N-Q 1 d652652dnq.htm ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND, INC. - AB EMERGING MARKETS MULTI-ASSET PORTFOLIO AllianceBernstein Cap Fund, Inc. - AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-01716

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP 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: March 31, 2014

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2013

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AllianceBernstein - Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 52.0%

       

Financials - 13.1%

       

Commercial Banks - 6.8%

       

Banco do Brasil SA

     37,900         $ 392,754   

Bangkok Bank PCL (NVDR)

     17,400           94,779   

Bank of China Ltd. - Class H

     212,000           97,864   

BS Financial Group, Inc. (a)

     5,890           89,486   

China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H

     594,000           449,724   

China Minsheng Banking Corp. Ltd.

     85,500           95,183   

DGB Financial Group, Inc. (a)

     5,120           80,212   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. - Class H

     802,000           543,845   

Komercni Banka AS

     1,660           370,263   

RHB Capital Bhd

     21,000           50,702   

State Bank of India

     2,270           64,784   

Union Bank of India

     54,320           115,104   
       

 

 

 
          2,444,700   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.3%

       

Aeon Thana Sinsap Thailand PCL (NVDR)

     13,400           38,419   

Compartamos SAB de CV

     27,310           51,016   
       

 

 

 
          89,435   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 1.1%

       

Cielo SA

     5,300           146,801   

Intergroup Financial Services, Inc. (b)

     6,080           188,480   

Remgro Ltd.

     2,590           51,375   
       

 

 

 
          386,656   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.7%

       

CapitaCommercial Trust

     180,000           207,296   

Capital Property Fund

     104,400           105,992   

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

     63,360           204,350   

Hyprop Investments Ltd.

     13,700           99,736   

Mapletree Logistics Trust

     119,000           99,602   

Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV (a)

     117,100           232,917   
       

 

 

 
          949,893   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 2.2%

       

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

     321,000           194,174   

KWG Property Holding Ltd.

     270,500           151,119   

LPN Development PCL (NVDR)

     175,300           82,897   

Supalai PCL (NVDR)

     176,200           78,657   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

     188,000           293,668   
       

 

 

 
          800,515   
       

 

 

 
          4,671,199   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.1%

       

Auto Components - 0.9%

       

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     21,800           310,317   
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 1.6%

       

Hyundai Motor Co.

     950           213,244   

Kia Motors Corp.

     3,840           204,486   

Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi AS

     25,620           159,936   
       

 

 

 
          577,666   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.1%

       

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

     83,600         $ 358,337   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     680           51,415   
       

 

 

 
          409,752   
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.1%

       

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

     3,600           44,323   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.5%

       

CJ O Shopping Co., Ltd. (a)

     160           62,943   

GS Home Shopping, Inc.

     410           119,308   
       

 

 

 
          182,251   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.2%

       

Mr. Price Group Ltd.

     3,640           56,892   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 3.7%

       

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

     28,700           324,069   

Feng TAY Enterprise Co., Ltd.

     17,000           40,828   

Grendene SA

     16,200           124,217   

Makalot Industrial Co., Ltd.

     9,000           48,698   

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     2,770           217,833   

Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd.

     145,000           221,025   

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

     64,000           242,324   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     29,000           96,968   
       

 

 

 
          1,315,962   
       

 

 

 
          2,897,163   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 7.3%

       

Computers & Peripherals - 2.5%

       

Asustek Computer, Inc.

     39,000           351,237   

Casetek Holdings Ltd.

     10,000           52,425   

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

     34,000           221,398   

Lite-On Technology Corp.

     95,000           152,671   

Wistron Corp.

     140,990           118,731   
       

 

 

 
          896,462   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.3%

       

Ju Teng International Holdings Ltd.

     118,000           78,066   

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

     1,000           40,873   
       

 

 

 
          118,939   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.6%

       

NetEase, Inc. (ADR)

     1,340           105,324   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     1,400           89,530   
       

 

 

 
          194,854   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.9%

       

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

     93,000           86,880   

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ADR) (c)

     5,340           25,632   

Hermes Microvision, Inc.

     3,000           97,693   

King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.

     423,000           291,168   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     330         $ 430,006   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     117,000           413,122   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     2,280           39,763   
       

 

 

 
          1,384,264   
       

 

 

 
          2,594,519   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 5.5%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.8%

       

Seadrill Ltd.

     16,180           663,129   
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.7%

       

Cairn India Ltd.

     9,240           48,322   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - Class H

     85,400           70,073   

ENI SpA

     12,900           311,711   

Gazprom OAO (Sponsored ADR)

     10,790           93,334   

KazMunaiGas Exploration Production JSC (GDR) (b)

     7,820           122,774   

LUKOIL OAO (Sponsored ADR)

     8,920           563,030   

Total SA

     1,750           107,414   
       

 

 

 
          1,316,658   
       

 

 

 
          1,979,787   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 5.5%

       

Food Products - 2.5%

       

AVI Ltd.

     82,030           448,702   

Gruma SAB de CV - Class B (a)

     31,370           237,140   

M Dias Branco SA

     1,900           80,534   

Unilever PLC

     2,130           87,640   

Universal Robina Corp.

     17,250           44,065   
       

 

 

 
          898,081   
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.5%

       

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     2,790           181,936   
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.1%

       

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. - Class A

     2,900           400,838   
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 1.4%

       

British American Tobacco PLC

     6,520           349,955   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,450           126,339   
       

 

 

 
          476,294   
       

 

 

 
          1,957,149   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 4.0%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.7%

       

Telefonica Brasil SA (Preference Shares)

     5,500           104,325   

Telenor ASA

     6,470           154,591   
       

 

 

 
          258,916   
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.3%

       

Advanced Info Service PCL

     9,600           58,284   

China Mobile Ltd.

     41,500           431,471   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

     3,110         $ 680,590   
       

 

 

 
          1,170,345   
       

 

 

 
          1,429,261   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 3.3%

       

Airlines - 0.6%

       

Copa Holdings SA

     650           104,071   

Turk Hava Yollari

     42,180           126,460   
       

 

 

 
          230,531   
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.2%

       

Grana y Montero SA

     13,260           56,422   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.9%

       

Alfa SAB de CV - Class A

     39,470           111,247   

Bidvest Group Ltd.

     4,890           125,274   

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     2,500           80,109   
       

 

 

 
          316,630   
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 1.6%

       

CCR SA

     5,700           43,049   

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. - Class H

     418,000           515,337   
       

 

 

 
          558,386   
       

 

 

 
          1,161,969   
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 2.9%

       

Electric Utilities - 1.3%

       

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Preference Shares)

     31,775           188,604   

Light SA

     30,300           285,016   
       

 

 

 
          473,620   
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.5%

       

Aygaz AS

     46,370           176,716   
       

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 1.1%

       

AES Tiete SA (Preference Shares)

     23,400           189,343   

China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.

     38,000           90,191   

Tractebel Energia SA

     6,100           92,971   
       

 

 

 
          372,505   
       

 

 

 
          1,022,841   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 1.7%

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.2%

       

St Shine Optical Co., Ltd.

     2,000           57,227   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8%

       

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

     45,160           180,367   

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. - Class H

     48,300           118,245   
       

 

 

 
          298,612   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Pharmaceuticals - 0.7%

       

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

     740         $ 30,291   

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

     11,800           239,879   
       

 

 

 
          270,170   
       

 

 

 
          626,009   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 0.6%

       

Chemicals - 0.3%

       

United Phosphorus Ltd.

     31,720           101,526   
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.3%

       

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

     2,820           109,917   
       

 

 

 
          211,443   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $17,419,057)

          18,551,340   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 10.0%

       

Industrial - 10.0%

       

Basic - 0.5%

       

Gold Fields Orogen Holding BVI Ltd.

       

4.875%, 10/07/20 (b)

   U.S.$ 200           161,734   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.7%

       

Cemex SAB de CV

       

6.50%, 12/10/19 (b)

     230           237,954   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 1.2%

       

Vimpel Communications Via VIP Finance Ireland Ltd. OJSC

       

7.748%, 2/02/21 (b)

     400           434,500   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 1.0%

       

Longfor Properties Co., Ltd.

       

6.75%, 1/29/23 (b)

     402           369,558   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.7%

       

Office Depot de Mexico SA de CV

       

6.875%, 9/20/20 (b)

     248           251,720   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 3.7%

       

Arcelik AS

       

5.00%, 4/03/23 (b)

     260           221,978   

Marfrig Holding Europe BV

       

8.375%, 5/09/18 (b)

     400           372,000   

11.25%, 9/20/21 (b)

     200           190,100   

Tonon Bioenergia SA

       

9.25%, 1/24/20 (b)

     275           230,892   

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance

       

11.75%, 2/09/22 (b)

     472           320,960   
       

 

 

 
          1,335,930   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 1.2%

       

Anton Oilfield Services Group

       

7.50%, 11/06/18 (b)

   U.S.$       200         $ 208,000   

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.

       

5.125%, 3/28/23 (b)

     236           211,615   
       

 

 

 
          419,615   
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.5%

       

Shimao Property Holdings Ltd.

       

6.625%, 1/14/20 (b)

     200           194,250   
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.5%

       

Inversiones Alsacia SA

       

8.00%, 8/18/18 (b)

     227           164,527   
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $3,814,318)

          3,569,788   
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 8.1%

       

Colombia - 1.8%

       

Colombia Government International Bond

       

2.625%, 3/15/23

     747           655,866   
       

 

 

 

Croatia - 1.5%

       

Croatia Government International Bond

       

6.25%, 4/27/17 (b)

     501           533,315   
       

 

 

 

Hungary - 1.0%

       

Hungary Government International Bond

       

5.75%, 11/22/23

     90           88,625   

6.375%, 3/29/21

     250           268,125   
       

 

 

 
          356,750   
       

 

 

 

Indonesia - 1.6%

       

Indonesia Government International Bond

       

3.375%, 4/15/23 (b)

     444           378,510   

4.875%, 5/05/21 (b)

     200           198,000   
       

 

 

 
          576,510   
       

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.7%

       

Mexico Government International Bond

       

4.00%, 10/02/23

     238           235,620   
       

 

 

 

Peru - 0.3%

       

Peruvian Government International Bond

       

7.125%, 3/30/19

     96           116,040   
       

 

 

 

South Africa - 0.6%

       

South Africa Government International Bond

       

5.875%, 9/16/25

     200           207,500   
       

 

 

 

Turkey - 0.6%

       

Turkey Government International Bond

       

7.00%, 6/05/20

     200           218,300   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $2,880,765)

          2,899,901   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS - 7.3%

       

Angola - 1.5%

       

Republic of Angola Via Northern Lights III BV

       

7.00%, 8/16/19 (b)

   U.S.$ 500         $ 541,287   
       

 

 

 

Argentina - 0.9%

       

Argentina Bonar Bonds

       

Series X

       

7.00%, 4/17/17

     360           317,750   
       

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 1.6%

       

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

       

5.75%, 12/31/32 (b)

     623           556,028   
       

 

 

 

Nigeria - 0.6%

       

Citigroup, Inc.

       

Zero Coupon, 2/10/14 (b)

   NGN 37,000           228,766   
       

 

 

 

Rwanda - 1.1%

       

Rwanda International Government Bond

       

6.625%, 5/02/23 (b)

   U.S.$ 400           377,000   
       

 

 

 

United Republic of Tanzania - 1.2%

       

Tanzania Government International Bond

       

6.392%, 3/09/20 (b)(d)

     400           416,911   
       

 

 

 

Venezuela - 0.4%

       

Venezuela Government International Bond

       

7.65%, 4/21/25

     230           155,250   
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $2,482,539)

          2,592,992   
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 4.7%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 4.7%

       

Azerbaijan - 1.1%

       

State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic

       

Series E

       

4.75%, 3/13/23 (b)

     400           376,568   
       

 

 

 

Indonesia - 0.4%

       

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT

       

