AB Cap Fund, Inc.
Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
April 30, 2020 (unaudited)
Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS 94.3% |
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Health Care 29.6% |
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Biotechnology 12.8% |
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Allakos, Inc.(a) (b) |
171,182 | $ | 11,256,928 | |||||
Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b) |
463,483 | 13,394,659 | ||||||
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b) |
311,780 | 15,267,867 | ||||||
Ascendis Pharma A/S (Sponsored ADR)(b) |
115,680 | 15,701,246 | ||||||
BeiGene Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a) (b) |
66,249 | 10,124,835 | ||||||
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd.(b) |
371,776 | 17,510,649 | ||||||
Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.(b) |
102,747 | 3,801,639 | ||||||
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(b) |
271,539 | 15,974,639 | ||||||
Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a) (b) |
895,940 | 14,872,604 | ||||||
Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) |
265,403 | 15,388,066 | ||||||
Gossamer Bio, Inc.(a) (b) |
441,086 | 5,742,940 | ||||||
Insmed, Inc.(b) |
335,686 | 7,720,778 | ||||||
Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a) (b) |
630,960 | 20,285,364 | ||||||
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b) |
117,895 | 9,865,454 | ||||||
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(b) |
154,770 | 15,189,128 | ||||||
NextCure, Inc.(b) |
304,171 | 9,861,224 | ||||||
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(b) |
406,860 | 20,717,311 | ||||||
Trillium Therapeutics, Inc.(b) |
856,244 | 3,784,598 | ||||||
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Class I(a) (b) |
274,785 | 14,154,175 | ||||||
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) (b) |
361,609 | 21,852,032 | ||||||
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(b) |
279,651 | 8,532,152 | ||||||
Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b) |
449,043 | 15,078,864 | ||||||
Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b) |
221,759 | 7,783,741 | ||||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 5.8% |
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Insulet Corp.(b) |
115,785 | 23,124,580 | ||||||
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a) (b) |
330,133 | 34,875,250 | ||||||
Penumbra, Inc.(a) (b) |
124,543 | 22,083,965 | ||||||
Silk Road Medical, Inc.(a) (b) |
706,424 | 29,585,037 | ||||||
Tactile Systems Technology, Inc.(a) (b) |
430,277 | 22,210,899 | ||||||
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131,879,731 | ||||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services 3.5% |
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Guardant Health, Inc.(b) |
341,579 | 26,287,920 | ||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.(a) (b) |
463,910 | 26,104,216 | ||||||
LHC Group, Inc.(a) (b) |
217,430 | 28,263,725 | ||||||
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80,655,861 | ||||||||
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Health Care Technology 2.6% |
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Health Catalyst, Inc.(a) (b) |
611,994 | 16,321,880 | ||||||
Teladoc Health, Inc.(a) (b) |
257,586 | 42,396,080 | ||||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services 3.4% |
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10X Genomics, Inc.(a) (b) |
351,549 | 28,078,219 |
Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
ICON PLC(b) |
139,294 | $ | 22,352,508 | |||||
Repligen Corp.(b) |
228,410 | 26,529,821 | ||||||
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76,960,548 | ||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals 1.5% |
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Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b) |
301,888 | 4,600,773 | ||||||
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(b) |
184,300 | 17,514,029 | ||||||
Revance Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b) |
620,088 | 11,477,829 | ||||||
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33,592,631 | ||||||||
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675,667,624 | ||||||||
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Information Technology 20.7% |
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Communications Equipment 1.2% |
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Ciena Corp.(b) |
607,574 | 28,100,297 | ||||||
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 3.4% |
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Littelfuse, Inc. |
158,140 | 22,968,254 | ||||||
Novanta, Inc.(b) |
360,580 | 31,330,796 | ||||||
OSI Systems, Inc.(a) (b) |
310,930 | 22,505,113 | ||||||
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76,804,163 | ||||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 6.4% |
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Cree, Inc.(a) (b) |
226,423 | 9,765,624 | ||||||
Inphi Corp.(a) (b) |
287,530 | 27,758,146 | ||||||
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(b) |
1,616,504 | 36,387,505 | ||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. |
190,050 | 19,048,712 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. |
132,034 | 26,394,917 | ||||||
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(b) |
286,972 | 27,899,418 | ||||||
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147,254,322 | ||||||||
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Software 9.7% |
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Anaplan, Inc.(b) |
584,314 | 23,875,070 | ||||||
Aspen Technology, Inc.(b) |
180,382 | 18,444,060 | ||||||
Avalara, Inc.(b) |
272,486 | 24,352,074 | ||||||
Blackline, Inc.(a) (b) |
