   $ 6,485     $ 7,213,201  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Bancroft Neurohealth/Bancroft Rehabilitation Services Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.125%, 6/01/48(a)

     4,310       4,306,638  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Celanese US Holdings LLC)
Series 2016C
4.30%, 11/01/30

     5,090       5,165,128  

Series 2016D
4.05%, 11/01/30

     1,780       1,813,304  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Million Air Two LLC Obligated Group)
7.125%, 6/01/41(a)

     17,450       17,058,073  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2016
10.00%, 6/30/21(a)

     14,438       14,511,709  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Rose Villa)
Series 2014A
5.75%, 11/15/44

     1,100       1,158,399  

6.00%, 11/15/49

     1,500       1,597,995  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Roseman University of Health Sciences)
Series 2015
5.875%, 4/01/45

     1,740       1,838,588  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Seabury Retirement Community)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 9/01/38(a)

     1,725       1,754,204  
    

 

 

 
       56,898,593  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $2,439,673,182)

       2,531,570,295  
    

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%

    

Corporates - Investment Grade – 0.2%

    

Texas Pellets, Inc./German Pellets Texas LLC
8.00%, 6/19/17(j)(k)

     2,260       2,260,000  

8.00%, 7/30/17(j)(k)

     2,375       2,375,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $4,635,000)

       4,635,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

Company   

    

    

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Investment Companies – 0.0%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 0.64%(l)(m)
(cost $199,435)

     199,435     $ 199,435  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $4,834,435)

       4,834,435  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 102.2%
(cost $2,444,507,617)

       2,536,404,730  

Other assets less liabilities – (2.2)%

       (54,378,607
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 2,482,026,123  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At May 31, 2017, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $244,226,362 or 9.8% of net assets.

 

(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) Defaulted.

 

(d) Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

California Municipal Finance Authority
(UTS Bioenergy LLC)
Series 2011A-1
7.50%, 12/01/32

     12/22/11      $     3,795,000     $ 569,250       0.02

California School Finance Authority
(Tri-Valley Learning Corp.)
Series 2012A
7.00%, 6/01/47

     9/07/12        8,995,000           6,746,250       0.27

Illinois Finance Authority
(Greenfields of Geneva)
Series 2010A
8.125%, 2/15/40

     12/02/13        3,800,748       2,133,000       0.09

Illinois Finance Authority
(Greenfields of Geneva)
Series 2010A
8.25%, 2/15/46

     8/20/10        1,928,689       1,053,000       0.04

Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency
(ReEnergy Black River LLC)
Series 2015
12.00%, 1/01/22

     7/10/15        5,000,000       4,890,800       0.20

 

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AB HIGH INCOME MUNICIPAL PORTFOLIO

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2014A
8.375%, 7/01/39

     7/31/14      $ 17,000,000      $     5,950,000        0.24

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2013B
10.50%, 7/01/39

     11/22/13        7,250,000        2,465,000        0.10

Sanger Industrial Development Corp.
(Texas Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2012B
8.00%, 7/01/38

     8/31/12            5,720,000        2,574,000        0.10

 

(e) Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Fund (see Note I).

 

(f) Illiquid security.

 

(g) An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of May 31, 2017 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $37,429,003 or 1.51% of net assets.

 

(h) When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(i) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity.

 

(j) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.19% of net assets as of May 31, 2017, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Texas Pellets, Inc./German Pellets Texas LLC
8.00%, 6/19/17

     12/31/16      $     2,260,000      $     2,260,000        0.09

8.00%, 7/30/17

     4/24/17        2,375,000        2,375,000        0.09

 

(k) Fair valued.

 

(l) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(m) 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.

As of May 31, 2017, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 2.8% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

BAM – Build American Mutual

COP – Certificate of Participation

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

GO – General Obligation

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

OSF – Order of St. Francis

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

May 31, 2017

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 98.3%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 98.3%

    

Alabama – 2.2%

    

County of Jefferson AL
(County of Jefferson AL Sch Warrants)
Series 2004A
5.25%, 1/01/18-1/01/23

   $ 3,900     $ 3,906,729  

AGM Series 2004
5.50%, 1/01/21

     1,000       1,001,940  

Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of Mobile
Series 2016A
5.00%, 2/01/36

     2,500       2,771,925  

University of Alabama (The)
Series 2008A
5.75%, 9/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,000       3,179,190  

Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (The)
Series 2011
5.00%, 1/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     10,000       11,362,400  

Series 2015A
5.00%, 1/01/33-1/01/34

     4,390       5,096,433  
    

 

 

 
       27,318,617  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 2.1%

    

Arizona Health Facilities Authority
(Scottsdale Healthcare Hospitals Obligated Group)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 12/01/33-12/01/34

     12,615       14,399,222  

Estrella Mountain Ranch Community Facilities District
(Estrella Mountain Ranch CFD Desert Village)
Series 2002
7.375%, 7/01/27

     1,620       1,624,082  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District
Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/34

     5,000       6,001,600  

Salt Verde Financial Corp.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2007
5.25%, 12/01/23

     3,685       4,351,395  
    

 

 

 
       26,376,299  
    

 

 

 

 

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California – 14.5%

    

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Series 2016B
5.00%, 10/01/35

   $ 10,550     $ 11,906,413  

Anaheim Housing & Public Improvements Authority
(Anaheim Electric Utility Fund)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 10/01/41

     3,100       3,487,283  

Bay Area Toll Authority
Series 2013S
5.00%, 4/01/31

     5,560       6,442,483  

California Econ Recovery
Series 2009A
5.25%, 7/01/21 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,510       1,645,523  

California Educational Facilities Authority
(Chapman University)
Series 2015
5.00%, 4/01/45

     4,000       4,479,880  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)
Series 2012
5.00%, 7/01/37-11/21/45(a)

     11,000       11,798,450  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
Series 2008
6.25%, 8/15/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,715       1,825,223  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Enloe Medical Center)
Series 2008A
5.50%, 8/15/23

     80       84,243  

City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue
Series 2013A
5.00%, 6/01/33

     9,310       10,942,229  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
(Los Angeles Intl Airport)
Series 2009A
5.25%, 5/15/29

     9,260       10,012,190  

County of San Bernardino CA COP
Series 2009A
5.25%, 8/01/26

     1,910       2,057,930  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power PWR
Series 2013B
5.00%, 7/01/29-7/01/30

     15,630       18,578,207  

 

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power WTR
Series 2013A
5.00%, 7/01/31

   $ 9,115     $ 10,665,279  

Series 2013B
5.00%, 7/01/32

     1,900       2,242,228  

Manteca Unified School District
(Manteca Unified School District CFD No 89-1)
NATL Series 2001
Zero Coupon, 9/01/31

     11,910       7,063,821  

Ontario Redevelopment Financing Authority
NATL Series 1993
5.80%, 8/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,000       1,108,000  

Port of Los Angeles
Series 2009C
5.25%, 8/01/24

     17,205       18,733,148  

Series 2014A
5.00%, 8/01/34

     5,790       6,691,793  

Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency
Series 2016A
5.00%, 10/01/32-10/01/35

     14,215       17,011,089  

San Diego County Water Authority COP
AGM Series 2008A
5.00%, 5/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,000       3,114,540  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm-San Francisco International Airport
(San Francisco Intl Airport)
Series 2010A
4.90%, 5/01/29

     2,800       3,056,088  

State of California
Series 2007
5.00%, 11/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     6,690       6,805,135  

5.00%, 11/01/32

     3,310       3,360,544  

Series 2013
5.00%, 11/01/29

     8,000       9,399,280  

Series 2017
5.00%, 8/01/35

     2,000       2,365,520  

University of California
Series 2013A
5.00%, 5/15/30

     3,200       3,786,688  
    

 

 

 
       178,663,207  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 1.3%

    

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Obligated Group)
Series 2006
5.25%, 6/01/19-6/01/23

     635       636,548  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

E-470 Public Highway Authority
Series 2010C
5.25%, 9/01/25

   $ 2,900     $ 3,214,302  

5.375%, 9/01/26

     3,600       4,000,644  

Park Creek Metropolitan District
Series 2015A
5.00%, 12/01/34

     1,300       1,410,318  

PV Water & Sanitation Metropolitan District
Series 2006
Zero Coupon, 12/15/17(b)(c)(d)

     3,122       655,620  

Regional Transportation District
(Denver Transit Partners LLC)
Series 2010
6.00%, 1/15/41

     2,400       2,649,864  

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board
Series 2015A
5.50%, 12/01/35

     1,500       1,493,100  

Three Springs Metropolitan District No 3
Series 2010
7.75%, 12/01/39

     1,950       2,029,287  
    

 

 

 
       16,089,683  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 1.3%

    

State of Connecticut
Series 2015F
5.00%, 11/15/30-11/15/32

     7,000       7,982,605  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue
Series 2012
5.00%, 1/01/29

     6,445       7,470,722  
    

 

 

 
       15,453,327  
    

 

 

 

Delaware – 0.0%

    

Delaware State Economic Development Authority
(Newark Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.00%, 9/01/46

     550       579,491  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 2.2%

    

District of Columbia
(Catholic University of America (The))
Series 2010
5.00%, 10/01/34

     700       731,563  

District of Columbia
(District of Columbia Pers Income Tax)
Series 2009B
5.25%, 12/01/26

     9,600       10,575,456  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority
Series 2016A
5.00%, 10/01/36

   $ 7,000     $ 8,196,160  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Series 2016A
5.00%, 10/01/35

     2,300       2,655,373  

Washington Convention & Sports Authority
(Washington Convention & Sports Authority Ded Tax)
AMBAC Series 2007A
5.00%, 10/01/23

     5,000       5,015,650  
    

 

 

 
       27,174,202  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 3.6%

    

Bexley Community Development District
Series 2016
4.70%, 5/01/36

     1,750       1,711,325  

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority
(Health First, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2014
5.00%, 4/01/33

     1,500       1,679,460  

Cape Coral Health Facilities Authority
(Gulf Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.875%, 7/01/40(a)

     1,000       1,052,070  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue
Series 2014A
5.00%, 10/01/33

     1,700       1,939,938  

Series 2015A
5.00%, 10/01/38

     4,300       4,881,575  

County of Miami-Dade FL Spl Tax
Series 2012B
5.00%, 10/01/30-10/01/31

     9,450       10,813,176  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority
(Nova Southeastern University, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.00%, 4/01/32

     1,125       1,270,305  

Halifax Hospital Medical Center
(Halifax Hospital Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/01/36

     2,190       2,430,769  

Marshall Creek Community Development District
Series 2016
6.32%, 5/01/45

     125       120,246  

 

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Marshall Creek Community Development District
(Marshall Creek Community Development District 2002A)
Series 2002
6.625%, 5/01/32(b)(d)

   $ 1,915     $ 1,914,770  

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority
Series 2014B
5.00%, 7/01/31

     3,750       4,314,863  

Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority
(Golden Associates Ltd.)
Series 1997A
6.00%, 11/01/32

     250       250,955  

6.05%, 11/01/39

     750       752,730  

Orange County School Board COP
Series 2016C
5.00%, 8/01/34

     5,000       5,878,350  

South Florida Water Management District COP
Series 2016
5.00%, 10/01/33

     5,000       5,837,400  
    

 

 

 
       44,847,932  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.0%

    

Guam Department of Education COP
Series 2010A
6.875%, 12/01/40

     515       547,203  
    

 

 

 

Hawaii – 2.8%

    

State of Hawaii
Series 2015E
4.00%, 10/01/34

     2,510       2,699,304  

Series 2016F
4.00%, 10/01/31-10/01/35

     29,815       32,341,610  
    

 

 

 
       35,040,914  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 6.2%

    

Chicago Board of Education
AGM Series 2007B
5.00%, 12/01/24

     10,000       10,087,500  

City of Chicago IL
(Asphalt Operating Services of Chicago LLC)
Series 2010
6.125%, 12/01/18

     1,795       1,816,486  

 

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Chicago IL
(Chicago IL SA Lakeshore East)
Series 2003
6.75%, 12/01/32

   $ 1,390     $ 1,396,922  

City of Chicago IL
(City of Chicago IL Sales Tax)
AGM Series 2005
5.00%, 1/01/25

     6,905       6,925,163  

Cook County Forest Preserve District
Series 2012C
5.00%, 12/15/32

     7,745       8,331,761  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Greenfields of Geneva)
Series 2010A
8.25%, 2/15/46(c)(d)(e)

     2,050       1,107,000  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Illinois Institute of Technology)
Series 2006A
5.00%, 4/01/31

     750       750,075  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Park Place of Elmhurst)
Series 2016A
6.44%, 5/15/55

     3,345       3,220,994  

Series 2016C
2.00%, 5/15/55(b)(c)(d)

     590       25,292  

Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (The)
AMBAC Series 2001
5.50%, 6/15/30

     4,960       5,029,638  

Kane Cook & DuPage Counties School District No U-46 Elgin
Series 2015D
5.00%, 1/01/34-1/01/35

     4,250       4,723,591  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
Series 2012B
5.00%, 12/15/28

     21,500       22,440,410  

State of Illinois
Series 2012
5.00%, 3/01/31

     2,000       2,036,980  

Series 2014
5.00%, 4/01/30-5/01/35

     3,680       3,756,920  

Village of Pingree Grove IL Special Service Area No 7
Series 2015A
4.50%, 3/01/25

     850       872,891  

5.00%, 3/01/36

     2,323       2,373,665  

Series 2015B
6.00%, 3/01/36

     773       813,930  
    

 

 

 
       75,709,218  
    

 

 

 

 

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Indiana – 2.3%

    

Indiana Finance Authority
(CWA Authority, Inc.)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 10/01/32-10/01/34

   $ 12,320     $ 14,382,995  

Indiana Finance Authority
(I-69 Development Partners LLC)
Series 2014
5.00%, 9/01/46

     3,750       3,878,550  

Indiana Finance Authority
(WVB East End Partners LLC)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 7/01/44

     1,930       2,081,601  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank
(Marion County Capital Improvement Board)
Series 2011K
5.00%, 6/01/27

     6,840       7,695,684  
    

 

 

 
       28,038,830  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 0.5%

    

Xenia Rural Water District
Series 2016
5.00%, 12/01/31-12/01/36

     5,375       5,936,797  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 0.6%

    

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Next Generation Kentucky Information Highway)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 7/01/40

     1,300       1,385,579  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government
(Norton Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 10/01/30-10/01/33

     5,000       5,849,271  
    

 

 

 
       7,234,850  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 0.7%

    

City of New Orleans LA
AGC Series 2007A
5.00%, 12/01/18 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,025       2,066,107  

5.00%, 12/01/19 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,115       2,157,934  

5.00%, 12/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,060       1,081,518  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority
(Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority State Lease)
Series 2007
5.25%, 9/15/17

   $ 320     $ 322,646  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
Series 2009A
5.00%, 4/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     715       767,317  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Series 2016
5.00%, 5/15/34

     1,750       1,993,303  
    

 

 

 
       8,388,825  
    

 

 

 

Maine – 0.4%

    

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Stephens Memorial Hospital Association)
Series 2015
5.00%, 7/01/33

     4,560       5,140,260  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 0.1%

    

County of Anne Arundel MD
(National Business Park North)
Series 2010
6.10%, 7/01/40

     885       916,028  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 2.2%

    

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NATL Series 2000G
1.23%, 12/01/30(f)

     3,100       2,832,300  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Boston University)
Series 2016B
5.00%, 10/01/46

     2,000       2,296,800  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Obligated Group)
Series 2016N
5.00%, 12/01/33

     2,000       2,355,300  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Emerson College)
Series 2010A
5.00%, 1/01/40

     2,000       2,092,700  

5.50%, 1/01/30

     4,750       5,097,843  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(President & Fellows of Harvard College)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 7/15/34

     5,700       6,885,486  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/36

   $ 2,385     $ 2,655,077  

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Foundation of Massachusetts Eye & Ear Obligated Group)
Series 2010C
5.375%, 7/01/35

     2,245       2,394,876  
    

 

 

 
       26,610,382  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 4.1%

    

Detroit City School District
Series 2012A
5.00%, 5/01/27-5/01/30

     7,965       8,838,129  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System)
Series 2014D-4
5.00%, 7/01/34

     11,225       12,554,713  

Michigan Finance Authority
(MidMichigan Obligated Group)
Series 2014
5.00%, 6/01/34

     2,000       2,238,460  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Public Lighting Authority)
Series 2014B
5.00%, 7/01/33

     2,485       2,734,643  

Michigan State Building Authority
(Michigan State Building Authority Lease)
Series 2015I
5.00%, 4/15/33

     7,750       8,956,598  

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Detroit Renewable Energy Obligated Group)
Series 2013
8.50%, 12/01/30(a)

     6,100       6,780,760  

Series 2016
9.00%, 12/01/25(a)(g)(h)

     1,415       1,315,299  

Plymouth Educational Center Charter School
Series 2005
5.375%, 11/01/30(e)

     2,000       1,612,680  

Wayne State University
Series 2009A
5.00%, 11/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,480       2,716,418  

5.00%, 11/15/29

     2,735       2,955,660  
    

 

 

 
       50,703,360  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Minnesota – 0.9%

    

City of Minneapolis MN
(Minneapolis Common Bond Fund)
Series 20102A
6.00%, 12/01/40

   $ 3,000     $ 3,456,120  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St Paul Minnesota
(HealthEast Obligated Group)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 11/15/40

     1,000       1,085,220  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
(St Olaf College)
Series 20158
5.00%, 12/01/30

     1,000       1,176,760  

University of Minnesota
Series 2014B
4.00%, 1/01/31-1/01/34

     4,500       4,847,700  
    

 

 

 
       10,565,800  
    

 

 

 

Mississippi – 1.4%

    

Mississippi Development Bank
Series 2010D
5.25%, 8/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     15,000       16,940,250  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 1.7%

    

City of Kansas City MO
Series 2008C
5.00%, 4/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     14,000       14,474,880  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(Lutheran Senior Services Obligated Group)
Series 2010
5.50%, 2/01/42

     1,880       1,984,735  

Joplin Industrial Development Authority
(Freeman Health System)
Series 2015
5.00%, 2/15/35

     1,485       1,648,632  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority
(Kingswood Senior Living Community)
Series 2016
6.00%, 11/15/46(a)

     2,725       2,697,014  
    

 

 

 
       20,805,261  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 0.3%

    

Omaha Public Power District
Series 2014A
5.00%, 2/01/32

     2,775       3,210,730  
    

 

 

 

 

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AB NATIONAL PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Nevada – 1.1%

    

County of Clark Department of Aviation
(Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport)
Series 2012B
5.00%, 7/01/29

   $ 6,070     $ 7,074,767  

State of Nevada
NATL Series 2007B
5.00%, 12/01/25 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,800       5,917,740  
    

 

 

 
       12,992,507  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 5.2%

    

Hudson County Improvement Authority
(County of Hudson NJ)
Series 2016
5.00%, 5/01/33-5/01/34

     7,935       9,349,639  

Morris-Union Jointure Commission COP
AGM Series 2013
5.00%, 8/01/25

     2,055       2,313,889  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)
Series 2016B
5.50%, 6/15/30

     5,840       6,373,484  

Series 2017B
5.00%, 11/01/20

     5,000       5,348,100  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/15/29

     2,175       2,353,850  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series 2014A
5.00%, 1/01/33

     4,750       5,495,323  

Series 2015E
5.00%, 1/01/33

     11,000       12,632,620  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/33

     8,500       9,880,995  

Series 2017A
5.00%, 1/01/34

     5,000       5,862,950  

Union County Utilities Authority
(County of Union NJ Lease)
Series 2011A
5.25%, 12/01/31

     4,340       4,743,446  
    

 

 

 
       64,354,296  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York – 12.5%

    

City of New York NY
Series 2008B-1
5.25%, 9/01/23

   $ 5,000     $ 5,268,550  

Series 2012G
5.00%, 4/01/29

     9,550       11,060,523  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2012F
5.00%, 11/15/27

     1,680       1,968,070  

Series 2013B
5.00%, 11/15/32

     5,000       5,797,200  

Series 2013E
5.00%, 11/15/32

     5,000       5,859,800  

Series 2016D
5.00%, 11/15/31

     5,000       6,003,750  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
Series 2014D
5.00%, 6/15/35

     4,000       4,643,600  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
Series 2012B
5.00%, 11/01/30

     15,015       17,639,772  

Series 2014B-1
5.00%, 8/01/32

     4,000       4,700,040  

Series 2014D-1
5.00%, 2/01/34

     5,000       5,775,150  

Series 2016B
5.00%, 8/01/32

     10,000       11,952,900  

Series 2017
5.00%, 2/01/36

     2,500       2,962,425  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(4 World Trade Center LLC)
Series 2011
5.00%, 11/15/31

     2,775       3,142,466  

New York State Dormitory Authority
Series 2012D
5.00%, 2/15/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     705       819,217  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2012D
5.00%, 2/15/29

     4,255       4,890,016  

Series 2015E
5.00%, 3/15/34

     11,000       12,972,300  

5.25%, 3/15/33

     2,000       2,427,220  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
(Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.)
XLCA Series 2004A
1.365%, 1/01/39(f)

   $ 3,700     $ 3,331,957  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
(Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc.)
AMBAC Series 1987A
2.488%, 3/01/27(f)

     5,370       5,092,532  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority)
Series 2017A
5.00%, 6/15/34-6/15/35

     8,200       9,950,156  

New York State Thruway Authority
(New York State Thruway Authority Gen Toll Road)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/34

     2,070       2,396,087  

New York State Urban Development Corp.
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2013A
5.00%, 3/15/43

     5,000       5,665,550  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Series 2014
5.00%, 9/01/30-9/01/31

     13,750       16,027,238  

Series 20161
5.00%, 11/15/35

     2,255       2,674,453  
    

 

 

 
       153,020,972  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.5%

    

County of Iredell NC COP
AGM Series 2008
5.25%, 6/01/22 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     920       959,588  

State of North Carolina
(State of North Carolina Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2015
5.00%, 3/01/30

     5,000       5,836,100  
    

 

 

 
       6,795,688  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 4.2%

    

City of Akron OH
(City of Akron OH Income Tax)
Series 2012A
5.00%, 12/01/31

     2,345       2,714,853  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2014
5.00%, 12/01/33

   $ 4,250     $ 4,907,093  

City of Cleveland OH
Series 2008
5.25%, 5/15/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,500       5,726,600  

Columbus City School District
Series 2016A
5.00%, 12/01/30-12/01/31

     9,000       10,800,460  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(MetroHealth System (The))
5.00%, 2/15/42

     8,000       8,544,320  

Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority
(City of Columbus OH/Franklin County Lease)
Series 2014
5.00%, 12/01/31

     3,855       4,581,860  

Kent State University
Series 2012A
5.00%, 5/01/29

     2,000       2,283,020  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(FirstEnergy Generation LLC)
Series 2009D
4.25%, 8/01/29

     1,985       1,858,278  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2009A
4.375%, 6/01/33

     950       889,400  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
(FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2016A
4.375%, 6/01/33

     1,090       1,020,469  

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
(CSX Transportation, Inc.)
Series 1992
6.45%, 12/15/21

     6,730       7,949,812  
    

 

 

 
       51,276,165  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 0.1%

    

Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust
BAM Series 2015A
5.00%, 6/01/35

     1,000       1,114,570  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.7%

    

Oregon State Lottery
Series 2017A
5.00%, 4/01/34

     4,000       4,811,920  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
Series 2011A
5.00%, 10/01/27

   $ 3,000     $ 3,420,210  
    

 

 

 
       8,232,130  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 3.5%

    

Bensalem Township School District
Series 2013
5.00%, 6/01/30

     5,000       5,958,850  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA
Series 2010
5.25%, 8/01/33 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,715       5,324,885  

Moon Industrial Development Authority
(Baptist Home Society Obligated Group)
Series 2015
6.00%, 7/01/45

     5,375       5,695,242  

Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority
Series 2008
5.50%, 7/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,940       4,135,976  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
(Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Oil Franchise Tax)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 12/01/32

     2,220       2,636,716  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Greater Philadelphia Health Action, Inc.)
Series 2015A
6.375%, 6/01/40

     3,100       3,208,655  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(LLPCS Foundation)
Series 2005A
5.25%, 7/01/24(b)(c)(d)

     1,030       10,300  

Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
(Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Sales Tax)
AGM Series 2010
5.00%, 2/01/31

     6,925       7,626,295  

State Public School Building Authority
(School District of Philadelphia (The))
Series 2012
5.00%, 4/01/30-4/01/31

     6,500       7,023,105  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Township of Lower Paxton PA
Series 2014
5.00%, 4/01/31

   $ 1,685     $ 1,994,029  
    

 

 

 
       43,614,053  
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island – 0.2%

    

Rhode Island Commerce Corp.
(Providence Place Group LP)
AGC Series 2000
6.125%, 7/01/20

     2,665       2,720,245  
    

 

 

 

South Dakota – 0.3%

    

South Dakota State Building Authority
(South Dakota State Building Authority Lease)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 6/01/34

     2,725       3,151,790  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 0.4%

    

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facs Bd
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/35

     4,325       4,944,686  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 13.8%

    

Alvin Independent School District/TX
Series 2009B
5.00%, 2/15/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,290       1,379,397  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Harmony Public Schools)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 2/15/33

     1,410       1,646,669  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Wayside Schools)
Series 2016A
4.375%, 8/15/36

     615       580,941  

Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp.
Series 2007
5.00%, 7/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     60       60,180  

Bexar County Health Facilities Development Corp.
(Army Retirement Residence Obligated Group)
Series 2007
5.00%, 7/01/27

     305       305,314  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2008
5.00%, 2/15/21

   $ 250     $ 250,688  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2016
5.00%, 1/01/32-1/01/34

     4,250       4,839,076  

Central Texas Turnpike System
Series 2015C
5.00%, 8/15/34

     10,000       11,216,400  

City of El Paso TX Water & Sewer Revenue
Series 2014
5.00%, 3/01/30

     1,000       1,186,150  

City of Houston TX
(City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2015
5.00%, 9/01/31

     2,500       2,865,075  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
AGM Series 2000P
1.94%, 7/01/30(f)

     1,750       1,626,261  

XLCA Series 2002D
2.034%, 7/01/32(f)

     1,900       1,768,231  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2015B
5.00%, 7/15/30

     4,650       5,029,440  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue
Series 2016B
5.00%, 11/15/36

     7,000       8,238,370  

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue
Series 2008
5.00%, 2/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     6,830       7,015,298  

Series 2009A
5.25%, 2/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,260       3,491,362  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp.
(IDEA Public Schools)
Series 2015
5.00%, 8/15/35-8/15/39

     5,905       6,787,967  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 8/15/38

     1,855       2,138,221  

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Series 2012F
5.00%, 11/01/28

     13,680       15,143,486  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

El Paso County Hospital District
AGC Series 2008A
5.00%, 8/15/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 5,000     $ 5,244,150  

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2016B
5.75%, 10/01/31(a)

     2,790       2,928,189  

North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2016
5.00%, 1/01/46

     3,330       3,619,943  

North Texas Health Facilities Development Corp.
(United Regional Health Care System, Inc.)
AGM Series 2007
5.00%, 9/01/24

     1,000       1,009,430  

North Texas Tollway Authority
Series 2015A
5.00%, 1/01/34-1/01/35

     15,585       17,811,302  

Series 2015B
5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,700       1,951,073  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/36

     1,000       1,146,910  

North Texas Tollway Authority
(North Texas Tollway Authority Special Projects System)
Series 2011D
5.00%, 9/01/30

     7,500       8,580,675  

State of Texas
Series 2017B
5.00%, 10/01/33

     13,585       16,533,353  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Series 2010
8.125%, 11/15/44 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,150       2,651,702  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc.)
Series 2007
5.50%, 11/15/22

     2,210       2,233,072  

Series 2015I
5.50%, 11/15/45

     1,670       1,742,077  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Edgemere Retirement Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp.)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 11/15/45

     6,685       6,545,685  

Series 2015B
5.00%, 11/15/36

     1,850       1,851,202  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Stayton at Museum Way)
Series 2009A
8.00%, 11/15/28

   $ 2,000     $ 2,131,160  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)
Series 2010
7.00%, 6/30/40

     9,040       10,260,400  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)
Series 2009
6.875%, 12/31/39

     2,280       2,542,656  

Texas State Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corp.
(KIPP Austin Public Schools, Inc.)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 8/15/32-8/15/34

     3,330       3,765,827  

Tyler Health Facilities Development Corp.
Series 2007
5.25%, 7/01/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,750       1,755,565  
    

 

 

 
       169,872,897  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 0.1%

    

Timber Lakes Water Special Service District
Series 2011
8.125%, 6/15/31

     725       769,298  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 0.3%

    

Cherry Hill Community Development Authority
(Potomac Shores Project)
Series 2015
5.40%, 3/01/45(a)

     1,415       1,431,824  

Stafford County Economic Development Authority
(Mary Washington Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 6/15/34

     2,500       2,794,250  
    

 

 

 
       4,226,074  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 2.1%

    

Clark County Public Utility District No 1
Series 2010
5.00%, 1/01/23 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     6,155       6,770,377  

5.00%, 1/01/23

     6,480       7,091,453  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Energy Northwest
(Bonneville Power Administration)
Series 2017A
5.00%, 7/01/34

   $ 5,440     $ 6,542,198  

FYI Properties
(FYI Properties WA State Lease)
Series 2009
5.00%, 6/01/27

     615       660,541  

5.25%, 6/01/26

     4,000       4,318,280  
    

 

 

 
       25,382,849  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 0.6%

    

West Virginia Economic Development Authority
(Morgantown Energy Associates)
Series 2016
2.875%, 12/15/26

     2,265       2,192,248  

West Virginia Economic Development Authority
(West Virginia Lottery)
Series 2010A
5.00%, 6/15/35

     5,000       5,477,150  
    

 

 

 
       7,669,398  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 1.3%

    

Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
(Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Sales Tax)
Series 2011
6.50%, 2/01/31(a)

     2,465       2,727,670  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
Series 2012C
5.00%, 8/15/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,300       2,717,197  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Celanese US Holdings LLC)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/24

     3,395       3,758,774  

Series 2016B
5.00%, 12/01/25

     1,795       2,005,230  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Pine Lake Preparatory, Inc.)
Series 2015
5.50%, 3/01/45(a)

     3,465       3,595,042  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Roseman University of Health Sciences)
Series 2015
5.875%, 4/01/45

   $ 1,000     $ 1,056,660  
    

 

 

 
       15,860,573  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $1,154,835,932)

       1,208,289,657  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.3%

    

Investment Companies – 0.3%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
0.64%(i)(j)
(cost $3,573,262)

     3,573,262       3,573,262  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.6%
(cost $1,158,409,194)

       1,211,862,919  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.4%

       16,777,690  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 1,228,640,609  
    

 

 

 

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At May 31, 2017, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $34,326,318 or 2.8% of net assets.

 

(b) Illiquid security.

 

(c) Non-income producing security.

 

(d) Defaulted.

 

(e) Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Illinois Finance Authority
(Greenfields of Geneva)
Series 2010A
8.25%, 2/15/46

     8/20/10      $     2,027,596      $     1,107,000        0.09

Plymouth Educational Center Charter School
Series 2005
5.375%, 11/01/30

     11/30/05        2,000,000        1,612,680        0.13

 

(f) An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of May 31, 2017 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $14,651,281 or 1.19% of net assets.

 

(g) When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

 

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(h) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity.

 

(i) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

 

(j) 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.

As of May 31, 2017, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 7.1% and 1.8%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

AMBAC – Ambac Assurance Corporation

BAM – Build American Mutual

CFD – Community Facilities District

COP – Certificate of Participation

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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May 31, 2017

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 98.7%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 98.7%

    

New York – 96.9%

    

Albany County Airport Authority
AGM Series 2010A
5.00%, 12/15/25-12/15/26

   $ 4,540     $ 4,988,367  

Brookhaven Local Development Corp.
(Jefferson’s Ferry)
Series 2016
5.25%, 11/01/36

     1,500       1,637,115  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(City University of New York (The))
Series 2014A
5.00%, 6/01/30-6/01/34

     2,980       3,495,598  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Metropolitan College of New York)
Series 2014
5.25%, 11/01/29

     2,305       2,420,711  

5.50%, 11/01/44

     1,625       1,630,785  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(YMCA of Greater New York)
Series 2012
5.00%, 8/01/32

     1,000       1,134,170  

City of New York NY
Series 2014A
5.00%, 8/01/31

     2,000       2,383,420  

Series 2014J
5.00%, 8/01/30

     10,000       11,939,100  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 8/01/37

     5,000       5,860,750  

Series 2016B
5.00%, 12/01/34

     2,000       2,379,100  

Series 2016C
5.00%, 8/01/32

     5,000       5,928,850  

City of Newburgh NY
Series 2012A
5.25%, 6/15/28

     1,065       1,189,743  

5.50%, 6/15/32

     1,320       1,467,721  

County of Nassau NY
Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/34-1/01/38

     5,345       6,156,648  

Series 2016C
5.00%, 4/01/34-4/01/36

     10,420       12,038,597  

County of Onondaga NY
(Syracuse University)
Series 2011
5.00%, 12/01/28-12/01/29

     2,135       2,449,092  

 

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AB NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Dutchess County Local Development Corp.
(Health QuestSystems Obligated Group)
Series 2014A
5.00%, 7/01/44

   $ 4,175     $ 4,599,973  

Series 2016B
5.00%, 7/01/46

     4,900       5,495,301  

East Rochester Housing Authority
(St John’s Health Care Corp.)
Series 2010A
5.00%, 4/20/27

     2,550       2,836,365  

Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority
(Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2011C
5.00%, 12/01/28

     7,260       8,400,110  

Glen Cove Industrial Development Agency
Series 1992B
Zero Coupon, 10/15/19 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     11,745       11,468,875  

Haverstraw-Stony Point Central School District
AGM Series 2015
5.00%, 10/15/31-10/15/36

     3,100       3,639,441  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp.
(Hofstra University)
Series 2011
5.00%, 7/01/28

     650       731,855  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp.
(Molloy College)
Series 2014
5.00%, 7/01/34-7/01/39

     2,945       3,218,219  

Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency
(ReEnergy Black River LLC)
Series 2014
5.25%, 1/01/24(a)

     1,000       892,980  

Long Island Power Authority
Series 2012B
5.00%, 9/01/27

     2,500       2,903,625  

Series 2014A
5.00%, 9/01/35

     1,000       1,141,800  

Series 2016B
5.00%, 9/01/30-9/01/36

     10,915       12,936,961  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2011D
5.00%, 11/15/29

     4,300       4,940,700  

Series 2012F
5.00%, 11/15/27

     7,070       8,282,293  

Series 2014B
5.00%, 11/15/44

     12,000       13,462,320  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Ded Tax)
Series 2016A
5.25%, 11/15/34-11/15/35

   $ 15,740     $ 19,130,706  

Monroe County Industrial Development Agency
(Southview Towers LP)
Series 2000
6.25%, 2/01/31

     1,130       1,130,768  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp/NY
(Rochester General Hospital (The))
5.00%, 12/01/34

     1,150       1,323,328  

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
(Amsterdam House Continuing Care Retirement Community, Inc.)
Series 2014A
6.50%, 1/01/32

     1,590       1,622,309  

Series 2014C
2.00%, 1/01/49(b)(c)(d)

     572       97,323  

Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp.
(South Nassau Communities Hospital)
Series 2012
5.00%, 7/01/31-7/01/37

     6,195       6,826,903  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
Series 2009FF
5.00%, 6/15/27

     15,110       16,304,294  

Series 2013BB
5.00%, 6/15/46

     5,000       5,647,600  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue
(New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue State Lease)
Series 2015S
5.00%, 7/15/35

     5,160       6,015,115  

NATL Series 2006S-1
5.00%, 7/15/21

     7,000       7,021,420  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority
Future Tax Secured Revenue
Series 2013I
5.00%, 5/01/32-5/01/33

     12,495       14,665,701  

5.00%, 5/01/32 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5       5,914  

Series 2016F
5.00%, 2/01/32

     10,000       11,857,700  

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources
(American Museum of Natural History (The))
Series 2014A
5.00%, 7/01/33

     4,080       4,789,349  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York City Trust for Cultural Resources
(Whitney Museum of American Art)
Series 2011
5.00%, 7/01/31

   $ 9,675     $ 10,826,905  

New York Convention Center Development Corp.
(New York Convention Center Development Corp. Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2015
5.00%, 11/15/34-11/15/35

     15,220       17,792,643  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(4 World Trade Center LLC)
Series 2011
5.00%, 11/15/31

     2,225       2,519,635  

New York Power Authority
NATL Series 2007C
5.00%, 11/15/19-11/15/21

     3,680       3,747,694  

New York State Dormitory Authority
Series 2008A
5.75%, 7/01/24 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,165       5,434,510  

Series 2010A
5.00%, 7/01/27 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,740       4,193,886  

5.00%, 7/01/29 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,000       2,242,720  

5.00%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,545       3,975,221  

Series 2011A
5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     6,690       7,726,214  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Barnard College)
Series 2015A
4.00%, 7/01/32

     1,300       1,398,358  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Cornell University)
Series 2008B
5.00%, 7/01/27

     4,925       5,484,628  

Series 2008C
5.00%, 7/01/29

     2,000       2,225,340  

Series 2009A
5.00%, 7/01/25

     2,465       2,666,169  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 7/01/31-7/01/33

     6,000       6,898,650  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Manhattan College)
AGC Series 2007A
5.00%, 7/01/27

     2,445       2,451,846  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Mount Sinai Hospitals Group, Inc.)
Series 2010A
5.00%, 7/01/26

     6,795       7,495,632  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York State Dormitory Authority
(New School (The))
Series 2016A
5.00%, 7/01/35-7/01/36

   $ 5,815     $ 6,797,079  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(New York University)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 7/01/36

     2,000       2,353,820  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Northwell Health Obligated Group)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 5/01/33

     5,000       5,805,900  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(NYU Hospitals Center)
Series 2014
5.00%, 7/01/31

     1,000       1,161,120  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Orange Regional Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/32-12/01/37(e)

     4,000       4,399,610  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Ozanam Hall of Queens Nursing Home, Inc.)
Series 2006
5.00%, 11/01/21

     1,000       1,002,070  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Pratt Institute)
Series 2016
5.00%, 7/01/30

     1,000       1,183,070  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Rochester Institute of Technology)
Series 2010
5.00%, 7/01/23-7/01/25

     5,335       5,909,138  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(St John’s University/NY)
Series 2015A
5.00%, 7/01/33-7/01/34

     2,000       2,306,530  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2015E
5.00%, 3/15/34

     4,000       4,717,200  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State University of New York Dormitory Fees) Series 2013A
5.25%, 7/01/30

     2,000       2,361,120  

Series 2017A
5.00%, 7/01/37

     2,515       2,983,067  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Teachers College)
Series 2012
5.00%, 7/01/34

   $ 2,535     $ 2,876,465  

Series 2012A
5.00%, 7/01/31

     1,200       1,370,316  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
(Brooklyn Union Gas Co. (The))
NATL Series 1997A-1
1.365%, 12/01/20(f)

     1,000       987,468  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
(Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.)
XLCA Series 2004A
1.365%, 1/01/39(f)

     4,975       4,487,400  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority)
Series 2010A
5.00%, 6/15/29

     2,000       2,225,940  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
(State of New York SRF)
Series 2015D
4.00%, 9/15/34-9/15/35

     11,250       12,154,635  

New York State Thruway Authority
(New York State Thruway Authority Gen Toll Road)
Series 2014
5.00%, 1/01/31-1/01/32

     15,000       17,497,200  

Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/32

     5,000       5,841,350  

New York State Thruway Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2010A
5.00%, 3/15/28

     5,000       5,619,100  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(American Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.00%, 8/01/31

     8,035       8,554,623  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Laguardia Gateway Partners LLC)
Series 2016A
4.00%, 7/01/32-7/01/33

     4,250       4,364,050  

5.00%, 7/01/34-7/01/46

     4,500       4,927,625  

 

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AB NEW YORK PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.
Series 2012
5.00%, 7/01/42 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 2,610     $ 3,085,333  

Series 2014A
5.125%, 7/01/31 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,250       1,355,750  

Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency
(Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.)
Series 1994
5.75%, 3/01/24

     4,000       4,787,760  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Series 2010
5.00%, 7/15/31

     13,000       14,461,720  

Series 2013178
5.00%, 12/01/31

     5,000       5,799,650  

Series 2014
5.00%, 9/01/31

     5,000       5,822,850  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
(JFK International Air Terminal LLC)
NATL Series 1997
5.75%, 12/01/22

     6,820       6,951,899  

Schenectady County Capital Resource Corp.
(Trustees of Union College)
Series 2017
5.00%, 1/01/40

     2,600       3,020,420  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.
Series 2011
5.00%, 7/01/28 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     875       1,006,749  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.
(Catholic Health Services of Long Island Obligated Group)
Series 2011
5.00%, 7/01/28

     5,115       5,594,634  

Series 2014C
5.00%, 7/01/31

     2,500       2,816,425  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.
(Peconic Landing at Southold, Inc.)
Series 2010
5.875%, 12/01/30

     2,340       2,549,921  

Syracuse Industrial Development Agency
(Carousel Center Co. LP)
Series 2016A
5.00%, 1/01/31-1/01/35

     17,525       19,844,024  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
Series 2008D
5.00%, 11/15/26 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     6,170       6,534,955  

5.00%, 11/15/26

     3,830       4,044,595  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2011A
5.00%, 1/01/28

   $ 5,000     $ 5,772,850  

Series 2013C
5.00%, 11/15/32

     5,000       5,867,300  

Series 2017B
5.00%, 11/15/36

     3,000       3,569,370  

Troy Capital Resource Corp.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Series 2010A
5.00%, 9/01/30

     3,000       3,297,660  

Ulster County Industrial Development Agency
(Kingston Regional Senior Living Corp.)
Series 2007A
6.00%, 9/15/27

     1,175       1,179,089  

Utility Debt Securitization Authority
Series 2013T
5.00%, 12/15/31

     10,000       11,881,100  

Westchester County Healthcare Corp./NY
Series 2010B
6.00%, 11/01/30 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     870       1,011,784  

Westchester County Healthcare Corp./NY
(Westchester County Health Care Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2010B
6.00%, 11/01/30

     130       144,988  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.
(Kendal on Hudson)
Series 2013
5.00%, 1/01/34

     1,800       1,916,802  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.
(Westchester County Healthcare Corp./NY)
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/01/46

     7,825       8,465,711  
    

 

 

 
       578,238,301  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 0.1%

 

Marshall Creek Community Development District
Series 2016
6.32%, 5/01/45

     45       43,289  

Marshall Creek Community Development District
(Marshall Creek Community Development District 2002A)
Series 2002
6.625%, 5/01/32(b)(d)

     705       704,915  
    

 

 

 
       748,204  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Puerto Rico – 0.5%

 

Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority
(Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority Cap Fd Prog)
Series 2003
5.00%, 12/01/20

   $ 1,795     $ 1,864,090  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Envirml Ctl Facs Fing Auth
(Sistema Universitario Ana G Mendez Incorporado)
Series 2012
5.125%, 4/01/32

     1,000       940,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,804,090  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 1.0%

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(LBJ Infrastructure Group LLC)
Series 2010
7.00%, 6/30/40

     2,700       3,064,500  

7.50%, 6/30/32

     1,225       1,421,808  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)
Series 2009
6.875%, 12/31/39

     1,350       1,505,520  
    

 

 

 
       5,991,828  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 0.2%

 

Columbiana County Port Authority
(Apex Environmental LLC)
Series 2004
0.00%, 8/01/25(c)(d)

     1,200       11,400  

Series 2014
0.00%, 8/02/25(c)(d)

     162       1,535  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
(FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2016A
4.375%, 6/01/33

     1,500       1,404,315  
    

 

 

 
       1,417,250  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.7%
(cost $558,230,981)

       589,199,673  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.3%

       7,923,604  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $     597,123,277  
    

 

 

 

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type        

Clearing Broker
/(Exchange)

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)*

  $     17,450       10/04/21       1.286%       3 Month LIBOR     $     328,002  

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    17,450       10/04/21       3 Month LIBOR       1.286%       (362,614
         

 

 

 
          $ 34,612  
         

 

 

 

 

* Includes a premium paid in the amount of $34,612

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.15% of net assets as of May 31, 2017, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Jefferson County Industrial Development Agency
(ReEnergy Black River LLC)
Series 2014
5.25%, 1/01/24

     11/13/14      $     1,000,000      $     892,980        0.15

 

(b) Defaulted.

 

(c) Non-income producing security.

 

(d) Illiquid security.

 

(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At May 31, 2017, the market value of this security amounted to $4,399,610 or 0.7% of net assets.

 

(f) An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of May 31, 2017 and the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $5,474,868 or 0.92% of net assets.

As of May 31, 2017, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 5.8% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rates

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

SRF – State Revolving Fund

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

May 31, 2017

 

    AB California     AB High Income
Municipal
 
Assets    

Investments in securities, at value

   

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $656,444,252 and $2,444,308,182, respectively)

  $ 704,767,014     $ 2,536,205,295  

Affiliated issuers (cost $4,117,263 and $199,435, respectively)

    4,117,263       199,435  

Cash

    19,772       – 0  – 

Interest receivable

    6,442,526       41,045,872  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    1,341,213       6,502,145  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    394,701       2,900,171  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    1,009       3,601  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    717,083,498       2,586,856,519  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities    

Payable for investment securities purchased

    16,419,934       – 0  – 

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

    2,996,769       – 0  – 

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    1,108,173       5,382,757  

Dividends payable

    390,368       2,101,617  

Advisory fee payable

    224,253       853,302  

Distribution fee payable

    153,621       424,222  

Administrative fee payable

    8,544       9,161  

Transfer Agent fee payable

    6,312       24,942  

Payable for floating rate notes issued(a)

    – 0  –      95,340,000  

Other liabilities

    – 0  –      362,370  

Accrued expenses

    164,921       332,025  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    21,472,895       104,830,396  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 695,610,603     $ 2,482,026,123  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets    

Capital stock, at par

  $ 61,850     $ 218,948  

Additional paid-in capital

    653,765,102       2,415,782,698  

Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income

    (326,233     3,496,480  

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

    (3,216,109     (29,369,116

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    45,325,993       91,897,113  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     695,610,603     $     2,482,026,123  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts (see Note I).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—54,300,000,000 shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value (see Note E)

 

AB California Portfolio   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
Class A   $ 489,569,176          43,528,963        $ 11.25

 

 
Class B   $ 75,761          6,735        $ 11.25  

 

 
Class C   $ 56,379,176          5,014,464        $ 11.24  

 

 
Advisor Class   $ 149,586,490          13,299,951        $ 11.25  

 

 
AB High Income Municipal Portfolio           

 

 
Class A   $ 769,139,922          67,820,414        $ 11.34

 

 
Class C   $ 311,962,561          27,522,639        $ 11.33  

 

 
Advisor Class   $   1,400,923,640          123,605,352        $   11.33  

 

 

 

* The maximum offering price per share for Class A of AB California Portfolio and AB High Income Municipal Portfolio were $11.60 and $11.69, respectively, which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (continued)

 

 

    AB National     AB New York  
Assets    

Investments in securities, at value

   

