0001752724-19-048634.txt : 20190529 0001752724-19-048634.hdr.sgml : 20190529 20190529135753 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-048634 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-EX PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190529 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AB CAP FUND, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000081443 IRS NUMBER: 132625045 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-EX SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-01716 FILM NUMBER: 19861071 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129691000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110524 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN CAP FUND,INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040908 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931001 0000081443 S000045541 AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio C000141783 Advisor Class CIGYX C000141785 Class A CIAGX C000141786 Class C CICGX ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-19-039617 NPORT-EX 1 NPORT_829991089989030.htm FOR VALIDATION PURPOSES ONLY - [700748.CIG]

AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Concentrated International Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 94.5%

       

Information Technology - 18.2%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 7.5%

       

Ingenico Group SA

     10,307        $ 736,247  

Keyence Corp.

     2,900          1,813,066  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     36,300          1,816,632  
       

 

 

 
          4,365,945  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 3.9%

       

Capgemini SE

     18,629          2,260,477  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.9%

       

ASML Holding NV

     8,875          1,668,054  
       

 

 

 

Software - 3.9%

       

Temenos AG (a)

     15,150          2,235,161  
       

 

 

 
          10,529,637  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 15.4%

       

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.2%

       

Compass Group PLC

     55,420          1,303,944  

Merlin Entertainments PLC (b)

     259,100          1,159,854  
       

 

 

 
          2,463,798  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.1%

       

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

     9,830          1,793,483  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 2.7%

       

B&M European Value Retail SA

     317,099          1,544,668  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 5.4%

       

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     5,733          2,111,657  

Samsonite International SA (a)(b)

     316,200          1,015,959  
       

 

 

 
          3,127,616  
       

 

 

 
          8,929,565  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 14.7%

       

Beverages - 3.3%

       

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     179,701          1,907,561  
       

 

 

 

Food Products – 5.6%

       

Calbee, Inc. (c)

     45,500          1,228,867  

Nestle SA

     21,145          2,016,185  
       

 

 

 
          3,245,052  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 3.4%

       

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     23,703          1,972,625  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 2.4%

       

Kose Corp.

     7,500          1,382,333  
       

 

 

 
          8,507,571  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 13.7%

       

Building Products - 2.2%

       

Assa Abloy AB - Class B

     58,402          1,260,450  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electrical Equipment - 3.0%

       

Nidec Corp.

     13,800        $ 1,757,220  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.7%

       

KION Group AG

     18,170          950,803  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 6.8%

       

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

     72,100          2,067,139  

RELX PLC

     87,910          1,879,041  
       

 

 

 
          3,946,180  
       

 

 

 
          7,914,653  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 11.0%

       

Banks - 4.5%

       

HDFC Bank Ltd. (ADR)

     22,751          2,637,068  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 3.6%

       

Partners Group Holding AG

     2,860          2,080,543  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.9%

       

Prudential PLC

     82,631          1,656,377  
       

 

 

 
          6,373,988  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 8.7%

       

Biotechnology - 2.8%

       

Genmab A/S (a)

     9,137          1,585,430  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 5.9%

       

Eurofins Scientific SE (c)

     3,995          1,654,975  

Lonza Group AG (a)

     5,680          1,763,394  
       

 

 

 
          3,418,369  
       

 

 

 
          5,003,799  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 6.6%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.7%

       

Cellnex Telecom SA (a)(b)(c)

     72,345          2,123,893  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 2.9%

       

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     37,000          1,701,548  
       

 

 

 
          3,825,441  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 6.2%

       

Chemicals - 3.6%

       

Sika AG

     14,750          2,062,818  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 2.6%

       

CRH PLC (London)

     49,145          1,522,735  
       

 

 

 
          3,585,553  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $50,826,422)

          54,670,207  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.5%

 

Investment Companies - 5.5%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 2.38% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $3,197,968)

     3,197,968      $ 3,197,968  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.0%
(cost $54,024,390)

 

     57,868,175  
     

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 6.7%

     

Investment Companies - 6.7%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 2.38% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $3,898,302)

     3,898,302        3,898,302  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 106.7%
(cost $57,922,692) (g)

 

     61,766,477  

Other assets less liabilities - (6.7)%

        (3,884,746
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 57,881,731  
     

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Barclays Bank PLC

     CHF        4,009        USD        4,007        6/17/19      $ (48,010

Citibank, NA

     CNY        6,448        USD        949        4/17/19        (11,054

Citibank, NA

     USD        1,593        AUD        2,252        6/17/19        8,658  

Citibank, NA

     USD        3,000        JPY        331,019        6/17/19        4,000  

HSBC Bank USA

     CNY        353        USD        52        4/17/19        (292

HSBC Bank USA

     USD        159        CNY        1,065        4/17/19        (130

Natwest Markets PLC

     INR        9,805        USD        140        7/16/19        721  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     CNY        1,087        USD        162        4/17/19        324  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     CNY        759        USD        112        4/17/19        (1,323

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     CHF        135        USD        137        6/17/19        (9

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     EUR        186        USD        213        6/17/19        3,355  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     JPY        38,739        USD        353        6/17/19        1,272  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        169        AUD        238        6/17/19        447  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        197        AUD        275        6/17/19        (1,550

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        3,771        EUR        3,321        6/17/19        (21,803

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        241        JPY        26,606        6/17/19        741  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        854        JPY        93,667        6/17/19        (4,280

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     INR        87,437        USD        1,235        7/16/19        (8,230
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (77,163
                 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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 March 31, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,299,706 or 7.4% of net assets.

(c)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

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.

(g)

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 $5,612,782 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,846,160), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $3,766,622.

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.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

  17.6%       

Switzerland

  17.4%       

Japan

  16.4%       

United Kingdom

  11.7%       

France

  6.0%       

China

  4.6%       

India

  3.7%       

Spain

  3.3%       

Australia

  2.9%       

Netherlands

  2.7%       

Denmark

  2.6%       

Ireland

  2.2%       

Sweden

  1.8%       

Hong Kong

  1.6%       

Germany

  5.5%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

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All data are as of March 31, 2019. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time.

AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Concentrated International Growth 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 Portfolio’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 March 31, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

   $ – 0  –    $ 10,529,637     $ – 0  –    $ 10,529,637  

Consumer Discretionary

     1,793,483       7,136,082       – 0  –      8,929,565  

Consumer Staples

     – 0  –      8,507,571       – 0  –      8,507,571  

Industrials

     – 0  –      7,914,653       – 0  –      7,914,653  

Financials

     2,637,068       3,736,920       – 0  –      6,373,988  

Health Care

     – 0  –      5,003,799       – 0  –      5,003,799  

Communication Services

     – 0  –      3,825,441       – 0  –      3,825,441  

Materials

     – 0  –      3,585,553       – 0  –      3,585,553  

Short-Term Investments

     3,197,968       – 0  –      – 0  –      3,197,968  

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

     3,898,302       – 0  –      – 0  –      3,898,302  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     11,526,821       50,239,656 (a)      – 0  –      61,766,477  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      19,518       – 0  –      19,518  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (96,681     – 0  –      (96,681
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     11,526,821     $     50,162,493     $     – 0  –    $     61,689,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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.

(b)

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 nine months ended March 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
6/30/18

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost

(000)
     Sales
Proceeds

(000)
     Market Value
3/31/19

(000)
     Dividend
Income

(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 2,005      $ 23,772      $ 22,579      $ 3,198      $ 45  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     874        6,473        3,449        3,898        10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,879      $ 30,245      $ 26,028      $ 7,096      $ 55  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions