N-Q 1 dnq.htm ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC. AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05398

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES

FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2011

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2011

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 64.2%

       

Financials - 18.8%

       

Capital Markets - 1.7%

       

Blackstone Group LP

     103,675         $ 1,853,709   

Deutsche Bank AG

     9,200           543,444   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     37,350           5,918,854   

Man Group PLC

     109,678           432,176   

Morgan Stanley

     41,000           1,120,120   

UBS AG (a)

     24,128           434,065   
             
          10,302,368   
             

Commercial Banks - 2.6%

       

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     9,900           243,690   

Banco do Brasil SA

     20,500           371,038   

Bank of Baroda

     6,800           147,031   

Bank of China Ltd.

     441,100           245,290   

Barclays PLC

     120,000           538,794   

BB&T Corp.

     31,600           867,420   

BNP Paribas

     12,553           917,683   

Comerica, Inc.

     8,000           293,760   

Danske Bank A/S (a)

     7,771           171,778   

Danske Bank A/S (a)

     2,590           57,843   

DnB NOR ASA

     7,909           121,267   

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     6,250           269,889   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     63,200           652,799   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR)

     22,200           533,910   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     4,845           253,444   

KBC Groep NV (a)

     11,500           432,722   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a)

     228,000           211,858   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     87,600           403,631   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     31,200           833,895   

National Bank of Canada

     5,100           414,470   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     7,100           447,229   

Societe Generale

     15,529           1,008,674   

Standard Chartered PLC

     35,159           911,984   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     13,300           412,636   

Turkiye Is Bankasi-Class C

     39,700           126,742   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao-Class D

     61,400           153,238   

UniCredit SpA

     234,495           577,994   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     124,600           3,949,820   
             
          15,570,529   
             

Consumer Finance - 0.1%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     7,800           405,288   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 2.6%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     124,500           1,659,585   

Challenger Ltd.

     33,100           168,766   

Citigroup, Inc. (a)

     360,000           1,591,200   

IG Group Holdings PLC

     56,452           413,623   

ING Groep NV (a)

     75,200           954,575   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     215,017           9,912,284   

Moody’s Corp.

     8,800           298,408   

ORIX Corp.

     3,580           335,565   
             
          15,334,006   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Insurance - 1.7%

       

ACE Ltd.

     14,000           905,800   

Admiral Group PLC

     33,389           831,792   

Aegon NV (a)

     49,600           371,397   

AIA Group Ltd. (a)

     126,800           390,325   

Allianz SE

     7,300           1,022,187   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     9,500           301,910   

AON Corp.

     21,040           1,114,278   

Aviva PLC

     73,000           506,564   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (a)

     9,100           761,033   

Chubb Corp.

     6,400           392,384   

MetLife, Inc.

     26,800           1,198,764   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

     3,700           582,044   

Prudential PLC

     32,200           364,654   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     25,900           1,540,532   
             
          10,283,664   
             

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 6.4%

       

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     4,087           92,743   

AMB Property Corp.

     6,038           217,187   

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     272,000           440,206   

Beni Stabili SpA

     343,069           356,607   

Big Yellow Group PLC

     115,140           610,790   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

     32,100           610,542   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     12,937           1,227,074   

BRE Properties, Inc.

     12,750           601,545   

British Land Co. PLC

     146,639           1,299,650   

Camden Property Trust

     12,900           732,978   

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust

     4,800           171,552   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

     16,600           289,172   

Chartwell Seniors Housing Real Estate Investment Trust

     70,400           672,413   

Colonial Properties Trust

     31,800           612,150   

Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust

     14,303           334,892   

Coresite Realty Corp.

     15,974           253,028   

Dexus Property Group

     541,500           475,689   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     49,095           548,391   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     13,900           808,146   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     31,226           585,488   

Duke Realty Corp.

     50,700           710,307   

Dundee Real Estate Investment Trust

     9,756           333,083   

Entertainment Properties Trust

     18,950           887,239   

Equity Residential

     19,300           1,088,713   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     4,600           570,400   

Eurocommercial Properties N.V.

     9,162           454,207   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     30,000           621,300   

First Potomac Realty Trust

     8,152           128,394   

Fonciere Des Regions

     4,300           458,029   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     21,937           339,585   

Glimcher Realty Trust

     50,500           467,125   

Goodman Group

     813,250           576,114   

Great Portland Estates PLC

     57,600           356,393   

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

     13,984           317,326   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     21,400           1,122,216   

Home Properties, Inc.

     6,832           402,746   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     6,300           110,943   

ING Office Fund

     862,000           552,107   

InnVest Real Estate Investment Trust

     72,444           517,831   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     11,500           446,545   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     36,792           674,765   

Klepierre

     25,652           1,040,903   

Land Securities Group PLC

     25,730           302,413   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     13,000           351,000   

Link REIT (The)

     88,912           278,959   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     9,650           619,530   

Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust

     3,750           56,395   

National Health Investors, Inc.

     6,501           311,528   

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.

     12,300           523,119   

Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust

     14,883           326,981   

ProLogis

     64,146           1,025,053   

Public Storage

     8,350           926,099   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (New York) (b)

     1,400           36,765   

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (Toronto)

     13,246           347,853   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     24,665           2,643,101   

Stockland

     184,151           706,444   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)

     60,505           616,546   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     5,700           305,406   

U-Store-It Trust

     40,100           421,852   

UDR, Inc.

     22,200           541,014   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     6,678           1,447,348   

Ventas, Inc.

     9,800           532,140   

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,400           122,500   

Weingarten Realty Investors

     29,535           740,147   

Wereldhave NV

     4,600           491,270   

Westfield Group

     154,349           1,490,477   
             
          38,280,454   
             

Real Estate Management & Development - 3.6%

       

BR Malls Participacoes SA

     57,100           594,555   

CapitaLand Ltd.

     187,000           489,538   

CapitaMalls Asia Ltd.

     324,000           457,447   

Castellum AB

     43,645           634,723   

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

     44,000           718,323   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

     136,000           277,870   

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.

     1,799,000           987,392   

FirstService Corp. (a)

     2,838           107,431   

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (a)

     15,922           299,811   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd. (a)

     189,000           280,454   

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

     99,000           331,870   

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

     66,000           412,438   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     309,000           1,351,285   

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     128,000           896,523   

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

     73,000           300,244   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     190,131           953,505   

Lend Lease Group

     74,667           700,099   

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     121,000           2,044,785   

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     132,100           2,171,519   

Multiplan Empreendimentos Imobiliarios SA

     26,787           553,739   

New World Development Ltd.

     579,972           1,024,058   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

     216           181,074   

ProLogis European Properties (a)

     42,400           299,833   

Savills PLC

     78,255           449,547   

Soho China Ltd.

     185,500           159,600   

Sponda Oyj

     52,311           297,168   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     187,700           2,972,421   

Swire Pacific Ltd.

     32,500           476,838   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

UOL Group Ltd.

     113,487           427,180   

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

     67,000           251,438   

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

     310,000           376,754   
             
          21,479,462   
             

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp.

     31,000           485,458   
             
          112,141,229   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 9.4%

       

Auto Components - 1.2%

       

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

     19,500           1,553,955   

Bridgestone Corp.

     24,900           520,679   

GKN PLC

     124,100           398,936   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     58,100           2,415,217   

Lear Corp.

     18,400           899,208   

Magna International, Inc.-Class A

     10,100           484,216   

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     21,000           287,084   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     11,500           117,070   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)

     11,700           644,436   
             
          7,320,801   
             

Automobiles - 0.6%

       

Ford Motor Co. (a)

     39,100           582,981   

General Motors Co. (a)

     18,500           574,055   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     77,100           684,881   

Renault SA (a)

     10,700           591,249   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     20,500           813,527   
             
          3,246,693   
             

Distributors - 0.3%

       

Inchcape PLC (a)

     23,660           131,290   

Li & Fung Ltd.

     300,000           1,532,272   
             
          1,663,562   
             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.0%

       

Carnival Corp.

     19,738           757,150   

Hyatt Hotels Corp. (a)

     18,370           790,645   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC

     30,100           616,833   

Kosmopolito Hotels International Ltd. (a)

     457,000           89,361   

Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd.

     84,000           207,761   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

     7,900           325,954   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

     197,333           504,103   

Starbucks Corp.

     45,300           1,673,835   

Thomas Cook Group PLC

     43,000           117,481   

Whitbread PLC

     20,200           534,238   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     9,700           308,557   
             
          5,925,918   
             

Household Durables - 0.8%

       

Fortune Brands, Inc.

     7,000           433,230   

Garmin Ltd.

     5,102           172,754   

LG Electronics, Inc.

     4,730           452,289   

NVR, Inc. (a)

     1,200           907,200   

Rossi Residencial SA

     58,400           486,831   

Sharp Corp.

     45,000           446,403   


Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

Sony Corp.

     10,800         344,477   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     16,500         1,263,900   
           
        4,507,084   
           

Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.4%

     

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     10,875         1,958,914   

Rakuten, Inc.

     369         331,054   
           
        2,289,968   
           

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.0%

     

Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.

     6,300         68,633   
           

Media - 2.7%

     

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     162,900         4,026,888   

DIRECTV (a)

     27,200         1,272,960   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     42,600         648,798   

Informa PLC

     22,900         152,892   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     20,500         257,685   

Lagardere SCA

     1,500         63,972   

News Corp.-Class A

     183,200         3,216,992   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A

     24,500         1,747,830   

Time Warner, Inc.

     32,500         1,160,250   

Viacom, Inc.-Class B

     22,600         1,051,352   

Vivendi SA

     22,210         633,593   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     45,232         1,949,047   
           
        16,182,259   
           

Multiline Retail - 0.4%

     

Don Quijote Co., Ltd.

     6,400         201,966   

Kohl’s Corp.

     25,540         1,354,641   

Macy’s, Inc.

     28,500         691,410   
           
        2,248,017   
           

Specialty Retail - 2.0%

     

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

     82,800         379,638   

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     3,100         388,090   

Foot Locker, Inc.

     39,100         771,052   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     43,300         981,178   

Hennes & Mauritz AB-Class B

     41,100         1,364,426   

Inditex SA

     15,970         1,281,438   

Limited Brands, Inc.

     79,800         2,623,824   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     92,200         2,436,846   

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

     83,900         388,457   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     9,000         640,080   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     7,500         372,975   

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     6,420         431,439   
           
        12,059,443   
           

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.0%

     

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     4,200         242,172   

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     9,000         28,450   
           
        270,622   
           
        55,783,000   
           

Information Technology - 8.5%

     

Communications Equipment - 1.1%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     12,450         213,517   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

HTC Corp.

     16,000           624,957   

Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)

     28,300           1,190,864   

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (a)

     27,100           1,211,099   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     41,830           2,293,539   

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)

     27,400           1,031,610   
             
          6,565,586   
             

Computers & Peripherals - 2.6%

       

Apple, Inc. (a)

     23,465           8,176,379   

Compal Electronics, Inc.

     859           853   

Dell, Inc. (a)

     115,900           1,681,709   

EMC Corp. (a)

     109,914           2,918,217   

Fujitsu Ltd.

     57,000           322,110   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     27,100           1,110,287   

Logitech International SA (a)

     62,089           1,118,815   

Toshiba Corp.

     74,000           361,830   
             
          15,690,200   
             

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.3%

       

AU Optronics Corp. (a)

     537,310           467,955   

Corning, Inc.

     27,900           575,577   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     15,900           553,638   
             
          1,597,170   
             

Internet Software & Services - 1.2%

       

AOL, Inc. (a)

     5,084           99,291   

Google, Inc.-Class A (a)

     9,820           5,756,582   

Telecity Group PLC (a)

     96,897           789,997   

Yahoo! Japan Corp.

     618           220,691   
             
          6,866,561   
             

IT Services - 0.5%

       

Accenture PLC

     37,417           2,056,813   

Amadeus IT Holding SA (a)

     13,085           249,770   

Cap Gemini SA

     10,194           591,895   
             
          2,898,478   
             

Office Electronics - 0.0%

       

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

     30,500           256,324   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.9%

       

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ADR)

     50,700           277,836   

Broadcom Corp.-Class A

     52,708           2,075,641   

Intel Corp.

     30,800           621,236   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

     64,000           995,200   

Powertech Technology, Inc. (a)

     29,000           90,826   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     650           551,177   

Sumco Corp. (a)

     2,300           46,254   

Trina Solar Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     17,400           524,088   
             
          5,182,258   
             

Software - 1.9%

       

Aveva Group PLC

     10,210           264,253   

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     29,600           2,174,416   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Intuit, Inc. (a)

     31,300           1,662,030   

Microsoft Corp.

     28,100           712,616   

Oracle Corp.

     109,400           3,650,678   

Rovi Corp. (a)

     23,100           1,239,315   

SAP AG

     19,400           1,186,510   

Temenos Group AG (a)

     16,050           607,398   
             
          11,497,216   
             
          50,553,793   
             

Energy - 7.1%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.2%

       

AMEC PLC

     60,568           1,158,380   

Cameron International Corp. (a)

     23,450           1,338,995   

Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas (a)

     5,414           195,902   

Ensco PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     19,800           1,145,232   

McDermott International, Inc. (a)

     27,300           693,147   

Nabors Industries Ltd. (a)

     33,300           1,011,654   

Petrofac Ltd.

     55,500           1,326,238   

Saipem SpA

     14,500           770,300   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     49,255           4,593,521   

Technip SA

     8,700           927,576   
             
          13,160,945   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.9%

       

Afren PLC (a)

     185,500           484,904   

BP PLC

     106,600           783,199   

Chevron Corp.

     32,600           3,502,218   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.-Class H

     146,000           145,970   

ConocoPhillips

     24,600           1,964,556   

Devon Energy Corp.

     28,000           2,569,560   

ENI SpA

     20,300           498,109   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     17,635           2,089,924   

Gazprom OAO (Sponsored ADR)

     18,000           582,120   

Hess Corp.

     14,900           1,269,629   

JX Holdings, Inc.

     57,500           386,318   

LUKOIL OAO (London) (Sponsored ADR)

     5,000           356,950   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     42,300           2,255,013   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     2,900           212,918   

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     14,400           1,094,544   

Nexen, Inc. (New York)

     46,200           1,151,304   

Nexen, Inc. (Toronto)

     20,440           509,577   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     31,300           3,025,145   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     9,510           993,700   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

     9,613           266,923   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Sponsored ADR)

     13,900           494,006   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Euronext Amsterdam)-Class A

     34,804           1,266,108   

Southern Union Co.

     17,000           486,540   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     25,800           1,108,626   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (New York)

     11,396           510,997   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (Toronto)

     15,800           708,596   

Tesoro Corp. (a)

     14,900           399,767   
             
          29,117,221   
             
          42,278,166   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrials - 5.7%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.0%

       

BAE Systems PLC

     103,000           536,794   

Goodrich Corp.

     12,100           1,034,913   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     18,900           1,128,519   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (a)

     5,200           215,800   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     31,200           1,956,552   

Raytheon Co.

     17,900           910,573   
             
          5,783,151   
             

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.6%

       

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

     1,900           265,616   

United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B

     42,700           3,173,464   
             
          3,439,080   
             

Airlines - 0.1%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

     81,000           793,800   
             

Building Products - 0.1%

       

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

     40,000           503,253   

Cie de St-Gobain

     4,400           269,085   
             
          772,338   
             

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.3%

       

Aggreko PLC

     18,000           454,602   

Serco Group PLC

     132,415           1,185,266   
             
          1,639,868   
             

Construction & Engineering - 0.2%

       

Bouygues SA

     18,200           873,641   

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

     5,500           204,628   
             
          1,078,269   
             

Electrical Equipment - 0.8%

       

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.

     4,900           226,396   

Cooper Industries PLC

     27,600           1,791,240   

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

     43,000           173,810   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     40,000           470,743   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     14,100           1,334,565   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     33,400           462,561   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)

     11,505           499,381   
             
          4,958,696   
             

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4%

       

Bidvest Group Ltd.

     10,256           225,401   

General Electric Co.

     110,200           2,209,510   

SembCorp Industries Ltd.

     30,000           124,049   
             
          2,558,960   
             

Machinery - 1.5%

       

Danaher Corp.

     62,400           3,238,560   

Eaton Corp.

     9,800           543,312   

Fanuc Corp.

     6,200           937,173   

Flowserve Corp.

     11,348           1,461,622   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     25,700           1,241,567   

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd.

     45,986           184,437   

Komatsu Ltd.

     16,300           552,988   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     5,300           501,804   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SPX Corp.

     1,900           150,841   
             
          8,812,304   
             

Professional Services - 0.4%

       

Capita Group PLC (The)

     123,600           1,473,211   

Experian PLC

     38,500           476,666   

Intertek Group PLC

     6,648           216,973   
             
          2,166,850   
             

Road & Rail - 0.1%

       

DSV A/S

     14,680           361,482   

East Japan Railway Co.

     3,400           188,798   

Firstgroup PLC

     29,300           153,199   

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

     49,000           187,963   
             
          891,442   
             

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1%

       

Mitsubishi Corp.

     13,500           374,334   

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     7,000           125,327   
             
          499,661   
             

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.1%

       

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.

     80,000           337,927   
             
          33,732,346   
             

Health Care - 4.9%

       

Biotechnology - 0.9%

       

Amgen, Inc. (a)

     16,800           897,960   

Celgene Corp. (a)

     32,453           1,867,021   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

     60,485           2,566,984   
             
          5,331,965   
             

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     6,900           258,267   

Express Scripts, Inc.-Class A (a)

     36,300           2,018,643   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     16,165           547,508   

Health Net, Inc. (a)

     15,100           493,770   

McKesson Corp.

     2,876           227,348   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     20,100           908,520   

WellPoint, Inc.

     14,900           1,039,871   
             
          5,493,927   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

       

Allergan, Inc.

     33,810           2,401,186   

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a)

     17,330           202,180   

AstraZeneca PLC

     27,500           1,263,421   

AstraZeneca PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     35,500           1,637,260   

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     4,900           158,270   

Johnson & Johnson

     59,600           3,531,300   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     35,200           1,161,952   

Novartis AG

     15,834           857,426   

Pfizer, Inc.

     208,500           4,234,635   

Roche Holding AG

     4,500           642,444   

Sanofi-Aventis SA

     6,500           455,485   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     32,140           1,612,464   
             
          18,158,023   
             
          28,983,915   
             

Materials - 3.8%

       

Chemicals - 2.2%

       

Agrium, Inc. (Toronto)

     2,200           203,162   

Air Water, Inc.

     14,000           170,500   

Clariant AG (a)

     8,500           153,133   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     113,515           4,285,191   

Huabao International Holdings Ltd.

     124,000           191,295   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     29,500           132,062   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

     95,400           1,570,442   

K&S AG

     22,500           1,696,632   

Koninklijke DSM NV

     5,851           359,742   

LyondellBasell Industries NV (a)

     13,800           545,790   

Monsanto Co.

     34,458           2,489,935   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     23,800           1,402,534   
             
          13,200,418   
             

Construction Materials - 0.1%

       

CRH PLC (London)

     11,360           260,767   
             

Metals & Mining - 1.5%

       

Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.

     5,600           371,560   

Alcoa, Inc.

     65,800           1,161,370   

Centamin Egypt Ltd. (a)

     46,300           100,617   

Commercial Metals Co.

     32,200           556,094   

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

     30,600           143,718   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     14,900           436,265   

New Gold, Inc. (a)

     7,477           87,997   

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     6,400           263,644   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     6,500           375,570   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     16,500           1,446,203   

Rio Tinto PLC

     19,200           1,357,406   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     17,100           320,967   

Tata Steel Ltd.

     23,600           329,275   

ThyssenKrupp AG

     8,600           350,050   

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR) (Local Preference Shares)

     23,100           681,912   

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR)-Class B

     14,900           496,915   

Xstrata PLC

     20,940           488,563   
             
          8,968,126   
             
          22,429,311   
             

Consumer Staples - 3.4%

       

Beverages - 0.4%

       

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

     16,144           920,398   

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

     16,500           274,329   

Constellation Brands, Inc.-Class A (a)

     49,400           1,001,832   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     3,100           115,196   
             
          2,311,755   
             

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.8%

       

Delhaize Group SA

     6,437           524,401   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

     33,000           442,566   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Kroger Co. (The)

     58,600           1,404,642   

Olam International Ltd.

     563,000           1,250,069   

Safeway, Inc.

     6,500           153,010   

Sugi Holdings Co., Ltd.

     10,000           232,042   

Tesco PLC

     166,817           1,019,027   
             
          5,025,757   
             

Food Products - 0.6%

       

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     27,200           979,472   

Bunge Ltd.

     16,300           1,178,979   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     30,200           717,250   

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)

     25,800           620,748   
             
          3,496,449   
             

Household Products - 0.6%

       

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     6,300           411,201   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     47,200           2,907,520   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     9,280           476,346   
             
          3,795,067   
             

Tobacco - 1.0%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     60,500           1,574,815   

British American Tobacco PLC

     27,372           1,097,551   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     49,900           1,539,730   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     440           1,590,768   
             
          5,802,864   
             
          20,431,892   
             

Telecommunication Services - 1.4%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     89,400           2,735,640   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     22,400           930,720   

France Telecom SA

     24,400           547,869   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     15,600           696,773   

Telecom Italia SpA (ordinary shares)

     428,500           658,520   

Telecom Italia SpA (savings shares)

     148,800           199,885   

Telenor ASA

     18,700           307,768   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     17,300           666,742   
             
          6,743,917   
             

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

       

Sprint Nextel Corp. (a)

     129,900           602,736   

Vodafone Group PLC

     398,653           1,136,084   
             
          1,738,820   
             
          8,482,737   
             

Utilities - 1.2%

       

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,500           122,990   

E.ON AG

     26,826           815,755   

Edison International

     28,600           1,046,474   

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

     91,200           355,073   

NV Energy, Inc.

     45,100           671,539   

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     34,900           194,521   
             
          3,206,352   
             


Company

          Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Gas Utilities - 0.2%

          

Atmos Energy Corp.

        10,800           368,280   

UGI Corp.

        20,200           664,580   
                
             1,032,860   
                

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.0%

          

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

        9,100           283,283   
                

Multi-Utilities - 0.5%

          

Ameren Corp.

        13,300           373,331   

CMS Energy Corp.

        32,600           640,264   

DTE Energy Co.

        20,400           998,784   

NiSource, Inc.

        39,400           755,692   
                
             2,768,071   
                
             7,290,566   
                

Total Common Stocks
(cost $316,975,898)

             382,106,955   
                
            Principal
Amount

(000)
          

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADES - 9.3%

          

Industrial - 4.4%

          

Basic - 0.7%

          

Alcoa, Inc.

          

6.75%, 7/15/18

   U.S.$           145           160,548   

Anglo American Capital PLC

          

9.375%, 4/08/19 (b)

        350           466,346   

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC

          

5.375%, 4/15/20

        290           294,157   

ArcelorMittal

          

6.125%, 6/01/18

        330           349,554   

ArcelorMittal USA, Inc.

          

6.50%, 4/15/14

        105           115,690   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

          

7.25%, 3/01/16

        203           238,512   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

          

7.375%, 11/01/29

        15           17,951   

7.60%, 5/15/14

        195           225,347   

8.55%, 5/15/19

        549           693,960   

International Paper Co.

          

5.30%, 4/01/15

        219           236,008   

7.50%, 8/15/21

        150           176,037   

7.95%, 6/15/18

        190           228,584   

Packaging Corp. of America

          

5.75%, 8/01/13

        30           32,146   

PPG Industries, Inc.

          

5.75%, 3/15/13

        250           269,597   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

          

6.50%, 7/15/18

        345           397,229   

Teck Resources Ltd.

          

6.00%, 8/15/40

        30           30,213   

Vale Canada Ltd.

          

7.75%, 5/15/12

        80           85,684   
                
             4,017,563   
                


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Capital Goods - 0.2%

       

Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS

       

6.00%, 12/30/19 (b)

     40           41,922   

Lafarge SA

       

6.15%, 7/15/11

     172           174,553   

Owens Corning

       

6.50%, 12/01/16

     178           193,807   

Republic Services, Inc.

       

5.25%, 11/15/21

     165           172,731   

5.50%, 9/15/19

     233           249,991   

Tyco International Finance SA

       

8.50%, 1/15/19

     140           180,612   
             
          1,013,616   
             

Communications - Media - 0.7%

       

BSKYB Finance UK PLC

       

5.625%, 10/15/15 (b)

     175           193,290   

CBS Corp.

       

8.875%, 5/15/19

     330           414,382   

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.

       

9.455%, 11/15/22

     180           243,577   

Comcast Corp.

       

5.15%, 3/01/20

     270           281,059   

DirecTV Holdings LLC / DirecTV Financing Co., Inc.

       

4.60%, 2/15/21

     255           248,593   

4.75%, 10/01/14

     155           166,900   

News America, Inc.

       

6.15%, 3/01/37

     222           219,974   

6.55%, 3/15/33

     250           262,569   

9.25%, 2/01/13

     144           163,911   

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc.

       

8.625%, 1/15/19

     435           551,246   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

       

4.95%, 4/01/14

     25           25,925   

5.50%, 5/15/15

     120           124,043   

11.25%, 2/01/19

     190           239,073   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

       

5.00%, 2/01/20

     200           202,205   

7.50%, 4/01/14

     145           166,201   

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

       

8.375%, 3/15/23

     311           383,448   

WPP Finance UK

       

5.875%, 6/15/14

     150           164,906   

8.00%, 9/15/14

     350           407,965   
             
          4,459,267   
             

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.6%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

5.05%, 9/01/20

     380           369,182   

AT&T Corp.

       

8.00%, 11/15/31

     15           18,794   

BellSouth Corp.

       

5.20%, 9/15/14

     94           102,777   

British Telecommunications PLC

       

5.15%, 1/15/13

     720           765,981   


Company

   Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Embarq Corp.

       

7.082%, 6/01/16

     658           748,271   

Qwest Corp.

       

7.50%, 10/01/14

     295           337,037   

7.875%, 9/01/11

     265           272,288   

Telecom Italia Capital SA

       

6.00%, 9/30/34

     65           58,816   

6.175%, 6/18/14

     305           327,477   

6.375%, 11/15/33

     60           56,623   

7.175%, 6/18/19

     170           185,832   

Telus Corp.

       

8.00%, 6/01/11

     25           25,298   

United States Cellular Corp.

       

6.70%, 12/15/33

     250           239,640   

Vodafone Group PLC

       

5.50%, 6/15/11

     220           222,118   

7.875%, 2/15/30

     100           126,717   
             
          3,856,851   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.2%

       

Daimler Finance North America LLC

       

5.75%, 9/08/11

     135           137,937   

7.30%, 1/15/12

     166           174,365   

Harley-Davidson Funding Corp.

       

5.75%, 12/15/14 (b)

     341           365,386   

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

       

4.50%, 1/30/15 (b)

     346           361,644   

Volvo Treasury AB

       

5.95%, 4/01/15 (b)

     305           335,323   
             
          1,374,655   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.2%

       

Time Warner, Inc.

       

7.625%, 4/15/31

     345           397,981   

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

       

8.375%, 7/01/13

     225           256,481   

Viacom, Inc.

       

5.625%, 9/15/19

     390           426,721   
             
          1,081,183   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.1%

       

Marriott International, Inc.

       

Series J

       

5.625%, 2/15/13

     216           231,081   

MDC Holdings, Inc.

       

5.50%, 5/15/13

     140           145,067   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

       

6.875%, 11/15/12

     11           11,651   
             
          387,799   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.1%

       

CVS Caremark Corp.

       

6.125%, 8/15/16

     100           112,636   

6.60%, 3/15/19

     195           223,681   
             
          336,317   
             


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.5%

       

Ahold Finance USA LLC

       

6.875%, 5/01/29

     420           460,180   

Altria Group, Inc.

       

9.70%, 11/10/18

     210           276,175   

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

       

5.10%, 7/15/15

     69           71,990   

5.875%, 5/15/13

     180           191,417   

8.50%, 6/15/19

     153           181,682   

Cadbury Schweppes US Finance LLC

       

5.125%, 10/01/13 (b)

     260           281,196   

Delhaize Group SA

       

5.875%, 2/01/14

     105           114,639   

Diageo Capital PLC

       

7.375%, 1/15/14

     265           304,108   

Fortune Brands, Inc.

       

3.00%, 6/01/12

     280           284,660   

4.875%, 12/01/13

     201           211,880   

Kroger Co. (The)

       

6.80%, 12/15/18

     79           91,613   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

       

5.50%, 4/15/13

     175           187,770   

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

7.25%, 6/01/13

     150           167,785   

7.625%, 6/01/16

     250           297,114   

Whirlpool Corp.

       

8.60%, 5/01/14

     45           52,211   
             
          3,174,420   
             

Energy - 0.6%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

       

5.95%, 9/15/16

     417           453,440   

6.45%, 9/15/36

     109           108,859   

Baker Hughes, Inc.

       

6.50%, 11/15/13

     150           168,908   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

       

5.15%, 2/01/13

     100           106,563   

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.

       

6.95%, 4/15/29

     66           78,801   

Hess Corp.

       

7.875%, 10/01/29

     80           98,780   

8.125%, 2/15/19

     100           125,535   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       

3.50%, 3/01/16 (b)

     67           67,176   

5.125%, 3/01/21 (b)

     113           113,902   

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

9.25%, 1/15/19

     315           397,074   

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

8.25%, 3/01/19

     303           381,206   

Noble Holding International Ltd.

       

4.90%, 8/01/20

     36           36,525   

Valero Energy Corp.

       

4.75%, 6/15/13

     80           84,926   

6.125%, 2/01/20

     125           135,196   

6.875%, 4/15/12

     290           306,561   

Weatherford International Ltd./Bermuda

       

5.15%, 3/15/13

     125           132,306   


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

9.625%, 3/01/19

     285         362,970   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     

7.875%, 9/01/21

     159         197,868   
           
        3,356,596   
           

Other Industrial - 0.1%

     

Noble Group Ltd.

     

6.75%, 1/29/20 (b)

     445         476,150   
           

Services - 0.0%

     

Western Union Co. (The)

     

5.93%, 10/01/16

     90         99,947   
           

Technology - 0.1%

     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     

5.00%, 7/15/20

     71         72,582   

Computer Sciences Corp.

     

5.50%, 3/15/13

     180         191,467   

Motorola, Inc.

     

6.50%, 9/01/25

     175         184,143   

7.50%, 5/15/25

     35         39,646   

Xerox Corp.

     

8.25%, 5/15/14

     280         327,331   
           
        815,169   
           

Transportation - Airlines - 0.1%

     

Southwest Airlines Co.

     

5.25%, 10/01/14

     307         327,872   

5.75%, 12/15/16

     155         167,652   
           
        495,524   
           

Transportation - Railroads - 0.0%

     

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.

     

6.50%, 5/15/18

     58         66,339   

CSX Corp.

     

5.50%, 8/01/13

     35         37,910   
           
        104,249   
           

Transportation - Services - 0.2%

     

Asciano Finance Ltd.

     

3.125%, 9/23/15 (b)

     470         452,748   

Con-way, Inc.

     

6.70%, 5/01/34

     309         282,990   

Ryder System, Inc.

     

5.85%, 11/01/16

     127         139,926   

7.20%, 9/01/15

     127         147,262   
           
        1,022,926   
           
        26,072,232   
           

Financial Institutions - 3.8%

     

Banking - 1.9%

     

American Express Co.

     

7.25%, 5/20/14

     310         352,606   

Bank of America Corp.

     

5.625%, 7/01/20

     420         431,204   

5.875%, 1/05/21

     200         208,836   


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

7.375%, 5/15/14

     340           383,970   

Series L

       

5.65%, 5/01/18

     285           297,848   

BankAmerica Capital II

       

Series 2

       

8.00%, 12/15/26

     94           96,115   

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC (The)

       

5.55%, 1/22/17

     290           308,047   

5.70%, 11/15/14

     190           208,835   

Citigroup, Inc.

       

5.375%, 8/09/20

     232           238,833   

5.50%, 4/11/13

     230           246,104   

6.50%, 8/19/13

     260           284,272   

8.50%, 5/22/19

     475           586,091   

Compass Bank

       

5.50%, 4/01/20

     215           211,259   

Countrywide Financial Corp.

       

6.25%, 5/15/16

     92           98,218   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

6.00%, 6/15/20

     440           465,135   

7.50%, 2/15/19

     335           389,131   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

4.40%, 7/22/20

     830           802,073   

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank

       

4.85%, 6/16/15

     250           260,295   

5.00%, 1/17/17

     205           211,981   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

       

4.875%, 8/10/17 (b)

     470           472,366   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

       

6.05%, 5/16/16

     245           258,938   

Morgan Stanley

       

5.50%, 7/24/20

     735           734,483   

6.625%, 4/01/18

     345           379,195   

National Capital Trust II

       

5.486%, 3/23/15 (b)

     91           90,506   

Nationwide Building Society

       

6.25%, 2/25/20 (b)

     465           483,791   

North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

       

5.875%, 8/15/12

     100           104,657   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

5.00%, 10/01/14

     205           205,577   

Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal

       

2.991%, 10/07/13 (b)

     500           496,848   

Shinhan Bank

       

4.125%, 10/04/16 (b)

     515           516,861   

Societe Generale

       

2.50%, 1/15/14 (b)

     480           476,281   

SouthTrust Corp.

       

5.80%, 6/15/14

     225           242,984   

Unicredit Luxembourg Finance SA

       

6.00%, 10/31/17 (b)

     230           221,530   

Union Bank NA

       

5.95%, 5/11/16

     250           264,901   

Wachovia Corp.

       

5.50%, 5/01/13

     320           344,856   
             
          11,374,627   
             


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Brokerage - 0.1%

       

Jefferies Group, Inc.

       

6.875%, 4/15/21

     186           197,557   

Lazard Group LLC

       

6.85%, 6/15/17

     160           170,323   
             
          367,880   
             

Finance - 0.3%

       

General Electric Capital Corp.

       

4.80%, 5/01/13

     315           334,691   

5.625%, 5/01/18

     480           518,937   

Series A

       

4.375%, 11/21/11

     25           25,607   

HSBC Finance Corp.

       

7.00%, 5/15/12

     125           132,947   

SLM Corp.

       

Series A

       

5.375%, 1/15/13-5/15/14

     650           675,245   
             
          1,687,427   
             

Insurance - 1.2%

       

Aetna, Inc.

       

6.00%, 6/15/16

     140           157,670   

Aflac, Inc.

       

3.45%, 8/15/15

     80           80,340   

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.

       

7.50%, 8/01/16

     160           178,454   

Allstate Corp. (The)

       

6.125%, 5/15/37

     235           237,350   

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts

       

5.375%, 4/30/13

     155           167,225   

American International Group, Inc.

       

6.40%, 12/15/20

     300           320,188   

Assurant, Inc.

       

5.625%, 2/15/14

     135           142,792   

CIGNA Corp.

       

5.125%, 6/15/20

     190           198,053   

Coventry Health Care, Inc.

       

5.95%, 3/15/17

     90           93,348   

6.125%, 1/15/15

     40           42,257   

6.30%, 8/15/14

     275           292,087   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

       

7.25%, 7/25/21 (b)

     125           121,270   

Genworth Financial, Inc.

       

6.515%, 5/22/18

     315           311,629   

Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America

       

7.375%, 9/30/39 (b)

     210           245,326   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

       

4.00%, 3/30/15

     95           96,442   

5.50%, 3/30/20

     435           442,399   

Humana, Inc.

       

6.30%, 8/01/18

     55           59,303   

6.45%, 6/01/16

     40           44,273   

7.20%, 6/15/18

     285           323,932   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.

       

5.75%, 3/15/14 (b)

     165           173,211   


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Lincoln National Corp.

       

8.75%, 7/01/19

     98           124,093   

Markel Corp.

       

7.125%, 9/30/19

     230           256,657   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

       

8.875%, 6/01/39 (b)

     185           252,998   

MetLife, Inc.

       

4.75%, 2/08/21

     145           145,331   

7.717%, 2/15/19

     112           136,144   

10.75%, 8/01/39

     140           193,200   

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

       

9.375%, 8/15/39 (b)

     335           407,395   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

       

7.875%, 5/15/14

     260           300,391   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       

5.15%, 1/15/13

     205           216,714   

6.20%, 1/15/15

     45           49,665   

8.875%, 6/15/38

     170           200,600   

Series D

       

7.375%, 6/15/19

     35           41,094   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

       

6.00%, 2/15/18

     270           300,305   

WellPoint, Inc.

       

4.35%, 8/15/20

     350           349,184   

5.25%, 1/15/16

     50           54,947   

5.875%, 6/15/17

     40           44,867   

7.00%, 2/15/19

     80           94,824   

XL Group PLC

       

5.25%, 9/15/14

     135           142,219   
             
          7,038,177   
             

Other Finance - 0.1%

       

Aviation Capital Group Corp.

       

7.125%, 10/15/20 (b)

     173           180,356   

ORIX Corp.

       

4.71%, 4/27/15

     458           465,070   
             
          645,426   
             

REITS - 0.2%

       

ERP Operating LP

       

5.25%, 9/15/14

     105           114,229   

HCP, Inc.

       

5.375%, 2/01/21

     130           131,285   

5.95%, 9/15/11

     340           347,494   

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

       

5.125%, 4/01/14

     131           138,316   

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.

       

6.50%, 7/15/11

     180           182,692   

Simon Property Group LP

       

4.375%, 3/01/21

     495           484,273   
             
          1,398,289   
             
          22,511,826   
             

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Utility - 0.7%

       

Electric - 0.5%

       

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC

       

5.75%, 10/15/19 (b)

     420           428,380   

Ameren Corp.

       

8.875%, 5/15/14

     240           276,083   

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

       

5.15%, 12/01/20

     385           381,970   

FirstEnergy Corp.

       

Series B

       

6.45%, 11/15/11

     13           13,389   

Series C

       

7.375%, 11/15/31

     275           297,881   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.

       

6.35%, 10/01/66

     55           54,244   

6.65%, 6/15/67

     170           169,788   

Nisource Finance Corp.

       

6.80%, 1/15/19

     330           377,528   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

       

6.05%, 3/01/34

     38           39,597   

SPI Electricity & Gas Australia Holdings Pty Ltd.

       

6.15%, 11/15/13 (b)

     348           377,099   

Teco Finance, Inc.

       

4.00%, 3/15/16

     100           101,882   

5.15%, 3/15/20

     125           129,491   

Union Electric Co.

       

6.70%, 2/01/19

     45           51,932   
             
          2,699,264   
             

Natural Gas - 0.2%

       

DCP Midstream LLC

       

5.35%, 3/15/20 (b)

     137           142,383   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

       

6.70%, 7/01/18

     127           143,888   

7.50%, 7/01/38

     410           474,214   

EQT Corp.

       

8.125%, 6/01/19

     234           278,931   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

6.35%, 5/15/67

     120           120,489   

Williams Partners LP

       

5.25%, 3/15/20

     298           310,865   
             
          1,470,770   
             

Other Utility - 0.0%

       

Veolia Environnement SA

       

6.00%, 6/01/18

     210           233,547   
             
          4,403,581   
             

Non Corporate Sectors - 0.4%

       

Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed - 0.4%

       

AK Transneft OJSC Via TransCapitalInvest Ltd.

       

8.70%, 8/07/18 (b)

     470           583,975   

Ecopetrol SA

       

7.625%, 7/23/19

     125           144,063   


Company

          Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA

          

6.212%, 11/22/16 (b)

        920           1,000,500   

Petrobras International Finance Co. - Pifco

          

5.75%, 1/20/20

        680           701,511   
                
             2,430,049   
                

Total Corporates - Investment Grades
(cost $51,529,665)

             55,417,688   
                

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 8.9%

          

United States - 8.6%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds

          

4.50%, 2/15/36

        2,485           2,509,075   

4.625%, 2/15/40

        5,380           5,485,922   

5.375%, 2/15/31

        2,650           3,030,524   

U.S. Treasury Notes

          

2.00%, 1/31/16

        9,485           9,416,082   

2.125%, 2/29/16

        8,640           8,613,000   

2.625%, 11/15/20

        3,625           3,382,578   

3.375%, 11/15/19

        2,690           2,719,423   

3.625%, 2/15/20

        15,385           15,803,287   
                
             50,959,891   
                

Mexico - 0.3%

          

Mexican Bonos

          

Series M 10

          

7.25%, 12/15/16

     MXN         23,935           2,074,751   
                

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $53,447,494)

             53,034,642   
                

MORTGAGE PASS-THRU’S - 4.7%

          

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 4.5%

          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

          

Series 2005

          

5.50%, 1/01/35

     U.S.$         1,203           1,288,157   

Series 2007

          

5.50%, 7/01/35

        124           132,676   

Federal National Mortgage Association

          

4.00%, 1/01/41

        1,685           1,659,438   

4.50%, 8/01/40

        1,381           1,407,408   

5.50%, 1/01/35-6/01/38

        3,928           4,207,102   

6.00%, 8/01/37-2/01/40

        5,096           5,542,108   

Series 2003

          

5.00%, 11/01/33

        372           391,691   

Series 2004

          

5.50%, 2/01/34-11/01/34

        511           549,165   

6.00%, 9/01/34-11/01/34

        448           491,141   

Series 2005

          

4.50%, 8/01/35

        399           409,936   

Series 2006

          

5.00%, 2/01/36

        1,350           1,417,737   

6.00%, 3/01/36

        180           196,732   

Series 2007

          

4.50%, 9/01/35

        324           333,276   

5.00%, 11/01/35-7/01/36

        401           421,166   

5.50%, 1/01/37-8/01/37

        1,923           2,065,539   

Series 2008

          


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.50%, 8/01/37

     893           957,879   

6.00%, 3/01/37-5/01/38

     3,674           4,001,831   

Series 2010

       

6.00%, 4/01/40

     893           971,345   
             
          26,444,327   
             

Agency ARMs - 0.2%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

Series 2008

       

5.235%, 11/01/37 (c)

     134           142,717   

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

3.757%, 8/01/37 (d)

     559           590,433   

Series 2006

       

2.309%, 2/01/36 (c)

     169           176,710   

3.378%, 3/01/36 (c)

     110           113,781   

5.716%, 11/01/36 (d)

     33           34,602   

Series 2007

       

2.576%, 3/01/34 (c)

     301           315,698   
             
          1,373,941   
             

Total Mortgage Pass-Thru’s
(cost $27,093,339)

          27,818,268   
             

AGENCIES - 3.6%

       

Agency Debentures - 3.6%

       

Citigroup Funding, Inc. - FDIC Insured

       

0.231%, 5/05/11 (d)

     2,175           2,175,191   

Federal Farm Credit Bank

       

0.266%, 11/13/12 (d)

     900           900,221   

0.276%, 10/12/12 (d)

     1,200           1,200,523   

0.284%, 9/20/12 (d)

     1,100           1,100,672   

0.308%, 6/26/13 (d)

     2,500           2,502,000   

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

0.273%, 11/23/12 (d)

     7,745           7,745,043   

0.284%, 9/17/12-10/18/12 (d)

     1,810           1,810,805   

6.25%, 5/15/29

     740           889,863   

6.625%, 11/15/30

     2,277           2,874,949   
             

Total Agencies
(cost $21,070,794)

          21,199,267   
             

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 3.1%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 3.0%

       

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

       

Series 2005-6, Class A4

       

5.196%, 9/10/47

     315           339,738   

Series 2006-5, Class A4

       

5.414%, 9/10/47

     355           376,856   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

       

Series 2006-PW12, Class A4

       

5.723%, 9/11/38

     250           274,227   

Series 2007-PW18, Class A4

       

5.70%, 6/13/50

     280           298,462   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2004-C1, Class A4

       


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.372%, 4/15/40

     110           118,217   

Series 2008-C7, Class A4

       

5.822%, 12/10/49

     440           482,796   

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

       

Series 2006-C8, Class A4

       

5.306%, 12/10/46

     130           137,063   

Series 2007-C9, Class A4

       

5.815%, 12/10/49

     650           705,281   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

       

Series 2004-C1, Class A4

       

4.75%, 1/15/37

     70           73,580   

Series 2005-C1, Class A4

       

5.014%, 2/15/38

     260           275,084   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

       

Series 2006-C3, Class A3

       

5.825%, 6/15/38

     620           670,932   

Series 2006-C4, Class A3

       

5.467%, 9/15/39

     235           248,800   

Series 2006-C5, Class A3

       

5.311%, 12/15/39

     345           362,246   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

       

Series 2005-GG3, Class A4

       

4.799%, 8/10/42

     85           89,673   

Series 2005-GG5, Class AJ

       

5.29%, 4/10/37

     215           205,433   

Series 2007-GG11, Class A4

       

5.736%, 12/10/49

     695           735,104   

Series 2007-GG9, Class A2

       

5.381%, 3/10/39

     324           331,413   

Series 2007-GG9, Class A4

       

5.444%, 3/10/39

     410           433,970   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2004-GG2, Class A6

       

5.396%, 8/10/38

     80           85,693   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

       

Series 2005-CB11, Class A4

       

5.335%, 8/12/37

     170           183,041   

Series 2006-CB14, Class A4

       

5.481%, 12/12/44

     315           334,206   

Series 2006-CB15, Class A4

       

5.814%, 6/12/43

     595           645,677   

Series 2006-CB16, Class A4

       

5.552%, 5/12/45

     335           358,598   

Series 2006-CB17, Class A4

       

5.429%, 12/12/43

     350           374,728   

Series 2007-CB18, Class A4

       

5.44%, 6/12/47

     445           469,246   

Series 2007-LD11, Class A4

       

5.818%, 6/15/49

     964           1,032,496   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3

       

5.42%, 1/15/49

     475           500,953   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2004-C4, Class A4

       

5.389%, 6/15/29

     40           42,857   

Series 2006-C1, Class A4

       

5.156%, 2/15/31

     1,095           1,170,864   


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2006-C3, Class A4

       

5.661%, 3/15/39

     285           307,306   

Series 2006-C4, Class A4

       

5.876%, 6/15/38

     275           302,433   

Series 2006-C6, Class A4

       

5.372%, 9/15/39

     660           704,443   

Series 2006-C7, Class A3

       

5.347%, 11/15/38

     195           206,294   

Series 2007-C1, Class A4

       

5.424%, 2/15/40

     18           19,235   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-CKI1, Class A6

       

5.232%, 11/12/37

     40           43,000   

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-2, Class A4

       

5.909%, 6/12/46

     110           120,432   

Series 2006-3, Class A4

       

5.414%, 7/12/46

     480           508,371   

Series 2006-4, Class AM

       

5.204%, 12/12/49

     265           260,490   

Series 2007-9, Class A4

       

5.70%, 9/12/49

     440           461,009   

Morgan Stanley Capital I

       

Series 2004-HQ4, Class A5

       

4.59%, 4/14/40

     2           2,119   

Series 2005-HQ5, Class A4

       

5.168%, 1/14/42

     495           529,306   

Series 2006-IQ12, Class A4

       

5.332%, 12/15/43

     780           823,005   

Series 2007-IQ13, Class A4

       

5.364%, 3/15/44

     90           94,166   

Series 2007-T27, Class A4

       

5.646%, 6/11/42

     210           230,625   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C27, Class A3

       

5.765%, 7/15/45

     630           681,836   

Series 2007-C31, Class A4

       

5.509%, 4/15/47

     190           196,548   

Series 2007-C32, Class A3

       

5.741%, 6/15/49

     625           655,862   
             
          17,503,714   
             

Agency CMBS - 0.1%

       

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates

       

Series K008, Class A2

       

3.531%, 6/25/20

     634           606,515   
             

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 0.0%

       

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2007-EOP, Class E

       

2.669%, 3/06/20 (b)(d)

     75           75,035   
             

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $16,784,288)

          18,185,264   
             


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.2%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 0.7%

       

Ally Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2011-1, Class A

       

3 1.38%, 1/15/15

     677           675,038   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2011-1, Class A3

       

1.29%, 9/15/15

     666           665,092   

Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust

       

Series 2011-1A, Class A2

       

0.79%, 4/15/13 (b)

     1,030           1,030,417   

MMCA Automobile Trust

       

Series 2011-A, Class A2

       

0.75%, 10/15/13 (b)

     620           619,644   

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust

       

Series 2011-1, Class A3

       

1.22%, 6/22/15

     1,040           1,038,043   
             
          4,028,234   
             

Autos - Floating Rate - 0.2%

       

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust

       

Series 2009-2A, Class A

       

1.804%, 10/20/14 (b)(d)

     794           804,706   
             

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-HE3, Class M1

       

0.70%, 4/25/37 (d)(e)

     100           3,966   

Home Equity Asset Trust

       

Series 2007-3, Class M1

       

0.60%, 8/25/37 (d)(e)

     151           1,283   

HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust

       

Series 2007-1, Class M1

       

0.634%, 3/20/36 (d)

     365           253,463   

Indymac Residential Asset Backed Trust

       

Series 2006-D, Class 2A2

       

0.36%, 11/25/36 (d)

     176           146,307   

Newcastle Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-1, Class 2A1

       

0.38%, 4/ 25/37 (d)

     149           131,362   

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2007-2, Class M1

       

0.61%, 3/25/37 (d)(e)

     125           1,379   

Residential Asset Securities Corp.

       

Series 2003-KS3, Class A2

       

0.85%, 5/25/33 (d)(e)

     1           1,049   

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust

       

Series 2007-OPT2, Class 2A2

       

0.38%, 7/25/37 (d)

     300           213,845   
             
          752,654   
             

Credit Cards - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Discover Card Master Trust

       

Series 2010-A1, Class A1

       


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

0.905%, 9/15/15 (d)

     184           185,155   

Series 2009-A1, Class A1

       

1.555%, 12/15/14 (d)

     190           192,321   

Series 2009-A2, Class A

       

1.555%, 2/17/15(d)

     200           202,478   

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2006-A2, Class A2

       

0.315%, 6/15/15 (d)

     170           169,315   
             
          749,269   
             

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

CNH Equipment Trust

       

Series 2010-C, Class A3

       

1.17%, 5/15/15

     411           409,165   
             

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.0%

       

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33

     157           138,411   
             

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $7,493,322)

          6,882,439   
             

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADES - 1.0%

       

Industrial - 0.8%

       

Basic - 0.2%

       

Georgia-Pacific LLC

       

5.40 %, 11/01/20 (b)

     74           73,073   

Lyondell Chemical Co.

       

8.00%, 11/01/17 (b)

     180           198,450   

Nalco Co.

       

6.625%, 1/15/19 (b)

     195           200,606   

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA

       

9.75%, 7/29/13 (b)

     100           112,875   

United States Steel Corp.

       

5.65%, 6/01/13

     426           447,300   

6.05%, 6/01/17

     10           10,313   

Westvaco Corp.

       

8.20%, 1/15/30

     15           16,008   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

       

7.375%, 3/15/32

     110           115,994   
             
          1,174,619   
             

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

Case New Holland, Inc.

       

7.875%, 12/01/17 (b)

     146           162,242   

Hanson Australia Funding Ltd.

       

5.25%, 3/15/13

     120           124,800   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

       

6.875%, 3/15/18 (b)

     48           50,100   

7.125%, 3/15/21 (b)

     49           51,083   

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

       

6.875%, 1/15/16

     245           262,762   


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Textron Financial Corp.

       

5.40%, 4/28/13

     53           55,732   
             
          706,719   
             

Communications - Media - 0.0%

       

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

       

7.875%, 4/30/18

     63           66,938   

8.125%, 4/30/20

     22           23,925   

CSC Holdings LLC

       

8.50%, 4/15/14

     110           123,337   

Univision Communications, Inc.

       

12.00%, 7/01/14 (b)

     36           38,880   
             
          253,080   
             

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.1%

       

eAccess Ltd.

       

8.25%, 4/01/18 (b)

     105           107,756   

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

       

7.50%, 2/15/14

     25           25,406   

Windstream Corp.

       

7.875%, 11/01/17

     120           128,700   
             
          261,862   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.1%

       

Ford Motor Co.

       

7.45%, 7/16/31

     190           205,696   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

       

5.75%, 2/01/21

     205           202,437   
             
          408,133   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.0%

       

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

       

6.00%, 12/01/16

     70           74,175   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.1%

       

JC Penney Co., Inc.

       

5.65%, 6/01/20

     385           371,044   

Limited Brands, Inc.

       

6.625%, 4/01/21

     185           189,162   

6.90%, 7/15/17

     25           26,813   
             
          587,019   
             

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.1%

       

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance, Inc.

       

5.75%, 2/15/21 (b)

     205           198,594   

HCA, Inc.

       

7.875%, 2/15/20

     115           125,062   

8.50%, 4/15/19

     35           38,850   

Universal Health Services, Inc.

       

7.125%, 6/30/16

     320           347,916   
             
          710,422   
             

Energy - 0.1%

       

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

       

6.125%, 2/15/21

     203           209,597   


Company

          Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Tesoro Corp.

          

6.50%, 6/01/17

        185           190,550   
                
             400,147   
                

Transportation - Airlines - 0.0%

          

UAL 2007-1 Pass Through Trust

          

Series 071A

          

6.636%, 7/02/22

        72           73,177   
                
             4,649,353   
                

Financial Institutions - 0.1%

          

Banking - 0.0%

          

ABN Amro Bank NV

          

4.31%, 3/10/16

     EUR         90           100,444   

LBG Capital No.1 PLC

          

8.00%, 6/15/20 (b)

     U.S.$         235           224,425   
                
             324,869   
                

Brokerage - 0.0%

          

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

          

5.00%, 1/14/11 (f)

        80           20,500   

6.20%, 9/26/14 (f)

        33           8,580   

7.875%, 11/01/09-8/15/10 (f)

        370           94,812   

Series G

          

4.80%, 3/13/14 (f)

        42           10,763   
                
             134,655   
                

Finance - 0.0%

          

International Lease Finance Corp.

          

5.65%, 6/01/14

        28           28,140   
                

Insurance - 0.1%

          

ING Capital Funding Trust III

          

Series 9

          

3.907%, 6/30/11 (d)

        200           193,916   

XL Group PLC

          

Series E

          

6.50%, 4/15/17

        245           224,787   
                
             418,703   
                
             906,367   
                

Utility - 0.1%

          

Electric - 0.1%

          

AES Corp. (The)

          

7.75%, 3/01/14-10/15/15

        160           172,800   

CMS Energy Corp.

          

8.75%, 6/15/19

        165           196,916   

GenOn Energy, Inc.

          

7.625%, 6/15/14

        95           98,325   

NRG Energy, Inc.

          

7.375%, 2/01/16

        35           36,225   
                
             504,266   
                

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grades
(cost $5,904,045)

             6,059,986   
                


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES - 0.3%

       

United Kingdom - 0.3%

       

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

       

2.625%, 5/11/12 (b)

     695           710,367   

1.45%, 10/20/11 (b)

     1,338           1,346,219   
             

Total Governments - Sovereign Agencies
(cost $2,032,678)

          2,056,586   
             

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.2%

       

Hungary - 0.1%

       

Hungary Government International Bond

       

6.375%, 3/29/21

     520           523,557   
             

Poland - 0.1%

       

Poland Government International Bond

       

3.875%, 7/16/15

     404           407,535   

6.375%, 7/15/19

     60           66,375   
             
          473,910   
             

Russia - 0.0%

       

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond

       

7.50%, 3/31/30 (b)

     268           313,333   
             

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $1,278,771)

          1,310,800   
             

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.2%

       

Kazakhstan - 0.0%

       

KazMunayGas National Co.

       

7.00%, 5/05/20 (b)

     251           270,453   
             

Malaysia - 0.1%

       

Petronas Capital Ltd.

       

5.25%, 8/12/19 (b)

     460           489,239   
             

Russia - 0.1%

       

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via RSHB Capital SA

       

7.75%, 5/29/18 (b)

     486           544,417   
             

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $1,196,256)

          1,304,109   
             
     Shares           

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%

       

Utility - 0.1%

       

Other Utility - 0.1%

       

DTE Energy Trust I

       

7.80%

     20,000           528,400   
             

Industrial - 0.1%

       

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.1%

       

Centaur Funding Corp.

       

9.08% (b)

     200           221,000   
             


Company

          Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Financial Institutions - 0.0%

          

Finance - 0.0%

          

Citigroup Capital XII

          

8.50%

        7,000           183,603   
                

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $907,616)

             933,003   
                
            Principal
Amount
(000)
          

CMOs - 0.1%

          

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 0.1%

          

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust

          

Series 2007-1, Class 21A1

          

5.202%, 1/25/47

     U.S.$         51           30,704   

Series 2006-3, Class 22A1

          

4.036%, 5/25/36

        191           90,572   

Series 2006-1, Class 22A1

          

2.718%, 2/25/36

        150           107,078   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

          

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

          

5.103%, 5/25/35

        64           60,403   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust

          

Series 2006-AR7, Class 4A1

          

5.528%, 5/25/36

        63           35,437   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

          

Series 2005-A8, Class A1C1

          

5.25%, 8/25/36

        47           45,581   
                
             369,775   
                

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.0%

          

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

          

Series 2006-OA14, Class 3A1

          

1.162%, 11/25/46 (d)

        161           82,495   

Series 2007-OA3, Class M1

          

0.56%, 4/25/47 (d)(e)(g)

        185           1,264   

Series 2005-62, Class 2A1

          

1.312%, 12/25/35 (d)

        36           23,908   
                
             107,667   
                

Non-Agency ARMs - 0.0%

          

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

          

Series 2006-AR1, Class 3A1

          

2.65%, 3/25/36 (d)

        91           67,623   
                

Total CMOs
(cost $1,038,956)

             545,065   
                

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.1%

          

California State

          

7.625%, 3/01/40

(cost $464,576)

        455           497,747   
                


Company

          Shares        U.S. $ Value  

WARRANTS - 0.0%

          

Financials - 0.0%

          

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd., expiring
6/01/11 (a)
(cost $0)

        19,400           1,172   
                
            Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.8%

          

Time Deposits - 1.1%

          

Societe Generale NY

          

0.18%, 4/01/11

   U.S.$           1,560           1,560,000   

State Street Time Deposit

          

0.01%, 4/01/11

        5,093           5,093,000   
                

Total Time Deposits
(cost $6,653,000)

             6,653,000   
                

Commercial Paper - 0.8%

          

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
Zero Coupon, 4/01/11

        1,560           1,560,000   

Bank of Montreal
Zero Coupon, 4/01/11

        1,560           1,560,000   

Bank of America Corp.
Zero Coupon, 4/01/11

        1,560           1,560,000   
                

Total Commercial Paper
(cost $4,680,000)

             4,680,000   
                

Agency Discount Note - 0.9%

          

Federal Home Loan Bank
0.01%, 6/03/11
(cost $5,283,936)

        5,285           5,283,936   
                

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $16,616,936)

             16,616,936   
                

Total Investments - 99.9%
(cost $523,834,634) (g)

             593,969,927   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.1% (h)

             704,746   
                

Net Assets - 100.0%

           $ 594,674,673   
                

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

EURO STOXX 50

     9         June 2011       $ 356,258       $ 362,746       $ 6,488   

Topix Index Futures

     3         June 2011         337,156         312,335         (24,821
                    
               $ (18,333
                    


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts:

           

Bank of America N.A.:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     2,450         $3,381,074         $3,469,401         $88,327   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     9,788         1,519,522         1,547,490         27,968   

Swedish Krona

settling 6/15/11

     12,012         1,878,930         1,896,087         17,157   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     164,821         2,010,380         1,981,961         (28,419)   

BNP Paribas SA:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     620         618,645         637,979         19,334   

Citibank N.A.:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 6/15/11

     820         840,134         844,404         4,270   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     1,517         1,494,488         1,560,991         66,503   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     402         645,311         644,561         (750)   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     2,154         373,330         388,627         15,297   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     7,068         1,271,269         1,275,218         3,949   

Deutsche Bank AG London:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     2,703         3,692,041         3,827,670         135,629   

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     643         911,831         910,541         (1,290)   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     14,326         2,428,893         2,584,716         155,823   

Norwegian Krone

settling 6/15/11

     10,452         1,862,272         1,882,620         20,348   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     7,638         1,135,509         1,207,573         72,064   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     6,969         1,036,051         1,101,804         65,753   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     1,842         1,912,495         2,005,982         93,487   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     1,611         1,683,386         1,754,417         71,031   

Goldman Sachs International:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     292         399,082         413,496         14,414   

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     73,886         910,925         888,474         (22,451)   

Japanese Yen

settling 6/15/11

     23,821         291,913         286,506         (5,407)   

New Zealand Dollar

settling 6/15/11

     1,817         1,332,424         1,379,938         47,514   

HSBC Bank USA:

           

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     1,358         2,153,014         2,177,397         24,383   

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     48,663         601,589         585,169         (16,420)   

Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc.:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     696         699,174         716,183         17,009   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     199         323,874         319,074         (4,800)   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     314         510,118         503,463         (6,655)   

Royal Bank of Canada:

           

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     4,551         781,395         821,097         39,702   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     2,540         458,616         458,270         (346)   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     3,166         487,564         500,547         12,983   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     24,594         293,292         295,741         2,449   

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     82,727         1,021,548         994,787         (26,761)   

Japanese Yen

settling 6/15/11

     110,762         1,338,870         1,332,186         (6,684)   

Societe Generale:

           

Euro

settling 6/15/11

     1,308         1,825,899         1,851,113         25,214   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     192         192,662         197,568         4,906   

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     103         103,023         105,987         2,964   

Australian Dollar

settling 6/15/11

     224         221,171         229,639         8,468   


Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     94         96,407         96,863         456   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     242         396,033         388,019         (8,014)   

UBS AG:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     2,942         3,996,354         4,166,113         169,759   

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     575         812,032         814,247         2,215   

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     84,505         1,040,839         1,016,167         (24,672)   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     4,773         735,665         754,615         18,950   

Swiss Franc

settling 6/15/11

     509         563,440         554,435         (9,005)   

Westpac Banking Corp.:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     924         926,019         950,795         24,776   

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     787         788,377         809,822         21,445   

Australian Dollar

settling 6/15/11

     771         768,170         790,408         22,238   

Sale Contracts:

           

Bank of America N.A.:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     1,567         1,528,154         1,612,441         (84,287)   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     190,209         2,320,046         2,287,250         32,796   

BNP Paribas SA:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     469         466,669         482,600         (15,931)   

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     787         783,088         809,822         (26,734)   

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     1,032         1,040,984         1,063,432         (22,448)   

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     1,898         1,914,522         1,955,807         (41,285)   

Euro

settling 5/12/11

     28         38,493         39,172         (679)   

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     146,580         1,766,514         1,762,615         3,899   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 6/15/11

     2,113         2,165,825         2,175,886         (10,061)   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     3,257         513,258         514,934         (1,676)   

Citibank N.A.:

           

Euro

settling 6/15/11

     1,308         1,813,482         1,851,113         (37,631)   

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     29,302         357,159         352,355         4,804   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     8,335         1,319,892         1,317,769         2,123   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     180         255,247         254,895         352   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     3,585         5,754,821         5,748,137         6,684   

Great British Pound

settling 6/15/11

     701         1,132,921         1,123,466         9,455   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     5,388         964,970         972,110         (7,140)   

Deutsche Bank AG London:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 6/15/11

     322         326,322         331,583         (5,261)   

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     645         881,009         913,373         (32,364)   

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     4,864         6,489,646         6,887,823         (398,177)   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     869         1,398,777         1,393,342         5,435   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     325         525,606         521,100         4,506   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     5,174         925,050         933,500         (8,450)   

Goldman Sachs International:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     205         290,684         290,297         387   

Japanese Yen

settling 6/15/11

     60,704         748,683         730,115         18,568   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     3,661         580,922         578,807         2,115   

HSBC Bank USA:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     541         546,978         557,477         (10,499)   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     212         339,132         339,918         (786)   

Mexican Peso

settling 4/11/11

     24,919         2,063,475         2,093,595         (30,120)   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     3,655         578,198         577,858         340   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.:

           

Euro

settling 6/15/11

     204         287,922         288,706         (784)   

Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc.:

           

Great British Pound

settling 6/15/11

     193         310,502         309,314         1,188   

Royal Bank of Canada:

           


Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     748         770,848         814,590         (43,742)   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC:

           

Great British Pound

settling 6/15/11

     552         890,365         884,670         5,695   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     1,988         354,582         358,678         (4,096)   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     2,936         523,669         529,717         (6,048)   

State Street Bank and Trust Co.:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     151         150,259         155,379         (5,120)   

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     245         241,859         252,105         (10,246)   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     765         1,234,213         1,226,590         7,623   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     149         238,796         238,904         (108)   

Great British Pound

settling 6/15/11

     140         223,731         224,373         (642)   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     748         132,313         134,955         (2,642)   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     828         146,265         149,389         (3,124)   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     1,067         166,498         168,693         (2,195)   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     104         115,058         113,258         1,800   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     84         93,062         91,478         1,584   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     176         191,467         191,668         (201)   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     115         123,261         125,238         (1,977)   

UBS AG:

           

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     13,025         2,324,515         2,349,987         (25,472)   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     6,277         991,366         992,398         (1,032)   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     399         441,587         434,520         7,067   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     1,676         1,763,691         1,825,204         (61,513)   

Westpac Banking Corp.:

           

New Zealand Dollar

settling 6/15/11

     1,817         1,333,035         1,379,938         (46,903)   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $17,705,837 or 3.0% of net assets.
(c) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2011.
(d) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2011.
(e) Illiquid security.
(f) Security is in default and is non-income producing.
(g) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $76,840,315 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(6,705,022), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $70,135,293.
(h) An amount of U.S. $53,424 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2011.


Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Please note: The issuer classifications presented herein are based on the Barclays Capital Fixed Income Indices developed by Barclays Capital. The fund components are divided either into duration, country, bond ratings or corporate sectors as classified by Barclays Capital.

Currency Abbreviation:

 

EUR    -    Euro
MXN    -    Mexican Peso

Glossary:

 

ABS    -    Asset-Backed Securities
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
ARMs    -    Adjustable Rate Mortgages
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CMOS    -    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
FDIC    -    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FHLMC    -    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
OJSC    -    Open Joint Stock Company


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

         

Common Stocks

         

Financials

   $ 66,595,042      $ 45,546,187      $ —         $ 112,141,229   

Consumer Discretionary

     41,825,303        13,957,697        —           55,783,000   

Information Technology

     42,802,178        7,751,615        —           50,553,793   

Energy

     33,396,092        8,882,074        —           42,278,166   

Industrials

     21,686,642        12,045,704        —           33,732,346   

Health Care

     25,562,959        3,420,956        —           28,983,915   

Materials

     13,170,292        9,259,019        —           22,429,311   

Consumer Staples

     11,064,665        9,367,227        —           20,431,892   

Telecommunication Services

     4,935,838        3,546,899        —           8,482,737   

Utilities

     5,925,217        1,365,349        —           7,290,566   

Corporates - Investment Grades

     —          55,417,688        —           55,417,688   

Governments - Treasuries

     —          53,034,641        —           53,034,641   

Mortgage Pass-Thru’s

     —          27,818,268        —           27,818,268   

Agencies

     —          21,199,267        —           21,199,267   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          14,151,424        4,033,840         18,185,264   

Asset-Backed Securities

     —          5,582,209        1,300,230         6,882,439   

Corporates - Non-Investment Grades

     —          6,059,986        —           6,059,986   

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

     —          2,056,586        —           2,056,586   

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     —          1,310,800        —           1,310,800   

Quasi-Sovereigns

     —          1,304,109        —           1,304,109   

Preferred Stocks

     712,003        221,000        —           933,003   

CMOs

     —          —          545,065         545,065   

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

     —          497,747        —           497,747   

Warrants

     1,172        —          —           1,172   

Short-Term Investments

         

Time Deposits

     —          6,653,000        —           6,653,000   

Commercial Paper

     —          4,680,000        —           4,680,000   

Agency Discount Note

     —          5,283,937        —           5,283,937   
                                 

Total Investments in Securities

     267,677,403        320,413,389     5,879,135         593,969,927   

Other Financial Instruments* :

         

Assets

         

Futures Contracts

     6,488        —          —           6,488   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —          1,433,206        —           1,433,206   

Liabilities

         

Futures Contracts

     (24,821     —          —           (24,821

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —          (1,111,048     —           (1,111,048
                                 

Total

   $     267,659,070      $     320,735,547      $     5,879,135       $     594,273,752   
                                 

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


+ The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred between the close of the foreign markets and the time at which the Portfolio values its securities which may materially affect the value of securities trading in such markets. To account for this, the Portfolio may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a significant portion of the Portfolio’s investments are categorized as level 2 investments.

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assumes the financial instrument was transferred at the end of the reporting period.

 

     Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Asset-Backed
Securities
    CMOs  

Balance as of 12/31/10

   $ 3,969,206      $ 1,281,731      $ 563,019   

Accrued discounts/premiums

     7,608        350        3   

Realized gain (loss)

     21,993        2,697        68   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     31,990        165,976        7,626   

Purchases

     207,268        2,811        2,907   

Sales

     (204,225     (153,335     (28,558

Transfers into Level 3

     —          —          —     

Transfers out of Level 3

     —          —          —     
                        

Balance as of 3/31/11

   $     4,033,840      $     1,300,230      $     545,065   
                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11

   $ 31,989      $ 165,976      $ 7,628   
                        
     Total              

Balance as of 12/31/10

   $ 5,813,956       

Accrued discounts/premiums

     7,961       

Realized gain (loss)

     24,758       

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     205,592       

Purchases

     212,986       

Sales

     (386,118    

Transfers into Level 3

     —         

Transfers out of Level 3

     —         
            

Balance as of 3/31/11

   $ 5,879,135       
            

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11

   $ 205,593       
            


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 97.9%

       

Financials - 20.6%

       

Capital Markets - 2.8%

       

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     66,500         $ 1,986,355   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     6,500           1,030,055   

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     45,400           2,986,866   
             
          6,003,276   
             

Commercial Banks - 7.6%

       

Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero TBK PT

     4,554,000           3,003,230   

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     1,084,500           3,535,733   

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (Sponsored GDR) (a)

     180,500           990,945   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR)

     95,600           2,299,180   

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ADR) (a)(b)

     21,600           519,480   

Siam Commercial Bank PCL

     760,600           2,665,684   

Standard Chartered PLC

     95,648           2,481,000   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

     218,900           1,021,359   
             
          16,516,611   
             

Consumer Finance - 2.9%

       

Green Dot Corp. (b)

     82,697           3,548,528   

SKS Microfinance Ltd. (b)

     236,350           2,760,736   
             
          6,309,264   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 1.5%

       

CME Group, Inc.-Class A

     10,610           3,199,446   
             

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 1.0%

       

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     84,537           2,079,610   
             

Real Estate Management & Development - 4.8%

       

Ciputra Development TBK PT (b)

     54,916,500           2,331,166   

Hang Lung Group Ltd.

     372,000           2,324,651   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     214,000           3,388,908   

Unitech Ltd.

     2,713,600           2,459,230   
             
          10,503,955   
             
          44,612,162   
             

Information Technology - 20.0%

       

Communications Equipment - 3.3%

       

Alcatel-Lucent (Sponsored ADR) (b)

     185,400           1,077,174   

Juniper Networks, Inc. (b)

     55,755           2,346,170   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     68,900           3,777,787   
             
          7,201,131   
             

Computers & Peripherals - 3.1%

       

Apple, Inc. (b)

     9,285           3,235,358   

Toshiba Corp.

     709,000           3,466,725   
             
          6,702,083   
             

Internet Software & Services - 4.7%

       

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (b)

     114,144           2,080,845   

MercadoLibre, Inc.

     28,200           2,301,966   

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (b)

     55,419           2,374,704   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     47,800           1,164,688   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

WebMD Health Corp.-Class A (b)

     42,700           2,281,034   
             
          10,203,237   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.0%

       

Cree, Inc. (b)

     63,150           2,915,004   

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. (b)

     58,013           2,437,706   

NVIDIA Corp. (b)

     179,100           3,306,186   
             
          8,658,896   
             

Software - 4.9%

       

Intuit, Inc. (b)

     53,100           2,819,610   

Red Hat, Inc. (b)

     81,500           3,699,285   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

     29,710           3,968,662   
             
          10,487,557   
             
          43,252,904   
             

Energy - 15.7%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.8%

       

Nabors Industries Ltd. (b)

     93,050           2,826,859   

Saipem SpA

     43,150           2,292,306   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     32,900           3,068,254   
             
          8,187,419   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.9%

       

Cameco Corp.

     81,143           2,440,567   

Denbury Resources, Inc. (b)

     230,500           5,624,200   

Kinder Morgan, Inc. (b)

     67,556           2,002,360   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     30,300           2,928,495   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     27,800           2,904,822   

Paladin Energy Ltd. (b)

     808,200           3,025,992   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR)

     83,000           3,355,690   

Southwestern Energy Co. (b)

     80,000           3,437,600   
             
          25,719,726   
             
          33,907,145   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 11.9%

       

Auto Components - 1.0%

       

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     53,200           2,211,524   
             

Automobiles - 2.3%

       

Tesla Motors, Inc. (b)

     60,800           1,684,160   

Toyota Motor Corp. (Sponsored ADR)

     13,100           1,051,275   

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

     14,086           2,276,619   
             
          5,012,054   
             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.7%

       

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (ADR) (b)

     89,300           3,705,057   
             

Household Durables - 1.1%

       

Rinnai Corp.

     36,300           2,404,139   
             

Internet & Catalog Retail - 4.2%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (b)

     18,070           3,254,949   

NetFlix, Inc. (b)

     15,470           3,671,495   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Rakuten, Inc.

     2,274           2,040,155   
             
          8,966,599   
             

Media - 0.5%

       

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     24,400           1,051,396   
             

Specialty Retail - 1.1%

       

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. (b)

     1,236,000           2,309,943   
             
          25,660,712   
             

Industrials - 11.6%

       

Construction & Engineering - 1.6%

       

Shaw Group, Inc. (The) (b)

     99,600           3,526,836   
             

Electrical Equipment - 5.4%

       

A123 Systems, Inc. (b)

     423,000           2,686,050   

Babcock & Wilcox Co. (The) (b)

     96,500           3,221,170   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     304,000           3,577,645   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     23,200           2,195,880   
             
          11,680,745   
             

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.1%

       

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.

     1,155,600           2,423,446   
             

Machinery - 2.1%

       

Fanuc Corp.

     18,200           2,751,055   

Japan Steel Works Ltd. (The)

     229,000           1,792,380   
             
          4,543,435   
             

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.4%

       

Mitsubishi Corp.

     107,200           2,972,485   
             
          25,146,947   
             

Materials - 8.8%

       

Chemicals - 3.3%

       

Linde AG

     13,600           2,147,195   

Monsanto Co.

     33,300           2,406,258   

Stella Chemifa Corp.

     62,600           2,469,262   
             
          7,022,715   
             

Metals & Mining - 5.5%

       

Barrick Gold Corp.

     55,800           2,896,578   

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     63,200           3,510,760   

Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.

     104,836           3,029,038   

Mongolian Mining Corp. (b)

     1,998,000           2,550,305   
             
          11,986,681   
             
          19,009,396   
             

Health Care - 6.0%

       

Biotechnology - 2.5%

       

Cepheid, Inc. (b)

     76,300           2,137,926   

Genomic Health, Inc. (b)

     136,561           3,359,401   
             
          5,497,327   
             

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.6%

       

Given Imaging Ltd. (b)

     61,254           1,207,316   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Health Care Technology - 1.0%

       

athenahealth, Inc. (b)

     48,122           2,171,746   
             

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.9%

       

Covance, Inc. (b)

     29,400           1,608,768   

Illumina, Inc. (b)

     36,845           2,581,729   
             
          4,190,497   
             
          13,066,886   
             

Consumer Staples - 2.1%

       

Beverages - 1.1%

       

Heckmann Corp. (b)

     341,040           2,233,812   
             

Food Products - 1.0%

       

Besunyen Holdings Co. (b)

     6,659,000           2,222,195   
             
          4,456,007   
             

Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

       

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

       

Softbank Corp.

     65,500           2,609,802   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $185,412,973)

          211,721,961   
             
     Contracts (c)           

OPTIONS PURCHASED - CALLS - 0.8%

       

Market Vectors Gold Miners
Expiration: Jan `12, Exercise Price: $65.0 (b)

     2,880           1,324,800   

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
Expiration: Jan `12, Exercise Price: $20.0 (b)

     4,000           456,000   
             

Total Options Purchased - Calls
(cost $1,539,255)

          1,780,800   
             
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.4%

       

Time Deposit - 0.4%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.01%, 4/01/11

(cost $748,000)

   $ 748           748,000   
             


Company

            U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 99.1%
(cost $187,700,228) (d)

          214,250,761   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.9%

          2,048,646   
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 216,299,407   
             

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts:

           

Citibank N.A.:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     4,248         $4,268,862         $4,380,334         $111,472   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Euro

settling 4/15/11

     4,289         5,867,223         6,077,126         209,903   

Japanese Yen

settling 4/15/11

     221,484         2,685,403         2,662,861         (22,542)   

Deutsche Bank AG London:

           

Euro

settling 4/15/11

     5,636         7,282,276         7,985,703         703,427   

Great British Pound

settling 4/15/11

     6,943         10,835,940         11,136,605         300,665   

UBS AG:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     3,715         3,622,534         3,837,394         214,860   

Sale Contracts:

           

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 4/15/11

     290,807         3,495,486         3,496,319         (833)   

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,510,425 or 0.7% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) One contract relates to 100 shares.
(d) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $34,774,810 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(8,224,277), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $26,550,533.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
GDR    -    Global Depositary Receipt

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN *

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

  55.2%        

United States

  11.7%        

Japan

  4.4%        

China

  4.3%        

Hong Kong

  3.6%        

India

  2.9%        

Brazil

  2.5%        

Canada

  2.5%        

Indonesia

  2.1%        

Germany

  1.4%        

South Africa

  1.4%        

Australia

  1.2%        

Thailand

  1.2%        

Mongolia

  5.3%        

Other

  0.3%        

Short-Term Investments

          
  100.0%        

Total Investments

          
    

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2011. The Portfolio's country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.2% or less in the following countries: Argentina, Egypt, France, Israel, Italy, Turkey and United Kingdom.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

          

Financials

   $ 18,120,985       $ 23,825,493      $ 2,665,684       $ 44,612,162   

Information Technology

     38,621,491         4,631,413        —           43,252,904   

Energy

     28,588,847         5,318,298        —           33,907,145   

Consumer Discretionary

     16,629,856         9,030,856        —           25,660,712   

Industrials

     11,629,936         13,517,011        —           25,146,947   

Materials

     8,813,596         10,195,800        —           19,009,396   

Health Care

     13,066,886         —          —           13,066,886   

Consumer Staples

     2,233,812         2,222,195        —           4,456,007   

Telecommunication Services

     —           2,609,802        —           2,609,802   

Options Purchased - Calls

     1,780,800         —          —           1,780,800   

Short-Term Investments

     —           748,000        —           748,000   
                                  

Total Investments in Securities

     139,486,209         72,098,868+        2,665,684         214,250,761   

Other Financial Instruments* :

          

Assets

          

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           1,540,327        —           1,540,327   

Liabilities

          

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           (23,375     —           (23,375
                                  

Total

   $     139,486,209       $     73,615,820      $     2,665,684       $     215,767,713   
                                  

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
+ The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred between the close of the foreign markets and the time at which the Portfolio values its securities which may materially affect the value of securities trading in such markets. To account for this, the Portfolio may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a significant portion of the Portfolio’s investments are categorized as level 2 investments.

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assumes the financial instrument was transferred at the end of the reporting period.

 

     Financials     Total  

Balance as of 12/31/10

   $     2,085,450      $     2,085,450   

Accrued discounts/premiums

     —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     21,251        21,251   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     108,644        108,644   

Purchases

     876,004        876,004   

Sales

     (425,665     (425,665

Transfers into Level 3

     —          —     


Transfers out of Level 3

     —           —     
                 

Balance as of 3/31/11

   $     2,665,684       $     2,665,684   
                 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11

   $ 108,644       $ 108,644   
                 


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.2%

       

Information Technology - 35.0%

       

Communications Equipment - 4.7%

       

Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)

     22,500         $ 946,800   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     55,700           3,054,031   

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)

     19,100           719,115   
             
          4,719,946   
             

Computers & Peripherals - 11.0%

       

Apple, Inc. (a)

     23,290           8,115,400   

EMC Corp. (a)

     56,700           1,505,385   

NetApp, Inc. (a)

     28,270           1,362,049   
             
          10,982,834   
             

Internet Software & Services - 3.6%

       

Google, Inc.-Class A (a)

     6,090           3,570,019   
             

IT Services - 5.6%

       

Accenture PLC

     34,000           1,868,980   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A (a)

     18,550           1,509,970   

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

     21,300           1,170,435   

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     13,570           999,023   
             
          5,548,408   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.3%

       

Broadcom Corp.-Class A

     41,400           1,630,332   

Lam Research Corp. (a)

     19,500           1,104,870   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

     60,200           936,110   

NVIDIA Corp. (a)

     31,500           581,490   
             
          4,252,802   
             

Software - 5.8%

       

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     14,600           1,072,516   

Intuit, Inc. (a)

     14,000           743,400   

Oracle Corp.

     103,540           3,455,130   

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     12,100           549,219   
             
          5,820,265   
             
          34,894,274   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 15.5%

       

Auto Components - 0.6%

       

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     15,000           623,550   
             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.1%

       

Carnival Corp.

     12,600           483,336   

McDonald’s Corp.

     24,410           1,857,357   

Starbucks Corp.

     31,900           1,178,705   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     11,170           573,914   
             
          4,093,312   
             

Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.1%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     5,920           1,066,370   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Media - 1.5%

       

News Corp.-Class A

     32,310           567,364   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     19,970           860,507   
             
          1,427,871   
             

Multiline Retail - 1.1%

       

Macy’s, Inc.

     45,300           1,098,978   
             

Specialty Retail - 4.5%

       

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     2,500           164,050   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (a)

     18,100           873,687   

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     16,400           526,440   

Home Depot, Inc.

     26,600           985,796   

Limited Brands, Inc.

     29,100           956,808   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     37,700           996,411   
             
          4,503,192   
             

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.6%

       

Coach, Inc.

     22,400           1,165,696   

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     12,720           962,904   

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

     4,700           305,641   

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.-Class A

     1,500           185,475   
             
          2,619,716   
             
          15,432,989   
             

Industrials - 13.2%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.6%

       

United Technologies Corp.

     29,960           2,536,114   
             

Air Freight & Logistics - 2.0%

       

United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B

     27,400           2,036,368   
             

Electrical Equipment - 2.0%

       

Cooper Industries PLC

     11,300           733,370   

Emerson Electric Co.

     20,680           1,208,332   
             
          1,941,702   
             

Machinery - 5.8%

       

Danaher Corp.

     43,020           2,232,738   

Deere & Co.

     12,200           1,182,058   

Dover Corp.

     16,510           1,085,368   

Flowserve Corp.

     10,150           1,307,320   
             
          5,807,484   
             

Road & Rail - 0.8%

       

Union Pacific Corp.

     8,290           815,156   
             
          13,136,824   
             

Health Care - 12.1%

       

Biotechnology - 2.6%

       

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

     33,280           1,412,403   

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a)

     16,200           444,690   

Pharmasset, Inc. (a)

     5,300           417,163   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     5,900           282,787   
             
          2,557,043   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.0%

       

Covidien PLC

     22,540           1,170,728   

NxStage Medical, Inc. (a)

     12,500           274,750   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     7,800           527,592   
             
          1,973,070   
             

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.2%

       

Express Scripts, Inc.-Class A (a)

     18,700           1,039,907   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     43,029           1,457,392   

McKesson Corp.

     15,100           1,193,655   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     12,200           551,440   
             
          4,242,394   
             

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.0%

       

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (a)

     17,200           770,216   

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     3,600           252,252   
             
          1,022,468   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 2.3%

       

Allergan, Inc.

     14,670           1,041,863   

Shire PLC (ADR)

     5,400           470,340   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     15,500           777,635   
             
          2,289,838   
             
          12,084,813   
             

Energy - 10.7%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.2%

       

Cameron International Corp. (a)

     12,840           733,164   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     4,900           388,423   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     22,085           2,059,647   
             
          3,181,234   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.5%

       

Chevron Corp.

     12,400           1,332,132   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     16,950           2,008,744   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     16,910           1,634,352   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     10,300           1,076,247   

Suncor Energy, Inc. (New York)

     33,300           1,493,172   
             
          7,544,647   
             
          10,725,881   
             

Financials - 4.9%

       

Capital Markets - 1.1%

       

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     3,350           419,018   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4,210           667,159   
             
          1,086,177   
             

Commercial Banks - 0.8%

       

Wells Fargo & Co.

     24,510           776,967   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 1.7%

       

CME Group, Inc.-Class A

     1,720           518,666   

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a)

     4,300           531,222   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     13,560           625,116   
             
          1,675,004   
             

Insurance - 1.3%

       

AON Corp.

     7,700           407,792   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     4,330           151,203   

MetLife, Inc.

     10,300           460,719   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     5,500           338,690   
             
          1,358,404   
             
          4,896,552   
             

Materials - 4.6%

       

Chemicals - 3.2%

       

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     14,000           528,500   

Monsanto Co.

     13,200           953,832   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     16,400           966,452   

Praxair, Inc.

     7,100           721,360   
             
          3,170,144   
             

Metals & Mining - 1.4%

       

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     25,580           1,420,969   
             
          4,591,113   
             

Consumer Staples - 3.2%

       

Beverages - 1.3%

       

PepsiCo, Inc.

     19,850           1,278,539   
             

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%

       

Kroger Co. (The)

     29,600           709,512   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     11,000           572,550   
             
          1,282,062   
             

Household Products - 0.6%

       

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     7,500           605,700   
             
          3,166,301   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $76,590,980)

          98,928,747   
             
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.1%

       

Time Deposit - 1.1%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.01%, 4/01/11

(cost $1,079,000)

   $ 1,079           1,079,000   
             


       U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 100.3%
(cost $77,669,980) (b)

       100,007,747   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.3)%

       (277,105
          

Net Assets - 100.0%

     $ 99,730,642   
          

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $22,482,763 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(144,996), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $22,337,767.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 98,928,747       $ —         $ —         $ 98,928,747   

Short-Term Investments

     —           1,079,000         —           1,079,000   
                                   

Total Investments in Securities

     98,928,747         1,079,000         —           100,007,747   

Other Financial Instruments*

     —           —           —           —     
                                   

Total

   $     98,928,747       $     1,079,000       $     —         $     100,007,747   
                                   

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Growth & Income Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 96.6%

       

Financials - 19.3%

       

Capital Markets - 4.4%

       

BlackRock, Inc.-Class A

     42,750         $ 8,593,177   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     60,700           7,592,356   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     81,300           12,883,611   

Northern Trust Corp.

     121,935           6,188,201   

SEI Investments Co.

     153,200           3,658,416   

State Street Corp.

     143,020           6,427,319   
             
          45,343,080   
             

Commercial Banks - 1.3%

       

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     93,770           5,906,572   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     257,600           8,165,920   
             
          14,072,492   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 4.6%

       

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (a)

     33,400           4,126,236   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     940,380           43,351,518   
             
          47,477,754   
             

Insurance - 9.0%

       

ACE Ltd.

     416,170           26,926,199   

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (a)

     62,799           6,229,033   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

     481,346           16,808,602   

Loews Corp.

     194,920           8,399,103   

MetLife, Inc.

     501,702           22,441,131   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     221,090           13,150,433   
             
          93,954,501   
             
          200,847,827   
             

Health Care - 15.6%

       

Biotechnology - 5.5%

       

Amgen, Inc. (a)

     668,500           35,731,325   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

     515,100           21,860,844   
             
          57,592,169   
             

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.8%

       

AmerisourceBergen Corp.-Class A

     220,910           8,739,200   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     180,700           7,432,191   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     735,600           33,249,120   
             
          49,420,511   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 5.3%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     149,900           7,352,595   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     191,100           6,720,987   

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (a)

     102,375           3,906,630   

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     346,119           11,179,644   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     288,489           9,523,022   

Pfizer, Inc.

     814,660           16,545,744   
             
          55,228,622   
             
          162,241,302   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 13.1%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.5%

       

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     124,700           8,565,643   

Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)

     85,470           7,645,291   
             
          16,210,934   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.6%

       

BP PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     647,800           28,593,892   

Chevron Corp.

     416,700           44,766,081   

Devon Energy Corp.

     112,900           10,360,833   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     331,700           27,905,921   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     82,340           8,603,707   
             
          120,230,434   
             
          136,441,368   
             

Industrials - 12.2%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 4.0%

       

Honeywell International, Inc.

     246,500           14,718,515   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     45,660           3,575,634   

Raytheon Co.

     370,970           18,871,244   

United Technologies Corp.

     47,300           4,003,945   
             
          41,169,338   
             

Construction & Engineering - 0.7%

       

URS Corp. (a)

     170,600           7,856,130   
             

Electrical Equipment - 1.7%

       

AMETEK, Inc.

     173,700           7,620,219   

Emerson Electric Co.

     101,800           5,948,174   

Hubbell, Inc.-Class B

     55,820           3,964,895   
             
          17,533,288   
             

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.3%

       

General Electric Co.

     1,219,000           24,440,950   
             

Machinery - 1.9%

       

Dover Corp.

     238,200           15,659,268   

Joy Global, Inc.

     40,740           4,025,519   
             
          19,684,787   
             

Road & Rail - 1.6%

       

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     234,322           16,231,485   
             
          126,915,978   
             

Information Technology - 11.7%

       

Computers & Peripherals - 1.9%

       

Apple, Inc. (a)

     47,700           16,621,065   

EMC Corp. (a)

     141,655           3,760,940   
             
          20,382,005   
             

IT Services - 3.3%

       

Accenture PLC

     182,173           10,014,050   

Amdocs Ltd. (a)

     202,800           5,850,780   

International Business Machines Corp.

     111,300           18,149,691   
             
          34,014,521   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.7%

       

Avago Technologies Ltd.

     137,900           4,288,690   

Intel Corp.

     374,300           7,549,631   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

     365,700           5,686,635   
             
          17,524,956   
             

Software - 4.8%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     771,513           8,463,498   

MICROS Systems, Inc. (a)

     122,920           6,075,935   

Microsoft Corp.

     1,077,100           27,315,256   

Oracle Corp.

     234,000           7,808,580   
             
          49,663,269   
             
          121,584,751   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 9.4%

       

Household Durables - 0.5%

       

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     103,500           4,845,870   
             

Internet & Catalog Retail - 1.2%

       

Liberty Media Corp.-Interactive (a)

     751,795           12,058,792   
             

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.5%

       

Mattel, Inc.

     194,319           4,844,373   
             

Media - 4.8%

       

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     1,181,460           29,205,691   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     740,938           9,313,591   

News Corp.-Class A

     433,230           7,607,519   

Time Warner, Inc.

     115,606           4,127,134   
             
          50,253,935   
             

Multiline Retail - 1.1%

       

Kohl’s Corp.

     109,010           5,781,890   

Target Corp.

     119,000           5,951,190   
             
          11,733,080   
             

Specialty Retail - 1.3%

       

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     189,600           5,011,128   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     170,800           8,493,884   
             
          13,505,012   
             
          97,241,062   
             

Consumer Staples - 8.6%

       

Beverages - 0.4%

       

Molson Coors Brewing Co.-Class B

     84,700           3,971,583   
             

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.9%

       

Kroger Co. (The)

     839,728           20,128,280   
             

Food Products - 0.4%

       

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     161,655           3,839,307   
             

Household Products - 0.7%

       

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     106,300           6,938,201   
             

Tobacco - 5.2%

       

Lorillard, Inc.

     400,121           38,015,496   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     247,900           16,269,677   
             
          54,285,173   
             
          89,162,544   
             

Telecommunication Services - 5.1%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.1%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     812,800           24,871,680   

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

     1,417,100           9,678,793   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     475,400           18,321,916   
             
          52,872,389   
             

Utilities - 1.2%

       

Gas Utilities - 0.8%

       

Energen Corp.

     136,700           8,628,504   
             

Multi-Utilities - 0.4%

       

DTE Energy Co.

     77,600           3,799,296   
             
          12,427,800   
             

Materials - 0.4%

       

Chemicals - 0.4%

       

Valspar Corp.

     101,545           3,970,410   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $829,564,562)

          1,003,705,431   
             
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.3%

       

Time Deposit - 3.3%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.01%, 4/01/11

(cost $34,273,000)

   $ 34,273           34,273,000   
             

Total Investments - 99.9%
(cost $863,837,562) (b)

          1,037,978,431   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.1%

          953,969   
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 1,038,932,400   
             

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $184,718,134 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(10,577,265), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $174,140,869.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Growth & Income Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 1,003,705,431       $ —         $ —         $ 1,003,705,431   

Short-Term Investments

     —           34,273,000         —           34,273,000   
                                   

Total Investments in Securities

     1,003,705,431         34,273,000         —           1,037,978,431   

Other Financial Instruments*

     —           —           —           —     
                                   

Total

   $     1,003,705,431       $     34,273,000       $     —         $     1,037,978,431   
                                   

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADES - 33.4%

          

Industrial - 16.1%

          

Basic - 3.0%

          

Alcoa, Inc.

          

6.75%, 7/15/18

     U.S.$         178         $ 197,086   

Anglo American Capital PLC

          

9.375%, 4/08/19 (a)

        315           419,711   

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC

          

5.375%, 4/15/20

        250           253,584   

ArcelorMittal

          

6.125%, 6/01/18

        555           587,886   

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.

          

7.25%, 3/01/16

        407           478,198   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

          

7.375%, 11/01/29

        15           17,952   

7.60%, 5/15/14

        241           278,505   

8.55%, 5/15/19

        313           395,646   

International Paper Co.

          

7.50%, 8/15/21

        208           244,105   

7.95%, 6/15/18

        196           235,803   

Packaging Corp. of America

          

5.75%, 8/01/13

        155           166,090   

PPG Industries, Inc.

          

5.75%, 3/15/13

        455           490,666   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

          

6.50%, 7/15/18

        460           529,638   

Teck Resources Ltd.

          

6.00%, 8/15/40

        27           27,191   

Usiminas Commercial Ltd.

          

7.25%, 1/18/18 (a)

        124           137,640   
                
             4,459,701   
                

Capital Goods - 0.5%

          

Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS

          

6.00%, 12/30/19 (a)

        41           42,971   

Owens Corning

          

6.50%, 12/01/16

        265           288,532   

Republic Services, Inc.

          

5.25%, 11/15/21

        150           157,028   

5.50%, 9/15/19

        230           246,772   
                
             735,303   
                

Communications - Media - 2.8%

          

BSKYB Finance UK PLC

          

5.625%, 10/15/15 (a)

        170           187,767   

CBS Corp.

          

8.875%, 5/15/19

        420           527,395   

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.

          

9.455%, 11/15/22

        280           378,898   

DirecTV Holdings LLC / DirecTV Financing Co., Inc.

          

4.75%, 10/01/14

        160           172,284   

News America, Inc.

          

6.55%, 3/15/33

        210           220,558   

9.25%, 2/01/13

        235           267,493   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Reed Elsevier Capital, Inc.

       

8.625%, 1/15/19

     320           405,514   

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

       

4.95%, 4/01/14

     65           67,406   

5.50%, 5/15/15

     185           191,232   

11.25%, 2/01/19

     255           320,861   

TCI Communications, Inc.

       

7.875%, 2/15/26

     210           251,813   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

       

7.50%, 4/01/14

     145           166,201   

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP

       

8.375%, 3/15/23

     371           457,426   

WPP Finance UK

       

8.00%, 9/15/14

     415           483,730   
             
          4,098,578   
             

Communications - Telecommunications - 1.6%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

5.05%, 9/01/20

     340           330,321   

AT&T Corp.

       

8.00%, 11/15/31

     20           25,058   

Embarq Corp.

       

7.082%, 6/01/16

     445           506,050   

Qwest Corp.

       

7.50%, 10/01/14

     400           457,000   

Telecom Italia Capital SA

       

6.175%, 6/18/14

     355           381,162   

6.375%, 11/15/33

     40           37,749   

United States Cellular Corp.

       

6.70%, 12/15/33

     575           551,171   
             
          2,288,511   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.9%

       

Daimler Finance North America LLC

       

5.75%, 9/08/11

     120           122,611   

7.30%, 1/15/12

     121           127,097   

Harley-Davidson Funding Corp.

       

5.75%, 12/15/14 (a)

     300           321,454   

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp.

       

4.50%, 1/30/15 (a)

     320           334,468   

Volvo Treasury AB

       

5.95%, 4/01/15 (a)

     305           335,323   
             
          1,240,953   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.6%

       

Time Warner, Inc.

       

7.625%, 4/15/31

     390           449,892   

Viacom, Inc.

       

5.625%, 9/15/19

     375           410,308   
             
          860,200   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.3%

       

Marriott International, Inc.

       

Series J

       

5.625%, 2/15/13

     372           397,973   

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.

       


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.15%, 5/15/15

     40           40,829   

6.875%, 11/15/12

     7           7,414   
             
          446,216   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.1%

       

CVS Caremark Corp.

       

6.60%, 3/15/19

     180           206,475   
             

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 1.9%

       

Ahold Finance USA LLC

       

6.875%, 5/01/29

     375           410,875   

Altria Group, Inc.

       

9.70%, 11/10/18

     230           302,477   

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

       

5.10%, 7/15/15

     206           214,928   

5.875%, 5/15/13

     180           191,417   

Cadbury Schweppes US Finance LLC

       

5.125%, 10/01/13 (a)

     350           378,534   

Delhaize Group SA

       

5.875%, 2/01/14

     105           114,639   

Fortune Brands, Inc.

       

4.875%, 12/01/13

     374           394,244   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

       

5.50%, 4/15/13

     155           166,310   

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

7.625%, 6/01/16

     395           469,441   

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.

       

6.75%, 4/01/17

     84           89,059   

Whirlpool Corp.

       

8.60%, 5/01/14

     55           63,813   
             
          2,795,737   
             

Energy - 2.4%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

       

5.95%, 9/15/16

     382           415,381   

6.45%, 9/15/36

     124           123,840   

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.

       

6.95%, 4/15/29

     155           185,063   

Hess Corp.

       

7.875%, 10/01/29

     165           203,733   

8.125%, 2/15/19

     29           36,405   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       

3.50%, 3/01/16 (a)

     50           50,131   

5.125%, 3/01/21 (a)

     86           86,687   

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

9.25%, 1/15/19

     425           535,734   

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

8.25%, 3/01/19

     406           510,792   

Noble Holding International Ltd.

       

4.90%, 8/01/20

     32           32,467   

TNK-BP Finance SA

       

7.50%, 7/18/16 (a)

     100           112,000   

Valero Energy Corp.

       

6.875%, 4/15/12

     515           544,410   

Weatherford International Ltd./Bermuda

       

5.15%, 3/15/13

     195           206,397   

6.00%, 3/15/18

     35           37,867   


            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

9.625%, 3/01/19

        190           241,980   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

          

7.875%, 9/01/21

        214           266,313   
                
             3,589,200   
                

Other Industrial - 0.3%

          

Noble Group Ltd.

          

6.75%, 1/29/20 (a)

        440           470,800   
                

Services - 0.1%

          

Aviation Capital Group Corp.

          

7.125%, 10/15/20 (a)

        155           161,590   
                

Technology - 0.7%

          

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

          

5.00%, 7/15/20

        64           65,426   

Computer Sciences Corp.

          

5.50%, 3/15/13

        280           297,837   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

          

6.50%, 9/01/25

        125           131,531   

7.50%, 5/15/25

        25           28,318   

Xerox Corp.

          

8.25%, 5/15/14

        375           438,390   
                
             961,502   
                

Transportation - Airlines - 0.3%

          

Southwest Airlines Co.

          

5.25%, 10/01/14

        210           224,277   

5.75%, 12/15/16

        155           167,652   
                
             391,929   
                

Transportation - Services - 0.6%

          

Asciano Finance Ltd.

          

3.125%, 9/23/15 (a)

        420           404,583   

Con-way, Inc.

          

6.70%, 5/01/34

        280           256,431   

Ryder System, Inc.

          

5.85%, 11/01/16

        116           127,807   

7.20%, 9/01/15

        108           125,231   
                
             914,052   
                
             23,620,747   
                

Financial Institutions - 13.3%

          

Banking - 6.8%

          

American Express Co.

          

7.25%, 5/20/14

        210           238,862   

Bank of America Corp.

          

5.625%, 7/01/20

        10           10,267   

Series L

          

5.65%, 5/01/18

        870           909,221   

BankAmerica Capital II

          

Series 2

          

8.00%, 12/15/26

        98           100,205   

Barclays Bank PLC

          

6.625%, 3/30/22

     EUR         71           99,663   


            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Bear Stearns Cos. LLC (The)

          

5.70%, 11/15/14

     U.S.$         450           494,610   

Citigroup, Inc.

          

6.50%, 8/19/13

        355           388,141   

8.50%, 5/22/19

        505           623,108   

Compass Bank

          

5.50%, 4/01/20

        250           245,650   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

          

6.00%, 6/15/20

        395           417,564   

7.50%, 2/15/19

        295           342,667   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

          

4.40%, 7/22/20

        710           686,111   

M&I Marshall & Ilsley Bank

          

5.00%, 1/17/17

        175           180,959   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

          

4.875%, 8/10/17 (a)

        425           427,139   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

          

6.05%, 5/16/16

        315           332,920   

Morgan Stanley

          

5.50%, 7/24/20

        670           669,529   

6.625%, 4/01/18

        295           324,239   

National Capital Trust II

          

5.486%, 3/23/15 (a)

        122           121,337   

National Westminster Bank PLC

          

6.50%, 9/07/21

     GBP         50           74,125   

Nationwide Building Society

          

6.25%, 2/25/20 (a)

     U.S.$         430           447,376   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

          

6.125%, 1/11/21

        240           246,737   

Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal

          

2.991%, 10/07/13 (a)

        400           397,479   

Shinhan Bank

          

4.125%, 10/04/16 (a)

        370           371,337   

Societe Generale

          

2.50%, 1/15/14 (a)

        405           401,862   

Standard Chartered PLC

          

6.409%, 1/30/17 (a)

        100           95,686   

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

          

6.75%, 7/15/13

        240           264,318   

Unicredit Luxembourg Finance SA

          

6.00%, 10/31/17 (a)

        190           183,004   

Union Bank NA

          

5.95%, 5/11/16

        250           264,902   

VTB Bank OJSC Via VTB Capital SA

          

6.609%, 10/31/12 (a)

        135           143,505   

Wachovia Corp.

          

5.50%, 5/01/13

        505           544,226   
                
             10,046,749   
                

Brokerage - 0.1%

          

Jefferies Group, Inc.

          

6.875%, 4/15/21

        164           174,189   
                

Finance - 0.6%

          

HSBC Finance Corp.

          

7.00%, 5/15/12

        280           297,802   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SLM Corp.

       

Series A

       

5.375%, 5/15/14

     483           500,865   
             
          798,667   
             

Insurance - 5.0%

       

Aetna, Inc.

       

6.00%, 6/15/16

     135           152,039   

Aflac, Inc.

       

3.45%, 8/15/15

     70           70,298   

Allstate Corp. (The)

       

6.125%, 5/15/37

     530           535,300   

American International Group, Inc.

       

6.40%, 12/15/20

     215           229,468   

CIGNA Corp.

       

5.125%, 6/15/20

     165           171,993   

Coventry Health Care, Inc.

       

5.95%, 3/15/17

     90           93,348   

6.125%, 1/15/15

     35           36,975   

6.30%, 8/15/14

     280           297,398   

Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

       

7.25%, 7/25/21 (a)

     120           116,420   

Genworth Financial, Inc.

       

6.515%, 5/22/18

     520           514,436   

Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America

       

7.375%, 9/30/39 (a)

     210           245,326   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

       

4.00%, 3/30/15

     85           86,290   

5.50%, 3/30/20

     390           396,634   

Humana, Inc.

       

6.30%, 8/01/18

     275           296,517   

6.45%, 6/01/16

     40           44,273   

7.20%, 6/15/18

     85           96,611   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.

       

5.75%, 3/15/14 (a)

     145           152,216   

Lincoln National Corp.

       

8.75%, 7/01/19

     113           143,087   

Markel Corp.

       

7.125%, 9/30/19

     200           223,180   

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.

       

8.875%, 6/01/39 (a)

     225           307,701   

MetLife, Inc.

       

4.75%, 2/08/21

     115           115,262   

7.717%, 2/15/19

     109           132,498   

10.75%, 8/01/39

     140           193,200   

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

       

9.375%, 8/15/39 (a)

     360           437,797   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

       

7.875%, 5/15/14

     325           375,488   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       

5.15%, 1/15/13

     325           343,570   

6.20%, 1/15/15

     45           49,665   

8.875%, 6/15/38

     170           200,600   

Series D

       

7.375%, 6/15/19

     35           41,094   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

       

6.00%, 2/15/18

     430           478,263   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

WellPoint, Inc.

       

4.35%, 8/15/20

     325           324,242   

5.875%, 6/15/17

     45           50,475   

7.00%, 2/15/19

     95           112,603   

XL Group PLC

       

5.25%, 9/15/14

     110           115,882   

6.25%, 5/15/27

     200           198,581   
             
          7,378,730   
             

Other Finance - 0.3%

       

ORIX Corp.

       

4.71%, 4/27/15

     397           403,129   
             

REITS - 0.5%

       

HCP, Inc.

       

5.375%, 2/01/21

     132           133,305   

5.95%, 9/15/11

     225           229,959   

Simon Property Group LP

       

4.375%, 3/01/21

     440           430,465   
             
          793,729   
             
          19,595,193   
             

Utility - 2.3%

       

Electric - 1.4%

       

Ameren Corp.

       

8.875%, 5/15/14

     235           270,332   

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

       

5.15%, 12/01/20

     325           322,443   

FirstEnergy Corp.

       

Series B

       

6.45%, 11/15/11

     19           19,569   

Series C

       

7.375%, 11/15/31

     420           454,946   

Nisource Finance Corp.

       

6.80%, 1/15/19

     450           514,811   

SPI Electricity & Gas Australia Holdings Pty Ltd.

       

6.15%, 11/15/13 (a)

     235           254,650   

Teco Finance, Inc.

       

4.00%, 3/15/16

     95           96,787   

5.15%, 3/15/20

     120           124,311   

Union Electric Co.

       

6.70%, 2/01/19

     45           51,932   
             
          2,109,781   
             

Natural Gas - 0.9%

       

DCP Midstream LLC

       

5.35%, 3/15/20 (a)

     108           112,243   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

       

6.70%, 7/01/18

     134           151,818   

7.50%, 7/01/38

     336           388,624   

EQT Corp.

       

8.125%, 6/01/19

     205           244,363   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

6.35%, 5/15/67

     235           235,958   


            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Williams Partners LP

          

5.25%, 3/15/20

        173           180,469   
                
             1,313,475   
                
             3,423,256   
                

Non Corporate Sectors - 1.7%

          

Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed - 1.7%

          

AK Transneft OJSC Via TransCapitalInvest Ltd.

          

8.70%, 8/07/18 (a)

        465           577,762   

Ecopetrol SA

          

7.625%, 7/23/19

        143           164,808   

Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital SA

          

6.212%, 11/22/16 (a)

        460           500,250   

Gazprom Via Gaz Capital SA

          

6.51%, 3/07/22 (a)

        477           506,216   

Petrobras International Finance Co. - Pifco

          

5.75%, 1/20/20

        670           691,195   
                
             2,440,231   
                

Total Corporates - Investment Grades
(cost $45,112,091)

             49,079,427   
                

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 21.6%

          

Mexico - 1.1%

          

Mexican Bonos

          

Series M10

          

7.25%, 12/15/16

     MXN         18,624           1,614,413   
                

United States - 20.5%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds

          

4.50%, 2/15/36

     U.S.$         2,610           2,635,286   

4.625%, 2/15/40

        3,155           3,217,116   

5.375%, 2/15/31

        1,250           1,429,493   

U.S. Treasury Notes

          

2.00%, 1/31/16

        2,500           2,481,835   

2.125%, 2/29/16

        5,575           5,557,578   

2.625%, 11/15/20

        2,950           2,752,719   

3.375%, 11/15/19

        3,075           3,108,634   

3.625%, 12/31/12-2/15/20

        8,045           8,302,609   

3.75%, 11/15/18

        653           686,058   
                
             30,171,328   
                

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $32,256,822)

             31,785,741   
                

MORTGAGE PASS-THRU’S - 18.3%

          

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 17.0%

          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

          

Series 2005

          

5.50%, 1/01/35

        4,405           4,717,335   

Series 2007

          

5.50%, 7/01/35

        166           178,090   

Federal National Mortgage Association

          

4.00%, 1/01/41

        2,057           2,026,570   

5.50%, 5/01/38

        478           511,781   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.50%, 6/01/38

     2,068           2,213,162   

6.00%, 5/01/31-2/01/40

     3,226           3,508,905   

Series 2002

       

7.00%, 3/01/32

     19           21,179   

Series 2003

       

5.00%, 11/01/33

     183           193,021   

5.50%, 4/01/33-7/01/33

     660           710,040   

Series 2004

       

5.50%, 4/01/34-11/01/34

     567           609,679   

6.00%, 9/01/34

     316           346,248   

Series 2005

       

4.50%, 8/01/35

     558           572,951   

5.00%, 10/01/35

     1,422           1,494,344   

5.50%, 2/01/35

     689           740,201   

Series 2006

       

5.00%, 2/01/36

     1,223           1,284,969   

Series 2007

       

4.50%, 9/01/35-8/01/37

     768           788,478   

5.00%, 7/01/36

     204           214,409   

Series 2008

       

6.00%, 3/01/37-5/01/38

     3,948           4,302,183   

Series 2010

       

6.00%, 4/01/40

     435           472,546   

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 1994

       

9.00%, 9/15/24

     5           6,107   
             
          24,912,198   
             

Agency ARMs - 1.3%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

2.677%, 4/01/36 (b)

     663           697,152   

Series 2007

       

6.088%, 1/01/37 (c)

     86           90,828   

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2003

       

2.685%, 12/01/33 (b)

     203           213,911   

Series 2006

       

2.309%, 2/01/36 (b)

     197           205,255   

3.378%, 3/01/36 (b)

     149           154,743   

5.716%, 11/01/36 (c)

     201           211,425   

Series 2007

       

2.576%, 3/01/34 (b)

     362           379,146   
             
          1,952,460   
             

Total Mortgage Pass-Thru’s
(cost $25,932,632)

          26,864,658   
             

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE - BACKED SECURITIES - 10.3%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 9.9%

       

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

       

Series 2005-6, Class A4

       

5.196%, 9/10/47

     470           506,911   

Series 2006-5, Class A4

       

5.414%, 9/10/47

     455           483,013   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

       

Series 2006-C5, Class A3

       

5.311%, 12/15/39

     225           236,247   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

       

Series 2005-GG5, Class AJ

       

5.29%, 4/10/37

     235           224,543   

Series 2007-GG11, Class A4

       

5.736%, 12/10/49

     420           444,236   

Series 2007-GG9, Class A4

       

5.444%, 3/10/39

     680           719,755   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2004-GG2, Class A6

       

5.396%, 8/10/38

     300           321,349   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

       

Series 2006-CB14, Class A4

       

5.481%, 12/12/44

     545           578,229   

Series 2006-CB15, Class A4

       

5.814%, 6/12/43

     1,035           1,123,153   

Series 2006-CB17, Class A4

       

5.429%, 12/12/43

     420           449,673   

Series 2007-C1, Class A4

       

5.716%, 2/15/51

     1,115           1,180,755   

Series 2007-LD11, Class A4

       

5.818%, 6/15/49

     1,105           1,183,472   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A3

       

5.42%, 1/15/49

     1,110           1,170,648   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2004-C4, Class A4

       

5.389%, 6/15/29

     830           889,285   

Series 2006-C1, Class A4

       

5.156%, 2/15/31

     1,240           1,325,910   

Series 2006-C6, Class A4

       

5.372%, 9/15/39

     475           506,986   

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-4, Class AM

       

5.204%, 12/12/49

     285           280,149   

Series 2007-9, Class A4

       

5.70%, 9/12/49

     1,105           1,157,762   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-C31, Class A4

       

5.509%, 4/15/47

     1,100           1,137,911   

Series 2007-C32, Class A3

       

5.741%, 6/15/49

     615           645,368   
             
          14,565,355   
             

Agency CMBS - 0.4%

       

FHLMC Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates

       

Series K008, Class A2

       

3.531%, 6/25/20

     564           539,080   
             

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $13,581,973)

          15,104,435   
             


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADES - 3.9%

       

Industrial - 2.7%

       

Basic - 0.6%

       

Georgia-Pacific LLC

       

5.40%, 11/01/20 (a)

     64           63,198   

Lyondell Chemical Co.

       

8.00%, 11/01/17 (a)

     135           148,838   

Nalco Co.

       

6.625%, 1/15/19 (a)

     145           149,169   

Severstal OAO Via Steel Capital SA

       

9.25%, 4/19/14 (a)

     228           258,495   

United States Steel Corp.

       

5.65%, 6/01/13

     155           162,750   

Westvaco Corp.

       

8.20%, 1/15/30

     50           53,361   
             
          835,811   
             

Capital Goods - 0.5%

       

Case New Holland, Inc.

       

7.875%, 12/01/17 (a)

     143           158,909   

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

       

6.875%, 3/15/18 (a)

     36           37,575   

7.125%, 3/15/21 (a)

     36           37,530   

Mohawk Industries, Inc.

       

6.875%, 1/15/16

     355           380,738   

Textron Financial Corp.

       

5.40%, 4/28/13

     69           72,556   
             
          687,308   
             

Communications - Media - 0.2%

       

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

       

7.875%, 4/30/18

     57           60,562   

8.125%, 4/30/20

     19           20,663   

CSC Holdings LLC

       

8.50%, 4/15/14

     160           179,400   

Univision Communications, Inc.

       

12.00%, 7/01/14 (a)

     41           44,280   
             
          304,905   
             

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.2%

       

eAccess Ltd.

       

8.25%, 4/01/18 (a)

     100           102,625   

Windstream Corp.

       

7.875%, 11/01/17

     115           123,337   
             
          225,962   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.3%

       

Ford Motor Co.

       

7.45%, 7/16/31

     170           184,044   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

       

5.75%, 2/01/21

     200           197,499   
             
          381,543   
             


      Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.0%

       

Greektown Holdings LLC

       

10.75%, 12/01/13 (d) (e)

   55        0   
             

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.3%

       

JC Penney Co., Inc.

       

5.65%, 6/01/20

   335        322,856   

Limited Brands, Inc.

       

6.625%, 4/01/21

   105        107,362   

6.90%, 7/15/17

   45        48,263   
             
          478,481   
             

Consumer Non - Cyclical - 0.4%

       

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance, Inc.

       

5.75%, 2/15/21 (a)

   155        150,156   

HCA, Inc.

       

7.875%, 2/15/20

   125        135,938   

8.50%, 4/15/19

   40        44,400   

Universal Health Services, Inc.

       

7.125%, 6/30/16

   295        320,735   

Voyager Learning Exchange

       

Zero Coupon, 12/01/14(d) (e) (f)

   70        0   
             
          651,229   
             

Energy - 0.2%

       

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

       

6.125%, 2/15/21

   154        159,005   

Tesoro Corp.

       

6.50%, 6/01/17

   190        195,700   
             
          354,705   
             

Transportation - Airlines - 0.0%

       

Continental Airlines 2003-ERJ1 Pass

       

Through Trust

       

Series RJ03

       

7.875%, 7/02/18

   29        28,313   
             
          3,948,257   
             

Utility - 0.6%

       

Electric - 0.4%

       

CMS Energy Corp.

       

8.75%, 6/15/19

   145        173,047   

Dynegy Roseton/Danskammer Pass

       

Through Trust

       

Series B

       

7.67%, 11/08/16

   195        184,275   

GenOn Energy, Inc.

       

7.625%, 6/15/14

   95        98,325   

7.875%, 6/15/17

   155        153,838   
             
          609,485   
             

Natural Gas - 0.2%

       

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

Series A

       

8.375%, 8/01/66

   305        329,400   
             

 


            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $
Value
 
             938,885   
                

Financial Institutions - 0.6%

          

Banking - 0.2%

          

ABN Amro Bank NV

          

4.31%, 3/10/16

     EUR         125           139,505   

LBG Capital No.1 PLC

          

8.00%, 6/15/20 (a)

     U.S.$         175           167,125   
                
             306,630   
                

Brokerage - 0.0%

          

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

          

6.20%, 9/26/14 (e)

        75           19,500   

7.875%, 11/01/09 (e)

        43           11,019   
                
             30,519   
                

Finance - 0.1%

          

International Lease Finance Corp.

          

5.65%, 6/01/14

        65           65,325   
                

Insurance - 0.3%

          

ING Capital Funding Trust III

          

Series 9

          

3.907%, 6/30/11 (c)

        270           261,786   

XL Group PLC

          

Series E

          

6.50%, 4/15/17

        240           220,200   
                
             481,986   
                
             884,460   
                

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grades
(cost $5,332,009)

             5,771,602   
                

AGENCIES - 3.1%

          

Agency Debentures - 3.1%

          

Federal Farm Credit Bank

          

0.284%, 9/20/12 (c)

        1,750           1,751,069   

Federal National Mortgage Association

          

0.284%, 9/17/12 (c)

        1,560           1,560,956   

6.25%, 5/15/29

        1,020           1,226,568   
                

Total Agencies
(cost $4,604,782)

             4,538,593   
                

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES - 1.6%

          

Germany - 0.1%

          

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

          

5.125%, 2/01/17

        70           78,441   
                

United Kingdom - 1.5%

          

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

          

1.45%, 10/20/11 (a)

        1,307           1,315,029   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

2.625%, 5/11/12 (a)

     895           914,789   
             
          2,229,818   
             

Total Governments - Sovereign Agencies
(cost $2,273,299)

          2,308,259   
             

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.1%

       

Credit Cards - Floating Rate - 0.5%

       

Discover Card Master Trust

       

Series 2009-A1, Class A1

       

1.555%, 12/15/14 (c)

     180           182,199   

Series 2009-A2, Class A

       

1.555%, 2/17/15 (c)

     185           187,292   

Series 2010-A1, Class A1

       

0.905%, 9/15/15 (c)

     166           167,042   

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2006-A2, Class A2

       

0.315%, 6/15/15 (c)

     160           159,355   
             
          695,888   
             

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 0.2%

       

CNH Equipment Trust

       

Series 2010-C, Class A3

       

1.17%, 5/15/15

     353           350,616   
             

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate - 0.2%

       

HSBC Home Equity Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-3, Class A1

       

0.514%, 1/20/35 (c)

     107           92,416   

Indymac Residential Asset Backed Trust

       

Series 2006-D, Class 2A2

       

0.36%, 11/25/36 (c)

     293           243,019   

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2007-2, Class M1

       

0.61%, 3/25/37 (c)(d)

     160           1,766   
             
          337,201   
             

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.2%

       

Asset Backed Funding Certificates

       

Series 2003-WF1, Class A2

       

1.387%, 12/25/32

     80           75,746   

Citifinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

       

Series 2003-1, Class AFPT

       

3.36%, 1/25/33

     68           63,604   

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33

     181           159,185   
             
          298,535   
             

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $1,934,183)

          1,682,240   
             


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CMOs - 0.8%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 0.4%

       

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust

       

Series 2006-3, Class 22A1

       

4.036%, 5/25/36

     118           55,652   

Series 2007-1, Class 21A1

       

5.202%, 1/25/47

     198           118,722   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

5.103%, 5/25/35

     229           215,725   

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR7, Class 4A1

       

5.528%, 5/25/36

     174           98,259   

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-A3, Class 2A1

       

5.517%, 7/25/36

     349           197,013   
             
          685,371   
             

Non-Agency ARMs - 0.2%

       

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2006-AR1, Class 3A1

       

2.65%, 3/25/36 (c)

     352           261,353   
             

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.2%

       

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-62, Class 2A1

       

1.312%, 12/25/35 (c)

     97           64,075   

Series 2007-OA3, Class M1

       

0.56%, 4/25/47 (c)(d)

     145           990   

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

       

Series 2007-OA1, Class A1A

       

1.012%, 2/25/47 (c)

     286           189,298   

Series 2007-OA3, Class B1

       

0.70%, 4/25/47 (c)(d)

     240           431   
             
          254,794   
             

Agency Fixed Rate - 0.0%

       

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust

       

Series 2004-T5, Class AB4

       

0.748%, 5/28/35

     50           38,251   
             

Total CMOs
(cost $2,237,314)

          1,239,769   
             

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.8%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.8%

       

Kazakhstan - 0.2%

       

KazMunayGas National Co.

       

7.00%, 5/05/20 (a)

     212           228,430   
             

Malaysia - 0.3%

       

Petronas Capital Ltd.

       

5.25%, 8/12/19 (a)

     420           446,697   
             


            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Russia - 0.3%

          

Russian Agricultural Bank OJSC Via

          

RSHB Capital SA

          

6.299%, 5/15/17 (a)

        480           502,896   
                

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $1,105,837)

             1,178,023   
                

SUPRANATIONALS - 0.6%

          

European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

          

Series G

          

9.25%, 9/10/12

     BRL         1,150           703,559   

European Investment Bank

          

4.875%, 2/15/36

     U.S.$         110           111,376   
                

Total Supranationals
(cost $768,831)

             814,935   
                

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.5%

          

Hungary - 0.2%

          

Hungary Government International Bond

          

6.375%, 3/29/21

        370           372,531   
                

Poland - 0.3%

          

Poland Government International Bond

          

3.875%, 7/16/15

        363           366,176   

6.375%, 7/15/19

        50           55,312   
                
             421,488   
                

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $780,675)

             794,019   
                

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.3%

          

United States - 0.3%

          

California State

          

7.625%, 3/01/40

(cost $413,519)

        405           443,050   
            Shares           

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%

          

Financial Institutions - 0.2%

          

Finance - 0.1%

          

Citigroup Capital XII

          

8.50%

        7,000           183,603   
                

REITS - 0.1%

          

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust

          

12.00% (a)

        93           107,880   
                

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $262,659)

             291,483   
                


            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.1%

          

Financial Institutions - 0.1%

          

Other Finance - 0.1%

          

AES El Salvador Trust

          

6.75%, 2/01/16 (a)

(cost $99,722)

   U.S.$           100         $ 98,500   
                
            Shares           

COMMON STOCKS - 0.0%

          

Broder Brothers Co. (g)

        3,463           0   

Greektown Superholdings, Inc. (d)(f)(g)

        41           3,116   
                

Total Common Stocks
(cost $4)

             3,116   
                
            Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.4%

          

Time Deposit - 0.9%

          

State Street Time Deposit

          

0.01%, 4/01/11

   U.S.$           1,347           1,347,000   
                

COMMERCIAL PAPER - 1.5%

          

Bank of Montreal

          

Zero Coupon, 4/01/11

        1,065           1,065,000   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

          

Zero Coupon, 4/01/11

        1,110           1,110,000   
                

Total Commercial Paper

             2,175,000   
                

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $3,522,000)

             3,522,000   
                

Total Investments - 99.0%
(cost $140,218,352) (h)

             145,519,850   

Other assets less liabilities - 1.0%

             1,528,906   
                

Net Assets - 100.0%

           $ 147,048,756   
                

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts:

           

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale:

           


Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     6,172         $1,077,749         $1,115,370         $37,621   

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     1,748         273,298         276,770         3,472   

BNP Paribas SA:

           

New Zealand Dollar

settling 4/08/11

     2,075         1,552,575         1,583,186         30,611   

Citibank N.A.:

           

Brazilian Real

settling 4/04/11

     1,201         737,564         735,780         (1,784)   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     7,058         1,203,954         1,275,451         71,497   

South Korean Won

settling 4/18/11

     2,193,064         1,942,656         1,997,581         54,925   

Goldman Sachs International:

           

Brazilian Real

settling 4/04/11

     1,201         732,482         735,780         3,298   

Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc.:

           

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     7,732         1,191,197         1,224,349         33,152   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC:

           

Great British Pound

settling 4/04/11

     72         115,365         115,645         280   

Sale Contracts:

           

BNP Paribas SA

           

Euro

settling 5/12/11

     2,827         3,934,199         4,003,634         (69,435)   

Citibank N.A.:

           

Brazilian Real

settling 4/04/11

     1,201         718,678         735,779         (17,101)   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Euro

settling 5/12/11

     70         99,299         99,777         (478)   

Japanese Yen

settling 5/24/11

     152,163         1,880,297         1,829,846         50,451   

Goldman Sachs International:

           

Brazilian Real

settling 4/04/11

     1,201         737,564         735,780         1,784   

Brazilian Real

settling 5/03/11

     1,201         728,042         731,728         (3,686)   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC:

           

Great British Pound

settling 4/04/11

     118         188,134         189,314         (1,180)   

Great British Pound

settling 6/09/11

     46         73,631         73,605         26   

Mexican Peso

settling 4/11/11

     9,953         819,176         836,218         (17,042)   

Westpac Banking Corporation:

           

New Zealand Dollar

settling 4/08/11

     2,070         1,528,896         1,578,848         (49,952)   

INTEREST RATE SWAP TRANSACTIONS

 

                   Rate Type         

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made by
the
Portfolio
    Payments
received
by the
Portfolio
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

   $  7,990         11/17/13         1.026     3 Month LIBOR       $  35,855   

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $14,175,087 or 9.6% of net assets.
(b) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2011.
(c) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2011.
(d) Illiquid security.
(e) Security is in default and is non-income producing.

 


(f) Fair valued.
(g) Non-income producing security.
(h) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $7,628,031 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(2,326,533), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $5,301,498.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

BRL    -    Brazilian Real
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
MXN    -    Mexican Peso

Glossary:

 

ABS    -    Asset-Backed Securities
ARMs    -    Adjustable Rate Mortgages
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CMOs    -    Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
FHLMC    -    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
OJSC    -    Open Joint Stock Company
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Corporates - Investment Grades

   $ —         $ 49,079,427      $ —         $ 49,079,427   

Governments - Treasuries

     —           31,785,741        —           31,785,741   

Mortgage Pass-Thru’s

     —           26,864,658        —           26,864,658   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           10,030,994        5,073,441         15,104,435   

Corporates - Non-Investment Grades

     —           5,771,602        —           5,771,602   

Agencies

     —           4,538,593        —           4,538,593   

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

     —           2,308,259        —           2,308,259   

Asset-Backed Securities

     —           695,888        986,352         1,682,240   

CMOs

     —           38,251        1,201,518         1,239,769   

Quasi-Sovereigns

     —           1,178,023        —           1,178,023   

Supranationals

     —           814,935        —           814,935   

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     —           794,019        —           794,019   

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

     —           443,050        —           443,050   

Preferred Stocks

     183,603         107,880        —           291,483   

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     —           98,500        —           98,500   

Common Stocks

     —           —          3,116         3,116   

Short-Term Investments

          

Time Deposit

     —           1,347,000        —           1,347,000   

Commercial Paper

     —           2,175,000        —           2,175,000   
                                  

Total Investments in Securities

     183,603         138,071,820        7,264,427         145,519,850   

Other Financial Instruments* :

          

Assets

          

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           287,117        —           287,117   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

     —           35,855        —           35,855   

Liabilities

          

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           (160,658     —           (160,658
                                  

Total

   $     183,603       $     138,234,134      $     7,264,427       $     145,682,164   
                                  

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assumes the financial instrument was transferred at the end of the reporting period.

 

     Commercial
Mortgage  Backed
Securities
     Asset-Backed
Securities
    CMOs  

Balance as of 12/31/10

   $ 5,004,541       $ 1,034,307      $ 1,221,568   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     12,063         40        (1

Realized gain (loss)

     —           226        170   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     56,837         6,794        238,105   

Purchases

     —           —          —     

Sales

     —           (55,015     (258,324

Transfers into Level 3

     —           —          —     

Transfers out of Level 3

     —           —          —     
                         

Balance as of 3/31/11

   $     5,073,441       $     986,352      $ 1,201,518   
                         

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11

   $ 56,837       $ 6,794      $ 238,105   
                         
     Common Stocks      Warrants     Total  

Balance as of 12/31/10

   $ 2,870       $ 8,827      $ 7,272,113   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     —           —          12,102   

Realized gain (loss)

     —           9,277        9,673   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     246         (6,687     295,295   

Purchases

     —           —          —     

Sales

     —           (11,417     (324,756

Transfers into Level 3

     —           —          —     

Transfers out of Level 3

     —           —          —     
                         

Balance as of 3/31/11

   $ 3,116       $ —        $     7,264,427   
                         

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11

   $ 246       $ —        $ 301,982   
                         


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

International Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 96.0%

       

Financials - 22.8%

       

Capital Markets - 6.5%

       

Azimut Holding SpA

     61,305         $ 684,115   

Credit Suisse Group AG

     50,755           2,153,037   

GAM Holding AG (a)

     60,159           1,141,441   

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

     61,860           2,678,134   

Man Group PLC

     472,862           1,863,270   

Partners Group Holding AG

     23,033           4,402,518   
             
          12,922,515   
             

Commercial Banks - 13.2%

       

Banco Santander Brasil SA

     69,800           846,501   

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     1,795,000           1,430,406   

BNP Paribas

     27,265           1,993,198   

Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank (a)

     943,000           647,373   

CIMB Group Holdings Bhd

     459,000           1,241,841   

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE (a)

     111,128           613,771   

HDFC Bank Ltd.

     12,900           680,004   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     147,441           1,522,932   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China - Class H

     3,459,255           2,867,960   

Investimentos Itau SA (Preference Shares)

     666,514           5,225,480   

Societe Generale

     22,900           1,487,452   

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

     42,800           657,012   

Standard Chartered PLC

     128,257           3,326,841   

Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS

     222,100           1,711,681   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     125,000           1,863,696   
             
          26,116,148   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 1.3%

       

FirstRand Ltd.

     285,800           848,516   

IG Group Holdings PLC

     231,738           1,697,940   
             
          2,546,456   
             

Insurance - 1.8%

       

AIA Group Ltd. (a)

     779,600           2,399,821   

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. - Class H

     314,000           1,175,438   
             
          3,575,259   
             
          45,160,378   
             

Energy - 14.8%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.3%

       

Saipem SpA

     33,291           1,768,555   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     42,200           3,935,572   

Tenaris SA

     35,930           881,699   
             
          6,585,826   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 11.5%

       

Adaro Energy Tbk PT

     6,306,500           1,589,333   

Afren PLC (a)

     811,644           2,121,665   

Alliance Oil Co., Ltd. (GDR) (a)

     112,284           2,132,275   

BG Group PLC

     110,569           2,744,925   

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd. - Class H

     217,500           1,025,117   

Faroe Petroleum PLC (a)

     200,531           546,876   

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (a)

     610,713           1,489,757   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Inpex Corp.

     104           786,821   

Karoon Gas Australia Ltd. (a)

     96,079           711,779   

Oando PLC

     3,114,974           1,197,181   

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference Shares)

     238,700           4,168,277   

Rosneft Oil Co. (GDR) (b)

     233,700           2,134,849   

Tullow Oil PLC

     86,936           2,017,319   
             
          22,666,174   
             
          29,252,000   
             

Industrials - 10.8%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 0.8%

       

Safran SA

     46,100           1,630,359   
             

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0%

       

Secom Co., Ltd.

     20,000           929,962   

Serco Group PLC

     121,900           1,091,145   
             
          2,021,107   
             

Electrical Equipment - 1.0%

       

Schneider Electric SA

     11,900           2,032,419   
             

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.8%

       

Bidvest Group Ltd.

     61,128           1,343,437   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (a)

     28,274           905,699   

Siemens AG

     14,500           1,983,432   

Smiths Group PLC

     65,733           1,366,078   
             
          5,598,646   
             

Machinery - 2.2%

       

Atlas Copco AB-Class A

     82,300           2,185,608   

China Rongsheng Heavy Industry Group Co., Ltd. (a)

     441,500           384,256   

Fanuc Corp.

     11,600           1,753,420   
             
          4,323,284   
             

Marine - 0.7%

       

Orient Overseas International Ltd.

     137,500           1,438,291   
             

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.7%

       

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     108,500           1,942,570   

Wolseley PLC (a)

     38,700           1,302,795   
             
          3,245,365   
             

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.6%

       

Cia de Concessoes Rodoviarias

     39,000           1,132,270   
             
          21,421,741   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 10.6%

       

Automobiles - 1.8%

       

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     48,200           1,790,804   

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

     10,668           1,724,192   
             
          3,514,996   
             

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.2%

       

Estacio Participacoes SA

     28,600           464,215   
             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.7%

       

Ajisen China Holdings Ltd.

     365,500           705,158   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Carnival PLC

     55,935           2,200,300   

Shangri-La Asia Ltd.

     162,500           415,120   
             
          3,320,578   
             

Media - 3.2%

       

Eutelsat Communications

     67,130           2,678,363   

Grupo Televisa SA (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     23,700           581,361   

Informa PLC

     129,733           866,166   

Naspers Ltd.

     17,840           959,643   

SES SA (FDR)

     50,764           1,307,007   
             
          6,392,540   
             

Multiline Retail - 0.3%

       

Golden Eagle Retail Group Ltd.

     233,000           505,929   
             

Specialty Retail - 2.4%

       

Belle International Holdings Ltd.

     606,000           1,119,290   

Dunelm Group PLC

     41,400           254,963   

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     6,100           763,662   

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     19,590           1,316,492   

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. (a)

     741,500           1,385,779   
             
          4,840,186   
             

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%

       

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     32,995           1,902,492   
             
          20,940,936   
             

Materials - 9.3%

       

Construction Materials - 1.4%

       

CRH PLC (London)

     63,407           1,455,500   

HeidelbergCement AG

     19,390           1,348,333   
             
          2,803,833   
             

Metals & Mining - 7.9%

       

African Rainbow Minerals Ltd.

     29,300           965,005   

Aquarius Platinum Ltd.

     168,200           937,373   

Centamin Egypt Ltd. (a)

     702,100           1,525,769   

Equinox Minerals Ltd. (Toronto) (a)

     663,927           3,930,831   

Northam Platinum Ltd.

     120,100           781,138   

Rio Tinto PLC

     35,241           2,491,477   

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR) (Local Preference Shares)

     75,250           2,221,380   

Xstrata PLC

     115,030           2,683,829   
             
          15,536,802   
             
          18,340,635   
             

Consumer Staples - 9.2%

       

Beverages - 1.3%

       

Anheuser-Busch InBev NV

     30,082           1,715,028   

Cia de Bebidas das Americas (Preference Shares)

     32,500           904,741   
             
          2,619,769   
             

Food & Staples Retailing - 2.3%

       

Bizim Toptan Satis Magazalari AS (a)

     15,829           322,926   

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

     32,700           832,985   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tesco PLC

     543,373           3,319,277   
             
          4,475,188   
             

Food Products - 2.4%

       

Danone

     18,576           1,212,344   

Nestle SA

     61,521           3,523,006   
             
          4,735,350   
             

Household Products - 0.6%

       

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     25,000           1,283,260   
             

Tobacco - 2.6%

       

British American Tobacco PLC

     83,837           3,361,660   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     55,300           1,706,354   
             
          5,068,014   
             
          18,181,581   
             

Information Technology - 7.5%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.3%

       

ZTE Corp.-Class H

     134,000           622,743   
             

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.0%

       

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     17,400           1,258,244   

Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

     56,000           750,076   
             
          2,008,320   
             

Internet Software & Services - 1.8%

       

Baidu, Inc. (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     10,000           1,378,100   

Mail.ru Group Ltd. (GDR) (a)(b)

     9,400           281,530   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     79,200           1,929,775   
             
          3,589,405   
             

IT Services - 0.7%

       

Infosys Technologies Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     18,100           1,297,770   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.0%

       

ARM Holdings PLC

     137,255           1,273,630   

ASML Holding NV (a)

     28,167           1,252,545   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     4,020           3,408,819   
             
          5,934,994   
             

Software - 0.7%

       

SAP AG

     6,900           422,006   

Temenos Group AG (a)

     22,989           869,998   
             
          1,292,004   
             
          14,745,236   
             

Health Care - 5.7%

       

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5%

       

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

     16,165           1,084,467   
             

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.4%

       

QIAGEN NV (a)

     39,111           780,652   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 4.8%

       

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (a)

     67,046           782,189   

Bayer AG

     23,387           1,806,946   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     42,000           681,048   

Novartis AG

     39,720           2,150,876   

Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B

     7,950           998,381   

Pharmstandard (GDR) (a)(b)

     26,500           740,675   

Shire PLC

     35,383           1,027,076   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     25,400           1,274,318   
             
          9,461,509   
             
          11,326,628   
             

Telecommunication Services - 4.4%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.4%

       

Iliad SA

     6,086           729,172   

Telefonica SA

     72,468           1,817,836   

XL Axiata Tbk PT (a)

     314,000           196,607   
             
          2,743,615   
             

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

       

America Movil SAB de CV Series L (ADR)

     20,900           1,214,290   

China Mobile Ltd.

     81,500           752,326   

MTN Group Ltd.

     41,383           834,680   

Tim Participacoes SA (ADR)

     3,500           152,775   

Vodafone Group PLC

     1,041,106           2,966,951   
             
          5,921,022   
             
          8,664,637   
             

Utilities - 0.9%

       

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.9%

       

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. (a)

     836,000           899,166   

NTPC Ltd.

     186,880           807,876   
             
          1,707,042   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $154,971,760)

          189,740,814   
             

WARRANTS - 2.5%

       

Information Technology - 1.5%

       

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, expiring 09/29/14 (a)(b)

     200,200           701,381   

HTC Corp., Macquarie Bank Ltd., expiring 09/06/12 (a)

     56,500           2,210,031   
             
          2,911,412   
             

Financials - 1.0%

       

Sberbank of Russian Federation, Merrill Lynch, expiring 11/05/12 (a)

     539,200           2,027,500   
             

Total Warrants
(cost $4,160,491)

          4,938,912   
             


            Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.1%

          

Time Deposit - 1.1%

          

State Street Time Deposit

          

0.01%, 4/01/11

(cost $2,120,000)

   U.S.$           2,120           2,120,000   
                

Total Investments - 99.6%
(cost $161,252,251) (c)

             196,799,726   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.4%

             717,626   
                

Net Assets - 100.0%

           $ 197,517,352   
                

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts:

           

Bank of America N.A:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     392         $537,530         $555,104         $17,574   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     58,748         9,120,236         9,288,101         167,865   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholselale:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     676,985         8,257,425         8,140,699         (116,726)   

BNP Paribas SA:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     95,991         1,174,597         1,154,285         (20,312)   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     50,583         8,767,007         9,126,251         359,244   

Deutsche Bank AG Londo:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     6,450         8,681,829         9,133,729         451,900   

Goldman Sachs International:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     487         499,764         501,833         2,069   

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     428         434,566         441,035         6,469   

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     891         1,246,117         1,261,729         15,612   

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     2,542         3,555,140         3,599,681         44,541   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     4,741         5,239,600         5,163,061         (76,539)   

UBS AG:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     446,282         5,496,808         5,366,511         (130,297)   

New Zealand Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     7,040         5,418,125         5,357,066         (61,059)   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     5,375         910,475         969,764         59,289   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     4,103         609,429         648,687         39,258   

Westpac Banking Corp:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     8,710         8,725,243         8,962,577         237,334   

Sale Contracts:

           

Bank of America N.A:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     494         499,368         509,046         (9,678)   

BNP Paribas SA:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     4,054         4,045,142         4,171,560         (126,418)   

Canadian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     3,258         3,286,361         3,357,228         (70,867)   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     8,601         13,806,755         13,790,718         16,037   

Norwegian Krone

settling 5/16/11

     5,326         953,866         960,924         (7,058)   


Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Deutsche Bank AG Londo:

           

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     1,532         2,477,627         2,456,386         21,241   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     2,560         4,100,122         4,104,667         (4,545)   

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     10,107         10,561,129         11,006,763         (445,634)   

Goldman Sachs International:

           

New Zealand Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     1,891         1,385,914         1,438,951         (53,037)   

Swedish Krona

settling 5/16/11

     5,643         895,423         892,162         3,261   

HSBC BankUSA:

           

Swiss Franc

settling 5/16/11

     2,370         2,445,240         2,580,986         (135,746)   

Morgan Stanley and Co.Inc:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     747         739,815         768,662         (28,847)   

Great British Pound

settling 5/16/11

     2,625         4,272,214         4,208,887         63,327   

Societe Generale:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 5/16/11

     60,853         753,290         731,754         21,536   

UBS AG:

           

Euro

settling 5/16/11

     7,733         10,277,466         10,950,562         (673,096)   

Westpac Banking Corp:

           

New Zealand Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     1,456         1,092,026         1,107,939         (15,913)   

New Zealand Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     2,947         2,203,136         2,242,510         (39,374)   

New Zealand Dollar

settling 5/16/11

     746         546,840         567,666         (20,826)   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $3,858,435 or 2.0% of net assets.
(c) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $39,093,973 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,546,498), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $35,547,475.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
FDR    -    Fiduciary Depositary Receipt
GDR    -    Global Depositary Receipt

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN *

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN *

 

       23.4%        

United Kingdom

       9.6%        

Switzerland

       7.8%        

China

       7.7%        

Brazil

       6.5%        

Japan

       6.0%        

France

       4.2%        

Germany

       3.6%        

South Africa

       2.6%        

Russia

       2.2%        

Sweden

       2.2%        

Hong Kong

       2.0%        

United States

       2.0%        

Canada

       19.1%        

Other

       1.1%        

Short-Term

               
       100.0%        

Total Investments

               

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2011. The Portfolio's country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.7% or less in the following countries: Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan and Turkey.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

International Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

          

Financials

   $ 6,719,354       $ 38,441,024      $ —         $ 45,160,378   

Energy

     10,785,574         18,466,426        —           29,252,000   

Industrials

     1,516,526         19,905,215        —           21,421,741   

Consumer Discretionary

     1,300,539         19,640,397        —           20,940,936   

Materials

     6,933,349         11,407,286        —           18,340,635   

Consumer Staples

     1,227,667         16,953,914        —           18,181,581   

Information Technology

     2,957,400         11,787,836        —           14,745,236   

Health Care

     2,014,993         9,311,635        —           11,326,628   

Telecommunication Services

     1,367,065         7,297,572        —           8,664,637   

Utilities

     —           1,707,042        —           1,707,042   

Warrants

     —           —          4,938,912         4,938,912   

Short-Term Investments

     —           2,120,000        —           2,120,000   
                                  

Total Investments in Securities

     34,822,467         157,038,347+        4,938,912         196,799,726   

Other Financial Instruments* :

          

Assets

          

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           1,526,557        —           1,526,557   

Liabilities

          

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           (2,035,972     —           (2,035,972
                                  

Total

   $     34,822,467       $     156,528,932      $     4,938,912       $     196,290,311   
                                  

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
+ The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred between the close of the foreign markets and the time at which the Portfolio values its securities which may materially affect the value of securities trading in such markets. To account for this, the Portfolio may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a significant portion of the Portfolio’s investments are categorized as level 2 investments.

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value. The transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assumes the financial instrument was transferred at the end of the reporting period.

 

     Warrants     Total  

Balance as of 12/31/10

   $  3,964,949      $  3,964,949   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     —          —     

Realized gain (loss)

     39,222        39,222   

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     448,735        448,735   

Purchases

     1,086,388        1,086,388   

Sales

     (600,382     (600,382


Transfers into Level 3

     —           —     

Transfers out of Level 3

     —           —     
                 

Balance as of 3/31/11

   $ 4,938,912       $ 4,938,912   
                 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Investments held as of 3/31/11

   $ 448,735       $ 448,735   
                 


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

International Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 97.7%

       

Financials - 24.6%

       

Capital Markets - 0.3%

       

UBS AG (a)

     245,463         $ 4,415,898   
             

Commercial Banks - 15.3%

       

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     462,600           11,386,972   

Banco do Brasil SA

     670,000           12,126,604   

Bank of China Ltd.

     9,343,400           5,195,740   

Barclays PLC

     4,151,200           18,638,693   

BNP Paribas

     190,429           13,921,246   

Danske Bank A/S (a)

     273,668           6,065,046   

DnB NOR ASA

     247,217           3,790,523   

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

     153,720           6,637,968   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     150,611           7,878,514   

KBC Groep NV (a)

     283,500           10,667,534   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC (a)

     8,453,300           7,854,822   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     1,334,100           6,147,077   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     1,132,300           30,263,441   

Societe Generale

     430,018           27,931,486   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     469,400           14,563,269   

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS

     610,700           2,849,448   

Turkiye Is Bankasi-Class C

     1,198,100           3,824,922   

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao-Class D

     3,495,600           8,724,088   

UniCredit SpA

     7,068,740           17,423,353   
             
          215,890,746   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 2.9%

       

ING Groep NV (a)

     2,417,100           30,682,218   

ORIX Corp.

     104,910           9,833,564   
             
          40,515,782   
             

Insurance - 5.1%

       

Aegon NV (a)

     1,478,800           11,073,024   

Allianz SE

     225,400           31,561,759   

Aviva PLC

     2,279,400           15,817,284   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

     89,000           14,000,513   
             
          72,452,580   
             

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.0%

       

Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd.

     7,651,000           4,199,297   

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     352,000           5,786,334   

New World Development Ltd.

     2,832,000           5,000,467   
             
          14,986,098   
             
          348,261,104   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 13.8%

       

Auto Components - 3.2%

       

Bridgestone Corp.

     719,200           15,039,050   

Faurecia (a)

     8,525           310,863   

GKN PLC

     3,679,100           11,826,947   

Magna International, Inc.-Class A

     194,700           9,334,354   

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     414,000           5,659,660   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     345,500           3,517,187   
             
          45,688,061   
             

Automobiles - 4.3%

       

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     2,120,000           18,832,013   

Renault SA (a)

     323,200           17,859,018   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     602,100           23,893,887   
             
          60,584,918   
             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

       

Thomas Cook Group PLC

     2,017,000           5,510,672   
             

Household Durables - 2.7%

       

LG Electronics, Inc.

     102,050           9,758,170   

Sharp Corp.

     1,503,000           14,909,857   

Sony Corp.

     404,500           12,901,946   
             
          37,569,973   
             

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.2%

       

Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.

     276,300           3,010,039   
             

Media - 1.8%

       

Lagardere SCA

     153,000           6,525,125   

Vivendi SA

     674,510           19,241,986   
             
          25,767,111   
             

Specialty Retail - 0.7%

       

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

     2,188,900           10,036,108   
             

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5%

       

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.

     2,159,000           6,824,790   
             
          194,991,672   
             

Materials - 10.6%

       

Chemicals - 1.5%

       

Agrium, Inc. (Toronto)

     63,600           5,873,242   

Air Water, Inc.

     14,000           170,500   

Clariant AG (a)

     254,000           4,575,959   

Koninklijke DSM NV

     164,849           10,135,540   
             
          20,755,241   
             

Containers & Packaging - 0.3%

       

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC (a)

     358,600           4,558,951   
             

Metals & Mining - 8.8%

       

Hindalco Industries Ltd.

     910,900           4,278,198   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     421,300           12,335,472   

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

     167,900           10,650,111   

New Gold, Inc. (a)

     231,739           2,727,326   

Rio Tinto PLC

     565,500           39,979,854   

Tata Steel Ltd.

     714,400           9,967,552   

ThyssenKrupp AG

     256,400           10,436,366   

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR) (Local Preference Shares)

     680,600           20,091,312   

Xstrata PLC

     615,320           14,356,371   
             
          124,822,562   
             
          150,136,754   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 10.6%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.6%

       

BP PLC

     3,184,200           23,394,576   

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.-Class H

     5,438,000           5,436,880   

ENI SpA

     637,800           15,649,952   

Gazprom OAO (Sponsored ADR)

     542,300           17,537,982   

JX Holdings, Inc.

     1,426,000           9,580,694   

LUKOIL OAO (London) (Sponsored ADR)

     141,900           10,130,241   

Nexen, Inc. (Toronto)

     780,675           19,462,522   

OMV AG

     153,500           6,939,519   

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

     440,559           12,232,953   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Euronext Amsterdam)-Class A

     817,141           29,726,153   
             
          150,091,472   
             

Industrials - 8.9%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.3%

       

BAE Systems PLC

     3,380,600           17,618,298   
             

Building Products - 1.7%

       

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

     1,273,000           16,016,043   

Cie de St-Gobain

     132,800           8,121,461   
             
          24,137,504   
             

Construction & Engineering - 1.8%

       

Bouygues SA

     540,000           25,921,218   
             

Electrical Equipment - 1.5%

       

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     615,000           7,237,671   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     993,800           13,763,275   
             
          21,000,946   
             

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.5%

       

Bidvest Group Ltd.

     301,800           6,632,792   
             

Road & Rail - 0.8%

       

East Japan Railway Co.

     65,900           3,659,359   

Firstgroup PLC

     880,300           4,602,785   

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

     875,000           3,356,476   
             
          11,618,620   
             

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.3%

       

Mitsubishi Corp.

     398,900           11,060,860   

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     414,600           7,422,943   
             
          18,483,803   
             
          125,413,181   
             

Telecommunication Services - 8.0%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 5.6%

       

France Telecom SA

     651,300           14,624,060   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     500,700           22,363,718   

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.

     3,166,224           4,846,202   

Telecom Italia SpA (ordinary shares)

     11,258,700           17,302,399   

Telecom Italia SpA (savings shares)

     7,794,800           10,470,851   

Telenor ASA

     548,900           9,033,903   
             
          78,641,133   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.4%

       

Vodafone Group PLC

     12,203,975           34,778,971   
             
          113,420,104   
             

Health Care - 6.7%

       

Pharmaceuticals - 6.7%

       

AstraZeneca PLC

     816,200           37,498,347   

Novartis AG

     463,660           25,107,629   

Roche Holding AG

     129,100           18,431,002   

Sanofi-Aventis SA

     191,827           13,442,195   
             
          94,479,173   
             

Information Technology - 5.9%

       

Computers & Peripherals - 1.6%

       

Fujitsu Ltd.

     1,705,000           9,635,044   

Pegatron Corp. (a)

     1,621,000           1,839,021   

Toshiba Corp.

     2,136,000           10,444,180   
             
          21,918,245   
             

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.6%

       

AU Optronics Corp. (a)

     10,198,990           8,882,516   
             

IT Services - 1.2%

       

Cap Gemini SA

     299,187           17,371,732   
             

Office Electronics - 0.6%

       

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

     971,000           8,160,353   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%

       

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     25,330           21,478,952   

Sumco Corp. (a)

     58,700           1,180,493   
             
          22,659,445   
             

Software - 0.3%

       

Konami Corp.

     242,400           4,478,901   
             
          83,471,192   
             

Consumer Staples - 5.2%

       

Beverages - 0.6%

       

Asahi Breweries Ltd.

     484,700           8,058,620   
             

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.4%

       

Delhaize Group SA

     186,472           15,191,246   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

     346,400           4,645,602   
             
          19,836,848   
             

Tobacco - 3.2%

       

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     699,900           21,596,335   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     6,618           23,926,598   
             
          45,522,933   
             
          73,418,401   
             

Utilities - 3.4%

       

Electric Utilities - 3.0%

       

E.ON AG

     800,200           24,333,369   

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     2,752,400           10,716,033   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     1,257,600           7,009,454   
             
          42,058,856   
             

Gas Utilities - 0.4%

       

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     1,166,000           5,318,574   
             
          47,377,430   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,266,338,220)

          1,381,060,483   
             
      Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8%

       

Time Deposit - 1.8%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/11
(cost $24,807,000)

   $ 24,807           24,807,000   
             

Total Investments - 99.5%
(cost $1,291,145,220) (b)

          1,405,867,483   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.5% (c)

          7,324,009   
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $  1,413,191,492   
             

FUTURES CONTRACTS

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

EURO STOXX 50

     377         June 2011       $ 14,923,257       $ 15,195,042       $ 271,785   

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts:

           

Bank of America N.A:

           

Euro

settling 4/15/11

     70,261       $ 97,014,281       $ 99,553,489       $ 2,539,208   

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale:

           

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     296,802         43,001,072         46,997,709         3,996,637   

BNP Paribas SA:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     6,016         6,026,047         6,214,202         188,155   

Australian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     64,329         63,043,706         66,448,368         3,404,662   

Australian Dollar

settling 7/15/11

     11,638         11,527,846         11,886,406         358,560   

Citibank N.A:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     7,639         7,808,228         7,876,971         68,743   

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     5,485         5,648,816         5,655,869         7,053   


Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value  on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March  31,

2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     68,239         11,387,591         12,332,210         944,619   

Deutsche Bank AG London:

           

Swiss Franc

settling 4/15/11

     59,992         62,266,599         65,319,621         3,053,022   

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     363,704         61,765,555         65,728,894         3,963,339   

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     197,595         29,414,085         31,288,577         1,874,492   

Goldman Sachs International:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     4,144         4,210,227         4,273,094         62,867   

Swiss Franc

settling 4/15/11

     57,853         59,575,936         62,990,666         3,414,730   

HSBC BankUSA:

           

Great British Pound

settling 4/15/11

     38,572         61,175,963         61,869,672         693,709   

Japanese Yen

settling 4/15/11

     506,321         6,257,961         6,087,404         (170,557

Japanese Yen

settling 7/15/11

     369,073         4,564,888         4,440,209         (124,679

Morgan Stanley And Co Inc:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 7/15/11

     17,285         17,236,083         17,653,938         417,855   

Great British Pound

settling 7/15/11

     6,572         10,687,386         10,527,415         (159,971

Great British Pound

settling 7/15/11

     9,030         14,657,135         14,464,784         (192,351

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 4/15/11

     2,365,568         29,204,183         28,440,790         (763,393

State Street Bank and Trust Co.:

           

Great British Pound

settling 7/15/11

     8,533         13,951,796         13,668,660         (283,136

UBS AG:

           

Euro

settling 4/15/11

     99,272         134,902,706         140,659,454         5,756,748   

Hong Kong Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     155,728         20,044,726         20,022,071         (22,655

Japanese Yen

settling 4/15/11

     2,353,172         28,976,739         28,291,755         (684,984

Westpac Banking Corp:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 7/15/11

     24,749         24,620,305         25,277,253         656,948   

Sale Contracts:

           

Bank of America N.A:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     38,693         37,881,995         39,967,771         (2,085,776

Barclays Bank PLC Wholesale:

           

Japanese Yen

settling 4/15/11

     5,225,061         63,222,189         62,819,949         402,240   

BNP Paribas SA:

           

Australian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     25,636         25,608,416         26,480,598         (872,182

Australian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     6,016         6,009,527         6,214,202         (204,675

Canadian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     7,495         7,609,910         7,728,485         (118,575

Great British Pound

settling 7/15/11

     4,400         7,046,292         7,048,178         (1,886

Japanese Yen

settling 7/15/11

     4,388,629         52,916,489         52,798,303         118,186   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce:

           

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     96,990         15,309,118         15,358,076         (48,958

Credit Suisse London Branch (GFX):

           

Euro

settling 7/15/11

     5,875         8,320,939         8,308,546         12,393   

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     27,227         4,800,585         4,920,486         (119,901

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     162,652         29,178,952         29,394,607         (215,655

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     24,442         3,793,751         3,870,318         (76,567

Deutsche Bank AG London:

           

Euro

settling 4/15/11

     146,421         195,430,305         207,465,327         (12,035,022

Euro

settling 7/15/11

     4,805         6,773,464         6,795,329         (21,865

Great British Pound

settling 4/15/11

     25,189         40,560,335         40,403,276         157,059   

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     154,705         27,705,497         27,958,418         (252,921

Swiss Franc

settling 4/15/11

     5,474         5,881,089         5,960,121         (79,032

Goldman Sachs International:

           

Canadian Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     55,585         55,669,897         57,316,590         (1,646,693

Euro

settling 7/15/11

     5,081         7,196,017         7,185,654         10,363   


Counterparty & Description

   Contract
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $
Value on
Origination
Date
     U.S. $
Value at
March 31,
2011
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     109,102         17,341,175         17,275,976         65,199   

HSBC BankUSA:

           

Hong Kong Dollar

settling 4/15/11

     155,728         20,039,119         20,022,072         17,047   

Swedish Krona

settling 4/15/11

     109,288         17,317,175         17,305,428         11,747   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC:

           

Euro

settling 4/15/11

     23,112         29,841,983         32,747,616         (2,905,633

Norwegian Krone

settling 4/15/11

     87,359         15,607,904         15,787,592         (179,688

Norwegian Krone

settling 7/15/11

     61,899         11,002,115         11,130,102         (127,987

State Street Bank and Trust Co.:

           

Great British Pound

settling 4/15/11

     13,383         21,599,493         21,466,396         133,097   

UBS AG:

           

Swiss Franc

settling 4/15/11

     68,322         71,874,770         74,389,371         (2,514,601

Swiss Franc

settling 4/15/11

     9,334         9,998,500         10,162,911         (164,411

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $184,801,261 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(70,078,998), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $114,722,263.
(c) An amount of U.S. $1,193,802 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2011.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN *

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

  22.7 %        

Japan

  18.0 %        

United Kingdom

  11.8 %        

France

  6.1 %        

Netherlands

  5.7 %        

Germany

  4.3 %        

Italy

  3.7 %        

Switzerland

  3.5 %        

Canada

  3.3 %        

South Korea

  3.0 %        

Australia

  2.3 %        

Brazil

  2.0 %        

Russia

  1.8 %        

Belgium

  10.0 %        

Other

  1.8 %        

Short-Term

          
  100.0 %        

Total Investments

          

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2011. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.6% or less in the following countries: Austria, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan and Turkey.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

International Value Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1— quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3— significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

          

Financials

   $ 27,655,095       $ 320,606,009      $ —         $ 348,261,104   

Consumer Discretionary

     9,334,354         185,657,318        —           194,991,672   

Materials

     28,691,880         121,444,874        —           150,136,754   

Energy

     31,695,475         118,395,997        —           150,091,472   

Industrials

     —           125,413,181        —           125,413,181   

Telecommunication Services

     —           113,420,104        —           113,420,104   

Health Care

     —           94,479,173        —           94,479,173   

Information Technology

     —           83,471,192        —           83,471,192   

Consumer Staples

     —           73,418,401        —           73,418,401   

Utilities

     —           47,377,430        —           47,377,430   

Short-Term Investments

     —           24,807,000        —           24,807,000   
                                  

Total Investments in Securities

     97,376,804         1,308,490,679+        —           1,405,867,483   

Other Financial Instruments* :

          

Assets

          

Futures Contracts

     271,785         —          —           271,785   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           32,328,678        —           32,328,678   

Liabilities

          

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     —           (26,073,754     —           (26,073,754
                                  

Total

   $  97,648,589       $ 1,314,745,603      $ —         $ 1,412,394,192   
                                  

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
+ The earlier close of the foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred between the close of the foreign markets and the time at which the Portfolio values its securities which may materially affect the value of securities trading in such markets. To account for this, the Portfolio may frequently value many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available. Accordingly, a significant portion of the Portfolio’s investments are categorized as level 2 investments.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Large Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.9%

       

Technology - 28.7%

       

Communications Technology - 4.1%

       

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     49,100         $ 842,065   

Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)

     109,000           4,586,720   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     160,170           8,782,121   

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)

     105,000           3,953,250   
             
          18,164,156   
             

Computer Services, Software & Systems - 12.6%

       

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     112,000           8,227,520   

Google, Inc.-Class A (a)

     37,780           22,147,014   

Intuit, Inc. (a)

     120,800           6,414,480   

Oracle Corp.

     416,150           13,886,925   

Rovi Corp. (a)

     89,200           4,785,580   
             
          55,461,519   
             

Computer Technology - 9.4%

       

Apple, Inc. (a)

     87,935           30,640,951   

EMC Corp. (a)

     416,893           11,068,509   
             
          41,709,460   
             

Semiconductors & Component - 2.6%

       

Broadcom Corp.-Class A

     202,052           7,956,808   

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

     228,000           3,545,400   
             
          11,502,208   
             
          126,837,343   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 16.4%

       

Auto Parts - 3.4%

       

BorgWarner, Inc. (a)

     74,600           5,944,874   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     222,600           9,253,482   
             
          15,198,356   
             

Cable Television Services - 1.4%

       

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     247,500           6,118,200   
             

Diversified Media - 1.6%

       

News Corp.-Class A

     391,500           6,874,740   
             

Diversified Retail - 2.1%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     41,935           7,553,752   

Kohl’s Corp.

     33,081           1,754,616   
             
          9,308,368   
             

Entertainment - 1.7%

       

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     173,000           7,454,570   
             

Household Equip & Prod - 1.1%

       

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     63,400           4,856,440   
             

Leisure Time - 0.7%

       

Carnival Corp.

     75,861           2,910,028   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Restaurants - 1.4%

       

Starbucks Corp.

     171,805           6,348,195   
             

Specialty Retail - 3.0%

       

Limited Brands, Inc.

     236,000           7,759,680   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     199,500           5,272,785   

NetFlix, Inc. (a)

     1,200           284,796   
             
          13,317,261   
             
          72,386,158   
             

Financial Services - 13.5%

       

Banks: Diversified - 0.4%

       

Wells Fargo & Co.

     53,600           1,699,120   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 10.9%

       

Blackstone Group LP

     401,800           7,184,184   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     116,600           18,477,602   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     491,750           22,669,675   
             
          48,331,461   
             

Insurance: Multi-Line - 2.0%

       

AON Corp.

     81,100           4,295,056   

MetLife, Inc.

     102,800           4,598,244   
             
          8,893,300   
             

Securities Brokerage & Services - 0.2%

       

CME Group, Inc.-Class A

     2,500           753,875   
             
          59,677,756   
             

Producer Durables - 13.1%

       

Aerospace - 0.9%

       

Goodrich Corp.

     46,500           3,977,145   
             

Back Office Support HR & Consulting - 1.8%

       

Accenture PLC

     143,095           7,865,932   
             

Diversified Manufacturing Operations - 3.7%

       

Danaher Corp.

     239,200           12,414,480   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     69,825           4,169,251   
             
          16,583,731   
             

Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter - 2.4%

       

Flowserve Corp.

     43,597           5,615,294   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     54,100           5,120,565   
             
          10,735,859   
             

Scientific Instruments: Electrical - 1.5%

       

Cooper Industries PLC

     102,730           6,667,177   
             

Transportation Miscellaneous - 2.8%

       

United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B

     165,000           12,262,800   
             
          58,092,644   
             

Energy - 11.8%

       

Alternative Energy - 0.4%

       

Suncor Energy, Inc. (New York)

     43,918           1,969,283   
             

Oil Well Equipment & Services - 5.1%

       

Cameron International Corp. (a)

     89,800           5,127,580   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     188,665           17,594,898   
             
          22,722,478   
             

Oil: Crude Producers - 6.3%

       

EOG Resources, Inc.

     67,915           8,048,607   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     119,925           11,590,751   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     36,474           3,811,168   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)

     99,300           4,266,921   
             
          27,717,447   
             
          52,409,208   
             

Health Care - 8.7%

       

Biotechnology - 1.6%

       

Celgene Corp. (a)

     124,359           7,154,373   
             

Health Care Services - 2.4%

       

Express Scripts, Inc. - Class A (a)

     140,200           7,796,522   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     61,974           2,099,060   

McKesson Corp.

     11,002           869,708   
             
          10,765,290   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 4.7%

       

Allergan, Inc.

     129,625           9,205,968   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

     124,860           5,299,058   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     119,885           6,014,630   
             
          20,519,656   
             
          38,439,319   
             

Materials & Processing - 5.3%

       

Chemicals: Diversified - 2.9%

       

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     265,620           10,027,155   

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc.

     51,700           3,046,681   
             
          13,073,836   
             

Copper - 0.2%

       

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     16,500           916,575   
             

Fertilizers - 2.2%

       

Monsanto Co.

     132,582           9,580,375   
             
          23,570,786   
             

Consumer Staples - 0.9%

       

Personal Care - 0.9%

       

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     62,800           3,868,480   
             

Utilities - 0.5%

       

Utilities: Telecommunications - 0.5%

       

Sprint Nextel Corp.(a)

     499,700           2,318,608   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $396,674,470)

          437,600,302   
             


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.4%

       

Time Deposit - 1.4%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/11
(cost $6,122,000)

   $ 6,122           6,122,000   
             

Total Investments - 100.3%
(cost $402,796,470) (b)

          443,722,302   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.3)%

          (1,473,552
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 442,248,750   
             

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description

   Contracts (c)      Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Month
     U.S. $ Value  

NetFlix, Inc.
(premiums received $17,331)

     12       $ 215.00         April 2011       $ 29,040   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $44,289,074 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,363,242), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $40,925,832.
(c) One contract relates to 100 shares.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Russell sector classification scheme which was developed by Russell Investments. Russell classifies index members into industries that most closely describe the nature of its business and its primary economic orientation.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Large Cap Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

          

Common Stocks

   $ 437,600,302      $ —         $ —         $ 437,600,302   

Short-Term Investments

     —          6,122,000         —           6,122,000   
                                  

Total Investments in Securities

     437,600,302        6,122,000         —           443,722,302   

Other Financial Instruments* :

          

Liabilities

          

Options Written

     (29,040     —           —           (29,040
                                  

Total

   $     437,571,262      $     6,122,000       $     —         $     443,693,262   
                                  

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Money Market Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Yield*     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 100.1%

       

Certificates of Deposit - 40.2%

       

Bank of Montreal Chicago

       

7/26/11 (a)

     0.29   $ 1,300       $ 1,300,000   

Bank of Nova Scotia

       

10/18/11 (a)

     0.25     300         299,917   

9/06/11

     0.31     1,000         1,000,000   

Barclays Bank PLC NY

       

7/05/11 (a)

     0.56     1,400         1,400,000   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Comm NY

       

5/27/11 (a)

     0.31     1,300         1,299,989   

Credit Suisse NY

       

4/14/11

     0.30     1,300         1,300,019   

Dnb Nor Bank ASA NY

       

6/15/11

     0.28     1,300         1,300,000   

National Australia Bank NY

       

10/19/11 (a)

     0.32     600         600,038   

12/30/11 (a)

     0.56     700         701,216   

Nordea Bank Finland NY

       

5/03/11

     0.45     1,300         1,300,150   

Rabobank Nederland NV NY

       

7/21/11

     0.36     1,300         1,300,000   

Royal Bank of Canada NY

       

3/29/12 (a)

     0.30     650         650,000   

2/14/12 (a)

     0.31     500         499,957   

1/27/12 (a)

     0.35     150         150,051   

Societe Generale NY

       

4/01/11

     0.18     1,300         1,300,000   

State Street Bank & Trust

       

5/12/11

     0.25     1,300         1,300,000   

Toronto-Dominion Bank NY

       

10/28/11 (a)

     0.32     500         500,000   

1/12/12 (a)

     0.34     800         800,000   

Westpac Banking Corp. NY

       

1/13/12 (a)

     0.35     1,300         1,300,000   
             
          18,301,337   
             

Municipal Obligations - 22.7%

       

Connecticut Hlth & Ed Fac Auth
(Yale Univ)

       

Series 2001V-1

       

7/01/36 (b)

     0.15     1,000         1,000,000   

Dallas Fort Worth TX Intl Arpt
(United Parcel Service)

       

5/01/32 (b)

     0.18     1,300         1,300,000   

Houston TX Hgr Ed Fin Corp.
(Rice University)

       

Series 2008B 5/15/48 (b)

     0.15     1,200         1,200,000   

Loudoun Cnty VA IDA
(Howard Hughes Med Inst)

       

2/15/38 (b)

     0.20     2,000         2,000,000   


     Yield*     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

Massachusetts Dev Fin Agy
(Smith College)

       

7/01/24 (b)

     0.19   $ 1,248       $ 1,248,000   

Massachusetts Hlth & Ed Facs Auth
(Harvard Univ)

       

Series 1999R

       

11/01/49 (b)

     0.15     1,300         1,300,000   

Mississippi Business Fin Corp.
(Chevron USA, Inc.)

       

Series 2009E

       

12/01/30 (b)

     0.19     1,000         1,000,000   

Valdez AK Marine Terminal
(Exxon Mobil Corp.)

       

1993B

       

12/01/33 (b)

     0.18     1,300         1,300,000   
             
          10,348,000   
             

Commercial Paper - 21.0%

       

Abbott Laboratories

       

4/25/11 (c)

     0.15     600         599,940   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd

       

1/30/12 (a)(c)

     0.50     1,000         1,001,547   

10/21/11 (a)(c)

     0.60     250         250,417   

Banque Et Caisse Epargne

       

5/04/11

     0.34     1,300         1,299,595   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

       

11/04/11 (a)(c)

     0.61     1,300         1,302,243   

KFW

       

5/11/11 (c)

     0.25     1,300         1,299,639   

Norinchukin Bank NY

       

4/19/11

     0.32     1,300         1,300,000   

Svenska Handelsbank, Inc.

       

5/09/11 (c)

     0.27     1,300         1,299,629   

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.

       

4/01/11

     0.16     1,200         1,200,000   
             
          9,553,010   
             

U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Agency Obligations - 10.5%

       

Federal Farm Credit Bank

       

11/17/11 (a)

     0.19     500         499,909   

12/20/11 (a)

     0.21     500         499,928   

7/20/12 (a)

     0.21     500         499,802   

4/23/12 (a)

     0.26     500         500,067   

4/12/12 (a)

     0.29     500         500,183   

Federal Home Loan Bank

     0.19     500         499,771   

2/17/12 (a)

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

       

2/02/12 (a)

     0.18     500         499,662   

5/05/11 (a)

     0.19     300         299,975   

12/21/11 (a)

     0.20     500         499,854   


     Yield*     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

9/19/11 (a)

     0.21     500         499,906   
             
          4,799,057   
             

Corporates - Investment Grade - 2.9%

       

JPMorgan Chase & Co.c

       

6/13/11 (a)

     1.06     1,300         1,302,007   
             

Repurchase Agreements - 2.8%

       

Mizuho Securities USA , 0.12%, dated 03/31/11 due 04/01/11 in the amount of $1,300,004
(collateralized by $1,320,200 U.S. Treasury Note, 1.00% due 07/31/11, value $1,326,065)

       1,300         1,300,000   
             

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $45,603,411) (d)

          45,603,411   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.1)%

          (40,923
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 45,562,488   
             

 

(a) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2011.
(b) Variable Rate Demand Notes (VRDN) are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.
(c) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2011, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $5,753,415 or 12.6% of net assets.
(d) As of March 31, 2011, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes.

 

* Represents annualized yield from date of purchase for discount securities, and stated interest rate for interest-bearing securities.

Glossary:

 

IDA    -    Industrial Development Authority/Agency


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Money Market Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Certificates of Deposit

   $ —         $ 18,301,337       $ —         $ 18,301,337   

Municipal Obligations

     —           10,348,000         —           10,348,000   

Commercial Paper

     —           9,553,010         —           9,553,010   

U.S. Government & Government Sponsored Agency Obligations

     —           4,799,057         —           4,799,057   

Corporates - Investment Grade

     —           1,302,007         —           1,302,007   

Repurchase Agreements

     —           1,300,000         —           1,300,000   
                                   

Total Investments in Securities

     —           45,603,411         —           45,603,411   

Other Financial Instruments*

     —           —           —           —     
                                   

Total

   $     —         $     45,603,411       $     —         $     45,603,411   
                                   

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Real Estate Investment Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.4%

       

Equity:Other - 28.6%

       

Diversified/Specialty - 16.0%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     15,300         $ 1,192,941   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

     70,500           1,340,910   

Coresite Realty Corp.

     33,976           538,180   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     45,000           2,616,300   

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (a)

     51,390           967,674   

Potlatch Corp.

     30,700           1,234,140   

Rayonier, Inc.

     35,947           2,239,857   

Vornado Realty Trust

     26,700           2,336,250   

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust

     6,500           202,085   
             
          12,668,337   
             

Health Care - 10.8%

       

HCP, Inc.

     20,400           773,976   

Health Care REIT, Inc.

     52,500           2,753,100   

National Health Investors, Inc.

     21,413           1,026,111   

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc.

     42,319           1,799,827   

Ventas, Inc.

     40,400           2,193,720   
             
          8,546,734   
             

Triple Net - 1.8%

       

Entertainment Properties Trust

     29,379           1,375,525   
             
          22,590,596   
             

Residential - 25.5%

       

Multi-Family - 15.3%

       

BRE Properties, Inc.

     26,150           1,233,757   

Camden Property Trust

     23,625           1,342,372   

Colonial Properties Trust

     73,000           1,405,250   

Equity Residential

     54,000           3,046,140   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     14,800           1,835,200   

Home Properties, Inc.

     13,924           820,820   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     12,510           803,142   

UDR, Inc.

     64,800           1,579,176   
             
          12,065,857   
             

Self Storage - 9.2%

       

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     96,200           1,992,302   

Public Storage

     33,900           3,759,849   

U-Store-It Trust

     146,000           1,535,920   
             
          7,288,071   
             

Student Housing - 1.0%

       

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     99,300           797,379   
             
          20,151,307   
             

Retail - 18.5%

       

Regional Mall - 12.5%

       

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     40,399           625,376   

Glimcher Realty Trust

     109,300           1,011,025   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     69,711           7,470,231   

Taubman Centers, Inc.

     14,583           781,357   
             
          9,887,989   
             

Shopping Center/Other Retail - 6.0%

       

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

     56,300           788,200   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Excel Trust, Inc.

     60,100           708,579   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     108,616           1,992,018   

Weingarten Realty Investors

     48,357           1,211,826   
             
          4,700,623   
             
          14,588,612   
             

Office - 10.6%

       

Office - 10.6%

       

Boston Properties, Inc.

     39,769           3,772,090   

Douglas Emmett, Inc.

     86,000           1,612,500   

Duke Realty Corp.

     117,249           1,642,658   

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     30,700           1,192,081   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     2,600           195,520   
             
          8,414,849   
             

Lodging - 10.4%

       

Lodging - 10.4%

       

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc.

     77,200           850,744   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     96,623           1,079,279   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     62,600           1,102,386   

Hyatt Hotels Corp. (a)

     35,700           1,536,528   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC

     52,100           1,067,674   

LaSalle Hotel Properties

     43,800           1,182,600   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)

     76,721           781,787   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     19,200           610,752   
             
          8,211,750   
             

Industrials - 4.8%

       

Industrial Warehouse Distribution - 4.8%

       

AMB Property Corp.

     17,077           614,260   

First Potomac Realty Trust

     17,005           267,829   

ProLogis

     180,792           2,889,056   
             
          3,771,145   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $64,790,669)

          77,728,259   
             
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9%

       

Time Deposit - 0.9%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.01%, 4/01/11

(Cost $736,000)

   $ 736           736,000   
             

Total Investments - 99.3%
(cost $65,526,669) (b)

          78,464,259   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.7%

          573,745   
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 79,038,004   
             

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $13,031,943 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(94,353), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $12,937,590.


Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the sector categorization methodology of the Adviser.

Glossary:

 

REIT       Real Estate Investment Trust


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Real Estate Investment Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

           

Equity:Other

   $ 22,590,596       $ —         $ —         $ 22,590,596   

Residential

     20,151,307         —           —           20,151,307   

Retail

     14,588,612         —           —           14,588,612   

Office

     8,414,849         —           —           8,414,849   

Lodging

     7,144,076         1,067,674         —           8,211,750   

Industrials

     3,771,145         —           —           3,771,145   

Short-Term Investments

     —           736,000         —           736,000   
                                   

Total Investments in Securities

     76,660,585         1,803,674         —           78,464,259   

Other Financial Instruments*

     —           —           —           —     
                                   

Total

   $     76,660,585       $     1,803,674       $     —         $     78,464,259   
                                   

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 97.2%

       

Information Technology - 30.2%

       

Communications Equipment - 5.3%

       

ADTRAN, Inc.

     18,780         $ 797,399   

Aruba Networks, Inc. (a)

     20,632           698,187   

Ixia (a)

     39,642           629,515   

Netgear, Inc. (a)

     21,530           698,433   

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)

     19,334           727,925   
             
          3,551,459   
             

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.7%

       

Universal Display Corp. (a)

     8,055           443,347   
             

Internet Software & Services - 4.0%

       

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (a)

     9,149           166,786   

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a)

     28,729           659,618   

IntraLinks Holdings, Inc. (a)

     21,119           564,722   

LogMeIn, Inc. (a)

     12,090           509,715   

RightNow Technologies, Inc. (a)

     25,670           803,471   
             
          2,704,312   
             

IT Services - 1.5%

       

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

     18,059           992,342   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.6%

       

Entegris, Inc. (a)

     48,946           429,256   

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (a)

     40,880           744,016   

Hittite Microwave Corp. (a)

     9,270           591,148   

International Rectifier Corp. (a)

     26,040           860,882   

Magnachip Semiconductor Corp. (a)

     25,514           350,818   

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. (a)

     20,132           845,947   

ON Semiconductor Corp. (a)

     36,020           355,517   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (a)

     8,130           263,575   

Teradyne, Inc. (a)

     36,150           643,831   
             
          5,084,990   
             

Software - 11.1%

       

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     60,367           904,901   

Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)

     10,810           599,415   

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

     20,913           920,172   

Informatica Corp. (a)

     12,990           678,468   

MICROS Systems, Inc. (a)

     12,840           634,681   

Radiant Systems, Inc. (a)

     34,204           605,411   

RealD, Inc. (a)

     28,104           768,925   

SuccessFactors, Inc. (a)

     21,830           853,335   

Taleo Corp. (a)

     14,314           510,294   

TIBCO Software, Inc. (a)

     37,550           1,023,237   
             
          7,498,839   
             
          20,275,289   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Health Care - 18.6%

       

Biotechnology - 5.8%

       

Amarin Corp. PLC (ADR) (a)

     35,400           258,420   

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a)

     9,200           263,948   

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     17,700           133,104   

Arqule, Inc. (a)

     42,927           307,357   

AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     12,370           165,634   

Cepheid, Inc. (a)

     15,767           441,791   

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (a)

     7,650           209,992   

Incyte Corp. Ltd. (a)

     23,200           367,720   

InterMune, Inc. (a)

     10,620           501,158   

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     12,700           177,800   

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     6,717           64,282   

Pharmasset, Inc. (a)

     4,253           334,754   

United Therapeutics Corp. (a)

     9,990           669,530   
             
          3,895,490   
             

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.5%

       

NxStage Medical, Inc. (a)

     25,627           563,281   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a)

     12,990           651,578   

Volcano Corp. (a)

     24,720           632,832   

Zoll Medical Corp. (a)

     11,355           508,818   
             
          2,356,509   
             

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.1%

       

Centene Corp. (a)

     22,610           745,678   

Healthspring, Inc. (a)

     22,068           824,681   

HMS Holdings Corp. (a)

     12,374           1,012,812   

IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a)

     14,870           675,247   

Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a)

     4,140           203,191   
             
          3,461,609   
             

Health Care Technology - 1.6%

       

SXC Health Solutions Corp. (a)

     19,480           1,067,504   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 2.6%

       

Impax Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     27,750           706,238   

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     13,770           189,888   

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

     25,000           236,750   

Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     19,206           227,207   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (a)

     11,290           395,489   
             
          1,755,572   
             
          12,536,684   
             

Industrials - 18.4%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.7%

       

Hexcel Corp. (a)

     40,740           802,171   

Keyw Holding Corp. (The) (a)

     28,983           355,911   
             
          1,158,082   
             

Air Freight & Logistics - 1.1%

       

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

     10,877           758,344   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Building Products - 0.9%

       

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.

     21,090           621,311   
             

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.2%

       

Interface, Inc.

     44,510           822,990   
             

Electrical Equipment - 1.1%

       

AMETEK, Inc.

     16,980           744,913   
             

Machinery - 7.2%

       

Actuant Corp.-Class A

     28,530           827,370   

Bucyrus International, Inc.-Class A

     2,110           192,960   

IDEX Corp.

     18,275           797,704   

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     10,350           785,772   

Middleby Corp. (a)

     8,020           747,624   

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

     16,510           631,177   

Valmont Industries, Inc.

     7,790           813,042   
             
          4,795,649   
             

Marine - 1.3%

       

Kirby Corp. (a)

     15,073           863,532   
             

Professional Services - 1.2%

       

TrueBlue, Inc. (a)

     49,070           823,885   
             

Road & Rail - 2.0%

       

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.-Class A (a)

     12,420           722,844   

Knight Transportation, Inc.

     31,090           598,483   
             
          1,321,327   
             

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.7%

       

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     13,300           442,624   
             
          12,352,657   
             

Consumer Discretionary - 17.9%

       

Distributors - 1.1%

       

LKQ Corp. (a)

     31,030           747,823   
             

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.7%

       

K12, Inc. (a)

     13,300           448,210   
             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 5.0%

       

Gaylord Entertainment Co. (a)

     19,210           666,203   

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)

     18,070           674,191   

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.-Class A (a)

     60,840           752,591   

Panera Bread Co.-Class A (a)

     5,580           708,660   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.-Class A

     35,030           595,160   
             
          3,396,805   
             

Household Durables - 1.2%

       

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. (a)

     16,130           817,146   
             

Media - 2.0%

       

Lamar Advertising Co. (a)

     17,220           636,107   

National CineMedia, Inc.

     36,700           685,189   
             
          1,321,296   
             

Specialty Retail - 7.1%

       

Citi Trends, Inc. (a)

     15,450           344,380   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (a)

     18,790           751,224   

Select Comfort Corp. (a)

     77,350           932,841   

Tractor Supply Co.

     14,700           879,942   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     18,160           874,041   

Zumiez, Inc. (a)

     37,000           977,910   
             
          4,760,338   
             

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%

       

Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)

     13,218           557,932   
             
          12,049,550   
             

Energy - 5.3%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.7%

       

Complete Production Services, Inc. (a)

     21,012           668,392   

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     6,860           542,146   

Oceaneering International, Inc. (a)

     6,520           583,214   
             
          1,793,752   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.6%

       

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     14,240           754,293   

Resolute Energy Corp. (a)

     15,130           274,458   

SM Energy Co.

     10,058           746,203   
             
          1,774,954   
             
          3,568,706   
             

Financials - 4.5%

       

Capital Markets - 3.2%

       

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

     4,610           504,196   

Greenhill & Co., Inc.

     5,990           394,082   

KBW, Inc.

     15,492           405,735   

Stifel Financial Corp. (a)

     11,431           820,632   
             
          2,124,645   
             

Commercial Banks - 1.3%

       

Iberiabank Corp.

     9,243           555,782   

Signature Bank (a)

     5,516           311,102   
             
          866,884   
             
          2,991,529   
             

Materials - 1.3%

       

Chemicals - 1.3%

       

Solutia, Inc. (a)

     35,270           895,858   
             

Consumer Staples - 1.0%

       

Food Products - 1.0%

       

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (a)

     10,230           660,960   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $46,427,491)

          65,331,233   
             


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.1%

       

Time Deposit - 3.1%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/11
(cost $2,095,000)

     2,095           2,095,000   
             

Total Investments - 100.3%
(cost $48,522,491) (b)

          67,426,233   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.3)%

          (207,008
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 67,219,225   
             

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $19,143,691 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(239,949), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $18,903,742.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2 - other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 65,331,233       $ —         $ —         $ 65,331,233   

Short-Term Investments

     —           2,095,000         —           2,095,000   
                                   

Total Investments in Securities

     65,331,233         2,095,000         —           67,426,233   

Other Financial Instruments*

     —           —           —           —     
                                   

Total

   $     65,331,233       $     2,095,000       $     —         $     67,426,233   
                                   

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.5%

     

Financials - 24.1%

     

Capital Markets - 0.9%

     

MF Global Holdings Ltd. (a)

     604,000       $ 5,001,120   
           

Commercial Banks - 6.4%

     

Associated Banc-Corp

     225,400         3,347,190   

CapitalSource, Inc.

     959,000         6,751,360   

Comerica, Inc.

     180,600         6,631,632   

Popular, Inc. (a)

     1,737,957         5,057,455   

Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

     369,964         3,459,163   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     311,840         3,567,450   

Webster Financial Corp.

     158,200         3,390,226   

Whitney Holding Corp.

     343,900         4,683,918   
           
        36,888,394   
           

Insurance - 6.2%

     

Amtrust Financial Services, Inc.

     186,600         3,558,462   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     198,200         5,462,392   

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

     137,300         6,702,986   

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.-Class A

     205,800         2,907,954   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.

     181,250         6,903,812   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.-Class A

     85,200         5,348,856   

Unum Group

     178,400         4,683,000   
           
        35,567,462   
           

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 7.5%

     

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

     265,700         5,053,614   

BRE Properties, Inc.

     103,450         4,880,771   

Camden Property Trust

     118,100         6,710,442   

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.

     192,800         3,358,576   

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     541,600         6,049,672   

Entertainment Properties Trust

     149,800         7,013,636   

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)

     485,130         4,943,475   

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers

     179,000         4,696,960   
           
        42,707,146   
           

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.7%

     

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (a)

     215,300         4,054,099   
           

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.4%

     

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     368,100         4,998,798   

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     277,100         3,485,918   

Washington Federal, Inc.

     293,900         5,096,226   
           
        13,580,942   
           
        137,799,163   
           

Consumer Discretionary - 15.6%

     

Auto Components - 2.7%

     

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

     203,500         5,240,125   

Dana Holding Corp. (a)

     275,400         4,789,206   

Federal-Mogul Corp. (a)

     13,293         330,996   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)

     93,100         5,127,948   
           
        15,488,275   
           

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.0%

     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

     109,500         4,517,970   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     217,300           6,912,313   
             
          11,430,283   
             

Household Durables - 2.5%

       

American Greetings Corp.

     315,000           7,434,000   

NVR, Inc. (a)

     8,810           6,660,360   
             
          14,094,360   
             

Media - 1.4%

       

Gannett Co., Inc.

     325,800           4,961,934   

Meredith Corp.

     94,000           3,188,480   
             
          8,150,414   
             

Multiline Retail - 1.8%

       

Big Lots, Inc. (a)

     124,900           5,424,407   

Saks, Inc. (a)

     420,900           4,760,379   
             
          10,184,786   
             

Specialty Retail - 4.2%

       

ANN, Inc. (a)

     252,100           7,338,631   

Foot Locker, Inc.

     351,750           6,936,510   

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

     908,300           4,205,429   

Signet Jewelers Ltd. (a)

     116,900           5,379,738   
             
          23,860,308   
             

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%

       

Jones Group, Inc. (The)

     421,450           5,794,937   
             
          89,003,363   
             

Industrials - 11.7%

       

Airlines - 0.6%

       

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)

     57,400           3,640,308   
             

Building Products - 0.6%

       

Masco Corp.

     253,100           3,523,152   
             

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.8%

       

Avery Dennison Corp.

     114,300           4,796,028   
             

Electrical Equipment - 3.2%

       

EnerSys (a)

     105,600           4,197,600   

General Cable Corp. (a)

     157,900           6,837,070   

Thomas & Betts Corp. (a)

     124,950           7,430,776   
             
          18,465,446   
             

Machinery - 3.0%

       

Briggs & Stratton Corp.

     254,500           5,764,425   

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     195,700           7,166,534   

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     111,400           4,085,038   
             
          17,015,997   
             

Professional Services - 0.7%

       

Kelly Services, Inc.-Class A (a)

     169,200           3,673,332   
             

Road & Rail - 0.7%

       

Con-way, Inc.

     98,950           3,887,746   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.1%

       

Aircastle Ltd.

     426,200           5,144,234   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

     111,500           6,968,750   
             
          12,112,984   
             
          67,114,993   
             

Energy - 10.5%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.5%

       

Bristow Group, Inc. (a)

     141,000           6,669,300   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

     386,300           6,644,360   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     98,900           6,793,441   
             
          20,107,101   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.0%

       

Forest Oil Corp. (a)

     199,400           7,543,302   

Petroleum Development Corp. (a)

     109,300           5,247,493   

Southern Union Co.

     250,400           7,166,448   

Swift Energy Co. (a)

     165,000           7,042,200   

Teekay Corp.

     195,100           7,205,043   

Tesoro Corp. (a)

     219,100           5,878,453   
             
          40,082,939   
             
          60,190,040   
             

Utilities - 9.4%

       

Electric Utilities - 4.6%

       

NV Energy, Inc.

     452,400           6,736,236   

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     362,900           6,768,085   

Portland General Electric Co.

     271,800           6,460,686   

Unisource Energy Corp.

     172,900           6,246,877   
             
          26,211,884   
             

Gas Utilities - 2.4%

       

Atmos Energy Corp.

     214,900           7,328,090   

UGI Corp.

     200,600           6,599,740   
             
          13,927,830   
             

Multi-Utilities - 2.4%

       

CMS Energy Corp.

     341,800           6,712,952   

NiSource, Inc.

     357,600           6,858,768   
             
          13,571,720   
             
          53,711,434   
             

Information Technology - 8.5%

       

Computers & Peripherals - 0.6%

       

NCR Corp. (a)

     176,700           3,329,028   
             

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 5.5%

       

Anixter International, Inc.

     76,800           5,367,552   

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (a)

     130,200           5,452,776   

AU Optronics Corp. (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     568,442           4,990,921   

Avnet, Inc. (a)

     150,000           5,113,500   

Flextronics International Ltd. (a)

     695,600           5,196,132   

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)

     316,100           5,383,183   
             
          31,504,064   
             

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

IT Services - 1.8%

       

Amdocs Ltd. (a)

     121,900           3,516,815   

Convergys Corp. (a)

     467,200           6,708,992   
             
          10,225,807   
             

Software - 0.6%

       

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     228,100           3,505,897   
             
          48,564,796   
             

Materials - 7.1%

       

Chemicals - 3.7%

       

Arch Chemicals, Inc.

     184,800           7,685,832   

Cytec Industries, Inc.

     59,500           3,235,015   

Huntsman Corp.

     400,450           6,959,821   

PolyOne Corp.

     250,200           3,555,342   
             
          21,436,010   
             

Metals & Mining - 3.4%

       

Commercial Metals Co.

     415,400           7,173,958   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     120,325           6,952,379   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     269,600           5,060,392   
             
          19,186,729   
             
          40,622,739   
             

Health Care - 6.5%

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.3%

       

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (a)

     139,300           7,580,706   
             

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.2%

       

AMERIGROUP Corp. (a)

     58,700           3,771,475   

Health Net, Inc. (a)

     241,400           7,893,780   

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (a)

     188,645           7,579,756   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     124,125           4,965,000   
             
          24,210,011   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 1.0%

       

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. (a)

     180,400           5,606,832   
             
          37,397,549   
             

Consumer Staples - 5.1%

       

Beverages - 1.3%

       

Constellation Brands, Inc.-Class A (a)

     371,125           7,526,415   
             

Food Products - 3.8%

       

Bunge Ltd.

     70,300           5,084,799   

Dole Food Co., Inc. (a)

     349,600           4,765,048   

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)

     334,200           8,040,852   

Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A

     195,600           3,753,564   
             
          21,644,263   
             
          29,170,678   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $453,051,851)

          563,574,755   
             

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%

       

Time Deposit - 1.3%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/11
(cost $7,077,000)

   $ 7,077           7,077,000   
             

Total Investments - 99.8%
(cost $460,128,851) (b)

          570,651,755   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.2%

          1,294,786   
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 571,946,541   
             

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $117,245,005 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(6,722,101), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $110,522,904.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 563,574,755       $ —         $ —         $ 563,574,755   

Short-Term Investments

     —           7,077,000         —           7,077,000   
                                   

Total Investments in Securities

     563,574,755         7,077,000         —           570,651,755   

Other Financial Instruments*

     —           —           —           —     
                                   

Total

   $     563,574,755       $     7,077,000       $     —         $     570,651,755   
                                   

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.2%

       

Consumer Discretionary - 18.5%

       

Auto Components - 1.3%

       

Lear Corp.

     32,600           1,593,162   

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (a)

     21,700           1,195,236   
             
          2,788,398   
             

Automobiles - 0.8%

       

Ford Motor Co. (a)

     73,100           1,089,921   

General Motors Co. (a)

     17,200           533,716   
             
          1,623,637   
             

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.3%

       

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (a)

     14,700           606,522   
             

Household Durables - 1.7%

       

Fortune Brands, Inc.

     13,600           841,704   

Garmin Ltd.

     36,479           1,235,179   

NVR, Inc. (a)

     2,000           1,512,000   
             
          3,588,883   
             

Media - 8.8%

       

Cablevision Systems Corp.

     7,600           263,036   

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     182,500           4,511,400   

DIRECTV (a)

     48,500           2,269,800   

Gannett Co., Inc.

     85,200           1,297,596   

News Corp.-Class A

     170,900           3,001,004   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A

     46,800           3,338,712   

Time Warner, Inc.

     63,100           2,252,670   

Viacom, Inc.-Class B

     42,800           1,991,056   
             
          18,925,274   
             

Multiline Retail - 1.4%

       

Kohls Corp.

     32,800           1,739,712   

Macys, Inc.

     54,100           1,312,466   
             
          3,052,178   
             

Specialty Retail - 4.2%

       

Foot Locker, Inc.

     72,900           1,437,588   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     80,600           1,826,396   

Limited Brands, Inc.

     34,000           1,117,920   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     74,600           1,971,678   

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

     180,800           837,104   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     14,900           1,059,688   

TJX Cos., Inc.

     17,800           885,194   
             
          9,135,568   
             
          39,720,460   
             

Financials - 17.0%

       

Capital Markets - 2.2%

       

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     13,100           2,075,957   

Morgan Stanley

     94,700           2,587,204   
             
          4,663,161   
             

Commercial Banks - 4.2%

       

BB&T Corp.

     67,100           1,841,895   

Comerica, Inc.

     16,900           620,568   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     206,800           6,555,560   
             
          9,018,023   
             

Consumer Finance - 0.3%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     14,700           763,812   
             

Diversified Financial Services - 6.7%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     198,400           2,644,672   

Citigroup, Inc.(a)

     909,800           4,021,316   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     160,600           7,403,660   

Moody’s Corp.

     12,600           427,266   
             
          14,496,914   
             

Insurance - 3.6%

       

ACE Ltd.

     26,700           1,727,490   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     17,800           565,684   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (a)

     17,400           1,455,162   

Chubb Corp.

     15,500           950,305   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     49,400           2,938,312   
             
          7,636,953   
             
          36,578,863   
             

Energy - 15.1%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.5%

       

Ensco PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     39,400           2,278,896   

McDermott International, Inc. (a)

     49,900           1,266,961   

Nabors Industries Ltd. (a)

     60,600           1,841,028   
             
          5,386,885   
             

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 12.6%

       

Chevron Corp.

     61,300           6,585,459   

ConocoPhillips

     46,500           3,713,490   

Devon Energy Corp.

     52,700           4,836,279   

Hess Corp.

     30,900           2,632,989   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     82,600           4,403,406   

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     26,800           2,037,068   

Nexen, Inc. (New York)

     69,700           1,736,924   

Tesoro Corp. (a)

     27,500           737,825   

Total SA (Sponsored ADR)

     5,300           323,141   
             
          27,006,581   
             
          32,393,466   
             

Health Care - 12.6%

       

Biotechnology - 1.9%

       

Amgen, Inc. (a)

     33,600           1,795,920   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (a)

     52,300           2,219,612   
             
          4,015,532   
             

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.1%

       

Health Net, Inc. (a)

     28,800           941,760   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     38,900           1,758,280   

WellPoint, Inc.

     27,400           1,912,246   
             
          4,612,286   
             

Pharmaceuticals - 8.6%

       

AstraZeneca PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     70,000           3,228,400   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Johnson & Johnson

     112,500           6,665,625   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     6,500           214,565   

Pfizer, Inc.

     406,700           8,260,077   
             
          18,368,667   
             
          26,996,485   
             

Consumer Staples - 8.4%

       

Beverages - 0.8%

       

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A (a)

     89,300           1,811,004   
             

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.4%

       

Kroger Co. (The)

     108,600           2,603,142   

Safeway, Inc.

     12,200           287,188   
             
          2,890,330   
             

Food Products - 2.9%

       

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     50,400           1,814,904   

Bunge Ltd.

     33,300           2,408,589   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     34,400           817,000   

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)

     48,100           1,157,286   
             
          6,197,779   
             

Household Products - 2.0%

       

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     9,677           631,618   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     58,600           3,609,760   
             
          4,241,378   
             

Tobacco - 1.3%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     109,500           2,850,285   
             
          17,990,776   
             

Industrials - 8.2%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.7%

       

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (a)

     9,933           412,233   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     59,600           3,737,516   

Raytheon Co.

     32,600           1,658,362   
             
          5,808,111   
             

Airlines - 0.7%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)

     151,500           1,484,700   
             

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.0%

       

General Electric Co.

     215,300           4,316,765   
             

Machinery - 2.8%

       

Eaton Corp.

     18,000           997,920   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     56,100           2,710,191   

Parker Hannifin Corp.

     22,200           2,101,896   

SPX Corp.

     3,400           269,926   
             
          6,079,933   
             
          17,689,509   
             

Utilities - 5.8%

       

Electric Utilities - 1.6%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     8,900           312,746   

Edison International

     52,800           1,931,952   

NV Energy, Inc.

     83,400           1,241,826   
             
          3,486,524   
             


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Gas Utilities - 1.2%

       

Atmos Energy Corp.

     38,400           1,309,440   

UGI Corp.

     35,500           1,167,950   
             
          2,477,390   
             

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders - 0.2%

       

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

     17,000           529,210   
             

Multi-Utilities - 2.8%

       

Ameren Corp.

     23,000           645,610   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     54,700           960,532   

CMS Energy Corp.

     63,800           1,253,032   

DTE Energy Co.

     38,900           1,904,544   

NiSource, Inc.

     69,000           1,323,420   
             
          6,087,138   
             
          12,580,262   
             

Information Technology - 5.7%

       

Communications Equipment - 1.0%

       

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (a)

     46,600           2,082,554   
             

Computers & Peripherals - 2.5%

       

Dell, Inc. (a)

     236,900           3,437,419   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     48,900           2,003,433   
             
          5,440,852   
             

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.4%

       

Corning, Inc.

     97,100           2,003,173   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     29,000           1,009,780   
             
          3,012,953   
             

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.8%

       

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ADR)

     85,600           469,088   

Intel Corp.

     61,300           1,236,421   
             
          1,705,509   
             
          12,241,868   
             

Materials - 4.2%

       

Chemicals - 2.1%

       

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     83,500           3,152,125   

LyondellBasell Industries NV (a)

     32,200           1,273,510   
             
          4,425,635   
             

Metals & Mining - 2.1%

       

Alcoa, Inc.

     140,300           2,476,295   

Commercial Metals Co.

     42,000           725,340   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

     12,200           704,916   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     36,700           688,859   
             
          4,595,410   
             
          9,021,045   
             

Telecommunication Services - 3.7%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.7%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     159,300           4,874,580   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     42,100           1,749,255   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     32,200           1,240,988   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  
          7,864,823   
             

Total Common Stocks
(cost $178,758,120)

          213,077,557   
             

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.9%

       

Time Deposit - 0.9%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/11
(cost $1,876,000)

   $ 1,876           1,876,000   
             

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $180,634,120) (b)

          214,953,557   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.1)%

          (211,901
             

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 214,741,656   
             

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2011, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $38,155,520 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,836,083), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $34,319,437.

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund

Value Portfolio

March 31, 2011 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The U.S. GAAP disclosure requirements establish a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability. Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Portfolio. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

Level 2—other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

   

Level 3—significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2011:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Assets:

           

Common Stocks

   $ 213,077,557       $ —         $ —         $ 213,077,557   

Short-Term Investments

     —           1,876,000         —           1,876,000   
                                   

Total Investments in Securities

     213,077,557         1,876,000         —           214,953,557   

Other Financial Instruments*

     —           —           —           —     
                                   

Total

   $     213,077,557       $     1,876,000       $     —         $     214,953,557   
                                   

 

* Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swap contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-Q:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

3 (a) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
3 (a) (2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant): AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/     Robert M. Keith

  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   May 26, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/     Robert M. Keith

  Robert M. Keith
  President
Date:   May 26, 2011
By:  

/s/     Joseph J. Mantineo

  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   May 26, 2011