337,600 | 20,505,824 | ||||||
Everbridge, Inc.(a) (b) |
221,520 | 24,672,898 | ||||||
Five9, Inc.(a) (b) |
423,373 | 39,233,976 | ||||||
HubSpot, Inc.(a) (b) |
130,256 | 21,965,069 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) (b) |
97,880 | 6,943,607 | ||||||
Rapid7, Inc.(b) |
333,197 | 15,177,123 | ||||||
Smartsheet, Inc. - Class A(a) (b) |
509,242 | 26,847,238 | ||||||
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222,016,939 | ||||||||
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474,175,721 | ||||||||
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Industrials 18.4% |
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Aerospace & Defense 3.3% |
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Axon Enterprise, Inc.(b) |
481,010 | 34,974,237 | ||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.(a) (b) |
452,184 | 40,316,725 | ||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Building Products 2.4% |
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. |
274,732 | $ | 21,176,343 | |||||
Trex Co., Inc.(a) (b) |
360,261 | 34,304,052 | ||||||
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55,480,395 | ||||||||
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Commercial Services & Supplies 1.4% |
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Tetra Tech, Inc. |
424,138 | 31,929,109 | ||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates 0.8% |
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Carlisle Cos., Inc. |
148,262 | 17,933,771 | ||||||
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Machinery 5.9% |
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Chart Industries, Inc.(a) (b) |
622,703 | 22,242,951 | ||||||
Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a) (b) |
718,285 | 20,887,728 | ||||||
ITT, Inc. |
384,680 | 20,280,330 | ||||||
John Bean Technologies Corp.(a) |
300,950 | 23,094,903 | ||||||
Nordson Corp. |
173,390 | 27,900,185 | ||||||
RBC Bearings, Inc.(a) (b) |
158,458 | 20,073,459 | ||||||
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134,479,556 | ||||||||
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Road & Rail 2.4% |
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.(a) |
725,264 | 26,965,316 | ||||||
Saia, Inc.(a) (b) |
313,866 | 29,038,882 | ||||||
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56,004,198 | ||||||||
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Trading Companies & Distributors 2.2% |
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H&E Equipment Services, Inc. |
707,773 | 11,508,389 | ||||||
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a) (b) |
347,335 | 30,784,301 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc.(a) (b) |
62,320 | 8,008,120 | ||||||
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50,300,810 | ||||||||
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421,418,801 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary 14.8% |
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Distributors 1.3% |
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Pool Corp. |
136,268 | 28,842,485 | ||||||
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Diversified Consumer Services 4.3% |
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.(b) |
206,655 | 24,064,975 | ||||||
Chegg, Inc.(a) (b) |
878,430 | 37,552,882 | ||||||
Strategic Education, Inc. |
235,850 | 37,570,905 | ||||||
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99,188,762 | ||||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 3.6% |
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OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd.(a) |
580,240 | 3,777,362 | ||||||
Planet Fitness, Inc.(b) |
505,993 | 30,526,558 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. - Class A(a) |
302,580 | 14,248,492 | ||||||
Wingstop, Inc.(a) |
290,994 | 34,124,866 | ||||||
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82,677,278 | ||||||||
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Household Durables 0.4% |
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Lovesac Co. (The)(a) (b) |
217,665 | 2,596,744 | ||||||
Skyline Champion Corp.(b) |
338,582 | 6,673,451 | ||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 0.7% |
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RealReal, Inc. (The)(a) (b) |
1,338,055 | $ | 15,708,766 | |||||
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Multiline Retail 0.9% |
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Ollies Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a) (b) |
311,910 | 21,181,808 | ||||||
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Specialty Retail 3.6% |
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Dynatrace, Inc.(b) |
807,303 | 24,097,995 | ||||||
Five Below, Inc.(a) (b) |
244,912 | 22,081,266 | ||||||
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A(a) (b) |
327,090 | 13,868,616 | ||||||
Sleep Number Corp.(a) (b) |
734,896 | 21,973,390 | ||||||
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82,021,267 | ||||||||
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338,890,561 | ||||||||
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Financials 6.7% |
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Capital Markets 3.5% |
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Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc.(a) (b) |
607,728 | 14,579,395 | ||||||
Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class A(a) |
418,100 | 27,113,785 | ||||||
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.(a) |
454,387 | 26,981,500 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp. |
244,187 | 10,812,600 | ||||||
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79,487,280 | ||||||||
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Insurance 3.2% |