5.25%, 10/24/42 (b)

     200           150,000   
       

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.9%

       

Petroleos Mexicanos

       

3.50%, 1/30/23

     145           132,856   

5.50%, 1/21/21

     160           172,000   
       

 

 

 
          304,856   
       

 

 

 

Turkey - 1.2%

       

Export Credit Bank of Turkey

       

5.375%, 11/04/16 (b)

     424           435,575   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Venezuela - 1.1%

       

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

       

8.50%, 11/02/17 (b)

     481         $ 400,433   
       

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $1,751,532)

          1,667,432   
       

 

 

 

WARRANTS - 4.0%

       

Financials - 3.4%

       

Commercial Banks - 2.3%

       

Commercial Bank of Qatar QSC (The), Deutsche Bank, expiring 5/26/17 (a)

     15,210           295,745   

First Gulf Bank PJSC, Merrill Lynch, expiring 8/21/15 (a)

     101,110           517,539   
       

 

 

 
          813,284   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.1%

       

Aldar Properties PJSC, Deutsche Bank, expiring 5/15/17 (a)

     151,930           114,168   

Emaar Properties PJSC, Merrill Lynch, expiring 10/01/15 (a)

     144,640           300,866   
       

 

 

 
          415,034   
       

 

 

 
          1,228,318   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 0.6%

       

Airlines - 0.6%

       

Air Arabia PJSC, Deutsche Bank, expiring 7/31/17 (a)

     503,460           212,465   
       

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(cost $1,247,112)

          1,440,783   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADES - 3.0%

       

Industrial - 1.5%

       

Basic - 0.2%

       

Vale Overseas Ltd.

       

6.875%, 11/21/36

   U.S.$ 72           74,358   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.6%

       

Myriad International Holdings BV

       

6.00%, 7/18/20 (b)

     200           217,917   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.7%

       

Oi SA

       

5.75%, 2/10/22 (b)

     285           260,543   
       

 

 

 
          552,818   
       

 

 

 

Non Corporate Sectors - 1.5%

       

Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed - 1.5%

       

Ecopetrol SA

       

4.25%, 9/18/18 (c)

     180           189,900   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA

       

8.625%, 4/28/34 (b)

     290           342,200   
       

 

 

 
          532,100   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grades
(cost $1,068,237)

          1,084,918   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 2.1%

       

Australia - 1.0%

       

Australia Government Bond

       

Series 132

       

5.50%, 1/21/18

   AUD 352         $ 341,384   
       

 

 

 

Mexico - 1.1%

       

Mexican Bonos

       

Series M 10

       

8.50%, 12/13/18

   MXN 4,560           394,838   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $769,869)

          736,222   
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.5%

       

Dominican Republic - 0.5%

       

Dominican Republic International Bond
16.00%, 7/10/20 (e)
(cost $211,552)

   DOP 7,100           194,128   
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - REGIONAL BONDS - 0.4%

       

Argentina - 0.4%

       

Provincia de Buenos Aires
10.875%, 1/26/21 (b)
(cost $142,952)

   U.S.$ 152           132,620   
       

 

 

 
     Contracts           

OPTIONS PURCHASED - PUTS - 0.3%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.3%

       

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

       

Expiration: Mar 2014, Exercise Price: $65.00 (a)(f)

     109           10,410   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

       

Expiration: Mar 2014, Exercise Price: $41.00 (a)(f)

     561           64,234   

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

       

Expiration: Mar 2014, Exercise Price: $42.00 (a)(f)

     257           40,349   
       

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased - Puts
(premiums paid $209,125)

          114,993   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.5%

       

Investment Companies - 6.4%

       

AllianceBernstein Fixed-Income Shares, Inc. -
Government STIF Portfolio, 0.08% (g)
(Cost $2,279,459)

     2,279,459           2,279,459   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Time Deposits - 0.1%

       

BBH Grand Cayman

       

0.005%, 1/02/14

   HKD 111         $ 14,375   

0.005%, 1/02/14

   SGD 1           979   

0.005%, 1/06/14

   JPY 219           2,087   

0.051%, 1/02/14

   GBP 3           4,770   

0.082%, 1/02/14

   EUR 0           625   

0.207%, 1/02/14

   CAD 1           757   

0.35%, 1/02/14

   NOK 94           15,533   

1.386%, 1/02/14

   AUD 0           2   

3.50%, 1/02/14

   ZAR 23           2,218   
       

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits
(cost $41,346)

          41,346   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned -  98.9%
(cost $34,317,863)

   

       35,305,922   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.6%

  

    

Investment Companies - 0.6%

       

AllianceBernstein Exchange Reserves - Class I, 0.07% (g)
(Cost $219,753)

     219,753           219,753   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.5%
(cost $34,537,616) (h)

          35,525,675   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.5%

          169,801   
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 35,695,476   
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
December 31,
2013
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

     7         March 2014       $ 349,776       $ 356,683       $ 6,907   

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Barclays Bank PLC

   JPY 20,869       USD 202         3/18/14       $ 4,013   

Barclays Bank PLC

   NOK 1,875       USD 304         3/18/14         (4,071

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 2,702       KRW 2,852,680         3/18/14         (11,630

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 826       KRW 884,947         3/18/14         9,138   

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 274       PHP 11,770         3/18/14         (6,820

BNP Paribas SA

   AUD 390       USD 352         3/18/14         5,663   

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 345       PEN 976         3/18/14         528   


Counterparty

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

Goldman Sachs

   TWD 7,829       USD 266         3/18/14       $ 3,613   

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP 139       USD 228         3/18/14         (2,136

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD 364       MXN 4,713         3/18/14         (5,520

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD 354       RUB 11,781         3/18/14         68   

Standard Chartered Bank

   SGD 389       USD 311         3/18/14         3,119   

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 4,097       CNY 25,018         3/18/14         (2,794
           

 

 

 
            $ (6,829
           

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
December 31, 2013
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

               

Citibank, NA:

               

Venezuela Government International Bond, 9.25% 9/15/27, 9/20/16*

     (5.00 )%      11.86   $ 400       $ 60,617       $ 56,231       $ 4,386   

 

* Termination date

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2013, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $9,426,715 or 26.4% of net assets.
(c) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(d) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at December 31, 2013.
(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security, which represents 0.54% of net assets as of December 31, 2013, is considered illiquid and restricted.

 

Restricted Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Dominican Republic International Bond

           

16.00%, 7/10/20

     9/11/12       $ 211,552       $ 194,128         0.54

 

(f) One contract relates to 100 shares.
(g) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(h) As of December 31, 2013, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $2,105,531 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,117,472), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $988,059.

Currency Abbreviation:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
DOP    -    Dominican Peso
EUR    -    Euro


GBP    -    Great British Pound
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NGN    -    Nigerian Naira
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
PEN    -    Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PHP    -    Philippine Peso
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand
Glossary:
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
EAFE    -    Europe, Australia, and Far East
ETF    -    Exchange Traded Fund
GDR    -    Global Depositary Receipt
JSC    -    Joint Stock Company
MSCI    -    Morgan Stanley Capital International
NVDR    -    Non Voting Depositary Receipt
OJSC    -    Open Joint Stock Company
PJSC    -    Public Joint Stock Company

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN *

December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

 

  12.1%        

China

  8.9%        

Brazil

  6.7%        

Taiwan

  6.4%        

Mexico

  5.3%        

South Korea

  4.7%        

South Africa

  4.1%        

Russia

  3.8%        

Turkey

  3.1%        

United States

  3.0%        

Colombia

  2.6%        

United Arab Emirates

  2.3%        

Norway

  2.0%        

Indonesia

  28.4%        

Other

  6.6%        

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%        

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

* All data are as of December 31, 2013. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.7% or less in the following countries: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand, United Republic of Tanzania and Venezuela.


AllianceBernstein Emerging Markets Multi Asset Fund

December 31, 2013 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rates, coupon rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is 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.

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

Options and warrants are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, where such inputs and models are available. Alternatively the values may be obtained through unobservable management determined inputs and/or management’s proprietary models. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an option or a warrant depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the option or warrant as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. Exchange traded options will be classified as Level 2. For options or warrants that do not trade on exchange but trade in liquid markets, inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Options and warrants are classified within Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy when all of the significant inputs can be corroborated to market evidence. Otherwise such instruments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.


The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2013:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $ 782,755      $ 3,888,444      $ – 0  –    $ 4,671,199   

Consumer Discretionary

     733,798        2,163,365        – 0  –      2,897,163   

Information Technology

     170,719        2,423,800        – 0  –      2,594,519   

Energy

     779,138        1,200,649        – 0  –      1,979,787   

Consumer Staples

     1,475,489        481,660        – 0  –      1,957,149   

Telecommunication Services

     – 0  –      1,429,261        – 0  –      1,429,261   

Industrials

     787,077        374,892        – 0  –      1,161,969   

Utilities

     189,343        833,498        – 0  –      1,022,841   

Health Care

     – 0  –      626,009        – 0  –      626,009   

Materials

     – 0  –      211,443        – 0  –      211,443   

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      3,569,788        – 0  –      3,569,788   

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –      2,899,901        – 0  –      2,899,901   

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

     – 0  –      2,592,992        – 0  –      2,592,992   

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      1,667,432        – 0  –      1,667,432   

Warrants

     – 0  –      1,440,783        – 0  –      1,440,783   

Corporates - Investment Grades

     – 0  –      1,084,918        – 0  –      1,084,918   

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      736,222        – 0  –      736,222   

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      – 0  –      194,128        194,128   

Local Governments - Regional Bonds

     – 0  –      132,620        – 0  –      132,620   

Options Purchased - Puts

     – 0  –      114,993        – 0  –      114,993   

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     2,279,459        – 0  –      – 0  –      2,279,459   

Time Deposits

     – 0  –      41,346        – 0  –      41,346   

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

     219,753        – 0  –      – 0  –      219,753   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     7,417,531        27,914,016        194,128        35,525,675   

Other Financial Instruments*:

        

Assets

        

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      4,386        – 0  –      4,386   

Futures

     6,907        – 0  –      – 0  –      6,907   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      26,142        – 0  –      26,142   

Liabilities

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (32,971     – 0  –      (32,971
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (a)

   $     7,424,438      $     27,911,573      $     194,128      $     35,530,139   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(a) An amount of $677,770 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 due to an increase in trading volume during the reporting period.

The Fund recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instrument was transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Emerging Markets -
Sovereigns
    Government -
Sovereign Bonds
    Warrants     Emerging Markets -
Treasuries
 

Balance as of 3/31/13

   $ – 0  –    $ 226,311      $ 954,416      $ 210,732   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (2,298     – 0  –      – 0  –      (2,076

Realized gain (loss)

     (9,829     – 0  –      10,405        – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,480     – 0  –      55,133        (14,528

Purchases

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Sales

     (211,704     – 0  –      (720,173     – 0  – 

Reclassification

     226,311        (226,311     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers into Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (299,781     – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 12/31/13

   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 194,128   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 12/31/13

   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ (14,528
     Totals                    

Balance as of 3/31/13

   $ 1,391,459         

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (4,374      

Realized gain (loss)

     576         

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     38,125         

Purchases

     – 0  –       

Sales

     (931,877      

Reclassification

     – 0  –       

Transfers into Level 3

     – 0  –       

Transfers out of Level 3

     (299,781      
  

 

 

       

Balance as of 12/31/13

   $ 194,128  +       
  

 

 

       

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 12/31/13

   $ (14,528      

 

+ There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets during the reporting period.

The Adviser has established a Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) which is responsible for overseeing the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Fund. 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 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 a 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 process at vendors, 2) daily comparisons 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).


ITEM 2. 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 3. EXHIBITS.

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

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

3 (a) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
3 (a) (2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 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): AllianceBernstein Cap Fund, Inc.

 

By:   /s/    Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   February 24, 2014

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:   February 24, 2014

 

By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   February 24, 2014