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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT 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)

 

 

66 Hudson Boulevard East

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Stephen M. Woetzel

AllianceBernstein L.P.

66 Hudson Boulevard East

New York, New York 10005

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2024

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2024

 

 

 

Explanatory note:

This filing amends the registrant’s initial Form N-CSR filing for the reporting period ended December 31, 2024. The purpose of this amended filing is to update the response to Item 9 to include the proxy disclosure. No other changes have been made to the initial Form N-CSR filing, and this amended filing does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosure found in the initial Form N-CSR filing.


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Class A

December 31, 2024 

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Portfolio Information

AB VPS Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$90
0.85%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period, the Portfolio underperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index (net) (the "benchmark"), largely due to its balanced construction of approximately 60% in equity and 40% in fixed-income. Through the course of the year, the Portfolio's Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) maintained an overweight in equity assets due to an expectation that inflation would cool and US growth would remain strong, creating a market-friendly environment of both central bank rate cuts and solid corporate earnings growth. The Team also tilted the Portfolio towards US stocks relative to international stocks due to the greater resilience of the US economy and very strong profitability and growth prospects for US technology companies.

 

In Late July and early August, market volatility rose due to concerns about US growth, fears that Japanese investors would unwind their US holdings in favor of domestic assets, and increased uncertainty around the US election outcome, leading the Team to moderate the size of the equity overweight. In the fourth quarter, the Team increased its equity overweight again as improved economic data supported continued expansion and sentiment improved due to the potential of a more supportive business environment following the election. While US equity holdings benefited, fixed-income investments and international assets suffered declines. The Team ended the period with an overweight to risk assets including developed-market equities.

 

The Portfolio continued to hold US treasury exposure to hedge equity risk as well as equity put options to guard against unexpected market shocks.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, equity overweight, equity country selection and foreign currency selection contributed to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, fixed-income allocation and option positions detracted from performance.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
MSCI World Index (net)
Blended Benchmark: 60% MSCI World Index/ 40% Bloomberg US Treasury Index
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$9,891
$9,913
$10,008
$10,084
12/16
$10,246
$10,657
$10,516
$10,189
12/17
$11,749
$13,045
$11,987
$10,424
12/18
$10,919
$11,908
$11,420
$10,514
12/19
$12,612
$15,203
$13,617
$11,235
12/20
$13,246
$17,621
$15,492
$12,134
12/21
$14,527
$21,465
$17,304
$11,852
12/22
$11,847
$17,571
$14,607
$10,375
12/23
$13,470
$21,751
$16,893
$10,795
12/24
$14,905
$25,812
$18,779
$10,858

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
10.65%
3.40%
4.07%
MSCI World Index (net)
18.67%
11.17%
9.95%
Blended Benchmark: 60% MSCI World Index/ 40% Bloomberg US Treasury Index
11.16%
6.64%
6.50%
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index
0.58%
-0.68%
0.83%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$251,418,002
# of Portfolio Holdings
1,501
Portfolio Turnover Rate
11%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$1,713,037

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Apple, Inc.
$8,870,377
3.5%
NVIDIA Corp.
$7,674,673
3.1%
Microsoft Corp.
$6,934,518
2.8%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$4,828,116
1.9%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.00%, due 11/15/26
$4,613,618
1.8%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.38%, due 05/15/27
$4,181,498
1.7%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, due 11/15/27
$3,392,159
1.4%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
$2,981,417
1.2%
Tesla, Inc.
$2,705,324
1.1%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.63%, due 05/15/31
$2,598,631
1.0%
Total
$48,780,331
19.5%

Security Type Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Common Stocks
64.7%
Governments - Treasuries
33.7%
Agencies
0.8%
Purchased Options - Puts
0.5%
Short-Term Investments
1.5%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.2%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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VPS-DAA-A-0153-1224

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$116
1.10%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period, the Portfolio underperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index (net) (the "benchmark"), largely due to its balanced construction of approximately 60% in equity and 40% in fixed-income. Through the course of the year, the Portfolio's Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) maintained an overweight in equity assets due to an expectation that inflation would cool and US growth would remain strong, creating a market-friendly environment of both central bank rate cuts and solid corporate earnings growth. The Team also tilted the Portfolio towards US stocks relative to international stocks due to the greater resilience of the US economy and very strong profitability and growth prospects for US technology companies.

 

In Late July and early August, market volatility rose due to concerns about US growth, fears that Japanese investors would unwind their US holdings in favor of domestic assets, and increased uncertainty around the US election outcome, leading the Team to moderate the size of the equity overweight. In the fourth quarter, the Team increased its equity overweight again as improved economic data supported continued expansion and sentiment improved due to the potential of a more supportive business environment following the election. While US equity holdings benefited, fixed-income investments and international assets suffered declines. The Team ended the period with an overweight to risk assets including developed-market equities.

 

The Portfolio continued to hold US treasury exposure to hedge equity risk as well as equity put options to guard against unexpected market shocks.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, equity overweight, equity country selection and foreign currency selection contributed to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, fixed-income allocation and option positions detracted from performance.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
MSCI World Index (net)
Blended Benchmark: 60% MSCI World Index/ 40% Bloomberg US Treasury Index
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$9,870
$9,913
$10,008
$10,084
12/16
$10,202
$10,657
$10,516
$10,189
12/17
$11,663
$13,045
$11,987
$10,424
12/18
$10,807
$11,908
$11,420
$10,514
12/19
$12,453
$15,203
$13,617
$11,235
12/20
$13,059
$17,621
$15,492
$12,134
12/21
$14,270
$21,465
$17,304
$11,852
12/22
$11,605
$17,571
$14,607
$10,375
12/23
$13,169
$21,751
$16,893
$10,795
12/24
$14,542
$25,812
$18,779
$10,858

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
10.43%
3.15%
3.82%
MSCI World Index (net)
18.67%
11.17%
9.95%
Blended Benchmark: 60% MSCI World Index/ 40% Bloomberg US Treasury Index
11.16%
6.64%
6.50%
Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index
0.58%
-0.68%
0.83%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$251,418,002
# of Portfolio Holdings
1,501
Portfolio Turnover Rate
11%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$1,713,037

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Apple, Inc.
$8,870,377
3.5%
NVIDIA Corp.
$7,674,673
3.1%
Microsoft Corp.
$6,934,518
2.8%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$4,828,116
1.9%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.00%, due 11/15/26
$4,613,618
1.8%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.38%, due 05/15/27
$4,181,498
1.7%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, due 11/15/27
$3,392,159
1.4%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
$2,981,417
1.2%
Tesla, Inc.
$2,705,324
1.1%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.63%, due 05/15/31
$2,598,631
1.0%
Total
$48,780,331
19.5%

Security Type Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Common Stocks
64.7%
Governments - Treasuries
33.7%
Agencies
0.8%
Purchased Options - Puts
0.5%
Short-Term Investments
1.5%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.2%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VD-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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4

VPS-DAA-B-0153-1224

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Global Risk Allocation - Moderate Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Global Risk Allocation - Moderate Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64V2-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$79
0.74%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

For the 12-month period, Class B of the Portfolio underperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) World Index (the "benchmark") (net, hedged to USD) and the blended benchmark. The Portfolio allocated most of its risk to global equity, with the balance allocated to global government bonds and cash. Over the period, the Portfolio’s overweight in equity and underweight in fixed income versus the blended benchmark contributed to the relative performance. The Portfolio's equity downside protection via equity index options detracted from performance.

 

During the 12-month period, the Portfolio used derivatives in the form of futures, currency forwards, purchased options and written options for hedging and investment purposes. Currency forwards and written options contributed, while futures and purchased options detracted from performance. 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • Within the global equity allocation, the strategy's overweight in US large-cap equity contributed to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • Within the fixed-income allocation, the strategy's overweight in US duration detracted from performance.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
MSCI World Index (net, USD Hedged)
Blended Benchmark: 60% MSCI World Index (net, USD hedged)/40% Bloomberg Global G7 Treasury Index (USD hedged)
04/15
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$9,380
$9,479
$9,691
12/16
$9,778
$10,369
$10,402
12/17
$10,903
$12,353
$11,655
12/18
$10,375
$11,539
$11,328
12/19
$12,172
$14,819
$13,546
12/20
$12,471
$16,933
$15,091
12/21
$13,964
$21,062
$17,104
12/22
$12,000
$17,822
$14,784
12/23
$13,775
$22,153
$17,261
12/24
$15,466
$26,997
$19,561

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
Since Inception 04/28/15
Class B
12.28%
4.91%
4.61%
MSCI World Index (net, USD Hedged)
21.87%
12.75%
10.80%
Blended Benchmark: 60% MSCI World Index (net, USD hedged)/40% Bloomberg Global G7 Treasury Index (USD hedged)
13.33%
7.63%
7.17%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64V2-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$715,718,987
# of Portfolio Holdings
1,234
Portfolio Turnover Rate
8%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$3,270,604

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Security Type Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Common Stocks
63.9%
Governments - Treasuries
2.7%
Purchased Options - Puts
0.1%
Short-Term Investments
31.6%
Other assets less liabilities
1.7%

Country Breakdown

Group By Country Chart
Value
Value
United States
49.3%
Japan
6.1%
United Kingdom
1.9%
France
1.5%
Germany
1.4%
Switzerland
1.4%
Australia
1.1%
Netherlands
0.7%
Sweden
0.5%
Denmark
0.4%
Italy
0.4%
Spain
0.4%
Ireland
0.3%
Hong Kong
0.3%
Others
1.0%
Short-Term Investments
31.6%
Other assets less liabilities
1.7%

Class B 

3

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64V2-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64V2-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class B

4

VPS-GRA-B-0153-1224

Class A

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$69
0.66%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index (“MSCI ACWI”) (the "benchmark") (net). The Portfolio's more diversified approach, which balances exposures to equities, bonds and risk management techniques, is expected to underperform the all-equity primary benchmark during normal and rising markets. During the period, equities and fixed-income assets contributed to absolute performance, while risk management techniques detracted.

 

The Portfolio used derivatives in the form of futures and purchased options for hedging and investment purposes. Futures detracted from performance, while purchased options contributed. 

 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • Equities and fixed-income assets contributed to overall performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • Risk management techniques detracted from absolute performance.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,165
$9,764
$10,055
12/16
$10,642
$10,531
$10,321
12/17
$12,328
$13,056
$10,687
12/18
$11,567
$11,827
$10,688
12/19
$13,711
$14,973
$11,620
12/20
$15,001
$17,406
$12,492
12/21
$17,060
$20,633
$12,299
12/22
$13,821
$16,844
$10,699
12/23
$15,623
$20,584
$11,291
12/24
$17,003
$24,183
$11,432

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
8.84%
4.40%
5.45%
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
17.49%
10.06%
9.23%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
1.25%
-0.33%
1.35%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$156,346,511
# of Portfolio Holdings
25
Portfolio Turnover Rate
6%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$734,983

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
$47,035,532
30.1%
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
$24,273,450
15.5%
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
$24,226,479
15.5%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
$18,321,996
11.7%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
$9,712,920
6.2%
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
$4,873,198
3.1%
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index, 0.13%, due 01/15/32
$4,812,559
3.1%
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
$3,999,692
2.6%
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
$3,520,102
2.3%
Purchased Options - Calls, S&P 500 Index, USD 5500.00, due 12/18/26
$1,242,240
0.8%
Total
$142,018,168
90.9%

Portfolio Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Investment Companies
87.0%
Inflation-Linked Securities
3.1%
Purchased Options - Calls
3.0%
Purchased Options - Puts
2.4%
Short-Term Investments
8.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-4.4%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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4

VPS-BHA-A-0153-1224

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$95
0.91%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country World Index (“MSCI ACWI”) (the "benchmark") (net). The Portfolio's more diversified approach, which balances exposures to equities, bonds and risk management techniques, is expected to underperform the all-equity primary benchmark during normal and rising markets. During the period, equities and fixed-income assets contributed to absolute performance, while risk management techniques detracted.

 

The Portfolio used derivatives in the form of futures and purchased options for hedging and investment purposes. Futures detracted from performance, while purchased options contributed. 

 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • Equities and fixed-income assets contributed to overall performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • Risk management techniques detracted from absolute performance.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,129
$9,764
$10,055
12/16
$10,579
$10,531
$10,321
12/17
$12,232
$13,056
$10,687
12/18
$11,448
$11,827
$10,688
12/19
$13,532
$14,973
$11,620
12/20
$14,784
$17,406
$12,492
12/21
$16,760
$20,633
$12,299
12/22
$13,547
$16,844
$10,699
12/23
$15,262
$20,584
$11,291
12/24
$16,571
$24,183
$11,432

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
8.58%
4.14%
5.18%
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
17.49%
10.06%
9.23%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
1.25%
-0.33%
1.35%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$156,346,511
# of Portfolio Holdings
25
Portfolio Turnover Rate
6%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$734,983

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
$47,035,532
30.1%
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
$24,273,450
15.5%
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
$24,226,479
15.5%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
$18,321,996
11.7%
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
$9,712,920
6.2%
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF
$4,873,198
3.1%
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index, 0.13%, due 01/15/32
$4,812,559
3.1%
Vanguard Real Estate ETF
$3,999,692
2.6%
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF
$3,520,102
2.3%
Purchased Options - Calls, S&P 500 Index, USD 5500.00, due 12/18/26
$1,242,240
0.8%
Total
$142,018,168
90.9%

Portfolio Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Investment Companies
87.0%
Inflation-Linked Securities
3.1%
Purchased Options - Calls
3.0%
Purchased Options - Puts
2.4%
Short-Term Investments
8.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-4.4%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VW-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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VPS-BHA-B-0153-1224

Class A

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$64
0.60%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “benchmark”). Overall sector allocation drove the underperformance. Gains from underweights to materials and real estate were offset by losses from an overweight to health care and an underweight to utilities. Security selection was positive and added to gains, led by selection within consumer staples and technology. Selection within industrials and energy detracted from results.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, underweights to the materials and real estate sectors and security selection within the consumer-staples and technology sectors were the leading contributors to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an overweight to health care and an underweight to utilities detracted from performance, as did security selection within industrials and energy.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
S&P 500 Index
Russell 1000 Value Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,170
$10,138
$9,617
12/16
$11,319
$11,351
$11,285
12/17
$13,462
$13,829
$12,827
12/18
$12,707
$13,223
$11,767
12/19
$15,745
$17,386
$14,890
12/20
$16,174
$20,585
$15,306
12/21
$20,728
$26,494
$19,157
12/22
$19,859
$21,696
$17,713
12/23
$22,247
$27,399
$19,743
12/24
$25,145
$34,254
$22,580

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
13.02%
9.81%
9.66%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 1000 Value Index
14.37%
8.68%
8.49%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Portfolio's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required.

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$922,434,257
# of Portfolio Holdings
73
Portfolio Turnover Rate
58%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$4,958,987

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$37,720,766
4.1%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B
$36,686,217
4.0%
Walmart, Inc.
$36,142,710
3.9%
Philip Morris International, Inc.
$32,846,644
3.6%
Fiserv, Inc.
$28,005,525
3.0%
Accenture PLC - Class A
$26,236,850
2.8%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24,294,727
2.6%
Citigroup, Inc.
$23,972,229
2.6%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
$23,306,468
2.5%
Johnson & Johnson
$23,258,222
2.5%
Total
$292,470,358
31.6%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Financials
23.2%
Health Care
17.4%
Industrials
15.1%
Consumer Staples
9.5%
Information Technology
9.3%
Consumer Discretionary
7.7%
Energy
6.4%
Communication Services
3.9%
Materials
3.2%
Real Estate
0.8%
Short-Term Investments
4.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.4%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class A

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VPS-RV-A-0153-1224

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Relative Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$90
0.85%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index (the “benchmark”). Overall sector allocation drove the underperformance. Gains from underweights to materials and real estate were offset by losses from an overweight to health care and an underweight to utilities. Security selection was positive and added to gains, led by selection within consumer staples and technology. Selection within industrials and energy detracted from results.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, underweights to the materials and real estate sectors and security selection within the consumer-staples and technology sectors were the leading contributors to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an overweight to health care and an underweight to utilities detracted from performance, as did security selection within industrials and energy.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
S&P 500 Index
Russell 1000 Value Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,143
$10,138
$9,617
12/16
$11,265
$11,351
$11,285
12/17
$13,360
$13,829
$12,827
12/18
$12,580
$13,223
$11,767
12/19
$15,550
$17,386
$14,890
12/20
$15,934
$20,585
$15,306
12/21
$20,370
$26,494
$19,157
12/22
$19,470
$21,696
$17,713
12/23
$21,752
$27,399
$19,743
12/24
$24,528
$34,254
$22,580

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
12.76%
9.54%
9.39%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 1000 Value Index
14.37%
8.68%
8.49%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Portfolio's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required.

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$922,434,257
# of Portfolio Holdings
73
Portfolio Turnover Rate
58%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$4,958,987

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
$37,720,766
4.1%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B
$36,686,217
4.0%
Walmart, Inc.
$36,142,710
3.9%
Philip Morris International, Inc.
$32,846,644
3.6%
Fiserv, Inc.
$28,005,525
3.0%
Accenture PLC - Class A
$26,236,850
2.8%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24,294,727
2.6%
Citigroup, Inc.
$23,972,229
2.6%
Electronic Arts, Inc.
$23,306,468
2.5%
Johnson & Johnson
$23,258,222
2.5%
Total
$292,470,358
31.6%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Financials
23.2%
Health Care
17.4%
Industrials
15.1%
Consumer Staples
9.5%
Information Technology
9.3%
Consumer Discretionary
7.7%
Energy
6.4%
Communication Services
3.9%
Materials
3.2%
Real Estate
0.8%
Short-Term Investments
4.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.4%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VH-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class B

4

VPS-RV-B-0153-1224

Class A

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS International Value Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS International Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$92
0.90%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio outperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and the Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index (net) (the "benchmark"). Overall security selection contributed to returns, while sector allocation detracted. Security selection within industrials and materials contributed the most, offsetting losses from selection within consumer discretionary and utilities. In terms of sector allocation, an underweight to financials and an overweight to energy detracted and offset some of the gains from an overweight to communication services and an underweight to health care. Overall country selection (a result of bottom-up security analysis combined with fundamental research) detracted, as losses from overweights to Portugal and South Korea offset gains from an overweight to Taiwan and an underweight to Denmark.

 

The Portfolio used derivatives for hedging purchases, which detracted from performance over the 12-month period. 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, security selection within industrials and materials, an overweight to communication services and an underweight to health care contributed the most. Country selection including an overweight to Taiwan and an underweight to Denmark also added to gains.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, leading detractors to performance included an underweight to financials and an overweight to energy, as well as selection within consumer discretionary and utilities. Overweights to Portugal and South Korea also detracted from returns.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio and a broad-based securities market index over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
MSCI EAFE Index (net)
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,259
$9,919
12/16
$10,208
$10,018
12/17
$12,802
$12,526
12/18
$9,885
$10,798
12/19
$11,579
$13,176
12/20
$11,864
$14,205
12/21
$13,179
$15,805
12/22
$11,386
$13,521
12/23
$13,110
$15,987
12/24
$13,774
$16,598

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
5.07%
3.53%
3.25%
MSCI EAFE Index (net)
3.82%
4.73%
5.20%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$254,126,665
# of Portfolio Holdings
61
Portfolio Turnover Rate
51%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$2,028,548

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Roche Holding AG
$8,919,731
3.5%
Shell PLC
$8,543,790
3.4%
NatWest Group PLC
$7,371,505
2.9%
Sony Group Corp.
$7,056,090
2.8%
Airbus SE
$6,370,805
2.5%
Deutsche Telekom AG
$6,291,167
2.5%
Resona Holdings, Inc.
$6,270,193
2.5%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
$6,198,114
2.4%
Erste Group Bank AG
$6,048,360
2.4%
Haleon PLC
$5,788,100
2.3%
Total
$68,857,855
27.2%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Industrials
18.9%
Financials
15.1%
Consumer Discretionary
11.8%
Health Care
11.4%
Consumer Staples
9.8%
Materials
8.5%
Energy
8.2%
Information Technology
6.6%
Communication Services
5.4%
Utilities
3.3%
Short-Term Investments
1.1%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Country Breakdown

Group By Country Chart
Value
Value
Japan
20.4%
United Kingdom
16.6%
United States
10.2%
France
9.0%
Netherlands
7.7%
Germany
7.2%
Switzerland
5.6%
Spain
3.3%
Italy
3.2%
Hong Kong
2.7%
Austria
2.4%
Taiwan
2.0%
Canada
1.9%
Portugal
1.6%
Others
5.2%
Short-Term Investments
1.1%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class A

4

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS International Value Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS International Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$117
1.14%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio outperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and the Far East (“MSCI EAFE”) Index (net) (the "benchmark"). Overall security selection contributed to returns, while sector allocation detracted. Security selection within industrials and materials contributed the most, offsetting losses from selection within consumer discretionary and utilities. In terms of sector allocation, an underweight to financials and an overweight to energy detracted and offset some of the gains from an overweight to communication services and an underweight to health care. Overall country selection (a result of bottom-up security analysis combined with fundamental research) detracted, as losses from overweights to Portugal and South Korea offset gains from an overweight to Taiwan and an underweight to Denmark.

 

The Portfolio used derivatives for hedging purchases, which detracted from performance over the 12-month period. 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, security selection within industrials and materials, an overweight to communication services and an underweight to health care contributed the most. Country selection including an overweight to Taiwan and an underweight to Denmark also added to gains.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, leading detractors to performance included an underweight to financials and an overweight to energy, as well as selection within consumer discretionary and utilities. Overweights to Portugal and South Korea also detracted from returns.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio and a broad-based securities market index over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
MSCI EAFE Index (net)
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,240
$9,919
12/16
$10,158
$10,018
12/17
$12,708
$12,526
12/18
$9,788
$10,798
12/19
$11,431
$13,176
12/20
$11,684
$14,205
12/21
$12,952
$15,805
12/22
$11,165
$13,521
12/23
$12,821
$15,987
12/24
$13,438
$16,598

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
4.81%
3.29%
3.00%
MSCI EAFE Index (net)
3.82%
4.73%
5.20%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$254,126,665
# of Portfolio Holdings
61
Portfolio Turnover Rate
51%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$2,028,548

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Roche Holding AG
$8,919,731
3.5%
Shell PLC
$8,543,790
3.4%
NatWest Group PLC
$7,371,505
2.9%
Sony Group Corp.
$7,056,090
2.8%
Airbus SE
$6,370,805
2.5%
Deutsche Telekom AG
$6,291,167
2.5%
Resona Holdings, Inc.
$6,270,193
2.5%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV
$6,198,114
2.4%
Erste Group Bank AG
$6,048,360
2.4%
Haleon PLC
$5,788,100
2.3%
Total
$68,857,855
27.2%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Industrials
18.9%
Financials
15.1%
Consumer Discretionary
11.8%
Health Care
11.4%
Consumer Staples
9.8%
Materials
8.5%
Energy
8.2%
Information Technology
6.6%
Communication Services
5.4%
Utilities
3.3%
Short-Term Investments
1.1%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Country Breakdown

Group By Country Chart
Value
Value
Japan
20.4%
United Kingdom
16.6%
United States
10.2%
France
9.0%
Netherlands
7.7%
Germany
7.2%
Switzerland
5.6%
Spain
3.3%
Italy
3.2%
Hong Kong
2.7%
Austria
2.4%
Taiwan
2.0%
Canada
1.9%
Portugal
1.6%
Others
5.2%
Short-Term Investments
1.1%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VF-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class B

4

Class A

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$73
0.65%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”). Overall sector allocation drove the underperformance led by an overweight to health care and an underweight to technology. Underweights to real estate and consumer discretionary contributed, offsetting some losses. Security selection also detracted. Contributions from selection within technology and communication services were offset by selection within consumer discretionary and health care, which detracted. 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, underweights to the real estate and consumer-discretionary sectors contributed, as did security selection within technology and communication services.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an overweight to the health care sector and an underweight to the technology sector, and security selection within the consumer-discretionary and health care sectors were the leading detractors from performance.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
S&P 500 Index
Russell 1000 Growth Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$11,111
$10,138
$10,567
12/16
$11,403
$11,351
$11,314
12/17
$15,051
$13,829
$14,733
12/18
$15,439
$13,223
$14,510
12/19
$20,796
$17,386
$19,790
12/20
$28,175
$20,585
$27,408
12/21
$36,338
$26,494
$34,971
12/22
$25,978
$21,696
$24,782
12/23
$35,104
$27,399
$35,358
12/24
$43,969
$34,254
$47,152

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
25.26%
16.16%
15.96%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
33.36%
18.96%
16.78%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Fund's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required. 

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$951,493,333
# of Portfolio Holdings
55
Portfolio Turnover Rate
27%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$5,235,485

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corp.
$90,508,640
9.5%
Microsoft Corp.
$78,498,053
8.2%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$63,558,380
6.7%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C
$53,131,618
5.6%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
$51,157,765
5.4%
Visa, Inc. - Class A
$43,874,569
4.6%
Netflix, Inc.
$39,148,557
4.1%
Broadcom, Inc.
$33,402,812
3.5%
Costco Wholesale Corp.
$30,983,670
3.3%
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
$25,406,493
2.7%
Total
$509,670,557
53.6%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Information Technology
35.7%
Communication Services
15.5%
Consumer Discretionary
15.0%
Health Care
11.5%
Industrials
7.5%
Financials
5.8%
Consumer Staples
5.6%
Materials
1.3%
Short-Term Investments
2.7%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.6%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$101
0.90%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Russell 1000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”). Overall sector allocation drove the underperformance led by an overweight to health care and an underweight to technology. Underweights to real estate and consumer discretionary contributed, offsetting some losses. Security selection also detracted. Contributions from selection within technology and communication services were offset by selection within consumer discretionary and health care, which detracted. 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, underweights to the real estate and consumer-discretionary sectors contributed, as did security selection within technology and communication services.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an overweight to the health care sector and an underweight to the technology sector, and security selection within the consumer-discretionary and health care sectors were the leading detractors from performance.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
S&P 500 Index
Russell 1000 Growth Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$11,085
$10,138
$10,567
12/16
$11,346
$11,351
$11,314
12/17
$14,940
$13,829
$14,733
12/18
$15,287
$13,223
$14,510
12/19
$20,540
$17,386
$19,790
12/20
$27,760
$20,585
$27,408
12/21
$35,713
$26,494
$34,971
12/22
$25,468
$21,696
$24,782
12/23
$34,327
$27,399
$35,358
12/24
$42,893
$34,254
$47,152

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
24.95%
15.87%
15.67%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 1000 Growth Index
33.36%
18.96%
16.78%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Fund's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required. 

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$951,493,333
# of Portfolio Holdings
55
Portfolio Turnover Rate
27%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$5,235,485

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corp.
$90,508,640
9.5%
Microsoft Corp.
$78,498,053
8.2%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$63,558,380
6.7%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C
$53,131,618
5.6%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
$51,157,765
5.4%
Visa, Inc. - Class A
$43,874,569
4.6%
Netflix, Inc.
$39,148,557
4.1%
Broadcom, Inc.
$33,402,812
3.5%
Costco Wholesale Corp.
$30,983,670
3.3%
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
$25,406,493
2.7%
Total
$509,670,557
53.6%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Information Technology
35.7%
Communication Services
15.5%
Consumer Discretionary
15.0%
Health Care
11.5%
Industrials
7.5%
Financials
5.8%
Consumer Staples
5.6%
Materials
1.3%
Short-Term Investments
2.7%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.6%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VL-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class A

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Small Cap Growth Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$98
0.90%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”). Overall security selection and sector allocation were positive. Security selection within industrials and consumer discretionary contributed the most, while selection within technology and real estate detracted. Gains from an underweight to materials and an overweight to technology offset losses from overweights to consumer discretionary and financials.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, security selection within industrials and consumer discretionary, an underweight to materials and an overweight to technology were the leading contributors to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, security selection within technology and real estate, along with overweights to consumer discretionary and financials were the leading detractors from performance.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
S&P 500 Index
Russell 2000 Growth Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$9,875
$10,138
$9,862
12/16
$10,513
$11,351
$10,978
12/17
$14,101
$13,829
$13,411
12/18
$13,975
$13,223
$12,163
12/19
$19,062
$17,386
$15,628
12/20
$29,352
$20,585
$21,040
12/21
$32,128
$26,494
$21,636
12/22
$19,568
$21,696
$15,933
12/23
$23,094
$27,399
$18,906
12/24
$27,399
$34,254
$21,772

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
18.64%
7.53%
10.60%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 2000 Growth Index
15.15%
6.86%
8.09%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Portfolio's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required.

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$64,894,798
# of Portfolio Holdings
103
Portfolio Turnover Rate
92%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$228,180

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
$1,207,880
1.9%
ACV Auctions, Inc. - Class A
$1,196,186
1.8%
Semtech Corp.
$1,134,267
1.7%
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. - Class A
$1,129,861
1.7%
CSW Industrials, Inc.
$1,074,629
1.7%
Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A
$1,063,908
1.6%
SPS Commerce, Inc.
$1,053,711
1.6%
Intapp, Inc.
$1,038,771
1.6%
Piper Sandler Cos.
$1,034,527
1.6%
Modine Manufacturing Co.
$1,025,517
1.6%
Total
$10,959,257
16.8%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Information Technology
24.3%
Industrials
23.1%
Health Care
21.1%
Consumer Discretionary
14.5%
Financials
10.0%
Consumer Staples
4.2%
Materials
1.2%
Energy
0.6%
Short-Term Investments
2.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.9%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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VPS-SCG-A-0153-1224

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Small Cap Growth Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$126
1.15%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio outperformed the Russell 2000 Growth Index (the “benchmark”). Overall security selection and sector allocation were positive. Security selection within industrials and consumer discretionary contributed the most, while selection within technology and real estate detracted. Gains from an underweight to materials and an overweight to technology offset losses from overweights to consumer discretionary and financials.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, security selection within industrials and consumer discretionary, an underweight to materials and an overweight to technology were the leading contributors to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, security selection within technology and real estate, along with overweights to consumer discretionary and financials were the leading detractors from performance.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
S&P 500 Index
Russell 2000 Growth Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$9,847
$10,138
$9,862
12/16
$10,459
$11,351
$10,978
12/17
$13,991
$13,829
$13,411
12/18
$13,837
$13,223
$12,163
12/19
$18,819
$17,386
$15,628
12/20
$28,913
$20,585
$21,040
12/21
$31,573
$26,494
$21,636
12/22
$19,176
$21,696
$15,933
12/23
$22,576
$27,399
$18,906
12/24
$26,739
$34,254
$21,772

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
18.44%
7.28%
10.34%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 2000 Growth Index
15.15%
6.86%
8.09%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Portfolio's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required.

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$64,894,798
# of Portfolio Holdings
103
Portfolio Turnover Rate
92%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$228,180

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.
$1,207,880
1.9%
ACV Auctions, Inc. - Class A
$1,196,186
1.8%
Semtech Corp.
$1,134,267
1.7%
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. - Class A
$1,129,861
1.7%
CSW Industrials, Inc.
$1,074,629
1.7%
Construction Partners, Inc. - Class A
$1,063,908
1.6%
SPS Commerce, Inc.
$1,053,711
1.6%
Intapp, Inc.
$1,038,771
1.6%
Piper Sandler Cos.
$1,034,527
1.6%
Modine Manufacturing Co.
$1,025,517
1.6%
Total
$10,959,257
16.8%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Information Technology
24.3%
Industrials
23.1%
Health Care
21.1%
Consumer Discretionary
14.5%
Financials
10.0%
Consumer Staples
4.2%
Materials
1.2%
Energy
0.6%
Short-Term Investments
2.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.9%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VS-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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VPS-SCG-B-0153-1224

Class A

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Discovery Value Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Discovery Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$85
0.81%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Russell 2500 Value Index (the "benchmark"). Overall security selection detracted from performance, while sector allocation contributed. Gains from security selection within financials and communication services were offset by losses from selection within health care and consumer staples. Sector allocation was positive. An underweight to materials and overweight to technology added to gains, offsetting losses from an overweight to consumer discretionary and an underweight to utilities.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an underweight to materials and overweight to technology and security selection within financials and communication services were the leading contributors to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, leading detractors to performance were selection within health care and consumer staples and an overweight to consumer discretionary and an underweight to utilities.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
S&P 500 Index
Russell 2500 Value Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$9,451
$10,138
$9,451
12/16
$11,823
$11,351
$11,833
12/17
$13,377
$13,829
$13,059
12/18
$11,367
$13,223
$11,445
12/19
$13,651
$17,386
$14,142
12/20
$14,111
$20,585
$14,832
12/21
$19,183
$26,494
$18,953
12/22
$16,185
$21,696
$16,473
12/23
$18,966
$27,399
$19,105
12/24
$20,866
$34,254
$21,204

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
10.02%
8.86%
7.63%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 2500 Value Index
10.98%
8.44%
7.81%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Portfolio's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required. 

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$697,028,669
# of Portfolio Holdings
92
Portfolio Turnover Rate
53%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$5,311,202

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Tapestry, Inc.
$13,519,456
1.9%
F5, Inc.
$12,613,735
1.8%
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
$12,002,106
1.7%
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
$11,861,343
1.7%
Pentair PLC
$10,765,461
1.5%
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
$10,595,934
1.5%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
$10,588,868
1.5%
Cameco Corp. (New York)
$10,305,751
1.5%
Encompass Health Corp.
$10,303,490
1.5%
NCR Atleos Corp.
$10,273,283
1.5%
Total
$112,829,427
16.1%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Industrials
20.9%
Financials
20.4%
Consumer Discretionary
15.4%
Information Technology
12.0%
Real Estate
8.1%
Health Care
6.6%
Energy
5.4%
Materials
3.1%
Utilities
2.8%
Consumer Staples
2.7%
Communication Services
2.0%
Short-Term Investments
8.4%
Other assets less liabilities
-7.8%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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VPS-DV-A-0153-1224

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Discovery Value Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Discovery Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$111
1.06%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Russell 2500 Value Index (the "benchmark"). Overall security selection detracted from performance, while sector allocation contributed. Gains from security selection within financials and communication services were offset by losses from selection within health care and consumer staples. Sector allocation was positive. An underweight to materials and overweight to technology added to gains, offsetting losses from an overweight to consumer discretionary and an underweight to utilities.

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an underweight to materials and overweight to technology and security selection within financials and communication services were the leading contributors to performance.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, leading detractors to performance were selection within health care and consumer staples and an overweight to consumer discretionary and an underweight to utilities.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio, a broad-based securities market index and an additional index that corresponds to the Portfolio's investment strategies, over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
S&P 500 Index
Russell 2500 Value Index
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$9,431
$10,138
$9,451
12/16
$11,769
$11,351
$11,833
12/17
$13,281
$13,829
$13,059
12/18
$11,250
$13,223
$11,445
12/19
$13,489
$17,386
$14,142
12/20
$13,900
$20,585
$14,832
12/21
$18,850
$26,494
$18,953
12/22
$15,868
$21,696
$16,473
12/23
$18,544
$27,399
$19,105
12/24
$20,346
$34,254
$21,204

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
9.72%
8.57%
7.36%
S&P 500 Index
25.02%
14.53%
13.10%
Russell 2500 Value Index
10.98%
8.44%
7.81%

The addition of the S&P 500 Index broad-based benchmark provides a comparison of the Portfolio's performance against the broader market as regulatorily required. 

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$697,028,669
# of Portfolio Holdings
92
Portfolio Turnover Rate
53%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$5,311,202

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Tapestry, Inc.
$13,519,456
1.9%
F5, Inc.
$12,613,735
1.8%
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
$12,002,106
1.7%
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
$11,861,343
1.7%
Pentair PLC
$10,765,461
1.5%
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.
$10,595,934
1.5%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
$10,588,868
1.5%
Cameco Corp. (New York)
$10,305,751
1.5%
Encompass Health Corp.
$10,303,490
1.5%
NCR Atleos Corp.
$10,273,283
1.5%
Total
$112,829,427
16.1%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Industrials
20.9%
Financials
20.4%
Consumer Discretionary
15.4%
Information Technology
12.0%
Real Estate
8.1%
Health Care
6.6%
Energy
5.4%
Materials
3.1%
Utilities
2.8%
Consumer Staples
2.7%
Communication Services
2.0%
Short-Term Investments
8.4%
Other assets less liabilities
-7.8%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VQ-B-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class B

4

VPS-DV-B-0153-1224

Class A

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VA-A-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class A
$94
0.91%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital

International All Country World Index (“MSCI ACWI”)(net)(the “benchmark”). Overall security selection drove the underperformance, while sector allocation contributed. Security selection within technology and financials detracted the most, while selection within consumer staples and utilities was positive. In terms of sector allocation, an overweight to technology and an underweight to materials contributed and helped offset losses from an underweight to communication services and an overweight to health care. Overall country selection (a result of bottom-up security analysis combined with fundamental research) detracted, as losses from overweights to Brazil and Indonesia offset gains from underweights to France and South Korea.

 

The Portfolio used derivatives in the form of currency forwards for hedging purposes, which had no material impact on absolute returns for the annual period. 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an overweight to technology and an underweight to materials contributed, as did security selection within consumer staples and utilities. In terms of country selection, underweights to France and South Korea also added to gains.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, leading detractors to performance included security selection within technology and financials, an underweight to communication services and an overweight to health care. Country selection, including overweights to Brazil and Indonesia, also detracted from gains.

Class A

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio and a broad-based securities market index over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class A
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,289
$9,764
12/16
$10,225
$10,531
12/17
$13,974
$13,056
12/18
$12,605
$11,827
12/19
$16,406
$14,973
12/20
$22,872
$17,406
12/21
$28,103
$20,633
12/22
$20,520
$16,844
12/23
$23,805
$20,584
12/24
$25,283
$24,183

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class A
6.21%
9.03%
9.72%
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
17.49%
10.06%
9.23%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VA-A-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$160,869,684
# of Portfolio Holdings
54
Portfolio Turnover Rate
47%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$1,176,639

Class A

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Microsoft Corp.
$6,112,593
3.8%
NVIDIA Corp.
$5,201,992
3.2%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
$4,940,003
3.1%
Flex Ltd.
$4,626,686
2.9%
Visa, Inc. - Class A
$4,374,941
2.7%
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
$4,225,046
2.6%
Fiserv, Inc.
$4,155,236
2.6%
Veralto Corp.
$4,057,093
2.5%
NextEra Energy, Inc.
$3,855,273
2.4%
MercadoLibre, Inc.
$3,849,796
2.4%
Total
$45,398,659
28.2%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Information Technology
32.8%
Financials
19.1%
Industrials
18.5%
Health Care
13.6%
Consumer Discretionary
6.1%
Consumer Staples
3.9%
Utilities
3.7%
Energy
1.5%
Short-Term Investments
0.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Country Breakdown

Group By Country Chart
Value
Value
United States
60.6%
United Kingdom
7.8%
Brazil
5.6%
Japan
4.0%
Switzerland
3.4%
Taiwan
3.1%
Canada
3.1%
Ireland
2.3%
Hong Kong
2.0%
India
2.0%
Jersey (Channel Islands)
1.5%
Netherlands
1.2%
Italy
1.0%
Norway
0.9%
Others
0.7%
Short-Term Investments
0.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VA-A-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class A 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

Information regarding the Portfolio’s Board of Directors’/Trustees’ review of the advisory agreement is available on the Portfolio’s website https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VA-A-A. You can request this information, free of charge, by contacting us at (800) 227 4618 or by scanning the QR code below.

 

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Class A

4

Class B

December 31, 2024 

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AB VPS Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio 

Annual Shareholder Report 

This annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB VPS Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) for the period of January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. You can find additional information about the Portfolio at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VA-B-A. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Portfolio costs for the last year?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Class Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
Class B
$119
1.16%

How did the Portfolio perform last year? What affected the Portfolio’s performance?

During the 12-month period ended December 31, 2024, all share classes of the Portfolio underperformed the Morgan Stanley Capital

International All Country World Index (“MSCI ACWI”)(net)(the “benchmark”). Overall security selection drove the underperformance, while sector allocation contributed. Security selection within technology and financials detracted the most, while selection within consumer staples and utilities was positive. In terms of sector allocation, an overweight to technology and an underweight to materials contributed and helped offset losses from an underweight to communication services and an overweight to health care. Overall country selection (a result of bottom-up security analysis combined with fundamental research) detracted, as losses from overweights to Brazil and Indonesia offset gains from underweights to France and South Korea.

 

The Portfolio used derivatives in the form of currency forwards for hedging purposes, which had no material impact on absolute returns for the annual period. 

Performance Highlights

Top contributors to performance:

  • During the 12-month period, an overweight to technology and an underweight to materials contributed, as did security selection within consumer staples and utilities. In terms of country selection, underweights to France and South Korea also added to gains.

Top detractors from performance:

  • During the 12-month period, leading detractors to performance included security selection within technology and financials, an underweight to communication services and an overweight to health care. Country selection, including overweights to Brazil and Indonesia, also detracted from gains.

Class B

1

Portfolio Performance

The following graph shows the performance of hypothetical $10,000 investments in the Portfolio and a broad-based securities market index over the most recently completed 10 fiscal years of the Portfolio, or since inception, if shorter. The Portfolio's performance reflects applicable sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. 

Growth of 10K Chart
Class B
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
12/14
$10,000
$10,000
12/15
$10,265
$9,764
12/16
$10,175
$10,531
12/17
$13,868
$13,056
12/18
$12,484
$11,827
12/19
$16,201
$14,973
12/20
$22,533
$17,406
12/21
$27,619
$20,633
12/22
$20,116
$16,844
12/23
$23,274
$20,584
12/24
$24,662
$24,183

Average Annual Total Returns

AATR
1 Year
5 Years
10 Years
Class B
5.96%
8.77%
9.45%
MSCI ACWI Index (net)
17.49%
10.06%
9.23%

 

The Portfolio’s past performance is not a good predictor of the Portfolio’s future performance. 

 

The graph and table do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption or sale of Portfolio shares.

 

Visit https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VA-B-A for the most recent performance information.

Key Portfolio Statistics

Net Assets
$160,869,684
# of Portfolio Holdings
54
Portfolio Turnover Rate
47%
Total Advisory Fees Paid
$1,176,639

Class B

2

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Microsoft Corp.
$6,112,593
3.8%
NVIDIA Corp.
$5,201,992
3.2%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
$4,940,003
3.1%
Flex Ltd.
$4,626,686
2.9%
Visa, Inc. - Class A
$4,374,941
2.7%
London Stock Exchange Group PLC
$4,225,046
2.6%
Fiserv, Inc.
$4,155,236
2.6%
Veralto Corp.
$4,057,093
2.5%
NextEra Energy, Inc.
$3,855,273
2.4%
MercadoLibre, Inc.
$3,849,796
2.4%
Total
$45,398,659
28.2%

Sector Breakdown

Group By Sector Chart
Value
Value
Information Technology
32.8%
Financials
19.1%
Industrials
18.5%
Health Care
13.6%
Consumer Discretionary
6.1%
Consumer Staples
3.9%
Utilities
3.7%
Energy
1.5%
Short-Term Investments
0.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Country Breakdown

Group By Country Chart
Value
Value
United States
60.6%
United Kingdom
7.8%
Brazil
5.6%
Japan
4.0%
Switzerland
3.4%
Taiwan
3.1%
Canada
3.1%
Ireland
2.3%
Hong Kong
2.0%
India
2.0%
Jersey (Channel Islands)
1.5%
Netherlands
1.2%
Italy
1.0%
Norway
0.9%
Others
0.7%
Short-Term Investments
0.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Portfolio’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/64VA-B-A, including the Portfolio's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Portfolio holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Class B 

3

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Portfolio’s Advisory Agreement

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 19(a)(1).

(b) During the period covered by this report, no material amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

(c) During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that independent directors Garry L. Moody, Marshall C. Turner, Jr., Jorge A. Bermudez and Carol C. McMullen qualify as audit committee financial experts.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) - (c) The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP, for the Fund’s last two fiscal years, for professional services rendered for: (i) the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements included in the Fund’s annual report to stockholders; (ii) assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (i), which include advice and education related to accounting and auditing issues, quarterly press release review (for those Funds that issue quarterly press releases), and preferred stock maintenance testing (for those Funds that issue preferred stock); and (iii) tax compliance, tax advice and tax return preparation.

 

          Audit Fees      Audit-Related
Fees
     Tax Fees  

AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio

     2023        60,807        —         29,670  
     2024        45,000        —         9,274  

AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio

     2023        44,022        —         19,327  
     2024        44,022        —         4,222  

AB Relative Value Portfolio

     2023        32,974        —         19,617  
     2024        32,974        —         3,780  

AB International Value Portfolio

     2023        44,022        —         46,938  
     2024        44,022        —         12,660  

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

     2023        32,974        —         17,220  
     2024        32,974        —         1,770  

AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio

     2023        32,974        —         18,663  
     2024        32,974        —         1,893  

AB Discovery Value Portfolio

     2023        37,394        —         19,663  
     2024        37,394        —         6,602  

AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

     2023        89,404        —         59,547  
     2024        55,000        —         24,499  

AB Global Risk Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

     2023        58,830        —         34,712  
     2024        58,830        —         20,686  

(d) Not applicable.

(e) (1) Beginning with audit and non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures require the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures also require pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Adviser and Service Affiliates to the extent that these services are directly related to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund.


(e) (2) No percentage of services addressed by (b) and (c) of this Item 4 were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. No amounts are reported for Item 4 (d).

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table sets forth the aggregate non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Fund’s Adviser and entities that control, are controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund: (“Service Affiliates”):

 

          All Fees for
Non-Audit Services
Provided to the
Portfolio, the Adviser
and Service Affiliates
     Total Amount of
Foregoing Column
Pre-approved by the Audit
Committee
(Portion Comprised of
Audit Related Fees)
(Portion Comprised of
Tax Fees)
 

AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,917,111      $ 29,670  
           —   
         $ (29,670
     2024      $ 1,765,978      $ 9,274  
           —   
           (9,274

AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,906,768      $ 19,327  
           —   
         $ (19,327
     2024      $ 1,760,926      $ 4,222  
           —   
           (4,222

AB Relative Value Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,907,058      $ 19,617  
           —   
         $ (19,617
     2024      $ 1,760,484      $ 3,780  
           —   
         $ (3,780

AB International Value Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,934,379      $ 46,938  
           —   
         $ (46,938
     2024      $ 1,769,364      $ 12,660  
           —   
           (12,660

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,904,661      $ 17,220  
           —   
         $ (17,220
     2024      $ 1,758,474      $ 1,770  
           —   
           (1,770

AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,906,104      $ 18,663  
           —   
         $ (18,663
     2024      $ 1,758,597      $ 1,893  
           —   
           (1,893

AB Discovery Value Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,907,104      $ 19,663  
           —   
         $ (19,663
     2024      $ 1,763,306      $ 6,602  
           —   
           (6,602

AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,946,988      $ 59,547  
           —   
         $ (59,547
     2024      $ 1,781,203      $ 24,499  
           —   
           (24,499

AB Global Risk Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

     2023      $ 1,922,153      $ 34,712  
           —   
         $ (34,712
     2024      $ 1,777,390      $ 20,686  
           —   
           (20,686

(h) The Audit Committee of the Fund has considered whether the provision of any non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser and Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Not applicable.


ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.


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Are Not Bank Guaranteed

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You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        


Shares
    U.S. $ Value  
                                     

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–87.0%

 

   

FUNDS AND INVESTMENT TRUSTS–87.0%(a)

     

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

      260,700     $ 18,321,996  

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

      186,000       9,712,920  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

      79,900       47,035,532  

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF(b)

      250,500       24,273,450  

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF(b)

      18,450       4,873,198  

Vanguard Real Estate ETF(b)

      44,900       3,999,692  

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF(b)

      14,650       3,520,102  

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF(b)

      336,900       24,226,479  
     

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $123,782,313)

      135,963,369  
     

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
(000)
       

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES–3.1%

     

UNITED STATES–3.1%

     

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.125%, 01/15/2032 (TIPS)(c)
(cost $5,573,156)

    U.S.$       5,550       4,812,559  
     

 

 

 
    Notional
Amount
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS–CALLS–3.0%

     

OPTIONS ON EQUITY INDICES–3.0%

     

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 18;
Exercise Price:
USD 6,100.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co.,
Inc.(d)

    USD       10,980,000       1,164,600  
                                     

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 14;
Exercise Price: USD 6,000.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       8,400,000     990,430  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 12;
Exercise Price: USD 5,500.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       6,600,000       1,242,240  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 6;
Exercise Price: USD 5,600.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       3,360,000       580,230  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 6;
Exercise Price: USD 5,300.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       3,180,000       700,050  
     

 

 

 

Total Purchased
Options–Calls
(premiums paid $4,307,464)

      4,677,550  
     

 

 

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS–
PUTS–2.4%

     

OPTIONS ON EQUITY INDICES–2.4%

     

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 33;
Exercise Price:
USD 5,600.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co.,
Inc.(d)

    USD       18,480,000       1,010,295  

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Notional
Amount
    U.S. $ Value  
                                     

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 24;
Exercise Price: USD 5,500.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       13,200,000     $ 680,160  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 18;
Exercise Price: USD 6,100.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       10,980,000       798,120  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 14;
Exercise Price: USD 6,000.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       8,400,000       577,570  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 12;
Exercise Price: USD 5,700.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       6,840,000       396,480  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Dec 2026; Contracts: 12;
Exercise Price: USD 5,300.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(d)

    USD       6,360,000       289,920  
     

 

 

 

Total Purchased Options–Puts
(premiums paid $4,258,079)

        3,752,545  
     

 

 

 
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                     

COMMON STOCKS–0.0%

     

ENERGY–0.0%

     

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE
FUELS–0.0%

     

Gazprom PJSC(d)(e)(f)(g)

      31,460     –0 – 

LUKOIL PJSC(e)(f)(g)

      790       –0 – 
     

 

 

 
      –0 – 
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS–0.0%

 

METALS & MINING–0.0%

 

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR)(d)(e)(f)

      2,540       –0 – 
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $272,696)

      –0 – 
     

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–4.8%

     

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–4.8%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(a)(h)(i)
(cost $7,544,584)

      7,544,584       7,544,584  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED–100.3%
(cost $145,738,292)

        156,750,607  
     

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED–4.1%

     

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–4.1%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(a)(h)(i)
(cost $6,437,125)

      6,437,125       6,437,125  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL
INVESTMENTS–104.4%
(cost $152,175,417)

        163,187,732  

Other assets less
liabilities–(4.4)%

        (6,841,221
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

      $ 156,346,511  
     

 

 

 

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

E-Mini Russell 2000 Futures

     9        March 2025      $ 1,012,410      $ (57,242

MSCI EAFE Futures

     39        March 2025        4,421,625        (134,047

MSCI Emerging Markets Futures

     46        March 2025        2,469,740        (91,060

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

     20        March 2025        5,935,750        (223,529

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Futures

     5        March 2025        1,573,350        (85,140

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

     45        March 2025        5,122,969        (118,879

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

     496        March 2025        53,940,000        (481,871
           

 

 

 
            $  (1,191,768
           

 

 

 

 

 

 

(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)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)   Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for open futures contracts.

 

(d)   Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

(f)   Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(g)   Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid Securities    Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage
of Net Assets
 

Gazprom PJSC

     09/28/2021-09/29/2021      $  154,651      $    –0 –       0.00

LUKOIL PJSC

     06/29/2018-07/09/2021        61,154        –0 –       0.00

 

(h)   Affiliated investments.

 

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

Currency Abbreviations:

USD—United States Dollar

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

CBT—Chicago Board of Trade

EAFE—Europe, Australia, and Far East

ETF—Exchange Traded Fund

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

PJSC—Public Joint Stock Company

TIPS—Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $138,193,708)

   $ 149,206,023 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $13,981,709—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $6,437,125)

     13,981,709  

Cash

     20  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $3,025)

     2,982  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     22,652  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

     6,223  

Receivable due from Adviser

     1,211  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     406  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     163,221,226  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     6,437,125  

Payable for variation margin on futures

     150,209  

Advisory fee payable

     59,436  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     48,507  

Distribution fee payable

     29,775  

Administrative fee payable

     22,291  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Accrued expenses

     127,205  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,874,715  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 156,346,511  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

  

Capital stock, at par

   $ 17,327  

Additional paid-in capital

     143,244,739  

Distributable earnings

     13,084,445  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 156,346,511  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A      $ 15,427,768          1,683,143        $ 9.17  
B      $  140,918,743          15,643,773        $  9.01  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $11,706,815 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $555)

   $ 3,793,184  

Affiliated issuers

     274,992  

Interest

     145,954  

Securities lending income

     18,172  

Other income

     110,687  
  

 

 

 
     4,342,989  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     747,060  

Distribution fee—Class B

     375,608  

Transfer agency—Class A

     498  

Transfer agency—Class B

     4,736  

Administrative

     92,747  

Audit and tax

     65,917  

Custody and accounting

     61,137  

Printing

     54,301  

Legal

     37,305  

Directors’ fees

     22,839  

Miscellaneous

     18,679  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

      1,480,827  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (12,077
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,468,750  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2,874,239  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions(a)

     7,546,941  

Futures

     1,010,049  

Foreign currency transactions

     (90

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     6,980,468  

Futures

     (4,564,393

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (389
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     10,972,586  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $  13,846,825  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $5,943.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income

   $ 2,874,239     $ 2,924,139  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     8,556,900       (6,050,458

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     2,415,686       23,831,462  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     13,846,825       20,705,143  

Distributions to Shareholders

 

Class A

     (633,925     (978,634

Class B

     (5,620,894     (9,515,346

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

 

Net decrease

     (24,086,380     (14,760,704
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease

     (16,494,374     (4,549,541

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of period

     172,840,885       177,390,426  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 156,346,511     $ 172,840,885  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (formerly known as AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is to maximize total return consistent with the determination of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) of reasonable risk. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, the Adviser serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
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Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 are 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.

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, 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 an 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.

 

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2024:

 

       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Investments in Securities:

            

Assets:

 

Investment Companies

     $ 135,963,369      $ –0 –     $ –0 –    $ 135,963,369  

Inflation-Linked Securities

       –0 –       4,812,559        –0 –      4,812,559  

Purchased Options—Calls

       –0 –       4,677,550        –0 –      4,677,550  

Purchased Options—Puts

       –0 –       3,752,545        –0 –      3,752,545  

Common Stocks

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

Short-Term Investments

       7,544,584        –0 –       –0 –      7,544,584  

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

       6,437,125        –0 –       –0 –      6,437,125  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       149,945,078        13,242,654           0 (a)      163,187,732  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

            

Assets

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

Liabilities:

 

Futures

       (1,191,768      –0 –       –0 –      (1,191,768 )(c) 
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $ 148,753,310      $ 13,242,654      $ 0 (a)    $ 161,995,964  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

(c)   Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .425% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .75% and 1.00% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, there was no such reimbursement. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement extends through May 1, 2025 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $92,747.

 

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The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $8,614.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 10,353      $ 41,185      $ 43,993      $ 7,545      $ 275  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     6,202        243,734        243,499        6,437        –0 – 
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 13,982      $ 275  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

       Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

     $ 9,296,935      $ 37,632,387  

U.S. government securities

       –0 –       –0 – 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
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The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 152,175,417  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 18,185,452  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (7,037,690
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 11,147,762  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Futures

The Portfolio may buy or sell futures for investment purposes or for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of potential movements in the market. The Portfolio bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures and movements in the price of the assets, reference rates or indices which they are designed to track. Among other things, the Portfolio may purchase or sell futures for foreign currencies or options thereon for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investment in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

At the time the Portfolio enters into futures, the Portfolio deposits with the broker or segregates at its custodian cash or securities as collateral to satisfy initial margin requirements set by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, with respect to cash collateral, the Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract; in the case of securities collateral, the Fund agrees to adjust the securities position held in the segregated account accordingly. Such receipts, payments or adjustments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Portfolio as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures is generally less than privately negotiated futures, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Use of long futures subjects the Portfolio to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures. Use of short futures subjects the Portfolio to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of futures can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Portfolio may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Portfolio were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Portfolio. Put and call purchased options are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the

 

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exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Portfolio writes an option, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Portfolio’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Portfolio on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Portfolio has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Portfolio. In writing an option, the Portfolio bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of the written option by the Portfolio could result in the Portfolio selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held purchased options for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of

Assets and Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value    

Statement of

Assets and Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

       Payable for variation margin on futures   $ 600,750

Equity contracts

       Payable for variation margin on futures     591,018

Equity contracts

  Investments in securities, at value    $ 8,430,095      
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

     $ 8,430,095       $ 1,191,768  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*   Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives
Within Statement of Operations

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $ (538,792   $ (3,004,439

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures      1,548,841       (1,559,954

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments      2,907,209       (244,734
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 3,917,258     $ (4,809,127
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the year ended December 31, 2024:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 73,122,412  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 2,271,586 (a) 

Purchased Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 92,024,615  

 

(a)   Positions were open for 10 months during the year.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                       

AB Government Money Market
Portfolio

 

Market Value of
Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 11,706,815     $ 6,437,125     $ 5,485,627     $ 18,172     $  –0 –    $ 3,463  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

 

Shares sold

    83,454       15,409       $ 745,767     $ 134,466  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    70,909       117,766         633,925       978,634  

Shares redeemed

    (276,002     (289,545       (2,489,227     (2,475,377
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (121,639     (156,370     $ (1,109,535   $ (1,362,277
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

 

Shares sold

    447,965       503,184       $ 4,013,635     $ 4,219,796  

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    639,464       1,163,245         5,620,894       9,515,346  

Shares redeemed

    (3,631,685     (3,256,453       (32,611,374     (27,133,569
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (2,544,256     (1,590,024     $ (22,976,845   $ (13,398,427
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 70% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

Allocation Risk—The allocation of investments among the different investment styles, such as growth or value, equity or debt securities, or U.S. or non-U.S. securities may have a more significant effect on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, when one of these investment strategies is performing more poorly than others.

ETF Risk—ETFs, are investment companies and are subject to market and selection risk. When the Portfolio invests in an ETF, the Portfolio bears its share of the ETF’s expenses and runs the risk that the ETF may not achieve its investment objective.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid, and because these investments may be subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce the Portfolio’s returns.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Interest Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. The Portfolio may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions to those initiatives.

Credit Risk—An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (“junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally, and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Real Assets Risk—The Portfolio’s investments in securities linked to real assets involve significant risks, including financial, operating, and competitive risks. Investments in securities linked to real assets expose the Portfolio to adverse macroeconomic conditions, such as a rise in interest rates or a downturn in the economy in which the asset is located. Changes in inflation rates or in the market’s inflation expectations may adversely affect the market value of inflation-sensitive equities. The Portfolio’s investments in real estate securities have many of the same risks as direct ownership of real estate, including the risk that the value of real estate could decline due to a variety of factors that affect the real estate market generally. Investments in real estate investment trusts, or REITs, may have additional risks. REITs are dependent on the capability of their managers, may have limited diversification, and could be significantly affected by changes in tax laws. Some REITs may utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and may potentially increase the Portfolio’s losses.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

       2024        2023  

Distributions paid from:

         

Ordinary income

     $ 4,625,970        $ 1,598,559  

Net long-term capital gains

       1,628,849          8,895,421  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

     $ 6,254,819        $ 10,493,980  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 10,897,149  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (8,961,977 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     11,149,273 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 13,084,445  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   As of December 31, 2024, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $8,961,977.

 

(b)   The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to distributable earnings or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.78       $8.28       $11.75       $10.61       $10.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .18       .16       .15       .16       .13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    .59       .89       (2.25     1.29       .78  

Contributions from Affiliates

    –0 –      –0 –      .00 (c)      .00 (c)      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .77       1.05       (2.10     1.45       .91  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.19     (.10     (.35     (.06     (.24

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.19     (.45     (1.02     (.25     (.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.38     (.55     (1.37     (.31     (.54
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.17       $8.78       $8.28       $11.75       $10.61  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    8.84     13.04     (18.99 )%      13.73     9.41
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $15,428       $15,843       $16,241       $21,879       $21,252  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .66     .69     .63     .56     .55

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .67     .70     .71     .75     .77

Net investment income(b)

    1.97     1.92     1.50     1.43     1.38

Portfolio turnover rate

    6     4     135 %**      63 %**      66 %** 
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .04     .04     .09     .20     .22

 

 

See footnote summary on page 20.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.63       $8.15       $11.58       $10.47       $10.10  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .15       .14       .12       .13       .11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    .58       .87       (2.22     1.26       .78  

Contributions from Affiliates

    –0 –      –0 –      .00 (c)      .00 (c)      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .73       1.01       (2.10     1.39       .89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.16     (.08     (.31     (.03     (.22

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.19     (.45     (1.02     (.25     (.30
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.35     (.53     (1.33     (.28     (.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.01       $8.63       $8.15       $11.58       $10.47  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    8.58     12.66     (19.17 )%      13.36     9.25
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $140,919       $156,998       $161,149       $223,893       $222,427  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .91     .94     .88     .81     .80

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .92     .95     .96     1.00     1.02

Net investment income(b)

    1.71     1.66     1.24     1.20     1.14

Portfolio turnover rate

    6     4     135 %**      63 %**      66 %** 
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .04     .04     .09     .20     .22

 

 

See footnote summary on page 20.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)   In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the years ended December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, such waiver amounted to .01%, .01%, .08%, .19% and .20%, respectively.

 

*   Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2022 by .10% and .02%, respectively.

 

**   The Portfolio accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Portfolio during the taxable year ended December 31, 2024. For corporate shareholders, 17.10% of dividends paid qualify for the dividends received deduction. The Portfolio designates $1,628,849 of dividends paid as long-term capital gain dividends.

 

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BALANCED HEDGED ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on November 5-7, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts

 

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(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meetings, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods July 31, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was equal to the median.

The directors considered the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class B shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class B expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The Adviser had agreed to cap the Fund’s expenses, and the directors note that the Fund’s expense ratio was currently close to the level of the Adviser’s cap. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the medians. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanation for this, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no

 

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established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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LOGO

 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

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DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

COMMON STOCKS–64.7%

     
     

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–17.0%

     

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–0.5%

     

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

      2,488     $ 274,999  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

      9,298       550,442  

F5, Inc.(a)

      136       34,200  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

      767       28,724  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

      389       179,807  

Nokia Oyj

      12,429       54,979  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson–Class B

      6,474       52,429  
     

 

 

 
        1,175,580  
     

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–0.4%

     

Amphenol Corp.–Class A

      2,806       194,877  

CDW Corp./DE

      311       54,126  

Corning, Inc.

      1,895       90,050  

Halma PLC

      885       29,691  

Hexagon AB–Class B

      4,839       46,200  

Jabil, Inc.

      264       37,990  

Keyence Corp.

      487       197,952  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

      404       64,894  

Kyocera Corp.

      3,036       30,092  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

      3,951       62,682  

Omron Corp.

      453       15,253  

Shimadzu Corp.

      578       16,177  

TDK Corp.

      4,510       58,082  

TE Connectivity PLC

      711       101,652  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)

      109       50,590  

Trimble, Inc.(a)

      569       40,206  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

      507       12,939  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

      534       11,358  

Zebra Technologies Corp.–Class A(a)

      120       46,346  
     

 

 

 
        1,161,157  
     

 

 

 

IT SERVICES–0.9%

     

Accenture PLC–Class A

      1,456       512,206  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

      353       33,764  

Bechtle AG

      191       6,126  

Capgemini SE

      362       59,125  

CGI, Inc.

      475       51,973  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A

      1,155       88,819  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

      133       31,098  

Fujitsu Ltd.

      3,910       68,685  

Gartner, Inc.(a)

      180       87,205  

GoDaddy, Inc.–Class A(a)

      329       64,935  

International Business Machines Corp.

      2,146       471,755  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

MongoDB, Inc.(a)

      172     $ 40,043  

NEC Corp.

      609       52,116  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

      854       25,075  

NTT Data Group Corp.

      1,422       27,039  

Obic Co., Ltd.

      705       20,980  

Okta, Inc.(a)

      379       29,865  

Otsuka Corp.

      560       12,807  

SCSK Corp.

      392       8,205  

Shopify, Inc.–Class A(a)(b)

      2,825       300,669  

Snowflake, Inc.–Class A(a)

      703       108,550  

TIS, Inc.

      494       11,668  

Twilio, Inc.–Class A(a)

      356       38,476  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

      205       42,427  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

      123       26,390  
     

 

 

 
        2,220,001  
     

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–5.9%

     

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

      3,771       455,499  

Advantest Corp.

      1,808       102,801  

Analog Devices, Inc.

      1,157       245,816  

Applied Materials, Inc.

      1,921       312,412  

ASM International NV

      109       63,022  

ASML Holding NV(b)

      931       652,104  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV(b)

      180       24,672  

Broadcom, Inc.

      10,337       2,396,530  

Disco Corp.

      231       61,279  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)

      316       21,703  

Entegris, Inc.(b)

      352       34,869  

First Solar, Inc.(a)

      237       41,769  

Infineon Technologies AG

      3,044       99,361  

Intel Corp.

      9,962       199,738  

KLA Corp.

      312       196,597  

Kokusai Electric Corp.(b)

      400       5,242  

Lam Research Corp.

      3,020       218,135  

Lasertec Corp.

      171       16,030  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

      2,018       222,888  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

      1,259       72,204  

Micron Technology, Inc.

      2,583       217,385  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

      114       67,454  

NVIDIA Corp.

      57,150       7,674,673  

NXP Semiconductors NV

      594       123,463  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

      998       62,924  

Qorvo, Inc.(a)

      221       15,455  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

      2,595       398,644  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

      3,917       49,570  

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

      200       11,807  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

      372       32,989  

STMicroelectronics NV

      1,593       39,900  

Teradyne, Inc.

      380       47,850  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

      2,127       398,834  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

      1,090       163,848  
     

 

 

 
        14,747,467  
     

 

 

 

 

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DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

SOFTWARE–5.5%

     

Adobe, Inc.(a)

      1,026     $ 456,242  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

      204       68,815  

AppLovin Corp.–Class A(a)

      485       157,058  

Aspen Technology, Inc.(a)

      66       16,476  

Atlassian Corp., Ltd.–Class A(a)

      373       90,781  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

      501       148,081  

Bentley Systems, Inc.–Class B

      372       17,372  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

      638       191,693  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

      205       38,274  

Cloudflare, Inc.–Class A(a)

      709       76,345  

Coinbase Global, Inc.–Class A(a)

      449       111,487  

Constellation Software, Inc./Canada

      47       145,334  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.–Class A(a)

      542       185,451  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

      101       33,648  

Dassault Systemes SE

      1,560       53,982  

Datadog, Inc.–Class A(a)

      654       93,450  

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)(a)

      199       22,621  

DocuSign, Inc.(a)

      473       42,542  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

      57       113,483  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

      1,515       143,137  

Gen Digital, Inc.

      1,291       35,348  

HubSpot, Inc.(a)

      114       79,432  

Intuit, Inc.

      653       410,410  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

      143       38,644  

Microsoft Corp.

      16,452       6,934,518  

MicroStrategy, Inc.–Class A(a)

      426       123,378  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

      87       20,483  

Nemetschek SE

      135       13,114  

Nice Ltd.(a)

      146       24,794  

Nutanix, Inc.–Class A(a)

      587       35,913  

Open Text Corp.

      619       17,518  

Oracle Corp.

      3,874       645,563  

Oracle Corp. Japan

      42       4,020  

Palantir Technologies, Inc.–Class A(a)

      4,742       358,637  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

      1,518       276,215  

PTC, Inc.(a)

      280       51,484  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

      250       129,962  

Sage Group PLC (The)

      2,342       37,211  

Salesforce, Inc.

      2,227       744,553  

Samsara, Inc.–Class A(a)

      509       22,238  

SAP SE

      2,433       598,455  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

      480       508,858  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

      358       173,759  

Temenos AG (REG)

      131       9,257  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

      289       15,581  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

      99       57,087  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

WiseTech Global Ltd.

      429     $ 32,026  

Workday, Inc.–Class A(a)

      496       127,983  

Xero Ltd.(a)

      338       35,173  

Zoom Communications, Inc.–Class A(a)

      580       47,334  

Zscaler, Inc.(a)

      213       38,427  
     

 

 

 
        13,853,647  
     

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–3.8%

     

Apple, Inc.

      35,422       8,870,377  

Brother Industries Ltd.

      585       9,896  

Canon, Inc.

      2,211       71,817  

Dell Technologies, Inc.–Class C

      739       85,162  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

      2,627       54,352  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

      3,027       64,627  

HP, Inc.

      2,246       73,287  

Logitech International SA (REG)

      354       29,221  

NetApp, Inc.

      477       55,370  

Pure Storage, Inc.–Class A(a)

      726       44,598  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

      1,272       14,446  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

      491       42,378  

Seiko Epson Corp.

      692       12,486  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)

      1,228       37,429  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

      806       48,062  
     

 

 

 
        9,513,508  
     

 

 

 
        42,671,360  
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS–10.3%

     

BANKS–3.8%

     

ABN AMRO Bank NV(b)

      1,068       16,481  

AIB Group PLC

      4,341       24,005  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

      6,940       122,281  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

      13,431       131,415  

Banco BPM SpA(b)

      3,001       24,298  

Banco de Sabadell SA

      12,677       24,635  

Banco Santander SA

      36,104       167,026  

Bank Hapoalim BM

      2,946       35,565  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

      3,514       41,807  

Bank of America Corp.

      16,271       715,110  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

      2,340       21,339  

Bank of Montreal

      1,700       165,039  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)

      2,883       154,815  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (REG)

      70       6,445  

Barclays PLC

      33,870       113,302  

BNP Paribas SA

      2,372       145,633  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

      8,531       27,241  

BPER Banca SPA

      2,319       14,790  

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

CaixaBank SA

      9,316     $ 50,578  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce(b)

      2,198       139,041  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

      1,314       10,128  

Citigroup, Inc.

      4,445       312,884  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

      1,045       45,729  

Commerzbank AG

      2,209       36,277  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia(b)

      3,899       368,928  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.(b)

      2,421       13,314  

Credit Agricole SA

      2,481       34,137  

Danske Bank A/S

      1,608       45,591  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

      4,592       147,153  

DNB Bank ASA

      2,087       41,666  

Erste Group Bank AG

      785       48,588  

Fifth Third Bancorp

      1,577       66,676  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

      1,424       24,853  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC–Class A

      24       50,712  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.(b)

      1,705       20,884  

HSBC Holdings PLC

      42,414       416,637  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

      3,385       55,074  

ING Groep NV

      7,699       120,655  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

      34,087       136,717  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd.–Class A

      2,882       19,715  

Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

      3,418       32,306  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

      6,629       1,589,038  

KBC Group NV

      535       41,307  

KeyCorp

      2,198       37,674  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

      142,945       97,621  

M&T Bank Corp.

      389       73,136  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

      1,164       16,999  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

      25,887       302,223  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

      361       15,627  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

      5,654       138,029  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

      7,163       164,121  

National Bank of Canada(b)

      794       72,382  

NatWest Group PLC

      16,454       82,455  

Nordea Bank Abp (Helsinki)

      7,354       80,238  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

      8,327       101,698  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

      926       178,579  

Regions Financial Corp.

      2,133       50,168  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

      4,922       35,482  

Royal Bank of Canada

      3,297       397,535  

Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.

      994       8,061  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB–Class A

      3,698     $ 50,678  

Societe Generale SA

      1,679       47,122  

Standard Chartered PLC

      4,898       60,300  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

      8,699       208,778  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

      1,534       35,834  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB–Class A

      3,399       35,095  

Swedbank AB–Class A

      1,979       39,077  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

      4,072       216,794  

Truist Financial Corp.

      3,121       135,389  

UniCredit SpA

      3,433       137,486  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

      2,692       71,488  

US Bancorp

      3,636       173,910  

Wells Fargo & Co.

      7,930       557,003  

Westpac Banking Corp.

      8,012       159,927  
     

 

 

 
        9,600,724  
     

 

 

 

CAPITAL MARKETS–2.2%

     

3i Group PLC

      2,269       101,000  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

      229       121,926  

Amundi SA

      143       9,517  

Ares Management Corp.–Class A

      439       77,716  

ASX Ltd.

      452       18,176  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

      1,720       132,148  

Blackrock, Inc.

      345       353,663  

Blackstone, Inc.

      1,678       289,321  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.–Class A (Toronto)(b)

      828       44,907  

Brookfield Corp. (Toronto)(b)

      3,185       183,064  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)(b)

      540       27,265  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

      244       47,678  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

      3,729       275,983  

CME Group, Inc.

      839       194,841  

CVC Capital Partners PLC(a)(b)(c)

      495       10,946  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

      3,063       20,212  

Deutsche Bank AG (REG)

      4,416       76,206  

Deutsche Boerse AG

      439       101,126  

EQT AB

      868       23,995  

Euronext NV

      182       20,418  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

      89       42,745  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

      670       13,594  

Futu Holdings Ltd. (ADR)

      140       11,199  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

      736       421,448  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

      829       11,376  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

      2,801       104,838  

 

3


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

IGM Financial, Inc.(b)

      193     $ 6,164  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

      1,338       199,375  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.(b)

      2,276       25,253  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

      480       31,138  

KKR & Co., Inc.

      1,447       214,026  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

      1,114       157,246  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

      174       56,813  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

      844       115,428  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

      88       19,892  

Moody’s Corp.

      383       181,301  

Morgan Stanley

      2,827       355,410  

MSCI, Inc.

      183       109,802  

Nasdaq, Inc.

      1,005       77,697  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

      7,021       40,735  

Northern Trust Corp.

      470       48,175  

Onex Corp.

      147       11,482  

Partners Group Holding AG

      53       71,989  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

      456       70,830  

Robinhood Markets, Inc.–Class A(a)

      1,245       46,389  

S&P Global, Inc.

      745       371,032  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

      595       14,944  

Schroders PLC

      1,878       7,591  

SEI Investments Co.

      257       21,197  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

      1,635       15,241  

State Street Corp.

      686       67,331  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

      519       58,694  

TMX Group Ltd.

      647       19,931  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc.–Class A

      271       35,479  

UBS Group AG (REG)

      7,663       234,616  
     

 

 

 
        5,420,509  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER FINANCE–0.3%

     

Ally Financial, Inc.

      639       23,010  

American Express Co.

      1,325       393,247  

Capital One Financial Corp.

      890       158,705  

Discover Financial Services

      585       101,339  

Synchrony Financial

      921       59,865  
     

 

 

 
        736,166  
     

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES–2.0%

     

Adyen NV(a)(b)

      51       75,790  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

      929       153,434  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.–Class B(a)

      3,087       1,399,275  

Block, Inc.(a)

      1,294       109,977  

Corebridge Financial, Inc.

      621       18,586  

Corpay, Inc.(a)

      154       52,117  

Edenred SE

      571       18,772  

Equitable Holdings, Inc.

      735       34,670  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Eurazeo SE

      98     $ 7,310  

EXOR NV

      232       21,269  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

      1,271       102,659  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

      1,341       275,468  

Global Payments, Inc.

      593       66,452  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

      193       13,197  

Industrivarden AB–Class A

      283       8,945  

Industrivarden AB–Class C

      374       11,813  

Infratil Ltd.

      2,139       15,077  

Investor AB–Class B

      4,034       106,848  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

      170       29,801  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB–Class B

      177       8,020  

M&G PLC

      5,269       13,039  

Mastercard, Inc.–Class A

      1,922       1,012,068  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.

      2,023       13,332  

Nexi SpA(a)(b)

      1,200       6,679  

ORIX Corp.

      2,731       58,672  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

      2,263       193,147  

Sofina SA(b)

      36       8,126  

Toast, Inc.–Class A(a)(b)

      913       33,279  

Visa, Inc.–Class A

      3,892       1,230,028  

Wise PLC–Class A(a)

      1,552       20,628  
     

 

 

 
        5,118,478  
     

 

 

 

INSURANCE–2.0%

     

Admiral Group PLC

      607       20,053  

Aegon Ltd.(b)

      3,146       18,721  

Aflac, Inc.

      1,240       128,266  

Ageas SA/NV

      372       18,087  

AIA Group Ltd.

      25,437       182,710  

Allianz SE (REG)

      913       280,622  

Allstate Corp. (The)

      615       118,566  

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

      166       22,730  

American International Group, Inc.

      1,501       109,273  

Aon PLC–Class A

      456       163,777  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

      876       80,899  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

      511       145,047  

ASR Nederland NV

      369       17,550  

Assurant, Inc.

      121       25,800  

Aviva PLC

      6,239       36,567  

AXA SA

      4,103       146,024  

Baloise Holding AG (REG)

      101       18,302  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

      565       57,641  

Chubb Ltd.

      894       247,012  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

      364       52,307  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

      2,113       56,304  

Erie Indemnity Co.–Class A

      59       24,322  

Everest Group Ltd.

      101       36,608  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

      48       66,785  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

      605       33,965  

Generali(b)

      2,195       62,101  

 

4


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

      466     $ 8,228  

Great-West Lifeco, Inc.(b)

      651       21,589  

Hannover Rueck SE

      141       35,309  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

      683       74,720  

Helvetia Holding AG (REG)

      86       14,184  

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

      220       20,404  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

      5,524       28,892  

Intact Financial Corp.

      416       75,745  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

      4,467       42,069  

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.

      492       9,037  

Legal & General Group PLC

      13,744       39,464  

Loews Corp.

      435       36,840  

Manulife Financial Corp.

      4,099       125,926  

Markel Group, Inc.(a)

      30       51,787  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

      1,146       243,422  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

      6,417       15,041  

MetLife, Inc.

      1,387       113,568  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

      2,976       64,274  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG)

      312       157,423  

NN Group NV

      631       27,517  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

      1,634       10,412  

Poste Italiane SpA

      1,065       15,062  

Power Corp. of Canada(b)

      1,310       40,864  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

      540       41,801  

Progressive Corp. (The)

      1,364       326,828  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

      832       98,617  

Prudential PLC

      6,283       49,862  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

      3,509       41,672  

Sampo Oyj–Class A(b)

      1,153       47,094  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

      2,066       53,531  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.(b)

      1,346       79,920  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

      2,965       34,835  

Swiss Life Holding AG (REG)

      67       51,729  

Swiss Re AG

      703       101,819  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

      1,096       20,061  

Talanx AG

      150       12,758  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

      4,412       158,338  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

      531       127,913  

Tryg A/S

      790       16,665  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

      919       11,477  

W R Berkley Corp.

      710       41,549  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

      237       74,238  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

      341       202,815  
     

 

 

 
        5,035,338  
     

 

 

 
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

MORTGAGE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS (REITs)–0.0%

     

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

      1,254     $ 22,948  
     

 

 

 
        25,934,163  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–7.2%

     

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–0.1%

     

Aisin Corp.

      1,229       13,731  

Aptiv PLC(a)

      619       37,437  

Bridgestone Corp.

      1,368       45,983  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

      1,557       51,234  

Continental AG

      256       17,250  

Denso Corp.

      4,440       61,214  

Magna International, Inc.(b)

      636       26,582  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

      1,619       28,944  
     

 

 

 
        282,375  
     

 

 

 

AUTOMOBILES–1.6%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

      676       55,290  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference Shares)

      130       9,739  

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Preference Shares)(c)

      265       16,059  

Ferrari NV(b)

      294       125,450  

Ford Motor Co.

      9,100       90,090  

General Motors Co.

      2,619       139,514  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

      10,469       99,673  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.(b)

      1,312       17,848  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

      1,745       97,287  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.(b)

      5,179       15,707  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares)

      357       13,452  

Renault SA

      448       21,810  

Rivian Automotive, Inc.–Class A(a)(b)

      1,748       23,248  

Stellantis NV (Milan)

      4,580       59,579  

Subaru Corp.

      1,381       24,538  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

      3,636       40,739  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

      6,699       2,705,324  

Toyota Motor Corp.

      23,870       466,067  

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

      481       44,380  

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

      2,185       19,251  
     

 

 

 
        4,085,045  
     

 

 

 

BROADLINE RETAIL–2.3%

     

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

      22,007       4,828,116  

Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd.–Class A(b)

      122       12,834  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (REG)

      1,253       189,546  

 

5


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Dollarama, Inc.

      655     $ 63,921  

eBay, Inc.

      1,140       70,623  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

      233       12,706  

MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)

      106       180,247  

Next PLC

      278       32,977  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

      871       23,662  

Prosus NV(b)

      3,188       126,643  

Rakuten Group, Inc.(a)

      3,513       18,926  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

      2,645       116,850  
     

 

 

 
        5,677,051  
     

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTORS–0.0%

     

D’ieteren Group

      50       8,317  

Genuine Parts Co.

      325       37,947  

LKQ Corp.

      613       22,528  

Pool Corp.

      89       30,344  
     

 

 

 
        99,136  
     

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES–0.0%

     

Pearson PLC

      1,397       22,401  
     

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.3%

     

Accor SA

      454       22,081  

Airbnb, Inc.–Class A(a)

      1,025       134,695  

Amadeus IT Group SA(b)

      1,050       74,113  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

      1,320       55,744  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

      78       387,537  

Carnival Corp.(a)

      2,421       60,331  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

      3,191       192,417  

Compass Group PLC

      3,955       131,596  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

      274       51,153  

Delivery Hero SE(a)

      435       12,220  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

      80       33,581  

DoorDash, Inc.–Class A(a)

      717       120,277  

DraftKings, Inc.–Class A(a)

      1,018       37,870  

Entain PLC

      1,415       12,147  

Evolution AB

      395       30,461  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

      291       54,222  

Flutter Entertainment PLC(a)

      414       106,998  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

      5,343       22,492  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

      13,869       7,780  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

      574       141,870  

Hyatt Hotels Corp.–Class A(b)

      105       16,483  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

      371       46,161  

La Francaise des Jeux SACA

      237       9,127  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.(b)

      858       44,067  

Lottery Corp., Ltd. (The)

      5,186       15,818  

Marriott International, Inc./MD–Class A

      558       155,649  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

McDonald’s Corp.

      1,671     $ 484,406  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

      192       7,542  

MGM Resorts International(a)

      531       18,399  

Oriental Land Co., Ltd./Japan

      2,505       53,998  

Restaurant Brands International, Inc.

      717       46,733  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

      570       131,493  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

      5,620       14,964  

Sodexo SA

      206       16,975  

Starbucks Corp.

      2,640       240,900  

Whitbread PLC

      418       15,387  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

      233       20,075  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

      655       87,875  

Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.

      200       11,327  
     

 

 

 
        3,126,964  
     

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.3%

     

Barratt Redrow PLC

      3,212       17,608  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

      238       11,583  

DR Horton, Inc.

      684       95,637  

Garmin Ltd.

      358       73,841  

Lennar Corp.–Class A

      557       75,958  

NVR, Inc.(a)

      7       57,252  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

      5,471       55,917  

Persimmon PLC

      745       11,128  

PulteGroup, Inc.

      484       52,708  

SEB SA

      58       5,241  

Sekisui House Ltd.

      1,389       33,119  

Sony Group Corp.

      14,570       307,071  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

      8,248       12,553  
     

 

 

 
        809,616  
     

 

 

 

LEISURE PRODUCTS–0.0%

     

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

      1,337       31,881  

Shimano, Inc.

      160       21,523  
     

 

 

 
        53,404  
     

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL–1.1%

     

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

      40       128,080  

Avolta AG

      213       8,551  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

      475       40,755  

Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)

      148       42,189  

CarMax, Inc.(a)

      361       29,515  

Carvana Co.(a)

      266       54,094  

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.

      135       30,893  

Dynatrace, Inc.(a)

      694       37,719  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

      457       154,165  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB–Class B(b)

      1,320       17,792  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

      2,314       900,123  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

      2,542       130,211  

 

6


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

JD Sports Fashion PLC

      6,039     $ 7,218  

Kingfisher PLC

      4,252       13,217  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

      1,322       326,270  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

      213       25,239  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

      135       160,083  

Ross Stores, Inc.

      773       116,932  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

      2,628       317,489  

Tractor Supply Co.

      1,255       66,590  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

      110       47,842  

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

      294       54,443  

Zalando SE(a)

      523       17,496  

ZOZO, Inc.

      271       8,346  
     

 

 

 
        2,735,252  
     

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–0.5%

     

adidas AG

      378       92,974  

Asics Corp.

      1,600       31,212  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

      355       72,097  

Gildan Activewear, Inc.

      329       15,484  

Hermes International SCA

      74       177,553  

Kering SA

      173       42,730  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)

      261       99,809  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

      641       421,645  

Moncler SpA(b)

      544       28,718  

NIKE, Inc.–Class B

      2,774       209,909  

Pandora A/S

      191       34,945  

Puma SE

      246       11,311  

Swatch Group AG (The) (BR)

      67       12,178  
     

 

 

 
        1,250,565  
     

 

 

 
        18,141,809  
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS–6.9%

     

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–1.2%

     

Airbus SE

      1,384       221,621  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

      167       99,251  

BAE Systems PLC

      7,043       101,034  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

      1,698       300,546  

CAE, Inc.(a)(b)

      743       18,866  

Dassault Aviation SA

      46       9,399  

Elbit Systems Ltd.

      62       16,257  

General Dynamics Corp.

      544       143,339  

General Electric Co.

      2,526       421,312  

HEICO Corp.(b)

      102       24,249  

HEICO Corp.–Class A

      176       32,750  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

      904       98,871  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

      91       17,196  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

      205       23,064  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

      442       92,944  

Leonardo SpA

      943       25,370  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

      500       242,970  

Melrose Industries PLC

      3,005       20,766  

MTU Aero Engines AG

      125       41,749  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

      324       152,050  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Rheinmetall AG

      102     $ 65,169  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

      19,820       140,551  

RTX Corp.

      3,099       358,616  

Saab AB–Class B

      746       15,761  

Safran SA

      846       185,365  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

      3,908       13,335  

Textron, Inc.

      437       33,426  

Thales SA

      216       31,017  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

      131       166,014  
     

 

 

 
        3,112,858  
     

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS–0.2%

     

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

      273       28,206  

Deutsche Post AG

      2,377       83,914  

DSV A/S

      476       101,372  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

      329       36,443  

FedEx Corp.

      541       152,200  

InPost SA(a)

      524       8,946  

SG Holdings Co., Ltd.

      752       7,188  

United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B

      1,707       215,253  
     

 

 

 
        633,522  
     

 

 

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS–0.5%

     

A O Smith Corp.

      280       19,099  

AGC, Inc.

      422       12,327  

Allegion PLC

      203       26,528  

Assa Abloy AB–Class B

      2,336       68,997  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)

      271       38,734  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

      108       39,835  

Carrier Global Corp.

      1,893       129,216  

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

      1,057       93,927  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

      619       72,225  

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.

      290       19,816  

Geberit AG (REG)

      78       44,236  

Johnson Controls International PLC

      1,557       122,894  

Kingspan Group PLC

      360       26,171  

Lennox International, Inc.

      75       45,697  

Masco Corp.

      509       36,938  

Nibe Industrier AB–Class B(b)

      3,531       13,799  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

      934       86,498  

Owens Corning

      203       34,575  

ROCKWOOL A/S–Class B

      22       7,828  

TOTO Ltd.

      361       8,648  

Trane Technologies PLC

      526       194,278  
     

 

 

 
        1,142,266  
     

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–0.4%

     

Brambles Ltd.

      3,246       38,605  

Cintas Corp.

      846       154,564  

 

7


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Copart, Inc.(a)

      2,020     $ 115,928  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

      932       13,042  

Element Fleet Management Corp.

      943       19,064  

GFL Environmental, Inc.(b)

      533       23,761  

RB Global, Inc.(b)

      429       38,720  

Rentokil Initial PLC

      5,884       29,370  

Republic Services, Inc.

      512       103,004  

Rollins, Inc.

      677       31,379  

Secom Co., Ltd.

      940       31,922  

Securitas AB–Class B(b)

      1,146       14,169  

TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.

      536       14,219  

Veralto Corp.

      576       58,666  

Waste Connections, Inc.

      601       103,119  

Waste Management, Inc.

      935       188,674  
     

 

 

 
        978,206  
     

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–0.2%

     

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA(b)

      411       20,596  

AECOM

      312       33,328  

Bouygues SA

      442       13,088  

Eiffage SA

      171       14,995  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

      109       49,475  

Ferrovial SE(b)

      1,109       46,550  

Kajima Corp.

      903       16,358  

Obayashi Corp.

      1,484       19,540  

Quanta Services, Inc.(b)

      343       108,405  

Skanska AB–Class B

      793       16,675  

Stantec, Inc.

      266       20,870  

Taisei Corp.(b)

      400       16,760  

Vinci SA

      1,166       120,047  

WSP Global, Inc.

      304       53,497  
     

 

 

 
        550,184  
     

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–0.7%

     

ABB Ltd. (REG)

      3,685       198,984  

AMETEK, Inc.

      540       97,340  

Eaton Corp. PLC

      927       307,643  

Emerson Electric Co.

      1,334       165,323  

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

      330       17,642  

Fujikura Ltd.

      600       24,495  

GE Vernova, Inc.

      640       210,515  

Hubbell, Inc.

      125       52,361  

Legrand SA

      611       59,433  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

      4,458       75,277  

NIDEC Corp.

      1,966       35,313  

Prysmian SpA(b)

      655       41,918  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

      264       75,448  

Schneider Electric SE

      1,274       317,170  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

      1,490       79,077  

Vertiv Holdings Co.–Class A

      831       94,410  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

      2,354       32,290  
     

 

 

 
        1,884,639  
     

 

 

 
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

GROUND TRANSPORTATION–0.6%

     

Canadian National Railway Co.

      1,247     $ 126,630  

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (Toronto)

      2,174       157,411  

Central Japan Railway Co.

      1,835       34,435  

CSX Corp.

      4,518       145,796  

East Japan Railway Co.

      2,079       36,821  

Grab Holdings Ltd.–Class A(a)

      4,925       23,246  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

      526       13,710  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

      190       32,425  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

      377       19,996  

MTR Corp., Ltd.

      3,764       13,075  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

      527       123,687  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

      449       79,204  

TFI International, Inc.

      187       25,269  

Tokyu Corp.(b)

      1,253       13,353  

U-Haul Holding Co. (Non-Voting)

      226       14,475  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

      4,405       265,710  

Union Pacific Corp.

      1,419       323,589  

West Japan Railway Co.

      996       17,641  
     

 

 

 
        1,466,473  
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES–0.5%

     

3M Co.

      1,280       165,235  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

      6,047       32,149  

DCC PLC

      230       14,738  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

      86       18,666  

Hitachi Ltd.

      10,810       264,737  

Honeywell International, Inc.

      1,514       341,997  

Investment AB Latour–Class B

      345       8,606  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

      340       13,917  

Keppel Ltd.

      2,974       14,900  

Lifco AB–Class B

      543       15,738  

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

      883       15,119  

Siemens AG (REG)

      1,771       345,336  

Smiths Group PLC

      803       17,217  

Swire Pacific Ltd.–Class A

      935       8,456  
     

 

 

 
        1,276,811  
     

 

 

 

MACHINERY–1.2%

     

Alfa Laval AB

      674       28,210  

Alstom SA(a)

      807       18,007  

Atlas Copco AB–Class A

      6,260       95,538  

Atlas Copco AB–Class B

      3,638       49,153  

Caterpillar, Inc.

      1,130       409,919  

CNH Industrial NV

      2,045       23,170  

 

8


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Cummins, Inc.

      321     $ 111,901  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

      706       14,505  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

      1,151       44,086  

Deere & Co.

      606       256,762  

Dover Corp.

      320       60,032  

Epiroc AB–Class A

      1,536       26,769  

Epiroc AB–Class B

      909       14,181  

FANUC Corp.

      2,170       56,687  

Fortive Corp.

      817       61,275  

GEA Group AG

      361       17,932  

Graco, Inc.

      394       33,210  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.(b)

      258       5,718  

Hoshizaki Corp.

      302       11,874  

IDEX Corp.

      176       36,835  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

      692       175,464  

Indutrade AB

      637       15,961  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

      940       85,032  

Knorr-Bremse AG

      169       12,266  

Komatsu Ltd.

      2,000       54,485  

Kone Oyj–Class B(b)

      792       38,610  

Kubota Corp.

      2,151       24,919  

Makita Corp.

      595       18,093  

Metso Oyj(b)

      1,449       13,490  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

      833       13,343  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

      7,430       103,604  

Nordson Corp.

      127       26,574  

PACCAR, Inc.

      1,222       127,112  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

      300       190,809  

Pentair PLC

      386       38,847  

Rational AG

      12       10,278  

Sandvik AB

      2,485       44,559  

Schindler Holding AG

      95       26,247  

Schindler Holding AG (REG)

      55       15,004  

SKF AB–Class B

      794       14,903  

SMC Corp.

      110       42,715  

Snap-on, Inc.

      123       41,756  

Spirax Group PLC

      172       14,713  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

      359       28,824  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

      3,244       42,645  

Toro Co. (The)

      239       19,144  

Toyota Industries Corp.

      406       32,653  

Trelleborg AB–Class B

      496       16,973  

VAT Group AG(c)

      63       23,821  

Volvo AB–Class A

      467       11,414  

Volvo AB–Class B

      3,702       89,967  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

      1,172       20,771  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

      408       77,353  

Xylem, Inc./NY

      564       65,435  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

      6,000       13,115  
     

 

 

 
        2,966,663  
     

 

 

 
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

MARINE TRANSPORTATION–0.1%

     

AP Moller–Maersk A/S–Class A

      7     $ 11,262  

AP Moller–Maersk A/S–Class B

      11       18,301  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

      900       12,804  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (REG)

      113       25,927  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

      817       28,430  

Nippon Yusen KK(b)

      989       32,918  

SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.

      3,000       7,955  
     

 

 

 
        137,597  
     

 

 

 

PASSENGER AIRLINES–0.0%

     

Air Canada(a)(b)

      409       6,334  

ANA Holdings, Inc.

      395       7,169  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

      376       22,748  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (REG)

      1,398       8,984  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

      358       5,644  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

      1,785       9,882  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

      3,936       18,556  

Southwest Airlines Co.(b)

      349       11,733  
     

 

 

 
        91,050  
     

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–0.7%

     

Adecco Group AG (REG)

      392       9,683  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

      950       278,094  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

      301       38,739  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

      272       61,496  

Bureau Veritas SA

      740       22,481  

Computershare Ltd.

      1,236       25,964  

Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b)

      368       26,732  

Equifax, Inc.

      289       73,652  

Experian PLC

      2,143       92,106  

Intertek Group PLC

      376       22,214  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

      290       38,750  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

      298       42,930  

Paychex, Inc.

      755       105,866  

Paycom Software, Inc.

      120       24,596  

Randstad NV(b)

      253       10,652  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

      3,286       228,403  

RELX PLC (London)

      4,341       196,686  

SGS SA (REG)

      353       35,412  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

      515       39,027  

Teleperformance SE

      127       10,893  

Thomson Reuters Corp.(b)

      367       58,931  

TransUnion

      453       41,998  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

      332       91,443  

Wolters Kluwer NV

      556       92,376  
     

 

 

 
        1,669,124  
     

 

 

 

 

9


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–0.5%

     

AddTech AB

      606     $ 16,512  

AerCap Holdings NV(b)

      453       43,352  

Ashtead Group PLC

      1,019       63,044  

Beijer Ref AB

      897       13,238  

Brenntag SE

      303       18,222  

Bunzl PLC

      783       32,240  

Fastenal Co.

      1,335       96,000  

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

      468       81,231  

ITOCHU Corp.

      2,801       137,737  

Marubeni Corp.

      3,308       49,648  

Mitsubishi Corp.

      7,833       128,161  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

      5,862       121,573  

MonotaRO Co., Ltd.

      632       10,740  

Reece Ltd.(b)

      527       7,280  

Rexel SA

      521       13,270  

SGH Ltd.(b)

      474       13,484  

Sumitomo Corp.

      2,589       56,029  

Toromont Industries Ltd.

      191       15,100  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

      1,476       26,102  

United Rentals, Inc.

      154       108,484  

Watsco, Inc.(b)

      81       38,385  

WW Grainger, Inc.

      102       107,513  
     

 

 

 
        1,197,345  
     

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE–0.1%

     

Aena SME SA

      175       35,717  

Aeroports de Paris SA

      81       9,379  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

      3,527       17,168  

Getlink SE

      705       11,242  

Transurban Group(b)

      7,234       59,789  
     

 

 

 
        133,295  
     

 

 

 
        17,240,033  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–6.7%

     

BIOTECHNOLOGY–1.0%

     

AbbVie, Inc.

      4,115       731,235  

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

      299       70,358  

Amgen, Inc.

      1,252       326,321  

Argenx SE(a)

      139       85,862  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

      339       51,840  

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

      444       29,184  

CSL Ltd.

      1,128       196,780  

Exact Sciences Corp.(a)(b)

      431       24,218  

Genmab A/S(a)

      147       30,700  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

      2,901       267,965  

Grifols SA(a)

      695       6,568  

Incyte Corp.(a)

      381       26,316  

Moderna, Inc.(a)

      762       31,684  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(a)

      235       32,078  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

      253       180,219  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

      456     $ 13,082  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)

      99       34,931  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

      601       242,023  

Zealand Pharma A/S(a)

      149       14,822  
     

 

 

 
        2,396,186  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–1.4%

     

Abbott Laboratories

      4,054       458,548  

Alcon AG

      1,165       98,777  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

      165       34,404  

Avantor, Inc.(a)

      1,584       33,375  

Baxter International, Inc.

      1,189       34,671  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

      674       152,910  

BioMerieux

      97       10,382  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

      3,431       306,457  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (BR)

      94       4,401  

Cochlear Ltd.

      153       27,399  

Coloplast A/S–Class B

      294       32,211  

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

      464       42,656  

Demant A/S(a)

      206       7,582  

Dexcom, Inc.(a)

      934       72,637  

DiaSorin SpA

      52       5,364  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

      1,404       103,938  

EssilorLuxottica SA

      693       169,043  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.

      1,366       29,360  

GE Healthcare, Inc.

      1,064       83,184  

Getinge AB–Class B

      533       8,743  

Hologic, Inc.(a)

      541       39,001  

Hoya Corp.

      848       105,242  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

      192       79,381  

Insulet Corp.(a)

      163       42,554  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

      828       432,183  

Koninklijke Philips
NV(a)(b)

      1,862       47,167  

Medtronic PLC

      2,988       238,681  

Olympus Corp.

      2,780       41,506  

ResMed, Inc.

      342       78,212  

Siemens Healthineers AG

      657       34,694  

Smith & Nephew PLC

      2,037       25,243  

Solventum Corp.(a)

      342       22,593  

Sonova Holding AG (REG)

      118       38,587  

STERIS PLC

      230       47,279  

Straumann Holding AG (REG)

      260       32,750  

Stryker Corp.

      799       287,680  

Sysmex Corp.

      1,173       21,507  

Teleflex, Inc.

      110       19,578  

Terumo Corp.

      3,102       59,886  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

      475       50,174  
     

 

 

 
        3,459,940  
     

 

 

 

 

10


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–1.0%

     

Amplifon SpA(b)

      290     $ 7,473  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

      564       66,704  

Cencora, Inc.

      413       92,793  

Centene Corp.(a)

      1,226       74,271  

Cigna Group (The)

      651       179,767  

CVS Health Corp.

      2,931       131,573  

DaVita, Inc.(a)

      108       16,151  

Elevance Health, Inc.

      540       199,206  

Fresenius Medical Care AG

      479       21,809  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA(a)

      985       34,190  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

      451       135,368  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

      295       20,414  

Humana, Inc.

      281       71,292  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

      195       44,717  

McKesson Corp.

      302       172,113  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

      137       39,874  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

      259       39,073  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.(b)

      429       9,155  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

      1,063       17,730  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

      2,151       1,088,105  

Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B

      139       24,939  
     

 

 

 
        2,486,717  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY–0.0%

     

M3, Inc.(b)

      1,030       8,925  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

      134       20,699  

Veeva Systems, Inc.–Class A(a)

      359       75,480  
     

 

 

 
        105,104  
     

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–0.6%

     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

      670       90,008  

Bachem Holding AG

      79       5,052  

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.–Class A(a)

      45       14,783  

Bio-Techne Corp.

      370       26,651  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)(b)

      120       22,152  

Danaher Corp.

      1,514       347,539  

Eurofins Scientific SE

      315       16,066  

Illumina, Inc.(a)(b)

      370       49,443  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

      425       83,517  

Lonza Group AG (REG)

      168       99,160  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

      50       61,184  

QIAGEN NV(a)

      517       23,174  

Revvity, Inc.

      287       32,032  

Sartorius AG (Preference Shares)

      61       13,556  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

      68       13,275  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

      890       463,005  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Waters Corp.(a)

      138     $ 51,195  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

      169       55,358  
     

 

 

 
        1,467,150  
     

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS–2.7%

     

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

      4,185       40,639  

AstraZeneca PLC

      3,612       470,931  

Bayer AG (REG)

      2,290       45,743  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

      4,723       267,133  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

      1,583       69,780  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

      4,058       111,040  

Eisai Co., Ltd.

      545       14,840  

Eli Lilly & Co.

      1,882       1,452,904  

Galderma Group AG(a)

      194       21,513  

GSK PLC

      9,659       162,921  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

      388       9,673  

Ipsen SA

      88       10,087  

Johnson & Johnson

      5,564       804,666  

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

      605       9,098  

Merck & Co., Inc.

      5,906       587,529  

Merck KGaA

      301       43,802  

Novartis AG (REG)

      4,592       447,064  

Novo Nordisk A/S–Class B

      7,503       647,373  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

      894       9,308  

Orion Oyj–Class B(b)

      252       11,167  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

      1,078       58,643  

Pfizer, Inc.

      13,202       350,249  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA(b)

      244       12,791  

Roche Holding AG (BR)

      75       22,402  

Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)

      1,637       457,716  

Royalty Pharma PLC–Class A

      888       22,653  

Sandoz Group AG

      954       39,107  

Sanofi SA

      2,661       258,678  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

      1,756       24,628  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

      3,743       99,086  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a)

      2,640       58,186  

UCB SA

      295       58,724  

Viatris, Inc.

      2,807       34,947  

Zoetis, Inc.

      1,056       172,054  
     

 

 

 
        6,907,075  
     

 

 

 
        16,822,172  
     

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES–5.3%

     

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.7%

     

AT&T, Inc.

      16,705       380,373  

 

11


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

BCE, Inc.(b)

      170     $ 3,941  

BT Group PLC(b)

      15,081       27,183  

Cellnex Telecom SA(a)(b)

      1,235       39,009  

Charter Communications, Inc.–Class A(a)

      216       74,038  

Comcast Corp.–Class A

      9,000       337,770  

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

      8,132       243,660  

Elisa Oyj

      331       14,332  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.–Class SS

      8,744       10,799  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA

      783       7,954  

Koninklijke KPN NV

      9,064       33,051  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

      69,675       69,596  

Orange SA

      4,340       43,304  

Quebecor, Inc.–Class B(b)

      370       8,108  

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

      17,333       39,048  

Swisscom AG (REG)

      60       33,393  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

      23,220       5,934  

Telefonica SA(b)

      9,251       37,752  

Telenor ASA

      1,435       16,011  

Telia Co. AB

      5,497       15,279  

Telstra Group Ltd.

      9,423       23,353  

TELUS Corp.

      1,147       15,552  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

      9,807       392,182  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.(b)

      557       11,774  
     

 

 

 
        1,883,396  
     

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT–0.9%

     

Bollore SE

      1,661       10,214  

Capcom Co., Ltd.

      836       18,186  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

      145       12,258  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

      585       85,585  

Konami Group Corp.

      230       21,521  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One–Class C(a)

      492       45,589  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)

      376       48,692  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

      1,000       891,320  

Nexon Co., Ltd.

      740       11,008  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

      2,460       143,275  

ROBLOX Corp.–Class A(a)

      1,116       64,572  

Roku, Inc.(a)

      297       22,079  

Sea Ltd. (ADR)(a)

      863       91,564  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

      357       159,715  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

      409       75,289  

Toho Co., Ltd./Tokyo

      296       11,567  

Universal Music Group NV(b)

      1,919       49,086  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

      4,225       470,454  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)

      5,429     $ 57,384  
     

 

 

 
        2,289,358  
     

 

 

 

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES–3.2%

     

Alphabet, Inc.–Class A

      13,650       2,583,945  

Alphabet, Inc.–Class C

      11,711       2,230,243  

Auto Trader Group PLC

      2,085       20,631  

CAR Group Ltd.

      880       19,583  

LY Corp.

      6,635       17,544  

Match Group, Inc.(a)(b)

      571       18,677  

Meta Platforms, Inc.–Class A

      5,092       2,981,417  

Pinterest, Inc.–Class A(a)

      1,407       40,803  

REA Group Ltd.(b)

      123       17,695  

Scout24 SE

      175       15,442  

SEEK Ltd.(b)

      831       11,564  

Snap, Inc.–Class A(a)(b)

      2,456       26,451  
     

 

 

 
        7,983,995  
     

 

 

 

MEDIA–0.2%

     

Dentsu Group, Inc.

      426       10,237  

Fox Corp.–Class A

      519       25,213  

Fox Corp.–Class B

      329       15,049  

Informa PLC

      3,100       30,918  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

      875       24,518  

News Corp.–Class A

      884       24,345  

Omnicom Group, Inc.(b)

      456       39,234  

Publicis Groupe SA

      533       56,743  

Trade Desk, Inc. (The)–Class A(a)

      1,046       122,936  

WPP PLC

      2,513       25,904  
     

 

 

 
        375,097  
     

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.3%

     

KDDI Corp.

      3,568       113,643  

Rogers Communications, Inc.–Class B(b)

      835       25,669  

SoftBank Corp.

      66,670       84,160  

SoftBank Group Corp.

      2,262       129,264  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

      1,223       269,953  

Tele2 AB–Class B

      1,274       12,580  

Vodafone Group PLC

      51,782       44,174  
     

 

 

 
        679,443  
     

 

 

 
        13,211,289  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–3.9%

     

BEVERAGES–0.7%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

      2,094       104,834  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

      3,392       35,584  

Brown-Forman Corp.–Class B

      424       16,104  

Carlsberg AS–Class B

      223       21,417  

 

12


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

      9,539     $ 593,898  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

      483       37,099  

Coca-Cola HBC AG–Class DI

      506       17,286  

Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A

      381       84,201  

Davide Campari-Milano NV(b)

      1,435       8,981  

Diageo PLC

      5,185       164,768  

Heineken Holding NV

      302       18,106  

Heineken NV(b)

      671       47,822  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

      2,687       86,306  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

      1,828       23,735  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.–Class B(b)

      424       24,304  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

      1,712       89,983  

PepsiCo, Inc.

      3,196       485,984  

Pernod Ricard SA

      472       53,330  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

      338       10,739  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

      1,891       13,246  
     

 

 

 
        1,937,727  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–1.2%

     

Aeon Co., Ltd.

      1,525       35,690  

Albertsons Cos., Inc.–Class A

      877       17,224  

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

      1,768       98,052  

Carrefour SA

      1,264       17,990  

Coles Group Ltd.(b)

      3,124       36,468  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

      1,032       945,591  

Dollar General Corp.

      513       38,896  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)(b)

      476       35,671  

Empire Co., Ltd.–Class A

      309       9,435  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia(b)

      3,547       9,202  

George Weston Ltd.

      137       21,305  

J Sainsbury PLC

      4,120       14,079  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

      660       12,613  

Kesko Oyj–Class B(b)

      636       12,000  

Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.

      396       8,657  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

      2,166       70,652  

Kroger Co. (The)

      1,602       97,962  

Loblaw Cos., Ltd.(b)

      354       46,587  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

      4,779       22,381  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

      800       11,647  

Metro, Inc./CN

      493       30,919  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

      5,136       80,520  

Sysco Corp.

      1,145       87,547  

Target Corp.

      1,074       145,183  

Tesco PLC

      15,970       73,452  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.(b)

      1,710     $ 15,954  

Walmart, Inc.

      10,300       930,605  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

      2,847       53,668  
     

 

 

 
        2,979,950  
     

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS–0.7%

     

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

      1,058       43,072  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

      1,114       56,279  

Associated British Foods PLC

      778       19,846  

Barry Callebaut AG (REG)

      8       10,652  

Bunge Global SA

      330       25,661  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

      2       22,186  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (REG)

      1       109,894  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

      1,112       30,858  

Danone SA

      1,505       101,708  

General Mills, Inc.

      1,294       82,518  

Hershey Co. (The)

      344       58,256  

Hormel Foods Corp.

      703       22,053  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

      248       27,310  

JDE Peet’s NV(b)

      284       4,879  

Kellanova

      643       52,064  

Kerry Group PLC–Class A

      357       34,431  

Kikkoman Corp.

      1,585       17,600  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

      2,113       64,890  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

      332       22,188  

Lotus Bakeries NV

      1       11,193  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD (Non-Voting)

      588       44,829  

MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.

      540       10,986  

Mondelez International, Inc.–Class A

      3,112       185,880  

Mowi ASA

      1,084       18,578  

Nestle SA (REG)

      6,104       500,792  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

      492       11,886  

Orkla ASA

      1,633       14,127  

Salmar ASA

      154       7,319  

Saputo, Inc.

      593       10,309  

The Campbell’s Company(b)

      451       18,888  

Tyson Foods, Inc.–Class A

      666       38,255  

WH Group Ltd.

      19,359       14,919  

Wilmar International Ltd.

      4,113       9,335  

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

      584       11,062  
     

 

 

 
        1,714,703  
     

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS–0.6%

     

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

      571       59,790  

Clorox Co. (The)

      288       46,774  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

      1,809       164,456  

Essity AB–Class B

      1,421       37,979  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

      242       18,650  

 

13


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

      394     $ 34,568  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

      785       102,866  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

      5,474       917,716  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

      1,611       97,515  

Unicharm Corp.

      2,682       22,111  
     

 

 

 
        1,502,425  
     

 

 

 

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS–0.3%

     

Beiersdorf AG

      231       29,671  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)–Class A

      544       40,789  

Haleon PLC

      17,936       84,571  

Kao Corp.

      1,093       44,224  

Kenvue, Inc.

      4,463       95,285  

L’Oreal SA

      560       198,242  

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

      963       17,029  

Unilever PLC (London)

      5,784       328,650  
     

 

 

 
        838,461  
     

 

 

 

TOBACCO–0.4%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

      3,975       207,853  

British American Tobacco PLC

      4,642       167,505  

Imperial Brands PLC

      1,870       59,800  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

      2,790       71,571  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

      3,622       435,908  
     

 

 

 
        942,637  
     

 

 

 
        9,915,903  
     

 

 

 

ENERGY–2.4%

     

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–0.1%

     

Baker Hughes Co.

      2,315       94,961  

Halliburton Co.

      2,058       55,957  

Schlumberger NV

      3,309       126,867  

Tenaris SA

      948       17,897  
     

 

 

 
        295,682  
     

 

 

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–2.3%

     

Aker BP ASA

      736       14,469  

APA Corp.(b)

      862       19,904  

ARC Resources Ltd.(b)

      1,381       25,046  

BP PLC

      37,688       186,290  

Cameco Corp. (Toronto)

      1,014       52,137  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

      4,925       152,055  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.(b)

      3,198       48,478  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

      527       113,236  

Chevron Corp.

      4,048       586,312  

ConocoPhillips

      3,053       302,766  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

      1,723       44,005  

Devon Energy Corp.

      1,457       47,688  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

      444     $ 72,741  

Enbridge, Inc.

      5,073       215,314  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

      6,337       33,245  

Eni SpA(b)

      5,358       73,289  

EOG Resources, Inc.

      1,325       162,418  

EQT Corp.

      1,317       60,727  

Equinor ASA

      1,953       46,323  

Expand Energy Corp.(b)

      476       47,386  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

      10,351       1,113,457  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

      1,083       17,950  

Hess Corp.

      646       85,924  

HF Sinclair Corp.

      378       13,249  

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

      2,120       13,964  

Imperial Oil Ltd.(b)

      427       26,316  

Inpex Corp.

      2,018       25,389  

Keyera Corp.

      534       16,331  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

      4,662       127,739  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

      780       108,810  

MEG Energy Corp.(b)

      620       10,179  

Neste Oyj(b)

      986       12,478  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

      1,477       72,979  

OMV AG

      343       13,302  

ONEOK, Inc.

      1,361       136,644  

Ovintiv, Inc. (New York)

      614       24,867  

Parkland Corp.

      326       7,373  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.(b)

      1,352       49,953  

Phillips 66

      975       111,082  

Repsol SA

      2,744       33,389  

Santos Ltd.(b)

      7,570       31,347  

Shell PLC

      14,454       450,546  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

      2,941       104,979  

Targa Resources Corp.

      485       86,573  

TC Energy Corp.

      2,418       112,687  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

      46       50,874  

TotalEnergies SE

      5,027       280,079  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.(b)

      822       38,039  

Valero Energy Corp.

      747       91,575  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

      2,840       153,701  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.(b)

      4,425       68,521  
     

 

 

 
        5,794,125  
     

 

 

 
        6,089,807  
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS–2.1%

     

CHEMICALS–1.0%

     

Air Liquide SA

      1,347       218,968  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

      518       150,241  

Akzo Nobel NV(b)

      398       23,889  

Albemarle Corp.(b)

      274       23,586  

Arkema SA

      131       9,968  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

      2,875       19,809  

BASF SE

      2,080       91,210  

Celanese Corp.

      255       17,649  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

      420       35,834  

Clariant AG (REG)

      503       5,614  

Corteva, Inc.

      1,613       91,877  

Covestro AG(a)

      418       25,113  

 

14


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Croda International PLC

      309     $ 13,070  

Dow, Inc.

      1,634       65,572  

DSM-Firmenich AG

      433       43,769  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

      973       74,191  

Eastman Chemical Co.

      272       24,839  

Ecolab, Inc.

      597       139,889  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (REG)

      16       10,796  

Evonik Industries AG

      597       10,377  

Givaudan SA (REG)

      22       96,171  

ICL Group Ltd.

      1,804       8,910  

IMCD NV(b)

      133       19,765  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

      596       50,392  

Linde PLC

      1,112       465,561  

LyondellBasell Industries NV–Class A

      606       45,008  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

      3,205       16,187  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

      440       9,605  

Mosaic Co. (The)

      742       18,238  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

      2,222       14,346  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

      450       12,487  

Nitto Denko Corp.

      1,670       27,920  

Novonesis (Novozymes) B

      821       46,523  

Nutrien Ltd.(b)

      1,153       51,592  

Orica Ltd.

      1,153       11,820  

PPG Industries, Inc.

      544       64,981  

RPM International, Inc.

      300       36,918  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

      558       189,681  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

      4,245       139,818  

Sika AG (REG)

      355       84,706  

Syensqo SA(b)

      173       12,634  

Symrise AG

      309       32,962  

Toray Industries, Inc.

      3,253       20,598  

Westlake Corp.

      90       10,319  

Yara International ASA

      386       10,218  
     

 

 

 
        2,593,621  
     

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS–0.2%

     

CRH PLC

      1,597       147,754  

Heidelberg Materials AG

      318       39,293  

Holcim AG

      1,215       116,986  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

      1,001       30,852  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

      142       73,343  

Vulcan Materials Co.

      308       79,227  
     

 

 

 
        487,455  
     

 

 

 

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING–0.1%

     

Amcor PLC

      3,369       31,702  

Avery Dennison Corp.

      188       35,181  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Ball Corp.

      708     $ 39,032  

CCL Industries, Inc.–Class B

      349       17,954  

Crown Holdings, Inc.

      281       23,236  

International Paper Co.(b)

      769       41,388  

Packaging Corp. of America

      209       47,052  

SIG Group AG

      713       14,098  

Smurfit WestRock PLC

      1,212       65,278  
     

 

 

 
        314,921  
     

 

 

 

METALS & MINING–0.7%

     

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.(b)

      1,169       91,458  

Anglo American PLC

      2,962       87,578  

Antofagasta PLC

      919       18,205  

ArcelorMittal SA

      1,093       25,395  

Barrick Gold Corp. (Toronto)

      4,086       63,360  

BHP Group Ltd.

      11,821       288,370  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

      1,022       11,817  

Boliden AB

      637       17,922  

Endeavour Mining PLC

      427       7,627  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.(a)

      1,652       21,296  

Fortescue Ltd.(b)

      3,947       44,445  

Franco-Nevada Corp.

      448       52,646  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

      3,348       127,492  

Glencore PLC(a)

      24,169       106,444  

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.–Class A(a)(b)

      1,731       20,544  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

      1,378       15,516  

Kinross Gold Corp.

      2,864       26,599  

Lundin Mining Corp.(b)

      1,539       13,244  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

      412       8,695  

Newmont Corp. (New York)

      2,665       99,191  

Nippon Steel Corp.

      2,095       42,100  

Norsk Hydro ASA

      3,277       18,026  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

      2,679       25,454  

Nucor Corp.

      553       64,541  

Pan American Silver Corp.(b)

      846       17,115  

Reliance, Inc.

      129       34,735  

Rio Tinto Ltd.(b)

      865       62,724  

Rio Tinto PLC

      2,627       155,072  

South32 Ltd.

      10,552       22,134  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

      342       39,012  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.(b)

      572       13,041  

Teck Resources Ltd.–Class B

      1,062       43,058  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.(b)

      1,057       59,495  
     

 

 

 
        1,744,351  
     

 

 

 

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS–0.1%

     

Holmen AB–Class B

      178       6,529  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Mondi PLC

      1,029     $ 15,319  

Stora Enso Oyj–Class R(b)

      1,356       13,647  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA–Class B

      1,413       17,922  

UPM-Kymmene Oyj(b)

      1,244       34,210  

West Fraser Timber Co., Ltd.(b)

      127       11,004  
     

 

 

 
        98,631  
     

 

 

 
        5,238,979  
     

 

 

 

UTILITIES–1.6%

     

ELECTRIC UTILITIES–1.0%

     

Acciona SA(b)

      58       6,527  

Alliant Energy Corp.

      598       35,366  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

      1,240       114,365  

BKW AG

      49       8,118  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

      1,539       16,146  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

      1,403       10,415  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

      3,629       30,437  

Constellation Energy Corp.

      729       163,085  

Duke Energy Corp.

      1,799       193,824  

Edison International

      900       71,856  

EDP SA

      7,312       23,391  

Elia Group SA/NV(b)

      69       5,309  

Emera, Inc.

      672       25,118  

Endesa SA

      740       15,913  

Enel SpA

      18,955       135,266  

Entergy Corp.

      996       75,517  

Evergy, Inc.

      536       32,991  

Eversource Energy

      833       47,839  

Exelon Corp.

      2,332       87,777  

FirstEnergy Corp.(b)

      1,275       50,720  

Fortis, Inc./Canada

      1,154       47,952  

Fortum Oyj(b)

      1,045       14,630  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

      768       23,653  

Iberdrola SA(b)

      14,086       194,108  

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

      1,671       18,521  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

      1,631       5,337  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

      4,821       345,618  

NRG Energy, Inc.

      481       43,396  

Origin Energy Ltd.

      4,015       27,045  

PG&E Corp.

      4,732       95,492  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

      3,358       23,386  

PPL Corp.

      1,720       55,831  

Redeia Corp. SA

      946       16,154  

Southern Co. (The)

      2,550       209,916  

SSE PLC

      2,573       51,574  

Terna–Rete Elettrica Nazionale(b)

      3,279       25,910  

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

      3,584       10,713  

Verbund AG

      159       11,529  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

      1,299       87,708  
     

 

 

 
        2,458,453  
     

 

 

 
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

GAS UTILITIES–0.1%

     

AltaGas Ltd.(b)

      694     $ 16,164  

APA Group

      3,017       12,989  

Atmos Energy Corp.

      362       50,416  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

      25,787       20,547  

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

      840       18,372  

Snam SpA(b)

      4,699       20,829  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

      750       20,780  
     

 

 

 
        160,097  
     

 

 

 

INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS–0.1%

     

AES Corp. (The)

      1,657       21,325  

Brookfield Renewable Corp.

      314       8,690  

EDP Renovaveis SA(b)

      727       7,551  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

      3,037       10,042  

Orsted AS(a)

      392       17,700  

RWE AG

      1,474       44,019  

Vistra Corp.

      801       110,434  
     

 

 

 
        219,761  
     

 

 

 

MULTI-UTILITIES–0.4%

     

Ameren Corp.

      622       55,445  

Canadian Utilities Ltd.–Class A

      310       7,516  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

      1,519       48,198  

Centrica PLC

      12,015       20,046  

CMS Energy Corp.

      696       46,388  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

      807       72,009  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

      1,955       105,296  

DTE Energy Co.

      483       58,322  

E.ON SE

      5,233       60,954  

Engie SA

      4,257       67,513  

National Grid PLC

      11,386       135,269  

NiSource, Inc.

      1,045       38,414  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

      1,161       98,093  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

      2,000       8,091  

Sempra

      1,476       129,475  

Veolia Environnement SA

      1,640       46,014  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.(b)

      737       69,308  
     

 

 

 
        1,066,351  
     

 

 

 

WATER UTILITIES–0.0%

     

American Water Works Co., Inc.

      454       56,518  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

      606       22,010  

Severn Trent PLC

      629       19,721  

United Utilities Group PLC

      1,589       20,903  
     

 

 

 
        119,152  
     

 

 

 
        4,023,814  
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE–1.3%

     

DIVERSIFIED REITs–0.0%

     

Covivio SA/France

      130       6,589  

GPT Group (The)

      4,463       12,023  

 

16


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Land Securities Group PLC

      1,649     $ 12,042  

Mirvac Group(b)

      9,194       10,633  

Stockland

      5,562       16,497  

WP Carey, Inc.(b)

      510       27,785  
     

 

 

 
        85,569  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE REITs–0.1%

     

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

      367       35,801  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

      1,630       33,040  

Ventas, Inc.

      967       56,947  

Welltower, Inc.

      1,441       181,609  
     

 

 

 
        307,397  
     

 

 

 

HOTEL & RESORT REITs–0.0%

     

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

      1,637       28,680  
     

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL REITs–0.1%

     

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

      8,639       16,224  

Goodman Group

      4,010       88,148  

Prologis, Inc.

      2,157       227,995  

Segro PLC(b)

      2,995       26,269  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA(b)

      420       8,256  
     

 

 

 
        366,892  
     

 

 

 

OFFICE REITs–0.0%

     

BXP, Inc.

      350       26,026  

Gecina SA

      107       10,024  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

      15       10,293  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.(b)

      18       14,002  
     

 

 

 
        60,345  
     

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT–0.3%

     

Azrieli Group Ltd.

      99       8,171  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

      5,504       10,552  

CBRE Group, Inc.–Class A(a)

      714       93,741  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

      4,531       18,493  

CoStar Group, Inc.(a)

      955       68,368  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

      183       20,458  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

      1,344       41,262  

Fastighets AB Balder–Class B(a)

      1,544       10,746  

FirstService Corp.

      94       17,028  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

      2,938       8,906  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

      2,595       11,555  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

      901       7,826  

LEG Immobilien SE

      174       14,758  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

      2,535       35,190  
Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

      6,207     $ 49,639  

Sagax AB–Class B

      512       10,507  

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

      8,242       8,317  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

      715       22,236  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

      3,616       34,408  

Swiss Prime Site AG (REG)

      180       19,619  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(a)

      276       20,787  

Vonovia SE

      1,726       52,544  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

      2,000       5,612  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

      3,876       9,859  

Zillow Group, Inc.–Class C(a)

      358       26,510  
     

 

 

 
        627,092  
     

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL REITs–0.2%

     

American Homes 4 Rent–Class A

      767       28,701  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

      331       72,810  

Camden Property Trust

      249       28,894  

Canadian Apartment Properties REIT

      191       5,665  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

      413       27,506  

Equity Residential

      795       57,049  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

      150       42,816  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

      1,356       43,351  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

      272       42,043  

Sun Communities, Inc.

      291       35,784  

UDR, Inc.

      730       31,689  
     

 

 

 
        416,308  
     

 

 

 

RETAIL REITs–0.2%

     

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

      13,354       18,832  

Kimco Realty Corp.

      1,571       36,809  

Klepierre SA

      501       14,429  

Link REIT

      5,973       25,119  

Realty Income Corp.

      2,030       108,422  

Regency Centers Corp.

      402       29,720  

Scentre Group

      12,121       25,658  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

      760       130,880  

Vicinity Ltd.

      9,016       11,685  
     

 

 

 
        401,554  
     

 

 

 

SPECIALIZED REITs–0.4%

     

American Tower Corp.

      1,088       199,550  

Crown Castle, Inc.

      1,013       91,940  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

      763       135,303  

Equinix, Inc.

      221       208,379  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

      494       73,902  

Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.(b)

      640       30,822  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

      684       71,895  

 

17


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Public Storage

      367     $ 109,895  

SBA Communications Corp.

      250       50,950  

VICI Properties, Inc.

      2,441       71,302  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

      1,695       47,714  
     

 

 

 
        1,091,652  
     

 

 

 
        3,385,489  
     

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $67,220,207)

        162,674,818  
     

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount
(000)

       

GOVERNMENTS– TREASURIES–33.7%

     

UNITED STATES–33.7%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     

1.25%, 05/15/2050

    $       552       262,170  

2.25%, 08/15/2046

      3,477       2,246,947  

2.25%, 08/15/2049

      287       177,940  

2.25%, 02/15/2052

      2,286       1,387,727  

2.375%, 11/15/2049

      584       371,252  

2.375%, 05/15/2051

      1,859       1,170,526  

2.50%, 02/15/2045

      212       147,485  

2.50%, 05/15/2046

      42       28,830  

2.75%, 08/15/2047

      143       100,892  

2.875%, 05/15/2043

      221       167,325  

2.875%, 08/15/2045

      2,897       2,138,643  

2.875%, 11/15/2046

      187       135,693  

2.875%, 05/15/2049

      313       222,345  

2.875%, 05/15/2052

      417       292,240  

3.00%, 05/15/2045

      265       200,406  

3.00%, 02/15/2047

      238       176,344  

3.00%, 05/15/2047

      409       302,818  

3.00%, 02/15/2048

      350       257,252  

3.00%, 08/15/2048

      792       579,442  

3.00%, 02/15/2049

      257       186,990  

3.125%, 02/15/2043

      487       384,414  

3.50%, 02/15/2039

      555       486,668  

3.625%, 08/15/2043

      1,869       1,584,015  

3.625%, 05/15/2053

      1,351       1,099,976  

3.75%, 11/15/2043

      123       106,250  

4.00%, 11/15/2052

      208       181,306  

4.25%, 05/15/2039

      134       127,068  

4.25%, 08/15/2054

      214       195,719  

4.375%, 11/15/2039

      502       481,641  

4.375%, 08/15/2043

      128       120,843  

4.50%, 08/15/2039

      179       174,107  

4.75%, 02/15/2037

      651       660,053  

4.75%, 11/15/2053

      352       348,711  

5.25%, 11/15/2028

      2,017       2,075,825  

5.375%, 02/15/2031

      359       375,107  

5.50%, 08/15/2028

      762       791,826  

6.00%, 02/15/2026

      856       869,204  

6.125%, 11/15/2027

      1,389       1,454,753  

6.25%, 05/15/2030

      374       406,116  
Company  
Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

0.50%, 02/28/2026

    $       1,120     $ 1,072,733  

0.625%, 05/15/2030

      934       765,990  

0.625%, 08/15/2030

      997       809,839  

0.75%, 05/31/2026

      1,952       1,858,499  

0.75%, 08/31/2026

      1,015       958,288  

0.875%, 09/30/2026

      1,513       1,427,327  

1.00%, 07/31/2028

      2,116       1,882,973  

1.125%, 10/31/2026

      1,163       1,099,398  

1.25%, 12/31/2026

      919       866,211  

1.375%, 11/15/2031

      407       332,205  

1.50%, 08/15/2026

      1,541       1,475,026  

1.50%, 02/15/2030

      523       453,774  

1.625%, 02/15/2026

      640       621,503  

1.625%, 05/15/2031

      3,081       2,598,631  

1.75%, 11/15/2029

      984       872,466  

1.875%, 02/15/2032

      1,787       1,503,035  

2.00%, 11/15/2026

      4,808       4,613,618  

2.25%, 08/15/2027

      2,292       2,177,831  

2.25%, 11/15/2027

      3,588       3,392,159  

2.375%, 05/15/2027

      4,367       4,181,498  

2.375%, 05/15/2029

      1,096       1,009,782  

2.625%, 02/15/2029

      451       421,264  

2.75%, 02/15/2028

      129       122,848  

2.75%, 08/15/2032

      949       841,290  

2.875%, 05/15/2028

      400       382,224  

2.875%, 05/15/2032

      2,242       2,013,866  

3.125%, 11/15/2028

      912       872,289  

3.125%, 08/31/2029

      727       688,321  

3.375%, 05/15/2033

      1,115       1,024,938  

3.50%, 04/30/2028

      794       773,999  

3.50%, 09/30/2029

      608       584,530  

3.50%, 02/15/2033

      1,420       1,321,581  

3.625%, 03/31/2028

      1,209       1,183,673  

3.625%, 08/31/2029

      807       781,112  

3.625%, 09/30/2031

      599       569,332  

3.75%, 12/31/2028

      1,202       1,174,564  

3.875%, 08/15/2033

      1,128       1,074,448  

3.875%, 08/15/2034

      911       861,465  

4.00%, 06/30/2028

      694       686,537  

4.00%, 01/31/2029

      561       553,286  

4.00%, 07/31/2029

      752       739,523  

4.00%, 02/15/2034

      1,412       1,351,952  

4.125%, 10/31/2027

      603       600,152  

4.125%, 11/15/2032

      787       767,304  

4.25%, 02/28/2029

      1,018       1,013,129  

4.25%, 06/30/2029

      567       563,313  

4.375%, 08/31/2028

      1,306       1,306,316  

4.375%, 11/30/2028

      237       237,474  

4.375%, 05/15/2034

      888       874,286  

4.50%, 05/31/2029

      1,211       1,216,387  

4.50%, 11/15/2033

      1,206       1,201,211  

4.625%, 09/30/2028

      578       583,419  

4.625%, 04/30/2029

      1,925       1,943,751  
     

 

 

 

Total Governments–Treasuries
(cost $93,742,587)

        84,779,439  
     

 

 

 

 

18


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  
Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

AGENCIES–0.8%

     

AGENCY
DEBENTURES–0.8%

 

   

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp.
4.625%, 03/05/2026

    $       219     $ 219,813  

Federal Home Loan Banks
4.625%, 11/17/2026

      800       804,696  

Federal National Mortgage Association
6.625%, 11/15/2030

      900       999,234  
     

 

 

 

Total Agencies
(cost $2,021,844)

        2,023,743  
     

 

 

 
   

Notional
Amount

       

PURCHASED OPTIONS– PUTS–0.5%

     

OPTIONS ON EQUITY INDICES–0.5%

     

Euro STOXX 50 Index
Expiration: Sep 2025; Contracts: 850;
Exercise Price: EUR 4,200.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    EUR       3,570,000       74,516  

Euro STOXX 50 Index
Expiration: Sep 2025; Contracts: 280;
Exercise Price: EUR 4,200.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    EUR       1,176,000       24,547  

FTSE 100 Index
Expiration: Oct 2025; Contracts: 190;
Exercise Price: GBP 7,200.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    GBP       1,368,000       23,867  

FTSE 100 Index
Expiration: Oct 2025; Contracts: 50;
Exercise Price: GBP 7,200.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    GBP       360,000       6,281  

Nikkei 225 Index
Expiration: Dec 2025; Contracts: 11,000; Exercise Price: JPY 31,000.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    JPY       341,000,000       54,424  
Company  

Notional
Amount

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

Nikkei 225 Index
Expiration: Dec 2025; Contracts: 3,000; Exercise Price: JPY 31,000.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    JPY       93,000,000     $ 14,843  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Nov 2025; Contracts: 6,900; Exercise Price: USD 5,150.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    USD       35,535,000       835,501  

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Nov 2025; Contracts: 1,500; Exercise Price: USD 5,150.00;
Counterparty: UBS AG(a)

    USD       7,725,000       181,631  
     

 

 

 

Total Purchased Options–Puts
(premiums paid $1,084,978)

        1,215,610  
     

 

 

 
   

Shares

       

WARRANTS–0.0%

     

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–0.0%

     

SOFTWARE–0.0%

     

Constellation Software, Inc., expiring 03/31/2040(a)(b)(d)(e)
(cost $0)

      52       –0 – 
     

 

 

 
   

Principal
Amount
(000)

       

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.4%

     

U.S. TREASURY BILLS–0.4%

     

U.S. Treasury Bill
Zero Coupon, 01/30/2025
(cost $914,102)

    $       918       914,667  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–100.1%
(cost $164,983,718)

        251,608,277  
     

 

 

 

 

19


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company        

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                      

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–1.1%

         

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–1.1%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(f)(g)(h)
(cost $2,922,091)

      2,922,091     $ 2,922,091  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.2%
(cost $167,905,809)

        254,530,368  

Other assets less liabilities–(1.2)%

        (3,112,366
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

      $ 251,418,002  
     

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

           

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

     43        March 2025      $ 2,174,072      $ (35,563

Euro-Bund Futures

     6        March 2025        829,343        (19,076

Long Gilt Futures

     18        March 2025        2,082,385        (63,380

MSCI EAFE Futures

     1        March 2025        113,375        (572

Nikkei 225 (OSE) Futures

     2        March 2025        507,166        9,203  

OMXS 30 Index Futures

     2        January 2025        44,885        (1,117

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

     23        March 2025        6,826,113        (162,130

S&P 500 MIC E-Mini Futures

     7        March 2025        207,751        (4,656

TOPIX Index Futures

     8        March 2025        1,416,759          25,847  

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

     55        March 2025        11,308,516        5,086  

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

     106        March 2025        11,527,500        (114,433

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     24        March 2025        2,853,750        (165,788

Sold Contracts

 

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     21        March 2025        2,150,645        13,715  

MSCI Singapore IX ETS Futures

     1        January 2025        27,346        57  

S&P TSX 60 Index Futures

     7        March 2025        1,446,409        26,742  

SPI 200 Futures

     7        March 2025        882,561        13,238  

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

     35        March 2025        3,720,664        19,658  
           

 

 

 
            $ (453,169)  
           

 

 

 

 

20


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

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

Bank of America, NA

       GBP        5,760          USD        7,212          01/16/2025        $ 2,125  

Bank of America, NA

       USD        4,211          GBP        3,286          01/16/2025          (97,856

Bank of America, NA

       AUD        4,039          USD        2,618          02/05/2025          117,906  

Bank of America, NA

       NZD        1,799          USD        1,050          02/05/2025          42,747  

Bank of America, NA

       SEK        14,121          USD        1,280          02/05/2025          1,476  

Bank of America, NA

       USD        2,047          NZD        3,500          02/05/2025          (88,273

Bank of America, NA

       USD        943          SEK        10,281          02/05/2025          (11,753

Bank of America, NA

       USD        737          JPY        112,588          02/21/2025          (17,306

Barclays Bank PLC

       USD        2,802          GBP        2,209          01/16/2025          (36,355

Barclays Bank PLC

       AUD        6,393          USD        4,064          02/05/2025          107,092  

Barclays Bank PLC

       NOK        11,807          USD        1,064          02/05/2025          26,693  

Citibank, NA

       USD        3,478          GBP        2,772          01/16/2025          (8,001

Deutsche Bank AG

       CAD        1,289          USD        930          02/05/2025          32,491  

Deutsche Bank AG

       NOK        10,766          USD        968          02/05/2025          21,968  

Deutsche Bank AG

       USD        6,387          CAD        9,090          02/05/2025          (55,267

Deutsche Bank AG

       USD        2,403          NOK        26,638          02/05/2025          (62,778

Deutsche Bank AG

       USD        1,533          JPY        233,615          02/21/2025          (40,228

Deutsche Bank AG

       EUR        9,499          USD        9,993          02/27/2025          130,162  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

       USD        869          GBP        687          01/16/2025          (9,449

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

       CAD        3,421          USD        2,475          02/05/2025          92,402  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

       SEK        20,589          USD        1,879          02/05/2025          15,275  

HSBC Bank USA

       CAD        2,520          USD        1,806          02/05/2025          51,081  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

       USD        5,947          AUD        9,152          02/05/2025          (281,376

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       USD        1,336          SEK        14,699          02/05/2025          (5,249

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       AUD        567          USD        367          02/05/2025          16,695  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       NOK        7,006          USD        629          02/05/2025          13,714  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       NZD        529          USD        305          02/05/2025          8,793  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       SEK        579          USD        53          02/05/2025          358  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        274          CAD        384          02/05/2025          (6,705

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        39          NOK        434          02/05/2025          (1,106

UBS AG

       AUD        2,685          USD        1,745          02/05/2025          82,989  

UBS AG

       CHF        3,389          USD        3,822          02/27/2025          66,764  
                         

 

 

 
                          $  109,029  
                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At December 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $74,479 or 0.0% of net assets.

 

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

 

(e)   Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(f)   Affiliated investments.

 

(g)   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.

 

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

 

21


DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

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

CBT—Chicago Board of Trade

EAFE—Europe, Australia, and Far East

ETS—Emission Trading Scheme

FTSE—Financial Times Stock Exchange

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

OMXS—Stockholm Stock Exchange

OSE—Osaka Securities Exchange

REG—Registered Shares

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

SPI—Share Price Index

TOPIX—Tokyo Price Index

TSX—Toronto Stock Exchange

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $164,983,718)

   $ 251,608,277 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $2,922,091—investment of cash collateral for securities loaned)

     2,922,091  

Cash collateral due from broker

     1,324,118  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $68,960)

     69,036  

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

     888,567  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     830,731  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     528,044  

Receivable due from Adviser

     18,966  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     4,309  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     2,114  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     258,196,253  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Due to custodian

     299,569  

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     2,922,091  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     1,102,698  

Cash collateral due to broker

     1,100,000  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     721,702  

Advisory fee payable

     148,003  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     91,205  

Payable for variation margin on futures

     90,094  

Distribution fee payable

     52,819  

Administrative fee payable

     24,045  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     1,614  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Directors’ fees payable

     33  

Accrued expenses

     224,211  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,778,251  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 251,418,002  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 25,865  

Additional paid-in capital

     174,003,053  

Distributable earnings

     77,389,084  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 251,418,002  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A      $ 188,823          19,323        $ 9.77  
B      $  251,229,179          25,845,779        $  9.72  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $5,551,153 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $193,954)

   $ 2,842,750  

Affiliated issuers

     283,457  

Interest

     2,673,062  

Securities lending income

     12,458  
  

 

 

 
     5,811,727  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,802,937  

Distribution fee—Class B

     643,438  

Transfer agency—Class A

     1  

Transfer agency—Class B

     2,232  

Custody and accounting

     121,821  

Administrative

     94,150  

Audit and tax

     93,122  

Legal

     41,737  

Printing

     39,531  

Directors’ fees

     24,104  

Miscellaneous

     50,009  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     2,913,082  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (89,900
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     2,823,182  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2,988,545  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     1,160,797  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     761,623  

Futures

     1,904,753  

Swaps

     24,846  

Foreign currency transactions

     (27,489

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments(a)

     20,418,340  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     169,414  

Futures

     (1,667,234

Swaps

     587  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (61,257
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     22,684,380  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 25,672,925  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Net of increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $1,614.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,988,545     $ 2,861,589  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     3,824,530       (7,397,655

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     18,859,850       35,313,267  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     25,672,925       30,777,201  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (2,481     (1,818

Class B

     (2,801,157     (1,462,051

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Net decrease

     (25,268,198     (11,093,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (2,398,911     18,219,646  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     253,816,913       235,597,267  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 251,418,002     $ 253,816,913  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is to maximize total return consistent with AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) determination of reasonable risk. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, the Adviser serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or

 

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other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 are 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.

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, 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 an 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.

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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2024:

 

       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Investments in Securities:

            

Assets:

            

Common Stocks:

            

Information Technology

     $ 39,486,233      $ 3,185,127        $   –0 –    $ 42,671,360  

Financials

       17,782,234        8,151,929        –0 –      25,934,163  

Consumer Discretionary

       14,097,820        4,043,989        –0 –      18,141,809  

Industrials

       10,718,529        6,521,504        –0 –      17,240,033  

Health Care

       12,249,007        4,573,165        –0 –      16,822,172  

Communication Services

       11,679,572        1,531,717        –0 –      13,211,289  

Consumer Staples

       6,908,606        3,007,297        –0 –      9,915,903  

Energy

       4,771,329        1,318,478        –0 –      6,089,807  

Materials

       2,967,418        2,271,561        –0 –      5,238,979  

Utilities

       2,843,614        1,180,200        –0 –      4,023,814  

Real Estate

       2,651,323        734,166        –0 –      3,385,489  

Governments—Treasuries

       –0 –       84,779,439        –0 –      84,779,439  

Agencies

       –0 –       2,023,743        –0 –      2,023,743  

Purchased Options—Puts

       –0 –       1,215,610        –0 –      1,215,610  

Warrants

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

Short-Term Investments

       –0 –       914,667        –0 –      914,667  

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

       2,922,091        –0 –       –0 –      2,922,091  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       129,077,776        125,452,592        0 (a)      254,530,368  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

            

Assets:

 

Futures

       113,546        –0 –       –0 –      113,546 (c) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

       –0 –       830,731        –0 –      830,731  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

       (566,715      –0 –       –0 –      (566,715 )(c) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

       –0 –       (721,702      –0 –      (721,702
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $ 128,624,607      $ 125,561,621        $   0 (a)    $ 254,186,228  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

(c)   Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

 

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Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .70% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .85% and 1.10% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. The Expense Caps will remain in effect until May 1, 2025 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $80,263.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $94,150.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $8,088.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 6,268      $ 46,274      $ 52,542      $ –0 –    $ 283  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     1,616        14,975        13,669        2,922       –0 – 
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

            $ 2,922     $ 283  
           

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

 

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The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

       Purchases        Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

     $ 10,051,475        $ 28,816,917  

U.S. government securities

       16,084,642          14,897,420  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 169,816,929  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 100,523,232  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (15,762,565
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 84,760,667  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Futures

The Portfolio may buy or sell futures for investment purposes or for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of potential movements in the market. The Portfolio bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures and movements in the price of the assets, reference rates or indices which they are designed to track. Among other things, the Portfolio may purchase or sell futures for foreign currencies or options thereon for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investment in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

At the time the Portfolio enters into futures, the Portfolio deposits with the broker or segregates at its custodian cash or securities as collateral to satisfy initial margin requirements set by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, with respect to cash collateral, the Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract; in the case of securities collateral, the Fund agrees to adjust the securities position held in the segregated account accordingly. Such receipts, payments or adjustments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Portfolio as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures is generally less than privately negotiated futures, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Use of long futures subjects the Portfolio to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures. Use of short futures subjects the Portfolio to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of futures can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Portfolio may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

 

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A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Portfolio. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Portfolio may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Portfolio were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Portfolio. Put and call purchased options are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Portfolio writes an option, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Portfolio’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Portfolio on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Portfolio has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Portfolio. In writing an option, the Portfolio bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of the written option by the Portfolio could result in the Portfolio selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held purchased options for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

The Portfolio may enter into swaps for investment purposes or to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets or currencies. The Portfolio may also enter into swaps for non-hedging purposes as a means of gaining market exposures, making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” or in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset described below under “Total Return Swaps”. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices, rates or indexes for a specified amount of an underlying asset or inflation. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Portfolio in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Portfolio or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

 

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Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Portfolio, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Portfolio considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Portfolio and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Portfolio to cover the Portfolio’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates, inflation or in the value of the underlying securities. The Portfolio accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps on the statement of operations.

Total Return Swaps:

The Portfolio may enter into total return swaps in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset. The Portfolio is subject to market price volatility of the underlying referenced asset. A total return swap involves commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent that the total return of the security, group of securities or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest obligation, the Portfolio will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held total return swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

The Portfolio typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Portfolio’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Portfolio’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolio’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Portfolio to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

  Receivable for variation margin on futures   $ 24,744   Payable for variation margin on futures   $ 362,677

Equity contracts

  Receivable for variation margin on futures     88,802   Payable for variation margin on futures     204,038

Foreign currency contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts     830,731     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts     721,702  

Equity contracts

  Investments in securities, at value     1,215,610      
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 2,159,887       $ 1,288,417  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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*   Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives
Within Statement of Operations

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $ (356,132   $ (1,369,389

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures      2,260,885       (297,845

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts      761,623       169,414  

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments      (1,372,449     265,688  

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      24,846       587  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 1,318,773     $ (1,231,545
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the year ended December 31, 2024:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 51,542,268  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 7,362,272  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 32,998,311  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 35,489,450  

Purchased Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 47,212,584  

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 198,426 (a) 

 

(a)   Positions were open for nine months during the year.

For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Portfolio as of December 31, 2024. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

   Derivative Assets
Subject to a MA
     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Received*
    Security Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount of
Derivative Assets
 

Bank of America, NA

   $ 164,254      $ (164,254   $ –0 –    $    –0 –    $ –0 – 

Barclays Bank PLC

     133,785        (36,355     –0 –      –0 –      97,430  

Deutsche Bank AG

     184,621        (158,273     –0 –      –0 –      26,348  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     107,677        (9,449     –0 –      –0 –      98,228  

HSBC Bank USA

     51,081        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      51,081  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     39,560        (7,811     –0 –      –0 –      31,749  

UBS AG

     1,365,363        –0 –      (1,100,000     –0 –      265,363  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,046,341      $ (376,142   $ (1,100,000   $ –0 –    $ 570,199
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Derivative Liabilities
Subject to a MA
     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Pledged*
    Security Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities
 

Bank of America, NA

   $ 215,188      $ (164,254   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 50,934  

Barclays Bank PLC

     36,355        (36,355     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

Citibank, NA

     8,001        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      8,001  

Deutsche Bank AG

     158,273        (158,273     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     9,449        (9,449     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     281,376        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      281,376  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

     5,249        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      5,249  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     7,811        (7,811     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 721,702      $ (376,142   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 345,560
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^   Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                       

 Government Money Market 
Portfolio

 

Market Value
of Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 5,551,153     $ 2,922,091     $ 2,914,260     $ 12,458     $ –0 –    $ 1,549  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

 

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NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

 

Shares sold

    2,657       2,915       $ 25,039     $ 24,456  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    263       214         2,481       1,818  

Shares redeemed

    (8,853     (6,942       (80,486     (57,972
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (5,933     (3,813     $ (52,966   $ (31,698
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

 

Shares sold

    1,172,404       1,935,596       $ 11,014,981     $ 16,171,966  

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends

    298,981       172,819         2,801,157       1,462,051  

Shares redeemed

    (4,118,173     (3,442,663       (39,031,370     (28,696,005
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (2,646,788     (1,334,248     $ (25,215,232   $ (11,061,988
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 92% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

Interest-Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. The Portfolio may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions to those initiatives.

Credit Risk—An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security. Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations.

Allocation Risk—The allocation of investments among different global asset classes may have a significant effect on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, when one of these asset classes is performing more poorly than others. As both the direct investments and derivatives positions will be periodically adjusted to reflect the Adviser’s view of market and economic conditions, there will be transaction costs that may be, over time, significant. In addition, there is a risk that certain asset allocation decisions may not achieve the desired results and, as a result, the Portfolio may incur significant losses.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—The Portfolio’s investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging-Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid, and because these investments may be subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

 

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Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.

ETF Risk—ETFs, are investment companies. When the Portfolio invests in an ETF, the Portfolio bears its share of the ETF’s expenses and runs the risk that the ETF may not achieve its investment objective.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Leverage Risk—When the Portfolio borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Portfolio, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Portfolio than if the Portfolio were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Portfolio. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Portfolio shares.

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Real Estate Risk— The Portfolio’s investments in real estate securities have many of the same risks as direct ownership of real estate, including the risk that the value of real estate could decline due to a variety of factors that affect the real estate market generally. Investments in real estate investment trusts, or REITs, may have additional risks. REITs are dependent on the capability of their managers, may have limited diversification, and could be significantly affected by changes in taxes. Some REITs may utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and may potentially increase the Portfolio’s losses.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

 

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NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     2024      2023  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 2,803,638      $ 1,463,869  

Net long-term capital gains

     –0 –       –0 – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 2,803,638      $ 1,463,869  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 3,946,523  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (11,295,364 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     84,737,925 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 77,389,084  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $11,119,481. During the fiscal year, the Portfolio utilized $1,471,863 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. As of December 31, 2024, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $175,883.

 

(b)   The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, return of capital distributions received from underlying securities, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, corporate restructuring.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $7,078,145 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $4,041,336, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to distributable earnings or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.95       $7.94       $14.94       $13.89       $13.46  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .13       .12       .12       .14       .15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    .82       .96       (2.57     1.20       .51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .95       1.08       (2.45     1.34       .66  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.13     (.07     (.38     (.29     (.23

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    –0 –      –0 –      (4.17     –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.13     (.07     (4.55     (.29     (.23
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.77       $8.95       $7.94       $14.94       $13.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    10.65     13.70     (18.45 )%      9.67     5.02
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $189       $226       $231       $412       $364  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .85     .85     .84     .82     .80

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .88     .93     .91     .83     .80

Net investment income(b)

    1.41     1.42     1.10     .98     1.18

Portfolio turnover rate

    11     12     16     32     13
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

 

 

See footnote summary on page 41.

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $8.90       $7.89       $14.85       $13.80       $13.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .11       .10       .09       .12       .12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    .81       .96       (2.56     1.16       .51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .92       1.06       (2.47     1.28       .63  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.10     (.05     (.32     (.23     (.19

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    –0 –      –0 –      (4.17     –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.10     (.05     (4.49     (.23     (.19
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.72       $8.90       $7.89       $14.85       $13.80  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    10.43     13.48     (18.68 )%      9.28     4.86
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $251,229       $253,591       $235,366       $301,920       $548,422  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    1.10     1.10     1.09     1.06     1.05

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    1.13     1.18     1.17     1.07     1.06

Net investment income(b)

    1.16     1.18     .87     .80     .93

Portfolio turnover rate

    11     12     16     32     13
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(d)   In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the year ended December 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to .01%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Portfolio during the taxable year ended December 31, 2024. For corporate shareholders, 53.21% of dividends paid qualify for the dividends received deduction.

 

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DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on November 5-7, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods July 31, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. The directors discussed with the Adviser the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in the periods reviewed and determined to continue to monitor the Fund’s performance closely.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was above the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was above the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to the those of Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more

 

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DYNAMIC ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and reflected the impact of the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the medians. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanations of the reasons for this, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had previously discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level (which was well below the level at which they would anticipate adding an initial breakpoint) and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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DEC 12.31.24

 

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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AB DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

 


 

 

 

Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                   

COMMON STOCKS–99.4%

   

INDUSTRIALS–20.9%

   

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS–1.7%

   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    114,802     $ 11,861,343  
   

 

 

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS–0.5%

   

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)(b)

    26,050       3,723,326  
   

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–2.2%

   

ABM Industries, Inc.

    156,971       8,033,776  

MillerKnoll, Inc.(a)

    329,063       7,433,533  
   

 

 

 
      15,467,309  
   

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–3.7%

   

Fluor Corp.(b)

    178,150       8,786,358  

MasTec, Inc.(a)(b)

    64,961       8,843,791  

WillScot Holdings Corp.(b)

    240,703       8,051,515  
   

 

 

 
      25,681,664  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–1.2%

   

Regal Rexnord Corp.(a)

    54,508       8,455,826  
   

 

 

 

GROUND TRANSPORTATION–1.2%

   

ArcBest Corp.

    86,984       8,117,347  
   

 

 

 

MACHINERY–6.6%

   

Gates Industrial Corp. PLC(a)(b)

    413,690       8,509,603  

John Bean Technologies Corp.(a)

    73,143       9,296,475  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)(b)

    71,106       9,631,308  

Oshkosh Corp.

    80,300       7,634,121  

Pentair PLC(a)

    106,970       10,765,461  
   

 

 

 
      45,836,968  
   

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–2.1%

   

Robert Half, Inc.(a)

    127,985       9,017,823  

WNS Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    115,093       5,454,257  
   

 

 

 
      14,472,080  
   

 

 

 

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–1.7%

   

Core & Main, Inc.–Class A(a)(b)

    161,640       8,229,093  

Herc Holdings, Inc.

    18,880       3,574,550  
   

 

 

 
      11,803,643  
   

 

 

 
      145,419,506  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS–20.4%

   

BANKS–11.0%

   

BankUnited, Inc.

    191,404       7,305,891  

Comerica, Inc.(a)

    137,243       8,488,480  
                                  

First BanCorp./Puerto Rico(a)

    396,254     7,366,362  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC–Class A(a)

    4,723       9,979,793  

First Hawaiian, Inc.(a)

    359,838       9,337,796  

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.(a)(b)

    91,562       7,160,148  

Webster Financial Corp.

    149,589       8,260,305  

Wintrust Financial Corp.(a)

    80,690       10,062,850  

Zions Bancorp NA

    159,186       8,635,840  
   

 

 

 
      76,597,465  
   

 

 

 

CAPITAL MARKETS–3.8%

   

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    43,170       8,435,418  

Invesco Ltd.

    522,268       9,129,245  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    81,344       8,628,971  
   

 

 

 
      26,193,634  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES–2.4%

   

NCR Atleos Corp.(a)(b)

    302,868       10,273,283  

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.(a)

    68,840       6,691,936  
   

 

 

 
      16,965,219  
   

 

 

 

INSURANCE–3.2%

   

American Financial Group, Inc./OH(a)

    73,326       10,040,529  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    53,630       8,294,416  

Kemper Corp.

    61,800       4,105,992  
   

 

 

 
      22,440,937  
   

 

 

 
      142,197,255  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–15.4%

   

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–2.2%

   

Adient PLC(b)

    361,990       6,237,088  

BorgWarner, Inc.(a)

    300,175       9,542,563  
   

 

 

 
      15,779,651  
   

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES–1.2%

   

ADT, Inc.(a)

    1,191,394       8,232,532  
   

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.4%

   

Dine Brands Global, Inc.(a)

    101,030       3,041,003  

Viking Holdings Ltd.(a)(b)

    154,114       6,790,263  
   

 

 

 
      9,831,266  
   

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.9%

   

Taylor Morrison Home Corp.(b)

    100,829       6,171,743  
   

 

 

 

LEISURE PRODUCTS–1.0%

   

Brunswick Corp./DE(a)

    109,690       7,094,749  
   

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL–4.5%

   

AutoNation, Inc.(a)(b)

    53,959       9,164,397  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.(a)

    309,572       12,002,106  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.(a)

    23,620       9,955,358  
   

 

 

 
      31,121,861  
   

 

 

 

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                   

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–4.2%

   

Crocs, Inc.(a)(b)

    78,117     $ 8,556,155  

PVH Corp.(a)

    65,991       6,978,548  

Tapestry, Inc.(a)

    206,941       13,519,456  
      29,054,159  
   

 

 

 
      107,285,961  
   

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–12.0%

   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–3.9%

   

Calix, Inc.(b)

    145,005       5,056,325  

F5, Inc.(b)

    50,160       12,613,735  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    108,756       9,130,066  
   

 

 

 
      26,800,126  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–3.2%

   

Avnet, Inc.(a)

    131,960       6,904,147  

Belden, Inc.(a)

    49,984       5,628,698  

TD SYNNEX Corp.(a)

    82,090       9,627,515  
   

 

 

 
      22,160,360  
   

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–2.7%

   

Amkor Technology, Inc.(a)

    268,958       6,909,531  

FormFactor, Inc.(a)(b)

    200,922       8,840,568  

Synaptics, Inc.(a)(b)

    41,677       3,180,789  
   

 

 

 
      18,930,888  
   

 

 

 

SOFTWARE–2.2%

   

ACI Worldwide, Inc.(b)

    114,806       5,959,579  

CommVault Systems, Inc.(b)

    26,496       3,998,511  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    203,991       5,585,274  
   

 

 

 
      15,543,364  
   

 

 

 
      83,434,738  
   

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE–8.1%

   

DIVERSIFIED REITS–0.6%

   

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.–Class A

    245,061       3,886,668  
   

 

 

 

HOTEL & RESORT REITS–0.9%

   

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.

    57,880       6,039,199  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL REITS–1.9%

   

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.(a)

    122,767       6,154,310  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

    211,298       7,146,098  
   

 

 

 
      13,300,408  
   

 

 

 

OFFICE REITS–1.2%

   

COPT Defense Properties(a)

    282,450       8,741,828  
   

 

 

 
                                   

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT–1.5%

   

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(b)

    41,858     10,595,934  
   

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL REITS–1.4%

   

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.(a)

    493,530       9,791,635  
   

 

 

 

SPECIALIZED REITS–0.6%

   

CubeSmart

    99,886       4,280,115  
   

 

 

 
      56,635,787  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–6.6%

   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–2.7%

   

Avantor, Inc.(a)(b)

    352,820       7,433,918  

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.(a)(b)

    181,700       4,120,956  

Teleflex, Inc.(a)

    39,290       6,992,834  
   

 

 

 
      18,547,708  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–2.5%

   

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.(b)

    96,460       2,307,323  

Encompass Health Corp.

    111,570       10,303,490  

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.(a)(b)

    396,110       5,196,963  
   

 

 

 
      17,807,776  
   

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–1.4%

   

ICON PLC(a)(b)

    47,610       9,984,293  
   

 

 

 
      46,339,777  
   

 

 

 

ENERGY–5.4%

   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–5.4%

   

Cameco Corp. (New York)

    200,540       10,305,751  

HF Sinclair Corp.(a)

    71,685       2,512,559  

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp.–Class A(a)

    338,292       7,909,267  

Matador Resources Co.(a)

    163,540       9,200,760  

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.(a)

    212,497       7,896,389  
   

 

 

 
      37,824,726  
   

 

 

 

MATERIALS–3.1%

   

CHEMICALS–1.8%

   

Avient Corp.(a)

    181,050       7,397,703  

Element Solutions, Inc.

    211,469       5,377,657  
   

 

 

 
      12,775,360  
   

 

 

 

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING–1.3%

   

Graphic Packaging Holding Co.(a)

    331,670       9,008,157  
   

 

 

 
      21,783,517  
   

 

 

 

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                   

UTILITIES–2.8%

   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES–2.8%

   

IDACORP, Inc.(a)

    86,574     $ 9,460,807  

Portland General Electric Co.(a)

    55,225       2,408,914  

TXNM Energy, Inc.(a)

    153,747       7,559,740  
   

 

 

 
      19,429,461  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–2.7%

   

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–1.5%

   

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    118,510       10,588,868  
   

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS–1.2%

   

Nomad Foods Ltd.

    477,541       8,013,138  
   

 

 

 
      18,602,006  
   

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES–2.0%

   

MEDIA–2.0%

   

Criteo SA (Sponsored ADR)(b)

    187,529       7,418,647  

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.(a)

    41,923       6,622,577  
   

 

 

 
      14,041,224  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $608,759,973)

      692,993,958  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.5%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.5%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $3,835,365)

    3,835,365       3,835,365  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–99.9%
(cost $612,595,338)

      696,829,323  
   

 

 

 
                                   

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–7.9%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–7.9%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $54,912,779)

    54,912,779     54,912,779  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–107.8%
(cost $667,508,117)

      751,742,102  
   

 

 

 

Other assets less liabilities–(7.8)%

      (54,713,433
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

    $ 697,028,669  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

(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.

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $608,759,973)

   $ 692,993,958 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $58,748,144—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $54,912,779)

     58,748,144  

Cash

     22  

Unaffiliated dividends receivable

     969,591  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     277,672  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     179,267  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     16,226  

Receivable due from Adviser

     2,266  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     753,187,146  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     54,912,779  

Advisory fee payable

     448,283  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     363,374  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     179,134  

Distribution fee payable

     91,364  

Administrative fee payable

     24,220  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Directors’ fees payable

     163  

Accrued expenses

     138,993  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     56,158,477  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 697,028,669  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 38,432  

Additional paid-in capital

     535,103,721  

Distributable earnings

     161,886,516  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 697,028,669  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A      $  271,350,714          14,813,460        $  18.32  
B      $ 425,677,955          23,618,330        $ 18.02  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $177,659,464 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $32,709)

   $ 11,457,767  

Affiliated issuers

     224,840  

Interest

     717  

Securities lending income

     138,178  
  

 

 

 
     11,821,502  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     5,321,328  

Distribution fee—Class B

     1,107,483  

Transfer agency—Class A

     2,503  

Transfer agency—Class B

     4,158  

Administrative

     94,676  

Printing

     79,454  

Custody and accounting

     69,927  

Legal

     67,118  

Audit and tax

     51,419  

Directors’ fees

     30,413  

Miscellaneous

     22,855  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,851,334  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (10,126
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     6,841,208  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     4,980,294  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     75,328,717  

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,648

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (13,528,536
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     61,797,533  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 66,777,827  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 4,980,294     $ 4,923,861  

Net realized gain on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

     75,326,069       35,759,325  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (13,528,536     66,873,944  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     66,777,827       107,557,130  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (15,717,646     (22,107,220

Class B

     (25,029,921     (40,508,165

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Net increase (decrease)

     (47,076,392     13,461,192  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (21,046,132     58,402,937  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     718,074,801       659,671,864  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 697,028,669     $ 718,074,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Discovery Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (formerly known as AB Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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, 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 December 31, 2024:

 

       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities:

             

Assets:

             

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 692,993,958      $    –0 –     $    –0 –     $ 692,993,958  

Short-Term Investments

       3,835,365        –0 –       –0 –       3,835,365  

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

       54,912,779        –0 –       –0 –       54,912,779  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       751,742,102        –0 –       –0 –       751,742,102  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 751,742,102      $ –0 –     $ –0 –     $ 751,742,102  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)   See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to 1.20% and 1.45% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, there were no expenses waived by the Adviser.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $94,676.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $6,728.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 3,805      $ 175,495      $ 175,465      $ 3,835      $ 225  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     832        219,797        165,716        54,913        –0 – 
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 58,748      $ 225  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual

 

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expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

       Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

     $ 373,490,164      $ 457,216,902  

U.S. government securities

       –0 –       –0 – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 670,499,679  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 132,542,075  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (51,299,652
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 81,242,423  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the year ended December 31, 2024.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                         AB Government Money 
Market Portfolio
 

Market Value of
Securities
on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 177,659,464     $ 54,912,779     $ 126,176,171     $ 138,178     $  –0 –    $ 3,398  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

         

Shares sold

    1,081,016       1,485,530       $ 19,812,611     $ 24,512,123  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    910,113       1,319,834         15,717,646       22,107,220  

Shares redeemed

    (1,830,723     (1,902,203       (33,273,557     (31,889,060
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    160,406       903,161       $ 2,256,700     $ 14,730,283  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

         

Shares sold

    762,271       1,449,832       $ 13,662,298     $ 23,808,551  

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    1,471,482       2,453,553         25,029,921       40,508,165  

Shares redeemed

    (4,903,222     (3,914,785       (88,025,311     (65,585,807
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (2,669,469     (11,400     $ (49,333,092   $ (1,269,091
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 72% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

 

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Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the industrials sector. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Portfolio’s investments.

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

       2024        2023  

Distributions paid from:

         

Ordinary income

     $ 10,009,617        $ 9,916,054  

Net long-term capital gains

       30,737,950          52,699,331  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

     $ 40,747,567        $ 62,615,385  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 17,767,166  

Undistributed capital gains

     62,876,928  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     81,242,424 (a) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 161,886,518  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to undistributed net investment income, accumulated net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions, or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $17.71       $16.62       $23.46       $17.39       $17.91  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .16       .15       .19       .21       .17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    1.54       2.61       (3.74     6.03       .20  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.70       2.76       (3.55     6.24       .37  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.16     (.19     (.22     (.17     (.16

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.93     (1.48     (3.07     –0 –      (.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.09     (1.67     (3.29     (.17     (.89
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $18.32       $17.71       $16.62       $23.46       $17.39  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    10.02     17.18     (15.63 )%      35.95     3.37
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $271,351       $259,538       $228,586       $286,390       $222,441  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .81     .81     .80     .80     .83

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .81     .81     .80     .80     .83

Net investment income(b)

    .86     .91     1.00     .98     1.17

Portfolio turnover rate

    53     49     42     54     58

 

 

See footnote summary on page 16.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
  2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $17.44       $16.39       $23.17       $17.19       $17.72  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .11       .11       .14       .16       .13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    1.52       2.56       (3.68     5.95       .18  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.63       2.67       (3.54     6.11       .31  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.12     (.14     (.17     (.13     (.11

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.93     (1.48     (3.07     –0 –      (.73
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.05     (1.62     (3.24     (.13     (.84
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $18.02       $17.44       $16.39       $23.17       $17.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    9.72     16.86     (15.82 )%      35.60     3.05
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $425,678       $458,537       $431,086       $563,741       $432,719  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.06     1.06     1.05     1.05     1.08

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    1.06     1.06     1.05     1.05     1.08

Net investment income(b)

    .61     .65     .74     .73     .91

Portfolio turnover rate.

    53     49     42     54     58

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Discovery Value Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Discovery Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Portfolio during the taxable year ended December 31, 2024. For corporate shareholders, 83.18% of dividends paid qualify for the dividends received deduction. The Portfolio designates $30,737,950 of dividends paid as long-term capital gain dividends.

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Discovery Value Portfolio (formerly AB Small/Mid Cap Value Portfolio) (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on May 7-9, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts

 

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DISCOVERY VALUE PORTFOLIO  
CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 29, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another fund advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The Adviser had agreed to cap the Fund’s expenses, but the directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was currently below the level of the Adviser’s cap. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was equal to the median of a peer group and lower than the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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LOGO

 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS

SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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AB GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO


 

 

 

Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

COMMON STOCKS–63.9%

   
   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–17.2%

   

COMMUNICATIONS
EQUIPMENT–0.5%

   

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

    7,257     $ 802,116  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    28,002       1,657,718  

F5, Inc.(a)

    408       102,600  

Juniper Networks, Inc.

    2,326       87,109  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    1,174       542,658  

Nokia Oyj

    35,738       158,084  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson–Class B

    18,616       150,761  
   

 

 

 
      3,501,046  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–0.5%

   

Amphenol Corp.–Class A

    8,470       588,241  

CDW Corp./DE

    936       162,901  

Corning, Inc.

    5,414       257,273  

Halma PLC

    2,544       85,348  

Hexagon AB–Class B

    13,913       132,833  

Jabil, Inc.

    793       114,113  

Keyence Corp.

    1,302       529,226  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

    1,219       195,808  

Kyocera Corp.

    8,595       85,191  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    11,327       179,701  

Omron Corp.

    1,173       39,496  

Shimadzu Corp.

    1,585       44,362  

TDK Corp.

    13,010       167,550  

TE Connectivity PLC

    2,102       300,523  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)

    327       151,771  

Trimble, Inc.(a)

    1,716       121,253  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    1,506       38,433  

Yokogawa Electric Corp.

    1,528       32,500  

Zebra Technologies Corp.–Class A(a)

    362       139,812  
   

 

 

 
      3,366,335  
   

 

 

 

IT SERVICES–0.7%

   

Accenture PLC–Class A

    4,390       1,544,358  

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

    1,055       100,911  

Bechtle AG

    549       17,607  

Capgemini SE

    1,041       170,024  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.–Class A

    3,483       267,843  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

    398       93,060  

Fujitsu Ltd.

    11,092       194,848  

Gartner, Inc.(a)

    542       262,583  

GoDaddy, Inc.–Class A(a)

    986       194,607  
                                      

International Business Machines Corp.

    6,496     1,428,016  

NEC Corp.

    1,643       140,603  

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

    2,529       74,255  

NTT Data Group Corp.

    4,225       80,338  

Obic Co., Ltd.

    2,165       64,427  

Otsuka Corp.

    1,526       34,899  

SCSK Corp.

    1,046       21,893  

TIS, Inc.

    1,423       33,611  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

    581       120,244  

Wix.com Ltd.(a)

    354       75,951  
   

 

 

 
      4,920,078  
   

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–6.1%

   

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

    11,400       1,377,006  

Advantest Corp.

    5,128       291,572  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    3,488       741,061  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    5,792       941,953  

ASM International NV

    315       182,128  

ASML Holding NV

    2,678       1,875,763  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV(b)

    517       70,864  

Broadcom, Inc.

    32,722       7,586,269  

Disco Corp.

    616       163,411  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)

    949       65,177  

First Solar, Inc.(a)

    752       132,532  

Infineon Technologies AG

    8,752       285,680  

Intel Corp.

    30,299       607,495  

KLA Corp.

    940       592,313  

Kokusai Electric Corp.(b)

    1,045       13,694  

Lam Research Corp.

    9,039       652,887  

Lasertec Corp.(b)

    536       50,247  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    3,773       216,382  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    7,789       655,522  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    343       202,953  

NVIDIA Corp.

    172,324       23,141,390  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    1,785       371,012  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    2,991       188,583  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    7,805       1,199,004  

Renesas Electronics Corp.(a)

    11,270       142,622  

SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.

    544       32,116  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    1,122       99,499  

STMicroelectronics NV

    4,580       114,715  

Teradyne, Inc.

    1,144       144,052  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    6,408       1,201,564  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    2,999       450,808  
   

 

 

 
      43,790,274  
   

 

 

 

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

SOFTWARE–5.5%

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

    3,092     $ 1,374,951  

ANSYS, Inc.(a)

    614       207,121  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

    1,510       446,311  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

    1,927       578,986  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.(a)

    590       110,153  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc.–Class A(a)

    1,635       559,432  

CyberArk Software Ltd.(a)

    289       96,280  

Dassault Systemes SE

    4,485       155,198  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    171       340,449  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

    4,469       422,231  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    3,810       104,318  

Intuit, Inc.

    1,969       1,237,516  

Microsoft Corp.

    52,230       22,014,945  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    251       59,095  

Nemetschek SE

    387       37,594  

Nice Ltd.(a)

    421       71,496  

Oracle Corp.

    11,291       1,881,532  

Oracle Corp. Japan

    257       24,597  

Palantir Technologies, Inc.–Class A(a)

    14,400       1,089,072  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

    4,598       836,652  

PTC, Inc.(a)

    844       155,186  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    753       391,447  

Sage Group PLC (The)

    6,733       106,977  

Salesforce, Inc.

    6,716       2,245,360  

SAP SE

    6,998       1,721,327  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

    1,447       1,533,994  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

    1,079       523,703  

Temenos AG (REG)

    378       26,710  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

    848       45,718  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

    301       173,569  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

    1,233       92,047  

Workday, Inc.–Class A(a)

    1,496       386,013  

Xero Ltd.(a)

    972       101,149  
   

 

 

 
      39,151,129  
   

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–3.9%

   

Apple, Inc.

    106,190       26,592,100  

Brother Industries Ltd.

    1,552       26,254  

Canon, Inc.

    6,250       203,010  

Dell Technologies, Inc.–Class C

    2,158       248,688  

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

    7,494       155,048  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.

    9,180       195,993  

HP, Inc.

    6,770       220,905  

Logitech International SA (REG)

    1,019       84,115  
                                      

NetApp, Inc.

    1,439     167,039  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

    3,572       40,566  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    1,486       128,257  

Seiko Epson Corp.

    1,933       34,877  

Super Micro Computer, Inc.(a)

    3,538       107,838  

Western Digital Corp.(a)

    2,429       144,841  
   

 

 

 
      28,349,531  
   

 

 

 
      123,078,393  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS–9.9%

   

BANKS–3.4%

   

ABN AMRO Bank NV(b)

    3,072       47,406  

AIB Group PLC

    12,488       69,057  

ANZ Group Holdings Ltd.

    19,960       351,691  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

    38,624       377,914  

Banco BPM SpA

    8,634       69,906  

Banco de Sabadell SA

    36,469       70,869  

Banco Santander SA

    103,849       480,431  

Bank Hapoalim BM

    8,472       102,275  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    10,104       120,211  

Bank of America Corp.

    46,895       2,061,035  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

    6,732       61,392  

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise (REG)

    202       18,599  

Barclays PLC

    97,398       325,815  

BNP Paribas SA

    6,821       418,787  

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

    24,772       79,100  

BPER Banca SPA

    6,671       42,547  

CaixaBank SA

    26,789       145,442  

Chiba Bank Ltd. (The)

    3,848       29,660  

Citigroup, Inc.

    13,286       935,202  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    3,096       135,481  

Commerzbank AG

    6,351       104,299  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

    11,216       1,061,271  

Concordia Financial Group Ltd.

    7,034       38,683  

Credit Agricole SA

    7,133       98,147  

Danske Bank A/S

    4,622       131,046  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

    13,338       427,422  

DNB Bank ASA

    6,001       119,807  

Erste Group Bank AG

    2,257       139,699  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    4,711       199,181  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA

    4,096       71,486  

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.(b)

    5,068       62,077  

HSBC Holdings PLC

    122,005       1,198,467  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

    10,206       166,052  

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

ING Groep NV

    22,138     $ 346,937  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

    98,022       393,148  

Israel Discount Bank Ltd.–Class A

    8,293       56,731  

Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.

    9,687       91,558  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    19,778       4,740,984  

KBC Group NV

    1,538       118,748  

KeyCorp

    6,964       119,363  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

    411,051       280,718  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,166       219,220  

Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario SpA

    3,350       48,923  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    74,435       869,007  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.

    1,039       44,977  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

    16,149       394,238  

National Australia Bank Ltd.

    20,604       472,086  

NatWest Group PLC

    47,310       237,082  

Nordea Bank Abp (Helsinki)

    21,144       230,697  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    22,668       276,846  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    2,787       537,473  

Regions Financial Corp.

    6,385       150,175  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    13,998       100,908  

Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    2,912       23,617  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB–Class A

    10,634       145,729  

Societe Generale SA

    4,827       135,472  

Standard Chartered PLC

    14,082       173,366  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    25,034       600,822  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.

    4,346       101,521  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB–Class A

    9,774       100,917  

Swedbank AB–Class A

    5,689       112,335  

Truist Financial Corp.

    9,326       404,562  

UniCredit SpA

    9,874       395,437  

United Overseas Bank Ltd.

    8,464       224,769  

US Bancorp

    10,959       524,169  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    23,390       1,642,914  

Westpac Banking Corp.

    23,044       459,981  
   

 

 

 
      24,535,887  
   

 

 

 

CAPITAL MARKETS–2.0%

   

3i Group PLC

    6,523       290,360  

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    682       363,117  

Amundi SA

    412       27,419  

ASX Ltd.

    1,300       52,277  
                                      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    5,108     392,448  

Blackrock, Inc.

    1,023       1,048,688  

Blackstone, Inc.

    5,072       874,514  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    735       143,619  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    10,502       777,253  

CME Group, Inc.

    2,532       588,006  

CVC Capital Partners PLC(a)(b)(c)

    1,425       31,511  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

    8,930       58,927  

Deutsche Bank AG (REG)

    12,700       219,163  

Deutsche Boerse AG

    1,262       290,709  

EQT AB

    2,496       68,999  

Euronext NV

    524       58,786  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    267       128,235  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    2,171       44,050  

Futu Holdings Ltd. (ADR)

    375       29,996  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    2,205       1,262,627  

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC

    2,385       32,727  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

    8,063       301,788  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    4,034       601,106  

Invesco Ltd.

    3,157       55,184  

Japan Exchange Group, Inc.(b)

    6,642       73,696  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

    1,380       89,522  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    4,742       701,389  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    3,205       452,401  

Macquarie Group Ltd.

    2,427       331,924  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    265       59,901  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,095       518,340  

Morgan Stanley

    8,715       1,095,650  

MSCI, Inc.

    551       330,606  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    2,907       224,740  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

    20,119       116,727  

Northern Trust Corp.

    1,393       142,783  

Partners Group Holding AG

    152       206,460  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    1,285       199,599  

S&P Global, Inc.

    2,230       1,110,607  

SBI Holdings, Inc.

    1,819       45,686  

Schroders PLC

    5,404       21,844  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    5,739       53,497  

State Street Corp.

    2,059       202,091  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    1,561       176,533  

UBS Group AG (REG)

    22,043       674,884  
   

 

 

 
      14,570,389  
   

 

 

 

 

3


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

CONSUMER FINANCE–0.3%

   

American Express Co.

    3,910     $ 1,160,449  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    2,680       477,897  

Discover Financial Services

    1,764       305,578  

Synchrony Financial

    2,735       177,775  
   

 

 

 
      2,121,699  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES–2.3%

   

Adyen NV(a)(b)

    146       216,967  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    3,140       518,602  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.–Class B(a)

    12,877       5,836,887  

Corpay, Inc.(a)

    490       165,826  

Edenred SE

    1,643       54,015  

Eurazeo SE

    281       20,960  

EXOR NV

    667       61,148  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    3,782       305,472  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

    3,997       821,064  

Global Payments, Inc.

    1,788       200,363  

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert NV

    557       38,085  

Industrivarden AB–Class A

    815       25,761  

Industrivarden AB–Class C

    1,076       33,986  

Infratil Ltd.

    6,156       43,392  

Investor AB–Class B

    11,600       307,248  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    513       89,929  

L E Lundbergforetagen AB–Class B

    509       23,064  

M&G PLC

    15,160       37,515  

Mastercard, Inc.–Class A

    5,758       3,031,990  

Mitsubishi HC Capital, Inc.

    5,901       38,889  

Nexi SpA(a)(b)

    3,451       19,209  

ORIX Corp.

    7,726       165,985  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

    7,043       601,120  

Sofina SA(b)

    103       23,250  

Visa, Inc.–Class A

    12,140       3,836,726  

Wise PLC–Class A(a)

    4,466       59,359  
   

 

 

 
      16,576,812  
   

 

 

 

INSURANCE–1.9%

   

Admiral Group PLC

    1,745       57,648  

Aegon Ltd.(b)

    9,051       53,860  

Aflac, Inc.

    3,512       363,281  

Ageas SA/NV

    1,071       52,072  

AIA Group Ltd.

    73,195       525,750  

Allianz SE (REG)

    2,625       806,827  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    1,860       358,589  

American International Group, Inc.

    4,382       319,010  
                                      

Aon PLC–Class A

    1,519     545,564  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.

    2,632       243,065  

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    1,541       437,413  

ASR Nederland NV

    1,063       50,558  

Assurant, Inc.

    360       76,759  

Aviva PLC

    17,940       105,148  

AXA SA

    11,802       420,029  

Baloise Holding AG (REG)

    292       52,911  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    1,667       170,067  

Chubb Ltd.

    2,634       727,774  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    1,098       157,783  

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

    6,058       161,423  

Erie Indemnity Co.–Class A

    175       72,140  

Everest Group Ltd.

    302       109,463  

Generali(b)

    6,311       178,550  

Gjensidige Forsikring ASA

    1,341       23,678  

Globe Life, Inc.

    590       65,797  

Hannover Rueck SE

    404       101,169  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    2,037       222,848  

Helvetia Holding AG (REG)

    249       41,069  

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

    15,883       83,072  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

    12,878       121,282  

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.

    1,282       23,548  

Legal & General Group PLC

    39,519       113,472  

Loews Corp.

    1,270       107,556  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    3,450       732,815  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

    18,462       43,273  

MetLife, Inc.

    4,086       334,562  

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

    8,612       185,998  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen (REG)

    897       452,592  

NN Group NV

    1,814       79,106  

Phoenix Group Holdings PLC

    4,700       29,949  

Poste Italiane SpA

    3,065       43,348  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    1,478       114,412  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    4,115       985,995  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    2,501       296,444  

Prudential PLC

    18,066       143,372  

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

    10,088       119,804  

Sampo Oyj–Class A(b)

    3,316       135,442  

Sompo Holdings, Inc.

    5,999       155,436  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    8,526       100,170  

 

4


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

Swiss Life Holding AG (REG)

    193     $ 149,009  

Swiss Re AG

    2,021       292,711  

T&D Holdings, Inc.

    3,277       59,981  

Talanx AG

    433       36,827  

Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.

    12,579       451,437  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    1,595       384,220  

Tryg A/S

    2,273       47,947  

Unipol Gruppo SpA

    2,645       33,032  

W R Berkley Corp.

    2,115       123,770  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    708       221,774  

Zurich Insurance Group AG

    981       583,465  
   

 

 

 
      13,286,066  
   

 

 

 
      71,090,853  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–7.2%

   

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–0.1%

   

Aisin Corp.

    3,549       39,650  

Aptiv PLC(a)

    1,869       113,037  

BorgWarner, Inc.

    1,536       48,829  

Bridgestone Corp.

    3,822       128,469  

Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA

    4,477       147,318  

Continental AG

    737       49,662  

Denso Corp.

    12,659       174,530  

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.

    4,783       85,508  
   

 

 

 
      787,003  
   

 

 

 

AUTOMOBILES–1.7%

   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

    1,943       158,918  

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Preference Shares)

    375       28,093  

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Preference Shares)(c)

    763       46,237  

Ferrari NV(b)

    845       360,560  

Ford Motor Co.

    27,422       271,478  

General Motors Co.

    7,725       411,511  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    30,044       286,043  

Isuzu Motors Ltd.(b)

    3,821       51,979  

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

    5,019       279,818  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.(b)

    14,903       45,198  

Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Preference Shares)

    1,027       38,698  

Renault SA

    1,289       62,753  

Stellantis NV (Milan)

    13,169       171,308  

Subaru Corp.

    3,937       69,954  

Suzuki Motor Corp.

    10,521       117,881  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

    19,619       7,922,937  
                                      

Toyota Motor Corp.

    68,830     1,343,922  

Volkswagen AG (Preference Shares)

    1,382       127,510  

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

    6,226       54,855  
   

 

 

 
      11,849,653  
   

 

 

 

BROADLINE RETAIL–2.3%

   

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    65,743       14,423,357  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA (REG)

    3,603       545,041  

eBay, Inc.

    3,365       208,462  

Global-e Online Ltd.(a)

    672       36,644  

Next PLC

    798       94,661  

Pan Pacific International Holdings Corp.

    2,550       69,275  

Prosus NV

    9,168       364,197  

Rakuten Group, Inc.(a)

    10,068       54,241  

Wesfarmers Ltd.

    7,605       335,970  
   

 

 

 
      16,131,848  
   

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTORS–0.0%

   

D’ieteren Group

    144       23,954  

Genuine Parts Co.

    977       114,075  

LKQ Corp.

    1,826       67,105  

Pool Corp.

    267       91,031  
   

 

 

 
      296,165  
   

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES–0.0%

   

Pearson PLC

    4,019       64,446  
   

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.2%

   

Accor SA

    1,307       63,569  

Airbnb, Inc.–Class A(a)

    3,041       399,618  

Amadeus IT Group SA(b)

    3,019       213,094  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    3,796       160,307  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    233       1,157,642  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    1,493       49,896  

Carnival Corp.(a)

    7,297       181,841  

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

    9,572       577,192  

Compass Group PLC

    11,372       378,385  

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

    825       154,019  

Delivery Hero SE(a)

    1,251       35,143  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

    243       102,002  

Entain PLC

    4,071       34,947  

Evolution AB

    1,136       87,604  

Expedia Group, Inc.(a)

    863       160,803  

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.

    14,639       61,625  

Genting Singapore Ltd.

    40,481       22,710  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    1,713       423,385  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    1,067       132,760  

 

5


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

La Francaise des Jeux SACA

    683     $ 26,303  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

    2,445       125,575  

Lottery Corp., Ltd. (The)

    14,921       45,510  

Marriott International, Inc./MD–Class A

    1,620       451,883  

McDonald’s Corp.

    5,034       1,459,306  

McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.

    578       22,705  

MGM Resorts International(a)

    1,590       55,093  

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.(a)

    3,089       79,480  

Oriental Land Co., Ltd./Japan

    7,304       157,446  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

    1,738       400,939  

Sands China Ltd.(a)

    16,254       43,278  

Sodexo SA

    593       48,864  

Starbucks Corp.

    7,963       726,624  

Whitbread PLC

    1,203       44,282  

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

    650       56,004  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    1,961       263,088  

Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd.

    645       36,528  
   

 

 

 
      8,439,450  
   

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.3%

   

Barratt Redrow PLC

    9,240       50,653  

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

    685       33,336  

DR Horton, Inc.

    2,049       286,491  

Garmin Ltd.

    1,079       222,554  

Lennar Corp.–Class A

    1,678       228,829  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)

    368       43,840  

NVR, Inc.(a)

    22       179,936  

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    15,609       159,533  

Persimmon PLC

    2,144       32,026  

PulteGroup, Inc.

    1,441       156,925  

SEB SA

    167       15,092  

Sekisui House Ltd.

    3,994       95,233  

Sony Group Corp.

    41,890       882,854  

Taylor Wimpey PLC

    23,731       36,119  
   

 

 

 
      2,423,421  
   

 

 

 

LEISURE PRODUCTS–0.0%

   

Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc.

    3,976       94,809  

Hasbro, Inc.

    921       51,493  

Shimano, Inc.

    511       68,738  
   

 

 

 
      215,040  
   

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL–1.1%

   

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

    119       381,038  

Avolta AG

    614       24,648  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    1,373       117,803  
                                      

CarMax, Inc.(a)

    1,088     88,955  

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.

    1,278       431,123  

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB–Class B(b)

    3,797       51,179  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    6,978       2,714,372  

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    7,311       374,498  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    17,374       20,766  

Kingfisher PLC

    12,234       38,028  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    3,985       983,498  

Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd.

    536       63,512  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

    406       481,435  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    2,331       352,610  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    7,923       957,178  

Tractor Supply Co.

    3,753       199,134  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

    331       143,962  

Zalando SE(a)

    1,504       50,314  

ZOZO, Inc.

    905       27,872  
   

 

 

 
      7,501,925  
   

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–0.5%

   

adidas AG

    1,086       267,117  

Asics Corp.

    4,575       89,248  

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

    1,067       216,697  

Hermes International SCA

    212       508,666  

Kering SA

    499       123,251  

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)

    794       303,634  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    1,844       1,212,970  

Moncler SpA(b)

    1,566       82,670  

NIKE, Inc.–Class B

    8,364       632,904  

Pandora A/S

    549       100,443  

Puma SE

    708       32,554  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    283       65,367  

Swatch Group AG (The) (BR)

    194       35,262  

Tapestry, Inc.

    1,637       106,945  
   

 

 

 
      3,777,728  
   

 

 

 
      51,486,679  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–6.8%

   

BIOTECHNOLOGY–0.9%

   

AbbVie, Inc.

    12,414       2,205,968  

Amgen, Inc.

    3,776       984,177  

Argenx SE(a)

    401       247,702  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

    1,024       156,590  

CSL Ltd.

    3,245       566,093  

Genmab A/S(a)

    421       87,923  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    8,755       808,699  

Grifols SA(a)(b)

    2,000       18,900  

Incyte Corp.(a)

    1,123       77,566  

Moderna, Inc.(a)

    2,379       98,919  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    740       527,124  

 

6


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB(a)

    1,313     $ 37,667  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    1,809       728,484  

Zealand Pharma A/S(a)

    429       42,675  
   

 

 

 
      6,588,487  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–1.4%

   

Abbott Laboratories

    12,185       1,378,245  

Alcon AG

    3,349       283,953  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

    493       102,795  

Baxter International, Inc.

    3,587       104,597  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    2,031       460,773  

BioMerieux

    278       29,755  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    10,354       924,819  

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (BR)

    270       12,640  

Cochlear Ltd.

    439       78,616  

Coloplast A/S–Class B

    845       92,580  

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

    1,399       128,610  

Demant A/S(a)

    593       21,826  

Dexcom, Inc.(a)

    2,744       213,401  

DiaSorin SpA

    150       15,472  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    4,143       306,706  

EssilorLuxottica SA

    1,992       485,908  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.

    3,928       84,425  

GE Healthcare, Inc.

    3,210       250,958  

Getinge AB–Class B

    1,533       25,147  

Hologic, Inc.(a)

    1,632       117,651  

Hoya Corp.

    2,349       291,526  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    575       237,728  

Insulet Corp.(a)

    493       128,708  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    2,502       1,305,944  

Koninklijke Philips NV(a)

    5,354       135,624  

Medtronic PLC

    9,009       719,639  

Olympus Corp.

    7,884       117,710  

ResMed, Inc.

    1,031       235,779  

Siemens Healthineers AG

    1,890       99,805  

Smith & Nephew PLC

    5,861       72,632  

Solventum Corp.(a)

    971       64,144  

Sonova Holding AG (REG)

    340       111,183  

STERIS PLC

    693       142,453  

Straumann Holding AG (REG)

    748       94,219  

Stryker Corp.

    2,410       867,721  

Sysmex Corp.

    3,370       61,788  

Teleflex, Inc.

    326       58,022  

Terumo Corp.

    8,981       173,385  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    1,399       147,776  
   

 

 

 
      10,184,663  
   

 

 

 
                                      

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–1.1%

   

Amplifon SpA(b)

    835     21,516  

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    1,700       201,059  

Cencora, Inc.

    1,232       276,806  

Centene Corp.(a)

    3,547       214,877  

Cigna Group (The)

    1,954       539,577  

CVS Health Corp.

    8,840       396,828  

DaVita, Inc.(a)

    317       47,407  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    1,629       600,938  

Fresenius Medical Care AG

    1,377       62,696  

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA(a)

    2,831       98,267  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    1,281       384,492  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a)

    876       60,619  

Humana, Inc.

    846       214,639  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

    588       134,840  

McKesson Corp.

    892       508,360  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    402       117,002  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    784       118,274  

Ramsay Health Care Ltd.(b)

    1,235       26,354  

Sonic Healthcare Ltd.

    3,059       51,021  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    6,465       3,270,385  

Universal Health Services, Inc.–Class B

    412       73,921  
   

 

 

 
      7,419,878  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY–0.0%

   

M3, Inc.(b)

    2,954       25,596  

Pro Medicus Ltd.

    385       59,472  
   

 

 

 
      85,068  
   

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–0.6%

   

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    2,019       271,232  

Bachem Holding AG

    226       14,453  

Bio-Techne Corp.

    1,116       80,385  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.(a)(b)

    359       66,271  

Danaher Corp.

    4,516       1,036,648  

Eurofins Scientific SE

    906       46,208  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,211       237,974  

Lonza Group AG (REG)

    484       285,675  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

    148       181,105  

QIAGEN NV(a)

    1,487       66,653  

Revvity, Inc.

    855       95,427  

Sartorius AG (Preference Shares)

    176       39,113  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

    196       38,265  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    2,687       1,397,858  

Waters Corp.(a)

    417       154,699  

 

7


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    509     $ 166,728  
   

 

 

 
      4,178,694  
   

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS–2.8%

   

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

    12,114       117,636  

AstraZeneca PLC

    10,389       1,354,514  

Bayer AG (REG)

    6,584       131,515  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    14,248       805,867  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    4,496       198,189  

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

    11,782       322,393  

Eisai Co., Ltd.

    1,687       45,936  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    5,535       4,273,020  

Galderma Group AG(a)

    558       61,878  

GSK PLC

    27,782       468,606  

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

    1,116       27,824  

Ipsen SA

    253       28,999  

Johnson & Johnson

    16,914       2,446,103  

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.

    1,626       24,452  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    17,771       1,767,859  

Merck KGaA

    866       126,023  

Novartis AG (REG)

    13,208       1,285,894  

Novo Nordisk A/S–Class B

    21,583       1,862,221  

Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    2,503       26,060  

Orion Oyj–Class B(b)

    725       32,127  

Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.

    3,000       163,200  

Pfizer, Inc.

    39,811       1,056,186  

Recordati Industria Chimica e Farmaceutica SpA(b)

    701       36,749  

Roche Holding AG (BR)

    215       64,220  

Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)

    4,708       1,316,388  

Sandoz Group AG

    2,744       112,484  

Sanofi SA

    7,654       744,051  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

    5,061       70,981  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    10,650       281,930  

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a)

    7,592       167,328  

UCB SA

    847       168,607  

Viatris, Inc.

    8,385       104,393  

Zoetis, Inc.

    3,169       516,325  
   

 

 

 
      20,209,958  
   

 

 

 
      48,666,748  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS–6.6%

   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–1.3%

   

Airbus SE

    3,982       637,641  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

    509       302,509  

BAE Systems PLC

    20,254       290,549  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    5,252       929,604  

Dassault Aviation SA

    132       26,972  
                                      

Elbit Systems Ltd.

    179     46,936  

General Dynamics Corp.

    1,813       477,707  

General Electric Co.

    7,603       1,268,104  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    2,854       312,142  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

    275       51,967  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    590       66,379  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    1,332       280,093  

Leonardo SpA

    2,713       72,990  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    1,482       720,163  

Melrose Industries PLC

    8,645       59,740  

MTU Aero Engines AG

    361       120,572  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    962       451,457  

Rheinmetall AG

    292       186,561  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC(a)

    56,999       404,202  

RTX Corp.

    9,351       1,082,098  

Saab AB–Class B

    2,147       45,360  

Safran SA

    2,434       533,308  

Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.

    10,451       35,660  

Textron, Inc.

    1,303       99,667  

Thales SA

    621       89,173  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    395       500,576  
   

 

 

 
      9,092,130  
   

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS–0.3%

   

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

    830       85,755  

Deutsche Post AG

    6,836       241,327  

DSV A/S

    1,370       291,763  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

    983       108,887  

FedEx Corp.

    1,579       444,220  

InPost SA(a)

    1,508       25,745  

SG Holdings Co., Ltd.

    2,143       20,485  

United Parcel Service, Inc.–Class B

    5,138       647,902  
   

 

 

 
      1,866,084  
   

 

 

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS–0.4%

   

A O Smith Corp.

    837       57,092  

AGC, Inc.

    1,310       38,266  

Allegion PLC

    611       79,845  

Assa Abloy AB–Class B

    6,717       198,395  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(a)

    808       115,487  

Carrier Global Corp.

    5,882       401,505  

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA

    3,040       270,139  

Daikin Industries Ltd.

    1,766       206,058  

Geberit AG (REG)

    224       127,036  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    4,671       368,682  

Kingspan Group PLC

    1,036       75,315  

Lennox International, Inc.

    225       137,093  

Masco Corp.

    1,516       110,016  

 

8


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

Nibe Industrier AB–Class B

    10,159     $ 39,701  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    2,806       259,864  

ROCKWOOL A/S–Class B

    63       22,418  

TOTO Ltd.

    947       22,687  

Trane Technologies PLC

    1,581       583,942  
   

 

 

 
      3,113,541  
   

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–0.3%

   

Brambles Ltd.

    9,334       111,011  

Cintas Corp.

    2,408       439,942  

Copart, Inc.(a)

    6,159       353,465  

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

    2,598       36,355  

Rentokil Initial PLC

    16,917       84,441  

Republic Services, Inc.

    1,430       287,687  

Rollins, Inc.

    1,973       91,449  

Secom Co., Ltd.

    2,810       95,427  

Securitas AB–Class B(b)

    3,297       40,764  

TOPPAN Holdings, Inc.

    1,600       42,445  

Veralto Corp.

    1,737       176,913  

Waste Management, Inc.

    2,566       517,793  
   

 

 

 
      2,277,692  
   

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–0.1%

   

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

    1,184       59,333  

Bouygues SA

    1,271       37,635  

Eiffage SA

    493       43,232  

Ferrovial SE(b)

    3,189       133,857  

Kajima Corp.

    2,654       48,077  

Obayashi Corp.

    4,347       57,238  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    1,037       327,744  

Skanska AB–Class B

    2,281       47,964  

Taisei Corp.(b)

    1,113       46,633  

Vinci SA

    3,352       345,110  
   

 

 

 
      1,146,823  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–0.7%

   

ABB Ltd. (REG)

    10,599       572,330  

AMETEK, Inc.

    1,625       292,922  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    2,776       921,271  

Emerson Electric Co.

    4,006       496,464  

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

    899       48,062  

Fujikura Ltd.

    1,700       69,404  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    1,938       637,466  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)

    418       64,811  

Hubbell, Inc.

    377       157,922  

Legrand SA

    1,757       170,906  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    12,732       214,989  

NIDEC Corp.

    5,588       100,370  

Prysmian SpA

    1,883       120,505  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    793       226,631  
                                      

Schneider Electric SE

    3,665     912,423  

Siemens Energy AG(a)

    4,285       227,412  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S(a)

    6,767       92,822  
   

 

 

 
      5,326,710  
   

 

 

 

GROUND TRANSPORTATION–0.5%

   

Central Japan Railway Co.

    5,171       97,037  

CSX Corp.

    13,547       437,162  

East Japan Railway Co.

    6,075       107,594  

Grab Holdings Ltd.–Class A(a)

    14,160       66,835  

Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.

    1,532       39,931  

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    560       95,570  

MTR Corp., Ltd.

    10,418       36,190  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    1,589       372,938  

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.

    1,320       232,848  

Tokyu Corp.

    3,546       37,789  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

    14,793       892,314  

Union Pacific Corp.

    4,259       971,222  

West Japan Railway Co.

    2,940       52,073  
   

 

 

 
      3,439,503  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL CONGLOMERATES–0.5%

   

3M Co.

    3,826       493,898  

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

    17,948       95,420  

DCC PLC

    663       42,482  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.(b)

    118       25,612  

Hitachi Ltd.

    31,039       760,146  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    4,568       1,031,866  

Investment AB Latour–Class B

    993       24,769  

Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.

    1,070       43,799  

Keppel Ltd.

    9,750       48,849  

Lifco AB–Class B

    1,563       45,302  

Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.

    2,529       43,302  

Siemens AG (REG)

    5,093       993,108  

Smiths Group PLC

    2,310       49,528  

Swire Pacific Ltd.–Class A

    2,777       25,114  
   

 

 

 
      3,723,195  
   

 

 

 

MACHINERY–1.2%

   

Alfa Laval AB

    1,939       81,157  

Alstom SA(a)

    2,320       51,766  

Atlas Copco AB–Class A

    18,001       274,725  

Atlas Copco AB–Class B

    10,460       141,325  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    3,392       1,230,482  

 

9


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

Cummins, Inc.

    964     $ 336,050  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

    2,161       44,398  

Daimler Truck Holding AG

    3,309       126,742  

Deere & Co.

    1,788       757,576  

Dover Corp.

    964       180,846  

Epiroc AB–Class A

    4,418       76,995  

Epiroc AB–Class B

    2,614       40,781  

FANUC Corp.

    6,330       165,358  

Fortive Corp.

    2,437       182,775  

GEA Group AG

    1,040       51,660  

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.(b)

    720       15,958  

Hoshizaki Corp.

    727       28,585  

IDEX Corp.

    532       111,342  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    1,888       478,721  

Indutrade AB

    1,832       45,904  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.

    2,831       256,092  

Knorr-Bremse AG

    486       35,275  

Komatsu Ltd.

    5,893       160,539  

Kone Oyj–Class B

    2,278       111,053  

Kubota Corp.

    6,295       72,926  

Makita Corp.

    1,593       48,442  

Metso Oyj(b)

    4,168       38,802  

MINEBEA MITSUMI, Inc.

    2,430       38,924  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    21,455       299,167  

Nordson Corp.

    382       79,930  

PACCAR, Inc.

    3,789       394,132  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    904       574,971  

Pentair PLC

    1,161       116,843  

Rational AG

    34       29,121  

Sandvik AB

    7,145       128,120  

Schindler Holding AG

    273       75,425  

Schindler Holding AG (REG)

    157       42,830  

SKF AB–Class B

    2,285       42,888  

SMC Corp.

    383       148,727  

Snap-on, Inc.

    369       125,268  

Spirax Group PLC

    493       42,172  

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    1,083       86,954  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

    9,200       120,943  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    1,081       86,940  

Trelleborg AB–Class B

    1,428       48,867  

VAT Group AG(c)

    181       68,439  

Volvo AB–Class A

    1,342       32,800  

Volvo AB–Class B

    10,646       258,721  

Wartsila OYJ Abp

    3,372       59,761  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    1,208       229,025  

Xylem, Inc./NY

    1,707       198,046  

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.

    17,000       37,159  
   

 

 

 
      8,512,448  
   

 

 

 
                                      

MARINE TRANSPORTATION–0.1%

   

AP Moller–Maersk A/S–Class A

    20     32,177  

AP Moller–Maersk A/S–Class B

    31       51,577  

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

    2,531       36,008  

Kuehne + Nagel International AG (REG)

    324       74,340  

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.

    2,304       80,175  

Nippon Yusen KK(b)

    2,886       96,056  

SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.

    8,980       23,813  
   

 

 

 
      394,146  
   

 

 

 

PASSENGER AIRLINES–0.1%

   

ANA Holdings, Inc.

    1,069       19,402  

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    4,504       272,492  

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (REG)

    4,022       25,848  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

    965       15,213  

Qantas Airways Ltd.(a)

    5,137       28,438  

Singapore Airlines Ltd.(b)

    9,966       46,984  

Southwest Airlines Co.(b)

    4,213       141,641  

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.(a)

    2,310       224,301  
   

 

 

 
      774,319  
   

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–0.6%

   

Adecco Group AG (REG)

    1,129       27,889  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    2,862       837,793  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    821       185,620  

Bureau Veritas SA

    2,130       64,710  

Computershare Ltd.

    3,555       74,678  

Dayforce, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,108       80,485  

Equifax, Inc.

    871       221,974  

Experian PLC

    6,163       264,885  

Intertek Group PLC

    1,082       63,924  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    873       116,650  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    937       134,984  

Paychex, Inc.

    2,250       315,495  

Paycom Software, Inc.

    342       70,100  

Randstad NV(b)

    728       30,651  

Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.

