N-Q 1 d445880dnq.htm AB CAP FUND, INC. AB Cap Fund, Inc.

 

 

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

AB 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: November 30, 2017

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2017

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB All Market Income Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 55.4%

 

Funds and Investment Trusts - 55.4% (a)

 

AB High Income Fund, Inc. - Class Z (b)

     4,447,058        $ 39,890,107  

iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF

     27,433          1,291,820  

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (c)

     105,786          2,978,934  

PowerShares KBW High Dividend Yield Financial Portfolio

     49,825          1,159,428  

PowerShares KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT Portfolio

     21,804          796,064  
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $45,937,922)

          46,116,353  
       

 

 

 

COMMON STOCKS - 29.0%

 

Information Technology - 5.3%

 

Communications Equipment - 0.3%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc. (d)

     5,427          174,803  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Class B

     8,689          50,957  
       

 

 

 
          225,760  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.1%

 

Corning, Inc.

     930          26,747  

Hitachi Ltd.

     13,000          89,487  
       

 

 

 
          116,234  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.4%

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (e)

     50          47,762  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (e)

     95          89,237  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (e)

     600          103,182  

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

     12,500          51,680  
       

 

 

 
          291,861  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.1%

 

Amadeus IT Group SA - Class A

     1,000          62,081  

Amdocs Ltd.

     485          31,423  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     1,732          59,079  

Capgemini SE

     475          52,660  

DXC Technology Co.

     1,160          98,600  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (d)

     615          57,146  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     6,000          44,477  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

     2,920          170,294  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

     253          33,725  

Otsuka Corp.

     700          46,395  

Paychex, Inc. (d)

     1,803          102,825  

Total System Services, Inc.

     1,060          73,267  

Vantiv, Inc. - Class A (e)

     545          38,526  

Western Union Co. (The) - Class W

     4,320          81,734  
       

 

 

 
          952,232  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.6%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,450          65,424  

Intel Corp.

     5,065          177,629  

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

     5,880          105,311  

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

     2,109          98,406  

STMicroelectronics NV

     1,290          22,436  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     712          58,968  
       

 

 

 
          528,174  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Software - 1.8%

 

CA, Inc.

     4,740        $ 157,273  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (e)

     590          66,003  

Intuit, Inc.

     810          114,575  

Microsoft Corp. (d)

     6,253          467,536  

Nice Ltd.

     688          53,958  

Oracle Corp.

     5,390          271,279  

Oracle Corp. Japan

     1,300          96,230  

Red Hat, Inc. (e)

     1,030          110,725  

Symantec Corp.

     3,328          99,774  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     900          41,657  
       

 

 

 
          1,479,010  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.0%

 

Apple, Inc. (d)

     3,821          626,644  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

     7,000          55,866  

Logitech International SA

     900          32,071  

Seagate Technology PLC

     1,273          40,138  

Western Digital Corp.

     780          68,851  
       

 

 

 
          823,570  
       

 

 

 
          4,416,841  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 4.8%

 

Banks - 2.3%

 

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     4,989          116,787  

Bank of America Corp.

     1,100          26,279  

BNP Paribas SA

     1,799          136,774  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     19,000          97,071  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     2,400          36,566  

DNB ASA

     2,040          39,846  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     24,778          240,216  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     2,813          255,674  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     9,500          57,889  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     1,310          31,495  

Nordea Bank AB

     11,161          150,268  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. Ltd.

     11,700          96,512  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     5,485          91,599  

Royal Bank of Canada

     2,817          209,073  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     3,100          115,423  

Swedbank AB - Class A

     4,080          110,360  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     1,130          60,683  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     670          34,217  
       

 

 

 
          1,906,732  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 0.7%

 

CI Financial Corp.

     3,660          80,132  

CME Group, Inc. - Class A

     962          121,019  

IG Group Holdings PLC

     2,210          18,456  

IGM Financial, Inc.

     1,788          58,548  

Morgan Stanley

     2,710          123,305  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     13,700          76,226  

Partners Group Holding AG

     36          23,354  

State Street Corp.

     670          61,968  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     1,145          52,356  
       

 

 

 
          615,364  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

 

Capital One Financial Corp.

     1,390        $ 110,658  

Provident Financial PLC (c)

     1,340          15,318  
       

 

 

 
          125,976  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.1%

 

AMP Ltd.

     11,791          47,903  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.5%

 

Allianz SE (REG)

     669          143,384  

American International Group, Inc.

     2,790          168,739  

Aon PLC

     231          32,146  

CNP Assurances

     1,362          31,613  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     26,740          131,413  

Euler Hermes Group

     135          16,030  

FNF Group

     1,750          84,420  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     14,090          71,904  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,200          39,736  

Mapfre SA

     25,800          91,467  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (d)

     1,213          94,711  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     2,340          108,763  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     630          64,310  

Tryg A/S

     1,700          39,329  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

     23,010          52,291  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     380          113,733  
       

 

 

 
          1,283,989  
       

 

 

 
          3,979,964  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 4.4%

 

Auto Components - 0.2%

 

Bridgestone Corp.

     2,500          107,250  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

     1,685          71,240  
       

 

 

 
          178,490  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.3%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     1,133          105,361  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     3,000          168,913  
       

 

 

 
          274,274  
       

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.1%

 

Genuine Parts Co.

     892          73,884  

PALTAC Corp.

     700          27,757  
       

 

 

 
          101,641  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2%

 

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     8,080          136,057  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

     17,280          159,585  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     460          37,761  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     21,000          132,319  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     1,990          123,798  

McDonald’s Corp.

     1,232          197,083  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     241          24,023  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     41,200          90,798  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     1,435          110,237  
       

 

 

 
          1,011,661  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Household Durables - 0.4%

 

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     2,180        $ 105,629  

Garmin Ltd.

     1,657          85,335  

Helen of Troy Ltd. (e)

     337          30,431  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     5,700          98,688  
       

 

 

 
          320,083  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.3%

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (e)

     110          107,866  

Expedia, Inc.

     410          60,828  

Netflix, Inc. (e)

     450          78,619  
       

 

 

 
          247,313  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.2%

 

Hasbro, Inc.

     310          30,457  

Mattel, Inc.

     1,430          23,195  

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     4,200          137,153  
       

 

 

 
          190,805  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.9%

 

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     1,410          57,260  

ITV PLC

     75,100          154,253  

Lagardere SCA

     2,980          95,801  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     2,529          183,049  

Regal Entertainment Group - Class A

     1,160          17,133  

Vivendi SA

     7,580          173,893  

WPP PLC

     1,055          19,240  
       

 

 

 
          700,629  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.2%

 

Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. (c)

     18,336          59,579  

J Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (c)

     3,300          46,046  

Next PLC

     780          41,686  
       

 

 

 
          147,311  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.3%

 

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,807          98,048  

Home Depot, Inc. (The) (d)

     325          48,708  

L Brands, Inc.

     820          29,700  

Ross Stores, Inc. (d)

     553          32,323  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     560          40,488  
       

 

 

 
          249,267  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.3%

 

Coach, Inc.

     1,660          69,222  

HUGO BOSS AG

     1,855          157,274  

Li & Fung Ltd.

     68,000          30,717  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     5,000          21,689  
       

 

 

 
          278,902  
       

 

 

 
          3,700,376  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Health Care - 2.9%

 

Biotechnology - 0.7%

 

AbbVie, Inc. (d)

     2,162        $ 162,799  

Amgen, Inc.

     660          117,328  

Celgene Corp. (e)

     1,080          150,044  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     750          62,783  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)

     190          94,411  
       

 

 

 
          587,365  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.1%

 

Cochlear Ltd.

