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AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Global Core Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%

       

Financials - 19.7%

       

Banks - 7.6%

       

Citigroup, Inc.

     176,000        $ 12,158,080  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,000,700          18,103,779  

Jyske Bank A/S (a)

     422,464          13,642,039  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     446,964          22,544,864  
       

 

 

 
          66,448,762  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 8.1%

       

BlackRock, Inc.-Class A

     15,766          7,025,960  

CME Group, Inc.-Class A

     67,190          14,199,935  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

     280,100          4,426,266  

Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a)

     541,389          23,978,615  

S&P Global, Inc.

     19,760          4,840,805  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     2,655,100          16,289,142  
       

 

 

 
          70,760,723  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 4.0%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (a)

     143,785          29,910,156  

Pargesa Holding SA

     66,201          5,092,080  
       

 

 

 
          35,002,236  
       

 

 

 
          172,211,721  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 17.0%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.6%

       

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)

     39,733          5,387,795  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 5.2%

       

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A

     421,848          25,422,670  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     117,806          20,263,810  
       

 

 

 
          45,686,480  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.9%

       

Intel Corp.

     305,022          15,717,783  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     54,010          5,893,571  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,442,000          12,807,173  
       

 

 

 
          34,418,527  
       

 

 

 

Software - 5.1%

       

Microsoft Corp.

     253,365          35,225,336  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     191,200          9,137,153  
       

 

 

 
          44,362,489  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.2%

       

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     463,652          18,983,794  
       

 

 

 
          148,839,085  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 13.2%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.1%

       

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     416,529          18,777,127  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 1.1%

       

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     26,000          9,684,906  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Interactive Media & Services - 5.0%

       

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     35,620        $ 43,420,780  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 5.0%

       

China Mobile Ltd.

     1,223,000          10,131,029  

KDDI Corp.

     740,100          19,311,241  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     364,300          14,375,433  
       

 

 

 
          43,817,703  
       

 

 

 
          115,700,516  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 12.6%

       

Diversified Consumer Services - 4.1%

       

Service Corp. International/US

     757,446          36,213,493  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.1%

       

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

     52,119          4,636,506  

Compass Group PLC

     316,869          8,153,904  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     263,499          15,219,702  

Marriott International, Inc./MD-Class A

     61,300          7,623,881  
       

 

 

 
          35,633,993  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 2.9%

       

Naspers Ltd.-Class N

     111,983          16,955,258  

Prosus NV (a)

     111,983          8,220,463  
       

 

 

 
          25,175,721  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.5%

       

Samsonite International SA (b)

     5,992,500          12,695,225  
       

 

 

 
          109,718,432  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 10.1%

       

Biotechnology - 1.6%

       

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     222,083          14,075,621  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%

       

Koninklijke Philips NV

     301,017          13,909,715  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.2%

       

Anthem, Inc.

     137,055          32,906,905  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

     197,447          12,537,885  
       

 

 

 
          45,444,790  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.7%

       

Roche Holding AG

     49,811          14,503,205  
       

 

 

 
          87,933,331  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 9.1%

       

Air Freight & Logistics - 1.0%

       

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     103,986          8,815,933  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 3.8%

       

Secom Co., Ltd.

     347,200          31,770,851  

Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd.

     517,000          1,466,454  
       

 

 

 
          33,237,305  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1%

       

3M Co.

     58,850          9,674,940  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Machinery - 1.8%

       

Dover Corp.

     160,712        $ 16,000,487  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.6%

       

RELX PLC

     235,094          5,589,804  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.1%

       

ALD SA (b)(c)

     59,212          845,254  
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.7%

       

Flughafen Zurich AG

     31,303          5,794,185  
       

 

 

 
          79,957,908  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 5.4%

       

Food Products - 1.2%

       

Danone SA

     116,322          10,245,841  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 3.0%

       

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     119,754          14,895,003  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     149,852          11,700,357  
       

 

 

 
          26,595,360  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.2%

       

L’Oreal SA

     36,801          10,292,091  
       

 

 

 
          47,133,292  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 4.9%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.9%

       

LUKOIL PJSC (Sponsored ADR)

     134,093          11,093,514  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     271,112          16,470,054  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class B

     529,457          15,648,339  
       

 

 

 
          43,211,907  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 4.9%

       

Chemicals - 4.3%

       

BASF SE

     302,944          21,181,258  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. (c)

     136,650          16,765,588  
       

 

 

 
          37,946,846  
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.6%

       

Mondi PLC

     252,788          4,840,235  
       

 

 

 
          42,787,081  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.8%

       

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.8%

       

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (a)

     290,975          15,424,585  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 0.7%

       

Water Utilities - 0.7%

       

Guangdong Investment Ltd.

     3,240,000          6,341,081  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $780,187,368)

          869,258,939  
       

 

 

 


Company

     Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.3%

 

       

Investment Companies - 0.2%

 

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government

Money Market Portfolio-Class AB, 1.89% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $1,368,631)

 

 

     1,368,631        $ 1,368,631  
          

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

Time Deposits - 0.1%

          

BBH Grand Cayman

          

(1.62)%, 10/01/19

     CHF        86          85,984  

(0.85)%, 10/01/19

     DKK        546          79,738  

0.25%, 10/01/19

     AUD        0        1  

0.84%, 10/01/19

     CAD        0        1  

2.20%, 10/02/19

     HKD        2,354          300,327  

5.40%, 10/01/19

     ZAR        1,254          82,794  

Citibank, London

          

(0.67)%, 10/01/19

     EUR        78          85,481  

0.38%, 10/01/19

     GBP        126          155,028  

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Singapore

          

0.79%, 10/01/19

     SGD        119          86,305  

Sumitomo, Tokyo

          

(0.26)%, 10/01/19

     JPY        9,294          85,958  
          

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits
(cost $961,617)

             961,617  
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,330,248)

             2,330,248  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.7%
(cost $782,517,616)

 

       871,589,187  
          

 

 

 
            Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.7%

 

Investment Companies - 1.7%

 

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB, 1.89% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $14,913,250)

 

     14,913,250          14,913,250  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.4%
(cost $797,430,866) (g)

 

          886,502,437  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.4)%

 

          (12,365,239
          

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

        $ 874,137,198  
          

 

 

 

 

*

Principal amount less than 500.

(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 September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $13,540,479 or 1.5% of net assets.

(c)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(d)

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

(e)

Affiliated investments.

(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 September 30, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $109,929,812 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(20,858,241), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $89,071,571.

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
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
DKK    -    Danish Krone
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
PJSC    -    Public Joint Stock Company


 

 

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1
September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

  56.1%       

United States

  10.2%       

Japan

  5.7%       

Switzerland

  5.3%       

United Kingdom

  3.9%       

Singapore

  2.8%       

China

  2.4%       

France

  2.4%       

Germany

  2.3%       

Netherlands

  2.2%       

South Korea

  1.9%       

South Africa

  1.6%       

Taiwan

  1.6%       

Denmark

  1.3%       

Russia

  0.3%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1

All data are as of September 30, 2019. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time


AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Global Core Equity Portfolio

September 30, 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 September 30, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $ 90,679,800     $ 81,531,921     $ – 0  –    $  172,211,721  

Information Technology

     107,910,965       40,928,120       – 0  –      148,839,085  

Communication Services

     62,197,907       53,502,609       – 0  –      115,700,516  

Consumer Discretionary

     71,914,045       37,804,387       – 0  –      109,718,432  

Health Care

     59,520,411       28,412,920       – 0  –      87,933,331  

Industrials

     35,957,814       44,000,094       – 0  –      79,957,908  

Consumer Staples

     14,895,003       32,238,289       – 0  –      47,133,292  

Energy

     27,563,568       15,648,339       – 0  –      43,211,907  

Materials

     16,765,588       26,021,493       – 0  –      42,787,081  

Real Estate

     15,424,585       – 0  –      – 0  –      15,424,585  

Utilities

     – 0  –      6,341,081       – 0  –      6,341,081  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     1,368,631       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,368,631  

Time Deposits

     – 0  –      961,617       – 0  –      961,617  

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

     14,913,250       – 0  –      – 0  –      14,913,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     519,111,567       367,390,870 †      – 0  –      886,502,437  

Other Financial Instruments*

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $      519,111,567     $     367,390,870     $             – 0  –    $      886,502,437  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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. 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 September 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
6/30/19

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/19

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 6,186      $ 33,808      $ 38,625      $ 1,369      $ 16  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     4,250        48,627        37,964        14,913        10  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 16,282      $ 26  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.