N-Q 1 d173350dnq.htm AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC. AB 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

AB 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, 2016

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2016

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 63.4%

       

Information Technology - 11.3%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.6%

       

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)(b)

     9,690         $ 611,439   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     35,490           1,010,401   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (b)

     3,030           494,314   
       

 

 

 
            2,116,154   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

       

Amphenol Corp.-Class A

     12,691           733,794   

Hitachi Ltd.

     50,000           234,342   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (b)

     23,698           657,383   

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

     1,000           77,509   

PAX Global Technology Ltd. (a)

     55,000           55,017   
       

 

 

 
          1,758,045   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 2.6%

       

Alphabet, Inc.-Class A (b)

     990           755,271   

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (b)

     4,781           3,561,606   

Baidu, Inc. (Sponsored ADR) (a)(b)

     1,771           338,048   

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (b)

     31,650           3,611,265   

Twitter, Inc. (b)

     18,400           304,520   
       

 

 

 
          8,570,710   
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.8%

       

Cap Gemini SA

     1,380           129,450   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A (b)

     16,540           1,037,058   

Fujitsu Ltd.

     27,000           99,840   

HCL Technologies Ltd.

     10,820           132,868   

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

     7,430           283,839   

Vantiv, Inc.-Class A (b)

     10,100           544,188   

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     33,060           2,528,429   

Worldpay Group PLC (b)(c)

     77,638           305,875   

Xerox Corp.

     60,874           679,354   
       

 

 

 
          5,740,901   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.1%

       

Applied Materials, Inc.

     49,149           1,040,976   

ARM Holdings PLC

     13,900           202,402   

ASM International NV

     5,020           224,483   

ASML Holding NV

     7,630           767,840   

Infineon Technologies AG

     21,010           297,887   

Intel Corp.

     29,061           940,123   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     41,000           165,043   

NVIDIA Corp.

     37,909           1,350,698   

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

     49,000           386,945   

Sumco Corp.

     33,600           210,962   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     2,000           130,259   

Xilinx, Inc.

     21,861           1,036,867   
       

 

 

 
          6,754,485   
       

 

 

 

Software - 2.2%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (b)

     6,010           563,738   

ANSYS, Inc. (b)

     6,255           559,572   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Aspen Technology, Inc. (b)

     15,100           545,563   

Constellation Software, Inc./Canada

     2,442           999,908   

Dassault Systemes

     7,260           575,221   

Microsoft Corp.

     31,124           1,718,979   

Mobileye NV (a)(b)

     11,332           422,570   

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     1,900           270,081   

Oracle Corp.

     25,483           1,042,510   

ServiceNow, Inc. (b)

     7,555           462,215   
       

 

 

 
          7,160,357   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.5%

       

Apple, Inc.

     27,820           3,032,102   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     43,000           762,390   

HP, Inc.

     52,849           651,099   

NCR Corp. (b)

     6,428           192,390   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     130           149,189   
       

 

 

 
          4,787,170   
       

 

 

 
            36,887,822   
       

 

 

 

Financials - 11.1%

       

Banks - 0.1%

       

Banco Macro SA (ADR)

     1,345           86,712   

OTP Bank PLC

     4,400           110,385   
       

 

 

 
          197,097   
       

 

 

 

Banks - 3.2%

       

Bank Hapoalim BM

     19,435           100,884   

Bank of America Corp.

     140,986           1,906,131   

Bank of Baroda

     44,250           98,124   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

     52,520           486,954   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     22,112           463,246   

CYBG PLC (b)

     48,967           146,636   

Danske Bank A/S

     19,710           556,225   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     5,234           87,355   

ING Groep NV

     45,220           541,139   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     67,310           186,113   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     24,361           1,442,658   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     4,800           133,283   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     171,400           794,200   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     7,300           146,576   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     6,861           580,235   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     2,924           105,498   

UniCredit SpA

     43,810           157,935   

US Bancorp

     10,871           441,254   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     42,587           2,059,507   
       

 

 

 
          10,433,953   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.1%

       

Amundi SA (b)(c)

     3,052           145,056   

Azimut Holding SpA

     7,960           183,057   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     8,000           294,640   

BlackRock, Inc.-Class A

     1,410           480,204   

Credit Suisse Group AG (REG) (b)

     19,650           277,496   

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (b)

     8,936           218,843   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,077           483,027   

Morgan Stanley

     10,587           264,781   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Partners Group Holding AG

     1,070           429,871   

UBS Group AG

     49,762           800,473   
       

 

 

 
            3,577,448   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.0%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     17,639           1,222,559   

Discover Financial Services

     12,685           645,920   

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (b)

     21,190           581,242   

Synchrony Financial (b)

     27,240           780,698   
       

 

 

 
          3,230,419   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.4%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (b)

     4,127           585,539   

Challenger Ltd./Australia

     31,500           202,145   

GRENKELEASING AG

     1,452           308,300   

ORIX Corp.

     15,100           215,072   
       

 

 

 
          1,311,056   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.6%

       

Admiral Group PLC

     18,830           534,981   

Aflac, Inc.

     2,804           177,045   

AIA Group Ltd.

     193,400           1,099,289   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     16,305           1,098,468   

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

     4,977           350,231   

American International Group, Inc.

     19,881           1,074,568   

Aviva PLC

     26,662           174,088   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     24,707           131,051   

Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.

     1,880           125,035   

First American Financial Corp.

     12,923           492,495   

FNF Group

     16,107           546,027   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     2,784           128,287   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG)

     1,240           251,651   

NN Group NV

     8,852           288,971   

Progressive Corp. (The)

     4,200           147,588   

Prudential PLC

     44,040           819,516   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.-Class A

     4,155           399,919   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     19,210           175,265   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,944           226,884   

Zurich Insurance Group AG (b)

     850           197,125   
       

 

 

 
          8,438,484   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.2%

       

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     5,820           1,106,964   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     6,454           820,174   

Duke Realty Corp.

     8,900           200,606   

Equity Residential

     4,670           350,390   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     1,465           342,605   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     6,060           180,164   

Prologis, Inc.

     7,603           335,900   

Public Storage

     1,480           408,228   

Realty Income Corp.

     2,810           175,653   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     9,556           1,984,686   

Ventas, Inc.

     13,580           854,997   

Welltower, Inc.

     7,840           543,626   
       

 

 

 
          7,303,993   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

       

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (b)

     7,110           204,910   

City Developments Ltd.

     17,800           107,773   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     423,000           603,308   

LendLease Group

     23,090           245,126   
       

 

 

 
          1,161,117   
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.2%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     27,550           460,312   

LIC Housing Finance Ltd.

     14,450           107,126   
       

 

 

 
          567,438   
       

 

 

 
            36,221,005   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 9.3%

       

Auto Components - 1.2%

       

Bridgestone Corp.

     5,400           201,543   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin-Class B

     1,340           136,906   

Continental AG

     2,580           585,169   

GKN PLC

     34,750           143,877   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     16,667           549,678   

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

     4,750           225,939   

Lear Corp.

     5,846           649,900   

Magna International, Inc.-Class A

     23,317           1,001,699   

Plastic Omnium SA

     4,050           139,095   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     23,500           284,959   

Valeo SA

     1,300           202,148   
       

 

 

 
          4,120,913   
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.5%

       

General Motors Co.

     11,102           348,936   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     15,000           410,116   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     17,500           180,512   

Peugeot SA (b)

     22,980           393,142   

Tata Motors Ltd. (b)

     23,176           135,805   

Tata Motors Ltd.-Class A (b)

     19,400           86,057   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     2,300           121,981   
       

 

 

 
          1,676,549   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.1%

       

TAL Education Group (ADR) (b)

     3,339           165,882   
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.7%

       

Melco International Development Ltd. (a)

     113,000           157,594   

Merlin Entertainments PLC (c)

     20,239           134,558   

Starbucks Corp.

     25,350           1,513,395   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     2,350           179,611   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     2,960           242,276   
       

 

 

 
          2,227,434   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.6%

       

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

     2,740           121,272   

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (b)

     1,240           1,598,311   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Vipshop Holdings Ltd. (ADR) (b)

     9,140           117,723   
       

 

 

 
            1,837,306   
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.1%

       

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

     9,600           209,265   

Mattel, Inc.

     2,221           74,670   
       

 

 

 
          283,935   
       

 

 

 

Media - 2.3%

       

Altice NV-Class A (b)

     10,740           190,777   

AMC Networks, Inc.-Class A (b)

     15,205           987,413   

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     41,146             2,513,198   

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

     14,914           528,830   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     8,963           205,701   

Liberty Global PLC-Series C (b)

     11,018           413,836   

Naspers Ltd.-Class N

     3,366           469,219   

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     2,453           99,297   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A

     1,734           354,811   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.-Class A

     2,482           69,198   

Vivendi SA

     18,394           385,482   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     15,188           1,508,320   
       

 

 

 
          7,726,082   
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.0%

       

B&M European Value Retail SA

     196,157           747,712   

Dollar General Corp.

     8,200           701,920   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (b)

     19,470           1,605,496   

Poundland Group PLC

     55,290           123,749   
       

 

 

 
          3,178,877   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.9%

       

Foot Locker, Inc.

     7,443           480,073   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     19,171           2,557,987   

Kingfisher PLC

     31,270           168,658   

L Brands, Inc.

     6,210           545,300   

L’Occitane International SA

     3,500           6,258   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (b)

     2,070           566,476   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     5,515           319,318   

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,331           339,334   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (b)

     5,980           1,158,565   

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     31,100           147,009   
       

 

 

 
          6,288,978   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.9%

       

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     4,908           324,176   

HUGO BOSS AG

     3,146           205,667   

Kering

     590           105,340   

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     31,013           1,906,369   

Samsonite International SA

     152,100           509,468   
       

 

 

 
          3,051,020   
       

 

 

 
            30,556,976   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 7.7%

       

Biotechnology - 1.8%

       

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     11,136           1,550,354   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Biogen, Inc. (b)

     10,952           2,851,025   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     17,671           1,623,258   
       

 

 

 
          6,024,637   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.4%

       

Align Technology, Inc. (b)

     11,745           853,744   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b)

     5,230           461,338   

Essilor International SA

     2,130           262,449   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)

     4,357           2,618,775   

Sartorius AG (Preference Shares)

     1,429           363,422   
       

 

 

 
          4,559,728   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.7%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     10,476           1,176,979   

Premier, Inc.-Class A (b)

     15,593           520,182   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     5,934           423,984   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     11,466           538,357   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     23,187           2,988,804   
       

 

 

 
          5,648,306   
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.6%

       

Eurofins Scientific SE

     2,656           972,414   

Illumina, Inc. (b)

     3,408           552,471   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (b)

     1,409           485,767   
       

 

 

 
          2,010,652   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.2%

       

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. (b)

     2,540           54,999   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     20,420           413,367   

Johnson & Johnson

     18,000           1,947,600   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     13,055           690,740   

Novartis AG (REG)

     3,480           251,784   

Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B

     8,880           480,884   

Pfizer, Inc.

     59,423           1,761,298   

Roche Holding AG

     3,340           820,105   

Shire PLC

     9,530           543,541   

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     13,220           164,858   
       

 

 

 
          7,129,176   
       

 

 

 
            25,372,499   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 5.8%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 0.7%

       

Airbus Group SE

     4,770           316,048   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     5,818           689,433   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     894           176,923   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     6,430           592,910   

United Technologies Corp.

     3,565           356,856   

Zodiac Aerospace

     15,667           312,884   
       

 

 

 
          2,445,054   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.8%

       

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     4,400           360,888   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     13,512           657,764   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

     45,840           363,509   

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     10,200           373,932   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (b)

     29,026           613,029   

Qantas Airways Ltd. (b)

     83,704           261,270   
       

 

 

 
            2,630,392   
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.1%

       

AO Smith Corp.

     4,770           363,999   
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

       

Babcock International Group PLC

     55,985           762,368   

Regus PLC

     111,898           507,896   

Republic Services, Inc.-Class A

     1,592           75,859   
       

 

 

 
          1,346,123   
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

       

Quanta Services, Inc. (b)

     7,485           168,862   
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.5%

       

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     2,818           614,719   

Eaton Corp. PLC

     14,795           925,575   
       

 

 

 
          1,540,294   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.8%

       

Danaher Corp.

     9,309           883,052   

General Electric Co.

     29,687           943,750   

Rheinmetall AG

     3,580           285,462   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     1,980           361,884   
       

 

 

 
          2,474,148   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Warehouse Distribution - 0.6%

       

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp. (a)

     32           140,219   

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     10,430           411,672   

GLP J-Reit

     173           197,070   

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust

     11,332           325,228   

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV (b)

     59,400           80,279   

PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV (b)

     71,170           132,312   

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     20,150           365,924   

Warehouses De Pauw CVA

     1,820           172,821   
       

 

 

 
          1,825,525   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.5%

       

Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.

     8,300           692,309   

IHI Corp.

     101,000           213,786   

ITT Corp.

     13,600           501,704   

JTEKT Corp.

     28,300           367,232   
       

 

 

 
            1,775,031   
       

 

 

 

Marine - 0.0%

       

AP Moeller-Maersk A/S-Class B (b)

     83           108,816   
       

 

 

 

Mixed Office Industrial - 0.2%

       

Goodman Group

     89,520           457,829   

Kungsleden AB

     27,140           191,937   
       

 

 

 
          649,766   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Professional Services - 0.7%

       

Adecco SA (REG)

     2,650           172,386   

Bureau Veritas SA

     31,709           704,999   

Capita PLC

     41,990           626,893   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     8,100           377,298   

Teleperformance

     5,669           497,927   
       

 

 

 
          2,379,503   
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.1%

       

Central Japan Railway Co.

     2,200           389,073   
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.3%

       

Brenntag AG

     6,350           361,840   

Bunzl PLC

     5,290           153,446   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)(b)

     7,192           393,187   
       

 

 

 
          908,473   
       

 

 

 
            19,005,059   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 3.6%

       

Beverages - 0.4%

       

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     3,200           99,599   

Monster Beverage Corp. (b)

     8,481           1,131,196   
       

 

 

 
          1,230,795   
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.1%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     5,360           844,629   

CP ALL PCL

     51,300           66,713   

CVS Health Corp.

     17,530           1,818,387   

Delhaize Group

     5,470           570,088   

Lenta Ltd. (GDR) (b)(c)

     6,510           40,952   

Olam International Ltd.

     179,412           229,025   
       

 

 

 
          3,569,794   
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.5%

       

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     4,072           147,854   

Bunge Ltd.

     1,020           57,804   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     2,447           109,185   

Ingredion, Inc.

     3,401           363,193   

Mondelez International, Inc.-Class A

     10,786           432,734   

Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A

     7,535           502,283   

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The) (b)

     4,965           201,778   
       

 

 

 
          1,814,831   
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.3%

       

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     487           65,507   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     8,091           665,970   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     2,160           208,346   
       

 

 

 
          939,823   
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.4%

       

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)-Class A

     11,660           1,099,655   

Unilever PLC

     3,518           158,636   
       

 

 

 
          1,258,291   
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.9%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     12,683           794,717   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

British American Tobacco PLC

     24,919           1,457,161   

Imperial Brands PLC

     4,220           233,649   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     3,837           376,448   
       

 

 

 
          2,861,975   
       

 

 

 
            11,675,509   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 3.1%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3%

       

Aker Solutions ASA (c)

     14,840           47,537   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     14,074           1,037,958   
       

 

 

 
          1,085,495   
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.8%

       

California Resources Corp.

     243           250   

Chevron Corp.

     3,617           345,062   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     11,973           869,000   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     26,820           2,241,884   

Hess Corp.

     10,578           556,932   

HollyFrontier Corp.

     15,199           536,829   

JX Holdings, Inc.

     112,800           434,321   

LUKOIL PJSC (Sponsored ADR)

     2,310           88,739   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     2,592           177,371   

Phillips 66

     3,524           305,143   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     31,900           450,109   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A

     62,705           1,519,571   

TOTAL SA

     17,792           809,559   

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (b)

     3,830           107,874   

Valero Energy Corp.

     10,265           658,397   
       

 

 

 
          9,101,041   
       

 

 

 
          10,186,536   
       

 

 

 

Equity: Other - 2.5%

       

Diversified/Specialty - 2.2%

       

Activia Properties, Inc.

     23           119,233   

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     15,060           169,425   

Buzzi Unicem SpA

     9,740           167,904   

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG (b)

     14,900           292,495   

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

     94,000           605,156   

Colony Starwood Homes

     8,320           205,920   

East Japan Railway Co.

     1,800           155,267   

Fonciere Des Regions

     2,790           263,112   

Frasers Centrepoint Ltd.

     15,200           18,367   

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

     78           140,997   

GPT Group (The)

     92,160           352,814   

Gramercy Property Trust

     59,473           502,547   

IMMOFINANZ AG (b)

     128,320           272,397   

Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. (a)(b)(d)(e)

     409,000           41,125   

Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate PLC

     17,684           296,762   

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     44,814           519,406   

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     18,000           334,079   

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     20,100           500,644   

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     206,065           196,940   

Premier Investment Corp.

     146           180,349   

STORE Capital Corp.

     15,540           402,175   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     16,000           467,700   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     31,600           386,266   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

TLG Immobilien AG

     4,640           101,136   

United Urban Investment Corp.

     117           188,991   

UOL Group Ltd. (a)

     81,761           364,145   
       

 

 

 
            7,245,352   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 0.2%

       

Assura PLC

     125,490           95,705   

LTC Properties, Inc.

     7,300           330,252   
       

 

 

 
          425,957   
       

 

 

 

Triple Net - 0.1%

       

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     8,980           414,876   
       

 

 

 
          8,086,185   
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.8%

       

Electric Utilities - 1.3%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     10,800           717,120   

Edison International

     9,237           664,048   

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

     114,580           406,810   

Enel SpA

     40,691           180,392   

Eversource Energy

     1,154           67,324   

Exelon Corp.

     16,177           580,107   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     2,857           102,766   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

     2,700           141,441   

PPL Corp.

     22,403           852,882   

Westar Energy, Inc.

     10,000           496,100   
       

 

 

 
          4,208,990   
       

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%

       

Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd.-Class H

     156,000           98,933   

Huaneng Power International, Inc.-Class H

     164,000           146,623   
       

 

 

 
          245,556   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.4%

       

NiSource, Inc.

     27,729           653,295   

PG&E Corp.

     10,091           602,635   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     3,500           164,990   
       

 

 

 
          1,420,920   
       

 

 

 
          5,875,466   
       

 

 

 

Residential - 1.7%

       

Multi-Family - 1.1%

       

Camden Property Trust

     4,150           348,974   

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

     106,000           335,720   

China Resources Land Ltd.

     80,000           204,835   

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

     506,000           120,918   

Comforia Residential REIT, Inc.

     67           130,842   

Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS

     149,590           152,242   

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     51,610           367,463   

Kenedix Residential Investment Corp. (a)

     61           160,416   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     5,340           545,801   

Mirvac Group

     95,300           141,206   

Sun Communities, Inc.

     6,391           457,660   

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     16,570           151,190   

Vonovia SE

     7,212           258,917   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Wing Tai Holdings Ltd.

     260,900           340,333   
       

 

 

 
          3,716,517   
       

 

 

 

Self Storage - 0.6%

       

Big Yellow Group PLC

     21,390           236,997   

CubeSmart

     7,940           264,402   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     5,540           517,768   

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     10,350           219,420   

Safestore Holdings PLC

     31,180           150,328   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     3,080           363,286   
       

 

 

 
          1,752,201   
       

 

 

 
          5,468,718   
       

 

 

 

Retail - 1.6%

       

Regional Mall - 0.2%

       

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     9,370           204,734   

Westfield Corp.

     60,540           463,537   
       

 

 

 
          668,271   
       

 

 

 

Shopping Center/Other Retail - 1.4%

       

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.

     24,577           363,621   

DDR Corp.

     17,150           305,098   

Fibra Shop Portafolios Inmobiliarios SAPI de CV

     128,490           127,544   

Kite Realty Group Trust

     13,990           387,663   

Klepierre

     8,383           400,438   

Link REIT

     85,768           508,964   

Mercialys SA

     12,420           288,038   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     20,490           369,435   

Regency Centers Corp.

     7,910           592,063   

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     11,275           226,853   

Scentre Group

     132,919           452,458   

Vastned Retail NV

     6,014           268,676   

Vicinity Centres

     119,100           291,085   
       

 

 

 
          4,581,936   
       

 

 

 
          5,250,207   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 1.4%

       

Chemicals - 1.3%

       

Arkema SA

     4,286           321,096   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     29,812           934,308   

Covestro AG (b)(c)

     4,195           156,709   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     9,497           483,017   

Essentra PLC

     78,276           929,326   

JSR Corp.

     13,200           189,807   

Koninklijke DSM NV

     4,938           271,496   

LyondellBasell Industries NV-Class A

     11,322           968,937   

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

     2,700           137,535   
       

 

 

 
          4,392,231   
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.0%

       

Novolipetsk Steel (GDR) (c)

     7,780           97,157   
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.1%

       

Mondi PLC

     9,704           185,572   
       

 

 

 
          4,674,960   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     3,674           143,911   

BT Group PLC

     106,890           674,919   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     17,800           768,915   

Telefonica Brasil SA (Preference Shares)

     15,673           197,196   

Telenor ASA

     8,370           135,335   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     15,465           836,347   
       

 

 

 
          2,756,623   
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

       

SoftBank Group Corp.

     2,800           133,924   

Tower Bersama Infrastructure Tbk PT (b)

     323,500           141,835   

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

     25,770           108,281   

Vodafone Group PLC

     167,263           531,504   
       

 

 

 
          915,544   
       

 

 

 
          3,672,167   
       

 

 

 

Office - 0.8%

       

Office - 0.8%

       

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     7,776           209,376   

alstria office REIT-AG (b)

     31,758           457,541   

Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust

     12,286           196,292   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     7,520           359,531   

ICADE

     3,550           271,294   

Ichigo Office REIT Investment

     17           13,122   

Inmobiliaria Colonial SA (b)

     228,130           168,665   

Investa Office Fund

     71,780           230,299   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     34           138,471   

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.-Class A

     56           321,020   

Mori Hills REIT Investment Corp.

     112           165,700   

Workspace Group PLC

     17,076           191,810   
       

 

 

 
          2,723,121   
       

 

 

 

Lodging - 0.5%

       

Lodging - 0.5%

       

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     14,300           378,378   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     7,330           213,083   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     24,569           562,139   

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     28,920           346,172   
       

 

 

 
          1,499,772   
       

 

 

 

Mortgage - 0.1%

       

Mortgage - 0.1%

       

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.-Class A

     5,980           160,623   

Concentradora Hipotecaria SAPI de CV

     104,000           148,561   
       

 

 

 
          309,184   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 0.0%

       

Developers - 0.0%

       

Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd.

     1,420           112,930   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $180,663,137)

          207,578,116   
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 9.4%

       

Industrial - 6.3%

       

Basic - 0.3%

       

Barrick Gold Corp.

       

4.10%, 5/01/23

   U.S.$ 40           38,956   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

       

4.125%, 11/15/21

         165           179,739   

Eastman Chemical Co.

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     110           112,788   

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.125%, 5/30/23 (c)

     126           103,005   

LyondellBasell Industries NV

       

5.75%, 4/15/24

     200           231,375   

Minsur SA

       

6.25%, 2/07/24 (c)

     168           158,599   

Mosaic Co. (The)

       

5.625%, 11/15/43

     96           100,260   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

       

3.625%, 4/03/23 (c)

     237           216,855   

Vale Overseas Ltd.

       

6.875%, 11/21/36

     65           51,331   
       

 

 

 
          1,192,908   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

General Electric Co.

       

Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (f)

     68           70,040   

Owens Corning

       

6.50%, 12/01/16 (g)

     11           11,236   

Republic Services, Inc.

       

3.80%, 5/15/18

     17           17,726   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

       

4.95%, 7/15/24

     142           119,990   
       

 

 

 
          218,992   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 1.2%

       

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

       

3.00%, 9/15/22

     400           411,901   

6.15%, 2/15/41

     130           155,278   

CBS Corp.

       

3.50%, 1/15/25

     215           217,881   

5.75%, 4/15/20

     250           282,890   

CCO Safari II LLC

       

4.908%, 7/23/25 (c)

     165           174,045   

Comcast Corp.

       

5.15%, 3/01/20

     451           507,469   

Cox Communications, Inc.

       

2.95%, 6/30/23 (c)

     91           84,468   

Discovery Communications LLC

       

3.45%, 3/15/25

     176           166,141   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     226           246,994   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/19/21 (c)(f)

     233           239,990   


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

RELX Capital, Inc.

       

8.625%, 1/15/19

   U.S.$     435           505,417   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

       

4.125%, 2/15/21

     165           174,337   

4.50%, 9/15/42

     85           75,455   

Time Warner, Inc.

       

3.55%, 6/01/24

     99           101,833   

4.70%, 1/15/21

     123           135,395   

7.625%, 4/15/31

     110           140,409   

Viacom, Inc.

       

3.875%, 4/01/24

     300           298,801   

5.625%, 9/15/19

     83           91,031   
       

 

 

 
          4,009,735   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.7%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

5.05%, 9/01/20

     380           412,700   

AT&T, Inc.

       

3.40%, 5/15/25

     475           476,113   

3.80%, 3/15/22

     75           79,034   

4.45%, 4/01/24

     292           316,060   

Rogers Communications, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/06/22

   CAD 46           38,509   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

       

5.462%, 2/16/21

   U.S.$ 185           210,170   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       

3.50%, 11/01/24

     418           438,570   

6.55%, 9/15/43

     297           391,216   
       

 

 

 
          2,362,372   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.4%

       

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

       

5.875%, 8/02/21

     915           1,048,719   

General Motors Co.

       

3.50%, 10/02/18

     130           133,073   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

4.00%, 1/15/25

     41           39,819   

4.30%, 7/13/25

     50           49,490   
       

 

 

 
          1,271,101   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.3%

       

CVS Health Corp.

       

3.875%, 7/20/25

     250           269,781   

Kohl’s Corp.

       

4.25%, 7/17/25

     320           316,158   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

       

3.80%, 11/18/24

     320           329,281   
       

 

 

 
          915,220   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 1.5%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

       

3.60%, 5/14/25

     166           174,253   

Actavis Funding SCS

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     282           293,490   

3.85%, 6/15/24

     89           93,284   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

       

5.00%, 7/15/20

     71           78,708   


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Altria Group, Inc.

       

2.625%, 1/14/20

   U.S.$ 320           330,758   

AstraZeneca PLC

       

6.45%, 9/15/37

     90           119,646   

Baxalta, Inc.

       

5.25%, 6/23/45 (c)

     130           138,162   

Bayer US Finance LLC

       

3.375%, 10/08/24 (c)

     321           338,416   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.734%, 12/15/24

     141           150,109   

Biogen, Inc.

       

4.05%, 9/15/25

     251           268,239   

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

       

8.50%, 6/15/19

     155           180,048   

Celgene Corp.

       

3.875%, 8/15/25

     280           294,262   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       

3.65%, 3/01/26

     246           261,408   

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

       

3.875%, 6/27/24 (c)

     339           340,621   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

       

2.80%, 7/02/20 (c)

     130           133,528   

3.50%, 7/15/22 (c)

     162           170,016   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

       

3.60%, 2/01/25

     100           101,232   

Medtronic, Inc.

       

3.50%, 3/15/25

     320           341,549   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

       

3.15%, 4/01/21

     280           287,621   

3.85%, 4/01/23

     50           51,856   

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

       

3.50%, 12/15/21

     300           305,793   

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

5.85%, 8/15/45

     79           96,472   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       

4.15%, 2/01/24

     121           127,554   

Tyson Foods, Inc.

       

2.65%, 8/15/19

     64           65,636   

3.95%, 8/15/24

         206           219,608   
       

 

 

 
          4,962,269   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 1.2%

       

Encana Corp.

       

3.90%, 11/15/21

     140           122,675   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

       

7.50%, 7/01/38

     248           239,871   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

       

5.05%, 4/01/45

     215           144,645   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     278           272,672   

5.20%, 9/01/20

     185           201,984   

Halliburton Co.

       

5.00%, 11/15/45

     295           288,315   

Husky Energy, Inc.

       

7.25%, 12/15/19

     36           39,791   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       

2.65%, 2/01/19

     302           298,273   


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

3.95%, 9/01/22

   U.S.$ 424           407,023   

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

       

5.00%, 2/15/21 (c)

     250           255,118   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       

5.125%, 3/01/21

     163           169,567   

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

3.90%, 11/15/24

     170           160,018   

8.25%, 3/01/19

     374           411,592   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

     232           200,067   

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.

       

3.625%, 12/21/22 (c)

     295           303,436   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

6.35%, 5/15/67

     120           81,300   

Valero Energy Corp.

       

6.125%, 2/01/20

     175           192,150   

Williams Partners LP

       

4.125%, 11/15/20

     155           140,779   
       

 

 

 
          3,929,276   
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.1%

       

Hutchison Whampoa International 14 Ltd.

       

1.625%, 10/31/17 (c)

     320           319,871   
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.0%

       

eBay, Inc.

       

3.80%, 3/09/22

     75           77,211   
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.5%

       

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

       

4.90%, 10/15/25 (c)

     300           308,750   

HP, Inc.

       

4.65%, 12/09/21

     114           120,651   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%, 11/01/24

     225           226,792   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       

3.50%, 3/01/23

     150           137,788   

7.50%, 5/15/25

     33           37,127   

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     127           99,194   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       

3.375%, 5/02/19 (c)

     335           346,997   

Total System Services, Inc.

       

2.375%, 6/01/18

         141           140,818   

3.75%, 6/01/23

     139           136,099   
       

 

 

 
          1,554,216   
       

 

 

 
          20,813,171   
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 2.7%

       

Banking - 1.8%

       

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.625%, 3/30/22 (c)

   EUR 84           112,937   

Barclays PLC

       

3.65%, 3/16/25

   U.S.$ 270           253,167   


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

3.875%, 3/26/25

   U.S.$ 235           231,853   

Compass Bank

       

5.50%, 4/01/20

     314           334,022   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

4.375%, 8/04/25

     320           329,472   

Countrywide Financial Corp.

       

6.25%, 5/15/16

     92           92,522   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

3.75%, 3/26/25

         390           372,569   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

3.75%, 5/22/25

     186           190,305   

5.75%, 1/24/22

     335           386,496   

Series D

       

6.00%, 6/15/20

     440           501,640   

Morgan Stanley

       

5.625%, 9/23/19

     168           186,945   

Series G

       

5.50%, 7/24/20

     189           212,494   

Murray Street Investment Trust I

       

4.647%, 3/09/17

     44           45,237   

Nationwide Building Society

       

6.25%, 2/25/20 (c)

     465           530,517   

PNC Bank NA

       

3.80%, 7/25/23

     685           721,907   

Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III

       

5.254%, 10/21/16 (c)(f)

     190           188,813   

Santander Issuances SAU

       

5.179%, 11/19/25

     200           193,270   

Santander UK PLC

       

5.00%, 11/07/23 (c)

     200           202,981   

Standard Chartered PLC

       

6.409%, 1/30/17 (c)(f)

     200           190,916   

UBS AG/Stamford CT

       

7.625%, 8/17/22

     380           435,225   

UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd.

       

4.125%, 9/24/25 (c)

     305           305,486   
       

 

 

 
          6,018,774   
       

 

 

 

Brokerage - 0.1%

       

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

       

2.00%, 9/13/16

     468           469,400   
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.1%

       

Aviation Capital Group Corp.

       

7.125%, 10/15/20 (c)

     173           196,254   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.5%

       

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd.

       

7.50%, 8/01/16

     160           163,067   

American International Group, Inc.

       

4.875%, 6/01/22

     155           170,444   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

       

5.125%, 4/15/22

     180           201,371   

5.50%, 3/30/20

     242           268,551   


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Lincoln National Corp.

       

8.75%, 7/01/19

   U.S.$ 98           117,113   

MetLife, Inc.

       

10.75%, 8/01/39

     70           106,400   

Series C

       

5.25%, 6/15/20 (f)

     140           133,787   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       

5.625%, 6/15/43

     161           163,978   

XLIT Ltd.

       

6.375%, 11/15/24

     157           182,867   
       

 

 

 
          1,507,578   
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.2%

       

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

       

Series D

       

3.75%, 10/15/23

     10           9,757   

Trust F/1401

       

5.25%, 12/15/24 (c)

     270           274,725   

Welltower, Inc.

       

5.25%, 1/15/22

     300           327,589   
       

 

 

 
          612,071   
       

 

 

 
          8,804,077   
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.4%

       

Electric - 0.2%

       

CMS Energy Corp.

       

5.05%, 3/15/22

     155           173,405   

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

       

5.15%, 12/01/20

     89           98,607   

Entergy Corp.

       

4.00%, 7/15/22

     223           236,475   

Exelon Corp.

       

5.10%, 6/15/45 (c)

     125           135,644   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

       

4.25%, 6/15/22

     128           134,212   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

       

6.05%, 3/01/34

     38           48,455   
       

 

 

 
          826,798   
       

 

 

 

Natural Gas - 0.2%

       

Talent Yield Investments Ltd.