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eHealth, Inc.(b) |
201,837 | 21,536,008 | ||||||
Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a) (b) |
394,126 | 23,056,371 | ||||||
Trupanion, Inc.(a) (b) |
970,381 | 29,024,096 | ||||||
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73,616,475 | ||||||||
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153,103,755 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples 2.9% |
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Food & Staples Retailing 1.2% |
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Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a) (b) |
831,614 | 27,667,798 | ||||||
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Food Products 1.7% |
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Freshpet, Inc.(b) |
512,058 | 38,614,294 | ||||||
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Materials 1.2% |
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Chemicals 0.4% |
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Ingevity Corp.(b) |
155,070 | 8,051,235 | ||||||
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Containers & Packaging 0.8% |
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Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a) (b) |
2,345,897 | 18,485,668 | ||||||
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26,536,903 | ||||||||
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Total Common Stocks |
2,156,075,457 | |||||||
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES 1.6% |
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Funds and Investment Trusts 1.6% |
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iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF(a) (c) |
205,610 | 37,490,928 |
Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.1% |
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Consumer Discretionary 0.1% |
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Household Durables 0.1% |
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Honest Co., Inc. (The) |
29,639 | $ | 850,754 | |||||
Honest Co., Inc. (The) |
7,460 | 136,897 | ||||||
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Total Preferred Stocks |
987,651 | |||||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 4.6% |
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Investment Companies 4.6% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - |
105,341,942 | 105,341,942 | ||||||
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Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned 100.6% |
2,299,895,978 | |||||||
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INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED 3.6% |
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Investment Companies 3.6% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - |
81,730,611 | 81,730,611 | ||||||
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Total Investments 104.2% |
2,381,626,589 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities (4.2)% |
(95,231,892 | ) | ||||||
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Net Assets 100.0% |
$ | 2,286,394,697 | ||||||
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(a) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | To obtain a copy of the funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618. |
(d) | Fair valued by the Adviser. |
(e) | Illiquid security. |
(f) | Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. |
(g) | Affiliated investments. |
(h) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
(i) | As of April 30, 2020, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $485,429,928 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(100,879,332), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $384,550,596. |
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 & Poors. 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
ETF Exchange Traded Fund
AB Cap Fund, Inc.
Small Cap Growth Portfolio
April 30, 2020 (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 Funds 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 Funds 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 Funds investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of April 30, 2020:
Investments in Securities: |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stocks(a) | $ | 2,156,075,457 | $ | | $ | | $ | 2,156,075,457 | ||||||||
Investment Companies | 37,490,928 | | | 37,490,928 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | | | 987,651 | 987,651 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 105,341,942 | | | 105,341,942 | ||||||||||||
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund | 81,730,611 | | | 81,730,611 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments in Securities | 2,380,638,938 | | 987,651 | 2,381,626,589 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 2,380,638,938 | $ | | $ | 987,651 | $ | 2,381,626,589 | ||||||||
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(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. 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 Funds transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended April 30, 2020 is as follows:
Fund | Market Value 07/31/2019 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 04/30/2020 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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Government Money Market Portfolio | $ | 63,100 | $ | 528,060 | $ | 485,818 | $ | 105,342 | $ | 601 | ||||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio* | 103,925 | 187,605 | 209,799 | 81,731 | 209 | |||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 167,025 | $ | 715,665 | $ | 695,617 | $ | 187,073 | $ | 810 |
* | Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions |