AB Select US Equity Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2023 (unaudited)
Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS 97.3% |
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Information Technology 22.9% |
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Communications Equipment 1.9% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. |
25,056 | $ | 1,347,011 | |||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. |
9,481 | 2,581,107 | ||||||
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3,928,118 | ||||||||
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IT Services 0.3% |
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International Business Machines Corp. |
4,689 | 657,867 | ||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 5.7% |
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) |
7,854 | 807,548 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. |
4,192 | 3,481,791 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. |
11,441 | 4,976,721 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV |
12,894 | 2,577,769 | ||||||
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11,843,829 | ||||||||
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Software 10.2% |
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Adobe, Inc.(a) |
2,972 | 1,515,423 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. |
1,544 | 788,891 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. |
45,086 | 14,235,904 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. |
26,605 | 2,818,002 | ||||||
Salesforce, Inc.(a) |
8,203 | 1,663,404 | ||||||
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21,021,624 | ||||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 4.8% |
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Apple, Inc. |
58,204 | 9,965,107 | ||||||
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47,416,545 | ||||||||
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Health Care 14.8% |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 3.2% |
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Abbott Laboratories |
42,668 | 4,132,396 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. |
9,448 | 2,581,855 | ||||||
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6,714,251 | ||||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services 5.6% |
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HCA Healthcare, Inc. |
15,598 | 3,836,796 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. |
4,939 | 2,402,922 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
10,686 | 5,387,775 | ||||||
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11,627,493 | ||||||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.2% |
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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. |
4,857 | 2,458,468 | ||||||
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Pharmaceuticals 4.8% |
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Eli Lilly & Co. |
4,400 | 2,363,372 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson |
21,774 | 3,391,300 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
39,721 | 4,089,277 | ||||||
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9,843,949 | ||||||||
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30,644,161 | ||||||||
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Financials 14.1% |
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Banks 3.8% |
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Fifth Third Bancorp |
43,839 | 1,110,442 |
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
26,859 | $ | 3,895,092 | |||||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
67,606 | 2,762,381 | ||||||
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7,767,915 | ||||||||
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Capital Markets 2.4% |
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Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
17,959 | 985,949 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
4,988 | 1,613,967 | ||||||
Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. |
66,696 | 2,443,075 | ||||||
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5,042,991 | ||||||||
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Consumer Finance 0.4% |
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American Express Co. |
6,110 | 911,551 | ||||||
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Financial Services 6.7% |
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Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a) |
26,513 | 9,287,504 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A |
19,495 | 4,484,045 | ||||||
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13,771,549 | ||||||||
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Insurance 0.8% |
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Progressive Corp. (The) |
11,649 | 1,622,705 | ||||||
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29,116,711 | ||||||||
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Communication Services 10.8% |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services 1.6% |
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Comcast Corp. - Class A |
49,776 | 2,207,068 | ||||||
Deutsche Telekom AG (REG) |
50,498 | 1,059,286 | ||||||
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3,266,354 | ||||||||
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Entertainment 0.8% |
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Netflix, Inc.(a) |
2,432 | 918,323 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) |
8,352 | 676,930 | ||||||
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1,595,253 | ||||||||
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Interactive Media & Services 7.3% |
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Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a) |
72,689 | 9,512,083 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A(a) |
19,173 | 5,755,926 | ||||||
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15,268,009 | ||||||||
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Wireless Telecommunication Services 1.1% |
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T-Mobile US, Inc.(a) |
16,125 | 2,258,306 | ||||||
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22,387,922 | ||||||||
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Energy 9.8% |
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Energy Equipment & Services 0.9% |
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Schlumberger NV |
33,053 | 1,926,990 | ||||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 8.9% |
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Chevron Corp. |
26,426 | 4,455,952 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
38,666 | 4,901,302 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. |
49,535 | 5,824,325 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. |
49,834 | 3,233,230 | ||||||
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18,414,809 | ||||||||
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20,341,799 | ||||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Industrials 9.3% |
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Aerospace & Defense 1.9% |
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Boeing Co. (The)(a) |
7,306 | $ | 1,400,414 | |||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. |
3,204 | 1,410,369 | ||||||
RTX Corp. |
14,471 | 1,041,478 | ||||||
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3,852,261 | ||||||||
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Commercial Services & Supplies 0.6% |
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Republic Services, Inc. |
8,734 | 1,244,683 | ||||||
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Ground Transportation 2.7% |
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CSX Corp. |
66,763 | 2,052,962 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
