N-Q 1 d555742dnq.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, 2018

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2018

 

 

 


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 63.1%

       

Information Technology - 11.9%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.7%

       

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     1,290        $ 329,337  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     23,009          559,809  

Nokia Oyj

     68,660          379,148  

Nokia Oyj (Sponsored ADR) - Class A

     122,979          672,695  
       

 

 

 
          1,940,989  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

       

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

     3,164          272,515  

Halma PLC

     13,290          219,993  

Horiba Ltd.

     4,200          327,012  

Ingenico Group SA

     3,310          268,663  

Keyence Corp.

     400          249,863  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,100          151,835  
       

 

 

 
          1,489,881  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 3.3%

       

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (ADR) (a)

     2,930          537,773  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     4,088          4,217,957  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     4,940          198,786  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

     23,000          3,675,170  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     10,100          542,163  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     82,700          387,110  
       

 

 

 
          9,558,959  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 2.0%

       

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     11,531          446,480  

Capgemini SE

     2,100          262,026  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

     6,006          483,483  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     6,880          490,613  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     18,000          109,385  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     13,483          1,022,955  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     23,920          2,861,311  
       

 

 

 
          5,676,253  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.5%

       

ams AG

     4,270          448,394  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,594          88,642  

ASM International NV

     2,690          196,702  

ASML Holding NV

     3,161          626,806  

Disco Corp.

     800          170,994  

Infineon Technologies AG

     11,240          302,280  

Intel Corp.

     32,193          1,676,611  

NVIDIA Corp.

     1,369          317,047  

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

     2,500          225,822  

Siltronic AG (a)

     2,590          444,217  

SUMCO Corp.

     10,300          269,011  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     62,000          525,153  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     2,080          216,091  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     800          147,993  

Xilinx, Inc.

     20,547          1,484,315  
       

 

 

 
          7,140,078  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Software - 1.6%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     9,668        $ 652,204  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     6,690          1,445,575  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     3,930          476,473  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     700          310,991  

Oracle Corp.

     28,552          1,306,254  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     1,408          210,510  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     1,850          215,155  

Temenos Group AG (a)

     1,310          157,081  
       

 

 

 
          4,774,243  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.3%

       

Apple, Inc.

     11,920          1,999,938  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     8,190          143,653  

HP, Inc.

     33,875          742,540  

NCR Corp. (a)

     9,220          290,614  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     80          186,918  

Xerox Corp.

     15,067          433,628  
       

 

 

 
          3,797,291  
       

 

 

 
          34,377,694  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 9.9%

       

Diversified Real Estate Activities - 0.7%

       

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     31,500          142,442  

Leopalace21 Corp.

     27,100          222,388  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     13,800          231,170  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     27,000          651,814  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     6,000          224,199  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     9,000          142,857  

UOL Group Ltd.

     58,900          386,188  
       

 

 

 
          2,001,058  
       

 

 

 

Diversified REITs - 1.3%

       

Activia Properties, Inc.

     48          214,885  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     15,800          216,302  

Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust

     13,480          143,866  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. - Class A

     14,270          239,593  

Fonciere Des Regions

     1,480          163,271  

GPT Group (The)

     74,840          274,289  

Gramercy Property Trust

     16,317          354,568  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

     11,960          195,226  

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI SA

     13,550          288,608  

Hulic Reit, Inc.

     100          152,660  

ICADE

     2,945          285,914  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp. - Class A

     27          164,706  

Land Securities Group PLC

     19,770          260,113  

Liberty Property Trust

     10,150          403,260  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     13,574          207,933  

Mirvac Group

     168,110          279,380  
       

 

 

 
          3,844,574  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.3%

       

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     8,851          807,565  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 0.3%

       

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     7,980          221,126  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     28,410          369,330  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     19,040          336,056  
       

 

 

 
          926,512  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.4%

       

Invincible Investment Corp.

     161        $ 74,482  

MGM Growth Properties LLC - Class A

     8,190          217,363  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     12,130          327,753  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     16,860          327,758  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     22,540          306,769  
       

 

 

 
          1,254,125  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 0.8%

       

Duke Realty Corp.

     17,670          467,902  

Goodman Group

     35,880          233,296  

PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV (a)

     46,200          77,127  

Prologis, Inc.

     7,740          487,542  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     9,210          265,156  

Segro PLC

     30,960          261,285  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     13,950          333,684  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

     85,030          172,280  
       

 

 

 
          2,298,272  
       

 

 

 

Office REITs - 1.2%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     3,440          429,622  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     21,200          336,656  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     139,500          195,549  

Champion REIT

     196,000          140,110  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

     12,794          261,765  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     8,130          209,998  

Hibernia REIT PLC

     54,390          96,638  

Investa Office Fund

     53,120          176,834  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     4,070          288,807  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     8,320          139,027  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     52          288,435  

Orix JREIT, Inc.

     127          197,763  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     3,450          334,064  

Workspace Group PLC

     17,916          249,420  
       

 

 

 
          3,344,688  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Development - 0.4%

       

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     118,000          995,810  

Metrovacesa SA (a)(b)

     2,844          52,491  

Times China Holdings Ltd.

     54,000          83,473  
       

 

 

 
          1,131,774  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.6%

       

City Developments Ltd.

     9,900          98,646  

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

     418,300          271,963  

Vonovia SE

     18,002          892,715  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. (a)

     55,000          359,501  
       

 

 

 
          1,622,825  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.6%

       

Aroundtown SA

     39,650          307,154  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

     7,120          238,243  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     10,900          508,593  

Entra ASA (b)

     16,768          228,904  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Fabege AB

     8,210        $ 178,239  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     42,100          290,869  

Hufvudstaden AB - Class A

     5,810          86,457  
       

 

 

 
          1,838,459  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 1.1%

       

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     5,220          201,596  

American Homes 4 Rent - Class A

     18,320          367,866  

Camden Property Trust

     5,120          431,002  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     2,440          587,259  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     31,700          291,006  

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc.

     272          210,414  

Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

     27,790          299,395  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     5,111          466,992  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     23,360          259,226  
       

 

 

 
          3,114,756  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 1.5%

       

Charter Hall Retail REIT

     69,220          205,594  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

     107          167,519  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     105          203,609  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     81          176,975  

Klepierre SA

     8,403          338,701  

Link REIT

     68,768          589,460  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     10,350          406,341  

Regency Centers Corp.

     6,460          381,011  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     12,600          222,642  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     8,056          1,243,444  

Urban Edge Properties

     10,880          232,288  
       

 

 

 
          4,167,584  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 0.7%

       

American Tower Corp.

     1,040          151,154  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     1,330          145,781  

CubeSmart

     14,010          395,082  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     5,320          560,621  

EPR Properties

     4,080          226,032  

Equinix, Inc.

     500          209,070  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     12,710          318,767  

Safestore Holdings PLC

     11,040          76,129  
       

 

 

 
          2,082,636  
       

 

 

 
          28,434,828  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 9.7%

       

Banks - 4.8%

       

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     8,610          179,203  

Bank Hapoalim BM

     37,400          257,197  

Bank of America Corp.

     77,614          2,327,644  

Barclays PLC

     92,180          269,360  

BNP Paribas SA

     5,610          416,041  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     56,500          277,176  

Citigroup, Inc.

     14,051          948,442  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     1,635          68,637  

Comerica, Inc.

     5,967          572,414  

Credicorp Ltd.

     1,960          444,998  

DNB ASA

     15,090          297,231  

Erste Group Bank AG

     10,190          512,285  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     3,034          96,330  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

     27,250        $ 805,947  

ING Groep NV

     15,660          264,266  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     50,340          183,288  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     18,724          2,059,078  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     2,170          125,854  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

     22,730          267,223  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     63,500          421,997  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     1,831          276,920  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A

     26,120          326,940  

Swedbank AB - Class A

     16,710          375,479  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     35,732          1,872,714  

Zions Bancorporation

     3,446          181,708  
       

 

 

 
          13,828,372  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.6%

       

Azimut Holding SpA

     10,760          231,291  

Credit Suisse Group AG (REG) (a)

     23,088          387,763  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,176          799,907  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     4,139          899,984  

Morgan Stanley

     5,723          308,813  

Partners Group Holding AG

     870          647,389  

S&P Global, Inc.

     5,450          1,041,277  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     900          97,173  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     2,453          94,809  
       

 

 

 
          4,508,406  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.9%

       

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (a)

     22,630          382,371  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     6,790          650,618  

Discover Financial Services

     1,591          114,441  

Hitachi Capital Corp.

     7,400          187,305  

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

     10,982          328,801  

Synchrony Financial

     26,195          878,318  
       

 

 

 
          2,541,854  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.3%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

     4,127          823,254  

ORIX Corp.

     10,400          186,378  
       

 

 

 
          1,009,632  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.0%

       

AIA Group Ltd.

     80,400          687,313  

Allianz SE (REG)

     1,820          411,424  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     5,757          545,764  

American International Group, Inc.

     17,683          962,309  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     2,819          723,976  

First American Financial Corp.

     11,689          685,910  

FNF Group

     16,512          660,810  

Loews Corp.

     1,598          79,469  

MetLife, Inc.

     4,482          205,679  

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. - Class H

     68,000          120,158  

Prudential PLC

     25,530          637,961  
       

 

 

 
          5,720,773  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     15,120          424,828  
       

 

 

 
          28,033,865  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Health Care - 7.1%

       

Biotechnology - 1.2%

       

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     8,415        $ 2,304,195  

Genmab A/S (a)

     1,100          236,990  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     9,103          686,275  

Grifols SA (ADR)

     7,890          167,268  
       

 

 

 
          3,394,728  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.6%

       

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     11,635          1,623,315  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

     2,830          381,769  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     4,146          1,711,593  

Medtronic PLC

     5,535          444,018  

Stryker Corp.

     2,450          394,254  
       

 

 

 
          4,554,949  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.7%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     4,027          680,563  

Anthem, Inc.

     1,305          286,709  

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     28,610          466,348  

Cigna Corp.

     3,007          504,394  

McKesson Corp.

     4,750          669,132  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     1,866          187,160  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     10,098          2,160,972  
       

 

 

 
          4,955,278  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 0.2%

       

Cerner Corp. (a)

     10,839          628,662  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3%

       

Eurofins Scientific SE

     716          377,313  

Gerresheimer AG

     2,190          179,963  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

     529          304,191  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     838          173,014  
       

 

 

 
          1,034,481  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.1%

       

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     4,094          258,945  

Indivior PLC (a)

     28,579          163,367  

Johnson & Johnson

     3,928          503,373  

Mallinckrodt PLC (a)

     14,204          205,674  

Mylan NV (a)

     4,150          170,856  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     12,200          388,165  

Pfizer, Inc.

     27,914          990,668  

Roche Holding AG

     3,730          855,650  

Sanofi

     2,676          214,722  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     22,762          389,003  

Vectura Group PLC (a)

     86,610          94,356  

Zoetis, Inc.

     20,520          1,713,625  
       

 

 

 
          5,948,404  
       

 

 

 
          20,516,502  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Discretionary - 6.0%

       

Auto Components - 1.1%

       

Aptiv PLC

     5,110        $ 434,197  

Continental AG

     700          193,348  

Delphi Technologies PLC

     4,027          191,887  

Faurecia SA

     3,915          316,786  

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

     2,360          116,808  

Lear Corp.

     2,621          487,742  

Magna International, Inc. - Class A

     15,980          900,472  

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     7,600          183,130  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     9,500          145,193  

Valeo SA

     4,520          298,998  
       

 

 

 
          3,268,561  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.5%

       

Ford Motor Co.

     14,115          156,394  

General Motors Co.

     6,743          245,041  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     10,900          377,321  

Peugeot SA

     13,800          332,295  

Subaru Corp.

     6,200          205,237  
       

 

 

 
          1,316,288  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.3%

       

Carnival Corp.

     2,091          137,128  

Merlin Entertainments PLC (b)

     33,499          162,891  

Starbucks Corp.

     8,990          520,431  
       

 

 

 
          820,450  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.3%

       

Nikon Corp.

     13,300          240,409  

Panasonic Corp.

     47,000          674,943  
       

 

 

 
          915,352  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.2%

       

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     180          374,470  

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

     4,230          197,203  
       

 

 

 
          571,673  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.1%

       

Amer Sports Oyj (a)

     6,590          203,368  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.6%

       

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     29,941          1,023,084  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class A

     16,032          588,214  
       

 

 

 
          1,611,298  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.4%

       

B&M European Value Retail SA

     43,300          237,686  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     6,361          603,659  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     64,750          245,950  

Target Corp.

     3,136          217,733  
       

 

 

 
          1,305,028  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.8%

       

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,291          90,357  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     6,477          202,082  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     12,041        $ 2,146,188  

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

     17,454          344,018  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     5,798          223,339  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     14,478          1,180,826  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     4,370          892,660  
       

 

 

 
          5,079,470  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7%

       

Crystal International Group Ltd. (a)(b)

     99,500          100,960  

HUGO BOSS AG

     2,950          256,995  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     730          224,966  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     15,872          1,054,536  

Pandora A/S

     3,194          345,578  

Samsonite International SA

     41,100          187,984  
       

 

 

 
          2,171,019  
       

 

 

 
          17,262,507  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 5.3%

       

Beverages - 1.5%

       

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

     5,000          206,488  

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

     8,190          1,866,665  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     23,912          1,368,005  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     6,097          665,488  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     23,810          311,083  
       

 

 

 
          4,417,729  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     10,420          1,963,440  

CVS Health Corp.

     2,294          142,710  

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co., Ltd.

     6,300          266,928  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     2,400          345,415  

Walmart, Inc.

     7,088          630,619  
       

 

 

 
          3,349,112  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.8%

       

Calbee, Inc.

     5,900          200,481  

Glanbia PLC

     17,420          300,082  

Kerry Group PLC - Class A

     3,310          335,598  

Nestle SA (REG)

     4,570          361,219  

Orkla ASA

     30,610          329,884  

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

     8,297          607,257  

WH Group Ltd. (b)

     284,000          304,302  
       

 

 

 
          2,438,823  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.6%

       

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     3,537          253,532  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

     2,430          319,431  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     4,556          361,200  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     5,000          422,039  

Unicharm Corp.

     13,100          377,850  
       

 

 

 
          1,734,052  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.2%

       

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

     17,830          300,374  

Kose Corp.

     1,000          210,223  
       

 

 

 
          510,597  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tobacco - 1.0%

       

British American Tobacco PLC

     9,660        $ 558,414  

British American Tobacco PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     9,400          542,286  

Imperial Brands PLC

     4,060          138,241  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     11,400          325,664  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     11,740          1,166,956  
       

 

 

 
          2,731,561  
       

 

 

 
          15,181,874  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 4.7%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 0.7%

       

Airbus SE

     3,910          452,613  

BAE Systems PLC

     39,660          324,486  

Boeing Co. (The)

     789          258,697  

Raytheon Co.

     3,441          742,637  

Saab AB - Class B

     2,770          125,644  

United Technologies Corp.

     1,056          132,866  
       

 

 

 
          2,036,943  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.5%

       

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     10,000          407,162  

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

     22,157          450,230  

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     79,944          360,671  

Turk Hava Yollari AO (a)

     32,840          162,405  
       

 

 

 
          1,380,468  
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.9%

       

Allegion PLC

     10,472          893,157  

AO Smith Corp.

     10,310          655,613  

Assa Abloy AB - Class B

     8,500          184,241  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     6,160          325,279  

Kingspan Group PLC

     8,750          370,365  
       

 

 

 
          2,428,655  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.4%

       

China Everbright International Ltd.

     226,000          319,107  

Copart, Inc. (a)

     18,331          933,598  
       

 

 

 
          1,252,705  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.0%

       

AECOM (a)

     2,288          81,521  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.4%

       

Eaton Corp. PLC

     2,099          167,731  

Nidec Corp.

     1,800          277,036  

Philips Lighting NV (b)

     4,997          187,872  

Schneider Electric SE (Paris)

     4,830          425,336  

TKH Group NV

     2,160          138,444  
       

 

 

 
          1,196,419  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7%

       

General Electric Co.

     32,751        $ 441,484  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     3,605          1,011,887  

Siemens AG (REG)

     3,740          477,214  
       

 

 

 
          1,930,585  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.7%

       

FANUC Corp.

     1,000          257,353  

Glory Ltd.

     3,500          125,597  

Hoshizaki Corp.

     1,700          151,557  

IDEX Corp.

     1,600          228,016  

IHI Corp.

     5,900          184,074  

Oshkosh Corp.

     5,088          393,150  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)

     4,850          649,270  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

     116,100          108,133  
       

 

 

 
          2,097,150  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.2%

       

Adecco Group AG (REG)

     2,710          193,033  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

     7,900          198,003  

RELX NV

     11,340          235,065  
       

 

 

 
          626,101  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.2%

       

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     1,319          179,094  

Ryder System, Inc.

     3,966          288,685  
       

 

 

 
          467,779  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.0%

       

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     380          65,637  
       

 

 

 
          13,563,963  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 2.9%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.1%

       

RPC, Inc. (c)

     18,654          336,332  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.8%

       

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     16,240          511,073  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Toronto)

     3,880          121,970  

Chevron Corp.

     6,492          740,348  

ConocoPhillips

     3,545          210,183  

Devon Energy Corp.

     13,363          424,810  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     7,609          800,999  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     13,492          1,006,638  

Hess Corp.

     10,872          550,341  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     5,962          291,303  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     58,000          353,601  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     4,332          69,875  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     11,896          869,717  

PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class H

     358,000          248,673  

QEP Resources, Inc. (a)

     26,098          255,499  

Repsol SA

     16,020          284,766  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Euronext Amsterdam) - Class A

     24,795          789,898  

Valero Energy Corp.

     2,806          260,313  

YPF SA (Sponsored ADR)

     5,353          115,732  
       

 

 

 
          7,905,739  
       

 

 

 
          8,242,071  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Materials - 2.4%

       

Chemicals - 1.4%

       

Air Water, Inc.

     6,300        $ 123,143  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     8,717          328,893  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     2,690          232,812  

Covestro AG (b)

     1,330          130,961  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     4,166          439,846  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     47,370          128,919  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     4,578          195,303  

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

     3,895          411,624  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     19,423          471,591  

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

     2,900          200,509  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     2,603          1,020,688  

Umicore SA

     7,200          381,421  
       

 

 

 
          4,065,710  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.2%

       

CRH PLC (London)

     7,580          256,232  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

     30,850          135,266  

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

     34,380          184,949  
       

 

 

 
          576,447  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.0%

       

WestRock Co.

     1,282          82,266  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.8%

       

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     11,626          522,705  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     9,318          109,628  

Boliden AB

     4,880          171,719  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     10,380          145,748  

Gerdau SA (Preference Shares)

     30,700          144,134  

Glencore PLC (a)

     52,120          258,996  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     3,210          125,415  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     36,750          217,989  

South32 Ltd.

     95,014          238,787  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     4,900          202,672  

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     6,300          173,844  
       

 

 

 
          2,311,637  
       

 

 

 
          7,036,060  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.4%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.9%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     20,559          732,928  

BT Group PLC

     74,910          239,099  

Cellnex Telecom SA (b)

     5,990          160,136  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. (a)

     244,000          312,150  

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

     18,490          302,509  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     14,200          662,474  

TDC A/S (a)

     21,430          177,581  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     492,500          129,505  
       

 

 

 
          2,716,382  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.5%

       

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

     14,426        $ 880,563  

Vodafone Group PLC

     146,123          399,797  
       

 

 

 
          1,280,360  
       

 

 

 
          3,996,742  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.4%

       

Electric Utilities - 0.7%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     10,829          742,761  

Edison International

     7,026          447,275  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     43,550          165,473  

Enel SpA

     30,961          189,457  

Eversource Energy

     1,154          67,994  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     2,133          348,383  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     2,341          106,468  
       

 

 

 
          2,067,811  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.5%

       

Ameren Corp.

     1,182          66,937  

CMS Energy Corp.

     1,661          75,227  

DTE Energy Co.

     1,111          115,988  

NiSource, Inc.

     22,229          531,495  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     3,500          175,840  

Suez

     18,980          275,019  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     1,887          118,315  
       

 

 

 
          1,358,821  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 0.2%

       

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

     442,000          248,688  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     21,700          230,051  
       

 

 

 
          478,739  
       

 

 

 
          3,905,371  
       

 

 

 

Banks - 0.1%

       

Diversified Banks - 0.0%

       

Unicaja Banco SA (a)(b)

     97,650          168,295  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.1%

       

Aareal Bank AG

     4,450          212,292  
       

 

 

 
          380,587  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - 0.1%

       

Airport Services - 0.1%

       

Sydney Airport

     53,460          277,178  
       

 

 

 

Highways & Railtracks - 0.0%

       

Transurban Group

     8,383          73,926  
       

 

 

 
          351,104  
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

Construction & Engineering - 0.1%

       

Shimizu Corp.

     16,000          142,732  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0%

       

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

     26,500        $ 102,074  
       

 

 

 
          244,806  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.1%

       

Health Care Facilities - 0.1%

       

Chartwell Retirement Residences

     16,390          199,095  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.0%

       

Homebuilding - 0.0%

       

Construtora Tenda SA (a)

     2,700          21,550  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

     14,900          73,339  
       

 

 

 
          94,889  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $143,453,765)

          181,821,958  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 9.2%

 

    

Financial Institutions - 5.1%

       

Banking - 4.5%

       

Banco Santander SA

       

3.50%, 4/11/22

   U.S.$ 200          199,146  

Bank of America Corp.

       

2.881%, 4/24/23

     265          259,318  

3.824%, 1/20/28

     270          267,330  

Series G

       

3.593%, 7/21/28

     210          203,862  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

       

2.50%, 1/08/21

     51          50,251  

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. (The)

       

2.30%, 3/05/20 (b)

     200          196,934  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA

       

2.75%, 10/15/20 (b)

     200          197,484  

Barclays PLC

       

3.65%, 3/16/25

     270          260,474  

BB&T Corp.

       

2.625%, 6/29/20

     86          85,280  

BNP Paribas SA

       

2.375%, 5/21/20

     200          197,436  

3.80%, 1/10/24 (b)

     215          214,624  

Capital One Financial Corp.

       

3.30%, 10/30/24

     265          255,540  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

3.668%, 7/24/28

     370          361,179  

3.875%, 3/26/25

     235          232,189  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

       

2.25%, 3/10/20 (b)

     205          202,130  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia/New York NY

       

Series G

       

2.30%, 3/12/20

     250          246,555  

Compass Bank

       

2.875%, 6/29/22

     265          257,201  

5.50%, 4/01/20

     314          326,051  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

4.375%, 8/04/25

   U.S.$ 320        $ 323,101  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY

       

2.25%, 1/14/20

     250          246,818  

Credit Agricole SA/London

       

2.75%, 6/10/20 (b)

     250          247,995  

3.375%, 1/10/22 (b)

     260          258,209  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

3.80%, 6/09/23

     385          385,962  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

2.35%, 11/15/21

     208          200,724  

3.75%, 5/22/25

     186          183,934  

5.75%, 1/24/22

     335          362,306  

Series D

       

6.00%, 6/15/20

     217          229,898  

HSBC Bank USA, NA

       

4.875%, 8/24/20

     250          258,852  

HSBC Holdings PLC

       

4.041%, 3/13/28

     585          583,075  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

3.22%, 3/01/25

     265          258,089  

3.54%, 5/01/28

     485          474,034  

KeyBank NA/Cleveland OH

       

2.25%, 3/16/20

     250          246,603  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

4.375%, 3/22/28

     200          201,988  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

       

2.625%, 1/25/21

     250          246,400  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

       

3.85%, 3/01/26

     272          272,400  

Morgan Stanley

       

3.591%, 7/22/28

     445          430,791  

5.625%, 9/23/19

     168          174,339  

Series G

       

5.50%, 7/24/20

     189          198,539  

National Australia Bank Ltd./New York

       

Series G

       

2.625%, 7/23/20

     250          247,783  

Nationwide Building Society

       

4.00%, 9/14/26 (b)

     290          279,087  

PNC Bank NA

       

2.60%, 7/21/20

     250          247,868  

3.80%, 7/25/23

     685          693,330  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

       

4.40%, 7/13/27

     265          262,424  

Santander Issuances SAU

       

3.25%, 4/04/26 (b)

   EUR 200          268,076  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC

       

2.875%, 8/05/21

   U.S.$ 226          221,656  

Santander UK PLC

       

5.00%, 11/07/23 (b)

         200          207,374  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG

       

4.125%, 9/24/25 (b)

     305          306,979  

US Bancorp

       

Series J

       

5.30%, 4/15/27 (d)

     116          118,464  

Wells Fargo & Co.

       

3.069%, 1/24/23

     212          208,491  
       

 

 

 
          12,858,573  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Finance - 0.1%

       

Synchrony Financial

       

3.95%, 12/01/27

   U.S.$ 265        $ 250,589  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.3%

       

American International Group, Inc.

       

Series A-9

       

5.75%, 4/01/48

     115          116,535  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

       

5.50%, 3/30/20

     38          39,821  

MetLife, Inc.

       

10.75%, 8/01/39

     70          110,532  

New York Life Global Funding

       

1.95%, 2/11/20 (b)

     256          251,781  

XLIT Ltd.

       

3.25%, 6/29/47

   EUR 165          204,287  

6.375%, 11/15/24

   U.S.$ 157          180,826  
       

 

 

 
          903,782  
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.2%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

3.40%, 2/15/19

     70          70,302  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

       

Series D

       

3.75%, 10/15/23

     10          9,877  

Trust F/1401

       

5.25%, 1/30/26 (b)

         200          202,250  

Welltower, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/01/25

     238          237,805  
       

 

 

 
          520,234  
       

 

 

 
          14,533,178  
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 3.9%

       

Basic - 0.5%

       

Anglo American Capital PLC

       

3.75%, 4/10/22 (b)

     200          199,734  

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

       

4.125%, 11/15/21

     165          169,787  

Eastman Chemical Co.

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     84          84,918  

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.125%, 5/30/23 (b)

     126          126,620  

Minsur SA

       

6.25%, 2/07/24 (b)

     168          180,390  

Mosaic Co. (The)

       

5.625%, 11/15/43

     75          78,793  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

       

3.625%, 4/03/23 (b)

     237          236,111  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

       

6.875%, 11/21/36

     145          170,549  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

       

4.95%, 7/15/24

     142          146,470  
       

 

 

 
          1,393,372  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV

       

5.40%, 2/01/27

   U.S.$ 160        $ 169,056  

General Electric Co.

       

Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (d)

     68          67,316  
       

 

 

 
          236,372  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.4%

       

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

       

4.908%, 7/23/25

     165          168,288  

Comcast Corp.

       

5.15%, 3/01/20

     451          469,816  

Cox Communications, Inc.

       

2.95%, 6/30/23 (b)

     91          87,795  

Time Warner Cable LLC

       

4.125%, 2/15/21

     165          166,866  

4.50%, 9/15/42

     85          74,520  

Time Warner, Inc.

       

4.875%, 3/15/20

     105          108,548  
       

 

 

 
          1,075,833  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.5%

 

    

AT&T, Inc.

       

3.40%, 5/15/25

     575          554,358  

4.125%, 2/17/26

         345          347,142  

5.15%, 2/14/50

     105          105,945  

Crown Castle Towers LLC

       

4.883%, 8/15/20 (b)

     78          80,759  

Rogers Communications, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/06/22

   CAD 46          37,243  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC

       

4.738%, 3/20/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 200          200,804  
       

 

 

 
          1,326,251  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.4%

       

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

       

5.875%, 8/02/21

     915          976,095  

General Motors Co.

       

3.50%, 10/02/18

     130          130,581  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

4.00%, 1/15/25

     41          40,522  

4.30%, 7/13/25

     50          50,043  
       

 

 

 
          1,197,241  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.6%

       

Bayer US Finance LLC

       

2.375%, 10/08/19 (b)

     200          198,168  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.734%, 12/15/24

   U.S.$ 66        $ 64,866  

Biogen, Inc.

       

4.05%, 9/15/25

     251          256,833  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

       

8.50%, 6/15/19

     155          164,667  

CVS Health Corp.

       

4.10%, 3/25/25

     120          120,991  

4.30%, 3/25/28

     120          120,650  

Danone SA

       

1.691%, 10/30/19 (b)(e)

     200          196,436  

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

6.875%, 5/01/20

     95          101,974  

Tyson Foods, Inc.

       

2.65%, 8/15/19

     64          63,679  

3.95%, 8/15/24

         206          207,586  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

       

2.70%, 4/01/20

     102          100,935  

Zoetis, Inc.

       

3.45%, 11/13/20

     90          90,696  
       

 

 

 
          1,687,481  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.9%

       

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

3.00%, 8/15/22

     17          16,379  

5.70%, 10/15/19

     59          61,024  

Ecopetrol SA

       

5.875%, 5/28/45

     94          92,797  

Encana Corp.

       

3.90%, 11/15/21

     140          141,841  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     278          275,640  

5.20%, 9/01/20

     185          193,584  

Hess Corp.

       

4.30%, 4/01/27

     199          194,743  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       

2.65%, 2/01/19

     302          301,248  

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

       

5.00%, 2/15/21 (b)

     250          259,827  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       

5.125%, 3/01/21

     163          172,042  

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

3.90%, 11/15/24

     170          171,171  

4.15%, 12/15/21

     78          79,794  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

     232          220,674  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

       

5.00%, 3/15/27

     146          151,609  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

9.875%, 1/01/21

     215          252,410  

Williams Partners LP

       

4.125%, 11/15/20

     155          157,530  
       

 

 

 
          2,742,313  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Services - 0.1%

       

Expedia Group, Inc.

       

3.80%, 2/15/28

   U.S.$ 185        $ 171,924  

S&P Global, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     226          237,235  

Total System Services, Inc.

       

3.75%, 6/01/23

     45          44,955  
       

 

 

 
          454,114  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.3%

       

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

       

5.00%, 7/15/20

     71          73,966  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

       

3.625%, 1/15/24

     53          52,147  

3.875%, 1/15/27

     117          113,860  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

       

6.02%, 6/15/26 (b)

     50          53,818  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

       

2.10%, 10/04/19 (b)

     183          180,526  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%, 11/01/24

     225          234,785  

Lam Research Corp.

       

2.80%, 6/15/21

     71          70,181  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       

7.50%, 5/15/25

     6          7,140  

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     127          123,724  

VMware, Inc.

       

2.95%, 8/21/22

     85          81,736  
       

 

 

 
          991,883  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

       

3.95%, 1/19/22 (b)

         200          199,500  
       

 

 

 
          11,304,360  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.2%

       

Electric - 0.2%

       

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

       

2.95%, 1/15/20

     153          152,529  

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd.

       

Series 6

       

5.00%, 11/12/24 (b)

     320          333,200  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

       

6.05%, 3/01/34

     38          45,246  
       

 

 

 
          530,975  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $26,293,773)

          26,368,513  
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 8.0%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 7.2%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

       

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 1/01/35

     169          185,068  

Series 2007

       


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

5.50%, 7/01/35

   U.S.$ 17        $ 18,965  

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 2/01/46

     472          488,486  

Series 2017

       

4.00%, 7/01/44

     362          374,830  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2004

       

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

     62          67,806  

Series 2007

       

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

     235          257,129  

Series 2008

       

5.50%, 8/01/37

     107          117,019  

Series 2009

       

5.00%, 12/01/39

     91          98,622  

Series 2010

       

4.00%, 12/01/40

     216          224,079  

Series 2013

       

4.00%, 10/01/43

     942          974,736  

Series 2015

       

3.00%, 5/01/45

     1,173          1,148,249  

Series 2017

       

3.50%, 3/01/47-1/01/48

     6,875          6,898,136  

Series 2018

       

3.50%, 2/01/48-3/01/48

     1,413          1,417,059  

4.00%, 4/01/48, TBA

     3,918          4,020,235  

4.50%, 4/01/48, TBA

     3,859          4,040,493  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2016

       

3.00%, 12/20/46

     460          454,104  
       

 

 

 
          20,785,016  
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate 15-Year - 0.8%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2016

       

2.50%, 11/01/31-12/01/31

     751          736,906  

Series 2017

       

2.50%, 1/01/32

     1,482          1,454,248  
       

 

 

 
          2,191,154  
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $23,036,992)

          22,976,170  
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 4.2%

       

Singapore - 0.2%

       

Singapore Government Bond

       

2.75%, 3/01/46

   SGD 717          544,161  
       

 

 

 

United States - 4.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.75%, 8/15/42-11/15/47

   U.S.$ 388          373,791  

3.00%, 5/15/45

         478          481,062  

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

     575          592,461  

3.375%, 5/15/44

     234          251,589  

4.375%, 2/15/38

     822          1,011,809  

7.50%, 11/15/24

     252          326,104  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

1.125%, 2/28/19

   U.S.$ 2,120        $ 2,101,450  

1.25%, 5/31/19

     1,070          1,058,631  

1.75%, 11/30/21

     1,335          1,300,791  

1.875%, 7/31/22

     1,342          1,305,934  

2.00%, 8/15/25

     945          900,555  

2.125%, 12/31/22

     675          662,027  

2.375%, 8/15/24

         1,081          1,063,151  
       

 

 

 
          11,429,355  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $12,133,381)

          11,973,516  
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 3.0%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 2.4%

       

BHMS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-ATLS, Class AFX

       

3.601%, 7/05/33 (b)

     335          330,695  

CCUBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2017-C1, Class A4

       

3.544%, 11/15/50

     310          307,518  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-C4, Class A4

       

3.283%, 5/10/58

     115          112,293  

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-VN05, Class A

       

3.369%, 3/13/35 (b)

     495          496,169  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-GC27, Class A5

       

3.137%, 2/10/48

     246          242,017  

Series 2015-GC35, Class A4

       

3.818%, 11/10/48

     100          102,044  

Series 2016-GC36, Class A5

       

3.616%, 2/10/49

     125          125,722  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1

       

1.873%, 4/12/35 (b)

     138          133,068  

Series 2015-CR24, Class A5

       

3.696%, 8/10/48

     135          137,081  

Series 2015-DC1, Class A5

       

3.35%, 2/10/48

     170          168,485  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-C2, Class A4

       

3.504%, 6/15/57

     155          154,760  

Series 2015-C3, Class A4

       

3.718%, 8/15/48

     315          318,143  

Series 2015-C4, Class A4

       

3.808%, 11/15/48

     370          379,499  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2013-KING, Class A

       

2.706%, 12/10/27 (b)

     427          425,972  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2013-G1, Class A2

       

3.557%, 4/10/31 (b)

     276          267,886  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage

       

Securities Trust

       

Series 2004-LN2, Class A1A

       

4.838%, 7/15/41 (b)

     63          62,648  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2006-LDP9, Class AM

       

5.372%, 5/15/47 (e)

   U.S.$         67        $ 66,935  

Series 2012-C6, Class E

       

5.137%, 5/15/45 (b)(e)

     119          105,151  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-C30, Class A5

       

3.822%, 7/15/48

     125          127,864  

Series 2015-C31, Class A3

       

3.801%, 8/15/48

     355          361,693  

Series 2015-C32, Class C

       

4.668%, 11/15/48 (e)

     195          193,499  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39 (e)

     75          59,248  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A2

       

2.767%, 1/20/41 (b)

     14          14,408  

Series 2015-3, Class A2

       

2.729%, 4/20/48 (b)

     195          193,455  

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

2.579%, 3/10/49 (b)

     161          155,728  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2005-IQ9, Class D

       

5.00%, 7/15/56 (e)

     112          111,039  

Series 2016-UB12, Class A4

       

3.596%, 12/15/49

     195          195,947  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2018-C8, Class A4

       

3.983%, 2/15/51

     195          200,886  

Series 2018-C9, Class A4

       

4.117%, 3/15/51 (e)

     300          310,501  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2012-C4, Class A5

       

2.85%, 12/10/45

     168          165,650  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-SG1, Class C

       

4.47%, 9/15/48 (e)

     197          190,938  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class C

       

4.311%, 11/15/49 (e)

     180          178,667  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-C14, Class A5

       

3.337%, 6/15/46

     260          261,062  

Series 2014-C20, Class A2

       

3.036%, 5/15/47

     206          206,602  
       

 

 

 
          6,863,273  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 0.6%

       

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2017-SCH, Class AF

       

2.777% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/33 (b)(e)(f)

     375          375,846  

BX Trust

       

Series 2017-IMC, Class A

       

2.827% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.05%), 10/15/32 (b)(f)

     165          165,103  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-MFF, Class D

       

6.377% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.60%), 11/15/33 (b)(e)(f)

     U.S.$        110        $ 110,815  

Great Wolf Trust

       

Series 2017-WOLF, Class A

       

2.777% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.85%), 9/15/34 (b)(f)

     189          189,259  

H/2 Asset Funding NRE

       

Series 2015-1A, Class AFL

       

3.522% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.65%), 6/24/49 (e)(f)(g)

     94          93,845  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-SGP, Class A

       

3.477% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 7/15/36 (b)(f)

     262          261,122  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2015-XLF2, Class AFSA

       

3.61% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.87%), 8/15/26 (b)(f)

     105          105,199  

Series 2015-XLF2, Class SNMA

       

3.69% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 11/15/26 (b)(f)

     96          95,655  

RETL

       

Series 2018-RVP, Class A

       

2.877% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%), 3/15/33 (b)(f)

     115          115,540  

Starwood Retail Property Trust

       

Series 2014-STAR, Class A

       

2.997% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.22%), 11/15/27 (b)(f)

     350          349,840  
       

 

 

 
          1,862,224  
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $8,888,668)

          8,725,497  
       

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 3.0%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 1.7%

       

Ally Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-3, Class A

       

1.63%, 5/15/20

     454          453,545  

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-4, Class A2A

       

1.34%, 4/08/20

     58          58,095  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2A

       

1.69%, 12/18/20

     117          116,833  

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A4

       

1.57%, 12/16/19

     33          33,096  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-BA, Class A3

       

1.91%, 3/16/20 (b)

     31          30,804  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2013-B, Class A

       

1.82%, 9/15/20 (b)

   U.S.$         30        $ 29,421  

Series 2017-D, Class A

       

1.87%, 3/15/21 (b)

     242          241,000  

CPS Auto Trust

       

Series 2017-A, Class A

       

1.68%, 8/17/20 (b)

     55          55,305  

Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-AA, Class A3

       

1.77%, 1/15/20 (b)

     11          10,638  

DT Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

1.73%, 8/17/20 (b)

     65          64,359  

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.59%, 5/17/21 (b)

     252          251,852  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-1A, Class D

       

8.20%, 2/15/23 (b)

     140          148,623  

Series 2016-3A, Class A

       

1.84%, 11/16/20 (b)

     30          29,413  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

2.11%, 6/15/21 (b)

     84          83,370  

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.21%, 5/17/21 (b)

     274          273,659  

Fifth Third Auto Trust

       

Series 2014-3, Class A4

       

1.47%, 5/17/21

     183          183,105  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2016-2A, Class A1

       

1.53%, 11/16/20 (b)

     50          50,107  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

       

Series 2016-3, Class A1

       

1.61%, 12/15/19 (b)

     13          13,301  

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

1.96%, 2/16/21 (b)

     110          109,589  

Series 2016-4, Class D

       

3.89%, 11/15/22 (b)

     100          100,408  

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

1.85%, 7/15/21 (b)

     135          134,134  

Series 2017-3, Class A

       

1.88%, 10/15/21 (b)

     133          131,749  

Series 2017-4, Class A

       

2.07%, 4/15/22 (b)

     107          106,630  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-2, Class A1

       

1.98%, 1/15/22

     322          317,985  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A1

       

1.65%, 5/15/20 (b)

     221          221,064  

Series 2016-1, Class A1

       

1.96%, 5/17/21 (b)

     280          277,699  

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.41%, 6/15/20

     38          37,744  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A

       

2.73%, 3/25/21 (b)

     U.S.$        215        $ 213,332  

Series 2015-2A, Class A

       

2.02%, 9/25/19 (b)

     180          179,312  

Series 2015-3A, Class A

       

2.67%, 9/25/21 (b)

     265          261,326  

Series 2016-1A, Class A

       

2.32%, 3/25/20 (b)

     145          144,226  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

       

Series 2013-1A, Class B2

       

2.48%, 8/25/19 (b)

     160          159,473  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2

       

1.67%, 6/15/20

     104          103,396  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-2A, Class A2

       

1.57%, 6/17/19 (b)

     8          7,835  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1

       

1.75%, 2/15/19 (b)

     155          155,025  
       

 

 

 
          4,787,453  
       

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 0.7%

       

CLUB Credit Trust

       

Series 2017-P1, Class A

       

2.42%, 9/15/23 (b)(e)

     216          215,822  

CNH Equipment Trust

       

Series 2014-B, Class A4

       

1.61%, 5/17/21

     118          117,589  

Series 2015-A, Class A4

       

1.85%, 4/15/21

     227          225,400  

Marlette Funding Trust

       

Series 2016-1A, Class A

       

3.06%, 1/17/23 (b)(e)

     13          13,064  

Series 2017-1A, Class A

       

2.827%, 3/15/24 (b)(e)

     57          56,845  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

2.39%, 7/15/24 (b)(e)

     79          79,246  

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

2.36%, 12/15/24 (b)(e)

     125          124,755  

Series 2017-3A, Class B

       

3.01%, 12/15/24 (b)(e)

     100          99,118  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust

       

Series 2017-2A, Class B

       

3.48%, 9/15/23 (b)(e)

     100          99,703  

SBA Tower Trust

       

3.156%, 10/08/20 (b)(e)

     251          246,776  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

       

Series 2016-2, Class A

       

3.09%, 10/27/25 (b)(e)

     58          58,199  

Series 2016-3, Class A

       

3.05%, 12/26/25 (b)(e)

     84          83,878  

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

3.28%, 2/25/26 (b)(e)

     100          100,669  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2017-3, Class A

       

2.77%, 5/25/26 (b)(e)

   U.S.$         106        $ 105,726  

Series 2017-5, Class A2

       

2.78%, 9/25/26 (b)(e)

     180          177,282  

Series 2017-6, Class A2

       

2.82%, 11/25/26 (b)(e)

     105          103,840  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust

       

Series 2018-1, Class A1

       

2.55%, 2/25/27 (b)(e)

     258          256,681  
       

 

 

 
          2,164,593  
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate - 0.4%

       

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust

       

Series 2014-3, Class A

       

2.41%, 7/15/22

     326          324,744  

Series 2015-2, Class A

       

1.56%, 3/15/21

     214          213,827  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

       

Series 2017-B, Class A

       

1.98%, 6/15/23

     205          202,891  

Series 2018-A, Class A

       

3.07%, 12/16/24

     305          304,749  
       

 

 

 
          1,046,211  
       

 

 

 

Autos - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A

       

2.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%), 7/15/20 (b)(f)

     378          378,408  
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A

       

2.257% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.48%), 2/15/22 (f)

     256          256,037  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.0%

       

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33 (e)

     49          49,132  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $8,698,039)

          8,681,834  
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 2.3%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 1.4%

       

Bellemeade Re II Ltd.

       

Series 2016-1A, Class M2B

       

8.372% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.50%), 4/25/26 (f)(g)

     95          96,422  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

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

       

Series 2013-DN2, Class M2

       

6.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/23 (f)

   U.S.$ 248        $ 276,172  

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3

       

5.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 8/25/24 (f)

       294          320,574  

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

6.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24 (f)

     211          235,401  

Series 2014-HQ3, Class M3

       

6.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 10/25/24 (f)

     243          269,996  

Series 2016-DNA1, Class M3

       

7.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 7/25/28 (f)

     250          303,452  

Series 2018-HQA1, Class M2

       

4.154% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.30%), 9/25/30 (f)

     31          30,912  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2

       

4.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 7/25/24 (f)

     91          97,478  

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (f)

     56          63,333  

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

6.172% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (f)

     113          123,796  

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2

       

6.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25 (f)

     102          110,555  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2

       

5.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (f)

     150          165,047  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

5.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (f)

     135          145,509  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (f)

     74          83,819  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (f)

     203          227,164  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2

       

7.572% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 4/25/28 (f)

     67          77,434  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2

       

7.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28 (f)

     102          115,359  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

8.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (f)

     204          246,588  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

8.822% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (f)

   U.S.$ 159        $ 190,658  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2

       

7.772% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.90%), 10/25/28 (f)

       300          351,900  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2

       

6.322% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 1/25/29 (f)

     200          223,153  

Series 2018-C01, Class 1M2

       

4.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.25%), 7/25/30 (f)

     210          212,706  

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust

       

Series 2014-CH1, Class M2

       

6.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/24 (f)(g)

     31          33,538  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

       

7.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/25 (f)(g)

     143          161,242  

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

       

7.372% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25 (f)(g)

     40          47,462  
       

 

 

 
          4,209,670  
       

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate - 0.5%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs

       

Series 4416, Class BS

       

4.323% (6.10% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/15/44 (f)(h)

     738          124,472  

Series 4693, Class SL

       

4.373% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 6/15/47 (f)(h)

     653          123,877  

Series 4719, Class JS

       

4.373% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 9/15/47 (f)(h)

     568          95,835  

Series 4727, Class SA

       

4.423% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 11/15/47 (f)(h)

     730          137,208  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

       

Series 2011-131, Class ST

       

4.669% (6.54% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/41 (f)(h)

     343          64,804  

Series 2012-70, Class SA

       

4.679% (6.55% - LIBOR 1 Month), 7/25/42 (f)(h)

     622          122,428  

Series 2016-106, Class ES

       

4.129% (6.00% - LIBOR 1 Month), 1/25/47 (f)(h)

     694          121,281  

Series 2017-16, Class SG

       

4.179% (6.05% - LIBOR 1 Month), 3/25/47 (f)(h)

     666          121,395  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2017-81, Class SA

       

4.329% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/47 (f)(h)

   U.S.$ 668        $ 126,319  

Series 2017-97, Class LS

       

4.329% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/47 (f)(h)

       526          100,808  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2017-134, Class SE

       

4.378% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 9/20/47 (f)(h)

     485          84,732  

Series 2017-65, Class ST

       

4.328% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 4/20/47 (f)(h)

     650          115,901  
       

 

 

 
          1,339,060  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 0.3%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6

       

5.50%, 7/25/35

     30          29,004  

Series 2005-57CB, Class 4A3

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     65          58,110  

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16

       

5.75%, 6/25/36

     126          109,324  

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

     87          73,203  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13

       

5.50%, 2/25/36

     71          64,598  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

       

Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17

       

6.00%, 7/25/37

     42          37,415  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

3.414%, 5/25/35

     13          13,219  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2006-10, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 5/25/36

     65          56,042  

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     37          31,283  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2010-6R, Class 3A2

       

5.875%, 1/26/38 (b)

     130          106,216  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-FA3, Class A9

       

6.00%, 7/25/36

     124          104,296  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-S3, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 8/25/37

     57          49,882  

RBSSP Resecuritization Trust

       

Series 2009-7, Class 10A3

       

6.00%, 8/26/37 (b)

     198          174,244  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-8, Class 2A5

       

5.75%, 7/25/37

   U.S.$ 32        $ 31,988  
       

 

 

 
          938,824  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR4, Class A2

       

2.062% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/36 (f)

     292          180,238  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-1, Class A1

       

2.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 3/25/35 (f)

     103          91,039  
       

 

 

 
          271,277  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $6,440,291)

          6,758,831  
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 1.7%

       

Japan - 0.4%

       

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond

       

Series 22

       

0.10%, 3/10/27

   JPY 111,260          1,112,174  
       

 

 

 

United States - 1.3%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.125%, 4/15/19-4/15/20 (TIPS)

   U.S.$ 2,278          2,275,078  

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

     1,641          1,619,970  
       

 

 

 
          3,895,048  
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $4,993,801)

          5,007,222  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 1.4%

       

Industrial - 0.8%

       

Basic - 0.1%

       

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

       

5.25%, 8/01/23 (b)

     125          125,716  

SPCM SA

       

4.875%, 9/15/25 (b)

     200          194,356  
       

 

 

 
          320,072  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.1%

       

Altice France SA/France

       

5.375%, 5/15/22 (b)

   EUR 195          244,437  

CSC Holdings LLC

       

6.75%, 11/15/21

   U.S.$ 45          46,938  
       

 

 

 
          291,375  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.2%

       

CenturyLink, Inc.

       

Series Y

       

7.50%, 4/01/24

   U.S.$ 25        $ 25,184  

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.90%, 5/01/19

     370          382,199  
       

 

 

 
          407,383  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.1%

       

International Game Technology PLC

       

6.25%, 2/15/22 (b)

     200          209,490  

KB Home

       

4.75%, 5/15/19

     107          108,011  
       

 

 

 
          317,501  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.0%

       

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.

       

6.125%, 4/15/25 (b)

     135          116,008  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.2%

       

Antero Resources Corp.

       

5.125%, 12/01/22

     29          29,266  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

       

4.875%, 11/01/43

     111          79,254  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

5.50%, 1/15/23

     212          206,785  

PDC Energy, Inc.

       

5.75%, 5/15/26 (b)

     137          134,945  

SM Energy Co.

       

6.50%, 1/01/23

     14          13,941  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

       

4.875%, 1/15/23 (b)

     132          127,616  
       

 

 

 
          591,807  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.1%

       

Western Digital Corp.

       

4.75%, 2/15/26

     167          166,817  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.0%

       

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/15/25 (b)

     94          89,870  
       

 

 

 
          2,300,833  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 0.6%

       

Banking - 0.5%

       

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

       

6.125%, 11/16/27 (d)

     200          194,360  

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.86%, 6/15/32 (b)(d)

     44          51,670  

CIT Group, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/07/25

     106          108,384  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

5.95%, 1/30/23 (d)

     90          92,468  


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

Series P

       

5.00%, 11/10/22 (d)

   U.S.$ 142        $ 137,790  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

       

Series E

       

3.928%, 9/15/26 (b)

   EUR 190          251,663  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

2.001% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 2.33%), 6/30/18 (b)(d)(f)

     100          122,276  

8.625%, 8/15/21 (d)

   U.S.$ 200          218,388  

Series U

       

4.622% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.32%), 9/30/27 (d)(f)

         200          202,306  

Standard Chartered PLC

       

3.277% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 1/30/27 (b)(d)(f)

     200          189,424  
       

 

 

 
          1,568,729  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.1%

       

Navient Corp.

       

6.625%, 7/26/21

     170          176,625  
       

 

 

 
          1,745,354  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.0%

       

Electric - 0.0%

       

AES Corp./VA

       

4.00%, 3/15/21

     99          99,453  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $4,168,109)

          4,145,640  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.4%

       

Industrial - 0.3%

       

Capital Goods - 0.0%

       

Odebrecht Finance Ltd.

       

5.25%, 6/27/29 (b)

     217          67,270  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.1%

       

Minerva Luxembourg SA

       

6.50%, 9/20/26 (b)

     200          191,000  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

       

3.15%, 10/01/26

     183          146,628  
       

 

 

 
          337,628  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.1%

       

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

5.75%, 2/01/29

     158          152,868  

6.125%, 1/17/22

     5          5,329  

6.25%, 3/17/24

     124          130,882  
       

 

 

 
          289,079  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

Rumo Luxembourg SARL

       

5.875%, 1/18/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 200        $ 197,588  
       

 

 

 
          891,565  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.1%

       

Electric - 0.1%

       

Genneia SA

       

8.75%, 1/20/22 (b)

     76          81,673  

Terraform Global Operating LLC

       

6.125%, 3/01/26 (b)

     42          42,307  
       

 

 

 
          123,980  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $1,201,190)

          1,015,545  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.3%

       

Brazil - 0.3%

       

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series F

       

10.00%, 1/01/27

(cost $654,612)

   BRL 2,590          806,181  
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.2%

       

California - 0.2%

       

State of California

       

Series 2010

       

7.625%, 3/01/40

(cost $350,282)

   U.S.$ 345          525,376  
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.1%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.1%

       

Chile - 0.1%

       

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

       

3.625%, 8/01/27 (b)

(cost $260,587)

     265          257,360  
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.1%

       

Mexico - 0.1%

       

Mexico Government International Bond

       

3.60%, 1/30/25

(cost $196,243)

     200          197,400  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.6%

       

Governments - Treasuries - 2.8%

       

Japan - 2.8%

       

Japan Treasury Discount Bill

       

Series 729

       

Zero Coupon, 4/05/18

   JPY 545,400          5,125,778  

Series 743

       

Zero Coupon, 9/10/18

       311,650          2,930,905  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $7,749,724)

          8,056,683  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Time Deposit - 2.1%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $6,037,155)

   U.S.$ 6,037        $ 6,037,155  
       

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills - 0.6%

       

U.S. Treasury Bill

       

Zero Coupon, 7/05/18

(cost $1,856,334)

     1,864          1,856,334  
       

 

 

 

Agency Discount Note - 0.1%

       

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes

       

Zero Coupon, 4/25/18

(cost $304,720)

     305          304,720  
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $15,947,933)

          16,254,892  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 102.6%
(cost $256,717,666)

          295,515,935  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 0.1%

       

Investment Companies - 0.1%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (i)(j)(k)
(cost $326,445)

     326,445          326,445  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.7%
(cost $257,044,111) (l)

          295,842,380 (m) 

Other assets less liabilities - (2.7)%

          (7,638,067
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   288,204,313  
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

                 

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

     118        June 2018        USD        11,800      $ 13,475,975      $ 13,506,391      $ 30,416  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     47        June 2018        USD        4,700        7,317,013        7,542,031        225,018  

Sold Contracts

 

                 

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     23        June 2018        JPY        230,000        3,259,505        3,259,405        100  

Euro-BOBL Futures

     46        June 2018        EUR        4,600        7,373,612        7,428,840        (55,228

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

     5        June 2018        USD        1,000        1,062,807        1,063,047        (240

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

     5        June 2018        USD        500        600,853        605,703        (4,850
                    

 

 

 
                     $ 195,216  
                    

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   JPY      150,200      USD      1,377        4/26/18      $ (36,859

Bank of America, NA

   KRW      450,062      USD      424        4/26/18        238  

Bank of America, NA

   USD      32      BRL      108        5/03/18        216  

Bank of America, NA

   NOK      4,156      USD      522        5/15/18        (8,349

Bank of America, NA

   USD      617      JPY      65,664        5/15/18        1,569  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      2,662      USD      801        4/03/18        (5,421

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      806      BRL      2,662        4/03/18        378  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      2,662      USD      804        5/03/18        (692

BNP Paribas SA

   HKD      6,359      USD      815        5/15/18        4,088  

BNP Paribas SA

   TWD      3,297      USD      114        6/07/18        (229

Citibank, NA

   JPY      871,600      USD      8,215        4/16/18        17,343  

Citibank, NA

   JPY      116,644      USD      1,102        4/26/18        3,956  

Citibank, NA

   USD      599      JPY      63,412        5/15/18        (1,120

Citibank, NA

   EUR      961      USD      1,193        5/30/18        5,315  

Citibank, NA

   TWD      9,644      USD      332        6/07/18        (1,170

Credit Suisse International

   BRL      1,052      USD      324        4/03/18        5,478  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      317      BRL      1,052        4/03/18        2,142  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      81      USD      25        4/03/18        242  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      24      BRL      81        4/03/18        165  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      189      CNY      1,198        4/19/18        1,766  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   SGD      691      USD      524        5/17/18        (3,820

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   PEN      1,317      USD      403        4/19/18        (5,248

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      1,478      JPY      162,092        4/26/18        46,869  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   EUR      427      USD      535        5/15/18        8,302  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      584      CHF      537        5/15/18        (20,442

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      852      EUR      683        5/15/18        (9,450

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      2,662      USD      820        4/03/18        13,499  

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      1,133      USD      341        4/03/18        (2,307

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      801      BRL      2,662        4/03/18        5,421  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      344      BRL      1,133        4/03/18        (463

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      15,062      USD      2,379        4/19/18        (21,551

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      35      CNY      222        4/19/18        433  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      28      KRW      30,135        4/26/18        510  

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      1,133      USD      343        5/03/18        337  

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY      126,993      USD      1,176        5/15/18        (20,844

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      2,118      JPY      228,830        5/15/18        37,559  

Standard Chartered Bank

   INR      141,595      USD      2,156        5/17/18        (9,566

Standard Chartered Bank

   PHP      9,662      USD      183        5/30/18        (1,080

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      42      USD      60        4/13/18        836  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      129      RUB      7,360        4/17/18        (471

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CNY      496      USD      78        4/19/18        (795

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      304      USD      241        5/15/18        7,533  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      687      USD      546        5/15/18        12,391  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      510      USD      540        5/15/18        5,064  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      580      USD      720        5/15/18        4,734  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      35      USD      43        5/15/18        (72

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      189      USD      268        5/15/18        2,069  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      27      USD      37        5/15/18        (602


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD      567      USD      73        5/15/18      $ 339  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ILS      720      USD      211        5/15/18        5,305  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ILS      378      USD      108        5/15/18        (471

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      50,623      USD      479        5/15/18        1,976  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      66,628      USD      608        5/15/18        (19,372

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK      1,619      USD      208        5/15/18        1,143  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   PLN      446      USD      132        5/15/18        1,571  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      2,267      USD      283        5/15/18        10,404  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   TRY      388      USD      97        5/15/18        (52

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,237      AUD      2,864        5/15/18        (37,144

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      35      CAD      45        5/15/18        15  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      42      CHF      41        5/15/18        655  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,362      CHF      1,271        5/15/18        (27,982

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      389      EUR      316        5/15/18        703  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,160      EUR      930        5/15/18        (12,650

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,841      GBP      2,052        5/15/18        43,126  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      745      GBP      525        5/15/18        (7,513

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      190      HKD      1,490        5/15/18        (88

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      31      ILS      106        5/15/18        (207

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      154      JPY      16,769        5/15/18        4,466  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      378      JPY      39,720        5/15/18        (3,424

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      102      NOK      813        5/15/18        1,762  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      71      NOK      549        5/15/18        (1,002

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      44      NZD      61        5/15/18        (24

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      131      PLN      446        5/15/18        (431

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      189      SEK      1,526        5/15/18        (5,636

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      59      USD      46        6/07/18        330  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   TWD      728      USD      25        6/07/18        (120

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      193      USD      150        6/19/18        393  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      402      USD      503        6/19/18        6,014  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      136      USD      167        6/19/18        (794

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      51      USD      72        6/19/18        183  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      27,201      USD      256        6/19/18        (693

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      4,675      USD      248        6/19/18        (5,741


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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK      1,856      USD      240        6/19/18      $ 2,274  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      120      USD      87        6/19/18        731  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      729      CHF      676        6/19/18        (17,041

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      251      GBP      181        6/19/18        3,509  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      258      JPY      27,201        6/19/18        (1,160

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      321      SGD      422        6/19/18        1,199  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      154      SGD      201        6/19/18        (213
                 

 

 

 
   $     (17,758
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                  

Rate Type

                       

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Termination
Date
    

Payments
made by

the
Fund

  

Payments
received
by the
Fund

  

Payment

Frequency

Paid/
Received

   Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

     460        4/03/20      3 Month LIBOR    2.562%    Quarterly/Semi-Annual    $ (158   $ – 0  –    $ (158

SEK

     9,070        3/31/22      3 Month STIBOR    0.341%    Quarterly/Annual      7,275       4       7,271  

NZD

     1,865        3/31/22      3 Month BKBM    2.936%    Quarterly/Semi-Annual      36,008       – 0  –      36,008  

USD

     430        6/09/25      2.488%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      4,680       – 0  –      4,680  

USD

     1,560        11/10/25      2.256%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      44,890       – 0  –      44,890  

USD

     142        6/28/26      1.460%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      13,459       – 0  –      13,459  

USD

     295        11/08/26      1.657%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      23,872       – 0  –      23,872  

USD

     185        4/26/27      2.287%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      6,336       – 0  –      6,336  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $     136,362     $     4     $     136,358  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
March 31,
2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

               

Citibank, NA

               

Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 8/15/20, 6/20/19*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       0.71     USD       172     $ (9,222   $ (2,571   $ (6,651

Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 8/15/20, 6/20/19*

    (5.00     Quarterly       0.71       USD       198       (10,616     (3,069     (7,547

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       17       6       216       (210

Credit Suisse International

 

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       5       2       46       (44

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       620       241       7,829       (7,588

Deutsche Bank AG

 

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       233       91       2,468       (2,377

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       207       80       2,818       (2,738

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       775       301       8,278       (7,977

Goldman Sachs International

 

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       51       20       488       (468

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       226       88       3,052       (2,964

Sale Contracts

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       69       (10,129     (11,014     885  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       70       (10,270     (10,847     577  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       11       (1,614     (1,842     228  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       55       (8,065     (7,765     (300


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
March 31,
2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.20   USD     60     $ (8,798   $ (8,274   $ (524

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     210       (30,793     (27,024     (3,769

Credit Suisse International

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     75       (11,003     (11,569     566  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     35       (5,132     (4,436     (696

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     48       (7,039     (3,451     (3,588

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     165       (24,195     (11,099     (13,096

Deutsche Bank AG

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     8       (1,173     (975     (198

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     48       (7,038     (6,289     (749

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     9       (1,320     (537     (783

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     52       (7,625     (6,182     (1,443

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     53       (7,772     (6,304     (1,468

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     79       (11,584     (8,850     (2,734

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     156       (22,874     (13,342     (9,532

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     232       (34,019     (16,907     (17,112

Goldman Sachs International

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     82       (12,038     (14,137     2,099  


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
March 31,
2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.20     USD       58     $ (8,514   $ (9,857   $ 1,343  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       75       (11,010     (11,988     978  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       5       (734     (790     56  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       4       (587     (373     (214

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       8       (1,173     (822     (351

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       8       (1,173     (759     (414

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       78       (11,437     (11,038     (399

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       15       (2,200     (1,684     (516

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       172       (25,221     (23,712     (1,509

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       53       (7,771     (5,871     (1,900

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       47       (6,892     (4,223     (2,669

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       64       (9,385     (4,412     (4,973

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       170       (24,928     (13,514     (11,414

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       230       (33,725     (19,039     (14,686

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       272       (39,885     (13,832     (26,053
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $     (426,125   $     (273,203   $     (152,922
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date


(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $19,475,777 or 6.8% of net assets.
(c) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(d) Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.
(e) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(f) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
(g) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.15% of net assets as of March 31, 2018, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Bellemeade Re II Ltd. Series 2016-1A, Class M2B

           

8.372%, 4/25/26

     4/29/16      $ 94,666      $ 96,422        0.03

H/2 Asset Funding NRE Series 2015-1A, Class AFL

           

3.522%, 6/24/49

     6/19/15        93,845        93,845        0.03

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

           

6.122%, 11/25/24

     11/06/15        30,484        33,538        0.01

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

           

7.122%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        143,230        161,242        0.06

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

           

7.372%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        40,320        47,462        0.02

 

(h) Inverse interest only security.
(i) Affiliated investments.
(j) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(k) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(l) As of March 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $45,306,198 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(6,347,035), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $38,959,163.
(m) On March 30, 2018, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

 

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
ILS    -    Israeli Shekel
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen


KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
PEN    -    Peruvian Sol
PHP    -    Philippine Peso
PLN    -    Polish Zloty
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TRY    -    Turkish Lira
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
Glossary:
ABS    -    Asset-Backed Securities
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
BKBM    -    Bank Bill Benchmark (New Zealand)
BOBL    -    Bundesobligationen
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CDX-CMBX.NA    -    North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CPI    -    Consumer Price Index
EURIBOR    -    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
REG    -    Registered Shares
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs    -    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
STIBOR    -    Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate
TBA    -    To Be Announced
TIPS    -    Treasury Inflation Protected Security

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  67.5%       

United States

  5.2%       

Japan

  3.5%       

United Kingdom

  2.4%       

France

  1.7%       

Germany

  1.5%       

Hong Kong

  1.2%       

Australia

  1.2%       

Canada

  1.1%       

Switzerland

  0.9%       

China

  0.9%       

India

  0.8%       

Brazil

  6.6%       

Other

  5.5%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1 All data are as of March 31, 2018. 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 0.7% or less in the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and Turkey.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks:

          

Information Technology

   $ 27,468,134      $ 6,909,560      $ – 0  –    $ 34,377,694  

Real Estate

     15,384,363        13,050,465        – 0  –      28,434,828  

Financials

     18,750,197        9,283,668        – 0  –      28,033,865  

Health Care

     17,252,215        3,264,287        – 0  –      20,516,502  

Consumer Discretionary

     12,211,661        5,050,846        – 0  –      17,262,507  

Consumer Staples

     10,203,838        4,978,036        – 0  –      15,181,874  

Industrials

     7,943,638        5,620,325        – 0  –      13,563,963  


Investments in Securities:    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Energy

   $ 6,565,133     $ 1,676,938     $ – 0  –    $ 8,242,071  

Materials

     3,877,859       3,158,201       – 0  –      7,036,060  

Telecommunication Services

     1,613,491       2,383,251       – 0  –      3,996,742  

Utilities

     3,026,734       878,637       – 0  –      3,905,371  

Banks

     – 0  –      380,587       – 0  –      380,587  

Transportation

     – 0  –      351,104       – 0  –      351,104  

Capital Goods

     – 0  –      244,806       – 0  –      244,806  

Health Care Equipment & Services

     199,095       – 0  –      – 0  –      199,095  

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     94,889       – 0  –      – 0  –      94,889  

Corporates - Investment Grade

     – 0  –      26,172,077       196,436       26,368,513  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      22,976,170       – 0  –      22,976,170  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      11,973,516       – 0  –      11,973,516  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      6,929,013       1,796,484       8,725,497  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      6,811,098       1,870,736       8,681,834  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      6,758,831       – 0  –      6,758,831  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      5,007,222       – 0  –      5,007,222  

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      4,145,640       – 0  –      4,145,640  

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      1,015,545       – 0  –      1,015,545  

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      806,181       – 0  –      806,181  

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      525,376       – 0  –      525,376  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      257,360       – 0  –      257,360  

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –      197,400       – 0  –      197,400  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      8,056,683       – 0  –      8,056,683  

Time Deposits

     – 0  –      6,037,155       – 0  –      6,037,155  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      1,856,334       – 0  –      1,856,334  

Agency Discount Notes

     – 0  –      304,720       – 0  –      304,720  

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

     326,445       – 0  –      – 0  –      326,445  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     124,917,692       167,061,032       3,863,656       295,842,380  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     255,534       – 0  –      – 0  –      255,534  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      274,551       – 0  –      274,551  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      136,520       – 0  –      136,520  

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      829       – 0  –      829  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (60,318     – 0  –      – 0  –      (60,318

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (292,309     – 0  –      (292,309

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (158     – 0  –      (158

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (426,954     – 0  –      (426,954
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)(c)

   $   125,112,908     $   166,753,511     $   3,863,656     $   295,730,075  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(b) There were deminimis transfers under 1% of net assets from Level 2 to Level 1 during the reporting period.
(c) An amount of $5,701,698 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.

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
    Corporates -
Investment Grade
 

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ 1,812,622     $ 1,545,137     $ – 0  – 

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     113       187       102  

Realized gain (loss)

     77       (1,221     – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (12,930     (6,079     (52

Purchases/Payups

     274,982       308,982       196,386  

Sales/Paydowns

     (204,128     (50,522     – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/18

   $     1,870,736     $     1,796,484     $     196,436  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/18

   $ (12,383   $ (7,302   $ (52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Total              

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ 3,357,759      

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     402      

Realized gain (loss)

     (1,144    

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (19,061    

Purchases/Payups

     780,350      

Sales/Paydowns

     (254,650    

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –     

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –     
  

 

 

     

Balance as of 3/31/18

   $ 3,863,656      
  

 

 

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/18

   $ (19,737    
  

 

 

     

As of March 31, 2018, all Level 3 securities were priced (i) by third party vendors or (ii) by brokers.

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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund    Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $     1,220      $     3,667      $     4,561      $         326      $         2  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 54.4%

       

Financials - 9.8%

       

Banks - 5.0%

       

AIB Group PLC

     5,844        $ 35,177  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

     2,000          80,273  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     31,095          647,191  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     73,153          579,340  

Banco de Sabadell SA

     50,635          103,570  

Banco Santander SA

     171,172          1,120,385  

Bank Hapoalim BM

     14,749          101,428  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

     12,645          76,381  

Bank of America Corp.

     70,245          2,106,648  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

     21,000          84,145  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC (a)

     11,605          101,693  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

     400          22,667  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

     7,933          67,338  

Bankia SA

     10,832          48,592  

Bankinter SA

     7,353          75,702  

Barclays PLC

     180,209          526,590  

BB&T Corp.

     5,650          294,026  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

     4,177          31,803  

BNP Paribas SA

     13,908          1,031,427  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     39,500          193,778  

CaixaBank SA

     42,465          202,458  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

     11,000          89,935  

Citigroup, Inc.

     19,179          1,294,582  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     3,519          147,728  

Comerica, Inc.

     1,200          115,116  

Commerzbank AG (a)

     15,814          205,302  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     18,280          1,022,250  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

     11,221          63,359  

Credit Agricole SA

     14,327          233,602  

Danske Bank A/S

     7,940          297,498  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     17,000          359,080  

DNB ASA

     9,303          183,243  

Erste Group Bank AG

     3,207          161,226  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     5,040          160,020  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

     9,000          49,304  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     8,100          188,200  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     217,206          2,039,719  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

     7,765          117,251  

ING Groep NV

     36,740          619,995  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     120,775          439,742  

Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

     3,855          52,316  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     25,115          2,761,897  

KBC Group NV

     3,064          266,810  

KeyCorp

     7,725          151,024  

Kyushu Financial Group, Inc.

     3,564          17,800  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     769,079          699,574  

M&T Bank Corp.

     1,115          205,561  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

     16,800          65,258  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

     12,965          152,422  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     135,900          903,139  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

     1,057          20,248  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     253,500          461,973  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     28,193          622,404  

Nordea Bank AB

     28,914          309,379  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

     29,000          285,679  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     2,465          45,997  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     3,430          518,753  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (a)

     1,307        $ 50,907  

Regions Financial Corp.

     8,325          154,678  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     21,000          112,874  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a)

     42,208          153,545  

Seven Bank Ltd.

     16,218          52,028  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

     3,700          57,398  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

     4,000          38,466  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB - Class A

     16,190          170,097  

Societe Generale SA

     9,446          513,016  

Standard Chartered PLC

     34,982          350,602  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     14,300          606,667  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     3,200          130,813  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     3,390          230,656  

Suruga Bank Ltd.

     1,000          14,034  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     386          92,644  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A

     14,254          178,415  

Swedbank AB - Class A

     8,621          193,717  

UniCredit SpA (a)

     17,422          364,139  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     12,000          252,506  

US Bancorp.

     11,415          576,457  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     32,075          1,681,051  

Westpac Banking Corp.

     35,553          787,479  

Zions Bancorporation

     1,430          75,404  
       

 

 

 
          29,695,591  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.6%

 

3i Group PLC

     9,721          117,331  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     407          77,159  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     1,045          154,597  

Amundi SA (b)

     1,517          121,826  

ASX Ltd.

     1,453          62,969  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     7,415          382,095  

BlackRock, Inc. - Class A

     977          529,260  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     846          96,529  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     8,590          448,570  

CME Group, Inc. - Class A

     2,450          396,263  

Credit Suisse Group AG (REG) (a)

     25,000          419,875  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

     16,000          102,974  

Deutsche Bank AG (REG)

     19,693          274,726  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     2,077          283,933  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     1,870          103,617  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     2,320          80,458  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     2,538          639,221  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

     2,483          56,994  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     10,900          359,014  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     4,230          306,760  

Invesco Ltd.

     2,930          93,789  

Investec PLC

     5,877          45,419  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

     4,965          92,965  

Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a)

     2,130          131,083  

Kingston Financial Group Ltd.

     68,779          31,027  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     3,987          230,858  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     3,705          295,426  

Moody’s Corp.

     1,245          200,818  

Morgan Stanley

     10,070          543,377  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     860          74,149  

Natixis SA

     21,759          178,539  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     38,855          226,576  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Northern Trust Corp.

     1,560        $ 160,883  

Partners Group Holding AG

     158          117,572  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     909          81,274  

S&P Global, Inc.

     1,860          355,372  

Schroders PLC

     1,291          57,925  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     21,000          118,554  

St James’s Place PLC

     4,994          76,138  

State Street Corp.

     2,635          262,789  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     1,725          186,248  

UBS Group AG (a)

     38,983          686,838  
       

 

 

 
          9,261,790  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

 

Acom Co., Ltd. (a)

     13,014          58,441  

American Express Co.

     5,210          485,989  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     3,513          336,616  

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

     3,500          58,581  

Discover Financial Services

     2,610          187,737  

Navient Corp.

     1,900          24,928  

Synchrony Financial

     5,318          178,312  
       

 

 

 
          1,330,604  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.8%

 

AMP Ltd.

     28,155          108,655  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B (a)

     13,994          2,791,523  

Challenger Ltd./Australia

     12,809          114,715  

Eurazeo SA

     1,370          126,145  

EXOR NV

     3,679          261,886  

First Pacific Co., Ltd./Hong Kong

     86,660          47,098  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

     768          87,839  

IHS Markit Ltd. (a)

     2,561          123,543  

Industrivarden AB - Class C

     4,979          116,121  

Investor AB - Class B

     4,336          192,620  

Kinnevik AB

     4,676          168,936  

Leucadia National Corp.

     2,255          51,256  

ORIX Corp.

     14,110          252,865  

Pargesa Holding SA

     346          30,700  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

     28,554          144,131  

Wendel SA

     844          131,607  
       

 

 

 
          4,749,640  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.2%

 

Admiral Group PLC

     2,010          52,024  

Aegon NV

     11,109          74,950  

Aflac, Inc.

     5,710          249,870  

Ageas

     1,646          84,941  

AIA Group Ltd.

     128,423          1,097,847  

Allianz SE (REG)

     4,871          1,101,124  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     2,600          246,480  

American International Group, Inc.

     6,493          353,349  

Aon PLC

     1,865          261,715  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     1,302          89,486  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     11,115          213,655  

Assurant, Inc.

     410          37,478  

Aviva PLC

     43,251          301,853  

Baloise Holding AG (REG)

     926          141,663  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

     697          35,826  

Chubb Ltd.

     3,332          455,718  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     1,060        $ 78,716  

CNP Assurances

     4,544          114,710  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     10,264          189,488  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     13,089          70,085  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     294          75,505  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

     3,690          67,867  

Hannover Rueck SE (REG)

     795          108,463  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     2,575          132,664  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     23,145          134,008  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

     16,700          202,945  

Legal & General Group PLC

     63,405          229,732  

Lincoln National Corp.

     1,590          116,165  

Loews Corp.

     1,990          98,963  

Mapfre SA

     8,911          29,647  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     3,690          304,757  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

     39,307          88,226  

MetLife, Inc.

     7,570          347,387  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     4,800          149,105  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG)

     1,588          369,275  

NN Group NV

     7,137          317,096  

Old Mutual PLC

     61,153          205,773  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     1,940          118,165  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     4,145          252,555  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     3,065          317,381  

Prudential PLC

     27,421          685,214  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

     13,053          97,385  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

     10,859          96,140  

Sampo Oyj - Class A

     4,765          265,471  

SCOR SE

     3,333          136,070  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     4,000          161,172  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

     4,130          75,414  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     12,247          126,309  

Swiss Life Holding AG (a)

     342          121,878  

Swiss Re AG

     3,176          324,164  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     5,500          87,484  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     7,300          331,003  

Torchmark Corp.

     752          63,296  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,030          281,886  

Tryg A/S

     1,821          42,428  

UnipolSai Assicurazioni SpA

     4,035          9,594  

Unum Group

     1,620          77,128  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     987          150,212  

XL Group Ltd.

     1,810          100,021  

Zurich Insurance Group AG (a)

     1,604          529,099  
       

 

 

 
          12,678,025  
       

 

 

 
          57,715,650  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 8.6%

 

Communications Equipment - 0.4%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     35,790          1,535,033  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     480          69,413  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     2,640          64,231  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1,145          120,569  

Nokia Oyj

     62,192          343,431  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Class B

     28,969          184,473  
       

 

 

 
          2,317,150  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

 

Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

     2,053        $ 50,820  

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

     2,150          185,180  

Corning, Inc.

     6,205          172,996  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     910          45,509  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

     1,600          61,553  

Hexagon AB - Class B

     4,263          254,454  

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

     315          43,517  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

     1,881          89,420  

Hitachi Ltd.

     52,000          378,748  

Ingenico Group SA

     930          75,485  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)

     273          63,713  

Keyence Corp.

     1,054          658,389  

Kyocera Corp.

     3,100          175,764  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     2,000          276,064  

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     929          26,930  

Omron Corp.

     1,800          105,222  

Shimadzu Corp.

     2,000          55,170  

TDK Corp.

     1,200          106,906  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     2,560          255,744  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

     2,723          123,503  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

     4,500          91,238  
       

 

 

 
          3,296,325  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 1.4%

 

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     1,205          85,531  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A (a)

     2,189          2,270,299  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     2,194          2,263,747  

DeNA Co., Ltd.

     1,663          30,288  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     7,035          283,088  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

     17,287          2,762,290  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

     3,799          67,232  

Mixi, Inc.

     827          30,942  

REA Group Ltd.

     1,002          61,520  

United Internet AG

     2,321          146,248  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

     625          74,100  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     13,553          63,440  
       

 

 

 
          8,138,725  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.4%

 

Accenture PLC - Class A

     4,485          688,447  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     380          80,887  

Amadeus IT Group SA - Class A

     4,677          346,113  

Atos SE

     677          92,755  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     3,220          365,406  

Capgemini SE

     1,557          194,274  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

     4,280          344,540  

Computershare Ltd.

     3,663          49,122  

CSRA, Inc.

     1,140          47,002  

DXC Technology Co.

     2,068          207,896  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     2,420          233,046  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     3,000          213,930  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     18,000          109,385  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

     640          75,277  

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,159          129,252  

International Business Machines Corp.

     6,226          955,255  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

     6,760          1,184,082  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     1,300        $ 61,424  

NTT Data Corp.

     6,010          63,151  

Obic Co., Ltd.

     730          61,516  

Otsuka Corp.

     1,200          61,179  

Paychex, Inc.

     2,295          141,349  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     8,185          620,996  

Total System Services, Inc.

     1,210          104,375  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     13,150          1,573,003  

Western Union Co. (The) - Class W

     3,280          63,074  

Wirecard AG

     1,262          149,599  
       

 

 

 
          8,216,335  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)(c)

     5,883          59,124  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     2,610          237,849  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     7,635          424,582  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     900          12,680  

ASML Holding NV

     3,784          750,342  

Broadcom Ltd.

     2,975          701,059  

Disco Corp.

     309          66,047  

Infineon Technologies AG

     10,766          289,532  

Intel Corp.

     33,840          1,762,387  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     1,160          126,452  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,229          249,684  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     1,695          154,855  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     8,320          433,805  

NVIDIA Corp.

     4,435          1,027,102  

NXP Semiconductors NV (a)

     3,725          435,825  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     868          61,151  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     10,670          591,225  

Renesas Electronics Corp. (a)

     5,418          54,466  

Rohm Co., Ltd.

     1,300          123,397  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     1,324          132,744  

STMicroelectronics NV

     12,251          272,630  

SUMCO Corp.

     2,522          65,868  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     7,175          745,411  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     1,689          312,450  

Xilinx, Inc.

     1,835          132,560  
       

 

 

 
          9,223,227  
       

 

 

 

Software - 2.0%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     5,455          367,994  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     3,560          769,245  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

     612          95,894  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     1,575          197,788  

CA, Inc.

     2,235          75,767  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

     2,014          74,055  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     1,405          139,573  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     1,030          95,584  

Dassault Systemes SE

     924          125,658  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     2,235          270,971  

Intuit, Inc.

     1,750          303,362  

Konami Holdings Corp.

     1,300          66,205  

LINE Corp. (a)

     33          1,299  

Micro Focus International PLC

     4,754          66,383  

Microsoft Corp.

     55,920          5,103,818  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Nexon Co., Ltd. (a)

     5,190        $ 87,990  

Nice Ltd. (a)

     596          55,688  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     1,200          533,128  

Oracle Corp.

     22,050          1,008,787  

Oracle Corp. Japan

     500          41,497  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     1,290          192,868  

Sage Group PLC (The)

     12,240          109,982  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     4,984          579,639  

SAP SE

     10,475          1,099,684  

Symantec Corp.

     4,455          115,162  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

     1,072          89,233  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     835          81,646  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     1,600          94,355  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a)

     804          68,044  
       

 

 

 
          11,911,299  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.3%

 

Apple, Inc.

     37,026          6,212,222  

Brother Industries Ltd.

     2,200          51,012  

Canon, Inc.

     11,400          413,573  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     4,200          167,721  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     11,460          201,008  

HP, Inc.

     12,010          263,259  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

     6,000          51,006  

NEC Corp.

     2,500          70,273  

NetApp, Inc.

     1,940          119,679  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

     6,000          59,273  

Seagate Technology PLC

     2,050          119,966  

Seiko Epson Corp.

     2,700          46,791  

Western Digital Corp.

     2,163          199,580  

Xerox Corp.

     1,486          42,767  
       

 

 

 
          8,018,130  
       

 

 

 
          51,121,191  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 7.0%

 

Auto Components - 0.4%

 

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

     1,800          98,231  

Aptiv PLC

     1,891          160,678  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     1,380          69,318  

Bridgestone Corp.

     6,900          303,557  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA - Class B

     1,732          256,410  

Continental AG

     1,047          289,193  

Denso Corp.

     5,200          286,023  

Faurecia SA

     1,635          132,298  

GKN PLC

     16,316          105,758  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     1,710          45,452  

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,000          69,834  

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     3,000          72,288  

NOK Corp.

     2,800          54,677  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

     1,090          49,502  

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

     1,600          60,075  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     7,200          110,041  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     4,100          75,593  

Toyota Industries Corp.

     1,600          96,727  

Valeo SA

     2,277          150,624  

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)

     1,000          23,176  
       

 

 

 
          2,509,455  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Automobiles - 1.2%

 

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     3,152        $ 342,842  

Daimler AG (REG)

     10,262          874,323  

Ferrari NV

     1,527          183,563  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)

     14,140          288,403  

Ford Motor Co.

     28,220          312,678  

General Motors Co.

     9,216          334,909  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     1,150          49,312  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     18,521          641,134  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     5,500          84,268  

Mazda Motor Corp.

     5,200          69,544  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

     11,400          81,527  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     26,300          271,472  

Peugeot SA

     7,475          179,993  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares)

     1,458          121,536  

Renault SA

     1,830          222,066  

Subaru Corp.

     6,000          198,617  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     3,500          190,027  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     28,500          1,850,552  

Volkswagen AG

     630          126,095  

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

     1,767          352,188  

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

     2,700          80,330  
       

 

 

 
          6,855,379  
       

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.0%

 

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,060          95,230  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     2,000          52,833  

LKQ Corp. (a)

     2,214          84,021  
       

 

 

 
          232,084  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.0%

 

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     300          10,914  

H&R Block, Inc.

     1,420          36,082  
       

 

 

 
          46,996  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.0%

 

Accor SA

     2,705          146,137  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     4,876          91,037  

Carnival Corp.

     2,885          189,198  

Carnival PLC

     2,273          146,298  

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

     244          78,839  

Compass Group PLC

     16,836          343,774  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

     9,430          92,613  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     870          74,167  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

     823          26,519  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     20,155          184,996  

Genting Singapore PLC

     92,000          76,307  

GVC Holdings PLC

     5,872          75,875  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     1,466          115,462  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     2,053          123,001  

Marriott International, Inc./MD - Class A

     2,231          303,371  

McDonald’s Corp.

     5,780          903,876  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

     2,200          104,117  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. (ADR)

     2,651          76,826  


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Merlin Entertainments PLC (b)

     2,417        $ 11,753  

MGM Resorts International

     3,660          128,173  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,281          67,855  

Oriental Land Co., Ltd./Japan

     2,100          214,866  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

     1,060          108,842  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     1,277          150,354  

Sands China Ltd.

     39,744          215,982  

Sodexo SA

     1,005          101,151  

Starbucks Corp.

     10,220          591,636  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

     12,096          41,019  

TUI AG

     6,938          148,776  

Whitbread PLC

     1,737          90,163  

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     750          85,822  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     77,455          283,890  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     560          102,122  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     2,445          208,143  
       

 

 

 
          5,702,960  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.5%

 

Auto Trader Group PLC (b)

     9,529          46,839  

Barratt Developments PLC

     9,541          70,998  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     1,236          65,705  

Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

     2,100          31,281  

DR Horton, Inc.

     2,455          107,627  

Electrolux AB - Class B

     2,430          76,738  

Garmin Ltd.

     770          45,376  

Husqvarna AB - Class B

     8,194          79,214  

Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,346          25,160  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     925          41,033  

Lennar Corp. - Class A

     1,300          76,622  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

     450          104,499  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     3,455          88,033  

Nikon Corp.

     3,200          57,843  

Panasonic Corp.

     23,500          337,472  

Persimmon PLC

     3,527          125,181  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     1,935          57,063  

Rinnai Corp.

     700          66,573  

SEB SA

     568          108,641  

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

     4,000          70,148  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     6,000          109,787  

Sharp Corp./Japan (a)

     1,500          44,924  

Sony Corp.

     13,500          664,204  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     31,025          80,376  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

     13,454          78,963  

Whirlpool Corp.

     550          84,211  
       

 

 

 
          2,744,511  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.1%

 

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     2,912          4,214,654  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     397          825,915  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     882          97,382  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     3,132          925,036  

Rakuten, Inc.

     8,852          73,150  

Start Today Co., Ltd.

     2,592          67,463  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

     762          31,158  

Zalando SE (a)(b)

     2,021          110,283  
       

 

 

 
          6,345,041  
       

 

 

 


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Leisure Products - 0.1%

 

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

     1,900        $ 61,491  

Hasbro, Inc.

     800          67,440  

Mattel, Inc. (c)

     2,435          32,020  

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     300          10,495  

Shimano, Inc.

     700          101,014  

Yamaha Corp.

     1,600          70,280  
       

 

 

 
          342,740  
       

 

 

 

Media - 1.0%

 

Altice NV - Class A (a)

     3,528          29,157  

Axel Springer SE

     2,191          183,284  

CBS Corp. - Class B

     2,540          130,531  

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A (a)

     1,423          442,866  

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     33,702          1,151,597  

Dentsu, Inc.

     2,100          92,805  

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

     1,045          22,394  

Discovery Communications, Inc. - Class C (a)

     2,154          42,046  

DISH Network Corp. - Class A (a)

     1,575          59,677  

Eutelsat Communications SA

     3,140          62,236  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

     2,490          34,372  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,795          64,369  

ITV PLC

     34,542          69,922  

JCDecaux SA

     189          6,573  

Lagardere SCA

     352          10,055  

News Corp. - Class A

     2,758          43,576  

News Corp. - Class B

     817          13,154  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1,660          120,632  

Pearson PLC

     7,821          82,456  

Publicis Groupe SA

     1,801          125,407  

RTL Group SA (London)

     1,166          96,716  

Schibsted ASA - Class B

     2,252          57,640  

SES SA

     4,651          62,956  

Sky PLC

     13,314          242,476  

Telenet Group Holding NV (a)

     454          30,347  

Time Warner, Inc.

     5,645          533,904  

Toho Co., Ltd./Tokyo

     1,000          33,285  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class A

     7,621          279,614  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class B

     3,167          115,184  

Viacom, Inc. - Class B

     2,510          77,961  

Vivendi SA

     11,072          287,150  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     10,894          1,094,193  

WPP PLC

     13,761          218,685  
       

 

 

 
          5,917,220  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.2%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     1,870          174,939  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     1,738          164,936  

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,000          57,310  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

     2,200          24,344  

J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.

     3,500          59,113  

Kohl’s Corp.

     1,180          77,302  

Macy’s, Inc.

     2,205          65,577  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     15,442          58,656  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Marui Group Co., Ltd.

     3,300        $ 66,546  

Next PLC

     1,363          91,115  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     820          39,696  

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

     257          85,861  

Target Corp.

     3,925          272,513  
       

 

 

 
          1,237,908  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 0.8%

       

ABC-Mart, Inc.

     500          32,927  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     531          62,950  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     225          145,955  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,850          129,482  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     1,320          81,761  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     500          200,866  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     892          40,622  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     1,555          48,516  

Hennes & Mauritz AB - Class B

     9,038          135,020  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

     500          80,653  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     8,480          1,511,475  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     11,626          365,505  

Kingfisher PLC

     29,522          121,108  

L Brands, Inc.

     1,785          68,205  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     6,040          530,010  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

     750          131,525  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     640          158,323  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     2,800          218,344  

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

     200          24,938  

Tiffany & Co.

     755          73,733  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,620          376,807  

Tractor Supply Co.

     915          57,663  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     452          92,330  

USS Co., Ltd.

     4,120          84,326  

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     10,990          66,783  
       

 

 

 
          4,839,827  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.7%

       

adidas AG

     2,040          496,327  

Burberry Group PLC

     4,236          100,971  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (REG)

     5,585          501,879  

Hanesbrands, Inc. (c)

     2,627          48,389  

Hermes International

     281          166,563  

HUGO BOSS AG

     1,317          114,733  

Kering SA

     721          345,804  

Li & Fung Ltd.

     48,000          23,663  

Luxottica Group SpA

     1,559          96,852  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     2,973          916,199  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,059          65,743  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     9,520          632,509  

Pandora A/S

     1,106          119,665  

PVH Corp.

     545          82,529  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     390          43,602  

Swatch Group AG (The)

     294          129,726  

Swatch Group AG (The) (REG)

     1,834          153,804  

Tapestry, Inc.

     2,030          106,798  

Under Armour, Inc. - Class A (a)(c)

     1,247          20,388  

Under Armour, Inc. - Class C (a)(c)

     1,254          17,995  

VF Corp.

     2,310          171,217  
       

 

 

 
          4,355,356  
       

 

 

 
          41,129,477  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

Industrials - 6.7%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 1.2%

     

Airbus SE

     6,243      $ 722,675  

Arconic, Inc.

     3,056        70,410  

BAE Systems PLC

     33,818        276,689  

Boeing Co. (The)

     4,060        1,331,193  

Cobham PLC

     27,677        47,693  

Dassault Aviation SA

     41        78,327  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

     250        30,103  

General Dynamics Corp.

     2,010        444,009  

Harris Corp.

     845        136,282  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     329        84,803  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     625        130,000  

Leonardo SpA

     5,271        60,960  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,800        608,274  

Meggitt PLC

     10,854        65,846  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     1,340        467,821  

Raytheon Co.

     2,150        464,013  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     1,200        161,820  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (a)

     19,591        239,522  

Safran SA

     3,586        380,581  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

     43,000        118,289  

Textron, Inc.

     1,855        109,389  

Thales SA

     694        84,545  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

     363        111,419  

United Technologies Corp.

     5,425        682,574  
     

 

 

 
        6,907,237  
     

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.3%

     

Bollore SA

     25,929        138,315  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     965        90,430  

Deutsche Post AG (REG)

     9,235        404,486  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     1,220        77,226  

FedEx Corp.

     1,815        435,800  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (REG)

     477        75,130  

Royal Mail PLC

     8,567        65,022  

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

     4,955        518,590  

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,400        85,463  
     

 

 

 
        1,890,462  
     

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.2%

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     843        52,232  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     3,082        160,141  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

     1,007        39,021  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     4,702        257,717  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (REG)

     3,330        106,452  

easyJet PLC

     2,320        52,297  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

     10,420        90,215  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     900        36,645  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

     14,000        116,335  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     3,905        223,678  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,822        126,574  
     

 

 

 
        1,261,307  
     

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Building Products - 0.3%

       

Allegion PLC

     635        $ 54,159  

AO Smith Corp.

     1,055          67,087  

Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.

     2,000          83,815  

Assa Abloy AB - Class B

     9,541          206,805  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     4,539          239,682  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     2,500          277,733  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     1,071          63,071  

Geberit AG (REG)

     360          159,200  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     6,692          235,826  

LIXIL Group Corp.

     2,500          55,457  

Masco Corp.

     2,205          89,170  

TOTO Ltd.

     1,522          79,800  
       

 

 

 
          1,611,805  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2%

       

Brambles Ltd.

     15,030          115,999  

Cintas Corp.

     685          116,847  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

     2,500          51,952  

G4S PLC

     17,154          59,703  

ISS A/S (a)

     1,785          66,294  

Park24 Co., Ltd.

     1,300          35,474  

Republic Services, Inc. - Class A

     1,600          105,968  

Secom Co., Ltd.

     2,000          148,970  

Societe BIC SA

     891          88,638  

Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.

     1,000          49,144  

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

     610          35,703  

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

     5,000          41,100  

Waste Management, Inc.

     2,845          239,322  
       

 

 

 
          1,155,114  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.3%

       

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     2,573          100,387  

Bouygues SA

     1,739          87,190  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

     2,988          102,840  

Eiffage SA

     1,102          125,508  

Ferrovial SA

     4,609          96,364  

Fluor Corp.

     965          55,217  

HOCHTIEF AG

     422          78,884  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     815          48,207  

JGC Corp.

     4,000          87,090  

Kajima Corp.

     7,000          65,810  

Obayashi Corp.

     6,000          66,095  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     1,115          38,300  

Shimizu Corp.

     4,000          35,683  

Skanska AB - Class B

     8,587          176,058  

Taisei Corp.

     2,000          102,579  

Vinci SA

     5,456          537,389  
       

 

 

 
          1,803,601  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.5%

       

ABB Ltd. (REG)

     20,970          498,629  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     323          44,958  

AMETEK, Inc.

     1,599          121,476  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     3,144          251,237  

Emerson Electric Co.

     4,650          317,595  

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

     14,000          96,456  

Legrand SA

     2,541          199,368  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

     800        $ 39,798  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     21,000          340,842  

Nidec Corp.

     2,567          395,084  

OSRAM Licht AG

     678          49,892  

Prysmian SpA

     1,074          33,726  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     930          162,006  

Schneider Electric SE (Paris)

     6,098          536,998  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA

     810          13,019  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     2,133          152,620  
       

 

 

 
          3,253,704  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.8%

       

3M Co.

     4,355          956,010  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     25,840          310,474  

DCC PLC

     843          77,672  

General Electric Co.

     62,759          845,991  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     5,505          795,527  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     2,300          141,740  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     2,005          77,080  

Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,000          31,025  

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

     13,000          77,730  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

     37,000          67,394  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     725          203,500  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

     3,142          55,087  

Siemens AG (REG)

     8,153          1,040,301  

Smiths Group PLC

     3,761          80,001  

Toshiba Corp. (a)

     72,000          210,005  
       

 

 

 
          4,969,537  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.3%

       

Alfa Laval AB

     3,778          89,531  

Alstom SA

     3,502          157,949  

Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,000          36,466  

ANDRITZ AG

     693          38,751  

Atlas Copco AB - Class A

     6,392          277,616  

Atlas Copco AB - Class B

     3,579          139,744  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     4,285          631,523  

CNH Industrial NV

     22,634          279,689  

Cummins, Inc.

     1,100          178,299  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

     1,030          61,066  

Deere & Co.

     2,335          362,672  

Dover Corp.

     1,085          106,569  

FANUC Corp.

     2,100          540,441  

Flowserve Corp.

     910          39,430  

Fortive Corp.

     2,170          168,218  

GEA Group AG

     1,741          74,039  

Hino Motors Ltd.

     6,000          78,027  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

     3,000          116,451  

Hoshizaki Corp.

     400          35,660  

IHI Corp.

     2,600          81,117  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     2,225          348,569  

IMI PLC

     4,517          68,519  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     1,805          154,346  

JTEKT Corp.

     4,300          63,359  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

     900          29,043  

KION Group AG

     1,747          163,101  

Komatsu Ltd.

     9,800          328,290  

Kone Oyj - Class B

     3,593          179,319  

Kubota Corp.

     10,000          176,276  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

     1,200        $ 38,739  

Makita Corp.

     2,200          108,975  

MAN SE

     1,273          148,444  

Metso Oyj

     1,073          33,854  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

     4,131          88,824  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     3,100          119,533  

Nabtesco Corp.

     1,000          38,948  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     2,000          34,644  

NSK Ltd.

     4,719          63,486  

PACCAR, Inc.

     2,510          166,087  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     945          161,623  

Pentair PLC

     1,160          79,031  

Sandvik AB

     12,165          222,878  

Schindler Holding AG

     413          89,112  

Schindler Holding AG (REG)

     575          120,464  

SKF AB - Class B

     4,700          96,289  

SMC Corp./Japan

     600          244,079  

Snap-on, Inc.

     420          61,967  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     1,165          178,478  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

     1,200          45,849  

THK Co., Ltd.

     1,531          63,689  

Volvo AB - Class B

     14,676          268,635  

Wartsila Oyj Abp

     4,224          93,331  

Weir Group PLC (The)

     2,037          57,100  

Xylem, Inc./NY

     1,235          94,996  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

     56,331          52,466  
       

 

 

 
          7,775,601  
       

 

 

 

Marine - 0.1%

       

AP Moller - Maersk A/S - Class A (a)

     70          103,126  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S - Class B (a)

     68          106,120  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

     1,200          34,077  

Nippon Yusen KK

     3,100          60,865  
       

 

 

 
          304,188  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.4%

       

Adecco Group AG (REG)

     1,673          119,168  

Bureau Veritas SA

     3,094          80,426  

Capita PLC

     6,326          12,785  

Equifax, Inc.

     855          100,728  

Experian PLC

     10,230          221,241  

Intertek Group PLC

     1,536          100,544  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     2,416          76,805  

Randstad Holding NV

     1,613          106,232  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

     11,748          294,447  

RELX NV

     15,125          313,524  

RELX PLC

     11,663          239,579  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     885          51,233  

SGS SA (REG)

     52          127,916  

Verisk Analytics, Inc. - Class A (a)

     1,100          114,400  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     5,568          296,133  
       

 

 

 
          2,255,161  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.5%

       

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

     22,082          72,444  

Central Japan Railway Co.

     1,537          293,325  

CSX Corp.

     6,460          359,887  

DSV A/S

     1,630          128,686  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

East Japan Railway Co.

     3,600        $ 336,578  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

     2,200          82,399  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     603          70,641  

Kansas City Southern

     770          84,584  

Keikyu Corp.

     2,000          35,154  

Keio Corp.

     1,200          51,720  

Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     2,945          90,651  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,700          66,795  

Kyushu Railway Co.

     1,722          53,721  

MTR Corp., Ltd.

     15,500          83,671  

Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.

     1,800          45,931  

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

     1,200          79,397  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2,040          276,991  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     3,000          61,115  

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

     1,200          36,665  

Tokyu Corp.

     5,000          78,736  

Union Pacific Corp.

     5,700          766,251  

West Japan Railway Co.

     1,568          111,166  
       

 

 

 
          3,266,508  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.4%

       

AerCap Holdings NV (a)

     1,493          75,725  

Ashtead Group PLC

     4,791          130,635  

Brenntag AG

     1,471          87,572  

Bunzl PLC

     3,191          93,836  

Fastenal Co.

     2,080          113,547  

Ferguson PLC

     3,100          233,151  

ITOCHU Corp.

     16,000          312,435  

Marubeni Corp.

     16,000          116,840  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

     2,900          80,317  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     16,100          433,397  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     18,200          313,183  

Sumitomo Corp.

     11,300          189,303  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

     2,300          77,727  

Travis Perkins PLC

     2,972          51,529  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     600          103,638  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     380          107,263  
       

 

 

 
          2,520,098  
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.2%

       

Abertis Infraestructuras SA

     6,861          153,809  

Aena SME SA (b)

     780          157,282  

Aeroports de Paris

     1,000          217,862  

Atlantia SpA

     176          5,454  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     10,521          46,686  

Getlink SE (REG)

     6,892          98,371  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust - Class U

     43,553          12,903  

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

     1,500          33,625  

Sydney Airport

     8,828          45,771  

Transurban Group

     20,948          184,732  
       

 

 

 
          956,495  
       

 

 

 
          39,930,818  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 6.5%

       

Biotechnology - 0.9%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

     11,566          1,094,722  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,580          176,107  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Amgen, Inc.

     4,878        $ 831,602  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     1,565          428,528  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     5,730          511,173  

CSL Ltd.

     4,876          587,453  

Genmab A/S (a)

     540          116,340  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     9,415          709,797  

Grifols SA

     2,839          80,488  

Incyte Corp. (a)

     1,240          103,329  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     640          220,391  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,807          294,505  
       

 

 

 
          5,154,435  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.1%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     12,576          753,554  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     540          135,610  

Baxter International, Inc.

     3,580          232,843  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     1,948          422,132  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     9,860          269,375  

Cochlear Ltd.

     405          56,881  

Coloplast A/S - Class B

     1,154          97,879  

ConvaTec Group PLC (b)

     12,601          35,156  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     361          82,600  

CYBERDYNE, Inc. (a)

     3,189          45,734  

Danaher Corp.

     4,440          434,720  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     1,596          80,295  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     1,490          207,885  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

     2,369          319,580  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.

     6,133          58,751  

Getinge AB - Class B

     2,013          22,923  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

     1,920          71,731  

Hoya Corp.

     3,900          196,999  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     633          121,150  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     815          336,457  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     7,299          279,493  

Medtronic PLC

     9,759          782,867  

Olympus Corp.

     2,800          107,069  

ResMed, Inc.

     1,016          100,046  

Siemens Healthineers AG (a)(b)

     1,618          66,495  

Smith & Nephew PLC

     9,779          182,936  

Sonova Holding AG (REG)

     666          105,883  

Straumann Holding AG

     67          42,273  

Stryker Corp.

     2,375          382,185  

Sysmex Corp.

     1,500          136,293  

Terumo Corp.

     3,300          171,639  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     645          79,109  

William Demant Holding A/S (a)

     2,050          76,363  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     1,485          161,924  
       

 

 

 
          6,656,830  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.9%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     2,367          400,023  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     2,700          60,968  

AmerisourceBergen Corp. - Class A

     1,135          97,848  

Anthem, Inc.

     1,850          406,445  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     2,295          143,851  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Centene Corp. (a)

     1,287        $ 137,542  

Cigna Corp.

     1,815          304,448  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

     1,050          69,237  

Envision Healthcare Corp. (a)

     823          31,628  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     4,089          282,468  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

     2,085          212,947  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     4,696          359,079  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     2,050          198,850  

Healthscope Ltd.

     34,249          51,316  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

     1,140          76,619  

Humana, Inc.

     1,065          286,304  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

     725          117,269  

McKesson Corp.

     1,565          220,461  

Mediclinic International PLC

     1,862          15,710  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

     3,900          81,397  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     950          95,285  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     1,156          55,694  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     5,937          45,687  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     5,598          99,052  

Suzuken Co., Ltd./Aichi Japan

     1,200          50,494  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     7,035          1,505,490  

Universal Health Services, Inc. - Class B

     650          76,966  
       

 

 

 
          5,483,078  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 0.0%

       

Cerner Corp. (a)

     2,280          132,240  

M3, Inc.

     2,070          95,112  
       

 

 

 
          227,352  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3%

       

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     2,345          156,880  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     1,111          262,663  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,096          107,528  

Lonza Group AG (REG) (a)

     779          183,719  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

     220          126,507  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     755          57,169  

QIAGEN NV (a)

     2,703          87,383  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2,885          595,637  

Waters Corp. (a)

     645          128,129  
       

 

 

 
          1,705,615  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.3%

       

Allergan PLC

     2,400          403,896  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     22,500          344,160  

AstraZeneca PLC

     13,478          926,495  

Bayer AG (REG)

     8,814          993,635  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     11,865          750,461  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     2,100          106,613  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     5,700          191,211  

Eisai Co., Ltd.

     2,933          188,846  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     6,965          538,882  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     52,848          1,026,363  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

     1,000          77,303  

Ipsen SA

     880          136,783  

Johnson & Johnson

     19,505          2,499,566  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

     2,152          46,736  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     19,805        $ 1,078,778  

Merck KGaA

     1,230          118,016  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     3,000          60,610  

Mylan NV (a)

     3,855          158,710  

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

     1,174          124,749  

Novartis AG (REG)

     23,800          1,924,965  

Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B

     20,377          1,002,260  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     3,900          124,085  

Orion Oyj - Class B

     974          29,817  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,717          186,444  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     922          76,840  

Pfizer, Inc.

     43,136          1,530,897  

Recordati SpA

     2,055          75,820  

Roche Holding AG

     7,488          1,717,725  

Sanofi

     12,344          990,483  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     2,500          41,865  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

     2,800          145,806  

Shire PLC

     9,881          491,776  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

     2,900          48,446  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

     567          56,058  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     7,600          370,585  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     9,693          165,653  

UCB SA

     1,203          97,970  

Vifor Pharma AG

     802          123,670  

Zoetis, Inc.

     3,546          296,126  
       

 

 

 
          19,269,104  
       

 

 

 
          38,496,414  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 5.0%

       

Beverages - 1.1%

       

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

     8,118          892,547  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     3,700          198,981  

Brown-Forman Corp. - Class B

     1,692          92,045  

Carlsberg A/S - Class B

     1,051          125,484  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     14,439          96,688  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

     1,300          53,687  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     27,730          1,204,314  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     2,343          97,609  

Coca-Cola HBC AG (a)

     1,928          71,349  

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

     1,270          289,458  

Diageo PLC

     27,623          934,202  

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.

     1,270          150,343  

Heineken Holding NV

     1,000          103,109  

Heineken NV

     2,500          268,885  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

     9,345          248,783  

Molson Coors Brewing Co. - Class B

     1,300          97,929  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     2,980          170,486  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     10,275          1,121,516  

Pernod Ricard SA

     2,021          336,331  

Remy Cointreau SA

     195          27,816  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     1,324          64,453  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     6,024          78,705  
       

 

 

 
          6,724,720  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.9%

       

Aeon Co., Ltd.

     6,200          110,267  

Carrefour SA

     5,903          122,428  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1,228        $ 60,146  

Colruyt SA

     862          47,711  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     3,165          596,381  

CVS Health Corp.

     7,330          455,999  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co., Ltd.

     800          66,654  

ICA Gruppen AB

     2,462          87,286  

J Sainsbury PLC

     18,022          60,455  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     2,405          43,744  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     9,852          233,452  

Kroger Co. (The)

     6,380          152,737  

Lawson, Inc.

     600          41,017  

METRO AG

     3,266          57,776  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

     8,000          342,659  

Sundrug Co., Ltd.

     1,000          46,806  

Sysco Corp.

     3,455          207,162  

Tesco PLC

     87,120          252,143  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     600          86,354  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     6,245          408,860  

Walmart, Inc.

     10,563          939,790  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     12,002          384,602  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

     19,623          58,876  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

     14,003          284,219  
       

 

 

 
          5,147,524  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.1%

       

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     5,000          90,801  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     4,015          174,131  

Associated British Foods PLC

     3,965          138,622  

Barry Callebaut AG (REG)

     91          177,974  

Calbee, Inc.

     1,315          44,683  

Campbell Soup Co.

     1,325          57,386  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     2,885          106,399  

Danone SA

     6,291          510,088  

General Mills, Inc.

     4,035          181,817  

Hershey Co. (The)

     1,000          98,960  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     1,950          66,924  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     795          98,588  

Kellogg Co.

     1,765          114,743  

Kerry Group PLC - Class A

     1,906          193,247  

Kikkoman Corp.

     1,000          40,542  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     4,278          266,477  

Marine Harvest ASA

     4,327          87,464  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD

     825          87,772  

MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,100          84,499  

Mondelez International, Inc. - Class A

     10,735          447,971  

Nestle SA (REG)

     33,982          2,685,988  

NH Foods Ltd.

     933          38,310  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

     4,000          79,483  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,200          83,257  

Orkla ASA

     10,095          108,794  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     1,000          39,517  

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

     2,175          159,188  

WH Group Ltd. (b)

     67,807          72,654  

Wilmar International Ltd.

     26,000          63,389  

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

     800          59,967  

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

     59          1,236  
       

 

 

 
          6,460,871  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Household Products - 0.6%

       

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     1,776        $ 89,439  

Clorox Co. (The)

     920          122,461  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     6,300          451,584  

Essity AB - Class B (a)

     4,979          137,984  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     989          124,598  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

     1,696          222,944  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     2,515          276,977  

Lion Corp.

     2,000          41,044  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     18,470          1,464,302  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     7,158          604,191  

Unicharm Corp.

     3,800          109,606  
       

 

 

 
          3,645,130  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.6%

       

Beiersdorf AG

     1,051          119,107  

Coty, Inc. - Class A

     3,362          61,525  

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

     1,640          245,541  

Kao Corp.

     5,400          405,397  

Kose Corp.

     500          105,111  

L’Oreal SA

     2,700          609,818  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

     1,800          75,037  

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

     3,600          231,181  

Unilever NV

     15,507          875,299  

Unilever PLC

     13,679          758,672  
       

 

 

 
          3,486,688  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.7%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     13,760          857,523  

British American Tobacco PLC

     24,956          1,442,628  

Imperial Brands PLC

     10,218          347,918  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     11,724          334,920  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     11,250          1,118,250  

Swedish Match AB

     2,884          130,696  
       

 

 

 
          4,231,935  
       

 

 

 
          29,696,868  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 3.0%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.3%

       

Baker Hughes a GE Co. - Class A

     3,060          84,976  

Halliburton Co.

     6,290          295,253  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     735          48,922  

John Wood Group PLC

     7,316          55,591  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     2,705          99,571  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     10,000          647,800  

TechnipFMC PLC

     3,118          91,825  

Tenaris SA

     10,900          188,418  
       

 

 

 
          1,512,356  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.7%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     3,895          235,297  

Andeavor

     1,025          103,074  

Apache Corp.

     2,745          105,628  

BP PLC

     210,515          1,419,945  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     3,340          80,093  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

     3,100          75,302  

Chevron Corp.

     13,780          1,571,471  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     677          63,300  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

     1,107        $ 166,415  

ConocoPhillips

     8,620          511,080  

Devon Energy Corp.

     3,720          118,259  

Enagas SA

     2,159          59,124  

Eni SpA

     24,216          426,571  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     4,160          437,923  

EQT Corp.

     1,690          80,292  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     30,710          2,291,273  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     5,341          100,724  

Hess Corp.

     1,940          98,203  

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

     1,200          45,913  

Inpex Corp.

     9,048          112,280  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     32,750          199,663  

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

     13,889          209,168  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     502          24,648  

Lundin Petroleum AB (a)

     856          21,625  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     6,105          98,474  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     3,474          253,984  

Neste Oyj

     1,220          84,918  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     1,370          33,455  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     3,500          106,050  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     5,550          360,528  

Oil Search Ltd.

     18,278          101,529  

OMV AG

     1,402          81,775  

ONEOK, Inc.

     2,918          166,093  

Origin Energy Ltd. (a)

     16,658          112,418  

Phillips 66

     3,110          298,311  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     1,215          208,713  

Range Resources Corp. (c)

     1,600          23,264  

Repsol SA

     13,383          237,891  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A

     48,497          1,534,374  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class B

     40,305          1,296,952  

Santos Ltd. (a)

     18,468          72,838  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

     4,285          58,332  

Snam SpA

     26,833          123,346  

Statoil ASA

     12,989          307,423  

TOTAL SA

     25,086          1,437,920  

Valero Energy Corp.

     3,125          289,906  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     5,955          148,041  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

     10,061          228,156  
       

 

 

 
          16,221,962  
       

 

 

 
          17,734,318  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.9%

       

Chemicals - 1.6%

       

Air Liquide SA

     4,557          559,224  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     1,620          257,629  

Akzo Nobel NV

     3,630          342,973  

Albemarle Corp.

     761          70,575  

Arkema SA

     1,159          151,306  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

     12,000          160,390  

BASF SE

     9,789          992,773  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     1,600          60,368  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     1,460          126,359  

Covestro AG (b)

     1,766          173,893  

Croda International PLC

     1,689          108,504  

Daicel Corp.

     3,000          32,943  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     16,970          1,081,159  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,030        $ 108,747  

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,940          265,916  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (REG)

     203          128,420  

Evonik Industries AG

     2,574          90,768  

FMC Corp.

     930          71,210  

Frutarom Industries Ltd.

     300          27,584  

Givaudan SA (REG)

     88          200,758  

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

     3,000          67,020  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     32,013          87,124  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     550          75,300  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

     4,414          18,739  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     1,842          78,582  

JSR Corp.

     800          18,005  

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

     3,000          70,120  

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

     3,000          52,015  

LANXESS AG

     1,767          135,451  

Linde AG

     1,768          355,126  

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

     2,299          242,958  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

     13,000          126,574  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     2,500          60,332  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     1,600          50,799  

Monsanto Co.

     3,140          366,407  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     2,530          61,428  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

     2,000          73,666  

Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.

     1,000          41,542  

Nitto Denko Corp.

     1,600          120,927  

Novozymes A/S - Class B

     2,458          127,964  

Orica Ltd.

     7,662          105,465  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,850          206,460  

Praxair, Inc.

     2,090          301,587  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     665          260,760  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

     4,100          427,667  

Sika AG

     20          156,883  

Solvay SA

     927          128,834  

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

     15,000          87,025  

Symrise AG

     1,178          94,852  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

     7,000          106,064  

Teijin Ltd.

     3,000          57,007  

Toray Industries, Inc.

     14,000          133,174  

Tosoh Corp.

     3,149          62,100  

Umicore SA

     2,002          106,056  

Yara International ASA

     1,297          55,421  
       

 

 

 
          9,530,933  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.2%

       

Boral Ltd.

     17,642          101,764  

CRH PLC

     8,841          299,461  

Fletcher Building Ltd.

     7,055          30,934  

HeidelbergCement AG

     1,342          131,841  

James Hardie Industries PLC

     3,449          61,211  

LafargeHolcim Ltd. (REG) (a)

     4,333          237,425  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     477          98,882  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

     500          17,960  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     915          104,466  
       

 

 

 
          1,083,944  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.1%

       

Amcor Ltd./Australia

     11,024          120,717  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     685          72,781  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Ball Corp.

     2,520        $ 100,069  

International Paper Co.

     2,965          158,420  

Packaging Corp. of America

     675          76,072  

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,240          53,060  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,700          25,366  

WestRock Co.

     1,847          118,522  
       

 

 

 
          725,007  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.9%

       

Alumina Ltd.

     466          855  

Anglo American PLC

     14,945          348,139  

Antofagasta PLC

     6,389          82,602  

ArcelorMittal (a)

     12,535          398,140  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

     34,230          758,725  

BHP Billiton PLC

     22,510          444,870  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     6,941          81,662  

Boliden AB

     4,189          147,404  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     18,067          60,862  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. (a)

     9,725          170,868  

Fresnillo PLC

     2,356          42,068  

Glencore PLC (a)

     130,406          648,018  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     5,000          58,764  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     5,000          100,857  

Kobe Steel Ltd. (a)

     1,199          11,893  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     2,700          80,034  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     7,017          105,834  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     3,795          148,271  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

     8,643          189,756  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     16,444          97,541  

Nucor Corp.

     2,310          141,118  

Randgold Resources Ltd.

     890          73,938  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     4,038          228,762  

Rio Tinto PLC

     13,185          669,061  

South32 Ltd.

     56,741          142,600  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     2,500          103,404  

thyssenkrupp AG

     3,919          102,333  

voestalpine AG

     1,082          56,759  
       

 

 

 
          5,495,138  
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.1%

       

Mondi PLC

     3,496          93,966  

Oji Holdings Corp.

     14,000          90,234  

Stora Enso Oyj - Class R

     5,244          96,418  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

     5,689          210,913  
       

 

 

 
          491,531  
       

 

 

 
          17,326,553  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.7%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.1%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     732          91,420  

American Tower Corp.

     3,065          445,467  

Apartment Investment & Management Co. - Class A

     1,075          43,806  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     1,045          171,861  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,100          135,542  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     9,308          83,906  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     2,970          325,542  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     13        $ 31,433  

Dexus

     13,420          96,634  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     1,530          161,231  

Duke Realty Corp.

     2,548          67,471  

Equinix, Inc.

     620          259,247  

Equity Residential

     2,640          162,677  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     478          115,045  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     883          77,139  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     522          60,609  

GGP, Inc.

     4,444          90,924  

Goodman Group

     16,928          110,068  

GPT Group (The)

     17,105          62,690  

Hammerson PLC

     7,467          56,288  

HCP, Inc.

     3,380          78,517  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     5,350          99,724  

ICADE

     1,592          154,559  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     2,008          65,983  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     7          25,431  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     12          62,378  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     24          46,539  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     3,030          43,632  

Klepierre SA

     2,231          89,925  

Land Securities Group PLC

     9,736          128,096  

Link REIT

     21,500          184,292  

Macerich Co. (The)

     710          39,774  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     796          72,627  

Mirvac Group

     40,488          67,287  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     13          72,109  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     14          30,407  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     34          47,318  

Prologis, Inc.

     3,770          237,472  

Public Storage

     1,130          226,441  

Realty Income Corp.

     2,008          103,874  

Regency Centers Corp.

     1,033          60,926  

SBA Communications Corp. (a)

     870          148,700  

Scentre Group

     50,683          149,560  

Segro PLC

     8,541          72,081  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     2,316          357,475  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     676          65,457  

Stockland

     23,010          71,398  

UDR, Inc.

     1,928          68,675  

Unibail-Rodamco SE

     1,361          310,884  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     26          40,729  

Ventas, Inc.

     2,541          125,856  

Vicinity Centres

     39,646          73,690  

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,185          79,751  

Welltower, Inc.

     2,675          145,600  

Westfield Corp.

     18,793          123,266  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     5,398          188,930  
       

 

 

 
          6,608,363  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.6%

       

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.

     1,700          35,755  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     811          38,985  

CapitaLand Ltd.

     35,000          95,847  

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A (a)

     2,165          102,231  

City Developments Ltd.

     11,000          109,606  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     25,719          217,044  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     700          119,187  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

     6,000          231,140  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     3,212        $ 149,872  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     14,000          32,858  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

     25,141          164,851  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     14,000          96,726  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     6,591          71,827  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     8,500          38,437  

LendLease Group

     10,380          139,165  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     13,000          217,769  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     10,000          241,412  

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     82,122          117,045  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     3,600          84,532  

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

     16,000          25,934  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     3,843          143,600  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     15,000          238,094  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     25,389          89,298  

Swiss Prime Site AG (REG) (a)

     976          94,452  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     7,989          57,481  

Vonovia SE

     5,710          283,158  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     13,000          45,010  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd. (a)

     13,000          84,973  

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

     17,000          124,696  
       

 

 

 
          3,490,985  
       

 

 

 
          10,099,348  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.7%

       

Electric Utilities - 1.0%

       

Alliant Energy Corp.

     1,588          64,886  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,525          241,780  

AusNet Services

     37,398          48,373  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     6,100          87,545  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     4,000          48,866  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     15,000          122,944  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     12,500          127,450  

Duke Energy Corp.

     5,082          393,702  

Edison International

     2,365          150,556  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     25,431          96,628  

Electricite de France SA

     11,071          160,292  

Endesa SA

     3,024          66,619  

Enel SpA

     88,110          539,164  

Entergy Corp.

     1,325          104,383  

Eversource Energy

     2,210          130,213  

Exelon Corp.

     6,897          269,052  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     3,135          106,621  

Fortum Oyj

     4,228          90,830  

HK Electric Investments & HK Electric Investments Ltd. - Class SS (b)

     104,180          100,756  

Iberdrola SA

     62,572          460,116  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     8,491          111,016  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     4,100          49,518  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

     3,244          7,585  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     3,445          562,672  

Orsted A/S (b)

     1,822          118,543  

PG&E Corp.

     3,675          161,443  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     785          62,643  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     8,500          75,934  

PPL Corp.

     4,895          138,480  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

     5,707          117,806  

Southern Co. (The)

     7,210          321,999  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SSE PLC

     10,739        $ 192,651  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

     23,069          134,813  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

     4,300          58,494  

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings, Inc. (a)

     13,800          54,054  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     3,620          164,638  
       

 

 

 
          5,743,065  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.1%

       

APA Group

     13,346          81,263  

Gas Natural SDG SA

     3,334          79,576  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

     79,344          163,509  

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

     3,600          71,600  

Toho Gas Co., Ltd.

     2,017          63,044  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     3,800          101,537  
       

 

 

 
          560,529  
       

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%

       

AES Corp./VA

     4,785          54,405  

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

     1,600          41,241  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

     18,542          38,352  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     2,090          63,808  

Uniper SE

     2,006          61,133  
       

 

 

 
          258,939  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.5%

       

AGL Energy Ltd.

     6,423          107,653  

Ameren Corp.

     1,660          94,006  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     3,095          84,803  

Centrica PLC

     64,140          127,964  

CMS Energy Corp.

     2,020          91,486  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     2,230          173,806  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     4,585          309,167  

DTE Energy Co.

     1,270          132,588  

E.ON SE

     23,845          264,968  

Engie SA

     18,347          306,367  

Innogy SE (b)

     1,395          66,122  

National Grid PLC

     36,605          412,043  

NiSource, Inc.

     2,405          57,504  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     3,605          181,115  

RWE AG (a)

     5,973          147,642  

SCANA Corp.

     995          37,362  

Sempra Energy

     1,860          206,869  

Suez

     5,769          83,592  

United Utilities Group PLC

     8,008          80,422  

Veolia Environnement SA

     2,727          64,786  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     2,288          143,458  
       

 

 

 
          3,173,723  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 0.0%

       

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     1,221          100,281  

Severn Trent PLC

     2,239          57,964  
       

 

 

 
          158,245  
       

 

 

 
          9,894,501  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Telecommunication Services - 1.5%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.1%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     44,426        $ 1,583,787  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

     25,040          32,094  

BT Group PLC

     89,935          287,055  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     6,962          114,386  

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

     34,368          562,285  

Elisa Oyj

     1,354          61,241  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. - Class SS

     55,098          69,326  

Iliad SA

     332          68,732  

Koninklijke KPN NV

     28,755          86,466  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     7,400          345,233  

Orange SA

     18,911          321,446  

Proximus SADP

     1,568          48,752  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     76,000          196,387  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

     17,417          42,261  

Swisscom AG (REG)

     247          122,538  

TDC A/S

     10,476          86,810  

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

     150,129          142,546  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     17,113          80,412  

Telefonica SA

     50,008          495,421  

Telenor ASA

     7,146          162,508  

Telia Co. AB

     24,258          114,297  

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     40,732          98,599  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

     8,880          37,729  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     29,545          1,412,842  
       

 

 

 
          6,573,153  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4%

       

KDDI Corp.

     19,550          503,499  

Millicom International Cellular SA

     641          43,867  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     14,767          376,461  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     8,822          658,044  

StarHub Ltd.

     23,000          40,486  

Tele2 AB - Class B

     3,826          46,074  

Vodafone Group PLC

     283,081          774,518  
       

 

 

 
          2,442,949  
       

 

 

 
          9,016,102  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $242,199,532)

          322,161,240  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 28.6%

       

United States - 28.6%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.25%, 8/15/46

   $ 5,033          4,335,802  

2.50%, 2/15/45

     520          474,744  

2.75%, 8/15/42-11/15/47

     2,505          2,404,056  

2.875%, 5/15/43-11/15/46

     5,936          5,833,269  

3.00%, 5/15/45-5/15/47

     1,633          1,641,470  

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

     2,825          2,914,916  

3.50%, 2/15/39

     358          393,297  

3.625%, 8/15/43

     3,475          3,889,828  

3.75%, 8/15/41

     220          250,731  

3.875%, 8/15/40

     280          324,363  

4.25%, 5/15/39

     240          292,013  

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

     1,258          1,559,425  

4.50%, 8/15/39

     220          276,719  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

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

   $ 2,136      $ 2,741,557  

5.375%, 2/15/31

     650        832,203  

6.00%, 2/15/26

     2,846        3,511,252  

6.125%, 11/15/27

     326        419,114  

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

     724        960,777  

6.875%, 8/15/25

     849        1,086,853  

7.25%, 8/15/22

     775        927,094  

7.625%, 2/15/25

     55        72,084  

8.00%, 11/15/21

     9,123        10,863,497  

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

1.00%, 9/30/19-11/30/19

     1,890        1,853,941  

1.125%, 2/28/21-9/30/21

     2,905        2,791,276  

1.25%, 1/31/19-10/31/21

     10,851        10,577,553  

1.375%, 2/28/19-5/31/21

     11,169        10,942,560  

1.50%, 5/31/19-8/15/26

     8,738        8,477,295  

1.625%, 6/30/20-2/15/26

     14,732        14,039,451  

1.75%, 3/31/22-5/15/23

     8,339        8,060,803  

1.875%, 11/30/21-10/31/22

     7,977        7,778,134  

2.00%, 11/15/21-11/15/26

     19,868        19,297,634  

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

     5,862        5,706,243  

2.25%, 11/15/24-11/15/27

     5,088        4,884,970  

2.375%, 8/15/24-5/15/27

     1,829        1,785,323  

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

     4,139        4,109,522  

2.625%, 8/15/20-11/15/20

     3,700        3,722,824  

2.75%, 2/15/19-11/15/23

     5,446        5,480,010  

3.125%, 5/15/21

     394        401,882  

3.50%, 5/15/20

     910        931,897  

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

     12,121        12,511,878  
     

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $173,975,188)

        169,358,260  
     

 

 

 
      Shares         

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 12.4%

     

Funds and Investment Trusts - 12.4% (d)

     

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     577,940        33,751,696  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF (c)

     293,373        8,721,979  

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

     34,917        11,932,186  

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

     135,330        8,244,304  

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

     18,523        2,856,432  

Vanguard REIT ETF

     29,065        2,193,536  

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

     36,677        5,388,585  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $64,961,290)

        73,088,718  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.5%

     

Investment Companies - 3.5%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $20,948,345)

     20,948,345        20,948,345  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 98.9%
(cost $502,084,355)

        585,556,563  
     

 

 

 


      Shares      U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.1%

     

Investment Companies - 0.1%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $387,481)

     387,481      $ 387,481  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 98.9%
(cost $502,471,836) (g)

        585,944,044 (h) 

Other assets less liabilities - 1.1%

        6,403,576  
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $   592,347,620  
     

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
    Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

                   

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     26        June 2018        CAD        2,600     $ 2,637,485      $ 2,689,502      $ 52,017  

Euro-Bund Futures

     24        June 2018        EUR        2,400       4,640,644        4,708,094        67,450  

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     3        June 2018        GBP        – 0  –*      300,000        294,356        (5,644

Long Gilt Futures

     13        June 2018        GBP        1,300       2,210,920        2,240,115        29,195  

Mini MSCI EAFE Futures

     14        June 2018        USD        1       1,407,624        1,400,420        (7,204

TOPIX Index Futures

     155        June 2018        JPY        1,550       24,789,592        25,004,229        214,637  

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

     98        June 2018        USD        19,600       20,840,402        20,835,719        (4,683

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

     321        June 2018        USD        32,100       38,575,615        38,886,141        310,526  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     58        June 2018        USD        5,800       9,029,289        9,307,188        277,899  

Sold Contracts

                   

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

     226        June 2018        EUR        2       9,322,139        9,123,858        198,281  

S&P 500 E Mini Futures

     63        June 2018        USD        3       8,535,499        8,325,450        210,049  

SPI 200 Futures

     49        June 2018        AUD        1       5,621,538        5,396,778        224,760  
                   

 

 

 
                    $ 1,567,283  
                   

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   GBP      3,695      USD      5,119        6/19/18      $ (81,685

Barclays Bank PLC

   CAD      1,587      USD      1,234        6/19/18        1,007  

Barclays Bank PLC

   CHF      6,202      USD      6,586        6/19/18        56,747  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP      757      USD      1,055        6/19/18        (10,325

BNP Paribas SA

   AUD      10,329      USD      8,087        6/19/18        152,975  

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      5,010      NOK      38,906        6/19/18        (34,589

Citibank, NA

   EUR      3,369      USD      4,200        6/19/18        30,926  

Citibank, NA

   JPY      1,357,856      USD      12,913        6/19/18        86,515  

Credit Suisse International

   CHF      996      USD      1,071        6/19/18        22,624  

Credit Suisse International

   NOK      5,344      USD      671        6/19/18        (12,627

Credit Suisse International

   USD      4,394      JPY      472,089        6/19/18        65,225  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   GBP      2,995      USD      4,179        6/19/18        (35,962

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   SEK      22,038      USD      2,685        6/19/18        31,007  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      5,105      USD      6,331        6/19/18        15,413  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      617      USD      450        6/19/18        3,761  
                 

 

 

 
   $ 291,012  
                 

 

 

 


TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

 

Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

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

Receive Total Return on Reference Obligation

                   

UBS AG

                   

Russell 2000 Total Return Index

     1,256        LIBOR       Quarterly        USD        9,508        2/15/19      $ (51,358

Pay Total Return on Reference Obligation

                   

Citibank, NA

                   

S&P 500 Total Return Index

     11,414       
LIBOR Plus
0.27%
 
 
    Maturity        USD        61,400        6/15/18        2,421,563  
                   

 

 

 
                    $   2,370,205  
                   

 

 

 

 

* Notional amount less than 500.
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,081,602 or 0.2% of net assets.
(c) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(d) To obtain a copy of the fund’s 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.
(e) Affiliated investments.
(f) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(g) As of March 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $101,544,990 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(13,844,282), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $87,700,708.
(h) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

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


Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
ASX    -    Australian Stock Exchange
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
EAFE    -    Europe, Australia, and Far East
ETF    -    Exchange Traded Fund
FTSE    -    Financial Times Stock Exchange
HK    -    Hong Kong
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
MSCI    -    Morgan Stanley Capital International
REG    -    Registered Shares
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
SPDR    -    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
SPI    -    Share Price Index
TOPIX    -    Tokyo Price Index


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $   24,362,525     $ 33,353,125     $             – 0  –    $ 57,715,650  

Information Technology

     41,274,942       9,846,249       – 0  –      51,121,191  

Consumer Discretionary

     20,942,442       20,187,035       – 0  –      41,129,477  

Industrials

     16,824,867       23,105,951       – 0  –      39,930,818  

Health Care

     22,733,177       15,763,237       – 0  –      38,496,414  

Consumer Staples

     13,062,165       16,634,703       – 0  –      29,696,868  

Energy

     9,326,642       8,407,676       – 0  –      17,734,318  

Materials

     4,673,033       12,653,520       – 0  –      17,326,553  

Real Estate

     4,519,626       5,579,722       – 0  –      10,099,348  

Utilities

     4,731,690       5,162,811       – 0  –      9,894,501  

Telecommunication Services

     3,204,094       5,812,008       – 0  –      9,016,102  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      169,358,260       – 0  –      169,358,260  

Investment Companies

     73,088,718       – 0  –      – 0  –      73,088,718  

Short-Term Investments

     20,948,345       – 0  –      – 0  –      20,948,345  

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

     387,481       – 0  –      – 0  –      387,481  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     260,079,747       325,864,297       – 0  –      585,944,044  


Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

   $ 947,136     $ 637,678     $ – 0  –    $ 1,584,814  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      466,200       – 0  –      466,200  

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      2,421,563       – 0  –      2,421,563  

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (11,887     (5,644     – 0  –      (17,531

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (175,188     – 0  –      (175,188

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      (51,358     – 0  –      (51,358
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     261,014,996     $     329,157,548     $             – 0  –    $     590,172,544  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases at
Cost

(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 18,529      $ 61,620      $ 59,201      $ 20,948      $ – 0  – 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     1,877        51,496        52,986        387        – 0  – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $     20,406      $     113,116      $     112,187      $     21,335      $     – 0  – 

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Bond Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 4.1%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 4.1%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2018

       

3.50%, 4/12/48, TBA

   U.S.$ 195        $ 195,412  

4.00%, 4/12/48, TBA

         239          245,576  
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $438,504)

          440,988  
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 1.2%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 1.2%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (a)

     12          13,089  

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

6.172% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (a)

     7          7,987  

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2

       

6.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25 (a)

     11          12,388  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

5.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (a)

     18          19,663  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (a)

     8          9,310  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

8.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (a)

     13          15,073  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

8.822% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (a)

     13          14,997  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2

       

7.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 9/25/28 (a)

     15          17,956  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1M2

       

6.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 1/25/29 (a)

     10          11,289  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $111,531)

          121,752  
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.2%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 0.2%

       

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-C32, Class C

       

4.668%, 11/15/48 (b)

     10          9,938  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39 (b)

     12          9,859  
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $22,153)

          19,797  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 40.7%

       

Investment Companies - 40.7%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $4,340,922)

     4,340,922        $ 4,340,922  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 46.2%
(cost $4,913,110) (f)

          4,923,459 (g) 

Other assets less liabilities - 53.8%

          5,736,944  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     10,660,403  
       

 

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS        

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   BRL      686      USD      207        4/03/18      $ (726

Bank of America, NA

   USD      10      ARS      199        4/03/18        28  

Bank of America, NA

   USD      103      BRL      343        4/03/18        1,304  

Bank of America, NA

   USD      104      BRL      343        4/03/18        (109

Bank of America, NA

   USD      589      GBP      418        4/03/18        (2,687

Barclays Bank PLC

   ARS      284      USD      14        4/03/18        (70

Barclays Bank PLC

   KRW      57,230      USD      54        4/03/18        167  

Credit Suisse International

   BRL      343      USD      106        4/03/18        1,788  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      103      BRL      343        4/03/18        699  

Standard Chartered Bank

   INR      5,120      USD      78        4/03/18        (304

Standard Chartered Bank

   KRW      56,520      USD      53        4/03/18        170  

Standard Chartered Bank

   TWD      2,340      USD      81        4/03/18        393  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      78      INR      5,120        4/03/18        441  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      53      KRW      56,520        4/03/18        198  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      81      TWD      2,340        4/03/18        (610

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      272      USD      211        4/03/18        1,550  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      626      USD      504        4/03/18        17,762  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      60      USD      47        4/03/18        (123

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      1,491      USD      1,850        4/03/18        15,354  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      40      USD      56        4/03/18        (434

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      77      USD      55        4/03/18        12  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   RUB      395      USD      7        4/03/18        12  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      306      USD      37        4/03/18        729  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   TWD      764      USD      26        4/03/18        101  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      182      EUR      146        4/03/18        (2,035

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      106      GBP      76        4/03/18        1,360  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      54      NOK      418        4/03/18        (1,024

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      55      TWD      1,578        4/03/18        (449
                 

 

 

 
   $     33,497  
                 

 

 

 


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

                   

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

                   

Barclays Bank PLC

                   

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

     5.00     Monthly        12.54     USD        6      $ (1,429   $ (98   $ (1,331

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

     3.00       Monthly        5.71       USD        100        (11,603     (578     (11,025
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $ (13,032   $ (676   $ (12,356
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date

 

(a) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
(b) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(e) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(f) As of March 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $55,430 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(23,941), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $31,490.
(g) On March 30, 2018, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

ARS    -    Argentine Peso
AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
INR    -    Indian Rupee
KRW    -    South Korean Won
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar


Glossary:

 

CDX-CMBX.NA    -    North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
TBA    -    To Be Announced

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  11.8%       

United States

  88.2%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1 All data are as of March 31, 2018. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Bond Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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.

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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

   $ – 0  –    $ 440,988     $ – 0  –    $ 440,988  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      121,752       – 0  –      121,752  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      – 0  –      19,797       19,797  

Short-Term Investments

     4,340,922       – 0  –      – 0  –      4,340,922  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     4,340,922       562,740       19,797       4,923,459  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      42,068       – 0  –      42,068  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (8,571     – 0  –      (8,571

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (13,032     – 0  –      (13,032
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     4,340,922     $     583,205     $     19,797     $     4,943,924  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions 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 following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
    Total  

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ 19,844     $ 19,844  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     1       1  

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (46     (46

Purchases/Payups

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Sales/Paydowns

     (2     (2

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/18

   $     19,797     $     19,797  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/18

   $ (46   $ (46
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

     Market Value      Purchases      Sales      Market Value      Dividend  
     12/31/2017      at Cost      Proceeds      3/31/2018      Income  

Fund

   (000)      (000)      (000)      (000)      (000)  

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $     67      $     4,764      $     490      $     4,341      $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Risk Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company           Shares        U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 41.8%

          

Funds and Investment Trusts - 41.8% (a)

          

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

        76,670        $ 5,051,020  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

        43,375          11,510,424  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

        90,720          6,321,369  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

        11,040          1,676,203  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

        15,121          3,979,091  

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

        49,183          11,906,221  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $35,528,137)

             40,444,328  
          

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
(000)
          

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 19.8%

          

Japan - 16.0%

          

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond

          

Series 22

          

0.10%, 3/10/27

     JPY        1,545,863          15,452,672  
          

 

 

 

United States - 3.8%

          

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

          

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

     $        3,778          3,729,440  
          

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $18,696,760)

             19,182,112  
          

 

 

 
            Notional
Amount
          

OPTIONS PURCHASED - PUTS - 0.4%

          

Options on Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.3%

          

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

          

Expiration: Apr 2018; Contracts: 350;

          

Exercise Price: USD 268.00;

          

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. (b)

     USD        35,000          248,500  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

          

Expiration: Apr 2018; Contracts: 120;

          

Exercise Price: USD 263.00;

          

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. (b)

        12,000          54,240  
          

 

 

 
             302,740  
          

 

 

 

Options on Indices - 0.1%

          

Euro STOXX 50 Index

          

Expiration: Apr 2018; Contracts: 790; Exercise

          

Price: EUR 3,350.00;

          

Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International (b)

     EUR        790          43,923  

FTSE 100 Index

          

Expiration: Apr 2018; Contracts: 140; Exercise

          

Price: GBP 7,000.00;

          

Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International (b)

     GBP        140          15,403  


     Notional
Amount
       U.S. $ Value  

Nikkei 225 Index

          

Expiration: Apr 2018; Contracts: 13,000;

          

Exercise Price: JPY 20,750.00;

          

Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International (b)

     JPY        13,000        $ 29,657  
          

 

 

 
             88,983  
          

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased - Puts
(premiums paid $200,562)

             391,723  
          

 

 

 

OPTIONS PURCHASED - CALLS - 0.0%

          

Options on Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.0%

          

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

          

Expiration: Apr 2018; Contracts: 353;

          

Exercise Price: USD 285.00;

          

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. (b)

     USD        35,300          2,824  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

          

Expiration: May 2018; Contracts: 148

          

Exercise Price: USD 272.00;

          

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. (b)

        14,800          39,812  
          

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased - Calls
(premiums paid $111,438)

             42,636  
          

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 36.0%

          

Investment Companies - 26.4%

          

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (a)(c)(d)
(cost $25,494,903)

        25,494,903          25,494,903  
          

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

Governments - Treasuries - 5.3%

          

Japan - 5.3%

          

Japan Treasury Discount Bill

          

Series 744

          

Zero Coupon, 6/11/18

(cost $5,107,483)

     JPY        544,000          5,114,205  
          

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills - 4.3%

          

U.S. Treasury Bill

          

Zero Coupon, 4/26/18-5/24/18

(cost $4,127,996)

     $        4,134          4,127,996  
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $34,730,382)

             34,737,104  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments - 98.0%
(cost $89,267,279) (e)

             94,797,903 (f) 

Other assets less liabilities - 2.0%

             1,940,877  
          

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

           $   96,738,780  
          

 

 

 


FUTURES

 

Description    Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
    Original
Value
     Value at
March  31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

                

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     6        June 2018      CAD 600     $ 608,650      $ 620,654      $ 12,004  

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

     170        June 2018      EUR 2       7,013,042        6,863,079        (149,963

Euro-BTP Futures

     13        June 2018      EUR 1,300       2,159,024        2,220,064        61,040  

Euro-Bund Futures

     10        June 2018      EUR 1,000       1,934,279        1,961,706        27,427  

Euro-OAT Futures

     16        June 2018      EUR 1,600       2,986,960        3,043,444        56,484  

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     25        June 2018      GBP – 0  –*      2,499,753        2,452,971        (46,782

Long Gilt Futures

     4        June 2018      GBP 400       678,776        689,266        10,490  

Nikkei 225 (CME) Futures

     27        June 2018      USD – 0  –*      2,885,054        2,903,850        18,796  

S&P 500 EMini Futures

     8        June 2018      USD – 0  –*      1,102,915        1,057,200        (45,715

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

     13        June 2018      CAD 3       1,837,835        1,828,385        (9,450

SPI 200 Futures

     11        June 2018      AUD – 0  –*      1,259,914        1,211,522        (48,392

TOPIX Index Futures

     18        June 2018      JPY 180       2,881,002        2,903,717        22,715  

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

                

Futures

     82        June 2018      USD 8,200       9,854,207        9,933,531        79,324  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     3        June 2018      USD 300       467,035        481,406        14,371  

Sold Contracts

                

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     68        June 2018      JPY     680,000       9,631,788        9,636,502        (4,714
                

 

 

 
                 $ (2,365
                

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

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

Bank of America, NA

   JPY 419,446      USD 3,747        4/06/18      $ (195,756

Barclays Bank PLC

   KRW 1,562,253      USD 1,438        4/26/18        (32,943

Barclays Bank PLC

   CNY 4,523      USD 709        6/19/18        (8,483

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP 1,990      USD 2,774        6/19/18        (27,149

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 888      GBP 637        6/19/18        8,690  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,439      KRW     1,562,253        4/26/18        32,678  

BNP Paribas SA

   AUD 1,080      USD 847        6/19/18        17,677  

Citibank, NA

   JPY     1,980,531      USD 17,646        4/06/18        (970,203

Citibank, NA

   USD 756      JPY 82,554        4/06/18        20,448  

Credit Suisse International

   EUR 3,834      USD 4,759        6/19/18        14,561  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   JPY 322,496      USD 3,037        6/19/18        (8,772

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 709      CNY 4,523        6/19/18        8,220  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY 38,000      USD 338        4/06/18        (18,828

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD 1,141      USD 146        6/19/18        240  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF 866      USD 918        6/19/18        6,832  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD 190      USD 145        6/19/18        (468
           

 

 

 
            $   (1,153,256
           

 

 

 


CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts     Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Month
    Notional
(000)
    Premiums
Received
    U.S. $ Value  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

  Morgan Stanley & Co.     148     USD     281.00       May 2018     USD     15     $   14,239     $ (11,026

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts     Exercise
Price
    Expiration
Month
    Notional
(000)
    Premiums
Received
    U.S. $ Value  

Euro STOXX 50 Index

  Goldman Sachs International     790     EUR 3,225.00       April 2018     EUR 1     $ 11,123     $ (15,414

FTSE 100 Index

  Goldman Sachs International     140     GBP 6,750.00       April 2018     GBP – 0  –*      2,791       (4,822

Nikkei 225 Index

  Goldman Sachs International     13,000     JPY     19,875.00       April 2018     JPY 13       17,039       (12,124

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

  Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.     350     USD 258.00       April 2018     USD 35       33,936       (98,525

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

  Morgan Stanley & Co.     1,087     USD 248.00       April 2018     USD     109       249,970       (116,309

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

  Morgan Stanley & Co.     148     USD 245.00       May 2018     USD 15       31,645       (32,042
           

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   346,504     $   (279,236
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Notional amount less than 500.
(a) To obtain a copy of the fund’s 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) Non-income producing security.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) As of March 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $6,237,993 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,792,509), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $4,445,484.
(f) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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
KRW    -    South Korean Won
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

BTP    -    Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CME    -    Chicago Mercantile Exchange
CPI    -    Consumer Price Index
EAFE    -    Europe, Australia, and Far East
ETF    -    Exchange Traded Fund


FTSE    -    Financial Times Stock Exchange
MSCI    -    Morgan Stanley Capital International
OAT    -    Obligations Assimilables du Trésor
SPDR    -    Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipt
SPI    -    Share Price Index
TIPS    -    Treasury Inflation Protected Security
TOPIX    -    Tokyo Price Index
TSX    -    Toronto Stock Exchange

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  47.0%       

United States

  16.3%       

Japan

  0.1%       

Germany

  0.0%       

United Kingdom

  36.6%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1 All data are as of March 31, 2018. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Risk Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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.

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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Investment Companies

   $ 40,444,328     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 40,444,328  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      19,182,112       – 0  –      19,182,112  

Options Purchased - Puts

     – 0  –      391,723       – 0  –      391,723  

Options Purchased - Calls

     – 0  –      42,636       – 0  –      42,636  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     25,494,903       – 0  –      – 0  –      25,494,903  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      5,114,205       – 0  –      5,114,205  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      4,127,996       – 0  –      4,127,996  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     65,939,231       28,858,672       – 0  –      94,797,903  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     279,936       22,715       – 0  –      302,651  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      109,346       – 0  –      109,346  

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (59,879     (245,137     – 0  –      (305,016

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (1,262,602     – 0  –      (1,262,602

Call Options Written

     – 0  –      (11,026     – 0  –      (11,026

Put Options Written

     – 0  –      (279,236     – 0  –      (279,236
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     66,159,288     $     27,192,732     $             – 0  –    $     93,352,020  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions 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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund    Market  Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market  Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $     2,045      $     35,600      $     12,150      $     25,495      $             – 0  – 


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 95.5%

       

Health Care - 20.3%

       

Biotechnology - 1.3%

       

Foundation Medicine, Inc. (a)(b)

     10,338        $ 814,117  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     2,810          967,652  
       

 

 

 
          1,781,769  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.8%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     56,950          3,412,444  

Danaher Corp.

     28,320          2,772,811  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

     17,977          2,425,108  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     28,840          2,546,284  
       

 

 

 
          11,156,647  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.9%

       

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     165,820          2,702,895  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     13,750          2,942,500  
       

 

 

 
          5,645,395  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 5.5%

       

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A (a)

     11,830          2,958,446  

Bruker Corp.

     79,450          2,377,144  

ICON PLC (a)

     21,690          2,562,457  
       

 

 

 
          7,898,047  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.8%

       

Roche Holding AG

     8,640          1,981,990  

Vectura Group PLC (a)

     593,760          646,860  
       

 

 

 
          2,628,850  
       

 

 

 
          29,110,708  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 19.3%

       

Banks - 5.5%

       

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     3,349,500          1,878,237  

Credicorp Ltd.

     7,400          1,680,096  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

     52,230          1,544,757  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A (b)

     116,250          1,455,081  

Swedbank AB - Class A

     60,350          1,356,085  
       

 

 

 
          7,914,256  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 6.4%

       

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     56,790          2,965,574  

MSCI, Inc. - Class A

     23,460          3,506,566  

Partners Group Holding AG

     3,720          2,768,143  
       

 

 

 
          9,240,283  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.5%

       

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (a)

     124,810          2,108,868  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.4%

       

AIA Group Ltd.

     354,600          3,031,361  

Prudential PLC

     75,580          1,888,644  
       

 

 

 
          4,920,005  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.5%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     127,430        $ 3,580,415  
       

 

 

 
          27,763,827  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 16.7%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.4%

       

Flex Ltd. (a)

     124,820          2,038,311  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 4.9%

       

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

     8,280          1,519,711  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     2,567          2,648,605  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     53,200          2,855,752  
       

 

 

 
          7,024,068  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 2.1%

       

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     25,620          3,064,664  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 5.1%

       

ams AG

     28,610          3,004,342  

Infineon Technologies AG

     80,290          2,159,257  

NVIDIA Corp.

     9,028          2,090,794  
       

 

 

 
          7,254,393  
       

 

 

 

Software - 2.1%

       

Microsoft Corp.

     33,680          3,073,974  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.1%

       

Apple, Inc.

     9,235          1,549,448  
       

 

 

 
          24,004,858  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 13.9%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.5%

       

Hexcel Corp.

     53,949          3,484,566  
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 3.8%

       

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     39,250          2,072,596  

Kingspan Group PLC

     80,690          3,415,404  
       

 

 

 
          5,488,000  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.6%

       

China Everbright International Ltd.

     1,632,000          2,304,347  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 1.9%

       

Schneider Electric SE (Paris)

     31,110          2,739,589  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.7%

       

Siemens AG (REG)

     19,220          2,452,420  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.4%

       

Xylem, Inc./NY

     44,220          3,401,402  
       

 

 

 
          19,870,324  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 6.9%

       

Auto Components - 2.9%

       

Aptiv PLC

     30,660          2,605,180  

Delphi Technologies PLC

     34,046          1,622,292  
       

 

 

 
          4,227,472  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.4%

       

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     20,320        $ 2,026,310  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.5%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     1,443          2,088,512  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1%

       

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     24,150          1,604,526  
       

 

 

 
          9,946,820  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 6.9%

       

Multi-Utilities - 1.2%

       

Suez

     119,330          1,729,084  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 5.7%

       

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     38,079          3,127,428  

Aqua America, Inc.

     57,490          1,958,109  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

     2,760,000          1,552,893  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     145,200          1,539,324  
       

 

 

 
          8,177,754  
       

 

 

 
          9,906,838  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 5.3%

       

Food Products - 3.4%

       

Kerry Group PLC - Class A

     21,380          2,167,698  

Nestle SA (REG)

     34,040          2,690,572  
       

 

 

 
          4,858,270  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 1.9%

       

Unicharm Corp.

     96,200          2,774,748  
       

 

 

 
          7,633,018  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 2.9%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.5%

       

SBA Communications Corp. (a)

     12,840          2,194,613  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.4%

       

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

     3,032,100          1,971,354  
       

 

 

 
          4,165,967  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.3%

       

Chemicals - 2.3%

       

Ecolab, Inc.

     23,740          3,254,042  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

       

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     5,475,000          1,439,678  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $101,227,332)

          137,096,080  
       

 

 

 

WARRANTS - 0.0%

       

Information Technology - 0.0%

       

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.0%

       

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

     591,845          0  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 3.9%

       

Time Deposit - 3.9%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $5,630,248)

   U.S.$ 5,630        $ 5,630,248  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 99.4%

(cost $106,857,580)

          142,726,328  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 1.1%

       

Investment Companies - 1.1%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (f)(g)(h)
(cost $1,570,221)

     1,570,221        $ 1,570,221  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.5%
(cost $108,427,801) (i)

          144,296,549 (j) 

Other assets less liabilities - (0.5)%

          (774,083
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   143,522,466  
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   USD      2,586      KRW      2,744,335        4/26/18      $ (1,451

Bank of America, NA

   USD      379      BRL      1,251        5/03/18        (681

Bank of America, NA

   USD      1,177      ZAR      14,161        6/19/18        6,898  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      1,251      USD      376        4/03/18        (2,548

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      379      BRL      1,251        4/03/18        178  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      506      RUB      28,928        4/17/18        (1,608

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      535      CNY      3,379        4/19/18        3,007  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      1,251      USD      378        5/03/18        (325

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      2,842      CAD      3,653        6/19/18        (2,319

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      5,490      GBP      3,939        6/19/18        53,739  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      502      MXN      9,452        6/19/18        12,025  

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      3,215      AUD      4,098        6/19/18        (67,074

Citibank, NA

   RUB      8,491      USD      148        4/17/18        428  

Citibank, NA

   INR      558,669      USD      8,507        5/17/18        (37,376

Citibank, NA

   USD      1,980      TWD      57,465        6/07/18        6,976  

Credit Suisse International

   BRL      1,251      USD      385        4/03/18        6,515  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      376      BRL      1,251        4/03/18        2,548  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   EUR      560      USD      704        6/19/18        10,864  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      8,645      JPY      917,846        6/19/18        24,966  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   PEN      4,908      USD      1,513        4/19/18        (7,529

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   KRW      158,132      USD      147        4/26/18        (1,988

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   PHP      95,496      USD      1,809        5/30/18        (9,130

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      22,514      USD      3,556        4/19/18        (31,845


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     CHF        3,496        USD        3,708        6/19/18      $ 27,579  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     EUR        4,475        USD        5,551        6/19/18        13,512  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     GBP        146        USD        207        6/19/18        1,316  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     HKD        10,082        USD        1,288        6/19/18        163  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     JPY        20,288        USD        193        6/19/18        1,337  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     SEK        14,515        USD        1,775        6/19/18        27,287  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        1,547        CAD        1,990        6/19/18        (179

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        633        EUR        511        6/19/18        (768

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        404        JPY        42,621        6/19/18        (1,022

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        284        NOK        2,208        6/19/18        (1,950
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 31,545  
                 

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(d) Fair valued by the Adviser.
(e) Illiquid security.
(f) Affiliated investments.
(g) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(h) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.
(i) As of March 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $39,229,003 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,328,740), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $35,900,293.
(j) On March 30, 2018, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone


PEN    -    Peruvian Sol
PHP    -    Philippine Peso
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
REG    -    Registered Shares

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  48.8 %       

United States

  7.0 %       

India

  6.3 %       

France

  5.8 %       

China

  5.2 %       

Switzerland

  3.9 %       

Ireland

  3.2 %       

Germany

  2.3 %       

Indonesia

  2.1 %       

Hong Kong

  2.1 %       

Austria

  2.0 %       

Sweden

  1.9 %       

Japan

  1.7 %       

United Kingdom

  3.7 %       

Other

  4.0 %       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0 %       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1 All data are as of March 31, 2018. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.4% or less in the following countries: Brazil, Norway, Peru and Philippines.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Health Care

   $ 22,000,715     $ 7,109,993     $ – 0  –    $ 29,110,708  

Financials

     8,152,236       19,611,591       – 0  –      27,763,827  

Information Technology

     15,985,507       8,019,351       – 0  –      24,004,858  

Industrials

     10,301,372       9,568,952       – 0  –      19,870,324  

Consumer Discretionary

     9,946,820       – 0  –      – 0  –      9,946,820  

Utilities

     6,624,861       3,281,977       – 0  –      9,906,838  

Consumer Staples

     2,167,698       5,465,320       – 0  –      7,633,018  

Real Estate

     2,194,613       1,971,354       – 0  –      4,165,967  

Materials

     3,254,042       – 0  –      – 0  –      3,254,042  

Telecommunication Services

     – 0  –      1,439,678       – 0  –      1,439,678  

Warrants

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

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      5,630,248       – 0  –      5,630,248  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities

        

Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

     1,570,221       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,570,221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     82,198,085       62,098,464 (b)     – 0  –      144,296,549  

Other Financial Instruments (c):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      199,338       – 0  –      199,338  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (167,793     – 0  –      (167,793
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (d)(e)

   $     82,198,085     $     59,145,574     $             – 0  –    $     144,328,094  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) The Portfolio held securities with zero market value at period end.
(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) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(d) An amount of $2,261,193 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.
(e) An amount of $3,535,672 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as the above mentioned foreign equity fair valuation by the third party vendor was not applied 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(a)     Total  

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ – 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 3/31/18

   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/18

   $             – 0  –    $             – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) The Portfolio held securities with zero market value at period end.

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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market  Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market  Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $     3,829      $     6,175      $     8,434      $     1,570      $     3  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 95.5%

 

Information Technology - 32.7%

 

Communications Equipment - 0.5%

 

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     1,420        $ 362,526  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 13.9%

 

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     5,115          5,277,606  

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (a)

     25,017          3,997,466  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The)-Class A (a)(b)

     13,530          671,359  
       

 

 

 
          9,946,431  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 6.9%

 

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     9,860          703,117  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     13,320          1,010,588  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     27,240          3,258,449  
       

 

 

 
          4,972,154  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.6%

 

NVIDIA Corp.

     2,410          558,132  

Xilinx, Inc.

     28,190          2,036,445  
       

 

 

 
          2,594,577  
       

 

 

 

Software - 6.4%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     11,630          784,560  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     7,950          1,717,836  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     7,320          887,476  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     3,840          415,872  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     3,600          538,236  

Splunk, Inc. (a)

     2,410          237,120  
       

 

 

 
          4,581,100  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.4%

 

Apple, Inc.

     5,865          984,030  
       

 

 

 
          23,440,818  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 17.7%

 

Biotechnology - 3.6%

 

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     9,334          2,555,836  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 6.8%

 

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     1,623          407,584  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     12,910          1,801,203  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     4,292          1,771,866  

Nevro Corp. (a)

     10,580          916,969  
       

 

 

 
          4,897,622  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.2%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     10,808          2,312,912  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 1.4%

 

Cerner Corp. (a)

     10,610          615,380  

Teladoc, Inc. (a)(b)

     10,319          415,856  
       

 

 

 
          1,031,236  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Pharmaceuticals - 2.7%

 

Zoetis, Inc.

     23,020        $ 1,922,400  
       

 

 

 
          12,720,006  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 17.3%

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 3.6%

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     12,480          1,244,506  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

     12,600          1,321,992  
       

 

 

 
          2,566,498  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.5%

 

Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)

     52,270          1,974,238  

Starbucks Corp.

     9,620          556,902  
       

 

 

 
          2,531,140  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     237          493,052  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 2.1%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     15,920          1,510,808  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 4.9%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     13,129          2,340,113  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     5,842          1,193,345  
       

 

 

 
          3,533,458  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.5%

 

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     27,082          1,799,328  
       

 

 

 
          12,434,284  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 11.4%

 

Beverages - 6.0%

 

Constellation Brands, Inc.-Class A

     10,710          2,441,023  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     32,778          1,875,230  
       

 

 

 
          4,316,253  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.8%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     14,505          2,733,177  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.6%

 

Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (a)

     27,550          1,096,765  
       

 

 

 
          8,146,195  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 10.5%

 

Building Products - 3.6%

 

Allegion PLC

     10,810          921,985  

AO Smith Corp.

     13,920          885,173  

Lennox International, Inc.

     3,870          790,912  
       

 

 

 
          2,598,070  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.7%

 

Copart, Inc. (a)

     23,350          1,189,216  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.6%

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     4,100          1,150,829  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Machinery - 2.4%

 

IDEX Corp.

     5,680        $ 809,457  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)

     6,710          898,267  
       

 

 

 
          1,707,724  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.2%

 

Fastenal Co.

     16,080          877,807  
       

 

 

 
       7,523,646  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.1%

 

Chemicals - 3.1%

 

PolyOne Corp.

     23,560          1,001,771  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     3,160          1,239,100  
       

 

 

 
          2,240,871  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 2.8%

 

Capital Markets - 2.8%

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     5,330          1,158,955  

S&P Global, Inc.

     4,610          880,787  
       

 

 

 
          2,039,742  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $44,295,843)

          68,545,562  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.9%

 

Time Deposit - 4.9%

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
0.28%, 4/02/18
(cost $3,552,920)

   $ 3,553          3,552,920  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.4%
(cost $47,848,763)

 

       72,098,482  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.5%

 

Investment Companies - 1.5%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.41% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,047,680)

     1,047,680          1,047,680  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.9%
(cost $48,896,443) (f)

 

       73,146,162 (g) 

Other assets less liabilities - (1.9)%

 

       (1,343,001
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

     $ 71,803,161  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Affiliated investments.


(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $24,446,721 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(197,002), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $24,249,719.
(g) On March 30, 2018, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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, Inc.

AB Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 68,545,562     $ – 0  –   $ – 0  –    $ 68,545,562  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      3,552,920       – 0  –      3,552,920  

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

     1,047,680       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,047,680  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     69,593,242       3,552,920       – 0  –      73,146,162  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     69,593,242     $     3,552,920     $             – 0  –    $     73,146,162  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $ 1,101      $ 2,469      $ 2,522      $ 1,048      $ 10  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Growth and Income Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 90.1%

 

Financials - 24.2%

 

Banks - 7.3%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     406,760        $ 27,456,300  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     365,920          40,240,222  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     118,660          6,218,971  
       

 

 

 
          73,915,493  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 5.1%

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     54,120          13,630,663  

Northern Trust Corp.

     164,089          16,922,499  

State Street Corp.

     164,730          16,428,523  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     64,510          3,820,927  
       

 

 

 
          50,802,612  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 3.9%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (a)

     197,792          39,455,548  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 7.9%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     179,240          7,843,543  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     156,810          14,865,588  

Chubb Ltd.

     86,660          11,852,488  

FNF Group

     443,090          17,732,462  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.-Class A

     113,840          17,531,360  

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     152,069          10,257,054  
       

 

 

 
          80,082,495  
       

 

 

 
          244,256,148  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 16.0%

 

Auto Components - 0.5%

 

BorgWarner, Inc.

     112,890          5,670,465  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 3.6%

 

DR Horton, Inc.

     688,640          30,189,977  

Garmin Ltd.

     99,170          5,844,088  
       

 

 

 
          36,034,065  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7%

 

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

     269,870          6,792,628  
       

 

 

 

Media - 8.9%

 

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     480,650          16,423,810  

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

     295,360          6,329,565  

Discovery Communications, Inc.-Class C (a)

     405,727          7,919,791  

Time Warner, Inc.

     395,370          37,394,095  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     220,380          22,134,967  
       

 

 

 
          90,202,228  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.2%

 

Ross Stores, Inc.

     90,050          7,022,099  

Tractor Supply Co.

     80,844          5,094,789  
       

 

 

 
          12,116,888  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.1%

 

VF Corp.

     148,950          11,040,174  
       

 

 

 
          161,856,448  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

Health Care - 12.8%

     

Biotechnology - 4.0%

     

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     91,135      $ 24,954,585  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     200,290        15,099,863  
     

 

 

 
        40,054,448  
     

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.4%

     

Aetna, Inc.

     93,670        15,830,230  

Cigna Corp.

     113,320        19,008,297  
     

 

 

 
        34,838,527  
     

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 5.4%

     

Eli Lilly & Co.

     270,340        20,916,206  

Pfizer, Inc.

     514,370        18,254,991  

Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR)

     543,390        15,554,539  
     

 

 

 
        54,725,736  
     

 

 

 
        129,618,711  
     

 

 

 

Energy - 9.6%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.5%

     

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     130,235        5,834,528  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     108,090        3,978,793  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     238,546        6,249,905  

TechnipFMC PLC

     298,890        8,802,311  
     

 

 

 
        24,865,537  
     

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.1%

     

Apache Corp.

     371,498        14,295,243  

ConocoPhillips

     272,630        16,164,233  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     206,000        15,369,660  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     872,988        26,451,536  
     

 

 

 
        72,280,672  
     

 

 

 
        97,146,209  
     

 

 

 

Information Technology - 9.2%

     

Communications Equipment - 2.7%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     444,210        19,052,167  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     60,670        8,773,489  
     

 

 

 
        27,825,656  
     

 

 

 

IT Services - 2.6%

     

Amdocs Ltd.

     95,910        6,399,115  

International Business Machines Corp.

     127,140        19,507,090  
     

 

 

 
        25,906,205  
     

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.7%

     

Ambarella, Inc. (a)(b)

     72,770        3,565,002  

Intel Corp.

     339,102        17,660,432  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     105,490        5,845,201  
     

 

 

 
        27,070,635  
     

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Software - 0.6%

 

VMware, Inc.-Class A (a)(b)

     47,340        $ 5,740,922  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.6%

       

Apple, Inc.

     38,355          6,435,202  
       

 

 

 
          92,978,620  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 8.6%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.8%

       

Raytheon Co.

     128,480          27,728,554  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.5%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     94,950          5,204,209  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     180,160          10,319,565  
       

 

 

 
          15,523,774  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.7%

       

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     121,893          7,209,971  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.7%

       

Crane Co.

     110,630          10,259,826  

PACCAR, Inc. (b)

     105,610          6,988,214  
       

 

 

 
          17,248,040  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 1.9%

       

Kansas City Southern

     58,060          6,377,891  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     93,010          12,628,898  
       

 

 

 
          19,006,789  
       

 

 

 
          86,717,128  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 4.0%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 4.0%

       

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     205,560          13,458,013  

Walmart, Inc.

     303,147          26,970,989  
       

 

 

 
          40,429,002  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 2.1%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.6%

       

Liberty Property Trust

     147,710          5,868,518  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%

       

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (a)

     335,550          15,844,671  
       

 

 

 
          21,713,189  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.9%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.9%

       

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     409,170          19,566,509  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 1.7%

       

Metals & Mining - 1.7%

       

Newmont Mining Corp.

     443,750          17,337,313  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $784,958,748)

          911,619,277  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 10.2%

 

Time Deposit - 10.2%

 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.
0.28%, 4/02/18
(cost $102,849,231)

   $ 102,849        $ 102,849,231  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.3%
(cost $887,807,979)

 

       1,014,468,508  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.6%

 

Investment Companies - 1.6%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.41% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $15,934,830)

     15,934,830          15,934,830  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.9%
(cost $903,742,809) (f)

 

       1,030,403,338  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.9)%

 

       (18,878,666
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

     $ 1,011,524,672  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $138,894,027 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(12,233,498), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $126,660,529.

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

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Growth and Income Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2        Level 3     Total  

Assets:

           

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 911,619,277     $ – 0  –       $ – 0  –    $ 911,619,277  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      102,849,231          – 0  –      102,849,231  

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

     15,934,830       – 0  –         – 0  –      15,934,830  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     927,554,107       102,849,231          – 0  –      1,030,403,338  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     927,554,107     $     102,849,231        $             – 0  –    $     1,030,403,338  
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
   Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/2018
(000)
   Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $ 20,366      $40,842    $ 45,273      $15,935    $ 51  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 23.9%

       

Financial Institutions - 13.2%

       

Banking - 11.8%

       

Banco Santander SA

       

3.50%, 4/11/22

   U.S.$         200        $ 199,146  

Bank of America Corp.

       

2.881%, 4/24/23

     145          141,891  

3.824%, 1/20/28

     145          143,566  

Series G

       

3.593%, 7/21/28

     85          82,515  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

       

2.50%, 1/08/21

     26          25,618  

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. (The)

       

2.30%, 3/05/20 (a)

     200          196,934  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA

       

2.75%, 10/15/20 (a)

     200          197,484  

BB&T Corp.

       

2.625%, 6/29/20

     45          44,623  

BNP Paribas SA

       

3.80%, 1/10/24 (a)

     200          199,650  

Capital One Financial Corp.

       

3.30%, 10/30/24

     135          130,181  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

3.668%, 7/24/28

     290          283,086  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

       

2.25%, 3/10/20 (a)

     52          51,272  

Compass Bank

       

5.50%, 4/01/20

     250          259,595  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

4.375%, 8/04/25

     250          252,423  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

3.80%, 6/09/23

     265          265,663  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

2.35%, 11/15/21

     118          113,872  

3.75%, 5/22/25

     53          52,411  

3.85%, 7/08/24

     210          210,953  

Series D

       

6.00%, 6/15/20

     195          206,591  

HSBC Holdings PLC

       

4.041%, 3/13/28

     310          308,980  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

3.22%, 3/01/25

     140          136,349  

3.54%, 5/01/28

     255          249,235  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

4.375%, 3/22/28

     200          201,988  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

       

2.625%, 1/25/21

     250          246,400  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

       

3.85%, 3/01/26

     200          200,294  

Morgan Stanley

       

3.591%, 7/22/28

     235          227,496  

PNC Bank NA

       

2.60%, 7/21/20

     250          247,868  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

       

4.40%, 7/13/27

     140          138,639  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Santander Issuances SAU

       

3.25%, 4/04/26 (a)

   EUR         200        $ 268,076  

UBS AG/Stamford CT

       

7.625%, 8/17/22

   U.S.$ 250          280,738  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG

       

4.125%, 9/24/25 (a)

     200          201,298  

US Bancorp

       

Series J

       

5.30%, 4/15/27 (b)

     63          64,338  

Wells Fargo & Co.

       

3.069%, 1/24/23

     113          111,130  
       

 

 

 
          5,940,303  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.2%

       

Synchrony Financial

       

3.95%, 12/01/27

     135          127,659  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.8%

       

American International Group, Inc.

       

Series A-9

       

5.75%, 4/01/48

     57          57,761  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

       

5.50%, 3/30/20

     31          32,485  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

       

9.375%, 8/15/39 (a)

     35          56,422  

New York Life Global Funding

       

1.95%, 2/11/20 (a)

     129          126,874  

XLIT Ltd.

       

3.25%, 6/29/47

   EUR         100          123,810  
       

 

 

 
          397,352  
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.4%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

3.40%, 2/15/19

   U.S.$ 35          35,151  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

       

Series D

       

3.75%, 10/15/23

     6          5,926  

Welltower, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/01/25

     146          145,880  
       

 

 

 
          186,957  
       

 

 

 
          6,652,271  
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 9.9%

       

Basic - 1.2%

       

Eastman Chemical Co.

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     50          50,546  

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.125%, 5/30/23 (a)

     58          58,285  

Mosaic Co. (The)

       

5.625%, 11/15/43

     40          42,023  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

       

3.625%, 4/03/23 (a)

     260          259,025  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

       

6.875%, 11/21/36

     80          94,096  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     81          83,550  
       

 

 

 

4.95%, 7/15/24

          587,525  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Capital Goods - 0.2%

       

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV

       

5.40%, 2/01/27

   U.S.$ 85        $ 89,811  

General Electric Co.

       

Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (b)

     40          39,598  
       

 

 

 
          129,409  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.9%

       

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

       

4.908%, 7/23/25

     135          137,690  

Cox Communications, Inc.

       

2.95%, 6/30/23 (a)

     51          49,204  

Time Warner Cable LLC

       

4.125%, 2/15/21

     200          202,262  

Time Warner, Inc.

       

4.875%, 3/15/20

     53          54,791  
       

 

 

 
          443,947  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 1.4%

       

AT&T, Inc.

       

3.40%, 5/15/25

     310          298,871  

4.125%, 2/17/26

     147          147,913  

5.15%, 2/14/50

     60          60,540  

Crown Castle Towers LLC

       

4.883%, 8/15/20 (a)

     39          40,379  

Rogers Communications, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/06/22

   CAD 27          21,860  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       

5.50%, 3/16/47

   U.S.$         105          116,079  
       

 

 

 
          685,642  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.3%

       

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

3.10%, 1/15/19

     110          110,131  

4.00%, 1/15/25

     23          22,732  

4.30%, 7/13/25

     30          30,026  
       

 

 

 
          162,889  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 2.0%

       

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.734%, 12/15/24

     40          39,312  

Biogen, Inc.

       

4.05%, 9/15/25

     144          147,347  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.

       

8.50%, 6/15/19

     2          2,125  

CVS Health Corp.

       

4.10%, 3/25/25

     60          60,496  

4.30%, 3/25/28

     60          60,325  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Danone SA

       

1.691%, 10/30/19 (a)(c)

   U.S.$         200        $ 196,436  

Medtronic, Inc.

       

3.50%, 3/15/25

     195          195,156  

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

6.875%, 5/01/20

     50          53,670  

Tyson Foods, Inc.

       

2.65%, 8/15/19

     39          38,804  

3.95%, 8/15/24

     123          123,947  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

       

2.70%, 4/01/20

     51          50,468  

Zoetis, Inc.

       

3.45%, 11/13/20

     45          45,348  
       

 

 

 
          1,013,434  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 2.1%

       

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

3.00%, 8/15/22

     12          11,562  

5.70%, 10/15/19

     36          37,235  

Ecopetrol SA

       

5.875%, 5/28/45

     57          56,270  

Encana Corp.

       

3.90%, 11/15/21

     45          45,592  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     161          159,633  

5.20%, 9/01/20

     55          57,552  

Hess Corp.

       

4.30%, 4/01/27

     109          106,668  

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

3.90%, 11/15/24

     107          107,737  

4.15%, 12/15/21

     40          40,920  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

     137          130,312  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

       

5.00%, 3/15/27

     80          83,074  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

9.875%, 1/01/21

     108          126,792  

Williams Partners LP

       

4.125%, 11/15/20

     97          98,583  
       

 

 

 
          1,061,930  
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.5%

       

Expedia Group, Inc.

       

3.80%, 2/15/28

     94          87,356  

S&P Global, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     127          133,313  

Total System Services, Inc.

       

3.75%, 6/01/23

     19          18,981  
       

 

 

 
          239,650  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 1.3%

       

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

 

    

3.625%, 1/15/24

     28          27,549  

3.875%, 1/15/27

     62          60,336  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

       

5.45%, 6/15/23 (a)

     160          169,574  

6.02%, 6/15/26 (a)

     31          33,367  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%, 11/01/24

   U.S.$         134        $ 139,828  

Lam Research Corp.

       

2.80%, 6/15/21

     39          38,550  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       

3.50%, 3/01/23

     82          80,822  

7.50%, 5/15/25

     4          4,760  

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     75          73,065  

VMware, Inc.

       

2.95%, 8/21/22

     45          43,272  
       

 

 

 
          671,123  
       

 

 

 
          4,995,549  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.8%

       

Electric - 0.8%

       

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.

       

6.125%, 4/01/36

     88          112,433  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC

       

2.95%, 1/15/20

     81          80,751  

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd.

       

Series 6

       

5.00%, 11/12/24 (a)

     200          208,250  
       

 

 

 
          401,434  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $11,928,455)

          12,049,254  
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 22.0%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 19.6%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

       

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 1/01/35

     84          92,251  

Series 2007

       

5.50%, 7/01/35

     23          25,457  

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 2/01/46

     248          256,455  

Series 2017

       

4.00%, 7/01/44

     194          200,193  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2003

       

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

     78          84,772  

Series 2004

       

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

     69          75,609  

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 2/01/35

     83          90,315  

Series 2010

       

4.00%, 12/01/40

     115          119,509  

Series 2013

       

4.00%, 10/01/43

     468          484,789  

Series 2017

       

3.50%, 9/01/47-12/01/47

     2,369          2,375,558  

Series 2018

       

3.50%, 2/01/48-4/01/48

     1,837          1,841,854  

4.00%, 4/01/48, TBA

     2,053          2,106,570  

4.50%, 4/01/48, TBA

     1,749          1,831,258  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 1994

       

9.00%, 9/15/24

   U.S.$         1        $ 1,204  

Series 2016

       

3.00%, 4/20/46

     291          286,922  
       

 

 

 
          9,872,716  
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate 15-Year - 2.4%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2016

       

2.50%, 7/01/31-1/01/32

     1,231          1,208,763  
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $11,094,556)

          11,081,479  
       

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 12.5%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 6.4%

       

Ally Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-2, Class A3

       

1.49%, 11/15/19

     43          42,443  

Ally Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-3, Class A

       

1.63%, 5/15/20

     259          258,741  

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-4, Class A2A

       

1.34%, 4/08/20

     32          31,875  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2A

       

1.69%, 12/18/20

     59          58,416  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC

       

Series 2013-2A, Class A

       

2.97%, 2/20/20 (a)

     288          288,346  

Series 2016-1A, Class A

       

2.99%, 6/20/22 (a)

     100          99,651  

Bank of The West Auto Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.31%, 10/15/19 (a)

     16          15,975  

California Republic Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A4

       

1.57%, 12/16/19

     20          19,890  

Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2015-BA, Class A3

       

1.91%, 3/16/20 (a)

     29          28,911  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2013-B, Class A

       

1.82%, 9/15/20 (a)

     25          24,846  

DT Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

1.73%, 8/17/20 (a)

     32          32,180  

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.59%, 5/17/21 (a)

     115          114,933  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-3A, Class A

       

1.84%, 11/16/20 (a)

     15          14,706  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2016-3A, Class D

       

6.40%, 7/17/23 (a)

   U.S.$         100        $ 104,151  

Series 2017-1A, Class D

       

6.20%, 11/15/23 (a)

     100          103,352  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

2.11%, 6/15/21 (a)

     42          41,685  

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

2.05%, 12/15/21 (a)

     98          97,616  

Series 2017-3A, Class C

       

3.68%, 7/17/23 (a)

     60          59,651  

Fifth Third Auto Trust

       

Series 2014-3, Class A4

       

1.47%, 5/17/21

     113          112,733  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

       

Series 2016-3, Class A1

       

1.61%, 12/15/19 (a)

     5          4,890  

Series 2016-4, Class D

       

3.89%, 11/15/22 (a)

     125          125,510  

Series 2017-3, Class A

       

1.88%, 10/15/21 (a)

     70          69,534  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A

       

2.31%, 4/15/26 (a)

     257          255,561  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-2, Class A1

       

1.98%, 1/15/22

     198          195,531  

Series 2016-1, Class A1

       

1.76%, 2/15/21

     131          129,944  

Series 2017-1, Class A1

       

2.07%, 5/15/22

     115          113,271  

GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A1

       

1.65%, 5/15/20 (a)

     128          128,335  

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.41%, 6/15/20

     41          41,039  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

       

Series 2015-1A, Class B

       

3.52%, 3/25/21 (a)

     115          114,941  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

       

Series 2013-1A, Class A2

       

1.83%, 8/25/19 (a)

     404          403,383  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2

       

1.67%, 6/15/20

     55          54,640  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-2A, Class A2

       

1.57%, 6/17/19 (a)

     4          4,282  

Series 2018-1A, Class A1

       

1.75%, 2/15/19 (a)

     52          51,675  
       

 

 

 
          3,242,637  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 3.0%

       

CLUB Credit Trust

       

Series 2017-P1, Class B

       

3.56%, 9/15/23 (a)(c)

   U.S.$         100        $ 99,583  

Series 2017-P2, Class A

       

2.61%, 1/15/24 (a)(c)

     90          90,114  

CNH Equipment Trust

       

Series 2014-B, Class A4

       

1.61%, 5/17/21

     57          56,469  

Series 2015-A, Class A4

       

1.85%, 4/15/21

     134          132,898  

Marlette Funding Trust

       

Series 2016-1A, Class A

       

3.06%, 1/17/23 (a)(c)

     15          14,846  

Series 2017-1A, Class A

       

2.827%, 3/15/24 (a)(c)

     41          40,604  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

2.39%, 7/15/24 (a)(c)

     74          73,963  

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

2.36%, 12/15/24 (a)(c)

     78          77,972  

Series 2017-3A, Class B

       

3.01%, 12/15/24 (a)(c)

     100          99,118  

SBA Tower Trust

       

3.156%, 10/08/20 (a)(c)

     147          144,526  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

       

Series 2016-2, Class A

       

3.09%, 10/27/25 (a)(c)

     55          54,750  

Series 2016-3, Class A

       

3.05%, 12/26/25 (a)(c)

     61          60,688  

Series 2017-1, Class A

       

3.28%, 1/26/26 (a)(c)

     56          56,108  

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

3.28%, 2/25/26 (a)(c)

     68          68,100  

Series 2017-3, Class A

       

2.77%, 5/25/26 (a)(c)

     77          75,990  

Series 2017-4, Class B

       

3.59%, 5/26/26 (a)(c)

     130          127,265  

Series 2017-5, Class A2

       

2.78%, 9/25/26 (a)(c)

     110          108,339  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust

       

Series 2018-1, Class A1

       

2.55%, 2/25/27 (a)(c)

     122          121,340  
       

 

 

 
          1,502,673  
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate - 2.2%

       

Barclays Dryrock Issuance Trust

       

Series 2015-2, Class A

       

1.56%, 3/15/21

     183          182,852  

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2012-2, Class A

       

2.22%, 1/15/22

     232          231,405  

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2015-3, Class A

       

1.74%, 9/15/21

     173          172,410  

Series 2016-1, Class A

       

2.04%, 3/15/22

     130          129,400  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

       

Series 2016-B, Class A

       

1.44%, 6/15/22

   U.S.$         137        $ 136,434  

Series 2017-B, Class A

       

1.98%, 6/15/23

     110          108,868  

Series 2018-A, Class A

       

3.07%, 12/16/24

     130          129,893  
       

 

 

 
          1,091,262  
       

 

 

 

Autos - Floating Rate - 0.4%

       

BMW Floorplan Master Owner Trust

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A

       

2.277% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%), 7/15/20 (a)(d)

     214          214,231  
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Floating Rate - 0.3%

       

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A

       

2.257% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.48%), 2/15/22 (d)

     150          150,022  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33 (c)

     56          56,507  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Asset Backed Funding Certificates Trust

       

Series 2003-WF1, Class A2

       

2.997% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.13%), 12/25/32 (c)(d)

     28          28,163  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $6,304,006)

          6,285,495  
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 10.8%

 

    

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 8.6%

       

BHMS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-ATLS, Class AFX

       

3.601%, 7/05/33 (a)

     200          197,430  

CCUBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2017-C1, Class A4

       

3.544%, 11/15/50

     155          153,759  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-C4, Class A4

       

3.283%, 5/10/58

     115          112,293  

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-VN05, Class A

       

3.369%, 3/13/35 (a)

     260          260,614  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-GC27, Class A5

       

3.137%, 2/10/48

     144          141,283  

Series 2015-GC35, Class A4

       

3.818%, 11/10/48

     55          56,124  

Series 2016-C1, Class A4

       

3.209%, 5/10/49

     192          188,170  

Series 2016-GC36, Class A5

       

3.616%, 2/10/49

     65          65,375  


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1

       

1.873%, 4/12/35 (a)

   U.S.$         72        $ 69,375  

Series 2014-UBS3, Class A4

       

3.819%, 6/10/47

     130          133,752  

Series 2014-UBS5, Class A4

       

3.838%, 9/10/47

     130          133,587  

Series 2015-CR24, Class A5

       

3.696%, 8/10/48

     65          66,002  

Series 2015-DC1, Class A5

       

3.35%, 2/10/48

     80          79,287  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-C2, Class A4

       

3.504%, 6/15/57

     100          99,845  

Series 2015-C3, Class A4

       

3.718%, 8/15/48

     117          117,822  

Series 2015-C4, Class A4

       

3.808%, 11/15/48

     215          220,520  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2013-KING, Class A

       

2.706%, 12/10/27 (a)

     232          231,242  

Series 2018-GS9, Class A4

       

3.992%, 3/10/51

     75          77,724  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2013-G1, Class A2

       

3.557%, 4/10/31 (a)

     136          132,490  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-LDP9, Class AM

       

5.372%, 5/15/47 (c)

     37          37,373  

Series 2012-C6, Class D

       

5.137%, 5/15/45 (c)

     110          108,276  

Series 2012-C6, Class E

       

5.137%, 5/15/45 (a)(c)

     132          116,493  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

    

Series 2014-C22, Class XA

       

0.913%, 9/15/47 (e)

     2,844          125,160  

Series 2015-C30, Class A5

       

3.822%, 7/15/48

     65          66,489  

Series 2015-C31, Class A3

       

3.801%, 8/15/48

     195          198,941  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39 (c)

     40          31,589  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

2.579%, 3/10/49 (a)

     159          154,230  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2016-UB12, Class A4

       

3.596%, 12/15/49

     100          100,486  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2018-C8, Class A4

       

3.983%, 2/15/51

     100          103,019  

Series 2018-C9, Class A4

       

4.117%, 3/15/51 (c)

     125          129,376  


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2012-C4, Class A5

       

2.85%, 12/10/45

   U.S.$      112        $ 110,581  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-LC25, Class C

       

4.436%, 12/15/59 (c)

     85          81,929  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class C

       

4.311%, 11/15/49 (c)

     100          99,259  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-C11, Class XA

       

1.226%, 3/15/45 (a)(e)

     1,335          62,350  

Series 2013-C14, Class A5

       

3.337%, 6/15/46

     132          132,664  

Series 2014-C20, Class A2

       

3.036%, 5/15/47

     125          125,473  
       

 

 

 
          4,320,382  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 2.2%

       

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2017-SCH, Class AF

       

2.777% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/33 (a)(c)(d)

     185          185,418  

BX Trust

       

Series 2017-IMC, Class A

       

2.827% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.05%), 10/15/32 (a)(d)

     135          135,084  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-MFF, Class D

       

6.377% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.60%), 11/15/33 (a)(c)(d)

     100          100,741  

Great Wolf Trust

       

Series 2017-WOLF, Class A

       

2.777% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.85%), 9/15/34 (a)(d)

     93          93,128  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-SGP, Class A

       

3.477% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 7/15/36 (a)(d)

     119          118,535  

RETL

       

Series 2018-RVP, Class A

       

2.877% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%), 3/15/33 (a)(d)

     100          100,469  

Starwood Retail Property Trust

       

Series 2014-STAR, Class A

       

2.997% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.22%), 11/15/27 (a)(d)

     182          181,499  


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Waldorf Astoria Boca Raton Trust

       

Series 2016-BOCA, Class A

       

3.127% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.35%), 6/15/29 (a)(d)

   U.S.$      211        $ 211,443  
       

 

 

 
          1,126,317  
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $5,574,658)

          5,446,699  
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 8.3%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 5.5%

       

Bellemeade Re II Ltd.

       

Series 2016-1A, Class M2B

       

8.372% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.50%), 4/25/26 (d)(f)

     83          84,929  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

       

Series 2017-1, Class M1

       

3.572% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 10/25/27 (a)(d)

     129          128,662  

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

       

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

6.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24 (d)

     211          235,401  

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3

       

5.172% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.30%), 10/25/27 (d)

     250          278,564  

Series 2015-HQA1, Class M2

       

4.522% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.65%), 3/25/28 (d)

     119          121,155  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2

       

4.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 7/25/24 (d)

     48          51,304  

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (d)

     49          54,889  

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

6.172% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (d)

     69          75,875  

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2

       

6.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25 (d)

     58          62,586  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2

       

5.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (d)

     85          93,720  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

5.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (d)

     95          102,250  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (d)

     106          121,072  


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

6.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (d)

   U.S.$ 87        $ 97,755  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2

       

7.572% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 4/25/28 (d)

     131          151,598  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2

       

7.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28 (d)

     120          135,378  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

8.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (d)

     160          192,682  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

8.822% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (d)

     92          110,526  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2

       

7.872% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 9/25/28 (d)

     130          155,617  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2

       

7.772% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.90%), 10/25/28 (d)

     173          202,929  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2

       

6.322% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 1/25/29 (d)

         105          117,155  

Series 2018-C01, Class 1M2

       

4.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.25%), 7/25/30 (d)

     105          106,353  

Series 2018-C02, Class 2M2

       

4.072% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.20%), 8/25/30 (d)

     24          23,521  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

       

7.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/25 (d)(f)

     48          53,748  

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

       

7.372% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25 (d)(f)

     20          23,903  
       

 

 

 
          2,781,572  
       

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate - 1.3%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

       

Series 2011-131, Class ST

       

4.669% (6.54% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/41 (d)(g)

     181          34,202  

Series 2012-70, Class SA

       

4.679% (6.55% - LIBOR 1 Month), 7/25/42 (d)(g)

     333          65,586  

Series 2015-90, Class SL

       

4.279% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/45 (d)(g)

     366          61,630  

Series 2016-77, Class DS

       

4.129% (6.00% - LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/46 (d)(g)

     365          63,374  


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2017-16, Class SG

       

4.179% (6.05% - LIBOR 1 Month), 3/25/47 (d)(g)

   U.S.$      355        $ 64,744  

Series 2017-26, Class TS

       

4.079% (5.95% - LIBOR 1 Month), 4/25/47 (d)(g)

     338          63,215  

Series 2017-62, Class AS

       

4.279% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 8/25/47 (d)(g)

     351          63,703  

Series 2017-81, Class SA

       

4.329% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/47 (d)(g)

     345          65,233  

Series 2017-97, Class LS

       

4.329% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/47 (d)(g)

     354          67,816  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2017-134, Class SE

       

4.378% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 9/20/47 (d)(g)

     291          50,839  

Series 2017-65, Class ST

       

4.328% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 4/20/47 (d)(g)

     338          60,332  
       

 

 

 
          660,674  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 1.1%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6

       

5.50%, 7/25/35

     20          19,336  

Series 2005-57CB, Class 4A3

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     40          35,781  

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16

       

5.75%, 6/25/36

     75          64,902  

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

     52          43,256  

Series 2006-9T1, Class A1

       

5.75%, 5/25/36

     31          24,680  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13

       

5.50%, 2/25/36

     42          38,484  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

       

Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17

       

6.00%, 7/25/37

     26          22,940  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

3.414%, 5/25/35

     47          47,210  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2006-10, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 5/25/36

     39          33,625  

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     22          18,567  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage

       

Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-FA3, Class A9

       

6.00%, 7/25/36

     63          52,734  

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-A3, Class 2A1

       

3.603%, 7/25/36

     135          120,991  


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-S3, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 8/25/37

   U.S.$ 35        $ 30,525  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-8, Class 2A5

       

5.75%, 7/25/37

     18          17,993  
       

 

 

 
          571,024  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.3%

       

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR4, Class A2

       

2.062% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/36 (d)

     147          90,819  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-1, Class A1

       

2.122% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 3/25/35 (d)

     52          45,753  
       

 

 

 
          136,572  
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association Grantor Trust

       

Series 2004-T5, Class AB4

       

2.017%, 5/28/35 (c)

     50          46,863  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $4,004,151)

          4,196,705  
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 7.2%

       

Singapore - 0.5%

       

Singapore Government Bond

       

2.75%, 3/01/46

   SGD 361          273,978  
       

 

 

 

United States - 6.7%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.75%, 11/15/47

   U.S.$  233          222,733  

2.875%, 8/15/45-11/15/46

     54          52,514  

3.00%, 11/15/45-2/15/47

         1,810          1,820,050  

4.50%, 2/15/36

     99          122,327  

6.25%, 5/15/30

     179          242,310  

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

2.00%, 8/15/25

     268          255,396  

2.625%, 2/28/23

     653          655,041  
       

 

 

 
          3,370,371  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $3,899,662)

          3,644,349  
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 5.3%

       

Japan - 1.2%

       

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond

       

Series 22

       

0.10%, 3/10/27

   JPY    59,909          598,863  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

United States - 4.1%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.125%, 4/15/19-4/15/20 (TIPS)

   U.S.$   1,216        $ 1,213,787  

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

     862          851,258  
       

 

 

 
          2,065,045  
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $2,656,236)

          2,663,908  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 4.4%

       

Industrial - 2.5%

       

Basic - 0.1%

       

NOVA Chemicals Corp.

       

5.25%, 8/01/23 (a)

     74          74,424  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.4%

       

Altice France SA/France

       

5.375%, 5/15/22 (a)

   EUR 120          150,423  

CSC Holdings LLC

       

6.75%, 11/15/21

   U.S.$ 30          31,292  
       

 

 

 
          181,715  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.8%

       

Arqiva Broadcast Finance PLC

       

9.50%, 3/31/20 (a)

   GBP 100          147,796  

CenturyLink, Inc.

       

Series Y

       

7.50%, 4/01/24

   U.S.$ 14          14,103  

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.90%, 5/01/19

     210          216,924  

Windstream Services LLC/Windstream Finance Corp.

       

6.375%, 8/01/23

     80          45,983  
       

 

 

 
          424,806  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.1%

       

KB Home

       

4.75%, 5/15/19

     63          63,595  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.2%

       

First Quality Finance Co., Inc.

       

4.625%, 5/15/21 (a)

     85          84,575  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.6%

       

Antero Resources Corp.

       

5.125%, 12/01/22

     16          16,147  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

       

4.875%, 11/01/43

     68          48,552  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

5.50%, 1/15/23

     113          110,220  

PDC Energy, Inc.

       

5.75%, 5/15/26 (a)

     46          45,310  

SM Energy Co.

       

6.50%, 1/01/23

     9          8,962  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

       

4.875%, 1/15/23 (a)

     69          66,708  
       

 

 

 
          295,899  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Technology - 0.2%

       

Western Digital Corp.

       

4.75%, 2/15/26

   U.S.$ 98        $ 97,892  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/15/25 (a)

     52          49,715  
       

 

 

 
          1,272,621  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 1.8%

       

Banking - 1.6%

       

Bank of America Corp.

       

Series FF

       

5.875%, 3/15/28 (b)

     54          54,356  

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.86%, 6/15/32 (a)(b)

     29          34,056  

CIT Group, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/07/25

     56          57,260  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

5.95%, 1/30/23 (b)

     55          56,508  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

Series P

       

5.00%, 11/10/22 (b)

     74          71,806  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

       

Series E

       

3.928%, 9/15/26 (a)

   EUR 100          132,454  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

7.50%, 6/27/24 (b)

   U.S.$   200          216,800  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

2.001% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 2.33%), 6/30/18 (a)(b)(d)

   EUR 50          61,138  

Standard Chartered PLC

       

3.277% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 1/30/27 (a)(b)(d)

   U.S.$ 100          94,712  
       

 

 

 
          779,090  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.2%

       

Navient Corp.

       

6.625%, 7/26/21

       95          98,702  
       

 

 

 
          877,792  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.1%

       

Electric - 0.1%

       

AES Corp./VA

       

4.00%, 3/15/21

     49          49,225  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $2,253,197)

          2,199,638  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

AGENCIES - 3.1%

       

Agency Debentures - 3.1%

       

Residual Funding Corp. Principal Strip

       

Zero Coupon, 7/15/20

(cost $1,535,296)

   U.S.$      1,677        $ 1,582,551  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.9%

       

Argentina - 0.1%

       

Argentina POM Politica Monetaria

       

Series POM

       

27.935% (ARPP7DRR), 6/21/20 (d)

   ARS 900          47,275  
       

 

 

 

Brazil - 0.8%

       

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series F

       

10.00%, 1/01/27

   BRL 1,300          404,647  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Treasuries
(cost $376,716)

          451,922  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.7%

       

Industrial - 0.6%

       

Capital Goods - 0.2%

       

Odebrecht Finance Ltd.

       

7.125%, 6/26/42 (a)

   U.S.$ 200          65,000  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.1%

       

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV

       

3.15%, 10/01/26

     79          63,299  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.3%

       

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

5.75%, 2/01/29

     78          75,467  

6.125%, 1/17/22

     3          3,197  

6.25%, 3/17/24

     63          66,496  
       

 

 

 
          145,160  
       

 

 

 
          273,459  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.1%

       

Electric - 0.1%

       

Genneia SA

       

8.75%, 1/20/22 (a)

     35          37,612  

Terraform Global Operating LLC

       

6.125%, 3/01/26 (a)

     21          21,154  
       

 

 

 
          58,766  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $338,121)

          332,225  
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.6%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.6%

       

Chile - 0.4%

       

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

       

3.625%, 8/01/27 (a)

     200          194,234  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Mexico - 0.2%

       

Petroleos Mexicanos

       

4.625%, 9/21/23

   U.S.$ 120        $ 119,940  
       

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $316,670)

          314,174  
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.6%

       

United States - 0.6%

       

State of California

       

Series 2010

       

7.625%, 3/01/40

(cost $203,062)

     200          304,566  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%

       

Financial Institutions - 0.2%

       

REITS - 0.2%

       

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust

       

12.00% (a)

(cost $87,658)

     93          115,552  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.4%

       

Governments - Treasuries - 5.4%

       

Japan - 5.4%

       

Japan Treasury Discount Bill

       

Series 729

       

Zero Coupon, 4/05/18

   JPY 173,500          1,630,587  

Series 743

       

Zero Coupon, 9/10/18

     117,650          1,106,437  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $2,639,943)

          2,737,024  
       

 

 

 

Time Deposit - 1.0%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $513,099)

   U.S.$ 513          513,099  
       

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills - 1.0%

       

U.S. Treasury Bill

       

Zero Coupon, 2/28/19

(cost $503,652)

     513          503,652  
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $3,656,694)

          3,753,775  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 107.9%
(cost $54,229,138) (h)

          54,422,292 (i) 

Other assets less liabilities - (7.9)%

          (3,972,283
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   50,450,009  
       

 

 

 


FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
     Original
Value
     Value at
March 31,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

                    

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

     76        June 2018        USD        7,600      $   8,678,477      $   8,699,031      $ 20,554  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     12        June 2018        USD        1,200        1,868,135        1,925,625        57,490  

Sold Contracts

                    

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     12        June 2018        JPY        120,000        1,700,593        1,700,559        34  

Euro-BOBL Futures

     23        June 2018        EUR        2,300        3,686,142        3,714,420        (28,278

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

     7        June 2018        USD        1,400        1,487,709        1,488,266        (557

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

     16        June 2018        USD        1,600        1,923,213        1,938,250        (15,037
                    

 

 

 
                     $ 34,206  
                    

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      161      USD      49        4/03/18      $ (328

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      49      BRL      161        4/03/18        23  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      161      USD      49        5/03/18        (42

Citibank, NA

   JPY      364,930      USD      3,440        4/16/18        7,261  

Citibank, NA

   USD      157      KRW      168,191        4/26/18        1,116  

Citibank, NA

   USD      215      TWD      6,202        6/07/18        (257

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      202      MYR      793        7/12/18        2,910  

HSBC Bank USA

   BRL      161      USD      50        4/03/18        788  

HSBC Bank USA

   USD      49      BRL      161        4/03/18        328  

HSBC Bank USA

   JPY      84,638      USD      778        4/26/18        (18,646

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   TWD      11,952      USD      412        6/07/18        (1,653

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      708      JPY      77,570        4/26/18        22,430  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      102      INR      6,690        5/17/18        323  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      361      USD      288        4/12/18        6,696  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      164      USD      127        4/12/18        (358

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      482      USD      683        4/13/18        7,088  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      16      USD      21        4/13/18        (374

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      218      GBP      158        4/13/18        2,893  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      168      RUB      9,632        4/17/18        (616

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      2,051      USD      108        4/20/18        (4,558

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      111      MXN      2,085        4/20/18        3,497  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      142      JPY      15,359        4/26/18        2,893  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD      348      USD      263        5/17/18        (2,077


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      679      USD      843        5/30/18      $ 3,634  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2      EUR      2        5/30/18        (4

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      258      CAD      257        6/07/18        1,685  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      199      USD      154        6/07/18        1,118  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      167      USD      121        6/07/18        54  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      128      AUD      162        6/07/18        (3,014
                 

 

 

 
   $ 32,810  
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                  

Rate Type

                       

Notional

Amount

(000)

     Termination
Date
    

Payments
made by

the
Fund

  

Payments
received
by the
Fund

  

Payment

Frequency

Paid/
Received

   Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

SEK

     4,830        3/31/22      3 Month STIBOR    0.341%    Quarterly/Annual    $ 3,874     $ 2     $ 3,872  

NZD

     1,015        3/31/22      3 Month BKBM    2.936%    Quarterly/Semi-Annual      19,597       – 0  –      19,597  

USD

     530        1/14/24      2.980%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (8,568     – 0  –      (8,568

USD

     650        4/28/24      2.817%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (8,768     – 0  –      (8,768

USD

     740        11/10/25      2.256%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      21,294       – 0  –      21,294  

USD

     80        6/28/26      1.460%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      7,582       – 0  –      7,582  

USD

     175        11/08/26      1.657%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      14,161       – 0  –      14,161  

USD

     200        11/09/26      1.672%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      15,950       – 0  –      15,950  

USD

     105        4/26/27      2.287%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      3,596       – 0  –      3,596  

USD

     260        7/12/27      2.355%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      9,130       – 0  –      9,130  

USD

     180        3/28/28      2.920%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/Quarterly      (1,771     – 0  –      (1,771
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                  $     76,077     $         2     $     76,075  
                 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

               

Citibank, NA

               

Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 8/15/20, 6/20/19*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       0.71     USD       98     $ (5,254   $ (1,465   $ (3,789

Sprint Communications, Inc., 7.000%, 8/15/20, 6/20/19*

    (5.00     Quarterly       0.71       USD       112       (6,005     (1,736     (4,269

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

               

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       3       1       38       (37

Credit Suisse International

               

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       4       2       37       (35

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       330       128       4,167       (4,039

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

    (3.00     Monthly       5.71       USD       350           40,612           22,667       17,945  

Deutsche Bank AG

               

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       42       17       572       (555

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       122       47       1,292       (1,245

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       408       159       4,358       (4,199

Goldman Sachs International

               

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       27       10       258       (248

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       46       18       621       (603

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

               

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       50       19       657       (638

CDX-CMBX.NA.AAA Series 9, 9/17/58*

    (0.50     Monthly       0.47       USD       99       38       1,301       (1,263


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

               

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.20     USD       52     $   (7,629   $ (8,058   $ 429  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       31       (4,550     (4,948     398  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       5       (734     (837     103  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       32       (4,692     (4,413     (279

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       60       (8,798     (8,471     (327

Credit Suisse International

               

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       56       (8,217     (8,639     422  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       28       (4,106     (2,013     (2,093

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       94       (13,783     (6,323     (7,460

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       350       (51,322     (21,062     (30,260

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       318       (46,657     (13,527     (33,130

Deutsche Bank AG

               

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

    2.00       Monthly       3.17       USD       135       (5,894     (2,746     (3,148

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       8       (1,173     (975     (198

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       8       (1,173     (477     (696

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       27       (3,959     (3,210     (749


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.20   USD     28     $ (4,105   $ (3,330   $ (775

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     51       (7,478     (6,682     (796

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     84       (12,317     (9,410     (2,907

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     85       (12,464     (7,270     (5,194

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     132       (19,356     (9,620     (9,736

Goldman Sachs International

               

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     39       (5,725     (6,723     998  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     28       (4,111     (4,759     648  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     34       (4,992     (5,435     443  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     4       (587     (632     45  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     4       (587     (373     (214

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     41       (6,012     (5,802     (210

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     8       (1,173     (822     (351

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     8       (1,173     (759     (414

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     16       (2,346     (1,796     (550

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     92       (13,490     (12,683     (807

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20     USD     57       (8,359     (6,315     (2,044


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.20     USD       49     $ (7,185   $ (4,403   $ (2,782

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       125       (18,329     (10,347     (7,982

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       185       (27,127     (14,706     (12,421

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       246       (36,072     (12,510     (23,562

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

               

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.20       USD       35       (5,132     (2,566     (2,566
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (331,015   $   (179,875   $   (151,140
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date

VARIANCE SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Volatility
Strike
Price
    Payment
Frequency
     Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
(Paid)
Received
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

                 

Deutsche Bank AG

                 

AUD/JPY, 1/14/20*

     11.12     Maturity        AUD        7      $ 11     $ – 0  –    $ 11  

AUD/JPY, 3/3/20*

     12.75       Maturity        AUD        4        (10     – 0  –      (10

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

                 

AUD/JPY, 3/10/20*

     12.90       Maturity        AUD        2        (7     – 0  –      (7

AUD/JPY, 3/11/20*

     12.80       Maturity        AUD        2        (5     – 0  –      (5
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $ (11   $ – 0  –    $ (11
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Termination date

 

(a) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $9,878,247 or 19.6% 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) Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.
(d) Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at March 31, 2018.
(e) IO - Interest Only.
(f) Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.33% of net assets as of March 31, 2018, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:


144A/Restricted & Illiquid Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Bellemeade Re II Ltd. Series 2016-1A, Class M2B

           

8.372%, 4/25/26

     4/29/16      $   83,382      $   84,929        0.17 % 

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

           

7.122%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        47,743        53,748        0.11 % 

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

           

7.372%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        20,307        23,903        0.05 % 

 

(g) Inverse interest only security.
(h) As of March 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $1,273,542 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,088,448), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $185,094.
(i) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Portfolio valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

ARS    -    Argentine Peso
AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
MYR    -    Malaysian Ringgit
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ABS    -    Asset-Backed Securities
ARPP7DRR    -    Argentina Central Bank 7-Day Repo Reference Rate
BA    -    Banker’s Acceptance
BKBM    -    Bank Bill Benchmark (New Zealand)
BOBL    -    Bundesobligationen
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CDX-CMBX.NA    -    North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CPI    -    Consumer Price Index
EURIBOR    -    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs    -    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
STIBOR    -    Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate
TBA    -    To Be Announced
TIPS    -    Treasury Inflation Protected Security


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Corporates - Investment Grade

   $             – 0  –    $     11,852,818     $     196,436     $     12,049,254  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      11,081,479       – 0  –      11,081,479  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      4,887,519       1,397,976       6,285,495  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      4,556,245       890,454       5,446,699  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      4,149,842       46,863       4,196,705  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      3,644,349       – 0  –      3,644,349  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      2,663,908       – 0  –      2,663,908  

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      2,199,638       – 0  –      2,199,638  

Agencies

     – 0  –      1,582,551       – 0  –      1,582,551  

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      451,922       – 0  –      451,922  

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      332,225       – 0  –      332,225  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      314,174       – 0  –      314,174  

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      304,566       – 0  –      304,566  

Preferred Stocks

     – 0  –      115,552       – 0  –      115,552  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      2,737,024       – 0  –      2,737,024  

Time Deposits

     – 0  –      513,099       – 0  –      513,099  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      503,652       – 0  –      503,652  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     – 0  –      51,890,563       2,531,729       54,422,292  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     78,078       – 0  –      – 0  –      78,078  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      64,737       – 0  –      64,737  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      95,184       – 0  –      95,184  

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      41,051       – 0  –      41,051  

Variance Swaps

     – 0  –      11       – 0  –      11  

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (43,872     – 0  –      – 0  –      (43,872

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (31,927     – 0  –      (31,927

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (19,107     – 0  –      (19,107

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (372,066     – 0  –      (372,066

Variance Swaps

     – 0  –      (22     – 0  –      (22
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $         34,206     $     51,668,424     $     2,531,729     $   54,234,359  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions 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 following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

     Corporates -
Investment Grade
    Asset-Backed
Securities
    Commercial
Mortgage-Backed
Securities
 

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ – 0  –    $ 1,409,964     $ 774,281  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     102       16       (12

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      2       (633

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (52     (10,611     (5,768

Purchases/Payups

     196,386       129,992       128,742  

Sales/Paydowns

     – 0  –      (131,387     (6,156

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/18

   $     196,436     $     1,397,976     $     890,454  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/18

   $ (52   $ (10,611   $ (6,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


     Collateralized
Mortgage  Obligations
    Total        

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ 46,791     $ 2,231,036    

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –      106    

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      (631  

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     72       (16,359  

Purchases/Payups

     – 0  –      455,120    

Sales/Paydowns

     – 0  –      (137,543  

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –   

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Balance as of 3/31/18

   $     46,863     $     2,531,729    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/18

   $ 72     $ (16,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

As of March 31, 2018, 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, Inc.

AB International Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 95.7%

       

Financials - 22.5%

       

Banks - 9.9%

       

Credicorp Ltd.

     7,693        $ 1,746,619  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

     68,017          2,011,674  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB - Class A (a)

     102,240          1,279,720  

Swedbank AB - Class A

     65,079          1,462,348  
       

 

 

 
          6,500,361  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.8%

       

Partners Group Holding AG

     2,439          1,814,920  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.3%

       

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (b)

     88,560          1,496,365  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 5.0%

       

AIA Group Ltd.

     206,000          1,761,027  

Prudential PLC

     61,447          1,535,479  
       

 

 

 
          3,296,506  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.5%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     58,964          1,656,718  
       

 

 

 
          14,764,870  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 16.3%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.3%

       

Halma PLC

     53,678          888,546  

Horiba Ltd.

     16,500          1,284,689  
       

 

 

 
          2,173,235  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 3.7%

       

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

     4,914          901,915  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     28,900          1,551,339  
       

 

 

 
          2,453,254  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 9.3%

       

ams AG

     16,650          1,748,420  

ASML Holding NV

     5,951          1,180,044  

Disco Corp.

     3,200          683,978  

Infineon Technologies AG

     43,902          1,180,666  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     153,000          1,295,941  
       

 

 

 
          6,089,049  
       

 

 

 
          10,715,538  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 13.7%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 2.1%

       

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     9,600          1,381,660  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 5.9%

       

Glanbia PLC (a)

     67,696          1,166,151  

Kerry Group PLC - Class A

     12,990          1,317,044  

Nestle SA (REG)

     17,717          1,400,378  
       

 

 

 
          3,883,573  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Household Products - 3.9%

       

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     12,511        $ 1,056,026  

Unicharm Corp.

     51,500          1,485,442  
       

 

 

 
          2,541,468  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.8%

       

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

     70,518          1,187,985  
       

 

 

 
          8,994,686  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 12.4%

       

Building Products - 4.9%

       

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     24,770          1,307,980  

Kingspan Group PLC

     45,385          1,921,032  
       

 

 

 
          3,229,012  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.9%

       

China Everbright International Ltd.

     859,000          1,212,889  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 2.6%

       

Schneider Electric SE (Paris)

     19,618          1,727,587  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 3.0%

       

Siemens AG (REG)

     15,534          1,982,096  
       

 

 

 
          8,151,584  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 9.1%

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.3%

       

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

     11,052          1,490,921  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.7%

       

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     108,642          1,770,884  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.1%

       

Gerresheimer AG

     8,890          730,536  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.0%

       

Roche Holding AG

     6,930          1,589,721  

Vectura Group PLC (b)

     351,400          382,826  
       

 

 

 
          1,972,547  
       

 

 

 
          5,964,888  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.1%

       

Auto Components - 5.6%

       

Aptiv PLC

     19,928          1,693,282  

Delphi Technologies PLC

     15,613          743,960  

Valeo SA

     18,930          1,252,221  
       

 

 

 
          3,689,463  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.9%

       

Panasonic Corp.

     85,100          1,222,078  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.6%

       

Crystal International Group Ltd. (b)(c)

     397,500          403,333  
       

 

 

 
          5,314,874  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 4.5%

       

Multi-Utilities - 1.6%

       

Suez

     74,406          1,078,139  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Water Utilities - 2.9%

       

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

     1,760,000        $ 990,250  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     86,200          913,841  
       

 

 

 
          1,904,091  
       

 

 

 
          2,982,230  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.8%

       

Chemicals - 3.8%

       

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     10,696          925,707  

Umicore SA

     29,340          1,554,292  
       

 

 

 
          2,479,999  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 3.7%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.7%

       

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. (b)

     494,000          631,975  

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

     75,657          1,237,801  

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

     2,051,500          539,452  
       

 

 

 
          2,409,228  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.6%

       

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.6%

       

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

     1,659,200          1,078,748  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $47,309,029)

          62,856,645  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.0%

       

Time Deposit - 6.0%

       

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $3,950,690)

   U.S.$ 3,951          3,950,690  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 101.7%

(cost $51,259,719)

          66,807,335  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 3.9%

       

Investment Companies - 3.9%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $2,587,436)

     2,587,436          2,587,436  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 105.6%
(cost $53,847,155) (g)

          69,394,771 (h) 

Other assets less liabilities - (5.6)%

          (3,667,073
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     65,727,698  
       

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   BRL      442      USD      134        4/03/18      $ (128

Bank of America, NA

   USD      133      BRL      442        4/03/18        900  

Bank of America, NA

   USD      2,801      KRW      2,972,118        4/26/18        (1,571

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      600      USD      182        4/03/18        (85

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      181      BRL      600        4/03/18        1,222  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      616      RUB      35,245        4/17/18        (1,959

Barclays Bank PLC

   KRW      75,478      USD      71        4/26/18        (292

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      181      BRL      600        5/03/18        156  

Barclays Bank PLC

   SEK      14,415      USD      1,790        5/15/18        58,751  

BNP Paribas SA

   CNY      2,937      USD      464        4/19/18        (4,523

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      684      CAD      844        5/15/18        (28,592

Citibank, NA

   USD      1,241      ZAR      15,236        5/15/18        39,018  

Citibank, NA

   INR      466,067      USD      7,097        5/17/18        (31,181

Citibank, NA

   USD      646      TWD      18,754        6/07/18        2,277  

Credit Suisse International

   BRL      1,269      USD      382        4/03/18        (2,585

Credit Suisse International

   USD      391      BRL      1,269        4/03/18        (6,609

Standard Chartered Bank

   BRL      227      USD      70        4/03/18        923  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      68      BRL      227        4/03/18        462  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      464      CNY      2,937        4/19/18        4,154  

Standard Chartered Bank

   KRW      154,415      USD      144        4/26/18        (1,032

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      323      INR      21,215        5/17/18        1,336  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      289      USD      225        5/15/18        2,980  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      114      USD      91        5/15/18        2,554  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      131      USD      102        5/15/18        (136

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      1,191      USD      1,279        5/15/18        29,362  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      5,640      USD      6,966        5/15/18        5,818  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      57      USD      70        5/15/18        (153

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      167      USD      236        5/15/18        1,627  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      173      USD      242        5/15/18        (1,201

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      60,749      USD      577        5/15/18        4,516  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      26,253      USD      246        5/15/18        (861

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      1,326      USD      70        5/15/18        (2,649

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      1,272      USD      159        5/15/18        5,747  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      3,257      AUD      4,169        5/15/18        (54,685

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      3,745      CAD      4,713        5/15/18        (83,473

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      1,127      EUR      910        5/15/18        (4,187


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      4,021      GBP      2,905        5/15/18      $ 61,712  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      5,700      JPY      618,090        5/15/18        122,759  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      545      MXN      10,410        5/15/18        23,885  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      298      NOK      2,374        5/15/18        5,146  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      323      SEK      2,643        5/15/18        (5,227

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ZAR      2,259      USD      189        5/15/18        (491
                 

 

 

 
   $ 143,685  
                 

 

 

 

 

(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. This security is considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2018, the market value of this security amounted to $403,333 or 0.6% of net assets.
(d) Affiliated investments.
(e) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(f) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $17,806,666 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(2,259,050), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $15,547,616.
(h) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand


Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
REG    -    Registered Shares

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  12.2%       

India

  10.3%       

France

  9.1%       

Japan

  7.9%       

China

  7.7%       

Germany

  7.2%       

Switzerland

  6.6%       

Ireland

  5.8%       

United Kingdom

  4.1%       

Sweden

  3.6%       

United States

  3.2%       

Hong Kong

  2.6%       

Austria

  2.6%       

Peru

  11.2%       

Other

  5.9%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1 All data are as of March 31, 2018. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 2.3% or less in the following countries: Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Indonesia, Netherlands, Philippines and Taiwan.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB International Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $ 1,746,619     $ 13,018,251     $ – 0  –    $ 14,764,870  

Information Technology

     901,915       9,813,623       – 0  –      10,715,538  

Consumer Staples

     2,483,195       6,511,491       – 0  –      8,994,686  

Industrials

     1,921,032       6,230,552       – 0  –      8,151,584  

Health Care

     382,826       5,582,062       – 0  –      5,964,888  

Consumer Discretionary

     2,437,242       2,877,632       – 0  –      5,314,874  

Utilities

     913,841       2,068,389       – 0  –      2,982,230  

Materials

     – 0  –      2,479,999       – 0  –      2,479,999  

Telecommunication Services

     – 0  –      2,409,228       – 0  –      2,409,228  

Real Estate

     – 0  –      1,078,748       – 0  –      1,078,748  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      3,950,690       – 0  –      3,950,690  

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

     2,587,436       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,587,436  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     13,374,106       56,020,665 (a)      – 0  –      69,394,771  

Other Financial Instruments (b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      375,305       – 0  –      375,305  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (231,620     – 0  –      (231,620
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)(d)

   $     13,374,106     $     56,164,350     $         – 0  –    $     69,538,456  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.


(c) An amount of $2,664,647 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) An amount of $2,100,196 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as the above mentioned foreign equity fair valuation by the third party vendor was not applied 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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

    

Market Value

12/31/2017

    

Purchases

at Cost

    

Sales

Proceeds

    

Market Value

3/31/2018

    

Dividend

Income

 

Fund

   (000)      (000)      (000)      (000)      (000)  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $     1,757      $     5,867      $     5,037      $     2,587      $     3  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB International Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.4%

       

Consumer Discretionary - 17.8%

       

Auto Components - 5.4%

       

Faurecia SA

     71,820        $ 5,811,388  

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

     94,604          4,682,409  

Magna International, Inc. (New York) - Class A

     137,780          7,763,903  

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     291,900          7,033,631  
       

 

 

 
          25,291,331  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 5.1%

       

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     226,000          7,823,348  

Peugeot SA

     363,930          8,763,205  

Subaru Corp. (a)

     219,000          7,249,504  
       

 

 

 
          23,836,057  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 3.0%

       

Nikon Corp.

     259,400          4,688,879  

Panasonic Corp.

     670,700          9,631,582  
       

 

 

 
          14,320,461  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 1.1%

       

Amer Sports Oyj (b)

     170,140          5,250,545  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 3.2%

       

HUGO BOSS AG

     65,660          5,720,093  

Pandora A/S

     86,250          9,331,914  
       

 

 

 
          15,052,007  
       

 

 

 
          83,750,401  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 17.4%

       

Banks - 11.2%

       

Barclays PLC

     2,115,360          6,181,305  

BNP Paribas SA

     117,290          8,698,307  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     1,445,000          7,088,849  

DNB ASA

     374,690          7,380,352  

Erste Group Bank AG

     201,860          10,148,165  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

     61,530          3,568,569  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     1,401,300          9,312,502  
       

 

 

 
          52,378,049  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.1%

       

Credit Suisse Group AG (REG) (b)

     598,527          10,052,272  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.1%

       

Hitachi Capital Corp.

     193,600          4,900,314  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.0%

       

Allianz SE (REG)

     42,370          9,578,041  

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. - Class H

     2,628,000          4,643,751  
       

 

 

 
          14,221,792  
       

 

 

 
          81,552,427  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 11.1%

       

Beverages - 1.2%

       

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

     135,700          5,604,073  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Food Products - 3.1%

       

Orkla ASA

     768,680        $ 8,284,056  

WH Group Ltd. (c)

     6,037,000          6,468,560  
       

 

 

 
          14,752,616  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 1.8%

       

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

     62,710          8,243,420  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 5.0%

       

British American Tobacco PLC

     262,310          15,163,318  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     296,200          8,461,543  
       

 

 

 
          23,624,861  
       

 

 

 
          52,224,970  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 10.4%

       

Communications Equipment - 1.7%

       

Nokia Oyj

     1,443,700          7,972,277  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 1.5%

       

Yahoo Japan Corp. (a)

     1,487,400          6,962,362  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.9%

       

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)

     64,400          5,817,183  

SUMCO Corp.

     212,800          5,557,818  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     844,000          7,148,847  
       

 

 

 
          18,523,848  
       

 

 

 

Software - 1.6%

       

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     16,400          7,286,079  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.7%

       

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     3,500          8,177,666  
       

 

 

 
          48,922,232  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 9.9%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 3.9%

       

Airbus SE

     89,990          10,417,035  

BAE Systems PLC

     956,700          7,827,428  
       

 

 

 
          18,244,463  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 4.0%

       

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     233,600          9,511,289  

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     2,111,755          9,527,288  
       

 

 

 
          19,038,577  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 1.0%

       

Philips Lighting NV (c)

     123,570          4,645,868  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.0%

       

Glory Ltd.

     132,100          4,740,400  
       

 

 

 
          46,669,308  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 9.1%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 9.1%

       

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Toronto)

     148,700          4,674,467  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     1,474,300          8,988,185  

PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class H

     9,256,000          6,429,379  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Euronext Amsterdam) - Class A

     388,150        $ 12,365,357  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class A

     188,044          5,949,438  

YPF SA (Sponsored ADR)

     210,543          4,551,940  
       

 

 

 
          42,958,766  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 9.0%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 7.3%

       

BT Group PLC

     3,350,750          10,694,957  

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. (b)

     5,640,000          7,215,256  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     352,600          16,449,866  
       

 

 

 
          34,360,079  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.7%

       

Vodafone Group PLC

     2,856,370          7,815,117  
       

 

 

 
          42,175,196  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 8.7%

       

Chemicals - 4.6%

       

Air Water, Inc.

     233,300          4,560,211  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     1,574,260          4,284,391  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     156,510          6,676,909  

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (a)

     85,600          5,918,484  
       

 

 

 
          21,439,995  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 4.1%

       

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     291,590          4,094,278  

Gerdau SA (Preference Shares)

     1,096,700          5,148,904  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     948,590          5,626,739  

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     165,300          4,561,334  
       

 

 

 
          19,431,255  
       

 

 

 
          40,871,250  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 5.1%

       

Biotechnology - 1.0%

       

Grifols SA (ADR)

     222,200          4,710,640  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 4.1%

       

Indivior PLC (b)

     864,640          4,942,574  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     294,600          9,373,221  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     289,460          4,946,871  
       

 

 

 
          19,262,666  
       

 

 

 
          23,973,306  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 0.9%

       

Electric Utilities - 0.9%

       

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     1,163,800          4,421,981  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $399,927,239)

          467,519,837  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%

       

Time Deposit - 0.1%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $209,864)

   $ 210        $ 209,864  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 99.5%

(cost $400,137,103)

          467,729,701  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 3.3%

       

Investment Companies - 3.3%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $15,661,960)

     15,661,960          15,661,960  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.8%
(cost $415,799,063) (g)

          483,391,661 (h) 

Other assets less liabilities - (2.8)%

          (13,205,893
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   470,185,768  
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   EUR      1,875      USD      2,332        4/17/18      $ 23,196  

Bank of America, NA

   GBP      950      USD      1,318        4/17/18        (15,171

Bank of America, NA

   USD      9,833      EUR      8,259        4/17/18        339,120  

Bank of America, NA

   USD      3,019      GBP      2,227        4/17/18        107,158  

Bank of America, NA

   USD      998      ILS      3,475        4/17/18        (6,936

Bank of America, NA

   KRW      18,872,869      USD      17,785        4/26/18        9,976  

Bank of America, NA

   KRW      830,371      USD      780        4/26/18        (2,399

Bank of America, NA

   USD      779      GBP      555        7/17/18        2,887  

Bank of America, NA

   USD      1,129      GBP      798        7/17/18        (4,727

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      15,010      USD      4,516        4/03/18        (30,572

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      4,544      BRL      15,010        4/03/18        2,134  

Barclays Bank PLC

   ILS      6,252      USD      1,830        4/17/18        45,872  

Barclays Bank PLC

   RUB      145,212      USD      2,551        4/17/18        21,025  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      3,085      EUR      2,487        4/17/18        (21,992

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      862      GBP      618        4/17/18        5,519  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      5,093      RUB      291,398        4/17/18        (16,198

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      15,010      USD      4,532        5/03/18        (3,902

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      557      CAD      685        4/17/18        (24,952

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      4,424      GBP      3,298        4/17/18        205,447  

Citibank, NA

   AUD      5,037      USD      4,061        4/17/18        192,264  

Citibank, NA

   CAD      1,633      USD      1,308        4/17/18        39,966  

Citibank, NA

   CHF      744      USD      803        4/17/18        23,919  

Citibank, NA

   EUR      1,920      USD      2,372        4/17/18        7,610  

Citibank, NA

   GBP      3,685      USD      5,205        4/17/18        32,595  

Citibank, NA

   ILS      2,782      USD      818        4/17/18        24,510  

Citibank, NA

   JPY      56,940      USD      538        4/17/18        2,102  

Citibank, NA

   JPY      4,583,419      USD      41,319        4/17/18        (1,791,120

Citibank, NA

   NOK      75,404      USD      9,394        4/17/18        (229,516

Citibank, NA

   TRY      9,951      USD      2,514        4/17/18        3,290  


Counterparty

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

Citibank, NA

   USD      1,188      AUD      1,514        4/17/18      $ (25,412

Citibank, NA

   USD      584      CAD      749        4/17/18        (2,788

Citibank, NA

   USD      1,378      EUR      1,101        4/17/18        (22,184

Citibank, NA

   USD      3,987      GBP      2,800        4/17/18        (56,373

Citibank, NA

   USD      3,448      JPY      372,478        4/17/18        55,189  

Citibank, NA

   USD      17,247      JPY      1,830,322        4/17/18        (31,359

Citibank, NA

   USD      2,856      TRY      10,961        4/17/18        (89,931

Citibank, NA

   JPY      368,306      USD      3,523        7/17/18        37,023  

Credit Suisse International

   BRL      15,010      USD      4,625        4/03/18        78,171  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      4,516      BRL      15,010        4/03/18        30,572  

Credit Suisse International

   CHF      922      USD      982        4/17/18        16,114  

Credit Suisse International

   GBP      728      USD      1,024        4/17/18        2,519  

Credit Suisse International

   NOK      40,727      USD      5,226        4/17/18        28,150  

Credit Suisse International

   SEK      5,298      USD      657        4/17/18        22,295  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      1,894      AUD      2,387        4/17/18        (60,600

Credit Suisse International

   USD      744      CAD      960        4/17/18        1,143  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      4,453      JPY      483,484        4/17/18        94,064  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      4,965      NOK      38,612        4/17/18        (37,684

Credit Suisse International

   USD      2,420      PLN      8,637        4/17/18        103,217  

Credit Suisse International

   JPY      124,871      USD      1,182        7/17/18        453  

Deutsche Bank AG

   CAD      20,579      USD      16,512        4/17/18        533,933  

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD      28,830      CHF      27,989        4/17/18        478,126  

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD      1,473      JPY      162,100        4/17/18        52,076  

Deutsche Bank AG

   JPY      181,019      USD      1,735        7/17/18        21,570  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   JPY      177,103      USD      1,664        4/17/18        (1,755

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      1,041      AUD      1,384        4/17/18        22,008  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      2,354      EUR      1,895        4/17/18        (20,436

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   AUD      8,916      USD      7,066        4/17/18        218,542  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   CAD      1,247      USD      972        4/17/18        3,964  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   CHF      11,291      USD      11,932        4/17/18        108,570  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   JPY      458,020      USD      4,335        4/17/18        26,932  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   NOK      77,793      USD      9,398        4/17/18        (530,180

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   PLN      8,637      USD      2,551        4/17/18        27,497  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      1,211      JPY      128,737        4/17/18        275  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      1,899      NOK      14,681        4/17/18        (25,519

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      1,865      CNY      11,817        4/19/18        18,397  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   GBP      1,152      USD      1,632        4/17/18        14,785  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   ILS      4,695      USD      1,335        4/17/18        (4,709

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      591      AUD      771        4/17/18        719  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      2,943      GBP      2,168        4/17/18        99,985  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      2,431      GBP      1,723        4/17/18        (12,241

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      6,322      HKD      49,531        4/17/18        (7,491

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      1,455      JPY      154,635        4/17/18        (845

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      813      NZD      1,124        7/17/18        (513

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   CHF      1,010      USD      1,067        4/17/18        9,270  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   EUR      16,298      USD      20,389        4/17/18        316,533  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   GBP      1,155      USD      1,607        4/17/18        (13,988

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   JPY      1,119,479      USD      10,299        4/17/18        (230,143

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      949      CAD      1,190        4/17/18        (25,171

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      17,112      CHF      15,770        4/17/18        (598,938

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      20,777      EUR      17,227        4/17/18        439,540  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      21,477      EUR      17,242        4/17/18        (242,379

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      2,479      JPY      271,174        4/17/18        72,052  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      4,328      JPY      454,112        4/17/18        (56,676

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   CNY      3,057      USD      482        4/19/18        (5,392

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      1,558      KRW      1,676,455        4/26/18        21,297  


Counterparty

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

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   TWD      198,075      USD      6,810        6/07/18      $ (39,577

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   JPY      399,064      USD      3,799        7/17/18        21,334  

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   USD      3,275      AUD      4,248        7/17/18        (11,336

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      16,479      AUD      20,996        4/17/18        (352,931

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      534      JPY      59,253        4/17/18        23,780  

Standard Chartered Bank

   CNY      126,690      USD      20,010        4/19/18        (179,196

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      1,134      CNY      7,232        4/19/18        17,975  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      2,338      KRW      2,511,760        4/26/18        27,592  

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY      128,042      USD      1,207        7/17/18        (4,731

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      962      USD      752        4/17/18        12,963  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      935      USD      1,005        4/17/18        25,974  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      2,981      USD      3,706        4/17/18        34,841  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      535      USD      655        4/17/18        (3,958

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD      118,162      USD      15,143        4/17/18        79,793  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      67,400      USD      636        4/17/18        1,649  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      550,431      USD      4,902        4/17/18        (275,529

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      3,579      AUD      4,557        4/17/18        (78,875

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      702      CAD      885        4/17/18        (15,328

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      5,516      EUR      4,548        4/17/18        85,570  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      5,991      EUR      4,845        4/17/18        (24,474

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,204      JPY      243,600        4/17/18        86,918  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      8,322      SEK      67,603        4/17/18        (218,565

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,111      TRY      8,253        4/17/18        (28,302

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      51,500      USD      489        7/17/18        1,476  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      4,253      EUR      3,411        7/17/18        (22,448

UBS AG

   CAD      658      USD      526        4/17/18        15,322  
                 

 

 

 
   $     (1,026,684
                 

 

 

 

 

(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 restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $11,114,428 or 2.4% of net assets.
(d) Affiliated investments.
(e) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(f) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $92,227,822 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(25,661,908), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $66,565,914.


(h) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Portfolio valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
HKD    -    Hong Kong Dollar
ILS    -    Israeli Shekel
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
PLN    -    Polish Zloty
RUB    -    Russian Ruble
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
TRY    -    Turkish Lira
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
REG    -    Registered Shares

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  33.0%       

Japan

  16.6%       

United Kingdom

  7.2%       

France

  5.0%       

Germany

  4.6%       

Norway

  3.9%       

China

  3.5%       

Canada

  3.5%       

South Korea

  3.0%       

Australia

  2.9%       

Hong Kong

  2.8%       

Finland

  2.2%       

Austria

  2.2%       

Switzerland

  9.6%       

Other

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1 All data are as of March 31, 2018. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 2.0% or less in the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan and United States.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB International Value Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 7,763,903     $ 75,986,498     $ – 0  –    $ 83,750,401  

Financials

     – 0  –      81,552,427       – 0  –      81,552,427  

Consumer Staples

     – 0  –      52,224,970       – 0  –      52,224,970  

Information Technology

     – 0  –      48,922,232       – 0  –      48,922,232  

Industrials

     – 0  –      46,669,308       – 0  –      46,669,308  

Energy

     9,226,407       33,732,359       – 0  –      42,958,766  

Telecommunication Services

     – 0  –      42,175,196       – 0  –      42,175,196  

Materials

     9,243,182       31,628,068       – 0  –      40,871,250  

Health Care

     9,657,511       14,315,795       – 0  –      23,973,306  

Utilities

     – 0  –      4,421,981       – 0  –      4,421,981  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      209,864       – 0  –      209,864  

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

     15,661,960       – 0  –      – 0  –      15,661,960  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     51,552,963       431,838,698 (a)      – 0  –      483,391,661  

Other Financial Instruments (b):

        

Assets:

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      4,478,758       – 0  –      4,478,758  

Liabilities:

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (5,505,442     – 0  –      (5,505,442
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)(d)

   $     51,552,963     $     430,812,014     $             – 0  –    $     482,364,977  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.


(c) An amount of $23,580,751 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) An amount of $5,739,368 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as the above mentioned foreign equity fair valuation by the third party vendor was not applied 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 any 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 comparison 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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market  Value
12/31/17
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/18
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $     15,541      $     46,122      $     46,001      $     15,662      $     4  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 93.4%

       

Information Technology - 37.2%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.6%

       

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     9,799        $ 2,501,685  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

       

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

     24,236          2,087,447  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 14.7%

       

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     32,669          33,707,547  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

     183,349          29,297,337  
       

 

 

 
          63,004,884  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 8.7%

       

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

     47,298          3,807,489  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     52,740          3,760,889  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     104,072          7,895,943  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     183,276          21,923,475  
       

 

 

 
          37,387,796  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.6%

       

NVIDIA Corp.

     10,532          2,439,106  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     15,440          1,604,062  

Xilinx, Inc.

     157,806          11,399,905  
       

 

 

 
          15,443,073  
       

 

 

 

Software - 5.5%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     74,187          5,004,655  

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     53,220          11,499,777  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     30,840          3,739,042  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     11,074          1,655,674  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     14,520          1,688,676  
       

 

 

 
          23,587,824  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.6%

       

Apple, Inc.

     92,152          15,461,262  
       

 

 

 
          159,473,971  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 20.0%

       

Biotechnology - 4.2%

       

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     66,346          18,166,862  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 6.9%

       

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     92,282          12,875,184  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     33,112          13,669,627  

Stryker Corp.

     18,840          3,031,733  
       

 

 

 
          29,576,544  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.0%

       

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     80,581          17,244,334  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 1.2%

       

Cerner Corp. (a)

     86,230          5,001,340  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.6%

       

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

     4,075        $ 2,343,247  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.1%

       

Zoetis, Inc.

     161,478          13,485,028  
       

 

 

 
          85,817,355  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 13.3%

       

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9%

       

Starbucks Corp.

     69,550          4,026,250  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.7%

       

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,390          2,891,742  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.8%

       

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     100,090          3,420,075  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.1%

       

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     48,761          4,627,419  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 7.9%

       

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     96,261          17,157,561  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     117,979          9,622,367  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     34,350          7,016,674  
       

 

 

 
          33,796,602  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.9%

       

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     126,920          8,432,565  
       

 

 

 
          57,194,653  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 9.5%

       

Beverages - 5.8%

       

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

     63,850          14,552,692  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     182,767          10,456,100  
       

 

 

 
          25,008,792  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.7%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     83,220          15,681,145  
       

 

 

 
          40,689,937  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 8.0%

       

Building Products - 2.9%

       

Allegion PLC

     84,669          7,221,419  

AO Smith Corp.

     79,760          5,071,938  
       

 

 

 
          12,293,357  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.7%

       

Copart, Inc. (a)

     146,511          7,461,805  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.8%

       

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     27,534          7,728,519  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Machinery - 1.6%

       

IDEX Corp.

     12,170        $ 1,734,347  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)

     37,812          5,061,892  
       

 

 

 
          6,796,239  
       

 

 

 
          34,279,920  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 3.5%

       

Capital Markets - 3.5%

       

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     33,069          7,190,523  

S&P Global, Inc.

     41,350          7,900,331  
       

 

 

 
          15,090,854  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 1.9%

       

Chemicals - 1.9%

       

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     20,779          8,147,862  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $266,270,952)

          400,694,552  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.4%

       

Time Deposit - 7.4%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $31,716,378)

   $     31,716          31,716,378  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.8%
(cost $297,987,330) (b)

          432,410,930 (c) 

Other assets less liabilities - (0.8)%

          (3,357,217
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     429,053,713  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) As of March 31, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $136,619,138 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(2,195,538), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $134,423,600.
(c) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Portfolio valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 400,694,552     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 400,694,552  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      31,716,378       – 0  –      31,716,378  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     400,694,552       31,716,378       – 0  –      432,410,930  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     400,694,552     $     31,716,378     $         – 0  –    $     432,410,930  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 any 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 comparison 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, Inc.

AB Real Estate Investment Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.1%

       

Real Estate - 97.2%

       

Diversified REITs - 6.7%

       

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     54,690        $ 748,706  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.-Class A

     32,040          537,951  

Gramercy Property Trust

     40,594          882,108  

Liberty Property Trust

     25,290          1,004,772  
       

 

 

 
          3,173,537  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 7.4%

       

HCP, Inc.

     43,970          1,021,423  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     24,030          665,871  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     70,200          912,600  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     50,290          887,619  
       

 

 

 
          3,487,513  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 7.6%

       

DiamondRock Hospitality Co.

     54,890          573,052  

Hersha Hospitality Trust

     28,810          515,699  

MGM Growth Properties LLC-Class A

     17,630          467,900  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     26,430          714,138  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     36,090          701,590  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     43,028          585,611  
       

 

 

 
          3,557,990  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 11.3%

       

Duke Realty Corp.

     40,030          1,059,995  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.-Class A

     36,210          544,598  

Prologis, Inc.

     35,280          2,222,287  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     24,480          704,779  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     33,690          805,865  
       

 

 

 
          5,337,524  
       

 

 

 

Office REITs - 12.9%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     9,580          1,196,446  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     52,830          838,940  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

     39,426          806,656  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     19,860          512,984  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     75,320          653,778  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     11,220          796,171  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

     26,950          450,335  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     8,150          789,164  
       

 

 

 
          6,044,474  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 14.9%

       

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     19,060          736,097  

American Homes 4 Rent-Class A

     47,880          961,430  

Camden Property Trust

     12,560          1,057,301  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     6,020          1,448,894  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     80,180          736,052  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     11,200          1,021,888  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     11,445          1,045,730  
       

 

 

 
          7,007,392  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 13.8%

       

Agree Realty Corp.

     9,870          474,155  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     23,110          907,299  


Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

Regency Centers Corp.

     16,040      $ 946,039  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     32,070        566,677  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     19,550        3,017,542  

Urban Edge Properties

     26,690        569,831  
     

 

 

 
     6,481,543  
     

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 22.6%

 

American Tower Corp.

     24,680        3,586,991  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     24,790        2,717,232  

CubeSmart

     28,280        797,496  

EPR Properties

     7,300        404,420  

Equinix, Inc.

     4,782        1,999,546  

Life Storage, Inc.

     4,560        380,851  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     28,622        717,840  
     

 

 

 
     10,604,376  
     

 

 

 
     45,694,349  
     

 

 

 

Software & Services - 1.9%

 

IT Consulting & Other Services - 1.9%

 

InterXion Holding NV (a)

     7,410        460,235  

Switch, Inc.-Class A (b)

     29,120        463,300  
     

 

 

 
     923,535  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $43,562,385)

 

     46,617,884  
     

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.6%

 

Time Deposit - 0.6%

 

State Street Time Deposit
0.28%, 4/02/18
(cost $263,763)

   $ 264        263,763  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.7%
(cost $43,826,148)

 

     46,881,647  
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.0%

 

Investment Companies - 1.0%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.41% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $465,920)

     465,920        465,920  
     

 

 

 


          U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 100.7%
(cost $44,292,068) (f)

   $ 47,347,567 (g) 

Other assets less liabilities - (0.7)%

     (326,515
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

   $ 47,021,052  
     

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $4,708,553 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,653,054), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $3,055,499.
(g) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Portfolio valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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

Glossary:

 

REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Real Estate Investment Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 46,617,884     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 46,617,884  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      263,763       – 0  –      263,763  

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

     465,920       – 0  –      – 0  –      465,920  

Total Investments in Securities

     47,083,804       263,763       – 0  –      47,347,567  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $ 47,083,804     $ 263,763     $             – 0  –    $ 47,347,567  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income

(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $             – 0  –    $ 780      $ 314      $ 466      $             – 0  – 

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.1%

       

Information Technology - 26.2%

       

Communications Equipment - 1.2%

       

Ciena Corp. (a)

     27,610        $ 715,099  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.1%

       

National Instruments Corp.

     12,820          648,307  
       

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services - 7.5%

       

2U, Inc. (a)

     10,010          841,140  

GrubHub, Inc. (a)

     10,340          1,049,200  

LogMeIn, Inc.

     6,550          756,853  

New Relic, Inc. (a)

     10,385          769,736  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)

     8,343          380,024  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The) - Class A (a)(b)

     13,313          660,591  
       

 

 

 
          4,457,544  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.0%

       

Cavium, Inc. (a)

     7,150          567,567  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     5,761          666,951  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     6,504          584,710  
       

 

 

 
          1,819,228  
       

 

 

 

Software - 11.9%

       

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     10,573          834,104  

Blackbaud, Inc.

     9,098          926,267  

Blackline, Inc. (a)

     11,385          446,406  

Bottomline Technologies de, Inc. (a)

     17,400          674,250  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

     7,813          631,525  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     6,800          736,440  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

     16,219          830,899  

Proofpoint, Inc. (a)

     7,510          853,512  

RingCentral, Inc. - Class A (a)

     11,640          739,140  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     4,532          443,139  
       

 

 

 
          7,115,682  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.5%

       

Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A (a)

     43,870          875,206  
       

 

 

 
          15,631,066  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 22.3%

       

Biotechnology - 10.1%

       

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

     10,845          259,196  

Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     8,833          281,154  

Ascendis Pharma A/S (ADR) (a)

     4,131          270,167  

Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     5,629          169,151  

Avexis, Inc. (a)

     3,540          437,473  

BeiGene Ltd. (ADR) (a)

     1,627          273,336  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd. (a)

     8,448          217,621  

Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)

     5,522          506,367  

Clovis Oncology, Inc. (a)

     6,780          357,984  

Exact Sciences Corp. (a)

     18,255          736,224  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Loxo Oncology, Inc. (a)

     3,865        $ 445,905  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,810          211,390  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

     5,630          466,896  

NuCana PLC (ADR) (a)(b)

     10,152          192,076  

Prothena Corp. PLC (a)(b)

     6,670          244,856  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     3,606          580,818  

TESARO, Inc. (a)(b)

     1,648          94,167  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     5,943          303,034  
       

 

 

 
          6,047,815  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.2%

       

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)

     15,043          946,957  

Nevro Corp. (a)

     8,439          731,408  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

     6,838          790,815  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)(b)

     18,939          602,260  
       

 

 

 
          3,071,440  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 2.9%

       

Teladoc, Inc. (a)(b)

     26,509          1,068,312  

Vocera Communications, Inc. (a)

     28,747          673,255  
       

 

 

 
          1,741,567  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.2%

       

ICON PLC (a)

     6,242          737,430  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.9%

       

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     6,030          327,128  

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (ADR) (a)(b)

     1,778          200,327  

Intersect ENT, Inc. (a)

     24,040          944,772  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     7,875          242,550  
       

 

 

 
          1,714,777  
       

 

 

 
          13,313,029  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 19.6%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.0%

       

Hexcel Corp.

     7,074          456,910  

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)

     15,030          726,249  
       

 

 

 
          1,183,159  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.2%

       

Cimpress NV (a)(b)

     4,675          723,222  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     12,580          615,791  
       

 

 

 
          1,339,013  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 1.5%

       

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

     8,363          900,110  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7%

       

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     4,125          430,691  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Machinery - 8.1%

       

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (a)

     19,349        $ 593,627  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a)

     22,854          400,174  

IDEX Corp.

     4,382          624,479  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     5,570          631,638  

Kennametal, Inc.

     17,840          716,454  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     6,889          619,666  

Nordson Corp,

     4,560          621,710  

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

     4,993          620,131  
       

 

 

 
          4,827,879  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 2.7%

       

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     20,010          920,660  

Saia, Inc. (a)

     9,330          701,150  
       

 

 

 
          1,621,810  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.4%

       

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     16,549          636,971  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)

     9,957          767,087  
       

 

 

 
          1,404,058  
       

 

 

 
          11,706,720  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 15.3%

       

Distributors - 1.4%

       

Pool Corp.

     5,587          816,931  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 3.2%

       

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     7,985          796,264  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

     10,920          1,145,727  
       

 

 

 
          1,941,991  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.8%

       

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

     18,341          789,030  

Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)

     27,638          1,043,887  

Vail Resorts, Inc.

     2,040          452,268  
       

 

 

 
          2,285,185  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.6%

       

Wayfair, Inc. - Class A (a)(b)

     5,465          369,051  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.4%

       

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

     13,472          812,362  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 4.9%

       

Five Below, Inc. (a)

     14,412          1,056,976  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A (a)

     16,326          850,911  

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A

     2,295          230,693  

Sleep Number Corp. (a)

     22,285          783,318  
       

 

 

 
          2,921,898  
       

 

 

 
          9,147,418  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 7.0%

       

Banks - 2.8%

       

Sterling Bancorp/DE

     24,046          542,237  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     1,948          467,539  

Western Alliance Bancorp (a)

     11,632          675,936  
       

 

 

 
          1,685,712  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Capital Markets - 3.1%

       

Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class A

     16,322        $ 607,668  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     14,030          625,738  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     10,417          616,999  
       

 

 

 
          1,850,405  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.1%

       

Trupanion, Inc. (a)(b)

     21,190          633,369  
       

 

 

 
          4,169,486  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.3%

       

Chemicals - 2.0%

       

Ingevity Corp. (a)

     5,790          426,665  

PolyOne Corp.

     18,232          775,225  
       

 

 

 
          1,201,890  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.3%

       

Summit Materials, Inc. - Class A (a)

     24,711          748,249  
       

 

 

 
          1,950,139  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 2.3%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3%

       

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) (a)

     32,959          758,057  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.0%

       

Freshpet, Inc. (a)(b)

     38,118          627,041  
       

 

 

 
          1,385,098  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 2.1%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.2%

       

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a)

     25,818          283,998  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     17,521          459,050  
       

 

 

 
          743,048  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.9%

       

Matador Resources Co. (a)

     17,225          515,200  
       

 

 

 
          1,258,248  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.0%

       

Vonage Holdings Corp. (a)

     54,457          579,967  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $45,236,636)

          59,141,171  
       

 

 

 


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.1%

       

Time Deposit - 1.1%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $649,017)

   $ 649        $ 649,017  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 100.2%

(cost $45,885,653)

          59,790,188  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 8.2%

       

Investment Companies - 8.2%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $4,908,436)

     4,908,436          4,908,436  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 108.4%
(cost $50,794,089) (f)

          64,698,624 (g) 

Other assets less liabilities - (8.4)%

          (4,995,012
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     59,703,612  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $14,705,726 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(801,190), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $13,904,536.
(g) On March 30, 2018, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 59,141,171     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 59,141,171  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      649,017       – 0  –      649,017  

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

     4,908,436       – 0  –      – 0  –      4,908,436  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     64,049,607       649,017       – 0  –      64,698,624  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     64,049,607     $     649,017     $             – 0  –    $     64,698,624  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund    Market  Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market  Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio *

   $     4,718      $     7,979      $     7,789      $     4,908      $         14  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.9%

       

Financials - 23.4%

       

Banks - 11.6%

       

Associated Banc-Corp.

     326,170        $ 8,105,324  

Comerica, Inc.

     99,300          9,525,849  

Fulton Financial Corp.

     351,200          6,233,800  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

     523,120          7,899,112  

Sterling Bancorp/DE

     211,016          4,758,411  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     149,070          7,444,556  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     80,570          7,243,243  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     338,410          7,245,358  

Webster Financial Corp.

     146,402          8,110,671  

Zions Bancorporation

     216,890          11,436,610  
       

 

 

 
          78,002,934  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.8%

       

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

     169,870          5,085,908  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 8.8%

       

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

     89,200          10,010,024  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     25,790          6,623,388  

First American Financial Corp.

     102,120          5,992,402  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     40,240          4,743,894  

Old Republic International Corp.

     350,390          7,515,865  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. - Class A

     79,420          12,230,680  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     110,430          6,703,101  

Validus Holdings Ltd.

     80,112          5,403,554  
       

 

 

 
          59,222,908  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.2%

       

BankUnited, Inc.

     202,040          8,077,559  

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     149,918          6,380,510  
       

 

 

 
          14,458,069  
       

 

 

 
          156,769,819  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 17.7%

       

Air Freight & Logistics - 1.0%

       

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

     112,360          6,792,162  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 2.7%

       

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     67,990          4,212,661  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     110,240          4,266,288  

SkyWest, Inc.

     178,080          9,687,552  
       

 

 

 
          18,166,501  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.7%

       

ABM Industries, Inc.

     103,540          3,466,519  

Steelcase, Inc. - Class A

     581,344          7,906,279  
       

 

 

 
          11,372,798  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 4.0%

       

AECOM (a)

     197,245          7,027,839  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     99,020          5,531,257  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     237,805          8,168,602  

Tutor Perini Corp. (a)

     264,170          5,824,949  
       

 

 

 
          26,552,647  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electrical Equipment - 2.5%

       

EnerSys

     120,480        $ 8,357,698  

Regal Beloit Corp.

     113,370          8,315,689  
       

 

 

 
          16,673,387  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.7%

       

Oshkosh Corp.

     92,640          7,158,293  

SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)

     120,940          5,949,038  

Terex Corp.

     138,870          5,195,127  
       

 

 

 
          18,302,458  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 2.1%

       

Ryder System, Inc.

     91,846          6,685,470  

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     213,130          7,779,245  
       

 

 

 
          14,464,715  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.0%

       

MRC Global, Inc. (a)

     395,110          6,495,608  
       

 

 

 
          118,820,276  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 15.5%

       

Communications Equipment - 1.5%

       

Finisar Corp. (a)(b)

     281,170          4,445,298  

Infinera Corp. (a)

     433,132          4,703,813  

NETGEAR, Inc. (a)

     10,973          627,656  
       

 

 

 
          9,776,767  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 5.2%

       

Anixter International, Inc. (a)

     117,250          8,881,688  

Avnet, Inc.

     180,440          7,535,174  

CDW Corp./DE

     115,280          8,105,337  

Sanmina Corp. (a)

     152,340          3,983,691  

VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)

     429,500          6,605,710  
       

 

 

 
          35,111,600  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 3.6%

       

Amdocs Ltd.

     109,360          7,296,499  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     239,985          9,292,219  

Genpact Ltd.

     242,410          7,754,696  
       

 

 

 
          24,343,414  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.6%

       

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     439,550          7,454,768  

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)

     83,760          6,101,916  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     49,670          3,499,251  
       

 

 

 
          17,055,935  
       

 

 

 

Software - 1.3%

       

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     211,100          8,992,860  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.3%

       

NCR Corp. (a)

     270,067        $ 8,512,512  
       

 

 

 
          103,793,088  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 14.3%

       

Auto Components - 3.3%

       

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (a)

     73,709          9,052,202  

Dana, Inc.

     180,460          4,648,650  

Lear Corp.

     25,137          4,677,745  

Tenneco, Inc.

     68,760          3,772,861  
       

 

 

 
          22,151,458  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.7%

       

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)

     446,125          3,100,569  

Sotheby’s (a)

     162,750          8,350,702  
       

 

 

 
          11,451,271  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.0%

       

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     375,939          9,127,799  

Brinker International, Inc. (b)

     118,652          4,283,337  
       

 

 

 
          13,411,136  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.4%

       

Lennar Corp. - Class A

     159,193          9,382,835  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.7%

       

Scholastic Corp.

     120,730          4,689,153  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 3.0%

       

Burlington Stores, Inc. (a)

     38,277          5,096,583  

Caleres, Inc.

     126,785          4,259,976  

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

     295,690          5,828,050  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     137,250          5,286,870  
       

 

 

 
          20,471,479  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.2%

       

Crocs, Inc. (a)

     490,240          7,966,400  

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)

     72,010          6,483,060  
       

 

 

 
          14,449,460  
       

 

 

 
          96,006,792  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 7.5%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.4%

       

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

     333,230          1,929,402  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     267,520          7,009,024  

RPC, Inc. (b)

     399,610          7,204,968  
       

 

 

 
          16,143,394  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.1%

       

HollyFrontier Corp.

     150,200          7,338,772  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a)

     723,990          5,864,319  

QEP Resources, Inc. (a)

     833,860          8,163,490  

SM Energy Co.

     333,410          6,011,382  

SRC Energy, Inc. (a)

     702,200          6,621,746  
       

 

 

 
          33,999,709  
       

 

 

 
          50,143,103  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Real Estate - 5.4%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 5.4%

       

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     157,710        $ 6,090,760  

Education Realty Trust, Inc.

     177,530          5,814,107  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. - Class A

     325,971          5,473,053  

Gramercy Property Trust

     323,348          7,026,352  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     260,940          6,241,685  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     57,180          5,224,537  
       

 

 

 
          35,870,494  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 4.7%

       

Chemicals - 2.0%

       

Ingevity Corp. (a)

     39,700          2,925,493  

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

     92,710          2,512,441  

Trinseo SA

     110,870          8,209,923  
       

 

 

 
          13,647,857  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.3%

       

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     542,230          8,323,231  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 1.4%

       

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     212,170          9,539,163  
       

 

 

 
          31,510,251  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 4.4%

       

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.0%

       

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     136,995          6,438,765  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     93,720          7,608,189  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     33,179          6,424,450  
       

 

 

 
          20,471,404  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.4%

       

ICON PLC (a)

     78,785          9,307,660  
       

 

 

 
          29,779,064  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 3.7%

       

Electric Utilities - 2.6%

       

Alliant Energy Corp.

     150,238          6,138,725  

PNM Resources, Inc.

     151,690          5,802,142  

Portland General Electric Co.

     140,420          5,688,414  
       

 

 

 
          17,629,281  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.5%

       

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     44,330          2,998,038  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.6%

       

Black Hills Corp.

     78,015          4,236,215  
       

 

 

 
          24,863,534  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Staples - 2.3%

       

Beverages - 0.9%

       

Cott Corp.

     440,569        $ 6,485,176  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.4%

       

Ingredion, Inc.

     36,345          4,685,597  

Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)

     289,880          4,562,711  
       

 

 

 
          9,248,308  
       

 

 

 
          15,733,484  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $527,692,326)

          663,289,905  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.5%

       

Time Deposit - 1.5%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $10,122,859)

   $ 10,123          10,122,859  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 100.4%

(cost $537,815,185)

          673,412,764  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 2.4%

       

Investment Companies - 2.4%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $15,741,434)

     15,741,434          15,741,434  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.8%
(cost $553,556,619) (f)

          689,154,198 (g) 

Other assets less liabilities - (2.8)%

          (18,665,988
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   670,488,210  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $162,702,287 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(27,104,708), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $135,597,579.
(g) On March 30, 2018, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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, Inc.

AB Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 663,289,905     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 663,289,905  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      10,122,859       – 0  –      10,122,859  

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

     15,741,434       – 0  –      – 0  –      15,741,434  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     679,031,339       10,122,859       – 0  –      689,154,198  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     679,031,339     $     10,122,859     $             – 0  –    $     689,154,198  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market  Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market  Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $     18,302      $     56,000      $     58,561      $     15,741      $     53  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.8%

       

Financials - 30.0%

       

Banks - 11.3%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     105,717        $ 3,170,453  

Comerica, Inc.

     13,766          1,320,572  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     58,558          3,069,025  
       

 

 

 
          7,560,050  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.0%

       

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     5,263          1,325,539  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 5.6%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     12,113          1,160,668  

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

     23,895          715,416  

Synchrony Financial

     55,533          1,862,021  
       

 

 

 
          3,738,105  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 11.1%

       

Allstate Corp. (The)

     13,981          1,325,399  

American International Group, Inc.

     38,231          2,080,531  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     6,623          1,700,919  

First American Financial Corp.

     13,521          793,412  

FNF Group

     37,090          1,484,342  
       

 

 

 
          7,384,603  
       

 

 

 
          20,008,297  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 15.6%

       

Communications Equipment - 3.4%

       

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     38,700          941,571  

Nokia Oyj (Sponsored ADR) - Class A

     240,833          1,317,356  
       

 

 

 
          2,258,927  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.1%

       

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     18,651          722,167  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.9%

       

Intel Corp.

     36,720          1,912,378  
       

 

 

 

Software - 4.2%

       

Oracle Corp.

     60,950          2,788,462  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 4.0%

       

HP, Inc.

     67,820          1,486,614  

NCR Corp. (a)

     17,192          541,892  

Xerox Corp.

     22,966          660,962  
       

 

 

 
          2,689,468  
       

 

 

 
          10,371,402  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 11.7%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.4%

       

RPC, Inc. (b)

     52,454          945,746  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.3%

       

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     32,861          1,034,136  

Devon Energy Corp.

     25,864          822,216  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     18,770          1,975,918  

Hess Corp.

     24,111          1,220,499  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     24,257          1,773,429  
       

 

 

 
          6,826,198  
       

 

 

 
          7,771,944  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Health Care - 9.4%

       

Biotechnology - 2.2%

       

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     19,892        $   1,499,658  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.6%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     5,965          1,008,085  

Cigna Corp.

     8,133          1,364,230  

McKesson Corp.

     9,607          1,353,338  
       

 

 

 
          3,725,653  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.6%

       

Mallinckrodt PLC (a)

     29,125          421,730  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     36,838          629,561  
       

 

 

 
          1,051,291  
       

 

 

 
          6,276,602  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.3%

       

Auto Components - 3.0%

       

Lear Corp.

     3,665          682,020  

Magna International, Inc. (New York) - Class A

     23,707          1,335,889  
       

 

 

 
          2,017,909  
       

 

 

 

Media - 3.9%

       

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     40,726          1,391,608  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. - Class A

     33,348          1,223,538  
       

 

 

 
          2,615,146  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.4%

       

Michaels Cos., Inc. (The) (a)

     25,459          501,797  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     10,040          386,741  
       

 

 

 
          888,538  
       

 

 

 
          5,521,593  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 8.0%

       

Beverages - 1.8%

       

PepsiCo, Inc.

     11,057          1,206,872  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 2.2%

       

Tyson Foods, Inc. - Class A

     20,070          1,468,923  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 4.0%

       

British American Tobacco PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     14,295          824,678  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     18,410          1,829,954  
       

 

 

 
          2,654,632  
       

 

 

 
          5,330,427  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 5.5%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 3.1%

       

Raytheon Co.

     9,603          2,072,519  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Airlines - 1.2%

       

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

     38,496        $ 782,239  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.2%

       

Oshkosh Corp.

     10,533          813,885  
       

 

 

 
          3,668,643  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 4.8%

       

Electric Utilities - 3.4%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     21,567          1,479,281  

Edison International

     12,252          779,962  
       

 

 

 
          2,259,243  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.4%

       

NiSource, Inc.

     39,632          947,601  
       

 

 

 
          3,206,844  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.1%

       

Chemicals - 1.9%

       

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     14,147          533,766  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     29,074          705,917  
       

 

 

 
          1,239,683  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 1.2%

       

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     18,003          809,415  
       

 

 

 
          2,049,098  
       

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services - 2.5%

       

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.5%

       

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

     27,775          1,695,386  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 0.9%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 0.9%

       

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     6,670          608,571  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $56,867,530)

          66,508,807  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.1%

       

Time Deposit - 0.1%

       

State Street Time Deposit

       

0.28%, 4/02/18

(cost $62,542)

   $ 63          62,542  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 99.9%

(cost $56,930,072)

          66,571,349  
       

 

 

 


     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.4%

       

Investment Companies - 1.4%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.41% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $917,945)

     917,945          917,945  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.3%
(cost $57,848,017) (f)

          67,489,294 (g) 

Other assets less liabilities - (1.3)%

          (893,893
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   66,595,401  
       

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.
(c) Affiliated investments.
(d) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.
(e) To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, 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, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $13,233,955 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,592,678), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $9,641,277.
(g) On March 30, 2018, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 29, 2018 for financial reporting purposes.

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

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Value Portfolio

March 31, 2018 (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, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 66,508,807     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 66,508,807  

Short-Term Investments

     – 0  –      62,542       – 0  –      62,542  

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

     917,945       – 0  –      – 0  –      917,945  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     67,426,752       62,542       – 0  –      67,489,294  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     67,426,752     $     62,542     $         – 0  –    $     67,489,294  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.
(b) Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value.
(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 in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market  Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market  Value
3/31/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

   $     1,364      $     4,322      $     4,768      $     918      $     4  

 

* Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


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 22, 2018

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 22, 2018
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   May 22, 2018