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AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB FlexFee US Thematic Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 93.0%

       

Information Technology - 19.5%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.8%

       

Lumentum Holdings, Inc. (a)

     12,248        $ 692,502  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.8%

       

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     7,430          647,896  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 3.2%

       

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     16,880          2,636,487  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.6%

       

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     10,214          1,219,654  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     10,206          1,382,811  

NVIDIA Corp.

     6,323          1,135,358  
       

 

 

 
          3,737,823  
       

 

 

 

Software - 8.1%

       

Microsoft Corp.

     16,786          1,979,741  

New Relic, Inc. (a)

     9,070          895,209  

Proofpoint, Inc. (a)

     8,319          1,010,176  

SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc. (a)

     30,535          876,965  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     11,732          1,857,997  
       

 

 

 
          6,620,088  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.0%

       

Apple, Inc.

     8,736          1,659,403  
       

 

 

 
          15,994,199  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 16.1%

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 6.3%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     20,270          1,620,384  

Danaher Corp.

     17,133          2,261,899  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     12,088          1,332,097  
       

 

 

 
          5,214,380  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.7%

       

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     5,679          1,404,190  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 1.3%

       

Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)

     14,564          1,066,667  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 5.4%

       

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.-Class A (a)

     6,170          1,886,046  

Bruker Corp.

     37,555          1,443,614  

ICON PLC (a)

     8,180          1,117,224  
       

 

 

 
          4,446,884  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.4%

       

Johnson & Johnson

     8,172          1,142,364  
       

 

 

 
          13,274,485  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 15.6%

       

Auto Components - 1.9%

       

Aptiv PLC

     19,543          1,553,473  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Diversified Consumer Services - 2.5%

       

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     16,299        $ 2,071,766  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 5.6%

       

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

     7,379          1,346,299  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     1,318          2,347,028  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

     13,438          903,302  
       

 

 

 
          4,596,629  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 3.6%

       

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     7,356          1,411,543  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     4,429          1,544,525  
       

 

 

 
          2,956,068  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.0%

       

VF Corp.

     18,922          1,644,511  
       

 

 

 
          12,822,447  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 10.6%

       

Banks - 1.5%

       

Credicorp Ltd.

     5,208          1,249,660  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 7.2%

       

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     40,267          1,721,817  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     22,407          1,706,069  

MSCI, Inc.-Class A

     12,273          2,440,363  
       

 

 

 
          5,868,249  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.9%

       

Aflac, Inc.

     31,697          1,584,850  
       

 

 

 
          8,702,759  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 8.1%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.5%

       

Hexcel Corp.

     18,275          1,263,899  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 3.8%

       

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     7,034          1,234,186  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Sponsored ADR)

     66,206          1,858,402  
       

 

 

 
          3,092,588  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.8%

       

Xylem, Inc./NY

     28,909          2,284,968  
       

 

 

 
          6,641,455  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 5.6%

       

Electric Utilities - 2.1%

       

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     8,817          1,704,502  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 3.5%

       

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     16,117          1,680,359  

Aqua America, Inc.

     34,321          1,250,657  
       

 

 

 
          2,931,016  
       

 

 

 
          4,635,518  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Staples - 5.2%

       

Food Products - 2.3%

       

Nestle SA (Sponsored ADR)

     19,589        $ 1,867,224  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 1.4%

       

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     11,327          1,178,574  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.5%

       

Unilever PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     21,070          1,216,160  
       

 

 

 
          4,261,958  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 4.8%

       

Entertainment - 2.1%

       

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     15,745          1,748,167  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 2.7%

       

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     1,848          2,168,277  
       

 

 

 
          3,916,444  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 3.4%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.4%

       

Concho Resources, Inc.

     12,830          1,423,617  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     14,086          1,340,705  
       

 

 

 
          2,764,322  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.1%

       

Chemicals - 2.1%

       

Ecolab, Inc.

     9,951          1,756,750  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 2.0%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.0%

       

SBA Communications Corp. (a)

     8,353          1,667,760  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $67,702,899)

          76,438,097  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.0%

       

Investment Companies - 8.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 2.38% (b)(c)(d)
(cost $6,629,231)

     6,629,231          6,629,231  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.0%
(cost $74,332,130) (e)

          83,067,328  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.0)%

          (852,026
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   82,215,302  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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

(c)

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.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

As of March 31, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $9,834,587 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,099,389), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $8,735,198.

Glossary:
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt

AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB FlexFee US Thematic Portfolio

March 31, 2019 (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, 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 March 31, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks^

   $ 76,438,097     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 76,438,097  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     6,629,231       – 0  –      – 0  –      6,629,231  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     83,067,328       – 0  –      – 0  –      83,067,328  

Other Financial Instruments*

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     83,067,328     $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     83,067,328  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^

See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

*

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

     Market Value      Purchases      Sales      Market Value     Dividend  
     12/31/18      at Cost      Proceeds      3/31/19     Income  

Fund

   (000)      (000)      (000)      (000)     (000)  

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 4,002      $ 9,225      $ 6,598      $ 6,629     $ 29  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     1,118        2,969        4,087        – 0  –      6  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

            $ 6,629     $ 35  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.