    9,440       656,155  

RELX PLC (London)

    12,489       565,864  

SGS SA (REG)

    1,016       101,922  

Teleperformance SE

    366       31,393  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    992       273,227  

Wolters Kluwer NV

    1,598       265,499  
   

 

 

 
      4,383,898  
   

 

 

 

 

10


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–0.4%

   

AddTech AB

    1,742     $ 47,466  

AerCap Holdings NV

    1,302       124,601  

Ashtead Group PLC

    2,931       181,335  

Beijer Ref AB

    2,580       38,076  

Brenntag SE

    871       52,381  

Bunzl PLC

    2,251       92,685  

Fastenal Co.

    4,025       289,438  

ITOCHU Corp.

    7,957       391,280  

Marubeni Corp.

    9,538       143,152  

Mitsubishi Corp.

    22,381       366,192  

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

    16,926       351,030  

MonotaRO Co., Ltd.

    1,678       28,516  

Reece Ltd.

    1,516       20,943  

Rexel SA

    1,499       38,179  

SGH Ltd.

    1,364       38,802  

Sumitomo Corp.

    7,259       157,093  

Toyota Tsusho Corp.

    4,266       75,442  

United Rentals, Inc.

    461       324,747  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    311       327,809  
   

 

 

 
      3,089,167  
   

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE–0.1%

   

Aena SME SA

    503       102,661  

Aeroports de Paris SA

    232       26,862  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.

    10,146       49,387  

Getlink SE

    2,028       32,338  

Transurban Group

    20,799       171,904  
   

 

 

 
      383,152  
   

 

 

 
      47,522,808  
   

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES–5.3%

   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.8%

   

AT&T, Inc.

    50,407       1,147,767  

BT Group PLC(b)

    43,361       78,157  

Cellnex Telecom
SA(a)(b)

    3,551       112,164  

Charter Communications, Inc.–Class A(a)

    679       232,741  

Comcast Corp.–Class A

    26,816       1,006,405  

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

    23,393       700,926  

Elisa Oyj

    954       41,307  

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.–Class SS

    25,371       31,334  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA

    2,253       22,887  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    26,061       95,030  

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

    200,242       200,015  

Orange SA

    12,478       124,503  
                                      

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

    49,850     112,303  

Swisscom AG (REG)

    174       96,840  

Telecom Italia SpA/Milano(a)(b)

    66,799       17,072  

Telefonica SA(b)

    26,598       108,543  

Telenor ASA

    4,128       46,057  

Telia Co. AB

    15,816       43,960  

Telstra Group Ltd.

    27,110       67,187  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    29,573       1,182,624  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.(b)

    1,602       33,863  
   

 

 

 
      5,501,685  
   

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT–0.9%

   

Bollore SE

    4,780       29,392  

Capcom Co., Ltd.

    2,319       50,446  

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

    418       35,336  

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    1,677       245,345  

Konami Group Corp.

    672       62,879  

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.(a)

    1,102       142,709  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

    3,003       2,676,634  

Nexon Co., Ltd.

    2,252       33,499  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

    6,955       405,072  

Sea Ltd. (ADR)(a)

    2,481       263,234  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    1,027       459,459  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

    1,147       211,140  

Toho Co., Ltd./Tokyo

    749       29,271  

Universal Music Group NV(b)

    5,516       141,094  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    12,722       1,416,595  

Warner Bros Discovery, Inc.(a)

    15,683       165,769  
   

 

 

 
      6,367,874  
   

 

 

 

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES–3.3%

   

Alphabet, Inc.–Class A

    41,047       7,770,197  

Alphabet, Inc.–Class C

    33,434       6,367,171  

Auto Trader Group PLC

    5,999       59,359  

CAR Group Ltd.

    2,531       56,325  

LY Corp.

    19,194       50,751  

Match Group, Inc.(a)

    1,764       57,700  

Meta Platforms, Inc.–Class A

    15,315       8,967,086  

REA Group Ltd.(b)

    354       50,928  

Scout24 SE

    503       44,384  

SEEK Ltd.(b)

    2,392       33,287  
   

 

 

 
      23,457,188  
   

 

 

 

MEDIA–0.1%

   

Dentsu Group, Inc.

    1,356       32,586  

Fox Corp.–Class A

    1,554       75,493  

Fox Corp.–Class B

    927       42,401  

 

11


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

Informa PLC

    8,914     $ 88,905  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)

    2,617       73,328  

News Corp.–Class A

    2,662       73,311  

News Corp.–Class B(b)

    787       23,948  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    1,382       118,907  

Paramount Global–Class B

    4,180       43,723  

Publicis Groupe SA

    1,534       163,309  

WPP PLC

    7,230       74,526  
   

 

 

 
      810,437  
   

 

 

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–0.2%

   

KDDI Corp.

    10,271       327,138  

SoftBank Corp.

    191,670       241,952  

SoftBank Group Corp.

    6,388       365,047  

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    3,424       755,780  

Tele2 AB–Class B

    3,664       36,180  

Vodafone Group PLC

    148,889       127,014  
   

 

 

 
      1,853,111  
   

 

 

 
      37,990,295  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–4.0%

   

BEVERAGES–0.8%

   

Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV

    6,022       301,485  

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

    9,672       101,466  

Brown-Forman Corp.–Class B

    1,279       48,576  

Carlsberg AS–Class B

    640       61,467  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    27,236       1,695,713  

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    1,388       106,612  

Coca-Cola HBC AG–Class DI

    1,456       49,740  

Constellation Brands, Inc.–Class A

    1,097       242,437  

Davide Campari-Milano NV(b)

    4,127       25,829  

Diageo PLC

    14,913       473,903  

Heineken Holding NV

    869       52,101  

Heineken NV(b)

    1,930       137,549  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.

    7,909       254,037  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

    5,200       67,517  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.–Class B

    1,227       70,332  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    4,919       258,543  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    9,638       1,465,554  

Pernod Ricard SA

    1,358       153,436  

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

    930       29,548  

Treasury Wine Estates Ltd.

    5,440       38,106  
   

 

 

 
      5,633,951  
   

 

 

 
                                      

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–1.2%

   

Aeon Co., Ltd.

    4,377     102,437  

Carrefour SA

    3,636       51,750  

Coles Group Ltd.(b)

    8,982       104,852  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,113       2,852,349  

Dollar General Corp.

    1,545       117,142  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)(b)

    1,420       106,415  

Endeavour Group Ltd./Australia(b)

    10,206       26,477  

J Sainsbury PLC

    11,852       40,500  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

    1,898       36,273  

Kesko Oyj–Class B(b)

    1,831       34,546  

Kobe Bussan Co., Ltd.

    1,007       22,013  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    6,228       203,151  

Kroger Co. (The)

    4,676       285,937  

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

    13,749       64,389  

MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.

    2,197       31,986  

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

    14,820       232,342  

Sysco Corp.

    3,451       263,863  

Target Corp.

    3,236       437,442  

Tesco PLC

    45,920       211,202  

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

    5,042       47,042  

Walmart, Inc.

    30,493       2,755,043  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

    8,187       154,330  
   

 

 

 
      8,181,481  
   

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS–0.7%

   

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

    3,107       126,489  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    3,359       169,697  

Associated British Foods PLC

    2,238       57,088  

Barry Callebaut AG (REG)

    24       31,955  

Bunge Global SA

    981       76,283  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG

    7       77,650  

Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (REG)

    1       109,894  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    3,353       93,046  

Danone SA

    4,327       292,417  

General Mills, Inc.

    3,900       248,703  

Hershey Co. (The)

    1,038       175,785  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    2,042       64,057  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    748       82,370  

JDE Peet’s NV

    817       14,037  

Kellanova

    1,889       152,952  

Kerry Group PLC–Class A

    1,026       98,954  

Kikkoman Corp.

    4,542       50,435  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    6,201       190,433  

 

12


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.

    1,002     $ 66,964  

Lotus Bakeries NV

    3       33,579  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD (Non-Voting)

    1,772       135,097  

MEIJI Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,571       31,960  

Mondelez International, Inc.–Class A

    9,394       561,104  

Mowi ASA

    3,120       53,471  

Nestle SA (REG)

    17,558       1,440,514  

Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.

    1,342       32,421  

Orkla ASA

    4,699       40,652  

Salmar ASA

    443       21,055  

The Campbell’s Company

    1,380       57,794  

Tyson Foods, Inc.–Class A

    2,008       115,339  

WH Group Ltd.

    55,829       43,024  

Wilmar International Ltd.

    12,860       29,189  

Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.

    1,717       32,524  
   

 

 

 
      4,806,932  
   

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS–0.6%

   

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    1,721       180,206  

Clorox Co. (The)

    870       141,297  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    5,740       521,823  

Essity AB–Class B

    4,087       109,232  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA

    697       53,716  

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA (Preference Shares)

    1,134       99,493  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    2,343       307,027  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    16,544       2,773,601  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    4,633       280,439  

Unicharm Corp.

    7,503       61,855  
   

 

 

 
      4,528,689  
   

 

 

 

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS–0.3%

   

Beiersdorf AG

    665       85,416  

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The)–Class A

    1,640       122,967  

Haleon PLC

    51,573       243,175  

Kao Corp.

    3,118       126,159  

Kenvue, Inc.

    13,469       287,563  

L’Oreal SA

    1,610       569,945  

Shiseido Co., Ltd.

    2,677       47,338  

Unilever PLC (London)

    16,637       945,324  
   

 

 

 
      2,427,887  
   

 

 

 

TOBACCO–0.4%

   

Altria Group, Inc.

    11,906       622,565  

British American Tobacco PLC

    13,353       481,839  

Imperial Brands PLC

    5,376       171,918  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

    8,033       206,069  
                                      

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    10,923     1,314,583  
   

 

 

 
      2,796,974  
   

 

 

 
      28,375,914  
   

 

 

 

ENERGY–2.1%

   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–0.1%

   

Baker Hughes Co.

    6,952       285,171  

Halliburton Co.

    6,172       167,817  

Schlumberger NV

    9,921       380,371  

Tenaris SA

    2,728       51,500  
   

 

 

 
      884,859  
   

 

 

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–2.0%

   

Aker BP ASA

    2,118       41,637  

APA Corp.(b)

    2,599       60,011  

BP PLC

    108,404       535,837  

Chevron Corp.

    11,741       1,700,566  

ConocoPhillips

    9,087       901,158  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

    5,175       132,169  

Devon Energy Corp.

    4,615       151,049  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    1,313       215,109  

ENEOS Holdings, Inc.

    18,288       95,942  

Eni SpA

    15,408       210,756  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    3,951       484,314  

EQT Corp.

    4,192       193,293  

Equinor ASA

    5,615       133,182  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    30,876       3,321,331  

Galp Energia SGPS SA

    3,116       51,647  

Hess Corp.

    1,942       258,305  

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

    6,026       39,693  

Inpex Corp.

    5,921       74,495  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    13,578       372,037  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

    2,258       314,991  

Neste Oyj(b)

    2,836       35,890  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    4,746       234,500  

OMV AG

    987       38,278  

ONEOK, Inc.

    4,104       412,042  

Phillips 66

    2,901       330,511  

Repsol SA

    7,890       96,005  

Santos Ltd.

    21,764       90,123  

Shell PLC

    41,577       1,295,996  

Targa Resources Corp.

    1,532       273,462  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    132       145,987  

TotalEnergies SE

    14,462       805,748  

Valero Energy Corp.

    2,224       272,640  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    8,564       463,484  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.(b)

    12,725       197,046  
   

 

 

 
      13,979,234  
   

 

 

 
      14,864,093  
   

 

 

 

 

13


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

MATERIALS–1.9%

   

CHEMICALS–1.0%

   

Air Liquide SA

    3,875     $ 629,919  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    1,562       453,042  

Akzo Nobel NV(b)

    1,145       68,726  

Albemarle Corp.

    826       71,102  

Arkema SA

    377       28,687  

Asahi Kasei Corp.

    8,398       57,864  

BASF SE

    5,982       262,317  

Celanese Corp.

    768       53,153  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    1,223       104,346  

Clariant AG (REG)

    1,446       16,139  

Corteva, Inc.

    4,828       275,003  

Covestro AG(a)

    1,204       72,335  

Croda International PLC

    889       37,602  

Dow, Inc.

    4,918       197,359  

DSM-Firmenich AG

    1,246       125,951  

DuPont de Nemours, Inc.

    2,936       223,870  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    814       74,334  

Ecolab, Inc.

    1,770       414,746  

EMS-Chemie Holding AG (REG)

    47       31,714  

Evonik Industries AG

    1,718       29,862  

FMC Corp.

    877       42,631  

Givaudan SA (REG)

    62       271,026  

ICL Group Ltd.

    5,190       25,633  

IMCD NV(b)

    382       56,769  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    1,805       152,613  

Linde PLC

    3,345       1,400,451  

LyondellBasell Industries NV–Class A

    1,825       135,543  

Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corp.

    9,075       45,834  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

    1,142       24,929  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    2,232       54,863  

Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd.

    6,347       40,979  

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp.

    1,159       32,160  

Nitto Denko Corp.

    4,730       79,080  

Novonesis (Novozymes) B

    2,361       133,790  

Orica Ltd.

    3,316       33,994  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    1,630       194,704  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,628       553,406  

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

    12,060       397,222  

Sika AG (REG)

    1,022       243,856  

Syensqo SA(b)

    497       36,296  

Symrise AG

    890       94,939  

Toray Industries, Inc.

    9,283       58,779  

Yara International ASA

    1,110       29,384  
   

 

 

 
      7,366,952  
   

 

 

 
                                      

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS–0.2%

   

Heidelberg Materials AG

    915     113,060  

Holcim AG

    3,493       336,323  

James Hardie Industries PLC(a)

    2,878       88,702  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    429       221,579  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    928       238,710  
   

 

 

 
      998,374  
   

 

 

 

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING–0.1%

   

Amcor PLC

    10,154       95,549  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    564       105,541  

Ball Corp.

    2,097       115,608  

International Paper Co.

    2,441       131,375  

Packaging Corp. of America

    630       141,832  

SIG Group AG

    2,050       40,534  

Smurfit WestRock PLC

    3,471       186,948  
   

 

 

 
      817,387  
   

 

 

 

METALS & MINING–0.5%

   

Anglo American PLC

    8,516       251,794  

Antofagasta PLC

    2,644       52,376  

ArcelorMittal SA

    3,144       73,049  

BHP Group Ltd.

    34,005       829,544  

BlueScope Steel Ltd.

    2,941       34,007  

Boliden AB

    1,834       51,599  

Endeavour Mining PLC

    1,228       21,935  

Fortescue Ltd.

    11,348       127,785  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    10,095       384,418  

Glencore PLC(a)

    69,502       306,099  

JFE Holdings, Inc.

    3,852       43,374  

Mineral Resources Ltd.

    1,186       25,030  

Newmont Corp. (New York)

    7,998       297,686  

Nippon Steel Corp.

    6,096       122,503  

Norsk Hydro ASA

    9,427       51,855  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

    7,704       73,197  

Nucor Corp.

    1,650       192,571  

Rio Tinto Ltd.(b)

    2,488       180,412  

Rio Tinto PLC

    7,557       446,090  

South32 Ltd.

    30,356       63,674  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    995       113,500  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.(b)

    1,654       37,709  
   

 

 

 
      3,780,207  
   

 

 

 

PAPER & FOREST PRODUCTS–0.1%

   

Holmen AB–Class B

    511       18,744  

Mondi PLC

    2,959       44,053  

Stora Enso Oyj–Class R(b)

    3,902       39,270  

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA–Class B

    4,066       51,571  

 

14


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

UPM-Kymmene Oyj(b)

    3,577     $ 98,366  
   

 

 

 
      252,004  
   

 

 

 
      13,214,924  
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES–1.6%

   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES–1.0%

   

Acciona SA(b)

    165       18,568  

Alliant Energy Corp.

    1,803       106,629  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    3,741       345,032  

BKW AG

    142       23,527  

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

    4,313       45,248  

CK Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

    4,216       31,297  

CLP Holdings Ltd.

    10,993       92,202  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    2,197       491,491  

Duke Energy Corp.

    5,427       584,705  

Edison International

    2,720       217,165  

EDP SA

    21,035       67,291  

Elia Group SA/NV(b)

    197       15,158  

Endesa SA

    2,129       45,783  

Enel SpA

    54,508       388,978  

Entergy Corp.

    3,012       228,370  

Evergy, Inc.

    1,616       99,465  

Eversource Energy

    2,574       147,825  

Exelon Corp.

    7,059       265,701  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    3,603       143,327  

Fortum Oyj(b)

    3,008       42,111  

Iberdrola SA

    40,525       558,443  

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

    4,713       52,238  

Mercury NZ Ltd.

    4,691       15,349  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    14,447       1,035,705  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    1,423       128,383  

Origin Energy Ltd.

    11,544       77,761  

PG&E Corp.

    15,358       309,924  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    799       67,731  

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

    9,273       64,581  

PPL Corp.

    5,184       168,273  

Redeia Corp. SA

    2,720       46,448  

Southern Co. (The)

    7,697       633,617  

SSE PLC

    7,400       148,329  

Terna–Rete Elettrica Nazionale(b)

    9,431       74,522  

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

    10,220       30,549  

Verbund AG

    456       33,064  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    4,034       272,376  
   

 

 

 
      7,117,166  
   

 

 

 

GAS UTILITIES–0.1%

   

APA Group

    8,681       37,373  

Atmos Energy Corp.

    1,091       151,943  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

    74,951       59,720  

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

    2,469       54,001  
                                      

Snam SpA(b)

    13,518     59,922  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

    2,312       64,058  
   

 

 

 
      427,017  
   

 

 

 

INDEPENDENT POWER AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS–0.1%

   

AES Corp. (The)

    4,995       64,286  

EDP Renovaveis SA(b)

    2,091       21,718  

Meridian Energy Ltd.

    8,738       28,893  

Orsted AS(a)

    1,127       50,888  

RWE AG

    4,237       126,532  

Vistra Corp.

    2,394       330,061  
   

 

 

 
      622,378  
   

 

 

 

MULTI-UTILITIES–0.4%

   

Ameren Corp.

    1,875       167,138  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    4,578       145,260  

Centrica PLC

    34,568       57,672  

CMS Energy Corp.

    2,099       139,898  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    2,434       217,186  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    5,901       317,828  

DTE Energy Co.

    1,455       175,691  

E.ON SE

    15,046       175,257  

Engie SA

    12,240       194,119  

National Grid PLC

    32,745       389,019  

NiSource, Inc.

    3,279       120,536  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    3,500       295,715  

Sembcorp Industries Ltd.

    5,983       24,204  

Sempra

    4,450       390,354  

Veolia Environnement SA

    4,715       132,291  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.(b)

    2,222       208,957  
   

 

 

 
      3,151,125  
   

 

 

 

WATER UTILITIES–0.0%

   

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    1,369       170,427  

Severn Trent PLC

    1,811       56,779  

United Utilities Group PLC

    4,571       60,130  
   

 

 

 
      287,336  
   

 

 

 
      11,605,022  
   

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE–1.3%

   

DIVERSIFIED REITs–0.0%

   

Covivio SA/France

    374       18,956  

GPT Group (The)

    12,841       34,592  

Land Securities Group PLC

    4,744       34,645  

Mirvac Group(b)

    26,452       30,592  

Stockland

    16,003       47,466  
   

 

 

 
      166,251  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE REITs–0.1%

   

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

    1,093       106,622  

 

15


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company   Shares    


U.S. $ Value
 
                                      

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    4,914     $ 99,607  

Ventas, Inc.

    2,947       173,549  

Welltower, Inc.

    4,156       523,780  
   

 

 

 
      903,558  
   

 

 

 

HOTEL & RESORT REITs–0.0%

   

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    4,911       86,041  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIAL REITs–0.2%

   

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

    25,020       46,987  

Goodman Group

    11,530       253,452  

Prologis, Inc.

    6,506       687,684  

Segro PLC(b)

    8,612       75,536  

Warehouses De Pauw CVA(b)

    1,210       23,787  
   

 

 

 
      1,087,446  
   

 

 

 

OFFICE REITS–0.0%

   

BXP, Inc.

    1,022       75,996  

Gecina SA

    308       28,855  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

    45       30,877  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.(b)

    51       39,674  
   

 

 

 
      175,402  
   

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT–0.2%

   

Azrieli Group Ltd.

    285       23,522  

CapitaLand Investment Ltd./Singapore

    15,674       30,048  

CBRE Group, Inc.–Class A(a)

    2,113       277,416  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

    12,887       52,597  

CoStar Group, Inc.(a)

    2,880       206,179  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

    392       43,823  

Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.

    3,951       121,300  

Fastighets AB Balder–Class B(a)

    4,443       30,922  

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

    9,723       29,475  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

    7,386       32,889  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

    2,570       22,322  

LEG Immobilien SE

    499       42,324  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

    7,259       100,768  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    17,875       142,952  

Sagax AB–Class B

    1,473       30,229  

Sino Land Co., Ltd.

    26,057       26,293  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

    2,112       65,681  
                                      

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

    9,699     92,289  

Swiss Prime Site AG (REG)

    518       56,459  

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(a)

    794       59,800  

Vonovia SE

    4,963       151,088  

Wharf Holdings Ltd. (The)

    7,160       20,090  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

    11,179       28,434  
   

 

 

 
      1,686,900  
   

 

 

 

RESIDENTIAL REITs–0.1%

   

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    998       219,530  

Camden Property Trust

    749       86,914  

Equity Residential

    2,399       172,152  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    451       128,733  

Invitation Homes, Inc.

    4,002       127,944  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    821       126,902  

UDR, Inc.

    2,109       91,552  
   

 

 

 
      953,727  
   

 

 

 

RETAIL REITs–0.2%

   

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

    39,468       55,658  

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    537       60,117  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    4,736       110,964  

Klepierre SA

    1,442       41,529  

Link REIT

    17,296       72,738  

Realty Income Corp.

    6,148       328,365  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1,148       84,872  

Scentre Group

    34,869       73,812  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    2,155       371,113  

Vicinity Ltd.

    25,940       33,619  
   

 

 

 
      1,232,787  
   

 

 

 

SPECIALIZED REITs–0.5%

   

American Tower Corp.

    3,283       602,135  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    3,053       277,090  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    2,191       388,530  

Equinix, Inc.

    678       639,280  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    1,489       222,754  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    2,062       216,737  

Public Storage

    1,107       331,480  

SBA Communications Corp.

    755       153,869  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    7,406       216,329  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    5,104       143,678  
   

 

 

 
      3,191,882  
   

 

 

 
      9,483,994  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $357,683,865)

      457,379,723  
   

 

 

 

 

16


    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 




Company
        Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  
                                        

GOVERNMENTS–TREASURIES–2.7%

     

JAPAN–2.7%

     

Japan Government Ten Year Bond
Series 374
0.80%, 03/20/2034

    JPY       1,260,000     $ 7,855,971  

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond
Series 188
1.60%, 03/20/2044

      1,367,000       8,353,083  

Japan Government Thirty Year Bond
Series 82
1.80%, 03/20/2054

      504,000       2,908,847  
     

 

 

 

Total Governments–Treasuries
(cost $19,487,808)

        19,117,901  
     

 

 

 
          Notional
Amount
       

PURCHASED OPTIONS–PUTS–0.1%

     

OPTIONS ON INDICES–0.1%

     

Euro STOXX 50 Index
Expiration: Jan 2025; Contracts: 340;
Exercise Price: EUR 4,725.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(a)

    EUR       16,065,000       69,910  

FTSE 100 Index
Expiration: Jan 2025; Contracts: 59;
Exercise Price: GBP 7,850.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(a)

    GBP       4,631,500       7,940  

Nikkei 225 Index
Expiration: Jan 2025; Contracts: 46;
Exercise Price: JPY 38,875.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(a)

    JPY       1,788,250,000       39,467  
                                        

S&P 500 Index
Expiration: Jan 2025; Contracts: 190;
Exercise Price: USD 5,720.00;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.(a)

    USD       108,680,000     381,900  
     

 

 

 

Total Purchased Options–Puts
(premiums paid $1,047,455)

        499,217  
     

 

 

 
          Shares        

SHORT-TERM
INVESTMENTS–31.3%

     

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–31.3%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(d)(e)(f)
(cost $223,884,798)

      223,884,798       223,884,798  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–98.0%
(cost $602,103,926)

        700,881,639  
     

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–0.3%

     

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.3%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(d)(e)(f)
(cost $2,321,175)

      2,321,175       2,321,175  
     

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–98.3% (cost $604,425,101)

        703,202,814  

Other assets less liabilities–1.7%

        12,516,173  
     

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

 

    $ 715,718,987  
     

 

 

 

 

17


GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     85        March 2025      $ 7,250,235      $ 131,721  

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

     118        March 2025        5,966,059        (56,172

Euro-BTP Futures

     123        March 2025        15,286,594        (318,716

Euro-Bund Futures

     109        March 2025        15,066,393        (362,575

Euro-OAT Futures

     152        March 2025        19,429,226        (379,660

Long Gilt Futures

     155        March 2025        17,931,649        (495,014

MSCI EAFE Futures

     4        March 2025        453,500        (10,568

Nikkei 225 (CME) Futures

     9        March 2025        1,776,825        7,498  

OMXS 30 Index Futures

     14        January 2025        314,194        (7,797

S&P Mid 400 E-Mini Futures

     13        March 2025        4,090,710        (221,366

S&P/TSX 60 Index Futures

     52        March 2025        10,744,749        (261,815

TOPIX Index Futures

     27        March 2025        4,781,563        87,234  

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

     266        March 2025        30,282,437        (702,719

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

     110        March 2025        22,617,031        (5,319

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

     760        March 2025        80,791,563        (452,316

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

     4        March 2025        435,000        (4,350

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     118        March 2025        14,030,937        (453,743

Sold Contracts

 

FTSE 100 Index Futures

     25        March 2025        2,560,291        21,139  

MSCI Singapore IX ETS Futures

     11        January 2025        300,805        625  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

     49        March 2025        14,542,588        344,084  

SPI 200 Futures

     13        March 2025        1,639,042        25,031  

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

     70        March 2025        7,791,875        169,492  
           

 

 

 
   $  (2,945,306
           

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

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

Bank of America, NA

       TWD        35,939          USD        1,113        02/27/2025        $ 19,239  

Barclays Bank PLC

       GBP        14,227          USD        18,303        01/16/2025          493,492  

Barclays Bank PLC

       KRW        833,868          USD        597        01/17/2025          32,659  

Barclays Bank PLC

       USD        596          KRW        836,810        01/17/2025          (29,217

Barclays Bank PLC

       CAD        4,687          USD        3,362        02/05/2025          97,008  

Citibank, NA

       USD        1,127          TWD        36,270        02/27/2025          (22,728

Deutsche Bank AG

       JPY        5,494,833          USD        36,055        02/21/2025          946,209  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

       USD        5,932          CAD        8,199        02/05/2025          (221,469

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       SEK        40,747          USD        3,704        02/05/2025          14,550  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       EUR        36,895          USD        38,811        02/27/2025          503,698  

Standard Chartered Bank

       SGD        1,930          USD        1,436        02/14/2025          20,035  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       CNH        2          USD        0      01/23/2025          4  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       NOK        7,823          USD        708        02/05/2025          20,591  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       NZD        310          USD        181        02/05/2025          7,733  

UBS AG

       AUD        7,281          USD        4,732        02/05/2025          224,995  

UBS AG

       CHF        7,416          USD        8,365        02/27/2025          146,118  
                       

 

 

 
     $  2,252,917  
                       

 

 

 

 

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PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN (see Note D)

 

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

Euro STOXX
50 Index(g)

    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.       340       EUR       4,525.00       January 2025       EUR       15,385     $ 50,935     $ (21,660

FTSE 100
Index(g)

    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.       59       GBP       7,500.00       January 2025       GBP       4,425       9,559       (4,616

Nikkei 225
Index(h)

    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.       46       JPY       37,250.00       January 2025       JPY       1,713,500       47,620       (8,771

S&P 500
Index(i)

    Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.       190       USD       5,480.00       January 2025       USD       104,120       354,727       (94,050
               

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $  462,841       $ (129,097
               

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   Notional amount less than 500.

 

 

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)   Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At December 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $146,187 or 0.0% of net assets.

 

(d)   Affiliated investments.

 

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

 

(g)   One contract relates to 10 shares.

 

(h)   One contract relates to 1000 shares.

 

(i)   One contract relates to 100 shares.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD—Australian Dollar

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CHF—Swiss Franc

CNH—Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)

EUR—Euro

GBP—Great British Pound

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

NOK—Norwegian Krone

NZD—New Zealand Dollar

SEK—Swedish Krona

SGD—Singapore Dollar

TWD—New Taiwan Dollar

USD—United States Dollar

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

BR—Bearer

BTP—Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali

CBT—Chicago Board of Trade

CME—Chicago Mercantile Exchange

EAFE—Europe, Australia, and Far East

ETS—Emission Trading Scheme

FTSE—Financial Times Stock Exchange

MSCI—Morgan Stanley Capital International

OAT—Obligations Assimilables du Trésor

OMXS—Stockholm Stock Exchange

REG—Registered Shares

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust

SPI—Share Price Index

TOPIX—Tokyo Price Index

TSX—Toronto Stock Exchange

See notes to financial statements.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $378,219,128)

   $ 476,996,841 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $226,205,973—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $2,321,175)

     226,205,973  

Cash

     1,635  

Cash collateral due from broker

     7,026,092  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $6,095,583)

     5,919,678  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     2,526,331  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     887,252  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

     826,629  

Receivable due from Adviser

     41,259  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     12,638  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

     9,725  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     720,454,053  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Options written, at value (premiums received $462,841)

     129,097  

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     2,321,175  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     1,307,901  

Advisory fee payable

     284,070  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     273,414  

Distribution fee payable

     150,986  

Administrative fee payable

     22,292  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     3,688  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Accrued expenses

     242,276  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     4,735,066  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 715,718,987  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 56,693  

Additional paid-in capital

     652,709,753  

Distributable earnings

     62,952,541  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 715,718,987  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
B      $  715,718,987          56,693,260        $  12.62  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $4,819,115 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $591,926)

   $ 10,120,723  

Affiliated issuers

     8,797,369  

Interest

     771,365  

Securities lending income

     18,367  
  

 

 

 
     19,707,824  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     3,578,958  

Distribution fee—Class B

     1,904,977  

Transfer agency—Class B

     1,951  

Audit and tax

     93,139  

Administrative

     92,581  

Legal

     69,416  

Printing

     47,495  

Custody and accounting

     38,140  

Directors’ fees

     30,965  

Miscellaneous

     56,142  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,913,764  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (308,354
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,605,410  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     14,102,414  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain on:

  

Investment transactions

     17,349,615  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     980,858  

Futures

     1,700,491  

Options written

     3,631,354  

Foreign currency transactions

     468,717  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments(a)

     55,260,563  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     7,451,038  

Futures

     (10,482,597

Options written

     145,560  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (1,051,396
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     75,454,203  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 89,556,617  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Net of increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $3,688.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income

   $ 14,102,414     $ 15,599,895  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

     24,131,035       (26,245,624

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     51,323,168       119,167,653  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     89,556,617       108,521,924  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     –0 –      (294

Class B

     (14,233,081     (16,918,128

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Net decrease

     (135,200,766     (115,408,919
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease

     (59,877,230     (23,805,417

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     775,596,217       799,401,634  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 715,718,987     $ 775,596,217  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Global Risk Allocation—Moderate Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is to generate income and price appreciation without assuming what AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) considers undue risk. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class B shares. Effective December 1, 2023, Class A shares of the Portfolio were liquidated. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, the Adviser serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

 

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Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 are 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.

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, 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 an 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.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2024:

 

       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities:

             

Assets:

             

Common Stocks:

             

Information Technology

     $ 114,002,101      $ 9,076,292      $    –0 –     $ 123,078,393  

Financials

       47,631,348        23,459,505        –0 –       71,090,853  

Consumer Discretionary

       39,861,518        11,625,161        –0 –       51,486,679  

Health Care

       35,531,306        13,135,442        –0 –       48,666,748  

Industrials

       28,793,306        18,729,502        –0 –       47,522,808  

Communication Services

       33,596,955        4,393,340        –0 –       37,990,295  

Consumer Staples

       19,924,843        8,451,071        –0 –       28,375,914  

Energy

       11,070,318        3,793,775        –0 –       14,864,093  

Materials

       6,698,818        6,516,106        –0 –       13,214,924  

Utilities

       8,202,957        3,402,065        –0 –       11,605,022  

Real Estate

       7,377,588        2,106,406        –0 –       9,483,994  

Governments—Treasuries

       –0 –       19,117,901        –0 –       19,117,901  

Purchased Options—Puts

       –0 –       499,217        –0 –       499,217  

Short-Term Investments

       223,884,798        –0 –       –0 –       223,884,798  

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

       2,321,175        –0 –       –0 –       2,321,175  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       578,897,031        124,305,783        –0 –       703,202,814  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

             

Assets:

             

Futures

       786,824        –0 –       –0 –       786,824 (b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

       –0 –       2,526,331        –0 –       2,526,331  

Liabilities:

             

Futures

       (3,732,130      –0 –       –0 –       (3,732,130 )(b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

       –0 –       (273,414      –0 –       (273,414

Put Options Written

       –0 –       (129,097      –0 –       (129,097
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 575,951,725      $ 126,429,603      $ –0 –     $ 702,381,328  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

(b)   Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

 

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Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .60% of the first $100 million, .45% of the excess over $100 million up to $1 billion and .40% of the excess over $1 billion of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses, to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, expenses associated with securities sold short, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), inclusive of the Portfolio’s proportionate share of fees and expenses of registered investment companies or series thereof in which the Portfolio invests (“Acquired Fund Expenses”) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to 1.00% of daily average net assets for Class B. The Expense Caps may not be terminated by the Adviser before May 1, 2025. For the year ended December 31, 2024, there were no such operating expenses waived by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver for Acquired Fund Expenses for both affiliated and unaffiliated underlying portfolios amounted to $302,177 and $3,515, respectively.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 139,612      $ 307,992      $ 223,719      $ 223,885      $ 8,797  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     1,939        30,945        30,563        2,321        –0 – 
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 226,206      $ 8,797  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $92,581.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. 

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

       Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

     $ 45,785,929      $ 260,655,172  

U.S. government securities

       –0 –       –0 – 

 

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The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 605,752,265  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     135,178,848  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (37,117,500
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 98,061,348  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Futures

The Portfolio may buy or sell futures for investment purposes or for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of potential movements in the market. The Portfolio bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures and movements in the price of the assets, reference rates or indices which they are designed to track. Among other things, the Portfolio may purchase or sell futures for foreign currencies or options thereon for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investment in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

At the time the Portfolio enters into futures, the Portfolio deposits with the broker or segregates at its custodian cash or securities as collateral to satisfy initial margin requirements set by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, with respect to cash collateral, the Portfolio agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract; in the case of securities collateral, the Fund agrees to adjust the securities position held in the segregated account accordingly. Such receipts, payments or adjustments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Portfolio as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures is generally less than privately negotiated futures, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Use of long futures subjects the Portfolio to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures. Use of short futures subjects the Portfolio to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of futures can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Portfolio may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Portfolio. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Portfolio may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Portfolio may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Portfolio pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Portfolio bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Portfolio were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Portfolio. Put and call purchased options are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Portfolio writes an option, the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Portfolio’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Portfolio on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Portfolio has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Portfolio. In writing an option, the Portfolio bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of the written option by the Portfolio could result in the Portfolio selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held purchased options for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held written options for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

The Portfolio typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Portfolio’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Portfolio’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolio’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Portfolio to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

 

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During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $ 301,213   Payable for variation margin on futures    $ 3,174,412

Equity contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures      485,611   Payable for variation margin on futures      557,718

Foreign currency contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      2,526,331     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      273,414  

Equity contracts

   Investments in securities, at value      499,217       

Equity contracts

        Options written, at value      129,097  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 3,812,372        $ 4,134,641  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*   Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on
Derivatives Within Statement of Operations

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $ 535,811     $ (11,713,902

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures      1,164,680       1,231,305  

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts      980,858       7,451,038  

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments      (12,229,856     12,227  

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on options written; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of options written      3,631,354       145,560  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (5,917,153   $ (2,873,772
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the year ended December 31, 2024:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 259,954,222  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 68,924,796  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 26,434,521 (a) 

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 150,367,583  

Purchased Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 164,102,212  

Options Written:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 156,769,025  

 

(a)   Positions were open for 10 months during the year.

For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Portfolio as of December 31, 2024. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Assets Subject
to a MA
     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Received*
    Security Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount of
Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, NA

   $ 19,239      $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 19,239  

Barclays Bank PLC

     623,159        (29,217     –0 –      –0 –      593,942  

Deutsche Bank AG

     946,209        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      946,209  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

     518,248        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      518,248  

Standard Chartered Bank

     20,035        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      20,035  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     28,328        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      28,328  

UBS AG

     371,113        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      371,113  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,526,331      $ (29,217   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 2,497,114
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Liabilities Subject
to a MA
     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Pledged*
    Security Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 29,217      $ (29,217   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ –0 – 

Citibank, NA

     22,728        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      22,728  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     221,469        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      221,469  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 273,414      $ (29,217   $    –0 –    $    –0 –    $ 244,197
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^   Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a

 

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direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                       

  AB Government Money Market  
Portfolio

 

Market Value of
Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 4,819,115     $ 2,321,175     $ 2,742,241     $ 18,367     $ –0 –    $ 2,662  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

         

Shares redeemed

    –0 –      (1,100     $ –0 –    $ (12,328
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    –0 –      (1,100     $ –0 –    $ (12,328
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

         

Shares sold

    1,576,021       962,162       $ 19,260,216     $ 10,335,729  

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends

    1,181,169       1,554,975         14,233,081       16,918,128  

Shares redeemed

    (13,745,723     (13,233,973       (168,694,063     (142,650,448
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (10,988,533     (10,716,836     $ (135,200,766   $ (115,396,591
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

There were no transactions in capital shares for Class A for the year ended December 31, 2024.

At December 31, 2024, a shareholder of the Portfolio owned 96% of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholder, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

Allocation Risk—The allocation of investments among asset classes may have a significant effect on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, when the asset classes in which the Portfolio has invested more heavily perform worse than the asset classes invested in less heavily.

Interest Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. The Portfolio may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions to those initiatives.

Credit Risk—An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

High Yield Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with ratings below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally, and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.

 

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Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk—As with other investments, investments in other investment companies, including ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), are subject to market and selection risk. In addition, contract holders of the Portfolio bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Portfolio (including management fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the investment companies in which the Portfolio invests (to the extent these expenses are not waived or reimbursed by the Adviser).

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Leverage Risk—When the Portfolio borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Portfolio, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Portfolio than if the Portfolio were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Portfolio. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes and large positions. Foreign fixed-income securities may have more illiquid investments risk because secondary trading markets for these securities may be smaller and less well-developed and the securities may trade less frequently than domestic securities. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     2024      2023  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 14,233,081      $ 16,918,422  

Net long-term capital gains

     –0 –       –0 – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 14,233,081      $ 16,918,422  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—MODERATE PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 23,819,135  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (58,675,308 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     97,808,714 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 62,952,541  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $58,636,458. During the fiscal year, the Portfolio utilized $12,564,094 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. As of December 31, 2024, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $38,850.

 

(b)   The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $32,095,652 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $26,540,806, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to distributable earnings or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $11.46       $10.20       $12.25       $10.94       $11.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .23       .21       .10       .01       .00 (c) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    1.17       1.29       (1.80     1.30       .23  

Contributions from Affiliates

    –0 –      –0 –      .00 (c)      .00 (c)      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.40       1.50       (1.70     1.31       .23  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.24     (.24     (.07     –0 –      (.14

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    –0 –      –0 –      (.28     –0 –      (.34
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.24     (.24     (.35     –0 –      (.48
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.62       $11.46       $10.20       $12.25       $10.94  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    12.28     14.79     (14.07 )%      11.97     2.45
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $715,719       $775,596       $799,391       $1,065,829       $89,696  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)‡

    .74     .77     .75     .75     .94

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)‡

    .78     .80     .79     .78     1.20

Net investment income(b)

    1.85     1.98     .92     .09     .01

Portfolio turnover rate

    8     3     2     18     31
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .04     .03     .04     .03     .06

 

 

See footnote summary on page 38.

 

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(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)   In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the years ended December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, such waiver amounted to .04%, .03%, .04%, .03% and .06%, respectively.

 

(f)   The expense ratios presented below exclude interest/bank overdraft expense:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Class B

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .74     .77     .75     .75     .94

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .78     .80     .79     .78     1.20

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Global Risk Allocation—Moderate Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Global Risk Allocation—Moderate Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Portfolio during the taxable year ended December 31, 2024. For corporate shareholders, 40.93% of dividends paid qualify for the dividends received deduction.

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—  
MODERATE PORTFOLIO   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Global Risk Allocation—Moderate Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on November 5-7, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts

 

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GLOBAL RISK ALLOCATION—  
MODERATE PORTFOLIO  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class B shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class B shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods ended July 31, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class B shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class B expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The Adviser had agreed to cap the Fund’s expenses, but the directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was currently below the level of the Adviser’s cap. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints and that the Fund’s net assets were higher than a breakpoint level. Accordingly, the Fund’s current effective advisory fee rate reflected a reduction due to the breakpoint and would be further reduced to the extent the net assets of the Fund increase. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s breakpoint arrangements were acceptable and provide a means for sharing any economies of scale.

 

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VPS-GRA-0151-1224


DEC 12.31.24

 

LOGO

 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS
SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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AB INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO


 

 

 

Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 




Company
  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                  

COMMON STOCKS–99.0%

   
   

INDUSTRIALS–18.9%

   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–5.9%

   

Airbus SE

    39,785     $ 6,370,805  

BAE Systems PLC

    242,818       3,483,290  

Melrose Industries PLC

    734,715       5,077,157  
   

 

 

 
      14,931,252  
   

 

 

 

AIR FREIGHT & LOGISTICS–0.9%

   

SG Holdings Co., Ltd.

    250,500       2,394,555  
   

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–3.3%

   

Shimizu Corp.

    554,500       4,379,228  

Vinci SA

    38,005       3,912,863  
   

 

 

 
      8,292,091  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–0.8%

   

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.

    38,900       2,079,660  
   

 

 

 

MACHINERY–6.5%

   

Amada Co., Ltd.

    226,300       2,200,200  

CNH Industrial NV

    310,718       3,520,435  

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.

    68,400       3,115,880  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

    278,500       3,661,145  

Toyota Industries Corp.

    48,400       3,892,591  
   

 

 

 
      16,390,251  
   

 

 

 

PASSENGER AIRLINES–1.5%

   

Ryanair Holdings PLC (Sponsored ADR)(a)

    87,432       3,811,161  
   

 

 

 
      47,898,970  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS–15.1%

   

BANKS–10.4%

   

ABN AMRO Bank NV

    185,228       2,858,357  

Danske Bank A/S

    133,624       3,788,597  

Erste Group Bank AG

    97,718       6,048,360  

NatWest Group PLC

    1,470,991       7,371,505  

Resona Holdings, Inc.

    869,800       6,270,193  
   

 

 

 
      26,337,012  
   

 

 

 

INSURANCE–4.7%

   

ASR Nederland NV

    76,615       3,643,955  

AXA SA

    149,091       5,306,090  

Prudential PLC

    389,424       3,090,476  
   

 

 

 
      12,040,521  
   

 

 

 
      38,377,533  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–11.8%

   

AUTOMOBILES–2.8%

   

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

    385,100       3,666,462  

Subaru Corp.

    201,800       3,585,645  
   

 

 

 
      7,252,107  
   

 

 

 
                                  

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–0.7%

   

Entain PLC

    195,480     1,678,071  
   

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–3.5%

   

Persimmon PLC

    128,008       1,912,109  

Sony Group Corp.

    334,800       7,056,090  
   

 

 

 
      8,968,199  
   

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL–2.9%

   

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    89,688       4,594,172  

JD Sports Fashion PLC

    2,305,109       2,755,167  
   

 

 

 
      7,349,339  
   

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–1.9%

   

Burberry Group PLC

    386,204       4,722,913  
   

 

 

 
      29,970,629  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–11.4%

   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–3.4%

   

ResMed, Inc.

    216,966       4,923,491  

Siemens Healthineers AG

    71,170       3,758,265  
   

 

 

 
      8,681,756  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–1.7%

   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA(b)

    126,748       4,399,544  
   

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS–6.3%

   

GSK PLC

    185,283       3,125,217  

Merck KGaA

    26,267       3,822,449  

Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)

    31,901       8,919,731  
   

 

 

 
      15,867,397  
   

 

 

 
      28,948,697  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–9.8%

   

BEVERAGES–3.0%

   

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC

    59,063       4,536,629  

Heineken NV(a)

    43,435       3,095,574  
   

 

 

 
      7,632,203  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–2.4%

   

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    190,016       6,198,114  
   

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS–2.1%

   

Nestle SA (REG)

    64,953       5,328,950  
   

 

 

 

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS–2.3%

   

Haleon PLC

    1,227,554       5,788,100  
   

 

 

 
      24,947,367  
   

 

 

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 




Company
  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                  

MATERIALS–8.5%

   

CHEMICALS–4.4%

   

Arkema SA

    43,782     $ 3,331,472  

Kuraray Co., Ltd.

    297,100       4,255,581  

Tosoh Corp.

    268,200       3,584,751  
   

 

 

 
      11,171,804  
   

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS–2.2%

   

CRH PLC

    59,464       5,501,609  
   

 

 

 

METALS & MINING–1.9%

   

Endeavour Mining PLC

    118,346       2,113,949  

Lundin Mining Corp.(a)

    334,333       2,877,108  
   

 

 

 
      4,991,057  
   

 

 

 
      21,664,470  
   

 

 

 

ENERGY–8.2%

   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–4.9%

   

Shell PLC

    272,241       8,543,790  

Vallourec SACA(b)

    226,382       3,862,512  
   

 

 

 
      12,406,302  
   

 

 

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–3.3%

   

Cameco Corp. (Toronto)

    93,269       4,795,653  

Repsol SA

    303,959       3,698,560  
   

 

 

 
      8,494,213  
   

 

 

 
      20,900,515  
   

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–6.6%

   

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–5.4%

   

NXP Semiconductors NV

    15,084       3,135,209  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    160,000       5,200,004  

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

    36,200       5,441,558  
   

 

 

 
      13,776,771  
   

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–1.2%

   

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    81,265       2,900,088  
   

 

 

 
      16,676,859  
   

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES–5.4%

   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–5.4%

   

Deutsche Telekom AG (REG)

    209,964       6,291,167  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    1,000,449       3,648,074  

Telstra Group Ltd.

    1,535,555       3,805,569  
   

 

 

 
      13,744,810  
   

 

 

 
                                  

UTILITIES–3.3%

   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES–3.3%

   

EDP SA

    1,289,752     4,125,937  

Enel SpA

    590,088       4,210,969  
   

 

 

 
      8,336,906  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $226,192,163)

      251,466,756  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.9%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.9%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $2,345,399)

    2,345,399       2,345,399  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–99.9%
(cost $228,537,562)

      253,812,155  
   

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED–0.2%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.2%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $598,502)

    598,502       598,502  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.1%
(cost $229,136,064)

      254,410,657  

Other assets less liabilities–(0.1)%

      (283,992
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

    $ 254,126,665  
   

 

 

 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

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

Bank of America, NA

       GBP        5,810          USD        7,481          01/16/2025        $ 208,469  

Bank of America, NA

       USD        17,481          AUD        26,899          02/05/2025          (831,390

Bank of America, NA

       USD        3,414          SGD        4,596          02/14/2025          (42,788

Bank of America, NA

       USD        4,374          JPY        666,663          02/21/2025          (114,578

Bank of America, NA

       EUR        20,078          USD        21,085          02/27/2025          238,930  

Bank of America, NA

       TWD        146,857          USD        4,549          02/27/2025             78,618  

BNP Paribas SA

       CHF        699          USD        784          02/27/2025          9,117  

BNP Paribas SA

       EUR        624          USD        651          02/27/2025          2,994  

Citibank, NA

       GBP        623          USD        784          01/16/2025          3,739  

Citibank, NA

       USD        821          GBP        654          01/16/2025          (2,091

Citibank, NA

       KRW        4,347,965          USD        3,247          01/17/2025          302,140  

Citibank, NA

       CAD        11,353          USD        8,215          02/05/2025          307,225  

Deutsche Bank AG

       EUR        848          USD        892          02/27/2025          11,269  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

       USD        2,178          NOK        24,088          02/05/2025          (61,772

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

       USD        689          JPY        104,960          02/21/2025          (18,118

HSBC Bank USA

       USD        291          KRW        405,778          01/17/2025          (16,523

HSBC Bank USA

       AUD        1,719          USD        1,095          02/05/2025          30,952  

HSBC Bank USA

       USD        2,247          ILS        7,989          02/20/2025          (46,914

HSBC Bank USA

       USD        2,989          JPY        455,723          02/21/2025          (77,299

HSBC Bank USA

       EUR        987          USD        1,039          02/27/2025          14,536  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

       EUR        675          USD        704          02/27/2025          2,677  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       GBP        528          USD        666          01/16/2025          5,531  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       USD        1,615          GBP        1,273          01/16/2025          (21,870

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       KRW        1,557,554          USD        1,126          01/17/2025          70,936  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       USD        682          KRW        935,223          01/17/2025          (48,389

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       USD        8,741          SEK        96,157          02/05/2025          (34,336

NatWest Markets PLC

       CAD        974          USD        699          02/05/2025          20,558  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        806          GBP        637          01/16/2025          (8,601

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        268          KRW        376,067          01/17/2025          (13,474

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        511          TRY        18,533          01/22/2025          3,485  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       SEK        4,627          USD        425          02/05/2025          6,244  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        395          AUD        607          02/05/2025          (18,914

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        460          CAD        663          02/05/2025          2,029  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        709          CAD        1,004          02/05/2025          (9,695

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       JPY        131,304          USD        863          02/21/2025          24,423  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       JPY        149,125          USD        952          02/21/2025          (807

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        121          EUR        116          02/27/2025          (617

UBS AG

       HKD        17,587          USD        2,264          02/21/2025          (1,217

UBS AG

       USD        9,680          CHF        8,582          02/27/2025          (169,089

UBS AG

       USD        2,243          EUR        2,151          02/27/2025          (9,832
                         

 

 

 
                          $ (204,442
                         

 

 

 

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

(a)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

(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.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD—Australian Dollar

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CHF—Swiss Franc

EUR—Euro

GBP—Great British Pound

HKD—Hong Kong Dollar

ILS—Israeli Shekel

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

NOK—Norwegian Krone

SEK—Swedish Krona

SGD—Singapore Dollar

TRY—Turkish Lira

TWD—New Taiwan Dollar

USD—United States Dollar

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

REG—Registered Shares

See notes to financial statements.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $226,192,163)

   $ 251,466,756 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $2,943,901—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $598,502)

     2,943,901  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $249,002)

     247,866  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     1,343,872  

Unaffiliated dividends receivable

     876,814  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     151,459  

Receivable due from Adviser

     52,460  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     9,459  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     257,092,587  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     1,548,314  

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     598,502  

Cash collateral due to broker

     250,000  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     166,117  

Advisory fee payable

     161,131  

Distribution fee payable

     44,244  

Administrative fee payable

     22,179  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Accrued expenses

     175,268  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,965,922  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 254,126,665  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 16,866  

Additional paid-in capital

     232,067,619  

Distributable earnings

     22,042,180  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 254,126,665  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class    Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A    $ 45,729,947          3,024,441        $ 15.12  
B    $  208,396,718          13,841,648        $  15.06  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $6,602,947 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $893,237)

   $ 8,538,763  

Affiliated issuers

     320,865  

Interest

     8,312  

Securities lending income

     27,167  
  

 

 

 
     8,895,107  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     2,098,624  

Distribution fee—Class B

     584,086  

Transfer agency—Class A

     951  

Transfer agency—Class B

     4,795  

Printing

     101,460  

Custody and accounting

     95,253  

Administrative

     92,683  

Audit and tax

     67,891  

Legal

     55,332  

Directors’ fees

     24,383  

Miscellaneous

     31,805  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     3,157,263  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (70,076
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     3,087,187  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     5,807,920  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions

     15,172,084  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     (1,739,118

Foreign currency transactions

     (5,961

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     (4,007,818

Forward currency exchange contracts

     (1,033,654

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (61,569
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     8,323,964  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 14,131,884  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 5,807,920     $ 5,106,075  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     13,427,005       (953,321

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (5,103,041     33,042,877  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     14,131,884       37,195,631  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (1,259,417     (355,217

Class B

     (5,086,573     (1,645,638

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Net decrease

     (39,227,503     (12,883,371
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (31,441,609     22,311,405  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     285,568,274       263,256,869  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 254,126,665     $ 285,568,274  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB International Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 are 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.

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, 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 December 31, 2024:

 

     Level 1     Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Investments in Securities:

         

Assets:

         

Common Stocks:

         

Industrials

   $ 7,331,596     $ 40,567,374      $    –0 –    $ 47,898,970  

Financials

     –0 –      38,377,533        –0 –      38,377,533  

Consumer Discretionary

     –0 –      29,970,629        –0 –      29,970,629  

Health Care

     –0 –      28,948,697        –0 –      28,948,697  

Consumer Staples

     10,734,743       14,212,624        –0 –      24,947,367  

 

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     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Materials

   $ 8,378,717     $ 13,285,753     $    –0 –    $ 21,664,470  

Energy

     4,795,653       16,104,862       –0 –      20,900,515  

Information Technology

     3,135,209       13,541,650       –0 –      16,676,859  

Communication Services

     –0 –      13,744,810       –0 –      13,744,810  

Utilities

     –0 –      8,336,906       –0 –      8,336,906  

Short-Term Investments

     2,345,399       –0 –      –0 –      2,345,399  

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

     598,502       –0 –      –0 –      598,502  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     37,319,819       217,090,838 (a)      –0 –      254,410,657  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     –0 –      1,343,872       –0 –      1,343,872  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     –0 –      (1,548,314     –0 –      (1,548,314
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 37,319,819     $ 216,886,396     $    –0 –    $ 254,206,215  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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, see Note A.1.

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest

 

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income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to 1.20% and 1.45% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. Effective June 1, 2024, the Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses on an annual basis to .92% and 1.17% of the daily average net assets for the Class A and Class B, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $56,174.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $92,683.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $9,667.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 3,119      $ 94,643      $ 95,417      $ 2,345      $ 321  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     273        60,530        60,204        599        –0 – 
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 2,944      $ 321  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $ 137,615,915     $ 175,695,768  

U.S. government securities

     –0 –      –0 – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 231,598,285  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 39,954,970  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (17,107,986
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 22,846,984  
  

 

 

 

 

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1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal type of derivative utilized by the Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Portfolio may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Portfolio. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

The Portfolio typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Portfolio’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Portfolio’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolio’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Portfolio to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities

Location

  Fair Value  

Foreign currency contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts   $ 1,343,872     Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts   $ 1,548,314  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 1,343,872       $ 1,548,314  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives
Within Statement of Operations

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts    $ (1,739,118   $ (1,033,654
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (1,739,118   $ (1,033,654
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the year ended December 31, 2024:

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 81,448,559  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 69,784,980  

For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Portfolio as of December 31, 2024. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

  Derivative Assets
Subject to a MA
    Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Received*
    Security Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount of
Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America, NA

  $ 526,017     $ (526,017   $ –0 –    $    –0 –    $ –0 – 

BNP Paribas SA

    12,111       –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      12,111  

Citibank, NA

    613,104       (2,091     (250,000     –0 –      361,013  

Deutsche Bank AG

    11,269       –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      11,269  

HSBC Bank USA

    45,488       (45,488     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    2,677       –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      2,677  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    76,467       (76,467     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

NatWest Markets PLC

    20,558       –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      20,558  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    36,181       (36,181     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,343,872     $ (686,244   $ (250,000   $ –0 –    $ 407,628
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

  Derivative Liabilities
Subject to a MA
    Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Pledged*
    Security Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount of
Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America, NA

  $ 988,756     $ (526,017   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 462,739  

Citibank, NA

    2,091       (2,091     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    79,890       –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      79,890  

HSBC Bank USA

    140,736       (45,488     –0 –      –0 –      95,248  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    104,595       (76,467     –0 –      –0 –      28,128  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    52,108       (36,181     –0 –      –0 –      15,927  

UBS AG

    180,138       –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      180,138  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,548,314     $ (686,244   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 862,070
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^   Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

 

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NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                       

AB Government Money
Market Portfolio

 

Market Value of
Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 6,602,947     $ 598,502     $ 6,273,456     $ 27,167     $ –0 –    $ 4,235  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

 

Shares sold

    354,407       416,897       $ 5,462,071     $ 5,999,806  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    82,007       24,650         1,259,417       355,217  

Shares redeemed

    (405,948     (551,140       (6,306,092     (7,835,184
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    30,466       (109,593     $ 415,396     $ (1,480,161
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class B

 

Shares sold

    892,064       2,539,673       $ 14,003,321     $ 37,164,439  

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends

    332,521       114,759         5,086,573       1,645,638  

Shares redeemed

    (3,786,600     (3,547,605       (58,732,793     (50,213,287
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (2,562,015     (893,173     $ (39,642,899   $ (11,403,210
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 55% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging-Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid, and because these investments may be subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Leverage Risk—When the Portfolio borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Portfolio’s investments. The Portfolio may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Portfolio, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Portfolio than if the Portfolio were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

 

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NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     2024      2023  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 6,345,990      $ 2,000,855  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 6,345,990      $ 2,000,855  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 1,847,403  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (2,624,144 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     22,818,921 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 22,042,180  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $2,624,144. During the fiscal year, the Portfolio utilized $12,927,737 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

 

(b)   The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), the tax treatment of hyper-inflationary currency contracts, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $2,624,144 which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to distributable earnings or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $14.79       $12.95       $15.72       $14.45       $14.37  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .35       .29       .44       .37       .18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    .40       1.67       (2.58     1.22       .14  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .75       1.96       (2.14     1.59       .32  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.42     (.12     (.60     (.32     (.24

Return of capital

    –0 –      –0 –      (.03     –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends

    (.42     (.12     (.63     (.32     (.24
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $15.12       $14.79       $12.95       $15.72       $14.45  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)*

    5.07     15.15     (13.61 )%      11.08     2.46
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $45,730       $44,286       $40,197       $45,175       $41,994  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .90     .90     .88     .90     .91

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .92     .90     .89     .90     .92

Net investment income(b)

    2.26     2.03     3.24     2.34     1.47

Portfolio turnover rate

    51     46     37     43     54

 

 

 

 

See footnote summary on page 19.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $14.71       $12.90       $15.62       $14.34       $14.24  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .31       .26       .40       .32       .14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    .40       1.65       (2.56     1.23       .15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .71       1.91       (2.16     1.55       .29  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.36     (.10     (.53     (.27     (.19

Return of capital

    –0 –      –0 –      (.03     –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends

    (.36     (.10     (.56     (.27     (.19
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $15.06       $14.71       $12.90       $15.62       $14.34  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)*

    4.81     14.83     (13.80 )%      10.86     2.21
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $208,397       $241,282       $223,060       $304,737       $299,415  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.14     1.15     1.13     1.15     1.16

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    1.17     1.15     1.14     1.15     1.17

Net investment income(b)

    2.04     1.80     2.98     2.08     1.18

Portfolio turnover rate

    51     46     37     43     54

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

*   Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2024, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2020 by .01%, .01% and .04%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB International Value Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB International Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the earnings of the Portfolio for the taxable year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio intends to make an election to pass through foreign taxes to its shareholders. For the taxable year ended December 31, 2024, $584,244 of foreign taxes may be passed through and the associated foreign source income for information reporting purposes is $7,629,322.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB International Value Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on May 7-9, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts

 

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for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 29, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. The directors discussed with the Adviser the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in the periods reviewed and determined to continue to monitor the Fund’s performance closely.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was close to the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another fund advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFOLIO  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The Adviser had agreed to cap the Fund’s expenses, but the directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was currently below the level of the Adviser’s cap. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the median of a peer group and lower than the median of a peer universe. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanations of the reasons for this, the directors requested that the Adviser implement, effective June 1, 2024, a voluntary expense limitation agreement capping total expenses at 0.92% for Class A shares of the Fund, with a corresponding expense limitation for the Fund’s other share class, and the Adviser agreed to this.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS

SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                   

COMMON STOCKS–97.9%

   
   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–35.7%

   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–3.2%

   

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

    168,262     $ 18,597,999  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    25,600       11,833,088  
   

 

 

 
      30,431,087  
   

 

 

 

IT SERVICES–0.4%

   

Shopify, Inc.–Class A(a)

    35,372       3,761,105  
   

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–19.5%

   

Applied Materials, Inc.

    58,593       9,528,979  

ASML Holding NV (REG)

    6,380       4,421,850  

Astera Labs, Inc.(a)

    35,500       4,701,975  

Broadcom, Inc.

    144,077       33,402,812  

NVIDIA Corp.

    673,979       90,508,640  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    81,064       12,453,052  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

    59,980       11,845,450  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    97,886       18,354,604  
   

 

 

 
      185,217,362  
   

 

 

 

SOFTWARE–12.6%

   

AppLovin Corp.–Class A(a)

    27,927       9,043,600  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

    29,285       8,798,971  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

    28,201       7,621,038  

Microsoft Corp.

    186,235       78,498,053  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

    9,550       10,124,146  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

    12,553       6,092,724  
   

 

 

 
      120,178,532  
   

 

 

 
      339,588,086  
   

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES–15.5%

   

ENTERTAINMENT–4.1%

   

Netflix, Inc.(a)

    43,922       39,148,557  
   

 

 

 

INTERACTIVE MEDIA & SERVICES–11.4%

   

Alphabet, Inc.–Class C

    278,994       53,131,618  

Meta Platforms, Inc.–Class A

    87,373       51,157,765  

Reddit, Inc.–Class A(a)

    24,830       4,058,215  
   

 

 

 
      108,347,598  
   

 

 

 
      147,496,155  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–15.0%

   

AUTOMOBILES–0.7%

   

Ferrari NV

    15,818       6,720,119  
   

 

 

 

BROADLINE RETAIL–6.7%

   

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    289,705       63,558,380  
   

 

 

 
                                   

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.7%

   

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

    263,470     15,887,241  
   

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL–3.9%

   

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    65,314       25,406,493  

Tractor Supply Co.

    216,485       11,486,694  
   

 

 

 
      36,893,187  
   

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–2.0%

   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(a)

    33,935       12,977,084  

On Holding AG–Class A(a)

    110,730       6,064,682  
   

 

 

 
      19,041,766  
   

 

 

 
      142,100,693  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–11.5%

   

BIOTECHNOLOGY–1.3%

   

Genmab A/S (Sponsored ADR)(a)

    147,067       3,069,288  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    22,885       9,215,790  
   

 

 

 
      12,285,078  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–2.2%

   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    8,507       3,517,134  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    33,623       17,549,861  
   

 

 

 
      21,066,995  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–1.4%

   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    25,150       12,722,379  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGY–0.9%

   

Veeva Systems, Inc.–Class A(a)

    42,175       8,867,294  
   

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–2.1%

   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

    4,783       5,852,861  

Waters Corp.(a)

    18,446       6,843,097  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    22,770       7,458,541  
   

 

 

 
      20,154,499  
   

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS–3.6%

   

Eli Lilly & Co.

    31,815       24,561,180  

Zoetis, Inc.

    59,714       9,729,202  
   

 

 

 
      34,290,382  
   

 

 

 
      109,386,627  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS–7.5%

   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–0.6%

   

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

    9,224       5,482,008  
   

 

 

 

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                   

BUILDING PRODUCTS–2.0%

   

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    128,451     $ 11,895,847  

Trex Co., Inc.(a)

    97,644       6,740,365  
   

 

 

 
      18,636,212  
   

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–2.0%

   

Copart, Inc.(a)

    336,059       19,286,426  
   

 

 

 

GROUND TRANSPORTATION–0.8%

   

Saia, Inc.(a)(b)

    16,380       7,464,857  
   

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–1.3%

   

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    46,157       12,713,023  
   

 

 

 

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–0.8%

   

United Rentals, Inc.

    10,630       7,488,197  
   

 

 

 
      71,070,723  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS–5.8%

   

CAPITAL MARKETS–1.2%

   

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    58,619       11,454,153  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES–4.6%

   

Visa, Inc.–Class A

    138,826       43,874,569  
   

 

 

 
      55,328,722  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–5.6%

   

BEVERAGES–2.4%

   

Celsius Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    124,441       3,277,776  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    366,885       19,283,476  
   

 

 

 
      22,561,252  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–3.2%

   

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    33,815       30,983,670  
   

 

 

 
      53,544,922  
   

 

 

 

MATERIALS–1.3%

   

CHEMICALS–1.3%

   

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    36,951       12,560,753  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $475,718,108)

      931,076,681  
   

 

 

 

RIGHTS–0.0%

   

HEALTH CARE–0.0%

   

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–0.0%

   

ABIOMED, Inc. (CVR)(a)(c)(d)
(cost $11,601)

    11,373       11,601  
   

 

 

 
                                   

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–2.4%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–2.4%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(e)(f)(g)
(cost $22,856,701)

    22,856,701     22,856,701  
   

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities
Loaned–100.3%
(cost $498,586,410)

      953,944,983  
   

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED–0.3%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.3%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(e)(f)(g)
(cost $3,264,694)

    3,264,694       3,264,694  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.6%
(cost $501,851,104)

      957,209,677  

Other assets less
liabilities–(0.6)%

      (5,716,344
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

    $ 951,493,333  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

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

 

(d)   Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(e)   Affiliated investments.

 

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

 

(g)   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.

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

CVR—Contingent Value Right

REG—Registered Shares

See notes to financial statements.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $475,729,709)

   $ 931,088,282 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $26,121,395—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $3,264,694)

     26,121,395  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     350,880  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     227,694  

Unaffiliated dividends receivable

     61,778  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     51,800  

Receivable due from Adviser

     2,327  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     957,904,156  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     3,264,694  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     1,235,789  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     1,140,105  

Advisory fee payable

     475,444  

Distribution fee payable

     118,891  

Administrative fee payable

     24,141  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     151,592  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     6,410,823  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 951,493,333  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

  

Capital stock, at par

   $ 11,430  

Additional paid-in capital

     409,691,092  

Distributable earnings

     541,790,811  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 951,493,333  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A      $  375,852,497          4,208,375        $  89.31  
B      $ 575,640,836          7,221,140        $ 79.72  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $3,986,911 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $25,296)

   $ 4,403,432  

Affiliated issuers

     871,903  

Interest

     356  

Securities lending income

     3,820  
  

 

 

 
     5,279,511  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     5,262,769  

Distribution fee—Class B

     1,279,964  

Transfer agency—Class A

     3,529  

Transfer agency—Class B

     4,945  

Administrative

     93,919  

Custody and accounting

     79,037  

Legal

     73,978  

Printing

     70,329  

Audit and tax

     42,167  

Directors’ fees

     32,195  

Miscellaneous

     22,673  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     6,965,505  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (27,284
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     6,938,221  
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (1,658,710
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     90,877,917  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     101,144,866  
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

     192,022,783  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 190,364,073  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (1,658,710   $ 199,068  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     90,877,917       36,901,940  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     101,144,866       166,659,053  

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     –0 –      488  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     190,364,073       203,760,549  

Distributions to Shareholders

 

Class A

     (14,973,256     (20,050,816

Class B

     (23,217,785     (28,501,444

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

 

Net increase

     25,827,317       27,201,448  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     178,000,349       182,409,737  

NET ASSETS

 

Beginning of period

     773,492,984       591,083,247  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 951,493,333     $ 773,492,984  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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, 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 December 31, 2024:

 

     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Investments in Securities:

        

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 931,076,681     $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 931,076,681  

Rights

     –0 –      –0 –      11,601       11,601  

Short-Term Investments

     22,856,701       –0 –      –0 –      22,856,701  

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

     3,264,694       –0 –      –0 –      3,264,694  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     957,198,076       –0 –      11,601       957,209,677  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 957,198,076     $    –0 –    $ 11,601     $ 957,209,677  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)   See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income.

The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating

 

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results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .60% of the first $2.5 billion, .50% of the next $2.5 billion and .45% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $93,919.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $27,150.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 35,427     $ 98,771      $ 111,342      $ 22,856      $ 872  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     –0 –      4,555        1,290        3,265        –0 – 
          

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           $ 26,121      $ 872  
          

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser reimbursed the Portfolio $488 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. 

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $ 234,494,158     $ 234,238,761  

U.S. government securities

     –0 –      –0 – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 504,547,679  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

     467,329,593  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (14,667,595
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 452,661,998  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the year ended December 31, 2024.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to

 

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exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Market Value of
Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

    AB Government Money
Market Portfolio
 
 

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 3,986,911     $ 3,264,694     $ 764,570     $ 3,820     $ –0–     $ 134  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31, 2024
    Year Ended
December 31, 2023
          Year Ended
December 31, 2024
    Year Ended
December 31, 2023
 

Class A

 

Shares sold

    180,385       303,693       $ 15,397,210     $ 20,384,732  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    188,628       295,735         14,973,256       20,050,816  

Shares redeemed

    (593,493     (591,209       (50,409,600     (40,029,950
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (224,480     8,219       $ (20,039,134   $ 405,598  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

 

Shares sold

    1,103,284       606,789       $ 85,672,707     $ 37,120,401  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

    327,380       467,160         23,217,785       28,501,444  

Shares redeemed

    (828,978     (637,919       (63,024,041     (38,825,995
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    601,686       436,030       $ 45,866,451     $ 26,795,850  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 62% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Focused Portfolio Risk—Investments in a limited number of companies may have more risk because changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, than would be the case if the Portfolio were invested in a larger number of companies.

Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the information technology or health care sector. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Portfolio’s investments.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     2024      2023  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 199,068      $ –0 – 

Net long-term capital gains

     37,991,973      $ 48,552,260  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 38,191,041      $ 48,552,260  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed capital gains

   $ 89,128,813  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     452,661,998 (a) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 541,790,811  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

 

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During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to the disallowance of a net operating loss resulted in a net increase in distributable earnings and a net decrease in additional paid-in capital. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $74.50       $58.90       $93.09       $77.09       $61.26  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    (.04     .11       (.05     (.19     (.06

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    18.41       20.12       (25.48     22.16       21.18  

Contributions from Affiliates

    –0 –      .00 (c)      –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    18.37       20.23       (25.53     21.97       21.12  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.05     –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (3.51     (4.63     (8.66     (5.97     (5.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (3.56     (4.63     (8.66     (5.97     (5.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $89.31       $74.50       $58.90       $93.09       $77.09  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    25.26     35.13     (28.51 )%      28.98     35.49
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period
(000’s omitted)

    $375,852       $330,245       $260,596       $389,051       $331,436  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .65     .65     .65     .65     .66

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .65     .66     .65     .65     .67

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    (.04 )%      .17     (.07 )%      (.22 )%      (.08 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     30     34     17     33
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .00     .01     .00     .00     .01

 

 

 

See footnote summary on page 15.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $66.96       $53.45       $85.67       $71.51       $57.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment loss(a)(b)

    (.22     (.05     (.20     (.37     (.21

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    16.49       18.19       (23.36     20.50       19.73  

Contributions from Affiliates

    –0 –      .00 (c)      –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    16.27       18.14       (23.56     20.13       19.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Distributions

         

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (3.51     (4.63     (8.66     (5.97     (5.29
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $79.72       $66.96       $53.45       $85.67       $71.51  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    24.95     34.78     (28.69 )%      28.65     35.15
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period
(000’s omitted)

    $575,641       $443,248       $330,487       $490,111       $413,127  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .90     .90     .90     .90     .91

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)‡

    .90     .91     .90     .90     .92

Net investment loss(b)

    (.29 )%      (.08 )%      (.32 )%      (.47 )%      (.33 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     30     34     17     33
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .00     .01     .00     .00     .01

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)   In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2020, such waiver amounted to .01% and .01%, respectively.

 

*   Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the year ended December 31, 2024 by .11%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Portfolio during the taxable year ended December 31, 2024. The Portfolio designates $37,991,973 of dividends paid as long-term capital gain dividends.

 

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LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on May 7-9, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts

 

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for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised aby the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 29, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another funds advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the

 

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CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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LOGO

 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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AB RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

 


 

Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 




Company
  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                   

COMMON STOCKS–96.5%

   

FINANCIALS–23.2%

   

BANKS–8.6%

   

Citigroup, Inc.

    340,563     $ 23,972,229  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    157,360       37,720,766  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    250,203       17,574,259  
   

 

 

 
      79,267,254  
   

 

 

 

CAPITAL MARKETS–3.2%

   

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund(a)

    216,341       6,989,978  

S&P Global, Inc.

    45,254       22,537,849  
   

 

 

 
      29,527,827  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES–8.9%

   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.– Class B(b)

    80,935       36,686,217  

Fiserv, Inc.(b)

    136,333       28,005,525  

Mastercard, Inc.– Class A

    21,702       11,427,622  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    242,948       5,760,297  
   

 

 

 
      81,879,661  
   

 

 

 

INSURANCE–2.5%

   

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.(a)

    188,565       16,710,631  

MetLife, Inc.

    76,056       6,227,465  
   

 

 

 
      22,938,096  
   

 

 

 
      213,612,838  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–17.4%

   

BIOTECHNOLOGY–6.5%

   

Amgen, Inc.

    9,250       2,410,920  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    214,039       19,770,782  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

    34,106       24,294,727  

United Therapeutics Corp.(a)(b)

    37,099       13,090,011  
   

 

 

 
      59,566,440  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–1.5%

   

GE Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    173,175       13,538,821  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–4.5%

   

Cencora, Inc.

    71,197       15,996,542  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    36,053       13,299,952  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    17,343       5,205,501  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    49,832       7,517,656  
   

 

 

 
      42,019,651  
   

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS–4.9%

   

Johnson & Johnson

    160,823       23,258,222  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    123,960       12,331,541  

Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR)(a)

    281,903       9,832,777  
   

 

 

 
      45,422,540  
   

 

 

 
      160,547,452  
   

 

 

 
                                   

INDUSTRIALS–15.1%

   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–2.6%

   

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    21,723     7,708,841  

RTX Corp.

    143,205       16,571,683  
   

 

 

 
      24,280,524  
   

 

 

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS–1.7%

   

A O Smith Corp.

    81,776       5,577,941  

Allegion PLC

    42,785       5,591,144  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.(b)

    34,678       4,956,526  
   

 

 

 
      16,125,611  
   

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–1.2%

   

Veralto Corp.

    110,520       11,256,462  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–3.2%

   

Emerson Electric Co.

    39,664       4,915,559  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    77,918       12,081,186  

nVent Electric PLC

    177,166       12,075,635  
   

 

 

 
      29,072,380  
   

 

 

 

GROUND TRANSPORTATION–1.6%

   

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.(a)

    87,248       14,889,744  
   

 

 

 

MACHINERY–2.5%

   

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    24,944       2,695,449  

Dover Corp.

    30,721       5,763,259  

PACCAR, Inc.

    56,435       5,870,369  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    46,190       8,757,162  
   

 

 

 
      23,086,239  
   

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–1.4%

   

FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)(b)

    24,184       4,622,288  

Robert Half, Inc.

    116,862       8,234,096  
   

 

 

 
      12,856,384  
   

 

 

 

TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS–0.9%

   

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

    20,343       3,530,934  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.–Class A(a)

    58,807       4,392,295  
   

 

 

 
      7,923,229  
   

 

 

 
      139,490,573  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–9.5%

   

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–5.9%

   

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

    28,864       11,436,783  

Target Corp.

    53,282       7,202,661  

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 




Company
  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                   

Walmart, Inc.

    400,030     $ 36,142,710  
   

 

 

 
      54,782,154  
   

 

 

 

TOBACCO–3.6%

   

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    272,926       32,846,644  
   

 

 

 
      87,628,798  
   

 

 

 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–9.3%

   

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–0.6%

   

TE Connectivity PLC

    36,530       5,222,694  
   

 

 

 

IT SERVICES–2.8%

   

Accenture PLC– Class A

    74,581       26,236,850  
   

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–5.9%

   

Intel Corp.

    392,478       7,869,184  

Lam Research Corp.

    54,400       3,929,312  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    66,979       10,289,314  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

    63,301       12,501,315  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    104,540       19,602,295  
   

 

 

 
      54,191,420  
   

 

 

 
      85,650,964  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–7.7%

   

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–1.0%

   

BorgWarner, Inc.

    284,229       9,035,640  
   

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–1.2%

   

Starbucks Corp.

    126,360       11,530,350  
   

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–0.7%

   

DR Horton, Inc.

    45,029       6,295,955  
   

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL–2.2%

   

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.(a)

    21,920       5,016,173  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    98,825       14,949,258  
   

 

 

 
      19,965,431  
   

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–2.6%

   

Lululemon Athletica, Inc.(b)

    34,011       13,006,146  

NIKE, Inc.– Class B

    140,610       10,639,959  
   

 

 

 
      23,646,105  
   

 

 

 
      70,473,481  
   

 

 

 
                                   

ENERGY–6.4%

   

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–0.4%

   

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

    104,570     3,348,331  
   

 

 

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–6.0%

   

Chevron Corp.(a)

    88,286       12,787,344  

ConocoPhillips

    85,600       8,488,952  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    157,974       19,364,453  

Phillips 66

    132,976       15,149,956  
   

 

 

 
      55,790,705  
   

 

 

 
      59,139,036  
   

 

 

 

COMMUNICATION SERVICES–3.9%

   

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES–1.4%

   

Comcast Corp.– Class A

    347,100       13,026,663  
   

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT–2.5%

   

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    159,306       23,306,468  
   

 

 

 
      36,333,131  
   

 

 

 

MATERIALS–3.2%

   

CHEMICALS–1.4%

   

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    98,013       8,362,469  

PPG Industries, Inc.

    39,916       4,767,966  
   

 

 

 
      13,130,435  
   

 

 

 

CONTAINERS & PACKAGING–0.6%

   

Sealed Air Corp.(a)

    166,472       5,631,748  
   

 

 

 

METALS & MINING–1.2%

   

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

    97,051       11,070,608  
   

 

 

 
      29,832,791  
   

 

 

 

REAL ESTATE–0.8%

   

SPECIALIZED REITS–0.8%

   

Public Storage

    25,219       7,551,577  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $719,504,132)

      890,260,641  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–2.3%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–2.3%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $20,864,539)

    20,864,539       20,864,539  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED–98.8%
(cost $740,368,671)

      911,125,180  
   

 

 

 

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 




Company
  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                   

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES
LOANED–2.6%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–2.6%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $23,970,730)

    23,970,730     $ 23,970,730  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.4%
(cost $764,339,401)

      935,095,910  

Other assets less
liabilities–(1.4)%

      (12,661,653
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

    $ 922,434,257  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

(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.

Glossary:

ADR–American Depositary Receipt

REIT–Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

  

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $719,504,132)

   $ 890,260,641 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $44,835,269—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $23,970,730)

     44,835,269  

Cash

     20,571  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     10,922,635  

Unaffiliated dividends receivable

     1,911,247  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     83,812  

Receivable due from Adviser

     3,595  

Other assets

     917,363  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     948,955,133  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     23,970,730  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     917,982  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     851,614  

Advisory fee payable

     423,283  

Distribution fee payable

     150,074  

Administrative fee payable

     24,067  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Directors’ fees payable

     93  

Accrued expenses

     182,866  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     26,520,876  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 922,434,257  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

  

Capital stock, at par

   $ 29,706  

Additional paid-in capital

     655,859,401  

Distributable earnings

     266,545,150  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 922,434,257  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A      $  210,860,490          6,655,444        $  31.68  
B      $ 711,573,767          23,050,890        $ 30.87  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $69,273,941 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $108,059)

   $ 16,066,154  

Affiliated issuers

     1,470,254  

Interest

     756  

Securities lending income

     34,619  
  

 

 

 
     17,571,783  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     5,008,417  

Distribution fee—Class B

     1,796,953  

Transfer agency—Class A

     1,960  

Transfer agency—Class B

     7,357  

Printing

     108,692  

Administrative

     95,375  

Custody and accounting

     88,102  

Legal

     75,099  

Audit and tax

     49,072  

Directors’ fees

     33,047  

Miscellaneous

     26,785  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     7,290,859  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (49,430
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     7,241,429  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     10,330,354  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     90,733,236  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     6,898,581  
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

     97,631,817  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 107,962,171  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 10,330,354     $ 11,942,773  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     90,733,236       33,533,788  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     6,898,581       47,309,060  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     107,962,171       92,785,621  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (9,860,890     (15,270,443

Class B

     (34,400,457     (62,328,817

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Net increase (decrease)

     (16,530     8,728,514  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     63,684,294       23,914,875  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     858,749,963       834,835,088  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 922,434,257     $ 858,749,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Relative Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (formerly known as AB Growth and Income Portfolio) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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, 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 December 31, 2024:

 

       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities:

             

Assets:

             

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 890,260,641      $ –0 –     $ –0 –     $ 890,260,641  

Short-Term Investments

       20,864,539        –0 –       –0 –       20,864,539  

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

       23,970,730        –0 –       –0 –       23,970,730  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       935,095,910        –0 –       –0 –       935,095,910  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 935,095,910      $    –0 –     $    –0 –     $ 935,095,910  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)   See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

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3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income.

