-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Mb59EDgf+xGQuI2TM/0wE7KpAKAzC9VAZ/FsCYm8bb5zr8JzQnqNqi/mc3BV9rlH knU6UdgGT2A9HQvx4sowbg== 0000936772-00-000103.txt : 20000307 0000936772-00-000103.hdr.sgml : 20000307 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000936772-00-000103 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-30D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19991231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000303 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALLIANCE VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000825316 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-30D SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05398 FILM NUMBER: 560576 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 PLAZA DRIVE STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 31ST FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2013194105 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALLIANCE CAPITAL MANGEMENT LP STREET 2: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 N-30D 1 ALLIANCE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VARIABLE PRODUCTS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SERIES FUND - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 31, 1999 The following Annual Report for the Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") includes financial information for the nineteen Portfolios of the Fund which were active as of December 31, 1999. Not all Portfolios of the Fund are available through each insurance product offering investments in the Fund. LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ February 1, 2000 Dear Shareholder: We are pleased to provide you with an update of Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") for the annual reporting period ended December 31, 1999. The following pages include a discussion regarding market activity and investment results for each of the nineteen portfolios that comprise the Fund. As you will see, each portfolio's respective investment objective, as well as general market review, investment results and investment outlook are printed on a separate page within the report. Each portfolio's returns for the six- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 1999, located in the commentary section of the report, reflect unannualized total returns, and are based on each portfolio's net asset value (NAV). In addition, returns for the same periods are provided for the relevant benchmarks of each portfolio, as are the returns for other comparable indices. For additional investment results over the longer term, please refer to page A-28. A list of all comparable indices and their respective definitions can be found on page A-32. We appreciate your investment in the portfolios of Alliance Variable Products Series Fund and look forward to reporting further investment progress in the coming period. Sincerely, /s/ John D. Carifa John D. Carifa Chairman and President A-1 CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Conservative Investors Portfolio seeks the highest total return without, in the view of the Fund's Adviser, undue risk to principal by investing in a diversified mix of publicly traded equity and fixed-income securities. MARKET REVIEW The chief macroeconomic development of 1999 was the re-emergence of global growth. Last January, much of Asia still seemed within touching distance of economic crisis while Japan was mired in a deep recession and the newly created `Euroland' economy was battered by a fall off in exports and turgid domestic activity in Germany and Italy. On the bright side (in retrospect, at least) inflation was low and monetary conditions were loose. The roaring U.S. economy, stoked by a series of rate cuts late in 1998, continued to lag behind in imports at an extravagant pace. The relative attractions of U.S. financial assets for overseas investors meant that, far from being dragged down by an enormous external deficit, the U.S. dollar actually appreciated against all of the major currencies in the first half of the year, peaking in July. This enabled a rapid recovery in European exports. By year's end, German export orders were up 21% year-on-year. With inflation at its lowest for decades and unemployment falling through most of the year, European consumer confidence remained high and combined with foreign trade to drive European growth to an annualized rate of over 3%. While there is a widespread belief that structural problems prevent European economies from attaining the levels of growth seen in the United States in recent years, it is clear that Europe now enjoys the best economic conditions it has seen for several years. Headline inflation seems unlikely to break the European Central Bank's ceiling of 2% for long, as last year's commodity price rises push up the baseline. An improving employment environment will tend to support a bright consumer sentiment. The biggest growth surprise of 1999 was in Japan. Massive government expenditure and growing levels of corporate restructuring reaped a reward in gross domestic product growth in the first half of the year. This brought surprised equity investors from overseas. A fall off in the Japanese savings ratio and a steady improvement in industrial confidence did well for further economic consolidation in 2000. However, the increase in the strength of the yen will continue to effect exports while keeping inflation uncomfortably low. The state of consumer sentiment remains unclear. Spending has yet to record a sustained recovery and concerns over the labor market are unlikely to be placated very quickly. INVESTMENT RESULTS Over the six- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 1999, the Conservative Investors Portfolio rose in value by 3.47% and 5.04% respectively, and thus, also outperformed its benchmark. The Portfolio's benchmark is a blended composite of 70%/30% Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index and S&P 500 Stock Index, respectively. The benchmark rose 2.4% and 4.8% in those two periods, respectively. The Portfolio's performance can be contributed to beneficial stock selection and exposure to non-U.S. stocks, which offset a relatively low weighting in equities. A preference for U.S. Treasuries within a low duration, fixed-income portfolio helped to maintain value in a poor bond environment. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Growth in the United States itself has continued to increase, which has added ammunition to the advocates of the `new paradigm.' Whether there has in fact been a step up in productivity, which will allow the U.S. a higher rate of growth without stimulating serious inflationary forces, remains the most important question for global investors. U.S. unemployment is the lowest it has been for three decades. The headline inflation rate is growing as are import prices and employment costs, though all by less than skeptics expected. U.S. stock valuations are at extreme historical highs. Continued strength in earnings is essential if the markets are to avoid a considerable correction. The U.S. has continued to prosper amidst the beginnings of global growth as it did during global desynchronization. However, the inflationary pressures that come with global growth will continue. We are clearly not at the end of the interest rate tightening cycle. The U.S. labor market is extremely tight. If the U.S. expansion is to continue to progress as serenely as it has over the last number of years, it will have to be fuelled by the fruits of the `new paradigm' for there appears to be little left for the old economy to give. A-2 GROWTH INVESTORS PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Growth Investors Portfolio seeks the highest total return consistent with what the Fund's Adviser considers to be reasonable risk by investing in a diversified mix of publicly traded equity and fixed-income securities. MARKET REVIEW The chief macroeconomic development of 1999 was the re-emergence of global growth. Last January, much of Asia still seemed within touching distance of economic crisis while Japan was mired in a deep recession and the newly created `Euroland' economy was battered by a fall off in exports and turgid domestic activity in Germany and Italy. On the bright side (in retrospect, at least) inflation was low and monetary conditions were loose. The roaring U.S. economy, stoked by a series of rate cuts late in 1998, continued to lag behind in imports at an extravagant pace. The relative attractions of U.S. financial assets for overseas investors meant that, far from being dragged down by an enormous external deficit, the U.S. dollar actually appreciated against all of the major currencies in the first half of the year, peaking in July. This enabled a rapid recovery in European exports. By year's end, German export orders were up 21% year-on-year. With inflation at its lowest for decades and unemployment falling through most of the year, European consumer confidence remained high and combined with foreign trade to drive European growth to an annualized rate of over 3%. While there is a widespread belief that structural problems prevent European economies from attaining the levels of growth seen in the United States in recent years, it is clear that Europe now enjoys the best economic conditions it has seen for several years. Headline inflation seems unlikely to break the European Central Bank's ceiling of 2% for long, as last year's commodity price rises push up the baseline. An improving employment environment will tend to support a bright consumer sentiment. The biggest growth surprise of 1999 was in Japan. Massive government expenditure and growing levels of corporate restructuring reaped a reward in gross domestic product growth in the first half of the year. This brought surprised equity investors from overseas. A fall off in the Japanese savings ratio and a steady improvement in industrial confidence did well for further economic consolidation in 2000. However, the increase in the strength of the yen will continue to effect exports while keeping inflation uncomfortably low. The state of consumer sentiment remains unclear. Spending has yet to record a sustained recovery and concerns over the labor market are unlikely to be placated very quickly. INVESTMENT RESULTS Over the six- and twelve- month periods ended December 31, 1999, the Growth Investors Portfolio rose in value by 10.66% and 16.28%, respectively, and outperformed its benchmark, a blended composite of 70% S&P 500 Stock Index and 30% Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index. The benchmark rose 5.43% over the final six months of 1999 and 14.08% over the whole year. The Portfolio's performance can be contributed to the increased exposure to non-U.S. equities achieved during the course of the year by reducing the Portfolio's investment in U.S. stocks. This enabled the Portfolio to be in a position to benefit from superior returns in Japan and certain European markets. This benefit was compounded by successful stock selection. This compensated for a below-benchmark position in equities in a year that saw strong equity market returns. In what was a poor year for the major bond markets, short duration and a concentration on U.S. Treasuries helped to preserve capital. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Growth in the United States itself has continued to increase, which has added ammunition to the advocates of the `new paradigm.' Whether there has in fact been a step up in productivity, which will allow the U.S. a higher rate of growth without stimulating serious inflationary forces, remains the most important question for global investors. U.S. unemployment is the lowest it has been for three decades. The headline inflation rate is growing as are import prices and employment costs, though all by less than skeptics expected. U.S. stock valuations are at extreme historical highs. Continued strength in earnings is essential if the markets are to avoid a considerable correction. The U.S. has continued to prosper amidst the beginnings of global growth as it did during global desynchronization. However, the inflationary pressures that come with global growth will continue. We are clearly not at the end of the interest rate tightening cycle. The U.S. labor market is extremely tight. If the U.S. expansion is to continue to progress as serenely as it has over the past number of years, it will have to be fuelled by the fruits of the `new paradigm' for there appears to be little left for the old economy to give. A-3 TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Total Return Portfolio seeks to achieve a high return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of common and preferred stocks, senior corporate debt securities, and U.S. government and agency obligations, bonds and senior debt securities. MARKET REVIEW The same pattern seems to remain for growth and value stocks. This is the second year in a row of extreme outperformance of richly valued growth stocks to the detriment of value stocks, whose prices are lower relative to their earnings and book values. While the S&P 500 Stock Index appreciated 21.0% for the year, the growth half of the market, as represented by the S&P 500 Barra Growth Index, increased 28.2%, but the value half of the market, as represented by the S&P 500 Barra Value Index, increased only 12.7%. Within the growth category, the only significant sector to lead the market was technology, with the CS First Boston Technology Index rising 134.7% for the year and the Pacific Stock Exchange High Technology Index up 116.4%. Technology accounted for two-thirds of the gain in the S&P 500. These performance trends were exemplified within the indices in the second half of 1999. Within a 7.7% gain in the S&P 500 Stock Index, the growth half appreciated 15.6% while the value portion was down 1.1%. Additionally, the CS First Boston Technology Index rose 74.8% and the Pacific Stock Exchange High Technology Index gained 62.0%. The major explanatory variable in the performance of any portfolio was the degree of weighting in the technology sector. INVESTMENT RESULTS Your Portfolio gained 6.5% for the year, and declined 1.2% for the second half of 1999. The Portfolio's benchmark, a blended composite of 60% S&P 500 Stock Index and 40% Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index, returned 0.13% and -2.15% for the same time periods. The Portfolio's outperformance was due to its relative weighting in technology issues and our bias toward low valuation in our investments. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Looking forward, we suspect that the recent increase in market volatility will continue in 2000 and question the sustainability of technology stock outperformance. We continue to maintain a well-diversified portfolio and rely on our in-house research staff to drive investment ideas on a stock-by-stock basis. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY Your Portfolio seeks to provide income and capital appreciation primarily by investing in dividend-paying common stocks of good quality, and in fixed-income and convertible securities. We manage the Portfolio with an eye toward maintaining a defensive dividend yield and price-to-earnings ratio, a fully invested posture, and a high degree of sector and industry diversification. We continue to invest in quality companies that trade at undeserved discounts to their peers. We do not make sector market timing bets, but instead emphasize intensive, bottom-up research and careful stock selection. A-4 GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Growth & Income Portfolio seeks to balance the objectives of reasonable current income and reasonable opportunities for appreciation through investments primarily in dividend-paying common stocks of good quality. MARKET REVIEW This marks the second year in a row of extreme outperformance of richly-valued growth stocks to the detriment of value stocks, whose prices are lower relative to their earnings and book values. The growth half of the market, represented by the S&P 500 Barra Growth Index, increased 28.2%, but the value half of the market, as represented by the S&P 500 Barra Value Index, only increased by 12.7%. The S&P 500 Stock Index appreciated 21.0% for the year. Within the growth category, the only significant sector to lead the market was technology, with the CS First Boston Technology Index rising 134.7% for the year and the Pacific Stock Exchange High Technology Index up 116.4%. Technology accounted for two-thirds of the gain in the S&P 500 Stock Index. These performance trends were apparent in the second half of 1999. Within a 7.7% gain in the S&P 500 Stock Index, the growth half appreciated 15.6% while the value portion was down 1.1%. Additionally, the CS First Boston Technology Index rose 74.8% and the Pacific Stock Exchange High Technology Index gained 62.0%. Thus, the major explanatory variable in the performance of any portfolio was the degree of weighting in the technology sector. INVESTMENT RESULTS The Growth & Income Portfolio returned 11.4% for the year and declined 2.8% for the second half of 1999. These returns were below those of the S&P 500 Stock Index, which posted respective returns of 21.0% and 7.7%. The Portfolio's performance is primarily due to the Portfolio's relative underweighting in technology issues and our bias toward low valuation in our investments. The Portfolio's performance was also below that of the Portfolio's peer group, the Lipper Growth and Income Funds Average, which can be attributed to many of the more conservative funds that shifted assets toward higher-priced technology shares INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Looking forward, we suspect that the recent increase in market volatility will continue in 2000 and question the sustainability of technology stock outperformance. We continue to maintain a well-diversified portfolio and rely on our in-house research staff to drive investment ideas on a stock-by-stock basis. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY We manage the Portfolio with an eye toward maintaining a defensive dividend yield and price-to-earnings ratio, a fully invested posture, and a high degree of sector and industry diversification. We continue to invest in quality companies that trade at undeserved discounts to their peers. We do not make sector market timing bets, but instead emphasize intensive, bottom-up research and careful stock selection. A-5 GROWTH PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Growth Portfolio seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities. MARKET REVIEW The beginning of 1999 was marked by the market recovering strongly from the steep decline brought on by the Asian economic crisis that occurred in the fall of 1998. The market continued to rise throughout the first half of the year, and then fell in the July to October 1999 period as it became clear that the U.S. Federal Reserve had begun to raise interest rates. In the last quarter, however, it rose strongly once again to new all-time highs. The performance of the U.S. economy was extraordinary throughout 1999. Fears of a recession brought on by the weakness in Asia quickly faded, and it became increasingly clear that we were enjoying a period of rapid growth with little inflationary pressure. At mid-year, the Federal Reserve embarked upon a course of gradually increasing interest rates. They did this with the hope that it would cool down the rate of growth so that inflation would not rise in an overheated economy. The stock market's reaction was initially negative, but as months passed it became apparent that productivity was increasing at such a strong pace that there was little inflationary pressure despite continuing strong growth. Apparently accepting the notion that we were experiencing a "new era" paradigm, the market closed the year with a strong gain. INVESTMENT RESULTS During the six- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned 16.88% and 34.47%, respectively, outperforming the S&P 500 Stock Index over both periods, and outperforming the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index over the twelve-month period. Over the same six- and twelve-month periods, the S&P 500 returned 7.70% and 21.03%, respectively, and the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index returned 20.56% and 33.16%, respectively. When the market fell heavily during the 1998 Asian crisis, we took the view that the decline was more reflective of a market panic than of the beginning of a bear market. We therefore became aggressively invested, especially in the technology and telecommunications sectors. This worked well for the Portfolio, as its performance after the fall of 1998 low was quite strong. Relative performance lagged somewhat during the summer sell-off, but then came back strongly through year-end. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Ideally, we would like to see some easing of the economic growth rate that would allow the economy to prolong its expansion without inflationary pressures. If there is no natural deceleration in the economy, we expect that the Federal Reserve will likely keep tightening until it induces one. If this means much higher interest rates, we expect that the stock market will no doubt react negatively. Therefore, we again go forward into a new year balancing strong economic fundamentals against a richly valued and somewhat speculative stock market. Last year's outcome was quite good. In our view, however, it may be more difficult in 2000. From a longer-term point of view, we see no reason to be concerned about the prospects for the U.S. stock market. We are in an era of rapid growth in productivity and the U.S. is leading the way in many new technologies. AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY The most rapidly growing area of the economy continues to be telecommunications, where new digital technologies, deregulation and a wave of merger activity are changing the landscape worldwide. Notwithstanding the strong performance of this sector last year, we continue to maintain it as the Portfolio's area of greatest emphasis. The Portfolio's other area of primary focus in 1999 was financial services. These stocks were relatively weak performers primarily because of the adverse change in the trend of interest rates. We view this sector as being currently undervalued and therefore the Portfolio maintains large holdings in the financial services industry. A-6 INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The International Portfolio seeks to obtain a total return on its assets from long-term growth of capital and from income principally through a broad portfolio of marketable securities of established non-United States companies (or United States companies having their principal activities and interests outside the United States), companies participating in foreign economies with prospects for growth, and foreign government securities. MARKET REVIEW Japan experienced one of the strongest markets in a decade as the government implemented proposals to prop up the weak economy and as companies announced an unprecedented number of restructurings. With recovering industries and technology on fire, defensive stocks such as pharmaceuticals, consumer staples and tobacco underperformed. In the Pacific ex-Japan area, the Portfolio remained underweight Australia and slightly overweight Asia ex-Japan for most of the year. INVESTMENT RESULTS For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999, the International Portfolio gained 40.23%, outperforming the Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") Europe, Australasia, Far East ("EAFE") Index's return of 27.30% for the same period. For the six-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned 33.13% versus the MSCI EAFE Index's return of 22.27%. In the fourth quarter of 1999, global markets, as represented by the MSCI World Index, advanced 16.96% -- their strongest quarter all year. Additionally, the MSCI World Index finished up 1999 with a solid 25.34% gain. The Portfolio outperformed the MSCI EAFE benchmark due to the Portfolio's overweight positions in the successful technology, telecommunications and media sectors. Despite higher valuations, the fundamentals of the mobile phone space continues to improve as subscriber penetration increases and the world of data brings new opportunities. United Pan-Europe Communications NV, the only pure cable play across Europe, contributed greatly to performance as the company succeeded in acquisitions and also found Liberty Media as an important new investor. On the negative side, U.K. bank stocks fell in a rising rate environment, as did global insurance companies. European tobacco stocks also underperformed with pricing pressures and litigation concerns emerging for the first time in Europe. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK The Portfolio continues to hold large positions in the three areas of technology, telecommunications and media. The Portfolio has been broadened slightly over the last few months with increases in positions in a few European bank stocks and semi-cyclical names. A-7 PREMIER GROWTH PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Premier Growth Portfolio seeks growth of capital rather than current income. In pursuing its investment objective, the Portfolio will employ aggressive investment policies. Since investments will be made based upon their potential for capital appreciation, current income will be incidental to the objective of capital growth. The Portfolio is not intended for investors whose principal objective is assured income or preservation of capital. MARKET REVIEW Throughout 1999, many investors experienced extremely strong returns from U.S. equity markets. Yet, the market on a whole did not benefit from this performance. Rather, the driver of much of this performance was a very narrow grouping of stocks, largely centered in the growing technology sector. In a few years, when investors look back to January 1, 2000, it is interesting to contemplate whether or not they will consider this a beneficial investment environment. For the last decade, the United States has enjoyed what some have called a "Goldilocks" environment, incorporating excellent sales and earnings growth yet with low inflation. Now, as we move into the next century, there seems to be every prospect that the term might also be applied to other key parts of the world. In particular, Asia and Europe may very well benefit from this scenario as they witness better gross domestic product ("GDP") growth, along with similar technological advances and competition, which serve to keep inflation at bay. By contrast, while we live in a world of exciting technological change and enjoy excellent growth prospects, many U.S. investors (both individual and institutional) seem to have gone a little crazy. Too many investors keep piling into the same narrow list of technology and high-multiple stocks at any price given their "momentum." In our view, these investors are stretching a rubber band which, if continued, must eventually snap and perhaps take more reasonably priced stocks along with it. Those buying into this new world of investing seem to be ignoring the time-tested maxims of buying real companies with real earnings at reasonable prices. Using history as our guide, it is readily apparent that very few technology companies have been able to put together a string of strongly rising earnings on a consistent five- to ten-year basis. At a minimum, this group has historically been susceptible to severe interim shocks along the way, such as in October 1987, October 1997 and the Long Term Capital/Russia episode of just over a year ago. Therefore, it is in this sense -- from the view of the money manager faced with this difficult decision -- that the investment environment today could be considered as less than ideal. In the short run, relative performance could suffer if a manager failed to join the crowd. However, if that manager does so at some unknown point, then the manager could be punished harshly for ignoring all of the warning signs that currently exist. INVESTMENT RESULTS For both the six- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 1999, your Portfolio has provided a return well in excess of that of its S&P 500 Stock Index benchmark. During the six- and twelve-month periods, the Portfolio returned 16.97% and 32.32%, respectively, as compared to 7.70% and 21.03%, respectively, for the S&P 500 Stock Index. For the most recent six months, the Portfolio modestly underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index, which returned 20.56% over this period. For the twelve-month period, however, the Portfolio's return was in line with the 33.16% return of the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index. Strong performance for the year overall was attributable to appreciation in selected technology stocks, high-growth telecommunication suppliers and service companies, media and broadcasting firms, and brokerage stocks. Performance in the most recent six months was tempered by declines in pharmaceutical stocks and your Portfolio's underweight position in technology stocks relative to the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Accordingly, we look forward to 2000 with an enormous sense of excitement regarding the technological changes around us. We are eager to face the daily challenge of trying to keep the Portfolio optimally structured for success based on the marriage of our fundamental analysis and price considerations -- a management creed we have followed to our advantage for the last two decades. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY Most of the leading technology stocks that we hold (and those that have real earnings) seem to be priced at a price-to-earnings ("P/E") multiple that assumes they will not disappoint over the next few years. We are optimistic on this score, yet still skeptical enough (based on history) not to carry anything equivalent to a full benchmark weighting as is incorporated in the Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index. By our calculations, this index now has a technology weight of well over 40%. In contrast, we are prepared to stay with very active positions versus growth benchmarks with our holdings of financial stocks. We A-8 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ know that in doing this we continue to fight current investor psychology concerning possible rising interest rates in a stronger world GDP environment. However, we believe that these leading stocks will deliver mid-teen earnings growth and their relative P/Es at 50% to 70% of the market multiple are attractive. This contrary stance might seem slightly at odds to our increasing interest at the same time in one or two industrial/economically sensitive stocks that we believe will benefit in this stronger world climate. For both groups, however, we are placing our faith in the individual companies meeting or exceeding Wall Street earnings expectations. Over time, the stock market has proven to be fairly rational in valuing companies based on their actual relative earnings and the confidence that can be applied to a continuation of such earnings streams. Management, industry position and product leadership have all been factors that have influenced this decision. We have no doubt that within the new areas of technology, the Internet and biotechnology, certain companies will excel and begin to portray these characteristics. In our view, however, the majority will probably fall by the wayside. It is questionable as to whether a package approach from today's starting prices would provide an overall winning return. In saying this, we do not want to preclude our purchasing the occasional high multiple stock when the fundamentals seem compelling. We will not, however, weight the Portfolio based more on wishful thinking than on earnings. A-9 QUASAR PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Quasar Portfolio seeks growth of capital by pursuing aggressive investment policies. While it invests primarily in the equity securities of small-capitalization companies, it may invest in any type of securities issues, by any company, in any industry that we believe to offer possibilities for capital appreciation. The Portfolio may also pursue investment opportunities outside of the United States. INVESTMENT DISCUSSION We strongly feel that there are major opportunities to invest in the U.S. in literally thousands of small-cap stocks that offer much better risk reward trade-offs than large-cap stocks. While it is quite difficult to determine exactly when this psychology will change, we do hope there is a close turn in the cycle. This Portfolio is positioned to do well when the market broadens out and small-cap stocks start to participate. For example, we have several positions in the retail and apparel sectors. The companies in these sectors typically have strong franchises, dominant market share positions, earnings-per-share growth between 20% and 30% and price-to-earnings ratios between 10 and 20 times earnings. Within the leisure category, we are looking for professionally managed consolidators of fragmented industries who are able to leverage their strengths in building dominant, national franchises. Health care continues to be an area of focus for the Portfolio. The congressional balancing of the federal budget and various managed care concerns have put a lot of pressure on the health care service sector, which in turn has depressed stock prices in this sector. Nevertheless, we have used this as an opportunity to add to the Portfolio's holdings. In the turnaround category, we believe that the sports retailing industry has seen its worst days and that Venator Group Inc., the parent company of both Foot Locker and Champs, should benefit. As the industry becomes more rational, the aggressive expansion in square footage seen over the last five years has essentially come to a halt. In addition, Nike Inc. is seeing its business turning. These factors, as well as the Olympics being less than a year away, should help retailers. Within the real estate sector, we believe that the stocks of real estate investment trusts ("REITs") have come under a lot of pressure as investors focus more on momentum growth and less on yield. There are several well-run companies yielding over 10% with internal growth of 10% to 20%. Therefore, we have about 6% of the Portfolio invested in REITs. In addition, we also like the rental car industry. This industry has gone through a major change in ownership from the auto manufacturers to financial entrepreneurs. We are now seeing real pricing power, better yield management, greater inventory efficiencies, and as a result, a higher level of profitability. We believe these companies have strong fundamentals that are not yet recognized in the marketplace. INVESTMENT RESULTS Over the six- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned 9.89% and 17.08%, versus the Russell 2000 Index returns of 10.95% and 21.26% for the same periods. The Portfolio trailed its benchmark primarily because the Portfolio was underweighted in technology and had exposure to various other industries such as health care, retail and transportation. These areas we feel offer much better investments on a risk/reward basis with much less volatility. Other than technology stocks, most other areas of the market have shown little investor interest, which is why we believe this is where the greatest opportunities lie. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY We continue to adjust the Portfolio's composition to reflect our perception of those smaller, highly competitive companies that will, in our judgement, exhibit long-term price appreciation through superior earnings growth. We remain adverse to establishing an overweight position in the technology sector and, more specifically, in Internet stocks. We still believe that a broad majority of these stocks have yet to demonstrate the ability to produce significant earnings and, in some cases, we believe that they probably never will. In our opinion, these stocks remain overpriced, and we therefore maintain low weighting in these sectors. A-10 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Real Estate Investment Portfolio seeks a total return on its assets from long-term growth of capital and income primarily by investing in the equity securities of companies primarily engaged in, or related to, the real estate industry. MARKET REVIEW We made it into the year 2000. Contrary to what some thought, the world did not end at the stroke of midnight on the not-quite-millennium eve, and the Y2K bug turned out to be almost as much hype as your average dot.com IPO. In addition, Real Estate Investment Trusts ("REITs") staged a rally in the closing weeks of December. Granted, the positive performance at year-end was not enough to salvage an otherwise dismal year, but it felt good, nonetheless. The pertinent question, of course, is whether this rally portends good tidings for 2000 or is just another brief respite in an ongoing downturn. We will attempt to answer this question later in this letter. But first, we will look back over the past year. 1999 was the year of the Internet on Wall Street -- that is unquestionable. For example, the Inter@ctive Week Internet Index of Internet-related companies soared 168% during the calendar year 1999. This sector drove the NASDAQ Composite index to an 86% increase during the twelve months in spite of the fact that the average company saw its share price decline in 1999. In fact, this was the best performance of any U.S. equity index in history. The mania for Internet and related technology stocks drove every other major index as well. It was truly a great year for those investors who had the foresight to overweight their portfolio in the technology sector. For others, however, such returns were elusive. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts ("NAREIT") Equity Index suffered a price decline of 12.2% during 1999. An average income return of 7.6% brought the total return for the NAREIT Equity Index to -4.6% for the year. The vast majority of all REITs saw the price of their shares decline in 1999. Of the 164 companies we track on a daily basis, 80% had price declines last year. Only apartment companies managed to buck this downtrend. These owners of multi-family dwellings saw their share prices rise by 2.5% in 1999. They indirectly benefit from rising interest rates because single-family home sales are hurt by rising mortgage rates. Office companies with exposure to urban downtown markets also did relatively well. Share prices declined by less than 1% in this group. These markets exhibit strong demand that is tied to the burgeoning white collar economy, and new supply remains well under control. On the other end of the spectrum, regional mall companies suffered heavily from Internet mania since we all "know" that no one will ever shop in a regional mall again. The average mall company saw its price decline by 21%. In reality, however, "brick and mortar" retail had a great holiday season. It was the misplaced fear of Internet sales that caused the stocks to suffer. Even worse (although, in our view, clearly more justified), health care REITs suffered through a 40% price decline in 1999. The destruction of the nursing home industry by shifting federal reimbursement regulations clearly called into question the credit quality of the leases held by the REITs. Legendary value investor Warren Buffet made the news twice during 1999 for favoring the REIT sector. In both April and December, Buffet's nod led to rallies for REIT stocks. The April surge quickly decelerated as investors relentlessly allocated capital into technology and seemingly out of everything else. We do not yet know if the December rally will fade as well. We do know, however, that Mr. Buffet has become a legendary value investor by looking at the world differently from most investors. Today, he is on record as not understanding valuations in the market as a whole, and in the technology sector specifically (not coincidentally, 1999 was one of the few years in which Mr. Buffet's returns lagged those of the market). In the past, he has sought to buy companies whose assets had value that was misperceived by other investors. These have included traditional asset plays such as U.S. Airways, and non-traditional ones such as Coca-Cola. Mr. Buffet has dabbled in REITs in the past -- especially those that have pursued a course of total liquidation. Today, he is involved with several REITs that have been particularly depressed. Following along with this theme, we believe it is valuable to evaluate the perceptions and misperceptions of both real estate and the overall equity market that could change in the coming months. Most importantly, real estate remains in equilibrium. Construction activity has actually moderated in most property types in most markets over the past year. Excess building has been expected for over two years now, yet it has not materialized. Construction financing is difficult to come by without substantial pre-leasing of the anticipated space and significant cash equity on the part of developers, and equity capital is scarce. As a result, REIT investors appear to have escaped the boom/bust cycle that has plagued real estate for the past two decades. In addition, the strength of the economy has surprised most observers. This has allowed landlords to raise rents and keep buildings fully occupied without driving rents through the roof and spurring renewed construction. The A-11 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ ensuing stability and growth of cash flows should be more highly valued by investors. Although we doubt REIT earnings growth will accelerate this year or next, we also do not anticipate much of a deceleration either. REIT shares are cheap by any measure. The NAREIT Equity Index has seen its price decline by approximately 32% over the past two years. Over this timeframe, cash flows have grown by approximately 25%. Clearly, multiples have condensed dramatically. An alternative method of identifying value is relative to the theoretical net price for which all of a company's assets could be sold. The aforementioned two-year price decline has taken the average REIT from a 20% premium to net asset value ("NAV") to a 20% discount in spite of about 3% annual growth in the per share value of net assets. Whether viewed in terms of income generation or assets, REITs have gone from historically rich valuations to historically cheap ones over the past two years. More importantly, we do not believe REITs are likely to get much cheaper than the value at which they currently trade. Prior to the December rally, management teams appeared to be actively stepping up share buybacks, and a handful of REITs announced that they were seeking strategic alternatives. We believe that if prices were to decline again, we would see a resurgence of such activity. Effectively, this limits the risk of declining share prices. Unfortunately, it does not provide any real lift to current price levels. Only new investors can provide capital to bid up share prices. However, we cannot predict whether or not this will happen, as it is an issue of investor psychology. It is tied into expectations for the market as a whole, as well as sector allocation and relative valuation. On one level, we view investor behavior as the outcome of a clash between fear and greed. Investors become more risk tolerant when greed overwhelms fear and more risk averse when fear triumphs. Over the past few years, we have seen that investors have had nothing to fear except fear itself. As long as investors believe that they will be rewarded for being extremely risk tolerant, we expect that REITs will have a difficult time garnering investor interest. INVESTMENT RESULTS During the six- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 1999, your Portfolio and its benchmark, the NAREIT Equity Index, produced negative returns. Over the six- and 12-month periods ended December 31, 1999, the Real Estate Investment Portfolio lost 10.50% and 5.11%, respectively, while the NAREIT Equity Index declined 8.97% and 4.62%, respectively, for the same periods. Over the same six- and twelve-month periods, the S&P 500 Stock Index returned 7.70% and 21.03%, respectively. The Portfolio held up fairly well given the environment. It modestly underperformed its benchmark, declining 5.1% versus the 4.6% decline in the NAREIT Equity Index. In fact, the Portfolio's investments did reasonably well. The Portfolio's sector selections were also relatively good. It had large exposure throughout the year in downtown office properties and had little or no exposure to regional mall or health care properties. Unfortunately, too little of the Portfolio was invested in apartments. However, the Portfolio made up for that deficiency with good stock selection within that particular group. The Portfolio's largest liability during the year was having too much invested in specialty REITs. These companies, which own properties such as movie theaters, golf courses or prisons, performed poorly in terms of share price in spite of having solid operations. In any event, the modest positives of the Portfolio's investment selections were not enough to offset its fees and expenses, and the net result was that it ended up moderately underperforming its benchmark. MARKET OUTLOOK Under a scenario in which REITs can not attract investor interest, we think earnings multiples could trend back down to where they were in early December (i.e., the lowest point in eight years). This would provide investors with approximately 5% returns this year. If, on the other hand, investors bid earnings multiples up 100 basis points (a level that would still be one third below the 1997 peak), this sector could produce 30% returns in the next 12 months (REITs would only trade in line with net asset value at that point). We believe the latter case is more likely than the former scenario. If our analysis turns out to be correct, then we believe that REITs should be an attractive investment alternative this year. Few, if any, pundits expect the overall market to produce 30% returns this year. Even fewer would say that the worst case scenario for the market is in positive territory. As the year progresses, we expect more and more investors to appreciate the differential potential of REITs. We look forward to reporting our results to you as this potentially improving picture emerges. A-12 TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Technology Portfolio is a diversified investment portfolio that seeks growth of capital. The Portfolio invests principally in securities of companies that use technology extensively in the development of new or improved products or processes. MARKET COMMENTARY 1999 was an unusual year for technology companies and a highly rewarding year for technology stocks. Several things marked the landscape last year, most having to do with the Internet. One was the large number of tech companies that went public, many of which saw substantial premiums to their initial offering prices on the first day. With the Internet still in its early stages of development, and with capital so readily available, this isn't too surprising. Nevertheless, some of this first day activity reflects a demand frenzy that concerns us. Another was the emergence during the holidays of a serious e-tailing season, with more people doing more of their holiday shopping on the Internet. Many of the so-called e-tailers will be seasonal operations with a narrow focus, but some will emerge with the brand name, distribution strengths and consumer appeal to become substantial companies in the so-called new economy. Business-to-business concepts based on the Web was another development last year and something that will eventually be much larger than the business-to-consumer opportunities that we have witnessed to date. Most corporations have major projects in this area, although almost all are in the evaluation or pilot stage. Another issue on everyone's mind last year was the Y2K challenge. As we had hoped and expected, it was much ado about very little - -- lots of preparation in time and dollars reduced the impact of this one-time event to little more than an annoyance. INVESTMENT RESULTS The Technology Portfolio has underperformed its benchmark, the Pacific Stock Exchange ("PSE") High Technology Index, for the reporting period ended December 31, 1999. For the six- and twelve-month periods, your Portfolio gained 52.22% and 75.71%, respectively, while the PSE High Technology Index advanced 62.04% and 116.40%, respectively. The Portfolio was up significantly in its fiscal year ended December 31, 1999. The fact that it increased less than the PSE High Technology Index reflects our view that in this time of stock market exuberance, it is more important than ever to own a diversified list of companies with solid track records and proven business models. In contrast, 1999 was a year when many less-mature technology companies received valuations much richer than their established competitors. OUTLOOK Fourth quarter reports from a large number of tech companies are very upbeat and they set the stage for what should be a strong business environment in 2000. Heading the list of positive factors this year is the Y2K dividend. This "tax" is finally over and its passing will spur many new applications projects. Another driver will be the final introduction of Microsoft's Windows 2000, a much delayed operating system targeted at corporations. The surveys that we have seen suggest a rapid take-up of this new software in the second half of the year. Wireless data is finally beginning to emerge as another growth driver and it will introduce new kinds of Internet access appliances into our lives. It will also help the cellular handset infrastructure companies to continue their rapid growth, as telephony and data applications begin to merge. We believe that we are still in the earlier phases of a semiconductor recovery, driven by a shortage of production capacity, process changes and strong demand in most end markets. Finally, and as mentioned, the Internet is a major new force in corporate spending plans, as significant a change as we have seen in decades. It will change how commerce is conducted and be a catalyst for software, hardware and serious budgets in hundreds of industries. Our portfolio exposure to all of these trends -- PCs, semiconductors, cellular companies and several Internet plays -- will help us participate in all this change this year. The issues we worry about and will monitor closely include the pattern of interest rates, the narrowness of the stock market as more and more emphasis is given to technology stocks and large-capitalization companies and the ongoing challenge of valuation. On the latter point, some tech stocks are too expensive and we will do our best to avoid any company with questionable or eroding fundamentals. Longer term, however, we are as convinced as ever that investing in tomorrow's technology winners will continue to be a very rewarding experience. A-13 UTILITY INCOME PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Utility Income Portfolio seeks current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in the equity and fixed-income securities of companies in the utilities industry. The Portfolio's investment objective and policies are designed to take advantage of the characteristics and historical performance of securities of utilities companies engaged in the manufacture, production, generation, provision, transmission, sale and distribution of gas, electric energy, and communications equipment and services, and the provision of other utility or utility-related goods and services. MARKET REVIEW 1999 marked the second year in a row of extreme outperformance of richly valued growth stocks to the detriment of value stocks, whose prices are lower relative to their earnings and book values. While the S&P 500 Stock Index appreciated 21.0% for the year, the growth half of the market, represented by the S&P 500 Barra Growth Index, increased 28.2%, but the value half of the market, as represented by the S&P 500 Barra Value Index, increased only 12.7%. Within the growth category, the only significant sector to lead the market was technology, with the CS First Boston Technology Index rising 134.7% for the year and the Pacific High Technology Index up 116.4%. Technology accounted for two-thirds of the gain in the S&P 500. The second half of 1999 epitomized these performance trends. Within a 7.7% gain in the S&P 500, the growth half appreciated 15.6% while the value portion was down 1.1%. Additionally, the CS First Boston Technology Index rose 74.8% and the Pacific Stock Exchange High Technology Index gained 62.0%. Thus, the major explanatory variable in the performance of any portfolio was the degree of weighting in the technology sector. INVESTMENT RESULTS The Utility Income Portfolio returned 19.4% for 1999 and 5.7% for the second half, comfortably ahead of its benchmarks. The Dow Jones Utility Index declined 6.0% over the year and declined 8.9% over the past six months. The New York Stock Exchange Utility Index, which includes telecommunications and technology stocks in addition to electric and gas utilities, had a gain of 14.6% for the year and 2.5% over the past six months. The Portfolio's relative outperformance can be contributed to the superior stock selection in the telecommunications industry. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Looking forward, we feel that despite the prospect of tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the electric utility sector is quite undervalued in the marketplace. We continue to invest in income-producing securities of higher-growth telecom companies to improve the growth characteristics of the Portfolio and above all, search for attractive investment opportunities on a stock-by-stock basis. A-14 WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Worldwide Privatization Portfolio (the "Portfolio") seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing principally in equity securities issued by enterprises that are undergoing, or have undergone, privatization. The balance of the investment portfolio will include equity securities of companies that are believed by the Fund's Adviser to be beneficiaries of the privatization process. MARKET REVIEW During the annual reporting period, equity returns were impressive across all regional markets. These strong returns were driven by a variety of factors. Markets were boosted by telecommunications, technology and media stocks as investors bought into the idea of a "new paradigm" in which technologies, such as the Internet, wireless application protocol and broadband, change the way in which companies and economies operate. The recovery in global growth was an additional factor that enhanced equity returns. In our view, the world economy is clearly on a growth track. The United States remained buoyant, European countries saw accelerating gross domestic product growth and Japan finally lifted itself out of recession. The outlook for the emerging economies also became increasingly positive. Asia recovered from its earlier financial catastrophe and witnessed renewed strength, while Brazil's implementation of reformist policies following the currency devaluation in the early part of 1999, averted a full-scale crisis in Latin America. INVESTMENT RESULTS We recently changed the Portfolio's benchmarks from the Morgan Stanley Capital International ("MSCI") Europe, Australasia and Far East ("EAFE") Index to the MSCI World ex-USA Index. As the country allocations in the MSCI World ex-USA Index more closely match those maintained over time by the Portfolio, we have determined that it is a more appropriate and accurate gauge of the Portfolio's performance. As you can see, this report shows your Portfolio's investment results as compared to both indices. The Portfolio's next report (for the period ended December 31, 2000) will no longer show results for the MSCI EAFE Index. During the six-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned 37.51%, significantly outperforming the MSCI World ex-USA Index, which returned 22.57% and the MSCI EAFE Index, which gained 22.27%. The Portfolio's stock selection was the principal reason for the strong investment results. The Portfolio's high relative weighting in telecommunication and cable stocks were major positive factors, as was its exposure to European and Asian technology companies. Investments in Japanese financial companies and emerging market metal and mining stocks also contributed to the Portfolio's outperformance versus its benchmarks. The Portfolio's holdings in utility and tobacco stocks were the only notable negatives impacting the Portfolio's overall stock selection. Asset allocation had a marginally negative impact on performance during the six months ended December 31, 1999. Although we raised the Portfolio's weight in Japanese equity throughout the year, its relative underweight exposure to this market was a mildly negative contributor to returns. Over the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned 58.83%, strongly outperforming the MSCI World ex-USA Index benchmark, which returned 28.27%, as well as the MSCI EAFE Index, which returned 27.30%. The Portfolio's high relative weighting in emerging market equities and strong stock selection in the major markets were the major reasons for its outperformance against the MSCI World ex-USA Index and the MSCI EAFE Index. OUTLOOK Going forward, we expect that continued economic strength will translate into corporate earnings recovery, upgrades and positive equity market returns. One concern we have is the possibility that global interest rates will continue to rise. Such an increase in interest rates could negatively impact both liquidity and equity markets. However, although the potential for inflationary pressure to creep into the system is an issue, we believe the effects of new technologies (for instance, the Internet and broadband access) will continue to restrain such pressure. We reiterate our view that global economies must continue to liberalize and implement reform policies such as privatization to ensure that the recovery we have seen is not hindered. In particular, we anticipate that the Japanese and emerging market economies have large restructuring efforts ahead. In our view, the signs for privatization are excellent. Global privatization activity during 1999 was very strong, with global proceeds amounting to 1998 levels of $145 billion. Western European countries continued to dominate the process and accounted for 45% of the 1999 total, while Asia accounted for 25%. One noticeable trend was the increase in emerging market privatization deals. We expect this trend to continue in 2000 as the world's developing economies restructure and embrace privatization. At the industry level, telecommunication and utility transactions led the way. However, the expansion of industry representation is noticeable as gov- A-15 WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION PORTFOLIO (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ ernments extend their privatization programs. In 2000, we forecast that global privatization revenues will amount to approximately $145 billion. We expect the Portfolio will be a beneficiary of the continued strength in privatization activity and we look forward to participating in the most attractive deals the market offers. We maintain our aim of providing a well-diversified core international Portfolio with exposure to the most exciting and rapidly growing area of the financial markets. Presently, the Portfolio maintains positions in approximately 40 countries with close to 100 different issues and representation in over 40 different industries. A-16 GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Global Bond Portfolio seeks a high level of return from a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of high-quality debt securities denominated in the U.S. dollar and a range of foreign currencies. MARKET REVIEW The global economy is on the mend, and the United States deserves much of the credit. U.S. growth was up 5.8% during the fourth quarter of 1999, and up 4% for the calendar year. Two-and-a-half million new jobs were created during 1999, with unemployment at a thirty-year low of 4.1%. U.S. consumers are confident and it shows in their spending, which grew at a 5% rate during the fourth quarter. Private demand is increasing in Europe, a development that will support export-led recoveries in East Asia (including Japan) and Latin America. The rise in commodity prices, led by oil, has started to flow through to U.S. inflation. Consumer Price Index ("CPI") moved above 2.5% on a year-over-year basis during the fourth quarter versus 2% during the first nine-months of 1999. These developments, together with continuing economic strength, have sparked inflation concerns in the United States, pushed-up bond yields and triggered three 25 basis-point (bp) interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve during 1999. The weakness in U.S. bond prices spread throughout much of the industrialized world this year, although not always with the same inflationary justification. The non-U.S. dollar government bond sector returned 2.48% for 1999. The two biggest stories during 1999 in the non-U.S. dollar government bond sector, were the unexpected strength of the European economic recovery and the stubborn economic weakness in Japan. In local currency terms, European government bonds returned -2.36%, which underperformed U.S. governments returns of -2.23% during 1999. Positive non-U.S. dollar returns were attributable to the positive cost of hedging. The results for Japanese government bonds ("JGBs") were very much the exception. With a recovery dependent on public spending, with official agencies pressured into buying bonds to support that spending, and with banks, seeing no private credit demand, investing all their surplus funds in JGBs, Japanese government bonds rallied. In local currency terms, JGBs were up 5.01% for the year; the fourth quarter prices were more stable and the total return was only 0.38%. However, with short-term interest rates near zero, hedging gains were sizable. Hedged JGBs produced a strong 10.59% gain for the calendar year. Emerging market debt was the standout best performer among the fixed-income sectors during 1999. With a total return for the year of 25.97%, (19.70% excluding Russia) and a fourth-quarter gain of 12.58% (9.60% excluding Russia), emerging-market debt far outdistanced its fixed-income competition and rivaled U.S. equity benchmarks (Dow Jones Industrial Average, 25.22%; S&P 500, 19.52%). The annual results for 1999 were in part, generated by the low-end 1998 starting point. The JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index-Plus did not regain its high of May 1998 until the middle of December 1999. The big three Latin markets of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, which together account for roughly two-third's of the index, scored impressive results of 12.97%, 40.68%, and 15.30%, respectively for the year. While the diversity of countries within the emerging-market universe is considerable and the asset-class continues to grow and evolve, we believe that ongoing reforms and a favorable global economic backdrop will make this sector the best performing sector of dollar-denominated, fixed-income securities for many months to come. INVESTMENT RESULTS The Portfolio's total return for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999 was -6.11% compared to the Salomon Smith Barney World Government Bond Index (unhedged) return of -4.27%. The Portfolio underperformed its benchmark over the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999 as a result of our underweighting of the Japanese market. Japan was the top performing developed government bond market during the twelve-month period. Bond prices in Japan rose as the Japanese central bank maintained a loose monetary policy in order to lift the Japanese economy out of its worst recession in its postwar history. INVESTMENT OUTLOOK Looking ahead to the next twelve months, we foresee continued good growth in the United States, 3.5% growth in Europe, and another disappointing year for Japan with positive growth dependent on public spending. U.S. trend growth is now approaching a productivity-led 4% and Euroland has started down that same path. Despite wishful thinking to the contrary, necessary corporate and financial restructuring in Japan is far from complete and growth will be restrained accordingly. The Federal Reserve has signaled its inflationary concerns and we expect additional tightenings in 2000. Although the inflation risks are clearly smaller in Euroland, the European Central Bank ("ECB") appears intent on making a similar rate statement within the next three to six months. A-17 GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ We believe that the near-term risks for global bond yields remain tilted in an upward direction. However, much of the economic good news has been discounted and we expect most bond markets to slightly outperform cash on a local-currency basis during the next six months. In the United States, and in Germany and Japan on a currency-hedged basis, we look for annualized returns on government bonds in the vicinity of 6%. A-18 GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Global Dollar Government Portfolio seeks a high level of current income through investing its assets in U.S. and non-U.S. fixed-income securities denominated only in U.S. dollars. As a secondary objective, the Portfolio seeks capital appreciation. Substantially all of the Portfolio's assets will be invested in high-yield, high-risk securities that are low-rated (i.e., below investment grade), or of comparable quality and unrated, and that are considered to be predominantly speculative as regards to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal. MARKET REVIEW The global economy is on the mend, and the United States deserves much of the credit. U.S. growth was 5.8% during the fourth quarter of 1999, and 4% for the calendar year. Two-and-a-half million new jobs were created during 1999, and unemployment is at 4.1%, a thirty-year low. U.S. consumers are confident and it shows in their spending, which grew at a 5% rate during the fourth quarter. Private demand is increasing in Europe, a development that will support export-led recoveries in East Asia (including Japan) and Latin America. The rise in commodity prices, led by oil, has started to flow through to U.S. inflation. The Consumer Price Index moved above 2.5% on a year-over-year basis during the fourth quarter versus 2% during the first nine months of 1999. These developments, together with continuing economic strength, have sparked inflation concerns in the United States, pushed-up bond yields and triggered three 25 basis-point (bp) interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve during 1999. The weakness in U.S. bond prices spread throughout much of the industrialized world this year, although not always with the same inflationary justification. Emerging market debt was the standout best performer among the fixed-income sectors during 1999. With a total return for the year of 25.97%, (19.70% excluding Russia) and a fourth-quarter gain of 12.58% (9.60% excluding Russia), emerging-market debt far outdistanced its fixed-income competition and rivaled U.S. equity benchmarks (Dow Jones Industrial Average, 25.22%; S&P 500 Stock Index, 19.52%). The annual results for 1999 were in part, generated by the low, end-1998 starting point; the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index-Plus (the "JPM EMBI+") did not regain its high of May 1998 until the middle of December 1999. The big three Latin markets of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico -- which together account for roughly two-third's of the index -- scored impressive results of 12.97%, 40.68%, and 15.30% respectively for the year. While the diversity of countries within the emerging market universe is considerable and the asset class continues to grow and evolve, we believe that ongoing reforms and a favorable global economic backdrop will make this sector the best performing sector of dollar-denominated fixed-income securities for many months to come. INVESTMENT RESULTS Over the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999, your Portfolio returned 26.08% as compared to the JPM EMBI+ return of 25.97%. Overall, emerging market debt performed well in 1999 as global economic growth improved and commodity prices firmed. Our security selection within this sector helped your Portfolio outperform its benchmark. In particular, our holdings in Russia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Turkey and Mexico enhanced performance for the year. Overall, emerging market debt performed well in 1999 as global economic growth improved and commodity prices firmed. The emerging market debt sector outperformed all other bond market sectors with most individual countries posting positive returns during the twelve-month period. Russia posted the highest returns at 162.3% due to progress made in the restructuring of default debt and rising oil prices. Brazil posted a 40.7% return as a result of the cut in interest rates and the devaluing of the real by the Central Bank. Bulgaria returned 27.3%, also outperforming the index, adhering to strict International Monetary Fund ("IMF") reform guidelines and aggressive economic reforms. Fiscal reforms, an IMF package, and the growing probability of membership in the European Union have caused Turkish bonds to perform well, gaining 21.8%, as represented within the JP Morgan Global Bond Index ("JPM GBI"). Other emerging market countries represented within the JPM GBI that have demonstrated positive returns are Mexico with returns of 15.3%, Argentina at 12.8% and the Philippines at 10.3%. Ecuador was the worst performing country, posting a -28.4% return due to the government's debt default in August. OUTLOOK We expect the U.S. economy to remain relatively strong and the global economy to continue to recover. We expect long-term interest rates will trend up modestly from current levels in this environment. Emerging European countries are enjoying healthy recoveries in the aftermath of the Russian economic turmoil and the Asian crisis. We forecast 3.5% growth for this region in 2000. Even though inflation risk is smaller than that of the U.S., we believe that the European Central Bank is intent on making a similar rate statement within the next three to six months. A-19 GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ With improving global growth and liquidity conditions, East Asia we expect growth to reach 6.5% in 2000 following similar pace in 1999. Labor markets conditions are improving, boosting consumer spending, while export earnings are driving investment expenditures. The Latin American region will continue its recovery momentum into 2000 as we look for this region to head toward 4.0% growth with moderate inflation over the next twelve months. A-20 HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The High Yield Portfolio seeks the highest level of current income available without assuming undue risk by investing principally in high-yield, fixed-income securities. The Portfolio invests substantially all of its assets in higher yielding, higher-risk, fixed-income securities (commonly known as "junk bonds") that are rated below investment grade and are considered to have predominantly speculative characteristics. MARKET REVIEW During 1999, the high-yield market, as represented by the CS First Boston High Yield Index, recorded its second consecutive year of weak performance, returning 3.28%. However, the high-yield sector outperformed all other domestic fixed-income sectors. The chief reason for the poor performance of fixed-income securities was the recovery of global economic growth and the related world-wide central bank policy shift from monetary easing to monetary tightening. In 1999, the U.S. Federal Reserve led the shift in policy by fully reversing the 75 basis points of easing it enacted in 1998 in response to the global liquidity crisis. Along with rising interest rates, liquidity concerns related to Y2K and large corporate debt issuance in the summer months hurt the performance of all non-Treasury securities. In addition, the high-yield sector was hurt by rising default rates and mutual fund outflows. New issuance fell 30% from 1998's record level and default rates (above 4%) reached heights never seen in an expansionary economic environment. Most of the defaults were concentrated in the energy and health care sectors. Low oil prices at the beginning of the year hurt energy companies, while government cuts to medicare reimbursement rates hurt health care companies. The best performing industry sectors included paper and packaging, utilities and cable, while health care, refining and consumer manufacturing were among the worst performing. For the year, double-B-rated securities outperformed single-B-rated securities, as excess supply and reduced liquidity caused investors to focus on larger, more liquid securities. INVESTMENT RESULTS The Portfolio returned -2.58% for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999, underperforming the 3.28% return of its benchmark as represented by the CS First Boston High Yield Index. Our style of investing, which has emphasized higher-yielding, single-B-rated securities, negatively impacted performance in 1999. Supply and reduced liquidity have caused investors to focus on larger, more liquid issues. Many small- to medium-size companies that the Portfolio owns have been overlooked and are just beginning to again attract attention. New single-B issues have been priced to yield 2% to 4% more than mid-1998 levels, slowly repricing the secondary market. Negative credit events have also had a negative impact on the portfolio. We have had a number of companies report "down" or "poor" operating results. The market's reaction has been devastating as sellers appear and no buyers surface, driving down security prices to default or near default levels. OUTLOOK The underlying fundamentals of a growing economy low inflation and relatively low (though trending upwards) interest rates remain supportive of high yield. Another strong year in the equity markets could engender some re-balancing of portfolios in 2000 toward fixed income, and high yield in particular, thereby improving demand. High-yield structured products such as collateralized debt obligations will continue to increase their market share and we can expect those cash inflows to add strength to the market. Issuance may be strong; though it is still a little early to tell. We expect that most of the calendar will consist of large, liquid deals, as smaller companies trying to tap the market are having a difficult time. Europe will also be a focal point in 2000 as the market's rapid growth continues. The entry of new investors and more cash are also favorable for demand. A-21 NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The North American Government Income Portfolio seeks the highest level of current income, consistent with what the Fund's Adviser considers to be prudent investment risk, that is available from a portfolio of debt securities issues or guaranteed by the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico, their political subdivisions (including Canadian Provinces but excluding the States of the United States), agencies, instrumentalities or authorities. The Portfolio seeks high current yields by investing in government securities denominated in local currency and U.S. dollars. Normally, the Portfolio expects to maintain at least 25% of its assets in securities denominated in the U.S. dollar. MARKET REVIEW The global economy is on the mend, and the United States deserves much of the credit. U.S. growth was 5.8% during the fourth quarter of 1999, and 4% for the calendar year. Two-and-a-half million new jobs were created during 1999, and unemployment is at 4.1%, a thirty-year low. U.S. consumers are confident and it shows in their spending, which grew at a 5% rate during the fourth quarter. Private demand is increasing in Europe, a development that will support export-led recoveries in East Asia (including Japan) and Latin America. The rise in commodity prices, led by oil, has started to flow through to U.S. inflation. The Consumer Price Index ("CPI") moved above 2.5% on a year-over-year basis during the fourth quarter versus 2% during the first nine months of 1999. These developments, together with continuing economic strength, have sparked inflation concerns in the United States, pushed-up bond yields and triggered three 25 basis-point (bp) interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve during 1999. The weakness in U.S. bond prices spread throughout much of the industrialized world this year, although not always with the same inflationary justification. With the notable exception of emerging-market debt, 1999 was a poor year for U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income. Among the traditional sectors, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities posted the best returns during the fourth quarter and the year. The prepayment risk embedded in many of these securities, as well as their generally shorter durations, helped cushion their price declines in the rising interest rate environment. U.S. government bonds posted the worst returns during the fourth quarter and the year. The investment-grade corporate sector also posted an unusual loss of -1.96% for the year. Among the non-traditional sectors, non-U.S. dollar government bonds hedged into U.S. dollars managed 2.48% gain for the year and almost half of that (1.13%) came during the fourth quarter, but that return was more than accounted for by the hedged performance of Japanese government bonds ("JGBs"). Canadian government bonds performed poorly (-1.44%) in 1999, as economic growth was stronger than anticipated and the Bank of Canada raised official interest rates. Emerging market debt was the standout best performer among the fixed-income sectors during 1999. With a total return for the year of 25.97%, (19.70% excluding Russia) and a fourth-quarter gain of 12.58% (9.60% excluding Russia), emerging-market debt far outdistanced its fixed-income competition and rivaled U.S. equity benchmarks (Dow Jones Industrial Average, 25.22%; S&P 500 Stock Index, 19.52%). However, these annual results for 1999 were partially attributed to the low, end-1998 starting point. In particular, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index-Plus (the "JPM EMBI+") did not regain its high of May 1998 until the middle of December 1999. The big three Latin markets of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico, which together account for roughly two-thirds of the JPM EMBI+, scored impressive results of 12.97%, 40.68%, and 15.30%, respectively, for 1999. While the diversity of countries within the emerging-market universe is considerable and the asset class continues to grow and evolve, we believe that ongoing reforms and a favorable global economic backdrop will make this sector the best performing sector of dollar-denominated fixed-income securities for many months to come. In the emerging markets, recovery took hold in Latin America during the fourth quarter of 1999. Growth in this region appeared to have surpassed the 5.0% annualized rate, with the largest jumps seen in Chile and Peru, as these two countries have the greatest exposure to Asia's growth. The Brazilian economy appeared to have hit bottom in the second quarter of 1999, while weakness in Argentina lingered into the third quarter. Nevertheless, both economies showed strong improvements during the final months of 1999. Mexico continued to coast along at 3.0%-plus growth, avoiding the painful sting of a recession. In Mexico, exports were boosted by the booming U.S. economy and by the sharp increase in international oil prices. The tight labor market coupled with recent expansion manifested in the form of lower unemployment figures and higher wages. The rapid decline in the rate of inflation along with diminishing fear of expected inflation encouraged consumer spending. Argentinean bonds ended the year with a 12.97% return as the economic recovery picked up in the fourth quarter. Argentina A-22 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ entered 1999 in the midst of a recession and further deteriorated with Brazil's devaluation in January. Market sentiment did improve prior to the presidential election in late October, which resulted in the victory of Fernando De La Rua, leader of the opposition party, the Alianza, with 48.50% of the vote. The Alianza victory in the presidential election represented a turning point in local politics and marked the return to power of middle-class parties. Nonetheless, the new administration now faces the arduous task of setting into motion the initiatives for labor and fiscal reforms, measures against tax evasion and other structural reforms that have been inherited from the previous Menem administration. INVESTMENT RESULTS We compare your Portfolio's performance to the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index, a standard measure of the performance of the overall U.S. bond market, and the Lehman Brothers Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index, which measures the performance of U.S. bonds in the one-to-ten-year maturity range. During the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999, your Portfolio substantially outperformed both benchmarks, returning 8.90% versus -0.82% for Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index and 0.49% for the Lehman Brothers Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index. Your Portfolio's increased exposure to Argentina and Mexico boosted performance, as emerging market debt was the standout performer among the fixed-income sectors during 1999. The overall outperformance of your Portfolio is attributable to the fact that both Lehman indices reflect U.S.-based government securities, which performed poorly in comparison to the global bond markets. As mentioned previously, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, which together account for roughly two-thirds of the JPM EMBI+, returned 12.97%, 40.68% and 15.30%, respectively, for the year. OUTLOOK Our near-term outlook for financial markets assumes that the U.S. economy will stay relatively strong and that the global economy will continue to recover. The risk of tighter monetary policy in the U.S. remains. Stronger global growth coupled with firm commodity prices will continue to provide the environment necessary for emerging countries to gradually improve their credit profiles. The regional momentum is carrying into 2000 and we look for Latin America to head toward 4.0% growth with moderate inflation over the next twelve months. Higher bond yields are cooling overheated U.S. domestic demand and we believe further rate increases will help to restore a more balanced domestic/foreign mix over the next six months. Canada's strong economy will also build up pressure for the Bank of Canada to implement stricter monetary policy measures in order to keep inflation in check and in the process, improving the prospect for the Canadian dollar. On-going reforms within the emerging markets and favorable economic conditions will keep this sector the best performing sector of dollar-denominated fixed-income securities for many months to come. In Latin America, Brazil continues to exceed expectations for fiscal reform, while Mexico is expected to move to investment-grade status in the year 2000. Argentina's new government faces the daunting task to get Argentina's economy on track with the rest of the region. Mr. De La Rua's administration is expected to implement new initiatives to increase competition by further deregulating the labor market. Negotiations with the International Monetary Fund will be necessary to set in motion economic reform measures remaining from the previous administration, gaining credibility with the international capital markets. We remain positive in our view on Mexico and Argentina as economic policy in each country remains strong and their long-term trend toward improving credit fundamentals remain in tact. A-23 SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio seeks the highest level of current income consistent with what the Fund's Adviser considers to be prudent investment risk, that is available from a portfolio of high-quality debt securities having remaining maturities of not more than three years. MARKET REVIEW The global economy is on the mend, and the United States deserves much of the credit. U.S. growth was 5.8% during the fourth quarter of 1999, and 4% for the calendar year. Two-and-a-half million new jobs were created during 1999, and unemployment is at 4.1%, a thirty-year low. U.S. consumers are confident and it shows in their spending, which grew at a 5% rate during the fourth quarter. Private demand is increasing in Europe, a development that will support export-led recoveries in East Asia (including Japan) and Latin America. The rise in commodity prices, led by oil, has started to flow through to U.S. inflation. The Consumer Price Index ("CPI") moved above 2.5% on a year-over-year basis during the fourth quarter versus 2% during the first nine months of 1999. These developments, together with continuing economic strength, have sparked inflation concerns in the United States, pushed-up bond yields and triggered three 25 basis-point (bp) interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve during 1999. The weakness in U.S. bond prices spread throughout much of the industrialized world this year, although not always with the same inflationary justification. The non-U.S. dollar government bond sector returned 2.48% for 1999. The two biggest stories during 1999 in the non-U.S. dollar government bond sector were the unexpected strength of the European economic recovery and the stubborn economic weakness in Japan. In local currency terms, European government bonds (-2.36%) underperformed U.S. governments (-2.23%) during 1999. Positive non-U.S. dollar returns were attributable to the positive cost of hedging. The results for Japanese government bonds ("JGBs") were very much the exception. With a recovery dependent on public spending, with official agencies pressured into buying bonds to support that spending, and with banks, seeing no private credit demand, investing all their surplus funds in JGBs, Japanese government bonds rallied. In local currency terms, JGBs were up 5.01% for the year; the fourth quarter prices were more stable and the total return was only 0.38%. However, with short-term interest rates near zero, the hedging gains were sizable. Hedged JGBs produced a strong 10.59% gain for the 1999 calendar year. INVESTMENT RESULTS The Portfolio's total return for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999 was 3.51% compared to the Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index return of 3.06%. Our use of foreign securities helped your Portfolio outperform its U.S.-only benchmark. In particular, our holdings in Japan, which was the best performing developed government bond market in 1999, boosted the Portfolio's relative returns. OUTLOOK Looking ahead to the next twelve months, we foresee continued good growth in the United States, 3.5% growth in Europe, and another disappointing year for Japan with positive growth dependent on public spending. U.S. trend growth is now approaching a productivity-led 4% and Euroland has started down that same path. Despite wishful thinking to the contrary, necessary corporate and financial restructuring in Japan is far from complete and growth will be restrained accordingly. We believe that the near-term risks for global bond yields remain tilted in an upward direction. However, much of the economic good news (bad news for bonds) has been discounted and we expect most bond markets to slightly outperform cash on a local-currency basis during the next six months. In the United States, and in Germany and Japan on a currency-hedged basis, we look for annualized returns on government bonds in the vicinity of 6%. A-24 U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH GRADE SECURITIES PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio seeks a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital by investing principally in a portfolio of U.S. government securities and other high-grade debt securities. MARKET REVIEW The global economy is on the mend, and the United States deserves much of the credit. U.S. growth was 5.8% during the fourth quarter of 1999, and 4% for the calendar year. Two-and-a-half million new jobs were created during 1999, and unemployment is at a thirty-year low of 4.1%. U.S. consumers are confident and it shows in their spending, which grew at a 5% rate during the fourth quarter. Private demand is increasing in Europe, a development that will support export-led recoveries in East Asia (including Japan) and Latin America. The rise in commodity prices, led by oil, has started to flow through to U.S. inflation: Consumer Price Index ("CPI") moved above 2.5% on a year-over-year basis during the fourth quarter versus 2% during the first nine-months of 1999. These developments, together with continuing economic strength, have sparked inflation concerns in the United States, pushed-up bond yields and triggered three 25 basis-point (bp) interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve during 1999. The weakness in U.S. bond prices spread throughout much of the industrialized world this year, although not always with the same inflationary justification. 1999 was a poor year for U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income. Among the traditional sectors, mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and asset-backed securities posted the best returns during the fourth quarter and the year. The prepayment risk embedded in many of these securities, as well as their generally shorter durations, helped cushion their price declines in the rising interest rate environment. U.S. government bonds posted the worst returns during the fourth quarter and the year. The investment-grade corporate sector also posted an unusual loss of -1.96% for the year. Corporate bond volatility moderated in the fourth quarter as continued economic growth, ebullient equity markets and moderate new issue supply underpinned demand, allowing for an impressive spread rally. BBB-rated corporate bonds and Yankee corporate bonds fared best in 1999, outperforming Treasuries by 174 basis points (bps) and 157 bps, respectively, in 1999. The industrial sector fared worst during the year, lagging utilities and finance. Ten-year swap spreads (the difference in yield between credit sensitive and risk free assets) closed the year at 80 bps, well inside their summer highs of 110 bps, evidencing lower investor concern with credit. INVESTMENT RESULTS For the twelve-month period ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned - -2.45% compared with -2.14% for its benchmark, a blend of 67% Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index and 33% Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index. While the Portfolio was correctly positioned for higher interest rates throughout the year, wider spreads in the summer caused by Y2K concerns contributed negatively to performance in 1999. Most of this underperformance was recaptured by late in the year, and we are confident that this strategy will, over the long run, prove benefical to long-term performance. OUTLOOK Our near-term outlook for financial markets assumes that the U.S. economy will stay relatively strong and that the global economy will continue to recover. Higher bond yields are cooling overheated U.S. domestic demand, and we believe further increases will help to restore a more balanced domestic/foreign mix over the next six months. While the U.S. Federal Reserve left the Federal Funds Rate target at 5.50% and monetary policy bias unchanged in December, its accompanying statement stressing "inflationary imbalances" and the possibility that "increases in demand will continue to exceed the growth in potential supply," was hardly conciliatory. Improving conditions outside the United States should eventually ease the pressure on our external accounts. With economic growth strong and temporary upward pressure on inflation, we expect long-term interest rates will trend up modestly from current levels in this environment. After widening dramatically during the third quarter of 1999, yield premiums in non-Treasury sectors have narrowed, although not to the levels that were seen in mid-1997. We expect these premiums to narrow somewhat from current levels, but not to return to the previous tight levels of early 1997. As we have stated previously, corporate security selection will become increasingly important. Looking ahead, we expect the yield advantage of corporates to buffer otherwise negative return expectations from higher Treasury bond yields. That said, we have modest expectations for generic spread tightening in 2000, reflecting modest earnings growth. Supply of new corporate debt should parallel economic growth and be readily absorbed. Disappointments in earnings will con- A-25 U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH GRADE SECURITIES PORTFOLIO (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ tinue to lead to material spread widening in specific issues, heightening the importance of superior security selection. We expect mortgage securities to perform well as demand from banks, insurance companies and government agencies meets a diminished supply of mortgage-backed securities. The combination of strong growth, low inflation and improved liquidity after the passing of Y2K suggests mortgage securities will outperform other fixed-income investments in 2000. A-26 MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE The Money Market Portfolio seeks safety of principal, maintenance of liquidity and maximum current income by investing in a broadly diversified portfolio of money market securities. An investment in the Portfolio is neither insured nor guaranteed by the U.S. government. ECONOMIC COMMENTARY 1999 was marked by a series of interest rate hikes as the U.S. Federal Reserve changed from its previously neutral stance to a monetary policy centered around a tightening bias. The first of these 25 basis point (bp) hikes occurred in June 1999, followed by another 25 bp rate hike in August, and a third 25 bp increase in November. The Federal Reserve has maintained its tightening bias going into 2000, as another 25 bp interest rate hike was introduced on February 2, 2000. This has now brought the Federal Funds Rate to 5.75%, a full percentage point higher than at the beginning of 1999. Despite these hikes, however, we believe that it is important to note that U.S. interest rates still remain low when put into a historical perspective. Following a 2.8% rise in gross domestic product ("GDP") in the first half of 1999, continued growth in the second half (including a substantial 5.8% annualized increase in GDP growth in the fourth quarter) pushed the annualized GDP growth rate for calendar year 1999 to 4%. Although higher interest rates curbed domestic spending in the fourth quarter of 1999, consumer spending remains strong, and America's trade deficit is slowly returning to a better balance. Given these factors, along with the potential for further interest rate hikes, we anticipate U.S. economic growth to be around 3.8% year-on-year for 2000. The headline Consumer Price Index ("CPI") rate rose 2.7% year-on-year for the period ended December 31, 1999. However, a more significant factor was the sharp increase in oil prices that took place late in 1999, bringing the cost of oil from a twelve-year low of $9.55 per barrel (Brent Crude) to over $26 per barrel. We expect that this will push CPI inflation to above 3% early in 2000, with the possibility of this index even hitting 4% at some future point. In our view, however, this potential surge in the CPI rate will be short-lived, and it will likely decrease with a concurrent relaxation of inflationary tendencies by the middle of the year. In the labor sector, U.S. wage growth staged a rally in the second half of 1999 after slowing in late 1998 and early 1999. In addition to this, unemployment levels have recently reached a thirty-year low, stabilizing at around 4%. We expect continued strong productivity growth to offset inflationary pressures, while allowing for faster growth, stable interest rates and increases in profits and wages. In response to this strong growth scenario, we expect that the Federal Reserve will likely remain alert until growth tapers off and the "productivity dividend" becomes apparent. The recovery from the global economic and financial crisis of 1997/1998 continues to proceed at a rapid pace. Signs of recovery in Asia, and Japan in particular, are clearly evident, while there are grounds for optimism regarding Latin America as the reform process there continues amid stabilizing economic performance. INVESTMENT RESULTS For the six- and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 1999, the Portfolio returned 2.46% and 4.69%, respectively. During the same six- and twelve-month reporting period, the total returns for the Portfolio's benchmark, the Salomon Smith Barney 3-month Treasury Bill Index, were 2.44% and 4.74%, respectively. The Portfolio's seven-day annualized yield for the period was 5.29%. A-27 INVESTMENT RESULTS Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ INVESTMENT RESULTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1999 Listed below are the Portfolios' average annual total returns for the one-year, five-year (where applicable) and since-inception periods ended December 31, 1999. ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS Conservative Investors Portfolio o One Year 5.04% o Five Years 10.13% o Since Inception (10/94) 9.91% Growth Investors Portfolio o One Year 16.28% o Five Years 16.87% o Since Inception (10/94) 15.92% Total Return Portfolio o One Year 6.53% o Five Years 16.54% o Since Inception (12/92) 12.40% COMMON STOCK/EQUITY SECURITIES PORTFOLIOS Growth and Income Portfolio o One Year 11.37% o Five Years 23.91% o Since Inception (1/91) 15.48% Growth Portfolio o One Year 34.47% o Five Years 31.35% o Since Inception (9/94) 30.61% International Portfolio o One Year 40.23% o Five Years 14.05% o Since Inception (12/92) 13.99% Premier Growth Portfolio o One Year 32.32% o Five Years 36.03% o Since Inception (6/92) 26.31% Quasar Portfolio o One Year 17.08% o Since Inception (8/96) 10.63% Real Estate Investment Portfolio o One Year -5.11% o Since Inception (1/97) -1.79% Technology Portfolio o One Year 75.71% o Since Inception (1/96) 35.93% Utility Income Portfolio o One Year 19.40% o Five Years 19.50% o Since Inception (5/94) 16.99% Worldwide Privatization Portfolio o One Year 58.83% o Five Years 20.70% o Since Inception (9/94) 19.77% INCOME-ORIENTED PORTFOLIOS Global Bond Portfolio o One Year -6.11% o Five Years 7.40% o Since Inception (7/91) 6.85% Global Dollar Government Portfolio o One Year 26.08% o Five Years 11.42% o Since Inception (5/94) 9.69% High Yield Portfolio o One Year -2.58% o Since Inception (10/97) -1.42% North American Government Income Portfolio o One Year 8.90% o Five Years 12.59% o Since Inception (5/94) 8.54% Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio o One Year 3.51% o Five Years 6.13% o Since Inception (11/90) 4.19% U.S. Government/High-Grade Securities Portfolio o One Year -2.45% o Five Years 7.01% o Since Inception (9/92) 5.27% SHORT-TERM INCOME PORTFOLIOS Money Market Portfolio o One Year 4.69% o Annualized 7-Day Yield 5.29% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total returns are based on net asset value performance and reflect investment of dividends and/or capital gains distributions in additional shares. These figures do not reflect insurance company separate account or annuity contract charges, which would reduce total return to a contract owner. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The Money Market Portfolio yield is an annualized 7-day compound return as of December 31, 1999. A-28 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ ALLIANCE VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT [The following tables were depicted as line graphs in the printed material.] CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS PORTFOLIO 10/31/94* TO 12/31/99 30% S&P 500/70% LB Gov't/Corp Bond Index: $20,560 Conservative Investors Portfolio: $16,312 LB Gov't/Corp Bond Index: $14,496 GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO 10/31/94* TO 12/31/99 S&P 500: $34,320 70% S&P 500/30% LB Gov't/Corp Bond Index: $28,491 Growth Investors Portfolio: $21,500 TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO 12/31/92* TO 12/31/99 60% S&P 500/40% LB Gov't/Corp Bond Index: $29,662 Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average: $22,838 Total Return Portfolio: $22,695 GROWTH & INCOME PORTFOLIO 1/31/91* TO 12/31/99 S&P 500: $52,625 Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average: $38,243 Growth & Income Portfolio: $36,283 GROWTH PORTFOLIO 9/30/94* TO 12/31/99 Growth Portfolio: $41,094 Russell 1000 Growth: $41,013 S&P 500: $35,089 INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO 12/31/92* TO 12/31/99 Lipper International Funds Average: $28,483 MSCI EAFE: $26,647 International Portfolio: $25,034 A-29 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ ALLIANCE VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT [The following tables were depicted as line graphs in the printed material.] PREMIER GROWTH PORTFOLIO 6/30/92* TO 12/31/99 Premier Growth Portfolio: $57,933 Russell 1000 Growth Index: $48,021 S&P 500: $42,397 QUASAR PORTFOLIO 8/31/96* TO 12/31/99 Russell 2000 Index: $15,805 Quasar Portfolio: $14,083 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO 1/31/97* TO 12/31/99 S&P 500: $19,535 Real Estate Investment Portfolio: $9,448 NAREIT Index: $9,358 TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO 1/31/96* TO 12/31/99 PSE High-Tech Index: $47,068 Technology Portfolio: $33,627 UTILITY INCOME PORTFOLIO 5/31/94* TO 12/31/99 S&P 500: $35,903 NYSE Utility Index: $24,714 Utility Income Portfolio: $23,609 WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION PORTFOLIO 9/30/94* TO 12/31/99 Worldwide Privatization Portfolio: $25,871 MSCI World ex-USA Index: $18,561 MSCI EAFE Index: $18,372 A-30 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ ALLIANCE VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT [The following tables were depicted as line graphs in the printed material.] GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO 7/31/91* TO 12/31/99 SSB World Gov't Bond Index: $19,093 Global Bond Portfolio: $17,499 GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO 5/31/94* TO 12/31/99 JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus: $21,020 Global Dollar Government Portfolio: $16,843 HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO 10/31/97* TO 12/31/99 CS First Boston High Yield Index: $10,557 High Yield Portfolio: $9,692 NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO 5/31/94* TO 12/31/99 North American Government Income Portfolio: $15,655 LB Aggregate Bond Index: $14,624 LB Intermediate Gov't Bond Index: $14,078 SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET PORTFOLIO 11/30/90* TO 12/31/99 ML 1-3 Year Treasury Index: $17,456 Lipper Global Income Funds Average: $15,145 Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio: $14,527 U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH-GRADE SECURITIES PORTFOLIO 9/30/92* TO 12/31/98 67% LB Gov't Bond Index/33% LB Corp. Bond Index: $15,537 U.S. Gov't/High Grade Securities Portfolio: $14,542 Past performance is no guarantee of future results. These charts illustrate the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in each Portfolio as compared to the performance of an appropriate broad-based index for the time frames indicated for each Portfolio. Performance results for each Portfolio represent the Portfolio's total return at net asset value. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or average. * Month-end closest to Portfolio inception. Inception dates for the Portfolios are: 10/28/94 Conservative Investors; 1/14/91 Growth & Income; 10/28/94 Growth Investors; 9/15/94 Growth; 12/28/92 Total Return; 12/28/92 International; 6/26/92 Premier Growth; 7/15/91 Global Bond; 5/10/94 Utility Income; 5/2/94 Global Dollar Government; 9/23/94 Worldwide Privatization; 5/3/94 North American Government Income; 9/17/92 U.S. Government/High-Grade Securities; 11/28/90 Short-Term Multi-Market; 1/11/96 Technology; 8/5/96 Quasar; 1/9/97 RealEstate Investment; 10/27/97 High Yield. A-31 THE BENCHMARKS Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ The benchmarks described below represent unmanaged indices; the Lipper Averages include funds that have generally similar investment objectives to the respec- tive Alliance portfolio, although some funds included in the averages may have somewhat different investment policies. CS First Boston High Yield Index -- Credit Suisse First Boston High Yield Index is an unmanaged, trader-priced portfolio constructed to mirror the high yield debt market. DJ Utility -- The Dow Jones Utility Average is a price-weighted average that consists of actively traded stocks representing a cross-section of corporations involved in various phases of the utility industry. JPM EMBI-Plus -- The JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index-Plus tracks returns for external-currency-denominated debt instruments of the emerging markets including Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds, and U.S. dollar-denominated local market instruments. Countries covered are Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, the Phillipines, Poland, Russia and Venezuela. LB Aggregate -- The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index is composed of the Mortgage-Backed and Asset-Backed Securities Indices, and the Government/Corporate Bond Index. LB Corp. Bond -- The Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index includes all publicly issued, fixed-rate, non-convertible investment grade corporate debt; the index is composed of both U.S. and Brady Bonds. LB Gov't/Corp. Bond -- The Lehman Brothers Government/Corporate Bond Index represents a combination of the two indices. LB Gov't Bond -- The Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index is composed of the Treasury Bond and Agency Bond Indices, the 1-3 year Government Index and the 20+ year Treasury Index. LB Intermediate-Term Gov't Bond -- The Lehman Brothers Intermediate-Term Government Bond Index is composed of U.S. Government agency and Treasury securities with maturities of one to 10 years. LB Long-Term Gov't Bond -- The Lehman Brothers Long-Term Government Bond Index is composed of U.S. Government agency and Treasury securities with maturities of 10 years or more. Lipper Growth and Income Funds Average -- The Lipper Growth and Income Funds Average reflects performance of 100 mutual funds. Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average -- The Lipper Flexible Portfolio Funds Average reflects performance of 208 mutual funds. Lipper International Funds Average -- The Lipper International Funds Average reflects performance of 100 mutual funds. Lipper Global Income Funds Average -- The Lipper Global Income Funds Average reflects performance of 21 mutual funds. ML 1-3 Year Treasury -- The Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year Treasury Index is composed of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of between one and three years. MSCI EAFE -- The Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index measures the overall performance of stock markets in 21 countries within Europe, Australia and the Far East. MSCI World ex-USA -- The Morgan Stanley Capital International World ex-USA Index is an unmanaged, market capitalization-weighted index that measures the performance of stock markets in 21 countries outside the United States. NAREIT Index -- The NAREIT Index represents returns for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust Equity Index. NYSE Utility -- The New York Stock Exchange Utility Index is composed of all utility issues traded on the Exchange. PSE High Technology -- The Pacific Stock Exchange High Technology Index is comprised of technology stocks traded on the Pacific Stock Exchange. Russell 1000 -- The Russell 1000 Growth Stock Index represents performance of 1000 of the largest U.S. companies by market capitalization. Russell 2000 -- The Russell 2000 Index consists of 2000 small- and mid-cap companies. The average market capitalization is approximately $500 million. SSB 3-Month Treasury Bill Index -- The Salomon Smith Barney 3-Month Treasury Bill Index represents the average of T-bill rates for each of the prior three months, adjusted to a bond equivalent basis. SSB World Gov't Bond -- The Salomon Smith Barney World Government Bond Index represents performance of government bond markets in 14 countries. S&P 500 -- The Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index includes 500 stocks and is a common measure of the performance of the overall U.S. stock market. A-32 TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Conservative Investors Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Treasury Notes $ 12,031,682 38.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal National Mortgage Assoc., 5.625%, 5/14/04 4,491,414 14.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.50%, 8/15/28 3,837,645 12.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 5.75%, 6/15/01 3,169,171 10.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nortel Networks Corp. 343,400 1.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cisco Systems, Inc. 267,734 0.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home Depot, Inc. 236,540 0.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 207,375 0.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Corp. 198,422 0.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Corp. 181,019 0.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 24,964,402 78.8% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Growth Investors Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Treasury Notes $ 5,839,888 30.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.50%, 8/15/28 1,023,372 5.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nortel Networks Corp. 525,200 2.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cisco Systems, Inc. 428,375 2.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home Depot, Inc. 359,953 1.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 331,800 1.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Corp. 326,813 1.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Corp. 287,984 1.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dell Computer Corp. 275,231 1.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Procter & Gamble Co. 262,950 1.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 9,661,566 51.0% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Return Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Treasury Notes $ 12,901,109 17.2% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. Treasury Bonds 3,915,226 5.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tyco International, Ltd. 1,920,425 2.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kroger Co. 1,698,750 2.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Data Corp. 1,558,275 2.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tenet Healthcare Corp. 1,555,700 2.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Household International, Inc. 1,542,150 2.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BankAmerica Corp. 1,460,457 1.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 1,366,406 1.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noble Drilling Corp. 1,365,675 1.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 29,284,173 39.1% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-33 TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Growth and Income Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tyco International, Ltd. $ 21,435,675 4.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Household International, Inc. 19,686,625 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Citigroup, Inc. 19,510,772 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kroger Co. 18,029,400 3.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Technologies Co. 17,719,000 3.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tenet Healthcare Corp. 17,227,850 3.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First Data Corp. 17,145,956 3.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noble Drilling Corp. 15,169,800 2.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. 14,873,125 2.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Sciences Corp. 13,152,875 2.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 173,951,078 32.7% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Growth Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mannesmann AG $ 34,618,672 7.5% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media Group Cl.A 24,849,577 5.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nextel Communications, Inc. Cl.A 23,402,281 5.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanmina Corp. 17,344,712 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American International Group, Inc. 15,953,411 3.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MCI WorldCom, Inc. 14,579,669 3.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. 13,754,556 3.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sprint Corp. 13,731,750 3.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The CIT Group, Inc. Cl.A 13,160,030 2.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Business Machines Corp. 12,852,000 2.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 184,246,658 39.9% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mannesmann AG $ 5,096,140 6.3% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Pan-Europe Communications NV 4,192,377 5.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nokia Corp. 3,662,723 4.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. 3,654,204 4.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc 2,927,085 3.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Softbank Corp. 2,680,239 3.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tokyo Electron, Ltd. 2,603,504 3.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equant NV 2,539,606 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard Chartered Plc 2,361,037 2.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kao Corp. 2,196,878 2.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 31,913,793 39.2% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-34 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Premier Growth Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nokia Corp. (ADR) $ 143,488,000 6.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cisco Systems, Inc. 126,799,000 5.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dell Computer Corp. 122,075,253 5.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home Depot, Inc. 117,889,585 5.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. 98,548,176 4.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Corp. 69,741,587 2.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tyco International, Ltd. 69,322,833 2.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MediaOne Group, Inc. 66,934,412 2.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMC Corp. 65,790,350 2.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MBNA Corp. 63,930,189 2.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 944,519,385 39.7% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quasar Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Legg Mason, Inc. $ 7,242,750 4.3% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Health Management Associates, Inc. Cl.A 6,311,663 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea GCA Realty, Inc. 6,226,675 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Millicom International Cellular, SA 5,851,500 3.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Premier Parks, Inc. 5,266,800 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mohawk Industries, Inc. 5,178,732 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Coach Corp. 4,401,863 2.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. 3,686,500 2.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carey International, Inc. 3,660,062 2.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apex, Inc. 3,545,062 2.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 51,371,607 30.4% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Real Estate Investment Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equity Office Properties Trust $ 1,004,700 5.6% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apartment Investment & Management Co. 895,781 5.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston Properties, Inc. 887,062 5.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vornado Realty Trust 867,750 4.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ProLogis Trust 806,575 4.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornerstone Properties, Inc. 776,588 4.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reckson Associates Realty Corp. 768,750 4.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Storage, Inc. 750,956 4.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avalon Bay Communities, Inc. 666,829 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spieker Properties, Inc. 666,806 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 8,091,797 45.3% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-35 TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Technology Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cisco Systems, Inc. $ 20,519,162 5.6% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nokia Corp. (ADR) 16,093,000 4.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solectron Corp. 14,354,362 3.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dell Computer Corp. 13,858,403 3.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- America Online, Inc. 13,450,506 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Applied Materials, Inc. 12,045,009 3.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Microsoft Corp. 11,566,828 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DoubleClick, Inc. 11,372,328 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lexmark International Group, Inc. 10,814,750 2.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sanmina Corp. 10,435,719 2.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 134,510,067 36.6% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Utility Income Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MediaOne Group, Inc. $ 2,311,200 5.0% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Omnipoint Corp. 7.00% cv pfd. 2,168,375 4.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BellSouth Corp. 2,008,257 4.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MCI WorldCom, Inc. 1,909,125 4.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nokia Corp. (ADR) 1,900,000 4.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT&T Corp. 1,845,321 4.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SBC Communications, Inc. 1,745,006 3.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FPL Group, Inc. 1,507,000 3.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BCE, Inc. 1,506,131 3.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GTE Corp. 1,446,531 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 18,346,946 39.8% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Privatization Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mannesmann AG $ 3,136,383 4.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. 3,077,224 4.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- United Pan-Europe Communications NV 3,070,402 4.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. 2,504,062 3.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Microelectronics NV 2,462,768 3.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) 2,358,849 3.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amadeus Global Travel Distribution, SA 2,046,683 3.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, Corp. 1,764,216 2.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Akzo Nobel NV 1,605,312 2.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telefonos de Mexico, SA Cl.L (ADR) 1,485,000 2.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 23,510,899 36.7% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-36 SECTOR DIVERSIFICATION December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ International Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aerospace & Defense $ 1,166,933 1.5% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Industries 1,069,463 1.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital Goods 1,516,611 1.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Manufacturing 872,949 1.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Services 26,789,790 32.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Staples 4,581,850 5.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Energy 2,772,457 3.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finance 18,076,435 22.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Healthcare 4,418,067 5.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multi Industry 1,185,798 1.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology 13,836,016 17.0 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utilities 2,539,606 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Investments 78,825,975 96.9 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash and receivables, net of liabilities 2,544,280 3.1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Assets $ 81,370,255 100.0% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Worldwide Privatization Portfolio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPANY U.S. $ VALUE PERCENT OF NET ASSETS - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Industries $ 4,741,791 7.4% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Services 18,232,049 28.5 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consumer Staples 1,645,887 2.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Energy 3,401,363 5.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finance 13,000,540 20.3 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Healthcare 1,645,698 2.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multi Industry 483,831 0.7 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Technology 4,623,408 7.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transportation 2,040,753 3.2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utilities 11,425,531 17.8 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Investments* 61,240,851 95.6 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash and receivables, net of liabilities 2,817,876 4.4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net Assets $ 64,058,727 100.0% - -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------- * Excludes short-term obligations. A-37 CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1998 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund =============================================================================== Company Shares U.S. $ Value - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS-21.1% UNITED STATES INVESTMENTS-13.3% TECHNOLOGY-3.6% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT-1.4% Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) ............ 2,500 $ 267,734 Lucent Technologies, Inc. .......... 2,100 157,106 -------------- 424,840 -------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE-1.6% Dell Computer Corp. (a) ............ 3,500 178,390 Hewlett-Packard Co. ................ 1,300 148,119 Intel Corp. ........................ 2,200 181,019 -------------- 507,528 -------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE-0.6% Microsoft Corp. (a) ................ 1,700 198,422 -------------- 1,130,790 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES-1.9% RETAIL-GENERAL MERCHANDISE-1.9% Dayton Hudson Corp. ................ 2,100 154,219 Home Depot, Inc. ................... 3,450 236,540 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. .............. 3,000 207,375 -------------- 598,134 -------------- FINANCE-1.6% BANKING-REGIONAL-0.3% BankAmerica Corp. .................. 1,899 95,306 -------------- INSURANCE-1.0% American International Group, Inc .............................. 1,437 155,376 Citigroup, Inc. .................... 2,800 155,575 -------------- 310,951 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS-0.3% MBNA Corp. ......................... 3,300 89,925 -------------- 496,182 -------------- ENERGY-1.2% INTERNATIONAL-0.5% Chevron Corp. ...................... 900 77,963 Exxon Mobil Corp. .................. 1,000 80,562 -------------- 158,525 -------------- OIL SERVICE-0.7% Halliburton Co. .................... 2,200 88,550 Noble Drilling Corp. (a) ........... 4,500 147,375 -------------- 235,925 -------------- 394,450 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRY-1.2% CHEMICALS-0.6% Du Pont E.I. de Nemours & Co. ............................ 1,300 85,638 Union Carbide Corp. ................ 1,600 106,800 -------------- 192,438 -------------- MINING & METALS-0.3% Alcoa, Inc. ........................ 1,400 116,200 -------------- PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS-0.3% International Paper Co. ............ 1,500 84,656 -------------- 393,294 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES-0.8% HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS-0.5% Procter & Gamble Co. ............... 1,600 175,300 -------------- TOBACCO-0.3% Philip Morris Cos., Inc. ........... 3,600 83,475 -------------- 258,775 -------------- CAPITAL GOODS-0.7% MACHINERY-0.7% Caterpillar, Inc. .................. 2,200 103,538 Honeywell International, Inc. ...... 2,200 126,912 -------------- 230,450 -------------- UTILITIES-0.6% TELEPHONE UTILITY-0.6% AT&T Corp. ......................... 1,000 50,750 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............. 2,400 127,275 -------------- 178,025 -------------- CONSUMER MANUFACTURING-0.5% AUTO & RELATED-0.5% Harley-Davidson, Inc. .............. 2,300 147,344 -------------- MULTI INDUSTRY COMPANY-0.4% Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. ................ 1,400 137,025 -------------- HEALTH CARE-0.4% MEDICAL PRODUCTS-0.4% Johnson & Johnson Co. 1,400 130,375 -------------- AEROSPACE & DEFENSE-0.4% AEROSPACE-0.4% United Technologies Corp. .......... 1,800 117,000 -------------- Total United States Investments (cost $3,212,276) ................ 4,211,844 -------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENTS-7.8% AUSTRALIA-0.1% Telstra Corp., Ltd. ................ 3,700 20,112 Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. ........... 1,700 12,556 -------------- 32,668 -------------- CANADA-1.1% Nortel Networks Corp. .............. 3,400 343,400 -------------- FINLAND-0.4% Nokia Corp. (b) .................... 500 90,662 Sonera Oyj (b) ..................... 300 20,565 UPM-Kymmene Oyj (b) ................ 600 24,176 -------------- 135,403 -------------- B-1 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE-0.4% Banque Nationale de Paris (b) ...... 330 $ 30,450 France Telecom, SA (b) ............. 170 22,485 Sanofi Synthelabo, SA (a)(b) ....... 610 25,403 Total Fina (b) ..................... 310 41,377 -------------- 119,715 -------------- GERMANY-0.3% Mannesmann AG (b) ................. 400 96,504 Siemens AG (b) ..................... 90 11,451 -------------- 107,955 -------------- HONG KONG-0.2% China Telecom (Hong Kong), Ltd. ............................. 8,000 49,913 Television Broadcasts, Ltd. ........ 1,000 6,818 -------------- 56,731 -------------- JAPAN-2.3% Aiful Corp. ........................ 100 12,235 Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi ......... 2,000 27,875 Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd .............................. 1,000 15,513 Canon, Inc. ........................ 2,000 79,475 Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. ....... 1,000 15,651 DDI Corp. .......................... 1 13,703 Fanuc, Ltd. ........................ 200 25,467 Fuji Bank, Ltd. .................... 2,000 19,438 Kao Corp. .......................... 1,000 28,531 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp ............................. 3 51,385 Nippon Television Network Corp ............................. 30 35,235 NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. .................... 1 38,465 Omron Corp. ........................ 1,000 23,050 Rohm Co., Ltd. ..................... 100 41,108 Shohkoh Fund & Co., Ltd. ........... 50 19,795 SMC Corp. .......................... 100 22,130 Sony Corp. ......................... 300 88,969 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. ........................ 2,000 13,507 Tokyo Electron, Ltd. ............... 1,000 137,027 Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ........................ 1,000 34,942 -------------- 743,501 -------------- NETHERLANDS-0.9% Akzo Nobel NV (b) ................. 400 20,066 Equant NV (a)(b) ................... 300 34,059 Getronics NV (b) ................... 200 15,957 ING Groep NV (b) ................... 500 30,190 Koninklijke Ahold NV (b) ........... 1,000 29,606 Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV (b) ............... 200 27,199 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (b) ...... 400 24,519 St. Microelectronics NV (b) ........ 370 56,951 United-Pan Europe Communications NV (a)(b) ......... 400 51,173 -------------- 289,720 -------------- SINGAPORE-0.1% DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. (a) ....... 2,000 32,783 DBS Land, Ltd. ..................... 5,000 9,847 -------------- 42,630 -------------- SPAIN-0.3% Altadis, SA (b) .................... 4,020 57,504 Repsol, SA (b) ..................... 900 20,870 Telefonica, SA (a)(b) .............. 1,000 24,982 -------------- 103,356 -------------- SWEDEN-0.1% Securitas AB Series B .............. 1,800 32,577 -------------- SWITZERLAND-0.2% ABB AG (a) ......................... 414 50,635 -------------- UNITED KINGDOM-1.4% Bank of Scotland ................... 3,500 40,649 Billiton Plc ....................... 4,100 24,306 BP Amoco Plc ....................... 2,000 20,189 British Aerospace Plc .............. 1,600 10,519 British Airways Plc ................ 3,300 21,535 British Sky Broadcast Group Plc .............................. 3,100 50,074 British Telecommunications Plc .............................. 1,000 24,230 Dixons Group Plc ................... 1,000 24,068 HSBC Holdings Plc .................. 2,300 31,876 Invensys Plc ....................... 2,300 12,160 Rio Tinto Plc ...................... 1,000 24,003 Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc .............................. 1,091 19,315 SmithKline Beecham Plc ............. 2,800 35,504 Standard Chartered Plc ............. 2,200 35,004 United News & Media Plc ............ 1,700 21,432 Vodafone AirTouch Plc .............. 6,855 34,170 -------------- 429,034 -------------- Total Foreign Investments (cost $1,950,033) ................ 2,487,325 -------------- Total Common Stocks (cost $5,162,309) ................ 6,699,169 -------------- B-2 CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEBT OBLIGATIONS-74.3% U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS-74.3% Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp 5.75%, 6/15/01 ................... $ 3,200 $ 3,169,171 Federal National Mortgage Assoc 5.625%, 5/14/04 .................. 4,700 4,491,414 U.S. Treasury Bond 5.50%, 8/15/28 ................... 4,500 3,837,645 U.S. Treasury Notes 3.875%, 1/15/09 (c) .............. 1,743 1,684,594 4.75%, 2/15/04 ................... 1,300 1,226,264 4.75%, 11/15/08 ................. 2,100 1,852,263 6.50%, 8/31/01 ................... 4,139 4,154,521 6.875%, 5/15/06 ................. 3,060 3,114,040 -------------- Total Debt Obligations (cost $24,234,063) ............... 23,529,912 -------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT-0.7% TIME DEPOSIT-0.7% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $208,000) ........ $ 208 $ 208,000 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS-96.1% (cost $29,604,372) ............... 30,437,081 Other assets less liabilities-3.9% ................. 1,248,636 -------------- NET ASSETS-100% ................... $ 31,685,717 ============== - ---------- (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Securities, or portion thereof, with an aggregate market value of $756,149 have been segregated to collateralize forward exchange currency contracts. (c) Treasury Inflation Protection Securities. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-3 GROWTH INVESTORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 56.3% UNITED STATES INVESTMENTS - 35.2% TECHNOLOGY - 9.5% COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - 3.5% Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) ........................... 4,000 $ 428,375 Lucent Technologies, Inc. ......................... 3,200 239,400 -------------- 667,775 -------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE - 4.3% Dell Computer Corp. (a) ........................... 5,400 275,231 Hewlett-Packard Co. ............................... 2,200 250,663 Intel Corp. ....................................... 3,500 287,984 -------------- 813,878 -------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 1.7% Microsoft Corp. (a) ............................... 2,800 326,813 -------------- 1,808,466 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES - 5.0% RETAIL - GENERAL MERCHANDISE - 5.0% Dayton Hudson Corp. ............................... 3,400 249,688 Home Depot, Inc. .................................. 5,250 359,953 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ............................. 4,800 331,800 -------------- 941,441 -------------- FINANCE - 4.2% BANKING - REGIONAL - 0.8% BankAmerica Corp. ................................. 3,100 155,581 -------------- INSURANCE - 2.6% American International Group, Inc. ........................................... 2,325 251,391 Citigroup, Inc. ................................... 4,400 244,475 -------------- 495,866 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 0.8% MBNA Corp. ........................................ 5,200 141,700 -------------- 793,147 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRY - 3.4% CHEMICALS - 1.6% Du Pont E.I. de Nemours & Co. .......................................... 2,000 131,750 Union Carbide Corp. ............................... 2,600 173,550 -------------- 305,300 -------------- MINING & METALS - 1.0% Alcoa, Inc. ....................................... 2,300 190,900 -------------- PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.8% International Paper Co. ........................... 2,500 141,094 -------------- 637,294 -------------- ENERGY - 3.2% INTERNATIONAL - 1.2% Chevron Corp. ..................................... 1,300 112,612 Exxon Mobil Corp. ................................. 1,500 120,844 -------------- 233,456 -------------- OIL SERVICE - 2.0% Halliburton Co. ................................... 3,400 136,850 Noble Drilling Corp. (a) .......................... 7,100 232,525 -------------- 369,375 -------------- 602,831 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES - 2.0% HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.4% Procter & Gamble Co. .............................. 2,400 262,950 -------------- TOBACCO - 0.6% Philip Morris Cos., Inc. .......................... 5,500 127,531 -------------- 390,481 -------------- CAPITAL GOODS - 1.9% MACHINERY - 1.9% Caterpillar, Inc. ................................. 3,400 160,013 Honeywell International, Inc. ..................... 3,500 201,906 -------------- 361,919 -------------- UTILITIES - 1.5% TELEPHONE - 1.5% AT&T Corp. ........................................ 1,600 81,200 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............................ 3,750 198,867 -------------- 280,067 -------------- MULTI INDUSTRY COMPANY - 1.2% Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. .............................. 2,300 225,112 -------------- CONSUMER MANUFACTURING - 1.2% AUTO & RELATED - 1.2% Harley-Davidson, Inc. ............................. 3,500 224,219 -------------- HEALTH CARE - 1.1% MEDICAL PRODUCTS - 1.1% Johnson & Johnson Co. ............................. 2,300 214,187 -------------- AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 1.0% AEROSPACE - 1.0% United Technologies Corp. ......................... 2,900 188,500 -------------- Total United States Investments (cost $5,265,980)............................... 6,667,664 -------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENTS - 21.1% AUSTRALIA - 0.3% Telstra Corp., Ltd. ............................... 5,900 32,072 Woodside Petroleum, Ltd. .......................... 2,700 19,941 -------------- 52,013 -------------- CANADA - 2.8% Nortel Networks Corp. ............................. 5,200 525,200 -------------- FINLAND - 1.1% Nokia Corp. ....................................... 800 145,058 Sonera Oyj ........................................ 500 34,275 UPM-Kymmene Oyj ................................... 900 36,265 -------------- 215,598 -------------- B-4 GROWTH INVESTORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCE - 1.1% Banque Nationale de Paris ......................... 520 $ 47,982 France Telecom, SA ................................ 270 35,712 Sanofi Synthelabo, SA (a) ......................... 940 39,145 Societe Generale .................................. 100 23,270 Total Fina ........................................ 480 64,068 -------------- 210,177 -------------- GERMANY - 0.9% Mannesmann AG ..................................... 640 154,407 Siemens AG ........................................ 140 17,812 -------------- 172,219 -------------- HONG KONG - 0.5% China Telecom (Hong Kong), Ltd ............................................ 13,000 81,109 Television Broadcasts, Ltd. ....................... 2,000 13,636 -------------- 94,745 -------------- JAPAN - 6.7% Aiful Corp. ....................................... 100 12,234 Bank of Tokyo - Mitsubishi ........................ 4,000 55,750 Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd ............................................ 1,000 15,513 Canon, Inc. ....................................... 3,000 119,213 Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. ...................... 2,000 31,301 DDI Corp. ......................................... 2 27,405 Fanuc, Ltd. ....................................... 400 50,935 Fuji Bank, Ltd. ................................... 4,000 38,877 Kao Corp. ......................................... 1,000 28,531 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ................................ 4 68,513 Nippon Television Network Corp ........................................... 50 58,726 NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. .................................. 2 76,931 Omron Corp. ....................................... 2,000 46,099 Rohm Co., Ltd. .................................... 200 82,216 Sankyo Co., Ltd. .................................. 1,000 74,875 Shohkoh Fund & Co., Ltd. .......................... 80 31,673 SMC Corp. ......................................... 200 44,260 Softbank Corp. .................................... 100 95,723 Sony Corp. ........................................ 400 118,626 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. ...................................... 3,000 20,260 Tokyo Electron, Ltd. .............................. 1,000 137,026 Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ...................................... 1,000 34,942 -------------- 1,269,629 -------------- NETHERLANDS - 2.5% Akzo Nobel NV ..................................... 600 30,100 Equant NV (a) ..................................... 470 53,358 Getronics NV ...................................... 300 23,935 ING Groep NV ...................................... 800 48,304 Koninklijke Ahold NV .............................. 1,600 47,369 Koninklijke (Royal) Philips Electronics NV .................................... 300 40,798 Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. ......................... 700 42,908 St. Microelectronics NV ........................... 580 89,275 United Pan-Europe Communications NV (a) ......................... 700 89,553 -------------- 465,600 -------------- SINGAPORE - 0.2% DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. (a) ...................... 2,000 32,783 DBS Land, Ltd. .................................... 8,000 15,755 -------------- 48,538 -------------- SPAIN - 0.8% Altadis, SA ....................................... 5,099 72,938 Repsol, SA ........................................ 1,500 34,784 Telefonica, SA (a) ................................ 1,600 39,971 -------------- 147,693 -------------- SWEDEN - 0.3% Securitas AB Series B ............................. 2,900 52,486 -------------- SWITZERLAND - 0.4% ABB AG (a) ........................................ 654 79,989 -------------- UNITED KINGDOM - 3.5% Bank of Scotland .................................. 5,500 63,877 Billiton Plc ...................................... 6,500 38,533 BP Amoco Plc ...................................... 3,200 32,302 British Aerospace Plc ............................. 2,500 16,436 British Airways Plc ............................... 5,200 33,934 British Sky Broadcast Group Plc ............................................ 4,900 79,150 British Telecommunications Plc ............................................ 1,200 29,075 Dixons Group Plc .................................. 1,600 38,509 HSBC Holdings Plc ................................. 3,600 49,893 Invensys Plc ...................................... 3,600 19,033 Rio Tinto Plc ..................................... 1,400 33,605 Royal Bank of Scotland Group .......................................... 1,718 30,415 SmithKline Beecham Plc ............................ 4,400 55,792 Standard Chartered Plc ............................ 3,500 55,688 United News & Media Plc ........................... 2,600 32,779 Vodafone AirTouch Plc ............................. 10,690 53,286 -------------- 662,307 -------------- Total Foreign Investments (cost $3,073,687)............................... 3,996,194 -------------- Total Common Stocks (cost $8,339,667)............................... 10,663,858 -------------- B-5 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 36.3% U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 36.3% U.S. Treasury Bond 5.50%, 8/15/28 ................................. $ 1,200 $ 1,023,372 U.S. Treasury Notes 3.875%, 1/15/09 (b) ........................... 1,949 1,882,781 4.75%, 2/15/04 ................................. 1,300 1,226,264 4.75%, 11/15/08 ................................ 400 352,812 6.50%, 8/31/01 ................................. 1,700 1,706,375 6.875%, 5/15/06 ................................ 660 671,656 -------------- Total Debt Obligations (cost $7,065,161)............................... 6,863,260 -------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.9% U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATION - 2.0% Federal Home Loan Bank 5.79%, 3/17/00 ................................. 380 375,371 -------------- TIME DEPOSIT - 0.9% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 ................................. 167 167,000 -------------- Total Short-Term Investments (amortized cost $542,371)....................... 542,371 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 95.5% (cost $15,947,199).............................. 18,069,489 Other assets less liabilities - 4.5%.............................. 859,537 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 18,929,026 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Treasury Inflation Protection Securities. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-6 TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 57.3% TECHNOLOGY - 10.8% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 1.9% Motorola, Inc. .................................... 7,600 $ 1,119,100 Tellabs, Inc. (a) ................................. 4,200 269,456 -------------- 1,388,556 -------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE - 0.3% Compaq Computer Corp. ............................. 8,600 232,738 -------------- COMPUTER SERVICES - 4.9% Computer Sciences Corp. (a) ....................... 14,000 1,324,750 Electronic Data Systems Corp. .......................................... 11,500 769,781 First Data Corp. .................................. 31,600 1,558,275 -------------- 3,652,806 -------------- NETWORKING SOFTWARE - 0.3% 3Com Corp. (a) .................................... 5,500 258,328 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR COMPONENTS - 1.4% Altera Corp. (a) .................................. 10,600 525,363 Atmel Corp. (a) ................................... 18,200 538,606 -------------- 1,063,969 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 2.0% Sanmina Corp. (a) ................................. 6,000 597,750 Solectron Corp. (a) ............................... 9,400 894,175 -------------- 1,491,925 -------------- 8,088,322 -------------- FINANCE - 10.3% BANKING - MONEY CENTERS - 4.0% BankAmerica Corp. ................................. 29,100 1,460,457 Bank One Corp. .................................... 13,300 426,431 Chase Manhattan Corp. ............................. 13,900 1,079,856 -------------- 2,966,744 -------------- INSURANCE - 2.5% Citigroup, Inc. ................................... 20,200 1,122,362 PMI Group, Inc. ................................... 8,400 410,025 Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Cl.A ..................................... 10,400 356,200 -------------- 1,888,587 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 3.8% Associates First Capital Corp. Cl.A ........................................... 25,400 696,912 Household International, Inc. ..................... 41,400 1,542,150 MBNA Corp. ........................................ 14,250 388,313 The CIT Group, Inc. Cl. A ......................... 11,430 241,459 -------------- 2,868,834 -------------- 7,724,165 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES - 7.5% BEVERAGES - 2.0% Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. ....................... 8,900 179,113 Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. ........................ 82,500 1,366,406 -------------- 1,545,519 -------------- COSMETICS - 0.4% Avon Products, Inc. ............................... 9,300 $ 306,900 -------------- FOOD - 1.3% General Mills, Inc. ............................... 8,400 300,300 Heinz (H.J.) Co. .................................. 4,100 163,231 Nabisco Group Holding Corp ........................................... 19,100 202,938 Tyson Foods, Inc. Cl.A ............................ 17,500 284,375 -------------- 950,844 -------------- HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.1% Colgate-Palmolive Co. ............................. 13,400 871,000 -------------- RETAIL - FOOD & DRUG - 2.3% Kroger Co. (a) .................................... 90,000 1,698,750 -------------- TOBACCO - 0.4% Philip Morris Cos., Inc. .......................... 12,600 292,162 -------------- 5,665,175 -------------- ENERGY - 6.1% DOMESTIC INTEGRATED - 1.8% Kerr-McGee Corp. .................................. 8,800 545,600 USX-Marathon Group ................................ 33,800 834,437 -------------- 1,380,037 -------------- DOMESTIC PRODUCERS - 0.2% Murphy Oil Corp. .................................. 2,650 152,044 -------------- INTERNATIONAL - 1.3% Total Fina, SA (ADR) .............................. 13,600 941,800 -------------- OIL SERVICES - 2.2% Noble Drilling Corp. (a) .......................... 41,700 1,365,675 Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc. ...................... 8,500 286,344 -------------- 1,652,019 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 0.6% AES Corp. (a) ..................................... 6,300 470,925 -------------- 4,596,825 -------------- HEALTH CARE - 6.0% DRUGS - 2.8% Abbott Laboratories ............................... 17,500 635,469 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .......................... 11,900 763,831 Schering-Plough Corp. ............................. 16,600 700,313 -------------- 2,099,613 -------------- MEDICAL SERVICES - 3.2% PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. Cl.B (a) ....................................... 6,000 318,187 Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) ........................ 66,200 1,555,700 United Healthcare Corp. ........................... 9,800 520,625 -------------- 2,394,512 -------------- 4,494,125 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES - 5.5% AIRLINES - 1.0% Continental Airlines, Inc. Cl.B (a) ....................................... 17,200 763,250 -------------- B-7 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADCASTING & CABLE - 1.0% A.H. Belo Corp. Series A .......................... 20,900 $ 398,406 MediaOne Group, Inc. (a) .......................... 4,800 368,700 -------------- 767,106 -------------- ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE - 1.2% Carnival Corp. Cl.A ............................... 9,500 454,219 Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd ............................................ 9,700 478,331 -------------- 932,550 -------------- PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 1.0% Gannett Co., Inc. ................................. 9,000 734,063 -------------- RETAIL - GENERAL MERCHANDISE - 1.3% Saks, Inc. (a) .................................... 45,200 703,425 Tommy Hilfiger Corp. (a) .......................... 11,300 263,431 -------------- 966,856 -------------- 4,163,825 -------------- UTILITIES - 3.8% ELECTRIC & GAS UTILITIES - 2.5% Allegheny Energy, Inc. ............................ 5,400 145,462 CMS Energy Corp. .................................. 9,200 286,925 Consolidated Edison, Inc. ......................... 2,700 93,150 Duke Energy Corp. ................................. 7,000 350,875 Edison International .............................. 13,300 348,294 FPL Group, Inc. ................................... 10,000 428,125 GPU, Inc. ......................................... 2,500 74,844 Pinnacle West Capital Corp. ....................... 3,800 116,138 -------------- 1,843,813 -------------- TELEPHONE UTILITIES - 1.3% AT&T Corp. ........................................ 12,550 636,912 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............................ 6,489 344,120 -------------- 981,032 -------------- 2,824,845 -------------- MULTI-INDUSTRY COMPANIES - 3.4% Honeywell International, Inc. ..................... 6,737 388,641 Tyco International, Ltd. .......................... 49,400 1,920,425 U.S. Industries, Inc. ............................. 18,600 260,400 -------------- 2,569,466 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRIES - 1.8% CHEMICALS - 1.8% Eastman Chemical Co. .............................. 8,400 400,575 Lyondell Chemical Co. ............................. 45,000 573,750 Solutia, Inc. ..................................... 24,700 381,306 -------------- 1,355,631 -------------- CAPITAL GOODS - 1.4% MISCELLANEOUS - 1.4% United Technologies Corp. ......................... 15,700 1,020,500 -------------- CONSUMER MANUFACTURING - 0.7% BUILDING & RELATED - 0.7% Masco Corp. ....................................... 21,000 $ 532,875 -------------- Total Common Stocks (cost $38,697,294).............................. 43,035,754 -------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 22.4% U.S. Treasury Bonds 5.25%, 2/15/29 .................................. $ 800 661,496 5.50%, 8/15/28 .................................. 500 426,405 6.125%, 11/15/27 ................................ 1,400 1,302,868 6.125%, 8/15/29 ................................. 350 333,648 8.125%, 8/15/19 ................................. 1,045 1,190,809 U.S. Treasury Notes 5.50%, 5/15/09 .................................. 150 139,758 6.00%, 8/15/09 .................................. 150 145,312 6.50%, 8/31/01 .................................. 500 501,875 6.50%, 5/31/02 .................................. 5,500 5,526,620 6.50%, 10/15/06 ................................. 250 249,335 6.75%, 4/30/00 .................................. 2,900 2,909,048 6.875%, 5/15/06 ................................. 1,750 1,780,905 7.25%, 5/15/04 .................................. 1,600 1,648,256 -------------- Total U.S. Government Obligations (cost $17,710,530).............................. 16,816,335 -------------- CORPORATE DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 9.7% AIR TRANSPORTATION - 0.3% Delta Air Lines, Inc. 8.30%, 12/15/29 (b) ............................ 200 194,258 -------------- AUTOMOTIVE - 0.6% Federal-Mogul Corp. 7.50%, 1/15/09 ................................. 500 446,080 -------------- BANKING - MONEY CENTERS - 1.0% BankAmerica Corp. 8.07%, 12/31/26 ................................ 200 189,299 Bank United Corp. 8.875%, 5/01/07 ................................ 150 139,627 Citicorp 6.375%, 11/15/08 ............................... 500 462,293 -------------- 791,219 -------------- CABLE - 0.4% CSC Holdings, Inc. 7.875%, 12/15/07 .................................. 350 346,500 -------------- CHEMICALS - 0.6% ICI North America, Inc. 8.875%, 11/15/06 ............................... 150 157,418 Lyondell Chemical Co. 9.875%, 5/01/07 ................................ 150 153,750 Rohm and Haas Co. 7.40%, 7/15/09 ................................. 150 149,120 -------------- 460,288 -------------- B-8 TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMUNICATIONS - 0.7% News America Holdings, Inc. 9.50%, 7/15/24 ................................. $ 250 $ 280,774 Nextel Communications, Inc. 9.375%, 11/15/09 ............................... 100 98,500 Nuevo Grupo Iusacell SA de CV 14.25%, 12/01/06 (b) ........................... 150 155,625 -------------- 534,899 -------------- ELECTRIC & GAS UTILITY - 0.7% AES Corp. 9.50%, 6/01/09 ................................. 150 152,063 Arizona Public Service Co. 5.875%, 2/15/04 ................................ 250 236,009 PSEG Energy Holdings, Inc. 10.00%, 10/01/09 ............................... 150 153,989 -------------- 542,061 -------------- ENERGY - 0.4% Conoco, Inc. 5.90%, 4/15/04 ................................. 150 143,154 Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc. 7.30%, 4/15/09 ................................. 150 143,641 -------------- 286,795 -------------- FINANCIAL - 1.6% First Union Capital II Series A 7.95%, 11/15/29 ................................ 150 144,176 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 6.65%, 5/15/09 ................................. 200 186,633 Household Finance Corp. 6.50%, 11/15/08 ................................ 500 462,920 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 6.00%, 2/17/09 ................................. 500 448,934 -------------- 1,242,663 -------------- INDUSTRIAL - 0.4% Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. 7.125%, 5/01/29 ................................ 100 88,543 Yosemite Security Trust I 8.25%, 11/15/04 ................................ 200 198,000 -------------- 286,543 -------------- PAPER / PACKAGING - 0.4% Kappa Beheer BV 10.625%, 7/15/09 (c) ........................... 100 105,771 Temple-Inland, Inc. 6.75%, 3/01/09 ................................. 250 230,098 -------------- 335,869 -------------- PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - 0.3% Apache Finance PTY, Ltd. 6.50%, 12/15/07 ................................ $ 250 230,642 -------------- PUBLISHING - 0.3% Knight-Ridder, Inc. 6.875%, 3/15/29 ................................ 250 219,886 -------------- RETAIL - 0.4% K Mart Funding Corp. 9.44%, 7/01/18 ................................. 150 142,292 Kohl's Corp. 7.25%, 6/01/29 ................................. 150 136,440 -------------- 278,732 -------------- TECHNOLOGY - 0.3% Exodus Communications, Inc. 10.75%, 12/15/09 (b) ........................... 200 204,500 -------------- TELEPHONE UTILITY - 0.2% MCI WorldCom, Inc. 6.95%, 8/15/28 ................................. 150 137,219 -------------- TRANSPORTATION - 1.1% Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. 6.75%, 3/15/29 ................................. 150 130,879 ERAC USA Finance Co. 6.625%, 5/15/06 (b) ............................ 100 93,131 Stagecoach Holdings Plc 8.625%, 11/15/09 ............................... 150 150,938 Union Pacific Corp. 6.625%, 2/01/29 ................................ 500 423,541 -------------- 798,489 -------------- Total Corporate Debt Obligations (cost $7,806,384)............................... 7,336,643 -------------- YANKEE BONDS - 1.3% Abbey National Plc 6.70%, 6/29/49 ................................. 150 136,058 Corporacion Andina De Fomento 7.75%, 3/01/04 ................................. 100 100,124 Deutsche Capital Bank 7.872%, 12/29/49 (b) ........................... 100 96,867 Laidlaw, Inc. 7.65%, 5/15/06 ................................. 150 139,575 Metronet Communications Corp. 9.95%, 6/15/08 (d) ............................. 150 118,500 Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. 10.50%, 4/15/09 ................................ 150 149,600 B-9 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Shares or Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quebec Province Canada 7.50%, 9/15/29 ................................. $ 100 $ 97,300 Telewest Communications Plc 11.0%, 10/01/07(d) ............................. 150 140,625 -------------- Total Yankee Bonds (cost $1,001,796)............................... 978,649 -------------- Preferred Stock - 0.4% CABLE - 0.4% CSCHoldings, Inc. Series M 11.125%, 4/10/08 (e) (cost $286,650) ................................ 2,672 292,618 -------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 8.3% TIME DEPOSIT - 8.3% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $6,231,000) .................................... $ 6,231 6,231,000 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.4% (cost $71,733,654).............................. 74,690,999 Other assets less liabilities - 0.6%................................. 478,604 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 75,169,603 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $744,381 or 1.0% of net assets. (c) Securities, or portion thereof, with an aggregate market value of $105,771 have been segregated to collateralize forward exchange currency contracts. (d) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity. (e) PIK (Paid-in kind) preferred quarterly stock payments. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40 See Notes to Financial Statements. B-10 GROWTH INVESTORS PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 95.2% FINANCE - 17.5% BANKING - MONEY CENTERS - 6.0% Chase Manhattan Corp. ............................. 157,300 $ 12,220,244 Citigroup, Inc. ................................... 351,150 19,510,772 -------------- 31,731,016 -------------- BANKING - REGIONAL - 3.0% BankAmerica Corp. ................................. 226,900 11,387,544 Bank One Corp. .................................... 144,100 4,620,206 -------------- 16,007,750 -------------- INSURANCE - 1.8% PMI Group, Inc. ................................... 88,350 4,312,584 The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. ........................... 36,000 1,705,500 Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Cl.A ..................................... 99,300 3,401,025 -------------- 9,419,109 -------------- REAL ESTATE - 0.1% ProLogis Trust .................................... 37,090 713,982 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 6.6% Associates First Capital Corp. Cl.A ........................................... 351,800 9,652,512 Household International, Inc. ..................... 528,500 19,686,625 MBNA Corp. ........................................ 113,850 3,102,413 The CIT Group, Inc. Cl.A .......................... 119,600 2,526,550 -------------- 34,968,100 -------------- 92,839,957 -------------- TECHNOLOGY - 16.7% COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - 2.8% Motorola, Inc. .................................... 83,000 12,221,750 Tellabs, Inc. (a) ................................. 42,000 2,694,562 -------------- 14,916,312 -------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE - 0.5% Compaq Computer Corp. ............................. 90,700 2,454,569 COMPUTER SERVICES - 7.2% Computer Sciences Corp. (a) ....................... 139,000 13,152,875 Electronic Data Systems Corp ........................................... 115,000 7,697,813 First Data Corp. .................................. 347,700 17,145,956 -------------- 37,996,644 -------------- CONTRACT MANUFACTURING - 3.5% Sanmina Corp. (a) ................................. 100,500 10,012,312 Solectron Corp. (a) ............................... 90,400 8,599,300 -------------- 18,611,612 -------------- NETWORKING SOFTWARE - 0.5% 3Com Corp. ........................................ 61,000 2,865,094 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR COMPONENTS - 2.2% Altera Corp. (a) .................................. 112,000 $ 5,551,000 Atmel Corp. (a) ................................... 200,400 5,930,588 -------------- 11,481,588 -------------- 88,325,819 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES - 11.0% BEVERAGES - 3.4% Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. ....................... 168,000 3,381,000 Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. ........................ 898,000 14,873,125 -------------- 18,254,125 -------------- COSMETICS - 0.6% Avon Products, Inc. ............................... 93,500 3,085,500 -------------- FOOD - 1.7% General Mills, Inc. ............................... 79,000 2,824,250 Heinz (H.J.) Co. .................................. 43,000 1,711,937 Nabisco Group Holding Corp ........................................... 181,800 1,931,625 Tyson Foods, Inc. Cl.A ............................ 167,200 2,717,000 -------------- 9,184,812 -------------- HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 1.2% Colgate-Palmolive Co. ............................. 99,000 6,435,000 -------------- RETAIL - FOOD & DRUG - 3.4% Kroger Co. (a) .................................... 955,200 18,029,400 -------------- TOBACCO - 0.7% Philip Morris Cos., Inc. .......................... 149,000 3,454,938 -------------- 58,443,775 -------------- ENERGY - 10.6% DOMESTIC INTEGRATED - 3.4% Kerr-McGee Corp. .................................. 108,500 6,727,000 USX-Marathon Group ................................ 470,500 11,615,469 -------------- 18,342,469 -------------- DOMESTIC PRODUCERS - 0.3% Murphy Oil Corp. .................................. 25,550 1,465,931 -------------- INTERNATIONAL - 2.7% Repsol, SA (ADR) .................................. 169,000 3,929,250 Total Fina, SA (ADR)............................... 148,000 10,249,000 -------------- 14,178,250 -------------- OIL SERVICE - 3.4% Noble Drilling Corp. (a) .......................... 463,200 15,169,800 Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc. ...................... 82,200 2,769,113 -------------- 17,938,913 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 0.8% AES Corp. (a) ..................................... 60,300 4,507,425 -------------- 56,432,988 -------------- HEALTH CARE - 9.9% DRUGS - 3.0% Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .......................... 132,800 8,524,100 Schering-Plough Corp. ............................. 178,000 7,509,375 -------------- 16,033,475 -------------- B-11 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDICAL PRODUCTS - 1.3% Abbott Laboratories ............................... 190,000 $ 6,899,375 -------------- MEDICAL SERVICES - 5.6% Health Management Associates (a) ................................. 320,000 4,280,000 PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc. Cl.B (a) ....................................... 57,400 3,043,994 Tenet Healthcare Corp. (a) ........................ 733,100 17,227,850 United Healthcare Corp. ........................... 93,700 4,977,812 -------------- 29,529,656 -------------- 52,462,506 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES - 8.3% AIRLINES - 1.5% Continental Airlines, Inc. Cl.B (a) ....................................... 180,000 7,987,500 -------------- BROADCASTING & CABLE - 1.5% A.H. Belo Corp. Series A .......................... 199,000 3,793,438 MediaOne Group, Inc. (a) .......................... 52,000 3,994,250 -------------- 7,787,688 -------------- ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE - 1.8% Carnival Corp. .................................... 103,500 4,948,594 Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd ............................................ 92,500 4,561,406 -------------- 9,510,000 -------------- PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 1.5% Gannett Co., Inc. ................................. 97,000 7,911,562 -------------- RETAIL - GENERAL MERCHANDISE - 2.0% Saks, Inc. (a) .................................... 492,600 7,666,087 Tommy Hilfiger Corp. (a) .......................... 125,100 2,916,394 -------------- 10,582,481 -------------- 43,779,231 -------------- UTILITIES - 7.4% ELECTRIC & GAS UTILITIES - 3.5% Allegheny Energy, Inc. ............................ 51,900 1,398,056 CMS Energy Corp. .................................. 88,400 2,756,975 Consolidated Edison, Inc. ......................... 25,600 883,200 Duke Power Energy Corp. ........................... 20,600 1,032,575 Edison International .............................. 127,200 3,331,050 FPL Group, Inc. ................................... 47,900 2,050,719 GPU, Inc. ......................................... 143,700 4,302,019 Pinnacle West Capital Corp. ....................... 88,600 2,707,837 -------------- 18,462,431 -------------- Shares or Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TELEPHONE UTILITIES - 3.9% AT&T Corp. ........................................ 148,241 7,523,231 BellSouth Corp. ................................... 215,000 10,064,687 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............................ 61,752 3,274,786 -------------- 20,862,704 -------------- 39,325,135 -------------- MULTI-INDUSTRY COMPANIES - 5.8% Honeywell International, Inc. ..................... 98,593 5,687,584 Tyco International, Ltd. .......................... 551,400 21,435,675 U.S. Industries, Inc. ............................. 269,100 3,767,400 -------------- 30,890,659 -------------- CAPITAL GOODS - 3.3% MISCELLANEOUS - 3.3% United Technologies Corp. ......................... 272,600 17,719,000 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRIES - 2.7% CHEMICALS - 2.7% Eastman Chemical Co. .............................. 47,000 2,241,313 Lyondell Chemical Co. ............................. 605,000 7,713,750 Solutia, Inc. ..................................... 265,000 4,090,937 -------------- 14,046,000 -------------- CONSUMER MANUFACTURING - 1.7% BUILDING & RELATED - 1.7% Masco Corp. ....................................... 343,700 8,721,388 -------------- TRANSPORTATION - 0.3% MISCELLANEOUS - 0.3% Wisconsin Central Transport Corp. (a) ...................................... 120,000 1,612,500 Total Common Stocks (cost $456,089,387)............................. 504,598,958 -------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 4.7% TIME DEPOSIT - 4.7% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $25,029,000) ................................... $25,029 25,029,000 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.9% (cost $481,118,387)............................. 529,627,958 Other assets less liabilities - 0.1%.............................. 527,661 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 530,155,619 -------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-12 GROWTH PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON & PREFERRED STOCKS - 97.4% TECHNOLOGY - 53.7% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 5.3% Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. (a) ....................................... 252,428 $ 8,740,319 Loral Space & Communications (a) ............................. 271,800 6,608,138 Sterling Commerce, Inc. (a) ....................... 266,889 9,090,907 -------------- 24,439,364 -------------- COMMUNICATION SERVICES - 21.2% AT&T Corp. ........................................ 78,000 3,958,500 Cable & Wireless Plc (United Kingdom) ............................... 158,000 2,710,409 Mannesmann AG (Germany) ........................... 143,491 34,618,672 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............................ 274,926 14,579,669 Nextel Communications, Inc. Cl.A (a) ....................................... 227,000 23,402,281 Nextlink Communications, Inc. cv. pfd ........................................ 6,000 1,151,250 Sprint Corp. ...................................... 204,000 13,731,750 VoiceStream Wireless Corp. (a) ...................................... 26,000 3,694,438 -------------- 97,846,969 -------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE - 2.8% International Business Machines Corp. ................................. 119,000 12,852,000 -------------- COMPUTER SERVICES - 2.3% Ceridian Corp. (a) ................................ 498,800 10,755,375 -------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 2.5% Sterling Software, Inc. (a) ....................... 362,200 11,409,300 -------------- ELECTRONICS - 3.8% 3Com Corp. (a) .................................... 14,000 657,563 Flextronics International, Ltd. (a) ....................................... 120,000 5,523,750 SCI Systems, Inc. (a) ............................ 137,400 11,292,562 -------------- 17,473,875 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR COMPONENTS - 2.6% Altera Corp. (a) .................................. 24,000 1,189,500 Applied Materials, Inc. (a) ....................... 48,000 6,079,500 Micron Technology, Inc. (a) ....................... 62,000 4,820,500 -------------- 12,089,500 -------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 7.3% Colt Telecom Group Plc (ADR) (United Kingdom) (a) ..................... 24,700 5,038,800 Globalstar Telecommunications, Ltd. (a) ....................................... 147,400 6,490,206 Intermedia Communications, Inc. (a) ....................................... 609 23,591 cv.pfd ......................................... 18,000 913,500 Millicom International Cellular, SA (Luxembourg) (a) ............................ 56,500 3,517,125 Nokia Corp. (ADR) (Finland) ....................... 13,500 2,565,000 NTL, Inc. (a) ..................................... 102,000 12,711,750 Qwest Communications International, Inc. (a) ........................ 30,000 1,289,063 Vodafone AirTouch Plc (ADR) (United Kingdom) ......................... 23,000 1,138,500 -------------- 33,687,535 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 5.9% Sanmina Corp. (a) ................................. 174,100 17,344,712 Solectron Corp. (a) ............................... 104,500 9,940,563 -------------- 27,285,275 -------------- 247,839,193 -------------- FINANCE - 20.9% BANKING - MONEY CENTERS - 2.5% Automatic Common Exchange Security Trust II .............................. 23,600 225,675 Chase Manhattan Corp. ............................. 111,940 8,696,339 The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. (ADR) (Japan) ............................. 199,000 2,773,562 -------------- 11,695,576 -------------- BANKING - REGIONAL - 5.3% BankAmerica Corp. ................................. 172,600 8,662,362 Bank One Corp. .................................... 84,000 2,693,250 The CIT Group, Inc. Cl.A .......................... 622,960 13,160,030 -------------- 24,515,642 -------------- INSURANCE - 3.8% Ace, Ltd. ......................................... 80,600 1,345,013 American International Group, Inc. .................................... 147,546 15,953,411 -------------- 17,298,424 -------------- REAL ESTATE - 1.2% Entertainment Properties Trust .................... 56,000 738,500 Humphrey Hospitality Trust, Inc ............................................ 99,100 764,928 JP Realty, Inc. ................................... 149,800 2,340,625 Koger Equity, Inc. ................................ 100,000 1,687,500 -------------- 5,531,553 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 8.1% Associates First Capital Corp. Cl.A ........................................... 308,000 8,450,750 Citigroup, Inc. ................................... 223,498 12,418,108 Household International, Inc. ..................... 75,000 2,793,750 MBNA Corp. ........................................ 381,975 10,408,819 Providian Financial Corp. ......................... 34,100 3,105,231 -------------- 37,176,658 -------------- 96,217,853 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES - 10.4% AIRLINES - 0.8% Continental Airlines, Inc. Cl.B (a) ....................................... 83,000 3,683,125 -------------- B-13 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BROADCASTING & CABLE - 5.4% AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media Group (a) ...................................... 437,878 $ 24,849,577 -------------- BUSINESS SERVICES - 1.1% Cendant Corp. (a) ................................. 196,338 5,215,228 -------------- ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE - 0.6% Carnival Corp. Cl.A ............................... 17,700 846,281 Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd ............................................ 25,600 1,262,400 Walt Disney Co. ................................... 17,000 497,250 -------------- 2,605,931 -------------- RETAIL - GENERAL MERCHANDISE - 2.5% Gap, Inc. ......................................... 8,000 368,000 Home Depot, Inc. .................................. 117,450 8,052,665 The Limited, Inc. ................................. 78,300 3,391,369 -------------- 11,812,034 -------------- 48,165,895 -------------- HEALTH CARE - 5.0% DRUGS - 2.9% Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .......................... 98,000 6,290,375 Merck & Co., Inc. ................................. 61,800 4,144,462 Schering-Plough Corp. ............................. 69,000 2,910,938 SICOR, Inc. (a)(b) ................................ 8,000 232,500 -------------- 13,578,275 -------------- MEDICAL PRODUCTS - 1.1% Boston Scientific Corp. (a) ....................... 177,000 3,871,875 Medtronic, Inc. ................................... 30,400 1,107,700 -------------- 4,979,575 -------------- MEDICAL SERVICES - 1.0% McKesson HBOC, Inc. ............................... 205,160 4,628,923 -------------- 23,186,773 -------------- BUSINESS SERVICES - 4.3% BROADCASTING - 2.1% Adelphia Communications Corp. Cl. A (a) ................................ 98,400 6,454,425 cv.pfd ......................................... 4,000 752,500 UnitedGlobalCom, Inc. Cl.A (a) ....................................... 34,400 2,425,200 -------------- 9,632,125 -------------- BROADCASTING & CABLE - 2.2% CBS Corp. (a) ..................................... 103,700 $ 6,630,319 MediaOne Group, Inc. (a) .......................... 49,000 3,763,812 -------------- 10,394,131 -------------- 20,026,256 -------------- MULTI-INDUSTRY COMPANIES - 1.2% Tyco International, Ltd. .......................... 143,144 5,564,723 -------------- ENERGY - 1.0% OIL SERVICES - 1.0% Kerr-McGee Corp. .................................. 21,000 1,302,000 Total Fina SA (ADR) (France) ....................................... 45,000 3,116,250 -------------- 4,418,250 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES - 0.9% RETAIL - FOOD & DRUGS - 0.9% Kroger Co. (a) .................................... 172,000 3,246,500 Safeway, Inc. (a) ................................. 27,000 960,188 -------------- 4,206,688 -------------- Total Common & Preferred Stocks (cost $284,750,761)............................. 449,625,631 -------------- LONG-TERM DEBT SECURITY - 1.1% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 1.1% Global TeleSystems Group, Inc. 5.75%, 7/01/10 (cost $2,915,297) .............................. $3,735 5,014,237 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.5% (cost $287,666,058)............................. 454,639,868 Other assets less liabilities - 1.5%.............................. 7,093,849 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 461,733,717 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of this security amounted to $232,500 or .05% of net assets See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-14 INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 96.9% FINLAND - 4.5% Nokia Corp. ....................................... 20,200 $ 3,662,723 -------------- FRANCE - 7.4% Banque Nationale de Paris ......................... 21,700 2,002,329 Carrefour ......................................... 6,000 1,106,674 Sanofi Synthelabo, SA (a) ......................... 32,400 1,349,260 Total Fina, SA Cl. B .............................. 12,050 1,608,360 -------------- 6,066,623 -------------- GERMANY - 6.2% Mannesmann AG ..................................... 21,123 5,096,140 -------------- HONG KONG - 3.8% Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd. ........................ 42,000 532,193 China Telecom (Hong Kong), Ltd. .............................. 220,000 1,372,612 Citic Pacific, Ltd. ............................... 174,000 653,605 Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. ........................................... 51,000 531,421 -------------- 3,089,831 -------------- IRELAND - 2.1% Bank of Ireland ................................... 106,000 843,555 CRH Plc (b) ....................................... 40,400 872,949 -------------- 1,716,504 -------------- JAPAN - 29.9% Bank of Fukuoka, Ltd. ............................. 157,000 1,089,488 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd ............................................ 144,000 2,007,008 Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ........................................... 48,000 744,641 Canon, Inc. ....................................... 36,000 1,430,557 Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd. ........................................... 6,400 71,410 Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. ...................... 57,000 892,072 Japan Tobacco, Inc. ............................... 56 428,619 Kao Corp. ......................................... 77,000 2,196,878 Kawasaki Steel Corp. .............................. 289,000 517,637 Nippon Television Network Corp. .......................................... 790 927,865 NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. .................................. 95 3,654,204 Santen Pharmaceutical Co, Ltd. ........................................... 12,000 197,906 Softbank Corp. .................................... 2,800 2,680,239 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. ...................................... 201,000 1,357,444 Takeda Chemical Industries ........................ 31,000 1,532,250 TDK Corp. (a) .................................. 10,000 1,381,032 Tokyo Electron, Ltd. .............................. 19,000 2,603,504 Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ...................................... 17,000 594,010 -------------- 24,306,764 -------------- NETHERLANDS - 11.5% Akzo Nobel NV ..................................... 11,000 551,826 Equant NV (a) ..................................... 5,500 624,406 NY registered Shares (a)(c) .................... 17,100 1,915,200 St. Microelectronics NV ........................... 13,500 2,077,961 United Pan-Europe Communications NV (a) ......................... 32,770 4,192,377 -------------- 9,361,770 -------------- SINGAPORE - 1.8% DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. (a) ...................... 89,038 1,459,464 -------------- SOUTH KOREA - 2.4% SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) ........................ 51,037 1,958,526 -------------- SPAIN - 2.5% Altadis, SA Series A .............................. 59,400 849,679 Repsol, SA ........................................ 50,200 1,164,097 -------------- 2,013,776 -------------- SWEDEN - 1.4% Securitas AB Series B ............................. 62,260 1,126,812 -------------- SWITZERLAND - 1.9% ABB AG (a) ........................................ 12,400 1,516,611 -------------- UNITED KINGDOM - 21.5% Bank of Scotland .................................. 173,503 2,015,065 British Aerospace Plc ............................. 177,500 1,166,933 British Airways Plc ............................... 177,900 1,160,942 British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc ...................................... 181,210 2,927,085 CGU Plc ........................................... 45,000 726,158 Dixons Group Plc .................................. 37,200 895,328 Next Plc .......................................... 198,800 1,907,463 Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc ............................................ 89,991 1,593,173 Standard Chartered Plc ............................ 148,393 2,361,037 United News & Media Plc ........................... 138,310 1,743,732 Vodafone AirTouch Plc ............................. 191,290 953,515 -------------- 17,450,431 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 96.9% (cost $56,284,838).............................. 78,825,975 Other assets less liabilities - 3.1%.............................. 2,544,280 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 81,370,255 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. (b) British Pound denominated security. (c) United States Dollar denominated security. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-15 PREMIER GROWTH PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 96.8% TECHNOLOGY - 30.2% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 10.2% EMC Corp. (a) ..................................... 602,200 $ 65,790,350 Lucent Technologies, Inc. ......................... 312,384 23,370,228 Nokia Corp. (ADR) (Finland) ....................... 755,200 143,488,000 Nortel Networks Corp. ............................. 80,500 8,130,500 -------------- 240,779,078 -------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE - 6.8% Dell Computer Corp. (a) ........................... 2,395,100 122,075,253 International Business Machines Corp. ................................. 51,600 5,572,800 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (a) ........................ 443,000 34,290,969 -------------- 161,939,022 -------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 2.1% Microsoft Corp. (a) ............................... 367,500 42,894,141 Oracle Corp. (a) .................................. 56,000 6,273,750 -------------- 49,167,891 -------------- CONTRACT MANUFACTURING - 0.9% Solectron Corp. (a) ............................... 219,100 20,841,887 -------------- INTERNET - 0.9% America Online, Inc. (a) .......................... 273,800 20,654,788 -------------- NETWORKING SOFTWARE - 5.3% Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) ........................... 1,184,000 126,799,000 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT - 0.6% Applied Materials, Inc. (a) ....................... 110,600 14,008,181 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR COMPONENTS - 3.4% Intel Corp. ....................................... 847,600 69,741,587 Micron Technology, Inc. (a) ....................... 146,300 11,374,825 -------------- 81,116,412 -------------- 715,306,259 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES - 26.3% AIRLINES - 1.6% Continental Airlines, Inc. Cl.B(a) ........................................ 128,000 5,680,000 Delta Air Lines, Inc. ............................. 159,900 7,965,019 KLM Royal Dutch Air (Netherands) ................................... 141,063 3,517,759 Northwest Airlines Corp. Cl.A, (a) ...................................... 251,260 5,574,831 UAL Corp. (a) ..................................... 188,000 14,581,750 -------------- 37,319,359 -------------- BROADCASTING & CABLE - 8.0% AMFM, Inc. (a) .................................... 315,100 24,656,575 AT&T Corp. - Liberty Media Cl.A (a) ....................................... 955,110 54,202,493 Clear Channel Communications (a) ............................. 175,400 15,654,450 MediaOne Group, Inc. (a) .......................... 871,400 66,934,412 Vodafone AirTouch Plc (ADR) (United Kingdom) ......................... 577,800 28,601,100 -------------- 190,049,030 -------------- ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE - 0.6% Walt Disney Co. ................................... 532,700 15,581,475 -------------- PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 0.5% Gannett Co., Inc. ................................. 147,000 11,989,687 -------------- RETAIL - GENERAL MERCHANDISE - 15.6% Costco Wholesale Corp. (a) ........................ 416,500 37,992,609 Dayton Hudson Corp. ............................... 553,300 40,632,969 Gap, Inc. ......................................... 877,050 40,344,300 Home Depot, Inc. .................................. 1,719,447 117,889,585 Kohl's Corp. (a) .................................. 274,900 19,844,344 Lowes Cos., Inc. .................................. 795,400 47,525,150 Tommy Hilfiger Corp. (a) .......................... 403,200 9,399,600 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ............................. 808,100 55,859,912 -------------- 369,488,469 -------------- 624,428,020 -------------- FINANCE - 16.6% BANKING - MONEY CENTERS - 2.5% Chase Manhattan Corp. ............................. 48,800 3,791,150 Citigroup, Inc. ................................... 1,014,375 56,361,211 -------------- 60,152,361 -------------- BANKING - REGIONAL - 0.9% BankAmerica Corp. ................................. 289,567 14,532,644 Fifth Third Bancorp ............................... 84,200 6,175,544 -------------- 20,708,188 -------------- BROKERAGE & MONEY MANAGEMENT - 6.1% Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ......................... 315,100 29,678,481 Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ......................... 199,900 16,691,650 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. .......................................... 690,355 98,548,176 -------------- 144,918,307 -------------- INSURANCE - 0.9% American International Group, Inc ............................................ 202,868 21,935,103 -------------- MORTGAGE BANKING - 2.2% Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. .......................................... 822,800 38,723,025 Federal National Mortgage Assn. .......................................... 226,000 14,110,875 -------------- 52,833,900 -------------- B-16 PREMIER GROWTH PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 4.0% Associates First Capital Corp. Cl.A ........................................... 1,019,556 $ 27,974,068 MBNA Corp. ........................................ 2,346,062 63,930,189 The CIT Group, Inc. Cl. A ......................... 98,840 2,087,995 -------------- 93,992,252 -------------- 394,540,111 -------------- HEALTH CARE - 9.6% DRUGS - 8.9% Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. .......................... 732,800 47,036,600 Merck & Co., Inc. ................................. 243,400 16,323,012 Pfizer, Inc. ...................................... 1,103,200 35,785,050 Schering-Plough Corp. ............................. 1,387,700 58,543,594 Warner-Lambert Co. ................................ 636,700 52,169,606 -------------- 209,857,862 -------------- MEDICAL PRODUCTS - 0.2% Medtronic, Inc. ................................... 155,000 5,647,813 -------------- MEDICAL SERVICES - 0.5% IMS Health, Inc. .................................. 432,400 11,755,875 -------------- 227,261,550 -------------- MULTI-INDUSTRY COMPANIES - 3.9% Honeywell International, Inc. ..................... 405,237 23,377,109 Tyco International, Ltd. .......................... 1,783,224 69,322,833 -------------- 92,699,942 -------------- CONSUMER STAPLES - 3.7% COSMETICS - 0.4% Gillette Co. ...................................... 197,500 8,134,531 -------------- HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS - 0.7% Colgate-Palmolive Co. ............................. 257,300 16,724,500 -------------- RETAIL - FOOD & DRUGS - 1.5% Kroger Co. (a) .................................... 762,000 14,382,750 Safeway, Inc. (a) ................................. 244,000 8,677,250 Walgreen Co. ...................................... 438,000 12,811,500 -------------- 35,871,500 -------------- TOBACCO - 1.1% Philip Morris Cos., Inc. .......................... 1,149,273 26,648,768 -------------- 87,379,299 -------------- UTILITIES - 3.3% TELEPHONE UTILITIES - 3.3% MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............................ 500,579 26,546,304 Sprint Corp. ...................................... 770,900 51,891,206 -------------- 78,437,510 -------------- CAPITAL GOODS - 1.7% ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - 0.7% General Electric Co. .............................. 111,500 17,254,625 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 1.0% United Technologies Corp. ......................... 346,500 22,522,500 -------------- 39,777,125 -------------- CONSUMER MANUFACTURING - 0.8% AUTO & RELATED - 0.3% Ford Motor Co. .................................... 127,000 6,786,562 -------------- BUILDING & RELATED - 0.5% Masco Corp. ....................................... 461,200 11,702,950 -------------- 18,489,512 -------------- ENERGY - 0.5% DOMESTIC INTEGRATED - 0.3% Atlantic Richfield Co. ............................ 78,000 6,747,000 -------------- OIL SERVICE - 0.2% Schlumberger, Ltd. ................................ 83,326 4,687,088 Transocean Sedco Forex, Inc. ...................... 16,131 543,413 -------------- 5,230,501 -------------- 11,977,501 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRY - 0.2% PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS - 0.2% International Paper Co. ........................... 97,000 5,474,438 -------------- Total Common Stocks (cost $1,532,494,276)........................... 2,295,771,267 -------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 3.3% TIME DEPOSIT - 3.3% State Street Cayman Islands 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $78,196,000) ................................... $78,196 78,196,000 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.1% (cost $1,610,690,276)........................... 2,373,967,267 Other assets less liabilities - (0.1%)............................ (1,280,286) -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $2,372,686,981 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-17 QUASAR PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 91.9% CONSUMER PRODUCTS & SERVICES - 31.0% AIRLINES - 2.2% Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a) ........................ 49,300 $ 1,731,662 America West Holdings Cl.B (a) ....................................... 96,500 2,002,375 -------------- 3,734,037 -------------- BEVERAGES - 0.0% Canandaigua Brands, Inc. Cl.A (a) ....................................... 1,000 51,000 -------------- BROADCASTING & CABLE - 0.5% Entercom Communications Corp. (a) ...................................... 13,300 877,800 -------------- BUSINESS SERVICES - 4.0% Carey International, Inc. (a) ..................... 149,200 3,660,062 FirstService Corp. (a) ............................ 65,400 903,338 TeleSpectrum Worldwide, Inc. (a) ....................................... 302,400 2,126,250 -------------- 6,689,650 -------------- ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE - 8.5% Ackerley Group, Inc. .............................. 50,900 922,563 Bally Total Fitness Holding Corp. (a) ...................................... 49,600 1,323,700 Cinar Corp. Cl.B (ADR) (Canada) (a) ................................... 127,700 3,176,537 Imax Corp. (a) .................................... 37,500 1,027,734 Premier Parks, Inc. (a) ........................... 182,400 5,266,800 Sunterra Corp. (a) ................................ 235,800 2,711,700 -------------- 14,429,034 -------------- INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY - 1.3% United Rentals, Inc. (a) .......................... 132,500 2,269,063 -------------- RESTAURANTS & LODGING - 0.8% MeriStar Hospitality Corp. ........................ 82,300 1,316,800 -------------- RETAILING - 12.8% BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (a) ..................... 101,000 3,686,500 Circuit City Stores, Inc. Car Max Group (a) .............................. 236,400 546,675 Industrie Natuzzi SpA (ADR) (Italy) ........................................ 112,400 1,489,300 Linens 'n Things, Inc. (a) ........................ 33,700 998,363 Mens Wearhouse, Inc. (a) .......................... 90,450 2,662,622 Movado Group, Inc. ................................ 87,600 1,910,775 ShopKo Stores, Inc. (a) ........................... 79,600 1,830,800 Stage Stores, Inc. (a) ............................ 230,100 532,106 Transport World Entertainment Corp. (a) ...................................... 129,650 1,353,222 Venator Group, Inc. (a) ........................... 504,300 3,530,100 Zale Corp. (a) .................................... 64,300 3,110,512 -------------- 21,650,975 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 0.9% Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a) ..................... 37,800 $ 1,529,719 -------------- 52,548,078 -------------- TECHNOLOGY - 21.6% COMPUTER HARDWARE - 3.0% Apex, Inc. (a) .................................... 109,500 3,545,062 MIPS Technologies, Inc. (a) ....................... 28,400 1,479,463 -------------- 5,024,525 -------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE & SERVICES - 6.9% Activision, Inc. (a) .............................. 63,200 971,700 Aspect Development, Inc. (a) ...................... 22,400 1,537,200 Business Objects SA (ADR) (France) (a) ................................... 8,600 1,143,263 DBT Online, Inc. (a)............................... 105,400 2,569,125 InterWorld Corp. (a) .............................. 26,500 2,259,953 New Era of Networks, Inc. (a) ..................... 16,400 783,100 Technology Solutions Co. (a) ...................... 28,100 915,884 Visual Networks, Inc. (a) ......................... 19,800 1,566,675 -------------- 11,746,900 -------------- ELECTRONICS - 1.2% Amphenol Corp. Cl.A (a) ........................... 17,100 1,138,219 NetIQ Corp. (a) ................................... 18,200 961,187 -------------- 2,099,406 -------------- INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY - 0.7% Applied Power, Inc. Cl.A .......................... 32,600 1,198,050 -------------- INTERNET SOFTWARE - 1.5% Art Technology Group, Inc. (a) ....................................... 9,400 1,222,881 S1 Corp. (a) ...................................... 17,800 1,388,400 -------------- 2,611,281 -------------- RETAIL - 0.6% Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. (a) ...................................... 53,700 976,669 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT - 2.1% Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. (a) ...................................... 45,200 1,344,700 MKS Instruments, Inc. (a) ......................... 60,900 2,203,819 -------------- 3,548,519 -------------- TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 4.2% Classic Communications, Inc. Cl.A (a) ....................................... 32,400 1,188,675 Millicom International Cellular, SA (Luxembourg) (a) ............................ 94,000 5,851,500 -------------- 7,040,175 -------------- B-18 QUASAR PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 1.4% DII Group, Inc. (a) ............................... 12,700 $ 901,303 Excalibur Technologies Corp. (a) ...................................... 70,700 1,462,606 -------------- 2,363,909 -------------- 36,609,434 -------------- HEALTH CARE - 10.9% BIOTECHNOLOGY - 2.1% Aviron (a) ........................................ 48,700 770,069 IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. (a) ...................................... 28,400 2,787,637 -------------- 3,557,706 -------------- DRUGS, HOSPITAL SUPPLIES & MEDICAL SERVICES - 8.2% Alpharma, Inc. Cl.A ............................... 22,400 688,800 Health Management Associates, Inc. Cl.A, (a) ................................. 471,900 6,311,663 HealthExtras, Inc. (a) ............................ 27,300 328,453 LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (a) ..................... 270,100 3,190,556 Medical Manager Corp. (a) ......................... 27,700 2,331,128 Orthodontic Centers of America, Inc. (a) .............................. 88,300 1,054,081 -------------- 13,904,681 -------------- MEDICAL PRODUCTS - 0.6% Summit Technology, Inc. (a) ....................... 76,500 882,141 Women First HealthCare, Inc. (a) ....................................... 34,700 190,850 -------------- 1,072,991 -------------- 18,535,378 -------------- FINANCIAL SERVICES - 9.8% BROKERAGE & MONEY MANAGEMENT - 4.3% Legg Mason, Inc. .................................. 199,800 7,242,750 -------------- REAL ESTATE - 5.5% Chelsea GCA Realty, Inc. .......................... 209,300 6,226,675 Taubman Centers, Inc. ............................. 295,500 3,176,625 -------------- 9,403,300 -------------- 16,646,050 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRIES - 6.0% BUILDING & RELATED - 0.6% Shaw Group, Inc. (a) .............................. 43,600 1,103,625 -------------- CHEMICALS - 0.6% Lyondell Chemical Co. ............................. 74,300 947,325 -------------- TEXTILE PRODUCTS - 3.1% Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a) ....................... 196,350 5,178,732 -------------- TRANSPORTATION & SHIPPING - 1.7% Consolidated Freightways Corp. (a) ...................................... 121,800 962,981 Teekay Shipping Corp. ............................. 122,800 1,957,125 -------------- 2,920,106 -------------- 10,149,788 -------------- CONSUMER MANUFACTURING - 5.7% AUTO & RELATED - 5.7% Budget Group, Inc. Cl.A (a) ....................... 192,500 1,744,531 Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a) ................................ 61,500 1,472,156 Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (a) ...................... 146,800 2,046,025 Monaco Coach Corp. (a) ............................ 172,200 4,401,863 -------------- 9,664,575 -------------- ENERGY - 2.2% DOMESTIC PRODUCERS - 0.7% Murphy Oil Corp. .................................. 21,600 1,239,300 -------------- OIL & GAS SERVICES - 1.5% Ensco International, Inc. ...................... 62,300 1,425,113 Santa Fe International Corp. ...................... 40,400 1,045,350 -------------- 2,470,463 -------------- 3,709,763 -------------- UTILITY - 2.0% UTILITIES - 2.0% Southern Union Co. ................................ 175,697 3,360,205 -------------- MULTI-INDUSTRY COMPANIES - 1.4% Korn/Ferry International (a) ...................... 35,400 1,287,675 Metron Tech NV (a) ................................ 68,100 1,089,600 -------------- 2,377,275 -------------- BUSINESS SERVICES - 1.3% PRINTING, PUBLISHING & BROADCASTING - 0.7% Scholastic Corp. (a) .............................. 15,600 970,612 Young Broadcasting Corp. Cl.A (a) ....................................... 5,200 265,038 -------------- 1,235,650 -------------- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - 0.6% Century Business Services, Inc. (a) ....................................... 18,900 158,878 ITT Educational Services, Inc. (a) ....................................... 51,500 795,031 -------------- 953,909 -------------- 2,189,559 -------------- Total Common Stocks (cost $141,343,677)............................. 155,790,105 -------------- B-19 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Shares or Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 13.9% U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY obligation - 13.7% Federal Home Loan Bank 1.28%, 1/03/00 ................................. $23,200 $ 23,198,350 -------------- TIME DEPOSIT - 0.2% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 ................................. 399 399,000 -------------- Total Short-Term Investments (amortized cost $23,597,350).................................... 23,597,350 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 105.8% (cost $164,941,027)............................. 179,387,455 Other assets less liabilities - (5.8%)............................ (9,776,121) -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 169,611,334 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-20 Real Estate Investment Portfolio Portfolio Of Investments December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 91.5% REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 91.5% APARTMENTS - 12.8% Apartment Investment & Management Co. ................................. 22,500 $ 895,781 Avalon Bay Communities, Inc. ........................................... 19,434 666,829 Equity Residential Properties Trust .......................................... 4,500 192,094 Essex Property Trust, Inc. ........................ 15,400 523,600 -------------- 2,278,304 -------------- DIVERSIFIED - 10.7% Captec Net Lease Realty, Inc. ........................................... 6,800 51,425 Correctional Properties Trust ..................... 16,900 207,025 Entertainment Properties Trust .......................................... 30,600 403,537 Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc. ........................................... 18,900 252,788 Mission West Properties, Inc. ..................... 17,500 135,625 Vornado Realty Trust .............................. 26,700 867,750 -------------- 1,918,150 -------------- HOTELS & RESTAURANTS - 4.7% Hospitality Properties Trust ...................... 19,200 366,000 MeriStar Hospitality Corp. ........................ 30,078 481,248 -------------- 847,248 -------------- MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES - 2.2% Sun Communities, Inc. ............................. 12,000 386,250 -------------- OFFICE - 22.9% Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ................................. 13,300 423,106 Arden Realty Group, Inc. .......................... 22,600 453,413 Boston Properties, Inc. ........................... 28,500 887,062 Cornerstone Properties, Inc. ...................... 53,100 776,588 Equity Office Properties Trust .................... 40,800 1,004,700 SL Green Realty Corp. ............................. 24,800 539,400 -------------- 4,084,269 -------------- OFFICE - INDUSTRIAL MIX - 12.5% Brandywine Realty Trust ........................... 26,300 430,663 Highwoods Properties, Inc. ........................ 16,000 372,000 Reckson Associates Realty Corp ........................................... 37,500 $ 768,750 Spieker Properties, Inc. .......................... 18,300 666,806 -------------- 2,238,219 -------------- REGIONAL MALLS - 7.0% Macerich Co. ...................................... 28,400 591,075 Mills Corp. ....................................... 29,800 532,675 Simon Property Group, Inc. ........................ 5,400 123,862 -------------- 1,247,612 -------------- SHOPPING CENTERS - 5.8% Pan Pacific Retail Properties, Inc. ........................................... 39,400 642,713 Prime Retail, Inc. ................................ 46,400 261,000 Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust .......................................... 10,400 131,300 -------------- 1,035,013 -------------- STORAGE - 4.2% Public Storage, Inc. .............................. 33,100 750,956 -------------- WAREHOUSE & INDUSTRIAL - 8.7% AMB Property Corp. ................................ 13,100 261,181 Cabot Industrial Trust ............................ 26,300 483,263 ProLogis Trust .................................... 41,900 806,575 -------------- 1,551,019 -------------- Total Common Stocks (cost $18,963,025).............................. 16,337,040 -------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 7.2% TIME DEPOSIT - 7.2% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $1,285,000) .................................... $ 1,285 1,285,000 -------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.7% (cost $20,248,025).............................. 17,622,040 Other assets less liabilities - 1.3%.............................. 230,436 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 17,852,476 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-21 Technology Portfolio Portfolio Of Investments December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS - 90.7% TECHNOLOGY - 86.7% COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT - 8.0% General Instrument Corp. (a) ...................... 56,500 $ 4,802,500 Motorola, Inc. .................................... 58,100 8,555,225 Nokia Corp. (ADR) (Finland) (a) .................................. 84,700 16,093,000 -------------- 29,450,725 -------------- COMPUTER HARDWARE - 6.4% Apex, Inc. (a) .................................... 78,250 2,533,344 Dell Computer Corp. (a) ........................... 271,900 13,858,403 Gateway, Inc. (a) ................................. 99,900 7,199,044 -------------- 23,590,791 -------------- COMPUTER PERIPHERALS - 3.0% Lexmark International Group, Inc. (a) ....................................... 119,500 10,814,750 -------------- COMPUTER SERVICES - 11.1% Computer Sciences Corp. (a) ....................... 100,900 9,547,662 Convergys Corp. (a) ............................... 45,400 1,396,050 DST Systems, Inc. (a) ............................ 89,025 6,793,720 First Data Corp. .................................. 185,900 9,167,194 Fiserv, Inc. (a) .................................. 108,350 4,144,388 Galileo International, Inc. ....................... 35,100 1,050,806 Gartner Group, Inc. Cl.A .......................... 41,000 625,250 IXL Enterprises, Inc. (a) ......................... 22,200 1,229,325 Sabre Group Holdings, Inc. Cl.A (a) ....................................... 44,400 2,275,500 Sapient Corp. (a) ................................. 17,400 2,451,769 USWeb Corp. (a) ................................... 51,000 2,267,906 -------------- 40,949,570 -------------- COMPUTER SOFTWARE - 17.3% Amdocs, Ltd (a) ................................... 295,200 10,184,400 BEA Systems, Inc. (a).............................. 106,000 7,423,312 DoubleClick, Inc. (a) ............................ 44,900 11,372,328 I2 Technologies, Inc. (a) ......................... 49,900 9,721,144 Lycos, Inc. (a) ................................... 31,300 2,491,284 Microsoft Corp. (a) ............................... 99,100 11,566,828 New Era of Networks, Inc. (a) ....................................... 70,800 3,380,700 Oracle Corp. (a) .................................. 33,300 3,730,641 Rational Software Corp. (a) ....................... 54,500 2,682,422 Vitria Technology, Inc. (a) ....................... 4,600 1,077,838 -------------- 63,630,897 -------------- CONTRACT MANUFACTURING - 8.7% Flextronics International, Ltd. (a) ....................................... 81,000 3,728,531 Jabil Circuit, Inc. (a) ........................... 48,700 3,555,100 Sanmina Corp. (a) ................................. 104,750 10,435,719 Solectron Corp. (a) ............................... 150,900 14,354,362 -------------- 32,073,712 -------------- Shares or Principal Amount Company (000) U.S. $ Value ================================================================================ INTERNET - 6.6% America Online, Inc. (a) .......................... 178,300 $ 13,450,506 EBay, Inc. (a) .................................... 48,300 6,048,066 Freemarkets, Inc. (a) ............................ 2,800 955,938 Internet Capital Group, Inc. (a) ....................................... 21,800 3,703,956 -------------- 24,158,466 -------------- NETWORKING SOFTWARE - 5.6% Cisco Systems, Inc. (a) ........................... 191,600 20,519,162 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT - 7.7% Amkor Technology, Inc. (a) ........................ 69,100 1,943,438 Applied Materials, Inc. (a) ....................... 95,100 12,045,009 KLA-Tencor Corp. (a) .............................. 50,900 5,667,397 Teradyne, Inc. (a) ................................ 132,300 8,731,800 -------------- 28,387,644 -------------- SEMI-CONDUCTOR COMPONENTS - 12.3% Altera Corp. (a) .................................. 166,800 8,267,025 Fairchild Semiconductor Corp. Cl.A (a) ....................................... 10,300 306,425 Intel Corp. (a) ................................... 72,900 5,998,303 PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a) .............................. 55,500 8,895,609 St. Microelectronics NV (ADR) (Netherlands) ............................ 36,400 5,512,325 Texas Instruments, Inc. (a) ....................... 66,600 6,451,875 Xilinx, Inc. (a) .................................. 216,500 9,843,985 -------------- 45,275,547 -------------- 318,851,264 -------------- BASIC INDUSTRY - 2.1% MISCELLANEOUS TECHNOLOGY - 2.1% Mannesmann AG (ADR) (Germany) ...................................... 32,800 7,873,709 -------------- UTILITY - 1.1% TELEPHONE UTILITY - 1.1% MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............................ 74,700 3,961,435 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES - 0.8% RETAIL - GENERAL MERCHANDISE - 0.8% Tandy Corp. ....................................... 60,300 2,966,006 -------------- Total Common Stocks (cost $171,589,306)............................. 333,652,414 -------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 8.8% TIME DEPOSIT - 8.8% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $32,413,000) ................................... $32,413 32,413,000 -------------- B-22 Technology Portfolio Portfolio Of Investments (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.5% (cost $204,002,306)............................. $ 366,065,414 Other assets less liabilities - 0.5%.............................. 1,764,079 -------------- NET ASSETS - 100%.................................. $ 367,829,493 ============== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-23 Utility Income Portfolio Portfolio Of Investments December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON & PREFERRED STOCKS - 92.4% UNITED STATES INVESTMENTS - 77.9% UTILITIES - 55.1% ELECTRIC & GAS UTILITIES - 30.7% AGL Resources, Inc. ............................... 6,100 $ 103,700 Allegheny Energy, Inc. ............................ 46,800 1,260,675 Calpine Corp. (a) ................................. 8,900 569,600 CMS Energy Corp. .................................. 18,400 573,850 Consolidated Edison, Inc. ......................... 35,700 1,231,650 DPL, Inc. ......................................... 21,000 363,562 FPL Group, Inc. ................................... 35,200 1,507,000 GPU, Inc. ......................................... 36,000 1,077,750 Illinova Corp. .................................... 28,000 973,000 KeySpan Corp. ..................................... 4,600 106,663 MCN Energy Group, Inc. ............................ 4,600 109,250 Montana Power Co. ................................. 31,200 1,125,150 New Jersey Resources Corp. ........................ 4,400 171,875 NIPSCO Industries, Inc. ........................... 56,200 1,150,075 Northwest Natural Gas Co. ......................... 5,250 114,680 NSTAR ............................................. 28,000 1,134,000 People's Energy Corp. ............................. 3,600 120,600 Pinnacle West Capital Corp. ....................... 19,000 580,687 Potomac Electric Power Co. ........................ 50,000 1,146,875 Questar Corp. ..................................... 7,000 105,000 Reliant Energy, Inc. .............................. 23,000 526,125 Sempra Energy ..................................... 6,165 107,117 -------------- 14,158,884 -------------- TELEPHONE UTILITIES - 24.4% AT&T Corp. ........................................ 36,361 1,845,321 Bell Atlantic Corp. ............................... 12,800 788,000 BellSouth Corp. ................................... 42,900 2,008,257 GTE Corp. ......................................... 20,500 1,446,531 MCI WorldCom, Inc. (a) ............................ 36,000 1,909,125 SBC Communications, Inc. .......................... 35,795 1,745,006 Telephone and Data Systems, Inc ............................................ 6,000 756,000 US West Communications Group .......................................... 10,800 777,600 -------------- 11,275,840 -------------- 25,434,724 -------------- CONSUMER SERVICES - 15.5% BROADCASTING & CABLE - 15.5% Cablevision Systems Corp. CI.A (a) ....................................... 14,828 1,119,514 Comcast Corp. Cl.A ................................ 18,000 909,563 MediaOne Group, Inc. (b) .......................... 21,400 2,311,200 NTL, Inc. (a) ..................................... 5,215 649,919 Omnipoint Corp. 7.00% cv. pfd. (c) ............................. 11,000 2,168,375 -------------- 7,158,571 -------------- ENERGY - 6.0% DOMESTIC PRODUCERS - 0.3% Washington Gas Light Co. .......................... 5,600 154,000 -------------- PIPELINES - 2.9% Enron Corp. ....................................... 11,600 514,750 Piedmont Natural Gas Co., Inc. ...................................... 5,100 154,275 The Williams Cos., Inc. ........................... 22,031 673,322 -------------- 1,342,347 -------------- MISCELLANEOUS - 2.8% AES Corp. (a) ..................................... 17,200 1,285,700 -------------- 2,782,047 -------------- MULTI-INDUSTRY COMPANIES - 0.8% Southwest Gas Corp. ............................... 7,000 161,000 Wicor, Inc. ....................................... 7,000 204,312 -------------- 365,312 -------------- TECHNOLOGY - 0.5% COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - 0.5% PairGain Technologies, Inc. (a) ....................................... 17,000 240,656 Total United States Investments (cost $26,933,113).............................. 35,981,310 -------------- FOREIGN INVESTMENTS - 14.5% ARGENTINA - 1.6% Telecom Argentina, SA ............................. 11,500 393,875 Telefonica De Argentina ........................... 11,500 355,063 -------------- 748,938 -------------- BRAZIL - 0.3% Celular CRT Participacoes, SA (a) ......................................... 129,000 22,494 Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais (ADR) ............................. 1,958 44,214 Companhia Paranaense de Energia-Copel pfd. (ADR) ....................... 4,700 43,769 Companhia Riograndense de Telecom pfd .................................... 129,000 39,989 -------------- 150,466 -------------- CANADA - 3.3% BCE, Inc. ......................................... 16,700 1,506,131 FINLAND - 4.1% Nokia Corp. (ADR) ................................. 10,000 1,900,000 MEXICO - 3.0% Telefonos de Mexico, SA Series L (ADR) ................................. 12,400 1,395,000 PERU - 0.2% Telefonica del Peru, SA Cl.B ...................... 62,000 80,758 PHILIPPINES - 0.4% Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (ADR) ............................ 6,000 155,250 -------------- B-24 UTILITY INCOME PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUTH KOREA - 1.6% Korea Electric Power Corp. ..................... 4,020 $ 124,618 SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) ..................... 16,172 620,602 ----------- 745,220 ----------- Total Foreign Investments (cost $2,928,732) ............................ 6,681,763 ----------- Total Common & Preferred Stocks (cost $29,861,845) ........................... 42,663,073 ----------- Principal Amount Company (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 7.4% TIME DEPOSIT - 7.4% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $3,414,000) .................................. $ 3,414 $ 3,414,000 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.8% (cost $33,275,845) .................. 46,077,073 Other assets less liabilities - 0.2% .................. 81,175 ----------- NET ASSETS - 100% ..................... $46,158,248 =========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Premium Income Exchangeable note which is convertible to Vodafone AirTouch Plc until 8/15/01 at a rate of 2.0253 shares of Vodafone AirTouch for every share of the exchangeable note. (c) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of this security amounted to $2,168,375 or 4.7% of net assets. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-25 WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCKS & OTHER INVESTMENTS - 95.6% ARGENTINA - 0.7% Nortel Inversora, SA pfd. (ADR) (a) .......................... 22,300 $ 432,062 ----------- AUSTRALIA - 1.3% CSL, Ltd. ................................. 31,500 452,887 TAB Corp. Holdings, Ltd. .................. 34,000 230,219 Tab Queensland, Ltd. (a) .................. 117,800 163,178 ----------- 846,284 ----------- AUSTRIA - 2.0% Austria Tabakwerke AG ..................... 6,653 321,691 Bank Austria AG ........................... 16,680 940,945 ----------- 1,262,636 ----------- BRAZIL - 5.6% Banco Bradesco SA ......................... 10,000,000 78,439 rights, expiring 2/09/00 (a) ............................. 649,340 2,577 Celular CRT Participacoes, SA (a) .................................. 454,282 79,213 Companhia Paranaense de Energia-Copel (ADR) ..................... 34,000 316,625 Companhia Riograndense de Telecom Cl.A pfd ........................ 454,282 140,824 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce ................ 2,360 0 Embratel Participacoes, SA (ADR) ................................ 13,000 354,250 Gerdau Siderurg, SA pfd ................... 24,114,144 640,730 Metalurgica Gerdau, SA pfd .................................. 14,360,043 691,571 Tele Centro Sul Participacoes, SA (ADR) ................. 7,000 635,250 Tele Sudeste Celular Participacoes, SA (ADR) (a) ............. 11,000 426,938 Telemig Celular Participacoes, SA (ADR) ................................ 2,000 92,375 Telesp Participacoes, SA (ADR) (a) ............................ 5,000 122,188 ----------- 3,580,980 ----------- CHILE - 0.7% Compania de Telecomunicacoes de Chile, SA (ADR) ...................... 25,000 456,250 ----------- CROATIA - 0.5% Pliva D.D. (GDR) ........................ 23,500 300,800 ----------- CYPRUS - 0.1% Premier Telesports, Ltd. (a)(b) ......... 6,600 46,540 ----------- CZECH REPUBLIC - 0.4% Ceske Radiokomunikace AS (a) .................................. 6,461 237,291 ----------- EGYPT - 0.4% Eastern Company for Tobacco & Cigarettes ............................ 10,500 275,610 ----------- FRANCE - 4.4% CNP Assurances ............................ 19,650 723,684 Sanofi Synthelabo, SA (a) ................. 21,420 892,011 Societe Generale .......................... 1,749 406,988 Total Fina, SA ............................ 5,833 778,553 ----------- 2,801,236 ----------- GERMANY - 6.5% Mannesmann AG ............................. 13,000 3,136,383 MVV Energie AG (a) ........................ 29,100 395,737 Stinnes AG (a) ............................ 31,400 664,247 ----------- 4,196,367 ----------- GREECE - 0.6% Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation, SA (ADR) .................. 34,900 416,619 ----------- HONG KONG - 2.9% China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd. ................. 216,000 177,835 China Telecom (Hong Kong), Ltd. ....................... 207,000 1,291,503 Citic Pacific, Ltd. ....................... 99,000 371,879 ----------- 1,841,217 ----------- HUNGARY - 0.6% Magyar Olaj-es Gazipari ................... 6,500 135,116 OTP Bank .................................. 4,340 250,635 ----------- 385,751 ----------- INDIA - 2.1% ICICI, Ltd (ADR) (a) ...................... 47,300 691,375 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Ltd. (GDR) .............................. 32,900 361,900 Videsh Sanchar Nigam, Ltd. (GDR) (c) ............................... 11,900 290,955 ----------- 1,344,230 ----------- ITALY - 3.0% Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (a) ............ 100,000 333,433 Enel SpA (a) .............................. 194,700 815,905 Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi SpA (a) ................................. 80,000 440,010 Monte dei Paschi di Siena (a) ............. 88,000 343,063 ----------- 1,932,411 ----------- JAPAN - 16.0% Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. .............. 160,000 2,504,062 East Japan Railway Co. .................... 87 469,189 Japan Tobacco, Inc. ....................... 137 1,048,586 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, Corp .................................... 103 1,764,216 Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. ............... 65,000 1,173,779 NTT Mobile Communications Network, Inc. (a) ....................... 80 3,077,224 West Japan Railway ........................ 58 205,501 ----------- 10,242,557 ----------- MALAYSIA - 0.6% Telekom Malaysia ........................ 110,000 425,526 ----------- B-26 WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Company Shares U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEXICO - 5.1% Grupo Financiero Banorte, SA de CV Cl.B (a) .................... 700,000 $ 1,056,464 Nuevo Gurpo Iusacell, SA de CV (ADR) Series V (a) ......................... 18,000 268,875 Telefonos de Mexico, SA Cl.L (ADR) ........................ 13,200 1,485,000 Tubos de Acero de Mexico, SA (ADR) ............................. 33,000 447,563 ----------- 3,257,902 ----------- NETHERLANDS - 14.1% Akzo Nobel NV .......................... 32,000 1,605,312 Equant NV .............................. 6,900 772,800 ING Groep NV ........................... 18,634 1,125,131 St. Microelectronics NV ................ 16,000 2,462,768 United Pan-Europe Communications NV (a) ................ 24,000 3,070,402 ----------- 9,036,413 ----------- PERU - 0.3% Explosivios, SA Cl.C (a)(b) ............ 134,977 111,952 Ferreyros, SA .......................... 112,642 61,000 ----------- 172,952 ----------- POLAND - 1.3% Orbis, SA (a) .......................... 45,300 396,375 Polski Koncern Naftowy, SA (GDR) (a) ............................ 34,000 416,500 ----------- 812,875 ----------- PORTUGAL - 0.6% Soporcel Sociedade Portuguesa de Papel ............................. 28,000 370,624 ----------- SINGAPORE - 1.4% DBS Group Holdings, Ltd. ............. 54,172 887,959 ----------- SOUTH AFRICA - 0.3% Iscor, Ltd. (a) ...................... 45,007 170,376 ----------- SOUTH KOREA - 7.8% Hanvit Bank (GDR) (a) .................. 68,000 421,600 Housing & Commercial Bank (a) ............................. 8,800 278,996 GDR (c) .............................. 21,400 625,950 Korea Electric Power Corp. ............. 9,000 278,996 Korea Telecom (ADR) (a) ................ 11,164 834,509 Pohang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (ADR) ........................... 1,900 217,525 SK Telecom Co., Ltd. (ADR) ............. 41,417 2,358,849 ----------- 5,016,425 ----------- SPAIN - 6.6% Aldeasa, SA (a) ........................ 14,000 279,942 Amadeus Global Travel Distribution (a) ..................... 129,000 2,046,683 Indra Sistemas, SA ..................... 39,000 732,696 Repsol, SA ............................. 28,650 664,370 Terra Networks, SA (a) ................. 9,800 535,557 ----------- 4,259,248 ----------- SWEDEN - 0.3% ForeningsSparbanken AB Cl.A ................................. 11,850 174,080 ----------- SWITZERLAND - 0.7% Sairgroup .............................. 1,000 201,281 Swisscom AG (a) ........................ 700 283,113 ----------- 484,394 ----------- TAIWAN - 1.9% China Steel Corp. ...................... 486,000 359,255 Taiwan Semiconductor Co. ............... 167,710 892,387 ----------- 1,251,642 ----------- THAILAND - 0.7% PTT Exploration & Production Public Co., Ltd. (a) ................. 24,500 150,909 Siam Commercial Bank (a) ............... 224,000 273,570 ----------- 424,479 ----------- TURKEY - 1.1% Turkiye Is Bankasi Series C ............ 14,766,000 707,810 ----------- UNITED KINGDOM - 5.0% Anglian Water Plc ...................... 22,059 197,401 British Airways Plc .................... 127,000 828,778 British Energy Plc ..................... 54,197 311,439 Mersey Docks & Harbour Co. .......................... 40,600 302,985 National Grid Group Plc ................ 68,000 517,348 National Power Plc ..................... 85,101 490,745 PowerGen Plc ........................... 19,724 141,778 Stagecoach Holdings Plc ................ 155,288 398,831 ----------- 3,189,305 ----------- Total Common Stocks & Other Investments (cost $39,999,926) ................... 61,240,851 ----------- B-27 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 5.2% UNITED STATES - 5.2% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $3,354,000) ......................... $3,354 $ 3,354,000 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.8% (cost $43,353,926) .................. $ 64,594,851 Other assets less liabilities - (0.8%) ................ (536,124) ------------ NET ASSETS - 100% ..................... $ 64,058,727 ============ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Non-income producing security. (b) Illiquid security valued at fair market value (see Note A). (c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $916,905 or 1.4% of net assets. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-28 GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIA - 13.1% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 13.1% Commonwealth of Australia 6.75%, 11/15/06 ..................... AUD 3,900 $ 2,550,391 9.50%, 8/15/03 ...................... 6,000 4,310,921 ----------- 6,861,312 ----------- AUSTRIA - 4.9% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 4.9% Republic of Austria 4.50%, 9/28/05 (a) .................. JPY 220,000 2,562,396 ----------- CANADA - 4.5% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 4.5% Government of Canada 5.00%, 9/01/04 ...................... CAD 3,600 2,375,725 ----------- FRANCE - 4.5% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 4.5% Government of France 4.00%, 4/25/09 ...................... EUR 2,600 2,333,626 ----------- GERMANY - 13.2% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 13.2% Federal Republic of Germany 4.00%, 7/04/09 ...................... 3,400 3,092,080 Government of Germany 6.00%, 2/16/06 (a) .................. 3,600 3,795,089 ----------- 6,887,169 ----------- JAPAN - 15.2% DEBT OBLIGATION - 3.9% Export-Import Bank 2.875%, 7/28/05 ..................... JPY 190,000 2,044,681 GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 11.3% Government of Japan 1.90%, 3/20/09 ...................... 260,000 2,576,588 5.50%, 9/20/02 ...................... 300,000 3,337,555 ----------- 5,914,143 ----------- 7,958,824 ----------- NETHERLANDS - 7.5% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 7.5% Dutch Government 5.25%, 7/15/08 ...................... EUR 3,950 3,945,209 ----------- SPAIN - 2.9% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 2.9% Government of Spain 5.25%, 1/31/03 (a) .................. 1,500 1,533,690 ----------- SWEDEN-0.9% Government OBLIGATION - 0.9% Kingdom of Sweden 5.00%, 1/15/04 ...................... SEK 4,100 475,290 ----------- UNITED KINGDOM - 3.7% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 3.7% United Kingdom Treasury 5.75%, 12/07/09 ..................... GBP 1,160 1,913,097 ----------- UNITED STATES - 26.4% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 25.8% U.S. Treasury Bill Zero Coupon, 1/06/00 ................ US$ 2,500 2,498,443 U.S. Treasury Notes 4.75%, 11/15/08 ..................... 3,600 3,175,308 5.625%, 5/15/08 ..................... 4,500 4,232,790 6.125%, 8/15/07 ..................... 1,400 1,365,000 6.875%, 5/15/06 ..................... 2,200 2,238,852 ----------- 13,510,393 ----------- TIME DEPOSIT - 0.6% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 ...................... 295 295,000 ----------- 13,805,393 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 96.8% (cost $51,545,692) .................. 50,651,731 Other assets less liabilities - 3.2% .................. 1,686,965 ----------- NET ASSETS - 100% ..................... $52,338,696 =========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Securities, or portion thereof, with an aggregate market value of $7,891,175 have been segregated to collateralize forward exchange currency contracts. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-29 GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Shares or Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 67.9% NON-COLLATERALIZED BRADY BONDS - 17.0% BRAZIL - 6.3% Republic of Brazil, C-Bonds 5.00%, 4/15/14 (a) ..................... $ 534 $ 401,053 Republic of Brazil DCB 7.00%, 4/15/12 ......................... 320 238,400 ---------- 639,453 ---------- BULGARIA - 5.7% Republic of Bulgaria FLIRB 2.75%, 7/28/12 (b) ..................... 800 576,000 ---------- PANAMA - 1.6% Republic of Panama IRB 4.25%, 7/07/14 ......................... 200 156,500 ---------- PERU - 3.4% Republic of Peru PDI 4.50%, 3/07/17 (c) ..................... 500 346,250 ---------- Total Non-Collateralized Brady Bonds (cost $1,536,282) ...................... 1,718,203 ---------- OTHER SOVEREIGN DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 50.9% ARGENTINA - 8.0% Province of Tucuman 9.45%, 8/01/04 (c) ..................... 373 302,301 Republic of Argentina 11.75%, 4/07/09 ........................ 400 400,000 12.125%, 2/25/19 ....................... 100 105,375 warrants, expiring 2/25/00 (d) ......... 430 7,417 ---------- 815,093 ---------- BRAZIL - 2.2% Republic of Brazil 14.50%, 10/15/09 ....................... 200 222,000 ---------- COLOMBIA - 3.2% Republic of Colombia 9.75%, 4/23/09 ......................... 350 331,070 ---------- LEBANON - 2.4% Republic of Lebanese 10.25%, 10/06/09 (c) ..................... 250 240,710 ---------- MEXICO - 11.1% United Mexican States 10.375%, 2/17/09 ....................... 950 1,012,985 United Mexican States 11.50%, 5/15/26 ........................ 100 119,130 ---------- 1,132,115 ---------- Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PANAMA - 1.9% Republic of Panama 9.375%, 4/01/29 ........................ $ 200 $ 191,760 ---------- PHILIPPINES - 5.0% Republic of Philippines 9.50%, 10/21/24 ........................ 500 506,250 ---------- RUSSIA - 13.9% Russia Ministry of Finance 3.00%, 5/14/03 ......................... 1,800 621,000 Russia Ministry of Finance 12.75%, 6/24/28 ........................ 500 350,000 Russian IAN FRN 6.90%, 12/15/15 ........................ 692 121,041 Russian Principal Loan 6.90%, 12/15/20 (e) .................... 2,000 315,000 ---------- 1,407,041 ---------- TURKEY - 3.2% Republic of Turkey 12.00%, 12/15/08 ....................... 100 106,500 Republic of Turkey 12.375%, 6/15/09 ....................... 200 215,000 ---------- 321,500 ---------- Total Other Sovereign Debt Obligations (cost $4,835,164) ...................... 5,167,539 ---------- Total Sovereign Debt Obligations (cost $6,371,446) ...................... 6,885,742 ---------- CORPORATE DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 15.2% PUBLIC UTILITIES - TELEPHONE - 1.0% PTC International Finance II SA 11.25%, 12/01/09 (c) ................... 100 98,500 ---------- COMMUNICATIONS - 4.7% Tricom SA 11.375%, 9/01/04 ....................... 300 280,500 Viatel, Inc. 11.50%, 3/15/09 ........................ 200 200,500 ---------- 481,000 ---------- INDUSTRIAL - 0.5% Nuevo Grupo Isuacell SA de CV 14.25%, 12/01/06 (c) ................... 50 51,875 ---------- PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - 4.6% Petroleos Mexicanos 9.25%, 3/30/18 ......................... 500 466,250 ---------- B-30 GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YANKEE BONDS - 4.4% Cantv Finance, Ltd. 9.25%, 2/01/04 ............................ $ 500 $ 433,750 Transportacion Maritima Mexicana SP 9.25%, 5/15/03 ............................ 12 9,990 ----------- 443,740 ----------- Total Corporate Debt Obligations (cost $1,629,029) ......................... 1,541,365 ----------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 14.3% TIME DEPOSIT - 14.3% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $1,448,000) ............................... 1,448 1,448,000 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.4% (cost $9,448,475) ......................... 9,875,107 Other assets less liabilities - 2.6% ........................ 263,456 ----------- NET ASSETS - 100% ........................... $10,138,563 =========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Coupon consists of 5% cash payment and 3% paid-in kind. (b) Coupon will increase periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at December 31, 1999. (c) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999 the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,039,636 or 10.3% of net assets. (d) Non-income producing security. (e) Security is in default and is non-income producing. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-31 HIGH-YIELD PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Shares or Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORPORATE DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 82.5% AUTOMOTIVE - 3.2% Federal Mogul Corp. 7.50%, 1/15/09 ............................... $ 300 $ 267,648 Tenneco Automotive, Inc. ....................... 11.625%, 10/15/09 (a) ........................ 500 512,500 ---------- 780,148 ---------- BROADCASTING/MEDIA - 1.9% Fox Family Worldwide, Inc. 9.25%, 11/01/07 .............................. 500 463,750 ---------- CABLE - 5.4% Classic Cable, Inc. 9.375%, 8/01/09 .............................. 500 493,750 NTL, Inc. 10.00%, 2/15/07 .............................. 300 309,750 United Pan Europe Commerce 11.25%, 11/01/09 (a) ......................... 500 515,625 ---------- 1,319,125 ---------- CHEMICALS - 1.5% Philipp Brothers Chemicals, Inc. 9.875%, 6/01/08 .............................. 400 358,000 ---------- COMMUNICATIONS - 16.7% ICG Services, Inc. 9.875%, 5/01/08 (b) .......................... 750 391,875 Iridium Capital Corp. LLC 14.00%, 7/15/05 (c) .......................... 550 24,750 KMC Telecom Holdings, Inc. 13.50%, 5/15/09 (a) .......................... 500 502,500 Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. 10.00%, 12/15/09 ............................. 500 515,000 Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. 12.75%, 10/15/09 (a) ......................... 500 521,250 Versatel Telecom BV warrants, expiring 5/15/08 (a)(d) ............ 1,500 600,000 Versatel Telecom International NV 11.875%, 7/15/09 ............................. 500 510,000 Viatel, Inc. 11.25%, 4/15/08 .............................. 500 498,750 Winstar Equipment Corp. 12.50%, 3/15/04 .............................. 500 537,500 ---------- 4,101,625 ---------- CONSUMER MANUFACTURING - 2.1% Generac Portable 11.25%, 7/01/06 .............................. 500 512,500 ---------- ENERGY - 7.2% Chesapeake Energy Corp. Series B 9.625%, 5/01/05 .............................. 500 473,750 Eott Energy Partners LP 11.00%, 10/01/09 ............................. 500 520,000 Pride International, Inc. 10.00%, 6/01/09 .............................. 500 512,500 Western Gas Resources, Inc. 10.00%, 6/15/09 .............................. 250 257,500 ---------- 1,763,750 ---------- ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE - 1.9% Marvel Enterprises, Inc. 12.00%, 6/15/09 .............................. 500 462,500 ---------- GAMING - 2.0% Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority 8.75%, 1/01/09 ............................... 500 495,000 HEALTHCARE - 4.2% Iasis Healthcare Corp. 13.00%, 10/15/09 (a) ......................... 500 517,500 LifePoint Hospitals Holdings, Inc. 10.75%, 5/15/09 .............................. 500 520,000 ---------- 1,037,500 ---------- HOTELS - 2.0% Lodgian Financing Corp. 12.25%, 7/15/09 .............................. 500 497,500 ---------- HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS - 0.3% Imperial Home Decor Group, Inc. 11.00%, 3/15/08 (c) .......................... 400 78,000 ---------- INDUSTRIAL - 7.9% Amtrol, Inc. 10.625%, 12/31/06 ............................ 300 289,500 Anchor Lamina, Inc. 9.875%, 2/01/08 .............................. 500 403,125 Aqua Chemical, Inc. 11.25%, 7/01/08 .............................. 300 168,000 Elgar Holdings, Inc. 9.875%, 2/01/08 .............................. 50 35,250 Geologistics Corp. 9.75%, 10/15/07 .............................. 500 90,000 Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc. 10.875%, 2/15/09 ............................. 500 437,500 ZSC Specialty Plc 11.00%, 7/01/09 (a) .......................... 500 521,250 ---------- 1,944,625 ---------- METALS & MINING - 5.6% Alaska Steel Corp. 7.875%, 2/15/09 .............................. 550 522,500 Republic Technologies International 13.75%, 7/15/09 (a) .......................... 500 332,500 Russel Metals, Inc. 10.00%, 6/01/09 .............................. 500 519,375 ---------- 1,374,375 ---------- B-32 HIGH-YIELD PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAPER / PACKAGING - 8.1% Crown Paper Co. 11.00%, 9/01/05 ......................... $ 500 $ 307,500 Doman Industries, Ltd. 12.00%, 7/01/04 ......................... 250 261,562 Kappa Beheer BV 10.625%, 7/15/09 (a) .................... 500 522,500 Repap New Brunswick, Inc. 9.00%, 6/01/04 .......................... 500 492,500 Riverwood International Corp. 10.625%, 8/01/07 ........................ 400 414,000 ----------- 1,998,062 ----------- PUBLIC UTILITIES - 1.0% AES Corp. 9.50%, 6/01/09 .......................... 250 253,438 ----------- RETAIL - 1.0% Sonic Automotive, Inc. 11.00%, 8/01/08 ......................... 250 248,750 ----------- SERVICES - 3.2% Avis Rent a Car, Inc. 11.00%, 5/01/09 (a) ..................... 250 263,750 Cellco Finance NV 12.75%, 8/01/05 (a) ..................... 500 519,375 ----------- 783,125 ----------- SUPERMARKET / DRUG - 2.1% Stater Brothers Holdings, Inc. 10.75%, 8/15/06 ......................... 500 508,750 ----------- Shares or Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TECHNOLOGY - 5.2% Dialog Corp. Plc 11.00%, 11/15/07 ........................ $ 500 $ 242,500 Exodus Communications, Inc. 10.75%, 12/15/09 (a) .................... 500 511,250 SCG Holding & Semiconductor Co. 12.00%, 8/01/09 (a) ..................... 500 533,750 ----------- 1,287,500 ----------- Total Corporate Debt Obligations (cost $21,595,675) ...................... 20,268,023 ----------- PREFERRED STOCK - 2.2% Communications - 2.2% Nextel Communications, Inc. 11.125%, 2/15/10 (e) (cost $531,976) ......................... 529 529,000 ----------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 12.1% TIME DEPOSIT - 12.1% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $2,981,000) $2,981 2,981,000 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 96.8% (cost $25,108,651) ...................... 23,778,023 Other assets less liabilities - 3.2% ...... 788,812 ----------- NET ASSETS - 100% ......................... $24,566,835 =========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $6,373,750 or 25.9% of net assets. (b) Indicates a security that has a zero coupon that remains in effect until a predetermined date at which time the stated coupon rate becomes effective until final maturity. (c) Security is in default and is non-income producing. (d) Non-income producing security. (e) PIK (Paid-in kind) preferred quarterly stock payments. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-33 NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Service Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARGENTINA - 22.0% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 22.0% Republic of Argentina Pensioner-Bocon Pre I FRN 2.868%, 4/01/01 ........................ ARS 109 $ 101,772 Supplier-Bocon Pro I FRN 2.868%, 4/01/07 ........................ 9,219 6,375,007 ----------- Total Argentinian Securities (cost $6,517,164) ...................... 6,476,779 ----------- CANADA - 7.0% GOVERNMENT/AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 7.0% Government of Canada 6.50%, 6/01/04 ......................... CA$ 850 594,441 Province of British Columbia 8.00%, 9/08/23 ......................... 400 314,976 Province of Manitoba 7.75%, 12/22/25 ........................ 450 350,324 Province of Ontario 8.25%, 12/01/05 ........................ 275 206,525 Province of Quebec 7.75%, 3/30/06 ......................... 325 237,764 Province of Saskatchewan 9.60%, 2/04/22 ......................... 400 367,407 ----------- Total Canadian Securities (cost $1,971,140) ...................... 2,071,437 ----------- MEXICO - 24.3% GOVERNMENT/AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 24.3% Mexican Treasury Bills (a) 22.96%, 5/11/00 ........................ MXP 59,568 5,799,447 23.48%, 7/13/00 ........................ 8,150 780,637 Nacional Financiera SNC 22.00%, 5/20/02 (b) .................... 5,000 550,132 ----------- Total Mexican Securities (cost $6,989,791) ...................... 7,130,216 ----------- UNITED STATES - 44.6% FEDERAL/AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 0.9% Federal Home Loan Bank 7.26%, 9/06/01 ......................... US$ 200 202,156 Government National Mortgage Association 9.00%, 9/15/24 ......................... 59 62,053 ----------- 264,209 ----------- U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 38.9% U.S. Treasury Notes 5.625%, 5/15/08 ........................ 6,800 6,396,216 7.00%, 7/15/06 ......................... 2,400 2,458,128 7.25%, 8/15/04 ......................... 2,500 2,578,125 ----------- 11,432,469 ----------- TIME DEPOSIT - 4.8% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $1,407,000)............................. 1,407 1,407,000 ----------- Total United States Securities (cost $13,889,597) ..................... 13,103,678 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.9% (cost $29,367,692) ..................... 28,782,110 Other assets less liabilities - 2.1% ..... 628,446 ----------- NET ASSETS - 100% ........................ $29,410,556 =========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Interest rate represents annualized yield to maturity at purchase date. (b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of this security amounted to $550,132 or 1.9% of net assets. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-34 SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Product Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUSTRALIA - 3.1% DEBT OBLIGATION - 3.1% State Bank of New South Wales 8.625%, 8/20/01 (cost $140,171) (a) .................... AUD 200 $ 134,911 ---------- CANADA - 2.2% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 2.2% Government of Canada 4.50%, 6/01/01 (cost $92,847) (a) ..................... CAD 140 95,289 ---------- DENMARK - 6.4% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 6.4% Kingdom of Denmark 8.00%, 11/15/01 (cost $306,656) (a) .................... DKK 1,985 284,443 ---------- GERMANY - 18.3% DEBT OBLIGATION - 13.8% German Unity Fund 8.00%, 1/21/02 (a) ..................... EUR 565 609,050 ---------- GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 4.5% Federal Republic of Germany 3.00%, 3/16/01 (a) ..................... 200 199,354 ---------- Total German Securities (cost $856,635) ........................ 808,404 ---------- ITALY - 4.5% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 4.5% Republic of Italy 6.25%, 5/15/02 (cost $203,593) (a) .................... 190 198,574 ---------- JAPAN - 4.4% DEBT OBLIGATION - 4.4% Export-Import Bank 7.00%, 8/02/01 (cost $197,288) (a) .................... US$ 196 196,353 ---------- NETHERLANDS - 10.3% DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 5.9% DSL Finance NV 5.00%, 5/07/02 (a) ..................... DEM 300 155,712 Rabobank Nederland 4.50%, 12/28/01 (a) .................... 200 102,969 ---------- 258,681 ---------- GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 4.4% Kingdom of Netherlands 3.00%, 2/15/02 (a) ..................... EUR 200 196,030 ---------- Total Netherlands Securities (cost $469,838) ........................ 454,711 ---------- NEW ZEALAND - 1.8% DEBT OBLIGATION - 1.8% International Bank for Reconstruction & Development 7.25%, 4/09/01 (cost $80,483) (a) ..................... NZ$ 150 78,688 ---------- SWEDEN - 2.1% GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 2.1% Kingdom of Sweden 13.00%, 6/15/01 (cost $96,619) (a) ..................... SEK 700 91,513 ---------- UNITED KINGDOM - 6.4% DEBT OBLIGATION - 6.4% Abbey National Treasury Services 7.125%, 3/14/01 (cost $282,776) (a) .................... GBP 175 283,469 ---------- UNITED STATES - 34.5% DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 25.5% European Investment Bank 8.00%, 12/03/01 (a) .................... US$ 200 204,790 General Electric Capital Corp. 5.50%, 4/15/02 MTN (a) ................. 200 194,580 7.375%, 5/09/01 (a) .................... 125 125,812 Inter-American Development Bank 5.125%, 2/22/01 (a) .................... 150 147,750 KFW International Finance 6.125%, 7/08/02 MTN (a) ................ 100 98,530 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. 6.375%, 3/26/01 (a) .................... 355 352,888 ---------- 1,124,350 ---------- B-35 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOVERNMENT OBLIGATION - 9.0% United States Treasury Notes 5.75%, 11/15/00 (a) .................... US$ 400 $ 398,748 ---------- Total United States Securities (cost $1,532,300) ..................... 1,523,098 ---------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 94.0% (cost $4,259,206) ...................... $4,149,453 Other assets less liabilities - 6.0% ..................... 266,413 ---------- NET ASSETS - 100% ........................ $4,415,866 ========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Securities, or portion thereof, with an aggregate market value of $4,149,453 have been segregated to collateralize forward exchange currency contracts. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-36 U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH GRADE SECURITIES PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT/AGENCY OBLIGATIONS - 70.9% FEDERAL AGENCIES - 40.7% Federal National Mortgage Association 6.00%, 9/01/13 ..................... $1,377 $ 1,307,018 6.00%, 3/01/29 ..................... 2,533 2,316,280 6.50%, 10/01/28 .................... 794 748,445 6.50%, 12/01/28 .................... 709 668,382 6.50%, 6/01/29 ..................... 597 562,111 6.50%, 8/01/29 ..................... 997 939,201 7.00%, 2/01/12 ..................... 1,660 1,640,601 7.00%, 4/01/26 ..................... 308 298,171 7.00%, 5/01/28 ..................... 343 332,829 7.00%, 11/01/29 .................... 1,998 1,931,873 7.50%, 9/01/27 ..................... 913 902,966 7.50%, 4/01/29 ..................... 2,094 2,073,063 7.50%, 11/01/29 .................... 1,742 1,722,763 8.00%, 11/01/28 .................... 447 450,720 8.00%, 1/01/29 ..................... 760 766,702 Government National Mortgage Association 6.50%, 3/15/28 ..................... 527 495,407 6.50%, 7/15/28 ..................... 1,111 1,042,685 6.50%, 3/15/29 ..................... 2,686 2,520,752 7.00%, 7/15/23 ..................... 50 48,974 7.00%, 7/15/27 ..................... 742 718,975 7.00%, 2/15/28 ..................... 660 636,957 7.00%, 3/15/28 ..................... 851 823,836 7.00%, 12/15/28 .................... 2,341 2,262,246 ----------- 25,210,957 ----------- U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 30.2% U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.125%, 8/15/29 .................... 1,000 953,280 8.125%, 8/15/19 .................... 4,250 4,843,003 11.25%, 2/15/15 .................... 975 1,378,250 U.S. Treasury Notes 6.25%, 4/30/01 ..................... 9,000 9,007,020 6.50%, 8/31/01 ..................... 2,500 2,509,375 ----------- 18,690,928 ----------- Total U.S. Government/Agency Obligations (cost $45,440,054) ................. 43,901,885 ----------- CORPORATE DEBT OBLIGATIONS - 19.6% AUTOMOTIVE - 3.1% Ford Motor Co. 6.375%, 2/01/29 .................... 2,250 1,898,289 ----------- BANKING - 2.2% Citicorp 6.375%, 11/15/08 ................... 1,400 1,294,421 Wachovia Corp. 6.375%, 4/15/03 .................... 75 73,277 ----------- 1,367,698 ----------- BROADCASTING/MEDIA - 4.9% Clear Channel Communications, Inc. 7.25%, 10/15/27 .................... 2,675 2,412,850 Time Warner, Inc. 6.625%, 5/15/29 .................... 750 640,178 ----------- 3,053,028 ----------- CABLE - 0.7% Comcast Cable Corp. 8.375%, 5/01/07 .................... 400 414,034 ----------- FINANCE - 3.9% Household Finance Corp. 5.875%, 11/01/02 ................... 1,150 1,107,634 Household Netherlands BV 6.20%, 12/01/03 .................... 1,350 1,303,475 ----------- 2,411,109 ----------- TRANSPORTATION - 2.0% Union Pacific Corp. 6.79%, 11/09/07 .................... 1,300 1,228,707 ----------- YANKEE BONDS - 2.8% KBC Bank Funding Trust III 9.86%, 11/29/49 (a) ................ 1,225 1,270,015 St. George Bank, Ltd. 7.15%, 10/15/05 (a) ................ 500 486,082 ----------- 1,756,097 ----------- Total Corporate Debt Obligations (cost $12,947,605) ................. 12,128,962 ----------- ASSET BACKED SECURITIES - 3.9% Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust Series 1999-1 Cl.A2 5.58%, 6/15/02 ..................... 1,500 1,479,840 Carco Auto Loan Master Trust Series 1999-1 Cl.A1 5.65%, 3/15/03 ..................... 920 908,215 ----------- (cost $2,419,665) .................. 2,388,055 ----------- COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - 0.9% LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust Series 1999-Cl Cl.A2 6.78%, 4/15/09 (cost $605,773) .................... 600 572,445 ----------- B-37 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 3.4% TIME DEPOSIT - 3.4% State Street Euro Dollar 3.00%, 1/03/00 (amortized cost $2,129,000) ......................... $2,129 $ 2,129,000 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.7% (cost $63,542,097) .................. $61,120,347 Other assets less liabilities - 1.3% .................. 821,156 ----------- NET ASSETS - 100% ..................... $61,941,503 =========== - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally applied to certain qualified buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,756,097 or 2.8% of net assets. See Glossary of Terms on page B-40. See Notes to Financial Statements. B-38 MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMERCIAL PAPER - 63.2% AIG Funding, Inc. 4.45%, 1/05/00 ....................... $6,000 $ 5,997,033 Allstate Corp. 5.75%, 3/14/00 ....................... 2,000 1,976,681 American General Corp. 5.90%, 2/29/00 ....................... 2,000 1,980,661 Associates First Capital Corp. 6.10%, 2/14/00 ....................... 2,000 1,985,089 BankAmerica Corp. 6.04%, 3/15/00 ....................... 2,000 1,975,169 Bell Atlantic Network Funding 6.08%, 2/02/00 ....................... 2,000 1,989,191 BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. 6.00%, 2/25/00 ....................... 2,000 1,981,667 Caterpillar Financial Services, Ltd. 5.95%, 3/13/00 ....................... 2,000 1,976,200 Chevron USA, Inc. 6.10%, 2/15/00 ....................... 2,000 1,984,750 Coca-Cola Co. 6.00%, 2/14/00 ....................... 2,000 1,985,333 DaimlerChrysler North America Holding Corp. 5.90%, 3/01/00 ....................... 2,000 1,980,333 Du Pont E.I. de Nemours & Co. 5.95%, 2/08/00 ....................... 2,000 1,987,439 Eastman Kodak Co. 5.50%, 1/13/00 ....................... 2,000 1,996,333 Florida Power Corp. 5.92%, 2/10/00 ....................... 2,000 1,986,844 GE Capital International Funding 5.94%, 2/28/00 (a) ................... 3,500 3,466,505 General Motors Acceptance Corp. 5.90%, 1/28/00 ....................... 1,485 1,478,429 Georgia Power Co. 6.20%, 2/01/00 ....................... 2,000 1,989,322 Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 6.07%, 3/29/00 ....................... 1,000 985,162 6.15%, 2/29/00 ....................... 1,000 989,921 J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc. 5.90%, 2/29/00 ....................... 2,000 1,980,661 KFW International Finance, Inc. 5.92%, 3/28/00 ....................... 2,000 1,971,387 6.25%, 2/29/00 ....................... 2,400 2,375,416 Koch Industries, Inc. 4.50%, 1/03/00 (a) ................... 2,000 1,999,500 Marsh USA, Inc. 6.30%, 2/07/00 ....................... 2,000 1,987,050 Merrill Lynch & Co. 5.55%, 1/24/00 ....................... 3,000 2,989,362 6.10%, 2/11/00 ....................... 2,000 1,986,106 MetLife Funding, Inc. 5.90%, 1/31/00 ....................... 2,000 1,990,167 Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. 5.95%, 2/15/00 ....................... 2,000 1,985,125 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 6.00%, 3/15/00 ....................... 2,000 1,975,333 National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp. 5.75%, 3/14/00 ....................... 2,000 1,976,681 Paccar Financial Corp. 6.35%, 1/26/00 ....................... 2,000 1,991,181 Private Export Funding Corp. 5.86%, 2/17/00 ....................... 2,000 1,984,699 Procter & Gamble Co. 6.02%, 2/29/00 ....................... 2,000 1,980,268 Prudential Funding Corp. 5.97%, 2/01/00 ....................... 2,000 1,989,718 Republic New York Corp. 5.91%, 1/31/00 ....................... 2,000 1,990,150 Salomon Smith Barney Holding, Inc. 5.79%, 3/10/00 ....................... 2,000 1,977,805 Snap-On, Inc. 6.60%, 1/20/00 ....................... 2,000 1,993,033 Tampa Electric Co. 6.25%, 1/26/00 ....................... 2,000 1,991,320 Teachers Insurance 5.95%, 2/28/00 ....................... 2,000 1,980,828 Wells Fargo Co. 5.77%, 3/31/00 ....................... 2,000 1,971,150 Xerox Corp. 5.00%, 1/03/00 ....................... 2,000 1,999,445 ----------- Total Commercial Paper (amortized cost $85,758,447) ......................... 85,758,447 ----------- U.S. GOVERNMENT Agency OBLIGATIONS - 21.4% Federal Home Loan Bank FRN 6.17%, 10/06/00 ...................... 8,000 7,995,828 Federal National Mortgage Association FRN 6.16%, 10/05/00 ...................... 5,000 4,998,143 Student Loan Marketing Association FRN 6.27%, 10/04/00 ...................... 8,000 7,997,040 6.16%, 10/12/00 ...................... 8,000 7,993,304 ----------- Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (amortized cost $28,984,315) ......................... 28,984,315 ----------- B-39 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Principal Amount (000) U.S. $ Value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT - 7.3% Chase Manhattan Bank 5.37%, 5/22/00 ....................... $2,000 $ 1,995,510 Fifth Third Bank 5.99%, 1/28/00 ....................... 2,000 1,999,472 First Tennessee Bank 5.50%, 1/31/00 ....................... 2,000 2,000,000 Southtrust Bank National Associates 5.92%, 2/22/00 ....................... 2,000 2,000,000 Wachovia Bank NA 5.95%, 9/11/00 ....................... 2,000 2,000,000 ------------ Total Certificates of Deposit (amortized cost $9,994,982)........................... 9,994,982 ------------ BANKERS ACCEPTANCE - 3.7% First National Bank of Chicago 5.60%, 6/14/00 (amortized cost $4,998,916)........................... 5,000 4,998,916 ------------ CORPORATE OBLIGATION - 1.5% Dorada Finance, Inc. MTN 6.02%, 9/15/00 (amortized cost $2,000,000) (a) ...................... 2,000 2,000,000 ------------ TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 97.1% (cost $131,736,660) .................. 131,736,660 Other assets less liabilities - 2.9% ................... 3,894,083 ------------ NET ASSETS - 100% ...................... $135,630,743 ============ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Securities issued in reliance on Section (4) 2 or Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 1999, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $7,466,005 or 5.5% of net assets. Glossary of Terms: ADR - American Depositary Receipt DCB - Debt Conversion Bond FLIRB - Front Load Interest Reduction Bond FRN - Floating Rate Note GDR - Global Depositary Receipt IAN - Interest Arrears Note IRB - Interest Reduction Bond MTN - Medium Term Note PDI - Past Due Interest See Notes to Financial Statements. B-40 STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Conservative Growth Total Growth and Investors Investors Return Income Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ============ ============ ============ ASSETS Investments in securities, at value (cost $29,604,372, $15,947,199, $71,733,654 and $481,118,387, respectively) ................... $ 30,437,081 $ 18,069,489 $ 74,690,999 $529,627,958 Cash .............................. 497 1,179 784 5,059 Foreign cash, at value (cost $987,435, $786,278, $0 and $0, respectively) ........... 983,852 782,592 -0- -0- Dividends and interest receivable ...................... 330,034 141,159 386,057 471,576 Receivable for capital stock sold . 15,450 -0- 164,588 2,962,914 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total assets ...................... 31,766,914 18,994,419 75,242,428 533,067,507 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES Unrealized depreciation of forward exchange currency contracts .............. 46,615 -0- 18 -0- Advisory fee payable .............. 19,867 8,528 38,656 269,449 Payable for capital stock redeemed ........................ 321 47,766 42 2,968 Payable for investment securities purchased ....................... -0- -0- -0- 2,534,426 Accrued expenses .................. 14,394 9,099 34,109 105,045 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total liabilities ................. 81,197 65,393 72,825 2,911,888 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ NET ASSETS .......................... $ 31,685,717 $ 18,929,026 $ 75,169,603 $530,155,619 ============ ============ ============ ============ COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS Capital stock, at par ............. $ 2,359 $ 1,105 $ 4,297 $ 24,336 Additional paid-in capital ........ 27,311,880 12,915,341 65,477,102 442,611,349 Undistributed net investment income .......................... 1,315,595 371,528 1,664,189 3,350,850 Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ........... 2,273,571 3,522,678 5,066,866 35,659,513 Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ................. 782,312 2,118,374 2,957,149 48,509,571 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ $ 31,685,717 $ 18,929,026 $ 75,169,603 $530,155,619 ============ ============ ============ ============
B-41 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Conservative Growth Total Growth and Investors Investors Return Income Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ============ ============ ============ Class A Shares Net assets ........................ $ 31,685,717 $ 18,929,026 $ 75,169,603 $522,162,855 ============ ============ ============ ============ Shares of capital stock outstanding ..................... 2,358,852 1,104,790 4,296,741 23,968,854 ============ ============ ============ ============ Net asset value per share $ 13.43 $ 17.13 $ 17.49 $ 21.79 ============ ============ ============ ============ Class B Shares Net assets ........................ $ 7,992,764 ============ Shares of capital stock outstanding ..................... 367,308 ============ Net asset value per share.......... $ 21.76 ============
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Premier Growth International Growth Quasar Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ============= ============== ============ ASSETS Investments in securities, at value (cost $287,666,058, $56,284,838, $1,610,690,276 and $164,941,027, respectively) ................... $454,639,868 $78,825,975 $2,373,967,267 $179,387,455 Cash .............................. -0- -0- 667 500 Foreign cash, at value (cost $0, $3,010,280, $0 and $0, respectively) ................... -0- 3,011,521 -0- -0- Receivable for investment securities sold ................. 8,652,443 772,599 -0- 276,299 Receivable for capital stock sold ...................... 4,360,656 67,779 1,229,261 -0- Dividends and interest receivable ...................... 332,968 149,396 1,035,783 137,233 Deferred organization expenses .... -0- -0- -0- 8,425 ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ Total assets ...................... 467,985,935 82,827,270 2,376,232,978 179,809,912 ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ LIABILITIES Due to custodian .................. 3,611,316 941,670 -0- -0- Payable for investment securities purchased ....................... 2,222,132 163,375 -0- 809,793 Advisory fee payable .............. 278,898 48,128 1,890,188 89,436 Payable for capital stock redeemed ........................ 21,692 282,892 1,456,652 9,253,340 Accrued expenses .................. 118,180 20,950 199,157 46,009 ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ Total liabilities ................. 6,252,218 1,457,015 3,545,997 10,198,578 ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ NET ASSETS .......................... $461,733,717 $81,370,255 $2,372,686,981 $169,611,334 ============ =========== ============== ============ COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS Capital stock, at par ............. $ 13,748 $ 3,737 $ 58,664 $ 13,042 Additional paid-in capital ........ 249,355,514 51,474,844 1,472,738,124 151,804,281 Undistributed net investment income ............... 410,276 94,817 -0- 801,669 Accumulated net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ... 44,980,703 7,255,752 136,613,202 2,545,914 Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ................. 166,973,476 22,541,105 763,276,991 14,446,428 ------------ ----------- -------------- ------------ $461,733,717 $81,370,255 $2,372,686,981 $169,611,334 ============ =========== ============== ============
B-43 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Premier Growth International Growth Quasar Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ============= ============== ============ Class A Shares Net assets ........................ $456,026,905 $81,370,255 $2,345,563,181 $169,611,334 ============ =========== ============== ============ Shares of capital stock outstanding ..................... 13,577,675 3,736,544 57,992,291 13,042,204 ============ =========== ============== ============ Net asset value per share ......... $ 33.59 $ 21.78 $ 40.45 $ 13.00 ============ =========== ============== ============ Class B Shares Net assets ........................ $ 5,706,812 $ 27,123,800 ============ ============== Shares of capital stock outstanding ..................... 170,152 671,458 ============ ============== Net asset value per share ......... $ 33.54 $ 40.40 ============ ==============
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Real Estate Utility Worldwide Investment Technology Income Privatization Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio =========== ============ =========== ============= ASSETS Investments in securities, at value (cost $20,248,025, $204,002,306, $33,275,845 and $43,353,926, respectively) .................... $17,622,040 $366,065,414 $46,077,073 $64,594,851 Cash ............................... 716 191 634 1,261 Foreign cash, at value (cost $0, $0, $5,553, and $372,251, respectively) ................. -0- -0- 5,640 380,321 Receivable for investment securities sold .................. 204,945 2,278,315 -0- -0- Dividends and interest receivable ....................... 178,812 16,396 30,624 127,655 Receivable for capital stock sold .. 175,842 2,433,859 138,888 47,203 Deferred organization expenses ..... 8,097 4,586 -0- -0- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- Total assets ....................... 18,190,452 370,798,761 46,252,859 65,151,291 ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- LIABILITIES Payable for investment securities purchased ........................ 265,301 1,776,783 -0- 603,351 Payable for capital stock redeemed . 33,307 933,328 35,552 394,674 Advisory fee payable ............... 8,454 225,458 32,074 57,497 Accrued expenses ................... 30,914 33,699 26,985 37,042 ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- Total liabilities .................. 337,976 2,969,268 94,611 1,092,564 ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- NET ASSETS ........................... $17,852,476 $367,829,493 $46,158,248 $64,058,727 =========== ============ =========== =========== COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS Capital stock, at par .............. $ 2,013 $ 10,943 $ 2,131 $ 2,946 Additional paid-in capital ......... 22,310,433 175,849,088 30,249,804 39,018,465 Undistributed net investment income ........................... 1,041,896 -0- 810,980 382,029 Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions .... (2,875,881) 29,906,354 2,293,936 3,407,603 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ...................... (2,625,985) 162,063,108 12,801,397 21,247,684 ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- $17,852,476 $367,829,493 $46,158,248 $64,058,727 =========== ============ =========== ===========
B-45 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Real Estate Utility Worldwide Investment Technology Income Privatization Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio =========== ============ =========== ============= Class A Shares Net assets ......................... $17,852,476 $357,479,914 $46,158,248 $64,058,727 =========== ============ =========== =========== Shares of capital stock outstanding ...................... 2,013,431 10,635,438 2,131,363 2,946,351 =========== ============ =========== =========== Net asset value per share .......... $ 8.87 $ 33.61 $ 21.66 $ 21.74 =========== ============ =========== =========== Class B Shares Net assets ......................... $10,349,579 =========== Shares of capital stock outstanding ...................... 307,940 =========== Net asset value per share .......... $ 33.61 ===========
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Global Dollar North American Global Bond Government High-Yield Government Income Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ============= ============ ================= ASSETS Investments in securities, at value (cost $51,545,692, $9,448,475, $25,108,651 and $29,367,692, respectively) ................... $ 50,651,731 $ 9,875,107 $ 23,778,023 $ 28,782,110 Cash .............................. 919 836 675 853 Foreign cash, at value (cost $10,998, $0, $0, and $0, respectively) ................... 10,941 -0- -0- -0- Interest receivable ............... 986,077 233,271 659,547 322,111 Receivable for captial stock sold . 931,572 47,055 152,102 222,243 Receivable for investment securities sold ................. -0- -0- -0- 114,366 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total assets ........................ 52,581,240 10,156,269 24,590,347 29,441,683 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ LIABILITIES Unrealized depreciation of forward exchange currency contracts ..... 200,894 -0- -0- -0- Advisory fee payable .............. 28,229 3,662 13,271 11,135 Payable for capital stock redeemed ........................ 997 104 -0- 14 Accrued expenses .................. 12,424 13,940 10,241 19,978 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total liabilities ................. 242,544 17,706 23,512 31,127 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ NET ASSETS .......................... $ 52,338,696 $ 10,138,563 $ 24,566,835 $ 29,410,556 ============ ============ ============ ============ COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS Capital stock, at par ............. $ 4,652 $ 940 $ 2,687 $ 2,367 Additional paid-in capital ........ 52,749,579 12,823,506 27,491,368 27,453,582 Undistributed net investment income .......................... 1,372,664 1,075,231 2,014,827 2,109,155 Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ... (683,956) (4,187,746) (3,611,419) 430,783 Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ..................... (1,104,243) 426,632 (1,330,628) (585,331) ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ $ 52,338,696 $ 10,138,563 $ 24,566,835 $ 29,410,556 ============ ============ ============ ============
B-47 (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Global Dollar North American Global Bond Government High-Yield Government Income Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ============= ============ ================= Class A Shares Net assets ........................ $ 50,569,150 $ 10,138,563 $ 24,566,835 $ 29,410,556 ============ ============ ============ ============ Shares of capital stock outstanding ....................... 4,494,914 940,028 2,687,017 2,367,494 ============ ============ ============ ============ Net asset value per share ........... $ 11.25 $ 10.79 $ 9.14 $ 12.42 ============ ============ ============ ============ Class B Shares Net assets ........................ $ 1,769,546 ============ Shares of capital stock outstanding ....................... 157,528 ============ Net asset value per share ........... $ 11.23 ============
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Short-Term U.S. Government/ Multi-Market High Grade Securities Money Market Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ===================== ============ ASSETS Investments in securities, at value (cost $4,259,206, $63,542,097 and $131,736,660, respectively) .............. $ 4,149,453 $61,120,347 $131,736,660 Cash ....................................... 177,674 846 3,639,566 Interest receivable ........................ 132,228 690,338 730,963 Unrealized appreciation of forward exchange currency contracts ....................... 31,866 -0- -0- Receivable for capital stock sold .......... 2,854 184,949 415,327 Receivable from Adviser .................... 2,242 -0- -0- ----------- ----------- ------------ Total assets ............................... 4,496,317 61,996,480 136,522,516 ----------- ----------- ------------ LIABILITIES Payable for capital stock redeemed ......... 77,564 159 202,990 Advisory fee payable ....................... -0- 31,596 59,095 Dividend payable ........................... -0- -0- 611,174 Accrued expenses ........................... 2,887 23,222 18,514 ----------- ----------- ------------ Total liabilities .......................... 80,451 54,977 891,773 ----------- ----------- ------------ NET ASSETS ................................... $ 4,415,866 $61,941,503 $135,630,743 =========== =========== ============ COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS Capital stock, at par ...................... $ 446 $ 5,543 $ 135,631 Additional paid-in capital ................. 5,537,107 63,046,621 135,494,910 Undistributed net investment income ........ 200,788 3,374,992 573 Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ (1,242,377) (2,063,903) (371) Net unrealized depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ................... (80,098) (2,421,750) -0- ----------- ----------- ------------ $ 4,415,866 $61,941,503 $135,630,743 =========== =========== ============ Class A shares Net assets ................................. $ 4,415,866 $60,503,884 $134,467,400 =========== =========== ============ Shares of capital stock outstanding ........ 445,796 5,413,967 134,467,528 =========== =========== ============ Net asset value per share .................. $ 9.91 $ 11.18 $ 1.00 =========== =========== ============ Class B shares Net assets ................................. $ 1,437,619 $ 1,163,343 =========== ============ Shares of capital stock outstanding ........ 128,843 1,163,343 =========== ============ Net asset value per share .................. $ 11.16 $ 1.00 =========== ============
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. B-49 STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Year Ended December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Conservative Growth Total Growth and Investors Investors Return Income Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ =========== =========== =========== INVESTMENT INCOME Interest .......................... $ 1,596,572 $ 474,959 $ 1,738,940 $ 876,747 Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld of $6,075, $8,710, $955 and $10,363, respectively) ................... 86,944 133,048 514,919 5,742,589 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total investment income ........... 1,683,516 608,007 2,253,859 6,619,336 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- EXPENSES Advisory fee ...................... 259,153 145,027 420,619 2,838,962 Distribution fee -- Class B ....... -0- -0- -0- 5,646 Custodian ......................... 63,427 65,238 69,231 111,741 Administrative .................... 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 Audit and legal ................... 7,615 3,440 15,346 104,106 Printing .......................... 4,083 2,001 5,053 74,010 Directors' fees ................... 1,675 1,393 1,274 1,088 Amortization of organization expenses ........................ 1,637 1,638 -0- -0- Transfer agency ................... 935 895 951 942 Miscellaneous ..................... 5,535 2,262 6,633 18,108 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total expenses .................... 407,060 284,894 582,107 3,217,603 Less: expenses waived and reimbursed ...................... (78,799) (101,193) -0- -0- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net expenses ...................... 328,261 183,701 582,107 3,217,603 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net investment income ............. 1,355,255 424,306 1,671,752 3,401,733 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Net realized gain on investment transactions .................... 2,307,587 3,531,141 5,104,617 35,901,038 Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ........... (25,436) (40,376) 2,545 42 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments ..................... (1,906,852) (997,647) (2,584,824) 7,123,872 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .......... (50,665) (4,207) (196) -0- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ... 324,634 2,488,911 2,522,142 43,024,952 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS .............. $ 1,679,889 $ 2,913,217 $ 4,193,894 $46,426,685 =========== =========== =========== ===========
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Premier Growth International Growth Quasar Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ============= ============ =========== INVESTMENT INCOME Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld of $28,731, $122,844, $120,147 and $7,407, respectively) ................ $ 2,840,703 $ 1,018,458 $ 9,574,440 $ 922,968 Interest ....................... 698,679 43,554 3,767,890 1,079,662 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- Total investment income ........ 3,539,382 1,062,012 13,342,330 2,002,630 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- EXPENSES Advisory fee ................... 2,765,805 648,349 17,175,879 1,201,308 Distribution fee -- Class B .... 3,332 -0- 7,165 -0- Custodian ...................... 121,865 137,575 221,259 91,749 Audit and legal ................ 71,568 15,685 326,899 33,142 Administrative ................. 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 Printing ....................... 56,461 7,672 188,656 30,070 Directors' fees ................ 1,795 1,410 1,673 1,544 Amortization of organization expenses ..................... 1,402 -0- -0- 5,126 Transfer agency ................ 948 950 946 908 Miscellaneous .................. 17,667 7,109 27,980 6,874 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- Total expenses ................. 3,103,843 881,750 18,013,457 1,433,721 Less: expenses waived and reimbursed ................... -0- (265,818) -0- (292,478) ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- Net expenses ................... 3,103,843 615,932 18,013,457 1,141,243 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- Net investment income (loss) ... 435,539 446,080 (4,671,127) 861,387 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Net realized gain on investment transactions ...... 44,958,445 8,273,793 136,966,399 6,765,798 Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions ........ (7,129) (196,165) (57) -0- Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments .................. 71,614,995 15,916,793 381,569,586 16,149,753 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ....... (838) (12,278) -0- -0- ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- Net gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. 116,565,473 23,982,143 518,535,928 22,915,551 ------------ ----------- ------------ ----------- NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS ....................... $117,001,012 $24,428,223 $513,864,801 $23,776,938 ============ =========== ============ ===========
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Real Estate Utility Worldwide Investment Technology Income Privatization Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio =========== ============ ========== ============= INVESTMENT INCOME Dividends (net of foreign taxes withheld of $0, $5,105, $4,757 and $96,822, respectively) .. $ 1,191,556 $ 186,903 $1,027,657 $ 830,280 Interest ..................... 29,822 924,790 166,559 49,449 ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- Total investment income ...... 1,221,378 1,111,693 1,194,216 879,729 ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- EXPENSES Advisory fee ................. 159,126 1,986,639 296,886 468,454 Distribution fee - Class B ... -0- 1,988 -0- -0- Administrative ............... 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 Custodian .................... 62,735 82,940 57,884 121,915 Printing ..................... 4,981 25,453 15,540 7,503 Amortization of organization expenses ................... 3,997 4,296 1,078 1,446 Audit and legal .............. 3,408 47,398 10,879 9,885 Directors' fees .............. 1,457 1,741 1,656 2,162 Transfer agency .............. 968 951 944 890 Miscellaneous ................ 3,564 8,994 3,905 6,779 ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- Total expenses ............... 303,236 2,223,400 451,772 682,034 Less: expenses waived and reimbursed ................. (135,270) (334,008) (75,717) (237,003) ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- Net expenses ................. 167,966 1,889,392 376,055 445,031 ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- Net investment income (loss) . 1,053,412 (777,699) 818,161 434,698 ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions .... (2,542,073) 31,114,658 2,302,169 3,929,491 Net realized loss on written options transactions ....... -0- (208,258) -0- -0- Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions ...... -0- -0- (940) (73,731) Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments ................ 391,755 111,387,457 3,974,557 19,281,420 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ..... -0- -0- 182 3,769 ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency options transactions ................. (2,150,318) 142,293,857 6,275,968 23,140,949 ----------- ------------ ---------- ----------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS ..................... $(1,096,906) $141,516,158 $7,094,129 $23,575,647 =========== ============ ========== ===========
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Global Dollar North American Global Bond Government High-Yield Government Income Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio =========== ============= =========== ================= INVESTMENT INCOME Interest .......................... $ 2,223,871 $ 1,187,425 $ 2,230,502 $ 3,244,302 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- EXPENSES Advisory fee ...................... 285,555 66,591 156,825 194,253 Distribution fee - Class B ........ 868 -0- -0- -0- Custodian ......................... 83,210 57,172 61,389 80,582 Administrative .................... 63,000 63,000 63,000 63,000 Audit and legal ................... 10,379 2,449 4,331 9,108 Printing .......................... 9,742 6,760 2,526 6,986 Directors' fees ................... 1,445 1,386 1,406 1,416 Transfer agency ................... 1,009 937 943 937 Amortization of organization expenses ........................ -0- 1,105 -0- 1,429 Miscellaneous ..................... 3,308 3,542 2,521 1,818 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total expenses .................... 458,516 202,942 292,941 359,529 Less: expenses waived and reimbursed ...................... (63,000) (118,593) (94,296) (75,619) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net expenses ...................... 395,516 84,349 198,645 283,910 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net investment income ............. 1,828,355 1,103,076 2,031,857 2,960,392 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions ......... (1,055,602) (1,747,639) (2,750,615) 445,177 Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions ........... 417,844 -0- 12 (254,120) Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments ..................... (3,522,957) 2,700,036 214,705 (569,233) Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .......... (17,447) -0- -0- (2) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions .................... (4,178,162) 952,397 (2,535,898) (378,178) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS .......................... $(2,349,807) $ 2,055,473 $ (504,041) $ 2,582,214 =========== =========== =========== ===========
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. B-53 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Short-Term U.S. Government/ Multi-Market High Grade Securities Money Market Portfolio Portfolio Portfolio ============ ===================== ============ INVESTMENT INCOME Interest .......................................... $ 376,509 $ 3,851,208 $7,340,560 --------- ----------- ---------- EXPENSES Advisory fee ...................................... 34,277 362,797 702,447 Distribution fee -- Class B ....................... -0- 1,070 1,035 Administrative .................................... 63,000 63,000 63,000 Custodian ......................................... 58,013 63,442 75,123 Directors' fees ................................... 3,712 1,405 1,217 Audit and legal ................................... 1,455 11,153 28,596 Transfer agency ................................... 946 1,021 882 Printing .......................................... 900 12,207 13,781 Miscellaneous ..................................... 2,955 5,468 7,933 --------- ----------- ---------- Total expenses .................................... 165,258 521,563 894,014 Less: expenses waived and reimbursed .............. (106,052) -0- -0- --------- ----------- ---------- Net expenses ...................................... 59,206 521,563 894,014 --------- ----------- ---------- Net investment income ............................. 317,303 3,329,645 6,446,546 --------- ----------- ---------- REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions (95,430) (1,963,401) 92 Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions 10,283 3,258 -0- Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments .................................. (15,456) (2,786,439) -0- --------- ----------- ---------- Net gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions .................................... (100,603) (4,746,582) 92 --------- ----------- ---------- NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS ..................................... $ 216,700 $(1,416,937) $6,446,638 ========= =========== ==========
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. B-54 STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Conservative Investors Portfolio Growth Investors Portfolio ================================== ================================== Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============ ============ ============ ============ INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income .......... $ 1,355,255 $ 1,293,443 $ 424,306 $ 315,400 Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. 2,282,151 1,744,403 3,490,765 1,521,478 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .............. (1,957,517) 1,547,074 (1,001,854) 2,044,183 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net increase in net assets from operations ................... 1,679,889 4,584,920 2,913,217 3,881,061 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... (1,308,187) (983,527) (322,580) (214,940) Net realized gain on investments Class A ...................... (1,740,989) (1,277,811) (1,494,582) (1,371,580) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase (decrease) ........ (4,285,668) 4,820,709 (3,195,501) 2,134,021 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Total increase (decrease) ...... (5,654,955) 7,144,291 (2,099,446) 4,428,562 NET ASSETS Beginning of year .............. 37,340,672 30,196,381 21,028,472 16,599,910 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $1,315,595, $1,293,963, $371,528 and $310,178, respectively) ...... $ 31,685,717 $ 37,340,672 $ 18,929,026 $ 21,028,472 ============ ============ ============ ============
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. B-55 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Total Return Portfolio Growth and Income Portfolio =============================== ================================== Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 =========== =========== ============ ============ INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income .......... $ 1,671,752 $ 1,227,924 $ 3,401,733 $ 3,319,311 Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. 5,107,162 4,687,411 35,901,080 42,675,250 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .............. (2,585,020) 2,033,090 7,123,872 13,019,417 ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Net increase in net assets from operations ................... 4,193,894 7,948,425 46,426,685 59,013,978 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... (1,231,521) (828,887) (3,318,107) (2,226,956) Net realized gain on investments Class A ...................... (4,690,187) (3,824,313) (42,704,228) (28,160,219) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase ................... 17,433,667 13,248,556 148,136,928 102,785,943 ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Total increase ................. 15,705,853 16,543,781 148,541,278 131,412,746 NET ASSETS Beginning of year .............. 59,463,750 42,919,969 381,614,341 250,201,595 ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $1,664,189, $1,221,413, $3,350,850 and $3,281,944, respectively) .... $75,169,603 $59,463,750 $530,155,619 $381,614,341 =========== =========== ============ ============
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Growth Portfolio International Portfolio ================================== =============================== Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============ ============ =========== =========== INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income .......... $ 435,539 $ 1,173,874 $ 446,080 $ 697,067 Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. 44,951,316 28,074,041 8,077,628 2,211,966 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .............. 71,614,157 41,502,598 15,904,515 5,095,509 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- Net increase in net assets from operations ................... 117,001,012 70,750,513 24,428,223 8,004,542 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... (1,078,120) (667,879) (553,389) (1,367,666) Net realized gain on investments Class A ...................... (28,188,611) (15,606,121) (1,787,594) (2,040,979) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase (decrease) ........ 45,317,991 38,329,947 (5,768,778) (254,502) ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- Total increase ................. 133,052,272 92,806,460 16,318,462 4,341,395 NET ASSETS Beginning of year .............. 328,681,445 235,874,985 65,051,793 60,710,398 ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $410,276, $1,157,118, $94,817 and $367,008, respectively) ...... $461,733,717 $328,681,445 $81,370,255 $65,051,793 ============ ============ =========== ===========
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. B-57 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Premier Growth Portfolio Quasar Portfolio ------------------------------------ -------------------------------- Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============ =========== INCREASE (Decrease) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income (loss) ... $ (4,671,127) $ (327,127) $ 861,387 $ 414,211 Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. 136,966,342 31,022,713 6,765,798 (3,461,226) Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .............. 381,569,586 291,597,182 16,149,753 (1,930,679) -------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ................... 513,864,801 322,292,768 23,776,938 (4,977,694) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... -0- (748,382) (312,237) (58,060) Net realized gain on investments Class A ...................... (23,280,324) -0- -0- (6,038,262) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase ................... 634,848,234 453,383,779 55,276,395 42,667,086 -------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- Total increase ................. 1,125,432,711 774,928,165 78,741,096 31,593,070 NET ASSETS Beginning of year .............. 1,247,254,270 472,326,105 90,870,238 59,277,168 -------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $0, $0, $801,669 and $261,320, respectively) ................ $2,372,686,981 $1,247,254,270 $169,611,334 $90,870,238 ============== ============== ============ ===========
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Real Estate Investment Portfolio Technology Portfolio ================================ ================================== Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 =========== =========== ============ ============ INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income (loss) ... $ 1,053,412 $ 793,118 $ (777,699) $ (269,678) Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. (2,542,073) (314,101) 30,906,400 2,981,897 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .............. 391,755 (4,050,201) 111,387,457 45,284,402 ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ....... (1,096,906) (3,571,184) 141,516,158 47,996,621 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... (845,701) (240,978) -0- (121,060) Net realized gain on investments Class A ...................... -0- (104,773) (356,801) -0- CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase ................... 2,715,524 7,302,437 96,068,474 13,486,268 ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ Total increase ................. 772,917 3,385,502 237,227,831 61,361,829 NET ASSETS Beginning of year .............. 17,079,559 13,694,057 130,601,662 69,239,833 ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $1,041,896, $834,185, $0 and $283, respectively) ................ $17,852,476 $17,079,559 $367,829,493 $130,601,662 =========== =========== ============ ============
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Utility Income Portfolio Worldwide Privatization Portfolio ================================ ================================= Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 =========== =========== =========== ============ INCREASE in NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income .......... $ 818,161 $ 573,673 $ 434,698 $ 797,477 Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. 2,301,229 1,038,950 3,855,760 2,235,067 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .............. 3,974,739 4,488,575 19,285,189 1,068,120 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net increase in net assets from operations ................... 7,094,129 6,101,198 23,575,647 4,100,664 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... (573,650) (467,584) (823,765) (602,038) Net realized gain on investments Class A ...................... (1,041,778) (217,903) (2,431,306) (2,230,552) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase (decrease) ........ 6,243,310 8,673,520 (2,529,698) 3,181,810 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total increase ................. 11,722,011 14,089,231 17,790,878 4,449,884 NET ASSETS Beginning of year ................ 34,436,237 20,347,006 46,267,849 41,817,965 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $810,980, $567,409, $382,029 and $817,021, respectively) ................ $46,158,248 $34,436,237 $64,058,727 $46,267,849 =========== =========== =========== ===========
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Global Bond Portfolio Global Dollar Government Portfolio ================================ ================================== Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 =========== =========== =========== =========== INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income ........... $ 1,828,355 $ 1,108,817 $ 1,103,076 $ 1,310,397 Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions .................. (637,758) 35,057 (1,747,639) (2,456,480) Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ............... (3,540,404) 2,427,349 2,700,036 (2,200,919) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations .................... (2,349,807) 3,571,223 2,055,473 (3,347,002) DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ....................... (1,344,306) (359,373) (1,308,548) (1,020,590) Net realized gain on investments Class A ....................... (153,010) (126,325) -0- (745,193) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase (decrease) ......... 21,533,885 9,372,064 (988,270) 114,249 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total increase (decrease) ....... 17,686,762 12,457,589 (241,345) (4,998,536) NET ASSETS Beginning of year ............... 34,651,934 22,194,345 10,379,908 15,378,444 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $1,372,664, $867,842, $1,075,231 and $1,297,076, respectively) ................. $52,338,696 $34,651,934 $10,138,563 $10,379,908 =========== =========== =========== ===========
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North American High-Yield Portfolio Government Income Portfolio ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 =========== =========== =========== =========== INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income ............. $ 2,031,857 $ 1,083,734 $ 2,960,392 $ 2,994,908 Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions .................... (2,750,603) (860,804) 191,057 (895,371) Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities ................. 214,705 (1,556,891) (569,235) (929,103) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ...................... (504,041) (1,333,961) 2,582,214 1,170,434 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ......................... (1,097,239) (11,475) (2,352,761) (2,126,978) Net realized gain on investments Class A ......................... -0- -0- (303,946) (285,327) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase (decrease) ........... 9,257,880 17,114,316 (2,573,513) 2,793,932 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total increase (decrease) ......... 7,656,600 15,768,880 (2,648,006) 1,552,061 NET ASSETS Beginning of year ................. 16,910,235 1,141,355 32,058,562 30,506,501 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $2,014,827, $1,080,197, $2,109,155 and $1,754,004, respectively) ................... $24,566,835 $16,910,235 $29,410,556 $32,058,562 =========== =========== =========== ===========
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U.S. Government/ Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio High Grade Securities Portfolio ================================= ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 =========== ========== =========== =========== INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income .......... $ 317,303 $ 379,654 $ 3,329,645 $ 2,340,340 Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ................. (85,147) (48,980) (1,960,143) 1,404,021 Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities .............. (15,456) 59,323 (2,786,439) (296,956) ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations ....... 216,700 389,997 (1,416,937) 3,447,405 DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... (333,118) (630,815) (2,355,508) (1,873,534) Net realized gain on investments Class A ...................... -0- -0- (1,423,816) (214,996) CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase (decrease) ........ (1,936,540) 220,210 8,720,062 20,861,049 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- Total increase (decrease) ...... (2,052,958) (20,608) 3,523,801 22,219,924 NET ASSETS Beginning of year .............. 6,468,824 6,489,432 58,417,702 36,197,778 ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $200,788, $195,069, $3,374,992 and $2,341,951, respectively) ................ $ 4,415,866 $6,468,824 $61,941,503 $58,417,702 =========== ========== =========== ===========
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. B-63 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Money Market Portfolio =================================== Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 ============ ============ INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS Net investment income .......... $ 6,446,546 $ 4,568,135 Net realized gain on investments .................. 92 178 ------------ ------------ Net increase in net assets from operations ................... 6,446,638 4,568,313 DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM: Net investment income Class A ...................... (6,427,061) (4,568,135) Class B ...................... (19,485) -0- CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS Net increase ................... 16,056,947 51,989,705 ------------ ------------ Total increase ................. 16,057,039 51,989,883 NET ASSETS Beginning of year .............. 119,573,704 67,583,821 End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $573 and $573, respectively) ................ $135,630,743 $119,573,704 ============ ============ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See Notes to Financial Statements. B-64 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 1999 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), was incorporated in the State of Maryland on November 17, 1987, as an open-end series investment company. The Fund had no operations prior to November 28, 1990. The Fund offers nineteen separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Fund currently issues shares of the Conservative Investors Portfolio, Growth Investors Portfolio, Total Return Portfolio, Growth and Income Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, International Portfolio, Premier Growth Portfolio, Quasar Portfolio, Real Estate Investment Portfolio, Technology Portfolio, Utility Income Portfolio, Worldwide Privatization Portfolio, Global Bond Portfolio, Global Dollar Government Portfolio, High-Yield Portfolio, North American Government Income Portfolio, Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio, U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio and Money Market Portfolio (the "Portfolios"). On January 5, 1999, the creation of a second class of shares, Class B shares, was approved by the Board of Directors. The Fund offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan. As of December 31, 1999, the following Portfolios had Class B shares issued and outstanding: Growth & Income Portfolio, Growth Portfolio, Premier Growth Portfolio, Technology Portfolio, Global Bond Portfolio, U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio and Money Market Portfolio. The investment objectives of each Portfolio are as follows: Conservative Investors Portfolio -- seeks to achieve a high total return without, in the view of Alliance, undue risk to principal. Growth Investors Portfolio -- seeks to achieve the highest total return consistent with what Alliance considers to be reasonable risk. Total Return Portfolio -- seeks to achieve a high return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation. Growth and Income Portfolio -- seeks reasonable current income and reasonable opportunity for appreciation through investments primarily in dividend-paying common stocks of good quality. Growth Portfolio -- seeks to provide long-term growth of capital. Current income is incidental to the Portfolio's objective. International Portfolio -- seeks to obtain a total return on its assets from long-term growth of capital principally through a broad portfolio of marketable securities of established non-U.S. companies (i.e., companies incorporated outside the U.S.), companies participating in foreign economies with prospects for growth, and foreign government securities. Premier Growth Portfolio -- seeks growth of capital by pursuing aggressive investment policies. Quasar Portfolio -- seeks growth of capital by pursuing aggressive investment policies. Current income is incidental to the Portfolio's objective. Real Estate Investment Portfolio -- seeks total return from long-term growth of capital and income principally through investing in equity securities of companies that are primarily engaged in or related to the real estate industry. Technology Portfolio -- seeks growth of capital. Current income is incidental to the Portfolio's objective. Utility Income Portfolio -- seeks current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity and fixed-income securities of companies in the utilities industry. Worldwide Privatization Portfolio -- seeks long-term capital appreciation. Global Bond Portfolio -- seeks a high level of return from a combination of current income and capital appreciation by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of high-quality debt securities denominated in the U.S. Dollar and a range of foreign currencies. Global Dollar Government Portfolio -- seeks a high level of current income and, secondarily, capital appreciation. High-Yield Portfolio -- seeks to earn the highest level of current income without assuming undue risk by investing principally in high-yielding fixed-income securities rated Baa or lower by Moody's or BBB or lower by S&P, Duff & Phelps or Fitch or, if unrated, of comparable quality. North American Government Income Portfolio -- seeks the highest level of current income, consistent with what Alliance considers to be prudent investment risk, that is available from a portfolio of debt securities issued or guaranteed by the United States, Canada, or Mexico, their political subdivisions (including Canadian provinces, but excluding states of the United States), agencies, instrumentalities or authorities. B-65 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio -- seeks the highest level of current income, consistent with what the Alliance considers to be prudent investment risk, that is available from a portfolio of high-quality debt securities having remaining maturities of not more than three years. U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio -- seeks high current income consistent with preservation of capital. Money Market Portfolio -- seeks safety of principal, excellent liquidity and maximum current income to the extent consistent with the first two objectives. The Fund offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at each Portfolio's net asset value per share. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund. 1. Security Valuation Portfolio securities traded on a national securities exchange or on a foreign securities exchange (other than foreign securities exchanges whose operations are similar to those of the United States over-the-counter market) are generally valued at the last reported sales price or if no sale occurred, at the mean of the closing bid and asked price on that day. Readily marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter market, securities listed on a foreign securities exchange whose operations are similar to the U.S. over-the-counter market, and securities listed on a national securities exchange whose primary market is believed to be over-the-counter (but excluding securities traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.), are valued at the mean of the current bid and asked price. U.S. government and fixed income securities which mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless this method does not represent fair value. Securities for which current market quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith by, or in accordance with procedures adopted by, the Board of Directors. Fixed income securities may be valued on the basis of prices obtained from a pricing service when such prices are believed to reflect the fair market value of such securities. Securities in which the Money Market Portfolio invests are valued at amortized cost which approximates fair value, under which method a portfolio instrument is valued at cost and any premium or discount is amortized on a straight-line basis to maturity. 2. Currency Translation Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward exchange currency contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and asked price of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued. The Portfolios isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of securities and forward exchange currency contracts, holdings of foreign currencies, exchange gains and losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest, dividends and foreign witholding tax reclaims recorded on the Portfolio's books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at year end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities. 3. Organization Expenses Organization expenses of each Portfolio have been deferred and are being amortized on a straight-line basis as follows: Quasar Portfolio $26,098 through August 2001; Real Estate Investment Portfolio $20,000 through January 2002; Technology Portfolio $21,500 through January 2001. For the following Portfolios the organization expense was amortized on a straight-line basis as follows: Utility Income Portfolio $15,299 through April 1999; Global Dollar Government Portfolio $16,723 through April 1999; North American Government Income Portfolio $21,570 through April 1999; Growth Portfolio $10,000 through September 1999; Worldwide Privatization Portfolio $10,000 through September 1999; Conservative Investors Portfolio $10,000 through October 1999; Growth Investors Portfolio $10,000 through October 1999. B-66 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ 4. Taxes It is the Fund's policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. 5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date securities are purchased or sold. The Fund accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income and in the case of the Money Market Portfolio, amortizes premium as well. Investment gains and losses are determined on the identified cost basis. 6. Dividends and Distributions Each Portfolio declares and distributes dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized gains, respectively, if any, at least annually, except for dividends on the Money Market Portfolio, which are declared daily and paid monthly. Income dividends and capital gains distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification. During the current fiscal year, permanent differences, primarily due to book/tax differences, resulted in reclassification of amounts within the composition of net assets. These reclassifiations had no effect on net assets. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement, each Portfolio pays Alliance Capital Management L.P. (the "Adviser"), an investment advisory fee, based on average net assets at the following annual rates: Conservative Investors Portfolio, .75 of 1%; Growth Investors Portfolio, .75 of 1%; Total Return Portfolio, .625 of 1%; Growth and Income Portfolio, .625 of 1%; Growth Portfolio, .75 of 1%; International Portfolio, 1%; Premier Growth Portfolio, 1%; Quasar Portfolio, 1%; Real Estate Investment Portfolio, .90 of 1%; Technology Portfolio, 1%; Utility Income Portfolio, .75 of 1%; Worldwide Privatization Portfolio, 1%; Global Bond Portfolio, .65 of 1%; Global Dollar Government Portfolio, .75 of 1%; High-Yield Portfolio, .75 of 1%; North American Government Income Portfolio, .65 of 1%; Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio, .55 of 1%; U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio, .60 of 1%; and Money Market Portfolio, .50 of 1%. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. For the Global Bond Portfolio, the Adviser has retained, under a sub-advisory agreement, a sub-adviser, AIGAM International Limited, an affiliate of American International Group, Inc. Pursuant to the advisory agreement, the Total Return, Growth & Income, Growth, Premier Growth, U.S. Government/High Grade Securities and Money Market Portfolios each paid $63,000, respectively, to the Adviser representing the cost of certain legal and accounting services provided to these Portfolios by the Adviser for the year ended December 31, 1999. The Fund compensates Alliance Fund Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 1999, the Fund paid a total of $18,000 which was allocated evenly among the Portfolios. During the year ended December 31, 1999, the Adviser agreed to waive its fee and to reimburse the additional operating expenses of each Portfolio, except for the Premier Growth Portfolio, so that expenses did not exceed .95% and 1.20% of average net assets respectively, for Class A and Class B shares. Expense waivers/reimbursements, if any, are accrued daily and paid monthly. For the year ended December 31, 1999, such waivers/reimbursements amounted to $78,799, $101,193, $265,818, $292,478, $135,270, $334,008, $75,717, $237,003, $63,000, $118,593, $94,296, $75,619 and $106,052 for the Conservative Investors Portfolio, the Growth Investors Portfolio, the International Portfolio, the Quasar Portfolio, the Real Estate Investment Portfolio, the Technology Portfolio, the Utility Income Portfolio, the Worldwide Privatization Portfolio, the Global Bond Portfolio, the Global Dollar Government Portfolio, the High-Yield Portfolio, North American Government Income Portfolio and the Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio, respectively. Brokerage commissions paid on investment transactions for the year ended December 31, 1999, amounted to $12,591, $18,197, $58,560, $713,666, $440,888, $313,885, $1,235,365, $393,620, $39,280, $172,733, B-67 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ $19,516 and $147,273 for the Conservative Investors Portfolio, the Growth Investors Portfolio, the Total Return Portfolio, the Growth and Income Portfolio, the Growth Portfolio, the International Portfolio, the Premier Growth Portfolio, the Quasar Portfolio, the Real Estate Investment Portfolio, the Technology Portfolio, the Utility Income Portfolio and the Worldwide Privatization Portfolio, respectively, none of which was paid to brokers utilizing the services of the Pershing Division of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. ("DLJ"), an affiliate of the Adviser, and of which $480 was paid by the Growth Portfolio, $632 was paid by the International Portfolio, $515 was paid by the Quasar Portfolio, $840 was paid by the Technology Portfolio and $942 was paid by the Worldwide Privatization Portfolio to DLJ directly. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE C: Distribution Plan The Portfolios have each adopted a Plan for Class B shares of the Fund pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (each a "Plan" and collectively the "Plans"). Under the Plans, the Portfolios pay distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .50% of each portfolio's average daily net assets attributable to the Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board of Directors currently limit payments under the Plan to .25% of each Portfolio's average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plans provide that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. The Portfolios are not obligated under the Plans to pay any distribution services fee in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plans is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of each Portfolio's shares. Since the Distributor's compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plans are characterized by the staff of the Commission as being of the "compensation" variety. In the event that a Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution services fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolios to the Distributor with respect to the relevant Plan. The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of each Portfolio's shares. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE D: Investment Transactions Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 1999, were as follows:
Purchases Sales =================================== =================================== Stocks and U.S. Government Stocks and U.S. Government Portfolio Debt Obligations and Agencies Debt Obligations and Agencies =================================== =================================== Conservative Investors........ $ 6,089,959 $ 23,631,055 $ 11,615,982 $ 18,749,385 Growth Investors.............. 10,818,032 7,321,155 15,710,013 3,358,133 Total Return.................. 20,451,364 48,892,653 19,439,757 37,004,183 Growth and Income............. 296,451,230 -0- 198,827,164 -0- Growth........................ 219,292,550 -0- 193,838,122 -0- International................. 71,401,945 -0- 77,269,235 -0- Premier Growth................ 1,011,261,561 -0- 427,961,453 -0- Quasar........................ 173,909,655 -0- 111,297,335 -0- Real Estate Investment........ 8,644,492 -0- 6,305,007 -0- Technology.................... 189,915,946 -0- 117,647,634 -0- Utility Income................ 11,036,175 -0- 5,632,525 -0- Worldwide Privatization....... 25,075,440 -0- 30,638,917 -0- Global Bond................... 79,839,960 15,253,071 63,172,405 12,155,926 Global Dollar Government...... 9,781,939 -0- 12,517,846 -0- High-Yield.................... 45,436,486 -0- 36,915,007 -0- North American Government Income..................... 1,206,002 -0- 115,935 1,754,523 Short-Term Multi-Market....... 5,346,470 764,926 4,997,268 620,575 U.S. Government/High Grade Securities................. 26,822,897 84,491,812 22,481,349 78,981,000
B-68 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ At December 31, 1999, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes and the tax basis gross unrealized appreciation, depreciation and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows (excluding foreign currency transactions):
Net Gross Unrealized Unrealized ---------------------------------- Appreciation Portfolio Cost Appreciation Depreciation (Depreciation) ================ =============== =============== =============== Conservative Investors............ $ 29,628,313 $ 1,686,055 $ (877,287) $ 808,768 Growth Investors.................. 16,022,056 2,525,639 (478,206) 2,047,433 Total Return...................... 71,761,302 8,105,750 (5,176,053) 2,929,697 Growth and Income................. 481,148,572 91,108,525 (42,629,139) 48,479,386 Growth............................ 287,709,804 186,030,207 (19,100,143) 166,930,064 International..................... 56,367,843 24,545,766 (2,087,634) 22,458,132 Premier Growth.................... 1,610,716,647 835,273,431 (72,022,811) 763,250,620 Quasar............................ 166,953,414 24,952,547 (12,518,506) 12,434,041 Real Estate Investment............ 20,399,839 83,994 (2,861,793) (2,777,799) Technology........................ 204,194,864 165,002,656 (3,132,106) 161,870,550 Utility Income.................... 33,275,845 15,671,059 (2,869,831) 12,801,228 Worldwide Privatization........... 43,520,324 23,148,892 (2,074,365) 21,074,527 Global Bond....................... 51,572,867 790,339 (1,711,475) (921,136) Global Dollar Government.......... 9,451,486 691,963 (268,342) 423,621 High-Yield........................ 25,108,651 726,426 (2,057,054) (1,330,628) North American Government Income......................... 29,497,954 156,463 (872,307) (715,844) Short-Term Multi-Market........... 4,264,077 3,135 (117,759) (114,624) U.S. Government/High Grade Securities..................... 63,593,579 -0- (2,473,232) (2,473,232)
At December 31, 1999, for federal income tax purposes, the Real Estate Investment, Global Bond, Global Dollar Government, High-Yield, Short-Term Multi-Market, U.S. Government/High Grade Securities and Money Market Portfolios had net capital loss carryforwards of $1,747,827 (of which $191,303 expires in the year 2006 and $1,556,524 expires in the year 2007), $254,633 which expires in the year 2007, $4,129,904 (of which $2,000,064 expires in the year 2006 and $2,129,840 expires in the year 2007), $3,260,804 (of which $63,971 expires in the year 2006 and $3,196,833 expires in the year 2007), $1,184,755 (of which $5,518 expires in the year 2000, $150,822 expires in the year 2002, $941,593 expires in the year 2003, $32,651 expires in the year 2005, $5,112 expires in the year 2006 and $49,059 expires in the year 2007), $1,546,295 which expires in the year 2007 and $371 (of which $73 expires in the year 2004 and $298 expires in the year 2005). 1. Forward Exchange Currency Contracts The Conservative Investors, Total Return, Global Bond and Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolios enter into forward exchange currency contracts to hedge exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sales commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for investment purposes. A forward exchange currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The Portfolios may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency it will receive from or require for its normal investment activities. It may also use contracts in a manner intended to protect foreign currency denominated securities from declines in value due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contracts and the closing of such contracts is included in realized gains or losses from foreign currency transactions. Fluctuations in the value of forward exchange currency contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio. Each Portfolio's custodian will place and maintain cash not available for investment or other liquid assets in a separate account of the Portfolio having an approximate value equal to the aggregate amount of the respective portfolio's commitments under forward exchange currency contracts entered into with respect to position hedges. B-69 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars, reflects the total exposure each Portfolio has in that particular currency contract. At December 31, 1999, the outstanding forward exchange currency contracts were as follows:
U.S. $ Contract Value on U.S. $ Unrealized Amount Origination Current Appreciation (000) Date Value (Depreciation) ========== ============= ============ ================ CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS PORTFOLIO: Foreign Currency Buy Contracts Euro Dollar, settling 1/26/00............... 693 $ 746,186 $ 699,571 $ (46,615) ========= TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO: Foreign Currency Sale Contracts Euro Dollar, settling 3/15/00............... 100 $ 101,285 $ 101,303 $ (18) ========= GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO: Foreign Currency Buy Contracts Euro Dollar, settling 2/24/00............... 2,100 $2,182,110 $2,124,390 $ (57,720) Japanese Yen, settling 2/24/00.............. 300,000 2,903,601 2,962,691 59,090 Pound Sterling, settling 2/24/00............ 700 1,135,680 1,130,741 (4,939) Swedish Krona, settling 2/24/00............. 900 108,460 106,178 (2,282) Foreign Currency Sale Contracts Australian Dollar, settling 2/24/00 ........ 10,150 6,485,573 6,668,475 (182,902) Canadian Dollar, settling 2/24/00........... 1,500 1,028,383 1,040,524 (12,141) --------- $(200,894) ========= SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET PORTFOLIO: Foreign Currency Buy Contracts Danish Kroner, settling 2/15/00............. 1,050 $ 142,049 $ 142,506 $ 457 Euro Dollar, settling 1/20/00............ 100 102,210 100,883 (1,327) New Zealand Dollar, settling 3/06/00 ....... 409 207,567 213,748 6,181 Foreign Currency Sale Contracts Australian Dollar, settling 3/01/00 ........ 225 143,674 147,798 (4,124) Danish Kroner, settling 2/15/00............. 2,000 284,091 271,518 12,573 Euro Dollar, settling 2/25/00 - 3/15/00 .... 1,521 1,561,772 1,540,429 21,343 New Zealand Dollar, settling 3/06/00 ....... 316 161,637 165,190 (3,553) Pound Sterling, settling 3/06/00............ 182 293,323 294,657 (1,334) Swedish Krona, settling 3/13/00............. 1,003 120,165 118,515 1,650 --------- $ 31,866 =========
B-70 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ 2. Option Transactions For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolios purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. securities that are traded on U.S. securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss of premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid. When the Portfolio writes an option, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the option written. Premiums received from which written options expire unexercised are recorded by the Portfolio the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Portfolio has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Portfolio. In writing an option, the Portfolio bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an option written by the Portfolio could result in the Portfolio selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value. Transactions in options written for the year ended December 31, 1999, were as follows: Technology Portfolio Number of Contracts Premiums ========= ======== Options outstanding at beginning of year............... -0- $ -0- Options written........................................ 375 162,704 Options terminated in closing purchase transactions.... (375) (162,704) --------- -------- Options outstanding at December 31, 1999............... -0- $ -0- ========= ======== Global Dollar Government Portfolio Number of Contracts Premiums --------- -------- Options outstanding at beginning of year............... -0- $ -0- Options written ....................................... 700,000 3,407 Options terminated in closing purchase transactions.... (700,000) (3,407) --------- -------- Options outstanding at December 31, 1999............... -0- $ -0- ========= ======== B-71 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ NOTE E: Capital Stock There are 20,000,000,000 shares of capital stock, $.001 par value per share of the Fund authorized divided into two classes, designated Class A and Class B. Each consists of 10,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital stock were as follows:
Conservative Investors Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- ============== ============= ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 198,340 675,652 $ 2,679,220 $ 9,097,687 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 237,845 171,184 3,049,175 2,261,337 Shares redeemed ........................ (739,222) (489,669) (10,014,063) (6,538,315) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase (decrease) ................ (303,037) 357,167 $ (4,285,668) $ 4,820,709 ============== ============== ============== ==============
Growth Investors Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============= ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 55,821 263,760 $ 920,155 $ 4,023,709 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 121,063 105,839 1,817,162 1,586,520 Shares redeemed ........................ (360,186) (235,959) (5,932,818) (3,476,208) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase (decrease) ................ (183,302) 133,640 $ (3,195,501) $ 2,134,021 ============== ============== ============== ==============
Total Return Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============= ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 1,313,899 1,066,045 $ 23,372,094 $ 18,467,616 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 346,907 274,525 5,921,708 4,653,200 Shares redeemed ........................ (656,997) (583,936) (11,860,135) (9,872,260) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 1,003,809 756,634 $ 17,433,667 $ 13,248,556 ============== ============== ============== ==============
Growth and Income Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============= ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 7,229,780 5,339,328 $ 158,338,431 $ 109,529,029 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 2,179,088 1,482,301 46,022,335 30,387,175 Shares redeemed ........................ (2,910,169) (1,904,291) (64,051,586) (37,130,261) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 6,498,699 4,917,338 $ 140,309,180 $ 102,785,943 ============== ============== ============== ==============
B-72 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================
Growth and Income Portfolio (continued) -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ June 1, 1999* June 1, 1999* to December to December 31, 1999 31, 1999 ============== ============== Class B Shares sold ............................ 384,785 $ 8,209,638 Shares redeemed ........................ (17,477) (381,890) -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 367,308 $ 7,827,748 ============== ==============
Growth Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold ............................ 2,994,264 2,150,440 $ 85,831,721 $ 51,763,496 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 1,101,081 657,801 29,266,731 16,274,000 Shares redeemed ........................ (2,579,730) (1,267,396) (74,650,826) (29,707,549) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 1,515,615 1,540,845 $ 40,447,626 $ 38,329,947 ============== ============== ============== ============== June 1, 1999* June 1, 1999* to December to December 31, 1999 31, 1999 ============== ============== Class B Shares sold ............................ 172,661 $ 4,938,843 Shares redeemed ........................ (2,509) (68,478) -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 170,152 $ 4,870,365 ============== ==============
International Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold ............................ 7,048,844 8,028,440 $ 122,548,001 $ 130,223,344 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 149,679 209,505 2,340,983 3,408,645 Shares redeemed ........................ (7,485,752) (8,256,225) (130,657,762) (133,886,491) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net decrease ........................... (287,229) (18,280) $ (5,768,778) $ (254,502) ============== ============== ============== ==============
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Premier Growth Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold ............................ 22,731,430 21,307,889 $ 777,611,880 $ 546,039,957 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 743,305 27,956 23,280,324 748,382 Shares redeemed ........................ (5,672,425) (3,650,182) (190,852,826) (93,404,560) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 17,802,310 17,685,663 $ 610,039,378 $ 453,383,779 ============== ============== ============== ============== July 14, 1999* July 14, 1999* to December to December 31, 1999 31, 1999 ============== ============== Class B Shares sold ............................ 678,946 $ 25,084,578 Shares redeemed ........................ (7,488) (275,722) -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 671,458 $ 24,808,856 ============== ==============
Quasar Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold ............................ 18,952,076 4,852,440 $ 218,586,174 $ 56,389,957 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 27,705 471,122 312,238 6,096,321 Shares redeemed ........................ (14,096,710) (1,865,305) (163,622,017) (19,819,192) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 4,883,071 3,458,257 $ 55,276,395 $ 42,667,086 ============== ============== ============== ==============
Real Estate Investment Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold ............................ 780,673 1,017,147 $ 7,467,394 $ 11,445,744 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 84,995 31,720 845,701 345,751 Shares redeemed ........................ (599,456) (411,779) (5,597,571) (4,489,058) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 266,212 637,088 $ 2,715,524 $ 7,302,437 ============== ============== ============== ==============
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Technology Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT -------------------------------- -------------------------------- Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 12,863,200 2,683,902 $ 307,701,168 $ 39,262,852 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends ........................... 17,796 8,130 356,801 121,060 Shares redeemed ........................ (9,058,244) (1,789,557) (221,002,537) (25,897,644) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 3,822,752 902,475 $ 87,055,432 $ 13,486,268 ============== ============== ============== ============== September 22, September 22, 1999* to 1999* to December 31, December 31, 1999 1999 ============== ============== Class B Shares sold ............................ 318,126 $ 9,336,030 Shares redeemed ........................ (10,186) (322,988) -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 307,940 $ 9,013,042 ============== ==============
Utility Income Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold ............................ 648,227 827,755 $ 13,051,564 $ 13,812,249 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 80,330 41,319 1,615,428 685,488 Shares redeemed ........................ (419,601) (345,013) (8,423,682) (5,824,217) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 308,956 524,061 $ 6,243,310 $ 8,673,520 ============== ============== ============== ==============
Worldwide Privatization Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Class A Shares sold ............................ 414,446 574,559 $ 7,084,102 $ 8,801,773 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 218,608 188,588 3,255,071 2,832,590 Shares redeemed ........................ (810,215) (584,343) (12,868,871) (8,452,553) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase (decrease) ................ (177,161) 178,804 $ (2,529,698) $ 3,181,810 ============== ============== ============== ==============
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Global Bond Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 1,956,191 1,110,903 $ 22,925,201 $ 13,087,136 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 132,977 43,327 1,497,316 485,698 Shares redeemed ........................ (384,245) (363,470) (4,660,247) (4,200,770) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 1,704,923 790,760 $ 19,762,270 $ 9,372,064 ============== ============== ============== ============== July 16, 1999* July 16, 1999* to December to December 31, 1999 31, 1999 ============== ============== Class B Shares sold ............................ 208,064 $ 2,343,805 Shares redeemed ........................ (50,536) (572,190) -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 157,528 $ 1,771,615 ============== ==============
Global Dollar Government Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 168,519 266,108 $ 1,674,926 $ 3,464,930 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 148,026 136,883 1,308,548 1,765,784 Shares redeemed ........................ (396,557) (433,004) (3,971,744) (5,116,465) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase (decrease) ................ (80,012) (30,013) $ (988,270) $ 114,249 ============== ============== ============== ==============
High-Yield Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 1,418,641 2,333,171 $ 13,391,064 $ 24,996,204 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends ........................... 119,655 1,032 1,097,239 11,475 Shares redeemed ........................ (552,554) (743,394) (5,230,423) (7,893,363) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 985,742 1,590,809 $ 9,257,880 $ 17,114,316 ============== ============== ============== ==============
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North American Government Income Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 483,931 807,658 $ 5,974,758 $ 10,378,068 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 226,103 195,804 2,656,706 2,412,304 Shares redeemed ........................ (898,014) (800,671) (11,204,977) (9,996,440) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase (decrease) ................ (187,980) 202,791 $ (2,573,513) $ 2,793,932 ============== ============== ============== ==============
Short-Term Multi-Market Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 150,040 320,284 $ 1,514,086 $ 3,296,379 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends ........................... 34,201 64,303 333,119 630,815 Shares redeemed ........................ (378,700) (357,998) (3,783,745) (3,706,984) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase (decrease) ................ (194,459) 26,589 $ (1,936,540) $ 220,210 ============== ============== ============== ==============
U.S. Government/High Grade Securities Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 2,407,804 2,327,632 $ 27,841,628 $ 28,190,782 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions ......... 337,139 178,050 3,779,324 2,088,529 Shares redeemed ........................ (2,092,575) (777,937) (24,336,452) (9,418,262) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 652,368 1,727,745 $ 7,284,500 $ 20,861,049 ============== ============== ============== ============== June 2, 1999* June 2, 1999* to December to December 31, 1999 31, 1999 -------------- -------------- ============== ============== Class B Shares sold ............................ 169,657 $ 1,893,421 Shares redeemed ........................ (40,814) (457,859) -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 128,843 $ 1,435,562 ============== ==============
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Money Market Portfolio -------------------------------- -------------------------------- SHARES AMOUNT ================================ ================================ Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended December 31, December 31, December 31, December 31, 1999 1998 1999 1998 ============== ============== ============== ============== Class A Shares sold ............................ 524,546,562 426,000,949 $ 524,546,562 $ 426,000,949 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends ........................... 6,427,061 4,568,135 6,427,061 4,568,135 Shares redeemed ........................ (516,080,019) (378,579,379) (516,080,019) (378,579,379) -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 14,893,604 51,989,705 $ 14,893,604 $ 51,989,705 ============== ============== ============== ============== June 16, 1999* June 16, 1999* to December to December 31, 1999 31, 1999 ============== ============== Class B Shares sold ............................ 2,025,867 $ 2,025,867 Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends ........................... 19,485 19,485 Shares redeemed ........................ (882,009) (882,009) -------------- -------------- Net increase ........................... 1,163,343 $ 1,163,343 ============== ==============
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE F: Concentration of Risk Investing in securities of foreign companies or foreign governments involves special risks which include changes in foreign exchange rates and the possibility of future political and economic developments which could adversely affect the value of such securities. Moreover, securities of many foreign companies or foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable United States companies or of the United States government. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE G:Bank Borrowing A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $750 million revolving credit facility (the "Facility") intended to provide short-term financing if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with abnormal redemption activity. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in the miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 1999. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Commencement of distribution. B-78 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Year
---------------------------------------------------------------------- CONSERVATIVE INVESTORS PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 14.03 $ 13.10 $ 12.07 $ 11.76 $ 10.07 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .53 .50 .48 .45 .51 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ .12 1.31 .86 (.01) 1.20 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ .65 .1.81 1.34 .44 1.71 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.54) (.38) (.31) (.09) (.02) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (.71) (.50) -0- (.04) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (1.25) (.88) (.31) (.13) (.02) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 13.43 $ 14.03 $ 13.10 $ 12.07 $ 11.76 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 5.04% 14.20% 11.22% 3.79% 16.99% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 31,686 $ 37,341 $ 30,196 $ 21,729 $ 7,420 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .90% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.18% 1.19% 1.33% 1.40% 4.25% Net investment income (a) ............................ 3.92% 3.69% 3.85% 3.93% 4.65% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 103% 123% 209% 211% 61%
---------------------------------------------------------------------- GROWTH INVESTORS PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 16.33 $ 14.38 $ 12.74 $ 11.87 $ 9.86 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .35 .26 .23 .24 .35 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ 2.08 3.03 1.83 .72 1.67 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ 2.43 3.29 2.06 .96 2.02 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.29) (.18) (.20) (.07) (.01) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (1.34) (1.16) (.22) (.02) - 0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (1.63) (1.34) (.42) (.09) (.01) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 17.13 $ 16.33 $ 14.38 $ 12.74 $ 11.87 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 16.28% 23.68% 16.34% 8.18% 20.48% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 18,929 $ 21,028 $ 16,600 $ 10,709 $ 4,978 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .94% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.47% 1.68% 1.70% 1.85% 6.17% Net investment income (a) ............................ 2.19% 1.71% 1.72% 2.01% 3.21% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 110% 100% 164% 160% 50%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-79 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Year
---------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL RETURN PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year .................... $ 18.06 $ 16.92 $ 14.63 $ 12.80 $ 10.41 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b) ............................. .44 .41(a) .39(a) .27(a) .36(a) Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions ............................. .70 2.36 2.62 1.66 2.10 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ....... 1.14 .2.77 3.01 1.93 2.46 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income .................. (.36) (.29) (.23) (.07) (.07) Distributions from net realized gains ................. (1.35) (1.34) (.49) (.03) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ..................... (1.71) (1.63) (.72) (.10) (.07) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year .......................... $ 17.49 $ 18.06 $ 16.92 $ 14.63 $ 12.80 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) .. 6.53% 16.99% 21.11% 15.17% 23.67% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ............... $ 75,170 $ 59,464 $ 42,920 $ 25,875 $ 8,242 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements ......... .86% .88% .88% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements ......... .86% .95% .88% 1.12% 4.49% Net investment income ............................... 2.48% 2.41%(a) 2.46%(a) 2.76%(a) 3.16%(a) Portfolio turnover rate ............................... 91% 57% 65% 57% 30%
---------------------------------------------------------------------- GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year .................... $ 21.84 $ 19.93 $ 16.40 $ 15.79 $ 11.85 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b) ............................. .16 .22 .21(a) .24(a) .27(a) Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions ............................. 2.25 3.81 4.39 3.18 3.94 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ....... 2.41 4.03 4.60 3.42 4.21 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income .................. (.18) (.16) (.13) (.25) (.13) Distributions from net realized gains .............. (2.28) (1.96) (.94) (2.56) (.14) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ..................... (2.46) (2.12) (1.07) (2.81) (.27) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year .......................... $ 21.79 $ 21.84 $ 19.93 $ 16.40 $ 15.79 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) .. 11.37% 20.89% 28.80% 24.09% 35.76% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ............... $ 522,163 $ 381,614 $ 250,202 $ 126,729 $ 41,993 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements ......... .71% .73% .72% .82% .79% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements ......... .71% .73% .72% .82% .79% Net investment income ............................... .75% 1.07% 1.16%(a) 1.58%(a) 1.95%(a) Portfolio turnover rate ............................... 46% 79% 86% 87% 150%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-80 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
--------------- GROWTH AND INCOME PORTFOLIO --------------- June 1, 1999(d) to December 31, 1999 =============== Class B Net asset value, beginning of period.............................................................. $ 21.37 ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b)......................................................................... .07 Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions....................................... .32 ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations................................................... .39 ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income.............................................................. -0- Distributions from net realized gains............................................................. -0- ---------- Total dividends and distributions................................................................. -0- ---------- Net asset value, end of period.................................................................... $ 21.76 ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c).............................................. 1.83% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)......................................................... $ 7,993 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses........................................................................................ .97%(e) Net investment income........................................................................... .55%(e) Portfolio turnover rate........................................................................... 46%
---------------------------------------------------------------------- GROWTH PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year .................... $ 27.25 $ 22.42 $ 17.92 $ 14.23 $ 10.53 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b) ............................. .03 .10 .07 .06(a) .17(a) Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions ............................. 8.73 6.19 5.18 3.95 3.54 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ....... 8.76 6.29 5.25 4.01 3.71 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income .................. (.09) (.06) (.03) (.04) (.01) Distributions from net realized gains ................. (2.33) (1.40) (.72) (.28) - 0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ..................... (2.42) (1.46) (.75) (.32) (.01) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year .......................... $ 33.59 $ 27.25 $ 22.42 $ 17.92 $ 14.23 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) .. 34.47% 28.73% 30.02% 28.49% 35.23% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ............... $ 456,027 $ 328,681 $ 235,875 $ 138,688 $ 45,220 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements ......... .84% .87% .84% .93% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements ......... .84% .87% .84% .93% 1.27% Net investment income ............................... .12% .43% .37% .35%(a) 1.31%(a) Portfolio turnover rate ............................... 54% 62% 62% 98% 86%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-81 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
--------------- GROWTH PORTFOLIO --------------- June 1, 1999(d) to December 31, 1999 =============== Class B Net asset value, beginning of period.............................................................. $ 26.83 ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment loss (b)........................................................................... (.03) Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions....................................... 6.74 ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations .................................................. 6.71 ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income.............................................................. -0- Distributions from net realized gains.......................................................... -0- ---------- Total dividends and distributions................................................................. -0- ---------- Net asset value, end of period.................................................................... $ 33.54 ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c).............................................. 25.01% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)......................................................... $ 5,707 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses........................................................................................ 1.12%(e) Net investment loss ............................................................................ (.20)%(e) Portfolio turnover rate........................................................................... 54%
---------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 16.17 $ 15.02 $ 14.89 $ 14.07 $ 12.88 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .12 .17 .13 .19 .18 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ 6.13 1.80 .39 .83 1.08 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ 6.25 1.97 .52 1.02 1.26 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.15) (.33) (.15) (.08) (.03) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (.49) (.49) (.24) (.12) (.04) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (.64) (.82) (.39) (.20) (.07) ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 21.78 $ 16.17 $ 15.02 $ 14.89 $ 14.07 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 40.23% 13.02% 3.33% 7.25% 9.86% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 81,370 $ 65,052 $ 60,710 $ 44,324 $ 16,542 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.36% 1.37% 1.42% 1.91% 2.99% Net investment income (a) ............................ .69% 1.08% .87% 1.29% 1.41% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 111% 117% 134% 60% 87%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-82 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
---------------------------------------------------------------------- PREMIER GROWTH PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year .................... $ 31.03 $ 20.99 $ 15.70 $ 17.80 $ 12.37 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (loss) (b) ...................... (.09) (.01)(a) .04(a) .08(a) .09(a) Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions ............................. 9.98 10.08 5.27 3.29 5.44 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ....... 9.89 10.07 5.31 3.37 5.53 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income .................. -0- (.03) (.02) (.10) (.03) Distributions from net realized gains ................. (.47) -0- -0- (5.37) (.07) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ..................... (.47) (.03) (.02) (5.47) (.10) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year .......................... $ 40.45 $ 31.03 $ 20.99 $ 15.70 $ 17.80 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) .. 32.32% 47.97% 33.86% 22.70% 44.85% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ............... $2,345,563 $1,247,254 $ 472,326 $ 96,434 $ 29,278 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements ......... 1.05% 1.06% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements ......... 1.05% 1.09% 1.10% 1.23% 1.19% Net investment income (loss) ........................ (.27)% (.04)%(a) .21%(a) .52%(a) .55%(a) Portfolio turnover rate ............................... 26% 31% 27% 32% 97%
---------------- PREMIER GROWTH PORTFOLIO ---------------- July 14, 1999(d) to December 31, 1999 ================ Class B Net asset value, beginning of period ............................................................ $ 35.72 ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment loss (b)........................................................................... (.07) Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions......................................................................... 4.75 ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations................................................... 4.68 ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income.............................................................. -0- Distributions from net realized gains ............................................................ -0- ---------- Total dividends and distributions................................................................. -0- ---------- Net asset value, end of period.................................................................... $40.40 ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c).............................................. 13.10% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) ........................................................ $27,124 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses........................................................................................ 1.29%(e) Net investment loss............................................................................. (.53)%(e) Portfolio turnover rate........................................................................... 26%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-83 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
------------------------------------------------------- QUASAR PORTFOLIO ------------------------------------------------------- August 5, Year Ended December 31, 1996(f) to ======================================== December 31, 1999 1998 1997 1996 ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of period ................... $ 11.14 $ 12.61 $ 10.64 $ 10.00 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .08 .07 .02 .04 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions .............................. 1.82 (.49) 1.96 .60 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations ........................................... 1.90 (.42) 1.98 .64 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.04) (.01) (.01) -0- Distributions from net realized gains .................. -0- (1.04) -0- -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (.04) (1.05) (.01) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of period ......................... $ 13.00 $ 11.14 $ 12.61 $ 10.64 ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 17.08% (4.49)% 18.60% 6.40% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) .............. $ 169,611 $ 90,870 $ 59,277 $ 8,842 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95% .95%(e) Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.19% 1.30% 1.37% 4.44%(e) Net investment income (a) ............................ .72% .55% .17% .93%(e) Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 110% 107% 210% 40%
---------------------------------------- REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------- January 9, Year Ended December 31, 1997(f) to ========================= December 31, 1999 1998 1997 ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of period ................... $ 9.78 $ 12.34 $ 10.00 ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .56 .54 .56 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions .............................. (1.01) (2.87) 1.78 ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations ........................................... (.45) (2.33) 2.34 ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.46) (.16) -0- Distributions from net realized gains ............... -0- (.07) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (.46) (.23) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of period ......................... $ 8.87 $ 9.78 $ 12.34 ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... (5.11)% (19.07)% 23.40% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) .............. $ 17,852 $ 17,080 $ 13,694 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95%(e) Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.72% 1.77% 2.31%(e) Net investment income (a) ............................ 5.96% 4.98% 5.47%(e) Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 37% 27% 26%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-84 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
------------------------------------------------------- TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO ------------------------------------------------------- January 11, Year Ended December 31, 1996(f) to ======================================== December 31, 1999 1998 1997 1996 ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of period ................... $ 19.17 $ 11.72 $ 11.04 $ 10.00 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (loss) (a)(b) .................... (.09) (.04) .02 .11 Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions .............................. 14.57 7.51 .69 .93 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ 14.48 7.47 .71 1.04 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... -0- (.02) (.03) -0- Distribution from net realized gains ................... (.04) -0- -0- -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (.04) (.02) (.03) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of period ......................... $ 33.61 $ 19.17 $ 11.72 $ 11.04 ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 75.71% 63.79% 6.47% 10.40% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) .............. $ 357,480 $ 130,602 $ 69,240 $ 28,083 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95% .95%(e) Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.12% 1.20% 1.19% 1.62%(e) Net investment income (loss) (a) ..................... (.39)% (.30)% .16% 1.17%(e) Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 64% 63% 46% 22%
------------- TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO ------------- September 22, 1999(d) to December 31, 1999 ============= Class B Net asset value, beginning of period.............................................................. $ 23.59 ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment loss (a) (b)....................................................................... (.05) Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions......................................................................... 10.07 ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations................................................... 10.02 ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income.............................................................. -0- Distributions from net realized gains............................................................. -0- Total dividends and distributions................................................................. -0- ---------- Net asset value, end of period.................................................................... $33.61 ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c).............................................. 42.48% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)......................................................... $10,350 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements..................................................... 1.20%(e) Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements..................................................... 1.52%(e) Net investment loss (a)......................................................................... (.64)%(e) Portfolio turnover rate........................................................................... 64%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-85 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Year
---------------------------------------------------------------------- UTILITY INCOME PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 18.90 $ 15.67 $ 12.69 $ 12.01 $ 9.96 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .41 .37 .38 .31 .30 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ 3.19 3.31 2.84 .62 1.83 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ 3.60 3.68 3.22 .93 2.13 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.30) (.31) (.24) (.09) (.08) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (.54) (.14) -0- (.16) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (.84) (.45) (.24) (.25) (.08) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 21.66 $ 18.90 $ 15.67 $ 12.69 $ 12.01 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 19.40% 23.91% 25.71% 7.88% 21.45% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 46,158 $ 34,436 $ 20,347 $ 14,857 $ 6,251 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.14% 1.35% 1.08% 1.51% 3.79% Net investment income (a) ............................ 2.07% 2.20% 2.83% 2.61% 2.73% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 16% 20% 30% 75% 138%
---------------------------------------------------------------------- WORLDWIDE PRIVATIZATION PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 14.81 $ 14.20 $ 13.13 $ 11.17 $ 10.10 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .15 .26 .25 .28 .32 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ 8.00 1.29 1.17 1.78 .78 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ 8.15 .1.55 1.42 2.06 1.10 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.31) (.20) (.16) (.10) (.03) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (.91) (.74) (.19) -0- -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (1.22) (.94) (.35) (.10) (.03) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 21.74 $ 14.81 $ 14.20 $ 13.13 $ 11.17 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 58.83% 10.83% 10.75% 18.51% 10.87% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 64,059 $ 46,268 $ 41,818 $ 18,807 $ 5,947 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.46% 1.70% 1.55% 1.85% 4.17% Net investment income (a) ............................ .93% 1.74% 1.76% 2.26% 2.96% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 54% 92% 58% 47% 23%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-86 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
---------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 12.42 $ 11.10 $ 11.74 $ 12.15 $ 9.82 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b) .............................. 48 .49(a) .54(a) .67(a) .69(a) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ (1.24) 1.06 (.48) .01 1.73 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations ........................................... (.76) 1.55 .06 .68 2.42 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.37) (.17) (.57) (.84) (.09) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (.04) (.06) (.13) (.25) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (.41) (.23) (.70) (1.09) (.09) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 11.25 $ 12.42 $ 11.10 $ 11.74 $ 12.15 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... (6.11)% 14.12% .67% 6.21% 24.73% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 50,569 $ 34,652 $ 22,194 $ 18,117 $ 11,553 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .90% .93% .94% .94% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.04% 1.17% 1.03% 1.15% 1.77% Net investment income ................................ 4.16% 4.23%(a) 4.81%(a) 5.76%(a) 6.22%(a) Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 183% 42% 257% 191% 262%
---------------- GLOBAL BOND PORTFOLIO ---------------- July 16, 1999(d) to December 31, 1999 ================ Class B Net asset value, beginning of period.............................................................. $ 10.98 ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b)......................................................................... .21 Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions......................................................................... .04 ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations................................................... .25 ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income.............................................................. -0- Distributions from net realized gains............................................................. -0- ---------- Total dividends and distributions................................................................. -0- ---------- Net asset value, end of period.................................................................... $11.23 ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c).............................................. 2.18% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)......................................................... $1,770 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements..................................................... 1.20%(e) Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements..................................................... 1.34%(e) Net investment income............................................................................. 3.96%(e) Portfolio turnover rate........................................................................... 183%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-87 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
---------------------------------------------------------------------- GLOBAL DOLLAR GOVERNMENT PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 10.18 $ 14.65 $ 14.32 $ 11.95 $ 9.84 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... 1.21 1.20 1.17 1.10 .92 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ 1.08 (4.03) .70 1.78 1.32 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations ........................................... 2.29 (2.83) 1.87 2.88 2.24 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (1.68) (.95) (.61) (.48) (.13) Distributions from net realized gains .................. -0- (.69) (.93) (.03) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (1.68) (1.64) (1.54) (.51) (.13) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 10.79 $ 10.18 $ 14.65 $ 14.32 $ 11.95 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 26.08% (21.71)% 13.23% 24.90% 22.98% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 10,139 $ 10,380 $ 15,378 $ 8,847 $ 3,778 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 2.29% 1.75% 1.29% 1.97% 4.82% Net investment income (a) ............................ 12.42% 9.49% 7.87% 8.53% 8.65% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 117% 166% 214% 155% 13%
---------------------------------------- HIGH-YIELD PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------- October 27, Year Ended December 31, 1997(f) to ------------------------- December 31, 1999 1998 1997 ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of period ................... $ 9.94 $ 10.33 $ 10.00 ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .91 1.03 .13 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions .............................. (1.16) (1.41) .20 ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations ........................................... (.25) (.38) .33 ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends Dividends from net investment income ................... (.55) (.01) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of period ......................... $ 9.14 $ 9.94 $ 10.33 ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... (2.58)% (3.69)% 3.30% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted) .............. $ 24,567 $ 16,910 $ 1,141 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .95% .95%(e) Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.40% 1.80% 8.26%(e) Net investment income (a) ............................ 9.72% 9.77% 7.28%(e) Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 198% 295% 8%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-88 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued) Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Year
---------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INCOME PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 12.55 $ 12.97 $ 12.38 $ 10.48 $ 8.79 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................ 1.22 1.16 1.07 1.26 1.13 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ (.16) (.65) .10 .69 .83 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ 1.06 .51 1.17 1.95 1.96 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (1.05) (.82) (.58) (.05) (.27) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (.14) (.11) -0- -0- -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (1.19) (.93) (.58) (.05) (.27) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 12.42 $ 12.55 $ 12.97 $ 12.38 $ 10.48 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 8.90% 4.07% 9.62% 18.70% 22.71% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 29,411 $ 32,059 $ 30,507 $ 16,696 $ 7,278 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .86% .95% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 1.20% 1.17% 1.04% 1.41% 2.57% Net investment income (a) ............................ 9.91% 9.16% 8.34% 11.04% 12.24% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 6% 8% 20% 4% 35%
---------------------------------------------------------------------- SHORT-TERM MULTI-MARKET PORTFOLIO ====================================================================== Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 10.10 $ 10.57 $ 10.73 $ 10.58 $ 9.91 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (a)(b) ........................... .51 .61 .59 .64 .82 Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions ........ (.16) .03 (.11) .33 (.15) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations ........ .35 .64 .48 .97 .67 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends Dividends from net investment income ................... (.54) (1.11) (.64) (.82) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ .9.91 $ 10.10 $ 10.57 $ 10.73 $ 10.58 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 3.51% 6.32% 4.59% 9.57% 6.76% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 4,416 $ 6,469 $ 6,489 $ 7,112 $ 3,152 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .95% .94% .94% .95% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... 2.65% 2.69% 1.42% 2.09% 1.30% Net investment income (a) ............................ 5.09% 5.94% 5.50% 6.03% 8.22% Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 123% 18% 222% 159% 379%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-89 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
---------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT/HIGH GRADE SECURITIES PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 12.27 $ 11.93 $ 11.52 $ 11.66 $ 9.94 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b) .............................. .64 .63(a) .68(a) .66(a) .65(a) Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions .............................. (.94) .32 .29 (.39) 1.25 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations ........................................... (.30) .95 .97 .27 1.90 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income ................... (.49) (.55) (.54) (.28) (.18) Distributions from net realized gains .................. (.30) (.06) (.02) (.13) -0- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Total dividends and distributions ...................... (.79) (.61) (.56) (.41) (.18) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 11.18 $ 12.27 $ 11.93 $ 11.52 $ 11.66 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... (2.45)% 8.22% 8.68% 2.55% 19.26% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 60,504 $ 58,418 $ 36,198 $ 29,150 $ 16,947 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .86% .78% .84% .92% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... .86% .91% .84% .98% 1.58% Net investment income (a) ............................ 5.51% 5.24%(a) 5.89%(a) 5.87%(a) 5.96%(a) Portfolio turnover rate ................................ 172% 235% 114% 137% 68%
--------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT/ HIGH GRADE SECURITIES PORTFOLIO --------------- June 2, 1999(d) to December 31, 1999 =============== Class B Net asset value, beginning of period.............................................................. $ 11.13 ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income (b)......................................................................... .33 Net realized and unrealized loss on investment transactions......................................................................... (.30) ---------- Net increase in net asset value from operations................................................... .03 ---------- Less: Dividends and Distributions Dividends from net investment income.............................................................. -0- Distributions from net realized gains............................................................. -0- Total dividends and distributions................................................................. -0- ---------- Net asset value, end of period.................................................................... $11.16 ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c).............................................. .27% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)......................................................... $1,438 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses ....................................................................................... 1.15%(e) Net investment income .......................................................................... 5.48%(e) Portfolio turnover rate........................................................................... 172%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote summary on page B-91. B-90 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period
---------------------------------------------------------------------- MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended December 31, ====================================================================== 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Class A Net asset value, beginning of year ..................... $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income .................................. .05 .05 .05 (a) .05(a) .05(a) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Less: Dividends Dividends from net investment income ................... (.05) (.05) (.05) (.05) (.05) ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Net asset value, end of year ........................... $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 ========== ========== ========== ========== ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c) ... 4.69% 4.98% 5.11% 4.71% 4.97% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of year (000's omitted) ................ $ 134,467 $ 119,574 $ 67,584 $ 64,769 $ 28,092 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses, net of waivers and reimbursements .......... .64% .68% .64% .69% .95% Expenses, before waivers and reimbursements .......... .64% .68% .64% .69% 1.07% Net investment income ................................ 4.59% 4.84% 5.00%(a) 4.64%(a) 4.85%(a)
---------------- MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO ---------------- June 16, 1999(d) to December 31, 1999 ================ Class B Net asset value, beginning of period.............................................................. $ 1.00 ---------- Income From Investment Operations Net investment income............................................................................. .02 ---------- Less: Dividends Dividends from net investment income ............................................................. (.02) ---------- Net asset value, end of period.................................................................... $ 1.00 ========== Total Return Total investment return based on net asset value (c).............................................. 2.52% Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets, end of period (000's omitted)......................................................... $ 1,163 Ratios to average net assets of: Expenses........................................................................................ .89%(e) Net investment income .......................................................................... 4.71%(e)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Footnote Summary: (a) Net of expenses reimbursed or waived by the Adviser. (b) Based on average shares outstanding. (c) Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized. (d) Commencement of distribution. (e) Annualized. (f) Commencement of operations. B-91 REPORT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ To the Shareholders and Board of Directors Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the portfolios of investments, of Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), (comprising, respectively, Conservative Investors, Growth Investors, Total Return, Growth and Income, Growth, International, Premier Growth, Quasar, Real Estate Investment, Technology, Utility Income, Worldwide Privatization, Global Bond, Global Dollar Government, High Yield, North American Government Income, Short-Term Multi-Market, U.S. Government/High Grade Securities and Money Market Portfolios), as of December 31, 1999, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 1999, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective Portfolios constituting Alliance Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. at December 31, 1999, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the indicated periods, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York February 14, 2000 FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (unaudited) ================================================================================ The following Portfolios of the Fund hereby designate the respective amounts as long-term capital gain distributions during the taxable year ended December 31, 1999: Long-Term Capital Gain Distributions ------------- Conservative Investors $ 824,035 Growth Investors 976,668 Total Return 2,175,109 Growth and Income 18,652,637 Growth 27,134,718 International 1,598,277 Premier Growth 23,280,324 Technology 218,946 Utility Income 1,041,778 Worldwide Privatization 391,888 Global Bond 97,755 North American Government Income 220,643 U.S. Government/High Grade Securities 195,970 B-92 Alliance Variable Products Series Fund ================================================================================ BOARD OF DIRECTORS John D. Carifa, Chairman and President Ruth Block (1) David H. Dievler (1) John H. Dobkin (1) William H. Foulk, Jr. (1) Dr. James M. Hester (1) Clifford L. Michel (1) Donald J. Robinson (1) OFFICERS Matthew Bloom, Senior Vice President Kathleen A. Corbet, Senior Vice President Alfred L. Harrison, Senior Vice President Nelson Jantzen, Senior Vice President Wayne D. Lyski, Senior Vice President Raymond J. Papera, Senior Vice President Alden M. Stewart, Senior Vice President Peter Anastos, Vice President Steven Beinhacker, Vice President Mark H. Breedon, Vice President Russell Brody, Vice President Nicholas D.P. Carn, Vice President Ian Coulman, Vice President Randall E. Haase, Vice President David Kruth, Vice President Gerald T. Malone, Vice President Douglas J. Peebles, Vice President Daniel G. Pine, Vice President Paul C. Rissman, Vice President Tyler J. Smith, Vice President Wayne C. Tappe, Vice President Jean Van De Walle, Vice President Edmund P. Bergan, Jr., Secretary Mark D. Gersten, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer Thomas Manley, Controller CUSTODIAN State Street Bank and Trust Company 225 Franklin Street Boston, MA 02110 DISTRIBUTOR Alliance Fund Distributors, Inc. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Ernst & Young LLP 787 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 LEGAL COUNSEL Seward & Kissel One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004 TRANSFER AGENT Alliance Fund Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1520 Secaucus, NJ 07096-1520 Toll-free 1-(800) 221-5672 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Member of the Audit Committee. B-93 (This page left intentionally blank.) (This page left intentionally blank.) (This page left intentionally blank.)
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