8,842 | 1,741,255 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. |
9,133 | 1,859,753 | ||||||
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5,653,970 | ||||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates 2.8% |
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Honeywell International, Inc. |
31,949 | 5,902,258 | ||||||
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Machinery 1.3% |
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Deere & Co. |
2,540 | 958,545 | ||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. |
4,425 | 1,723,626 | ||||||
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2,682,171 | ||||||||
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19,335,343 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples 7.8% |
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Beverages 1.6% |
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PepsiCo, Inc. |
19,694 | 3,336,951 | ||||||
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 2.6% |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. |
2,793 | 1,577,933 | ||||||
Kroger Co. (The) |
10,088 | 451,438 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. |
21,257 | 3,399,632 | ||||||
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5,429,003 | ||||||||
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Food Products 0.9% |
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Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A |
27,200 | 1,887,680 | ||||||
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Household Products 2.1% |
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Procter & Gamble Co. (The) |
29,253 | 4,266,843 | ||||||
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Personal Care Products 0.6% |
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Kenvue, Inc. |
60,926 | 1,223,394 | ||||||
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16,143,871 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary 5.5% |
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Broadline Retail 2.4% |
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Amazon.com, Inc.(a) |
39,368 | 5,004,460 | ||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 2.1% |
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Booking Holdings, Inc.(a) |
855 | 2,636,777 | ||||||
McDonalds Corp. |
6,617 | 1,743,183 | ||||||
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4,379,960 | ||||||||
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Specialty Retail 1.0% |
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Home Depot, Inc. (The) |
6,450 | 1,948,932 | ||||||
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11,333,352 | ||||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||||||
Utilities 1.7% |
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Electric Utilities 1.7% |
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NextEra Energy, Inc. |
9,007 | $ | 516,011 | |||||||||
PPL Corp. |
130,937 | 3,084,876 | ||||||||||
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3,600,887 | ||||||||||||
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Materials 0.6% |
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Chemicals 0.5% |
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Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) |
3,877 | 988,829 | ||||||||||
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Metals & Mining 0.1% |
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Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. |
8,186 | 305,256 | ||||||||||
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1,294,085 | ||||||||||||
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Total Common Stocks |
201,614,676 | |||||||||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 2.7% |
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Investment Companies 2.6% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 5.25%(b) (c) (d) |
5,394,128 | 5,394,128 | ||||||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
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Time Deposits 0.1% |
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Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong |
HKD | 155 | 19,821 | |||||||||
Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto |
CAD | 5 | 3,969 | |||||||||
SEB, Stockholm |
EUR | 100 | 105,540 | |||||||||
4.17%, 10/02/2023 |
GBP | 59 | 72,511 | |||||||||
Sumitomo, Tokyo |
JPY | 1,514 | 10,128 | |||||||||
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Total Time Deposits |
211,969 | |||||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments |
5,606,097 | |||||||||||
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Total Investments 100.0% |
207,220,773 | |||||||||||
Other assets less liabilities 0.0% |
46,135 | |||||||||||
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Net Assets 100.0% |
$ | 207,266,908 | ||||||||||
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | To obtain a copy of the funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618. |
(c) | Affiliated investments. |
(d) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
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(e) | As of September 30, 2023, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $61,680,169 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,817,411), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $59,862,758. |
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. |
Currency Abbreviations:
CAD Canadian Dollar
EUR Euro
GBP Great British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
JPY Japanese Yen
Glossary:
REG Registered Shares
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AB Select US Equity Portfolio
September 30, 2023 (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, 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 September 30, 2023:
Investments in Securities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks: | ||||||||||||||||
Information Technology |
$ | 47,416,545 | $ | -0- | $ | -0- | $ | 47,416,545 | ||||||||
Health Care |
30,644,161 | -0- | -0- | 30,644,161 | ||||||||||||
Financials |
29,116,711 | -0- | -0- | 29,116,711 | ||||||||||||
Communication Services |
21,328,636 | 1,059,286 | -0- | 22,387,922 | ||||||||||||
Energy |
20,341,799 | -0- | -0- | 20,341,799 | ||||||||||||
Industrials |
19,335,343 | -0- | -0- | 19,335,343 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples |
16,143,871 | -0- | -0- | 16,143,871 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary |
11,333,352 | -0- | -0- | 11,333,352 | ||||||||||||
Utilities |
3,600,887 | -0- | -0- | 3,600,887 | ||||||||||||
Materials |
1,294,085 | -0- | -0- | 1,294,085 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment Companies |
5,394,128 | -0- | -0- | 5,394,128 | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits |
-0- | 211,969 | -0- | 211,969 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments in Securities | 205,949,518 | 1,271,255 | -0- | 207,220,773 | ||||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 205,949,518 | $ | 1,271,255 | $ | -0- | $ | 207,220,773 | ||||||||
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* | 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, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value. |
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A summary of the Funds transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended September 30, 2023 is as follows:
Fund | Market Value 6/30/23 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 9/30/23 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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Government Money Market Portfolio | $ | 5,719 | $ | 14,216 | $ | 14,541 | $ | 5,394 | $ | 22 | ||||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio* | -0- | 2,549 | 2,549 | -0- | 0 | ** | ||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 5,394 | $ | 22 |
* | Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions. |
** | Amount is less than $500. |
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