     970          120,820  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.4%

 

Aetna, Inc.

     340          53,618  

Anthem, Inc. (d)

     346          67,830  

Humana, Inc.

     360          92,743  

McKesson Corp.

     190          28,369  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     416          82,742  
       

 

 

 
          325,302  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.7%

 

AstraZeneca PLC

     1,130          66,249  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     2,353          142,309  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     6,278          124,554  

Johnson & Johnson (d)

     1,601          211,924  

Merck & Co., Inc. (d)

     3,851          245,925  

Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B

     2,160          102,924  

Orion Oyj - Class B

     1,736          82,194  

Pfizer, Inc.

     4,555          154,506  

Roche Holding AG

     835          212,149  

Sanofi

     513          50,018  
       

 

 

 
          1,392,752  
       

 

 

 
          2,426,239  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 2.7%

 

Aerospace & Defense - 0.7%

 

Arconic, Inc.

     1,480          37,696  

Boeing Co. (The)

     1,113          266,741  

Raytheon Co.

     528          96,101  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     600          156,396  
       

 

 

 
          556,934  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

     1,007          115,160  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.1%

 

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     10,240          46,610  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (e)

     540          33,458  
       

 

 

 
          80,068  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1%

 

G4S PLC

     7,280        $ 26,667  

Republic Services, Inc. - Class A

     315          20,551  
       

 

 

 
          47,218  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.2%

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     1,960          74,193  

Bouygues SA

     1,675          75,984  
       

 

 

 
          150,177  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

 

Emerson Electric Co.

     1,865          110,110  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3%

 

General Electric Co.

     5,248          128,838  

Siemens AG (REG)

     1,060          138,764  
       

 

 

 
          267,602  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.3%

 

Caterpillar, Inc.

     1,158          136,054  

Fortive Corp.

     1,620          105,251  
       

 

 

 
          241,305  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.2%

 

Equifax, Inc.

     292          41,601  

Intertek Group PLC

     109          7,212  

Randstad Holding NV

     983          57,472  

RELX NV

     3,650          76,650  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     640          27,961  
       

 

 

 
          210,896  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.2%

 

Central Japan Railway Co.

     200          33,911  

MTR Corp., Ltd.

     17,500          102,429  
       

 

 

 
          136,340  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%

 

ITOCHU Corp.

     6,800          111,041  

Sumitomo Corp.

     7,600          107,652  
       

 

 

 
          218,693  
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.1%

 

Aena SA (f)

     282          55,161  

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp.

     840          62,563  
       

 

 

 
          117,724  
       

 

 

 
          2,252,227  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 2.1%

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

 

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (c)

     855          36,201  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     300          19,053  
       

 

 

 
          55,254  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.0%

 

BP PLC

     18,687        $ 107,943  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

     2,560          68,083  

Chevron Corp. (d)

     1,257          135,278  

Enagas SA

     3,480          102,655  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     2,100          160,293  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     1,950          102,278  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     1,758          104,953  

OMV AG

     1,760          101,252  

Peyto Exploration & Development Corp.

     4,690          80,486  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A

     4,907          135,231  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class B

     2,970          82,894  

Statoil ASA

     4,929          93,276  

Targa Resources Corp.

     2,400          106,968  

TOTAL SA

     781          40,524  

TransCanada Corp.

     2,241          113,795  

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,020          69,462  

Veresen, Inc.

     6,520          91,841  
       

 

 

 
          1,697,212  
       

 

 

 
          1,752,466  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 2.1%

 

Beverages - 0.1%

 

Diageo PLC

     680          22,745  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     820          94,898  
       

 

 

 
          117,643  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.3%

 

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1,500          85,259  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     330          51,724  

CVS Health Corp.

     615          47,564  

Jean Coutu Group PJC, Inc. (The) - Class A

     1,660          29,604  
       

 

 

 
          214,151  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.2%

 

General Mills, Inc.

     730          38,880  

Nestle SA (REG)

     480          40,692  

Salmar ASA

     1,310          37,985  

Sanderson Farms, Inc.

     170          25,078  

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

     555          35,132  
       

 

 

 
          177,767  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.5%

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     872          107,509  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     2,681          247,376  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     454          43,052  
       

 

 

 
          397,937  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.2%

 

Unilever NV

     2,420          144,073  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.8%

 

Altria Group, Inc. (d)

     1,988          126,039  

British American Tobacco PLC

     1,205          75,174  

Philip Morris International, Inc. (d)

     2,559          299,224  

Swedish Match AB

     4,622          164,906  
       

 

 

 
          665,343  
       

 

 

 
          1,716,914  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Real Estate - 1.3%

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.9%

 

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     26,500        $ 52,025  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     320          60,073  

Equity Residential

     2,535          170,225  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     717          55,661  

HCP, Inc.

     3,143          93,693  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     3,090          55,991  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     1,790          70,562  

Liberty Property Trust

     1,790          76,254  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     1,620          67,764  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     327          51,290  
       

 

 

 
          753,538  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.4%

 

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     600          106,315  

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     21,000          50,222  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     36,000          142,897  
       

 

 

 
          299,434  
       

 

 

 
          1,052,972  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

 

AT&T, Inc. (d)

     5,649          211,611  

BCE, Inc.

     2,091          99,531  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

     25,834          38,059  

BT Group PLC

     16,220          61,268  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. - Class SS

     48,000          62,072  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     1,300          64,720  

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     30,760          89,767  

Verizon Communications, Inc. (d)

     4,066          195,046  
       

 

 

 
          822,074  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

 

Tele2 AB - Class B

     7,920          92,228  

Vodafone Group PLC

     32,824          93,932  
       

 

 

 
          186,160  
       

 

 

 
          1,008,234  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 1.1%

 

Chemicals - 0.7%

 

Agrium, Inc. (Toronto)

     624          61,203  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     640          93,037  

Covestro AG (f)

     1,081          85,022  

Croda International PLC

     665          33,071  

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

     2,700          51,296  

Monsanto Co.

     1,020          119,544  

Orica Ltd.

     1,640          26,617  

Praxair, Inc.

     829          109,047  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) (d)

     128          43,427  
       

 

 

 
          622,264  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Containers & Packaging - 0.2%

 

Amcor Ltd./Australia

     4,620        $ 59,340  

International Paper Co.

     1,211          65,237  

Sealed Air Corp.

     442          19,616  
       

 

 

 
       144,193  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.2%

 

BHP Billiton Ltd.

     3,357          73,079  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     10,390          75,016  

Rio Tinto PLC

     470          22,829  
       

 

 

 
       170,924  
       

 

 

 
       937,381  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.1%

 

Electric Utilities - 0.6%

 

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     6,250          24,029  

Endesa SA

     5,041          121,800  

Enel SpA

     20,210          122,440  

Fortum Oyj

     4,104          73,700  

PG&E Corp.

     1,643          115,634  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     4,500          39,699  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. (e)

     11,300          45,757  
       

 

 

 
       543,059  
       

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%

 

AES Corp./VA

     7,893          87,139  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.4%

 

CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (d)

     1,936          57,344  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     728          61,349  

Engie SA

     6,770          113,046  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     950          61,959  
       

 

 

 
          293,698  
       

 

 

 
          923,896  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $23,502,112)

          24,167,510  
       

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS - 6.3%

 

Real Estate - 6.3%

 

Diversified REITs - 1.2%

 

Colony NorthStar, Inc.
7.15%

     16,400          419,840  

Gladstone Commercial Corp.
7.00%

     2,000          51,900  

Gramercy Property Trust
7.125%

     3,900          104,325  

PS Business Parks, Inc.
5.70%

     1,800          45,900  

PS Business Parks, Inc.
6.00%

     2,100          53,382  

VEREIT, Inc.
6.70%

     5,200          134,316  

Vornado Realty Trust
5.40%

     4,100          105,534  

Vornado Realty Trust Series K
5.70% (c)

     4,000          102,280  
       

 

 

 
       1,017,477  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.4%

 

Kimco Realty Corp.
5.125%

     5,550        $ 137,473  

Public Storage
5.05%

     2,000          50,300  

UMH Properties, Inc.
6.75%

     5,600          145,600  
       

 

 

 
       333,373  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 0.3%

 

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

       

Series A

       

7.125%

     4,300          110,596  

Senior Housing Properties Trust
6.25%

     3,000          80,970  

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.
5.45%

     1,500          38,040  
       

 

 

 
       229,606  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.9%

 

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
7.375%

     1,000          25,130  

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.
7.375%

     4,000          100,000  

Hersha Hospitality Trust
6.50% (c)

     2,300          59,133  

Hersha Hospitality Trust
6.875%

     3,000          76,800  

LaSalle Hotel Properties
6.30%

     2,400          60,888  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
6.375%

     800          20,504  

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
6.50%

     4,100          104,550  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
6.45%

     2,450          62,549  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.
7.875%

     1,500          38,145  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
6.45%

     1,425          37,064  

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
6.95%

     4,475          120,198  
       

 

 

 
       704,961  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 0.2%

 

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.
6.125%

     2,300          58,052  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
5.875%

     2,400          60,696  

STAG Industrial, Inc.
6.625%

     3,200          82,464  
       

 

 

 
       201,212  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Office REITs - 0.1%

 

Boston Properties, Inc.
5.25% (c)

     1,500        $ 39,150  
       

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
7.375%

     2,000          54,320  
       

 

 

 
       93,470  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Development - 0.1%

 

LaSalle Hotel Properties
6.375%

     2,450          62,708  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 0.7%

 

American Homes 4 Rent
6.35%

     8,675          230,668  

American Homes 4 Rent
6.50%

     2,600          70,200  

Apartment Investment & Management Co.
6.875%

     4,475          120,311  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
6.75%

     3,900          98,904  

Sun Communities, Inc.
7.125%

     1,300          33,176  
       

 

 

 
       553,259  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 1.4%

 

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
6.625% (c)

     1,300          32,474  

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
7.375% (c)

     3,800          92,986  

Cedar Realty Trust, Inc.
6.50%

     3,050          75,487  

DDR Corp.
6.375%

     3,200          84,608  

DDR Corp.
6.50%

     2,800          71,288  

DDR Corp.

       

Series K

       

6.25%

     1,400          35,700  

GGP, Inc.
6.375%

     1,100          27,830  

Kimco Realty Corp.

       

Series K

       

5.625%

     2,600          65,858  

National Retail Properties, Inc.
5.20% (c)

     1,900          47,063  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

       

Series E

       

5.70%

     4,525          115,433  

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
7.375%

     2,700          67,581  

Retail Properties of America, Inc.
7.00%

     3,800          97,090  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Saul Centers, Inc.
6.875%

     3,300        $ 84,150  

Taubman Centers, Inc.
6.25%

     2,800          70,728  

Taubman Centers, Inc.
6.50%

     1,300          32,955  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.
6.75%

     1,000          26,350  

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc.
7.125%

     3,875          99,181  

Washington Prime Group, Inc.
6.875%

     1,600          40,720  

Washington Prime Group, Inc.
7.50%

     600          15,240  
       

 

 

 
          1,182,722  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 1.0%

       

CoreSite Realty Corp.
7.25%

     3,350          85,743  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
5.25%

     2,000          49,520  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
6.35%

     6,725          181,709  

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc.
6.625% (c)

     3,800          103,930  

EPR Properties
6.625%

     3,400          86,428  

Public Storage
4.90% (c)

     8,000          198,400  

Public Storage
5.125%

     3,500          89,775  

Public Storage
5.375% (c)

     1,650          41,894  

Public Storage

       

Series W

       

5.20%

     700          17,892  
       

 

 

 
          855,291  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $5,160,734)

          5,234,079  
       

 

 

 

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
          

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 2.2%

       

Argentina - 0.2%

       

Argentine Bonos del Tesoro

       

21.20%, 9/19/18

   ARS 3,700          211,866  
       

 

 

 

Brazil - 0.7%

       

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series F

       

10.00%, 1/01/21

   BRL 1,867          608,610  
       

 

 

 

Dominican Republic - 0.6%

       

Dominican Republic International Bond

       

16.95%, 2/04/22 (f)

   DOP     19,700          517,332  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Sri Lanka - 0.3%

       

Sri Lanka Government Bonds

       

Series A

       

11.50%, 12/15/21-5/15/23

   LKR 32,000        $ 217,644  
       

 

 

 

Turkey - 0.4%

       

Turkey Government Bond

       

9.40%, 7/08/20

   TRY 541          150,539  

11.00%, 2/24/27

     530          159,218  
       

 

 

 
          309,757  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Treasuries
(cost $1,904,947)

          1,865,209  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS - 1.7%

       

Angola - 0.6%

       

Angolan Government International Bond

       

9.50%, 11/12/25 (f)

   U.S.$ 200          214,750  

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc./United States

       

Series F

       

Zero Coupon, 3/08/18 (f)

   EGP 5,000          258,273  
       

 

 

 
          473,023  
       

 

 

 

Argentina - 0.2%

       

Argentine Republic Government International Bond

       

6.875%, 1/26/27

   U.S.$ 137          147,481  
       

 

 

 

Ecuador - 0.2%

       

Ecuador Government International Bond

       

9.65%, 12/13/26 (f)

     200          209,750  
       

 

 

 

Ukraine - 0.6%

       

Ukraine Government International Bond

       

7.75%, 9/01/20 (f)

     501          522,793  
       

 

 

 

Venezuela - 0.1%

       

Venezuela Government International Bond

       

9.00%, 5/07/23 (f)

     107          38,932  

9.25%, 5/07/28 (f)

     67          23,810  
       

 

 

 
          62,742  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $1,377,358)

          1,415,789  
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 0.6%

       

Mexico - 0.3%

       

Mexican Bonos

       

Series M 20

       

10.00%, 12/05/24

   MXN 3,049          202,008  
       

 

 

 

South Africa - 0.3%

       

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

       

Series 2023

       

7.75%, 2/28/23

   ZAR 3,311          253,245  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $447,659)

        $ 455,253  
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.4%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.4%

       

Venezuela - 0.4%

       

Petroleos de Venezuela SA

       

5.50%, 4/12/37 (f)

   U.S.$ 1,150          346,438  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.2%

       

Investment Companies - 3.2%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government
Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.86% (a) (b) (g)
(cost $2,640,060)

     2,640,060          2,640,060  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities
Loaned - 98.8%
(cost $81,407,393)

          82,240,691  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED - 4.1%

       

Investment Companies - 4.1%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government
Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.86% (a) (b) (g)
(cost $3,367,316)

     3,367,316          3,367,316  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.9%
(cost $84,774,709) (h)

          85,608,007  

Other assets less liabilities - (2.9)%

          (2,388,031
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 83,219,976  
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
    Original
Value
     Value at
August 31,
2017
     Unrealized
Apprecation/

(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

                

10 Yr Australian Bond Futures

     15        September 2017      AUD 1,500     $ 1,561,794      $ 1,534,057      $ (27,737

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     4        September 2017      JPY       40,000       547,185        549,816        2,631  

Canadian 10 Yr Bond Futures

     12        December 2017      CAD 1,200       1,321,633        1,328,528        6,895  

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     10        September 2017      GBP 0     953,770        961,097        7,327  

Mini MSCI Emerging Markets Futures

     15        September 2017      USD 1       762,016        814,650        52,634  

TOPIX Index Futures

     6        September 2017      JPY 60       875,420        884,705        9,285  

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

     2        December 2017      USD 200       253,284        253,969        685  


Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
    Original
Value
     Value at
August 31,
2017
     Unrealized
Apprecation/

(Depreciation)
 

Sold Contracts

                

EURO STOXX 50 Index Futures

     15        September 2017      EUR 0   $ 615,225      $ 611,415      $ 3,810  

Mini MSCI EAFE Futures

     13        September 2017      USD 1       1,226,608        1,257,620        (31,012

Mini S&P TSX 60 Futures

     9        September 2017      CAD 0     323,700        321,081        2,619  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

     53        September 2017      USD 3       6,484,841        6,545,765        (60,924

S&P/TSX 60 Index Futures

     7        September 2017      CAD 1       995,434        998,919        (3,485

SPI 200 Futures

     22        September 2017      AUD           1       2,485,938        2,486,921        (983
                

 

 

 
                 $ (38,255
                

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   USD 176      PEN 576        9/15/17      $ 1,908  

Bank of America, NA

   USD 1,665      INR 108,104        9/15/17        24,232  

Barclays Bank PLC

   PHP 31,460      USD 632        9/15/17        18,008  

Barclays Bank PLC

   CNY 9,875      USD 1,445        9/15/17        (51,316

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,743      IDR     23,438,465        9/15/17        14,083  

BNP Paribas SA

   NZD 2,020      USD 1,518        9/15/17        67,984  

Citibank, NA

   COP 298,509      USD 97        9/15/17        (3,699

Citibank, NA

   KRW 129,024      USD 113        9/15/17        (1,512

Citibank, NA

   USD 377      CLP 250,759        9/15/17        23,542  

Credit Suisse International

   CLP 1,261,000      USD 1,879        9/15/17        (136,943

Credit Suisse International

   SEK 1,789      USD 207        9/15/17        (18,277

Credit Suisse International

   USD 876      COP     2,589,475        9/15/17        362  

Deutsche Bank AG

   BRL 1,362      USD 433        9/05/17        103  

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 402      BRL 1,362        9/05/17        30,752  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   KRW     1,066,160      USD 949        9/15/17        411  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   TWD 34,758      USD 1,156        9/15/17        835  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   SEK 5,798      USD 668        9/15/17        (61,977

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   BRL 1,362      USD 408        9/05/17        (24,831

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   BRL 578      USD 184        9/05/17        44  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   PEN 576      USD 174        9/15/17        (3,396

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 182      BRL 578        9/05/17        1,667  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 98      SEK 830        9/15/17        6,763  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 852      CAD 1,062        9/15/17        (1,012

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 1,249      EUR 1,108        9/15/17        70,915  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 433      BRL 1,362        9/05/17        (103

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 909      NOK 7,211        9/15/17        20,565  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY 42,729      USD 380        9/15/17        (8,385

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK 7,794      USD 927        9/15/17        (77,681

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF 1,094      USD 1,140        9/15/17        (1,643

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD 545      USD 436        9/15/17        2,342  


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ILS 368      USD 102        9/15/17      $ (476

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP 308      USD 397        9/15/17        (1,291

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD 195      USD 154        9/15/17        (2,289

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP 168      USD 218        9/15/17        1,489  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD 131      USD 104        9/15/17        (391

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD 118      USD 86        9/15/17        1,131  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD 115      USD 15        9/15/17        4  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD 91      USD 67        9/15/17        (243

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   DKK 61      USD 10        9/15/17        (67

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR 120      USD 141        9/15/17        (1,177

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 428      EUR 375        9/15/17        18,542  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 44      CHF 43        9/15/17        554  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 5      SGD 7        9/15/17        23  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 19      GBP 15        9/15/17        145  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 13      NOK 101        9/15/17        90  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 9      SEK 76        9/15/17        193  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 20      JPY 2,225        9/15/17        (105

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 15      HKD 115        9/15/17        (16

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 40      JPY 4,333        10/17/17        (254

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 255      GBP 196        9/15/17        (1,103

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 180      JPY 19,961        9/15/17        1,985  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 209      CAD 280        9/15/17        15,748  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 788      NZD 1,108        9/15/17        6,780  

UBS AG

   USD     730      MXN     13,496        9/15/17        23,679  
           

 

 

 
            $ (43,308
           

 

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description

   Counterparty      Contracts      Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
     Premiums
Received
     U.S. $ Value  

S&P 500 Index

     Goldman Sachs International        2,000      USD 2,455.00        September 2017      USD 2      $ 58,908      $ (48,011

Euro STOXX 50 Index

     Deutsche Bank AG        390      EUR 3,450.00        September 2017      EUR 0        24,168        (9,604

Nikkei 225 Index

     Deutsche Bank AG        4,000      JPY 19,500.00        September 2017      JPY 4        8,663        (8,431

FTSE 100 Index

     Deutsche Bank AG        80      GBP 7,425.00        September 2017      GBP     0        5,192        (5,639
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  $ 96,931      $ (71,685
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 


PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description

   Counterparty    Contracts      Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
     Premiums
Received
     U.S. $ Value  

S&P 500 Index

   Goldman Sachs International      2,000      USD 2,455.00        September 2017      USD 2      $ 71,000      $ (19,233

Euro STOXX 50 Index

   Deutsche Bank AG      390      EUR 3,450.00        September 2017      EUR 0        33,948        (23,090

Nikkei 225 Index

   Deutsche Bank AG      4,000      JPY 19,500.00        September 2017      JPY 4        10,077        (3,118

FTSE 100 Index

   Deutsche Bank AG      80      GBP     7,425.00        September 2017      GBP     0        6,954        (5,864
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 
                  $ 121,979      $ (51,305
                 

 

 

    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                  

Rate Type

           

Clearing Broker

/(Exchange) &

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
    

Payments

made

by the

Fund

  

Payments

received

by the

Fund

  

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

     

USD

     310        8/21/20      3 Month LIBOR    1.620%    Quarterly/Semi-Annual    $ 50  

USD

     1,050        1/10/22      3 Month LIBOR    1.941%    Quarterly/Semi-Annual      10,319  

EUR

     990        1/10/22      0.107%    6 Month EURIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (2,810

JPY

     5,260        1/14/25      0.478%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (1,289

JPY

     10,450        2/06/25      0.548%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (3,041

USD

     310        2/11/25      3 Month LIBOR    2.083%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      3,142  

CHF

     20        9/02/25      0.256%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (502

CHF

     140        10/02/25      0.210%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (2,710

NZD

     210        11/19/25      3 Month BKBM    3.610%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      7,978  

CHF

     170        11/19/25      0.048%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (337

USD

     60        11/19/25      3 Month LIBOR    2.202%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      1,320  

SEK

     80        1/12/26      3 Month STIBOR    1.470%    Quarterly/ Annual      517  

NZD

     90        2/03/26      3 Month BKBM    3.375%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      1,699  

JPY

     8,540        4/04/26      0.144%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      54  

USD

     100        4/04/26      3 Month LIBOR    1.687%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (2,140

CHF

     100        6/09/26      0.210%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      2,744  


                  

Rate Type

           

Clearing Broker

/(Exchange) &

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
    

Payments

made

by the

Fund

  

Payments

received

by the

Fund

  

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     40        8/19/26      3 Month LIBOR    1.466%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual    $ (1,898

USD

     270        9/26/26      3 Month LIBOR    1.489%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (11,493

USD

     140        10/11/26      3 Month LIBOR    1.613%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (4,484

USD

     160        10/13/26      3 Month LIBOR    1.633%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (4,841

CHF

     250        12/28/26      0.193%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (1,785

NZD

     240        12/28/26      3 Month BKBM    3.580%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      7,127  

USD

     160        12/28/26      3 Month LIBOR    2.491%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      6,337  

JPY

     18,420        12/29/26      0.255%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (1,023

USD

     310        2/06/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.420%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      9,907  

USD

     640        2/16/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.434%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      21,028  

USD

     420        2/27/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.380%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      11,637  

GBP

     290        2/28/27      1.159%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (2,213

JPY

     35,680        3/02/27      0.248%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (2,296

NZD

     480        3/02/27      3 Month BKBM    3.455%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      13,658  

CHF

     350        3/02/27      0.038%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      3,006  

USD

     340        3/02/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.355%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      11,613  

USD

     420        3/07/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.490%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      19,519  

USD

     140        3/13/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.580%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      7,637  

USD

     160        3/16/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.590%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      8,852  

USD

     180        3/22/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.488%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      8,198  

EUR

     150        3/24/27      6 Month EURIBOR    0.829%    Semi-Annual/ Annual      2,323  

USD

     200        3/29/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.365%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      6,773  

GBP

     340        3/30/27      1.187%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (4,756

JPY

     19,640        4/03/27      0.264%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (1,463

NOK

     10,190        4/03/27      6 Month NIBOR    1.909%    Semi-Annual/ Annual      12,807  

CHF

     280        4/03/27      0.133%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      29  

NZD

     260        4/03/27      3 Month BKBM    3.410%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      6,378  

USD

     210        4/03/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.428%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      8,291  

USD

     260        4/04/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.421%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      10,108  


                  

Rate Type

           

Clearing Broker

/(Exchange) &

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
    

Payments

made

by the

Fund

  

Payments

received

by the

Fund

  

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     150        4/07/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.374%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual    $ 5,150  

USD

     280        4/21/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.197%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      4,899  

GBP

     300        4/25/27      1.131%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (1,745

JPY

     17,650        4/27/27      0.238%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (852

SEK

     7,270        4/27/27      3 Month STIBOR    1.108%    Quarterly/ Annual      4,412  

NOK

     4,090        4/27/27      6 Month NIBOR    1.935%    Semi-Annual/ Annual      5,856  

CHF

     430        4/27/27      0.150%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (328

NZD

     330        4/27/27      3 Month BKBM    3.370%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      7,043  

USD

     310        4/27/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.326%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      9,058  

USD

     150        4/28/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.330%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      4,435  

EUR

     230        5/05/27      6 Month EURIBOR    0.790%    Semi-Annual/ Annual      1,874  

USD

     290        5/16/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.278%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      6,996  

USD

     470        5/31/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.225%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      8,863  

GBP

     350        6/02/27      1.146%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (2,228

EUR

     210        6/02/27      6 Month EURIBOR    0.762%    Semi-Annual/ Annual      491  

AUD

     640        6/05/27      2.683%    6 Month BBSW    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      4,810  

SEK

     4,920        6/07/27      3 Month STIBOR    1.015%    Quarterly/ Annual      (4,173

USD

     360        6/07/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.148%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      2,980  

NZD

     200        6/07/27      3 Month BKBM    3.198%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      1,130  

USD

     450        6/20/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.144%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      3,256  

USD

     290        6/30/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.219%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      4,029  

USD

     170        7/03/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.271%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      3,140  

USD

     240        7/11/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.379%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      6,758  

CAD

     1,520        7/27/27      3 Month CDOR    2.273%    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      15,301  

JPY

     67,730        7/31/27      0.271%    6 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Semi-Annual      (4,481

EUR

     660        7/31/27      0.921%    6 Month EURIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (11,893

CHF

     430        7/31/27      0.308%    6 Month LIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      (5,667

USD

     620        8/08/27      3 Month LIBOR    2.280%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      11,203  


                  

Rate Type

           

Clearing Broker

/(Exchange) &

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
    

Payments

made

by the

Fund

  

Payments

received

by the

Fund

  

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     220        8/21/45      3 Month LIBOR    2.630%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual    $ 10,920  

USD

     70        9/04/45      3 Month LIBOR    2.708%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      5,330  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 250,537  
                 

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

                  

Rate Type

           

Clearing
Broker

/(Exchange) &

Notional Amount (000)

     Termination
Date
    

Payments

made

by the

Fund

  

Payments

received

by the

Fund

  

Payment

Frequency

Paid/Received

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deutsche Bank AG

        

USD

     1,920        10/01/20      1.273%    CPI#    Annual/ Annual    $ 38,389  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

        

USD

     400        11/10/21      1.896%    CPI#    Annual/ Annual      (36
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 38,353  
                 

 

 

 

 

# Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

 

Counterparty &

Referenced Obligation

   # of Shares
or Units
     Rate Paid/
Received
    Payment
Frequency
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Maturity
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Receive Total Return on Reference Obligation

                

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

                

MS Global Equity Long Index

     178,631       
FedFundEffective
55
 
 
    Maturity      $ 18,246        9/29/17      $ 32,844  

Pay Total Return on Reference Obligation

                

Bank of America, NA

                

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     2,900,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        2,900        3/20/18        (16,810

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     5,760,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        5,760        3/20/18        (69,156

Citibank, NA

                

Market Vectors Emerging Mkts Local ETF

     134,078       
LIBOR Minus
0.40
 
 
    Maturity        2,538        8/15/15        (62,967

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     2,830,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        2,830        3/20/18        (19,172

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     3,910,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        3,910        3/20/18        (35,809

Market Vectors Emerging Mkts Local ETF

     21,103       
LIBOR Minus
0.15%
 
 
    Maturity        400        6/15/18        (9,149

Market Vectors Emerging Mkts Local ETF

     18,096       
LIBOR Minus
0.15%
 
 
    Maturity        340        6/15/18        (11,109


Counterparty &

Referenced Obligation

   # of Shares
or Units
     Rate Paid/
Received
    Payment
Frequency
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Maturity
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Market Vectors Emerging Mkts Local ETF

     22,860       
LIBOR Minus
0.15%
 
 
    Maturity      $ 429        6/15/18      $ (13,669

Market Vectors Emerging Mkts Local ETF

     62,782       
LIBOR Minus
0.40
 
 
    Maturity        1,198        8/15/18        (20,106

Goldman Sachs International

                

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     650,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        650        3/20/18        (391

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     1,370,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        1,370        3/20/18        (13,202

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

                

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     300,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        300        3/20/18        733  

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     640,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        640        3/20/18        (5,556

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     540,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        540        3/20/18        (7,799

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

                

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

     1,170,000        LIBOR       Quarterly        1,170        3/20/18        (15,543
                

 

 

 
                 $ (266,861
                

 

 

 

 

* Notional amount less than 500.
(a) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618.
(b) Affiliated investments.
(c) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(d) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for open futures contracts.
(e) Non-income producing security.
(f) 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 August 31, 2017, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,272,261 or 2.7% of net assets.
(g) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(h) As of August 31, 2017, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $2,793,274 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,923,590), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $869,684.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

ARS    -    Argentine Peso
AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CLP    -    Chilean Peso
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
COP    -    Colombian Peso
DKK    -    Danish Krone
DOP    -    Dominican Peso
EGP    -    Egyptian Pound


EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
IDR    -    Indonesian Rupiah
ILS    -    Israeli Shekel
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
LKR    -    Sri Lankan Rupee
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
PEN    -    Peruvian Sol
PHP    -    Philippine Peso
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TRY    -    Turkish Lira
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand

Glossary:

 

BBSW    -    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australia)
BKBM    -    Bank Bill Benchmark (New Zealand)
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CDOR    -    Canadian Dealer Offered Rate
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
EAFE    -    Europe, Australia, and Far East
ETF    -    Exchange Traded Fund
ETN    -    Exchange Traded Note
EURIBOR    -    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FTSE    -    Financial Times Stock Exchange
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
MSCI    -    Morgan Stanley Capital International
NIBOR    -    Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate
REG    -    Registered Shares
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
SPI    -    Share Price Index
STIBOR    -    Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate
TOPIX    -    Tokyo Price Index
TSX    -    Toronto Stock Exchange

The following table represents the 50 largest equity basket holdings underlying the total return swap with MS (Morgan Stanley) Global Equity Long Index as of August 31, 2017.

 

Security Description

   Shares      Market Value
as of 8/31/17
     Percent of
Basket’s Net
Assets
 

MS Global Equity Long Index

        

Royal Dutch Shell PLC

     30,512      $ 85,087,280        16.2

British American Tobacco PLC

     12,394        77,325,367        14.7

Nice Ltd.

     6,937        53,876,427        10.3

Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC

     129,416        53,803,809        10.3


Security Description

   Shares      Market Value
as of 8/31/17
     Percent of
Basket’s Net
Assets
 

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     5,527      $ 52,808,431        10.1

Croda International PLC

     6,835        33,952,643        6.5

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     65,043        31,987,776        6.1

G4S PLC

     73,532        27,302,938        5.2

WPP PLC

     14,132        25,888,075        4.9

Diageo PLC

     7,037        23,604,235        4.5

IG Group Holdings PLC

     23,656        19,660,499        3.8

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     10,290        1,203,266        0.2

Oracle Corp.

     20,356        1,024,535        0.2

Microsoft Corp.

     13,401        1,002,018        0.2

Apple, Inc.

     5,937        973,692        0.2

Raytheon Co.

     5,276        960,338        0.2

Marsh & McLennan Cos, Inc.

     12,019        938,447        0.2

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     4,234        842,196        0.2

RELX NV

     37,163        781,092        0.2

FNF Group

     15,753        759,907        0.2

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     44,650        750,986        0.2

Anthem, Inc.

     3,552        696,355        0.1

Oracle Corp. Japan

     9,044        668,469        0.1

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

     5,936        664,008        0.1

Royal Bank of Canada

     8,821        656,259        0.1

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.

     499,791        645,184        0.1

Amadeus IT Group SA

     10,323        642,612        0.1

Merck & Co, Inc.

     10,012        639,383        0.1

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

     11,699        637,801        0.1

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     13,104        633,665        0.1

Total System Services, Inc.

     9,073        627,146        0.1

Amcor Ltd./Australia

     47,800        615,827        0.1

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     98,956        606,307        0.1

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     17,741        605,132        0.1

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     7,144        591,703        0.1

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     6,223        578,223        0.1

Comcast Corp.

     14,191        576,317        0.1

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     7,890        571,073        0.1

Aena SA

     2,897        563,745        0.1


Security Description

   Shares      Market Value
as of 8/31/17
     Percent of
Basket’s Net
Assets
 

Altria Group, Inc.

     8,839      $ 560,381        0.1

Aetna, Inc.

     3,468        546,964        0.1

Pfizer, Inc.

     16,006        542,939        0.1

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     11,804        536,838        0.1

Sherwin-Williams Co (The)

     1,571        533,055        0.1

Sanofi

     5,348        524,758        0.1

Covestro AG

     6,577        518,649        0.1

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     111,903        508,204        0.1

DNB ASA

     25,882        502,659        0.1

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     3,336        499,914        0.1

HUGO BOSS AG

     5,747        490,146        0.1

Other

     366,900        13,287,774        2.5
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 524,805,447        100.0
     

 

 

    

 

 

 


AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB All Market Income Portfolio

August 31, 2017 (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 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 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.

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.

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.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of August 31, 2017:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Investment Companies

   $ 46,116,353     $ – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $ 46,116,353  

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

     3,716,886       699,955       – 0  –      4,416,841  

Financials

     1,838,600       2,141,364       – 0  –      3,979,964  

Consumer Discretionary

     1,559,448       2,140,928       – 0  –      3,700,376  

Health Care

     1,667,331       758,908       – 0  –      2,426,239  

Industrials

     1,310,520       941,707       – 0  –      2,252,227  

Energy

     1,020,608       731,858       – 0  –      1,752,466  

Consumer Staples

     1,103,028       613,886       – 0  –      1,716,914  

Real Estate

     701,513       351,459       – 0  –      1,052,972  

Telecommunication Services

     606,319       401,915       – 0  –      1,008,234  

Materials

     511,111       426,270       – 0  –      937,381  

Utilities

     383,425       540,471       – 0  –      923,896  

Preferred Stocks

     5,234,079       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,234,079  

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      1,865,209       – 0  –      1,865,209  

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

     – 0  –      1,415,789       – 0  –      1,415,789  


Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Governments - Treasuries

   $ – 0  –    $ 455,253     $ – 0  –    $ 455,253  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      346,438       – 0  –      346,438  

Short-Term Investments

     2,640,060       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,640,060  

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

     3,367,316       – 0  –      – 0  –      3,367,316  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     71,776,597       13,831,410       – 0  –      85,608,007  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     65,464       20,422       – 0  –      85,886  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      354,879       – 0  –      354,879  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      330,985       – 0  –      330,985  

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      38,389       – 0  –      38,389  

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      33,577       – 0  –      33,577  

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (123,158     (983     – 0  –      (124,141

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (398,187     – 0  –      (398,187

Call Options Written

     – 0  –      (71,685     – 0  –      (71,685

Put Options Written

     – 0  –      (51,305     – 0  –      (51,305

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (80,448     – 0  –      (80,448

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (36     – 0  –      (36

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      (300,438     – 0  –      (300,438
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     71,718,903     $     13,706,580     $             – 0  –    $     85,425,483  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include options written which are valued at market value.
(b) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

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

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee 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 compare 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).

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market  Value
11/30/16
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/17
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market

   $ 1,099      $ 35,371      $ 33,830      $ 2,640      $ 8  

Government Money Market*

     0        14,738        11,371        3,367        4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Asia Ex-Japan Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 97.9%

       

Information Technology - 32.1%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 8.7%

       

FIT Hon Teng Ltd. (a)(b)

     51,600        $ 44,111  

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

     8,000          31,240  

Kingboard Chemical Holdings Ltd.

     16,000          87,462  

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

     840          162,925  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

     520          85,503  

Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.

     7,500          59,182  

Tripod Technology Corp.

     15,000          56,333  
       

 

 

 
          526,756  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 7.6%

       

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) (b)

     1,100          188,914  

NetEase, Inc. (ADR)

     240          66,202  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     5,000          210,398  
       

 

 

 
          465,514  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.7%

       

Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. (a)

     69,000          91,687  

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     26,000          101,062  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     19,000          136,753  

Winbond Electronics Corp.

     19,000          14,619  
       

 

 

 
          344,121  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 10.1%

       

Pegatron Corp.

     30,000          94,783  

Quanta Computer, Inc.

     6,000          13,692  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     181          372,590  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference Shares)

     79          132,260  
       

 

 

 
          613,325  
       

 

 

 
          1,949,716  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 28.5%

       

Banks - 21.3%

       

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. - Class H

     312,000          147,192  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     29,000          28,528  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     33,000          168,597  

China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd. - Class H

     78,000          51,625  

China Construction Bank Corp. - Class H

     145,000          127,572  

Dah Sing Financial Holdings Ltd.

     7,600          55,175  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     7,600          115,792  

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     5,930          257,895  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     6,567          30,822  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     5,070          249,437  

State Bank of India

     13,750          60,020  
       

 

 

 
          1,292,655  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.0%

       

China Everbright Ltd.

     26,000          59,454  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.7%

       

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

     28,000          45,114  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 5.5%

       

Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.

     1,060          70,747  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

New China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. - Class H

     17,100        $ 109,807  

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. - Class H

     82,000          154,483  
       

 

 

 
          335,037  
       

 

 

 
          1,732,260  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.5%

       

Auto Components - 1.9%

       

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

     2,250          118,008  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.7%

       

Tata Motors Ltd. (b)

     4,420          26,136  

Tata Motors Ltd. - Class A (b)

     4,830          16,574  
       

 

 

 
          42,710  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.0%

       

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (Sponsored ADR) (b)

     720          58,860  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7%

       

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     7,000          44,107  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.6%

       

Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd.

     80,166          37,265  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.0%

       

I-CABLE Communications Ltd. (b)

     8,476          298  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.0%

       

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd.

     27,200          28,149  

Luk Fook Holdings International Ltd.

     9,000          30,879  
       

 

 

 
          59,028  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.6%

       

Li Ning Co., Ltd. (b)

     119,000          88,303  

Luthai Textile Co., Ltd. - Class B

     16,500          18,501  

Welspun India Ltd.

     11,300          13,659  

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     8,500          36,871  
       

 

 

 
          157,334  
       

 

 

 
          517,610  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 6.8%

       

Real Estate Management & Development - 6.8%

       

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

     17,000          149,597  

China Resources Land Ltd.

     14,000          43,890  

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

     74,000          41,695  

Times Property Holdings Ltd.

     23,000          19,648  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     10,000          95,396  

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

     8,000          59,940  
       

 

 

 
          410,166  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 6.4%

       

Chemicals - 1.5%

       

Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.

     1,340          93,831  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.3%

       

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. - Class H

     21,000          78,582  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Metals & Mining - 3.6%

       

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. - Class H

     17,000        $ 29,594  

POSCO

     460          139,813  

Vedanta Ltd.

     9,680          46,867  
       

 

 

 
          216,274  
       

 

 

 
          388,687  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 5.3%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.2%

       

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. (b)

     145,000          210,652  

KT Corp.

     1,560          43,175  
       

 

 

 
          253,827  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

       

XL Axiata Tbk PT (b)

     242,750          65,546  
       

 

 

 
          319,373  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 3.4%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%

       

E-MART, Inc.

     360          71,683  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 2.2%

       

China Agri-Industries Holdings Ltd.

     51,000          23,896  

WH Group Ltd. (a)

     107,000          112,152  
       

 

 

 
          136,048  
       

 

 

 
          207,731  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 2.6%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.6%

       

PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class H

     118,000          75,609  

Petronet LNG Ltd.

     13,000          45,836  

S-Oil Corp.

     330          36,842  
       

 

 

 
          158,287  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 2.3%

       

Airlines - 1.3%

       

Air China Ltd. - Class H

     52,000          46,381  

China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. - Class H

     40,000          31,320  
       

 

 

 
          77,701  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.5%

       

China Railway Group Ltd. - Class H

     37,000          29,665  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.4%

       

Sinotruk Hong Kong Ltd.

     22,500          24,953  
       

 

 

 

Marine - 0.1%

       

COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co., Ltd. - Class H

     14,000          8,004  
       

 

 

 
          140,323  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 2.0%

       

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.3%

       

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd. - Class H

     31,900          78,517  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Pharmaceuticals - 0.7%

       

China Resources Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (a)

     35,200        $ 43,678  
       

 

 

 
          122,195  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 97.9%
(cost $4,534,964) (c)

          5,946,348  

Other assets less liabilities - 2.1%

          127,633  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 6,073,981  
       

 

 

 

 

(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 August 31, 2017, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $291,628 or 4.8% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) As of August 31, 2017, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $1,453,359 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(41,975), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $1,411,384.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

 

Glossary:      
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1

August 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

  38.4%       

China

  28.1%       

South Korea

  13.1%       

Hong Kong

  12.8%       

Taiwan

  4.0%       

India

  2.0%       

Singapore

  1.6%       

Indonesia

 

 

      
  100.0%       

 

 

      

 

1 All data are as of August 31, 2017. The Fund’s country breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.


AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Asia Ex-Japan Equity Portfolio

August 31, 2017 (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 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)

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of August 31, 2017:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

   $ 299,227     $ 1,650,489     $ – 0  –    $ 1,949,716  

Financials

     – 0  –      1,732,260       – 0  –      1,732,260  

Consumer Discretionary

     89,739       427,871       – 0  –      517,610  

Real Estate

     – 0  –      410,166       – 0  –      410,166  

Materials

     – 0  –      388,687       – 0  –      388,687  

Telecommunication Services

     – 0  –      319,373       – 0  –      319,373  

Consumer Staples

     – 0  –      207,731       – 0  –      207,731  

Energy

     – 0  –      158,287       – 0  –      158,287  

Industrials

     – 0  –      140,323       – 0  –      140,323  

Health Care

     – 0  –      122,195       – 0  –      122,195  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     388,966       5,557,382 †      – 0  –      5,946,348  

Other Financial Instruments*

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total^

   $     388,966     $     5,557,382     $     – 0  –    $     5,946,348  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

A significant portion of the Fund’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.
* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
^ There were no transfers between any levels 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.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee 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 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 process 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).


AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Small Cap Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

August 31, 2017 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.1%

 

Industrials - 21.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense - 1.6%

 

Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)

     28,690        $ 2,450,126  

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (a)

     164,440          1,381,296  
       

 

 

 
          3,831,422  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 1.5%

 

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (a)

     62,900          1,444,184  

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

     30,420          2,032,056  
       

 

 

 
          3,476,240  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.3%

 

SkyWest, Inc.

     88,410          3,067,827  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.6%

 

ABM Industries, Inc.

     46,080          2,047,334  

Knoll, Inc.

     126,760          2,288,018  

Viad Corp.

     33,200          1,824,340  
       

 

 

 
          6,159,692  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 2.6%

 

AECOM (a)

     76,280          2,555,380  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     29,770          1,644,197  

Tutor Perini Corp. (a)

     70,480          1,843,052  
       

 

 

 
          6,042,629  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 3.4%

 

EnerSys

     42,267          2,709,315  

General Cable Corp.

     174,210          2,952,859  

Regal Beloit Corp.

     29,850          2,250,690  
       

 

 

 
          7,912,864  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 4.7%

 

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY

     66,558          2,198,411  

Oshkosh Corp.

     44,350          3,308,510  

SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)

     73,640          2,464,731  

Terex Corp.

     81,050          3,124,477  
       

 

 

 
          11,096,129  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 1.1%

 

TrueBlue, Inc. (a)

     127,078          2,598,745  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 2.3%

 

Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. - Class A (a)

     139,000          3,337,390  

Saia, Inc. (a)

     34,779          1,966,753  
       

 

 

 
          5,304,143  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.7%

 

MRC Global, Inc. (a)

     103,860          1,637,872  
       

 

 

 
          51,127,563  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Financials - 20.5%

 

Banks - 14.8%

 

1st Source Corp.

     49,650        $ 2,317,166  

Associated Banc-Corp.

     146,380          3,205,722  

Customers Bancorp, Inc. (a)

     91,020          2,564,944  

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.

     175,910          2,218,225  

Fulton Financial Corp.

     146,350          2,553,808  

Hope Bancorp, Inc.

     175,351          2,830,165  

Independent Bank Group, Inc.

     49,710          2,766,362  

Sterling Bancorp/DE

     165,790          3,721,985  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     60,410          2,544,469  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     48,590          3,607,807  

Webster Financial Corp.

     72,840          3,400,171  

Zions Bancorporation

     67,433          2,944,125  
       

 

 

 
          34,674,949  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.7%

 

First American Financial Corp.

     32,280          1,583,657  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     44,830          2,259,432  

State Auto Financial Corp.

     49,820          1,232,547  

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     25,970          1,302,395  
       

 

 

 
          6,378,031  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 3.0%

 

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     84,951          3,319,885  

HomeStreet, Inc. (a)

     74,100          1,871,025  

WSFS Financial Corp.

     41,530          1,856,391  
       

 

 

 
          7,047,301  
       

 

 

 
          48,100,281  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 19.0%

 

Communications Equipment - 2.8%

 

Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)

     159,240          1,820,113  

Infinera Corp. (a) (b)

     176,130          1,490,060  

Mitel Networks Corp. (a)

     167,297          1,361,798  

NETGEAR, Inc. (a)

     40,249          1,931,952  
       

 

 

 
          6,603,923  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.5%

 

Anixter International, Inc. (a)

     37,945          2,800,341  

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

     149,470          2,955,022  
       

 

 

 
          5,755,363  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 5.5%

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     71,030          2,422,833  

Convergys Corp.

     111,200          2,613,200  

CSG Systems International, Inc.

     68,314          2,644,435  

Unisys Corp. (a) (b)

     256,290          1,986,248  

Virtusa Corp. (a)

     43,270          1,571,566  

WNS Holdings Ltd. (ADR) (a)

     44,330          1,551,550  
       

 

 

 
          12,789,832  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.0%

 

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (b)

     115,348        $ 1,579,114  

FormFactor, Inc. (a)

     97,900          1,478,290  

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)

     60,210          1,487,789  

Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a)

     152,310          2,898,460  

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp. (a) (b)

     132,130          1,506,282  

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)

     30,760          1,444,182  

Photronics, Inc. (a)

     170,540          1,347,266  
       

 

 

 
          11,741,383  
       

 

 

 

Software - 2.0%

 

A10 Networks, Inc. (a)

     241,630          1,582,676  

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     80,580          3,199,026  
       

 

 

 
          4,781,702  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.2%

 

NCR Corp. (a)

     77,270          2,822,673  
       

 

 

 
          44,494,876  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 12.7%

 

Auto Components - 2.1%

 

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (a)

     21,354          2,147,785  

Dana, Inc.

     118,440          2,850,851  
       

 

 

 
          4,998,636  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.3%

 

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)

     35,500          362,100  

Sotheby’s (a)

     61,310          2,750,980  
       

 

 

 
          3,113,080  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.1%

 

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     144,670          2,460,837  

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)

     44,170          2,517,690  
       

 

 

 
          4,978,527  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.1%

 

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.

     84,760          2,479,230  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.8%

 

FTD Cos., Inc. (a)

     139,650          1,869,913  
       

 

 

 

Media - 2.2%

 

Regal Entertainment Group - Class A (b)

     166,400          2,457,728  

Scholastic Corp.

     70,100          2,764,043  
       

 

 

 
          5,221,771  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.3%

 

Caleres, Inc.

     81,290          2,193,204  

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

     13,308          1,412,644  

Citi Trends, Inc.

     97,490          1,767,494  
       

 

 

 
          5,373,342  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%

 

Crocs, Inc. (a)

     198,210        $ 1,770,015  
       

 

 

 
          29,804,514  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 6.7%

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 6.7%

 

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     125,880          1,683,016  

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     70,708          2,732,157  

Gramercy Property Trust

     116,570          3,550,722  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     185,740          1,911,265  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     131,250          2,929,500  

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     93,010          1,223,081  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     57,700          1,615,023  
       

 

 

 
          15,644,764  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 6.0%

 

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.8%

 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

     102,920          645,308  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     57,310          1,246,493  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     90,070          1,438,418  

RPC, Inc. (b)

     166,260          3,227,107  
       

 

 

 
          6,557,326  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.2%

 

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a)

     255,360          1,864,128  

QEP Resources, Inc. (a)

     246,930          1,864,321  

SM Energy Co.

     116,850          1,561,116  

SRC Energy, Inc. (a)

     274,320          2,164,385  
       

 

 

 
          7,453,950  
       

 

 

 
          14,011,276  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 4.5%

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.0%

 

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     44,130          2,557,333  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     43,030          2,753,920  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     9,570          1,671,688  
       

 

 

 
          6,982,941  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.5%

 

ICON PLC (a)

     32,172          3,647,983  
       

 

 

 
          10,630,924  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.0%

 

Chemicals - 1.6%

 

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

     32,150          691,225  

Trinseo SA

     45,455          3,040,939  
       

 

 

 
          3,732,164  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.4%

 

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     244,600          3,192,030  
       

 

 

 
          6,924,194  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Utilities - 2.6%

 

Electric Utilities - 2.6%

 

PNM Resources, Inc.

     86,480        $ 3,666,752  

Portland General Electric Co.

     49,080          2,331,791  
       

 

 

 
       5,998,543  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 1.3%

 

Beverages - 1.3%

 

Cott Corp.

     195,970          2,974,825  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $221,663,903)

 

       229,711,760  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0%

 

Investment Companies - 1.0%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.86% (c) (d) (e)
(cost $2,461,596)

     2,461,596          2,461,596  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.1%
(cost $224,125,499)

 

       232,173,356  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 4.6%

 

Investment Companies - 4.6%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.86% (c) (d) (e)
(cost $10,679,768)

     10,679,768          10,679,768  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 103.7%
(cost $234,805,267) (f)

 

       242,853,124  

Other assets less liabilities - (3.7)%

 

       (8,637,768
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

     $ 234,215,356  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) 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.
(f) As of August 31, 2017, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $22,986,916 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(14,939,059), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $8,047,857.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Small Cap Value Portfolio

August 31, 2017 (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)

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.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of August 31, 2017:

 

Investments in Securities:

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

             

Common Stocks (a)

     $ 229,711,760      $ –0  –     $ –0  –     $ 229,711,760  

Short-Term Investments

       2,461,596        –0  –       –0  –       2,461,596  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities

Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

       10,679,768        –0  –       –0  –       10,679,768  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       242,853,124        –0  –       –0  –       242,853,124  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total (c)

     $     242,853,124      $     –0  –     $     –0  –     $     242,853,124  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

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


The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee 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 compare 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).

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended August 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market  Value
11/30/16
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
8/31/17
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market

   $ 6,452      $ 101,547      $ 105,537      $ 2,462      $ 20  

Government Money Market*

     978        41,018        31,316        10,680        28  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     7,430      $     142,565      $     136,853      $     13,142      $     48  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


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): AB Cap Fund, Inc.
By:   /s/    Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   October 23, 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:   October 23, 2017
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   October 23, 2017