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,154,835,932 and $558,230,981, respectively)

  $ 1,208,289,657     $ 589,199,673  

Affiliated issuers (cost $3,573,262 and $0, respectively)

    3,573,262       – 0  – 

Cash

    21,587       – 0  – 

Cash collateral due from broker

    – 0  –      119  

Interest receivable

    16,207,138       7,854,255  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    2,894,680       1,046,438  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    1,502,071       1,569,499  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    3,399       247  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,232,491,794       599,670,231  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities    

Due to custodian

    – 0  –      398,363  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    2,339,477       1,460,154  

Dividends payable

    593,289       167,376  

Advisory fee payable

    429,312       187,206  

Distribution fee payable

    225,521       155,397  

Transfer Agent fee payable

    17,342       7,376  

Administrative fee payable

    8,727       8,802  

Payable for variation margin on exchange traded derivatives

    – 0  –      106  

Accrued expenses

    237,517       162,174  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    3,851,185       2,546,954  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 1,228,640,609     $ 597,123,277  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets    

Capital stock, at par

  $ 119,272     $ 59,638  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,203,855,589       583,922,796  

Distributions in excess of net investment income

    (346,425     (156,690

Accumulated net realized loss on investment transactions

    (28,441,552     (17,636,547

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    53,453,725       30,934,080  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     1,228,640,609     $     597,123,277  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—54,300,000,000 shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value (see Note E)

 

AB National Portfolio   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
Class A   $   625,601,163          60,726,332        $   10.30

 

 
Class B   $ 367,569          35,717        $ 10.29  

 

 
Class C   $ 106,239,647          10,324,978        $ 10.29  

 

 
Advisor Class   $ 496,432,230          48,184,687        $ 10.30  

 

 
AB New York Portfolio                    

 

 
Class A   $ 444,246,476          44,367,180        $ 10.01

 

 
Class B   $ 819,051          81,909        $ 10.00  

 

 
Class C   $ 71,152,301          7,110,571        $ 10.01  

 

 
Advisor Class   $ 80,905,449          8,077,915        $ 10.02  

 

 

 

* The maximum offering price per share for Class A of AB National Portfolio and AB New York Portfolio were $10.62 and $10.32, respectively, which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended May 31, 2017

 

     AB California     AB High Income
Municipal
 
Investment Income     

Interest

   $ 27,978,375     $ 124,173,354  

Dividends – Affiliated issuers

     13,598       146,577  

Other income(a)

     39,866       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

     28,031,839           124,319,931  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     3,120,345       12,825,640  

Distribution fee – Class A

     1,195,558       2,085,069  

Distribution fee – Class B

     825       – 0  – 

Distribution fee – Class C

     882,529       3,336,593  

Transfer agency – Class A

     134,686       290,983  

Transfer agency – Class B

     62       – 0  – 

Transfer agency – Class C

     24,687       117,263  

Transfer agency – Advisor Class

     35,791       492,377  

Custodian

     171,923       269,923  

Administrative

     60,601       64,854  

Audit and tax

     59,410       68,647  

Registration fees

     40,270       209,233  

Legal

     33,825       34,484  

Printing

     30,703       104,416  

Directors’ fees

     27,094       27,091  

Miscellaneous

     27,859       186,945  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before interest expense

     5,846,168       20,113,518  

Interest expense

     31,313       1,811,668  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,877,481       21,925,186  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (309,696     (650,160
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,567,785       21,275,026  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     22,464,054       103,044,905  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized gain on:

    

Investment transactions

     1,771,089       1,163,375  

Swaps

     39,443       5,998,861  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

    

Investments

         (22,305,126     (90,761,439

Swaps

     528,456       (2,610,621
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

     (19,966,138     (86,209,824
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 2,497,916     $ 16,835,081  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other income represents a refund for overbilling of prior years’ custody out-of-pocket fees.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (continued)

 

     AB National     AB New York  
Investment Income     

Interest

   $ 47,119,150     $ 22,073,859  

Dividends – Affiliated issuers

     98,277       22,920  

Other income(a)

     28,970       10,171  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

     47,246,397       22,106,950  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     5,683,961       2,745,865  

Distribution fee – Class A

     1,596,338       1,146,692  

Distribution fee – Class B

     4,727       9,430  

Distribution fee – Class C

     1,431,713       837,458  

Transfer agency – Class A

     280,834       166,285  

Transfer agency – Class B

     206       341  

Transfer agency – Class C

     62,721       30,278  

Transfer agency – Advisor Class

     211,736       24,346  

Custodian

     223,522       161,126  

Registration fees

     139,642       34,625  

Printing

     73,334       34,425  

Audit and tax

     60,814       63,282  

Administrative

     58,257       61,304  

Legal

     34,036       35,498  

Directors’ fees

     27,094       27,094  

Miscellaneous

     47,601       26,978  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before interest expense

     9,936,536       5,405,027  

Interest expense

     35,604       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     9,972,140       5,405,027  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (659,327     (375,442
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     9,312,813       5,029,585  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     37,933,584       17,077,365  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions

     (3,830,061     (1,722,929

Swaps

     737,262       891,578  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of:

    

Investments

     (26,313,090     (11,334,285

Swaps

     (431,239     (767,315
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

         (29,837,128         (12,932,951
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 8,096,456     $ 4,144,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other income represents a refund for overbilling of prior years’ custody out-of-pocket fees.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     AB California  
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 22,464,054     $ 21,006,121  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     1,810,532       (2,781,262

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (21,776,670     16,731,728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     2,497,916       34,956,587  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (15,442,329     (15,173,778

Class B

     (2,045     (3,548

Class C

     (2,186,503     (2,237,220

Advisor Class

     (4,409,462     (2,922,910
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     30,659,330       78,793,133  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     11,116,907       93,412,264  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     684,493,696       591,081,432  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($326,233) and ($349,693), respectively)

   $     695,610,603     $     684,493,696  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

     AB High Income Municipal  
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 103,044,905     $ 92,740,652  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     7,162,236       12,160,658  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (93,372,060     81,726,099  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     16,835,081       186,627,409  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (33,150,405     (31,910,722

Class C

     (10,791,547     (10,993,891

Advisor Class

     (59,344,960     (52,155,034
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     31,309,788       383,204,558  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (55,142,043     474,772,320  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     2,537,168,166       2,062,395,846  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,496,480 and $1,515,895, respectively)

   $     2,482,026,123     $     2,537,168,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

     AB National  
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 37,933,584     $ 36,231,763  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (3,092,799     439,728  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (26,744,329     33,886,330  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     8,096,456       70,557,821  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (19,167,568     (20,152,212

Class B

     (10,647     (18,786

Class C

     (3,224,803     (3,394,518

Advisor Class

     (15,617,959     (12,920,365
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     2,783,981       160,723,013  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (27,140,540     194,794,953  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     1,255,781,149       1,060,986,196  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of (346,425) and ($372,902), respectively)

   $     1,228,640,609     $     1,255,781,149  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

     AB New York  
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 17,077,365     $ 16,054,386  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (831,351     1,083,979  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (12,101,600     14,257,414  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     4,144,414       31,395,779  
Dividends to Shareholders from     

Net investment income

    

Class A

     (13,182,575     (13,144,245

Class B

     (19,979     (30,819

Class C

     (1,779,361     (1,714,306

Advisor Class

     (2,094,963     (1,253,301
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     13,373,575       50,468,492  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     441,111       65,721,600  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     596,682,166       530,960,566  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period (including distributions in excess of net investment income of ($156,690) and ($164,622), respectively)

   $     597,123,277     $     596,682,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the Year Ended May 31, 2017

 

    AB High Income Municipal*  
Cash flows from operating activities    

Net increase in net assets from operations

    $ 16,835,081  
Reconciliation of net increase in net assets from operations to net increase in cash from operating activities:    

Purchases of long-term investments

  $     (900,343,657  

Purchases of short-term investments

    (623,188,579  

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments

    778,424,355    

Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments

    811,511,069    

Net realized gain on investment transactions

    (7,162,236  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investment transactions

    93,372,060    

Net accretion of bond discount and amortization of bond premium

    9,647,666    

Increase in receivable for investments sold

    (492,054  

Increase in interest receivable

    (1,752,338  

Decrease in affiliated dividends receivable

    47,908    

Decrease in cash collateral due from broker

    3,305,319    

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

    (83,525,352  

Decrease in cash collateral due to broker

    (520,000  

Decrease in advisory fee payable

    (75,217  

Increase in administrative fee payable

    3,372    

Increase in Transfer Agent fee payable

    11,793    

Decrease in distribution fee payable

    (28,619  

Decrease in other liabilities

    (300,044  

Increase in accrued expenses

    140,171    

Proceeds on swaps, net

    3,403,474    

Proceeds for exchange-traded derivatives settlements

    590,141    

Total adjustments

      83,069,232  
   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash from operating activities

    $ 99,904,313  
   

 

 

 
Cash flows from financing activities    

Redemptions of capital stock, net

    (3,963,227  

Cash dividends paid (net of dividend reinvestments)**

    (43,051,086  

Repayment of floating rate notes issued

    (52,890,000  

Net decrease in cash from financing activities

          (99,904,313
   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

       

Net change in cash

   

Cash at beginning of year

       
   

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

    $  
   

 

 

 

** Reinvestment of dividends

  $ 60,302,532    

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

   

Interest expense paid during the year

  $ 1,811,668    

 

* In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Portfolio has included a Statement of Cash Flows as a result of its substantial investments in floating rate notes and Level 3 securities throughout the year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

May 31, 2017

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Fund, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company currently comprised of the diversified AB California Portfolio, AB High Income Municipal Portfolio, AB National Portfolio and AB New York Portfolio (the “Portfolios”). Each series is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. The AB California Portfolio, AB National Portfolio and AB New York Portfolio offer Class A, Class B, Class C and Advisor Class shares. The AB High Income Municipal Portfolio offers Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 3% for purchases up to $500,000; purchases of $500,000 or more are not subject to a sales charge. With respect to purchases of $500,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class B shares are currently sold with a contingent deferred sales charge which declines from 3% to zero depending on the period of time the shares are held. Effective January 31, 2009, sales of Class B shares of the Portfolios to new investors were suspended. Class B shares will only be issued (i) upon the exchange of Class B shares from another AB Mutual Fund, (ii) for purposes of dividend reinvestment, (iii) through the Portfolios’ Automatic Investment Program (the “Program”) for accounts that established the Program prior to January 31, 2009, and (iv) for purchases of additional shares by Class B shareholders as of January 31, 2009. The ability to establish a new Program for accounts containing Class B shares was suspended as of January 31, 2009. Class B shares will automatically convert to Class A shares six years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. 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 April 10, 2017, Class C shares will automatically convert to Class A shares ten years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Advisor Class shares are sold without any initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All four 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 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 liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Portfolio is

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

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 Portfolios.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at their current market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

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, AllianceBernstein L.P. (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. Such factors the Committee will consider include, but are 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

 

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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 Portfolios may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolios value their 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 Portfolios may frequently value many of their 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 Portfolios 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 Portfolios. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolios’ own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolios’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

 

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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. In addition, non-agency rated investments 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 tables summarize the valuation of the Portfolios’ investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2017:

 

AB California Portfolio        
Investments in
Securities:
  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 648,026,536     $ 56,740,478     $ 704,767,014  

Short-Term Investments

    4,117,263       – 0  –      – 0  –      4,117,263  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    4,117,263       648,026,536       56,740,478       708,884,277  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Liabilities:

       

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (2,996,769     – 0  –      (2,996,769
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(b)

  $     4,117,263     $     645,029,767     $     56,740,478     $     705,887,508  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB High Income Municipal Portfolio        
Investments in
Securities:
  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds:

       

Alaska

  $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 5,237,232     $ 5,237,232  

Arizona

    – 0  –      16,295,999       18,687,845       34,983,844  

California

    – 0  –      126,264,491       53,372,825       179,637,316  

Colorado

    – 0  –      19,033,704       20,667,495       39,701,199  

Florida

    – 0  –      75,827,820       30,614,500       106,442,320  

Guam

    – 0  –      966,902       1,142,950       2,109,852  

Illinois

    – 0  –      246,767,184       73,258,175       320,025,359  

Indiana

    – 0  –      61,069,813       2,019,120       63,088,933  

Kentucky

    – 0  –      20,847,622       20,514,215       41,361,837  

Louisiana

    – 0  –      24,782,729       21,059,730       45,842,459  

Maryland

    – 0  –      5,764,974       5,533,233       11,298,207  

Massachusetts

    – 0  –      74,047,416       6,232,050       80,279,466  

Michigan

    – 0  –      104,921,343       28,909,661       133,831,004  

Missouri

    – 0  –      20,666,624       9,816,519       30,483,143  

New York

    – 0  –      223,468,329       46,474,503       269,942,832  

North Carolina

    – 0  –      – 0  –      1,660,864       1,660,864  

North Dakota

    – 0  –      – 0  –      4,726,217       4,726,217  

Ohio

    – 0  –      84,514,288       19,911,080       104,425,368  

Oklahoma

    – 0  –      – 0  –      5,111,440       5,111,440  

Oregon

    – 0  –      20,291,294       9,051,541       29,342,835  

Pennsylvania

    – 0  –      50,679,523       45,145,989       95,825,512  

Tennessee

    – 0  –      14,118,333       29,074,732       43,193,065  

Texas

    – 0  –      206,410,189       58,891,948       265,302,137  

Utah

    – 0  –      4,886,719       5,844,698       10,731,417  

Vermont

    – 0  –      – 0  –      3,284,388       3,284,388  

Virginia

    – 0  –      82,096,894       13,478,591       95,575,485  

Washington

    – 0  –      42,680,500       41,334,499       84,014,999  

Wisconsin

    – 0  –      18,265,779       38,632,814       56,898,593  

Other

    – 0  –      367,212,972       – 0  –      367,212,972  

Short-Term Investments:

       

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      – 0  –      4,635,000       4,635,000  

Investment Companies

    199,435       – 0  –      – 0  –      199,435  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    199,435       1,911,881,441       624,323,854       2,536,404,730  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(b)

  $    199,435     $    1,911,881,441     $    624,323,854     $    2,536,404,730  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB National Portfolio        
Investments in
Securities:
  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 1,139,537,297     $ 68,752,360     $ 1,208,289,657  

Short-Term Investments

    3,573,262       – 0  –      – 0  –      3,573,262  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    3,573,262       1,139,537,297       68,752,360       1,211,862,919  

Other Financial Instruments(a)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(b)

  $    3,573,262     $    1,139,537,297     $    68,752,360     $    1,211,862,919  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       
AB New York Portfolio        
Investments in
Securities:
  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 571,646,348     $ 17,553,325     $ 589,199,673  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    – 0  –      571,646,348       17,553,325       589,199,673  

Other Financial Instruments(a)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Assets:

       

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      328,002       – 0  –      328,002 (c) 

Liabilities:

       

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (362,614     – 0  –      (362,614 )(c) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(d)

  $ – 0  –    $ 571,611,736     $ 17,553,325     $ 589,165,061  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument.

 

(b) There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the reporting period.

 

(c) Only variation margin receivable/(payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of exchange-traded derivatives as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

(d) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolios recognize all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

AB California Portfolio

   Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/16

   $ 54,961,193     $ 54,961,193  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (200,781     (200,781

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,903,649     (2,903,649

Purchases

     11,216,755       11,216,755  

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     (6,333,040     (6,333,040
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 5/31/17

   $     56,740,478     $     56,740,478 (a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 5/31/17(b)

   $ (2,903,649   $ (2,903,649
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

   Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Corporates –
Investment
Grade
 

Balance as of 5/31/16

   $ 587,388,532     $ – 0  – 

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     91,835       – 0  – 

Realized gain (loss)

     2,307,134       – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (27,172,471     – 0  – 

Purchases

     130,748,068       4,635,000  

Sales

     (73,133,019     – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     11,232,130       – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     (11,773,355     – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 5/31/17

   $     619,688,854     $ 4,635,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 5/31/17(b)

   $ (23,006,600   $ – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
      Total        

Balance as of 5/31/16

   $ 587,388,532    

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     91,835    

Realized gain (loss)

     2,307,134    

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (27,172,471  

Purchases

     135,383,068    

Sales

     (73,133,019  

Transfers in to Level 3

     11,232,130    

Transfers out of Level 3

     (11,773,355  
  

 

 

   

Balance as of 5/31/17

   $ 624,323,854 (a)   
  

 

 

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 5/31/17(b)

   $ (23,006,600  
  

 

 

   

 

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AB National Portfolio

   Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/16

   $ 72,858,142     $ 72,858,142  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     141,493       141,493  

Realized gain (loss)

     (1,479,162     (1,479,162

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     950,810       950,810  

Purchases

     9,001,587       9,001,587  

Sales

     (15,525,797     (15,525,797

Transfers in to Level 3

     2,805,287       2,805,287  

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 5/31/17

   $ 68,752,360     $     68,752,360 (a) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 5/31/17(b)

   $ 136,753     $ 136,753  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB New York Portfolio

   Long-Term
Municipal Bonds
    Total  

Balance as of 5/31/16

   $ 12,181,907     $ 12,181,907  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (14,437     (14,437

Realized gain (loss)

     (814,748     (814,748

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     809,358       809,358  

Purchases

     6,256,814       6,256,814  

Sales

     (865,569     (865,569

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 5/31/17

   $     17,553,325     $     17,553,325  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 5/31/17(b)

   $ 67,003     $ 67,003  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets during the reporting period.

 

(b) The unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is included in net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and other financial instruments in the accompanying statement of operations.

As of May 31, 2017, all Level 3 securities were priced i) by third party vendors, or ii) using prior transaction prices, which approximates fair value.

The Adviser established the Committee to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolios. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for

 

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fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and any third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and processes at vendors, 2) daily comparison of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

3. Taxes

It is each Portfolio’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.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolios’ 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 Portfolios’ financial statements.

4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Each Portfolio may buy and sell securities from other

 

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affiliated funds in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each Portfolio has adopted procedures to ensure that all such transactions are done in accordance with the requirements of Rule 17a-7. During the year ended May 31, 2017, the Portfolios did not engage in such transactions. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. The Portfolios amortize premiums and accrete original issue discounts and market discounts as adjustments to interest income.

5. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolios are borne on a pro-rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in each portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

6. 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, Administrative Fees and Other Transactions With Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolios pay the Adviser at the annual rates as follows:

 

     Average Daily Net Assets  
Portfolio   

First

$2.5 Billion

   

Next

$2.5 Billion

   

In Excess of

$5 Billion

 

AB California

     .45     .40     .35

AB High Income Municipal

     .50     .45     .40

AB National

     .45     .40     .35

AB New York

     .45     .40     .35

Such fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

 

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The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit the total operating expenses (excluding interest expense, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, taxes and extraordinary expenses) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) as follows:

 

    Effective January 30, 2015  
Portfolio   Class A     Class B     Class C     Advisor
Class
 

AB California

    .75     1.50     1.50     .50

AB National

    .75     1.50     1.50     .50

AB New York

    .75     1.50     1.50     .50

AB High Income Municipal

    .80     NA       1.55     .55

This contractual agreement extends through September 30, 2017 for all Portfolios and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one year terms.

For the year ended May 31, 2017, such reimbursements amounted to $300,206, $543,850, $588,248 and $358,582 for AB California, AB High Income Municipal, AB National and AB New York Portfolios, respectively.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, each Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to each Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended May 31, 2017, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $60,601, $64,854, $58,257 and $61,304 for AB California, AB High Income Municipal, AB National and AB New York Portfolios, respectively.

The Portfolios compensate 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 Portfolios. 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: AB California Portfolio, $70,344; AB High Income Municipal Portfolio, $238,505; AB National Portfolio, $185,036 and AB New York Portfolio, $83,869 for the year ended May 31, 2017.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Portfolios’ shares. The Distributor has advised the Portfolios that it has retained front-end sales charges from the sale of Class A shares and received contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of

 

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Class A, Class B and Class C shares for each Portfolio for the year ended May 31, 2017 as follows:

 

     Front-End Sales
Charges
    Contingent Deferred Sales
Charges
 
Portfolio    Class A     Class A      Class B     Class C  

AB California

   $ 838     $ 31,567      $ – 0  –    $ 8,635  

AB High Income Municipal

     – 0  –          158,884        – 0  –          59,465  

AB National

         1,904       48,514            517       17,074  

AB New York

     – 0  –      56,838        12       18,100  

The AB Fixed-Income Shares, Inc.—Government STIF Portfolio (the “Government STIF Portfolio”), prior to June 1, 2016, was offered as a cash management option to mutual funds and other institutional accounts of the Adviser, and was not available for direct purchase by members of the public. Prior to June 1, 2016, the Government STIF Portfolio paid no advisory fees but did bear its own expenses. As of June 1, 2016, the Government STIF Portfolio was renamed “AB Government Money Market Portfolio” (the “Government Money Market Portfolio”). The Portfolios may invest in Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. In connection with the investment by the Portfolios in the Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolios in an amount equal to each Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fees of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolios as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended May 31, 2017, such waivers amounted to:

 

Portfolio

   Amount  

AB California

   $ 9,490  

High Income Municipal

         106,310  

National

     71,079  

AB New York

     16,860  

A summary of the Portfolios’ transactions in shares of the Government Money Market Portfolio for the year ended May 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Portfolio   

Market
Value

5/31/16

(000)

    

Purchases

at Cost

(000)

    

Sales

Proceeds

(000)

    

Market
Value

5/31/17

(000)

   

Dividend

Income

(000)

 

AB California

   $ 2,818      $     108,586      $     107,287      $     4,117     $ 14  

AB High Income Municipal

         177,257        605,053        782,111        199           147  

AB National

     64,142        275,408        335,977        3,573       98  

AB New York

     22,351        152,492        174,843        – 0  –      23  

 

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NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Portfolios have adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Portfolios pay distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of .25 of 1% of the Portfolios’ average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the Portfolios’ average daily net assets attributable to both Class B and Class C shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class shares. Prior to January 30, 2015, the Portfolios paid distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30% of 1% of the Class A shares’ average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Portfolios’ operations, the distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by each Portfolio as follows:

 

Portfolio    Class B     Class C  

AB California

   $     6,821,843     $     7,407,028  

AB High Income Municipal

     – 0  –      2,856,049  

AB National

     3,379,958       6,814,589  

AB New York

     5,963,377       4,342,192  

While such costs may be recovered from the Portfolios 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 Portfolios’ shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment and U.S. government securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended May 31, 2017, were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Portfolio

   Investments      Government
Securities
    Investments      Government
Securities
 

AB California

   $ 147,988,420      $     – 0  –    $     109,876,458      $     – 0  – 

AB High Income Municipal

         900,343,657        – 0  –      779,110,331        – 0  – 

AB National

     256,450,861        – 0  –      219,839,264        – 0  – 

AB New York

     144,580,349        – 0  –      114,418,270        – 0  – 

 

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The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation (excluding swap transactions) are as follows:

 

          Gross Unrealized     Net
Unrealized

Appreciation
 

Portfolio

  Cost     Appreciation     (Depreciation)    

AB California

  $ 660,561,515     $ 53,717,220     $ (5,394,458   $     48,322,762  

AB High Income Municipal

        2,349,355,962           141,272,814           (49,926,415     91,346,399  

AB National

    1,158,409,194       61,123,318       (7,669,593     53,453,725  

AB New York

    558,239,879       31,900,894       (941,100     30,959,794  

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

Each Portfolio 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 Portfolios, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Swaps

Each Portfolio may enter into swaps to hedge their exposure to interest rates or credit risk. 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 Portfolio in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Portfolio 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 Portfolio, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Portfolio to cover the Portfolios’ exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Portfolio accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily

 

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basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received in connection with credit default swap contracts are recognized as cost or proceeds on the 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 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 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 Portfolio enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Portfolio 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 statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential 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 Portfolio 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:

Each Portfolio is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Portfolio

 

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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 Portfolio may enter into interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Portfolio 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, each Portfolio 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 Portfolio anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by a Portfolio 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 Portfolio receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the year ended May 31, 2017, all Portfolios held interest rate swaps for hedging purposes.

Inflation (CPI) Swaps:

Inflation swaps are contracts in which one party agrees to pay the cumulative percentage increase in a price index (the Consumer Price Index with respect to CPI swaps) over the term of the swap (with some lag on the inflation index), and the other pays a compounded fixed rate. Inflation swaps may be used to protect the net asset value, or NAV, of a Portfolio against an unexpected change in the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index since the value of these agreements is expected to increase if unexpected inflation increases.

During the year ended May 31, 2017, all Portfolios held inflation (CPI) swaps for hedging purposes.

Credit Default Swaps:

Each Portfolio 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 Portfolio, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Portfolio 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 Portfolio receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated

 

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at the agreed upon rate applied to the notional amount. If the Portfolio is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap, the Portfolio 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 Portfolio for the same reference obligation with the same counterparty.

Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if a Portfolio had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. If the Portfolio is a buyer of protection and no credit event occurs, it will lose the payments it made to its counterparty. If the Portfolio is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Portfolio 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 Portfolio.

Implied credit spreads 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 May 31, 2017, the AB High Income Municipal Portfolio held credit default swaps for non-hedging purposes.

 

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

Various Master Agreements govern the terms of certain transactions with counterparties, including transactions such as derivative transactions, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements. These Master Agreements typically attempt to reduce the counterparty risk associated with such transactions by specifying credit protection mechanisms and providing standardization that improves legal certainty. Cross-termination provisions under Master Agreements typically provide that a default in connection with one transaction between the Portfolio and a counterparty gives the non-defaulting party the right to terminate any other transactions in place with the defaulting party to create one single net payment due to/due from the defaulting party. In the event of a default by a Master Agreements counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Portfolios’ net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

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

During the year ended May 31, 2017, the Portfolios had entered into the following derivatives:

 

AB California Portfolio            
   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivative Type   Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
  Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

     

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

 

$

2,996,769

 

       

 

 

 

Total

        $     2,996,769  
       

 

 

 

 

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Derivative Type

 

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

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

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps   $ 39,443     $ 528,456  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     39,443     $     528,456  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio  

Derivative Type

 

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

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

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps   $ 3,036,404     $ (629,609

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps     2,962,457       (1,981,012
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     5,998,861     $     (2,610,621
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

AB National Portfolio  

Derivative Type

 

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

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

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps   $ 737,262     $ (431,239
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     737,262     $     (431,239
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB New York Portfolio            
   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 
Derivative Type   Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
  Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on exchange-traded derivatives

 

$

328,002

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on exchange-traded derivatives

 

$

    362,614

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $     328,002       $ 362,614  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

* Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative appreciation/(depreciation) of exchange-traded derivatives as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

 

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

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

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps   $ 891,578     $ (767,315
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     891,578     $     (767,315
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following tables represent the average monthly volume of the Portfolios’ derivative transactions during the year ended May 31, 2017:

 

AB California Portfolio

  

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 25,423,077  

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 14,350,000 (a) 

 

(a) Positions were open for five months during the year.

 

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

  

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 41,500,000 (a) 

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 54,500,000 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 28,333,333 (c) 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 54,582,080 (d) 

 

(a) Positions were open for six months during the year.

 

(b) Positions were open for five months during the year.

 

(c) Positions were open for three months during the year.

 

(d) Positions were open for one month during the year.

 

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AB National Portfolio

  

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 6,300,000 (a) 

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 26,716,667 (b) 

 

(a) Positions were open for four months during the year.

 

(b) Positions were open for five months during the year.

 

AB New York Portfolio

  

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 2,200,000 (a) 

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 12,571,667 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 27,920,000 (b) 

 

(a) Positions were open for less than one month during the year.

 

(b) Positions were open for five months during the year.

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

All derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following tables present the Portfolios’ derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Portfolios as of May 31, 2017:

 

AB California Portfolio                          

Counterparty

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

OTC Derivatives:

 

       

Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc.

  $     2,996,769     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     (2,996,769   $     – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,996,769     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ (2,996,769   $ – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* The actual collateral received/pledged is more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

AB New York Portfolio              

Counterparty

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

Exchange-Traded Derivatives:

 

       

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC**

  $     106     $     – 0  –    $     (106   $     – 0  –    $     – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 106     $ – 0  –    $ (106   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* The actual collateral received/pledged is more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

** Cash has been posted for initial margin requirements for exchange-traded derivatives outstanding at May 31, 2017.

 

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NOTE E

Capital Stock

The Fund has allocated 18,050,000,000 of authorized shares to the AB California Portfolio, of which 6,000,000,000 is allocated to each of Class A, Class B and Class C shares and 50,000,000 is allocated to Advisor Class shares; 9,100,000,000 of authorized shares to the AB High Income Municipal Portfolio of which 3,000,000,000 is allocated to each of Class A, Class B (not currently offered) and Class C shares and 100,000,000 is allocated to Advisor Class shares; 18,100,000,000 of authorized shares to the AB National Portfolio of which 6,000,000,000 is allocated to each of Class A, Class B and Class C shares and 100,000,000 is allocated to Advisor Class shares; and 9,050,000,000 of authorized shares to the AB New York Portfolio of which 3,000,000,000 is allocated to each of Class A, Class B and Class C shares and 50,000,000 is allocated to Advisor Class shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     AB California Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     6,180,439       7,137,450       $ 70,176,299     $ 81,462,951    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     681,607       632,378         7,702,443       7,209,619    

 

   

Shares converted from Class B

     1,895       10,111         21,419       114,952    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     2,908,213       – 0  –        32,368,414       – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (8,070,548     (5,009,585       (90,061,610     (56,970,990  

 

   

Net increase

     1,701,606       2,770,354       $ 20,206,965     $ 31,816,532    

 

   
            
Class B             

Shares sold

     640       1,001       $ 7,300     $ 11,400    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     146       290         1,651       3,293    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (1,894     (10,111       (21,419     (114,952  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (2     (7       (18     (81  

 

   

Net decrease

     (1,110     (8,827     $ (12,486   $ (100,340  

 

   

 

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     AB California Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Class C             

Shares sold

     1,351,117       1,030,759       $ 15,393,258     $ 11,755,871    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     107,734       107,351         1,216,220       1,223,170    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (2,908,213     – 0  –        (32,368,414     – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (1,298,810     (799,576       (14,554,711     (9,118,461  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,748,172     338,534       $ (30,313,647   $ 3,860,580    

 

   
            
Advisor Class             

Shares sold

     8,806,268       5,799,592       $ 98,872,442     $ 66,331,436    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     215,282       169,961         2,430,923       1,938,263    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (5,433,098     (2,191,155       (60,524,867     (25,053,338  

 

   

Net increase

     3,588,452       3,778,398       $ 40,778,498     $ 43,216,361    

 

   

 

            
     AB High Income Municipal Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     25,386,158       25,707,312       $ 290,046,298     $ 292,227,919    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,384,947       1,404,268         15,750,019       15,918,785    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     109,782       – 0  –        1,227,359       – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (32,817,752     (15,252,127       (368,264,002     (172,254,522  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (5,936,865     11,859,453       $ (61,240,326   $ 135,892,182    

 

   
            
Class C             

Shares sold

     4,644,490       7,555,320       $ 53,373,618     $ 85,634,766    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     580,598       595,844         6,591,393       6,751,245    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (109,880     – 0  –        (1,227,359     – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (7,078,343     (4,048,414       (79,545,963     (45,770,047  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,963,135     4,102,750       $ (20,808,311   $ 46,615,964    

 

   

 

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     AB High Income Municipal Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
     Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class              

Shares sold

     65,258,722        48,121,497       $ 742,504,463     $ 547,460,337    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     3,341,396        2,815,906         37,961,120       31,913,754    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (59,310,219      (33,480,708       (667,107,158     (378,677,679  

 

   

Net increase

     9,289,899        17,456,695       $ 113,358,425     $ 200,696,412    

 

   

 

            
     AB National Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     12,166,841       11,555,492       $ 125,784,269     $ 119,395,295    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,045,580       1,055,506         10,778,531       10,889,946    

 

   

Shares converted from Class B

     16,748       28,232         173,796       288,565    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     3,030,920       – 0  –        30,885,076       – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (18,068,415     (10,110,024       (185,145,447     (103,939,164  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,808,326     2,529,206       $ (17,523,775   $ 26,634,642    

 

   
            
Class B             

Shares sold

     8,489       3,622       $ 88,465     $ 37,084    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     586       1,126         6,025       11,588    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (16,771     (28,263       (173,796     (288,565  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (9,153     (14,204       (93,672     (149,586  

 

   

Net decrease

     (16,849     (37,719     $ (172,978   $ (389,479  

 

   
            
Class C             

Shares sold

     2,734,393       2,404,811       $ 28,429,045     $ 24,838,151    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     200,654       210,846         2,065,409       2,172,921    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (3,033,897     – 0  –        (30,885,076     – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (3,301,022     (1,833,531       (33,742,760     (18,882,271  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (3,399,872     782,126       $ (34,133,382   $ 8,128,801    

 

   

 

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     AB National Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
     Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class              

Shares sold

     24,255,333        20,332,751       $ 249,831,874     $ 210,422,196    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,034,308        888,569         10,665,052       9,177,466    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (20,243,826      (9,027,592       (205,882,810     (93,250,613  

 

   

Net increase

     5,045,815        12,193,728       $ 54,614,116     $ 126,349,049    

 

   

 

            
     AB New York Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     7,454,781       8,454,250       $ 75,088,637     $ 84,959,231    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     708,304       705,859         7,084,259       7,075,995    

 

   

Shares converted from Class B

     25,279       43,510         253,343       433,278    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     964,365       – 0  –        9,537,572       – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (9,623,057     (7,515,092       (95,244,254     (75,208,461  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (470,328     1,688,527       $ (3,280,443   $ 17,260,043    

 

   
            
Class B             

Shares sold

     2,267       1,257       $ 22,632     $ 12,523    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,214       1,852         12,143       18,531    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (25,311     (43,578       (253,343     (433,278  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (8,773     (13,115       (87,698     (131,735  

 

   

Net decrease

     (30,603     (53,584     $ (306,266   $ (533,959  

 

   
            
Class C             

Shares sold

     1,425,702       1,863,631       $ 14,409,883     $ 18,741,425    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     124,012       115,200         1,239,029       1,154,627    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (965,341     – 0  –        (9,537,572     – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (1,652,162     (1,094,819       (16,397,291     (10,934,847  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,067,789     884,012       $ (10,285,951   $ 8,961,205    

 

   

 

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     AB New York Portfolio        
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
May 31,
2017
     Year Ended
May 31,
2016
          Year Ended
May 31,
2017
    Year Ended
May 31,
2016
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class              

Shares sold

     5,550,883        3,246,352       $ 55,179,457     $ 32,661,314    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     115,873        71,381         1,157,368       716,843    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (2,953,553      (858,572       (29,090,590     (8,596,954  

 

   

Net increase

     2,713,203        2,459,161       $ 27,246,235     $ 24,781,203    

 

   

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolios

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.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) 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, negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and less secondary market liquidity.

Municipal Market Risk—This is the risk that special factors may adversely affect the value of municipal securities and have a significant effect on the yield or value of the Portfolios’ investments in municipal securities. These factors include economic conditions, political or legislative changes, uncertainties related to the tax status of municipal securities, or the rights of investors in these securities. The AB New York and AB California Portfolios are state portfolios that may invest a large portion of their assets in a particular state’s municipal securities and their various political subdivisions. To the extent that these Portfolios invest more of their assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, these Portfolios may be vulnerable to events adversely affecting that state, including economic, political and regulatory occurrences, court decisions, terrorism and catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes or earthquakes. These Portfolios’ investments in certain municipal securities with principal and interest

 

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payments that are made from the revenues of a specific project or facility, and not general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Factors affecting the project or facility, such as local business or economic conditions, could have a significant effect on the project’s ability to make payments of principal and interest on these securities.

The Portfolios may invest in the municipal securities of Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and their governmental agencies and municipalities, which are exempt from federal, state, and, where applicable, local income taxes. These municipal securities may have more risks than those of other U.S. issuers of municipal securities. Puerto Rico experienced a significant downturn during the recent recession. Puerto Rico’s downturn was particularly severe, and Puerto Rico continues to face a very challenging economic and fiscal environment. Municipal securities issued by Puerto Rico issuers have extremely low credit ratings and are on “negative watch” by credit rating organizations. Some Puerto Rico issuers are in default on principal and interest payments. The Government Development Bank, which provides liquidity to Puerto Rico’s government agencies, defaulted on a $400 million debt payment. This default casts doubts on the ability of Puerto Rico and its government agencies to make future payments. If there are additional defaults and the general economic situation in Puerto Rico persist or worsen, the volatility and credit quality of Puerto Rican municipal securities could be adversely affected, and the market for such securities may experience continued volatility. In addition, Puerto Rico’s difficulties have resulted in increased volatility in portions of the broader municipal securities market from time to time, and this may recur in the future.

Tax Risk—There is no guarantee that all of a Portfolios’ income will remain exempt from federal or state income taxes. From time to time, the U.S. Government and the U.S. Congress consider changes in federal tax law that could limit or eliminate the federal tax exemption for municipal bond income, which would in effect reduce the net income received by shareholders from the Portfolios by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Portfolios’ NAV could also decline as yields on municipal bonds, which are typically lower than those on taxable bonds, would be expected to increase to approximately the yield of comparable taxable bonds. Actions or anticipated actions affecting the tax exempt status of municipal bonds could also result in significant shareholder redemptions of Portfolios shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Portfolios or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Portfolios would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Portfolios’ yield.

Interest Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value

 

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of investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. The Portfolio may be subject to a heightened risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of government fiscal policy initiatives, including Federal Reserve actions, and market reaction to these initiatives. Interest rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations.

Duration Risk—Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The duration of a fixed-income security may be shorter than or equal to full maturity of a fixed-income security. Fixed-income securities with longer durations have more risk and will decrease in price as interest rates rise. For example, a fixed-income security with a duration of three years will decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%.

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 Portfolios’ assets can decline as can the value of the Portfolios’ distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Financing and Related Transactions; Leverage and Other Risks—The Portfolios may utilize financial leverage, including tender option bond transactions, to seek to enhance the yield and net asset value. These objectives may not be achieved in all interest rate environments. Leverage creates certain risks for shareholders, including the likelihood of greater volatility of the net asset value. If income from the securities purchased from the funds made available by leverage is not sufficient to cover the cost of leverage, the Portfolios’ return will be less than if leverage had not been used. As a result, the amounts available for distribution as dividends and other distributions will be reduced. During periods of rising short-term interest rates, the interest paid on the floaters in tender option bond transactions would increase, which may adversely affect the Portfolios’ income and distribution to shareholders. A decline in distributions would adversely affect the Portfolios’ yield. If rising short-term rates coincide with a period of rising long-term rates, the value of the long-term municipal bonds purchased with the proceeds of leverage would decline, adversely affecting the net asset value.

In a tender option bond transaction, the Portfolios may transfer a highly rated fixed-rate municipal security into a special purpose vehicle (typically, a trust). The Portfolios receive cash and a residual interest security (sometimes referred to as an “inverse floater”) issued by the trust in return. The trust simultaneously issues securities, which pay an interest rate that is

 

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reset each week based on an index of high-grade short-term seven-day demand notes. These securities, sometimes referred to as “floaters”, are bought by third parties, including tax-exempt money market funds, and can be tendered by these holders to a liquidity provider at par, unless certain events occur. The Portfolios continue to earn all the interest from the transferred bond less the amount of interest paid on the floaters and the expenses of the trust, which include payments to the trustee and the liquidity provider and organizational costs. The Portfolios also use the cash received from the transaction for investment purposes or to retire other forms of leverage. Under certain circumstances, the trust may be terminated and collapsed, either by the Portfolios or upon the occurrence of certain events, such as a downgrade in the credit quality of the underlying bond, or in the event holders of the floaters tender their securities to the liquidity provider. See Note I to the Financial Statements “Floating Rate Notes in Connection with Securities Held” for more information about tender option bond transactions.

The Portfolio may also purchase inverse floaters from a tender option bond trust in a secondary market transaction without first owning the underlying bond. The income received from an inverse floater varies inversely with the short-term interest rate paid on the floaters issued by the trust. The prices of inverse floaters are subject to greater volatility than the prices of fixed-income securities that are not inverse floaters. Investments in inverse floaters may amplify the risks of leverage. If short-term interest rates rise, the interest payable on the floaters would increase and income from the inverse floaters decrease.

Liquidity Risk—Liquidity risk occurs when certain investments become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling less liquid securities may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Portfolios. Causes of liquidity risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Portfolio shares. Over recent years liquidity risk has also increased because the capacity of dealers in the secondary market for fixed-income securities to make markets in these securities has decreased, even as the overall bond market has grown significantly, due to, among other things, structural changes, additional regulatory requirements and capital and risk restraints that have led to reduced inventories. Liquidity risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline. Municipal securities may have more liquidity risk than other fixed-income securities because they trade less frequently and the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets.

Derivatives Risk—The Portfolios may enter into derivative transactions such as forwards, options, futures and swaps. Derivatives may be illiquid,

 

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difficult to price, and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolios, and subject to counterparty risk to a greater degree than more traditional investments. Derivatives may result in significant losses, including losses that are far greater than the value of the derivatives reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities.

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

NOTE G

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolios, participate in a $280 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with abnormal redemption activity. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolios did not utilize the Facility during the year ended May 31, 2017.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017 and the period ended May 31, 2016 were as follows:

 

AB California Portfolio    2017      2016  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 352,282      $ 382,639  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     352,282        382,639  

Tax exempt distributions

     21,688,057        19,954,817  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $ 22,040,339      $     20,337,456  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
AB High Income Municipal Portfolio    2017      2016  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 1,412,549      $ 6,464,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     1,412,549        6,464,290  

Tax exempt distributions

     101,874,363        88,595,357  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     103,286,912      $ 95,059,647  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AB National Portfolio    2017      2016  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 227,391      $ 397,862  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     227,391        397,862  

Tax exempt distributions

     37,793,586        36,088,019  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     38,020,977      $ 36,485,881  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     
AB New York Portfolio    2017      2016  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 49,515      $ 137,879  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     49,515        137,879  

Tax exempt distributions

     17,027,363        16,004,792  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $ 17,076,878      $     16,142,671  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of May 31, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Portfolio  

Undistributed

Tax-Exempt

Income

   

Accumulated

Capital and
Other

Losses(a)

   

Unrealized

Appreciation/

(Depreciation)(b)

   

Total

Accumulated

Earnings/

(Deficit)(c)

 

AB California

  $ 22,384     $ (3,216,106   $ 45,367,744     $ 42,174,022  

AB High Income Municipal

        9,256,319           (28,818,401         91,346,399           71,784,317  

AB National

    650,035       (28,441,552     53,453,725       25,662,208  

AB New York

    122,653       (17,627,649     30,925,182       13,420,186  

 

(a) At May 31, 2017, AB California Portfolio, AB High Income Municipal Portfolio, AB National Portfolio, and AB New York Portfolio had capital loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes. During the fiscal year, AB California Portfolio and AB High Income Municipal Portfolio utilized capital loss carryforwards of $2,170,007 and $4,493,473, respectively, to offset current year net realized gains.

 

(b) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and the tax treatment of swaps and tender option bonds.

 

(c) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of defaulted securities and dividends payable to shareholders.

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 incurred in taxable years beginning after December 22, 2010 for an indefinite period. These post-December 22, 2010 capital losses must be utilized prior to the earlier capital losses, which are subject to expiration. Post-December 22, 2010 capital loss carryforwards will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses rather than being considered short-term as under previous regulation.

 

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As of May 31, 2017, the Portfolios had net capital loss carryforwards which will expire as follows:

 

Portfolio    Short-Term
Amount
     Long-Term
Amount
    Expiration  

AB California

   $ 2,769,892      $ 446,214       N/A  

AB High Income Municipal

     4,182,905        N/A       2019  

AB High Income Municipal

         24,635,496        – 0  –      N/A  

AB National

     16,546,727            11,894,825       N/A  

AB New York

     9,922,960        7,704,689       N/A  

During the current fiscal year, the Portfolios had adjustments due to permanent differences. Permanent differences have no effect on net assets. The effect of such permanent differences on each Portfolio—primarily due to the tax treatment of swaps and swap clearing fees—is reflected as an adjustment to the components of capital as of May 31, 2017 as shown below:

 

Portfolio   

Increase(Decrease)

to Additional

Paid-In Capital

   

Increase(Decrease)

to Undistributed/

(Distributions

in Excess of)

Net Investment

Income

   

Increase(Decrease)

to Accumulated

Net Realized

Gain(Loss) on

Investment

Transactions

 

AB California

   $     – 0  –    $ (400,255   $ 400,255  

AB High Income Municipal

     – 0  –           2,222,592           (2,222,592

AB National

     – 0  –       113,870       (113,870

AB New York

     – 0  –       7,445       (7,445

NOTE I

Floating Rate Notes Issued in Connection with Securities Held

Each Portfolio may engage in tender option bond transactions in which the Portfolio may transfer a fixed rate bond (“Fixed Rate Bond”) into a Special Purpose Vehicle (the “SPV”, which is generally organized as a trust). The Portfolio buys a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of the SPV, often referred to as an inverse floating rate obligation (“Inverse Floater”). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (“Floating Rate Notes”) which are sold to third parties. The Floating Rate Notes pay interest at rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to a liquidity provider for redemption at par. The Inverse Floater held by the Portfolio gives the Portfolio the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the trustee transfer the Fixed Rate Bond held by the SPV to the Portfolio, thereby collapsing the SPV. The SPV may also be collapsed in certain other circumstances. In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities, the Portfolio accounts for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Fixed Rate Bond in its

 

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portfolio of investments and the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in its statement of assets and liabilities. Interest expense related to the Portfolios’ liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The interest expense is also included in the Portfolios’ expense ratio. At May 31, 2017, the amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding was $95,340,000 and the related interest rate was 0.80% for AB High Income Municipal Portfolio. At May 31, 2017, AB California Portfolio, AB National Portfolio and AB New York Portfolio did not have any Floating Rate Notes outstanding. For the May 31, 2017, the average amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate were as follows:

 

Portfolio   

Average

Amount

Outstanding

    

Weighted

Average

Interest Rate

 

AB California

   $ 4.445.000        1.31

AB High income Municipal

         129,467,370        1.38

AB National

     5,100,000        1.30

Each Portfolio may also purchase Inverse Floaters in the secondary market without first owning the underlying bond. Such an Inverse Floater is included in the portfolio of investments but is not required to be treated as a secured borrowing and reflected in the Portfolios’ financial statements as a secured borrowing. For the year ended May 31, 2017, AB California Portfolio engaged in such transactions.

The final rules implementing section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Volcker Rule”) were issued on December 10, 2013. The Volcker Rule precludes banking entities and their affiliates from (i) sponsoring residual interest bond programs, such as the Portfolios’ TOB transactions (as such programs were then previously or are presently structured), and (ii) continuing certain relationships with or certain services for residual interest bond programs. As a result, such residual interest bond trusts needed to be restructured or unwound. The effects of the Volcker Rule may make it more difficult for the Portfolios to maintain current or desired levels of leverage and may cause the Portfolios to incur additional expenses to maintain its leverage. Banking entities subject to the Volcker Rule were required to comply by July 21, 2015 for TOBs established after December 31, 2013, and by July 21, 2017 for TOBs established prior to December 31, 2013.

As of May 31, 2017, the Portfolios’ investments in residual interest bonds that are required to be compliant with the Volcker Rule by July 21, 2017 have been restructured by the required compliance date. These restructurings did not have a material impact on the Portfolios’ financial position or results of operations.

 

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NOTE J

Other

In October 2016, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules and amended existing rules (together, “final rules”) intended to modernize the reporting and disclosure of information by registered investment companies. In part, the final rules amend Regulation S-X and require standardized, enhanced disclosure about derivatives in investment company financial statements, as well as other amendments. The compliance date for the amendments to Regulation S-X is August 1, 2017. Management has evaluated the impact of the amendments and expects the adoption of final rules will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.

NOTE K

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2017-08, Receivables—Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20), Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (the “ASU”) which amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium, shortening such period to the earliest call date. The ASU does not require any accounting change for debt securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of these changes on the financial statements.

NOTE L

Subsequent Events

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

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

 

    AB California Portfolio  
    Class A  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.54       $  11.27       $  11.44       $  10.83       $  11.51       $  10.84  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .37       .39       .23       .41       .41       .44  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.29     .26       (.18     .59       (.67     .65  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .08       .65       .05       1.00       (.26     1.09  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.37     (.38     (.22     (.39     (.39     (.42

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.03     – 0  – 

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.37     (.38     (.22     (.39     (.42     (.42
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  11.25       $  11.54       $  11.27       $  11.44       $  10.83       $  11.51  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .69  %      5.88  %      .46  %      9.42  %      (2.31 )%      10.19  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $489,570       $482,744       $440,324       $442,905       $462,298       $533,057  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .75  %      .76  %      .78  %^      .81  %      .80  %      .76  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .80  %      .80  %      .83  %^      .86  %      .85  %      .85  % 

Net investment income(b)

    3.29  %      3.46  %      3.52  %^      3.72  %      3.68  %      3.89  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    16  %      13  %      12  %      14  %      22  %      23  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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

 

    AB California Portfolio  
    Class B  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.54       $  11.28       $  11.44       $  10.83       $  11.50       $  10.84  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .29       .31       .19       .34       .33       .36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.30     .25       (.17     .58       (.66     .64  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.01     .56       .02       .92       (.33     1.00  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.28     (.30     (.18     (.31     (.31     (.34

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.03     – 0  – 

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.28     (.30     (.18     (.31     (.34     (.34
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  11.25       $  11.54       $  11.28       $  11.44       $  10.83       $  11.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    (.06 )%      5.00  %      .13  %      8.66  %      (2.90 )%      9.34  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $76       $91       $188       $405       $1,017       $1,804  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.50  %      1.51  %      1.51  %^      1.51  %      1.50  %      1.46  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.59  %      1.56  %      1.57  %^      1.56  %      1.56  %      1.58  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.54  %      2.73  %      2.80  %^      3.05  %      2.97  %      3.21  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    16  %      13  %      12  %      14  %      22  %      23  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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

 

    AB California Portfolio  
    Class C  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.54       $  11.27       $  11.43       $  10.83       $  11.50       $  10.83  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .29       .31       .19       .33       .34       .36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.31     .26       (.17     .58       (.67     .65  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.02     .57       .02       .91       (.33     1.01  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.28     (.30     (.18     (.31     (.31     (.34

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.03     – 0  – 

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.28     (.30     (.18     (.31     (.34     (.34
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  11.24       $  11.54       $  11.27       $  11.43       $  10.83       $  11.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    (.15 )%      5.09  %      .13  %      8.57  %      (2.90 )%      9.44  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $56,379       $89,568       $83,677       $83,761       $87,172       $107,831  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.50  %      1.51  %      1.51  %^      1.51  %      1.50  %      1.46  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.55  %      1.56  %      1.55  %^      1.56  %      1.55  %      1.55  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.54  %      2.71  %      2.79  %^      3.02  %      2.98  %      3.19  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    16  %      13  %      12  %      14  %      22  %      23  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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

 

    AB California Portfolio  
    Advisor Class  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.54       $  11.27       $  11.44       $  10.83       $  11.51       $  10.84  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .40       .42       .25       .44       .45       .47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.30     .26       (.18     .59       (.68     .65  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .10       .68       .07       1.03       (.23     1.12  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.39     (.41     (.24     (.42     (.42     (.45

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.03     – 0  – 

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.39     (.41     (.24     (.42     (.45     (.45
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  11.25       $  11.54       $  11.27       $  11.44       $  10.83       $  11.51  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .94  %      6.14  %      .62  %      9.75  %      (2.02 )%      10.53  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $149,586       $112,091       $66,892       $48,251       $36,856       $37,507  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .50  %      .51  %      .51  %^      .51  %      .50  %      .46  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .55  %      .55  %      .55  %^      .56  %      .55  %      .55  % 

Net investment income(b)

    3.54  %      3.69  %      3.78  %^      3.99  %      3.97  %      4.16  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    16  %      13  %      12  %      14  %      22  %      23  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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

 

    AB High Income Municipal Portfolio  
    Class A  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.67       $  11.20       $  11.22       $  10.29       $  11.48       $  10.22  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .45       .48       .28       .54       .53       .53  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.33     .48       (.01     .93       (1.18     1.28  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .12       .96       .27       1.47       (.65     1.81  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.45     (.49     (.29     (.54     (.54     (.55
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  11.34       $  11.67       $  11.20       $  11.22       $  10.29       $  11.48  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.13  %      8.82  %      2.45  %      14.62  %      (5.88 )%      18.08  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $769,140       $860,490       $693,523       $627,941       $593,742       $613,787  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .87  %      .86  %      .86  %^      .89  %      .89  %      .91  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .89  %      .88  %      .89  %^      .96  %      .98  %      1.00  % 

Net investment income(b)

    3.97  %      4.23  %      4.33  %^      4.99  %      4.78  %      4.81  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    30  %      14  %      9  %      17  %      41  %      14  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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

 

    AB High Income Municipal Portfolio  
    Class C  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.66       $  11.20       $  11.22       $  10.29       $  11.48       $  10.22  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .37       .39       .24       .46       .46       .45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.33     .48       (.01     .93       (1.19     1.28  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .04       .87       .23       1.39       (.73     1.73  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.37     (.41     (.25     (.46     (.46     (.47
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  11.33       $  11.66       $  11.20       $  11.22       $  10.29       $  11.48  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .38  %      7.92  %      2.02  %      13.83  %      (6.53 )%      17.27  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $311,962       $343,821       $284,261       $256,667       $209,480       $212,480  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.62  %      1.61  %      1.59  %^      1.59  %      1.59  %      1.61  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.64  %      1.63  %      1.62  %^      1.66  %      1.68  %      1.71  % 

Net investment income(b)

    3.22  %      3.49  %      3.61  %^      4.28  %      4.09  %      4.10  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    30  %      14  %      9  %      17  %      41  %      14  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB High Income Municipal Portfolio  
    Advisor Class  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.66       $  11.20       $  11.22       $  10.29       $  11.48       $  10.22  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .48       .51       .30       .56       .57       .56  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.33     .47       (.01     .94       (1.19     1.28  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .15       .98       .29       1.50       (.62     1.84  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.48     (.52     (.31     (.57     (.57     (.58
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  11.33       $  11.66       $  11.20       $  11.22       $  10.29       $  11.48  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.38  %      9.00  %      2.61  %      14.97  %      (5.60 )%      18.44  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $1,400,924       $1,332,857       $1,084,612       $964,020       $418,473       $435,548  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .62  %      .61  %      .59  %^      .59  %      .59  %      .61  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .64  %      .63  %      .62  %^      .66  %      .68  %      .71  % 

Net investment income(b)

    4.22  %      4.48  %      4.60  %^      5.20  %      5.08  %      5.13  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    30  %      14  %      9  %      17  %      41  %      14  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB National Portfolio  
    Class A  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.51       $  10.20       $  10.34       $  9.91       $  10.61       $  9.97  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .31       .33       .20       .37       .36       .39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.21     .32       (.13     .43       (.70     .65  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .10       .65       .07       .80       (.34     1.04  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.31     (.34     (.21     (.37     (.36     (.40
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.30       $  10.51       $  10.20       $  10.34       $  9.91       $  10.61  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .99  %      6.44  %      .62  %      8.23  %      (3.27 )%      10.57  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $625,601       $657,481       $612,321       $581,215       $649,618       $754,297  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

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

    .75  %      .75  %      .78  %^      .81  %      .80  %      .76  % 

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

    .80  %      .80  %      .82  %^      .86  %      .86  %      .86  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.99  %      3.23  %      3.39  %^      3.65  %      3.45  %      3.81  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    18  %      13  %      6  %      19  %      26  %      11  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB National Portfolio  
    Class B  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.50       $  10.19       $  10.32       $  9.90       $  10.60       $  9.96  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .23       .26       .16       .30       .28       .33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.22     .32       (.13     .42       (.69     .64  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .01       .58       .03       .72       (.41     .97  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.22     (.27     (.16     (.30     (.29     (.33
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.29       $  10.50       $  10.19       $  10.32       $  9.90       $  10.60  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .09  %      5.77  %      .30  %      7.39  %      (3.95 )%      9.83  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $368       $552       $920       $1,451       $3,126       $5,368  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

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

    1.50  %      1.50  %      1.51  %^      1.51  %      1.49  %      1.46  % 

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

    1.55  %      1.58  %      1.57  %^      1.57  %      1.57  %      1.58  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.24  %      2.50  %      2.69  %^      2.98  %      2.75  %      3.16  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    18  %      13  %      6  %      19  %      26  %      11  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB National Portfolio  
    Class C  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.50       $  10.19       $  10.33       $  9.90       $  10.60       $  9.96  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .23       .26       .16       .30       .29       .32  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.21     .31       (.14     .43       (.70     .64  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .02       .57       .02       .73       (.41     .96  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.23     (.26     (.16     (.30     (.29     (.32
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.29       $  10.50       $  10.19       $  10.33       $  9.90       $  10.60  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .24  %      5.66  %      .20  %      7.49  %      (3.95 )%      9.81  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $106,240       $144,152       $131,936       $130,601       $144,358       $172,228  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

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

    1.50  %      1.50  %      1.51  %^      1.51  %      1.50  %      1.46  % 

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

    1.55  %      1.56  %      1.56  %^      1.56  %      1.56  %      1.57  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.25  %      2.49  %      2.67  %^      2.96  %      2.76  %      3.11  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    18  %      13  %      6  %      19  %      26  %      11  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB National Portfolio  
    Advisor Class  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.51       $  10.21       $  10.34       $  9.91       $  10.61       $  9.97  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .33       .36       .22       .40       .39       .42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.20     .30       (.13     .43       (.70     .65  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .13       .66       .09       .83       (.31     1.07  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.34     (.36     (.22     (.40     (.39     (.43
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.30       $  10.51       $  10.21       $  10.34       $  9.91       $  10.61  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.24  %      6.60  %      .88  %      8.55  %      (2.98 )%      10.91  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $496,432       $453,596       $315,809       $254,434       $165,782       $186,303  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

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

    .50  %      .50  %      .51  %^      .51  %      .50  %      .46  % 

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

    .55  %      .55  %      .55  %^      .55  %      .56  %      .56  % 

Net investment income(b)

    3.24  %      3.46  %      3.66  %^      3.92  %      3.74  %      4.08  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    18  %      13  %      6  %      19  %      26  %      11  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB New York Portfolio  
    Class A  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.20       $  9.92     $   10.01       $  9.70       $  10.47       $  9.97  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .29       .30       .19       .34       .33       .36  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.19     .29       (.09     .31       (.76     .50  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .10       .59       .10       .65       (.43     .86  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.29     (.31     (.19     (.34     (.32     (.36

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.29     (.31     (.19     (.34     (.34     (.36
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.01       $  10.20       $  9.92       $  10.01       $  9.70       $  10.47  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.00  %      6.00  %      .97  %      6.79  %      (4.07 )%      8.76  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $444,247       $457,414       $428,145       $434,208       $464,134       $579,899  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .75  %      .77  %      .78  %^      .81  %      .79  %      .75  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .81  %      .83  %      .85  %^      .87  %      .85  %      .85  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.87  %      3.03  %      3.21  %^      3.42  %      3.28  %      3.49  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19  %      16  %      12  %      28  %      19  %      14  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB New York Portfolio  
    Class B  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.19       $  9.91       $  10.00       $  9.69       $  10.45       $  9.96  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .21       .23       .14       .27       .26       .29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.19     .28       (.08     .31       (.74     .49  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .02       .51       .06       .58       (.48     .78  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.21     (.23     (.15     (.27     (.26     (.29

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.21     (.23     (.15     (.27     (.28     (.29
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.00       $  10.19       $  9.91       $  10.00       $  9.69       $  10.45  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .25  %      5.22  %      .55  %      6.06  %      (4.64 )%      7.92  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $819       $1,146       $1,646       $2,217       $5,510       $9,664  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.50  %      1.52  %      1.51  %^      1.51  %      1.49  %      1.45  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.56  %      1.61  %      1.59  %^      1.58  %      1.55  %      1.57  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.12  %      2.30  %      2.49  %^      2.77  %      2.57  %      2.82  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19  %      16  %      12  %      28  %      19  %      14  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB New York Portfolio  
    Class C  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.20       $  9.92       $  10.00       $  9.69       $  10.46       $  9.96  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .21       .23       .14       .27       .26       .29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.19     .28       (.07     .31       (.75     .50  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .02       .51       .07       .58       (.49     .79  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.21     (.23     (.15     (.27     (.26     (.29

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.21     (.23     (.15     (.27     (.28     (.29
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.01       $  10.20       $  9.92       $  10.00       $  9.69       $  10.46  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .25  %      5.21  %      .65  %      6.05  %      (4.74 )%      8.01  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $71,152       $83,380       $72,332       $71,934       $80,507       $106,135  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.50  %      1.52  %      1.51  %^      1.51  %      1.49  %      1.45  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.56  %      1.58  %      1.58  %^      1.57  %      1.55  %      1.55  % 

Net investment income(b)

    2.12  %      2.28  %      2.48  %^      2.72  %      2.58  %      2.79  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19  %      16  %      12  %      28  %      19  %      14  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    AB New York Portfolio  
    Advisor Class  
        
    
Year Ended May 31,
   

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

        
    
Year Ended October 31,
 
    2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.20       $  9.93       $  10.01       $  9.70       $  10.47       $  9.97  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .31       .33       .20       .36       .37       .39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.18     .27       (.08     .32       (.76     .50  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .13       .60       .12       .68       (.39     .89  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.31     (.33     (.20     (.37     (.36     (.39

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Tax return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.00 )(d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.31     (.33     (.20     (.37     (.38     (.39
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.02       $  10.20       $  9.93       $  10.01       $  9.70       $  10.47  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.26  %      6.15  %      1.23  %      7.11  %      (3.78 )%      9.09  % 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $80,905       $54,742       $28,838       $20,755       $16,229       $23,882  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .50  %      .52  %      .51  %^      .51  %      .49  %      .45  % 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .56  %      .58  %      .57  %^      .57  %      .55  %      .54  % 

Net investment income(b)

    3.14  %      3.25  %      3.46  %^      3.69  %      3.56  %      3.77  % 

Portfolio turnover rate

    19  %      16  %      12  %      28  %      19  %      14  % 

See footnote summary on pages 171-173.

 

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

 

 

(a) The Portfolio changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to May 31.

 

(b) Net of fees and expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c) Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(d) Amount is less than $.005.

 

(e) 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.