       

4.50%, 4/25/22 (c)

     490           522,481   
       

 

 

 
          1,349,279   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $30,009,836)

          30,966,527   
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 7.9%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 7.0%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

       

4.00%, 1/01/45

         1,222           1,328,864   

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 1/01/35

     269           303,141   

Series 2007

       

5.50%, 7/01/35

     27           30,535   


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

3.00%, 5/01/45

   U.S.$ 1,454           1,492,970   

3.50%, 5/01/42-9/01/45

     4,676           4,964,003   

4.00%, 10/01/44-8/01/45

     3,516           3,806,903   

4.00%, 4/01/46, TBA

     1,895           2,025,133   

4.50%, 4/25/46, TBA

         3,238           3,523,855   

5.00%, 12/01/39

     167           185,100   

Series 2004

       

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

     99           111,863   

Series 2007

       

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

     366           412,276   

Series 2008

       

5.50%, 8/01/37

     166           186,856   

Series 2015

       

3.50%, 4/01/45

     594           631,082   

Series AS6516

       

4.00%, 1/01/46

     1,152           1,233,998   

Government National Mortgage Association

       

3.00%, 7/20/45

     555           575,419   

3.50%, 4/01/46, TBA

     1,855           1,961,083   
       

 

 

 
          22,773,081   
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate 15-Year - 0.9%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

2.50%, 4/01/31, TBA

     1,835           1,883,742   

3.50%, 10/01/25-1/12/30

     1,039           1,100,389   
       

 

 

 
          2,984,131   
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $25,434,782)

          25,757,212   
       

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 3.7%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 2.2%

       

Ally Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-3, Class A

       

1.63%, 5/15/20

     454           453,288   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2013-3, Class A3

       

0.92%, 4/09/18

     102           102,216   

Series 2013-4, Class A3

       

0.96%, 4/09/18

     54           54,091   

Series 2014-1, Class A3

       

0.90%, 2/08/19

     195           194,577   

ARI Fleet Lease Trust

       

Series 2014-A, Class A2

       

0.81%, 11/15/22 (c)

     53           52,781   

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A4

       

1.57%, 12/16/19

     203           203,144   

Series 2015-2, Class A3

       

1.31%, 8/15/19

     208           208,221   

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

       

Series 2014-1, Class B

       

2.22%, 1/22/19

     80           80,056   

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-BA, Class A3

       

1.91%, 3/16/20 (c)

     179           179,905   


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2013-B, Class A

       

1.82%, 9/15/20 (c)

   U.S.$ 101           101,217   

Series 2014-B, Class A

       

1.11%, 11/15/18 (c)

     64           63,660   

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-BA, Class A2A

       

0.93%, 12/15/17 (c)

     42           42,236   

Series 2015-CA, Class A2A

       

1.03%, 2/15/18 (c)

     41           40,665   

Series 2015-DA, Class A2A

       

1.23%, 6/15/18 (c)

     106           106,145   

Series 2016-AA, Class A2A

       

1.50%, 3/15/18 (c)

     134           134,023   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC

       

Series 2014-1, Class A2

       

0.87%, 9/20/19 (c)

     85           84,271   

Series 2014-2, Class A2

       

1.05%, 3/20/20 (c)

     171           169,951   

Series 2015-1, Class A2

       

1.30%, 9/20/20 (c)

         389           386,222   

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-1A, Class A

       

1.29%, 5/15/18 (c)

     7           7,063   

Series 2014-2A, Class A

       

1.06%, 8/15/18 (c)

     19           18,576   

Series 2016-1A, Class D

       

7.91%, 2/15/23 (c)

     140           139,093   

Fifth Third Auto Trust

       

Series 2014-3, Class A4

       

1.47%, 5/17/21

     268           268,394   

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

       

Series 2013-1, Class A

       

1.32%, 4/16/18 (c)

     5           5,169   

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust

       

Series 2014-B, Class A3

       

0.89%, 9/15/17

     226           226,061   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2012-D, Class B

       

1.01%, 5/15/18

     155           154,525   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A

       

Series 2015-2, Class A1

       

1.98%, 1/15/22

     322           322,612   

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A2

       

1.10%, 12/20/17

     312           312,205   

Series 2015-2, Class A3

       

1.68%, 12/20/18

     412           412,768   

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A1

       

1.65%, 5/15/20 (c)

     221           220,821   

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.41%, 6/15/20

     126           125,956   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

       

Series 2015-2A, Class A

       

2.02%, 9/25/19 (c)

   U.S.$     180           179,864   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

       

Series 2013-1A, Class B2

       

2.48%, 8/25/19 (c)

     192           186,599   

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A2

       

1.00%, 10/16/17 (c)

     217           217,216   

Series 2015-B, Class A3

       

1.40%, 11/15/18 (c)

     213           213,356   

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2012-B, Class C

       

1.95%, 10/15/18

     140           140,473   

Mercedes Benz Auto Lease Trust

       

Series 2015-B, Class A3

       

1.34%, 7/16/18

     223           223,238   

Nissan Auto Lease Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A3

       

1.40%, 6/15/18

     370           370,625   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A3

       

0.80%, 4/16/18

     44           44,318   

Series 2015-3, Class A2A

       

1.02%, 9/17/18

     132           131,588   

Series 2015-4, Class A2A

       

1.20%, 12/17/18

     169           168,313   

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A2

       

1.02%, 8/15/18 (c)

     188           187,127   

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-3A, Class A2A

       

1.42%, 5/17/21 (c)

     198           197,999   
       

 

 

 
            7,130,628   
       

 

 

 

Autos - Floating Rate - 0.5%

       

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A

       

0.936% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%), 7/15/20 (c)(h)

     378           377,289   

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust

       

Series 2014-1, Class A

       

0.812% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.38%), 7/20/19 (h)

     203           202,125   

Series 2015-1, Class A

       

0.932% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%), 1/20/20 (h)

     384           380,310   

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP

       

Series 2013-3, Class A

       

0.992% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.55%), 12/10/27 (c)(h)

     127           127,579   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust

       

Series 2014-1, Class A

       

1.183% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.75%), 10/25/19 (c)(h)

   U.S.$     207           206,134   

NCF Dealer Floorplan Master Trust

       

Series 2014-1A, Class A

       

1.932% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 10/20/20 (c)(h)

     320           320,000   

Volkswagen Credit Auto Master Trust

       

Series 2014-1A, Class A1

       

0.782% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.35%), 7/22/19 (c)(h)

     120           118,278   
       

 

 

 
            1,731,715   
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate - 0.5%

       

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A

       

1.26%, 1/15/20

     141           141,330   

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust

       

Series 2014-3, Class A

       

2.41%, 7/15/22

     326           333,494   

Series 2015-2, Class A

       

1.56%, 3/15/21

     214           215,139   

Chase Issuance Trust

       

Series 2014-A1, Class A1

       

1.15%, 1/15/19

     270           270,235   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

       

Series 2012-B, Class A

       

1.76%, 5/17/21

     310           311,316   

Series 2013-A, Class A

       

1.61%, 12/15/21

     246           246,428   
       

 

 

 
          1,517,942   
       

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 0.4%

       

Ascentium Equipment Receivables LLC

       

Series 2015-2A, Class A1

       

1.00%, 11/10/16 (c)

     181           180,748   

CIT Equipment Collateral

       

Series 2014-VT1, Class A2

       

0.86%, 5/22/17 (c)

     149           149,353   

CNH Equipment Trust

       

Series 2014-B, Class A4

       

1.61%, 5/17/21

     210           210,393   

Series 2015-A, Class A4

       

1.85%, 4/15/21

     227           227,890   

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.30%, 3/23/20 (c)

     173           172,403   

Series 2015-2, Class A2A

       

1.42%, 12/22/17 (c)

     179           178,740   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SBA Tower Trust

       

3.156%, 10/15/20 (c)

   U.S.$     251           251,096   
       

 

 

 
          1,370,623   
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Discover Card Execution Note Trust

       

Series 2015-A1, Class A1

       

0.886% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.35%), 8/17/20 (h)

     240           239,880   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A

       

0.916% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.48%), 2/15/22 (h)

     256           255,379   
       

 

 

 
          495,259   
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.0%

       

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33

     65           65,526   
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate - 0.0%

       

Residential Asset Securities Corp. Trust

       

Series 2003-KS3, Class A2

       

1.033% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.60%), 5/25/33 (h)

     1           680   
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $12,302,136)

            12,312,373   
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 3.7%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 3.2%

       

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-4, Class A1A

       

5.774%, 2/10/51

     545           564,727   

Series 2007-5, Class AM

       

5.772%, 2/10/51

     150           154,405   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-PW13, Class AJ

       

5.611%, 9/11/41

     184           183,117   

BHMS Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-ATLS, Class AFX

       

3.601%, 7/05/33 (c)

     335           341,821   

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-VN05, Class A

       

3.369%, 3/13/35 (c)

     495           515,297   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C4, Class A1A

       

6.085%, 3/15/49

     30           29,909   

Series 2015-GC27, Class A5

       

3.137%, 2/10/48

     246           250,709   

COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-C3, Class A4

       

5.762%, 5/15/46

     263           272,280   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Commercial Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2008-LS1, Class A1A

       

6.095%, 12/10/49

   U.S.$     941           989,710   

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C8, Class A1A

       

5.292%, 12/10/46

     398           404,046   

Series 2006-C8, Class A4

       

5.306%, 12/10/46

     244           246,621   

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1

       

1.873%, 4/12/35 (c)

     186           183,577   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-C3, Class AM

       

5.699%, 6/15/39

     155             157,695   

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-C3, Class A4

       

3.718%, 8/15/48

     343           366,176   

DBUBS Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2011-LC1A, Class E

       

5.699%, 11/10/46 (c)

     130           135,118   

Extended Stay America Trust

       

Series 2013-ESH7, Class A17

       

2.295%, 12/05/31 (c)

     330           330,295   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2013-KING, Class A

       

2.706%, 12/10/27 (c)

     468           477,564   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-GG10, Class A4

       

5.794%, 8/10/45

     195           200,703   

Series 2013-G1, Class A2

       

3.557%, 4/10/31 (c)

     276           283,030   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2004-LN2, Class A1A

       

4.838%, 7/15/41 (c)

     108           107,741   

Series 2006-LDP9, Class AM

       

5.372%, 5/15/47

     135           135,959   

Series 2007-CB19, Class AM

       

5.699%, 2/12/49

     175           178,699   

Series 2007-LD12, Class AM

       

6.007%, 2/15/51

     280           292,058   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A1A

       

5.439%, 1/15/49

     519           530,230   

Series 2010-C2, Class A1

       

2.749%, 11/15/43 (c)

     14           14,063   

Series 2011-C5, Class D

       

5.323%, 8/15/46 (c)

     100           104,384   

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-C31, Class A3

       

3.801%, 8/15/48

     368           396,873   

Series 2015-C32, Class C

       

4.669%, 11/15/48

     195           166,241   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39

     97           95,162   

Series 2007-C1, Class AM

       

5.455%, 2/15/40

     100           101,535   


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A2

       

2.767%, 1/20/41 (c)

   U.S.$     170           170,808   

Series 2015-3, Class A2

       

2.729%, 4/20/48 (c)

     258           251,220   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C2, Class A1A

       

5.739%, 8/12/43

     294           295,398   

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-4, Class A1A

       

5.166%, 12/12/49

     250           254,019   

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2012-C3, Class A4

       

3.091%, 8/10/49

     86           88,908   

Series 2012-C4, Class A5

       

2.85%, 12/10/45

     168           171,760   

UBS-Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2011-C1, Class E

       

5.888%, 1/10/45 (c)

     81           87,347   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C26, Class A1A

       

6.009%, 6/15/45

     78           77,914   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2012-C9, Class D

       

4.803%, 11/15/45 (c)

     118           111,732   

Series 2013-C14, Class A5

       

3.337%, 6/15/46

     456           479,691   

Series 2014-C20, Class A2

       

3.036%, 5/15/47

     206           213,765   
       

 

 

 
            10,412,307   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 0.5%

       

Carefree Portfolio Trust

       

Series 2014-CARE, Class A

       

1.756% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.32%), 11/15/19 (c)(h)

     169           168,317   

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-KYO, Class A

       

1.338% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.90%), 6/11/27 (c)(h)

     208           206,098   

Series 2014-SAVA, Class A

       

1.587% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.15%), 6/15/34 (c)(h)

     104           102,665   

H/2 Asset Funding NRE

       

Series 2015-1A

       

2.085%, 6/24/49 (c)(h)

     252           250,499   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2014-INN, Class A

       

1.356% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.92%), 6/15/29 (c)(h)

     339           330,913   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2015-XLF2, Class AFSA

       

2.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.87%), 8/15/26 (c)(h)

     119           118,374   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2015-XLF2, Class SNMA

       

2.386% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 11/15/26 (c)(h)

   U.S.$     119           118,317   

PFP III Ltd.

       

Series 2014-1, Class A

       

1.606% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.17%), 6/14/31 (c)(h)

     6           6,044   

Resource Capital Corp., Ltd.

       

Series 2014-CRE2, Class A

       

1.491% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.05%), 4/15/32 (c)(h)

     113           110,235   

Starwood Retail Property Trust

       

Series 2014-STAR, Class A

       

1.656% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.22%), 11/15/27 (c)(h)

     183           178,666   

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-SG1, Class C

       

4.471%, 12/15/47 (g)

     197           182,136   
       

 

 

 
          1,772,264   
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $12,521,771)

            12,184,571   
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 2.2%

       

United States - 2.2%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.75%, 8/15/42

     280           289,122   

3.00%, 5/15/45

     265           285,796   

3.125%, 2/15/43-8/15/44

     650           719,559   

3.375%, 5/15/44

     234           271,150   

3.625%, 8/15/43

     1,304           1,583,384   

4.375%, 2/15/38

     1,027           1,388,636   

6.25%, 5/15/30

     149           226,984   

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

1.625%, 2/15/26

     630           620,845   

2.25%, 11/15/25

     1,433           1,490,863   

2.50%, 8/15/23

     305           325,028   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $6,662,308)

          7,201,367   
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 1.8%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 1.0%

       

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

       

Series 2015-1A, Class M1

       

2.933% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.50%), 7/25/25 (h)(i)

     131           129,605   

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

       

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3

       

4.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 8/25/24 (h)

     330           321,723   

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

4.983% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24 (h)

     250           248,364   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2015-DNA3, Class M3

       

5.133% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.70%), 4/25/28 (h)

   U.S.$     250           238,204   

Series 2015-HQA2, Class M3

       

5.233% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.80%), 5/25/28 (h)

     250           238,124   

Series 2016-DNA1, Class M3

       

5.983% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 7/25/28 (h)

     250             250,758   

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M1

       

1.633% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.20%), 7/25/24 (h)

     75           74,308   

Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2

       

5.333% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.90%), 11/25/24 (h)

     180           180,892   

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

5.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (h)

     75           76,381   

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

4.733% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (h)

     155           153,823   

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2

       

4.983% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25 (h)

     138           139,695   

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

4.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (h)

     185           179,993   

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M1

       

1.933% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 7/25/25 (h)

     115           114,854   

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

5.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (h)

     90           90,000   

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

5.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (h)

     244           245,361   

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2

       

6.133% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 4/25/28 (h)

     74           74,955   

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2

       

5.983% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28 (h)

     117           116,830   

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

7.183% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (h)

     149           159,631   

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

7.383% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (h)

     70           74,498   

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust

       

Series 2014-CH1, Class M2

       

4.683% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/24 (h)(i)

     36           36,584   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

       

5.683% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/25 (h)(i)

   U.S.$     144           142,129   

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

       

5.933% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25 (h)(i)

     41           39,940   
       

 

 

 
            3,326,652   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 0.5%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6

       

5.50%, 7/25/35

     43           40,283   

Series 2005-57CB, Class 4A3

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     104           93,151   

Series 2006-23CB, Class 1A7

       

6.00%, 8/25/36

     73           70,001   

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16

       

5.75%, 6/25/36

     177           148,272   

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

     120           100,396   

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13

       

5.50%, 2/25/36

     108           95,580   

Series 2007-2CB, Class 2A4

       

5.75%, 3/25/37

     96           82,327   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

       

Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17

       

6.00%, 7/25/37

     54           44,407   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

2.717%, 5/25/35

     23           20,911   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2006-10, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 5/25/36

     91           83,454   

Series 2006-13, Class 1A18

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     136           121,824   

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     49           43,815   

Series 2007-HYB2, Class 3A1

       

2.855%, 2/25/47

     262           232,280   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2010-6R, Class 3A2

       

5.875%, 1/26/38 (c)

     147           121,927   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-FA3, Class A9

       

6.00%, 7/25/36

     198           157,446   

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-S3, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 8/25/37

     78           67,383   

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

       

Series 2009-7, Class 10A3

       

6.00%, 8/26/37 (c)

     206           176,868   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-8, Class 2A5

       

5.75%, 7/25/37

   U.S.$ 68           65,668   
       

 

 

 
            1,765,993   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.3%

       

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR4, Class A2

       

0.623% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/36 (h)

     372           224,565   

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-1, Class A1

       

0.683% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 3/25/35 (h)

     164           138,253   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-SGP, Class A

       

2.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 7/15/36 (c)(h)

     304           301,645   

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

       

Series 2010-9, Class 7A6

       

6.668%, 5/26/37 (c)(g)

     181           152,411   
       

 

 

 
          816,874   
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $6,030,104)

          5,909,519   
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 1.7%

       

United States - 1.7%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.125%, 4/15/19 (TIPS)

         4,131           4,220,200   

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

     1,218           1,244,360   
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $5,399,125)

          5,464,560   
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 1.5%

       

Financial Institutions - 0.8%

       

Banking - 0.7%

       

Bank of America Corp.

       

Series Z

       

6.50%, 10/23/24 (f)

     79           81,544   

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.86%, 6/15/32 (c)(f)

     44           50,600   

7.625%, 11/21/22

     239           256,925   

7.75%, 4/10/23

     305           320,250   

Credit Agricole SA

       

8.125%, 12/23/25 (c)(f)

     205           206,240   

HBOS Capital Funding LP

       

4.939%, 5/23/16 (f)

   EUR 298           339,094   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

       

5.017%, 6/26/24 (c)

   U.S.$ 339           317,454   


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

Series U

       

7.64%, 9/30/17 (f)

   U.S.$ 200           194,250   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

       

9.50%, 3/16/22 (c)

     61           64,514   

Societe Generale SA

       

5.922%, 4/05/17 (c)(f)

     100           99,000   

8.00%, 9/29/25 (c)(f)

     200           194,000   

UniCredit Luxembourg Finance SA

       

6.00%, 10/31/17 (c)

         230           237,310   
       

 

 

 
            2,361,181   
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.1%

       

AerCap Aviation Solutions BV

       

6.375%, 5/30/17

     200           206,250   

International Lease Finance Corp.

       

5.875%, 4/01/19

     93           98,231   
       

 

 

 
          304,481   
       

 

 

 
          2,665,662   
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 0.6%

       

Basic - 0.0%

       

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC/FCX Oil & Gas, Inc.

       

6.50%, 11/15/20

     49           39,200   

Novelis, Inc.

       

8.375%, 12/15/17

     29           29,493   
       

 

 

 
          68,693   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu

       

5.75%, 10/15/20

     115           118,019   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.0%

       

CSC Holdings LLC

       

8.625%, 2/15/19

     44           48,400   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.2%

       

Numericable-SFR SA

       

5.375%, 5/15/22 (c)

   EUR 195           225,774   

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.90%, 5/01/19

   U.S.$ 370           320,975   

Telecom Italia Capital SA

       

6.00%, 9/30/34

     65           61,784   
       

 

 

 
          608,533   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.2%

       

International Game Technology PLC

       

6.25%, 2/15/22 (c)

     200           203,460   

KB Home

       

4.75%, 5/15/19

     107           106,599   


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MCE Finance Ltd.

       

5.00%, 2/15/21 (c)

   U.S.$     210           201,075   
       

 

 

 
          511,134   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.0%

       

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

       

6.125%, 4/15/25 (c)

     135           103,950   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.1%

       

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

3.00%, 8/15/22

     17           15,115   

5.70%, 10/15/19

     59           59,207   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

       

4.875%, 11/01/43

     111           73,081   

SM Energy Co.

       

6.50%, 1/01/23

     14           9,870   

Transocean, Inc.

       

6.50%, 11/15/20

     135           94,500   
       

 

 

 
          251,773   
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.0%

       

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

       

6.75%, 3/01/19

     104           83,200   
       

 

 

 
          1,793,702   
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.1%

       

Electric - 0.1%

       

AES Corp./VA

       

7.375%, 7/01/21

     119           133,280   

NRG Energy, Inc.

       

Series WI

       

6.25%, 5/01/24

     92           84,410   
       

 

 

 
          217,690   
       

 

 

 

Non Corporate Sectors - 0.0%

       

Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed - 0.0%

       

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

       

5.25%, 8/01/23 (c)

     125           122,187   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $5,106,181)

          4,799,241   
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.3%

  

    

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.3%

       

Chile - 0.2%

       

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

       

4.50%, 9/16/25 (c)

     310           315,950   

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA

       

4.75%, 2/04/24 (c)

     340           355,716   
       

 

 

 
          671,666   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Mexico - 0.1%

       

Petroleos Mexicanos

       

3.50%, 7/18/18-1/30/23

   U.S.$     217           210,813   
       

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $855,138)

          882,479   
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES - 0.2%

  

    

Brazil - 0.1%

       

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

5.75%, 1/20/20

     253           219,794   

Colombia - 0.0%

       

Ecopetrol SA

       

5.875%, 5/28/45

     94           73,672   

Israel - 0.1%

       

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

       

Series 6

       

5.00%, 11/12/24 (c)

     320           339,360   

United Kingdom - 0.0%

       

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

7.50%, 8/10/20 (f)

     200           186,000   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Agencies
(cost $865,928)

          818,826   
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.2%

       

Brazil - 0.2%

       

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series F

       

10.00%, 1/01/17-1/01/27

(cost $942,954)

   BRL 3,050           760,314   
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.2%

       

United States - 0.2%

       

State of California

       

Series 2010

       

7.625% CAS, 3/01/40

(cost $350,462)

   U.S.$ 345           527,981   
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.1%

       

Industrial - 0.1%

       

Capital Goods - 0.0%

       

Odebrecht Finance Ltd.

       

5.25%, 6/27/29 (c)

     217           93,039   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.1%

       

Comcel Trust via Comunicaciones Celulares SA

       

6.875%, 2/06/24 (c)

     200           187,000   
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $414,033)

          280,039   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.1%

       

Financials - 0.1%

       

Insurance - 0.1%

       

Allstate Corp. (The)

       

5.10%

(cost $179,024)

     6,700         $ 174,669   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.0%

  

Mexico - 0.0%

       

Mexico Government International Bond

       

Series E

       

5.95%, 3/19/19

(cost $91,077)

   U.S.$ 82           91,430   
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.5%

       

Time Deposit - 4.5%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $14,679,757)

     14,680           14,679,757   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities
Loaned - 100.9%

(cost $302,507,754)

          330,388,981   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.7%

       

Investment Companies - 0.7%

       

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I, 0.40% (j)(k)
(cost $2,291,151)

     2,291,151           2,291,151   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.6%
(cost $304,798,905) (l)

          332,680,132   

Other assets less liabilities - (1.6)% (m)

          (5,217,175
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 327,462,957   
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2016
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     12         June 2016       $ 1,311,126       $ 1,303,530       $ (7,596

Euro STOXX 50 Futures

     9         June 2016         307,615         300,167         (7,448

TOPIX Index Futures

     3         June 2016         360,692         359,190         (1,502

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

     43         June 2016         9,409,255         9,406,250         (3,005

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

     143         June 2016         17,293,743         17,326,461         32,718   

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     29         June 2016         3,760,593         3,781,328         20,735   

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     27         June 2016         4,680,710         4,658,344         (22,366

Sold Contracts

              

Euro-BOBL Futures

     30         June 2016         4,490,510         4,475,360         15,150   
              

 

 

 
               $ 26,686   
              

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   TWD      2,403       USD      72       5/18/16    $ (2,503

BNP Paribas SA

   KRW      655,235       USD      538       5/18/16      (33,718

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      473       GBP      328       5/18/16      (1,486

Citibank, NA

   RUB      5,399       USD      69       4/07/16      (10,910

Citibank, NA

   CHF      492       USD      494       5/18/16      (18,393

Citibank, NA

   GBP      1,159       USD      1,672       5/18/16      7,538   

Citibank, NA

   USD      353       AUD      502       5/18/16      30,957   

Credit Suisse International

   JPY      42,199       USD      349       5/18/16      (26,168

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      851       USD      233       4/04/16      (3,331

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      239       BRL      851       4/04/16      (2,444

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      647       GBP      455       5/18/16      6,188   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      1,754       USD      381       1/04/17      (70,409

HSBC Bank USA

   BRL      454       USD      114       4/04/16      (12,368

HSBC Bank USA

   BRL      454       USD      128       4/04/16      1,304   

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      124       BRL      454       4/04/16      2,757   

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      128       BRL      454       4/04/16      (1,304

HSBC Bank USA

   KRW      136,099       USD      111       5/18/16      (8,156

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      436       JPY      49,595       5/18/16      4,998   

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      1,496       SEK      12,565       5/18/16      53,744   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   CAD      659       USD      476       5/18/16      (31,007

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   GBP      614       USD      882       5/18/16      (100

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      1,083       USD      304       4/04/16      3,110   

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      300       BRL      1,083       4/04/16      1,363   

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY      220,000       USD      1,955       4/20/16      (326

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      1,083       USD      298       5/03/16      (955

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      1,146       USD      173       5/18/16      (3,545

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY      58,887       USD      514       5/18/16      (9,725

Standard Chartered Bank

   TWD      8,658       USD      256       5/18/16      (12,912

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      3,237       JPY      370,735       5/18/16      61,229   

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      132       TWD      4,301       5/18/16      1,617   

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      2,599       USD      395       6/17/16      (5,184

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   BRL      232       USD      61       4/04/16      (3,919

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   RUB      4,532       USD      66       4/07/16      (1,486

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      612       USD      666       5/13/16      (31,904

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      268       USD      200       5/18/16      (4,775

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      865       USD      622       5/18/16      (43,784

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      353       USD      363       5/18/16      (4,959

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      2,024       USD      2,285       5/18/16      (21,165

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      391       USD      553       5/18/16      (8,685

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD      8,191       USD      1,050       5/18/16      (5,869

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD      987       USD      127       5/18/16      20   


Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      56,293       USD      493       5/18/16    $ (8,124

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK      2,160       USD      249       5/18/16      (12,210

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      436       AUD      605       5/18/16      27,110   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,594       CHF      1,571       5/18/16      42,503   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      175       CNY      1,146       5/18/16      1,460   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,260       EUR      2,039       5/18/16      63,375   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      80       HKD      622       5/18/16      164   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      122       JPY      13,716       5/18/16      (222

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      124       JPY      13,947       5/18/16      330   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      243       KRW      283,692       5/18/16      4,788   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      449       NOK      3,846       5/18/16      15,956   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      285       USD      211       6/17/16      (6,358

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      407       USD      308       6/17/16      (5,062

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      431       USD      477       6/17/16      (14,143

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      11,534       USD      102       6/17/16      (1,036

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      5,807       USD      322       6/17/16      (11,557

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      214       AUD      285       6/17/16      3,599   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      191       CAD      256       6/17/16      5,857   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      572       EUR      512       6/17/16      11,802   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      440       GBP      311       6/17/16      6,696   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      281       JPY      31,600       6/17/16      860   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      203       SEK      1,670       6/17/16      3,599   

UBS AG

   EUR      377       USD      413       6/17/16      (17,015
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (94,293
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Clearing Broker/(Exchange) & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at

March 31, 2016
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

           

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(INTRCONX)

           

CDX-NAHY Series 21, 5 Year Index, 12/20/18*

     (5.00 )%      2.77   $ 2,784       $ (164,701   $ (103,708

CDX-NAIG Series 22, 5 Year Index, 6/20/19*

     (1.00     0.74        4,100         (34,928     2,394   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (199,629   $ (101,314
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date


CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                      Rate Type        

Clearing Broker/(Exchange)

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

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    CAD        6,090        3/10/17        0.973     3 Month CDOR      $ (4,486

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    AUD        8,060        3/11/17        2.140     3 Month BBSW        3,490   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    CAD        5,740        6/05/17        1.054     3 Month CDOR        (11,991

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    NZD        11,300        6/09/17        3.366     3 Month BKBM        (170,276

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    AUD        7,220        6/09/17        2.218     3 Month BBSW        (3,090

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

      4,920        10/30/17        1.915     3 Month BBSW        14,453   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    GBP        2,090        6/05/20        6 Month LIBOR        1.651     97,252   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    AUD        1,230        3/11/25        6 Month BBSW        2.973     28,214   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    NZD        1,320        6/09/25        3 Month BKBM        4.068     94,327   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    AUD        780        6/09/25        6 Month BBSW        3.384     39,850   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    USD        430        6/09/25        2.488     3 Month LIBOR        (36,985

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

      1,560        11/10/25        2.256     3 Month LIBOR        (102,876

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

    GBP        190        6/05/45        2.396     6 Month LIBOR        (50,905
           

 

 

 
        $ (103,023
           

 

 

 


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2016
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

             

Citibank, NA

             

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.,

             

7.75%, 8/01/20, 3/20/19*

     (5.00 )%      9.62   $ 104       $ 12,091      $ 5,521      $ 6,570   

Sprint Communications, Inc.,

             

8.375%, 8/15/17, 6/20/19*

     (5.00 )%      10.06     198         25,832        (8,122     33,954   

Sprint Communications, Inc.,

             

8.375%, 8/15/17, 6/20/19*

     (5.00     10.06        172         22,439        (6,805     29,244   

Sale Contracts

             

BNP Paribas SA

             

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.,

             

5.95%, 9/15/16, 9/20/17*

     1.00        1.47        530         (4,836     (5,277     441   

Credit Suisse International

             

Kohl’s Corp.,

             

6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.89        39         146        (338     484   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 55,672      $ (15,021   $ 70,693   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type         

Swap Counterparty

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   $ 1,970         1/30/17         1.059     3 Month LIBOR       $ (6,811

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     2,200         2/07/22         2.043     3 Month LIBOR         (100,097
             

 

 

 
        $ (106,908
             

 

 

 

 

(a) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(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, 2016, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $21,009,659 or 6.4% of net assets.
(d) Illiquid security.
(e) Fair valued by the Adviser.
(f) Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.
(g) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2016.
(h) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2016.
(i) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.10% of net assets as of March 31, 2016, are considered illiquid and restricted.


Restricted Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Bellemeade Re Ltd. Series 2015-1A, Class M1

           

2.933%, 7/25/25

     7/27/15       $ 131,209       $ 129,605         0.04

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust Series 2014-CH1, Class M2

           

4.683%, 11/25/24

     11/06/15         35,623         36,584         0.01   

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

           

5.683%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15         144,029         142,129         0.04   

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

           

5.933%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15         40,811         39,940         0.01   

 

(j) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(k) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(l) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $37,910,987 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(10,029,760), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $27,881,227.
(m) An amount of U.S. $430,159 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2016.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ABS    -    Asset-Backed Securities
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
BBSW    -    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australia)
BKBM    -    Bank Bill Benchmark (New Zealand)
BOBL    -    Bundesobligationen
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CDOR    -    Canadian Dealer Offered Rate
CDX-NAHY     -    North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index
CDX-NAIG     -    North American Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
GDR    -    Global Depositary Receipt
INTRCONX     -    Inter-Continental Exchange
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates


PJSC    -    Public Joint Stock Company
REG    -    Registered Shares
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
TBA    -    To Be Announced
TIPS    -    Treasury Inflation Protected Security
TOPIX    -    Tokyo Price Index


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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 fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset backed securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided are classified as Level 3.


The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

  

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

   $ 32,188,770      $ 4,699,052      $ – 0  –    $ 36,887,822   

Financials

     25,027,100        11,193,905        – 0  –       36,221,005   

Consumer Discretionary

     23,643,677        6,913,299        – 0  –       30,556,976   

Health Care

     20,506,319        4,866,180        – 0  –       25,372,499   

Industrials

     10,373,107        8,631,952        – 0  –       19,005,059   

Consumer Staples

     8,611,340        3,064,169        – 0  –       11,675,509   

Energy

     7,267,674        2,918,862        – 0  –       10,186,536   

Equity: Other

     2,120,900        5,924,160        41,125        8,086,185   

Utilities

     4,901,267        974,199        – 0  –       5,875,466   

Residential

     3,084,774        2,383,944        – 0  –       5,468,718   

Retail

     2,213,390        3,036,817        – 0  –       5,250,207   

Materials

     2,386,262        2,288,698        – 0  –      4,674,960   

Telecommunication Services

     1,177,454        2,494,713        – 0  –      3,672,167   

Office

     765,199        1,957,922        – 0  –      2,723,121   

Lodging

     1,499,772        – 0  –      – 0  –      1,499,772   

Mortgage

     309,184        – 0  –      – 0  –      309,184   

Real Estate

     – 0  –      112,930        – 0  –       112,930   

Corporates - Investment Grade

     – 0  –       30,966,527        – 0  –       30,966,527   

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –       25,757,212        – 0  –       25,757,212   

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –       10,875,544        1,436,829        12,312,373   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –       8,908,570        3,276,001        12,184,571   

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –       7,201,367        – 0  –       7,201,367   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –       301,645        5,607,874        5,909,519   

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –       5,464,560        – 0  –       5,464,560   

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –       4,799,241        – 0  –       4,799,241   

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –       882,479        – 0  –       882,479   

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

     – 0  –       818,826        – 0  –       818,826   

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –       760,314        – 0  –       760,314   

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –       527,981        – 0  –       527,981   

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –       280,039        – 0  –       280,039   

Preferred Stocks

     174,669        – 0  –       – 0  –       174,669   

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –       91,430        – 0  –       91,430   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –       14,679,757        – 0  –       14,679,757   

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

     2,291,151        – 0  –       – 0  –       2,291,151   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     148,542,009        173,776,294        10,361,829        332,680,132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

  

Futures

     68,603        – 0  –       – 0  –       68,603   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –       362,924        – 0  –       362,924   

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –       2,394        – 0  –       2,394   

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –       277,586        – 0  –       277,586   

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –       70,693        – 0  –       70,693   

Liabilities:

  

Futures

     (41,917     – 0  –       – 0  –       (41,917

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –       (457,217     – 0  –       (457,217

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –       (103,708     – 0  –       (103,708

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –       (380,609     – 0  –       (380,609

Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –       (106,908     – 0  –       (106,908
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(b)

   $     148,568,695      $     173,441,449      $     10,361,829      $     332,371,973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(b) There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets between Level 1 and Level 2 during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Common Stocks     Asset-Backed
Securities
    Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
 

Balance as of 12/31/15

   $ 303,923      $ 1,940,567      $ 3,597,541   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –      151        (1,862

Realized gain (loss)

     91,952        240        (27,642

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (145,419     8,879        6,945   

Purchases

     – 0  –       – 0  –       (861

Sales

     (209,331     (243,011     (298,120

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –       – 0  –       – 0  –  

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –       (269,997     – 0  –  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/16

   $ 41,125      $ 1,436,829      $     3,276,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/16

   $ (20,621   $ 8,879      $ (12,424
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Collateralized
Mortgage  Obligation
    Total        

Balance as of 12/31/15

   $ 6,952,456        12,794,487     

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     4,043        2,332     

Realized gain (loss)

     (20,797     43,753     

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     14,597        (114,998  

Purchases

     630,298        629,437     

Sales

     (1,972,723     (2,723,185  

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –       – 0  –    

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –       (269,997  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Balance as of 3/31/16

   $     5,607,874      $     10,361,829 (a)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/16

   $ (14,679   $ (38,845  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(a) There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets during the reporting period.

The following presents information about significant unobservable inputs related to the Portfolio’s Level 3 investments at March 31, 2016. Securities priced by third party vendors are excluded from the following table.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

 

     Fair Value  at
3/31/16
    

Valuation Technique

   Unobservable Input    Range/
Weighted  Average
 

Common Stock

   $ 41,125      

Market Approach

   Discount of Last
Traded Price
     50%/N/A   

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide


reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market
Value
12/31/15
(000)
     Purchases  at
Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain  (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16
(000)
     Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

   $     3,438       $     8,862       $     10,009       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     2,291       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 27.4%

       

Financials - 5.4%

       

Banks - 2.2%

       

Aozora Bank Ltd. (a)

     6,000         $ 20,943   

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     16,735           299,999   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     38,399           253,559   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA (a)(b)

     230,718           9,359   

Banco de Sabadell SA

     29,722           53,376   

Banco Espirito Santo SA (REG) (b)(c)(d)

     10,016           0

Banco Popular Espanol SA

     10,844           28,143   

Banco Santander SA

     87,371           383,723   

Bank Hapoalim BM

     4,812           24,978   

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM (b)

     12,645           45,410   

Bank of America Corp.

     40,395           546,140   

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The) (a)

     9,600           35,820   

Bank of Ireland (b)

     199,710           57,764   

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

     2,000           13,039   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

     3,683           34,148   

Bank of Yokohama Ltd. (The) (a)(b)(c)(d)

     5,000           22,969   

Bankia SA

     22,531           21,211   

Bankinter SA

     4,951           34,883   

Barclays PLC

     99,698           214,012   

BB&T Corp.

     3,000           99,810   

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

     3,446           23,386   

BNP Paribas SA

     6,431           323,097   

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     22,500           67,213   

CaixaBank SA

     13,908           40,995   

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

     3,000           14,942   

Citigroup, Inc.

     11,629           485,511   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     2,069           43,346   

Comerica, Inc.

     650           24,615   

Commerzbank AG (b)

     6,474           56,172   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     10,271           588,827   

Credit Agricole SA

     6,256           67,652   

Danske Bank A/S

     3,980           112,317   

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     10,000           113,920   

DNB ASA

     5,944           70,188   

Erste Group Bank AG (b)

     1,696           47,602   

Fifth Third Bancorp

     3,090           51,572   

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

     4,000           13,030   

Gunma Bank Ltd. (The) (a)

     4,000           16,521   

Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (The) (a)

     4,000           17,232   

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     4,600           81,570   

Hiroshima Bank Ltd. (The)

     5,000           18,244   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     118,577           737,426   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

     3,065           29,240   

ING Groep NV

     22,105           264,526   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     70,654           195,359   

Iyo Bank Ltd. (The) (a)

     2,000           13,076   

Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

     2,000           24,633   

Joyo Bank Ltd. (The)

     3,000           10,283   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     14,265           844,773   

KBC Groep NV

     1,520           78,276   

KeyCorp

     3,225           35,604   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     346,648           337,634   

M&T Bank Corp.

     515           57,165   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     77,400           358,641   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

     973           11,415   

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     140,100           208,789   

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     15,512           311,465   

Natixis SA

     9,006           44,275   

Nordea Bank AB

     18,440           176,875   

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

     18,000           117,966   

People’s United Financial, Inc. (a)

     1,165           18,558   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     1,980           167,449   

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (b)

     718           10,851   

Regions Financial Corp.

     5,075           39,839   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     13,400           47,778   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (b)

     21,047           67,113   

Seven Bank Ltd. (a)

     5,324           22,723   

Shinsei Bank Ltd. (a)

     12,000           15,661   

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

     4,000           28,841   

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB-Class A

     9,222           87,943   

Societe Generale SA

     4,399           162,552   

Standard Chartered PLC

     20,008           135,314   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     7,700           233,754   

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     20,000           58,550   

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     1,990           71,799   

Suruga Bank Ltd.

     1,000           17,549   

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-Class A

     6,684           84,794   

Swedbank AB-Class A

     4,044           86,851   

UniCredit SpA

     26,697           96,242   

Unione di Banche Italiane SpA

     5,202           19,213   

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     8,000           111,904   

US Bancorp

     6,365           258,355   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     18,025           871,689   

Westpac Banking Corp.

     19,696           457,481   

Zions Bancorporation

     780           18,884   
       

 

 

 
          11,526,346   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 0.5%

  

3i Group PLC

     7,720           50,479   

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

     5,585           22,170   

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (b)

     207           33,617   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     695           65,337   

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     4,265           157,080   

BlackRock, Inc.-Class A

     527           179,480   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     4,590           128,612   

Credit Suisse Group AG (REG) (b)

     10,695           151,034   

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

     10,000           61,464   

Deutsche Bank AG (REG)

     8,374           142,167   

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (b)

     1,120           27,429   

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     1,470           57,404   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     1,588           249,284   

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

     1,481           28,521   

ICAP PLC

     4,211           28,641   

Invesco Ltd.

     1,630           50,155   

Investec PLC

     2,464           18,075   

Julius Baer Group Ltd. (b)

     1,220           52,285   

Legg Mason, Inc.

     410           14,219   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     1,755           88,828   

Mediobanca SpA

     12,965           93,239   

Morgan Stanley

     5,870           146,809   

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     22,000           98,260   

Northern Trust Corp.

     860           56,046   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Partners Group Holding AG

     158           63,476   

Schroders PLC

     729           28,026   

State Street Corp.

     1,585           92,754   

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     975           71,623   

UBS Group AG

     22,171           356,643   
       

 

 

 
          2,613,157   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.1%

  

Acom Co., Ltd. (a)(b)

     6,200           31,218   

AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. (a)

     800           18,834   

American Express Co.

     3,310           203,234   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     2,113           146,452   

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

     700           12,177   

Discover Financial Services

     1,660           84,527   

Navient Corp.

     1,400           16,758   

Provident Financial PLC

     891           37,868   

Synchrony Financial (b)

     3,218           92,228   
       

 

 

 
          643,296   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.5%

  

ASX Ltd.

     1,453           46,091   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (b)

     7,244           1,027,779   

Challenger Ltd./Australia

     4,156           26,670   

CME Group, Inc./IL-Class A

     1,300           124,865   

Deutsche Boerse AG

     1,511           128,653   

Eurazeo SA

     1,243           83,956   

EXOR SpA

     1,279           45,762   

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

     360           29,661   

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

     6,700           161,272   

Industrivarden AB-Class C

     996           16,951   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     466           109,575   

Investment AB Kinnevik-Class B

     2,015           57,077   

Investor AB-Class B

     1,705           60,270   

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

     3,100           47,424   

Leucadia National Corp.

     1,255           20,293   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     1,899           76,711   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

     1,060           104,919   

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.

     3,500           15,345   

Moody’s Corp.

     695           67,109   

Nasdaq, Inc.

     460           30,535   

ORIX Corp.

     8,040           114,515   

Pargesa Holding SA

     255           16,252   

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     10,000           58,927   

Wendel SA

     398           43,280   
       

 

 

 
          2,513,892   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.1%

  

Admiral Group PLC

     819           23,269   

Aegon NV

     11,109           61,053   

Aflac, Inc.

     1,655           104,497   

Ageas

     1,646           65,143   

AIA Group Ltd.

     73,125           415,644   

Allianz SE (REG)

     2,771           450,024   

Allstate Corp. (The)

     1,550           104,424   

American International Group, Inc.

     5,002           270,358   

AMP Ltd.

     17,956           79,591   

Aon PLC

     1,065           111,239   

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     5,214           77,183   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Assurant, Inc.

     260           20,059   

Aviva PLC

     24,265           158,437   

Baloise Holding AG (REG)

     277           35,160   

Chubb Ltd.

     1,782           212,325   

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     560           36,602   

CNP Assurances

     4,544           70,762   

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

     6,545           79,322   

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     9,978           52,925   

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

     1,333           22,709   

Hannover Rueck SE (REG)

     377           43,816   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     1,575           72,576   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     10,333           44,131   

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,000           40,129   

Legal & General Group PLC

     36,049           121,465   

Lincoln National Corp.

     940           36,848   

Loews Corp.

     1,090           41,703   

Mapfre SA

     10,570           22,749   

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     2,040           124,012   

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

     33,575           75,303   

MetLife, Inc.

     4,320           189,821   

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     3,100           86,401   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG)

     1,050           213,091   

Old Mutual PLC

     29,782           82,262   

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     1,040           41,028   

Progressive Corp. (The)

     2,245           78,889   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1,765           127,468   

Prudential PLC

     15,581           289,938   

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

     8,147           68,082   

RSA Insurance Group PLC

     7,994           54,478   

Sampo Oyj-Class A

     2,714           128,547   

SCOR SE

     1,611           56,797   

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.

     2,000           56,683   

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. (a)

     875           11,188   

St James’s Place PLC

     3,195           42,009   

Standard Life PLC

     11,878           60,570   

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     7,811           71,265   

Swiss Life Holding AG (b)

     249           66,077   

Swiss Re AG

     2,138           197,422   

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     2,600           24,287   

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     4,200           141,909   

Torchmark Corp.

     452           24,480   

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,230           143,553   

Tryg A/S

     795           15,397   

UnipolSai SpA

     4,035           9,319   

Unum Group

     920           28,446   

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     537           63,720   

XL Group PLC

     1,160           42,688   

Zurich Insurance Group AG (b)

     907           210,344   
       

 

 

 
          5,699,617   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.7%

  

American Tower Corp.

     1,615           165,328   

Apartment Investment & Management Co.-Class A

     575           24,046   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     545           103,659   

Boston Properties, Inc.

     600           76,248   

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     5,864           58,862   

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     14,000           21,696   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     1,270           109,855   

Dexus Property Group

     3,880           23,562   

Equinix, Inc.

     220           72,756   

Equity Residential

     1,390           104,292   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     278           65,013   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     483           45,141   

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     272           42,446   

Fonciere Des Regions

     933           87,987   

Gecina SA

     253           34,703   

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     2,244           66,714   

Goodman Group

     10,596           54,191   

GPT Group (The)

     6,698           25,642   

Hammerson PLC

     4,761           39,496   

HCP, Inc.

     1,780           57,992   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     2,900           48,430   

ICADE

     449           34,313   

Intu Properties PLC (a)

     5,825           26,118   

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     708           24,008   

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     7           28,509   

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     8           46,183   

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     15           36,014   

Kimco Realty Corp.

     1,580           45,472   

Klepierre

     1,311           62,624   

Land Securities Group PLC

     4,798           75,653   

Link REIT

     10,500           62,309   

Macerich Co. (The)

     510           40,412   

Mirvac Group

     40,488           59,991   

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     9           53,279   

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     5           11,180   

Prologis, Inc.

     2,020           89,244   

Public Storage

     580           159,981   

Realty Income Corp.

     908           56,759   

Scentre Group

     33,577           114,296   

Segro PLC

     3,337           19,629   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     1,216           252,551   

SL Green Realty Corp.

     376           36,427   

Stockland

     14,259           46,650   

UDR, Inc.

     1,028           39,609   

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     613           168,118   

United Urban Investment Corp.

     12           19,384   

Ventas, Inc.

     1,291           81,281   

Vicinity Centres

     20,397           49,851   

Vornado Realty Trust

     685           64,685   

Welltower, Inc.

     1,375           95,342   

Westfield Corp.

     9,308           71,269   

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     2,948           91,329   
       

 

 

 
          3,390,529   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

  

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.

     1,700           25,152   

CapitaLand Ltd.

     35,000           79,601   

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (b)

     1,115           32,134   

Cheung Kong Property Holdings Ltd.

     14,840           95,537   

City Developments Ltd.

     3,000           18,164   

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     400           56,734   

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

     4,000           112,433   

Deutsche Wohnen AG

     1,334           41,400   

Global Logistic Properties Ltd.

     30,422           43,390   

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     14,000           26,765   

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

     5,324           32,670   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     2,197           20,948   

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     8,500           23,447   

LendLease Group

     3,450           36,626   

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     8,000           148,480   

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     6,000           149,446   

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     22,000           21,026   

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     800           14,768   

NTT Urban Development Corp.

     1,600           15,659   

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

     16,000           25,498   

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     2,000           58,462   

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     10,000           122,236   

Swire Pacific Ltd.-Class A

     2,000           21,585   

Swire Properties Ltd.

     25,389           69,051   

Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.

     1,500           18,658   

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     2,000           13,575   

Vonovia SE

     2,725           97,830   

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     13,000           71,207   

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

     6,000           26,811   
       

 

 

 
          1,519,293   
       

 

 

 
          27,906,130   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 3.6%

  

Auto Components - 0.2%

  

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

     900           33,876   

BorgWarner, Inc.

     830           31,872   

Bridgestone Corp.

     3,900           145,559   

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin-Class B

     1,132           115,655   

Continental AG

     668           151,509   

Delphi Automotive PLC

     1,091           81,847   

Denso Corp.

     3,000           120,422   

GKN PLC

     9,965           41,258   

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     1,010           33,310   

Johnson Controls, Inc.

     2,530           98,594   

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,000           45,281   

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     1,000           19,149   

NOK Corp.

     700           11,942   

Nokian Renkaat Oyj (a)

     694           24,485   

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. (a)

     1,600           36,162   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     4,600           55,779   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     1,200           18,541   

Toyota Industries Corp.

     1,000           44,910   

Valeo SA

     339           52,714   

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)

     1,000           16,439   
       

 

 

 
          1,179,304   
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.6%

  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     2,010           184,530   

Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (a)

     3,000           42,250   

Daimler AG (REG)

     5,845           447,333   

Ferrari NV (b)

     572           23,757   

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV

     5,720           46,159   

Ford Motor Co.

     15,020           202,770   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

     4,000           141,253   

General Motors Co.

     5,566           174,939   

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     800           41,064   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     9,900           270,677   

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     3,500           36,102   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Mazda Motor Corp.

     3,200           49,670   

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

     3,400           25,381   

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     15,100           139,603   

Peugeot SA (b)

     2,295           39,263   

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares)

     684           35,352   

Renault SA

     1,169           116,172   

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     2,200           58,825   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     16,600           880,388   

Volkswagen AG

     140           20,339   

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

     987           125,277   

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

     1,200           19,945   
       

 

 

 
            3,121,049   
       

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.0%

  

Genuine Parts Co.

     610           60,610   

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     2,000           59,387   
       

 

 

 
          119,997   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.0%

  

Benesse Holdings, Inc. (a)

     300           8,638   

H&R Block, Inc.

     870           22,985   
       

 

 

 
          31,623   
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.5%

  

Accor SA

     750           31,726   

Carnival Corp.

     1,785           94,195   

Carnival PLC

     1,116           59,945   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.-Class A (b)

     144           67,820   

Compass Group PLC

     10,184           179,527   

Crown Resorts Ltd.

     2,537           24,205   

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     420           27,846   

Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd. (a)

     471           15,600   

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     20,155           75,536   

Genting Singapore PLC

     22,000           13,620   

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     1,433           58,963   

Marriott International, Inc./MD-Class A (a)

     745           53,029   

McDonald’s Corp.

     3,630           456,218   

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd. (a)

     500           11,846   

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (ADR) (a)

     577           9,526   

Merlin Entertainments PLC (e)

     3,228           21,461   

MGM China Holdings Ltd.

     14,013           21,390   

Oriental Land Co., Ltd./Japan (a)

     1,200           84,960   

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

     497           69,321   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     677           55,616   

Sands China Ltd.

     10,875           44,326   

SJM Holdings Ltd.

     13,014           9,260   

Sodexo SA

     572           61,561   

Starbucks Corp.

     5,720           341,484   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     645           53,812   

Tatts Group Ltd.

     15,121           43,810   

TUI AG

     3,700           57,234   

Whitbread PLC

     1,102           62,556   

William Hill PLC

     3,391           15,865   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     450           34,394   

Wynn Macau Ltd. (b)

     35,799           55,360   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Wynn Resorts Ltd. (a)

     310           28,963   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     1,645           134,643   
       

 

 

 
            2,375,618   
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.2%

  

Auto Trader Group PLC (e)

     4,551           25,463   

Barratt Developments PLC

     6,033           48,433   

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     788           36,334   

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (a)

     800           16,134   

DR Horton, Inc.

     1,255           37,939   

Electrolux AB-Class B

     2,430           63,811   

Garmin Ltd.

     420           16,783   

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     290           25,821   

Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,346           26,214   

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     525           25,410   

Lennar Corp.-Class A (a)

     650           31,434   

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (b)

     250           47,725   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (a)

     1,025           45,397   

Nikon Corp. (a)

     1,500           22,937   

Panasonic Corp.

     13,400           121,361   

Persimmon PLC

     1,857           55,489   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     1,235           23,107   

Rinnai Corp. (a)

     200           17,668   

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

     2,000           24,622   

Sekisui House Ltd.

     3,000           50,615   

Sony Corp.

     7,700           197,976   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     19,787           53,927   

Whirlpool Corp.

     300           54,102   
       

 

 

 
          1,068,702   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.3%

  

Amazon.com, Inc. (b)

     1,480           878,587   

Expedia, Inc.

     382           41,187   

Netflix, Inc. (b)

     1,632           166,840   

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (b)

     197           253,925   

Rakuten, Inc.

     4,835           46,672   

TripAdvisor, Inc. (b)

     412           27,398   
       

 

 

 
          1,414,609   
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.1%

  

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

     900           19,618   

Hasbro, Inc.

     450           36,045   

Mattel, Inc.

     1,285           43,202   

Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)

     300           11,171   

Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc. (a)

     2,500           27,238   

Shimano, Inc.

     400           62,731   

Yamaha Corp.

     500           15,041   
       

 

 

 
          215,046   
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.7%

  

Altice NV-Class A (b)

     3,528           62,669   

Altice NV-Class B (b)

     1,176           21,126   

Axel Springer SE

     401           21,585   

Cablevision Systems Corp.-Class A

     830           27,390   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

CBS Corp.-Class B

     1,690           93,102   

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     9,601           586,429   

Dentsu, Inc.

     1,300           65,216   

Discovery Communications, Inc.-Class A (a)(b)

     545           15,603   

Discovery Communications, Inc.-Class C (b)

     995           26,865   

Eutelsat Communications SA

     1,052           33,928   

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

     2,490           28,191   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,545           35,458   

ITV PLC

     23,254           80,355   

JCDecaux SA

     1,374           60,136   

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG

     410           45,906   

Lagardere SCA

     2,184           57,929   

News Corp.-Class A

     1,458           18,619   

News Corp.-Class B

     367           4,863   

Numericable-SFR SA

     770           32,338   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     910           75,739   

Pearson PLC

     4,977           62,375   

ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE

     1,328           68,173   

Publicis Groupe SA

     807           56,588   

REA Group Ltd. (a)

     1,002           41,473   

RELX NV

     7,786           135,745   

RELX PLC

     6,934           128,633   

RTL Group SA (Germany)

     312           26,378   

Schibsted ASA-Class B (b)

     1,020           28,231   

Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.-Class A

     370           24,235   

SES SA

     1,845           53,975   

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.

     6,000           17,796   

Sky PLC

     6,268           92,105   

TEGNA, Inc.

     850           19,941   

Telenet Group Holding NV (b)

     459           23,198   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.-Class A

     1,115           228,151   

Time Warner, Inc.

     3,145           228,170   

Toho Co., Ltd./Tokyo

     1,000           26,286   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.-Class A

     4,671           130,228   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.-Class B

     1,617           45,599   

Viacom, Inc.-Class B

     1,310           54,077   

Vivendi SA

     7,368           154,411   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     6,014           597,250   

WPP PLC

     7,999           186,181   
       

 

 

 
            3,822,646   
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.1%

  

Dollar General Corp.

     1,120           95,872   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (b)

     888           73,225   

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,000           34,731   

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

     2,200           25,684   

J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.

     1,500           19,904   

Kohl’s Corp.

     730           34,025   

Macy’s, Inc.

     1,255           55,333   

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     9,926           57,842   

Next PLC

     931           72,098   

Nordstrom, Inc. (a)

     520           29,749   

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

     146           30,846   

Target Corp.

     2,425           199,529   
       

 

 

 
          728,838   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.5%

  

ABC-Mart, Inc.

     500           32,000   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     281           45,056   

AutoNation, Inc. (b)

     285           13,304   

AutoZone, Inc. (b)

     125           99,586   

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (b)

     645           32,018   

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,150           37,306   

CarMax, Inc. (b)

     770           39,347   

Dixons Carphone PLC

     7,310           44,674   

Dufry AG (REG) (b)

     264           32,423   

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     300           95,857   

GameStop Corp.-Class A

     415           13,168   

Gap, Inc. (The)

     905           26,607   

Hennes & Mauritz AB-Class B

     5,764           191,850   

Hikari Tsushin, Inc. (a)

     200           15,220   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     4,980           664,481   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     6,622           221,967   

Kingfisher PLC

     14,379           77,554   

L Brands, Inc.

     985           86,493   

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     3,590           271,942   

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

     400           36,600   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (b)

     390           106,727   

Ross Stores, Inc.

     1,600           92,640   

Sanrio Co., Ltd. (a)

     500           9,774   

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

     200           24,966   

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     308           38,201   

Staples, Inc.

     2,465           27,189   

Tiffany & Co.

     455           33,388   

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,620           205,277   

Tractor Supply Co.

     515           46,587   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (b)

     335           11,085   

USS Co., Ltd.

     1,310           20,904   

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     2,700           12,763   
       

 

 

 
            2,706,954   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.4%

  

adidas AG

     1,268           148,053   

Asics Corp.

     1,000           17,833   

Burberry Group PLC

     2,695           52,687   

Christian Dior SE

     331           59,936   

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     3,169           209,314   

Coach, Inc.

     1,030           41,293   

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     1,527           43,275   

Hermes International

     156           54,853   

HUGO BOSS AG

     623           40,728   

Kering

     338           60,347   

Li & Fung Ltd.

     48,000           28,499   

Luxottica Group SpA

     1,559           85,882   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     1,695           289,635   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (b)

     709           40,385   

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     5,220           320,873   

Pandora A/S

     700           91,516   

PVH Corp.

     345           34,176   

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     240           23,102   

Swatch Group AG (The) (a)

     137           47,266   

Swatch Group AG (The) (REG)

     522           35,125   

Under Armour, Inc.-Class A (b)

     697           59,127   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

VF Corp.

     1,310           84,836   
       

 

 

 
          1,868,741   
       

 

 

 
            18,653,127   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 3.6%

  

Communications Equipment - 0.2%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     19,640           559,151   

F5 Networks, Inc. (b)

     280           29,638   

Harris Corp.

     495           38,541   

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     1,340           34,183   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     595           45,041   

Nokia Oyj

     33,261           197,312   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson-Class B

     18,476           184,995   
       

 

 

 
          1,088,861   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.2%

  

Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (a)

     1,053           18,374   

Amphenol Corp.-Class A

     1,200           69,384   

Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd.

     2,800           15,866   

Corning, Inc.

     4,705           98,287   

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     510           16,804   

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

     1,200           33,071   

Hexagon AB-Class B

     2,435           94,637   

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

     300           33,063   

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

     600           16,891   

Hitachi Ltd.

     29,000           135,919   

Ingenico Group SA

     335           38,402   

Keyence Corp.

     300           163,612   

Kyocera Corp.

     1,900           83,659   

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,200           144,800   

Omron Corp.

     1,200           35,691   

Shimadzu Corp.

     2,000           31,377   

TDK Corp.

     600           33,291   

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     1,560           96,595   

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

     2,000           23,065   

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

     1,100           11,362   
       

 

 

 
          1,194,150   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 0.6%

  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)

     705           39,177   

Alphabet, Inc.-Class A (b)

     1,139           868,943   

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (b)

     1,144           852,223   

eBay, Inc. (b)

     4,285           102,240   

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (b)

     8,737           996,892   

Kakaku.com, Inc. (a)

     961           17,818   

Mixi, Inc. (a)

     409           15,169   

United Internet AG

     1,223           61,276   

VeriSign, Inc. (a)(b)

     375           33,202   

Yahoo Japan Corp. (a)

     6,408           27,274   

Yahoo!, Inc. (b)

     3,315           122,025   
       

 

 

 
          3,136,239   
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 0.6%

  

Accenture PLC-Class A

     2,435           280,999   

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (b)

     280           61,600   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Amadeus IT Holding SA-Class A

     2,581           110,374   

Atos SE

     677           54,985   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     1,820           163,272   

Cap Gemini SA

     854           80,109   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A (b)

     2,330           146,091   

Computershare Ltd.

     3,663           27,416   

CSRA, Inc.

     540           14,526   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     1,070           67,742   

Fiserv, Inc. (b)

     900           92,322   

Fujitsu Ltd.

     11,000           40,675   

International Business Machines Corp.

     3,476           526,440   

MasterCard, Inc.-Class A

     3,860           364,770   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     600           20,206   

NTT Data Corp.

     500           25,074   

Otsuka Corp.

     600           31,651   

Paychex, Inc.

     1,245           67,242   

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

     4,235           163,471   

Teradata Corp. (b)

     545           14,301   

Total System Services, Inc.

     660           31,403   

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     7,550           577,424   

Western Union Co. (The)-Class W

     1,930           37,230   

Worldpay Group PLC (b)(e)

     6,677           26,306   

Xerox Corp.

     3,845           42,910   
       

 

 

 
            3,068,539   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.5%

  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     1,180           69,844   

Applied Materials, Inc.

     4,635           98,169   

ARM Holdings PLC

     8,527           124,164   

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     900           7,056   

ASML Holding NV

     1,801           181,243   

Broadcom Ltd.

     1,525           235,612   

Infineon Technologies AG

     6,845           97,051   

Intel Corp.

     18,340           593,299   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     610           44,414   

Lam Research Corp.

     629           51,955   

Linear Technology Corp.

     890           39,658   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     795           38,319   

Micron Technology, Inc. (b)

     4,120           43,136   

NVIDIA Corp.

     1,935           68,944   

NXP Semiconductors NV (b)

     725           58,776   

Qorvo, Inc. (b)

     568           28,633   

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     6,070           310,420   

Rohm Co., Ltd.

     400           16,823   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     724           56,400   

STMicroelectronics NV

     4,174           23,234   

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     3,975           228,245   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     1,000           65,129   

Xilinx, Inc.

     985           46,719   
       

 

 

 
          2,527,243   
       

 

 

 

Software - 0.8%

  

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     1,930           65,311   

Adobe Systems, Inc. (b)

     1,910           179,158   

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

     875           51,021   

CA, Inc.

     1,185           36,486   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)(b)

     823           71,988   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (b)

     630           49,505   

Dassault Systemes

     924           73,210   

Electronic Arts, Inc. (b)

     1,185           78,340   

Gemalto NV

     323           23,841   

GungHo Online Entertainment, Inc. (a)

     4,000           11,253   

Intuit, Inc.

     1,050           109,211   

Konami Holdings Corp. (a)

     1,300           38,420   

Microsoft Corp.

     30,870           1,704,950   

Mobileye NV (a)(b)

     493           18,384   

Nexon Co., Ltd.

     2,595           44,256   

NICE-Systems Ltd.

     596           38,736   

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     600           85,289   

Oracle Corp.

     12,550           513,421   

Oracle Corp. Japan

     500           28,041   

Red Hat, Inc. (b)

     690           51,412   

Sage Group PLC (The)

     6,586           59,382   

salesforce.com, Inc. (b)

     2,384           176,011   

SAP SE

     5,977           480,959   

Symantec Corp.

     2,605           47,880   

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     500           18,300   
       

 

 

 
          4,054,765   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.7%

  

Apple, Inc.

     21,805           2,376,527   

Brother Industries Ltd.

     800           9,188   

Canon, Inc.

     6,900           205,778   

EMC Corp./MA

     7,405           197,343   

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     2,800           110,676   

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     6,960           123,401   

HP, Inc.

     6,960           85,747   

Konica Minolta, Inc.

     2,000           16,963   

NEC Corp.

     16,000           40,224   

NetApp, Inc.

     1,140           31,111   

Ricoh Co., Ltd. (a)

     4,000           40,713   

SanDisk Corp.

     770           58,582   

Seagate Technology PLC (a)

     1,150           39,617   

Seiko Epson Corp.

     1,200           19,300   

Western Digital Corp.

     880           41,571   
       

 

 

 
          3,396,741   
       

 

 

 
            18,466,538   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 3.5%

  

Biotechnology - 0.5%

  

AbbVie, Inc.

     6,366           363,626   

Actelion Ltd. (REG) (b)

     608           90,738   

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     880           122,514   

Amgen, Inc.

     2,953           442,743   

Baxalta, Inc.

     2,080           84,032   

Biogen, Inc. (b)

     915           238,193   

Celgene Corp. (b)

     3,080           308,277   

CSL Ltd.

     2,881           223,886   

Genmab A/S (b)

     325           44,973   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     5,365           492,829   

Grifols SA

     1,514           33,637   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     340           122,550   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (b)

     957           76,072   
       

 

 

 
          2,644,070   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.4%

  

Abbott Laboratories

     5,715           239,058   

Baxter International, Inc.

     2,080           85,446   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     837           127,073   

Boston Scientific Corp. (b)

     5,160           97,060   

Coloplast A/S-Class B

     496           37,534   

CR Bard, Inc.

     315           63,841   

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     946           58,302   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (b)

     890           78,507   

Essilor International SA

     1,241           152,911   

Getinge AB-Class B (a)

     2,013           46,308   

Hologic, Inc. (b)

     970           33,465   

Hoya Corp.

     2,600           98,828   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (b)

     155           93,163   

Medtronic PLC

     5,459           409,425   

Olympus Corp.

     1,500           58,236   

Smith & Nephew PLC

     5,421           89,190   

Sonova Holding AG (REG)

     351           44,796   

St Jude Medical, Inc.

     1,065           58,575   

Stryker Corp.

     1,225           131,430   

Sysmex Corp.

     700           43,761   

Terumo Corp.

     1,800           64,417   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (b)

     395           31,608   

William Demant Holding A/S (b)

     81           8,136   

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     685           73,042   
       

 

 

 
            2,224,112   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5%

  

Aetna, Inc.

     1,367           153,582   

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     800           15,354   

AmerisourceBergen Corp.-Class A

     785           67,942   

Anthem, Inc.

     1,000           138,990   

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     1,245           102,028   

Centene Corp. (b)

     687           42,299   

Cigna Corp.

     1,015           139,299   

DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (b)

     650           47,697   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (b)

     2,589           177,838   

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

     1,318           116,282   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     2,298           167,507   

HCA Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,250           97,562   

Healthscope Ltd.

     13,458           27,384   

Henry Schein, Inc. (b)

     320           55,242   

Humana, Inc.

     565           103,367   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (b)

     375           43,924   

McKesson Corp.

     915           143,884   

Mediclinic International PLC

     2,447           31,421   

Medipal Holdings Corp. (a)

     1,500           23,726   

Patterson Cos., Inc.

     310           14,424   

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     550           39,297   

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     1,156           54,277   

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     3,027           17,467   

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     1,715           24,596   

Suzuken Co., Ltd./Aichi Japan

     600           20,365   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (b)

     343           9,923   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     3,685           474,996   

Universal Health Services, Inc.-Class B

     350           43,652   
       

 

 

 
            2,394,325   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 0.0%

  

Cerner Corp. (b)

     1,180           62,493   

M3, Inc.

     1,200           30,178   
       

 

 

 
          92,671   
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1%

  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     1,245           49,613   

Illumina, Inc. (b)

     561           90,944   

Lonza Group AG (REG) (b)

     385           65,081   

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     405           20,031   

QIAGEN NV (b)

     1,320           29,352   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     1,535           217,341   

Waters Corp. (b)

     345           45,512   
       

 

 

 
          517,874   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.0%

  

Allergan PLC (b)

     1,546           414,374   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     13,000           172,763   

AstraZeneca PLC

     7,665           427,950   

Bayer AG

     5,020           588,245   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     6,415           409,790   

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     1,000           30,943   

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (a)

     3,900           86,561   

Eisai Co., Ltd.

     1,500           90,183   

Eli Lilly & Co.

     3,765           271,118   

Endo International PLC (b)

     783           22,041   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     29,442           596,001   

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

     300           13,407   

Johnson & Johnson

     10,705           1,158,281   

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

     1,000           15,957   

Mallinckrodt PLC (b)

     424           25,983   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     10,855           574,338   

Merck KGaA

     785           65,299   

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. (a)

     1,000           17,376   

Mylan NV (b)

     1,405           65,122   

Novartis AG (REG)

     13,965           1,010,394   

Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B

     12,184           659,807   

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     2,500           105,757   

Orion Oyj-Class B

     465           15,349   

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

     2,371           86,119   

Perrigo Co. PLC

     522           66,779   

Pfizer, Inc.

     23,786           705,017   

Roche Holding AG

     4,265           1,047,229   

Sanofi

     7,220           580,457   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (a)

     2,500           37,576   

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

     1,800           84,602   

Shire PLC

     3,579           204,127   

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. (a)

     1,400           16,106   

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)

     567           44,938   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     4,800           218,835   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (b)

     45           6,446   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     5,202           279,784   

UCB SA

     769           58,702   

Zoetis, Inc.

     1,746           77,400   
       

 

 

 
          10,351,156   
       

 

 

 
          18,224,208   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 3.2%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 0.5%

       

Airbus Group SE

     3,570           236,539   

BAE Systems PLC

     19,161           139,766   

Boeing Co. (The)

     2,460           312,272   

Cobham PLC

     7,675           23,900   

General Dynamics Corp.

     1,160           152,389   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     3,005           336,710   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     325           38,512   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,050           232,575   

Meggitt PLC

     4,891           28,513   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     740           146,446   

Raytheon Co.

     1,200           147,156   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     500           46,105   

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (b)

     11,452           111,924   

Safran SA

     1,646           114,891   

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

     19,000           45,500   

Textron, Inc.

     1,055           38,465   

Thales SA

     694           60,645   

United Technologies Corp.

     3,225           322,822   

Zodiac Aerospace

     1,135           22,667   
       

 

 

 
          2,557,797   
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.2%

       

Bollore SA

     11,606           44,993   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     565           41,940   

Deutsche Post AG (REG)

     5,875           163,054   

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     720           35,143   

FedEx Corp.

     1,015           165,161   

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (REG)

     432           61,394   

Royal Mail PLC

     5,456           37,622   

United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B

     2,705           285,296   

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)

     2,200           43,862   
       

 

 

 
          878,465   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.1%

       

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     2,582           105,888   

ANA Holdings, Inc.

     8,000           22,533   

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

     20,000           34,692   

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     3,052           148,571   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (REG) (b)

     3,330           53,744   

easyJet PLC

     964           20,981   

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

     6,202           49,349   

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     900           32,994   

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

     3,000           25,420   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     2,505           112,224   

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (b)

     1,422           85,121   
       

 

 

 
          691,517   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Building Products - 0.1%

       

Allegion PLC

     385           24,528   

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

     4,000           21,887   

Assa Abloy AB-Class B

     6,096           120,015   

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     2,759           121,187   

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     1,400           104,559   

Geberit AG (REG)

     168           62,772   

LIXIL Group Corp. (a)

     1,200           24,477   

Masco Corp.

     1,305           41,042   

TOTO Ltd.

     1,000           31,127   
       

 

 

 
          551,594   
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.1%

       

ADT Corp. (The)

     647           26,695   

Aggreko PLC

     1,141           17,620   

Babcock International Group PLC

     1,139           15,510   

Brambles Ltd.

     9,492           87,936   

Cintas Corp.

     335           30,086   

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (a)

     3,000           26,622   

Edenred

     818           15,859   

G4S PLC

     12,380           33,782   

ISS A/S

     954           38,262   

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

     755           16,263   

Republic Services, Inc.-Class A

     900           42,885   

Secom Co., Ltd.

     1,300           96,464   

Societe BIC SA

     221           33,206   

Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.

     300           16,243   

Stericycle, Inc. (b)

     360           45,428   

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

     2,000           16,768   

Tyco International PLC

     1,595           58,553   

Waste Management, Inc.

     1,595           94,105   
       

 

 

 
          712,287   
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

       

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     1,064           31,644   

Bouygues SA

     1,739           70,689   

CIMIC Group Ltd.

     1,344           35,758   

Ferrovial SA

     2,713           58,223   

Fluor Corp.

     565           30,340   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (b)

     465           20,251   

JGC Corp.

     1,000           14,956   

Kajima Corp.

     7,000           43,850   

Obayashi Corp.

     3,000           29,570   

Quanta Services, Inc. (b)

     765           17,258   

Shimizu Corp.

     4,000           33,878   

Skanska AB-Class B

     3,301           75,299   

Taisei Corp.

     5,000           33,018   

Vinci SA

     2,970           220,445   
       

 

 

 
          715,179   
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.3%

       

ABB Ltd. (REG) (b)

     13,350           260,075   

AMETEK, Inc.

     899           44,932   

Eaton Corp. PLC

     1,794           112,233   

Emerson Electric Co.

     2,500           135,950   

First Solar, Inc. (b)

     270           18,487   

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

     4,000           13,830   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Legrand SA

     1,194           66,737   

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     12,000           125,735   

Nidec Corp.

     1,300           88,949   

OSRAM Licht AG

     292           15,011   

Prysmian SpA

     1,074           24,300   

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     530           60,288   

Schneider Electric SE (Paris)

     3,189           200,972   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     1,358           95,684   
       

 

 

 
          1,263,183   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.6%

       

3M Co.

     2,405           400,745   

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     14,840           192,419   

Danaher Corp.

     2,290           217,229   

General Electric Co.

     36,506           1,160,526   

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     1,500           85,559   

Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     5,000           35,224   

Keppel Corp., Ltd. (a)

     13,000           56,206   

Koninklijke Philips NV

     7,299           207,900   

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     425           77,677   

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

     955           20,194   

Siemens AG (REG)

     4,814           509,132   

Smiths Group PLC

     2,461           37,949   

Toshiba Corp. (a)(b)

     24,000           46,666   
       

 

 

 
          3,047,426   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.5%

       

Alfa Laval AB

     3,611           58,978   

Alstom SA (b)

     1,012           25,827   

Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,000           29,231   

ANDRITZ AG (a)

     485           26,570   

Atlas Copco AB-Class A

     3,037           76,221   

Atlas Copco AB-Class B

     3,579           84,225   

Caterpillar, Inc.

     2,335           178,721   

CNH Industrial NV

     8,194           55,631   

Cummins, Inc.

     650           71,461   

Deere & Co.

     1,185           91,233   

Dover Corp.

     585           37,633   

FANUC Corp.

     1,200           185,842   

Flowserve Corp.

     510           22,649   

GEA Group AG

     896           43,717   

Hino Motors Ltd.

     2,000           21,611   

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (a)

     700           11,110   

Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd.

     400           33,364   

IHI Corp.

     8,000           16,934   

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     1,275           130,611   

IMI PLC

     1,648           22,510   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     1,005           62,320   

JTEKT Corp.

     1,400           18,167   

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (a)

     9,000           25,965   

Komatsu Ltd.

     5,700           96,905   

Kone Oyj-Class B

     1,900           91,448   

Kubota Corp.

     7,000           95,548   

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

     1,200           27,333   

Makita Corp.

     700           43,389   

MAN SE

     407           44,016   

Metso Oyj

     571           13,608   

Minebea Co., Ltd. (a)

     2,000           15,593   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     18,000           66,873   

Nabtesco Corp.

     1,000           22,430   

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     2,000           36,907   

NSK Ltd.

     3,000           27,459   

PACCAR, Inc.

     1,360           74,378   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     545           60,539   

Pentair PLC

     660           35,812   

Sandvik AB

     12,165           125,640   

Schindler Holding AG

     413           76,086   

Schindler Holding AG (REG)

     271           49,624   

Sembcorp Marine Ltd. (a)

     7,000           8,556   

SMC Corp./Japan

     300           69,518   

Snap-on, Inc.

     220           34,538   

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     615           64,704   

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

     6,000           24,766   

THK Co., Ltd.

     800           14,727   

Volvo AB-Class B

     6,759           74,029   

Wartsila Oyj Abp

     793           35,846   

Weir Group PLC (The)

     296           4,703   

Xylem, Inc./NY

     685           28,017   

Zardoya Otis SA

     2,136           24,793   
       

 

 

 
          2,718,316   
       

 

 

 

Marine - 0.0%

       

AP Moeller-Maersk A/S-Class A

     15           19,140   

AP Moeller-Maersk A/S-Class B

     43           56,374   

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. (a)

     12,000           24,415   

Nippon Yusen KK

     10,000           19,283   
       

 

 

 
          119,212   
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.1%

       

Adecco SA (REG)

     1,033           67,198   

Bureau Veritas SA

     3,094           68,790   

Capita PLC

     4,013           59,912   

Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (The)

     165           17,008   

Equifax, Inc.

     455           52,002   

Experian PLC

     6,015           107,365   

Intertek Group PLC

     720           32,691   

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     1,416           74,567   

Randstad Holding NV

     1,613           89,218   

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

     653           19,910   

Robert Half International, Inc.

     485           22,591   

SGS SA (REG)

     24           50,678   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.-Class A (b)

     600           47,952   
       

 

 

 
          709,882   
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.3%

       

Asciano Ltd.

     827           5,683   

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

     12,975           39,428   

Central Japan Railway Co.

     875           154,745   

CSX Corp.

     3,760           96,820   

DSV A/S

     1,630           67,799   

East Japan Railway Co.

     2,000           172,519   

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

     5,000           31,886   

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     353           29,737   

Kansas City Southern

     420           35,889   

Keikyu Corp. (a)

     2,000           17,591   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Keio Corp. (a)

     3,000           26,328   

Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     2,000           28,137   

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)

     8,000           32,421   

MTR Corp., Ltd.

     15,500           76,519   

Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd. (a)

     4,000           18,677   

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

     3,000           13,639   

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     1,140           94,905   

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (a)

     4,000           43,512   

Ryder System, Inc.

     215           13,928   

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. (a)

     6,000           29,912   

Tokyu Corp.

     7,000           58,628   

Union Pacific Corp.

     3,350           266,492   

West Japan Railway Co.

     1,002           61,871   
       

 

 

 
          1,417,066   
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.2%

       

AerCap Holdings NV (b)

     539           20,892   

Ashtead Group PLC

     3,056           37,842   

Brenntag AG

     567           32,309   

Bunzl PLC

     2,030           58,884   

Fastenal Co. (a)

     1,080           52,920   

ITOCHU Corp. (a)

     9,000           110,599   

Marubeni Corp. (a)

     10,000           50,594   

Mitsubishi Corp.

     8,400           142,140   

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     10,400           119,584   

Noble Group Ltd. (b)

     24,000           7,821   

Sumitomo Corp.

     6,800           67,476   

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

     1,300           29,349   

Travis Perkins PLC

     1,926           50,453   

United Rentals, Inc. (b)

     350           21,767   

Wolseley PLC

     1,840           103,866   

WW Grainger, Inc. (a)

     230           53,689   
       

 

 

 
          960,185   
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.1%

       

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     2,454           40,293   

Aena SA (b)(e)

     364           46,934   

Aeroports de Paris

     305           37,667   

Atlantia SpA

     2,911           80,656   

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     6,289           27,944   

Groupe Eurotunnel SE (REG)

     2,068           23,152   

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust-Class U

     43,553           21,792   

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

     3,000           28,222   

Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.

     1,000           13,118   

Sydney Airport

     15,829           81,085   

Transurban Group

     11,606           100,815   
       

 

 

 
          501,678   
       

 

 

 
          16,843,787   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 3.2%

       

Beverages - 0.7%

       

Anheuser - Busch InBev SA/NV

     4,882           606,524   

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     2,300           71,587   

Brown-Forman Corp.-Class B

     402           39,585   

Carlsberg A/S-Class B

     695           66,084   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     3,316           22,454   

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     15,080           699,561   

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

     800           40,592   

Coca-Cola HBC AG (b)

     892           18,916   

Constellation Brands, Inc.-Class A

     670           101,230   

Diageo PLC

     15,252           411,256   

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     720           64,382   

Heineken NV

     1,401           126,759   

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

     5,000           70,043   

Molson Coors Brewing Co.-Class B

     600           57,708   

Monster Beverage Corp. (b)

     610           81,362   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     5,675           581,574   

Pernod Ricard SA

     1,289           143,534   

Remy Cointreau SA

     195           14,788   

SABMiller PLC (London)

     5,871           358,588   

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     848           38,149   

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     6,024           44,481   
       

 

 

 
          3,659,157   
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.6%

       

Aeon Co., Ltd.

     4,000           57,784   

Carrefour SA

     3,792           104,178   

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA (a)

     482           27,585   

Colruyt SA

     393           22,855   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1,715           270,250   

CVS Health Corp.

     4,330           449,151   

Delhaize Group

     624           65,034   

Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion SA

     4,415           22,876   

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

     400           20,774   

J Sainsbury PLC (a)

     5,506           21,818   

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     1,190           19,453   

Koninklijke Ahold NV

     5,462           122,684   

Kroger Co. (The)

     3,730           142,672   

Lawson, Inc.

     600           50,226   

METRO AG

     1,551           47,978   

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

     4,600           195,995   

Sysco Corp.

     2,105           98,367   

Tesco PLC (b)

     49,315           135,443   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     6,113           418,679   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     3,395           285,995   

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     6,821           216,504   

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

     1,370           42,621   

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC (a)

     18,352           52,264   

Woolworths Ltd.

     7,649           129,458   
       

 

 

 
          3,020,644   
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.7%

       

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     3,000           67,641   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     2,315           84,058   

Associated British Foods PLC

     2,163           103,776   

Barry Callebaut AG (REG) (b)

     25           27,105   

Calbee, Inc. (a)

     698           27,694   

Campbell Soup Co.

     675           43,058   

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (REG)

     1           74,800   

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

     1,635           72,954   

Danone SA

     3,518           249,610   

General Mills, Inc.

     2,285           144,755   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

     48,000           14,603   

Hershey Co. (The)

     550           50,649   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     1,050           45,402   

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     445           57,779   

Kellogg Co.

     965           73,871   

Kerry Group PLC-Class A

     961           89,371   

Kikkoman Corp.

     1,000           32,826   

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     2,278           178,960   

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD

     425           42,279   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.-Class A

     760           64,577   

MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.

     600           48,215   

Mondelez International, Inc.-Class A

     6,185           248,142   

Nestle SA (REG)

     19,578           1,460,925   

NH Foods Ltd.

     1,000           22,011   

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

     1,500           23,822   

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

     400           18,788   

Orkla ASA

     5,657           51,166   

Tate & Lyle PLC

     2,078           17,222   

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     1,000           35,896   

Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A

     1,175           78,325   

Wilmar International Ltd.

     9,000           22,443   

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. (a)

     400           17,697   
       

 

 

 
          3,590,420   
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.4%

       

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     513           47,288   

Clorox Co. (The)

     520           65,551   

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     3,450           243,743   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     579           56,775   

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

     1,082           119,028   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     1,415           190,332   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     10,465           861,374   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     3,945           380,521   

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA-Class B

     4,979           155,299   

Unicharm Corp.

     2,300           50,060   
       

 

 

 
          2,169,971   
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.3%

       

Beiersdorf AG

     630           56,747   

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)-Class A

     890           83,936   

Kao Corp.

     3,100           165,298   

L’Oreal SA

     1,526           272,980   

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

     2,200           49,012   

Unilever NV

     9,903           445,226   

Unilever PLC

     7,792           351,362   
       

 

 

 
          1,424,561   
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.5%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     7,560           473,710   

British American Tobacco PLC

     11,316           661,713   

Imperial Brands PLC

     5,811           321,739   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     6,678           277,956   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     6,000           588,660   

Reynolds American, Inc.

     3,198           160,892   

Swedish Match AB

     831           28,169   
       

 

 

 
          2,512,839   
       

 

 

 
          16,377,592   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 1.5%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

       

Baker Hughes, Inc.

     1,660           72,758   

Cameron International Corp. (b)

     720           48,276   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (a)

     240           5,215   

FMC Technologies, Inc. (b)

     860           23,530   

Halliburton Co.

     3,290           117,519   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     385           22,607   

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     1,455           45,250   

Petrofac Ltd.

     1,098           14,491   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     4,885           360,269   

Technip SA

     568           31,478   

Tenaris SA

     4,173           51,777   

Transocean Ltd. (a)

     1,300           11,882   
       

 

 

 
          805,052   
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.4%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     1,945           90,579   

Apache Corp.

     1,445           70,530   

BP PLC

     111,844           559,596   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     1,590           36,109   

Caltex Australia Ltd.

     1,410           36,775   

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (a)

     1,995           8,219   

Chevron Corp.

     7,280           694,512   

Cimarex Energy Co.

     377           36,671   

Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc.

     1,205           30,246   

Concho Resources, Inc. (b)

     507           51,227   

ConocoPhillips

     4,770           192,088   

Delek Group Ltd.

     11           1,888   

Devon Energy Corp.

     1,470           40,337   

Eni SpA

     15,444           233,246   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     2,110           153,144   

EQT Corp.

     590           39,683   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     16,087           1,344,712   

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     2,341           29,396   

Hess Corp.

     940           49,491   

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (a)

     1,200           21,412   

Inpex Corp.

     5,327           40,341   

JX Holdings, Inc.

     14,000           53,905   

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

     6,939           123,931   

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     502           24,967   

Lundin Petroleum AB (b)

     856           14,469   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     2,605           29,020   

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     2,074           77,111   

Murphy Oil Corp.

     605           15,240   

Neste Oyj (a)

     572           18,797   

Newfield Exploration Co. (b)

     620           20,615   

Noble Energy, Inc.

     1,600           50,256   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     2,950           201,869   

Oil Search Ltd.

     8,307           43,258   

OMV AG

     894           25,102   

ONEOK, Inc. (a)

     770           22,992   

Origin Energy Ltd.

     7,705           30,008   

Phillips 66

     1,860           161,057   

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     565           79,518   

Range Resources Corp. (a)

     650           21,047   

Repsol SA

     6,329           71,163   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A

     23,936           577,957   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class B

     24,038           584,959   

Santos Ltd.

     18,468           57,223   

Southwestern Energy Co. (a)(b)

     1,445           11,661   

Spectra Energy Corp.

     2,585           79,101   

Statoil ASA

     6,775           105,814   

Tesoro Corp.

     475           40,855   

TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK

     2,000           18,090   

TOTAL SA

     12,995           591,289   

Valero Energy Corp.

     1,925           123,470   

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,605           41,862   

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

     4,502           90,057   
       

 

 

 
          7,166,865   
       

 

 

 
          7,971,917   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 1.3%

       

Chemicals - 0.8%

       

Air Liquide SA

     2,092           234,703   

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     770           110,919   

Air Water, Inc.

     1,000           14,824   

Airgas, Inc.

     240           33,994   

Akzo Nobel NV

     2,417           164,759   

Arkema SA

     450           33,713   

Asahi Kasei Corp.

     8,000           54,030   

BASF SE

     5,576           419,290   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     900           28,206   

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     509           34,134   

Croda International PLC

     1,144           49,813   

Daicel Corp.

     3,000           40,894   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     4,475           227,598   

Eastman Chemical Co.

     580           41,893   

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,040           115,981   

EI du Pont de Nemours & Co.

     3,495           221,303   

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (REG)

     109           56,443   

FMC Corp.

     480           19,378   

Givaudan SA (REG)

     56           109,749   

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

     900           16,173   

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     7,611           18,575   

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     300           34,131   

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

     4,414           19,168   

Johnson Matthey PLC

     1,174           46,150   

JSR Corp.

     800           11,503   

K&S AG (REG) (a)

     1,472           34,333   

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

     1,000           16,051   

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

     3,000           36,663   

LANXESS AG

     1,319           63,215   

Linde AG

     1,128           163,896   

LyondellBasell Industries NV-Class A

     1,449           124,005   

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

     8,000           41,769   

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     5,000           26,853   

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     8,000           26,629   

Monsanto Co.

     1,790           157,055   

Mosaic Co. (The)

     1,280           34,560   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,000           22,119   

Nitto Denko Corp. (a)

     900           50,151   

Novozymes A/S-Class B

     1,531           68,752   

Orica Ltd.

     2,259           26,570   

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,050           117,065   

Praxair, Inc.

     1,090           124,751   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     315           89,671   

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

     2,500           129,120   

Sika AG

     6           23,752   

Solvay SA

     360           35,993   

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

     7,000           31,685   

Symrise AG

     547           36,623   

Syngenta AG (REG)

     564           233,889   

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (a)

     2,000           19,004   

Teijin Ltd.

     5,000           17,411   

Toray Industries, Inc.

     9,000           76,807   

Umicore SA

     509           25,267   

Yara International ASA

     1,297           48,689   
       

 

 

 
          4,059,672   
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.1%

       

CRH PLC

     5,004           141,327   

Fletcher Building Ltd.

     4,446           24,236   

HeidelbergCement AG

     856           73,150   

Imerys SA

     448           31,202   

James Hardie Industries PLC

     3,449           47,218   

LafargeHolcim Ltd. (REG) (b)

     2,244           105,377   

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     277           44,184   

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

     5,000           11,508   

Vulcan Materials Co.

     515           54,368   
       

 

 

 
          532,570   
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.1%

       

Amcor Ltd./Australia

     7,326           80,447   

Avery Dennison Corp.

     335           24,157   

Ball Corp.

     510           36,358   

International Paper Co.

     1,565           64,228   

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (b)

     610           9,736   

Rexam PLC

     3,136           28,506   

Sealed Air Corp.

     790           37,928   

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,700           31,811   

WestRock Co.

     997           38,913   
       

 

 

 
          352,084   
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.3%

       

Alcoa, Inc. (a)

     5,020           48,092   

Anglo American PLC

     8,479           66,851   

Antofagasta PLC (a)

     1,773           11,915   

ArcelorMittal (Euronext Amsterdam) (a)

     6,075           27,407   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

     19,498           251,949   

BHP Billiton PLC

     12,822           143,585   

Boliden AB

     1,652           26,352   

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (a)

     18,067           35,147   

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     4,375           45,237   

Fresnillo PLC

     1,459           19,925   

Glencore PLC

     67,642           152,090   

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     1,000           10,312   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

     2,008           10,068   

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     3,000           40,291   

Kobe Steel Ltd. (a)

     12,000           10,547   

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     7,000           19,749   

Newcrest Mining Ltd. (b)

     7,017           90,807   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     1,995           53,027   

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

     4,600           88,190   

Norsk Hydro ASA

     6,514           26,763   

Nucor Corp.

     1,210           57,233   

Randgold Resources Ltd.

     576           52,406   

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     2,645           86,125   

Rio Tinto PLC

     7,725           216,537   

South32 Ltd. (b)

     32,320           36,268   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     3,000           29,682   

ThyssenKrupp AG

     2,036           42,170   

voestalpine AG

     713           23,781   
       

 

 

 
          1,722,506   
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.0%

       

Mondi PLC

     2,233           42,702   

Oji Holdings Corp.

     4,000           16,066   

Stora Enso Oyj-Class R

     3,342           29,860   

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

     3,231           58,415   
       

 

 

 
          147,043   
       

 

 

 
          6,813,875   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.8%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     23,726           929,347   

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

     7,158           16,156   

BT Group PLC

     49,418           312,033   

CenturyLink, Inc.

     2,160           69,034   

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

     19,275           345,568   

Elisa Oyj (a)

     866           33,628   

Frontier Communications Corp. (a)

     4,510           25,211   

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.-Class SS

     18,882           25,996   

Iliad SA

     163           41,879   

Inmarsat PLC

     2,586           36,478   

Koninklijke KPN NV

     28,755           120,413   

Level 3 Communications, Inc. (b)

     1,097           57,976   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     4,600           198,708   

Orange SA

     11,257           196,580   

Proximus SADP

     795           27,129   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     48,000           135,321   

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

     9,734           24,539   

Swisscom AG (REG)

     154           83,585   

TDC A/S

     3,390           16,569   

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano (ordinary shares) (b)

     64,157           69,150   

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano (savings shares)

     16,898           14,788   

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     3,756           20,304   

Telefonica SA

     27,175           303,724   

Telenor ASA

     3,853           62,299   

TeliaSonera AB

     10,613           54,992   

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     26,440           107,901   

TPG Telecom Ltd.

     2,487           21,611   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     15,695           848,786   

Vocus Communications Ltd. (a)

     2,752           17,556   
       

 

 

 
          4,217,261   
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.3%

       

KDDI Corp.

     10,600           282,816   

Millicom International Cellular SA

     641           34,966   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     9,275           210,834   

SoftBank Group Corp.

     5,800           277,414   

StarHub Ltd.

     4,000           9,946   

Tele2 AB-Class B

     3,826           35,412   

Vodafone Group PLC

     160,882           511,227   
       

 

 

 
          1,362,615   
       

 

 

 
          5,579,876   
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.0%

  

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     1,875           124,500   

AusNet Services

     37,398           42,696   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     7,000           68,500   

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,900           54,426   

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (a)

     1,300           17,539   

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     12,500           113,304   

Contact Energy Ltd.

     4,696           16,228   

Duke Energy Corp.

     2,632           212,350   

Edison International

     1,265           90,941   

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

     14,060           49,919   

Electricite de France SA

     2,239           25,067   

Endesa SA

     1,927           36,928   

Enel SpA

     39,961           177,156   

Entergy Corp.

     675           53,514   

Eversource Energy

     1,210           70,591   

Exelon Corp.

     3,297           118,230   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     1,585           57,013   

Fortum Oyj (a)

     2,697           40,788   

Iberdrola SA

     33,122           220,492   

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) (b)

     4,300           38,046   

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)(b)

     1,900           18,055   

Mighty River Power Ltd.

     4,915           9,928   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     1,795           212,420   

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     435           32,656   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     8,500           87,049   

PPL Corp.

     2,545           96,888   

Red Electrica Corp. SA

     657           56,913   

Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (a)

     2,700           36,183   

Southern Co. (The)

     3,510           181,572   

SSE PLC

     5,919           126,668   

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

     4,974           28,361   

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

     2,700           34,796   

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (b)

     8,800           48,344   

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     1,920           80,294   
       

 

 

 
          2,678,355   
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.1%

  

AGL Resources, Inc.

     448           29,183   

APA Group

     6,755           45,559   

Enagas SA

     1,276           38,299   

Gas Natural SDG SA

     2,126           42,921   

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

     35,574           66,592   

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (a)

     11,000           42,224   

Snam SpA

     14,719           92,112   

Toho Gas Co., Ltd. (a)

     6,000           42,587   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     14,000           65,260   
       

 

 

 
          464,737   
       

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.0%

       

AES Corp./VA

     2,635           31,093   

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

     500           15,598   

Enel Green Power SpA

     25,579           54,920   

Meridian Energy Ltd.

     6,766           12,240   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     1,240           16,132   
       

 

 

 
          129,983   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.4%

       

AGL Energy Ltd.

     3,037           42,759   

Ameren Corp.

     910           45,591   

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     1,645           34,413   

Centrica PLC

     30,469           99,538   

CMS Energy Corp.

     1,020           43,289   

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     1,130           86,581   

Dominion Resources, Inc./VA

     2,285           171,649   

DTE Energy Co.

     670           60,742   

E.ON SE

     12,148           116,159   

Engie SA

     8,789           136,173   

National Grid PLC

     22,895           323,949   

NiSource, Inc.

     1,205           28,390   

PG&E Corp.

     1,875           111,975   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     1,955           92,159   

RWE AG

     3,008           38,696   

SCANA Corp.

     545           38,232   

Sempra Energy

     910           94,685   

Suez Environnement Co.

     2,665           48,786   

TECO Energy, Inc.

     875           24,089   

United Utilities Group PLC

     4,140           54,801   

Veolia Environnement SA

     2,727           65,636   

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     1,188           71,363   
       

 

 

 
          1,829,655   
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 0.0%

       

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     671           46,252   

Severn Trent PLC

     1,575           49,063   
       

 

 

 
          95,315   
       

 

 

 
          5,198,045   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $121,885,282)

          142,035,095   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 19.0%

       

United States - 19.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.50%, 2/15/45

   $ 520           507,041   

2.75%, 8/15/42

     920           949,972   

2.875%, 5/15/43-8/15/45

         2,085           2,194,490   

3.00%, 5/15/45

     185           199,518   

3.125%, 11/15/41-2/15/43

     2,825           3,135,281   

3.50%, 2/15/39

     358           426,006   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

3.625%, 8/15/43

   $ 2,245           2,726,622   

3.75%, 8/15/41

     220           271,201   

3.875%, 8/15/40

     280           350,951   

4.25%, 5/15/39

     240           317,616   

4.375%, 11/15/39-5/15/41

     1,258           1,693,901   

4.50%, 8/15/39

     220           301,254   

4.75%, 2/15/37-2/15/41

     401           568,991   

5.375%, 2/15/31

     650           932,014   

6.00%, 2/15/26

     1,242           1,718,230   

6.25%, 8/15/23-5/15/30

     724           1,079,854   

6.875%, 8/15/25

     590           851,974   

7.25%, 5/15/16-8/15/22

     1,868           2,150,847   

7.50%, 11/15/16

     92           95,971   

7.625%, 2/15/25

     55           81,828   

8.00%, 11/15/21

     123           167,381   

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

0.50%, 7/31/17 (f)

     975           972,601   

0.75%, 3/31/18

     2,925           2,924,772   

0.875%, 1/31/17-4/30/17

     1,690           1,693,801   

1.00%, 9/30/16-9/30/19

     4,645           4,661,567   

1.25%, 11/30/18-4/30/19

     5,994           6,059,005   

1.375%, 6/30/18-10/31/20

         11,340           11,472,501   

1.50%, 5/31/19-5/31/20

     4,840           4,920,663   

1.625%, 6/30/20-11/15/22

     4,870           4,940,945   

1.75%, 5/15/23

     1,740           1,763,925   

2.00%, 11/15/21-8/15/25

     5,830           5,986,143   

2.125%, 8/15/21-5/15/25

     1,265           1,308,442   

2.25%, 11/30/17-11/15/24

     899           926,989   

2.375%, 7/31/17-8/15/24

     1,271           1,325,346   

2.50%, 8/15/23-5/15/24

     2,242           2,387,365   

2.625%, 1/31/18-11/15/20

     4,500           4,761,038   

2.75%, 5/31/17-11/15/23

     3,570           3,741,094   

3.00%, 2/28/17

     889           907,995   

3.125%, 5/15/21

     394           429,917   

3.375%, 11/15/19

     1,890           2,049,174   

3.50%, 5/15/20

     910           996,841   

3.625%, 2/15/20-2/15/21

     6,204           6,851,077   

3.75%, 11/15/18

     6,205           6,680,799   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $95,499,814)

          98,482,943   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 18.5%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 18.5%

       

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (a)

     425,060           17,690,997   

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (a)

     201,966           16,498,603   

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (a)

     182,201           5,323,913   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (a)

     142,814           29,356,846   

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (a)

     21,111           2,559,286   

Vanguard REIT ETF

     249,043           20,869,803   

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (a)

     35,934           4,007,360   
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $90,405,943)

          96,306,808   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 8.7%

       

United States - 8.7%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.125%, 4/15/19-1/15/23

   $     26,838           27,288,870   

0.625%, 7/15/21

     4,452           4,672,184   

1.125%, 1/15/21

     3,736           3,992,800   

1.25%, 7/15/20

     2,142           2,302,831   

1.375%, 1/15/20

     4,193           4,488,314   

1.875%, 7/15/19

     2,328           2,530,513   
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $44,334,957)

          45,275,512   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 27.0%

       

Investment Companies - 22.1%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government STIF Portfolio, 0.42% (g)(h)
(cost $114,502,831)

     114,502,831           114,502,831   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount

(000)
          

U.S. Treasury Bills - 4.9%

       

U.S. Treasury Bill Zero Coupon, 4/28/16
(cost $25,532,331)

   $     25,538           25,532,331   
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $140,035,162)

          140,035,162   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.6%
(cost $492,161,158)

          522,135,520   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 7.8%

       

Investment Companies - 7.8%

       

AB Exchange Reserves-Class I, 0.40% (g)(h)
(cost $40,143,324)

     40,143,324           40,143,324   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 108.4%
(cost $532,304,482) (i)

          562,278,844   

Other assets less liabilities - (8.4)% (j)

          (43,426,316
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 518,852,528   
       

 

 

 


FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2016
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

DAX Index Futures

     11         June 2016       $ 3,117,355       $ 3,129,224       $ 11,869   

Euro STOXX 50 Futures

     646         June 2016         21,988,902         21,545,291         (443,611

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     150         June 2016         13,056,193         13,169,687         113,494   

Mini MSCI EAFE Futures

     5         June 2016         405,549         406,375         826   

S&P 500 E Mini Futures

     79         June 2016         7,865,053         8,103,425         238,372   

TOPIX Index Futures

     43         June 2016         5,097,934         5,148,385         50,451   

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     133         June 2016         17,210,622         17,341,953         131,331   

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

     147         June 2016         17,797,418         17,811,117         13,699   

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     43         June 2016         7,478,707         7,418,844         (59,863
              

 

 

 
               $ 56,568   
              

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

    

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

   USD      1,244       SEK      10,502         6/17/16       $ 53,405   

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      2,746       JPY      314,025         6/17/16         50,584   

BNP Paribas SA

   AUD      1,700       USD      1,263         6/17/16         (36,033

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      885       CHF      852         6/17/16         3,576   

Citibank

   EUR      800       USD      898         6/17/16         (14,163

Citibank

   USD      2,863       AUD      3,872         6/17/16         95,562   

Citibank

   USD      1,310       JPY      148,354         6/17/16         10,504   

Credit Suisse International

   USD      7,368       EUR      6,566         6/17/16         120,492   

HSBC Bank USA

   EUR      874       USD      963         6/17/16         (34,652

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   GBP      1,689       USD      2,377         6/17/16         (49,728

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   USD      3,239       CHF      3,180         6/17/16         79,127   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   USD      2,998       EUR      2,759         6/17/16         148,115   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   USD      2,683       GBP      1,867         6/17/16         (1,314

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD      506       AUD      700         6/17/16         28,552   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   EUR      960       USD      1,068         6/17/16         (26,853

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      905       CAD      1,206         6/17/16         23,091   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD        7,199       EUR      6,394         6/17/16         93,419   

Societe Generale

   USD      4,856       GBP      3,368         6/17/16         (17,324

Standard Chartered Bank

   AUD      1,116       USD      852         6/17/16         (300

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      591       USD      441         6/17/16         (13,719

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,497       JPY      166,669         6/17/16         (12,816

UBS AG

   EUR      2,072       USD      2,318         6/17/16         (44,015

UBS AG

   GBP      1,480       USD      2,094         6/17/16         (32,073

UBS AG

   USD      2,412       EUR      2,115         6/17/16         (618

UBS AG

   USD      3,165       GBP      2,195         6/17/16         (12,600

UBS AG

   USD      1,546       JPY        175,539         6/17/16         16,588   
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 426,807   
                 

 

 

 


TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

 

Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   # of
Shares
or
Units
     Rate Paid/
Received
  Notional
Amount
(000)
     Maturity
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Receive Total Return on Reference Obligation

             

Citibank, NA

             

Standard and Poor’s Midcap 400 Index

     5,069       LIBOR Minus
0.23%
  $ 9,433         2/15/17       $ 1,102,966   

Goldman Sachs International

             

MSCI Emerging Markets Index

     44,715       LIBOR Minus
0.25%
    13,644         10/17/16         2,494,281   

Russell 2000 Total Return Index

     627       LIBOR Minus
0.57%
    3,022         4/15/16         330,831   

Russell 2000 Total Return Index

     30       LIBOR Minus
0.49%
    145         4/15/16         15,806   

Russell 2000 Total Return Index

     441       LIBOR Minus
0.71%
    2,256         3/15/17         102,916   

UBS AG

             

Russell 2000 Total Return Index

     599       LIBOR Minus
0.70%
    2,887         10/17/16         316,797   
             

 

 

 
              $ 4,363,597   
             

 

 

 

 

^ Less than $0.50.

 

(a) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Illiquid security.
(d) Fair valued by the Adviser.
(e) 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, 2016, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $120,164 or 0.0% of net assets.
(f) Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.
(g) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(h) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(i) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $40,210,131 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(10,235,769), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $29,974,362.
(j) An amount of U.S. $4,389,951 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2016.

Currency Abbreviation:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ADR

  

-

  

American Depositary Receipt

ASX

  

-

  

Australian Stock Exchange

CBT

  

-

  

Chicago Board of Trade

DAX

  

-

  

Deutscher Aktien Index (German Stock Index)

EAFE

  

-

  

Europe, Australia, and Far East


ETF

  

-

  

Exchange Traded Fund

FTSE

  

-

  

Financial Times Stock Exchange

LIBOR

  

-

  

London Interbank Offered Rates

MSCI

  

-

  

Morgan Stanley Capital International

REG

  

-

  

Registered Shares

REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
SPDR    -    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
TOPIX    -    Tokyo Price Index


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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 fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.


The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

  

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $     10,988,362      $     16,894,799      $     22,969      $     27,906,130   

Consumer Discretionary

     9,147,495        9,505,632        – 0  –      18,653,127   

Information Technology

     14,773,589        3,692,949        – 0  –      18,466,538   

Health Care

     10,009,400        8,214,808        – 0  –      18,224,208   

Industrials

     7,222,072        9,621,715        – 0  –      16,843,787   

Consumer Staples

     7,274,024        9,103,568        – 0  –      16,377,592   

Energy

     4,644,459        3,327,458        – 0  –      7,971,917   

Materials

     1,993,971        4,819,904        – 0  –      6,813,875   

Telecommunication Services

     1,956,350        3,623,526        – 0  –      5,579,876   

Utilities

     2,356,787        2,841,258        – 0  –      5,198,045   

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      98,482,943        – 0  –      98,482,943   

Investment Companies

     96,306,808        – 0  –      – 0  –      96,306,808   

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      45,275,512        – 0  –      45,275,512   

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     114,502,831        – 0  –      – 0  –      114,502,831   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      25,532,331        – 0  –      25,532,331   

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

     40,143,324        – 0  –      – 0  –      40,143,324   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     321,319,472        240,936,403        22,969        562,278,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

  

Futures

     560,042        – 0  –      – 0  –      560,042   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      723,015        – 0  –      723,015   

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      4,363,597        – 0  –      4,363,597   

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (503,474     – 0  –      – 0  –      (503,474

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (296,208     – 0  –      (296,208
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(b)

   $     321,376,040      $     245,726,807      $     22,969      $     567,125,816   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(b) There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets between Level 1 and Level 2 during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Common Stocks     Rights     Total  

Balance as of 12/31/15

     – 0  –(a)      – 0  –(a)      – 0  –(a) 

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (7,679     – 0  –(a)      (7,679

Purchases

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     30,648        – 0  –      30,648   

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/16

   $     22,969      $      – 0  –    $     22,969 (b) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/16

   $ (7,679   $  – 0  –    $ (7,679
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Less than $0.50.
(b) There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets during the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.


