N-Q 1 d619565dnq.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: September 30, 2018

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 39.2%

       

Information Technology - 6.5%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.6%

       

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     21,494        $     1,045,683  

Nokia Oyj (Sponsored ADR)-Class A

     97,644          544,854  
       

 

 

 
          1,590,537  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.2%

       

CDW Corp./DE

     4,828          429,306  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.4%

       

Atos SE

     325          38,671  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A

     7,698          593,901  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     6,768          738,186  

Otsuka Corp.

     700          26,110  

Paychex, Inc.

     1,293          95,229  

Total System Services, Inc.

     7,342          724,949  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     11,825          1,774,814  
       

 

 

 
          3,991,860  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.9%

       

Intel Corp.

     21,534          1,018,343  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     5,627          603,721  

Xilinx, Inc.

     9,694          777,168  
       

 

 

 
          2,399,232  
       

 

 

 

Software - 1.9%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     3,746          1,011,233  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

     500          93,340  

CA, Inc.

     1,093          48,256  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     844          99,313  

Microsoft Corp.

     22,174          2,536,040  

Oracle Corp.

     23,578          1,215,682  

Oracle Corp. Japan

     300          24,172  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     646          88,037  

Sage Group PLC (The)

     5,914          45,168  

SAP SE

     567          69,720  

VMware, Inc.-Class A (a)

     562          87,706  
       

 

 

 
          5,318,667  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.5%

       

Apple, Inc.

     14,270          3,221,310  

HP, Inc.

     24,179          623,093  

Xerox Corp.

     15,067          406,507  
       

 

 

 
          4,250,910  
       

 

 

 
          17,980,512  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 5.8%

       

Banks - 2.6%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     65,653          1,934,137  

Barclays PLC

     23,354          51,800  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

     4,100          28,001  

Citigroup, Inc.

     12,360          886,706  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     920          47,485  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

     768          80,210  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     21,751          2,454,382  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     74,202        $ 57,068  

Nordea Bank AB

     5,019          54,610  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     736          100,236  

Seven Bank Ltd.

     4,500          14,213  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-Class A SHS

     3,983          50,232  

US Bancorp

     2,010          106,148  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     26,716          1,404,193  
       

 

 

 
              7,269,421  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.0%

       

ASX Ltd.

     680          31,278  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     2,003          98,447  

CI Financial Corp.

     1,908          30,297  

CME Group, Inc.-Class A

     4,793          815,817  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4,009          898,978  

IGM Financial, Inc.

     1,292          35,510  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     665          61,213  

S&P Global, Inc.

     2,411          471,085  

Schroders PLC

     1,119          45,072  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     4,900          26,409  

State Street Corp.

     985          82,523  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     777          84,833  

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     1,599          84,475  
       

 

 

 
          2,765,937  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

       

Synchrony Financial

     20,730          644,288  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.7%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (a)

     8,333          1,784,179  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.3%

       

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     4,989          1,139,837  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     23,214          913,471  

Legal & General Group PLC

     15,119          51,613  

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

     34,000          40,015  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     18,357          1,304,081  

Sampo Oyj-Class A

     957          49,524  
       

 

 

 
          3,498,541  
       

 

 

 
          15,962,366  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 4.5%

       

Diversified Real Estate Activities - 0.2%

       

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     2,500          42,450  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     9,400          222,318  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     5,000          179,372  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     3,000          43,537  

UOL Group Ltd.

     6,800          34,293  
       

 

 

 
          521,970  
       

 

 

 

Diversified REITs - 0.3%

       

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     4,360          65,880  

Covivio

     680          71,004  

Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust

     3,800          43,688  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.-Class A

     4,050          67,270  

GPT Group (The)

     21,000          79,092  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

     3,500          53,842  

Hulic Reit, Inc.

     48          69,776  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

ICADE

     875        $ 80,868  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.-Class A

     11          70,183  

Land Securities Group PLC

     2,990          34,427  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     7,204          97,684  

Mirvac Group

     38,500          67,105  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

     14          45,261  
       

 

 

 
          846,080  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.5%

       

CapitaLand Mall Trust

     17,200          27,955  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     8,411          936,397  

CubeSmart

     29,127          830,993  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     8          28,523  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     13          68,169  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     11,723          1,174,410  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     13          75,169  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     8,923          906,042  
       

 

 

 
              4,047,658  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 0.1%

       

HCP, Inc.

     4,210          110,807  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     2,150          62,909  

LTC Properties, Inc.

     960          42,346  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     7,360          109,738  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     4,400          101,728  
       

 

 

 
          427,528  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.1%

       

MGM Growth Properties LLC-Class A

     2,120          62,519  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     2,910          95,506  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     4,780          105,303  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     3,390          45,867  
       

 

 

 
          309,195  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 0.3%

       

Duke Realty Corp.

     4,870          138,162  

Goodman Group

     9,360          70,215  

PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV (a)

     18,650          28,642  

Prologis, Inc.

     4,150          281,328  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     2,480          79,261  

Segro PLC

     3,870          32,203  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     3,460          95,150  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

     24,260          46,572  
       

 

 

 
          771,533  
       

 

 

 

Office REITs - 0.3%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     1,015          127,677  

alstria office REIT-AG

     3,730          55,313  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     3,450          54,234  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     44,600          58,107  

Champion REIT

     61,000          42,690  

City Office REIT, Inc.

     1,990          25,114  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

     3,954          93,472  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     3,070          91,578  

Hibernia REIT PLC

     13,800          22,752  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     1,410          66,637  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment

     39          32,145  

JBG SMITH Properties

     1,210          44,564  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     1,140        $ 81,727  

Workspace Group PLC

     5,376          68,757  
       

 

 

 
          864,767  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Development - 0.1%

       

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     27,000          202,397  

Instone Real Estate Group AG (a)(b)

     1,030          29,305  

Metrovacesa SA (a)(b)

     1,880          25,053  

Times China Holdings Ltd.

     20,000          21,255  
       

 

 

 
          278,010  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

       

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (a)

     15,241          672,128  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     200          25,773  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

     5,000          25,111  

LendLease Group

     2,078          29,524  
       

 

 

 
          752,536  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.4%

       

Aroundtown SA

     11,400          101,564  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     920          46,992  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

     2,120          75,763  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     4,130          198,371  

Entra ASA (b)

     2,988          42,982  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     6,070          86,133  

Fabege AB

     4,480          62,037  

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB

     6,030          83,239  

Kungsleden AB

     4,850          35,691  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     23,000          87,113  

Vonovia SE

     4,992          244,150  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

     17,000          109,523  
       

 

 

 
              1,173,558  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Services - 0.0%

       

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (a)

     347          69,882  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 0.3%

       

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     2,900          119,364  

American Homes 4 Rent-Class A

     5,470          119,738  

Camden Property Trust

     1,540          144,098  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     713          175,904  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     8,420          88,663  

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc.

     76          60,035  

Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

     7,660          95,657  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     6,710          78,049  
       

 

 

 
          881,508  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 0.4%

       

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     5,890          103,134  

Charter Hall Retail REIT

     13,190          40,446  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

     137          5,017  

Fukuoka REIT Corp.

     33          51,038  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     18          32,666  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     20          42,847  

Link REIT

     10,768          106,021  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     2,720          121,910  

Regency Centers Corp.

     2,280          147,448  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     3,710        $ 69,266  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     2,131          376,654  
       

 

 

 
          1,096,447  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 0.2%

       

American Tower Corp.

     290          42,137  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     1,505          169,283  

EPR Properties

     1,010          69,094  

Equinix, Inc.

     160          69,262  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     2,330          59,275  

Safestore Holdings PLC

     2,860          19,371  
       

 

 

 
          428,422  
       

 

 

 
          12,469,094  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 4.1%

       

Biotechnology - 0.9%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

     1,046          98,931  

Amgen, Inc.

     574          118,984  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     2,712          958,177  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     1,168          104,524  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     12,299          949,606  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     540          104,080  
       

 

 

 
          2,334,302  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%

       

Cochlear Ltd.

     221          32,044  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     3,894          677,945  

Medtronic PLC

     6,927          681,409  

Stryker Corp.

     567          100,745  
       

 

 

 
          1,492,143  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.3%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     4,673          947,918  

Anthem, Inc.

     4,229          1,158,958  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     5,776          1,536,647  
       

 

 

 
          3,643,523  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.1%

       

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     1,110          78,299  

Waters Corp. (a)

     445          86,633  
       

 

 

 
          164,932  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.3%

       

Ipsen SA

     282          47,475  

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (a)

     485          81,543  

Johnson & Johnson

     1,264          174,647  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     10,370          735,648  

Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B

     1,279          60,196  

Pfizer, Inc.

     36,895          1,625,963  

Roche Holding AG

     348          84,152  

Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd.

     17,000          15,812  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

     200          24,467  

Zoetis, Inc.

     9,460          866,157  
       

 

 

 
          3,716,060  
       

 

 

 
            11,350,960  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 3.8%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

       

C&J Energy Services, Inc. (a)

     5,840        $ 121,472  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     8,917          384,144  

Petrofac Ltd.

     3,430          28,842  

Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (a)

     8,960          40,205  

TMK PJSC (GDR) (b)

     4,390          18,175  
       

 

 

 
          592,838  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.6%

       

Aker BP ASA

     2,260          95,696  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     3,170          213,690  

BP PLC

     66,460          509,398  

Chevron Corp.

     14,278          1,745,914  

CNOOC Ltd.

     54,000          106,927  

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

     620          94,705  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK (a)

     1,890          129,049  

Cosan SA

     4,600          36,916  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     10,280          1,311,420  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     20,876          1,774,877  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (a)

     12,450          47,423  

Inpex Corp.

     6,100          76,217  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     16,700          126,315  

LUKOIL PJSC (Sponsored ADR)

     2,160          165,110  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     9,045          723,329  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

     4,260          111,287  

Origin Energy Ltd. (a)

     14,220          84,760  

PetroChina Co., Ltd.-Class H

     244,000          197,493  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference Shares)

     11,700          61,099  

Repsol SA

     13,121          261,204  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class B

     34,580          1,210,526  

S-Oil Corp.

     704          86,959  

SM Energy Co.

     3,350          105,625  

TOTAL SA

     7,770          505,211  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

     3,580          79,489  

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)

     1,190          63,118  

YPF SA (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     5,353          82,704  
       

 

 

 
            10,006,461  
       

 

 

 
          10,599,299  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 3.6%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.5%

       

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.-Class SS

     20,000          27,501  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     23,630          1,261,606  
       

 

 

 
          1,289,107  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.4%

       

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     9,120          1,066,493  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 1.8%

       

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     2,752          3,284,430  

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (a)

     10,492          1,725,514  
       

 

 

 
          5,009,944  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Media - 0.7%

       

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     44,391        $ 1,571,885  

Discovery, Inc.-Class A (a)(c)

     3,028          96,896  

Eutelsat Communications SA

     1,981          46,802  

Schibsted ASA-Class B

     1,468          51,019  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc. (c)

     12,503          79,019  
       

 

 

 
          1,845,621  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

       

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

     8,800          617,584  
       

 

 

 
              9,828,749  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 3.5%

       

Auto Components - 0.3%

       

Magna International, Inc.-Class A

     13,220          694,447  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 0.0%

       

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)

     2,389          41,781  

Ford Motor Co.

     8,439          78,061  

Tesla, Inc. (a)(c)

     14          3,707  
       

 

 

 
          123,549  
       

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.0%

       

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     1,100          25,746  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

       

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     427          8,769  

McDonald’s Corp.

     4,862          813,364  

Merlin Entertainments PLC (b)

     1,261          6,576  

SJM Holdings Ltd.

     23,000          21,192  

Sodexo SA

     423          44,858  

Wyndham Destinations, Inc.

     1,923          83,381  
       

 

 

 
          978,140  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.3%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     41          82,123  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     307          609,088  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     7,974          263,301  
       

 

 

 
          954,512  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.0%

       

Dollarama, Inc.

     1,114          35,094  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.0%

       

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     1,133          878,868  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     9,059          1,876,572  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

     7,715          46,104  

Kingfisher PLC

     12,192          41,224  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     1,028          118,035  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     10,354          1,026,081  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     12,760          1,429,375  
       

 

 

 
          5,416,259  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5%

       

Hermes International

     76        $ 50,352  

Luxottica Group SpA

     687          46,560  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     192          67,847  

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     14,142          1,198,110  
       

 

 

 
          1,362,869  
       

 

 

 
              9,590,616  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 2.8%

       

Beverages - 0.7%

       

Brown-Forman Corp.-Class B

     256          12,941  

Carlsberg A/S-Class B

     369          44,252  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     2,767          127,808  

Constellation Brands, Inc.-Class A

     3,590          774,076  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     9,164          1,024,535  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     700          29,656  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     2,432          30,697  
       

 

 

 
          2,043,965  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.1%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     4,528          1,063,537  

Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd.

     2,800          25,200  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     1,955          44,853  

Sysco Corp.

     104          7,618  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     200          24,618  

US Foods Holding Corp. (a)

     15,720          484,490  

Walmart, Inc.

     16,336          1,534,114  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

     530          10,749  
       

 

 

 
          3,195,179  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.1%

       

Calbee, Inc.

     800          26,341  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     6          41,991  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (REG)

     1          81,911  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD

     38          5,007  

Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A

     610          36,313  

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

     1,100          22,035  
       

 

 

 
          213,598  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.4%

       

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     511          34,211  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     404          42,860  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     11,201          932,259  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     164          14,981  
       

 

 

 
          1,024,311  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.1%

       

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)-Class A

     638          92,714  

L’Oreal SA

     231          55,691  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

     700          25,567  

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

     400          30,979  
       

 

 

 
          204,951  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tobacco - 0.4%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     16,563        $ 998,914  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,376          112,199  
       

 

 

 
          1,111,113  
       

 

 

 
              7,793,117  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 2.3%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.0%

       

Boeing Co. (The)

     2,699          1,003,758  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     2,663          845,157  

Raytheon Co.

     5,205          1,075,665  
       

 

 

 
          2,924,580  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.2%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     10,767          622,656  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0%

       

Prosegur Cia de Seguridad SA

     6,706          41,627  

Securitas AB-Class B

     2,667          46,367  
       

 

 

 
          87,994  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.0%

       

Kajima Corp.

     2,000          29,081  

Shimizu Corp.

     2,700          24,651  

Taisei Corp.

     500          22,792  
       

 

 

 
          76,524  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.1%

       

ABB Ltd.

     2,465          58,309  

Legrand SA

     634          46,229  

Prysmian SpA

     1,730          40,167  

Schneider Electric SE

     61          4,898  
       

 

 

 
          149,603  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4%

       

Honeywell International, Inc.

     6,762          1,125,196  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     400          25,095  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     700          25,406  

Smiths Group PLC

     2,114          41,160  

Toshiba Corp. (a)

     100          2,890  
       

 

 

 
          1,219,747  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.1%

       

Middleby Corp. (The) (a)

     834          107,878  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     662          96,943  
       

 

 

 
          204,821  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.1%

       

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

     680          58,453  

RELX PLC (a)

     2,195          46,115  

RELX PLC (London)

     2,418          50,867  
       

 

 

 
          155,435  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.3%

       

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     4,164          751,602  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.1%

       

Fastenal Co.

     1,447        $ 83,955  

Ferguson PLC

     373          31,638  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     1,300          40,044  
       

 

 

 
          155,637  
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.0%

       

Aena SME SA (b)

     246          42,621  
       

 

 

 
              6,391,220  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 1.2%

       

Chemicals - 0.4%

       

Air Liquide SA

     429          56,337  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     1,330          61,716  

LyondellBasell Industries NV-Class A

     6,495          665,803  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     5,290          171,819  

Praxair, Inc.

     574          92,259  
       

 

 

 
          1,047,934  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.1%

       

Buzzi Unicem SpA

     1,680          34,835  

Fletcher Building Ltd. (a)

     10,537          45,701  

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

     8,340          54,490  

HeidelbergCement AG

     524          40,929  
       

 

 

 
          175,955  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.7%

       

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     5,187          177,177  

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     4,890          197,556  

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd.-Class H (a)

     200,000          88,867  

Antofagasta PLC

     7,750          86,121  

APERAM SA

     1,000          45,744  

Boliden AB

     5,040          140,167  

Detour Gold Corp. (a)

     4,710          38,069  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     10,500          119,580  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     4,995          69,530  

Glencore PLC (a)

     69,620          300,109  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     2,490          42,843  

Lundin Mining Corp.

     7,810          41,358  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR)

     5,960          102,452  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     4,290          60,241  

Orocobre Ltd. (a)

     5,420          16,532  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     6,050          40,784  

Polyus PJSC (GDR) (b)

     1,280          40,338  

Rio Tinto PLC

     1,850          93,317  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     1,700          59,609  

Syrah Resources Ltd. (a)

     20,610          34,243  

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR)-Class B

     11,690          173,480  

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     2,800          86,831  
       

 

 

 
          2,054,948  
       

 

 

 
          3,278,837  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.1%

       

Electric Utilities - 0.7%

       

Alliant Energy Corp.

     382          16,262  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     18,952          1,343,318  

AusNet Services

     24,854          29,194  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Edison International

     6,560        $ 443,981  

Fortum Oyj

     1,740          43,606  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     2,100          31,697  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     1,976          93,287  
       

 

 

 
              2,001,345  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.0%

       

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

     15,000          29,731  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.4%

       

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     1,161          88,457  

Engie SA

     3,078          45,315  

NiSource, Inc.

     36,612          912,371  
       

 

 

 
          1,046,143  
       

 

 

 
          3,077,219  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - 0.0%

       

Highways & Railtracks - 0.0%

       

Transurban Group

     11,084          89,828  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.0%

       

Health Care Facilities - 0.0%

       

Chartwell Retirement Residences

     4,990          56,558  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.0%

       

Homebuilding - 0.0%

       

Construtora Tenda SA (a)

     3,400          22,310  

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

     6,700          20,389  
       

 

 

 
          42,699  
       

 

 

 

Banks - 0.0%

       

Diversified Banks - 0.0%

       

Banco Comercial Portugues SA (a)

     136,570          40,434  
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.0%

       

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.0%

       

Hopewell Holdings Ltd.

     8,500          27,977  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $85,533,330)

          108,579,485  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 26.3%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 26.3% (d)(e)

       

AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc.-Class Z (a)

     252,511          3,583,131  

AB Discovery Value Fund-Class Z

     151,721          3,563,924  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Small Cap Portfolio-Class Z

     738,142          9,175,102  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Strategic Equities Portfolio-Class Z

     2,493,855          31,198,123  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Small Cap Core Portfolio-Class Z

     272,890          3,536,659  

Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Portfolio-Class Z

     145,388          4,133,376  

Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Portfolio-Class Z

     997,087          17,468,967  
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $72,775,055)

          72,659,282  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 10.1%

       

Australia - 0.1%

       

Australia Government Bond

       

Series 136

       

4.75%, 4/21/27 (b)

   AUD 454        $ 382,044  
       

 

 

 

Canada - 0.6%

       

Canadian Government Bond

       

1.75%, 9/01/19

   CAD 1,865          1,440,150  

5.00%, 6/01/37

     334          356,941  
       

 

 

 
          1,797,091  
       

 

 

 

France - 1.9%

       

French Republic Government Bond OAT

       

0.50%, 5/25/25 (b)

   EUR 2,373          2,789,106  

1.00%, 5/25/27 (b)

     1,649          1,977,364  

1.75%, 6/25/39 (b)

     338          416,538  
       

 

 

 
              5,183,008  
       

 

 

 

Italy - 1.2%

       

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro

       

2.05%, 8/01/27

     624          673,194  

2.20%, 6/01/27

     975          1,068,325  

4.50%, 3/01/24

     1,154          1,470,756  
       

 

 

 
          3,212,275  
       

 

 

 

Japan - 1.3%

       

Japan Government Ten Year Bond

       

Series 342

       

0.10%, 3/20/26

   JPY 208,550          1,845,067  

Series 348

       

0.10%, 9/20/27

            139,900          1,232,393  

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond

       

Series 158

       

0.50%, 9/20/36

     54,150          471,704  
       

 

 

 
          3,549,164  
       

 

 

 

Malaysia - 0.3%

       

Malaysia Government Bond

       

Series 515

       

3.759%, 3/15/19

   MYR 3,659          886,047  
       

 

 

 

Spain - 0.6%

       

Spain Government Bond

       

4.40%, 10/31/23 (b)

   EUR 1,116          1,541,740  
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 0.5%

       

United Kingdom Gilt

       

4.50%, 12/07/42 (b)

   GBP 303          592,974  

6.00%, 12/07/28 (b)

     423          784,071  
       

 

 

 
          1,377,045  
       

 

 

 

United States - 3.6%

       

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

1.125%, 2/28/19

   U.S.$ 195          194,025  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

1.25%, 5/31/19

   U.S.$  4,075        $ 4,041,891  

2.00%, 11/30/20

     2,615          2,568,829  

2.25%, 2/15/27-11/15/27

     1,885          1,767,287  

2.75%, 4/30/23-2/15/24

     1,470          1,456,146  
       

 

 

 
            10,028,178  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $28,376,258)

          27,956,592  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 7.6%

       

Financial Institutions - 3.9%

       

Banking - 3.3%

       

Banco Santander SA

       

3.25%, 4/04/26 (b)

   EUR 200          242,397  

3.50%, 4/11/22

   U.S.$ 200          195,800  

Bank of America Corp.

       

2.375%, 6/19/24 (b)

   EUR 176          219,481  

4.45%, 3/03/26

   U.S.$ 49          49,041  

Series DD

       

6.30%, 3/10/26 (f)

     50          53,719  

Series Z

       

6.50%, 10/23/24 (f)

     77          82,977  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

       

4.50%, 11/25/23 (b)

     335          334,521  

Barclays Bank PLC

       

6.625%, 3/30/22 (b)

   EUR 50          67,668  

Barclays PLC

       

4.338%, 5/16/24

   U.S.$ 275          271,664  

BNP Paribas SA

       

3.80%, 1/10/24 (b)

     215          210,429  

7.625%, 3/30/21 (b) (f)

     225          236,221  

Capital One Financial Corp.

       

3.30%, 10/30/24

     265          252,707  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

1.375%, 10/27/21 (b)

   EUR 100          120,096  

3.875%, 3/26/25

   U.S.$ 235          228,378  

4.044%, 6/01/24

     293          293,981  

Compass Bank

       

2.875%, 6/29/22

     265          255,426  

5.50%, 4/01/20

     314          321,417  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

4.375%, 8/04/25

     320          316,448  

Credit Agricole SA/London

       

3.375%, 1/10/22 (b)

     260          255,401  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

3.80%, 6/09/23

                   385          380,391  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

2.00%, 7/27/23 (b)

   EUR 185          224,488  

3.75%, 5/22/25

   U.S.$ 186          182,219  

HSBC Holdings PLC

       

1.50%, 3/15/22 (b)

   EUR 160          191,783  

4.292%, 9/12/26

   U.S.$ 338          334,566  

6.00%, 9/29/23 (b) (f)

   EUR 200          257,753  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

1.375%, 9/16/21 (b)

   EUR 126        $ 151,486  

3.22%, 3/01/25

   U.S.$ 265          256,599  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

4.582%, 12/10/25

     200          196,030  

Morgan Stanley

       

5.00%, 11/24/25

     175          181,090  

Series G

       

1.375%, 10/27/26

   EUR 342          388,073  

1.75%, 3/11/24

     182          218,242  

4.35%, 9/08/26

   U.S.$ 520          515,564  

Nationwide Building Society

       

4.00%, 9/14/26 (b)

     290          271,579  

Nordea Bank AB

       

3.75%, 8/30/23 (b)

     240          237,581  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

       

4.40%, 7/13/27

     265          253,255  

Santander UK PLC

       

5.00%, 11/07/23 (b)

     200          201,640  

Standard Chartered PLC

       

4.247%, 1/20/23 (b)(g)

     335          335,985  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG

       

4.125%, 9/24/25 (b)

     305          303,057  

US Bancorp

       

Series J

       

5.30%, 4/15/27 (f)

     116          116,187  
       

 

 

 
              9,205,340  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.1%

       

Synchrony Financial

       

4.50%, 7/23/25

     192          185,660  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.3%

       

Aviva PLC

       

3.375%, 12/04/45 (b)

   EUR 166          194,251  

Series E

       

6.125%, 7/05/43 (b)

                   125          169,078  

Caisse Nationale de Reassurance Mutuelle Agricole Groupama

       

6.00%, 1/23/27

     100          139,348  

Halfmoon Parent, Inc.

       

3.75%, 7/15/23 (b)

   U.S.$ 92          91,859  

4.125%, 11/15/25 (b)

     110          109,628  

MetLife, Inc.

       

10.75%, 8/01/39

     70          107,448  
       

 

 

 
          811,612  
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.2%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

3.40%, 2/15/19

     70          70,143  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

       

Series D

       

3.75%, 10/15/23

     10          9,764  

Welltower, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/01/25

     238          234,668  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

WPC Eurobond BV

       

2.125%, 4/15/27

   EUR 148        $ 170,035  
       

 

 

 
          484,610  
       

 

 

 
          10,687,222  
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 3.3%

       

Basic - 0.3%

       

Eastman Chemical Co.

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

   U.S.$ 84          82,980  

Glencore Finance Europe Ltd.

       

Series E

       

1.75%, 3/17/25 (b)

   EUR 125          142,491  

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.125%, 5/30/23 (b)

   U.S.$ 126          125,675  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

       

3.625%, 4/03/23 (b)

     237          231,075  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

       

4.95%, 7/15/24

     142          140,181  
       

 

 

 
          722,402  
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.0%

       

General Electric Co.

       

Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (f)

     68          66,311  

Wabtec Corp.

       

4.15%, 3/15/24

     67          66,502  
       

 

 

 
          132,813  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.2%

       

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

       

4.908%, 7/23/25

     165          167,749  

Cox Communications, Inc.

       

2.95%, 6/30/23 (b)

     91          86,581  

Time Warner Cable LLC

       

4.125%, 2/15/21

     165          166,345  
       

 

 

 
          420,675  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.5%

       

AT&T, Inc.

       

2.50%, 3/15/23

   EUR 100          124,224  

3.40%, 5/15/25

   U.S.$ 575          547,205  

4.125%, 2/17/26

     345          340,832  

Rogers Communications, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/06/22

   CAD 46          36,606  

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

       

4.738%, 3/20/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 200          200,256  

Vodafone Group PLC

       

3.75%, 1/16/24

     78          77,114  

4.125%, 5/30/25

                   171          169,798  
       

 

 

 
              1,496,035  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.1%

       

General Motors Co.

       

3.50%, 10/02/18

   U.S.$ 130        $ 130,000  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

4.30%, 7/13/25

     50          48,618  
       

 

 

 
          178,618  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.1%

       

Carnival Corp.

       

1.625%, 2/22/21

   EUR 310          372,030  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.5%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

       

1.375%, 5/17/24

     100          118,001  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.734%, 12/15/24

   U.S.$ 66          64,625  

Biogen, Inc.

       

4.05%, 9/15/25

     251          251,876  

CVS Health Corp.

       

4.10%, 3/25/25

     120          119,587  

4.30%, 3/25/28

     120          118,949  

McKesson Corp.

       

0.625%, 8/17/21

   EUR 113          132,382  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

       

0.625%, 11/08/24

     193          218,066  

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

4.45%, 6/12/25

   U.S.$ 145          145,930  

Tyson Foods, Inc.

       

3.95%, 8/15/24

                     206          205,728  
       

 

 

 
              1,375,144  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.9%

       

Encana Corp.

       

3.90%, 11/15/21

     140          140,522  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     278          273,569  

Hess Corp.

       

4.30%, 4/01/27

     199          193,153  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       

2.65%, 2/01/19

     302          301,771  

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

       

5.00%, 2/15/21 (b)

     250          257,905  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       

5.125%, 3/01/21

     163          169,101  

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

3.90%, 11/15/24

     170          166,998  

4.15%, 12/15/21

     78          78,942  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

     232          223,514  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

       

5.00%, 3/15/27

     146          149,835  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

       

4.25%, 4/01/24

     240          239,258  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

9.875%, 1/01/21

     215          244,272  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

       

4.125%, 11/15/20

   U.S.$ 155        $ 156,682  
       

 

 

 
          2,595,522  
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.1%

       

Alfa SAB de CV

       

5.25%, 3/25/24 (b)

     200          204,625  
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.2%

       

Expedia Group, Inc.

       

3.80%, 2/15/28

     185          170,516  

S&P Global, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     226          231,917  

Total System Services, Inc.

       

3.75%, 6/01/23

     45          44,687  

4.00%, 6/01/23

     83          83,456  
       

 

 

 
          530,576  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.3%

       

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

       

3.625%, 1/15/24

     53          51,520  

3.875%, 1/15/27

     117          110,274  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

       

6.02%, 6/15/26 (b)

     96          102,536  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

       

0.40%, 1/15/21

   EUR 100          116,467  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%, 11/01/24

   U.S.$ 225          230,947  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       

7.50%, 5/15/25

     6          6,828  

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     127          121,879  

VMware, Inc.

       

2.95%, 8/21/22

     85          81,958  
       

 

 

 
          822,409  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

       

3.95%, 1/19/22 (b)

                   200          195,980  
       

 

 

 
              9,046,829  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.4%

       

Electric - 0.4%

       

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC

       

4.375%, 4/23/25 (b)

     250          249,687  

Adani Transmission Ltd.

       

4.00%, 8/03/26 (b)

     210          186,923  

Enel Chile SA

       

4.875%, 6/12/28

     133          133,732  

Enel Finance International NV

       

4.25%, 9/14/23 (b)

     240          237,814  

Israel Electric Corp. Ltd.

       

Series 6

       

5.00%, 11/12/24 (b)

     320          325,200  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

       

6.05%, 3/01/34

   U.S.$ 38        $ 42,893  
       

 

 

 
          1,176,249  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $21,105,928)

          20,910,300  
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 2.5%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 2.5%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

       

Series 2018

       

4.00%, 8/01/48

     190          191,716  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2018

       

4.00%, 10/01/48, TBA

     75          75,726  

4.50% FNCL, 10/01/48, TBA

     1,557          1,606,143  

5.00% FNCL, 10/01/48, TBA

     455          477,608  

Series 2013

       

4.00%, 10/01/43

     861          875,809  

Series 2017

       

3.50%, 12/01/47-1/01/48

     381          374,949  

Series 2018

       

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

     1,369          1,347,846  

4.00%, 8/01/48-9/01/48

     683          691,377  

4.50%, 9/01/48

     1,237              1,283,741  
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $7,011,564)

          6,924,915  
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 2.5%

       

Japan - 1.0%

       

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond

       

Series 21

       

0.10%, 3/10/26

   JPY 106,993          981,708  

Series 22

       

0.10%, 3/10/27

          111,754          1,027,357  

Series 23

       

0.10%, 3/10/28

     73,469          676,698  
       

 

 

 
          2,685,763  
       

 

 

 

New Zealand - 0.1%

       

New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond

       

Series 0925

       

2.00%, 9/20/25 (b)

   NZD 318          222,446  
       

 

 

 

United States - 1.4%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

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

   U.S.$ 2,316          2,298,783  

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

     1,668          1,614,951  
       

 

 

 
          3,913,734  
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $7,010,712)

          6,821,943  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 2.0%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 1.3%

       

Bellemeade Re II Ltd.

       

Series 2016-1A, Class M2B

       

8.716% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.50%), 4/25/26 (h)(i)

   U.S.$  15        $ 14,909  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

       

Series 2018-2A, Class M1B

       

3.422% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.35%), 8/25/28 (b)(h)

     240                 241,991  

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

       

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3

       

6.064% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 8/25/24 (h)

                    272          296,923  

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

6.614% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24 (h)

     192          213,008  

Series 2014-HQ3, Class M3

       

6.814% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 10/25/24 (h)

     215          238,703  

Series 2016-DNA1, Class M3

       

7.614% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 7/25/28 (h)

     250          302,442  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2

       

5.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 7/25/24 (h)

     86          92,112  

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

7.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (h)

     50          56,812  

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

6.516% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (h)

     102          112,609  

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2

       

6.614% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25 (h)

     88          94,858  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2

       

6.064% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (h)

     137          150,434  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

6.064% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (h)

     120          129,379  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

7.064% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (h)

     67          76,453  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

7.064% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (h)

     178          198,844  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2

       

7.916% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 4/25/28 (h)

     62          71,767  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2

       

7.614% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28 (h)

   U.S.$ 91        $ 103,417  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

8.814% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (h)

     204          245,428  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

9.014% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (h)

     156          184,079  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2

       

7.964% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.90%), 10/25/28 (h)

     300          347,272  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2

       

6.514% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 1/25/29 (h)

     200          223,109  

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust

       

Series 2014-CH1, Class M2

       

6.314% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/24 (h)(i)

     29          31,242  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

       

7.314% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/25 (h)(i)

                134          150,336  

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

       

7.564% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25 (h)(i)

     40          46,732  
       

 

 

 
              3,622,859  
       

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate - 0.4%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs

       

Series 4416, Class BS

       

4.037% (6.10% - LIBOR 1Month), 12/15/44 (h)(j)

     674          101,018  

Series 4693, Class SL

       

4.087% (6.15% - LIBOR 1Month), 6/15/47 (h)(j)

     613          100,629  

Series 4719, Class JS

       

4.087% (6.15% - LIBOR 1Month), 9/15/47 (h)(j)

     527          81,496  

Series 4727, Class SA

       

4.042% (6.20% - LIBOR 1Month), 11/15/47 (h)(j)

     683          110,908  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

       

Series 2011-131, Class ST

       

4.475% (6.54% - LIBOR 1Month), 12/25/41 (h)(j)

     316          54,097  

Series 2012-70, Class SA

       

4.485% (6.55% - LIBOR 1Month), 7/25/42 (h)(j)

     576          102,240  

Series 2016-106, Class ES

       

3.935% (6.00% - LIBOR 1Month), 1/25/47 (h)(j)

     628          97,965  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2017-16, Class SG

       

3.985% (6.05% - LIBOR 1Month), 3/25/47 (h)(j)

   U.S.$ 622        $ 96,569  

Series 2017-81, Class SA

       

4.135% (6.20% - LIBOR 1Month), 10/25/47 (h)(j)

                    628          104,207  

Series 2017-97, Class LS

       

4.135% (6.20% - LIBOR 1Month), 12/25/47 (h)(j)

     489          84,762  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2017-134, Class SE

       

4.122% (6.20% - LIBOR 1Month), 9/20/47 (h)(j)

     462          71,520  

Series 2017-65, Class ST

       

4.072% (6.15% - LIBOR 1Month), 4/20/47 (h)(j)

     614          99,693  
       

 

 

 
              1,105,104  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 0.2%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6

       

5.50%, 7/25/35

     27          26,174  

Series 2005-57CB, Class 4A3

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     60          51,440  

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16

       

5.75%, 8/01/36

     117          98,179  

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

     85          69,598  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13

       

5.50%, 2/25/36

     66          59,416  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

       

Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17

       

6.00%, 7/25/37

     40          32,727  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

3.899%, 5/25/35

     11          11,260  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

 

    

Series 2006-10, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 5/25/36

     59          49,029  

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     33          27,408  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2010-6R, Class 3A2

       

5.875%, 1/26/38 (b)

     120          96,899  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-FA3, Class A9

       

6.00%, 7/25/36

     112          91,094  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-S3, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 8/25/37

     53          45,476  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-8, Class 2A5

       

5.75%, 7/25/37

   U.S.$ 28        $ 27,490  
       

 

 

 
          686,190  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR4, Class A2

       

2.406% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/36 (h)

     274          161,565  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-1, Class A1

       

2.314% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 3/25/35 (h)

     91          80,028  
       

 

 

 
          241,593  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $5,418,982)

              5,655,746  
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 1.8%

 

    

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 1.2%

       

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-VN05, Class A

       

3.369%, 3/13/35 (b)

     495          491,035  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-GC27, Class XA

       

1.534%, 2/10/48 (k)

                2,399          160,293  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1

       

1.873%, 4/12/35 (b)

     125          120,734  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2013-KING, Class A

       

2.706%, 12/10/27 (b)

     417          414,915  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2013-G1, Class A2

       

3.557%, 4/10/31 (b)

     276          270,214  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2004-LN2, Class A1A

       

4.838%, 7/15/41 (b)

     10          10,480  

Series 2006-LDP9, Class AM

       

5.372%, 5/15/47 (g)

     42          42,524  

Series 2012-C6, Class E

       

5.312%, 5/15/45 (b) (g)

     119          105,522  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

    

Series 2015-C31, Class A3

       

3.801%, 8/15/48

     355          357,462  

Series 2015-C32, Class C

       

4.817%, 11/15/48 (g)

     195          194,235  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39 (g)

     49          33,799  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-2, Class A2

       

2.767%, 1/20/41 (b)

   U.S.$ 5        $ 5,473  

Series 2015-3, Class A2

       

2.729%, 4/20/48 (b)

     183          180,996  

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

2.579%, 3/10/49 (b)

     161          154,586  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2005-IQ9, Class D

       

5.00%, 7/15/56 (g)(l)

     112          104,080  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2018-C9, Class A4

       

4.117%, 3/15/51

                  300          305,024  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-SG1, Class C

       

4.470%, 9/15/48 (g)

     197          192,923  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2014-C20, Class A2

       

3.036%, 5/15/47

     165          164,814  
       

 

 

 
              3,309,109  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 0.6%

       

Ashford Hospitality Trust

       

Series 2018-KEYS, Class A

       

3.062% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 5/15/35 (b)(h)

     200          200,184  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2017-SCH, Class AF

       

3.062% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/33 (b)(g)(h)

     375          379,259  

BHMS

       

Series 2018-ATLS, Class A

       

3.312% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.25%), 7/15/35 (b)(h)

     195          195,248  

BX Trust

       

Series 2017-IMC, Class A

       

3.112% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.05%), 10/15/32 (b)(h)

     165          165,157  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-MFF, Class D

       

6.662% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.60%), 11/15/33 (b)(g)(h)

     110          110,006  

H/2 Asset Funding NRE

       

Series 2015-1A, Class AFL

       

3.866% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.65%), 6/24/49 (g)(h)(i)

     39          39,241  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2015-XLF2, Class SNMA

       

4.017% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 11/15/26 (b)(h)

     96          96,091  

RETL

       

Series 2018-RVP, Class A

       

3.162% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%), 3/15/33 (b)(h)

     98          98,697  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Starwood Retail Property Trust

       

Series 2014-STAR, Class A

       

3.282% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.22%), 11/15/27 (b)(h)

   U.S.$ 345        $ 345,573  
       

 

 

 
          1,629,456  
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $5,008,570)

              4,938,565  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 1.7%

 

    

Financial Institutions - 0.9%

       

Banking - 0.8%

       

Barclays Bank PLC

       

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

     44          47,893  

Barclays PLC

       

8.00%, 12/15/20 (f)

   EUR 200          256,016  

CIT Group, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/07/25

   U.S.$ 106          108,036  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

5.95%, 1/30/23 (f)

     90          91,875  

Credit Suisse Group AG

       

6.25%, 12/18/24 (b)(f)

     240          237,017  

Danske Bank A/S

       

5.875%, 4/06/22 (b)(f)

   EUR 200          236,511  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

Series P

       

5.00%, 11/10/22 (f)

   U.S.$ 142          134,498  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

2.006% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 2.33%), 12/31/18 (b)(f)(h)

   EUR 100          112,041  

8.625%, 8/15/21 (f)

   U.S.$ 200          213,924  

Series U

       

4.654% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.32%), 9/30/27 (f)(h)

     200          188,394  

Societe Generale SA

       

7.375%, 9/13/21 (b)(f)

     230          237,604  

Standard Chartered PLC

       

3.849% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 1/30/27 (b)(f)(h)

     200          167,002  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG

       

7.125%, 8/10/21 (b)(f)

                  230          241,116  
       

 

 

 
          2,271,927  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.1%

       

Navient Corp.

       

6.625%, 7/26/21

     170          176,982  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.0%

       

Voya Financial, Inc.

       

5.65%, 5/15/53

     82          82,549  
       

 

 

 
          2,531,458  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Industrial - 0.8%

       

Basic - 0.1%

       

SPCM SA

       

4.875%, 9/15/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 200        $ 190,498  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.0%

       

CSC Holdings LLC

       

6.75%, 11/15/21

     45          47,449  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.2%

 

    

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.90%, 5/01/19

     370          376,131  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.1%

       

International Game Technology PLC

       

6.25%, 2/15/22 (b)

                  200          207,320  

KB Home

       

4.75%, 5/15/19

     107          107,628  
       

 

 

 
          314,948  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.1%

       

HCA, Inc.

       

5.375%, 9/01/26

     70          70,763  

5.625%, 9/01/28

     73          73,323  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

       

5.75%, 7/15/25

     135          136,528  
       

 

 

 
                 280,614  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.2%

       

Antero Resources Corp.

       

5.125%, 12/01/22

     29          29,439  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

       

4.875%, 11/01/43

     111          81,261  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

5.50%, 1/15/23

     212          208,979  

PDC Energy, Inc.

       

5.75%, 5/15/26

     137          130,366  

SM Energy Co.

       

6.625%, 1/15/27

     53          54,758  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

       

4.875%, 1/15/23 (b)

     132          130,762  
       

 

 

 
          635,565  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.1%

       

Western Digital Corp.

       

4.75%, 2/15/26

     167          161,758  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.0%

       

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

       

5.25%, 3/15/25 (b)

     94          88,118  
       

 

 

 
          2,095,081  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Utility - 0.0%

       

Electric - 0.0%

       

AES Corp./VA

       

4.00%, 3/15/21

   U.S.$ 99        $ 98,757  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $4,833,816)

          4,725,296  
       

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.9%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 0.5%

       

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2A

       

1.69%, 12/18/20

     61          60,979  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-D, Class A

       

1.87%, 3/15/21 (b)

                    145          143,893  

CPS Auto Trust

       

Series 2017-A, Class A

       

1.68%, 8/17/20 (b)

     23          22,559  

DT Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

1.73%, 8/17/20 (b)

     18          18,200  

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.59%, 5/17/21 (b)

     145          145,348  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-1A, Class D

       

8.20%, 2/15/23 (b)

     140          148,298  

Series 2016-3A, Class A

       

1.84%, 11/16/20 (b)

     8          8,089  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

2.11%, 6/15/21 (b)

     40          39,493  

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.21%, 5/17/21 (b)

     135          134,792  

Series 2018-2A, Class A

       

2.79%, 7/15/21 (b)

     198                 197,852  

First Investors Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2016-2A, Class A1

       

1.53%, 11/16/20 (b)

     8          8,285  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

       

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

1.96%, 2/16/21 (b)

     77          76,680  

Series 2016-4, Class D

       

3.89%, 11/15/22 (b)

     100          99,571  

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

1.85%, 7/15/21 (b)

     86          85,246  

Series 2017-3, Class A

       

1.88%, 10/15/21 (b)

     93          92,075  

Series 2017-4, Class A

       

2.07%, 4/15/22 (b)

     80          78,969  

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

       

Series 2015-1, Class A3

       

1.41%, 6/15/20

     4          3,791  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2

       

1.67%, 6/15/20

   U.S.$ 21        $ 20,619  
       

 

 

 
               1,384,739  
       

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 0.4%

       

CLUB Credit Trust

       

Series 2017-P1, Class A

       

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

     98          98,224  

CNH Equipment Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A4

       

1.85%, 4/15/21

     227          226,079  

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust

       

Series 2018-P1, Class A

       

3.39%, 7/15/25 (b)(g)

     110          109,978  

Marlette Funding Trust

       

Series 2017-1A, Class A

       

2.827%, 3/15/24 (b)(g)

     24          24,471  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

2.39%, 7/15/24 (b)(g)

     36          35,572  

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

2.36%, 12/15/24 (b)(g)

     74          73,311  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust

       

Series 2017-2A, Class B

       

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

     100          99,848  

SBA Tower Trust

       

Series 2015-1A, Class C

       

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

     251          249,117  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

       

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

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

     77          76,586  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust

       

Series 2018-1, Class A1

       

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

                    160          159,693  
       

 

 

 
          1,152,879  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.0%

       

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33 (g)

     46          46,092  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $2,576,572)

          2,583,710  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.8%

 

    

Argentina - 0.1%

       

Argentina POM Politica Monetaria

       

Series POM

       

42.819% (ARLLMONP), 6/21/20 (h)

   ARS 8,134          232,458  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Brazil - 0.7%

       

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series LTN

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/19

   BRL 8,485        $ 1,991,724  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Treasuries
(cost $2,219,070)

          2,224,182  
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES - 0.8%

 

    

Canada - 0.8%

       

Canada Housing Trust No. 1

       

2.25%, 12/15/25 (b)

   CAD 575          430,771  

1.25%, 6/15/21 (b)

                2,305          1,730,057  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Agencies
(cost $2,151,496)

               2,160,828  
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - PROVINCIAL BONDS - 0.3%

 

    

Canada - 0.3%

       

Province of Ontario Canada

       

2.60%, 6/02/27

(cost $741,110)

     988          738,615  
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.2%

 

    

Mexico - 0.0%

       

Mexico Government International Bond

       

3.60%, 1/30/25

   U.S.$ 200          194,000  
       

 

 

 

Qatar - 0.1%

       

Qatar Government International Bond

       

3.875%, 4/23/23 (b)

     250          251,875  
       

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia - 0.1%

       

Saudi Government International Bond

       

4.00%, 4/17/25 (b)

     251          251,377  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $693,732)

          697,252  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.2%

 

    

Industrial - 0.2%

       

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.1%

       

Minerva Luxembourg SA

       

6.50%, 9/20/26 (b)

     200          187,250  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.0%

       

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

6.25%, 3/17/24

     94          94,212  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

Rumo Luxembourg SARL

       

5.875%, 1/18/25 (b)

     200          186,000  
       

 

 

 
          467,462  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Utility - 0.0%

       

Electric - 0.0%

       

Genneia SA

       

8.75%, 1/20/22 (b)

   U.S.$ 76        $ 70,870  

Terraform Global Operating LLC

       

6.125%, 3/01/26 (b)

     42          40,383  
       

 

 

 
          111,253  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $621,059)

          578,715  
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.2%

 

    

California - 0.2%

       

State of California

       

Series 2010

       

7.625%, 3/01/40

(cost $350,232)

     345                 502,372  
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - REGIONAL BONDS - 0.1%

 

    

Argentina - 0.1%

       

Provincia de Buenos Aires/Argentina

       

9.125%, 3/16/24 (b)

                  200          184,000  

Provincia de Cordoba

       

7.125%, 6/10/21 (b)

     200          178,000  
       

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - Regional Bonds
(cost $386,755)

          362,000  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS - 0.1%

 

    

Dominican Republic - 0.1%

       

Dominican Republic International Bond

       

5.95%, 1/25/27 (b)

     190          193,515  
       

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 0.0%

       

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

       

5.125%, 6/15/25 (b)

   EUR 125          146,220  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $342,527)

          339,735  
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.1%

       

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.1%

       

Indonesia - 0.1%

       

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT

       

5.45%, 5/21/28 (b)

(cost $199,259)

   U.S.$ 200          206,250  
       

 

 

 

COVERED BONDS - 0.1%

       

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO

       

2.375%, 5/04/21 (b)

(cost $144,391)

   EUR 140          154,704  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.5%

     

U.S. Treasury Bills - 1.4%

     

U.S. Treasury Bill

     

Zero Coupon, 10/04/18
(cost $3,864,388)

   U.S.$ 3,865      $ 3,864,345  
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

Investment Companies - 1.1%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government
Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (d)(e)(m)
(cost $2,988,929)

        2,988,929        2,988,929  
     

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $6,853,317)

     

 

6,853,274

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.0%
(cost $254,353,735)

     

 

   276,573,761

 

     

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.1%

     

Investment Companies - 0.1%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government
Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (d)(e)(m)
(cost $184,829)

     184,829        184,829  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.1%
(cost $254,538,564)(n)

     

 

276,758,590

 

Other assets less liabilities - (0.1)%

        (172,200
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $ 276,586,390  
     

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
     Original
Value
     Value at
September 30,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

                    

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     22        December 2018        CAD        2,200      $ 2,281,873      $ 2,258,847      $ (23,026

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     46        December 2018        JPY        460,000        6,084,920        6,076,113        (8,807

Euro Buxl 30 Yr Bond Futures

     11        December 2018        EUR        1,100        2,259,162        2,226,338        (32,824

Euro-Schatz Futures

     63        December 2018        EUR        6,300        8,188,421        8,175,914        (12,507

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

     58        December 2018        USD        11,600        12,218,476        12,222,594        4,118  

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

     33        December 2018        USD        3,300        3,741,416        3,711,727        (29,689

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     17        December 2018        USD        1,700        2,726,001        2,622,781        (103,220

Sold Contracts

                    

Euro-BOBL Futures

     27        December 2018        EUR        2,700        4,120,851        4,097,231        23,620  

Euro-Bund Futures

     5        December 2018        EUR        500        930,843        921,816        9,027  

Euro-OAT Futures

     6        December 2018        EUR        600        1,061,507        1,052,260        9,247  

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

     22        December 2018        USD        2,200        2,808,971        2,772,000        36,971  
                    

 

 

 
                     $ (127,090
                    

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   JPY      190,355      USD      1,726        10/04/18      $ 50,328  

Bank of America, NA

   EUR      925      USD      1,061        10/11/18        (13,133

Bank of America, NA

   ILS      2,281      USD      640        11/29/18        9,944  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      481      INR      33,494        12/13/18        (24,638

BNP Paribas SA

   AUD      994      USD      723        10/11/18        3,722  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

   GBP      2,203      USD      2,900        10/12/18        26,865  

Citibank, NA

   BRL      4,318      USD      1,079        10/02/18        9,254  

Citibank, NA

   BRL      146      USD      35        10/02/18        (925

Citibank, NA

   USD      1,062      BRL      4,318        10/02/18        7,741  

Citibank, NA

   USD      36      BRL      146        10/02/18        (313

Citibank, NA

   COP      938,092      USD      308        10/12/18        (9,022

Citibank, NA

   USD      255      CLP      170,949        10/12/18        4,980  

Citibank, NA

   BRL      146      USD      35        11/05/18        (813

Citibank, NA

   INR      31,051      USD      425        12/13/18        1,950  

Credit Suisse International

   JPY      58,185      AUD      712        10/11/18        2,547  

Credit Suisse International

   USD      516      GBP      396        10/12/18        547  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      8,485      USD      2,013        7/11/19        (28,850

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   BRL      4,173      USD      1,011        10/02/18        (21,899

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      1,042      BRL      4,173        10/02/18        (8,942

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   COP      509,521      USD      168        10/12/18        (4,196

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      1,009      BRL      4,173        11/05/18        22,273  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      700      NOK      5,699        11/15/18        1,509  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      1,532      EUR      1,307        10/11/18        (13,479

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      469      CLP      312,824        10/12/18        6,615  

Societe Generale

   USD      512      EUR      441        10/11/18        28  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      1,091      JPY      120,512        10/04/18        (29,978

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      489      KRW      543,448        11/15/18        1,533  

Standard Chartered Bank

   CAD      4,194      USD      3,254        11/16/18        4,011  

Standard Chartered Bank

   TWD      36,792      USD      1,202        12/11/18        (12,445

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      473      INR      34,893        12/13/18        2,372  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      474      INR      33,131        12/13/18        (22,502

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      466,815      USD      4,207        10/04/18        98,003  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,804      JPY      315,125        10/04/18        (30,388

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      534      USD      397        10/11/18        11,314  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      1,367      USD      979        10/11/18        (10,008

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      411      NOK      3,931        10/11/18        5,734  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      12,618      USD      14,839        10/11/18        177,826  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      128      USD      145        10/11/18        (2,940

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      729      USD      492        10/11/18        8,904  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      241      EUR      206        10/11/18        (1,499

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      1,054      USD      1,382        10/12/18        7,727  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      954      GBP      737        10/12/18        5,812  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      477      GBP      365        10/12/18        (263

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      241      CHF      234        10/17/18        (2,793


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   PLN      890      USD      243        10/18/18      $     1,221  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      9,319      USD      482        10/19/18        (14,672

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      25      MXN      473        10/19/18        1  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD      657      USD      479        10/25/18        (2,436

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      484      SGD      658        10/25/18        (2,173

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   KRW      540,756      USD      482        11/15/18        (6,223

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      486      KRW      539,226        11/15/18        (102

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      482      NOK      3,901        11/15/18        (1,606

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      231      SEK      2,048        11/15/18        253  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD      22      USD      17        12/14/18        (198

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      61      USD      71        12/14/18        511  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      126      USD      147        12/14/18        (219

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      16,050      USD      145        12/14/18        3,203  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      1,449      USD      75        12/14/18        (1,988

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK      293      USD      35        12/14/18        (1,114

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      52      USD      34        12/14/18        (590

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      100      USD      11        12/14/18        15  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      101      USD      11        12/14/18        0  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      155      USD      17        12/14/18        (294

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      71      AUD      99        12/14/18        1,099  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      80      CHF      77        12/14/18        (702

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      36      GBP      27        12/14/18        (306

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      62      JPY      6,871        12/14/18        (1,405

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      103      SGD      141        12/14/18        689  

UBS AG

   JPY      526,994      USD      4,778        10/04/18        139,254  

UBS AG

   EUR      446      USD      510        10/11/18        (7,839

UBS AG

   GBP      733      EUR      816        10/11/18        (8,130

UBS AG

   GBP      413      USD      537        10/12/18        (2,370

UBS AG

   CAD      1,862      USD      1,431        11/16/18        (12,480
                 

 

 

 
   $ 313,912  
                 

 

 

 


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

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    9,940                               9/10/20      3 Month LIBOR      2.824%     Quarterly/Semi-Annual    $ (27,407

USD

    4,130          9/10/23      3 Month LIBOR      2.883%     Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (32,637

USD

    295          11/08/26      1.657%      3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      29,629  

USD

    1,870          9/10/48      2.980%      3 Month LIBOR     Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      53,637  
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 23,222  
                 

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 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       0.29     USD       172     $ (6,095   $ (1,517   $ (4,578

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

    (5.00     Quarterly       0.29       USD       198       (7,016     (1,811     (5,205

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       17       (132     214       (346

Credit Suisse International

 

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       5       (39     45       (84

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       620       (4,826     7,733       (12,559

Deutsche Bank AG

 

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       207       (1,611     2,784       (4,395

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       775       (6,032     8,176       (14,208

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       233       (1,814     2,437       (4,251


 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   FixedRate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs International                    

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

     (0.50 )%      Monthly        0.38     USD        51      $ (397   $ 482     $ (879

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

     (0.50     Monthly        0.38       USD        226        (1,759     3,014       (4,773

Sale Contracts

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        55        (6,315     (7,679     1,364  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        60        (6,889     (8,183     1,294  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        210        (24,112     (26,725     2,613  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        69        (7,934     (10,893     2,959  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        11        (1,265     (1,822     557  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        70        (8,043     (10,728     2,685  

Credit Suisse International

 

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        35        (4,019     (4,387     368  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        75        (8,618     (11,442     2,824  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        165        (18,944     (10,976     (7,968

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        48        (5,512     (3,413     (2,099

Deutsche Bank AG

 

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        156        (17,911     (13,195     (4,716

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        8        (918     (964     46  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        48        (5,511     (6,220     709  


Swap Counterparty &Referenced Obligation

  FixedRate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 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       6.57   USD     53     $ (6,085   $ (6,234   $ 149  

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     52       (5,970     (6,114     144  

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     79       (9,071     (8,752     (319

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     232       (26,637     (16,720     (9,917

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     9       (1,033     (531     (502

Goldman Sachs International

               

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     170       (19,519     (13,364     (6,155

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     64       (7,348     (4,363     (2,985

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     47       (5,396     (4,176     (1,220

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     4       (460     (369     (91

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     8       (919     (751     (168

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     8       (919     (813     (106

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     15       (1,722     (1,665     (57

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     78       (8,956     (10,916     1,960  

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     172       (19,749     (23,450     3,701  

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     53       (6,086     (5,807     (279

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57     USD     75       (8,624     (11,856     3,232  


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30,
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        6.57     USD        58      $ (6,669   $ (9,748   $ 3,079  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        82        (9,428     (13,980     4,552  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        5        (575     (781     206  

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        272        (31,230     (13,679     (17,551

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

     3.00       Monthly        6.57       USD        230        (26,408     (18,829     (7,579
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $ (348,516   $ (267,968   $ (80,548
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

       Rate Type      

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

     USD        10,000        7/11/24        2.416   CPI#     Maturity      $ (33,263
#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $27,900,827 or 10.1% 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, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

(e)

Affiliated investments.

(f)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

(g)

Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

(h)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at September 30, 2018.


(i)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.10% of net assets as of September 30, 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

           

8.716%, 4/25/26

     4/29/16      $ 14,841      $ 14,909        0.01

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

           

3.866%, 6/24/49

     6/19/15        39,241        39,241        0.01

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

           

6.314%, 11/25/24

     11/06/15        28,439        31,242        0.01

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

           

7.314%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        133,584        150,336        0.05

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

           

7.564%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        40,111        46,732        0.02

 

(j)

Inverse interest only security.

(k)

IO - Interest Only.

(l)

Illiquid security.

(m)

The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

(n)

As of September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $26,022,761 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,706,502), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $22,316,259.

Currency Abbreviations:

ARS    -    Argentine Peso
AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD       Canadian Dollar
CHF       Swiss Franc
CLP       Chilean Peso
COP       Colombian Peso
EUR       Euro
GBP       Great British Pound
ILS       Israeli Shekel
INR       Indian Rupee
JPY       Japanese Yen
KRW       South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
MYR    -    Malaysian Ringgit
NOK       Norwegian Krone
NZD       New Zealand Dollar
PLN       Polish Zloty
SEK       Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
TWD       New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

ABS       Asset-Backed Securities
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
ARLLMONP       Argentina Blended Policy Rate
ASX    -    Australian Stock Exchange
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
GDR       Global Depositary Receipt
LIBOR       London Interbank Offered Rates
OAT       Obligations Assimilables du Trésor
PJSC       Public Joint Stock Company
REG    -    Registered Shares
REIT       Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs       Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
TBA    -    To Be Announced
TIPS       Treasury Inflation Protected Security

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  78.2%       

United States

  2.9%       

United Kingdom

  2.9%       

Japan

  2.8%       

France

  2.4%       

Canada

  1.3%       

Italy

  1.1%       

Brazil

  0.9%       

Spain

  0.6%       

Switzerland

  0.5%       

Australia

  0.3%       

Malaysia

  0.3%       

Germany

  0.3%       

Hong Kong

  3.0%       

Other

  2.5%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1

All data are as of September 30, 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 0.3% or less in the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Chile, China, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Macau, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio    

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

   $ 17,776,671     $ 203,841     $ – 0  –    $ 17,980,512  

Financials

     15,415,046       547,320       – 0  –      15,962,366  

Real Estate

     9,052,757       3,416,337       – 0  –      12,469,094  

Health Care

     11,086,814       264,146       – 0  –      11,350,960  

Energy

     7,171,882       3,427,417       – 0  –      10,599,299  

Communication Services

     9,703,427       125,322       – 0  –      9,828,749  

Consumer Discretionary

     9,189,607       401,009       – 0  –      9,590,616  

Consumer Staples

     7,265,936       527,181       – 0  –      7,793,117  

Industrials

     5,817,378       573,842       – 0  –      6,391,220  

Materials

     1,986,754       1,292,083       – 0  –      3,278,837  

Utilities

     2,897,676       179,543       – 0  –      3,077,219  

Transportation

     – 0  –      89,828       – 0  –      89,828  

Health Care Equipment & Services

     56,558       – 0  –      – 0  –      56,558  

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     42,699       – 0  –      – 0  –      42,699  

Banks

     – 0  –      40,434       – 0  –      40,434  

Capital Goods

     – 0  –      27,977       – 0  –      27,977  

Investment Companies

     72,659,282       – 0  –      – 0  –      72,659,282  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      27,956,592       – 0  –      27,956,592  

Corporates - Investment Grade

     – 0  –      20,574,315       335,985       20,910,300  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      6,924,915       – 0  –      6,924,915  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      6,821,943       – 0  –      6,821,943  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      5,655,746       – 0  –      5,655,746  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      3,736,976       1,201,589       4,938,565  

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      4,725,296       – 0  –      4,725,296  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      1,610,818       972,892       2,583,710  

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      2,224,182       – 0  –      2,224,182  

Governments - Sovereign Agencies

     – 0  –      2,160,828       – 0  –      2,160,828  

Local Governments - Provincial Bonds

     – 0  –      738,615       – 0  –      738,615  

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –      697,252       – 0  –      697,252  

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      578,715       – 0  –      578,715  

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      502,372       – 0  –      502,372  

Local Governments - Regional Bonds

     – 0  –      362,000       – 0  –      362,000  

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

     – 0  –      339,735       – 0  –      339,735  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      206,250       – 0  –      206,250  

Covered Bonds

     – 0  –      154,704       – 0  –      154,704  

Short-Term Investments:

        

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      3,864,345       – 0  –      3,864,345  

Investment Companies

     2,988,929       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,988,929  

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

     184,829       – 0  –      – 0  –      184,829  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     173,296,245       100,951,879       2,510,466       276,758,590  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     82,983       – 0  –      – 0  –      82,983  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      617,785       – 0  –      617,785  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      83,266       – 0  –      83,266  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (210,073     – 0  –      – 0  –      (210,073

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (303,873     – 0  –      (303,873

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (60,044     – 0  –      (60,044

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (348,516     – 0  –      (348,516

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (33,263     – 0  –      (33,263
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     173,169,155     $     100,907,234     $     2,510,466     $     276,586,855  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

     Corporates-
Investment Grade
    Commercial
Mortgage Backed
Securities
    Asset-Backed
Securities
 

Balance as of 12/31/17

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

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     – 0  –      545       334  

Realized gain (loss)

     – 0  –      (34,767     (6,017

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     985       (6,628     (5,387

Purchases/Payups

     335,000       – 0  –      399,971  

Sales/Paydowns

     – 0  –      (302,698     (1,228,631

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/18

   $      335,985     $     1,201,589     $      972,892  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/18

   $ 985     $ (4,638   $ (7,509
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Total              

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $ 3,357,759      

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     879      

Realized gain (loss)

     (40,784    

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (11,030    

Purchases/Payups

     734,971      

Sales/Paydowns

     (1,531,329    

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –     

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –     
  

 

 

     

Balance as of 9/30/18

   $     2,510,466      
  

 

 

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/18

   $ (11,162    
  

 

 

     

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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

                                        Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

  Market Value
12/31/17
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market Value
9/30/18
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc.

  $ 0     $ 3,750     $ 467     $ 43     $ 257     $ 3,583     $ 0     $ 43  

AB Discovery Value Fund

    0       3,750       244       6       52       3,564       0       6  

AB International Small Cap Portfolio

    0       9,374       0       0       (199     9,175       0       0  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Strategic Equities Portfolio

    0       31,248       0       0       (50     31,198       0       0  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Small Cap Core Portfolio

    0       3,750       324       16       95       3,537       0       16  

Sanford C Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Portfolio

    0       4,375       0       0       (242     4,133       0       0  

Sanford C Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Portfolio

    0       17,499       0       0       (30     17,469       0       0  

Government Money Market Portfolio

    0       120,017       117,028       0       0       2,989       26       0  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

    1,220       11,711       12,746       0       0       185       4       0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,220     $ 205,474     $ 130,809     $ 65     $ (117   $ 75,833     $ 30     $ 65  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 56.4%

       

Financials - 9.2%

       

Banks - 4.6%

       

AIB Group PLC

     5,844        $ 29,869  

Aozora Bank Ltd.

     2,000          71,432  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     31,095          632,991  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     73,153          463,808  

Banco de Sabadell SA

     50,635          78,277  

Banco Santander SA

     177,334          887,851  

Bank Hapoalim BM

     14,749          108,001  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

     12,645          83,335  

Bank of America Corp.

     66,145          1,948,632  

Bank of East Asia Ltd. (The)

     41,231          153,441  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

     11,605          88,743  

Bank of Kyoto Ltd. (The)

     400          20,879  

Bank of Queensland Ltd.

     7,933          63,156  

Bankia SA

     10,832          42,285  

Bankinter SA

     7,353          67,543  

Barclays PLC

     188,978          419,158  

BB&T Corp.

     5,450          264,543  

Bendigo & Adelaide Bank Ltd.

     4,177          32,440  

BNP Paribas SA

     13,908          851,679  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     39,500          187,479  

CaixaBank SA

     42,465          193,127  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

     11,000          75,125  

Citigroup, Inc.

     17,879          1,282,640  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     3,319          128,014  

Comerica, Inc.

     1,200          108,240  

Commerzbank AG (a)

     15,814          164,306  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     19,262          994,181  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

     11,221          55,000  

Credit Agricole SA

     14,327          205,950  

Danske Bank A/S

     7,940          208,127  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     21,665          413,306  

DNB ASA

     9,303          195,777  

Erste Group Bank AG (a)

     3,207          133,144  

Fifth Third Bancorp

     4,740          132,341  

Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.

     1,800          49,501  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

     8,100          219,785  

HSBC Holdings PLC

     219,920          1,918,886  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

     7,665          114,362  

ING Groep NV

     36,740          476,852  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

     120,775          307,727  

Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

     3,855          45,552  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     23,915          2,698,569  

KBC Group NV

     3,064          227,834  

KeyCorp

     7,425          147,683  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     769,079          591,489  

M&T Bank Corp.

     1,015          167,008  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

     16,800          58,129  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

     12,965          129,025  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     135,900          844,304  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

     1,057          18,510  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

     253,500          441,800  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     28,193          566,003  

Nordea Bank AB

     28,914          314,602  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

     29,000          242,663  

People’s United Financial, Inc.

     2,365          40,489  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     3,330          453,513  

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

     1,307          37,617  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Regions Financial Corp.

     7,825        $ 143,589  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     21,000          117,904  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

     42,208          136,758  

Seven Bank Ltd.

     16,218          51,222  

Shinsei Bank Ltd.

     3,700          60,447  

Shizuoka Bank Ltd. (The)

     4,000          35,895  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB-Class A

     16,190          180,487  

Societe Generale SA

     9,446          405,615  

Standard Chartered PLC

     34,982          289,833  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     14,300          575,487  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

     3,200          131,669  

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

     3,190          213,060  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     386          119,980  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-Class A SHS

     14,254          179,766  

Swedbank AB-Class A

     8,621          213,216  

UniCredit SpA

     17,422          261,412  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

     12,000          237,221  

US Bancorp

     10,915          576,421  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     30,775          1,617,534  

Westpac Banking Corp.

     35,553          714,994  

Zions Bancorporation

     1,330          66,700  
       

 

 

 
          27,225,933  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.5%

       

3i Group PLC

     9,721          119,032  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.

     407          55,645  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     1,045          154,305  

Amundi SA (b)

     1,517          113,605  

ASX Ltd.

     1,453          66,833  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

     7,015          357,695  

BlackRock, Inc.-Class A

     877          413,356  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

     746          71,586  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     8,390          412,369  

CME Group, Inc.-Class A

     2,450          417,015  

Credit Suisse Group AG (a)

     28,090          421,503  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

     16,000          97,308  

Deutsche Bank AG

     19,693          224,297  

Deutsche Boerse AG

     2,077          277,709  

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)

     1,770          92,730  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

     2,220          67,510  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     2,538          569,121  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

     2,483          72,282  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     10,900          311,463  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     4,030          301,807  

Invesco Ltd.

     2,830          64,750  

Investec PLC

     5,877          41,228  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

     4,965          86,487  

Julius Baer Group Ltd. (a)

     2,130          106,449  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     3,987          238,250  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     3,705          337,038  

Moody’s Corp.

     1,145          191,444  

Morgan Stanley

     9,570          445,675  

MSCI, Inc.-Class A

     657          116,558  

Nasdaq, Inc.

     760          65,208  

Natixis SA

     21,759          147,763  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     38,855          185,317  

Northern Trust Corp.

     1,460          149,110  

Partners Group Holding AG

     158          125,249  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

     909          83,673  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

S&P Global, Inc.

     1,760        $ 343,886  

SBI Holdings, Inc./Japan

     2,468          76,606  

Schroders PLC

     1,291          51,999  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     21,000          113,181  

St. James’s Place PLC

     4,994          74,439  

State Street Corp.

     2,535          212,382  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

     1,725          188,336  

UBS Group AG (a)

     42,353          668,696  
       

 

 

 
          8,730,895  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

       

Acom Co., Ltd.

     13,014          52,467  

American Express Co.

     5,010          533,515  

Capital One Financial Corp.

     3,413          323,996  

Credit Saison Co., Ltd.

     3,500          57,083  

Discover Financial Services

     2,410          184,245  

Synchrony Financial

     4,918          152,851  
       

 

 

 
          1,304,157  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.8%

       

AMP Ltd.

     28,155          64,904  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (a)

     13,814          2,957,715  

Challenger Ltd./Australia

     12,809          103,643  

EXOR NV

     3,679          245,465  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA

     768          80,504  

IHS Markit Ltd. (a)

     2,461          132,796  

Industrivarden AB-Class C

     4,979          110,405  

Investor AB-Class B

     4,336          199,810  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

     2,055          45,128  

Kinnevik AB

     4,676          141,199  

ORIX Corp.

     14,110          228,464  

Pargesa Holding SA

     346          27,799  

Standard Life Aberdeen PLC

     28,554          113,777  

Wendel SA

     844          125,758  
       

 

 

 
          4,577,367  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 2.1%

       

Admiral Group PLC

     2,010          54,485  

Aegon NV

     38,312          248,666  

Aflac, Inc.

     5,410          254,649  

Ageas

     1,646          88,487  

AIA Group Ltd.

     128,423          1,145,137  

Allianz SE

     4,871          1,084,123  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     2,500          246,750  

American International Group, Inc.

     6,293          335,039  

Aon PLC

     1,765          271,422  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     1,202          89,477  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

     11,115          191,399  

Assurant, Inc.

     410          44,259  

Aviva PLC

     43,251          275,962  

Baloise Holding AG

     926          141,113  

Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (a)

     797          35,259  

Chubb Ltd.

     3,232          431,924  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

     1,060          81,419  

CNP Assurances

     4,544          109,536  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

     11,850          247,017  

Direct Line Insurance Group PLC

     13,089          55,246  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     294          67,170  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

     3,690        $ 62,191  

Hannover Rueck SE

     795          112,213  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     2,475          123,651  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     23,145          122,361  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

     16,700          198,750  

Legal & General Group PLC

     63,405          216,451  

Lincoln National Corp.

     1,490          100,813  

Loews Corp.

     1,790          89,912  

Mapfre SA

     17,737          55,479  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

     3,590          296,965  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

     39,307          82,652  

MetLife, Inc.

     7,070          330,310  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

     4,800          160,339  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

     1,588          350,767  

NN Group NV

     7,137          318,542  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

     1,840          107,806  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     4,045          287,357  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     2,965          300,414  

Prudential PLC

     28,434          651,936  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

     13,053          104,846  

RSA Insurance Group PLC

     10,859          81,358  

Sampo Oyj-Class A

     4,765          246,584  

SCOR SE

     3,333          154,523  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

     4,000          170,436  

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

     4,130          91,075  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

     12,247          127,962  

Swiss Life Holding AG (a)

     342          129,677  

Swiss Re AG

     3,176          292,625  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

     5,500          90,830  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

     7,300          362,398  

Torchmark Corp.

     752          65,191  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

     1,930          250,340  

Tryg A/S

     1,821          45,344  

Unum Group

     1,520          59,386  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     887          125,014  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

     1,604          505,749  
       

 

 

 
          12,370,786  
       

 

 

 
          54,209,138  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 7.9%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.5%

       

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     335          89,063  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     32,990          1,604,964  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     480          95,722  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     2,440          73,127  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     1,145          149,010  

Nokia Oyj

     62,192          345,773  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson-Class B

     28,969          256,398  
       

 

 

 
          2,614,057  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.6%

       

Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

     2,053          52,193  

Amphenol Corp.-Class A

     2,150          202,143  

Corning, Inc.

     5,805          204,916  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     910          55,938  

Hamamatsu Photonics KK

     1,600          63,722  

Hexagon AB-Class B

     4,263          249,585  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.

     315        $ 34,408  

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

     1,881          64,948  

Hitachi Ltd.

     10,400          353,513  

Ingenico Group SA

     930          70,709  

IPG Photonics Corp. (a)

     273          42,607  

Keyence Corp.

     1,054          612,254  

Kyocera Corp.

     3,100          186,067  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     2,000          307,312  

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

     929          29,204  

Omron Corp.

     1,800          76,064  

Shimadzu Corp.

     2,000          62,675  

TDK Corp.

     1,200          130,751  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     2,460          216,308  

Venture Corp., Ltd.

     4,005          51,643  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

     2,723          80,876  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

     4,500          95,188  
       

 

 

 
          3,243,024  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.7%

       

Accenture PLC-Class A

     4,535          771,857  

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     1,205          88,146  

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     330          77,933  

Amadeus IT Group SA-Class A

     4,677          433,506  

Atos SE

     677          80,554  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     3,120          470,059  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

     819          108,067  

Capgemini SE

     1,557          196,023  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A

     4,080          314,772  

Computershare Ltd.

     3,663          52,752  

DXC Technology Co.

     2,068          193,399  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     2,320          253,042  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     2,850          234,783  

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

     661          150,602  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     1,800          128,231  

Gartner, Inc. (a)

     640          101,440  

Global Payments, Inc.

     1,109          141,287  

International Business Machines Corp.

     6,468          978,026  

Mastercard, Inc.-Class A

     6,460          1,438,061  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

     1,300          65,647  

NTT Data Corp.

     6,010          83,198  

Obic Co., Ltd.

     730          69,045  

Otsuka Corp.

     1,200          44,760  

Paychex, Inc.

     2,245          165,344  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,835          688,226  

Total System Services, Inc.

     1,160          114,538  

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

     675          108,081  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     12,550          1,883,630  

Western Union Co. (The)-Class W

     3,230          61,564  

Wirecard AG

     1,262          273,033  
       

 

 

 
          9,769,606  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.5%

       

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)

     5,783          178,637  

Analog Devices, Inc.

     2,610          241,321  

Applied Materials, Inc.

     7,035          271,903  

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

     900          9,197  

ASML Holding NV

     3,784          710,463  

Broadcom, Inc.

     3,059          754,747  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Disco Corp.

     309        $ 51,746  

Infineon Technologies AG

     10,766          244,990  

Intel Corp.

     32,640          1,543,545  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

     1,060          107,813  

Lam Research Corp.

     1,129          171,269  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     1,595          125,861  

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     8,120          367,268  

NVIDIA Corp.

     4,335          1,218,222  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     3,725          318,487  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     868          66,740  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     10,370          746,951  

Renesas Electronics Corp. (a)

     9,161          57,358  

Rohm Co., Ltd.

     1,300          95,108  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     1,224          111,029  

STMicroelectronics NV

     12,251          224,225  

SUMCO Corp.

     2,522          36,739  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     6,875          737,619  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     1,689          232,779  

Xilinx, Inc.

     1,735          139,095  
       

 

 

 
          8,763,112  
       

 

 

 

Software - 2.1%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     3,460          934,027  

ANSYS, Inc. (a)

     612          114,248  

Autodesk, Inc. (a)

     1,525          238,068  

CA, Inc.

     2,185          96,468  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

     1,964          89,008  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     1,437          169,092  

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

     880          97,821  

Dassault Systemes SE

     1,424          213,084  

Intuit, Inc.

     1,700          386,580  

LINE Corp. (a)

     33          1,390  

Micro Focus International PLC

     4,754          88,409  

Microsoft Corp.

     53,970          6,172,549  

Nice Ltd. (a)

     596          67,887  

Oracle Corp.

     20,900          1,077,604  

Oracle Corp. Japan

     500          40,286  

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

     1,240          168,987  

Sage Group PLC (The)

     12,240          93,484  

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     5,362          852,719  

SAP SE

     10,475          1,288,043  

Symantec Corp.

     4,355          92,674  

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

     1,022          100,779  

Temenos AG (a)

     662          107,822  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     1,600          102,918  
       

 

 

 
          12,593,947  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.5%

       

Apple, Inc.

     32,514          7,339,710  

Brother Industries Ltd.

     2,200          43,439  

Canon, Inc.

     11,400          361,489  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

     4,200          188,954  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

     10,660          173,865  

HP, Inc.

     11,510          296,613  

Konica Minolta, Inc.

     6,000          63,852  

NEC Corp.

     2,500          69,084  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

NetApp, Inc.

     1,840        $ 158,038  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

     6,000          64,467  

Seagate Technology PLC

     1,950          92,332  

Seiko Epson Corp.

     2,700          46,061  

Western Digital Corp.

     2,063          120,768  

Xerox Corp.

     1,486          40,092  
       

 

 

 
          9,058,764  
       

 

 

 
          46,042,510  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 7.4%

       

Biotechnology - 0.9%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

     10,662          1,008,412  

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,580          219,636  

Amgen, Inc.

     4,678          969,703  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     1,465          517,599  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     4,930          441,186  

CSL Ltd.

     4,876          708,480  

Genmab A/S (a)

     540          84,819  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     9,115          703,769  

Grifols SA

     3,644          102,461  

Incyte Corp. (a)

     1,240          85,659  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     540          218,181  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,807          348,281  
       

 

 

 
          5,408,186  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.4%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     12,276          900,567  

ABIOMED, Inc. (a)

     308          138,523  

Align Technology, Inc. (a)

     540          211,259  

Baxter International, Inc.

     3,380          260,564  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     1,948          508,428  

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

     9,660          371,910  

Cochlear Ltd.

     405          58,723  

Coloplast A/S-Class B

     1,154          117,887  

ConvaTec Group PLC (b)

     12,601          38,127  

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

     361          100,051  

CYBERDYNE, Inc. (a)

     3,189          25,178  

Danaher Corp.

     4,340          471,584  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.

     1,596          60,233  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     1,490          259,409  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

     2,369          350,659  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.

     6,133          61,154  

Hologic, Inc. (a)

     1,820          74,584  

Hoya Corp.

     3,900          231,625  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     633          158,035  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     815          467,810  

Koninklijke Philips NV

     7,299          332,699  

Medtronic PLC

     9,459          930,482  

Olympus Corp.

     2,800          109,258  

ResMed, Inc.

     1,016          117,185  

Sartorius AG (Preference Shares)

     812          131,618  

Siemens Healthineers AG (a)(b)

     1,618          71,151  

Smith & Nephew PLC

     9,779          178,414  

Sonova Holding AG

     666          132,180  

Straumann Holding AG

     67          50,475  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Stryker Corp.

     2,275        $ 404,222  

Sysmex Corp.

     1,836          158,325  

Terumo Corp.

     3,300          195,307  

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (a)

     645          72,195  

William Demant Holding A/S (a)

     2,050          76,954  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

     1,385          182,086  
       

 

 

 
          8,008,861  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.2%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     2,267          459,861  

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

     2,700          72,322  

AmerisourceBergen Corp.-Class A

     1,135          104,670  

Anthem, Inc.

     1,850          506,992  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

     2,095          113,130  

Centene Corp. (a)

     1,487          215,288  

Cigna Corp.

     1,715          357,149  

CVS Health Corp.

     7,130          561,274  

DaVita, Inc. (a)

     950          68,049  

Envision Healthcare Corp. (a)

     823          37,636  

Express Scripts Holding Co. (a)

     3,889          369,494  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA

     2,085          214,220  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     4,696          344,359  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

     1,950          271,284  

Healthscope Ltd.

     34,249          51,955  

Henry Schein, Inc. (a)

     1,040          88,431  

Humana, Inc.

     965          326,672  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (a)

     725          125,918  

McKesson Corp.

     1,465          194,332  

Mediclinic International PLC

     5,385          30,076  

Medipal Holdings Corp.

     3,900          81,478  

NMC Health PLC

     1,143          50,526  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

     950          102,515  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.

     1,156          45,864  

Ryman Healthcare Ltd.

     5,937          55,048  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

     5,598          100,722  

Suzuken Co., Ltd./Aichi Japan

     1,200          56,939  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     6,735          1,791,779  

Universal Health Services, Inc.-Class B

     650          83,096  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     347          111,210  
       

 

 

 
          6,992,289  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 0.0%

       

Cerner Corp. (a)

     2,180          140,414  

M3, Inc.

     4,140          93,888  
       

 

 

 
          234,302  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.3%

       

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

     2,245          158,362  

Illumina, Inc. (a)

     1,111          407,804  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,096          142,195  

Lonza Group AG (a)

     779          266,494  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

     220          133,975  

PerkinElmer, Inc.

     755          73,439  

QIAGEN NV (a)

     2,703          102,369  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     2,885          704,171  

Waters Corp. (a)

     545          106,101  
       

 

 

 
          2,094,910  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Pharmaceuticals - 3.6%

       

Allergan PLC

     2,400        $ 457,152  

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     22,500          392,917  

AstraZeneca PLC

     13,918          1,084,825  

Bayer AG

     9,580          849,752  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     11,465          711,747  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     2,100          134,995  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     5,700          247,083  

Eisai Co., Ltd.

     2,933          285,725  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     6,665          715,221  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     54,490          1,092,781  

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

     1,000          76,692  

Ipsen SA

     880          148,151  

Johnson & Johnson

     18,805          2,598,287  

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd.

     2,152          40,381  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     18,905          1,341,121  

Merck KGaA

     1,230          127,084  

Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.

     3,000          50,210  

Mylan NV (a)

     3,555          130,113  

Nektar Therapeutics (a)

     1,074          65,471  

Novartis AG

     24,089          2,073,544  

Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B

     20,377          959,045  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     3,900          110,395  

Orion Oyj-Class B

     974          36,863  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,717          187,482  

Perrigo Co. PLC

     822          58,198  

Pfizer, Inc.

     41,036          1,808,456  

Recordati SpA

     2,055          69,487  

Roche Holding AG

     7,721          1,867,056  

Sanofi

     12,344          1,102,902  

Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     2,500          39,640  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

     2,800          183,035  

Shire PLC

     9,881          596,970  

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.

     2,900          66,603  

Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd.

     567          69,363  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     7,600          324,961  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     10,616          228,669  

UCB SA

     1,519          136,503  

Vifor Pharma AG

     802          139,043  

Zoetis, Inc.

     3,346          306,360  
       

 

 

 
          20,914,283  
       

 

 

 
          43,652,831  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 6.8%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 1.2%

       

Airbus SE

     6,243          783,763  

Arconic, Inc.

     2,956          65,062  

BAE Systems PLC

     33,818          277,306  

Boeing Co. (The)

     3,860          1,435,534  

Dassault Aviation SA

     41          75,879  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

     250          31,767  

General Dynamics Corp.

     1,910          391,015  

Harris Corp.

     845          142,983  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     329          84,250  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

L3 Technologies, Inc.

     525        $ 111,626  

Leonardo SpA

     5,271          63,353  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     1,800          622,728  

Meggitt PLC

     10,854          80,134  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     1,240          393,539  

Raytheon Co.

     2,050          423,653  

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

     1,200          168,564  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (a)

     19,591          252,046  

Safran SA

     3,586          502,126  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

     43,000          111,920  

Textron, Inc.

     1,755          125,430  

Thales SA

     694          98,604  

TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)

     363          135,145  

United Technologies Corp.

     5,225          730,507  
       

 

 

 
          7,106,934  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.3%

       

Bollore SA

     25,929          111,998  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     965          94,493  

Deutsche Post AG

     10,803          384,094  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     1,220          89,706  

FedEx Corp.

     1,715          412,955  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

     477          75,688  

Royal Mail PLC

     8,567          53,256  

United Parcel Service, Inc.-Class B

     4,855          566,821  

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,400          104,394  
       

 

 

 
          1,893,405  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.2%

       

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     843          58,049  

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     2,882          119,113  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

     1,007          35,179  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     4,502          260,351  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

     3,330          81,731  

easyJet PLC

     2,320          39,700  

International Consolidated Airlines Group SA

     10,420          89,389  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     900          32,348  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

     14,000          99,726  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     3,705          231,377  

United Continental Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,622          144,455  
       

 

 

 
          1,191,418  
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.3%

       

AGC, Inc./Japan

     2,000          83,005  

Allegion PLC

     635          57,512  

AO Smith Corp.

     955          50,968  

Assa Abloy AB-Class B

     9,541          191,239  

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     4,539          195,635  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

     2,500          332,759  

Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.

     971          50,842  

Geberit AG

     360          167,091  

Johnson Controls International PLC

     6,492          227,220  

LIXIL Group Corp.

     2,500          48,136  

Masco Corp.

     2,105          77,043  

TOTO Ltd.

     1,522          63,124  
       

 

 

 
          1,544,574  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.2%

       

Babcock International Group PLC

     3,784        $ 35,637  

Brambles Ltd.

     15,030          118,370  

Cintas Corp.

     585          115,719  

Copart, Inc. (a)

     1,391          71,678  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

     2,500          58,165  

G4S PLC

     17,154          54,105  

ISS A/S

     1,785          62,713  

Park24 Co., Ltd.

     1,300          39,292  

Republic Services, Inc.-Class A

     1,500          108,990  

Secom Co., Ltd.

     2,000          162,983  

Societe BIC SA

     891          81,570  

Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd.

     1,000          43,942  

Stericycle, Inc. (a)

     510          29,927  

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

     2,500          40,137  

Waste Management, Inc.

     2,745          248,038  
       

 

 

 
          1,271,266  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.3%

       

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     2,638          112,043  

Bouygues SA

     1,739          75,230  

CIMIC Group Ltd.

     2,988          110,900  

Eiffage SA

     1,102          123,104  

Epiroc AB-Class A (a)

     6,392          71,419  

Epiroc AB-Class B (a)

     3,579          36,848  

Ferrovial SA

     4,691          97,072  

Fluor Corp.

     965          56,066  

HOCHTIEF AG

     422          69,957  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     815          62,347  

JGC Corp.

     4,000          91,724  

Kajima Corp.

     3,500          50,892  

Obayashi Corp.

     6,000          56,828  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     1,015          33,881  

Shimizu Corp.

     4,000          36,521  

Skanska AB-Class B

     8,587          168,369  

Taisei Corp.

     2,000          91,167  

Vinci SA

     5,456          519,083  
       

 

 

 
          1,863,451  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.6%

       

ABB Ltd.

     20,970          496,040  

AMETEK, Inc.

     1,599          126,513  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     3,044          264,006  

Emerson Electric Co.

     4,350          333,123  

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

     2,800          112,159  

Legrand SA

     2,541          185,280  

Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.

     800          32,271  

Melrose Industries PLC

     52,623          136,977  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

     21,000          287,686  

Nidec Corp.

     2,567          369,124  

OSRAM Licht AG

     678          26,921  

Prysmian SpA

     1,074          24,936  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     930          174,394  

Schneider Electric SE

     6,098          489,651  

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy SA (a)

     810          10,221  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     2,133          144,097  
       

 

 

 
          3,213,399  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.8%

       

3M Co.

     4,155        $ 875,500  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

     25,840          297,437  

DCC PLC

     843          76,462  

General Electric Co.

     60,959          688,227  

Honeywell International, Inc.

     5,305          882,752  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

     2,300          144,295  

Jardine Strategic Holdings Ltd.

     2,005          72,770  

Keihan Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,000          38,190  

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

     13,000          66,186  

NWS Holdings Ltd.

     37,000          73,135  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     725          214,752  

Seibu Holdings, Inc.

     3,142          56,491  

Siemens AG

     8,153          1,042,472  

Smiths Group PLC

     3,761          73,227  

Toshiba Corp. (a)

     7,200          208,068  
       

 

 

 
          4,809,964  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.2%

       

Alfa Laval AB

     3,778          102,226  

Alstom SA

     3,502          156,640  

Amada Holdings Co., Ltd.

     3,000          32,030  

ANDRITZ AG

     693          40,419  

Atlas Copco AB-Class A

     6,392          183,822  

Atlas Copco AB-Class B SHS

     3,579          95,356  

Caterpillar, Inc.

     4,185          638,171  

CNH Industrial NV

     22,634          271,617  

Cummins, Inc.

     1,100          160,677  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

     1,030          52,494  

Deere & Co.

     2,335          351,020  

Dover Corp.

     1,085          96,055  

FANUC Corp.

     2,100          395,079  

Flowserve Corp.

     910          49,768  

Fortive Corp.

     2,170          182,714  

GEA Group AG

     1,741          61,969  

Hino Motors Ltd.

     6,000          65,699  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

     3,000          100,296  

Hoshizaki Corp.

     400          41,402  

IHI Corp.

     2,600          98,504  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     2,125          299,880  

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

     1,705          174,421  

JTEKT Corp.

     4,300          62,950  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

     900          25,383  

KION Group AG

     1,747          107,268  

Komatsu Ltd.

     9,800          298,223  

Kone Oyj-Class B

     3,593          191,790  

Kubota Corp.

     10,000          169,892  

Kurita Water Industries Ltd.

     1,200          34,959  

Makita Corp.

     2,200          110,167  

MAN SE

     1,273          138,386  

Metso Oyj

     1,073          37,976  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

     4,131          74,877  

MISUMI Group, Inc.

     2,900          75,036  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     3,100          119,714  

Nabtesco Corp.

     1,000          26,588  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     2,000          32,969  

NSK Ltd.

     4,719          54,091  

PACCAR, Inc.

     2,410          164,338  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     945          173,814  

Pentair PLC

     1,060          45,951  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Sandvik AB

     12,165        $ 215,372  

Schindler Holding AG

     413          103,067  

Schindler Holding AG (REG)

     575          138,741  

SKF AB-Class B

     4,700          92,482  

SMC Corp./Japan

     600          192,043  

Snap-on, Inc.

     420          77,112  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

     1,065          155,959  

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.

     1,200          42,830  

THK Co., Ltd.

     1,531          38,958  

Volvo AB-Class B

     14,676          258,840  

Wartsila Oyj Abp

     4,224          82,198  

Weir Group PLC (The)

     2,037          46,732  

Xylem, Inc./NY

     1,235          98,639  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

     56,331          51,069  
       

 

 

 
          7,188,673  
       

 

 

 

Marine - 0.1%

       

AP Moller - Maersk A/S-Class A

     70          91,767  

AP Moller - Maersk A/S-Class B

     68          95,531  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

     1,200          35,017  

Nippon Yusen KK

     3,100          58,296  
       

 

 

 
          280,611  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.4%

       

Adecco Group AG

     1,673          87,945  

Bureau Veritas SA

     3,094          79,894  

Equifax, Inc.

     855          111,637  

Experian PLC

     10,230          262,502  

Intertek Group PLC

     1,536          99,921  

Nielsen Holdings PLC

     2,316          64,061  

Randstad NV

     1,613          86,093  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

     11,748          392,400  

RELX PLC (a)

     15,125          317,764  

RELX PLC (London)

     11,663          245,350  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     885          62,286  

SEEK Ltd.

     4,101          61,405  

SGS SA

     52          136,913  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.-Class A (a)

     1,100          132,605  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     5,568          347,109  
       

 

 

 
          2,487,885  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.6%

       

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

     22,082          65,560  

Central Japan Railway Co.

     1,537          320,000  

CSX Corp.

     6,160          456,148  

DSV A/S

     1,630          148,119  

East Japan Railway Co.

     3,600          334,401  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

     2,200          78,020  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     603          71,721  

Kansas City Southern

     670          75,898  

Keikyu Corp.

     2,000          36,452  

Keio Corp.

     1,200          65,680  

Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     2,945          103,657  

Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,700          68,369  

Kyushu Railway Co.

     1,722          52,428  

MTR Corp., Ltd.

     15,500          81,513  

Nagoya Railroad Co., Ltd.

     1,800          44,576  

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

     1,200          78,808  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2,040          368,220  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

     3,000        $ 70,971  

Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.

     1,200          35,477  

Tokyu Corp.

     5,000          91,431  

Union Pacific Corp.

     5,500          895,565  

West Japan Railway Co.

     1,568          109,305  
       

 

 

 
          3,652,319  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5%

       

AerCap Holdings NV (a)

     1,493          85,877  

Ashtead Group PLC

     5,697          180,756  

Brenntag AG

     1,471          90,719  

Bunzl PLC

     3,191          100,319  

Fastenal Co.

     1,980          114,880  

Ferguson PLC

     2,936          249,037  

ITOCHU Corp.

     16,000          292,849  

Marubeni Corp.

     16,000          146,330  

Mitsubishi Corp.

     16,100          495,924  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

     18,200          323,426  

Sumitomo Corp.

     11,300          188,317  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

     2,300          86,840  

Travis Perkins PLC

     2,972          41,243  

United Rentals, Inc. (a)

     600          98,160  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     380          135,816  
       

 

 

 
          2,630,493  
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure - 0.1%

       

Aena SME SA (b)

     780          135,140  

Aeroports de Paris

     1,000          225,151  

Atlantia SpA

     176          3,651  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

     10,521          50,904  

Getlink

     6,892          88,045  

Kamigumi Co., Ltd.

     1,500          33,064  

Sydney Airport

     8,828          43,941  

Transurban Group

     24,623          199,553  
       

 

 

 
          779,449  
       

 

 

 
          39,913,841  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 6.3%

       

Auto Components - 0.4%

       

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

     1,800          87,695  

Aptiv PLC

     1,891          158,655  

BorgWarner, Inc.

     1,380          59,036  

Bridgestone Corp.

     6,900          260,775  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA-Class B

     1,732          206,724  

Continental AG

     1,047          181,911  

Denso Corp.

     5,200          274,705  

Faurecia SA

     1,635          98,328  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

     1,610          37,658  

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,000          65,667  

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     3,000          87,449  

NOK Corp.

     2,800          48,063  

Nokian Renkaat Oyj

     1,090          44,616  

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

     1,600          54,700  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

     7,200          112,980  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     4,100          61,567  

Toyota Industries Corp.

     1,600          94,699  

Valeo SA

     2,277          98,596  

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (The)

     1,000          21,554  
       

 

 

 
          2,055,378  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Automobiles - 1.0%

       

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

     3,152        $ 283,966  

Daimler AG

     10,262          646,734  

Ferrari NV

     1,527          209,743  

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (a)

     14,140          247,295  

Ford Motor Co.

     27,420          253,635  

General Motors Co.

     8,816          296,835  

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

     1,150          52,095  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     18,521          557,783  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

     5,500          86,705  

Mazda Motor Corp.

     5,200          62,504  

Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

     11,400          80,535  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     26,300          246,103  

Peugeot SA

     7,475          201,643  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares)

     1,458          98,149  

Renault SA

     1,830          158,299  

Subaru Corp.

     6,000          183,926  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

     3,500          200,589  

Toyota Motor Corp.

     25,102          1,563,923  

Volkswagen AG

     630          109,542  

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

     1,767          310,308  

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

     2,700          75,716  
       

 

 

 
          5,926,028  
       

 

 

 

Distributors - 0.0%

       

Genuine Parts Co.

     1,010          100,394  

Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.

     2,000          46,812  

LKQ Corp. (a)

     2,164          68,534  
       

 

 

 
          215,740  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 0.0%

       

Benesse Holdings, Inc.

     300          8,543  

H&R Block, Inc.

     1,420          36,565  
       

 

 

 
          45,108  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.9%

       

Accor SA

     2,705          138,961  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     4,876          100,138  

Carnival Corp.

     2,785          177,599  

Carnival PLC

     2,273          141,029  

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

     244          110,903  

Compass Group PLC

     16,836          374,320  

Crown Resorts Ltd.

     9,430          93,260  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

     870          96,735  

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd.

     823          31,649  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

     20,155          127,321  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

     92,000          71,312  

GVC Holdings PLC

     5,872          70,267  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     1,966          158,814  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

     2,053          127,793  

Marriott International, Inc./MD-Class A

     2,131          281,356  

McDonald’s Corp.

     5,480          916,749  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

     2,200          96,614  

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. (ADR)

     2,651          56,069  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Merlin Entertainments PLC (b)

     11,141        $ 58,102  

MGM Resorts International

     3,460          96,569  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,381          79,311  

Oriental Land Co., Ltd./Japan

     2,100          219,566  

Paddy Power Betfair PLC

     1,060          90,457  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     1,177          152,939  

Sands China Ltd.

     39,744          178,988  

Sodexo SA

     1,005          106,577  

Starbucks Corp.

     9,620          546,801  

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.

     26,623          93,667  

TUI AG

     4,841          92,863  

Whitbread PLC

     1,737          106,759  

Wynn Macau Ltd.

     77,455          177,883  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     560          71,154  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     2,245          204,093  
       

 

 

 
          5,446,618  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.5%

       

Auto Trader Group PLC (b)

     9,529          55,433  

Barratt Developments PLC

     9,541          70,460  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     1,236          59,213  

Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

     181          2,959  

DR Horton, Inc.

     2,355          99,334  

Electrolux AB-Class B

     2,430          53,531  

Garmin Ltd.

     770          53,938  

Husqvarna AB-Class B

     8,194          69,661  

Iida Group Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,346          23,922  

Leggett & Platt, Inc.

     825          36,127  

Lennar Corp.-Class A

     1,900          88,711  

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (a)

     450          78,907  

Newell Brands, Inc.

     3,355          68,106  

Nikon Corp.

     3,200          60,132  

Panasonic Corp.

     23,500          272,394  

Persimmon PLC

     3,527          108,587  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     1,835          45,453  

Rinnai Corp.

     700          53,365  

SEB SA

     568          96,610  

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

     4,000          73,764  

Sekisui House Ltd.

     6,000          91,495  

Sharp Corp./Japan

     1,500          30,479  

Sony Corp.

     13,500          820,633  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     31,025          69,347  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

     13,454          85,819  

Whirlpool Corp.

     450          53,437  
       

 

 

 
          2,621,817  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.4%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     2,903          5,814,709  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     347          688,448  

eBay, Inc. (a)

     6,485          214,135  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     832          108,559  

Netflix, Inc. (a)

     3,082          1,153,069  

Rakuten, Inc.

     8,852          67,815  

Start Today Co., Ltd.

     2,592          78,407  

TripAdvisor, Inc. (a)

     712          36,362  

Zalando SE (a)(b)

     2,021          78,533  
       

 

 

 
          8,240,037  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Internet Software & Services - 0.0%

       

Delivery Hero SE (a)(b)

     1,586        $ 76,158  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 0.1%

       

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

     1,900          73,817  

Hasbro, Inc.

     800          84,096  

Mattel, Inc. (a)(c)

     2,335          36,659  

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

     300          11,736  

Shimano, Inc.

     700          112,874  

Yamaha Corp.

     1,600          84,781  
       

 

 

 
          403,963  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.2%

       

Dollar General Corp.

     1,770          193,461  

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     1,688          137,656  

Don Quijote Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,000          50,604  

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

     2,200          27,009  

J Front Retailing Co., Ltd.

     3,500          54,283  

Kohl’s Corp.

     1,180          87,969  

Macy’s, Inc.

     2,105          73,107  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

     15,442          58,100  

Marui Group Co., Ltd.

     3,300          81,424  

Next PLC

     1,643          117,583  

Nordstrom, Inc.

     820          49,044  

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.

     257          76,390  

Target Corp.

     3,725          328,582  
       

 

 

 
          1,335,212  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.0%

       

ABC-Mart, Inc.

     500          27,814  

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

     531          89,383  

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     225          174,533  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,700          134,912  

CarMax, Inc. (a)

     1,220          91,097  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

     641          324,730  

Foot Locker, Inc.

     792          40,376  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     1,505          43,419  

Hennes & Mauritz AB-Class B

     9,038          167,023  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

     500          98,817  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     8,130          1,684,130  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

     11,626          351,240  

Kingfisher PLC

     29,522          99,820  

L Brands, Inc.

     1,685          51,056  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     5,790          664,808  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

     750          107,479  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)

     590          204,919  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     2,650          262,615  

Shimamura Co., Ltd.

     200          18,972  

Tiffany & Co.

     705          90,924  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     4,420          495,128  

Tractor Supply Co.

     865          78,611  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     402          113,412  

USS Co., Ltd.

     4,120          76,483  

Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.

     10,990          55,601  
       

 

 

 
          5,547,302  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%

       

adidas AG

     2,040        $ 498,901  

Burberry Group PLC

     4,236          111,234  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     5,585          455,347  

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     2,527          46,573  

Hermes International

     281          186,169  

HUGO BOSS AG

     1,317          101,324  

Kering SA

     721          386,712  

Li & Fung Ltd.

     48,000          10,752  

Luxottica Group SpA

     1,559          105,658  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

     2,973          1,050,572  

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)

     1,059          72,605  

Moncler SpA

     2,123          91,347  

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     9,020          764,174  

Pandora A/S

     1,106          69,068  

Puma SE

     60          29,604  

PVH Corp.

     545          78,698  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     390          53,645  

Swatch Group AG (The)

     294          116,846  

Swatch Group AG (The) (REG)

     1,834          142,846  

Tapestry, Inc.

     1,930          97,021  

Under Armour, Inc.-Class A (a)(c)

     1,247          26,461  

Under Armour, Inc.-Class C (a)(c)

     1,254          24,403  

VF Corp.

     2,310          215,869  
       

 

 

 
          4,735,829  
       

 

 

 
          36,649,190  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 4.9%

       

Beverages - 1.1%

       

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

     8,385          733,986  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     3,700          160,533  

Brown-Forman Corp.-Class B

     1,792          90,586  

Carlsberg A/S-Class B

     1,051          126,041  

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     14,439          101,787  

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

     1,300          34,794  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     26,830          1,239,278  

Coca-Cola European Partners PLC

     2,396          108,946  

Coca-Cola HBC AG (a)

     1,928          65,685  

Constellation Brands, Inc.-Class A

     1,170          252,275  

Diageo PLC

     27,623          978,630  

Heineken Holding NV

     1,000          90,676  

Heineken NV

     2,500          234,627  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

     9,345          239,680  

Molson Coors Brewing Co.-Class B

     1,300          79,950  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     2,880          167,846  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     9,975          1,115,205  

Pernod Ricard SA

     2,021          331,460  

Remy Cointreau SA

     195          25,432  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     1,324          56,093  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

     6,024          76,034  
       

 

 

 
          6,309,544  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.9%

       

Aeon Co., Ltd.

     6,200        $ 149,391  

Carrefour SA

     5,903          113,143  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA

     1,228          51,682  

Colruyt SA

     862          48,783  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     3,065          719,907  

FamilyMart UNY Holdings Co., Ltd.

     800          83,362  

ICA Gruppen AB

     2,462          78,091  

J Sainsbury PLC

     18,022          75,503  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     2,405          35,449  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     9,852          226,030  

Kroger Co. (The)

     5,680          165,345  

Lawson, Inc.

     600          36,542  

METRO AG

     7,593          118,929  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

     8,000          356,679  

Sundrug Co., Ltd.

     1,000          35,682  

Sysco Corp.

     3,355          245,754  

Tesco PLC

     106,921          334,290  

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     600          73,854  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     5,945          433,390  

Walmart, Inc.

     10,163          954,407  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

     12,002          432,182  

Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

     31,098          105,142  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

     14,003          284,006  
       

 

 

 
          5,157,543  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.1%

       

a2 Milk Co., Ltd. (a)

     8,040          59,974  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     5,000          85,889  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     3,915          196,807  

Associated British Foods PLC

     3,965          118,337  

Barry Callebaut AG

     91          172,320  

Calbee, Inc.

     1,315          43,298  

Campbell Soup Co. (c)

     1,325          48,535  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

     1          81,911  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

     2,685          91,209  

Danone SA

     6,291          488,906  

General Mills, Inc.

     4,135          177,474  

Hershey Co. (The)

     1,000          102,000  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     1,850          72,890  

JM Smucker Co. (The)

     795          81,575  

Kellogg Co.

     1,765          123,585  

Kerry Group PLC-Class A

     1,906          210,785  

Kikkoman Corp.

     1,000          59,557  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

     4,178          230,250  

Marine Harvest ASA

     4,327          100,265  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD

     825          108,694  

MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,100          73,933  

Mondelez International, Inc.-Class A

     10,335          443,992  

Nestle SA

     33,982          2,828,545  

NH Foods Ltd.

     933          34,467  

Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.

     4,000          87,723  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,200          82,544  

Orkla ASA

     10,095          85,293  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

     1,000          38,822  

Tyson Foods, Inc.-Class A

     2,075          123,525  

WH Group Ltd. (b)

     67,807          47,604  

Wilmar International Ltd.

     26,000          61,218  

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

     800          65,608  

Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.

     59          1,182  
       

 

 

 
          6,628,717  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Household Products - 0.6%

       

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     1,676        $ 99,504  

Clorox Co. (The)

     920          138,377  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     6,100          408,395  

Essity AB-Class B

     4,979          124,980  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

     989          104,921  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

     1,696          198,857  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     2,415          274,441  

Lion Corp.

     2,000          44,419  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     17,670          1,470,674  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     7,158          653,883  

Unicharm Corp.

     3,800          125,726  
       

 

 

 
          3,644,177  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.6%

       

Beiersdorf AG

     1,051          118,472  

Coty, Inc.-Class A

     3,262          40,971  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)-Class A

     1,540          223,793  

Kao Corp.

     5,400          436,200  

Kose Corp.

     500          95,273  

L’Oreal SA

     2,700          650,935  

Pola Orbis Holdings, Inc.

     1,800          65,742  

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

     4,176          323,422  

Unilever NV

     15,507          862,574  

Unilever PLC

     13,679          751,444  
       

 

 

 
          3,568,826  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.6%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     13,260          799,711  

British American Tobacco PLC

     24,956          1,163,461  

Imperial Brands PLC

     10,218          355,565  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     11,724          306,152  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     10,850          884,709  

Swedish Match AB

     2,884          147,417  
       

 

 

 
          3,657,015  
       

 

 

 
          28,965,822  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 4.2%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

       

AT&T, Inc.

     50,937          1,710,464  

Bezeq The Israeli Telecommunication Corp., Ltd.

     25,040          28,818  

BT Group PLC

     89,935          263,990  

CenturyLink, Inc.

     6,862          145,474  

Deutsche Telekom AG

     34,368          553,278  

Elisa Oyj

     1,354          57,402  

Eurazeo SA

     1,438          113,229  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.-Class SS

     55,098          75,763  

Iliad SA

     714          93,265  

Koninklijke KPN NV

     28,755          75,856  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     7,400          333,965  

Orange SA

     18,911          300,905  

Proximus SADP

     1,568          37,456  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     76,000          179,839  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

     17,417          46,748  

Swisscom AG

     247          112,029  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano (a)

     150,129          90,750  

Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG

     17,113          72,291  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Telefonica SA

     52,707        $ 415,771  

Telenor ASA

     7,146          139,744  

Telia Co. AB

     24,258          111,237  

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

     40,732          93,842  

TPG Telecom Ltd.

     8,880          54,776  

United Internet AG

     2,321          109,737  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     28,945          1,545,374  
       

 

 

 
          6,762,003  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.6%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     5,305          441,323  

DeNA Co., Ltd.

     1,663          29,365  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     2,135          257,246  

Konami Holdings Corp.

     1,300          50,903  

Nexon Co., Ltd. (a)

     5,190          67,841  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     1,200          436,600  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     785          108,322  

Toho Co., Ltd./Tokyo

     1,000          31,408  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.-Class A

     7,321          339,182  

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.-Class B

     3,067          140,530  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a)

     804          86,817  

Viacom, Inc.-Class B

     2,410          81,362  

Vivendi SA

     11,072          284,739  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     10,394          1,215,474  
       

 

 

 
          3,571,112  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 1.4%

       

Alphabet, Inc.-Class A (a)

     2,139          2,581,944  

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     2,144          2,558,800  

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (a)

     16,837          2,769,013  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

     3,799          74,225  

REA Group Ltd.

     1,002          62,167  

Twitter, Inc. (a)

     4,586          130,517  

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     32,653          117,261  
       

 

 

 
          8,293,927  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.6%

       

Axel Springer SE

     2,191          147,298  

CBS Corp.-Class B

     2,340          134,433  

Charter Communications, Inc.-Class A (a)

     1,323          431,139  

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     32,202          1,140,273  

CyberAgent, Inc.

     1,112          59,177  

Dentsu, Inc.

     2,100          97,529  

Discovery, Inc.-Class A (a)(c)

     1,045          33,440  

Discovery, Inc.-Class C (a)

     2,354          69,631  

DISH Network Corp.-Class A (a)

     1,575          56,322  

Eutelsat Communications SA

     3,140          74,184  

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.

     2,490          43,733  

Informa PLC

     13,755          136,622  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

     2,695          61,635  

ITV PLC

     34,542          70,893  

JCDecaux SA

     189          6,912  

News Corp.-Class A

     2,658          35,059  

News Corp.-Class B

     817          11,111  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     1,560          106,111  

Pearson PLC

     7,821          90,539  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Publicis Groupe SA

     1,801        $ 107,556  

RTL Group SA

     1,166          83,100  

Schibsted ASA-Class B

     2,252          78,267  

SES SA

     4,651          102,061  

Sky PLC

     13,314          300,041  

Telenet Group Holding NV (a)

     454          25,015  

WPP PLC

     13,761          201,524  
       

 

 

 
          3,703,605  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.4%

       

KDDI Corp.

     19,550          539,320  

Millicom International Cellular SA (SDR)

     641          36,762  

NTT DOCOMO, Inc.

     14,767          396,901  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     8,822          881,314  

Tele2 AB-Class B

     3,826          45,982  

Vodafone Group PLC

     293,152          628,114  
       

 

 

 
          2,528,393  
       

 

 

 
          24,859,040  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 3.4%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

       

Baker Hughes a GE Co.-Class A

     2,860          96,754  

Halliburton Co.

     6,090          246,828  

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

     735          50,546  

John Wood Group PLC

     7,316          73,400  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     2,605          112,223  

Schlumberger Ltd.

     9,700          590,924  

TechnipFMC PLC

     3,018          94,312  

Tenaris SA

     10,900          182,547  
       

 

 

 
          1,447,534  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.2%

       

Aker BP ASA

     1,570          66,479  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     3,595          242,339  

Andeavor

     1,025          157,338  

Apache Corp.

     2,645          126,087  

BP PLC

     218,903          1,677,834  

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     3,140          70,713  

Caltex Australia Ltd.

     3,100          66,972  

Chevron Corp.

     13,380          1,636,106  

Cimarex Energy Co.

     677          62,920  

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

     1,307          199,644  

ConocoPhillips

     8,220          636,228  

Devon Energy Corp.

     3,620          144,583  

Enagas SA

     2,159          58,192  

Eni SpA

     24,216          456,461  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     4,060          517,934  

EQT Corp.

     1,690          74,749  

Equinor ASA

     12,989          365,202  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     29,710          2,525,944  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

     5,341          105,900  

Hess Corp.

     1,840          131,707  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     1,200          83,880  

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

     1,200          63,533  

Inpex Corp.

     9,048          113,051  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     32,750          247,714  

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

     13,289          235,614  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     502          24,732  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Lundin Petroleum AB

     3,430        $ 130,742  

Marathon Oil Corp.

     5,905          137,468  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     3,174          253,825  

Neste Oyj

     1,220          100,559  

Newfield Exploration Co. (a)

     1,370          39,497  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     3,400          106,046  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     5,350          439,610  

Oil Search Ltd.

     18,278          119,390  

OMV AG

     1,402          78,651  

ONEOK, Inc.

     2,818          191,032  

Origin Energy Ltd. (a)

     16,658          99,293  

Phillips 66

     2,910          328,015  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

     1,215          211,641  

Repsol SA

     15,445          307,469  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A

     50,522          1,732,321  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class B

     41,162          1,440,940  

Santos Ltd.

     18,468          96,960  

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

     4,285          90,898  

Snam SpA

     26,833          111,585  

TOTAL SA

     26,478          1,721,619  

Valero Energy Corp.

     3,025          344,094  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     8,758          238,130  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

     10,061          280,670  
       

 

 

 
          18,692,311  
       

 

 

 
          20,139,845  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.9%

       

Chemicals - 1.6%

       

Air Liquide SA

     4,557          598,435  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

     1,520          253,916  

Akzo Nobel NV

     3,630          339,562  

Albemarle Corp.

     761          75,933  

Arkema SA

     1,159          143,634  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

     12,000          181,945  

BASF SE

     9,789          868,609  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     1,600          87,104  

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     1,460          148,023  

Clariant AG (a)

     1,891          49,191  

Covestro AG (b)

     1,766          142,953  

Croda International PLC

     1,689          114,487  

Daicel Corp.

     3,000          34,848  

DowDuPont, Inc.

     16,270          1,046,324  

Eastman Chemical Co.

     1,030          98,592  

Ecolab, Inc.

     1,840          288,475  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG

     203          121,067  

Evonik Industries AG

     2,574          92,059  

FMC Corp.

     930          81,077  

Frutarom Industries Ltd.

     300          31,126  

Givaudan SA

     88          216,531  

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.

     3,000          61,048  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     32,013          92,045  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

     550          76,516  

Israel Chemicals Ltd.

     9,886          59,961  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     1,842          85,475  

JSR Corp.

     800          14,935  

K&S AG

     4,309          90,364  

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.

     3,000          55,290  

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

     3,000          45,101  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

LANXESS AG

     1,767        $ 129,253  

Linde AG

     1,768          365,153  

LyondellBasell Industries NV-Class A

     2,299          235,670  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

     13,000          124,417  

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.

     2,500          53,220  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     1,600          40,008  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     2,430          78,926  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

     2,000          74,652  

Nissan Chemical Corp.

     1,000          52,820  

Nitto Denko Corp.

     1,600          119,960  

Novozymes A/S-Class B

     2,458          134,818  

Orica Ltd.

     7,662          94,249  

PPG Industries, Inc.

     1,750          190,977  

Praxair, Inc.

     1,990          319,853  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     565          257,194  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

     4,100          362,474  

Showa Denko KK

     1,500          82,739  

Sika AG

     1,200          174,623  

Solvay SA

     927          124,268  

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

     15,000          87,785  

Symrise AG

     1,178          107,409  

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp.

     7,000          104,763  

Teijin Ltd.

     3,000          57,536  

Toray Industries, Inc.

     14,000          105,043  

Tosoh Corp.

     3,149          48,501  

Umicore SA

     2,002          111,829  

Yara International ASA

     1,297          63,655  
       

 

 

 
          9,296,421  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.2%

       

Boral Ltd.

     17,642          88,064  

CRH PLC

     8,841          289,228  

Fletcher Building Ltd. (a)

     8,637          37,460  

HeidelbergCement AG

     1,342          104,820  

James Hardie Industries PLC

     3,449          52,244  

LafargeHolcim Ltd. (a)

     5,336          264,169  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     477          86,790  

Taiheiyo Cement Corp.

     500          15,681  

Vulcan Materials Co.

     915          101,748  
       

 

 

 
          1,040,204  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.1%

       

Amcor Ltd./Australia

     11,024          108,952  

Avery Dennison Corp.

     585          63,385  

Ball Corp.

     2,420          106,456  

International Paper Co.

     2,865          140,815  

Packaging Corp. of America

     675          74,041  

Sealed Air Corp.

     1,040          41,756  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

     2,476          97,993  

Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,700          35,276  

WestRock Co.

     1,747          93,360  
       

 

 

 
          762,034  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.9%

       

Alumina Ltd.

     28,452          56,956  

Anglo American PLC

     11,577          258,989  

Antofagasta PLC

     6,389          70,997  

ArcelorMittal

     12,535          389,165  

BHP Billiton Ltd.

     34,230          852,700  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

BHP Billiton PLC

     22,510        $ 491,204  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

     6,941          85,130  

Boliden AB

     4,189          116,500  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     18,067          51,197  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

     9,425          131,196  

Fresnillo PLC

     2,356          25,165  

Glencore PLC (a)

     130,406          562,138  

Hitachi Metals Ltd.

     5,000          61,915  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

     5,000          114,700  

Kobe Steel Ltd.

     1,199          10,655  

Mitsubishi Materials Corp.

     2,700          80,668  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     7,017          98,535  

Newmont Mining Corp.

     3,695          111,589  

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp.

     8,643          182,822  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     16,444          98,612  

Nucor Corp.

     2,210          140,224  

Randgold Resources Ltd.

     890          62,948  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     4,038          229,651  

Rio Tinto PLC

     13,185          665,072  

South32 Ltd.

     56,741          159,459  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     2,500          87,661  

thyssenkrupp AG

     3,919          98,863  

voestalpine AG

     1,082          49,426  
       

 

 

 
          5,344,137  
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products - 0.1%

       

Mondi PLC

     3,496          95,719  

Oji Holdings Corp.

     14,000          101,667  

Stora Enso Oyj-Class R

     6,056          115,646  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

     5,689          223,117  
       

 

 

 
          536,149  
       

 

 

 
          16,978,945  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.7%

       

Electric Utilities - 1.0%

       

Alliant Energy Corp.

     1,588          67,601  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     3,425          242,764  

AusNet Services

     37,398          43,928  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     6,100          92,403  

Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     4,000          51,404  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     15,000          118,709  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

     12,500          146,384  

Duke Energy Corp.

     4,882          390,658  

Edison International

     2,265          153,295  

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     25,431          93,836  

Electricite de France SA

     11,071          194,704  

Endesa SA

     3,024          65,227  

Enel SpA

     88,110          450,377  

Entergy Corp.

     1,225          99,384  

Evergy, Inc.

     1,885          103,524  

Eversource Energy

     2,210          135,782  

Exelon Corp.

     6,697          292,391  

FirstEnergy Corp.

     3,135          116,528  

Fortum Oyj

     4,228          105,959  

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

     104,180          105,134  

Iberdrola SA

     64,359          472,707  

Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

     8,491          128,163  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

     4,100        $ 49,557  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     3,345          560,622  

Orsted A/S (b)

     2,499          169,814  

PG&E Corp. (a)

     3,575          164,486  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     785          62,156  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     8,500          59,083  

PPL Corp.

     4,895          143,228  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

     5,707          119,308  

Southern Co. (The)

     7,010          305,636  

SSE PLC

     10,739          160,375  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

     23,069          123,232  

Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.

     4,300          58,487  

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

     13,800          67,814  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

     3,520          166,179  
       

 

 

 
          5,880,839  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.1%

       

APA Group

     13,346          96,243  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

     87,278          172,989  

Naturgy Energy Group SA

     4,316          117,654  

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

     3,600          70,296  

Toho Gas Co., Ltd.

     2,017          76,741  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     3,800          93,473  
       

 

 

 
          627,396  
       

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers - 0.1%

       

AES Corp./VA

     4,585          64,190  

Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

     1,600          44,288  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

     18,542          40,368  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     2,090          78,166  

Uniper SE

     2,006          61,754  
       

 

 

 
          288,766  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.5%

       

AGL Energy Ltd.

     6,423          90,605  

Ameren Corp.

     1,660          104,945  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     2,995          82,812  

Centrica PLC

     64,140          129,496  

CMS Energy Corp.

     1,920          94,080  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     2,130          162,285  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

     4,585          322,234  

DTE Energy Co.

     1,270          138,595  

E.ON SE

     23,845          242,641  

Engie SA

     18,347          270,109  

Innogy SE (b)

     1,395          62,305  

National Grid PLC

     36,605          378,084  

NiSource, Inc.

     2,305          57,441  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     3,505          185,029  

RWE AG

     5,973          147,470  

SCANA Corp.

     995          38,696  

Sempra Energy

     1,860          211,575  

Suez

     5,769          82,063  

United Utilities Group PLC

     8,008          73,513  

Veolia Environnement SA

     5,882          117,373  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

     2,188          146,071  
       

 

 

 
          3,137,422  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Water Utilities - 0.0%

       

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     1,221        $ 107,411  

Severn Trent PLC

     2,239          53,971  
       

 

 

 
          161,382  
       

 

 

 
          10,095,805  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.7%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.1%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     732          92,078  

American Tower Corp.

     3,065          445,344  

Apartment Investment & Management Co.-Class A

     1,075          47,440  

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust

     58,294          112,601  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

     945          171,187  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,100          135,399  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     9,308          74,866  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     2,870          319,517  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     13          29,727  

Dexus

     13,420          102,523  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     1,430          160,846  

Duke Realty Corp.

     2,448          69,450  

Equinix, Inc.

     620          268,392  

Equity Residential

     2,540          168,300  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     478          117,927  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

     883          76,503  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

     522          66,017  

Goodman Group

     16,928          126,987  

GPT Group (The)

     17,105          64,422  

Hammerson PLC

     7,467          44,430  

HCP, Inc.

     3,280          86,330  

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     5,150          108,665  

ICADE

     1,592          147,132  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     1,908          65,864  

Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.

     7          24,958  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     12          62,926  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     24          43,555  

Kimco Realty Corp.

     2,930          49,048  

Klepierre SA

     2,231          79,278  

Land Securities Group PLC

     9,736          112,100  

Link REIT

     21,500          211,688  

Macerich Co. (The)

     710          39,256  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     796          79,743  

Mirvac Group

     40,488          70,571  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     13          75,169  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     14          27,733  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     34          46,443  

Prologis, Inc.

     3,670          248,789  

Public Storage

     1,030          207,679  

Realty Income Corp.

     1,908          108,546  

Regency Centers Corp.

     1,033          66,804  

SBA Communications Corp. (a)

     870          139,748  

Scentre Group

     50,683          145,651  

Segro PLC

     11,022          91,717  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     2,216          391,678  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     576          56,177  

Stockland

     23,010          69,121  

UDR, Inc.

     1,828          73,906  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     26          40,859  

Ventas, Inc.

     2,441          132,742  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Vicinity Centres

     39,646        $ 75,218  

Vornado Realty Trust

     1,185          86,505  

Welltower, Inc.

     2,575          165,624  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     5,298          170,966  
       

 

 

 
          6,296,145  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.6%

       

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.

     1,700          29,185  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     811          41,424  

Brookfield Property Partners (a)

     37          773  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc.

     1,633          34,179  

CapitaLand Ltd.

     35,000          86,211  

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (a)

     2,065          91,067  

City Developments Ltd.

     11,000          73,339  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     25,719          192,794  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     700          90,206  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

     6,000          177,803  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     3,212          154,278  

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

     14,000          27,311  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

     27,655          138,885  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     14,000          92,727  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     6,591          64,677  

Kerry Properties Ltd.

     8,500          28,862  

LendLease Group

     10,380          147,479  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     13,000          220,741  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     10,000          236,508  

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     82,122          111,540  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     3,600          72,622  

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

     63,328          108,494  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     3,843          137,865  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     15,000          217,683  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     25,389          96,161  

Swiss Prime Site AG (a)

     976          83,268  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     7,989          55,659  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     1,707          343,869  

Vonovia SE

     5,710          279,266  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

     13,000          35,395  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

     13,000          83,753  

Wheelock & Co., Ltd.

     17,000          102,205  
       

 

 

 
          3,656,229  
       

 

 

 
          9,952,374  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $240,200,846)

          331,459,341  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 28.8%

       

United States - 28.8%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.25%, 8/15/46

   $ 5,033          4,154,914  

2.50%, 2/15/45-5/15/46

     598          523,343  

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

     2,412          2,217,456  

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

     6,307          5,939,145  

3.00%, 5/15/45-8/15/48

     2,781          2,678,380  

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

     2,825          2,793,016  


Company

   Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

3.50%, 2/15/39

   $ 323        $ 340,210  

3.625%, 8/15/43

     3,658          3,924,348  

3.75%, 8/15/41-11/15/43

     309          337,516  

3.875%, 8/15/40

     280          310,844  

4.25%, 5/15/39

     240          279,825  

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

     1,258          1,494,087  

4.50%, 8/15/39

     317          381,836  

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

     1,192          1,470,496  

5.375%, 2/15/31

     650          803,156  

5.50%, 8/15/28

     1,383          1,669,108  

6.00%, 2/15/26

     2,846          3,406,751  

6.125%, 11/15/27

     732          910,425  

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

     724          928,148  

6.875%, 8/15/25

     849          1,051,964  

7.25%, 8/15/22

     775          897,062  

7.625%, 2/15/25

     55          69,678  

8.00%, 11/15/21

     9,123          10,507,130  

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

0.875%, 5/15/19

     2,612          2,586,288  

1.00%, 8/31/19

     702          691,689  

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

     2,905          2,777,073  

1.25%, 5/31/19-10/31/21

     12,533          12,216,471  

1.375%, 8/31/20-8/31/23

     8,189          7,875,284  

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

     5,103          4,865,037  

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

     15,907          14,984,648  

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

     12,336          11,767,589  

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

     7,977          7,690,797  

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

     19,868          19,038,573  

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

     8,013          7,692,434  

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

     6,743          6,352,466  

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

     1,829          1,751,029  

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

     4,314          4,214,653  

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

     3,700          3,685,175  

2.75%, 11/15/23-2/15/28

     3,400          3,364,302  

2.875%, 5/15/28-8/15/28

     820          807,852  

3.125%, 5/15/21

     394          396,222  

3.625%, 2/15/21(d)

     9,502          9,665,316  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $176,412,547)

          169,511,736  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 10.0%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts - 10.0% (e)

       

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

     464,925          24,073,816  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

     19,549          5,722,579  

iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF

     266,406          7,632,532  

Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF

     135,330          7,601,486  

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

     169,520          13,676,874  
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $59,651,313)

          58,707,287  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.0%

       

Investment Companies - 4.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.98% (e)(f)(g)
(cost $23,635,713)

     23,635,713        $ 23,635,713  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 99.2%
(cost $499,900,419)

          583,314,077  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.0%

       

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 0.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.98% (e)(f)(g)
(cost $153,145)

     153,145          153,145  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.2%
(cost $500,053,564) (h)

          583,467,222  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.8%

          4,631,947  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 588,099,169  
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
    Original
Value
     Value at
September 30,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/

(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

                

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     20        December 2018      CAD 2,000     $ 2,074,434      $ 2,053,497      $ (20,937

Emini MSCI Emerging Market Future

     262        December 2018      USD 13       13,563,540        13,751,070        187,530  

Mini MSCI EAFE Futures

     16        December 2018      USD 1       1,564,600        1,580,400        15,800  

Russel 2000 Index Futures

     37        December 2018      USD 2       3,169,133        3,146,480        (22,653

S&P 500 E Mini Futures

     1        December 2018      USD – 0  –*      144,809        145,950        1,141  

S&PMid 400 E Mini Futures

     65        December 2018      USD 7       13,221,749        13,163,800        (57,949

SPI 200 Futures

     33        December 2018      AUD 1       3,681,342        3,693,799        12,457  

TOPIX Index Futures

     174        December 2018      JPY 1,740       26,805,837        27,833,568        1,027,731  

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

     76        December 2018      USD 15,200       16,054,828        16,015,813        (39,015

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

     186        December 2018      USD     18,600       21,036,317        20,920,641        (115,676

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

     97        December 2018      USD 9,700       11,636,368        11,521,781        (114,587

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     54        December 2018      USD 5,400       8,659,057        8,331,188        (327,869

Sold Contracts

                

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

     266        December 2018      EUR 3       10,299,266        10,460,391        (161,125

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     70        December 2018      GBP 1       6,632,409        6,830,535        (198,126

S&P 500 E Mini Futures

     167        December 2018      USD 8       24,267,940        24,373,650        (105,710
                

 

 

 
                 $ 81,012  
                

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   JPY        215,595      USD       1,946        12/14/18      $ 37,423  

Bank of America, NA

   USD 1,477      CAD 1,914        12/14/18        7,182  


Counterparty

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

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,157      NZD 1,773        12/14/18      $ 18,967  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 2,456      CAD 3,206        12/14/18        30,381  

BNP Paribas SA

   CAD 7,702      USD 5,949        12/14/18        (22,342

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 897      AUD 1,243        12/14/18        1,593  

Citibank, NA

   JPY     1,132,507      USD 10,108        12/14/18        84,162  

Citibank, NA

   EUR 28,276      USD 33,022        12/14/18        (5,218

Citibank, NA

   GBP 1,055      USD 1,364        12/14/18        (15,372

Credit Suisse International

   NZD 2,575      USD 1,712        12/14/18        3,872  

Credit Suisse International

   USD 1,099      AUD 1,525        12/14/18        3,799  

Credit Suisse International

   USD 2,431      GBP 1,842        12/14/18        (20,981

Credit Suisse International

   USD 15,306      EUR     12,947        12/14/18        (183,529

Credit Suisse International

   USD 1,643      NOK 13,664        12/14/18        40,610  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   SEK 5,814      USD 655        12/14/18        (2,820

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD 1,383      GBP 1,055        12/14/18        (2,828

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD 1,613      NOK 13,097        12/14/18        1,166  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   JPY 181,868      USD 1,642        12/14/18        32,482  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   GBP 14,208      USD 18,563        12/14/18        (19,577

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   AUD 4,683      USD 3,337        12/14/18        (50,031

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   AUD 2,020      USD 1,497        12/14/18        35,698  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   USD 3,950      GBP 3,013        12/14/18        (10,426

Royal Bank of Canada

   USD 6,172      NZD 9,224        12/14/18        (55,872

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF 8,462      USD 8,789        12/14/18        108,128  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 886      CHF 850        12/14/18        (14,042

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 1,473      NOK 12,212        12/14/18        32,061  

UBS AG

   GBP 1,839      USD 2,422        12/14/18        16,340  

UBS AG

   USD 1,094      CHF 1,048        12/14/18        (19,056

UBS AG

   USD 3,814      EUR 3,244        12/14/18        (25,533
           

 

 

 
            $ 6,237  
           

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type               

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount
(000)
     Termination
Date
     Payments
made
by the

Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

   USD     34,139        7/31/21        2.230     CPI     Maturity      $ 37,373  

Bank of America, NA

     22,291        7/31/21        2.230     CPI     Maturity        24,403  
               

 

 

 
                $ 61,776  
               

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

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

                

Goldman Sachs International

                

GSABNATR

     18,010,863        0.24     Annual      USD     18,011        6/17/19      $ (531,166


Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

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

UBS AG

                

Russell 2000 Total Return Index

     1,256        LIBOR       Quarterly      USD 10,398        2/15/19      $ 149,788  

Pay Total Return on Reference Obligation

                

Citibank, NA

                

S&P 500 Total Return Index

     11,414       
LIBOR Plus
0.34%
 
 
    Maturity      USD     65,189        10/15/18        (537,514
                

 

 

 
                 $ (918,892
                

 

 

 

 

*

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 September 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,154,059 or 0.2% of net assets.

(c)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(d)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

(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. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618.

(f)

The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

(g)

Affiliated investments.

(h)

As of September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $104,855,756 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(22,211,964), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $82,643,792.

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
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
SDR    -    Swedish Depositary Receipt
SPI    -    Share Price Index
TOPIX    -    Tokyo Price Index


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

                                                                                                           

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $ 23,322,252     $ 30,886,886     $ – 0  –    $ 54,209,138  

Information Technology

     36,989,204       9,053,306       – 0  –      46,042,510  

Health Care

     26,448,740       17,204,091       – 0  –      43,652,831  

Industrials

     17,481,727       22,432,114       – 0  –      39,913,841  

Consumer Discretionary

     19,499,337       17,149,853       – 0  –      36,649,190  

Consumer Staples

     11,924,785       17,041,037       – 0  –      28,965,822  

Communication Services

     16,535,381       8,323,659       – 0  –      24,859,040  

Energy

     10,326,731       9,813,114       – 0  –      20,139,845  

Materials

     4,181,917       12,797,028       – 0  –      16,978,945  

Utilities

     5,126,230       4,969,575       – 0  –      10,095,805  

Real Estate

     4,832,225       5,120,149       – 0  –      9,952,374  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      169,511,736       – 0  –      169,511,736  

Investment Companies

     58,707,287       – 0  –      – 0  –      58,707,287  

Short-Term Investments

     23,635,713       – 0  –      – 0  –      23,635,713  


                                                                                                           

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

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

   $ 153,145     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 153,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     259,164,674       324,302,548       – 0  –      583,467,222  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     204,471       1,040,188       – 0  –      1,244,659  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      453,864       – 0  –      453,864  

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      61,776       – 0  –      61,776  

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      149,788       – 0  –      149,788  

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (804,396     (359,251     – 0  –      (1,163,647

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (447,627     – 0  –      (447,627

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      (1,068,680     – 0  –      (1,068,680
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     258,564,749     $     324,132,606     $ – 0  –    $     582,697,355  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/17
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/18
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 18,529      $ 133,056      $ 127,949      $ 23,636      $ 209  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     1,877        106,431        108,155        153        32  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,406      $ 239,487      $ 236,104      $ 23,789      $ 241  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Risk Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

          Shares        U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 44.6%

 

Funds and Investment Trusts - 44.6% (a)

 

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

        76,670        $ 4,913,014  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

        43,375          12,697,164  

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF

        90,720          6,168,053  

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

        11,040          1,860,792  

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

        18,671          5,428,033  

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

        49,183          13,134,320  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $36,668,645)

          44,201,376  
          

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
(000)
          

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 18.2%

 

Japan - 14.4%

 

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond

 

Series 22

 

0.10%, 3/10/27

     JPY        1,552,726          14,274,225  
          

 

 

 

United States - 3.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

 

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

     U.S.$        3,841          3,717,885  
          

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $18,775,992)

          17,992,110  
          

 

 

 
            Notional
Amount
          

OPTIONS PURCHASED - PUTS - 0.1%

 

Options on Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.1%

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

 

Expiration: Oct 2018; Contracts: 411;

 

Exercise Price: USD 287.00;

 

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (b)

     USD        41,100          52,402  
          

 

 

 

Options on Indices - 0.0%

 

Euro STOXX 50 Index

 

Expiration: Oct 2018; Contracts: 880;

 

Exercise Price: EUR 3,325.00;

 

Counterparty: UBS AG (b)

     EUR        880          19,202  

FTSE 100 Index

          

Expiration: Oct 2018; Contracts: 180;

          

Exercise Price: GBP 7,250.00;

          

Counterparty: UBS AG (b)

     GBP        180          3,286  

Nikkei 225 Index

          

Expiration: Oct 2018; Contracts: 11,000;

          

Exercise Price: JPY 22,375.00;

          

Counterparty: Goldman Sachs International (b)

     JPY        11,000          1,264  
          

 

 

 
          23,752  
          

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased - Puts
(premiums paid $88,408)

          76,154  
          

 

 

 


Company

          Notional
Amount
       U.S. $ Value  

OPTIONS PURCHASED - CALLS - 0.1%

 

Options on Equity Indices - 0.1%

 

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets

Expiration: Oct 2018; Contracts: 1,171;

 

Exercise Price: USD 43.50;

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (b)

     USD        117,100        $ 51,524  
          

 

 

 

Options on Funds and Investment Trusts - 0.0%

 

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Expiration: Oct 2018; Contracts: 170; Exercise

 

Price: USD 296.00;

Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. (b)

     USD        17,000          7,820  
          

 

 

 

Total Options Purchased - Calls
(premiums paid $53,607)

          59,344  
          

 

 

 
            Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 33.6%

 

Investment Companies - 23.6%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government
Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (a)(c)(d)
(cost $23,399,348)

        23,399,348          23,399,348  
          

 

 

 
            Principal
Amount
(000)
          

U.S. Treasury Bills - 5.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

Zero Coupon, 10/04/18-11/23/18

(cost $5,125,897)

     U.S.$        5,134          5,125,507  
          

 

 

 

Governments - Treasuries - 4.8%

 

Japan - 4.8%

 

Japan Treasury Discount Bill

Series 785

Zero Coupon, 12/25/18

(cost $4,799,394)

     JPY        540,100          4,755,038  
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $33,324,639)

          33,279,893  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments - 96.6%
(cost $88,911,291) (e)

 

       95,608,877  

Other assets less liabilities - 3.4%

          3,346,687  
          

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   98,955,564  
          

 

 

 


FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
    Original
Value
     Value at
September 30,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

     169        December 2018      EUR 2     $ 6,549,736      $ 6,645,888      $ 96,152  

Euro-BTP Futures

     16        December 2018      EUR 1,600       2,266,017        2,300,552        34,535  

Euro-Bund Futures

     7        December 2018      EUR 700       1,304,854        1,290,542        (14,312

Euro-OAT Futures

     16        December 2018      EUR 1,600       2,831,495        2,806,027        (25,468

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     37        December 2018      GBP – 0  –*      3,505,991        3,610,425        104,434  

Hang Seng Index Futures

     5        October 2018      HKD – 0  –*      882,774        890,258        7,484  

Long Gilt Futures

     16        December 2018      GBP 1,600       2,546,627        2,522,132        (24,495

Nikkei 225 (CME) Futures

     26        December 2018      USD – 0  –*      2,913,751        3,144,050        230,299  

S&P 500 E Mini Futures

     11        December 2018      USD 1       1,616,333        1,605,450        (10,883

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

     1        December 2018      CAD – 0  –*      147,059        147,145        86  

SPI 200 Futures

     10        December 2018      AUD – 0  –*      1,116,120        1,119,333        3,213  

TOPIX Index Futures

     17        December 2018      JPY 170       2,606,506        2,719,371        112,865  

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

     77        December 2018      USD 7,700       9,236,598        9,146,156        (90,442

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     2        December 2018      USD 200       320,707        308,563        (12,144

Sold Contracts

 

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     98        December 2018      JPY 980,000       12,963,218        12,944,763        18,455  
                

 

 

 
                 $ 429,779  
                

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Barclays Bank PLC

   AUD     1,080      USD     770        12/14/18      $ (11,309

Citibank, NA

   EUR     3,834      USD     4,478        12/14/18        (790

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   GBP     1,353      USD     1,768        12/14/18        (1,864

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   JPY     2,677,918      USD     24,181        12/14/18        478,280  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF     866      USD     900        12/14/18        11,067  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD     1,141      USD     146        12/14/18        (315

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SGD     190      USD     138        12/14/18        (929
           

 

 

 
   $   474,140  
           

 

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

 

Description

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

Euro STOXX 50
Index (f)

   UBS AG      880      EUR      3,200.00      October 2018      EUR 1     $ 5,458      $ (6,463

FTSE 100 Index (f)

   UBS AG      180      GBP      7,050.00      October 2018      GBP – 0  –*      1,835        (1,135

iShares MSCI
Emerging Markets (f)

   Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.      1,405      USD      39.00      October 2018      USD     141       22,431        (9,132

Nikkei 225 Index (f)

   Goldman Sachs International      11,000      JPY      21,500.00      October 2018      JPY 11       4,645        (387

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (g)

   Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.      255      USD      274.00      October 2018      USD 26       8,336        (9,308

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (g)

   Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.      411      USD      278.00      October 2018      USD 41       21,768        (20,139
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $   64,473      $ (46,564
                   

 

 

    

 

 

 


*

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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $8,664,069 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,044,654), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $7,619,414.

(f)

One contract relates to 1 share.

(g)

One contract relates to 100 shares.

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD

   -    Australian Dollar

CAD

   -    Canadian Dollar

CHF

   -    Swiss Franc

EUR

   -    Euro

GBP

   -    Great British Pound

HKD

   -    Hong Kong Dollar

JPY

   -    Japanese Yen

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

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  50.3%       

United States

  14.9%       

Japan

  0.0%       

Germany

  0.0%       

United Kingdom

  34.8%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

 

1

All data are as of September 30, 2018. The Fund’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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Investment Companies

   $  44,201,376     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 44,201,376  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      17,992,110       – 0  –      17,992,110  

Options Purchased - Puts

     – 0  –      76,154       – 0  –      76,154  

Options Purchased - Calls

     – 0  –      59,344       – 0  –      59,344  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     23,399,348       – 0  –      – 0  –      23,399,348  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      5,125,507       – 0  –      5,125,507  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      4,755,038       – 0  –      4,755,038  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     67,600,724       28,008,153       – 0  –      95,608,877  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     283,375       324,148       – 0  –      607,523  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      489,347       – 0  –      489,347  

Liabilities:

 

   

Futures

     (177,744     – 0  –      – 0  –      (177,744

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (15,207 )      – 0  –      (15,207

Put Options Written

     – 0  –      (46,564     – 0  –      (46,564
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     67,706,355     $     28,759,877     $             –0  –    $     96,466,232  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/2018
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $     2,045     $     49,721      $     28,367      $     23,399     $     225  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     – 0  –      15,874        15,874        – 0  –      3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $     2,045     $     65,595      $     44,241      $     23,399     $     228  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 97.7%

       

Health Care - 20.3%

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.5%

       

Abbott Laboratories

     40,680        $ 2,984,285  

Danaher Corp.

     26,420          2,870,797  

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

     15,967          2,363,430  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     18,180          2,244,685  
       

 

 

 
          10,463,197  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.0%

       

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     151,580          2,203,533  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     12,740          3,389,350  
       

 

 

 
          5,592,883  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 1.5%

       

Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)

     28,530          2,091,534  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 6.9%

       

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

     8,610          2,694,844  

Bruker Corp.

     72,250          2,416,763  

Gerresheimer AG

     16,441          1,387,978  

ICON PLC (a)

     19,610          3,015,037  

Tecan Group AG

     221          52,317  
       

 

 

 
          9,566,939  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%

       

Vectura Group PLC (a)

     537,400          558,683  
       

 

 

 
          28,273,236  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 17.8%

       

Banks - 5.6%

       

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     3,062,000          1,379,779  

Credicorp Ltd.

     10,720          2,391,418  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

     46,840          1,296,225  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-Class A SHS

     108,470          1,367,984  

Swedbank AB-Class A

     56,520          1,397,861  
       

 

 

 
          7,833,267  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 6.5%

       

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     53,580          2,633,457  

MSCI, Inc.-Class A

     21,220          3,764,640  

Partners Group Holding AG

     3,410          2,703,170  
       

 

 

 
          9,101,267  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.1%

       

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (a)

     113,180          1,622,870  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.0%

       

AIA Group Ltd.

     284,800          2,539,537  

Prudential PLC

     70,180          1,609,091  
       

 

 

 
          4,148,628  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.6%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     91,380          2,206,267  
       

 

 

 
          24,912,299  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Information Technology - 15.9%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.6%

       

Flex Ltd. (a)

     167,470        $ 2,197,206  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 2.6%

       

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     23,950          3,594,655  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.3%

       

ams AG (a)(b)

     18,890          1,063,218  

Infineon Technologies AG

     116,480          2,650,603  

NVIDIA Corp.

     8,248          2,317,853  
       

 

 

 
          6,031,674  
       

 

 

 

Software - 5.0%

       

Dassault Systemes SE

     13,670          2,045,543  

Microsoft Corp.

     28,710          3,283,563  

SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc. (a)

     48,510          1,650,310  
       

 

 

 
          6,979,416  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 2.4%

       

Apple, Inc.

     14,805          3,342,081  
       

 

 

 
          22,145,032  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 14.7%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

       

Hexcel Corp.

     49,919          3,347,069  
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 2.9%

       

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     23,790          1,025,373  

Kingspan Group PLC

     65,000          3,030,806  
       

 

 

 
          4,056,179  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.3%

       

China Everbright International Ltd.

     2,099,407          1,812,603  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 3.7%

       

Schneider Electric SE

     29,570          2,374,382  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     41,770          2,821,824  
       

 

 

 
          5,196,206  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.7%

       

Siemens AG

     18,220          2,329,674  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.7%

       

Xylem, Inc./NY

     46,780          3,736,318  
       

 

 

 
          20,478,049  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 7.6%

       

Food Products - 4.0%

       

Kerry Group PLC-Class A

     26,160          2,893,036  

Nestle SA

     31,690          2,637,766  
       

 

 

 
          5,530,802  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 2.1%

       

Unicharm Corp.

     89,700          2,967,783  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 1.5%

       

Unilever PLC

     38,000          2,087,496  
       

 

 

 
          10,586,081  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Discretionary - 7.4%

       

Auto Components - 2.6%

       

Aptiv PLC

     29,100        $ 2,441,490  

Delphi Technologies PLC

     36,093          1,131,877  
       

 

 

 
          3,573,367  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.6%

       

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     18,860          2,222,462  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.2%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     1,433          2,870,299  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

     32,480          1,668,822  
       

 

 

 
          4,539,121  
       

 

 

 
          10,334,950  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 5.6%

       

Multi-Utilities - 1.2%

       

Suez

     113,350          1,612,392  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 4.4%

       

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     27,879          2,452,516  

Aqua America, Inc.

     37,520          1,384,488  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. (a)

     3,176,000          1,693,175  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     112,300          655,967  
       

 

 

 
          6,186,146  
       

 

 

 
          7,798,538  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 3.0%

       

Interactive Media & Services - 3.0%

       

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     2,337          2,789,139  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     33,200          1,355,584  
       

 

 

 
          4,144,723  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.7%

       

Chemicals - 2.7%

       

Ecolab, Inc.

     22,420          3,515,008  

Koninklijke DSM NV

     3,138          332,356  
       

 

 

 
          3,847,364  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 2.7%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.4%

       

SBA Communications Corp. (a)

     12,320          1,978,962  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.3%

       

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

     2,661,800          1,781,183  
       

 

 

 
          3,760,145  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $102,055,918)

          136,280,417  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.3%

       

Investment Companies - 1.3%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,816,337)

     1,816,337        $ 1,816,337  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned
 - 99.0%
(cost $103,872,255)

          138,096,754  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 0.8%

       

Investment Companies - 0.8%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,118,125)

     1,118,125          1,118,125  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 99.8%
(cost $104,990,380) (f)

          139,214,879  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.2%

          273,787  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   139,488,666  
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   PHP      83,169      USD      1,518        12/11/18      $ (11,942

Bank of America, NA

   USD      530      RUB      35,119        11/14/18        3,495  

Barclays Bank PLC

   KRW      221,431      USD      196        11/15/18        (3,874

Barclays Bank PLC

   CNY      3,837      USD      560        10/25/18        2,554  

Barclays Bank PLC

   CNY      1,253      USD      181        10/25/18        (1,002

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      4,350      CAD      5,679        12/14/18        53,813  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      418      INR      30,610        12/13/18        (1,063

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      1,066      CNY      7,321        10/25/18        (1,386

Citibank, NA

   INR      514,383      USD      7,372        12/13/18        359,921  

Citibank, NA

   HKD      10,037      USD      1,282        12/14/18        (1,589

Citibank, NA

   EUR      8,308      USD      9,702        12/14/18        (1,712

Citibank, NA

   CNY      6,763      USD      1,003        10/25/18        20,050  

Citibank, NA

   EUR      429      USD      507        12/14/18        5,781  

Citibank, NA

   USD      212      PEN      698        10/12/18        (872

Citibank, NA

   USD      2,447      KRW      2,767,742        11/15/18        49,067  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   GBP      690      USD      902        12/14/18        (744

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      3,893      GBP      2,980        12/14/18        4,106  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      2,920      AUD      4,098        12/14/18        43,777  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      7,281      JPY      806,390        12/14/18        (144,023

Natwest Markets PLC

   PEN      7,838      USD      2,369        10/12/18        (2,012

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      656      CNY      4,532        10/25/18        2,582  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      1,878      TWD      57,465        12/11/18        19,438  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      10,362      USD      1,154        12/14/18        (19,677

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      1,478      USD      1,535        12/14/18        18,886  


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      417      EUR      356        12/14/18      $ (1,361

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      266      NOK      2,208        12/14/18        5,797  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      349      HKD      2,727        12/14/18        (222

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      486      MXN      9,452        12/14/18        12,967  

UBS AG

   EUR      1,217      USD      1,402        12/14/18        (19,113
                 

 

 

 
   $ 391,642  
                 

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $39,763,446 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(5,147,305), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $34,616,141.

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

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
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


COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  53.6%       

United States

  6.8%       

France

  5.3%       

India

  4.6%       

Germany

  4.3%       

Ireland

  3.9%       

Switzerland

  3.5%       

China

  3.1%       

United Kingdom

  2.2%       

Japan

  2.1%       

Denmark

  2.0%       

Sweden

  1.8%       

Hong Kong

  1.7%       

Peru

  3.8%       

Other

  1.3%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1

All data are as of September 30, 2018. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.3% or less in the following countries: Austria, Brazil, Indonesia, Netherlands and Philippines.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Global Thematic Growth Portfolio

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Health Care

   $ 21,759,612     $ 6,513,624     $ – 0  –    $ 28,273,236  

Financials

     10,085,740       14,826,559       – 0  –      24,912,299  

Information Technology

     16,385,668       5,759,364       – 0  –      22,145,032  

Industrials

     10,114,193       10,363,856       – 0  –      20,478,049  

Consumer Staples

     2,893,036       7,693,045       – 0  –      10,586,081  

Consumer Discretionary

     10,334,950       – 0  –      – 0  –      10,334,950  

Utilities

     4,492,971       3,305,567       – 0  –      7,798,538  

Communication Services

     2,789,139       1,355,584       – 0  –      4,144,723  

Materials

     3,847,364       – 0  –      – 0  –      3,847,364  

Real Estate

     1,978,962       1,781,183       – 0  –      3,760,145  

Short-Term Investments

     1,816,337       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,816,337  

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

     1,118,125       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,118,125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     87,616,097       51,598,782 (a)      – 0  –      139,214,879  

Other Financial Instruments (b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      602,234       – 0  –      602,234  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (210,592     – 0  –      (210,592
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)(d)(e)

   $     87,616,097     $     51,990,424     $             – 0  –    $     139,606,521  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 $3,204,753 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 $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.

(e)

An amount of $1,549,041 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to increase in trading volume 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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/17

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 0      $     13,441      $     11,625      $     1,816      $     14  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     3,829        14,273        16,984        1,118        11  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,829      $ 27,714      $ 28,609      $ 2,934      $ 25  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 93.4%

 

Consumer Discretionary - 18.7%

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 3.6%

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     12,480        $ 1,470,643  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

     12,740          1,437,072  
       

 

 

 
          2,907,715  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2%

 

Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)

     18,810          1,016,304  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.0%

 

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     897          1,779,648  

Etsy, Inc. (a)

     12,130          623,240  
       

 

 

 
          2,402,888  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.5%

 

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     15,130          1,233,852  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 6.3%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     12,369          2,562,238  

National Vision Holdings, Inc. (a)

     16,690          753,387  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     6,252          1,763,814  
       

 

 

 
          5,079,439  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 3.1%

 

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     29,532          2,501,951  
       

 

 

 
          15,142,149  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 18.2%

 

Biotechnology - 4.7%

 

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     7,274          2,569,977  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     2,990          1,208,079  
       

 

 

 
          3,778,056  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.0%

 

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     11,310          1,969,071  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     3,752          2,153,648  

Nevro Corp. (a)

     7,220          411,540  

Stryker Corp.

     6,620          1,176,242  
       

 

 

 
          5,710,501  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.2%

 

Centene Corp. (a)

     6,520          943,966  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     9,128          2,428,413  
       

 

 

 
          3,372,379  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.3%

 

Zoetis, Inc.

     20,450          1,872,402  
       

 

 

 
          14,733,338  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 18.1%

 

Communications Equipment - 1.3%

 

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     4,050          1,076,733  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.5%

 

Novanta, Inc. (a)

     6,070        $ 415,188  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 8.4%

 

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     9,860          812,267  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     19,470          1,710,245  

Twilio, Inc.-Class A (a)

     7,830          675,572  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     24,050          3,609,664  
       

 

 

 
          6,807,748  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.1%

 

Semtech Corp. (a)

     16,040          891,824  

Xilinx, Inc.

     19,670          1,576,944  
       

 

 

 
          2,468,768  
       

 

 

 

Software - 4.8%

 

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     4,920          1,328,154  

Fair Isaac Corp. (a)

     2,220          507,381  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     2,380          359,261  

Paycom Software, Inc. (a)

     4,500          699,345  

Splunk, Inc. (a)

     2,410          291,393  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The)-Class A (a)

     4,290          647,404  
       

 

 

 
          3,832,938  
       

 

 

 
          14,601,375  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 14.0%

 

Entertainment - 3.1%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     17,250          1,435,027  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     8,930          1,075,976  
       

 

 

 
          2,511,003  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 10.9%

 

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     5,105          6,092,664  

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (a)

     16,547          2,721,320  
       

 

 

 
          8,813,984  
       

 

 

 
          11,324,987  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 9.9%

 

Building Products - 3.5%

 

Allegion PLC

     14,070          1,274,320  

AO Smith Corp.

     7,140          381,061  

Lennox International, Inc.

     3,670          801,528  

Trex Co., Inc. (a)

     4,460          343,331  
       

 

 

 
          2,800,240  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.1%

 

Copart, Inc. (a)

     17,010          876,525  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.9%

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     4,000          750,080  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.2%

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     3,190        $ 944,910  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.1%

 

IDEX Corp.

     4,290          646,332  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,810          213,471  
       

 

 

 
          859,803  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 1.0%

 

Saia, Inc. (a)

     11,070          846,302  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.1%

 

Fastenal Co.

     15,310          888,286  
       

 

 

 
          7,966,146  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 9.1%

 

Beverages - 5.6%

 

Constellation Brands, Inc.-Class A

     8,830          1,903,925  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     44,708          2,605,582  
       

 

 

 
          4,509,507  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.5%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     12,285          2,885,501  
       

 

 

 
          7,395,008  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.4%

 

Chemicals - 3.4%

 

PolyOne Corp.

     24,440          1,068,517  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     3,640          1,656,964  
       

 

 

 
          2,725,481  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 2.0%

 

Capital Markets - 2.0%

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     3,460          617,576  

S&P Global, Inc.

     5,290          1,033,613  
       

 

 

 
          1,651,189  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $48,179,391)

          75,539,673  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 6.9%

 

Investment Companies - 6.9%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.98% (b)(c)(d)
(cost $5,536,016)

     5,536,016          5,536,016  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.3%
(cost $53,715,407) (e)

 

       81,075,689  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.3)%

          (212,916
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     80,862,773  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Affiliated investments.


(c)

The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

(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)

As of September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $27,571,161 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(210,879), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $27,360,282.

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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 75,539,673     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 75,539,673  

Short-Term Investments

     5,536,016       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,536,016  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     81,075,689       – 0  –      – 0  –      81,075,689  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     81,075,689     $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     81,075,689  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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) Fund managers review all funds 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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ – 0  –    $     10,039      $     4,503      $     5,536      $     24  


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Growth and Income Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 87.8%

       

Financials - 20.4%

       

Banks - 5.8%

       

Citigroup, Inc.

     352,570        $ 25,293,372  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     323,580          36,512,767  
       

 

 

 
          61,806,139  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 3.3%

       

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     84,290          18,901,189  

Northern Trust Corp.

     151,659          15,488,934  
       

 

 

 
          34,390,123  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.9%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     95,500          9,065,815  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 3.9%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (a)

     192,562          41,229,450  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 6.5%

       

Aflac, Inc.

     309,030          14,546,042  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     167,400          16,522,380  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     454,770          17,895,199  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.-Class A

     135,760          19,625,466  
       

 

 

 
          68,589,087  
       

 

 

 
          215,080,614  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 15.2%

       

Biotechnology - 3.8%

       

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     59,105          20,882,388  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     103,500          9,262,215  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     127,530          9,846,591  
       

 

 

 
          39,991,194  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.1%

       

Anthem, Inc.

     58,210          15,952,451  

Centene Corp. (a)

     66,800          9,671,304  

Cigna Corp.

     133,900          27,884,675  
       

 

 

 
          53,508,430  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 6.3%

       

Eli Lilly & Co.

     188,010          20,175,353  

Pfizer, Inc.

     656,030          28,911,242  

Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR)

     579,100          17,465,656  
       

 

 

 
          66,552,251  
       

 

 

 
          160,051,875  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 11.7%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 3.4%

       

Raytheon Co.

     173,860          35,929,908  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 2.1%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     106,890          6,181,449  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     266,890          16,667,280  
       

 

 

 
          22,848,729  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Construction & Engineering - 0.4%

       

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

     54,903        $ 4,200,080  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.6%

       

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     146,580          6,053,754  

Crane Co.

     118,920          11,695,782  

PACCAR, Inc.

     86,430          5,893,662  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     21,320          3,921,387  
       

 

 

 
          27,564,585  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 3.2%

       

Kansas City Southern

     105,910          11,997,485  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     212,990          7,343,895  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     51,740          9,339,070  

Saia, Inc. (a)

     63,950          4,888,977  
       

 

 

 
          33,569,427  
       

 

 

 
          124,112,729  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 10.4%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.5%

       

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     693,460          37,023,829  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 3.0%

       

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     271,640          31,765,582  
       

 

 

 

Media - 3.9%

       

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     892,490          31,603,071  

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

     289,454          9,262,528  
       

 

 

 
          40,865,599  
       

 

 

 
          109,655,010  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 8.1%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.6%

       

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     115,645          6,042,451  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     87,480          3,768,639  

TechnipFMC PLC

     206,200          6,443,750  
       

 

 

 
          16,254,840  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 6.5%

       

Apache Corp.

     82,538          3,934,587  

ConocoPhillips

     204,250          15,808,950  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     174,370          14,824,937  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     449,443          14,018,127  

Phillips 66

     181,370          20,444,026  
       

 

 

 
          69,030,627  
       

 

 

 
          85,285,467  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 6.6%

       

Auto Components - 0.3%

       

BorgWarner, Inc.

     87,170          3,729,133  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

       

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     31,060          4,035,936  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 3.8%

       

DR Horton, Inc.

     795,420          33,550,816  

Garmin Ltd.

     97,900          6,857,895  
       

 

 

 
          40,408,711  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.6%

       

eBay, Inc. (a)

     182,410        $ 6,023,178  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.5%

       

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

     99,510          8,504,124  

Tractor Supply Co.

     75,784          6,887,250  
       

 

 

 
          15,391,374  
       

 

 

 
          69,588,332  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 6.0%

       

Communications Equipment - 2.2%

       

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     385,250          18,742,413  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     21,120          4,211,750  
       

 

 

 
          22,954,163  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.6%

       

International Business Machines Corp.

     111,680          16,887,133  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 1.6%

       

Intel Corp.

     188,042          8,892,506  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     65,570          4,723,007  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     44,150          4,004,847  
       

 

 

 
          17,620,360  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.6%

       

Apple, Inc.

     27,825          6,281,215  
       

 

 

 
          63,742,871  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 5.3%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 4.6%

       

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     255,130          18,598,977  

Walmart, Inc.

     316,427          29,715,660  
       

 

 

 
          48,314,637  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 0.7%

       

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     94,580          7,712,053  
       

 

 

 
          56,026,690  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 4.1%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.6%

       

Liberty Property Trust

     165,300          6,983,925  

Regency Centers Corp.

     311,480          20,143,412  
       

 

 

 
          27,127,337  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5%

       

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (a)

     369,960          16,315,236  
       

 

 

 
          43,442,573  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $771,340,718)

          926,986,161  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 12.3%

       

Investment Companies - 12.3%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $129,733,697)

     129,733,697        $ 129,733,697  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.1%
(cost $901,074,415)

          1,056,719,858  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.7%

       

Investment Companies - 0.7%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $7,930,183)

     7,930,183          7,930,183  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.8%
(cost $909,004,598) (f)

          1,064,650,041  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.8)%

          (8,713,890
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 1,055,936,151  
       

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $158,807,146 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,161,704), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $155,645,442.

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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 926,986,161     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 926,986,161  

Short-Term Investments

     129,733,697       – 0  –      – 0  –      129,733,697  

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

     7,930,183       – 0  –      – 0  –      7,930,183  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,064,650,041       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,064,650,041  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     1,064,650,041     $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     1,064,650,041  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/17

(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ – 0  –    $ 238,273      $ 108,539      $ 129,734      $ 692  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     20,366       146,830        159,266        7,930        168  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,366     $ 385,103      $ 267,805      $ 137,664      $ 860  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 27.2%

       

Financial Institutions - 14.3%

       

Banking - 12.8%

       

Banco Santander SA

       

3.25%, 4/04/26 (a)

   EUR         200        $ 242,397  

3.50%, 4/11/22

   U.S.$         200          195,800  

Bank of America Corp.

       

4.45%, 3/03/26

     25          25,021  

Series DD

       

6.30%, 3/10/26 (b)

     27          29,009  

Series L

       

3.95%, 4/21/25

     360          352,282  

Series Z

       

6.50%, 10/23/24 (b)

     41          44,182  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

       

2.50%, 1/08/21

     26          25,557  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA

       

2.75%, 10/15/20 (a)

     200          197,216  

BB&T Corp.

       

2.625%, 6/29/20

     45          44,592  

BNP Paribas SA

       

3.80%, 1/10/24 (a)

     200          195,748  

Capital One Financial Corp.

       

3.30%, 10/30/24

     135          128,737  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

4.044%, 6/01/24

     299          300,002  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

       

2.25%, 3/10/20 (a)

     52          51,336  

Compass Bank

       

5.50%, 4/01/20

     250          255,905  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

4.375%, 8/04/25

     250          247,225  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

3.80%, 6/09/23

     265          261,828  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

2.35%, 11/15/21

     118          113,646  

3.75%, 5/22/25

     53          51,923  

3.85%, 7/08/24

     210          208,654  

Series D

       

6.00%, 6/15/20

     195          203,578  

HSBC Holdings PLC

       

4.25%, 8/18/25

     203          199,064  

4.375%, 11/23/26

     200          196,108  

ING Groep NV

       

4.10%, 10/02/23

     200          200,192  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

3.22%, 3/01/25

     140          135,562  

3.54%, 5/01/28

     255          243,227  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       

4.582%, 12/10/25

     200          196,030  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.

       

2.625%, 1/25/21

     250          245,878  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

       

3.85%, 3/01/26

     200          196,364  

Morgan Stanley

       

3.737%, 4/24/24

     75          74,439  

5.00%, 11/24/25

     60          62,088  

Series G

       

4.35%, 9/08/26

     186          184,413  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

MUFG Bank Ltd.

       

2.30%, 3/05/20 (a)

   U.S.$         200        $ 197,268  

PNC Bank NA

       

2.60%, 7/21/20

     250          247,712  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

       

4.40%, 7/13/27

     140          133,795  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG

       

4.125%, 9/24/25 (a)

     200          198,726  

US Bancorp

       

Series J

       

5.30%, 4/15/27 (b)

     63          63,101  

Wells Fargo & Co.

       

3.069%, 1/24/23

     113          110,202  
       

 

 

 
          6,058,807  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.3%

       

Synchrony Financial

       

4.50%, 7/23/25

     147          142,146  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.8%

       

American International Group, Inc.

       

Series A-9

       

5.75%, 4/01/48

     57          55,447  

Halfmoon Parent, Inc.

       

3.75%, 7/15/23 (a)

     37          36,943  

4.125%, 11/15/25 (a)

     45          44,848  

4.375%, 10/15/28 (a)

     58          57,764  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.(The)

       

5.50%, 3/30/20

     31          31,971  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

       

9.375%, 8/15/39 (a)

     35          54,455  

New York Life Global Funding

       

1.95%, 2/11/20 (a)

     129          127,162  
       

 

 

 
          408,590  
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.4%

       

American Tower Corp.

       

3.40%, 2/15/19

     35          35,071  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

       

Series D

       

3.75%, 10/15/23

     6          5,859  

Welltower, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/01/25

     146          143,956  
       

 

 

 
          184,886  
       

 

 

 
          6,794,429  
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 12.1%

       

Basic - 1.3%

       

Eastman Chemical Co.

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     50          49,393  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Glencore Funding LLC

       

4.125%, 5/30/23 (a)

   U.S.$         58        $ 57,850  

Mosaic Co. (The)

       

5.625%, 11/15/43

     40          40,957  

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA

       

3.625%, 4/03/23 (a)

     260          253,500  

Vale Overseas Ltd.

       

6.25%, 8/10/26

     135          146,640  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

       

4.95%, 7/15/24

     81          79,963  
       

 

 

 
          628,303  
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.5%

       

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV

       

5.40%, 2/01/27

     85          86,700  

General Electric Co.

       

Series D

       

5.00%, 1/21/21 (b)

     40          39,006  

United Technologies Corp.

       

3.95%, 8/16/25

     90          89,645  
       

 

 

 
          215,351  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.8%

       

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

       

4.908%, 7/23/25

     135          137,249  

Cox Communications, Inc.

       

2.95%, 6/30/23 (a)

     51          48,523  

Time Warner Cable LLC

       

4.125%, 2/15/21

     200          201,630  
       

 

 

 
          387,402  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 1.4%

 

    

AT&T, Inc.

       

3.40%, 5/15/25

     310          295,015  

4.125%, 2/17/26

     147          145,224  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       

4.862%, 8/21/46

     75          75,178  

Vodafone Group PLC

       

3.75%, 1/16/24

     40          39,546  

4.125%, 5/30/25

     88          87,381  
       

 

 

 
          642,344  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.3%

       

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

       

3.10%, 1/15/19

     110          110,078  

4.00%, 1/15/25

     23          22,226  

4.30%, 7/13/25

     30          29,171  
       

 

 

 
          161,475  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 2.0%

       

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.734%, 12/15/24

     40          39,167  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Biogen, Inc.

       

4.05%, 9/15/25

   U.S.$         144        $ 144,502  

CVS Health Corp.

       

4.10%, 3/25/25

     60          59,794  

4.30%, 3/25/28

     60          59,474  

Danone SA

       

1.691%, 10/30/19 (a)

     200          197,064  

Mylan NV

       

3.125%, 11/22/28 (a)

   EUR 100          118,507  

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

6.875%, 5/01/20

   U.S.$ 50          52,675  

Tyson Foods, Inc.

       

2.65%, 8/15/19

     39          38,911  

3.95%, 8/15/24

     123          122,838  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

       

2.70%, 4/01/20

     51          50,501  

Zoetis, Inc.

       

3.45%, 11/13/20

     45          45,178  
       

 

 

 
          928,611  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 4.2%

       

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

       

3.00%, 8/15/22

     12          11,540  

4.25%, 4/15/27

     176          170,137  

5.70%, 10/15/19

     36          36,836  

Encana Corp.

       

3.90%, 11/15/21

     45          45,168  

Energy Transfer Partners LP

       

4.75%, 1/15/26

     175          176,468  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     161          158,434  

5.20%, 9/01/20

     55          56,962  

Hess Corp.

       

4.30%, 4/01/27

     109          105,798  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

       

6.50%, 9/01/39

     50          56,621  

Kinder Morgan, Inc./DE

       

3.15%, 1/15/23

     150          145,913  

4.30%, 3/01/28

     91          90,131  

Marathon Oil Corp.

       

6.80%, 3/15/32

     100          117,936  

Noble Energy, Inc.

       

3.85%, 1/15/28

     30          28,307  

3.90%, 11/15/24

     107          105,110  

4.15%, 12/15/21

     40          40,483  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA

       

Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

     137          131,989  

Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC

       

5.00%, 3/15/27

     80          82,102  

5.625%, 3/01/25

     161          171,578  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

9.875%, 1/01/21

     108          122,704  

Western Gas Partners LP

       

4.50%, 3/01/28

     30          28,812  

4.75%, 8/15/28

     20          19,558  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

       

4.125%, 11/15/20

   U.S.$         97        $ 98,052  
       

 

 

 
          2,000,639  
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.5%

       

Expedia Group, Inc.

       

3.80%, 2/15/28

     94          86,641  

S&P Global, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     127          130,325  

Total System Services, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/01/23

     43          43,236  
       

 

 

 
          260,202  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 1.1%

       

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

 

    

3.625%, 1/15/24

     28          27,218  

3.875%, 1/15/27

     62          58,436  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

       

5.45%, 6/15/23 (a)

     83          87,218  

6.02%, 6/15/26 (a)

     78          83,310  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%, 11/01/24

     134          137,542  

Lam Research Corp.

       

2.80%, 6/15/21

     39          38,306  

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     75          71,976  
       

 

 

 
          504,006  
       

 

 

 
          5,728,333  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.8%

       

Electric - 0.8%

       

Dominion Energy, Inc.

       

4.70%, 12/01/44

     33          33,322  

Enel Chile SA

       

4.875%, 6/12/28

     68          68,374  

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          203,250  
       

 

 

 
          385,697  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $12,962,202)

          12,908,459  
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 17.2%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 15-Year - 2.4%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2016

       

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

     1,149          1,109,774  
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 14.8%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

       

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 1/01/35

     75          81,267  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2007

       

5.50%, 7/01/35

   U.S.$         22        $ 23,307  

Series 2016

       

4.00%, 2/01/46

     229          233,259  

Series 2017

       

4.00%, 7/01/44

     181          184,145  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2003

       

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

     71          76,571  

Series 2004

       

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

     63          68,020  

Series 2005

       

5.50%, 2/01/35

     74          80,732  

Series 2010

       

4.00%, 12/01/40

     109          110,652  

Series 2013

       

4.00%, 10/01/43

     428          435,588  

Series 2017

       

3.50%, 9/01/47

     354          348,658  

Series 2018

       

3.50%, 2/01/48-5/01/48

     3,645          3,593,088  

4.00%, 8/01/48-9/01/48

     361          365,207  

4.50%, 9/01/48

     399          414,257  

4.50% FNCL, 10/01/48, TBA

     495          510,623  

5.00% FNCL, 10/01/48, TBA

     230          241,428  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 1994

       

9.00%, 9/15/24

     1          1,109  

Series 2016

       

3.00%, 4/20/46

     267          258,938  
       

 

 

 
          7,026,849  
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs

(cost $8,246,240)

          8,136,623  
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 11.9%

 

    

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 9.2%

       

CCUBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2017-C1, Class A4

       

3.544%, 11/15/50

     155          150,805  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-C4, Class A4

       

3.283%, 5/10/58

     115          111,232  

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-VN05, Class A

       

3.369%, 3/13/35 (a)

     260          257,917  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-GC27, Class A5

       

3.137%, 2/10/48

     144          139,695  

Series 2015-GC35, Class A4

       

3.818%, 11/10/48

     55          55,412  

Series 2016-C1, Class A4

       

3.209%, 5/10/49

     192          185,317  

Series 2016-GC36, Class A5

       

3.616%, 2/10/49

     65          64,459  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1

       

1.873%, 4/12/35 (a)

     65          62,945  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2014-UBS3, Class A4

       

3.819%, 6/10/47

   U.S.$         130        $ 131,438  

Series 2014-UBS5, Class A4

       

3.838%, 9/10/47

     130          131,356  

Series 2015-CR24, Class A5

       

3.696%, 8/10/48

     65          65,197  

Series 2015-DC1, Class A5

       

3.35%, 2/10/48

     80          78,481  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-C2, Class A4

       

3.504%, 6/15/57

     100          98,695  

Series 2015-C3, Class A4

       

3.718%, 8/15/48

     117          116,505  

Series 2015-C4, Class A4

       

3.808%, 11/15/48

     215          215,836  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2013-KING, Class A

       

2.706%, 12/10/27 (a)

     226          225,240  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2013-G1, Class A2

       

3.557%, 4/10/31 (a)

     136          133,641  

Series 2018-GS9, Class A4

       

3.992%, 3/10/51

     75          76,030  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage

       

Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-LDP9, Class AM

       

5.372%, 5/15/47 (c)

     24          23,743  

Series 2012-C6, Class D

       

5.312%, 5/15/45 (c)

     110          107,581  

Series 2012-C6, Class E

       

5.312%, 5/15/45 (a)(c)

     132          116,904  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

 

    

Series 2014-C21, Class A5

       

3.775%, 8/15/47

     100          100,894  

Series 2014-C22, Class XA

       

1.038%, 9/15/47 (d)

     2,812          112,497  

Series 2015-C30, Class A5

       

3.822%, 7/15/48

     65          65,689  

Series 2015-C31, Class A3

       

3.801%, 8/15/48

     195          196,613  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39 (c)

     26          18,020  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

2.579%, 3/10/49 (a)

     159          153,099  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2016-UB12, Class A4

       

3.596%, 12/15/49

     100          98,424  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2018-C10, Class A4

       

4.313%, 5/15/51

     125          129,066  

Series 2018-C8, Class A4

       

3.983%, 2/15/51

     100          100,703  

Series 2018-C9, Class A4

       

4.117%, 3/15/51

     125          127,093  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2012-C4, Class A5

       

2.85%, 12/10/45

   U.S.$         112        $ 109,378  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-C35, Class XA

       

2.14%, 7/15/48(d)

     977          109,924  

Series 2016-LC25, Class C

       

4.583%, 12/15/59 (c)

     85          82,015  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class C

       

4.455%, 11/15/49 (c)

     100          99,069  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-C11, Class XA

       

1.359%, 3/15/45 (a)(d)

     1,314          54,680  

Series 2014-C19, Class A5 4.

       

101%, 3/15/47

     130          133,234  

Series 2014-C20, Class A2

       

3.036%, 5/15/47

     100          100,095  
       

 

 

 
          4,338,922  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 2.7%

       

Ashford Hospitality Trust

       

Series 2018-KEYS, Class A

       

3.158% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%),

       

5/15/35 (a)(e)

     100          100,092  

Atrium Hotel Portfolio Trust

       

Series 2018-ATRM, Class A

       

3.108% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.95%),

       

6/15/35 (a)(e)

     100          100,154  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities

       

Trust

       

Series 2017-SCH, Class AF

       

3.158% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%),

       

11/15/33 (a)(c)(e)

     185          187,101  

BHMS

       

Series 2018-ATLS, Class A

       

3.408% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.25%),

       

7/15/35 (a)(e)

     100          100,127  

BX Trust

       

Series 2017-IMC, Class A

       

3.208% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.05%),

       

10/15/32 (a)(e)

     135          135,129  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-MFF, Class D

       

6.758% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.60%),

       

11/15/33 (a)(c)(e)

     100          100,006  

Great Wolf Trust

       

Series 2017-WOLF, Class A

       

3.158% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.85%),

       

9/15/34 (a)(e)

     93          93,030  

RETL

       

Series 2018-RVP, Class A

       

3.258% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%),

       

3/15/33 (a)(e)

     86          85,823  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Starwood Retail Property Trust

       

Series 2014-STAR, Class A

       

3.378% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.22%),

       

11/15/27 (a)(e)

   U.S.$         179        $ 179,285  

Waldorf Astoria Boca Raton Trust

       

Series 2016-BOCA, Class A

       

3.508% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.35%),

       

6/15/29 (a)(e)

     211          211,132  
       

 

 

 
          1,291,879  
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $5,789,485)

       

 

5,630,801

 

       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 11.7%

       

United States - 11.7%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

2.50%, 2/15/45-5/15/46

     363          316,749  

2.75%, 11/15/47

     158          144,644  

2.875%, 11/15/46

     26          24,452  

3.00%, 11/15/45

     1,753          1,690,164  

3.125%, 5/15/48

     202          199,286  

3.50%, 2/15/39

     61          64,250  

4.50%, 2/15/36

     99          117,454  

5.375%, 2/15/31

     120          148,275  

6.25%, 5/15/30

     179          233,854  

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

0.875%, 10/15/18

     387          386,758  

1.25%, 3/31/21

     460          442,319  

1.375%, 9/30/20

     946          919,542  

2.25%, 2/15/27

     67          62,781  

2.625%, 2/28/23

     653          644,633  

2.875%, 8/15/28

     170          167,397  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries

(cost $5,946,236)

          5,562,558  
       

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 9.2%

       

Autos - Fixed Rate - 4.7%

       

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2A

       

1.69%, 12/18/20

     31          30,490  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC

 

    

Series 2013-2A, Class A

       

2.97%, 2/20/20 (a)

     240          240,115  

Series 2016-1A, Class A

       

2.99%, 6/20/22 (a)

     100          98,668  

DT Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

1.73%, 8/17/20 (a)

     9          9,100  

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.59%, 5/17/21 (a)

     66          66,330  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-3A, Class A

       

1.84%, 11/16/20 (a)

     4          4,045  

Series 2016-3A, Class D

       

6.40%, 7/17/23 (a)

     100          102,822  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

Series 2017-1A, Class D

     

6.20%, 11/15/23 (a)

   U.S.$         100      $ 102,234  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

     

2.11%, 6/15/21 (a)

     20        19,747  

Series 2017-3A, Class A

     

2.05%, 12/15/21 (a)

     59        58,961  

Series 2017-3A, Class C

     

3.68%, 7/17/23 (a)

     60        59,754  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

     

Series 2016-4, Class D

     

3.89%, 11/15/22 (a)

     125        124,463  

Series 2017-3, Class A

     

1.88%, 10/15/21 (a)

     49        48,595  

Series 2018-3, Class B

     

3.59%, 12/16/24 (a)

     75        74,809  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust

     

Series 2014-2, Class A

     

2.31%, 4/15/26 (a)

     257        255,318  

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust

     

Series 2015-2, Class A1

     

1.98%, 1/15/22

     198        195,393  

Series 2016-1, Class A1

     

1.76%, 2/15/21

     131        130,583  

Series 2017-1, Class A1

     

2.07%, 5/15/22

     115        113,140  

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

     

Series 2015-1, Class A3

     

1.41%, 6/15/20

     4        4,122  

Hertz Vehicle Financing II LP

     

Series 2015-1A, Class B

     

3.52%, 3/25/21 (a)

     115        114,288  

Series 2017-1A, Class A

     

2.96%, 10/25/21 (a)

     125        123,349  

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC

     

Series 2018-2A, Class A

     

3.65%, 6/27/22 (a)

     125        124,518  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust

     

Series 2017-3, Class A2

     

1.67%, 6/15/20

     11        10,896  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust

     

Series 2018-3A, Class A1

     

2.53%, 9/16/19 (a)

     111        111,105  
     

 

 

 
        2,222,845  
     

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 2.9%

     

CLUB Credit Trust

     

Series 2017-P1, Class B

     

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

     100        99,501  

Series 2017-P2, Class A

     

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

     57        57,173  

CNH Equipment Trust

     

Series 2015-A, Class A4

     

1.85%, 4/15/21

     134        133,298  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust

       

Series 2018-P1, Class A

       

3.39%, 7/15/25 (a)(c)

   U.S.$      88        $ 87,982  

Marlette Funding Trust

       

Series 2017-1A, Class A

       

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

     17          17,479  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

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

     33          33,201  

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

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

     46          45,819  

Series 2017-3A, Class B

       

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

     100          99,293  

Series 2018-3A, Class A

       

3.20%, 9/15/28 (a)(c)

     116          116,279  

SBA Tower Trust

       

Series 2015-1A,Class C

       

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

     147          145,897  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

       

Series 2016-2, Class A

       

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

     39          38,524  

Series 2016-3, Class A

       

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

     45          44,687  

Series 2017-1, Class A

       

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

     43          42,724  

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

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

     52          51,808  

Series 2017-3, Class A

       

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

     60          59,238  

Series 2017-4, Class B

       

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

     130          126,067  

Series 2017-5, Class A2

       

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

     110          108,044  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust

       

Series 2018-1, Class A1

       

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

     76          75,491  
       

 

 

 
          1,382,505  
       

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate - 1.4%

       

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2012-2, Class A

       

2.22%, 1/15/22

     232          231,779  

Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2016-1, Class A

       

2.04%, 3/15/22

     130          129,675  

World Financial Network Credit Card Master Trust

 

    

Series 2017-B, Class A

       

1.98%, 6/15/23

     110          109,106  

Series 2018-A, Class A

       

3.07%, 12/16/24

     130          129,197  

Series 2018-B, Class M

       

3.81%, 7/15/25

     70          69,991  
       

 

 

 
          669,748  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33 (c)

   U.S.$      53        $ 53,010  
       

 

 

 

Home Equity Loans - Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Asset Backed Funding Certificates Trust

       

Series 2003-WF1, Class A2

       

3.341% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.13%), 12/25/32 (c)(e)

     24          24,181  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $4,373,183)

          4,352,289  
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 7.4%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 4.8%

       

Bellemeade Re II Ltd.

       

Series 2016-1A, Class M2B

       

8.716% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.50%), 4/25/26 (e)(f)

     13          13,132  

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

       

Series 2017-1, Class M1

       

3.916% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 10/25/27 (a)(e)

     113          113,106  

Series 2018-2A, Class M1B

       

3.566% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.35%), 8/25/28 (a)(e)

     150          151,245  

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

 

    

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

6.766% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24 (e)

     192          213,008  

Series 2015-HQA1, Class M2

       

4.866% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.65%), 3/25/28 (e)

     86          87,261  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2

       

5.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 7/25/24 (e)

     45          48,480  

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

7.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (e)

     44          49,238  

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

6.516% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (e)

     63          69,018  

Series 2015-C01, Class 2M2

       

6.766% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 2/25/25 (e)

     50          53,701  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2

       

6.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (e)

     78          85,422  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

6.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (e)

     84          90,915  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

7.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (e)

   U.S.$ 97        $ 110,433  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

7.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (e)

     77          85,568  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2

       

7.916% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 4/25/28 (e)

     121          140,503  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2

       

7.766% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28 (e)

     107          121,363  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

8.966% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (e)

     160          191,776  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

9.166% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (e)

     90          106,712  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2

       

8.216% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 9/25/28 (e)

     130          152,939  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2

       

8.116% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.90%), 10/25/28 (e)

     173          200,260  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2

       

6.666% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 1/25/29 (e)

     105          117,132  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

 

    

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

       

7.466% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/25 (e)(f)

     45          50,112  

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

       

7.716% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25 (e)(f)

     20          23,536  
       

 

 

 
          2,274,860  
       

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate - 1.1%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

       

Series 2011-131, Class ST

       

4.324% ( 6.54% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/41 (e)(g)

     167          28,551  

Series 2012-70, Class SA

       

4.334% ( 6.55% - LIBOR 1 Month), 7/25/42 (e)(g)

     308          54,772  

Series 2015-90, Class SL

       

3.934% ( 6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/45 (e)(g)

     332          49,335  

Series 2016-77, Class DS

       

3.784% ( 6.00% - LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/46 (e)(g)

     336          51,401  

Series 2017-16, Class SG

       

3.834% ( 6.05% - LIBOR 1 Month), 3/25/47 (e)(g)

     332          51,503  

Series 2017-26, Class TS

       


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

3.734% ( 5.95% - LIBOR 1 Month), 4/25/47 (e)(g)

   U.S.$      313        $ 50,389  

Series 2017-62, Class AS

       

3.934% ( 6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 8/25/47 (e)(g)

     330          52,876  

Series 2017-81, Class SA

       

3.984% ( 6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/47 (e)(g)

     324          53,814  

Series 2017-97, Class LS

       

3.984% ( 6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/47 (e)(g)

     329          57,022  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2017-134, Class SE

       

4.035% ( 6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 9/20/47 (e)(g)

     277          42,912  

Series 2017-65, Class ST

       

3.985% ( 6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 4/20/47 (e)(g)

     320          51,895  
       

 

 

 
          544,470  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 1.1%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6

       

5.50%, 7/25/35

     18          17,449  

Series 2005-57CB, Class 4A3

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     37          31,674  

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16

       

5.75%, 8/01/36

     69          58,286  

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

     50          41,126  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13

       

5.50%, 2/25/36

     39          35,397  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

       

Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17

       

6.00%, 7/25/37

     24          20,066  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

3.899%, 5/25/35

     40          40,216  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2006-10, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 5/25/36

     36          29,417  

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     20          16,267  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-FA3, Class A9

       

6.00%, 7/25/36

     56          46,058  

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-A3, Class 2A1

       

4.013%, 7/25/36

     123          118,772  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2007-S3, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 8/25/37

     33          27,829  


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-8, Class 2A5

       

5.75%, 7/25/37

   U.S.$ 16        $ 15,463  
       

 

 

 
          498,020  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.3%

       

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR4, Class A2

       

2.406% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/36 (e)

     138          81,409  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-1, Class A1

       

2.466% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 3/25/35 (e)

     46          40,219  
       

 

 

 
          121,628  
       

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate - 0.1%

       

Federal National Mortgage Association Grantor Trust

       

Series 2004-T5, Class AB4

       

2.518%, 5/28/35 (c)

     50          47,067  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $3,352,380)

          3,486,045  
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 4.8%

       

Japan - 1.2%

       

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond
Series 22

       

0.10%, 3/10/27

   JPY 60,175          553,193  
       

 

 

 

United States - 3.6%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

   U.S.$ 754          730,328  

0.625%, 7/15/21 (TIPS)

     369          367,942  

1.25%, 7/15/20 (TIPS)

     630          636,854  
       

 

 

 
          1,735,124  
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $2,332,757)

          2,288,317  
       

 

 

 

AGENCIES - 3.3%

       

Agency Debentures - 3.3%

       

Residual Funding Corp. Principal Strip Zero Coupon, 7/15/20
(cost $1,565,183)

     1,677          1,586,325  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 3.2%

       

Industrial - 2.1%

       

Communications - Media - 0.1%

       

CSC Holdings LLC

       

6.75%, 11/15/21

     30          31,633  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.5%

       

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.90%, 5/01/19

   U.S.$ 210        $ 213,480  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.1%

       

KB Home

       

4.75%, 5/15/19

     63          63,370  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.5%

       

First Quality Finance Co., Inc.

       

4.625%, 5/15/21 (a)

     85          84,908  

HCA, Inc.

       

5.375%, 9/01/26

     63          63,687  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

       

5.75%, 7/15/25

     69          69,781  
       

 

 

 
          218,376  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.6%

       

Antero Resources Corp.

       

5.125%, 12/01/22

     16          16,242  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

       

4.875%, 11/01/43

     68          49,781  

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

5.50%, 1/15/23

     113          111,390  

PDC Energy, Inc.

       

5.75%, 5/15/26

     46          43,772  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.

       

4.875%, 1/15/23 (a)

     69          68,353  
       

 

 

 
          289,538  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.2%

       

Western Digital Corp.

       

4.75%, 2/15/26

     98          94,924  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

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

       

5.25%, 3/15/25 (a)

     52          48,746  
       

 

 

 
          960,067  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 1.0%

       

Banking - 0.7%

       

Barclays Bank PLC

       

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

     29          31,566  

CIT Group, Inc.

       

5.25%, 3/07/25

     56          57,076  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

5.95%, 1/30/23 (b)

     55          56,145  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

Series P

       

5.00%, 11/10/22 (b)

     74          70,090  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

2.011% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 2.33%),

       

12/31/18 (a)(b)(e)

   EUR 50          56,021  


     Principal
Amount

(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Standard Chartered PLC

       

3.849% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 1/30/27 (a)(b)(e)

   U.S.$ 100        $ 83,501  
       

 

 

 
          354,399  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.2%

       

Navient Corp.

       

6.625%, 7/26/21

     95          98,902  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.1%

       

Voya Financial, Inc.

       

5.65%, 5/15/53

     31          31,207  
       

 

 

 
          484,508  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.1%

       

Electric - 0.1%

       

AES Corp./VA

       

4.00%, 3/15/21

     49          48,880  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $1,530,162)

          1,493,455  
       

 

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS - 0.6%

       

United States - 0.6%

       

State of California

       

Series 2010 7.625%, 3/01/40

(cost $203,033)

     200          291,230  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

PREFERRED STOCKS - 0.2%

       

Financial Institutions - 0.2%

       

REITS - 0.2%

       

Sovereign Real Estate Investment Trust 12.00% (a)
(cost $87,658)

     93          109,275  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.2%

       

Utility - 0.1%

       

Electric - 0.1%

       

Genneia SA

       

8.75%, 1/20/22 (a)

   U.S.$ 35          32,637  

Terraform Global Operating LLC

       

6.125%, 3/01/26 (a)

     21          20,192  
       

 

 

 
          52,829  
       

 

 

 

Industrial - 0.1%

       

Energy - 0.1%

       

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

6.25%, 3/17/24    

     47          47,106  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $108,720)

          99,935  
       

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 0.1%

       

Argentina - 0.1%

       

Argentina POM Politica Monetaria

       

Series POM

       

42.819% (ARLLMONP), 6/21/20 (e)

(cost $56,245)

   ARS 900        $ 25,721  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.7%

       

Governments - Treasuries - 3.0%

       

Japan - 3.0%

       

Japan Treasury Discount Bill

       

Series 715

       

Zero Coupon, 10/22/18

       

(cost $1,433,922)

   JPY 160,000          1,408,315  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

Investment Companies - 1.4%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio -
Class AB, 1.98% (h)(i)(j)
(cost $663,489)

     663,489          663,489  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

Agency Discount Notes - 1.3%

       

Federal Home Loan Bank

       

Zero Coupon, 10/19/18-12/21/18

(cost $632,496)

   U.S.$ 635          632,463  
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,729,907)

          2,704,267  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 102.7%
(cost $49,283,391)(k)

          48,675,300  

Other assets less liabilities - (2.7)%

          (1,280,262
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 47,395,038  
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Description

   Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Notional
(000)
     Original
Value
     Value at
September 30,
2018
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

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

     29        December 2018        USD        5,800      $ 6,124,957      $ 6,111,297      $ (13,660

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

     9        December 2018        USD        900        1,020,120        1,012,289        (7,831

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

     2        December 2018        USD        200        237,690        237,562        (128

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     8        December 2018        USD        800        1,282,824        1,234,250        (48,574

Sold Contracts

 

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     15        December 2018        JPY        150,000        1,984,160        1,981,341        2,819  

Euro-BOBL Futures

     4        December 2018        EUR        400        611,219        606,997        4,222  
                    

 

 

 
                     $ (63,152
                    

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      120      INR      8,379        12/13/18      $ (6,164

Citibank, NA

   BRL      155      USD      37        10/02/18        (979

Citibank, NA

   USD      39      BRL      155        10/02/18        (331

Citibank, NA

   USD      122      INR      8,485        12/13/18        (5,937

HSBC Bank USA

   JPY      184,766      USD      1,670        10/10/18        43,333  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   BRL      155      USD      39        10/02/18        331  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD      38      BRL      155        10/02/18        747  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   BRL      155      USD      37        11/05/18        (762

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      247      KRW      274,976        11/15/18        1,162  

Standard Chartered Bank

   TWD      15,070      USD      492        12/11/18        (5,097

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      13,049      USD      116        10/04/18        1,114  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      42,355      USD      380        10/10/18        7,294  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      425      USD      313        10/11/18        5,593  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      557      USD      657        10/11/18        9,700  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      101      EUR      113        10/11/18        (1,113

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      258      USD      174        10/11/18        2,861  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      144      EUR      126        10/11/18        2,664  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      216      USD      283        10/12/18        1,636  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   PLN      455      USD      124        10/18/18        581  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      104      NOK      995        11/15/18        1,479  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   KRW      137,727      USD      123        11/15/18        (1,585

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      117      NOK      945        11/15/18        (389

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      47      CAD      61        11/16/18        (31

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      197      MYR      793        11/29/18        (5,257
                 

 

 

 
   $ 50,850  
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 


Description

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

CDX-NAIG
Series 31, 5 Year Index, 12/20/23*

     (1.00 )%      Quarterly        0.60   USD     760      $ (14,819   $ (13,991   $ (828

 

*

Termination date


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

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

EUR

     3,380        6/11/20      (0.115%)    6 Month EURIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual    $ (4,551

AUD

     3,870        6/21/20      2.118%    3 Month BBSW    Quarterly/ Quarterly      (6,853

NOK

     44,100        6/22/20      6 Month NIBOR    1.378%    Semi-Annual/ Annual      (5,042

EUR

     3,140        8/07/20      (0.143%)    6 Month EURIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      97  

USD

     360        8/22/22      3 Month LIBOR    2.886%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (2,159

USD

     1,200        9/10/23      3 Month LIBOR    2.896%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (9,431

USD

     740        11/10/25      2.256%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      36,069  

USD

     80        6/28/26      1.460%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      8,859  

USD

     175        11/08/26      1.657%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      17,576  

USD

     200        11/09/26      1.672%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      19,863  

USD

     105        4/26/27      2.287%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      6,071  

USD

     260        7/12/27      2.355%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      15,532  

USD

     180        3/28/28      2.920%    3 Month LIBOR    Semi-Annual/ Quarterly      3,204  

NOK

     4,780        8/31/28      2.186%    6 Month NIBOR    Annual/ Semi-Annual      5,414  

USD

     290        8/31/28      3 Month LIBOR    2.986%    Quarterly/ Semi-Annual      (3,657
                 

 

 

 
                  $ 80,992  
                 

 

 

 


CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 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       0.29     USD       98     $ (3,473   $ (865   $ (2,608

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

    (5.00     Quarterly       0.29       USD       112       (3,968     (1,024     (2,944

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

               

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       3       (23     38       (61

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

    (3.00     Monthly       4.07       USD       55       3,262       4,534       (1,272

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

    (3.00     Monthly       4.07       USD       107       6,345       8,022       (1,677

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

    (3.00     Monthly       4.07       USD       131       7,768       9,490       (1,722

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

    (3.00     Monthly       4.07       USD       107       6,345       8,305       (1,960

Credit Suisse International

               

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       4       (31     36       (67

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       330       (2,568     4,116       (6,684

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

    (3.00     Monthly       4.32       USD       350       19,565       22,274       (2,709

Deutsche Bank AG

               

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       42       (327     565       (892

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

    (0.50     Monthly       0.38       USD       122       (950     1,276       (2,226


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
  Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 2018
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

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

    (0.50 )%    Monthly     0.38     USD       408     $ (3,176   $ 4,304     $ (7,480

Goldman Sachs International

               

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

    (0.50   Monthly     0.38       USD       27       (210     255       (465

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

    (0.50   Monthly     0.38       USD       46       (358     614       (972

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

               

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

    (0.50   Monthly     0.38       USD       50       (389     649       (1,038

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

    (0.50   Monthly     0.38       USD       99       (771     1,285       (2,056

Sale Contracts

               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

               

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       52       (6,109     (7,969     1,860  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       60       (7,044     (8,377     1,333  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       31       (3,645     (4,894     1,249  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       32       (3,757     (4,364     607  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       5       (588     (828     240  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       37       (4,344     (4,356     12  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       54       (6,339     (6,357     18  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       73       (8,570     (8,404     (166

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       29       (3,405     (3,209     (196

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       107       (12,562     (12,318     (244


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
  Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30, 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     6.57     USD       73     $ (8,570   $ (8,239   $ (331

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       107       (12,561     (12,076     (485

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       78       (9,157     (8,641     (516

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       132       (15,497     (14,550     (947

Credit Suisse International

 

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       56       (6,579     (8,543     1,964  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       28       (3,287     (1,991     (1,296

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       94       (11,035     (6,253     (4,782

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       350       (41,090     (20,829     (20,261

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       318       (37,355     (13,378     (23,977

Deutsche Bank AG

 

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

    2.00     Monthly     2.35       USD       135       (1,616     (2,716     1,100  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       51       (5,988     (6,609     621  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       8       (939     (964     25  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       28       (3,287     (3,293     6  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       27       (3,170     (3,175     5  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       8       (939     (472     (467


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
  Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30,
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     6.57     USD       84     $ (9,862   $ (9,306   $ (556

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       85       (9,980     (7,190     (2,790

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       132       (15,497     (9,513     (5,984

Goldman Sachs International

 

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       39       (4,585     (6,649     2,064  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       92       (10,801     (12,543     1,742  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       28       (3,292     (4,706     1,414  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       34       (3,998     (5,375     1,377  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       41       (4,813     (5,738     925  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       4       (470     (625     155  

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       4       (470     (369     (101

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       16       (1,878     (1,776     (102

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       8       (940     (813     (127

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       8       (939     (751     (188

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       57       (6,692     (6,245     (447

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       49       (5,753     (4,354     (1,399

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

    3.00     Monthly     6.57       USD       185       (21,719     (14,543     (7,176


Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
September 30,
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       6.57     USD       246     $ (28,880   $ (12,371   $ (16,509

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       6.57       USD       35       (4,109     (2,538     (1,571
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ (325,070   $ (214,336   $ (110,734
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

VARIANCE SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Volatility
Strike
Rate
    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      $ 713     $ – 0 –      $ 713  

AUD/JPY 3/03/20*

     12.75       Maturity        AUD        4        (1,023     – 0 –        (1,023

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

                  

AUD/JPY 3/10/20*

     12.90       Maturity        AUD        2        (654     – 0 –        (654

AUD/JPY 3/11/20*

     12.80       Maturity        AUD        2        (439     – 0 –        (439
             

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
              $ (1,403   $ – 0 –      $ (1,403
             

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

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 September 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $8,536,368 or 18.0% 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)

IO - Interest Only.

(e)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at September 30, 2018.

(f)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.19% of net assets as of September 30, 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

           

8.716%, 4/25/26

     4/29/16      $   13,072      $   13,132        0.03

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

           

7.466%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        44,529        50,112        0.11

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

           

7.716%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        20,201        23,536        0.05

 

(g)

Inverse interest only security.

(h)

Affiliated investments.

(i)

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.

(j)

The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

(k)

As of September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $684,948 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,337,314), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $(652,366).

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

MYR

   -   

Malaysian Ringgit

NOK

   -   

Norwegian Krone

NZD

   -   

New Zealand Dollar

PLN

   -   

Polish Zloty

TWD

   -   

New Taiwan Dollar

USD

   -   

United States Dollar

Glossary:      

ABS

   -   

Asset-Backed Securities

ARLLMONP

   -   

Argentina Blended Policy Rate

BBSW

   -   

Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate (Australia)

BOBL

   -   

Bundesobligationen

CBT

   -   

Chicago Board of Trade

CDX-CMBX.NA

   -   

North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index

CDX-NAIG

   -   

North American Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index

CMBS

   -   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CPI

   -   

Consumer Price Index

EURIBOR

   -   

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR

   -   

London Interbank Offered Rates

NIBOR

   -   

Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

REIT

   -   

Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs

   -   

Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

TBA

   -   

To Be Announced

TIPS

   -   

Treasury Inflation Protected Security


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio    

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Corporates - Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 12,908,459     $ – 0  –    $ 12,908,459  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      8,136,623       – 0  –      8,136,623  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      4,896,362       734,439       5,630,801  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      5,562,558       – 0  –      5,562,558  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      3,025,891       1,326,398       4,352,289  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      3,438,978       47,067       3,486,045  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      2,288,317       – 0  –      2,288,317  

Agencies

     – 0  –      1,586,325       – 0  –      1,586,325  

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      1,493,455       – 0  –      1,493,455  

Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      291,230       – 0  –      291,230  

Preferred Stocks

     – 0  –      109,275       – 0  –      109,275  

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      99,935       – 0  –      99,935  

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      25,721       – 0  –      25,721  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      1,408,315       – 0  –      1,408,315  

Investment Companies

     663,489       – 0  –      – 0  –      663,489  

Agency Discount Notes

     – 0  –      632,463       – 0  –      632,463  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     663,489       45,903,907       2,107,904       48,675,300  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     7,041       – 0  –      – 0  –      7,041  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      78,495       – 0  –      78,495  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      112,685       – 0  –      112,685  

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      43,285       – 0  –      43,285  

Variance Swaps

     – 0  –      713       – 0  –      713  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (70,193     – 0  –      – 0  –      (70,193

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (27,645     – 0  –      (27,645

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (14,819     – 0  –      (14,819

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (31,693     – 0  –      (31,693

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (368,355     – 0  –      (368,355

Variance Swaps

     – 0  –      (2,116     – 0  –      (2,116
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (b)

   $     600,337     $     45,694,457     $     2,107,904     $     48,402,698  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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
    Asset-Backed
Securities
    Collateralized
Mortgage
Obligations
 

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $  774,281     $  1,409,964     $  46,791  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (76     50       – 0  – 

Realized gain (loss)

     (17,780     80       – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (5,115     (11,519     276  

Purchases/Payups

     – 0  –      354,973       – 0  – 

Sales/Paydowns

     (16,871     (427,150     – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/18

   $ 734,439     $ 1,326,398     $ 47,067  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/18

   $ (5,749   $ (11,467   $ 276  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


     Total  

Balance as of 12/31/17

   $  2,231,036  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     (26

Realized gain (loss)

     (17,700

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     (16,358

Purchases/Payups

     354,973  

Sales/Paydowns

     (444,021

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     – 0  – 
  

 

 

 

Balance as of 9/30/18

   $ 2,107,904  
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 9/30/18

   $ (16,940
  

 

 

 

As of September 30, 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).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/17

(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $     – 0  –    $ 7,312      $ 6,649      $ 663      $ 2  


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB International Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 93.8%

       

Financials - 22.9%

       

Banks - 10.0%

       

Credicorp Ltd.

     6,343        $ 1,414,996  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

     50,347          1,393,276  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB-Class A SHS

     102,240          1,289,414  

Swedbank AB-Class A

     65,079          1,609,544  
       

 

 

 
          5,707,230  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 4.6%

       

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     11,930          712,898  

Partners Group Holding AG

     2,439          1,933,440  
       

 

 

 
          2,646,338  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.8%

       

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (a)

     71,270          1,021,930  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 4.5%

       

AIA Group Ltd.

     168,000          1,498,041  

Prudential PLC

     48,567          1,113,547  
       

 

 

 
          2,611,588  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.0%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     47,174          1,138,963  
       

 

 

 
          13,126,049  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 14.7%

       

Building Products - 4.4%

       

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     16,370          705,563  

Kingspan Group PLC

     38,725          1,805,661  
       

 

 

 
          2,511,224  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.8%

       

China Everbright International Ltd.

     1,177,148          1,016,335  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 5.0%

       

Schneider Electric SE

     19,618          1,575,266  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     19,340          1,306,538  
       

 

 

 
          2,881,804  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 3.5%

       

Siemens AG

     15,534          1,986,233  
       

 

 

 
          8,395,596  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 12.1%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.8%

       

Halma PLC

     53,678          1,010,589  

Horiba Ltd.

     10,800          572,441  
       

 

 

 
          1,583,030  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 7.1%

       

ams AG (a)(b)

     10,660          599,995  

ASML Holding NV

     3,931          738,063  

Infineon Technologies AG

     50,702          1,153,768  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     186,000          1,587,237  
       

 

 

 
          4,079,063  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Software - 2.2%

       

Dassault Systemes SE

     8,520        $ 1,274,911  
       

 

 

 
          6,937,004  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 12.1%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.7%

       

Tsuruha Holdings, Inc.

     7,800          960,100  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 5.1%

       

Kerry Group PLC-Class A

     12,990          1,436,565  

Nestle SA

     17,717          1,474,702  
       

 

 

 
          2,911,267  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 2.4%

       

Unicharm Corp.

     42,100          1,392,906  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 2.9%

       

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

     89,537          956,207  

Unilever PLC

     12,690          697,113  
       

 

 

 
          1,653,320  
       

 

 

 
          6,917,593  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 10.6%

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 2.6%

       

Essilor International Cie Generale d’Optique SA

     9,822          1,453,849  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 2.2%

       

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     85,962          1,249,638  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.7%

       

Gerresheimer AG

     12,047          1,017,029  

ICON PLC (a)

     6,680          1,027,050  

Tecan Group AG

     371          87,827  
       

 

 

 
          2,131,906  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.1%

       

Roche Holding AG

     3,530          853,608  

Vectura Group PLC (a)

     351,400          365,316  
       

 

 

 
          1,218,924  
       

 

 

 
          6,054,317  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.6%

       

Auto Components - 5.2%

       

Aptiv PLC

     19,928          1,671,959  

Delphi Technologies PLC

     22,750          713,440  

Valeo SA

     13,610          589,325  
       

 

 

 
          2,974,724  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.7%

       

Panasonic Corp.

     85,100          986,413  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.7%

       

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd.

     74,000          949,503  
       

 

 

 
          4,910,640  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Utilities - 3.9%

       

Multi-Utilities - 1.8%

       

Suez

     74,406        $ 1,058,418  
       

 

 

 

Water Utilities - 2.1%

       

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd. (a)

     1,448,000          771,951  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo

     73,800          431,081  
       

 

 

 
          1,203,032  
       

 

 

 
          2,261,450  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 3.6%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 2.1%

       

Deutsche Telekom AG

     75,657          1,217,974  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 1.5%

       

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     20,600          841,115  
       

 

 

 
          2,059,089  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.5%

       

Chemicals - 3.5%

       

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     6,206          629,199  

Koninklijke DSM NV

     4,405          466,548  

Umicore SA

     15,760          880,329  
       

 

 

 
          1,976,076  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.8%

       

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.8%

       

SM Prime Holdings, Inc.

     1,564,200          1,046,708  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $44,260,449)

          53,684,522  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.9%

       

Investment Companies - 2.9%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,684,785)

     1,684,785          1,684,785  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 96.7%
(cost $45,945,234)

          55,369,307  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 0.9%

       

Investment Companies - 0.9%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $484,770)

     484,770          484,770  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 97.6%
(cost $46,430,004) (f)

          55,854,077  

Other assets less liabilities - 2.4%

          1,386,077  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 57,240,154  
       

 

 

 


FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   SEK 12,287      USD 1,357        11/14/18      $ (30,509

Bank of America, NA

   USD 504      RUB 33,356        11/14/18        3,320  

Bank of America, NA

   PHP 50,085      USD 914        12/11/18        (7,191

Bank of America, NA

   INR 10,305      USD 146        12/13/18        5,044  

Barclays Bank PLC

   CNY 3,222      USD 466        10/25/18        (2,578

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 175      INR 12,764        12/13/18        (1,487

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 689      CNY 4,741        10/25/18        (145

BNP Paribas SA

   GBP 503      USD 641        11/14/18        (16,296

BNP Paribas SA

   TWD 6,119      USD 200        12/11/18        (2,455

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 713      INR 52,615        12/13/18        3,788  

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 241      INR 16,812        12/13/18        (11,574

Citibank, NA

   BRL 1,289      USD 322        10/02/18        2,762  

Citibank, NA

   BRL 1,289      USD 312        10/02/18        (7,067

Citibank, NA

   USD 311      BRL 1,289        10/02/18        8,163  

Citibank, NA

   USD 322      BRL 1,289        10/02/18        (2,762

Citibank, NA

   USD 307      CNY 2,067        10/25/18        (6,141

Citibank, NA

   USD 311      BRL 1,289        11/05/18        7,177  

Citibank, NA

   USD 2,749      AUD 3,784        11/14/18        (12,899

Citibank, NA

   USD 4,014      GBP 3,145        11/14/18        93,166  

Citibank, NA

   USD 2,182      KRW     2,467,876        11/15/18        43,751  

Citibank, NA

   INR 480,975      USD 6,892        12/13/18        335,083  

Credit Suisse International

   USD 788      EUR 690        11/14/18        15,993  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   CHF 572      USD 579        11/14/18        (5,506

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   GBP 417      USD 544        11/14/18        (342

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD 4,629      JPY 510,336        11/14/18        (123,425

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD 4,017      CAD 5,271        11/14/18        67,632  

Natwest Markets PLC

   EUR 4,789      USD 5,468        11/14/18        (110,996

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 166      CNY 1,155        10/25/18        1,825  

Standard Chartered Bank

   KRW     197,659      USD 175        11/15/18        (3,720

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 324      TWD 9,920        12/11/18        3,355  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CAD 192      USD 146        11/14/18        (2,889

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF 139      USD 144        11/14/18        1,435  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF 181      USD 184        11/14/18        (669

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR 766      USD 902        11/14/18        10,081  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR 401      USD 465        11/14/18        (2,599

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP 114      USD 147        11/14/18        (1,869

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY 37,817      USD 340        11/14/18        6,507  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK 2,300      USD 264        11/14/18        4,117  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 1,487      JPY 164,602        11/14/18        (34,262

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 466      MXN 9,083        11/14/18        16,077  


Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 292      NOK 2,440        11/14/18      $ 8,033  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 67      NZD 102        11/14/18        529  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD            446      ZAR            6,504        11/14/18        11,637  
           

 

 

 
   $ 262,094  
           

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $13,263,924 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(3,577,757), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $9,686,167.

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

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  12.0%       

France

  10.4%       

India

  9.7%       

Germany

  7.9%       

Switzerland

  7.1%       

Japan

  7.0%       

United Kingdom

  6.5%       

China

  6.2%       

United States

  5.9%       

Ireland

  5.2%       

Sweden

  3.5%       

Denmark

  2.9%       

Taiwan

  2.7%       

Hong Kong

  10.0%       

Other

  3.0%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1

All data are as of September 30, 2018. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 2.6% or less in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Netherlands, Peru and Philippines.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB International Growth Portfolio

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Financials

   $ 2,808,272     $ 10,317,777     $ – 0  –    $ 13,126,049  

Industrials

     1,805,661       6,589,935       – 0  –      8,395,596  

Information Technology

     – 0  –      6,937,004       – 0  –      6,937,004  

Consumer Staples

     1,436,565       5,481,028       – 0  –      6,917,593  

Health Care

     1,027,050       5,027,267       – 0  –      6,054,317  

Consumer Discretionary

     2,385,399       2,525,241       – 0  –      4,910,640  

Utilities

     431,081       1,830,369       – 0  –      2,261,450  

Communication Services

     – 0  –      2,059,089       – 0  –      2,059,089  

Materials

     – 0  –      1,976,076       – 0  –      1,976,076  

Real Estate

     – 0  –      1,046,708       – 0  –      1,046,708  

Short-Term Investments

     1,684,785       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,684,785  

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

     484,770       – 0  –      – 0  –      484,770  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     12,063,583       43,790,494 (a)      – 0  –      55,854,077  

Other Financial Instruments (b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      649,475       – 0  –      649,475  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (387,381     – 0  –      (387,381
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)(d)(e)

   $     12,063,583     $     44,052,588                       – 0  –    $     56,116,171  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 $2,864,074 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.

(e)

An amount of $2,148,726 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to increase in trading volume 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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 0      $ 5,185      $ 3,500      $ 1,685      $ 8  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     1,757        14,919        16,191        485        10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,757      $ 20,104      $ 19,691      $ 2,170      $ 18  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB International Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.0%

       

Consumer Discretionary - 17.7%

       

Auto Components - 5.6%

       

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

     109,434        $ 4,940,330  

Magna International, Inc.-Class A

     120,220          6,315,157  

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.

     300,100          8,747,791  

Valeo SA

     125,830          5,448,549  
       

 

 

 
          25,451,827  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles - 5.0%

       

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

     236,200          7,113,459  

Peugeot SA

     322,160          8,690,502  

Subaru Corp.

     226,600          6,946,262  
       

 

 

 
          22,750,223  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 3.4%

       

Nikon Corp.

     355,800          6,685,947  

Panasonic Corp.

     757,900          8,784,990  
       

 

 

 
          15,470,937  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Products - 1.3%

       

Amer Sports Oyj (a)

     138,506          5,659,874  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 2.4%

       

HUGO BOSS AG

     68,260          5,251,590  

Pandora A/S

     86,250          5,386,177  
       

 

 

 
          10,637,767  
       

 

 

 
          79,970,628  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 17.0%

       

Banks - 10.1%

       

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

     559,050          4,275,015  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

     1,494,000          7,090,993  

DNB ASA

     467,820          9,845,034  

Erste Group Bank AG (a)

     251,770          10,452,673  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     808,790          3,418,940  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     1,448,800          9,000,943  

Yes Bank Ltd.

     466,822          1,186,583  
       

 

 

 
          45,270,181  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.5%

       

Credit Suisse Group AG (a)

     757,217          11,362,387  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 1.2%

       

Hitachi Capital Corp.

     195,400          5,438,765  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 3.2%

       

Allianz SE

     43,740          9,735,072  

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

     4,140,000          4,872,414  
       

 

 

 
          14,607,486  
       

 

 

 
          76,678,819  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 12.7%

       

Chemicals - 5.8%

       

Air Water, Inc.

     232,800          4,272,363  

Incitec Pivot Ltd.

     1,662,440          4,779,927  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     157,200        $ 7,294,584  

Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.

     86,900          6,752,079  

Tosoh Corp.

     206,900          3,186,658  
       

 

 

 
          26,285,611  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 1.3%

       

Buzzi Unicem SpA (b)

     285,270          5,915,163  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.9%

       

BillerudKorsnas AB (b)

     321,910          4,154,605  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 4.7%

       

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     320,090          3,645,356  

Gerdau SA (Preference Shares)

     1,109,200          4,721,286  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     1,251,890          7,507,415  

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     166,000          5,147,862  
       

 

 

 
          21,021,919  
       

 

 

 
          57,377,298  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 10.5%

       

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.5%

       

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     1,501,600          11,357,786  

PetroChina Co., Ltd.-Class H

     10,690,000          8,652,442  

Repsol SA

     353,880          7,044,806  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Euronext Amsterdam)-Class A

     408,410          13,992,638  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A

     188,044          6,447,736  
       

 

 

 
          47,495,408  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 10.3%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 5.9%

       

Airbus SE

     92,120          11,564,989  

BAE Systems PLC

     846,320          6,939,794  

Leonardo SpA

     181,564          2,182,256  

MTU Aero Engines AG

     26,910          6,062,252  
       

 

 

 
          26,749,291  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 2.9%

       

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     239,700          8,615,324  

Qantas Airways Ltd.

     989,190          4,216,177  
       

 

 

 
          12,831,501  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.7%

       

Signify NV (c)

     123,570          3,198,591  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.8%

       

Glory Ltd.

     140,200          3,423,643  
       

 

 

 
          46,203,026  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 9.8%

       

Beverages - 0.8%

       

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Holdings, Inc.

     136,600          3,655,997  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 2.7%

       

Orkla ASA

     794,440          6,712,240  

WH Group Ltd. (c)

     7,711,500          5,413,897  
       

 

 

 
          12,126,137  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Household Products - 1.7%

       

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

     64,660        $ 7,581,431  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 4.6%

       

British American Tobacco PLC

     270,140          12,594,060  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

     305,900          7,988,060  
       

 

 

 
          20,582,120  
       

 

 

 
          43,945,685  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 6.7%

       

Communications Equipment - 1.8%

       

Nokia Oyj

     1,483,410          8,247,412  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 3.3%

       

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

     67,800          3,986,692  

SUMCO Corp.

     222,800          3,245,664  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     875,000          7,466,841  
       

 

 

 
          14,699,197  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.6%

       

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     176,140          7,371,609  
       

 

 

 
          30,318,218  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 5.9%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 3.0%

       

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd.

     5,806,000          6,782,883  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

     150,700          6,801,143  
       

 

 

 
          13,584,026  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 1.7%

       

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     20,600          7,494,964  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 1.2%

       

Yahoo Japan Corp.

     1,554,800          5,583,499  
       

 

 

 
          26,662,489  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 5.3%

       

Pharmaceuticals - 5.3%

       

Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B

     182,690          8,598,316  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     312,900          8,857,100  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     296,110          6,378,209  
       

 

 

 
          23,833,625  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 1.1%

       

Real Estate Management & Development - 1.1%

       

Aroundtown SA

     546,450          4,868,409  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 1.0%

       

Electric Utilities - 1.0%

       

EDP - Energias de Portugal SA

     1,163,800          4,294,211  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $409,069,780)

          441,647,816  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.7%

       

Investment Companies - 1.7%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 1.98% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $7,622,962)

     7,622,962        $ 7,622,962  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 99.7%
(cost $416,692,742)

          449,270,778  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 1.7%

       

Investment Companies - 1.7%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 1.98% (d)(e)(f)
(cost $7,687,323)

     7,687,323          7,687,323  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.4%
(cost $424,380,065) (g)

          456,958,101  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.4)%

          (6,257,794
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 450,700,307  
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

   CAD 961      USD 732        10/16/18      $ (12,693

Bank of America, NA

   JPY 2,484,756      USD 22,290        10/16/18        398,442  

Bank of America, NA

   NOK 4,179      USD 524        10/16/18        10,196  

Bank of America, NA

   USD 4,542      GBP 3,434        10/16/18        (63,233

Bank of America, NA

   USD 3,769      JPY        418,653        10/16/18        (81,079

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR 1,163      USD 1,355        10/16/18        3,498  

Barclays Bank PLC

   JPY 372,858      USD 3,350        10/16/18        65,341  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 950      AUD 1,285        10/16/18        (21,004

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,754      CHF 1,731        10/16/18        12,006  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 6,090      GBP 4,543        10/16/18        (164,682

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 1,006      JPY 112,590        10/16/18        (13,560

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD 758      NZD 1,124        10/16/18        (12,656

Barclays Bank PLC

   CNY 13,037      USD 1,892        10/25/18        (3,092

Barclays Bank PLC

   JPY 289,396      USD 2,589        1/17/19        18,913  

BNP Paribas SA

   CAD 1,539      USD 1,187        10/16/18        (4,759

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 3,822      EUR 3,258        10/16/18        (34,689

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 3,304      GBP 2,514        10/16/18        (24,810

BNP Paribas SA

   USD 440      INR 32,165        12/13/18        (1,900

Citibank, NA

   BRL 16,070      USD 4,014        10/02/18        34,436  

Citibank, NA

   BRL 16,070      USD 3,877        10/02/18        (101,769

Citibank, NA

   USD 3,891      BRL 16,070        10/02/18        88,109  

Citibank, NA

   USD 4,014      BRL 16,070        10/02/18        (34,436

Citibank, NA

   EUR 1,967      USD 2,303        10/16/18        16,286  

Citibank, NA

   HKD 10,750      USD 1,372        10/16/18        (1,721

Citibank, NA

   USD 195      AUD 270        10/16/18        289  

Citibank, NA

   USD 7,414      EUR 6,466        10/16/18        101,312  

Citibank, NA

   USD 2,719      GBP 2,043        10/16/18        (54,501

Citibank, NA

   USD 687      JPY 77,457        10/16/18        (4,300

Citibank, NA

   CNY 125,443      USD 18,610        10/25/18        371,897  

Citibank, NA

   BRL 16,070      USD 3,880        11/05/18        (89,482

Citibank, NA

   KRW     10,008,346      USD 8,850        11/15/18        (177,429


Counterparty

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

Citibank, NA

   INR 414,693      USD 5,942        12/13/18      $ 288,691  

Citibank, NA

   JPY 257,705      USD 2,319        1/17/19        30,179  

Citibank, NA

   USD 1,800      EUR 1,517        1/17/19        (22,422

Citibank, NA

   USD 1,211      GBP 920        1/17/19        (5,743

Credit Suisse International

   EUR 905      USD 1,055        10/16/18        3,462  

Credit Suisse International

   GBP 1,056      USD 1,383        10/16/18        5,614  

Credit Suisse International

   GBP 7,658      USD 9,802        10/16/18        (185,296

Credit Suisse International

   NOK 37,735      USD 4,527        10/16/18        (112,144

Credit Suisse International

   SEK 22,660      USD 2,538        10/16/18        (14,666

Credit Suisse International

   USD 706      CAD 928        10/16/18        12,277  

Credit Suisse International

   USD 926      JPY 102,748        10/16/18        (21,141

Credit Suisse International

   USD 4,014      NOK 33,264        10/16/18        75,019  

Credit Suisse International

   USD 2,243      NOK 18,194        10/16/18        (5,818

Credit Suisse International

   USD 9,174      SEK 83,210        10/16/18        199,562  

Credit Suisse International

   USD 5,020      SEK 42,852        10/16/18        (192,386

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 2,444      GBP 1,841        10/16/18        (43,322

Deutsche Bank AG

   USD 1,338      GBP 1,010        1/17/19        (14,060

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 788      CAD 1,026        10/16/18        6,114  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 2,020      JPY 226,431        10/16/18        (24,833

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD 1,103      SEK 9,704        10/16/18        (10,028

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   EUR 1,125      USD 1,306        10/16/18        (1,412

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   HKD 7,046      USD 899        10/16/18        (1,428

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   JPY       1,111,071      USD 10,073        10/16/18        284,675  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   NOK 100,486      USD 12,373        10/16/18        18,916  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   SEK 39,589      USD 4,358        10/16/18        (101,500

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   KRW 817,738      USD 734        11/15/18        (3,652

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   EUR 709      USD 836        10/16/18        11,561  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   ILS 2,887      USD 812        10/16/18        17,437  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   JPY 324,101      USD 2,936        10/16/18        80,715  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD 2,055      CHF 2,007        10/16/18        (7,700

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   TWD 18,262      USD 599        12/11/18        (4,299

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   HKD 14,315      USD 1,835        1/17/19        3,478  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   USD 1,425      AUD 1,984        1/17/19        10,235  

Natwest Markets PLC

   CAD 12,385      USD 9,403        10/16/18        (188,926

Natwest Markets PLC

   EUR 919      USD 1,089        10/16/18        20,335  

Natwest Markets PLC

   ILS 14,037      USD 3,874        10/16/18        10,370  

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD 744      AUD 1,031        10/16/18        1,685  

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD 15,422      AUD 20,873        10/16/18        (332,808

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD 15,307      EUR 12,878        10/16/18        (338,357

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD 20,574      GBP 15,576        10/16/18        (259,800

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD 460      INR 33,603        12/13/18        (2,300

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD 1,099      AUD 1,509        1/17/19        (7,468

Northern Trust Co.

   USD 21,410      CHF 21,304        10/16/18        324,169  

Standard Chartered Bank

   JPY 250,745      USD 2,278        10/16/18        68,727  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 1,836      HKD 14,393        10/16/18        2,765  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 1,522      JPY 167,497        10/16/18        (46,616

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 497      CNY 3,403        10/25/18        (1,946

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 1,963      KRW     2,218,982        11/15/18        38,503  

Standard Chartered Bank

   TWD 196,632      USD 6,426        12/11/18        (66,511

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD 455      INR 33,468        12/13/18        882  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR 9,639      USD 11,360        10/16/18        157,086  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   HKD 3,521      USD 449        10/16/18        (376

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK 8,657      USD 1,069        10/16/18        4,227  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK 13,260      USD 1,624        10/16/18        (6,173

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 201      GBP 151        10/16/18        (4,259

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY 45,500      USD 409        1/17/19        4,817  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 1,363      AUD 1,907        1/17/19        16,719  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 7,107      EUR 5,995        1/17/19        (81,078


Counterparty

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

UBS AG

   JPY          193,388      USD 1,762        10/16/18      $ 57,827  

UBS AG

   USD 809      JPY          89,400        10/16/18        (21,608
           

 

 

 
            $ (155,099
           

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $8,612,488 or 1.9% 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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $65,363,388 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(32,940,451), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $32,422,937.

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
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
TWD    -    New Taiwan Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

  31.9%       

Japan

  10.5%       

United Kingdom

  7.5%       

Germany

  5.7%       

France

  5.4%       

Norway

  4.5%       

China

  3.1%       

Denmark

  3.1%       

Finland

  2.8%       

Hong Kong

  2.7%       

South Korea

  2.5%       

Switzerland

  2.3%       

Austria

  2.2%       

Canada

  14.1%       

Other

      1.7%       

Short-Term

  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

1

All data are as of September 30, 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: Australia, Brazil, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Taiwan.


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB International Value Portfolio

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 11,701,334     $ 68,269,294     $ – 0  –    $ 79,970,628  

Financials

     – 0  –      76,678,819       – 0  –      76,678,819  

Materials

     8,366,642       49,010,656       – 0  –      57,377,298  

Energy

     – 0  –      47,495,408       – 0  –      47,495,408  

Industrials

     – 0  –      46,203,026       – 0  –      46,203,026  

Consumer Staples

     – 0  –      43,945,685       – 0  –      43,945,685  

Information Technology

     – 0  –      30,318,218       – 0  –      30,318,218  

Communication Services

     – 0  –      26,662,489       – 0  –      26,662,489  

Health Care

     6,378,209       17,455,416       – 0  –      23,833,625  

Real Estate

     – 0  –      4,868,409       – 0  –      4,868,409  

Utilities

     4,294,211       – 0  –      – 0  –      4,294,211  

Short-Term Investments

     7,622,962       – 0  –      – 0  –      7,622,962  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

     7,687,323       – 0  –      – 0  –      7,687,323  

Total Investments in Securities

     46,050,681       410,907,420 (a)      – 0  –      456,958,101  

Other Financial Instruments (b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      2,876,772       – 0  –      2,876,772  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (3,031,871     – 0  –      (3,031,871
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)(d)

   $     46,050,681     $     410,752,321     $                 – 0  –    $     456,803,002  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 $6,815,226 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 $8,979,582 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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/17

(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/18
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 0      $ 33,253      $ 25,630      $ 7,623      $ 31  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     15,541        190,303        198,157        7,687        147  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,541      $ 223,556      $ 223,787      $ 15,310      $ 178  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 91.2%

 

Information Technology - 21.9%

 

Communications Equipment - 0.9%

 

Arista Networks, Inc. (a)

     15,607        $ 4,149,277  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.4%

       

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

     18,776          1,765,319  

Cognex Corp.

     5,640          314,825  
       

 

 

 
          2,080,144  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 8.9%

       

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A

     22,928          1,768,895  

Fiserv, Inc. (a)

     53,610          4,416,392  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     136,052          11,950,808  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     162,166          24,339,495  
       

 

 

 
          42,475,590  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.9%

       

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     19,700          2,113,613  

Xilinx, Inc.

     147,503          11,825,315  
       

 

 

 
          13,938,928  
       

 

 

 

Software - 5.2%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)

     28,540          7,704,373  

Microsoft Corp.

     146,292          16,731,416  
       

 

 

 
          24,435,789  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.6%

       

Apple, Inc.

     75,862          17,125,088  
       

 

 

 
          104,204,816  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 19.4%

       

Biotechnology - 5.0%

       

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     44,706          15,795,077  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     19,221          7,766,053  
       

 

 

 
          23,561,130  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 7.5%

       

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     83,222          14,488,950  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)

     23,192          13,312,208  

Stryker Corp.

     43,584          7,744,005  
       

 

 

 
               35,545,163  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.7%

       

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

            66,721          17,750,455  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.4%

       

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)

     3,055          1,860,434  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.8%

       

Zoetis, Inc.

     145,678          13,338,277  
       

 

 

 
          92,055,459  
       

 

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Discretionary - 15.5%

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.4%

 

Starbucks Corp.

     33,290        $ 1,892,204  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 3.3%

       

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,810          15,495,040  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.7%

       

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

     43,111          3,515,702  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 7.7%

       

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     91,061          18,863,286  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     75,219          8,426,032  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     32,600          9,197,112  
       

 

 

 
          36,486,430  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 3.4%

       

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     189,230          16,031,566  
       

 

 

 
          73,420,942  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 15.2%

       

Entertainment - 2.2%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     77,437          6,441,984  

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

     35,350          4,259,322  
       

 

 

 
          10,701,306  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services - 11.9%

       

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C (a)

     30,399          36,280,294  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A (a)

            123,039          20,234,994  
       

 

 

 
               56,515,288  
       

 

 

 

Media - 1.1%

       

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     147,930          5,238,201  
       

 

 

 
          72,454,795  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 8.1%

       

Beverages - 4.9%

       

Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A

     34,690          7,479,858  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     274,801          16,015,402  
       

 

 

 
          23,495,260  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.2%

       

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     64,330          15,109,831  
       

 

 

 
          38,605,091  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 6.2%

       

Building Products - 2.8%

       

Allegion PLC

     85,849          7,775,344  

AO Smith Corp.

     69,630          3,716,153  

Lennox International, Inc.

     8,821          1,926,507  
       

 

 

 
          13,418,004  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.9%

       

Copart, Inc. (a)

     80,868          4,167,128  
       

 

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.3%

 

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     21,244        $ 6,292,685  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.7%

       

IDEX Corp.

     11,440          1,723,550  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)

     14,642          1,726,878  
       

 

 

 
          3,450,428  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 0.5%

       

Fastenal Co.

     38,620          2,240,732  
       

 

 

 
               29,568,977  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 2.5%

       

Capital Markets - 2.5%

       

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     18,086          3,228,170  

S&P Global, Inc.

     43,110          8,423,263  
       

 

 

 
          11,651,433  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 2.4%

       

Chemicals - 2.4%

       

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     25,189          11,466,285  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $275,337,779)

          433,427,798  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.8%

       

Investment Companies - 8.8%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 1.98% (b)(c)(d)
(cost $41,817,441)

          41,817,441          41,817,441  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.0%
(cost $317,155,220) (e)

 

       475,245,239  

Other assets less liabilities - 0.0%

          (130,381
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 475,114,858  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Affiliated investments.

(c)

The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end.

(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)

As of September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $158,989,664 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(899,645), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $158,090,019.

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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 433,427,798     $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 433,427,798  

Short-Term Investments

     41,817,441       –0 –      –0 –      41,817,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     475,245,239       –0 –      –0 –      475,245,239  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $   475,245,239     $                     –0 –    $                     –0 –    $     475,245,239  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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).

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/17

(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ – 0  –    $ 67,210      $ 25,393      $ 41,817      $ 203  


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Real Estate Investment Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 99.8%

       

Real Estate - 97.8%

       

Diversified REITs - 4.2%

       

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     51,170        $ 773,179  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.-Class A

     36,510          606,431  

VEREIT, Inc.

     99,480          722,225  
       

 

 

 
          2,101,835  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 10.0%

       

HCP, Inc.

     41,100          1,081,752  

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

     24,030          703,118  

LTC Properties, Inc.

     12,680          559,315  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     66,140          986,147  

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     40,030          925,493  

Ventas, Inc.

     13,570          737,937  
       

 

 

 
          4,993,762  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 5.9%

       

Hersha Hospitality Trust

     19,860          450,226  

MGM Growth Properties LLC-Class A

     16,380          483,046  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     22,960          753,548  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     35,430          780,523  

Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

     34,238          463,240  
       

 

 

 
          2,930,583  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 10.8%

       

Duke Realty Corp.

     38,000          1,078,060  

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp.-Class A

     17,770          297,114  

Prologis, Inc.

     35,990          2,439,762  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     21,790          696,409  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     31,470          865,425  
       

 

 

 
          5,376,770  
       

 

 

 

Office REITs - 11.3%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     9,870          1,241,548  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     31,560          496,123  

City Office REIT, Inc.

     21,200          267,544  

Columbia Property Trust, Inc.

     37,516          886,878  

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     23,050          687,582  

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

     15,070          712,208  

JBG SMITH Properties

     13,030          479,895  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     11,770          843,791  
       

 

 

 
          5,615,569  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Operating Companies - 1.0%

       

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     35,340          501,475  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 17.1%

       

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     17,080          703,013  

American Homes 4 Rent-Class A

     45,450          994,900  

Apartment Investment & Management Co.-Class A

     19,160          845,531  

Camden Property Trust

     12,560          1,175,239  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     6,290          1,551,806  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     74,290          782,274  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     13,130          1,315,363  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     11,065          1,123,540  
       

 

 

 
          8,491,666  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Retail REITs - 14.6%

       

Agree Realty Corp.

     9,190        $ 488,173  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     43,550          762,560  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     20,840          934,049  

Regency Centers Corp.

     17,770          1,149,186  

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.

     32,070          598,747  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     18,770          3,317,597  
       

 

 

 
          7,250,312  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs - 22.9%

       

American Tower Corp.

     25,920          3,766,176  

Crown Castle International Corp.

     16,870          1,878,137  

CubeSmart

     27,320          779,440  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     14,280          1,606,214  

EPR Properties

     8,370          572,592  

Equinix, Inc.

     4,752          2,057,093  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     30,082          765,286  
       

 

 

 
          11,424,938  
       

 

 

 
          48,686,910  
       

 

 

 

Software & Services - 2.0%

       

IT Consulting & Other Services - 2.0%

       

InterXion Holding NV (a)

     7,410          498,693  

Switch, Inc.-Class A (b)

     44,510          480,708  
       

 

 

 
          979,401  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $43,130,441)

          49,666,311  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.5%

       

Investment Companies - 0.5%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $262,925)

     262,925          262,925  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.3%
(cost $43,393,366)

          49,929,236  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.3%

       

Investment Companies - 0.3%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $163,856)

     163,856          163,856  
       

 

 

 


              U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments - 100.6%
(cost $43,557,222) (f)

                         $ 50,093,092  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.6)%

          (319,382
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $     49,773,710  
       

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $7,012,970 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(477,100), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $6,535,870.

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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 49,666,311     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 49,666,311  

Short-Term Investments

     262,925       – 0  –      – 0  –      262,925  

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

     163,856       – 0  –      – 0  –      163,856  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     50,093,092       – 0  –      – 0  –      50,093,092  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     50,093,092     $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     50,093,092  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/2017
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/2018
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ – 0  –    $ 2,858      $ 2,595      $ 263      $ 1  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     – 0  –      1,586        1,422        164        1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $             – 0  –    $     4,444      $     4,017      $     427      $             2  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.1%

 

Health Care - 23.4%

 

Biotechnology - 11.5%

 

Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)

     16,215        $ 324,624  

Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     14,483          395,096  

Allakos, Inc. (a)

     6,386          287,306  

Ascendis Pharma A/S (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     5,341          378,463  

Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     11,559          457,621  

BeiGene Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     2,107          362,868  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd. (a)

     12,028          451,651  

Blueprint Medicines Corp. (a)

     7,562          590,290  

Clovis Oncology, Inc. (a)

     10,590          311,028  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     10,461          405,050  

Exact Sciences Corp. (a)

     13,925          1,098,961  

Loxo Oncology, Inc. (a)

     4,507          769,931  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,560          334,043  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)

     6,110          751,224  

NuCana PLC (ADR) (a) (b)

              11,036          275,017  

Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     12,110          290,640  

Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     2,016          284,760  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     3,100          500,681  

Spark Therapeutics, Inc. (a) (b)

     8,250          450,038  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)

     7,603          580,413  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     6,935          184,194  
       

 

 

 
                 9,483,899  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.1%

       

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (a)

     14,638          1,385,633  

Penumbra, Inc. (a)

     4,943          739,967  

Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (a)

     16,969          1,205,648  
       

 

 

 
          3,331,248  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.5%

       

LHC Group, Inc. (a)

     4,000          411,960  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology - 3.4%

       

Teladoc Health, Inc. (a)

     18,070          1,560,344  

Vocera Communications, Inc. (a)

     33,667          1,231,539  
       

 

 

 
          2,791,883  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.4%

       

ICON PLC (a)

     7,362          1,131,908  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 2.5%

       

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     7,760          477,628  

Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     16,449          288,022  

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC (Sponsored ADR) (a)

     2,148          371,045  

Intersect ENT, Inc. (a)

     21,100          606,625  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc. (a)

     12,215        $ 303,543  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
          2,046,863  
       

 

 

 
          19,197,761  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 22.8%

       

Communications Equipment - 1.2%

       

Ciena Corp. (a)

     31,620          987,809  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 1.7%

       

Littelfuse, Inc.

     3,180          629,290  

Novanta, Inc. (a)

     11,730          802,332  
       

 

 

 
          1,431,622  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.8%

       

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     7,071          887,623  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)

     10,754          987,217  

Universal Display Corp.(b)

     3,360          396,144  
       

 

 

 
          2,270,984  
       

 

 

 

Software - 16.1%

       

2U, Inc. (a)

     10,497          789,269  

Altair Engineering, Inc. - Class A (a)

              25,872          1,124,138  

Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)

     5,373          612,038  

Blackline, Inc. (a)

     14,792          835,304  

Bottomline Technologies DE, Inc. (a)

     12,060          876,883  

Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)

     6,086          614,747  

HubSpot, Inc. (a)

     7,530          1,136,654  

New Relic, Inc. (a)

     11,616          1,094,576  

Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)

     10,739          862,557  

Proofpoint, Inc. (a)

     8,868          942,934  

Q2 Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,713          467,022  

Rapid7, Inc. (a)

     22,960          847,683  

RingCentral, Inc. - Class A (a)

     7,560          703,458  

SailPoint Technologies Holding, Inc. (a)

     34,388          1,169,880  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The) - Class A (a)

     7,769          1,172,420  
       

 

 

 
          13,249,563  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.0%

       

Pure Storage, Inc. - Class A (a)

     31,410          815,089  
       

 

 

 
               18,755,067  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 17.5%

       

Distributors - 1.3%

       

Pool Corp.

     6,257          1,044,168  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 2.6%

       

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)

     9,795          1,154,243  

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)

     9,034          1,019,035  
       

 

 

 
          2,173,278  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.2%

       

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc. (a)

     28,481          942,721  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)

     28,578        $ 1,544,070  

Wingstop, Inc.

     14,426          984,863  
       

 

 

 
          3,471,654  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 4.9%

       

Etsy, Inc. (a)

     26,040          1,337,935  

GrubHub, Inc. (a)

     6,980          967,568  

Shutterfly, Inc. (a)

     12,890          849,322  

Wayfair, Inc. - Class A (a)

     5,705          842,457  
       

 

 

 
               3,997,282  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 1.4%

       

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)

     12,192          1,171,651  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 3.1%

       

Five Below, Inc. (a)

     13,282          1,727,457  

Sleep Number Corp. (a)

              21,639          795,882  
       

 

 

 
          2,523,339  
       

 

 

 
          14,381,372  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 17.3%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.4%

       

Hexcel Corp.

     13,994          938,298  

Mercury Systems, Inc. (a)

     19,600          1,084,272  
       

 

 

 
          2,022,570  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 2.6%

       

Cimpress NV (a)

     6,915          944,658  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     17,555          1,199,007  
       

 

 

 
          2,143,665  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 1.0%

       

Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)

     9,463          800,570  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.7%

       

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

     4,672          569,050  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 5.9%

       

Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (a)

     29,209          827,783  

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC (a)

     32,234          628,563  

IDEX Corp.

     5,652          851,530  

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

     10,049          938,979  

Nordson Corp.

     5,420          752,838  

RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)

     5,793          871,035  
       

 

 

 
          4,870,728  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 2.4%

       

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     25,720          886,825  

Saia, Inc. (a)

     13,880          1,061,126  
       

 

 

 
          1,947,951  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 2.3%

       

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

     28,533          1,077,977  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (a)

     10,877        $ 819,473  
       

 

 

 
          1,897,450  
       

 

 

 
               14,251,984  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 7.4%

       

Banks - 3.2%

       

Cadence BanCorp

     32,060          837,407  

Sterling Bancorp/DE

     35,886          789,492  

SVB Financial Group (a)

     248          77,086  

Western Alliance Bancorp (a)

     15,522          883,047  
       

 

 

 
          2,587,032  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.9%

       

Hamilton Lane, Inc.-Class A

              18,882          836,095  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     17,800          799,754  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     14,387          737,478  
       

 

 

 
          2,373,327  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.3%

       

Trupanion, Inc. (a)(b)

     30,698          1,096,839  
       

 

 

 
          6,057,198  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.0%

       

Chemicals - 2.4%

       

Ingevity Corp. (a)

     9,187          935,972  

PolyOne Corp.

     22,952          1,003,461  
       

 

 

 
          1,939,433  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.6%

       

Summit Materials, Inc.-Class A (a)

     29,711          540,146  
       

 

 

 
          2,479,579  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 2.8%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%

       

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The) (a)

     28,281          1,028,014  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 1.6%

       

Freshpet, Inc. (a) (b)

     35,521          1,303,621  
       

 

 

 
          2,331,635  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 2.3%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.9%

       

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a)

     6,297          65,174  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     19,101          634,153  
       

 

 

 
          699,327  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 1.4%

       

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. (a)

     26,820          402,568  

Matador Resources Co. (a)

     22,637          748,153  
       

 

 

 
          1,150,721  
       

 

 

 
          1,850,048  
       

 

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Communication Services - 1.6%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 1.2%

 

Vonage Holdings Corp. (a)

     68,510        $ 970,101  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.4%

       

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)

     2,712          374,229  
       

 

 

 
          1,344,330  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $59,111,307)

          80,648,974  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.6%

       

Investment Companies - 1.6%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,327,928)

     1,327,928          1,327,928  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 99.7%
(cost $60,439,235)

 

       81,976,902  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 3.6%

       

Investment Companies - 3.6%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $2,977,836)

     2,977,836          2,977,836  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 103.3%
(cost $63,417,071)(f)

 

       84,954,738  

Other assets less liabilities - (3.3)%

          (2,750,435
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $   82,204,303  
       

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $23,131,517 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(1,593,850), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $21,537,667.

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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 80,648,974     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 80,648,974  

Short-Term Investments

     1,327,928       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,327,928  

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

     2,977,836       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,977,836  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     84,954,738       – 0  –      – 0  –      84,954,738  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     84,954,738     $                     – 0  –    $                     – 0  –    $     84,954,738  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/17

(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
9/30/18

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ – 0  –    $ 10,020      $ 8,692      $ 1,328      $ 11  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     4,718       26,323        28,063        2,978        43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,718     $ 36,343      $ 36,755      $ 4,306      $ 54  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 98.5%

       

Financials - 22.3%

       

Banks - 10.8%

       

Associated Banc-Corp.

     286,320        $ 7,444,320  

Comerica, Inc.

     93,110          8,398,522  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

     427,050          6,371,586  

Sterling Bancorp/DE

     405,770          8,926,940  

Synovus Financial Corp.

     154,520          7,075,471  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)

     101,815          8,415,010  

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     424,753          8,834,862  

Webster Financial Corp.

     123,342          7,272,244  

Zions Bancorporation

     223,626          11,214,844  
       

 

 

 
          73,953,799  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.8%

       

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

     159,700          5,367,517  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 8.3%

       

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

     75,180          8,342,725  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     51,150          11,686,240  

First American Financial Corp.

     116,250          5,997,337  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

     40,240          4,964,409  

Old Republic International Corp.

     378,500          8,470,830  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.-Class A

     83,540          12,076,542  

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

     91,785          5,828,348  
       

 

 

 
          57,366,431  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 2.4%

       

BankUnited, Inc.

     227,440          8,051,376  

Essent Group Ltd. (a)

     192,438          8,515,382  
       

 

 

 
          16,566,758  
       

 

 

 
          153,254,505  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 16.2%

       

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.7%

       

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)

     79,860          5,091,075  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 3.6%

       

Alaska Air Group, Inc.

     134,200          9,241,012  

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

     177,720          7,126,572  

SkyWest, Inc.

     145,451          8,567,064  
       

 

 

 
          24,934,648  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.0%

       

Steelcase, Inc.-Class A

     383,625          7,097,062  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 3.5%

       

AECOM (a)

     171,185          5,590,902  

Granite Construction, Inc.

     124,760          5,701,532  

Quanta Services, Inc. (a)

     216,465          7,225,602  

Tutor Perini Corp. (a)

     285,350          5,364,580  
       

 

 

 
          23,882,616  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 2.4%

       

EnerSys

     104,580          9,112,055  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Regal Beloit Corp.

     92,340        $ 7,613,433  
       

 

 

 
          16,725,488  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 2.6%

       

Oshkosh Corp.

     101,190          7,208,776  

SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)

     98,730          5,133,960  

Terex Corp.

     133,710          5,336,366  
       

 

 

 
          17,679,102  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.8%

       

Werner Enterprises, Inc.

     149,620          5,289,067  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors - 1.6%

       

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc. (a)

     222,220          4,144,403  

MRC Global, Inc. (a)

     345,580          6,486,537  
       

 

 

 
          10,630,940  
       

 

 

 
          111,329,998  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 15.0%

       

Communications Equipment - 2.4%

       

Finisar Corp. (a)

     383,280          7,301,484  

Infinera Corp. (a)

     433,132          3,161,864  

NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)

     243,268          6,142,517  
       

 

 

 
          16,605,865  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 3.6%

       

Anixter International, Inc. (a)

     92,290          6,487,987  

Avnet, Inc.

     196,060          8,777,606  

CDW Corp./DE

     39,930          3,550,576  

Sanmina Corp. (a)

     205,050          5,659,380  
       

 

 

 
          24,475,549  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 3.5%

       

Amdocs Ltd.

     103,130          6,804,518  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     144,186          7,155,951  

Genpact Ltd.

     321,620          9,844,788  
       

 

 

 
          23,805,257  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 2.6%

       

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.

     402,740          5,835,703  

MaxLinear, Inc. - Class A (a)

     224,105          4,455,207  

Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)

     45,510          3,342,709  

Qorvo, Inc. (a)

     57,190          4,397,339  
       

 

 

 
          18,030,958  
       

 

 

 

Software - 1.5%

       

Verint Systems, Inc. (a)

     208,600          10,450,860  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.4%

       

NCR Corp. (a)

     339,607          9,648,235  
       

 

 

 
          103,016,724  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Energy - 9.6%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.9%

       

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     96,789        $ 5,057,225  

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)

     333,230          3,292,313  

Oil States International, Inc. (a)

     224,320          7,447,424  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

     288,130          4,929,904  

RPC, Inc. (b)

     399,610          6,185,963  
       

 

 

 
          26,912,829  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 5.7%

       

HollyFrontier Corp.

     71,060          4,967,094  

Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a)

     654,630          9,282,653  

QEP Resources, Inc. (a)

     868,472          9,831,103  

SM Energy Co.

     278,590          8,783,943  

SRC Energy, Inc. (a)

     702,200          6,242,558  
       

 

 

 
          39,107,351  
       

 

 

 
          66,020,180  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 8.6%

       

Auto Components - 1.6%

       

Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. (a)

     61,669          7,399,047  

Lear Corp.

     25,137          3,644,865  
       

 

 

 
          11,043,912  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services - 1.5%

       

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)

     446,125          3,122,875  

Sotheby’s (a)

     146,570          7,209,778  
       

 

 

 
          10,332,653  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.2%

       

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

     397,349          7,863,537  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 1.7%

       

Lennar Corp. - Class A

     152,333          7,112,428  

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.-Class A (a)

     256,500          4,627,260  
       

 

 

 
          11,739,688  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.0%

       

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

     323,090          5,243,751  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     131,350          8,659,905  
       

 

 

 
          13,903,656  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.6%

       

Skechers U.S.A., Inc.-Class A (a)

     149,680          4,180,562  
       

 

 

 
          59,064,008  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 8.0%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 8.0%

       

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     203,366          8,370,544  

Camden Property Trust

     103,547          9,688,893  

CubeSmart

     277,189          7,908,202  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.-Class A

     449,601          7,467,873  

Gramercy Property Trust

     163,178          4,477,604  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     320,460        $ 8,812,650  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     85,709          8,702,892  
       

 

 

 
          55,428,658  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 4.8%

       

Health Care Providers & Services - 3.4%

       

LifePoint Health, Inc. (a)

     131,635          8,477,294  

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)

     50,852          7,561,692  

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)

     23,003          7,372,232  
       

 

 

 
          23,411,218  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.4%

       

ICON PLC (a)

     61,598          9,470,692  
       

 

 

 
          32,881,910  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 4.6%

       

Electric Utilities - 3.0%

       

Alliant Energy Corp.

     183,114          7,795,163  

PNM Resources, Inc.

     151,690          5,984,171  

Portland General Electric Co.

     140,420          6,404,556  
       

 

 

 
          20,183,890  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities - 0.9%

       

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     81,220          6,418,816  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 0.7%

       

Black Hills Corp.

     83,775          4,866,490  
       

 

 

 
          31,469,196  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 4.4%

       

Chemicals - 2.1%

       

Orion Engineered Carbons SA

     166,620          5,348,502  

Stepan Co.

     4,404          383,192  

Trinseo SA

     110,870          8,681,121  
       

 

 

 
          14,412,815  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 1.2%

       

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.

     577,200          8,086,572  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 1.1%

       

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     197,090          7,962,436  
       

 

 

 
          30,461,823  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 4.4%

       

Beverages - 1.2%

       

Cott Corp.

     496,309          8,015,390  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.1%

       

US Foods Holding Corp. (a)

     243,250          7,496,965  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 2.1%

       

Ingredion, Inc.

     60,650          6,365,824  

Nomad Foods Ltd. (a)

     417,130          8,451,054  
       

 

 

 
          14,816,878  
       

 

 

 
          30,329,233  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

Communication Services - 0.6%

     

Media - 0.6%

     

Scholastic Corp.

     94,320      $ 4,403,801  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $543,209,573)

        677,660,036  
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.8%

     

Investment Companies - 1.8%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $12,557,498)

     12,557,498        12,557,498  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 100.3%

(cost $555,767,071)

        690,217,534  
     

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR
SECURITIES LOANED - 0.9%

     

Investment Companies - 0.9%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money
Market Portfolio - Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $6,393,760)

     6,393,760        6,393,760  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.2%

(cost $562,160,831) (f)

        696,611,294  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.2)%

        (8,566,562
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

      $   688,044,732  
     

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $153,159,338 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(18,708,875), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $134,450,463.

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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 677,660,036     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 677,660,036  

Short-Term Investments

     12,557,498       – 0  –      – 0  –      12,557,498  

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

     6,393,760       – 0  –      – 0  –      6,393,760  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     696,611,294       – 0  –      – 0  –      696,611,294  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $ 696,611,294     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 696,611,294  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value     Purchases      Sales      Market Value      Dividend  
   12/31/17     at Cost      Proceeds      9/30/18      Income  
   (000)     (000)      (000)      (000)      (000)  

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ – 0  –    $ 46,965      $ 34,408      $ 12,557      $ 46  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     18,302       128,925        140,833        6,394        112  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 18,302     $ 175,890      $ 175,241      $ 18,951      $ 158  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions


AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Value Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2018 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 100.2%

 

Financials - 23.6%

 

Banks - 10.8%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     71,621        $ 2,109,955  

Comerica, Inc.

     10,192          919,318  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     53,516          2,812,801  

Zions Bancorporation

     20,962          1,051,244  
       

 

 

 
          6,893,318  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 1.1%

       

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     2,982          668,684  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 5.1%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     17,699          1,680,166  

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (a)

     17,967          603,871  

Synchrony Financial

     31,718          985,796  
       

 

 

 
          3,269,833  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 6.6%

       

American International Group, Inc.

     34,595          1,841,838  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     4,279          977,623  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     35,401          1,393,029  
       

 

 

 
          4,212,490  
       

 

 

 
          15,044,325  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 13.6%

       

Communications Equipment - 5.0%

       

Finisar Corp. (a)

     26,826          511,035  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

     47,528          1,424,414  

Nokia Oyj (Sponsored ADR)-Class A

     220,141          1,228,387  
       

 

 

 
          3,163,836  
       

 

 

 

Software - 4.9%

       

Oracle Corp.

     61,336          3,162,484  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 3.7%

       

HP, Inc.

     51,971          1,339,293  

NCR Corp. (a)

     14,649          416,178  

Xerox Corp.

     22,966          619,623  
       

 

 

 
          2,375,094  
       

 

 

 
          8,701,414  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 12.6%

       

Biotechnology - 2.8%

       

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     23,061          1,780,540  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.3%

       

Aetna, Inc.

     5,443          1,104,112  

Cigna Corp.

     7,621          1,587,073  

McKesson Corp.

     5,001          663,383  
       

 

 

 
          3,354,568  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 4.5%

       

AstraZeneca PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     21,217          839,557  

Novo Nordisk A/S (Sponsored ADR)

     27,524          1,297,481  


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     33,952        $ 731,326  
       

 

 

 
          2,868,364  
       

 

 

 
          8,003,472  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 12.4%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.0%

       

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     6,985          364,966  

RPC, Inc. (b)

     58,084          899,141  
       

 

 

 
          1,264,107  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 10.4%

       

Cimarex Energy Co.

     5,947          552,714  

Devon Energy Corp.

     23,611          943,023  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     19,906          2,539,408  

Hess Corp.

     15,198          1,087,873  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     19,074          1,525,348  
       

 

 

 
          6,648,366  
       

 

 

 
          7,912,473  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 10.3%

       

Entertainment - 2.2%

       

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.-Class A

     30,698          1,422,238  
       

 

 

 

Media - 5.2%

       

Charter Communications, Inc.-Class A (a)

     3,445          1,122,657  

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     61,425          2,175,059  
       

 

 

 
          3,297,716  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.9%

       

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

     26,252          1,842,366  
       

 

 

 
          6,562,320  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 6.3%

       

Beverages - 1.8%

       

PepsiCo, Inc.

     10,144          1,134,099  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%

       

US Foods Holding Corp. (a)

     25,623          789,701  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco - 3.3%

       

British American Tobacco PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     14,295          666,576  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     17,299          1,410,560  
       

 

 

 
          2,077,136  
       

 

 

 
          4,000,936  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 5.3%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 2.9%

       

Raytheon Co.

     9,126          1,885,979  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.2%

       

JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)

     38,496          745,283  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 1.2%

       

Oshkosh Corp.    

     10,533          750,371  
       

 

 

 
          3,381,633  
       

 

 

 


Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Discretionary - 4.9%

       

Auto Components - 2.4%

       

Lear Corp.

     3,665        $ 531,425  

Magna International, Inc. - Class A

     19,759          1,037,940  
       

 

 

 
          1,569,365  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.7%

       

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

     25,459          413,200  

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

     10,040          661,937  
       

 

 

 
          1,075,137  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.8%

       

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. - Class A (a)

     18,112          505,868  
       

 

 

 
          3,150,370  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 4.8%

       

Electric Utilities - 3.4%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     19,955          1,414,410  

Edison International

     10,811          731,689  
       

 

 

 
          2,146,099  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities - 1.4%

       

NiSource, Inc.

     35,873          893,955  
       

 

 

 
          3,040,054  
       

 

 

 

Materials - 3.9%

       

Chemicals - 2.8%

       

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     12,336          671,572  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     34,269          1,113,057  
       

 

 

 
          1,784,629  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 1.1%

       

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     18,003          727,321  
       

 

 

 
          2,511,950  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 2.5%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 2.5%

       

CubeSmart

     8,881          253,375  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     6,670          668,201  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     6,763          686,715  
       

 

 

 
          1,608,291  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $53,425,234)

          63,917,238  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0%

       

Investment Companies - 0.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $2,647)

     2,647          2,647  
       

 

 

 


     Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for
Securities Loaned - 100.2%

(cost $53,427,881)

       

$

63,919,885

 

       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.4%

       

Investment Companies - 0.4%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market
Portfolio-Class AB, 1.98% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $265,536)

     265,536          265,536  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.6%
(cost $53,693,417) (f)

 

       64,185,421  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.6)%

          (395,787
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 63,789,634  
       

 

 

 

 

 

(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 September 30, 2018, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $13,232,653 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(2,740,649), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $10,492,004.

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

September 30, 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 September 30, 2018:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 63,917,238     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 63,917,238  

Short-Term Investments

     2,647       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,647  

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

     265,536       – 0  –      – 0  –      265,536  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     64,185,421       – 0  –      – 0  –      64,185,421  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total (c)

   $     64,185,421     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     64,185,421  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 nine months ended September 30, 2018 is as follows:

 

     Market Value      Purchases      Sales      Market Value      Dividend  
     12/31/2017      at Cost      Proceeds      9/30/2018      Income  

Fund

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

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 0      $ 5,888      $ 5,885      $ 3      $ 2  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     1,364        14,179        15,277        266        8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,364      $ 20,067      $ 21,162      $ 269      $ 10  

 

*

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 significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

ITEM 3.

EXHIBITS.

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

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

11 (a) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
11 (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:   November 21, 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:   November 21, 2018
By:   /s/    Joseph J. Mantineo
  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   November 21, 2018