 

(f) The expense ratios presented below exclude interest expense:

 

     Year Ended May 31,    

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

    Year Ended October 31,  
     2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
  

 

 

 

AB California Portfolio

            

Class A

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .75     .75     .77 %^      .80     .79     .75

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .79     .80     .82 %^      .85     .84     .84

Class B

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.50     1.50     1.50 %^      1.50     1.48     1.45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.59     1.55     1.57 %^      1.56     1.54     1.57

Class C

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.50     1.50     1.50 %^      1.50     1.49     1.45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.54     1.55     1.55 %^      1.55     1.54     1.54

Advisor Class

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .50     .50     .50 %^      .50     .49     .45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .54     .55     .54 %^      .55     .54     .53

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

            

Class A

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .80     .80     .80 %^      .80     .80     .80

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .82     .82     .83 %^      .88     .89     .89

Class C

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.55     1.55     1.53 %^      1.50     1.50     1.50

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.57     1.57     1.56 %^      1.58     1.59     1.59

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

     Year Ended May 31,    

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

    Year Ended October 31,  
     2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
  

 

 

 

Advisor Class

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .55     .55     .53 %^      .50     .50     .50

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .57     .57     .56 %^      .58     .59     .59

AB National Portfolio

            

Class A

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .74     .75     .77 %^      .80     .79     .75

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .80     .80     .82 %^      .85     .85     .85

Class B

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.49     1.50     1.50 %^      1.50     1.48     1.45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.55     1.58     1.57     1.56     1.56     1.58

Class C

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.49     1.50     1.50 %^      1.50     1.49     1.45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.55     1.55     1.55 %^      1.55     1.55     1.56

Advisor Class

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .49     .50     .50 %^      .50     .49     .45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .55     .55     .55 %^      .55     .55     .55

AB New York Portfolio

            

Class A

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .75     .75     .77 %^      .80     .79     .75

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .81     .81     .84 %^      .87     .84     .85

Class B

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.50     1.50     1.50 %^      1.50     1.48     1.45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.56     1.59     1.58 %^      1.57     1.55     1.57

Class C

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.50     1.50     1.50 %^      1.50     1.49     1.45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.56     1.57     1.57 %^      1.57     1.54     1.55

 

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

 

     Year Ended May 31,    

November 1,
2014 to

May 31,

2015(a)

    Year Ended October 31,  
     2017     2016       2014     2013     2012  
  

 

 

 

Advisor Class

            

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .50     .50     .50 %^      .50     .49     .45

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .56     .57     .56 %^      .56     .54     .54

 

(g) In connection with the Portfolios’ investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolios incur no direct expenses, but bear proportionate shares of the acquired fund 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 Portfolios in an amount equal to the Portfolios’ pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the period shown below, such waiver amounted to:

 

     Year Ended
May 31, 2017
 

AB National Portfolio

     0.01

 

For the year ended May 31, 2017 the amount includes a refund for overbilling of prior years’ custody out of pocket fees as follows:

 

     

Net Investment
Income Per Share

  

Net Investment
Income Ratio

  

Total
Return

AB California Portfolio

   $    .0007    .006%    .006%

AB National Portfolio

   $    .0002    .002%    .002%

AB New York Portfolio

   $    .0002    .002%    .002%

 

^ Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), comprising, respectively, the AB National Portfolio, AB High Income Municipal Portfolio, AB California Portfolio and AB New York Portfolio, as of May 31, 2017, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period November 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 and each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2014, and the statement of cash flows of the AB High Income Municipal Portfolio for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, 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. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of May 31, 2017 by correspondence with the custodian and others or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from others were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective portfolios constituting the AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. at May 31, 2017, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the two years in the period then ended, the period November 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015

 

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

and each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2014, and the cash flows of AB High Income Municipal Portfolio for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

New York, New York

July 28, 2017

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)Chairman

John H. Dobkin(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

William H. Foulk, Jr.(1)

D. James Guzy(1)

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Robert M. Keith, President and Chief Executive Officer

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Garry L. Moody(1)

Earl D. Weiner(1)

OFFICERS

Philip L. Kirstein,
Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer

Robert “Guy” B. Davidson III,(2) Senior Vice President

Fred S. Cohen,(2) Vice President

Terrance T.  Hults,(2) Vice President

  

Matthew J. Norton,(2) Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, 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.
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004

  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
5 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

 

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor
Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003
San Antonio, TX 78278-6003
Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

 

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

 

2 The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s portfolios are made by the Municipal Bond Investment Team. Messrs. Davidson, Hults and Norton are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the High Income Municipal Portfolio. Messrs. Cohen, Davidson, Hults and Norton are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the California, National and New York Portfolios.

 

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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 FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR
INTERESTED DIRECTOR    
Robert M. Keith, #
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
57
(2010)
  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) and the head of AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (“ABI”) since July 2008; Director of ABI and President of the AB Mutual Funds. Previously, he served as Executive Managing Director of ABI from December 2006 to June 2008. Prior to joining ABI in 2006, Executive Managing Director of Bernstein Global Wealth Management, and prior thereto, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Client Service and Sales of the Adviser’s institutional investment management business since 2004. Prior thereto, he was Managing Director and Head of North American Client Service and Sales in the Adviser’s institutional investment management business, with which he had been associated since prior to 2004.     98     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 FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS    
Marshall C. Turner, Jr., ##
Chairman of the Board
75
(2005)
  Private Investor since prior to 2012. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (components of semi-conductor manufacturing). He has extensive operating leadership experience 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 boards of two education and science-related non-profit organizations. He has served as a director of one AB fund since 1992, and director or trustee of multiple AB funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of such AB Funds since February 2014.     98     Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors) since 2007
     
John H. Dobkin, ##
75
(2004)
  Independent Consultant since prior to 2012. Formerly, President of Save Venice, Inc. (preservation organization) from 2001-2002; Senior Advisor from June 1999-June 2000 and President of Historic Hudson Valley (historic preservation) from December 1989-May 1999. Previously, Director of the National Academy of Design. He has served as a director or trustee of various AB Funds since 1992, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees of a number of such AB Funds from 2001-2008.     97     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 FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
Michael J. Downey, ##
73
(2005)
  Private Investor since prior to 2012. Formerly, managing partner of Lexington Capital, LLC (investment advisory firm) from December 1997 until December 2003. He served as a Director of Prospect Acquisition Corp. (financial services) from 2007 until 2009. 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 and is a director and Chairman of one other registered investment company.     98     The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2012
     
William H. Foulk, Jr., ##
84
(2004)
  Investment Adviser and an Independent Consultant since prior to 2012. Previously, he was Senior Manager of Barrett Associates, Inc., a registered investment adviser. He was formerly Deputy Comptroller and Chief Investment Officer of the State of New York and, prior thereto, Chief Investment Officer of the New York Bank for Savings. He has served as a director or trustee of various AB Funds since 1983, and was Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds from 2003 until early February 2014. He served as Chairman of such AB Funds from 2003 through December 2013. He is also active in a number of mutual fund related organizations and committees.     98     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 FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
D. James Guzy, ##
81
(2005)
  Chairman of the Board of SRC Computers, Inc. (semi-conductors), with which he has been associated since prior to 2012. He served as Chairman of the Board of PLX Technology (semi-conductors) since prior to 2012 until November 2013. He was a director of Intel Corporation (semi-conductors) from 1969 until 2008, and served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of such company for several years until May 2008. He has served as a director or trustee of one or more of the AB Funds since 1982.     95     None
     
Nancy P. Jacklin, ##
69
(2006)
  Private Investor since prior to 2012. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University, 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 Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     98     None

 

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

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Carol C. McMullen, ##

61

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and member of the Partners Healthcare Investment Committee. Formerly, Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 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 Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and nonprofit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     98     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 FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
Garry L. Moody, ##
65
(2008)
  Independent Consultant. 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 Trustee Advisory Board of BoardIQ, a biweekly publication focused on issues and news affecting directors of mutual funds. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     98     None
     
Earl D. Weiner, ##
77
(2007)
  Of Counsel, and Partner prior to January 2007, of the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and is a former member of the ABA Federal Regulation of Securities Committee Task Force to draft editions of the Fund Director’s Guidebook. He also serves as a director or trustee of various non-profit organizations and has served as Chairman or Vice Chairman of a number of them. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2007 and served as Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds from 2007 until August 2014.     98     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

 

* The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Philip L. Kirstein, 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. Keith 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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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
   PRINCIPAL POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
Robert M. Keith
57
   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     
Philip L. Kirstein
72
   Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Independent Compliance Officer of the AB Funds, with which he has been associated since October 2004. Prior thereto, he was Of Counsel to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, LLP from October 2003 to October 2004, and General Counsel of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. since prior to March 2003.
     
Robert B. “Guy” Davidson III
56
   Senior Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2012.
     
Matthew J. Norton
34
   Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2012.
     
Fred S. Cohen
59
   Senior Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2012.
     
Terrance T. Hults
51
   Senior Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2012.
     
Emilie D. Wrapp
61
   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2012.
     
Joseph J. Mantineo
58
   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2012.
     
Phyllis J. Clarke
56
   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2012.
     
Vincent S. Noto
52
   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President since 2015 and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since 2014. Prior thereto, he was Vice President and Director of Mutual Fund Compliance of the Adviser** since prior to 2012.

 

* 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 a 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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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Advisory Agreement in Respect of Each Fund

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Municipal Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of each of the portfolios listed below (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) at a meeting held on November 1-3, 2016 (the “Meeting”):

 

   

AB California Portfolio

 

   

AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

 

   

AB National Portfolio

 

   

AB New York Portfolio

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement in respect of each Fund, 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 an independent evaluation prepared by the Company’s Senior Officer (who is also the Company’s Independent Compliance Officer) of the reasonableness of the advisory fee in respect of each Fund, in which the Senior Officer concluded that the contractual fee for each Fund was reasonable. The directors also discussed the proposed continuances in private sessions with counsel and the Company’s Senior Officer.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Funds 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 receive presentations from the Adviser on the investment results of the Funds and review extensive materials and information presented by the Adviser.

The directors also considered all other factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. In their deliberations, 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 each Fund and the overall arrangements between each

 

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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:

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 each Fund. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that each Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to such 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 in respect of a Fund, result in a higher rate of total compensation from such 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 retained by the Company’s Senior Officer. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of each 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 each of the Funds under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues, expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2014 and 2015 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant retained by the Company’s Senior Officer. 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 relationships with the Funds, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency and distribution services to the Funds. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of 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

 

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Adviser’s relationships with the Funds before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with each Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Funds’ principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Funds’ shares; and transfer agency fees paid by the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

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

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed information prepared by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an analytical service that is not affiliated with the Adviser, showing the performance of the Class A Shares of each Fund against a peer group and a peer universe selected by Broadridge, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares of each Fund against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods, as applicable, ended July 31, 2016 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) the period since inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that each Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate paid by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by Broadridge concerning advisory fee rates paid by other funds in the same Broadridge category as such Fund at a common asset level. 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 considered each Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate against 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 Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional products managed by it that have a substantially similar investment style to any of the Funds.

 

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The directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of each Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by Broadridge. The expense ratio of each Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted the effects of any fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements as a result of an undertaking by the Adviser. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in each Fund’s Broadridge 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 Funds by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedules for the Funds contain breakpoints and that the net assets of AB High Income Municipal Portfolio were higher than the breakpoint levels. Accordingly, AB High Income Municipal Portfolio’s current effective advisory fee rate reflected a reduction due to the breakpoints and would be further reduced to the extent the net assets of such 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 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 Funds, 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 AB High Income Municipal Portfolio’s breakpoint arrangements were acceptable and provide a means for sharing of any economies of scale. In the case of the other Funds the directors concluded that the Funds’ shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event a Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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

 

 

AB FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

US EQUITY

US CORE

Core Opportunities Fund

Select US Equity Portfolio

US GROWTH

Concentrated Growth Fund

Discovery Growth Fund

Growth Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

US VALUE

Discovery Value Fund

Equity Income Fund

Relative Value Fund1

Small Cap Value Portfolio

Value Fund

INTERNATIONAL/ GLOBAL EQUITY

INTERNATIONAL/ GLOBAL CORE

Global Core Equity Portfolio

International Portfolio

International Strategic Core Portfolio

Sustainable Global Thematic Fund1

Tax-Managed International Portfolio

INTERNATIONAL/ GLOBAL GROWTH

Concentrated International Growth Portfolio

International Growth Fund

INTERNATIONAL/ GLOBAL VALUE

Asia ex-Japan Equity Portfolio

International Value Fund

FIXED INCOME

MUNICIPAL

High Income Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate California Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate Diversified Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate New York Municipal Portfolio

Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy

Tax-Aware Fixed Income Portfolio

National Portfolio

Arizona Portfolio

California Portfolio

Massachusetts Portfolio

Minnesota Portfolio

New Jersey Portfolio

New York Portfolio

Ohio Portfolio

Pennsylvania Portfolio

Virginia Portfolio

TAXABLE

Bond Inflation Strategy

Global Bond Fund

High Income Fund

High Yield Portfolio

Income Fund

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Limited Duration High Income Portfolio

Short Duration Portfolio

ALTERNATIVES

All Market Real Return Portfolio

Credit Long/Short Portfolio

Global Real Estate Investment Fund

Select US Long/Short Portfolio

Unconstrained Bond Fund

MULTI-ASSET

All Market Income Portfolio

All Market Total Return Portfolio1

Conservative Wealth Strategy

Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio

Global Risk Allocation Fund

Tax-Managed All Market Income Portfolio1

Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Wealth Appreciation Strategy

TARGET-DATE

Multi-Manager Select Retirement Allocation Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2010 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2015 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2020 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2025 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2030 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2035 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2040 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2045 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2050 Fund

Multi-Manager Select 2055 Fund

CLOSED-END FUNDS

Alliance California Municipal Income Fund

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

 

We also offer Government Exchange Reserves, which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AB mutual funds. An investment in Government Exchange Reserves is not a deposit in a bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Fund.

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.

 

1 Prior to November 1, 2016, Sustainable Global Thematic Fund was named Global Thematic Growth Fund; prior to January 9, 2017, Relative Value Fund was named Growth & Income Fund; prior to April 17, 2017, Tax-Managed All Market Income Portfolio was named Tax-Managed Balanced Wealth Strategy; prior to April 24, 2017, All Market Total Return Portfolio was named Balanced Wealth Strategy.

 

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NOTES

 

 

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NOTES

 

 

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LOGO

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

800 221 5672

 

MI-0151-0517                 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, William H. Foulk, Jr. and Marshall C. Turner, Jr. 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 LLP, 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 and quarterly press release review (for those Funds which issue 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 California Portfolio

     2016      $ 37,288      $ —        $ 23,543  
     2017      $ 37,288      $ 33      $ 21,968  

-AB National Portfolio

     2016      $ 38,664      $ —        $ 23,543  
     2017      $ 38,664      $ 61      $ 21,968  

-AB New York Portfolio

     2016      $ 38,664      $ —        $ 23,543  
     2017      $ 38,664      $ 29      $ 24,468  

-AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

     2016      $ 46,438      $ —        $ 23,543  
     2017      $ 46,438      $ 120      $ 21,968  

(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 California Portfolio

     2016      $ 406,088      $ 23,543  
         $ —    
         $ (23,543
     2017      $ 617,291      $ 22,001  
         $ (33
         $ (21,968

-AB National Portfolio

     2016      $ 406,088      $ 23,543  
         $ —    
         $ (23,543
     2017      $ 617,319      $ 22,029  
         $ (61
         $ (21,968

-AB New York Portfolio

     2016      $ 406,088      $ 23,543  
         $ —    
         $ (23,543
     2017      $ 619,787      $ 24,497  
         $ (29
         $ (24,468

-AB High Income Municipal Portfolio

     2016      $ 406,088      $ 23,543  
         $ —    
         $ (23,543
     2017      $ 617,378      $ 22,088  
         $ (120
         $ (21,968

(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. SCHEDULE OF 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 second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 12. 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 Municipal Income Fund, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Robert M. Keith

  Robert M. Keith
  President

Date: July 28, 2017

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/ Robert M. Keith

  Robert M. Keith
  President

Date: July 28, 2017

 

By:  

/s/ Joseph J. Mantineo

  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 28, 2017