In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

      Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

  Market
Value
12/31/15
(000)
    Purchases at
Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16
(000)
    Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government STIF Portfolio

  $ 151,611      $ 45,967      $ 83,075      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $ 114,503      $ 120      $             – 0  – 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

    22,314        291,603        273,774        – 0  –      – 0  –      40,143        – 0  –      – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Global Bond Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 49.9%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 49.9%

       

AB Global Bond Fund, Inc. - Class Z (a)
(cost $5,191,595)

     614,234         $ 5,128,853   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 34.9%

       

Australia – 2.9%

       

Australia Government Bond

       

Series 124

       

5.75%, 5/15/21 (b)

   AUD  195           175,831   

Series 142

       

4.25%, 4/21/26 (b)

     110           97,448   

Series 144

       

3.75%, 4/21/37 (b)

     29           24,470   
       

 

 

 
          297,749   
       

 

 

 

Belgium - 0.5%

       

Belgium Government Bond

       

Series 71

       

3.75%, 6/22/45 (b)

   EUR 27           48,122   
       

 

 

 

Canada – 2.7%

       

Canadian Government Bond

       

1.25%, 8/01/17

   CAD 360           279,778   
       

 

 

 

France – 1.4%

       

France Government Bond OAT

       

0.50%, 5/25/25 (b)

   EUR 10           11,552   

2.50%, 5/25/30 (b)

     12           16,676   

3.50%, 4/25/20 (b)

     86           112,877   
       

 

 

 
          141,105   
       

 

 

 

Germany – 1.8%

       

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

       

0.50%, 2/15/25 (b)

     95           112,061   

2.25%, 9/04/21 (b)

     26           33,758   

Series 00

       

6.25%, 1/04/30 (b)

     3           6,112   

Series 03

       

4.75%, 7/04/34 (b)

     15           29,295   
       

 

 

 
          181,226   
       

 

 

 

Ireland – 0.8%

       

Ireland Government Bond

       

3.40%, 3/18/24 (b)

     19           26,440   

5.40%, 3/13/25

     36           57,672   
       

 

 

 
          84,112   
       

 

 

 

Italy – 5.8%

       

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro

       

1.35%, 4/15/22

     75           89,199   


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

3.25%, 9/01/46 (b)

   EUR  20         $ 27,151   

3.75%, 5/01/21

     262           348,462   

5.50%, 11/01/22

     65           96,722   

6.00%, 5/01/31

     21           37,280   
       

 

 

 
          598,814   
       

 

 

 

Portugal - 0.8%

       

Portugal Obrigacoes do Tesouro OT

       

2.875%, 10/15/25 (b)

     35           40,602   

4.80%, 6/15/20 (b)

     30           38,636   
       

 

 

 
          79,238   
       

 

 

 

South Africa - 0.2%

       

South Africa Government Bond

       

Series R186

       

10.50%, 12/21/26

   ZAR     248           18,353   
       

 

 

 

Spain - 0.8%

       

Spain Government Bond

       

1.95%, 7/30/30 (b)

   EUR 13           14,902   

2.15%, 10/31/25 (b)

     20           24,328   

4.20%, 1/31/37 (b)

     21           31,143   

5.15%, 10/31/44 (b)

     7           12,084   
       

 

 

 
          82,457   
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 5.3%

       

United Kingdom Gilt

       

1.75%, 7/22/19-9/07/22 (b)

   GBP 135           201,803   

2.00%, 9/07/25 (b)

     45           67,998   

2.25%, 9/07/23 (b)

     78           120,502   

3.25%, 1/22/44 (b)

     65           111,774   

5.00%, 3/07/25 (b)

     25           47,085   
       

 

 

 
          549,162   
       

 

 

 

United States - 11.9%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.875%, 5/15/43

   U.S.$ 54           56,900   

3.00%, 11/15/44-11/15/45

     85           91,747   

3.625%, 8/15/43

     90           109,308   

6.25%, 5/15/30

     90           137,289   

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

0.875%, 4/30/17

     325           325,774   

1.375%, 4/30/20

     50           50,518   

2.00%, 2/15/25-8/15/25

     223           227,711   

2.125%, 6/30/21

     5           5,211   

2.25%, 11/15/25

     20           20,815   

2.50%, 5/15/24

     42           44,664   

2.625%, 8/15/20

     148           157,273   
       

 

 

 
          1,227,210   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $3,498,089)

          3,587,326   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 3.3%

       

Industrial - 2.6%

       

Basic - 0.2%

       

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.00%, 4/16/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 5         $ 3,922   

Mosaic Co. (The)

       

5.625%, 11/15/43

     5           5,222   

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd.

       

3.75%, 6/15/25

     10           9,745   
       

 

 

 
          18,889   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

General Electric Co.

       

Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (c)

     5           5,150   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.4%

       

CCO Safari II LLC

       

3.579%, 7/23/20 (b)

     5           5,109   

4.908%, 7/23/25 (b)

     5           5,274   

Cox Communications, Inc.

       

2.95%, 6/30/23 (b)

     8           7,426   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     15           16,394   

Time Warner, Inc.

       

3.60%, 7/15/25

     5           5,132   
       

 

 

 
          39,335   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.1%

       

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

       

Series E

       

4.25%, 7/13/22 (b)

   EUR 5           6,945   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.1%

       

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

3.25%, 5/15/18

   U.S.$ 12           12,200   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.7%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

       

2.50%, 5/14/20

     4           4,072   

3.60%, 5/14/25

     10           10,497   

Baxalta, Inc.

       

5.25%, 6/23/45 (b)

     5           5,314   

Biogen, Inc.

       

2.90%, 9/15/20

     4           4,117   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       

3.65%, 3/01/26

     6           6,376   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

       

2.80%, 7/02/20 (b)

     7           7,190   

3.50%, 7/15/22 (b)

     7           7,346   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

       

3.15%, 4/01/21

     9           9,245   

3.85%, 4/01/23

     6           6,223   

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

4.45%, 6/12/25

           10           11,002   

5.85%, 8/15/45

     3           3,664   
       

 

 

 
              75,046   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 0.8%

       

ConocoPhillips

       

5.75%, 2/01/19

   U.S.$ 12         $ 13,019   

Devon Energy Corp.

       

5.00%, 6/15/45

     7           5,225   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

       

4.65%, 6/01/21

     5           4,804   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

       

4.15%, 6/01/25

     13           10,087   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     10           9,808   

Halliburton Co.

       

3.375%, 11/15/22

     6           6,106   

5.00%, 11/15/45

     6           5,864   

Husky Energy, Inc.

       

7.25%, 12/15/19

     6           6,632   

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

     12           10,348   

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.

       

2.35%, 12/21/18 (b)

     12           12,079   
       

 

 

 
          83,972   
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.0%

       

eBay, Inc.

       

3.80%, 3/09/22

     4           4,118   
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.2%

       

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

       

4.90%, 10/15/25 (b)

     10           10,292   

HP, Inc.

       

4.65%, 12/09/21

     10           10,583   
       

 

 

 
          20,875   
       

 

 

 
          266,530   
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 0.5%

       

Banking - 0.4%

       

Bank of America Corp.

       

3.875%, 8/01/25

     20           20,729   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

3.85%, 7/08/24

     10           10,333   

5.15%, 5/22/45

     3           3,045   

Morgan Stanley

       

Series G

       

4.00%, 7/23/25

           11           11,502   
       

 

 

 
          45,609   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.1%

       

MetLife, Inc.

       

Series C

       

5.25%, 6/15/20 (c)

     5           4,778   
       

 

 

 
          50,387   
       

 

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Utility - 0.2%

       

Electric - 0.2%

       

Entergy Corp.

       

4.00%, 7/15/22

   U.S.$ 8         $ 8,484   

Exelon Corp.

       

3.95%, 6/15/25 (b)

     12           12,437   
       

 

 

 
          20,921   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $334,847)

          337,838   
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 2.4%

       

United States - 2.4%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.125%, 4/15/19 (TIPS)

(cost $250,972)

     247           252,014   
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES - 1.3%

       

Governments - Sovereign Agencies - 1.3%

       

Canada Housing Trust No. 1

       

3.80%, 6/15/21 (b)

   CAD        95           82,788   

1.70%, 12/15/17 (b)

     60           46,963   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Agencies
(cost $133,519)

          129,751   
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 0.8%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 0.7%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

4.00%, 12/01/44

   U.S.$ 23           24,728   

Government National Mortgage Association

       

3.50%, 4/01/46, TBA

     48           50,216   
       

 

 

 
          74,944   
       

 

 

 

Other Agency Fixed Rate Programs - 0.1%

       

Canadian Mortgage Pools

       

6.125%, 12/01/24

   CAD 13           12,589   
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $86,502)

          87,533   
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.7%

       

Brazil - 0.7%

       

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series B

       

6.00%, 8/15/50-5/15/55

   BRL 37           27,297   

Series F

       

10.00%, 1/01/27

     186           41,447   
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Treasuries
(cost $71,597)

          68,744   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 0.5%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 0.5%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M1

       

1.933% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 7/25/25 (d)

   U.S.$ 12         $ 12,398   

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

7.183% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (d)

     13           13,348   

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

7.383% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (d)

     13           13,319   

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2

       

6.435% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 9/25/28 (d)

     15           15,305   
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $52,408)

          54,370   
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.4%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 0.4%

       

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-C32, Class C

       

4.669%, 11/15/48

     10           8,539   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39

     30           29,396   
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $40,365)

          37,935   
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 0.2%

       

Industrial - 0.2%

       

Basic - 0.0%

       

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

       

2.30%, 11/14/17

     5           4,612   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu

       

5.75%, 10/15/20

     5           5,131   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.0%

       

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

       

6.50%, 1/15/26

     2           2,078   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.0%

       

Sally Holdings LLC/Sally Capital, Inc.

       

5.625%, 12/01/25

     4           4,260   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.1%

       

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

5.70%, 10/15/19

           6           6,021   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $20,702)

          22,102   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount

(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - PROVINCIAL BONDS - 0.2%

     

Canada - 0.2%

     

Province of Ontario Canada

     

2.40%, 6/02/26

   CAD        15       $ 11,652   

2.60%, 6/02/25

     10         7,967   
     

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - Provincial Bonds
(cost $18,782)

        19,619   
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.3%

     

Investment Companies - 7.3%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government STIF
Portfolio, 0.42% (a)(e)
(cost $752,741)

     752,741         752,741   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.9%
(cost $10,452,119) (f)

        10,478,826   

Other assets less liabilities - (1.9)% (g)

        (196,492
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 10,282,334   
     

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2016
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     6         June 2016       $ 805,835       $ 807,624       $ 1,789   

Long Gilt Futures

     1         June 2016         173,716         174,102         386   
              

 

 

 
               $ 2,175   
              

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

BNP Paribas SA

   BRL 161       USD 44         5/03/16       $ (640

BNP Paribas SA

   GBP 389       USD 553         5/12/16         (5,410

BNP Paribas SA

   AUD 387       USD 287         6/10/16         (9,129

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 1       ARS 17         7/01/16         (15

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 3       ARS 52         12/12/16         107   

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL 50       USD 14         4/04/16         (63

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 14       BRL 50         4/04/16         (144

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 14       BRL 50         5/03/16         44   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   BRL 86       USD 22         4/04/16         (2,402

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 35       BRL 137         4/04/16         3,237   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK 442       SEK 440         4/06/16         788   


Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      51       NOK      442         4/06/16       $ 2,052   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      37       RUB      2,781         4/07/16         4,333   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      813       USD      596         4/08/16         (30,211

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD      107       USD      76         4/08/16         (3,575

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      26       MXN      468         4/14/16         1,476   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ZAR      273       USD      17         5/11/16         (1,178

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      25       USD      36         5/12/16         (100

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      35       USD      39         5/13/16         26   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      1,113       USD      1,214         5/13/16         (54,280

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      426       EUR      46         5/13/16         (162

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      8,982       USD      81         5/20/16         864   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   TWD      1,815       USD      56         5/20/16         (929

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      50       JPY      5,637         5/20/16         335   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      38       TRY      112         5/25/16         634   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      71       USD      53         6/10/16         (1,125

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   TWD      3,283       USD      99         6/21/16         (2,738
                 

 

 

 
   $ (98,205
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Clearing Broker/(Exchange) & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2016
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

           

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc./(INTRCONX)

           

CDX-NAIG Series 24, 5 Year Index, 6/20/20*

     (1.00 )%      0.87   $ 1,100       $ (6,323   $ (66

Sale Contracts

           

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc./(INTRCONX)

           

CDX-NAIG Series 24, 5 Year Index, 6/20/20*

     1.00        0.87        1,100         6,323        (9,803

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC/(INTRCONX)

           

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00        4.29        220         6,625        11,038   

CDX-NAIG Series 26, 5 Year Index, 6/20/21*

     1.00        0.79        1,100         12,089        (416
         

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 18,714      $ 753   
         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2016
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

             

Bank of America, NA

             

CDX-EM Series 23, 5 Year Index 6/20/20*

     1.00     2.87   $  147       $ (10,558   $ (10,639   $ 81   

Barclays Bank PLC

             

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     5.00        7.22        6         (665     (102     (563

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 7, 1/17/47*

     3.00        4.45        100         (9,006     (618     (8,388

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

             

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     5.00        7.22        6         (664     (105     (559

Goldman Sachs International

             

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     5.00        7.22        12         (1,330     (198     (1,132

CDX-CMBX.NA.BB Series 6, 5/11/63*

     5.00        7.22        11         (1,218     (205     (1,013
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ (23,441   $ (11,867   $ (11,574
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date

 

(a) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(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, 2016, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,645,735 or 16.0% of net assets.
(c) Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.
(d) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2016.
(e) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(f) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $140,212 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(113,505), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $26,707.
(g) An amount of U.S. $8,605 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2016.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

ARS    -    Argentine Peso
AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
EUR    -    Euro


GBP    -    Great British Pound
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TRY    -    Turkish Lira
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand

Glossary:

 

CDX-CMBX.NA    -    North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CDX-EM    -    Emerging Market Credit Default Swap Index
CDX-NAHY    -    North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index
CDX-NAIG    -    North American Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
INTRCONX    -    Inter-Continental Exchange
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
OAT    -    Obligations Assimilables du Trésor
TBA    -    To Be Announced
TIPS    -    Treasury Inflation Protected Security

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN*

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

  67.7%        

United States

  5.7%        

Italy

  5.3%        

United Kingdom

  4.3%        

Canada

  2.8%        

Australia

  1.8%        

Germany

  1.3%        

France

  0.8%        

Ireland

  0.8%        

Spain

  0.8%        

Portugal

  0.7%        

Brazil

  0.5%        

Belgium

  0.2%        

South Africa

  0.1%        

Other

  7.2%        

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%        

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2016. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 0.1% or less in the following countries: New Zealand and Switzerland.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Global Bond Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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 fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset backed securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

                                                                       

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Investment Companies

   $ 5,128,853      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 5,128,853   

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      3,587,326        – 0  –      3,587,326   

Corporates - Investment Grade

     – 0  –      337,838        – 0  –      337,838   

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      252,014        – 0  –      252,014   

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

     – 0  –      129,751        – 0  –      129,751   

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      87,533        – 0  –      87,533   

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      68,744                    – 0  –      68,744   


                                                                       

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 54,370      $ 54,370   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      – 0  –      37,935        37,935   

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      22,102        – 0  –      22,102   

Local Governments - Provincial Bonds

     – 0  –      19,619        – 0  –      19,619   

Short-Term Investments

     752,741        – 0  –      – 0  –      752,741   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     5,881,594        4,504,927        92,305        10,478,826   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     2,175        – 0  –      – 0  –      2,175   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      13,896        – 0  –      13,896   

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      11,038        – 0  –      11,038   

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      81        – 0  –      81   

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (112,101     – 0  –      (112,101

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (10,285     – 0  –      (10,285

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (11,655     – 0  –      (11,655
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $ 5,883,769      $ 4,395,901      $ 92,305      $ 10,371,975   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(b) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
    Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Total  

Balance as of 12/31/15

   $ – 0  –    $ 38,998      $ 38,998   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –      (6     (6

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     1,961        (1,057     904   

Purchases

     52,559        – 0  –      52,559   

Sales/Paydowns

     (150     – 0  –      (150

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/16

   $ 54,370      $ 37,935      $         92,305   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/16

   $ 1,961      $ (1,057   $ 904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide


reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market  Value
12/31/15
(000)
     Purchases at
Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
     Market  Value
03/31/16
(000)
     Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government STIF Portfolio

   $ 909       $ 445       $ 601       $ 0       $ 0       $ 753       $ 1       $ 0   

AB Global Bond Fund, Inc.

     4,977         30         0         0         122         5,129         30         0   


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Global Risk Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 43.3%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 43.3%

       

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     23,730         $ 4,903,805   

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     79,210           3,296,720   

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

     90,720           5,182,834   

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

     20,500           4,213,980   

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

     26,920           5,076,035   

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

     21,920           2,424,790   
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $24,709,371)

          25,098,164   
       

 

 

 
     Contracts           

OPTIONS PURCHASED - PUTS – 0.1%

       

Options on Equity Indices - 0.1%

       

Euro STOXX 50 Index
Expiration: Apr 2016, Exercise Price: EUR 2,975.00 (a)(b)

     89           37,927   

FTSE 100 Index
Expiration: Apr 2016, Exercise Price: GBP 6,100.00 (a)(b)

     10           6,643   

Nikkei 225 Index
Expiration: Apr 2016, Exercise Price: JPY 16,500.00 (a)(c)

     12           11,728   
       

 

 

 
          56,298   
       

 

 

 

Options on Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.0%

       

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Expiration: Apr 2016, Exercise Price: $ 200.00 (a)(d)

     322           16,100   
       

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased - Puts
(cost $125,275)

          72,398   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 55.3%

       

Investment Companies - 46.5%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government STIF
Portfolio, 0.42% (e)(f)
(cost $26,980,604)

     26,980,604           26,980,604   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount

(000)
          

U.S. Treasury Bills - 8.8%

       

U.S. Treasury Bill

       

Zero Coupon, 4/21/16-5/26/16

   $ 4,134           4,132,903   

Zero Coupon, 7/07/16

     950           949,411   
       

 

 

 

Total U.S. Treasury Bills
(cost $5,082,314)

          5,082,314   
       

 

 

 


     U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments – 98.7%
(cost $56,897,564) (g)

   $ 57,233,480   

Other assets less liabilities - 1.3% (h)

     765,069   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

   $ 57,998,549   
  

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
   Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2016
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

10 Yr Australian Bond Futures

     48       June 2016    $ 4,759,110       $ 4,818,372       $ 59,262   

Euro STOXX 50 Futures

     73       June 2016      2,485,279         2,434,685         (50,594

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     9       June 2016      782,925         790,181         7,256   

Long Gilt Futures

     30       June 2016      5,172,692         5,223,064         50,372   

Mini MSCI EAFE Futures

     50       June 2016      4,051,718         4,063,750         12,032   

S&P 500 E Mini Futures

     16       June 2016      1,577,223         1,641,200         63,977   

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

     12       June 2016      1,431,781         1,454,321         22,540   

TOPIX Index Futures

     20       June 2016      2,380,332         2,394,598         14,266   

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

     22       June 2016      2,661,689         2,665,609         3,920   

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     60       June 2016      7,798,051         7,823,438         25,387   

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     12       June 2016      2,087,193         2,070,375         (16,818

Sold Contracts

              

Nikkei 225 (CME) Futures

     5       June 2016      420,759         420,500         259   
              

 

 

 
            $ 191,859   
              

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   JPY      20,311       USD      179         6/17/16       $ (1,488

BNP Paribas SA

   CNY      1,673       USD      254         6/17/16         (3,530

BNP Paribas SA

   INR      5,875       USD      86         6/17/16         (1,709

BNP Paribas SA

   KRW      199,343       USD      164         6/17/16         (9,277

BNP Paribas SA

   TWD      4,498       USD      137         6/17/16         (3,047

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   AUD      933       USD      692         6/17/16         (21,164

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   CNY      1,554       USD      239         6/17/16         (58

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   INR      4,925       USD      74         6/17/16         (23

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   KRW      176,657       USD      154         6/17/16         58   

Standard Chartered Bank

   GBP      1,148       USD      1,631         6/17/16         (17,956

Standard Chartered Bank

   TWD      3,867       USD      120         6/17/16         (95

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      82       USD      62         6/17/16         (217


Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   BRL      792       USD      212         6/17/16       $ (3,433

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      107       USD      78         6/17/16         (4,545

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      795       USD      806         6/17/16         (23,817

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CNY      1,830       USD      279         6/17/16         (3,056

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   DKK      1,178       USD      175         6/17/16         (5,411

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      90       USD      103         6/17/16         35   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      3,005       USD      3,327         6/17/16         (100,619

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      48       USD      69         6/17/16         19   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      171       USD      244         6/17/16         (1,397

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   IDR      825,721       USD      61         6/17/16         (1,223

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ILS      235       USD      60         6/17/16         (2,386

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   INR      6,730       USD      99         6/17/16         (1,055

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      199,440       USD      1,778         6/17/16         1,870   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      49,941       USD      441         6/17/16         (3,761

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   KRW      209,581       USD      179         6/17/16         (3,398

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      1,769       USD      101         6/17/16         (1,025

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MYR      316       USD      79         6/17/16         (2,895

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK      531       USD      62         6/17/16         (2,168

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      134       USD      90         6/17/16         (2,287

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   RUB      5,764       USD      82         6/17/16         (1,860

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      2,210       USD      262         6/17/16         (11,283

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD      175       USD      126         6/17/16         (3,684

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   THB      2,617       USD      74         6/17/16         224   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   TWD      4,585       USD      141         6/17/16         (1,777

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      73       EUR      65         6/17/16         1,162   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      136       JPY      15,369         6/17/16         598   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ZAR      926       USD      62         6/17/16         99   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ZAR      2,307       USD      147         6/17/16         (6,645

UBS AG

   HKD      2,363       USD      304         6/17/16         (376
                 

 

 

 
                  $ (242,600
                 

 

 

 

CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description

   Contracts      Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Month
   Premiums
Received
     U.S. $ Value  

Euro STOXX 50 Index (b)

     106         EUR         3,250.00       April 2016    $ 3,670       $ (784


Description

   Contracts      Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Month
     Premiums
Received
     U.S. $ Value  

Nikkei 225 Index (c)

     18       JPY      18,375.00         April 2016       $ 10,224       $ (240
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 13,894       $ (1,024
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description

   Contracts      Exercise
Price
     Expiration
Month
     Premiums
Received
     U.S. $ Value  

Euro STOXX 50 Index (b)

     89       EUR      2,825.00         April 2016       $ 14,418       $ (9,115

FTSE 100 Index (b)

     10       GBP      5,700.00         April 2016         1,359         (934

Nikkei 225 Index (c)

     12       JPY      15,625.00         April 2016         10,480         (1,919

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (d)

     322       $      192.00         April 2016         14,155         (3,542
              

 

 

    

 

 

 
               $ 40,412       $ (15,510
              

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) One contract relates to 10 shares.
(c) One contract relates to 1000 shares.
(d) One contract relates to 100 shares.
(e) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(f) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(g) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $835,622 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(499,706), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $335,916.
(h) An amount of U.S. $1,160,105 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2016.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
DKK    -    Danish Krone
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
IDR    -    Indonesian Rupiah
ILS    -    Israeli Shekel
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
MYR    -    Malaysian Ringgit
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
THB    -    Thailand Baht
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand


Glossary:

 

CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
EAFE    -    Europe, Australia, and Far East
ETF    -    Exchange Traded Fund
FTSE    -    Financial Times Stock Exchange
MSCI    -    Morgan Stanley Capital International
SPDR    -    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
TOPIX    -    Tokyo Price Index
TSX    -    Toronto Stock Exchange

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN*

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

  43.9%        

United States

  0.1%         Switzerland
  56.0%        

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%        

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2016. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Global Risk Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, where such inputs and models are available. Alternatively the values may be obtained through unobservable management determined inputs and/or management’s proprietary models. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an option depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the option as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. Exchange traded options generally will be classified as Level 2. For options that do not trade on exchange but trade in liquid markets, inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Options are classified within Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy when all of the significant inputs can be corroborated to market evidence. Otherwise such instruments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

  

Investment Companies

   $ 25,098,164      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 25,098,164   

Options Purchased - Puts

     – 0  –      72,398        – 0  –      72,398   

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     26,980,604        – 0  –      – 0  –      26,980,604   

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      5,082,314        – 0  –      5,082,314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     52,078,768        5,154,712        – 0  –      57,233,480   

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     259,271        – 0  –      – 0  –      259,271   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      4,065        – 0  –      4,065   

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (67,412     – 0  –      – 0  –      (67,412

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (246,665     – 0  –      (246,665

Call Options Written

     – 0  –      (1,024     – 0  –      (1,024

Put Options Written

     – 0  –      (15,510     – 0  –      (15,510
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(b)

   $     52,270,627      $     4,895,578      $         – 0  –    $     57,166,205   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 


(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include options written which are valued at market value.
(b) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market Value
12/31/15
(000)
     Purchases at
Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
     Change  in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
     Market Value
03/31/16
(000)
     Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.

   $ 25,515       $ 9,636       $ 8,170       $ 0       $ 0       $ 26,981       $ 25       $ 0   


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.5%

  

Information Technology - 24.7%

  

Communications Equipment - 1.3%

  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     9,300         $ 1,517,202   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 7.7%

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     26,270           2,076,118   

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     3,297           2,456,100   

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (a)

     20,200           2,304,820   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     104,900           2,145,967   
       

 

 

 
          8,983,005   
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.8%

  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     27,270           2,085,610   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.0%

  

ams AG

     27,900           956,113   

Broadcom Ltd.

     15,500           2,394,750   

NVIDIA Corp.

     56,258           2,004,473   

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

     20,009           1,622,130   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     15,730           1,225,367   
       

 

 

 
          8,202,833   
       

 

 

 

Software - 4.9%

  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

     42,793           1,310,750   

Imperva, Inc. (a)

     24,805           1,252,652   

Mobileye NV (a)(b)

     44,010           1,641,133   

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     21,282           1,571,250   
       

 

 

 
          5,775,785   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.0%

  

Apple, Inc.

     17,585           1,916,589   

Thin Film Electronics ASA (a)(b)

     1,183,690           484,694   
       

 

 

 
          2,401,283   
       

 

 

 
          28,965,718   
       

 

 

 

Financials - 18.0%

  

Banks - 1.4%

  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     33,140           1,602,650   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 8.0%

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)

     6,980           1,133,552   

Azimut Holding SpA

     67,450           1,551,156   

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     59,710           1,673,074   

Flow Traders (c)

     21,445           994,100   

Partners Group Holding AG

     4,520           1,815,903   

UBS Group AG (a)(b)

     70,620           1,131,332   

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (b)

     97,506           1,114,494   
       

 

 

 
          9,413,611   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.8%

  

Gentera SAB de CV

     521,080           1,028,458   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SKS Microfinance Ltd. (a)

     134,370           1,112,250   
       

 

 

 
          2,140,708   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 2.2%

  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     6,260           1,471,977   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     28,020           1,131,874   
       

 

 

 
          2,603,851   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.0%

  

AIA Group Ltd.

     396,000           2,250,872   

St James’s Place PLC

     96,790           1,272,626   
       

 

 

 
          3,523,498   
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.6%

  

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     109,380           1,827,546   
       

 

 

 
          21,111,864   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 17.8%

  

Biotechnology - 2.5%

  

Cepheid (a)

     37,377           1,246,897   

Genus PLC

     26,820           587,921   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     3,080           1,110,155   
       

 

 

 
          2,944,973   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.9%

  

Abbott Laboratories

     44,500           1,861,435   

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     21,480           1,561,381   

Cerus Corp. (a)(b)

     204,350           1,211,796   

Essilor International SA

     18,607           2,292,674   
       

 

 

 
          6,927,286   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.1%

  

HealthEquity, Inc. (a)

     48,622           1,199,505   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     19,060           2,456,834   
       

 

 

 
          3,656,339   
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.5%

  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     8,351           1,353,780   

Quintiles Transnational Holdings, Inc. (a)

     23,068           1,501,727   
       

 

 

 
          2,855,507   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.8%

  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     7,350           940,286   

Roche Holding AG

     8,600           2,111,646   

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     113,830           1,419,504   
       

 

 

 
          4,471,436   
       

 

 

 
          20,855,541   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 13.6%

  

Auto Components - 2.0%

  

Delphi Automotive PLC

     31,420           2,357,128   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.2%

  

TAL Education Group (ADR) (a)

     27,320           1,357,258   
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.6%

  

Starbucks Corp.

     30,470           1,819,059   
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.6%

  

Panasonic Corp.

     71,700           649,370   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 3.5%

  

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     1,853           1,100,015   

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

     39,900           1,765,974   

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     12,650           1,293,209   
       

 

 

 
          4,159,198   
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.0%

  

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

     823,500           1,139,530   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.9%

  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     3,400           1,086,382   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.8%

  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     20,670           1,365,263   

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     32,060           1,970,728   
       

 

 

 
          3,335,991   
       

 

 

 
          15,903,916   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 11.7%

  

Beverages - 1.9%

  

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

     18,140           2,253,654   
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%

  

CVS Health Corp.

     13,620           1,412,803   
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 5.3%

  

Danone SA

     18,650           1,323,259   

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.-Class A

     13,690           1,163,239   

Nestle SA (REG)

     28,560           2,131,168   

Universal Robina Corp.

     324,451           1,527,668   
       

 

 

 
          6,145,334   
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 3.3%

  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     22,230           2,144,230   

Unicharm Corp.

     79,000           1,719,460   
       

 

 

 
          3,863,690   
       

 

 

 
          13,675,481   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 8.2%

  

Aerospace & Defense - 1.3%

  

Hexcel Corp.

     35,099           1,534,177   
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 1.0%

  

Kingspan Group PLC

     43,175           1,147,158   
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.5%

  

China Everbright International Ltd.

     571,000           639,862   

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

     9,290           1,172,305   
       

 

 

 
          1,812,167   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electrical Equipment - 1.5%

       

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     25,020           1,762,902   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.6%

       

Danaher Corp.

     19,720           1,870,639   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.3%

       

Xylem, Inc./NY

     35,810           1,464,629   
       

 

 

 
          9,591,672   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.7%

       

Chemicals - 2.7%

       

Ecolab, Inc.

     17,090           1,905,877   

LG Chem Ltd.

     4,600           1,320,158   
       

 

 

 
          3,226,035   
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.8%

       

Water Utilities - 1.8%

       

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     16,529           1,139,345   

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. (b)

     1,562,000           980,032   
       

 

 

 
          2,119,377   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $99,617,626)

          115,449,604   
       

 

 

 

WARRANTS - 0.0%

       

Information Technology - 0.0%

       

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.0%

       

Thin Film Electronics ASA, , expiring 7/14/18 (a)(d)(e)
(cost $0)

     591,845           0
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%

       

Time Deposit - 1.5%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $1,801,611)

   U.S.$ 1,802           1,801,611   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.0%
(cost $101,419,237)

          117,251,215   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 4.7%

       

Investment Companies - 4.7%

       

AB Exchange Reserves-Class I, 0.40% (f)(g)
(cost $5,471,465)

     5,471,465           5,471,465   
       

 

 

 


          U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 104.7%
(cost $106,890,702) (h)

        122,722,680   

Other assets less liabilities - (4.7)%

        (5,483,279
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 117,239,401   
     

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts  to
Deliver

(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      2,500       AUD      3,374         6/17/16       $ 77,418   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   CHF      405       USD      419         6/17/16         (3,633

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   HKD      17,175       USD      2,215         6/17/16         (89

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      21,046       USD      3,201         6/17/16         (42,391

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      431       USD      325         6/17/16         (7,085

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      154       USD      220         6/17/16         (955

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      35,222       USD      313         6/17/16         (546

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      1,971       USD      236         6/17/16         (7,747

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,302       CAD      3,082         6/17/16         71,544   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,322       EUR      1,172         6/17/16         14,799   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      219       GBP      154         6/17/16         2,417   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,185       HKD      9,196         6/17/16         901   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      5,579       JPY      625,689         6/17/16         (7,472

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,314       SEK      11,097         6/17/16         56,657   

UBS AG

   CHF      4,496       USD      4,550         6/17/16         (141,611
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 12,207   
                 

 

 

 

 

^ Less than $0.50.

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2016, the market value of this security amounted to $994,100 or 0.8% of net assets.
(d) Fair valued by the Adviser.
(e) Illiquid security.
(f) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(g) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(h) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $20,521,899 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(4,689,921), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $15,831,978.


Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
REG    -    Registered Shares

Country Breakdown*

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

  50.0%        

United States

  7.7%        

China

  7.3%        

Switzerland

  6.4%        

United Kingdom

  3.7%        

India

  3.1%        

France

  2.9%        

Japan

  2.2%        

Netherlands

  2.1%        

Singapore

  1.9%        

Belgium

  1.9%        

Hong Kong

  1.5%        

Denmark

  1.3%        

Italy

  6.5%        

Other

  1.5%        

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%        

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2016. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.3% or less in the following countries: Austria, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, Philippines and South Korea.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

   $ 25,378,944      $ 3,586,774      $             – 0  –    $ 28,965,718   

Financials

     9,155,537        11,956,327        – 0  –      21,111,864   

Health Care

     14,443,796        6,411,745        – 0  –      20,855,541   

Consumer Discretionary

     11,663,371        4,240,545        – 0  –      15,903,916   

Consumer Staples

     2,576,042        11,099,439        – 0  –      13,675,481   

Industrials

     7,188,908        2,402,764        – 0  –      9,591,672   

Materials

     1,905,877        1,320,158        – 0  –      3,226,035   

Utilities

     1,139,345        980,032        – 0  –      2,119,377   

Warrants

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –^      – 0  –^ 

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      1,801,611        – 0  –      1,801,611   

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

     5,471,465        – 0  –      – 0  –      5,471,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     78,923,285        43,799,395        – 0  –      122,722,680   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      223,736        – 0  –      223,736   

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (211,529     – 0  –      (211,529
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(b)

   $     78,923,285      $     43,811,602      $ – 0  –    $     122,734,887   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Less than $0.50.
(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(b) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.


The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Warrants     Total  

Balance as of 12/31/15

   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     – 0  –^      – 0  –^ 

Purchases

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Sales

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/16

   $ – 0  –^    $ – 0  –^ 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/16

   $             – 0  –^    $             – 0  –^ 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

^ Amount less than $0.50.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

      Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

  Market
Value

12/31/15
(000)
    Purchases at
Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Realized
Gain  (Loss)

(000)
    Change in
Unrealized

Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16

(000)
    Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

  $     6,022      $     11,620      $     12,171      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     5,471      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 96.3%

       

Information Technology - 33.2%

       

Communications Equipment - 1.5%

       

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)(b)

     7,610         $ 480,191   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     3,370           549,782   
       

 

 

 
          1,029,973   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 11.9%

       

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

     1,159           884,201   

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     3,745           2,789,838   

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

     2,130           400,802   

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

     31,567           3,601,795   

Twitter, Inc. (a)

     26,870           444,698   
       

 

 

 
          8,121,334   
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 6.6%

       

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A (a)

     15,230           954,921   

Vantiv, Inc. - Class A (a)

     11,670           628,779   

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     38,300           2,929,184   
       

 

 

 
          4,512,884   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.2%

       

NVIDIA Corp.

     37,580           1,338,975   

Xilinx, Inc.

     17,420           826,231   
       

 

 

 
          2,165,206   
       

 

 

 

Software - 6.2%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     10,830           1,015,854   

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

     4,026           360,166   

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     10,360           374,307   

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     10,730           468,043   

Microsoft Corp.

     15,736           869,099   

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

     6,707           410,334   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The) (a)

     3,616           699,696   
       

 

 

 
          4,197,499   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.8%

       

Apple, Inc.

     23,815           2,595,597   
       

 

 

 
          22,622,493   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 26.6%

       

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.6%

       

Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)(b)

     22,420           364,101   

Starbucks Corp.

     35,080           2,094,276   
       

 

 

 
          2,458,377   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.0%

       

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (a)

     1,067           1,375,320   
       

 

 

 

Media - 6.5%

       

AMC Networks, Inc. - Class A (a)

     15,067           978,451   

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     31,105           1,899,893   

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     16,018           1,590,748   
       

 

 

 
          4,469,092   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Multiline Retail - 1.8%

       

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     14,610         $ 1,204,741   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 9.7%

       

Five Below, Inc. (a)

     26,099           1,078,932   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     19,039           2,540,374   

L Brands, Inc.

     7,170           629,598   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     2,006           548,962   

Tractor Supply Co.

     10,090           912,741   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     4,532           878,030   
       

 

 

 
          6,588,637   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 3.0%

       

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     32,952           2,025,559   
       

 

 

 
          18,121,726   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 18.2%

       

Biotechnology - 6.8%

       

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     6,920           963,402   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     8,994           2,341,318   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     14,090           1,294,308   
       

 

 

 
          4,599,028   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.5%

       

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     15,053           1,094,203   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     7,920           698,623   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     3,240           1,947,402   
       

 

 

 
          3,740,228   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.9%

       

Premier, Inc. - Class A (a)

     27,737           925,306   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     18,978           2,446,264   
       

 

 

 
          3,371,570   
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.6%

       

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     2,660           431,213   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%

       

Intersect ENT, Inc. (a)

     13,270           252,130   
       

 

 

 
          12,394,169   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 10.3%

       

Beverages - 1.9%

       

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     9,693           1,292,852   
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 5.7%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     9,035           1,423,735   

CVS Health Corp.

     23,520           2,439,730   
       

 

 

 
          3,863,465   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Food Products - 0.9%

       

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The) (a)

     14,930         $ 606,755   
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.8%

       

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) - Class A

     13,067           1,232,349   
       

 

 

 
          6,995,421   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 7.2%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.4%

       

Hexcel Corp.

     5,940           259,638   

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     7,200           663,912   
       

 

 

 
          923,550   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.5%

       

Spirit Airlines, Inc. (a)

     21,080           1,011,419   
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 1.2%

       

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     3,860           842,020   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.0%

       

Danaher Corp.

     14,326           1,358,964   
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 1.1%

       

Robert Half International, Inc.

     16,530           769,967   
       

 

 

 
          4,905,920   
       

 

 

 

Financials - 0.8%

       

Capital Markets - 0.8%

       

Virtu Financial, Inc. - Class A

     23,903           528,496   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $48,764,536)

          65,568,225   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.8%

       

Time Deposit - 3.8%

       

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $2,539,623)

   $ 2,540           2,539,623   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.1%
(cost $51,304,159)

          68,107,848   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.0%

       

Investment Companies - 1.0%

       

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I, 0.40% (c)(d)
(cost $707,763)

     707,763         $ 707,763   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.1%
(cost $52,011,922) (e)

        $ 68,815,611   

Other assets less liabilities - (1.1)%

          (735,396
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 68,080,215   
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(d) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(e) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $17,883,638 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,079,949), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $16,803,689.

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.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 65,568,225      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 65,568,225   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      2,539,623        – 0  –      2,539,623   

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

     707,763        – 0  –      – 0  –      707,763   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     66,275,988        2,539,623        – 0  –      68,815,611   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $ 66,275,988      $ 2,539,623      $             – 0  –    $ 68,815,611   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide


reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market  Value
12/31/15

(000)
     Purchases  at
Cost

(000)
     Sales
Proceeds

(000)
     Realized
Gain  (Loss)

(000)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
     Market  Value
03/31/16

(000)
     Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves

   $ 1,065       $ 3,168       $ 3,525       $ 0       $ 0       $ 708       $ 0       $ 0   


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Growth and Income Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 93.1%

       

Financials - 24.5%

       

Banks - 8.4%

       

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     589,280         $ 34,897,161   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     627,560           30,348,802   
       

 

 

 
          65,245,963   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.7%

       

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     78,310           12,293,104   

Virtu Financial, Inc. - Class A

     390,048           8,623,961   
       

 

 

 
          20,917,065   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.6%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     297,550           20,623,191   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 2.0%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

     111,202           15,777,340   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 8.8%

       

Allstate Corp. (The)

     343,520           23,142,942   

Chubb Ltd.

     264,250           31,485,387   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     156,770           7,223,962   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     143,599           6,776,437   
       

 

 

 
          68,628,728   
       

 

 

 
          191,192,287   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 17.5%

       

Biotechnology - 5.1%

       

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     77,260           20,112,323   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     217,650           19,993,329   
       

 

 

 
          40,105,652   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.4%

       

Medtronic PLC

     59,765           4,482,375   

Stryker Corp.

     58,970           6,326,891   
       

 

 

 
          10,809,266   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 6.6%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     108,470           12,186,605   

Cigna Corp.

     105,710           14,507,640   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     54,140           3,718,877   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     160,550           20,694,895   
       

 

 

 
          51,108,017   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 4.4%

       

Pfizer, Inc.

     1,007,590           29,864,968   

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     82,095           4,392,903   
       

 

 

 
          34,257,871   
       

 

 

 
          136,280,806   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 15.9%

       

Communications Equipment - 2.7%

       

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     729,470           20,768,011   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.4%

       

Flextronics International Ltd. (a)

     278,545         $ 3,359,253   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 6.2%

       

Intel Corp.

     661,792           21,408,971   

NVIDIA Corp.

     437,204           15,577,578   

Xilinx, Inc.

     243,660           11,556,794   
       

 

 

 
          48,543,343   
       

 

 

 

Software - 4.5%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     345,251           11,683,294   

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)(b)

     67,311           5,887,693   

Microsoft Corp.

     314,770           17,384,747   
       

 

 

 
          34,955,734   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.1%

       

Apple, Inc.

     147,435           16,068,941   
       

 

 

 
          123,695,282   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 11.7%

       

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9%

       

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     91,330           6,980,352   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 2.5%

       

Liberty Interactive Corp. QVC Group - Class A (a)

     772,288           19,500,272   
       

 

 

 

Media - 6.5%

       

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     305,480           18,658,718   

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     760,780           17,459,901   

Time Warner, Inc.

     203,360           14,753,768   
       

 

 

 
          50,872,387   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.2%

       

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     290,950           9,438,418   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.6%

       

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     47,900           4,610,854   
       

 

 

 
          91,402,283   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 10.5%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 4.9%

       

Boeing Co. (The)

     40,410           5,129,645   

General Dynamics Corp.

     110,890           14,567,619   

Honeywell International, Inc.

     45,710           5,121,806   

Raytheon Co.

     111,120           13,626,646   
       

 

 

 
          38,445,716   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.2%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     189,420           9,220,966   
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 2.1%

       

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

     121,075           4,430,134   

Fluor Corp.

     110,150           5,915,055   

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (a)

     144,850           6,308,218   
       

 

 

 
          16,653,407   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electrical Equipment - 0.6%

       

EnerSys

     78,410         $ 4,369,005   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.3%

       

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     21,016           2,091,092   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.4%

       

Dover Corp.

     80,210           5,159,909   

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     27,899           3,099,021   

Xylem, Inc./NY

     72,730           2,974,657   
       

 

 

 
          11,233,587   
       

 

 

 
          82,013,773   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 6.9%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.4%

       

Cameron International Corp. (a)

     112,530           7,545,137   

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     99,090           6,000,890   

FMC Technologies, Inc. (a)

     108,920           2,980,051   

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     162,880           5,133,978   

Schlumberger Ltd.

     60,940           4,494,325   
       

 

 

 
          26,154,381   
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.5%

       

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     166,340           13,904,360   

Valero Energy Corp.

     212,750           13,645,785   
       

 

 

 
          27,550,145   
       

 

 

 
          53,704,526   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 3.8%

       

Beverages - 0.7%

       

PepsiCo, Inc.

     50,450           5,170,116   
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.1%

       

CVS Health Corp.

     195,831           20,313,550   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     62,807           4,301,651   
       

 

 

 
          24,615,201   
       

 

 

 
          29,785,317   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.0%

       

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     289,175           15,638,584   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 0.3%

       

Chemicals - 0.3%

       

Mosaic Co. (The)

     98,430           2,657,610   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $607,444,956)

          726,370,468   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.7%

       

Time Deposit - 7.7%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $60,390,507)

   $ 60,391         $ 60,390,507   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities
Loaned - 100.8%

(cost $667,835,463)

          786,760,975   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.6%

       

Investment Companies - 0.6%

       

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I, 0.40% (c)(d)
(cost $5,050,724)

     5,050,724           5,050,724   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.4%
(cost $672,886,187) (e)

          791,811,699   

Other assets less liabilities - (1.4)%

          (11,272,692
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 780,539,007   
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(d) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(e) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $131,234,742 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(12,309,230), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $118,925,512.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AB Variable Products Series Fund

AB Growth and Income Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 726,370,468      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 726,370,468   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      60,390,507        – 0  –      60,390,507   

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

     5,050,724        – 0  –      – 0  –      5,050,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     731,421,192        60,390,507        – 0  –      791,811,699   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $ 731,421,192      $ 60,390,507      $             – 0  –    $ 791,811,699   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide


reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Fund’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market  Value
12/31/15

(000)
     Purchases  at
Cost

(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain  (Loss)

(000)
     Change  in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
     Market  Value
03/31/16

(000)
     Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains

(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves

   $ 5,671       $ 13,568       $ 14,188       $ 0       $ 0       $ 5,051       $ 0       $ 0   


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 26.5%

  

Industrial - 18.6%

  

Basic - 1.3%

  

Barrick Gold Corp.

       

4.10%, 5/01/23

   U.S.$ 15         $ 14,608   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

       

8.55%, 5/15/19

     86           102,298   

Eastman Chemical Co.

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     65           66,648   

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.125%, 5/30/23 (a)

     58           47,415   

International Paper Co.

       

4.75%, 2/15/22

     45           49,379   

LyondellBasell Industries NV

       

5.75%, 4/15/24

     200           231,375   

Mosaic Co. (The)

       

5.625%, 11/15/43

     53           55,352   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

       

3.625%, 4/03/23 (a)

         260           237,900   

Vale Overseas Ltd.

       

6.875%, 11/21/36

     40           31,588   
       

 

 

 
       836,563   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.2%

       

General Electric Co. Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (b)

     40           41,200   

Owens Corning

       

6.50%, 12/01/16 (c)

     10           10,215   

Yamana Gold, Inc.

       

4.95%, 7/15/24

     81           68,445   
       

 

 

 
       119,860   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 3.1%

       

21st Century Fox America, Inc.

  

4.00%, 10/01/23

     64           68,939   

4.50%, 2/15/21

     300           330,729   

CBS Corp.

       

3.50%, 1/15/25

     190           192,546   

CCO Safari II LLC

       

4.908%, 7/23/25 (a)

     135           142,400   

Cox Communications, Inc.

       

2.95%, 6/30/23 (a)

     51           47,339   

Discovery Communications LLC

       

3.45%, 3/15/25

     105           99,118   

McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     127           138,797   

NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/19/21 (a)(b)

     128           131,840   

TCI Communications, Inc.

       

7.875%, 2/15/26

     115           157,544   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

       

4.125%, 2/15/21

     200           211,318   

Time Warner, Inc.

  

3.55%, 6/01/24

     114           117,262   

7.625%, 4/15/31

     69           88,075   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Viacom, Inc.

       

3.875%, 4/01/24

   U.S$ 178         $ 177,289   

5.625%, 9/15/19

     60           65,806   
       

 

 

 
          1,969,002   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 2.4%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

5.05%, 9/01/20

     260           282,374   

AT&T, Inc.

       

3.40%, 5/15/25

     270           270,633   

3.80%, 3/15/22

     57           60,066   

4.45%, 4/01/24

     206           222,974   

Rogers Communications, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/06/22

   CAD   27           22,603   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

       

5.462%, 2/16/21

   U.S.$     120           136,326   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       

3.50%, 11/01/24

     258           270,696   

3.85%, 11/01/42

     89           80,822   

6.55%, 9/15/43

     165           217,342   
       

 

 

 
          1,563,836   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 1.2%

       

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

       

5.875%, 8/02/21

     455           521,494   

General Motors Co.

       

3.50%, 10/02/18

     80           81,891   

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

3.10%, 1/15/19

     110           111,315   

3.25%, 5/15/18

     9           9,150   

4.00%, 1/15/25

     23           22,338   

4.30%, 7/13/25

     30           29,694   
       

 

 

 
          775,882   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.8%

       

CVS Health Corp.

       

3.875%, 7/20/25

     140           151,077   

Kohl’s Corp.

       

4.25%, 7/17/25

     184           181,791   

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

       

3.80%, 11/18/24

     195           200,656   
       

 

 

 
          533,524   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 4.4%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

       

3.60%, 5/14/25

     97           101,823   

Actavis Funding SCS

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     165           171,723   

3.85%, 6/15/24

     54           56,599   

Altria Group, Inc.

       

2.625%, 1/14/20

     195           201,556   

AstraZeneca PLC

       

6.45%, 9/15/37

     50           66,470   

Baxalta, Inc.

       

5.25%, 6/23/45 (a)

     75           79,709   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Bayer US Finance LLC

       

3.375%, 10/08/24 (a)

   U.S.$     200         $ 210,851   

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.734%, 12/15/24

     85           90,491   

Biogen, Inc.

       

4.05%, 9/15/25

     144           153,890   

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

       

8.50%, 6/15/19

     2           2,323   

Celgene Corp.

       

3.875%, 8/15/25

     155           162,895   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

       

3.65%, 3/01/26

     138           146,643   

Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV

       

3.875%, 6/27/24 (a)

     201           201,961   

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.

       

2.80%, 7/02/20 (a)

     70           71,900   

3.50%, 7/15/22 (a)

     94           98,652   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

       

3.60%, 2/01/25

     60           60,739   

Medtronic, Inc.

       

3.50%, 3/15/25

     195           208,131   

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

       

3.15%, 4/01/21

     165           169,491   

3.85%, 4/01/23

     49           50,818   

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.

       

3.50%, 12/15/21

     200           203,862   

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

5.85%, 8/15/45

     44           53,731   

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

       

4.15%, 2/01/24

     78           82,225   

Tyson Foods, Inc.

       

2.65%, 8/15/19

     39           39,997   

3.95%, 8/15/24

     123           131,125   
       

 

 

 
          2,817,605   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 3.4%

       

Encana Corp.

       

3.90%, 11/15/21

     45           39,431   

Energy Transfer Partners LP

       

7.50%, 7/01/38

     149           144,116   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP

       

5.05%, 4/01/45

     125           84,096   

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     161           157,914   

5.20%, 9/01/20

     55           60,049   

Halliburton Co.

       

5.00%, 11/15/45

     170           166,148   

Husky Energy, Inc.

       

7.25%, 12/15/19

     23           25,422   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       

3.95%, 9/01/22

     321           308,148   

4.15%, 3/01/22

     89           86,293   

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

3.90%, 11/15/24

     107           100,717   

8.25%, 3/01/19

     238           261,922   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

   U.S.$ 137         $ 118,143   

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.

       

3.625%, 12/21/22 (a)

     165           169,719   

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

6.35%, 5/15/67

     235           159,213   

Valero Energy Corp.

       

6.125%, 2/01/20

     177           194,346   

Williams Partners LP

       

4.125%, 11/15/20

     97           88,100   
       

 

 

 
          2,163,777   
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.3%

       

Hutchison Whampoa International 14 Ltd.

       

1.625%, 10/31/17 (a)

     200           199,920   
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.1%

       

eBay, Inc.

       

3.80%, 3/09/22

     45           46,326   
       

 

 

 

Technology - 1.4%

       

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

       

4.90%, 10/15/25 (a)

     170           174,958   

HP, Inc.

       

4.65%, 12/09/21

     107           113,243   

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%, 11/01/24

     134           135,068   

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       

3.50%, 3/01/23

     82           75,324   

7.50%, 5/15/25

     23           25,877   

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     75           58,579   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

       

3.375%, 5/02/19 (a)

     205           212,341   

Total System Services, Inc.

       

2.375%, 6/01/18

     74           73,904   

3.75%, 6/01/23

     69           67,560   
       

 

 

 
          936,854   
       

 

 

 
          11,963,149   
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 6.5%

       

Banking - 4.4%

       

Compass Bank

       

5.50%, 4/01/20

     250           265,941   

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

4.375%, 8/04/25

     250           257,400   

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

3.75%, 3/26/25

     270           257,932   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

3.75%, 5/22/25

     53           54,227   

3.85%, 7/08/24

     210           216,985   

Series D

       

6.00%, 6/15/20

     395           450,336   

Morgan Stanley

       

5.625%, 9/23/19

     143           159,126   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Murray Street Investment Trust I

       

4.64%, 3/09/17

   U.S.$ 27         $ 27,759   

Nationwide Building Society

       

6.25%, 2/25/20 (a)

     230           262,406   

Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III

       

5.254%, 10/21/16 (a)(b)

     90           89,438   

Santander Issuances SAU

       

5.179%, 11/19/25

     200           193,270   

Standard Chartered PLC

       

6.409%, 1/30/17 (a)(b)

     100           95,458   

UBS AG/Stamford CT

       

7.625%, 8/17/22

     250           286,332   

UBS Group Funding Jersey Ltd.

       

4.125%, 9/24/25 (a)

     200           200,319   
       

 

 

 
       2,816,929   
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.3%

       

Aviation Capital Group Corp.

       

7.125%, 10/15/20 (a)

     155           175,834   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.2%

       

American International Group, Inc.

       

4.875%, 6/01/22

     75           82,473   

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

       

5.50%, 3/30/20

     200           221,943   

Lincoln National Corp.

       

8.75%, 7/01/19

     113           135,038   

MetLife, Inc.

       

10.75%, 8/01/39

     85           129,200   

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

       

9.375%, 8/15/39 (a)

     55           81,085   

Prudential Financial, Inc.

       

5.625%, 6/15/43

     149           151,757   
       

 

 

 
       801,496   
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.6%

       

Host Hotels & Resorts LP Series D

       

3.75%, 10/15/23

     6           5,854   

Trust F/1401

       

5.25%, 12/15/24 (a)

     200           203,500   

Welltower, Inc.

       

5.25%, 1/15/22

     183           199,829   
       

 

 

 
       409,183   
       

 

 

 
       4,203,442   
       

 

 

 

Utility - 1.4%

       

Electric - 0.9%

       

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

       

6.125%, 4/01/36

     170           210,465   

CMS Energy Corp.

       

5.05%, 3/15/22

     37           41,394   

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

       

5.15%, 12/01/20

     64           70,908   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Entergy Corp.

       

4.00%, 7/15/22

   U.S.$ 125         $ 132,553   

Exelon Corp.

       

5.10%, 6/15/45 (a)

     45           48,832   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

       

4.25%, 6/15/22

     78           81,785   
       

 

 

 
          585,937   
       

 

 

 

Natural Gas - 0.5%

       

Talent Yield Investments Ltd.

       

4.50%, 4/25/22 (a)

     305           325,218   
       

 

 

 
          911,155   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $16,523,000)

          17,077,746   
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 19.1%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 15-Year - 2.6%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

2.50%, 4/01/31, TBA

     1,038           1,065,572   

3.50%, 1/12/30

     563           596,091   
       

 

 

 
          1,661,663   
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 16.5%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

       

4.00%, 1/01/45

     688           747,731   

Series 2007

       

5.50%, 7/01/35

     36           40,987   

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 1/01/35

     134           151,107   

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2004

       

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

     110           124,016   

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 2/01/35

     134           150,875   

4.50%, 4/25/46, TBA

     1,533           1,668,335   

3.50%, 5/01/42-9/01/45

     2,956           3,138,047   

4.00%, 10/01/44-1/01/46

     2,060           2,225,284   

Series AS6516

       

4.00%, 1/01/46

     663           710,282   

Series 2003

       

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

     123           137,830   

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 1994

       

9.00%, 9/15/24

     1           1,557   

3.00%, 7/20/45

     366           379,532   

3.50%, 4/01/46, TBA

     1,064           1,124,847   
       

 

 

 
          10,600,430   
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $12,096,435)

          12,262,093   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 15.3%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 8.5%

       

Ally Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-2, Class A3

       

1.49%, 11/15/19

   U.S.$     174         $ 174,548   

Ally Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-3, Class A

       

1.63%, 5/15/20

     259           258,594   

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2013-3, Class A3

       

0.92%, 4/09/18

     51           51,108   

Series 2013-4, Class A3

       

0.96%, 4/09/18

     26           25,571   

ARI Fleet Lease Trust

       

Series 2014-A, Class A2

       

0.81%, 11/15/22 (a)

     33           33,088   

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC

       

Series 2013-2A, Class A

       

2.97%, 2/20/20 (a)

     288           292,543   

Series 2016-1A, Class A

       

2.99%, 6/20/22 (a)

     100           99,994   

Bank of The West Auto Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.31%, 10/15/19 (a)

     259           258,389   

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A4

       

1.57%, 12/16/19

     122           122,086   

Series 2015-2, Class A3

       

1.31%, 8/15/19

     118           118,125   

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

       

Series 2014-1, Class B

       

2.22%, 1/22/19

     60           60,042   

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-BA, Class A3

       

1.91%, 3/16/20 (a)

     168           168,850   

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2013-B, Class A

       

1.82%, 9/15/20 (a)

     86           85,478   

Series 2014-B, Class A

       

1.11%, 11/15/18 (a)

     34           33,644   

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-BA, Class A2A

       

0.93%, 12/15/17 (a)

     24           24,247   

Series 2015-CA, Class A2A

       

1.03%, 2/15/18 (a)

     23           22,997   

Series 2015-DA, Class A2A

       

1.23%, 6/15/18 (a)

     60           60,403   

Series 2016-AA, Class A2A

       

1.50%, 3/15/18 (a)

     77           77,013   

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC

       

Series 2014-2, Class A2

       

1.05%, 3/20/20 (a)

     126           125,889   

Series 2015-1, Class A2

       

1.30%, 9/20/20 (a)

     229           227,750   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-1A, Class A

       

1.29%, 5/15/18 (a)

   U.S.$ 4         $ 4,316   

Series 2014-2A, Class A

       

1.06%, 8/15/18 (a)

     11           11,008   

Fifth Third Auto Trust

       

Series 2014-3, Class A4

       

1.47%, 5/17/21

         165           165,243   

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

       

Series 2013-1, Class A

       

1.32%, 4/16/18 (a)

     3           2,757   

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust

       

Series 2014-B, Class A3

       

0.89%, 9/15/17

     133           133,413   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2012-D, Class B

       

1.01%, 5/15/18

     100           99,693   

Series 2014-2, Class A

       

2.31%, 4/15/26 (a)

     257           260,400   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A

       

Series 2015-2, Class A1

       

1.98%, 1/15/22

     198           198,376   

Series 2016-1, Class A1

       

1.76%, 2/15/21

     131           130,729   

GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A2

       

1.10%, 12/20/17

     181           180,717   

Series 2015-2, Class A3

       

1.68%, 12/20/18

     232           232,432   

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A1

       

1.65%, 5/15/20 (a)

     128           128,194   

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.41%, 6/15/20

     137           136,952   

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

       

Series 2013-1A, Class A2

       

1.83%, 8/25/19 (a)

     485           476,840   

Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A2

       

1.00%, 10/16/17 (a)

     126           126,056   

Series 2015-B, Class A3

       

1.40%, 11/15/18 (a)

     126           126,211   

Mercedes Benz Auto Lease Trust

       

Series 2015-B, Class A3

       

1.34%, 7/16/18

     128           128,137   

Nissan Auto Lease Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A3

       

1.40%, 6/15/18

     202           202,341   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A3

       

0.80%, 4/16/18

     27           27,120   

Series 2015-3, Class A2A

       

1.02%, 9/17/18

     74           74,168   

Series 2015-4,Class A2A

       

1.20%, 12/17/18

     91           90,811   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

TCF Auto Receivables Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A2

       

1.02%, 8/15/18 (a)

   U.S.$ 107         $ 106,480   

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-3A, Class A2A

       

1.42%, 5/17/21 (a)

     110           109,999   
       

 

 

 
          5,472,752   
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate - 2.7%

       

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A

       

1.26%, 1/15/20

     161           161,377   

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust

       

Series 2014-3, Class A

       

2.41%, 7/15/22

         320           327,356   

Series 2015-2, Class A

       

1.56%, 3/15/21

     183           183,974   

Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2016-1, Class A

       

2.04%, 3/15/22

     130           131,030   

Discover Card Execution Note Trust

       

Series 2015-A2, Class A

       

1.90%, 10/17/22

     242           243,779   

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2012-2, Class A

       

2.22%, 1/15/22

     232           234,765   

Series 2015-3, Class A

       

1.74%, 9/15/21

     173           173,005   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

       

Series 2012-B, Class A

       

1.76%, 5/17/21

     190           190,807   

Series 2015-B,Class A

       

2.55%, 6/17/24

     113           114,967   
       

 

 

 
          1,761,060   
       

 

 

 

Autos - Floating Rate - 1.7%

       

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A

       

0.936% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%), 7/15/20 (a)(d)

     214           213,597   

GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust

       

Series 2014-1, Class A

       

0.812% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.38%), 7/20/19 (d)

     120           119,483   

Series 2015-1, Class A

       

0.932% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%), 1/20/20 (d)

     227           224,819   

Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP

       

Series 2013-3, Class A

       

0.992% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.55%), 12/10/27 (a)(d)

     65           64,563   


     Principal
Amount

(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Trust

     

Series 2014-1, Class A

     

1.183% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.75%), 10/25/19 (a)(d)

   U.S.$ 197       $ 196,176   

NCF Dealer Floorplan Master Trust

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A

     

1.932% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 10/20/20 (a)(d)

         197         197,000   

Volkswagen Credit Auto Master Trust

     

Series 2014-1A, Class A1

     

0.782% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.35%), 7/22/19 (a)(d)

     70         68,995   
     

 

 

 
        1,084,633   
     

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 1.2%

     

Ascentium Equipment Receivables LLC

     

Series 2015-2A, Class A1

     

1.00%, 11/10/16 (a)

     104         103,966   

CIT Equipment Collateral

     

Series 2014-VT1, Class A2

     

0.86%, 5/22/17 (a)

     92         91,765   

CNH Equipment Trust

     

Series 2014-B, Class A4

     

1.61%, 5/17/21

     101         101,037   

Series 2015-A, Class A4

     

1.85%, 4/15/21

     134         134,365   

Dell Equipment Finance Trust

     

Series 2015-1, Class A3

     

1.30%, 3/23/20 (a)

     119         118,590   

Series 2015-2, Class A2A

     

1.42%, 12/22/17 (a)

     103         102,850   

SBA Tower Trust 3.156%, 10/15/20 (a)

     147         147,056   
     

 

 

 
        799,629   
     

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Floating Rate - 1.0%

     

Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust

     

Series 2014-1, Class A

     

0.786% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.35%), 3/16/20 (d)

     205         204,731   

Discover Card Execution Note Trust

     

Series 2015-A1, Class A1

     

0.886% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.35%), 8/17/20 (d)

     263         262,870   

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

     

Series 2015-A, Class A

     

0.916% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.48%), 2/15/22 (d)

     150         149,636   
     

 

 

 
        617,237   
     

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33

   U.S.$ 75         $ 75,361   
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Asset Backed Funding Certificates Trust

       

Series 2003-WF1, Class A2

       

1.558% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.13%), 12/25/32 (d)

     37           35,324   
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $9,836,791)

          9,845,996   
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 10.3%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 9.4%

       

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-4, Class A1A

       

5.774%, 2/10/51

         335           346,953   

Series 2007-5, Class AM

       

5.772%, 2/10/51

     78           80,037   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-PW13, Class AJ

       

5.611%, 9/11/41

     108           107,613   

BHMS Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-ATLS, Class AFX

       

3.601%, 7/05/33 (a)

     200           204,072   

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-VN05, Class A

       

3.369%, 3/13/35 (a)

     260           270,661   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C4, Class A1A

       

6.085%, 3/15/49

     15           14,805   

Series 2015-GC27, Class A5

       

3.137%, 2/10/48

     144           146,357   

COBALT CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-C3, Class A4

       

5.762%, 5/15/46

     161           166,421   

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C8, Class A1A

       

5.292%, 12/10/46

     236           239,071   

Series 2006-C8, Class A4

       

5.306%, 12/10/46

     144           145,970   

Series 2007-GG9, Class A4

       

5.444%, 3/10/39

     427           435,341   

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1

       

1.873%, 4/12/35 (a)

     97           95,708   

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-C3, Class AM

       

5.699%, 6/15/39

     95           96,278   

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-C3, Class A4

       

3.718%, 8/15/48

     189           201,726   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

DBUBS Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2011-LC1A, Class E

       

5.699%, 11/10/46 (a)

   U.S.$ 100         $ 103,857   

Extended Stay America Trust

       

Series 2013-ESH7, Class A17

       

2.295%, 12/05/31 (a)

     180           180,161   

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2013-KING, Class A

       

2.706%, 12/10/27 (a)

         254           259,249   

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-GG10, Class A4

       

5.794%, 8/10/45

     114           117,199   

Series 2013-G1, Class A2

       

3.557%, 4/10/31(a)

     136           139,980   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-LDP9, Class AM

       

5.372%, 5/15/47

     76           75,912   

Series 2007-LDPX, Class A1A

       

5.439%, 1/15/49

     114           116,724   

Series 2010-C2, Class A1

       

2.749%, 11/15/43 (a)

     9           9,112   

Series 2011-C5, Class D

       

5.323%, 8/15/46 (a)

     100           104,384   

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-C31, Class A3

       

3.801%, 8/15/48

     206           222,162   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39

     52           50,737   

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C2, Class A1A

       

5.739%, 8/12/43

     146           146,392   

ML-CFC Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-4, Class A1A

       

5.166%, 12/12/49

     248           251,741   

Series 2007-9, Class A4

       

5.70%, 9/12/49

     1,061           1,099,729   

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2012-C3, Class A4

       

3.091%, 8/10/49

     60           61,781   

Series 2012-C4, Class A5

       

2.85%, 12/10/45

     112           114,659   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C26, Class A1A

       

6.009%, 6/15/45

     50           50,173   

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-C14, Class A5

       

3.337%, 6/15/46

     233           245,111   

Series 2014-C20, Class A2

       

3.036%, 5/15/47

     125           129,824   
       

 

 

 
          6,029,900   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 0.9%

       

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-KYO, Class A

       

1.338% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.90%), 6/11/27 (a)(d)

   U.S.$ 102         $ 100,441   

Series 2014-SAVA, Class A

       

1.587% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.15%), 6/15/34 (a)(d)

     54           53,684   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2014-INN, Class A

       

1.356% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.92%), 6/15/29 (a)(d)

     201           196,205   

PFP III Ltd.

       

Series 2014-1, Class A

       

1.606% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.17%), 6/14/31 (a)(d)

     4           3,665   

Resource Capital Corp., Ltd.

       

Series 2014-CRE2, Class A

       

1.491% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.05%), 4/15/32 (a)(d)

     72           70,214   

Starwood Retail Property Trust

       

Series 2014-STAR, Class A

       

1.656% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.22%), 11/15/27 (a)(d)

     196           191,577   
       

 

 

 
          615,786   
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $6,723,235)

          6,645,686   
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 7.9%

       

Canada - 1.1%

       

Canadian Government Bond 2.25%, 6/01/25

   CAD 870           728,891   
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 0.8%

       

United Kingdom Gilt 3.75%, 9/07/21 (a)

   GBP 320           529,903   
       

 

 

 

United States - 6.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.875%, 8/15/45

   U.S.$ 230           241,931   

3.00%, 11/15/45

     65           69,740   

3.625%, 8/15/43-2/15/44

         845           1,026,246   

6.25%, 5/15/30

     386           588,206   

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

1.50%, 8/31/18

     115           116,945   

1.625%, 2/15/26

     285           280,859   

2.25%, 11/15/24-11/15/25

     1,246           1,296,975   

2.50%, 8/15/23

     215           229,118   
       

 

 

 
          3,850,020   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $4,918,792)

          5,108,814   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 6.4%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate – 4.1%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

       

Series 2014-DN3, Class M2

       

2.833% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.40%), 8/25/24 (d)

   U.S.$ 291         $ 293,317   

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

4.983% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24 (d)

         250           248,364   

Series 2014-HQ3, Class M2

       

3.083% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.65%), 10/25/24 (d)

     250           251,945   

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3

       

3.733% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.30%), 10/25/27 (d)

     250           235,800   

Series 2015-HQA1, Class M2

       

3.083% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.65%), 3/25/28 (d)

     250           249,362   

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M1

       

1.633% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.20%), 7/25/24 (d)

     44           44,035   

Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2

       

5.333% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.90%), 11/25/24 (d)

     169           169,837   

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

5.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (d)

     65           66,197   

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

4.733% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (d)

     95           94,279   

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2

       

4.983% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25 (d)

     71           72,124   

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

4.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (d)

     130           126,482   

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M1

       

1.933% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 7/25/25 (d)

     68           68,089   

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

5.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (d)

     130           130,000   

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

5.433% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (d)

     105           105,586   

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2

       

5.983% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28 (d)

     138           137,104   

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

7.183% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (d)

     85           90,539   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

7.383% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (d)

   U.S.$ 42         $ 44,885   

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2

       

6.435% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 9/25/28 (d)

         130           132,639   

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

       

5.683% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/25 (d)(e)

     48           47,377   

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

       

5.933% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25 (d)(e)

     21           20,115   
       

 

 

 
          2,628,076   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 1.7%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6

       

5.50%, 7/25/35

     29           26,855   

Series 2005-57CB, Class 4A3

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     64           57,357   

Series 2006-23CB, Class 1A7

       

6.00%, 8/25/36

     37           35,444   

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16

       

5.75%, 6/25/36

     105           88,025   

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

     71           59,325   

Series 2006-9T1, Class A1

       

5.75%, 5/25/36

     44           36,137   

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13

       

5.50%, 2/25/36

     64           56,941   

Series 2007-2CB, Class 2A4

       

5.75%, 3/25/37

     57           49,396   

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

       

Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17

       

6.00%, 7/25/37

     33           27,228   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

2.717%, 5/25/35

     80           74,682   

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2006-10, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 5/25/36

     55           50,073   

Series 2006-13, Class 1A18

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     81           72,114   

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     29           26,004   

Series 2007-HYB2, Class 3A1

       

2.855%, 2/25/47

     132           116,853   

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-FA3, Class A9

       

6.00%, 7/25/36

     100           79,607   

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-A3, Class 2A1

       

2.755%, 7/25/36

     202           166,957   


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-S3, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 8/25/37

   U.S.$ 48         $ 41,234   

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-8, Class 2A5

       

5.75%, 7/25/37

         38           36,938   
       

 

 

 
          1,101,170   
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.5%

       

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR4, Class A2

       

0.623% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/36 (d)

     188           113,154   

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-1, Class A1

       

0.683% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 3/25/35 (d)

     82           69,481   

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-SGP, Class A

       

2.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 7/15/36 (a)(d)

     138           136,931   
       

 

 

 
          319,566   
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association Grantor Trust

       

Series 2004-T5, Class AB4

       

0.999%, 5/28/35

     50           42,000   
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (cost $4,209,815)

          4,090,812   
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 5.2%

       

Industrial – 2.9%

       

Basic – 0.3%

       

Axalta Coating Systems US Holdings, Inc./Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B

       

7.375%, 5/01/21 (a)

     150           159,000   

Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC/FCX Oil & Gas, Inc.

       

6.50%, 11/15/20

     31           24,800   

Novelis, Inc.

       

8.375%, 12/15/17

     18           18,306   
       

 

 

 
          202,106   
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

       

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc./Reynolds Group Issuer LLC/Reynolds Group Issuer Lu

       

5.75%, 10/15/20

     65           66,706   
       

 

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Communications - Media - 0.7%

       

Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC

       

9.50%, 3/31/20 (a)

   GBP 100         $ 154,032   

CSC Holdings LLC

       

8.625%, 2/15/19

   U.S.$ 29           31,900   

Quebecor Media, Inc.

       

5.75%, 1/15/23

     75           77,250   

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG/Unitymedia NRW GmbH

       

5.50%, 1/15/23 (a)

     200           205,000   
       

 

 

 
          468,182   
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.6%

       

Numericable-SFR SA

       

5.375%, 5/15/22 (a)

   EUR 120           138,938   

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.90%, 5/01/19

   U.S.$ 210           182,175   

Windstream Services LLC

       

6.375%, 8/01/23

     80           58,600   
       

 

 

 
          379,713   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.1%

       

KB Home

       

4.75%, 5/15/19

     63           62,764   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers - 0.1%

       

CST Brands, Inc.

       

5.00%, 5/01/23

     75           75,938   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.4%

       

First Quality Finance Co., Inc.

       

4.625%, 5/15/21 (a)

     85           82,025   

Voyage Care Bondco PLC

       

6.50%, 8/01/18 (a)

   GBP     100           140,752   
       

 

 

 
          222,777   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.5%

       

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

3.00%, 8/15/22

   U.S.$ 12           10,669   

5.70%, 10/15/19

     36           36,127   

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

       

4.875%, 11/01/43

     68           44,770   

ONEOK, Inc.

       

4.25%, 2/01/22

     203           168,490   

SM Energy Co.

       

6.50%, 1/01/23

     9           6,345   

Transocean, Inc.

       

6.50%, 11/15/20

     75           52,500   
       

 

 

 
          318,901   
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.1%

       

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

       

6.75%, 3/01/19

     59           47,200   
       

 

 

 
          1,844,287   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Financial Institutions - 1.9%

       

Banking - 1.5%

       

Bank of America Corp.

       

Series Z

       

6.50%, 10/23/24 (b)

   U.S.$ 49         $ 50,578   

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.86%, 6/15/32 (a)(b)

     29           33,350   

7.75%, 4/10/23

     200           210,000   

HBOS Capital Funding LP

       

4.939%, 5/23/16 (b)

   EUR     82           93,308   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

       

5.017%, 6/26/24 (a)

   U.S.$ 202           189,161   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

7.50%, 6/27/24 (b)

     200           197,980   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The)

       

9.50%, 3/16/22 (a)

     12           12,691   

UniCredit Luxembourg Finance SA

       

6.00%, 10/31/17 (a)

     190           196,038   
       

 

 

 
          983,106   
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.4%

       

AerCap Aviation Solutions BV

       

6.375%, 5/30/17

     200           206,250   

International Lease Finance Corp.

       

5.875%, 4/01/19

     55           58,094   
       

 

 

 
          264,344   
       

 

 

 
          1,247,450   
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.3%

       

Electric - 0.3%

       

AES Corp./VA

       

7.375%, 7/01/21

     70           78,400   

NRG Energy, Inc.

       

7.875%, 5/15/21

     70           69,737   

Series WI

       

6.25%, 5/01/24

     54           49,545   
       

 

 

 
          197,682   
       

 

 

 

Non Corporate Sectors - 0.1%

       

Agencies - Not Government Guaranteed - 0.1%

       

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

       

5.25%, 8/01/23 (a)

     74           72,335   
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $3,616,519)

          3,361,754   
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 5.0%

       

United States - 5.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.125%, 4/15/19 (TIPS)

     2,447           2,499,482   

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

     705           720,688   
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $3,182,652)

          3,220,170   
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

AGENCIES - 3.3%

       

Agency Debentures - 3.3%

       

Residual Funding Corp. Principal Strip

       

Zero Coupon, 7/15/20

(cost $1,942,278)

   U.S.$ 2,292        

 

$

 

2,147,359

 

  

       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES - 1.0%

       

Brazil - 0.2%

       

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

5.75%, 1/20/20

     147           127,706   

Colombia - 0.1%

       

Ecopetrol SA

       

5.875%, 5/28/45

     57           44,674   

Germany - 0.1%

       

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

       

5.125%, 2/01/17

     70           72,453   

Israel - 0.3%

       

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

       

Series 6

       

5.00%, 11/12/24 (a)

     200           212,100   

United Kingdom - 0.3%

       

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

7.50%, 8/10/20 (b)

     200           186,000   
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Agencies
(cost $673,445)

          642,933   
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 1.0%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 1.0%

       

Chile - 0.7%

       

Corp Nacional del Cobre de Chile

       

4.50%, 9/16/25 (a)

     200           203,838   

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA

       

4.75%, 2/04/24 (a)

     210           219,707   
       

 

 

 
          423,545   
       

 

 

 

Mexico - 0.3%

       

Petroleos Mexicanos

       

3.50%, 7/18/18-1/30/23

     226           211,355   
       

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $622,111)

          634,900   
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.8%

       

Brazil - 0.8%

       

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series F

       

10.00%, 1/01/17-1/01/27

(cost $642,340)

   BRL     2,170           533,304   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.5%

       

Financial Institutions - 0.5%

       

Insurance - 0.3%

       

Allstate Corp. (The)

       

5.10%

     7,925         $ 206,605   
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.2%

       

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust

       

12.00% (a)

     93           116,250   
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $299,415)

          322,855   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.5%

       

United States - 0.5%

       

State of California

       

Series 2010

       

7.625%, 3/01/40

(cost $203,167)

   U.S.$ 200           306,076   
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.1%

       

Mexico - 0.1%

       

Mexico Government International Bond

       

Series E

       

5.95%, 3/19/19

(cost $46,649)

     42           46,830   
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8%

       

Time Deposit - 1.8%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.01%, 4/01/16

(cost $1,181,930)

     1,182           1,181,930   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 104.7%
(cost $66,718,574)(f)

          67,429,258   

Other assets less liabilities - (4.7)% (g)

          (3,011,436
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 64,417,822   
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2016
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

     22         June 2016       $ 4,814,037       $ 4,812,500       $ (1,537

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

     115         June 2016         13,901,889         13,933,867         31,978   

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     20         June 2016         3,478,448         3,450,625         (27,823

Sold Contracts

              

Euro-BOBL Futures

     17         June 2016         2,544,605         2,536,037         8,568   

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     27         June 2016         3,513,364         3,520,547         (7,183
              

 

 

 
         $ 4,003   
              

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

BNP Paribas SA

   SEK      1,731       USD      211         4/06/16       $ (2,212

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      456       NOK      3,941         4/06/16         20,147   

BNP Paribas SA

   GBP      571       USD      811         5/12/16         (9,846

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      220       EUR      194         5/13/16         1,549   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      628       USD      176         4/04/16         1,804   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      1,352       USD      366         4/04/16         (10,314

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      158       BRL      628         4/04/16         17,068   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      380       BRL      1,352         4/04/16         (3,883

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   SEK      2,195       USD      267         4/06/16         (3,208

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   CAD      885       USD      646         4/08/16         (35,184

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      278       EUR      246         5/13/16         2,831   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      1,082       USD      235         1/04/17         (43,426

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      232       MXN      4,218         4/14/16         12,270   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   NOK      3,940       SEK      3,923         4/06/16         7,117   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   CAD      473       USD      353         4/08/16         (11,580

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   GBP      277       USD      396         5/12/16         (1,630

JPMorgan Chase Bank

   EUR      272       USD      302         5/13/16         (7,835

Royal Bank of Canada

   EUR      154       USD      170         5/13/16         (5,479

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      915       USD      257         4/04/16         2,628   

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      253       BRL      915         4/04/16         1,152   

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY      52,869       USD      470         4/20/16         (78

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      915       USD      252         5/03/16         (807

Standard Chartered Bank

   TWD      16,796       USD      516         5/20/16         (6,773

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   BRL      191       USD      50         4/04/16         (3,231

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD      710       USD      503         4/08/16         (23,815

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      192       USD      209         5/13/16         (10,011
                 

 

 

 
   $ (112,746
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Clearing Broker/(Exchange) & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2016
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

            

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(INTRCONX)

            

CDX-NAHY Series 25, 5 Year Index, 12/20/20*

     5.00     4.29   $ 858       $ 25,838       $ 23,668   

 

* Termination date


CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type        

Clearing Broker /(Exchange)

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

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   CAD     3,560         3/10/17         0.973     3 Month CDOR      $ (2,623

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 4,720         3/11/17         2.140     3 Month BBSW        2,044   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   CAD 3,260         6/05/17         1.054     3 Month CDOR        (6,810

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   NZD 6,420         6/09/17         3.366     3 Month BKBM        (96,741

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 4,100         6/09/17         2.218     3 Month BBSW        (1,755

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

     2,250         10/30/17         1.915     3 Month BBSW        6,609   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   GBP 661         6/05/20         6 Month LIBOR        1.651     30,758   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   $ 380         6/25/21         2.243     3 Month LIBOR        (22,330

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

     530         1/14/24         2.980     3 Month LIBOR        (62,452

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

     650         4/28/24         2.817     3 Month LIBOR        (73,447

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 720         3/11/25         6 Month BBSW        2.973     16,515   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   NZD 750         6/09/25         3 Month BKBM        4.068     53,595   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   AUD 440         6/09/25         6 Month BBSW        3.384     22,480   

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   $ 740         11/10/25         2.256     3 Month LIBOR        (48,800

Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC/(CME Group)

   GBP 110         6/05/45         2.396     6 Month LIBOR        (29,471
            

 

 

 
             $ (212,428
            

 

 

 


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2016
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

             

Citibank, NA

             

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.75%, 8/01/20, 3/20/19*

     (5.00 )%      9.62   $ 58       $ 6,743      $ 3,079      $ 3,664   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 8/15/17, 6/20/19*

     (5.00     10.06        98         12,785        (3,877     16,662   

Sprint Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 8/15/17, 6/20/19*

     (5.00     10.06        112         14,611        (4,595     19,206   

Sale Contracts

             

Credit Suisse International

             

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/16, 9/20/17*

     1.00        1.47        270         (2,463     (2,794     331   

Kohl’s Corp., 6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.89        25         94        (215     309   

Kohl’s Corp., 6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.89        10         38        (88     126   

Kohl’s Corp., 6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.89        10         39        (90     129   

Kohl’s Corp., 6.25% 12/15/17, 6/20/19*

     1.00        0.89        15         56        (116     172   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $ 31,903      $ (8,696   $ 40,599   
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type         

Swap Counterparty

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   $ 1,390         1/30/17         1.059     3 Month LIBOR      $ (4,805

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     1,520         2/07/22         2.043     3 Month LIBOR         (69,158
             

 

 

 
              $ (73,963
             

 

 

 


 

(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, 2016, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $12,461,120 or 19.3% of net assets.
(b) Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.
(c) Variable rate coupon, rate shown as of March 31, 2016.
(d) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest rate was in effect at March 31, 2016.
(e) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.10% of net assets as of March 31, 2016, are considered illiquid and restricted.

 

Restricted Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

           

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

           

5.683%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15       $ 48,010       $ 47,377         0.07

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

           

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

           

5.933%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15         20,554         20,115         0.03

 

(f) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $1,807,616 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,096,932), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $710,684.
(g) An amount of U.S. $210,574 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2016.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ABS    -    Asset-Backed Securities
BBSW    -    Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australia)
BKBM    -    Bank Bill Benchmark (New Zealand)
BOBL    -    Bundesobligationen
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CDOR    -    Canadian Dealer Offered Rate
CDX-NAHY    -    North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
INTRCONX    -    Inter-Continental Exchange
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
TBA    -    To Be Announced
TIPS    -    Treasury Inflation Protected Security


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Intermediate Bond Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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 fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset backed securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided are classified as Level 3.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

                                                                               

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Assets:

         

Corporates - Investment Grade

   $             – 0  –    $ 17,077,746       $ – 0  –    $ 17,077,746   

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      12,262,093         – 0  –      12,262,093   

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      8,935,682         910,314        9,845,996   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      5,909,669         736,017        6,645,686   

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      5,108,814         – 0  –      5,108,814   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      178,931             3,911,881        4,090,812   

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –          3,361,754         – 0  –          3,361,754   


                                                                               

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      3,220,170        – 0  –      3,220,170   

Agencies

     – 0  –      2,147,359        – 0  –      2,147,359   

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

     – 0  –      642,933        – 0  –      642,933   

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      634,900        – 0  –      634,900   

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      533,304        – 0  –      533,304   

Preferred Stocks

     206,605        116,250        – 0  –      322,855   

Local Governments - Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      306,076        – 0  –      306,076   

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –      46,830        – 0  –      46,830   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      1,181,930        – 0  –      1,181,930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     206,605        61,664,441        5,558,212        67,429,258   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     40,546        – 0  –      – 0  –      40,546   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      66,566        – 0  –      66,566   

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      23,668        – 0  –      23,668   

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      132,001        – 0  –      132,001   

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      40,599        – 0  –      40,599   

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (36,543     – 0  –      – 0  –      (36,543

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (179,312     – 0  –      (179,312

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (344,429     – 0  –      (344,429

Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (73,963     – 0  –      (73,963
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     210,608      $     61,329,571      $     5,558,212      $     67,098,391   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(b) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Asset-Backed
Securities
    Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
 

Balance as of 12/31/15

   $ 1,050,365      $ 742,820      $ 3,618,583   

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     14        (418     1,477   

Realized gain (loss)

     18        (161     (1,848

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     5,157        (4,101     (3,140

Purchases/Payups

     – 0  –      – 0  –      397,117   

Sales/Paydowns

     (145,240     (2,123     (100,308

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/16

   $ 910,314      $     736,017      $     3,911,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/16

   $ 5,157      $ (4,101   $ (3,140
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Total              

Balance as of 12/31/15

   $ 5,411,768       

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     1,073       

Realized gain (loss)

     (1,991    

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (2,084    

Purchases/Payups

     397,117       

Sales/Paydowns

     (247,671    

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –     

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –     
  

 

 

     

Balance as of 3/31/16

   $     5,558,212       
  

 

 

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/16

   $ (2,084    
  

 

 

     

As of March 31, 2016, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.


The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).


AB Variable Products Series Fund

International Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 96.4%

       

Financials - 25.8%

       

Banks - 1.6%

       

HDFC Bank Ltd.

     56,970         $ 1,083,955   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 8.5%

       

Azimut Holding SpA

     57,325           1,318,310   

Flow Traders (a)

     19,504           904,123   

Partners Group Holding AG

     5,600           2,249,792   

UBS Group AG

     88,588           1,425,030   
       

 

 

 
          5,897,255   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.6%

       

Gentera SAB de CV

     477,070           941,595   

SKS Microfinance Ltd. (b)

     101,320           838,678   
       

 

 

 
          1,780,273   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 3.4%

       

IG Group Holdings PLC

     95,380           1,094,081   

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     32,080           1,295,879   
       

 

 

 
          2,389,960   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 7.4%

       

AIA Group Ltd.

     382,400           2,173,569   

Prudential PLC

     93,485           1,739,610   

St James’s Place PLC

     90,390           1,188,477   
       

 

 

 
          5,101,656   
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.3%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     97,797           1,634,015   
       

 

 

 
          17,887,114   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 16.5%

       

Beverages - 2.6%

       

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

     14,379           1,786,400   
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.4%

       

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     9,800           963,871   
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 6.5%

       

Danone SA

     21,380           1,516,959   

Nestle SA (REG)

     26,218           1,956,406   

Universal Robina Corp.

     220,780           1,039,536   
       

 

 

 
          4,512,901   
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 5.3%

       

Pigeon Corp.

     33,900           883,331   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     16,050           1,548,128   

Unicharm Corp.

     56,000           1,218,858   
       

 

 

 
          3,650,317   
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.7%

       

Cosmax, Inc.

     4,390           481,739   
       

 

 

 
          11,395,228   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Discretionary - 16.3%

       

Automobiles - 1.9%

       

Tata Motors Ltd.-Class A (b)

     299,364           1,327,948   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.4%

       

TAL Education Group (ADR) (b)

     19,160           951,869   
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.5%

       

Alsea SAB de CV

     287,061           1,077,487   
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.7%

       

Panasonic Corp.

     127,200           1,152,020   
       

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail - 3.3%

       

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

     27,300           1,208,298   

JD.com, Inc. (ADR) (b)

     41,118           1,089,627   
       

 

 

 
          2,297,925   
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 2.0%

       

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

     991,000           1,371,311   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.1%

       

Ace Hardware Indonesia Tbk PT

     4,260,000           287,536   

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     3,700           1,182,240   
       

 

 

 
          1,469,776   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.4%

       

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     17,952           1,185,737   

Titan Co., Ltd.

     94,390           484,047   
       

 

 

 
          1,669,784   
       

 

 

 
            11,318,120   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 13.0%

       

Internet Software & Services - 3.9%

       

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) (b)

     14,660           1,158,580   

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     74,900           1,532,249   
       

 

 

 
          2,690,829   
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.5%

       

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

     27,600           1,054,368   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.6%

       

ams AG

     28,910           990,726   

Infineon Technologies AG

     76,710           1,087,619   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     354,000           1,765,693   
       

 

 

 
          3,844,038   
       

 

 

 

Software - 2.0%

       

Mobileye NV (b)(c)

     37,576           1,401,209   
       

 

 

 
          8,990,444   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 12.4%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

       

Safran SA

     23,410           1,634,016   
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 1.4%

       

Kingspan Group PLC

     37,998           1,009,605   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electrical Equipment - 4.3%

       

Schneider Electric SE (Paris)

     27,960           1,762,053   

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     17,120           1,206,270   
       

 

 

 
          2,968,323   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 2.4%

       

Siemens AG (REG)

     15,670           1,657,270   
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 1.9%

       

Capita PLC

     90,500           1,351,128   
       

 

 

 
          8,620,342   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 9.0%

       

Biotechnology - 0.5%

       

Genus PLC

     16,010           350,955   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.3%

       

Essilor International SA

     13,222           1,629,157   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.1%

       

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     36,970           747,906   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 5.1%

       

Roche Holding AG

     7,670           1,883,294   

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     69,919           871,917   

Vectura Group PLC (b)

     330,840           772,624   
       

 

 

 
          3,527,835   
       

 

 

 
          6,255,853   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.5%

       

Chemicals - 2.5%

       

Bloomage BioTechnology Corp., Ltd. (c)

     252,500           554,304   

LG Chem Ltd.

     4,130           1,185,272   
       

 

 

 
          1,739,576   
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 0.9%

       

Water Utilities - 0.9%

       

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. (c)

     1,020,000           639,969   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $50,508,389)

            66,846,646   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.7%

       

Time Deposit - 2.7%

       

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $1,834,170)

   U.S.$ 1,834           1,834,170   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.1%
(cost $52,342,559)

          68,680,816   
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.7%

       

Investment Companies - 1.7%

       

AB Exchange Reserves-Class I, 0.40% (d)(e)
(cost $1,184,480)

     1,184,480           1,184,480   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.8%
(cost $53,527,039) (f)

          69,865,296   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.8)%

          (524,661
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     69,340,635   
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

   USD      383       NOK      3,284       5/18/16    $ 13,366   

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      645       SEK      5,414       5/18/16      22,517   

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      3,248       AUD      4,648       5/18/16      308,106   

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      342       JPY      38,541       5/18/16      431   

Citibank

   JPY      44,754       USD      395       5/18/16      (3,134

Citibank

   USD      477       CHF      464       5/18/16      6,441   

Citibank

   USD      2,485       JPY      293,750       5/18/16      127,869   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   CHF      402       USD      408       5/18/16      (11,270

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   EUR      384       USD      433       5/18/16      (4,749

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      1,324       CAD      1,831       5/18/16      86,152   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   CNY      9,526       USD      1,416       5/18/16      (54,650

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      5,147       USD      768       5/18/16      (26,386

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      2,262       JPY      259,042       5/18/16      42,782   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      250       USD      177       5/18/16      (14,632

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      4,354       USD      4,504       5/18/16      (32,965

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CNY      3,020       USD      461       5/18/16      (5,718

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      408       USD      457       5/18/16      (7,828

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD      15,997       USD      2,052       5/18/16      (11,031

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      187       CHF      182       5/18/16      2,859   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,053       HKD      8,172       5/18/16      754   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      590       JPY      66,918       5/18/16      5,784   

UBS AG

   CAD      696       USD      524       5/18/16      (12,209
                 

 

 

 
                  $   432,489   
                 

 

 

 

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2016, the market value of this security amounted to $904,123 or 1.3% of net assets.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.


(d) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(f) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $16,986,343 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(648,086), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $16,338,257.

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

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
REG    -    Registered Shares

Country Breakdown*

 

  13.6%        

United Kingdom

  12.7%        

Switzerland

  11.7%        

India

  10.4%        

China

  9.5%        

France

  7.8%        

Japan

  4.0%        

Germany

  3.2%        

Hong Kong

  2.9%        

Mexico

  2.6%        

Belgium

  2.6%        

Taiwan

  2.4%        

South Korea

  13.9%        

Other

  2.7%        

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%        

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2016. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 2.4% or less in the following countries: Austria, Denmark, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Philippines and United States.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

International Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $ 941,595      $ 16,945,519      $             – 0  –    $ 17,887,114   

Consumer Staples

     – 0  –      11,395,228        – 0  –      11,395,228   

Consumer Discretionary

     4,327,281        6,990,839        – 0  –      11,318,120   

Information Technology

     2,559,789        6,430,655        – 0  –      8,990,444   

Industrials

     1,009,605        7,610,737        – 0  –      8,620,342   

Health Care

     772,624        5,483,229        – 0  –      6,255,853   

Materials

     – 0  –      1,739,576        – 0  –      1,739,576   

Utilities

     – 0  –      639,969        – 0  –      639,969   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      1,834,170        – 0  –      1,834,170   

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

     1,184,480        – 0  –      – 0  –      1,184,480   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     10,795,374        59,069,922 (a)      – 0  –      69,865,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments(b):

        

Assets:

  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      617,061        – 0  –      617,061   

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (184,572     – 0  –      (184,572
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(c)

   $     10,795,374      $     59,502,411      $ – 0  –    $     70,297,785   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(b) A significant portion of the Portfolio’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.


The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

      Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

  Market
Value
12/31/15

(000)
    Purchases  at
Cost

(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain  (Loss)

(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)

(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16

(000)
    Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains

(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

  $     2,835      $     5,919      $     7,570       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $ 1,184      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

International Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.5%

       

Financials - 22.0%

       

Banks - 15.1%

       

Bank Hapoalim BM

     572,275         $ 2,970,578   

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

     1,468,794           13,618,327   

CYBG PLC (a)(b)

     331,729           993,389   

Danske Bank A/S

     600,050           16,933,687   

ING Groep NV

     1,218,720           14,584,192   

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     157,240           4,366,115   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     4,989,400           23,118,908   

OTP Bank PLC

     174,494           4,377,628   

UniCredit SpA

     1,286,860           4,639,120   
       

 

 

 
          85,601,944   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.7%

       

Amundi SA (a)(c)

     91,535           4,350,480   

Azimut Holding SpA

     242,890           5,585,771   
       

 

 

 
          9,936,251   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 1.1%

       

Challenger Ltd./Australia

     949,060           6,090,405   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 4.1%

       

Dongbu Insurance Co., Ltd.

     37,840           2,516,670   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG)

     34,420           6,985,339   

NN Group NV

     259,555           8,473,084   

Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)

     23,260           5,394,257   
       

 

 

 
          23,369,350   
       

 

 

 
          124,997,950   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 17.0%

       

Auto Components - 5.7%

       

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

     126,654           6,024,447   

Magna International, Inc. (New York)-Class A

     197,030           8,464,409   

Plastic Omnium SA

     122,590           4,210,295   

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     661,200           8,017,662   

Valeo SA

     37,950           5,901,166   
       

 

 

 
          32,617,979   
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 5.3%

       

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     417,600           11,417,639   

Peugeot SA (a)

     677,700           11,594,102   

Tata Motors Ltd.-Class A (a)

     1,534,606           6,807,355   
       

 

 

 
          29,819,096   
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 1.0%

       

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

     256,900           5,600,008   
       

 

 

 

Media - 5.0%

       

Altice NV-Class A (a)

     317,780           5,644,790   

Liberty Global PLC-Series C (a)

     319,557           12,002,561   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Vivendi SA

     511,626           10,722,112   
       

 

 

 
          28,369,463   
       

 

 

 
          96,406,546   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 13.5%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.6%

       

Airbus Group SE

     134,970           8,942,764   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 5.4%

       

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

     1,416,060           11,229,303   

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     317,500           11,639,538   

Qantas Airways Ltd. (a)

     2,460,185           7,679,114   
       

 

 

 
          30,547,955   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.6%

       

Rheinmetall AG

     111,050           8,854,914   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.9%

       

IHI Corp. (b)

     3,072,000           6,502,482   

JTEKT Corp.

     784,900           10,185,168   
       

 

 

 
          16,687,650   
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 2.0%

       

Central Japan Railway Co.

     65,800           11,636,813   
       

 

 

 
          76,670,096   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 10.9%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 8.5%

       

BT Group PLC

     3,149,270           19,884,966   

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     520,800           22,497,253   

Telefonica Brasil SA (Preference Shares)

     444,707           5,595,246   
       

 

 

 
          47,977,465   
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.4%

       

Vodafone Group PLC

     4,322,324           13,734,844   
       

 

 

 
          61,712,309   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 7.9%

       

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.9%

       

Infineon Technologies AG

     600,590           8,515,360   

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

     1,529,000           6,154,893   

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. (b)

     1,528,000           12,066,379   

Sumco Corp. (b)

     1,052,800           6,610,137   
       

 

 

 
          33,346,769   
       

 

 

 

Software - 1.2%

       

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     49,300           7,007,904   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.8%

       

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     4,170           4,785,519   
       

 

 

 
          45,140,192   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 7.2%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.2%

       

JX Holdings, Inc. (b)

     3,493,900           13,452,776   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Euronext Amsterdam)-Class A

     164,720           3,991,768   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A

     437,924           10,574,090   

TOTAL SA

     178,634           8,128,080   

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS (a)

     163,570           4,607,059   
       

 

 

 
          40,753,773   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 6.4%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.2%

       

Delhaize Group

     173,330           18,064,582   
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 3.2%

       

British American Tobacco PLC

     313,720           18,345,060   
       

 

 

 
          36,409,642   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 5.7%

       

Pharmaceuticals - 5.7%

       

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     540,490           10,941,265   

Roche Holding AG

     87,110           21,389,014   
       

 

 

 
          32,330,279   
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 4.1%

       

Electric Utilities - 3.3%

       

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA

     3,551,620           12,609,816   

Korea Electric Power Corp.

     115,870           6,069,899   
       

 

 

 
          18,679,715   
       

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.8%

       

Huaneng Power International, Inc.-Class H

     5,394,000           4,822,472   
       

 

 

 
          23,502,187   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.8%

       

Chemicals - 3.8%

       

Arkema SA

     122,151           9,151,249   

JSR Corp.

     389,200           5,596,425   

Koninklijke DSM NV

     127,665           7,019,153   
       

 

 

 
          21,766,827   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $565,254,049)

          559,689,801   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5%

       

Time Deposit - 0.5%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $2,818,022)

   $ 2,818           2,818,022   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.0%
(cost $568,072,071)

          562,507,823   
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 3.9%

       

Investment Companies - 3.9%

       

AB Exchange Reserves-Class I, 0.40% (d)(e)
(cost $22,038,693)

     22,038,693           22,038,693   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.9%
(cost $590,110,764) (f)

          584,546,516   

Other assets less liabilities - (2.9)% (g)

          (16,413,044
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   568,133,472   
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Type

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2016
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

              

Euro STOXX 50 Futures

     16         June 2016       $ 544,736       $ 533,629       $ (11,107

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      4,921       GBP      3,496         4/18/16       $ 100,159   

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      11,145       SEK      95,861         4/18/16         669,087   

BNP Paribas SA

   AUD      4,834       USD      3,605         4/18/16         (97,711

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      9,584       JPY      1,089,066         4/18/16         97,239   

Citibank

   CAD      8,429       USD      5,961         4/18/16         (529,782

Citibank

   CHF      15,650       USD      15,698         4/18/16         (587,679

Citibank

   ILS      14,074       USD      3,587         4/18/16         (160,130

Citibank

   KRW      19,367,837       USD      15,989         4/18/16         (911,628

Citibank

   SEK      48,462       USD      5,670         4/18/16         (302,270

Citibank

   USD      14,966       AUD      21,051         4/18/16         1,159,920   

Citibank

   USD      3,151       GBP      2,235         4/18/16         59,276   

Credit Suisse International

   JPY      1,045,253       USD      8,644         4/18/16         (647,342

Credit Suisse International

   NOK      93,092       USD      10,704         4/18/16         (545,779

Credit Suisse International

   USD      8,380       EUR      7,533         4/18/16         195,361   

Credit Suisse International

   USD      3,938       NOK      34,433         4/18/16         222,888   

Credit Suisse International

   JPY      862,569       USD      7,678         7/15/16         (10,407

Credit Suisse International

   USD      11,347       NOK      96,291         7/15/16         285,114   

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD      4,581       CHF      4,494         4/18/16         95,405   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      1,965       TWD      63,944         4/18/16         23,670   

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   CNY      25,389       USD      3,859         7/15/16         (46,451

HSBC Bank USA

   BRL      10,667       USD      2,676         4/04/16         (290,591

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      2,997       BRL      10,667         4/04/16         (30,634

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      3,297       GBP      2,264         4/18/16         (45,326

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      1,625       ILS      6,444         4/18/16         90,545   

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      3,875       CNY      25,389         7/15/16         30,548   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   BRL      5,135       USD      1,379         4/04/16         (48,665

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      1,443       BRL      5,135         4/04/16         (14,747

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   AUD      6,376       USD      4,427         4/18/16         (457,118

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   CHF      1,579       USD      1,618         4/18/16         (24,727

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   JPY      1,602,306       USD      14,013         4/18/16         (230,804


Counterparty

   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   SEK      55,992       USD      6,573         4/18/16       $ (327,504

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      24,002       EUR      21,350         4/18/16         302,288   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      9,585       NOK      85,674         4/18/16         768,447   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   CAD      1,861       USD      1,436         7/15/16         3,295   

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   EUR      1,002       USD      1,122         7/15/16         (22,124

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      19,278       EUR      17,179         7/15/16         333,420   

Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc.

   KRW          6,308,154       USD      5,076         4/18/16         (428,711

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   BRL      15,802       USD      4,440         4/04/16         45,381   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      4,337       BRL      15,802         4/04/16         57,716   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   EUR      19,475       USD      21,906         4/18/16         (263,598

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   GBP      1,563       USD      2,276         4/18/16         31,100   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   TWD      297,572       USD      8,934         4/18/16         (322,301

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      17,577       CHF      17,068         4/18/16         184,411   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      1,376       CNY      9,279         4/18/16         59,805   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      1,382       KRW          1,669,485         4/18/16         74,416   

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      22,355       SEK      189,831         4/18/16         1,039,908   

Societe Generale

   JPY      671,376       USD      5,839         4/18/16         (129,096

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      23,203       USD      3,439         4/18/16         (150,568

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY      750,829       USD      6,402         4/18/16         (272,385

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      12,183       AUD      17,449         4/18/16         1,183,912   

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      2,082       CNY      13,924         4/18/16         72,585   

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      2,857       TWD      92,057         4/18/16         6,858   

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY      173,749       USD      1,544         7/15/16         (4,870

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      869,014       USD      7,344         4/18/16         (380,952

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      4,780       CHF      4,760         4/18/16         173,239   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      1,376       USD      1,418         7/15/16         (19,462

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      1,582       USD      2,242         7/15/16         (31,327

UBS AG

   CHF      9,093       USD      9,333         4/18/16         (128,891

UBS AG

   EUR      9,408       USD      10,288         4/18/16         (422,025

UBS AG

   GBP      6,432       USD      9,174         4/18/16         (64,110

UBS AG

   USD      20,888       JPY      2,383,227         4/18/16         297,608   

UBS AG

   USD      4,946       KRW      5,765,139         4/18/16         84,330   

UBS AG

   CHF      2,291       USD      2,361         7/15/16         (32,813

UBS AG

   EUR      2,178       USD      2,468         7/15/16         (18,094
                 

 

 

 
   $ (252,691
                 

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2016, the market value of this security amounted to $4,350,480 or 0.8% of net assets.
(d) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(f) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $36,600,864 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(42,165,112), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $(5,564,248).
(g) An amount of U.S. $54,792 has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for the open futures contracts at March 31, 2016.


Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
ILS    -    Israeli Shekel
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

REG    -    Registered Shares

Country Breakdown*

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

  27.6%        

Japan

  17.4%        

United Kingdom

  11.2%        

France

  7.1%        

Netherlands

  4.9%        

Australia

  4.8%        

Switzerland

  4.3%        

Germany

  4.2%        

South Korea

  3.2%        

Belgium

  3.0%        

Denmark

  2.2%        

Portugal

  1.8%        

Italy

  1.5%        

Canada

  6.3%        

Other

  0.5%        

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%        

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

* All data are as of March 31, 2016. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.2% or less in the following countries: Brazil, China, Hungary, India, Israel, Taiwan, and Turkey.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

International Value Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $ 993,389      $ 124,004,561      $ – 0  –   $ 124,997,950   

Consumer Discretionary

     20,466,970        75,939,576        – 0  –      96,406,546   

Industrials

     – 0  –      76,670,096        – 0  –      76,670,096   

Telecommunication Services

     5,595,246        56,117,063        – 0  –      61,712,309   

Information Technology

     – 0  –      45,140,192        – 0  –      45,140,192   

Energy

     – 0  –      40,753,773        – 0  –      40,753,773   

Consumer Staples

     – 0  –      36,409,642        – 0  –      36,409,642   

Health Care

     – 0  –      32,330,279        – 0  –      32,330,279   

Utilities

     – 0  –      23,502,187        – 0  –      23,502,187   

Materials

     – 0  –      21,766,827        – 0  –      21,766,827   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      2,818,022        – 0  –      2,818,022   

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

     22,038,693        – 0  –      – 0  –      22,038,693   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     49,094,298        535,452,218 (a)      – 0  –      584,546,516   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments(b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      7,747,931        – 0  –      7,747,931   

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (11,107     – 0  –      – 0  –      (11,107

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (8,000,622     – 0  –      (8,000,622
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(c)(d)

   $     49,083,191      $     535,199,527      $             – 0  –    $     584,282,718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) A significant portion of the Portfolio’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.


(c) An amount of $20,217,503 was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 due to the above mentioned foreign equity fair valuation using third party vendor modeling tools during the reporting period.
(d) There were de minimis transfers under 1% of net assets from Level 2 to Level 1 during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

                                             Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market
Value
12/31/15
(000)
     Purchases at
Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16
(000)
     Income (000)     Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

   $     3,408       $     56,505       $     37,874       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     22,039       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Large Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 95.4%

       

Technology - 29.5%

       

Computer Services, Software & Systems - 18.7%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     43,180         $ 4,050,284   

Alphabet, Inc.-Class A (a)

     6,380           4,867,302   

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     32,699           24,359,120   

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

     44,292           3,962,362   

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     105,561           3,813,919   

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A (a)

     115,460           7,239,342   

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (a)

     222,319           25,366,598   

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

     21,260           3,468,356   

ServiceNow, Inc. (a)

     52,961           3,240,154   

Twitter, Inc. (a)

     128,370           2,124,524   
       

 

 

 
          82,491,961   
       

 

 

 

Computer Technology - 4.8%

       

Apple, Inc.

     194,932           21,245,638   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Components - 1.2%

       

Amphenol Corp.-Class A

     88,724           5,130,022   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Component - 3.8%

       

NVIDIA Corp.

     271,932           9,688,937   

Xilinx, Inc.

     144,090           6,834,189   
       

 

 

 
          16,523,126   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunications Equipment - 1.0%

       

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)(b)

     67,899           4,284,427   
       

 

 

 
          129,675,174   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 28.4%

       

Auto Parts - 0.7%

       

Mobileye NV (a)(b)

     79,224           2,954,263   
       

 

 

 

Cable Television Services - 4.4%

       

AMC Networks, Inc.-Class A (a)

     106,298           6,902,992   

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     204,760           12,506,741   
       

 

 

 
          19,409,733   
       

 

 

 

Cosmetics - 1.8%

       

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)-Class A

     81,830           7,717,387   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Retail - 3.9%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     37,730           5,945,494   

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     136,400           11,247,544   
       

 

 

 
          17,193,038   
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 2.4%

       

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     106,030           10,529,839   
       

 

 

 

Leisure Time - 2.5%

       

Priceline Group, Inc. (The) (a)

     8,690           11,201,062   
       

 

 

 

Restaurants - 2.4%

       

Starbucks Corp.

     177,750           10,611,675   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Specialty Retail - 7.7%

       

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     135,981           18,143,945   

L Brands, Inc.

     43,430           3,813,588   

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     14,470           3,959,860   

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     41,700           8,078,958   
       

 

 

 
          33,996,351   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Shoes - 2.6%

       

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     183,250           11,264,378   
       

 

 

 
          124,877,726   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 20.4%

       

Biotechnology - 7.0%

       

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     77,830           10,835,493   

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     76,585           19,936,607   
       

 

 

 
          30,772,100   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Management Services - 3.7%

       

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     125,191           16,137,120   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Services - 0.8%

       

Premier, Inc.-Class A (a)

     105,824           3,530,289   
       

 

 

 

Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies - 2.1%

       

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     82,440           5,992,564   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     36,740           3,240,835   
       

 

 

 
          9,233,399   
       

 

 

 

Medical Equipment - 5.0%

       

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     23,976           3,886,749   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     30,425           18,286,946   
       

 

 

 
          22,173,695   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.8%

       

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     88,360           8,116,749   
       

 

 

 
          89,963,352   
       

 

 

 

Financial Services - 5.7%

       

Asset Management & Custodian - 0.8%

       

BlackRock, Inc.-Class A

     9,880           3,364,832   
       

 

 

 

Financial Data & Systems - 4.9%

       

Vantiv, Inc.-Class A (a)

     71,130           3,832,484   

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     231,570           17,710,474   
       

 

 

 
          21,542,958   
       

 

 

 
          24,907,790   
       

 

 

 

Producer Durables - 5.4%

       

Aerospace - 0.9%

       

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     45,210           4,168,814   
       

 

 

 

Air Transport - 0.6%

       

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     30,886           2,533,270   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Back Office Support, HR & Consulting - 0.6%

       

Robert Half International, Inc.

     56,610           2,636,894   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Manufacturing Operations - 1.4%

       

Danaher Corp.

     64,942           6,160,398   
       

 

 

 

Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter - 0.5%

       

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     13,810           2,524,054   
       

 

 

 

Scientific Instruments: Electrical - 0.6%

       

AO Smith Corp.

     33,360           2,545,702   
       

 

 

 

Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters - 0.8%

       

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

     9,885           3,407,952   
       

 

 

 
          23,977,084   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 5.0%

       

Beverage: Soft Drinks - 1.8%

       

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     59,736           7,967,588   
       

 

 

 

Drug & Grocery Store Chains - 2.9%

       

CVS Health Corp.

     122,529           12,709,933   
       

 

 

 

Foods - 0.3%

       

WhiteWave Foods Co. (The) (a)

     34,824           1,415,247   
       

 

 

 
          22,092,768   
       

 

 

 

Materials & Processing - 1.0%

       

Building Materials - 1.0%

       

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     19,876           4,335,751   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $327,168,605)

          419,829,645   
       

 

 

 
      Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.1%

       

Time Deposit - 4.1%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/16
(Cost $18,366,862)

   U.S.$ 18,367           18,366,862   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.5%
(cost $345,535,467)

          438,196,507   
       

 

 

 
      Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.7%

       

Investment Companies - 1.7%

       

AB Exchange Reserves-Class I, 0.40% (c)(d)
(cost $7,339,073)

     7,339,073           7,339,073   
       

 

 

 


     U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 101.2%
(cost $352,874,540) (e)

     445,535,580   

Other assets less liabilities - (1.2)%

     (5,351,895
  

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

   $ 440,183,685   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(d) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(e) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $97,354,857 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(4,693,817), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $92,661,040.

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.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Large Cap Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

  

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 419,829,645      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 419,829,645   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      18,366,862        – 0  –      18,366,862   

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

     7,339,073        – 0  –      – 0  –      7,339,073   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     427,168,718        18,366,862        – 0  –      445,535,580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments(b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(c)

   $     427,168,718      $     18,366,862      $             – 0  –    $     445,535,580   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.


In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

                                             Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market
Value
12/31/15
(000)
     Purchases at
Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16
(000)
     Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

   $     3,763       $     22,624       $     19,048       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     7,339       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Investment Companies - 100.1%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 100.1% (a)

       

AB Long/Short Multi-Manager Portfolio-Class Z

     14,745         $ 145,973   

AB Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund-Class Z

     50,403           492,440   

AQR Long-Short Equity Fund-Class R6

     4,085           51,107   

DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund-Class I

     9,337           101,494   

Gotham Absolute Return Fund-Institutional Class

     8,032           101,036   

Kellner Merger Fund-Institutional Class

     9,634           102,408   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $1,007,017) (b)

   

       994,458   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.1)%

          (781
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     993,677   
       

 

 

 

 

(a) To obtain a copy of the Underlying Portfolios’ shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618.
(b) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $2,965 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(15,524), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $(12,559).


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

         

Investment Companies

   $ 994,458       $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 994,458   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(a)

   $     994,458       $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     994,458   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).


A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

      Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market
Value
12/31/15
(000)
    Purchases at
Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16
(000)
    Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Multi-Manager Alternative Strategies Fund - Class Z

   $     497      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $ (5   $     492      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 

AB Long/Short Multi-Manager Portfolio - Class Z

     149        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (3     146        – 0  –      – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Real Estate Investment Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.3%

       

Equity: Other - 29.7%

       

Diversified/Specialty - 17.1%

       

American Tower Corp.

     18,390         $ 1,882,584   

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     48,790           548,888   

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A (a)

     10,030           289,065   

Colony Starwood Homes

     24,290           601,177   

Crown Castle International Corp.

     31,600           2,733,400   

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     4,650           411,479   

Equinix, Inc.

     1,253           414,380   

Gramercy Property Trust

     138,993           1,174,491   

STORE Capital Corp.

     35,030           906,576   
       

 

 

 
          8,962,040   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 8.4%

       

LTC Properties, Inc.

     22,630           1,023,781   

Ventas, Inc.

     32,680           2,057,533   

Welltower, Inc.

     19,171           1,329,317   
       

 

 

 
          4,410,631   
       

 

 

 

Triple Net - 4.2%

       

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     27,670           1,278,354   

Realty Income Corp.

     14,920           932,649   
       

 

 

 
          2,211,003   
       

 

 

 
          15,583,674   
       

 

 

 

Residential - 26.1%

       

Multi-Family - 16.9%

       

Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Class A

     8,030           335,815   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     13,100           2,491,620   

Camden Property Trust

     11,470           964,512   

Equity Residential

     10,850           814,075   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     3,880           907,377   

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     117,720           838,166   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     11,900           1,216,299   

Sun Communities, Inc.

     18,165           1,300,796   
       

 

 

 
          8,868,660   
       

 

 

 

Self Storage - 9.2%

       

CubeSmart

     22,440           747,252   

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     14,220           1,329,001   

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     23,302           494,002   

Public Storage

     5,300           1,461,899   

Sovran Self Storage, Inc.

     6,550           772,573   
       

 

 

 
          4,804,727   
       

 

 

 
          13,673,387   
       

 

 

 

Retail - 20.1%

       

Regional Mall - 11.6%

       

General Growth Properties, Inc.

     14,260           423,950   

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust

     24,200           528,770   

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     24,780           5,146,558   
       

 

 

 
          6,099,278   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Shopping Center/Other Retail - 8.5%

       

DDR Corp.

     47,603         $ 846,858   

Kite Realty Group Trust

     31,696           878,296   

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust

     49,571           893,765   

Regency Centers Corp.

     15,640           1,170,654   

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     32,060           645,047   
       

 

 

 
          4,434,620   
       

 

 

 
          10,533,898   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 7.8%

       

Industrial Warehouse Distribution - 7.8%

       

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.

     19,030           751,114   

Duke Realty Corp.

     14,770           332,916   

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust

     24,010           689,087   

Prologis, Inc.

     20,732           915,940   

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     45,700           829,912   

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     28,270           575,577   
       

 

 

 
          4,094,546   
       

 

 

 

Office - 7.3%

       

Office - 7.3%

       

Boston Properties, Inc.

     16,369           2,080,172   

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     24,040           1,149,352   

Vornado Realty Trust

     6,320           596,798   
       

 

 

 
          3,826,322   
       

 

 

 

Lodging - 5.8%

       

Lodging - 5.8%

       

Chesapeake Lodging Trust

     26,560           702,778   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     20,200           587,214   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     20,724           474,165   

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     77,590           928,752   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     4,790           366,100   
       

 

 

 
          3,059,009   
       

 

 

 

Mortgage - 1.5%

       

Mortgage - 1.5%

       

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. - Class A

     17,080           458,769   

First American Financial Corp.

     9,050           344,895   
       

 

 

 
          803,664   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $42,973,151)

          51,574,500   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.4%

       

Time Deposit - 1.4%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $749,001)

   $ 749         $ 749,001   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.7%
(cost $43,722,152) (b)

        $ 52,323,501   

Other assets less liabilities - 0.3%

          166,484   
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 52,489,985   
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $9,441,666 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(840,317), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $8,601,349.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Real Estate Investment Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 51,574,500      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 51,574,500   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      749,001        – 0  –      749,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     51,574,500        749,001        – 0  –      52,323,501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $ 51,574,500      $ 749,001      $             – 0  –    $ 52,323,501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.


In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market  Value
12/31/15

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
     Market  Value
03/31/16

(000)
     Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains

(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

   $ 0       $ 5,526       $ 5,526       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0   


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.8%

       

Information Technology - 27.9%

       

Communications Equipment - 2.2%

       

Ciena Corp. (a)

     25,990         $ 494,330   

Oclaro, Inc. (a)(b)

     71,450           385,830   
       

 

 

 
          880,160   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.6%

       

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

     8,458           238,854   
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 2.8%

       

Cimpress NV (a)(b)

     5,356           485,736   

CoStar Group, Inc. (a)

     2,420           455,371   

Pandora Media, Inc. (a)(b)

     19,776           176,995   
       

 

 

 
          1,118,102   
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.1%

       

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

     4,610           445,188   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.6%

       

Cavium, Inc. (a)

     5,814           355,584   

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)

     8,043           436,976   

Microsemi Corp. (a)

     18,090           693,028   

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     8,661           551,186   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     10,274           461,919   

Synaptics, Inc. (a)

     6,381           508,821   
       

 

 

 
          3,007,514   
       

 

 

 

Software - 13.6%

       

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     11,743           424,275   

Atlassian Corp. PLC - Class A (a)(b)

     12,725           320,034   

Blackbaud, Inc.

     7,108           447,022   

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

     10,910           334,173   

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

     10,473           570,569   

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     10,340           451,031   

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)(b)

     14,858           486,451   

Proofpoint, Inc. (a)

     7,576           407,437   

Qlik Technologies, Inc. (a)

     12,700           367,284   

RingCentral, Inc. - Class A (a)

     26,892           423,549   

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

     1,259           79,846   

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     16,312           614,473   

Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (The) (a)

     2,425           469,237   
       

 

 

 
          5,395,381   
       

 

 

 
          11,085,199   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 22.1%

       

Distributors - 1.8%

       

Pool Corp.

     8,217           720,960   
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 3.2%

       

2U, Inc. (a)(b)

     23,449           529,948   

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     11,181           724,305   
       

 

 

 
          1,254,253   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 8.1%

       

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)

     3,312         $ 490,573   

Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)

     13,827           536,211   

Diamond Resorts International, Inc. (a)(b)

     29,790           723,897   

Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)(b)

     32,658           530,366   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. - Class A

     12,120           528,190   

Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc. (a)(b)

     10,715           417,778   
       

 

 

 
          3,227,015   
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.4%

       

Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (a)

     9,087           552,399   
       

 

 

 

Media - 2.0%

       

IMAX Corp. (a)

     7,700           239,393   

National CineMedia, Inc.

     35,940           546,647   
       

 

 

 
          786,040   
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.2%

       

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

     20,322           476,144   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 4.4%

       

Five Below, Inc. (a)(b)

     17,705           731,925   

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A

     6,430           561,532   

Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (a)

     31,260           466,086   
       

 

 

 
          1,759,543   
       

 

 

 
          8,776,354   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 21.4%

       

Biotechnology - 5.6%

       

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

     9,135           132,092   

Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

     8,783           119,098   

Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     8,073           197,708   

Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

     20,309           171,611   

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     3,640           194,558   

Chiasma, Inc. (a)

     3,033           27,782   

DBV Technologies SA (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     3,435           111,809   

Otonomy, Inc. (a)

     7,776           116,018   

Prothena Corp. PLC (a)(b)

     4,790           197,156   

Radius Health, Inc. (a)(b)

     4,950           155,628   

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

     4,926           157,928   

Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (a)(b)

     5,830           154,845   

TESARO, Inc. (a)(b)

     4,700           206,941   

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     4,123           261,027   
       

 

 

 
          2,204,201   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.4%

       

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     8,891           646,287   

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     8,843           544,994   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

DexCom, Inc. (a)

     7,511         $ 510,072   

Glaukos Corp. (a)

     8,870           149,548   

K2M Group Holdings, Inc. (a)

     20,973           311,030   

Neovasc, Inc. (a)

     30,031           128,232   

Nevro Corp. (a)

     9,229           519,224   

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

     2,698           124,108   
       

 

 

 
          2,933,495   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.1%

       

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (a)

     9,714           535,338   

Amsurg Corp. (a)

     8,900           663,940   

Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (a)(b)

     12,447           341,048   

Premier, Inc. - Class A (a)

     15,116           504,270   
       

 

 

 
          2,044,596   
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.4%

       

ICON PLC (a)

     7,442           558,894   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.9%

       

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

     7,450           90,592   

Akorn, Inc. (a)

     15,187           357,350   

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (ADR) (a)

     1,868           134,776   

Medicines Co. (The) (a)

     5,530           175,688   
       

 

 

 
          758,406   
       

 

 

 
          8,499,592   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 13.5%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.5%

       

Hexcel Corp.

     13,324           582,392   
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 1.5%

       

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

     9,463           611,972   
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.5%

       

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     5,975           594,513   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 4.5%

       

IDEX Corp.

     7,213           597,813   

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     7,489           438,631   

Middleby Corp. (The) (a)

     2,866           306,003   

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

     6,121           448,424   
       

 

 

 
          1,790,871   
       

 

 

 

Marine - 1.6%

       

Kirby Corp. (a)

     10,278           619,661   
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 1.4%

       

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. - Class A (a)

     8,994           563,924   
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.5%

       

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     28,124           493,014   

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     1,881           116,979   
       

 

 

 
          609,993   
       

 

 

 
          5,373,326   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Financials - 6.9%

       

Banks - 5.4%

       

IBERIABANK Corp.

     3,562         $ 182,624   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     10,813           417,382   

Signature Bank/New York NY (a)

     3,954           538,218   

SVB Financial Group (a)

     4,981           508,311   

Western Alliance Bancorp (a)

     14,952           499,098   
       

 

 

 
          2,145,633   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.5%

       

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     12,750           317,475   

Stifel Financial Corp. (a)

     8,997           266,311   
       

 

 

 
          583,786   
       

 

 

 
          2,729,419   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.8%

       

Chemicals - 1.6%

       

PolyOne Corp.

     21,002           635,311   
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.2%

       

Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a)

     24,778           481,932   
       

 

 

 
          1,117,243   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 2.4%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.7%

       

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     5,177           313,519   

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a)(b)

     1,230           16,236   

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     10,881           342,969   
       

 

 

 
          672,724   
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.7%

       

Matador Resources Co. (a)(b)

     15,325           290,562   
       

 

 

 
          963,286   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 1.8%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%

       

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) (a)

     23,172           470,160   
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.6%

       

Freshpet, Inc. (a)(b)

     29,755           218,104   
       

 

 

 
          688,264   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $38,441,447)

          39,232,683   
       

 

 

 


Company

  Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%

   

Time Deposit - 1.3%

   

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $494,465)

  $ 494      $ 494,465   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities
Loaned - 100.1%

(cost $38,935,912)

      39,727,148   
   

 

 

 
    Shares        

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 15.2%

   

Investment Companies - 15.2%

   

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I, 0.40% (c)(d)
(cost $6,054,659)

    6,054,659        6,054,659   
   

 

 

 

Total Investments - 115.3%
(cost $44,990,571) (e)

      45,781,807   

Other assets less liabilities - (15.3)%

      (6,074,866
   

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

    $ 39,706,941   
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(d) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(e) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $4,147,866 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,356,630), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $791,236.

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 39,232,683      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 39,232,683   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      494,465        – 0  –      494,465   

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

     6,054,659        – 0  –      – 0  –      6,054,659   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     45,287,342        494,465        – 0  –      45,781,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $ 45,287,342      $ 494,465      $             – 0  –    $ 45,781,807   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide


reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market  Value
12/31/15

(000)
     Purchases at
Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain  (Loss)

(000)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
     Market  Value
03/31/16

(000)
     Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains

(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

   $ 6,123       $ 13,318       $ 13,386       $ 0       $ 0       $ 6,055       $ 0       $ 0   


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.2%

       

Financials - 25.3%

       

Banks - 9.0%

       

Associated Banc-Corp.

     241,060         $ 4,324,616   

Comerica, Inc.

     193,510           7,328,224   

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

     498,250           4,823,060   

Fulton Financial Corp.

     450,590           6,028,894   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

     893,500           8,523,990   

Synovus Financial Corp.

     182,440           5,274,340   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     99,470           3,817,659   

Webster Financial Corp.

     165,079           5,926,336   

Zions Bancorporation

     299,900           7,260,579   
       

 

 

 
          53,307,698   
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.1%

       

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     265,120           6,492,789   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.6%

       

SLM Corp. (a)

     589,480           3,749,093   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 8.8%

       

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

     104,510           7,354,369   

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

     160,940           7,676,838   

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

     243,820           4,369,254   

First American Financial Corp.

     218,140           8,313,315   

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     88,790           8,010,634   

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.-Class A

     77,660           7,474,775   

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     189,522           8,943,543   
       

 

 

 
          52,142,728   
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 4.7%

       

DDR Corp.

     321,430           5,718,240   

Gramercy Property Trust

     1,152,634           9,739,758   

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     68,730           7,024,893   

RLJ Lodging Trust

     217,840           4,984,179   
       

 

 

 
          27,467,070   
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.1%

       

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     303,208           6,306,726   
       

 

 

 
          149,466,104   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 19.9%

       

Auto Components - 3.3%

       

Dana Holding Corp.

     469,070           6,609,196   

Lear Corp.

     67,150           7,465,066   

Tenneco, Inc. (a)

     109,820           5,656,828   
       

 

 

 
          19,731,090   
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.3%

       

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     462,999           7,810,793   
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 3.4%

       

Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)

     49,980           5,182,426   

Meritage Homes Corp. (a)

     174,900           6,376,854   

PulteGroup, Inc.

     461,780           8,639,904   
       

 

 

 
          20,199,184   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Internet & Catalog Retail - 0.9%

       

Shutterfly, Inc. (a)

     118,920           5,514,320   
       

 

 

 

Media - 2.5%

  

Cable One, Inc.

     12,617           5,515,269   

Regal Entertainment Group-Class A (b)

     163,840           3,463,578   

Scholastic Corp.

     150,930           5,640,254   
       

 

 

 
          14,619,101   
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.5%

       

Big Lots, Inc.

     188,900           8,555,281   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 6.0%

       

Caleres, Inc.

     199,390           5,640,743   

Children’s Place, Inc. (The)

     117,199           9,782,601   

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

     288,020           8,055,919   

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

     79,826           4,905,308   

Office Depot, Inc. (a)

     958,120           6,802,652   
       

 

 

 
          35,187,223   
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%

       

Crocs, Inc. (a)

     630,250           6,063,005   
       

 

 

 
          117,679,997   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 18.2%

       

Communications Equipment - 2.7%

       

Finisar Corp. (a)

     493,240           8,996,697   

Polycom, Inc. (a)

     604,780           6,743,297   
       

 

 

 
          15,739,994   
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 6.2%

       

Anixter International, Inc. (a)

     26,160           1,363,198   

Avnet, Inc.

     146,850           6,505,455   

CDW Corp./DE

     181,260           7,522,290   

Celestica, Inc. (Toronto) (a)

     300,000           3,294,000   

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     264,480           7,336,675   

TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)

     545,699           3,628,898   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

     596,130           7,278,747   
       

 

 

 
          36,929,263   
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 3.3%

       

Amdocs Ltd.

     125,380           7,575,460   

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     255,720           7,743,201   

Genpact Ltd. (a)

     150,430           4,090,192   
       

 

 

 
          19,408,853   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.0%

       

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(b)

     751,960           2,143,086   

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (b)

     834,430           7,226,164   

Lam Research Corp.

     61,440           5,074,944   

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     70,530           3,555,417   
       

 

 

 
          17,999,611   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Software - 1.1%

       

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     199,420           6,656,640   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.9%

       

NCR Corp. (a)

     365,790           10,948,095   
       

 

 

 
          107,682,456   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 13.8%

       

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

       

ABM Industries, Inc.

     165,610           5,350,859   
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 5.5%

       

AECOM (a)

     298,175           9,180,808   

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     166,900           8,111,340   

Granite Construction, Inc.

     182,250           8,711,550   

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     279,400           6,303,264   
       

 

 

 
          32,306,962   
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 1.2%

       

Regal Beloit Corp.

     111,610           7,041,475   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.6%

       

ITT Corp.

     215,410           7,946,475   

Oshkosh Corp.

     190,130           7,770,613   
       

 

 

 
          15,717,088   
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 1.2%

       

Ryder System, Inc.

     112,600           7,294,228   
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.4%

       

MRC Global, Inc. (a)

     610,950           8,027,883   

WESCO International, Inc. (a)(b)

     113,100           6,183,177   
       

 

 

 
          14,211,060   
       

 

 

 
          81,921,672   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 5.9%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.8%

       

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     131,280           4,137,946   

RPC, Inc. (b)

     472,520           6,700,333   
       

 

 

 
          10,838,279   
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 4.1%

       

Gulfport Energy Corp. (a)

     150,440           4,263,470   

HollyFrontier Corp.

     168,860           5,964,135   

QEP Resources, Inc.

     717,670           10,126,324   

Synergy Resources Corp. (a)

     496,310           3,856,329   
       

 

 

 
          24,210,258   
       

 

 

 
          35,048,537   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 5.5%

       

Chemicals - 3.2%

       

A. Schulman, Inc.

     190,870           5,195,481   

Huntsman Corp.

     465,780           6,194,874   


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     161,720           7,487,636   
       

 

 

 
       18,877,991   
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.3%

       

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     584,320           7,508,512   
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 1.0%

  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     267,450           6,020,300   
       

 

 

 
       32,406,803   
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 4.5%

       

Electric Utilities - 3.0%

       

PNM Resources, Inc.

     253,290           8,540,939   

Westar Energy, Inc.

     184,525           9,154,285   
       

 

 

 
       17,695,224   
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 1.5%

       

Southwest Gas Corp.

     135,050           8,893,043   
       

 

 

 
       26,588,267   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 3.7%

       

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.7%

       

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     115,505           7,998,721   

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     124,760           8,045,772   

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     63,370           5,877,568   
       

 

 

 
       21,922,061   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 1.4%

       

Food Products - 1.4%

       

Ingredion, Inc.

     78,900           8,425,731   
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $515,766,266)

   

       581,141,628   
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.7%

       

Time Deposit - 1.7%

       

State Street Time Deposit
0.01%, 4/01/16
(cost $9,849,308)

   $ 9,849           9,849,308   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.9%
(cost $525,615,574)

   

       590,990,936   
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 4.1%

       

Investment Companies - 4.1%

       

AB Exchange Reserves-Class I, 0.40% (c)(d)
(cost $23,870,915)

     23,870,915           23,870,915   
       

 

 

 


            U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 104.0%
(cost $549,486,489) (e)

         614,861,851   

Other assets less liabilities - (4.0)%

         (23,371,806
      

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

       $ 591,490,045   
      

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Investment in affiliated money market mutual fund. The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(d) To obtain a copy of the fund’s financial statements, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(e) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $98,324,932 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(32,949,570), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $65,375,362.

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.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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 Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

  

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 581,141,628      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 581,141,628   

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      9,849,308        – 0  –      9,849,308   

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

     23,870,915        – 0  –      – 0  –      23,870,915   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     605,012,543        9,849,308        – 0  –      614,861,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments(b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total(c)

   $     605,012,543      $     9,849,308      $             – 0  –    $     614,861,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.


The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.

In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Fund’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

      Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

  Market
Value
12/31/15

(000)
    Purchases  at
Cost

(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market
Value
03/31/16

(000)
    Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains

(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves

  $ 29,810      $ 49,200      $ 55,139      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $ 23,871      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 100.1%

       

Financials - 27.2%

       

Banks - 9.7%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     270,641         $ 3,659,066   

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     48,249           1,010,817   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     73,168           3,538,404   
       

 

 

 
          8,208,287   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 8.2%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     35,383           2,452,396   

Discover Financial Services

     26,344           1,341,436   

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

     33,807           927,326   

Synchrony Financial (a)

     77,480           2,220,577   
       

 

 

 
          6,941,735   
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 9.3%

       

Allstate Corp. (The)

     44,906           3,025,317   

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

     9,605           675,904   

American International Group, Inc.

     39,284           2,123,300   

First American Financial Corp.

     17,990           685,599   

FNF Group

     37,721           1,278,742   
       

 

 

 
          7,788,862   
       

 

 

 
          22,938,884   
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 16.1%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.5%

       

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     43,951           1,219,201   
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.8%

       

Xerox Corp.

     135,444           1,511,555   
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.6%

       

Applied Materials, Inc.

     112,332           2,379,192   

Intel Corp.

     20,861           674,853   
       

 

 

 
          3,054,045   
       

 

 

 

Software - 5.1%

       

Microsoft Corp.

     46,269           2,555,437   

Oracle Corp.

     41,690           1,705,538   
       

 

 

 
          4,260,975   
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 4.1%

       

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     106,807           1,893,688   

HP, Inc.

     111,307           1,371,302   

NCR Corp. (a)

     7,301           218,519   
       

 

 

 
          3,483,509   
       

 

 

 
          13,529,285   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 10.7%

       

Auto Components - 5.3%

       

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     39,453           1,301,160   

Lear Corp.

     11,410           1,268,450   

Magna International, Inc. (New York) - Class A

     43,690           1,876,922   
       

 

 

 
          4,446,532   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Media - 1.7%

       

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     23,859         $ 1,457,308   
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 2.2%

       

Dollar General Corp.

     22,136           1,894,841   
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.5%

       

Foot Locker, Inc.

     19,138           1,234,401   
       

 

 

 
          9,033,082   
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 9.3%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

       

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

     17,365           2,057,752   
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 3.5%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     34,017           1,655,948   

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

     60,294           1,273,409   
       

 

 

 
          2,929,357   
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 2.1%

       

Eaton Corp. PLC

     27,907           1,745,862   
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.3%

       

ITT Corp.

     29,447           1,086,300   
       

 

 

 
          7,819,271   
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 9.1%

       

Biotechnology - 1.2%

       

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     10,774           989,700   
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.8%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     22,635           2,543,042   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     11,940           1,539,066   
       

 

 

 
          4,082,108   
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

       

Pfizer, Inc.

     88,553           2,624,711   
       

 

 

 
          7,696,519   
       

 

 

 

Energy - 8.6%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.0%

       

Schlumberger Ltd.

     22,255           1,641,306   
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.6%

       

EOG Resources, Inc.

     22,841           1,657,800   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     10,355           865,575   

Hess Corp.

     15,768           830,185   

HollyFrontier Corp.

     25,657           906,205   

Valero Energy Corp.

     20,534           1,317,051   
       

 

 

 
          5,576,816   
       

 

 

 
          7,218,122   
       

 

 

 

Materials - 7.2%

       

Chemicals - 7.2%

       

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     82,745           2,593,228   

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

     17,216           875,606   

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

     30,726           2,629,531   
       

 

 

 
          6,098,365   
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Utilities - 6.9%

       

Electric Utilities - 5.6%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     19,788         $ 1,313,923   

Edison International

     18,396           1,322,489   

PPL Corp.

     53,982           2,055,095   
       

 

 

 
          4,691,507   
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.3%

       

NiSource, Inc.

     46,447           1,094,291   
       

 

 

 
          5,785,798   
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 2.7%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.7%

       

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     41,964           2,269,413   
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 2.3%

       

Tobacco - 2.3%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     31,428           1,969,279   
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $76,782,408) (b)

          84,358,018   

Other assets less liabilities - (0.1)%

          (92,689
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 84,265,329   
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2016, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $10,410,312 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(2,834,702), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $7,575,610.


AB Variable Products Series Fund

Value Portfolio

March 31, 2016 (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. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the 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)

Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2016:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 84,358,018      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 84,358,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     84,358,018        – 0  –      – 0  –      84,358,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $ 84,358,018      $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $ 84,358,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
(c) There were no transfers between any levels during the reporting period.

The Portfolio recognizes all transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy assuming the financial instruments were transferred at the beginning of the reporting period.

The Adviser established the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) to oversee the pricing and valuation of all securities held in the Portfolio. The Committee operates under pricing and valuation policies and procedures established by the Adviser and approved by the Board, including pricing policies which set forth the mechanisms and processes to be employed on a daily basis to implement these policies and procedures. In particular, the pricing policies describe how to determine market quotations for securities and other instruments. The Committee’s responsibilities include: 1) fair value and liquidity determinations (and oversight of any third parties to whom any responsibility for fair value and liquidity determinations is delegated), and 2) regular monitoring of the Adviser’s pricing and valuation policies and procedures and modification or enhancement of these policies and procedures (or recommendation of the modification of these policies and procedures) as the Committee believes appropriate.

The Committee is also responsible for monitoring the implementation of the pricing policies by the Adviser’s Pricing Group (the “Pricing Group”) and a third party which performs certain pricing functions in accordance with the pricing policies. The Pricing Group is responsible for the oversight of the third party on a day-to-day basis. The Committee and the Pricing Group perform a series of activities to provide reasonable assurance of the accuracy of prices including: 1) periodic vendor due diligence meetings, review of methodologies, new developments and process at vendors, 2) daily compare of security valuation versus prior day for all securities that exceeded established thresholds, and 3) daily review of unpriced, stale, and variance reports with exceptions reviewed by senior management and the Committee.


In addition, several processes outside of the pricing process are used to monitor valuation issues including: 1) performance and performance attribution reports are monitored for anomalous impacts based upon benchmark performance, and 2) portfolio managers review all portfolios for performance and analytics (which are generated using the Adviser’s prices).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions of investments in affiliated issuers for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market  Value
12/31/15

(000)
     Purchases  at
Cost

(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain  (Loss)

(000)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
     Market  Value
03/31/16
(000)
     Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains

(000)
 

AB Exchange Reserves - Class I

   $ 1,078       $ 4,587       $ 5,665       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0       $ 0   


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): AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

 

By:   /s/     Robert M. Keith
  Robert M. Keith
  President

Date: May 25, 2016

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 25, 2016

 

By:   /s/     Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 25, 2016