The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .55% of the first $2.5 billion, .45% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $95,375.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $45,305.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 39,970      $ 176,423      $ 195,529      $ 20,864      $ 1,470  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     16,533        90,941        83,503        23,971        0 ** 
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 44,835      $ 1,470  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

 

**   Amount is less than $500.

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. 

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to

 

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its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

       Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

     $ 508,677,240      $ 534,182,015  

U.S. government securities

       –0 –       –0 – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 767,070,494  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 186,613,484  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (18,588,068
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 168,025,416  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the year ended December 31, 2024.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                        AB Government Money
Market Portfolio
 

Market Value of
Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 69,273,941     $ 23,970,730     $ 46,840,082     $ 34,311     $ 308     $ 4,125  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

         

Shares sold

    1,488,728       958,264       $ 47,509,996     $ 27,676,936  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    322,990       545,958         9,860,890       15,270,443  

Shares redeemed

    (1,068,235     (1,028,628       (33,761,481     (29,725,520
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    743,483       475,594       $ 23,609,405     $ 13,221,859  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

         

Shares sold

    1,733,484       1,489,635       $ 54,152,119     $ 42,230,544  

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    1,155,153       2,281,435         34,400,457       62,328,817  

Shares redeemed

    (3,615,533     (3,874,936       (112,178,511     (109,052,706
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (726,896     (103,866     $ (23,625,935   $ (4,493,345
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 45% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

 

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Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

       2024        2023  

Distributions paid from:

         

Ordinary income

     $ 11,941,310        $ 10,958,671  

Net long-term capital gains

       32,320,037          66,640,589  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

     $ 44,261,347        $ 77,599,260  
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 10,330,103  

Undistributed capital gains

     88,189,633  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     168,025,416 (a) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 266,545,152  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to distributable earnings or additional paid-in capital.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $29.50       $29.00       $36.83       $28.97       $30.30  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .42       .47       .48       .38       .40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    3.36       2.86       (2.21     7.76       .13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    3.78       3.33       (1.73     8.14       .53  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.47     (.45     (.49     (.28     (.42

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (1.13     (2.38     (5.61     –0 –      (1.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.60     (2.83     (6.10     (.28     (1.86
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $31.68       $29.50       $29.00       $36.83       $28.97  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)*

    13.02     12.03     (4.19 )%      28.15     2.72
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $210,860       $174,389       $157,648       $170,190       $143,269  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .60     .60     .59     .59     .61

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .60     .61     .59     .59     .62

Net investment income(b)

    1.33     1.65     1.50     1.13     1.53

Portfolio turnover rate

    58     70     66     51     54
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .01     .01     .00     .00     .01

 

 

See footnote summary on page 16.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $28.78       $28.36       $36.12       $28.43       $29.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .34       .39       .39       .29       .33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    3.28       2.79       (2.16     7.61       .13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    3.62       3.18       (1.77     7.90       .46  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.40     (.38     (.38     (.21     (.35

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (1.13     (2.38     (5.61     –0 –      (1.44
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.53     (2.76     (5.99     (.21     (1.79
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $30.87       $28.78       $28.36       $36.12       $28.43  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)*

    12.76     11.72     (4.42 )%      27.84     2.47
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $711,574       $684,361       $677,187       $752,562       $868,715  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .85     .85     .84     .84     .86

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .85     .86     .84     .85     .87

Net investment income(b)

    1.08     1.40     1.25     .87     1.28

Portfolio turnover rate

    58     70     66     51     54
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .01     .01     .00     .00     .01

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(d)   In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2020, such waiver amounted to .01% and .01%, respectively.

 

*   Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the year ended December 31, 2024 by .10%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Relative Value Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Relative Value Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Portfolio during the taxable year ended December 31, 2024. For corporate shareholders, 100% of dividends paid qualify for the dividends received deduction. The Portfolio designates $32,320,037 of dividends paid as long-term capital gain dividends.

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Relative Value Portfolio (formerly AB Growth and Income Portfolio) (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on May 7-9, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its

 

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RELATIVE VALUE PORTFOLIO  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Fund’s profitability to the Adviser would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 29, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another fund advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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VPS-RV-0151-1224


DEC 12.31.24

 

LOGO

 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.

 

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AB SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO


 

 

 

Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                 

COMMON STOCKS–99.0%

   
   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–24.3%

   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–0.1%

   

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)

    789     $ 66,237  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–2.6%

   

Fabrinet(a)

    3,971       873,143  

Novanta, Inc.(a)

    5,383       822,361  
   

 

 

 
      1,695,504  
   

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–5.9%

   

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd.(a)

    13,266       891,608  

Impinj, Inc.(a)

    4,114       597,600  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a)

    7,086       920,542  

Onto Innovation, Inc.(a)

    1,439       239,838  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    18,339       1,134,267  

Universal Display Corp.

    439       64,182  
   

 

 

 
      3,848,037  
   

 

 

 

SOFTWARE–13.8%

   

Alkami Technology, Inc.(a)

    26,940       988,159  

Altair Engineering, Inc.–Class A(a)

    6,263       683,356  

Braze, Inc.–Class A(a)

    17,338       726,115  

Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc.–Class A(a)

    41,056       1,129,861  

Intapp, Inc.(a)

    16,208       1,038,771  

Klaviyo, Inc.–Class A(a)

    22,363       922,250  

Monday.com Ltd.(a)

    2,697       634,982  

Onestream, Inc.(a)

    25,084       715,396  

Rubrik, Inc.–Class A(a)

    14,002       915,171  

ServiceTitan, Inc.(a)

    1,422       146,281  

SPS Commerce, Inc.(a)

    5,727       1,053,711  
   

 

 

 
      8,954,053  
   

 

 

 

TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE, STORAGE & PERIPHERALS–1.9%

   

ACV Auctions, Inc.–Class A(a)

    55,379       1,196,186  
   

 

 

 
      15,760,017  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS–23.1%

   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–5.1%

   

AeroVironment, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,207       647,415  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    2,298       815,491  

Leonardo DRS, Inc.(a)

    29,821       963,516  

Loar Holdings, Inc.(a)

    5,772       426,609  

Standardaero, Inc.(a)

    16,985       420,549  
   

 

 

 
      3,273,580  
   

 

 

 
                                   

BUILDING PRODUCTS–5.7%

     

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

     6,248      883,030  

AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(a)

     16,259        771,815  

CSW Industrials, Inc.(b)

     3,046        1,074,629  

Knife River Corp.(a)

     9,562        971,881  
     

 

 

 
        3,701,355  
     

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–1.0%

     

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     15,758        627,799  
     

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–3.9%

     

Construction Partners, Inc.–Class A(a)

     12,027        1,063,908  

Everus Construction Group, Inc.(a)

     7,756        509,957  

Primoris Services Corp.

     12,817        979,219  
     

 

 

 
        2,553,084  
     

 

 

 

GROUND TRANSPORTATION–1.2%

     

ArcBest Corp.

     8,324        776,796  
     

 

 

 

MACHINERY–4.2%

     

Esab Corp.

     7,180        861,169  

ITT, Inc.

     6,248        892,714  

SPX Technologies, Inc.(a)

     6,645        966,981  
     

 

 

 
        2,720,864  
     

 

 

 

MARINE TRANSPORTATION–1.1%

     

Kirby Corp.(a)

     6,947        734,993  
     

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–0.9%

     

FTI Consulting, Inc.(a)

     3,188        609,322  
     

 

 

 
        14,997,793  
     

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–21.1%

     

BIOTECHNOLOGY–13.1%

     

Akero Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     9,741        270,995  

Apogee Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     7,569        342,876  

ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     21,365        225,401  

Ascendis Pharma A/S (ADR)(a)

     2,488        342,523  

Bicara Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     7,339        127,845  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a)

     6,379        556,376  

Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(a)

     15,226        417,801  

CG oncology, Inc.(a)

     10,567        303,061  

Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     15,324        186,646  

Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)

     7,577        356,422  

Denali Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     18,211        371,140  

Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     9,177        200,059  

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     11,944        571,043  

Insmed, Inc.(a)

     12,229        844,290  

Korro Bio, Inc.(a)

     5,795        220,616  

Legend Biotech Corp. (ADR)(a)

     8,314        270,538  

Merus NV(a)

     6,340        266,597  

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                 

MoonLake Immunotherapeutics(a)

    5,739     $ 310,767  

Newamsterdam Pharma Co. NV(a)

    10,388       266,972  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)

    5,785       243,375  

Upstream Bio, Inc.(a)(b)

    10,433       171,518  

Vaxcyte, Inc.(a)

    9,833       804,929  

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)

    4,315       173,636  

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    18,513       354,894  

Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    7,583       297,254  
   

 

 

 
      8,497,574  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–3.3%

   

AtriCure, Inc.(a)

    21,071       643,930  

Glaukos Corp.(a)

    4,698       704,418  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    4,764       787,489  
   

 

 

 
      2,135,837  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–2.0%

   

BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.(a)(b)

    29,236       497,889  

PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)

    9,898       796,987  
   

 

 

 
      1,294,876  
   

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–1.9%

   

Quanterix Corp.(a)

    22,985       244,330  

Repligen Corp.(a)

    4,855       698,829  

Tempus AI, Inc.(a)(b)

    9,600       324,096  
   

 

 

 
      1,267,255  
   

 

 

 

PHARMACEUTICALS–0.8%

   

Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(a)

    4,275       357,048  

Rapport Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

    10,185       180,682  
   

 

 

 
      537,730  
   

 

 

 
      13,733,272  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–14.5%

   

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–1.6%

   

Modine Manufacturing Co.(a)

    8,846       1,025,517  
   

 

 

 

BROADLINE RETAIL–1.5%

   

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

    8,698       954,432  
   

 

 

 

DIVERSIFIED CONSUMER SERVICES–0.7%

   

KinderCare Learning Cos., Inc.(a)

    25,755       458,439  
   

 

 

 

HOTELS, RESTAURANTS & LEISURE–3.6%

   

Dutch Bros, Inc.–Class A(a)

    18,051       945,511  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

    3,697       667,050  
                                   

Wingstop, Inc.

     2,592      736,646  
     

 

 

 
        2,349,207  
     

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLD DURABLES–3.4%

     

Champion Homes, Inc.(a)

     9,762        860,032  

Meritage Homes Corp.

     3,151        484,687  

SharkNinja, Inc.(a)

     8,748        851,705  
     

 

 

 
        2,196,424  
     

 

 

 

SPECIALTY RETAIL–3.7%

     

Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)

     7,956        1,207,880  

Five Below, Inc.(a)

     4,649        487,959  

RH(a)

     1,817        715,153  
     

 

 

 
        2,410,992  
     

 

 

 
        9,395,011  
     

 

 

 

FINANCIALS–10.0%

     

CAPITAL MARKETS–5.8%

     

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

     4,497        780,949  

Piper Sandler Cos.

     3,449        1,034,527  

StepStone Group, Inc.–Class A

     17,182        994,494  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     8,597        911,970  
     

 

 

 
        3,721,940  
     

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES–2.6%

     

NCR Atleos Corp.(a)

     26,742        907,089  

Shift4 Payments, Inc.–Class A(a)(b)

     7,704        799,521  
     

 

 

 
        1,706,610  
     

 

 

 

INSURANCE–1.6%

     

RLI Corp.

     4,410        726,901  

TWFG, Inc.(a)

     10,229        315,053  
     

 

 

 
        1,041,954  
     

 

 

 
        6,470,504  
     

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–4.2%

     

CONSUMER STAPLES DISTRIBUTION & RETAIL–1.5%

     

Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a)

     20,048        988,767  
     

 

 

 

FOOD PRODUCTS–1.3%

     

Freshpet, Inc.(a)

     5,727        848,226  
     

 

 

 

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS–1.4%

     

BellRing Brands, Inc.(a)

     11,785        887,882  
     

 

 

 
        2,724,875  
     

 

 

 

MATERIALS–1.2%

     

CHEMICALS–1.2%

     

Element Solutions, Inc.

     29,853        759,162  
     

 

 

 

ENERGY–0.6%

     

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES–0.5%

     

TechnipFMC PLC

     12,679        366,930  
     

 

 

 

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company  

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  
                                 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–0.1%

   

Permian Resources Corp.

    2,705     $ 38,898  
   

 

 

 
      405,828  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $52,056,103)

      64,246,462  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–1.0%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–1.0%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $682,959)

    682,959       682,959  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS BEFORE SECURITY LENDING COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–100.0%
(cost $52,739,062)

      64,929,421  
   

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED–1.9%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–1.9%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,211,308)

    1,211,308       1,211,308  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–101.9%
(cost $53,950,370)

      66,140,729  

Other assets less liabilities–(1.9)%

      (1,245,931
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

    $ 64,894,798  
   

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(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.

Glossary:

ADR—American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $52,056,103)

   $ 64,246,462 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $1,894,267—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $1,211,308)

     1,894,267  

Cash

     11  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     166,899  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     31,660  

Receivable due from Adviser

     24,850  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

     12,860  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     3,998  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     66,381,007  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     1,211,308  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     72,439  

Advisory fee payable

     41,435  

Administrative fee payable

     23,960  

Distribution fee payable

     8,436  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     7,094  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     178  

Directors’ fees payable

     2  

Accrued expenses

     121,357  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,486,209  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 64,894,798  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 6,184  

Additional paid-in capital

     55,465,845  

Distributable earnings

     9,422,769  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 64,894,798  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A      $  25,353,154          1,994,340        $  12.71  
B      $ 39,541,644          4,189,889        $ 9.44  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $3,785,559 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers

   $ 169,677  

Affiliated issuers

     41,125  

Interest

     182  

Securities lending income

     83,025  
  

 

 

 
     294,009  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     444,758  

Distribution fee—Class B

     95,468  

Transfer agency—Class A

     1,454  

Transfer agency—Class B

     2,631  

Administrative

     94,216  

Custody and accounting

     74,591  

Audit and tax

     42,290  

Legal

     31,659  

Printing

     26,569  

Directors’ fees

     21,371  

Miscellaneous

     9,039  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     844,046  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (216,578
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     627,468  
  

 

 

 

Net investment loss

     (333,459
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     8,936,895  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     987,931  
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

     9,924,826  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 9,591,367  
  

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

    

Net investment loss

   $ (333,459   $ (285,468

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     8,936,895       (805,999

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     987,931       9,867,204  

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     –0 –      90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     9,591,367       8,775,827  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (49,738     –0 – 

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Net decrease

     (1,774,244     (1,352,135
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     7,767,385       7,423,692  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     57,127,413       49,703,721  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 64,894,798     $ 57,127,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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, 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 December 31, 2024:

 

       Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities:

             

Assets:

             

Common Stocks(a)

     $ 64,246,462      $    –0 –     $    –0 –     $ 64,246,462  

Short-Term Investments

       682,959           –0 –       682,959  

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

       1,211,308        –0 –       –0 –       1,211,308  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       66,140,729        –0 –       –0 –       66,140,729  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

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

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 66,140,729      $ –0 –     $ –0 –     $ 66,140,729  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)   See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

 

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3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income.

The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding expenses associated with acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Portfolio may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .90% and 1.15% of daily average net assets for Class A and Class B shares, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $214,869. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement extends through May 1, 2025 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $94,216.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $1,265.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 1,031      $ 19,606      $ 19,954      $ 683      $ 41  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

     412        13,185        12,386        1,211        5  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 1,894      $ 46  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*   Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Adviser reimbursed the Portfolio $90 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-

 

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owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities.

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

       Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

     $ 54,376,685      $ 56,746,816  

U.S. government securities

       –0 –       –0 – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 55,433,280  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 14,776,808  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (4,069,359
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 10,707,449  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The Portfolio did not engage in derivatives transactions for the year ended December 31, 2024.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the bor-

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

rower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                       

 AB Government Money Market 
Portfolio

 

Market Value of
Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

Earned

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 3,785,559     $ 1,211,308     $ 2,678,379     $ 78,029     $ 4,996     $ 444  

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

         

Shares sold

    511,268       240,943       $ 6,668,045     $ 2,405,631  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    4,413       –0 –        49,738       –0 – 

Shares redeemed

    (334,328     (320,406       (3,984,470     (3,234,270
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    181,353       (79,463     $ 2,733,313     $ (828,639
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

 

Shares sold

    880,965       885,610       $ 7,576,975     $ 6,484,511  

Shares redeemed

    (1,416,878     (960,393       (12,084,532     (7,008,007
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (535,913     (74,783     $ (4,507,557   $ (523,496
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 60% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

 

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NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the information technology or health care sector. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Portfolio’s investments.

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

       2024        2023  

Distributions paid from:

         

Ordinary income

     $ 49,738        $    –0 – 
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

     $ 49,738        $ –0 – 
    

 

 

      

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Accumulated capital and other losses

   $ (1,290,255 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     10,713,024 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 9,422,769  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net capital loss carryforward of $1,290,255. During the fiscal year, the Portfolio utilized $8,152,463 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

 

(b)   The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $1,290,255, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to the disallowance of a net operating loss and taxable overdistributions resulted in a net increase in distributable earnings and a net decrease in additional paid-in capital. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.74       $ 9.10       $25.13       $28.76       $19.92  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment loss(a)(b)

    (.05     (.04     (.06     (.20     (.13

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    2.05       1.68       (8.86     2.87       10.49  

Contributions from Affiliates

    –0 –      .00 (c)      –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    2.00       1.64       (8.92     2.67       10.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.03     –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    –0 –      –0 –      (7.11     (6.30     (1.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.03     –0 –      (7.11     (6.30     (1.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $12.71       $10.74       $ 9.10       $25.13       $28.76  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    18.64     18.02     (39.09 )%      9.46     53.98
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $25,353       $19,464       $17,213       $32,295       $34,314  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .90     .90     .90     .91     .90

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.26     1.31     1.22     1.08     1.09

Net investment loss(b)

    (.39 )%      (.38 )%      (.42 )%      (.71 )%      (.60 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    92     69     67     67     103

 

 

 

 

See footnote summary on page 16.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.97       $6.77       $21.35       $25.36       $17.75  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment loss(a)(b)

    (.06     (.05     (.07     (.24     (.16

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1.53       1.25       (7.40     2.53       9.29  

Contributions from Affiliates

    –0 –      .00 (c)      –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.47       1.20       (7.47     2.29       9.13  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Distributions

         

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    –0 –      –0 –      (7.11     (6.30     (1.52
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.44       $7.97       $ 6.77       $21.35       $25.36  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    18.44     17.72     (39.26 )%      9.20     53.64
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $39,542       $37,663       $32,491       $54,079       $84,816  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15     1.15

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.51     1.56     1.47     1.31     1.33

Net investment loss(b)

    (.66 )%      (.62 )%      (.67 )%      (.96 )%      (.84 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    92     69     67     67     103

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)   The expense ratios presented below exclude interest/bank overdraft expense:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2024      2023      2022      2021      2020  

Class A

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .90      .90      .90      .90      .90

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.26      1.31      1.22      1.07      1.09

Class B

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.15      1.15      1.15      1.15      1.15

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.51      1.56      1.47      1.31      1.33

 

*   Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Portfolio resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Portfolio’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2024, December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021 by .01%, .02% and .03%, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO
CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on May 7-9, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous

 

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factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund in 2022 was not unreasonable. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in 2023.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Fund’s recent unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 29, 2024 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was above the median and discussed with the Adviser the reasons it was above the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with those for two other funds advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the

 

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SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO
CONTINUANCE DISCLOSURE  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and reflected the impact of the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the median of a peer group and lower than the median of a peer universe. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanations of the reasons for this, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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DEC 12.31.24

 

LOGO

 

ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS

SERIES FUND, INC.

 

+  

AB SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO


 

 

 

Investment Products Offered

 

   

Are Not FDIC Insured

   

May Lose Value

   

Are Not Bank Guaranteed

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

 

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company

  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                  

COMMON STOCKS–99.2%

   
   

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY–32.8%

   

COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT–1.7%

   

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

    24,781     $ 2,739,044  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS & COMPONENTS–6.4%

   

Flex Ltd.(a)

    120,518       4,626,686  

Halma PLC

    78,831       2,644,695  

Keyence Corp.

    7,400       3,007,888  
   

 

 

 
      10,279,269  
   

 

 

 

IT SERVICES–2.3%

   

Accenture PLC–Class A

    10,531       3,704,701  
   

 

 

 

SEMICONDUCTORS & SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT–10.5%

   

ASML Holding NV

    2,826       1,979,427  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    3,425       2,026,573  

NVIDIA Corp.

    38,737       5,201,992  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    13,127       2,728,447  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    152,000       4,940,003  
   

 

 

 
      16,876,442  
   

 

 

 

SOFTWARE–11.9%

   

Adobe, Inc.(a)

    7,066       3,142,109  

Bentley Systems, Inc.–Class B

    34,944       1,631,885  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

    11,040       3,317,078  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

    1,451       2,888,839  

Microsoft Corp.

    14,502       6,112,593  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

    11,783       2,144,035  
   

 

 

 
      19,236,539  
   

 

 

 
      52,835,995  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIALS–19.1%

   

BANKS–2.7%

   

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

    3,415,000       1,202,091  

NU Holdings Ltd./Cayman Islands–Class A(a)

    299,092       3,098,593  
   

 

 

 
      4,300,684  
   

 

 

 

CAPITAL MARKETS–5.8%

   

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    40,820       3,200,288  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    29,932       4,225,046  

Partners Group Holding AG

    1,381       1,875,802  
   

 

 

 
      9,301,136  
   

 

 

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES–5.3%

   

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

    20,228       4,155,236  

Visa, Inc.–Class A

    13,843       4,374,941  
   

 

 

 
      8,530,177  
   

 

 

 

INSURANCE–5.3%

   

Aflac, Inc.

    32,020       3,312,149  

AIA Group Ltd.

    445,400       3,199,247  
                                  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

    9,510     2,031,621  
   

 

 

 
      8,543,017  
   

 

 

 
      30,675,014  
   

 

 

 

INDUSTRIALS–18.5%

   

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE–1.6%

   

Hexcel Corp.

    40,705       2,552,203  
   

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL SERVICES & SUPPLIES–6.2%

   

Tetra Tech, Inc.

    50,724       2,020,844  

Veralto Corp.

    39,834       4,057,093  

Waste Management, Inc.

    18,844       3,802,531  
   

 

 

 
      9,880,468  
   

 

 

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING–3.6%

   

AECOM

    30,614       3,270,188  

WSP Global, Inc.

    14,315       2,519,129  
   

 

 

 
      5,789,317  
   

 

 

 

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT–3.3%

   

Prysmian SpA

    25,855       1,654,625  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    12,711       3,632,676  
   

 

 

 
      5,287,301  
   

 

 

 

MACHINERY–0.9%

   

TOMRA Systems ASA

    115,454       1,494,103  
   

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES–2.9%

   

Experian PLC

    54,228       2,330,711  

RELX PLC (London)

    52,355       2,372,151  
   

 

 

 
      4,702,862  
   

 

 

 
      29,706,254  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE–13.6%

   

HEALTH CARE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES–9.3%

   

Alcon AG

    33,954       2,878,875  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    14,449       3,278,044  

GE Healthcare, Inc.

    42,376       3,312,956  

Hologic, Inc.(a)

    30,087       2,168,972  

Terumo Corp.

    175,003       3,378,561  
   

 

 

 
      15,017,408  
   

 

 

 

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS & SERVICES–2.0%

   

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

    36,907       3,140,278  
   

 

 

 

LIFE SCIENCES TOOLS & SERVICES–2.3%

   

Bruker Corp.(b)

    21,258       1,246,144  

ICON PLC(a)

    11,518       2,415,440  
   

 

 

 
      3,661,584  
   

 

 

 
      21,819,270  
   

 

 

 

 

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SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Company

  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                  

CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY–6.1%

   

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS–1.5%

   

Aptiv PLC(a)

    39,777     $ 2,405,713  
   

 

 

 

BROADLINE RETAIL–2.4%

   

MercadoLibre, Inc.(a)

    2,264       3,849,796  
   

 

 

 

TEXTILES, APPAREL & LUXURY GOODS–2.2%

   

On Holding AG–Class A(a)

    66,238       3,627,855  
   

 

 

 
      9,883,364  
   

 

 

 

CONSUMER STAPLES–3.9%

   

HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS–1.9%

   

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    18,238       3,057,601  
   

 

 

 

PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS–2.0%

   

Unilever PLC (London)

    57,380       3,260,365  
   

 

 

 
      6,317,966  
   

 

 

 

UTILITIES–3.7%

   

ELECTRIC UTILITIES–2.4%

   

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    53,777       3,855,273  
   

 

 

 

WATER UTILITIES–1.3%

   

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo SABESP

    141,535       2,024,553  
   

 

 

 
      5,879,826  
   

 

 

 

Company

  Shares     U.S. $ Value  
                                  

ENERGY–1.5%

   

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS–1.5%

   

Cameco Corp. (New York)

    46,500     2,389,635  
   

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $127,869,521)

      159,507,324  
   

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS–0.9%

   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES–0.9%

   

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.–Government Money Market Portfolio–Class AB, 4.43%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,471,050)

    1,471,050       1,471,050  
   

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–100.1%
(cost $129,340,571)

      160,978,374  

Other assets less liabilities–(0.1)%

      (108,690
   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS–100.0%

    $ 160,869,684  
   

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

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

Bank of America, NA

       BRL        20,930          USD        3,595          01/03/2025        $ 207,075  

Bank of America, NA

       USD        3,380          BRL        20,930          01/03/2025          7,906  

Bank of America, NA

       GBP        8,823          USD        11,361          01/16/2025          316,578  

Bank of America, NA

       CAD        2,056          USD        1,434          02/05/2025          2,395  

Bank of America, NA

       USD        2,796          AUD        4,303          02/05/2025          (132,996

Bank of America, NA

       USD        1,091          JPY        166,336          02/21/2025          (28,588

Bank of America, NA

       TWD        55,900          USD        1,731          02/27/2025          29,925  

Barclays Bank PLC

       USD        4,757          CNH        34,397          01/23/2025          (68,292

Citibank, NA

       BRL        2,592          USD        431          01/03/2025          11,395  

Citibank, NA

       USD        419          BRL        2,592          01/03/2025          979  

Citibank, NA

       USD        2,268          KRW        3,037,523          01/17/2025           (211,077

Citibank, NA

       BRL        3,044          USD        491          02/04/2025          1,093  

Citibank, NA

       CAD        1,467          USD        1,025          02/05/2025          3,648  

Citibank, NA

       USD        1,939          CAD        2,680          02/05/2025          (72,524

Deutsche Bank AG

       USD        9,305          EUR        8,845          02/27/2025          (121,195

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

       NOK        14,842          USD        1,342          02/05/2025          38,062  

HSBC Bank USA

       BRL        2,539          USD        410          01/03/2025          (959

HSBC Bank USA

       USD        413          BRL        2,539          01/03/2025          (2,063

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

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

HSBC Bank USA

       GBP        512          USD        641          01/16/2025        $ 294  

HSBC Bank USA

       USD        1,039          GBP        831          01/16/2025          1,083  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

       BRL        2,804          USD        455          01/03/2025          1,027  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

       USD        453          BRL        2,804          01/03/2025          1,059  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       BRL        23,787          USD        3,841          01/03/2025          (8,985

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       USD        3,857          BRL        23,787          01/03/2025          (6,774

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       KRW        594,327          USD        432          01/17/2025          29,491  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       BRL        23,787          USD        3,835          02/04/2025          7,182  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

       USD        1,079          SEK        11,865          02/05/2025          (4,237

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        415          GBP        329          01/16/2025          (3,378

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       CNH        3,012          USD        412          01/23/2025          1,239  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        462          SGD        622          02/14/2025          (6,047

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        498          ZAR        9,091          02/14/2025           (18,261

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       USD        360          MXN        7,348          02/20/2025          (10,524

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

       EUR        428          USD        445          02/27/2025          782  

UBS AG

       HKD        21,089          USD        2,715          02/21/2025          (1,460

UBS AG

       CHF        4,679          USD        5,278          02/27/2025          92,190  
                         

 

 

 
     $ 56,043  
                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

(b)   Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(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.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD—Australian Dollar

BRL—Brazilian Real

CAD—Canadian Dollar

CHF—Swiss Franc

CNH—Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)

EUR—Euro

GBP—Great British Pound

HKD—Hong Kong Dollar

JPY—Japanese Yen

KRW—South Korean Won

MXN—Mexican Peso

NOK—Norwegian Krone

SEK—Swedish Krona

SGD—Singapore Dollar

TWD—New Taiwan Dollar

USD—United States Dollar

ZAR—South African Rand

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

ASSETS

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $127,869,521)

   $ 159,507,324 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $1,471,050)

     1,471,050  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $211,341)

     206,955  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     753,403  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     345,936  

Unaffiliated dividends receivable

     231,055  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     41,008  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     12,925  

Receivable due from Adviser

     7,275  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     162,576,931  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     697,360  

Payable for investment securities purchased and foreign currency transactions

     376,835  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     294,167  

Advisory fee payable

     101,797  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     55,531  

Administrative fee payable

     24,558  

Distribution fee payable

     20,812  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     167  

Directors’ fees payable

     27  

Accrued expenses

     135,993  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,707,247  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 160,869,684  
  

 

 

 

COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS

  

Capital stock, at par

   $ 4,778  

Additional paid-in capital

     109,655,482  

Distributable earnings

     51,209,424  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 160,869,684  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—1 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class      Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 
A      $  62,599,495          1,781,923        $  35.13  
B      $ 98,270,189          2,996,194        $ 32.80  

 

 

 

(a)   Includes securities on loan with a value of $105,106 (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS  
Year Ended December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $103,573)

   $ 1,656,582  

Affiliated issuers

     164,770  

Interest

     839  

Securities lending income

     601  
  

 

 

 
     1,822,792  
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES

  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,266,756  

Distribution fee—Class B

     263,388  

Transfer agency—Class A

     2,107  

Transfer agency—Class B

     3,488  

Administrative

     95,231  

Custody and accounting

     66,276  

Audit and tax

     60,867  

Printing

     49,348  

Legal

     38,001  

Directors’ fees

     22,889  

Miscellaneous

     19,400  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,887,751  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (90,117
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,797,634  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     25,158  
  

 

 

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENT AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS

  

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions(a)

     20,806,189  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     (527,949

Foreign currency transactions

     (96,659

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments(b)

     (9,922,965

Forward currency exchange contracts

     7,840  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (30,097
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     10,236,359  
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 10,261,517  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)   Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $7,261.

 

(b)   Net of increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $114,337.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS

    

Net investment income

   $ 25,158     $ 242,988  

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     20,181,581       864,038  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (9,945,222     22,130,507  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     10,261,517       23,237,533  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (180,118     (3,403,390

Class B

     (318,763     (6,377,144

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

    

Net decrease

     (12,638,265     (2,769,396
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (2,875,629     10,687,603  

NET ASSETS

    

Beginning of period

     163,745,313       153,057,710  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $ 160,869,684     $ 163,745,313  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
December 31, 2024   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

NOTE A: Significant Accounting Policies

The AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (formerly known as AB Global Thematic Growth Portfolio) is a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Portfolio’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital. The Portfolio is diversified as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). The Fund was incorporated in the State of Maryland as an open-end series investment company. The Fund offers nine separately managed pools of assets which have differing investment objectives and policies. The Portfolio offers Class A and Class B shares. Both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidating and other rights, except that Class B shares bear a distribution expense and have exclusive voting rights with respect to the Class B distribution plan.

The Portfolio offers and sells its shares only to separate accounts of certain life insurance companies for the purpose of funding variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. Sales are made without a sales charge at the Portfolio’s net asset value per share.

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Portfolio is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Portfolio.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Portfolio’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Portfolio’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but

 

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SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Portfolio may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Portfolio values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Portfolio generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 are 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.

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, 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.

 

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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of December 31, 2024:

 

       Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  

Investments in Securities:

            

Assets:

            

Common Stocks:

            

Information Technology

     $ 40,263,982      $ 12,572,013     $    –0 –     $ 52,835,995  

Financials

       20,172,828        10,502,186       –0 –       30,675,014  

Industrials

       21,854,664        7,851,590       –0 –       29,706,254  

Health Care

       12,421,556        9,397,714       –0 –       21,819,270  

Consumer Discretionary

       9,883,364        –0 –      –0 –       9,883,364  

Consumer Staples

       3,057,601        3,260,365       –0 –       6,317,966  

Utilities

       3,855,273        2,024,553       –0 –       5,879,826  

Energy

       2,389,635        –0 –      –0 –       2,389,635  

Short-Term Investments

       1,471,050        –0 –      –0 –       1,471,050  
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       115,369,953        45,608,421 (a)      –0 –       160,978,374  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

            

Assets:

            

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

       –0 –       753,403       –0 –       753,403  

Liabilities:

            

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

       –0 –       (697,360     –0 –       (697,360
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 115,369,953      $ 45,664,464     $ –0 –     $ 161,034,417  
    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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, see Note A.1.

 

(b)   Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Portfolio’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Portfolio may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Portfolio’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Portfolio’s financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Portfolio is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Portfolio amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Portfolio accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Fund are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

The Portfolio represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Portfolio’s President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Portfolio as a whole and the pre-determined Portfolio’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segments performance versus the Portfolio’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B: Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the first $2.5 billion, .65% of the next $2.5 billion and .60% in excess of $5 billion, of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its management fee and/or bear expenses of the Portfolio in order to reduce the Portfolio’s total operating expenses by an amount equal to .05% on an annual basis of the average net assets for Class A and Class B. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $84,451. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement extends through May 1, 2025 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Portfolio may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $95,231.

The Portfolio compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Portfolio. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $1,950 for the year ended December 31, 2024.

The Portfolio may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until

 

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August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its advisory fee from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the year ended December 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $5,666.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Market Value
12/31/23
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
12/31/24
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 536      $ 49,951      $ 49,016      $ 1,471      $ 165  

NOTE C: Distribution Plan

The Portfolio has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) for Class B shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Portfolio pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, at an annual rate of up to .50% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Board currently limits payments under the Plan to .25% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets attributable to Class B shares. The Plan provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. 

The Portfolio is not obligated under the Plan to pay any distribution and servicing fees in excess of the amounts set forth above. The purpose of the payments to the Distributor under the Plan is to compensate the Distributor for its distribution services with respect to the sale of the Portfolio’s Class B shares. Since the Distributor’s compensation is not directly tied to its expenses, the amount of compensation received by it under the Plan during any year may be more or less than its actual expenses. For this reason, the Plan is characterized by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission as being of the “compensation” variety.

In the event that the Plan is terminated or not continued, no distribution or servicing fees (other than current amounts accrued but not yet paid) would be owed by the Portfolio to the Distributor.

The Plan also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Portfolio’s shares.

NOTE D: Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended December 31, 2024 were as follows:

 

       Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

     $ 76,897,020      $ 91,179,898  

U.S. government securities

       –0 –       –0 – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 129,582,280  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 37,475,541  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (6,056,983
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 31,418,558  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Portfolio may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal type of derivative utilized by the Portfolio, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Portfolio may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale

 

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commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Portfolio. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

The Portfolio typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Portfolio typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Portfolio’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Portfolio’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Portfolio decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Portfolio’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Portfolio to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Portfolio had entered into the following derivatives:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value     

Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value  

Foreign currency contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts    $ 753,403      Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts    $ 697,360  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

      $ 753,403         $ 697,360  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of Gain or (Loss) on Derivatives
Within Statement of Operations

   Realized Gain or
(Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts    $ (527,949   $ 7,840  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (527,949   $ 7,840  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Portfolio’s derivative transactions during the year ended December 31, 2024:

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 30,846,556  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 28,840,507  

For financial reporting purposes, the Portfolio does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Portfolio’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Portfolio as of December 31, 2024. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

   Derivative Assets
Subject to a MA
     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Received*
    Security Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount of
Derivative Assets
 

Bank of America, NA

   $ 563,879      $ (161,584   $    –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 402,295  

Citibank, NA

     17,115        (17,115     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

     38,062        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      38,062  

HSBC Bank USA

     1,377        (1,377     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     2,086        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      2,086  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

     36,673        (19,996     –0 –      –0 –      16,677  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     2,021        (2,021     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

UBS AG

     92,190        (1,460     –0 –      –0 –      90,730  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 753,403      $ (203,553   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 549,850
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Derivative Liabilities
Subject to a MA
     Derivatives
Available for
Offset
    Cash Collateral
Pledged*
    Security Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities
 

Bank of America, NA

   $ 161,584      $ (161,584   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ –0 – 

Barclays Bank PLC

     68,292        –0 –      –0 –         –0 –      68,292  

Citibank, NA

     283,601        (17,115     –0 –      –0 –      266,486  

Deutsche Bank AG

     121,195        –0 –      –0 –      –0 –      121,195  

HSBC Bank USA

     3,022        (1,377     –0 –      –0 –      1,645  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

     19,996        (19,996     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     38,210        (2,021     –0 –      –0 –      36,189  

UBS AG

     1,460        (1,460     –0 –      –0 –      –0 – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 697,360      $ (203,553   $ –0 –    $ –0 –    $ 493,807
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*   The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^   Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

2. Currency Transactions

The Portfolio may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Portfolio may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Portfolio may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Portfolio and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Portfolio may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E: Securities Lending

The Portfolio may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Portfolio’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Portfolio will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Portfolio in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

certain other administrative expenses. If the Portfolio receives non-cash collateral, the Portfolio will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Portfolio will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Portfolio amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Portfolio will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Portfolio, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Portfolio earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Portfolio in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Portfolio’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Portfolio as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Portfolio lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Portfolio in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

                       

AB Government Money Market
Portfolio

 

Market Value of
Securities

on Loan*

   

Cash Collateral*

   

Market Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*

   

Income from
Borrowers

   

Income

 Earned 

   

Advisory Fee
Waived

 
$ 105,106     $ –0 –    $ 107,228     $ 601     $ –0 –    $ –0 – 

 

*   As of December 31, 2024.

NOTE F: Capital Stock

Each class consists of 500,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    SHARES           AMOUNT  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
          Year Ended
December 31,
2024
    Year Ended
December 31,
2023
 

Class A

         

Shares sold

    238,563       129,672       $ 8,094,654     $ 4,084,925  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    5,110       106,924         180,118       3,403,390  

Shares redeemed

    (217,969     (207,721       (7,625,362     (6,621,923
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    25,704       28,875       $ 649,410     $ 866,392  
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Class B

         

Shares sold

    147,446       197,320       $ 4,834,675     $ 5,765,234  

Shares issued on reinvestment of dividends and distributions

    9,677       213,783         318,763       6,377,144  

Shares redeemed

    (558,846     (529,397       (18,441,113     (15,778,166
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (401,723     (118,294     $ (13,287,675   $ (3,635,788
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

At December 31, 2024, certain shareholders of the Portfolio owned 60% in aggregate of the Portfolio’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholders, if any, may impact the Portfolio’s performance.

 

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NOTE G: Risks Involved in Investing in the Portfolio

Market Risk—The value of the Portfolio’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Portfolio invests fluctuate. The value of the Portfolio’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

Sector Risk—The Portfolio may have more risk than a more diversified portfolio because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the information technology sector. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Portfolio’s investments.

ESG Risk—Applying ESG and sustainability criteria to the investment process may exclude securities of certain issuers for non-investment reasons and, therefore, the Portfolio may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Securities of companies with ESG practices may shift into and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, and the Portfolio’s performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Furthermore, ESG and sustainability criteria are not uniformly defined, and the Portfolio’s ESG and sustainability criteria may differ from those used by other funds. In addition, in evaluating an investment, the Adviser is dependent upon information and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could adversely affect the analysis of the ESG and sustainability factors relevant to a particular investment.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging-Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid, and because these investments may be subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Portfolio’s investments or reduce its returns.

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies may have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolio. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Portfolio to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolio.

Focused Portfolio Risk—Investments in a limited number of companies may have more risk because changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Portfolio’s net asset value, or NAV, than would be the case if the Portfolio were invested in a larger number of companies.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Portfolio enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Portfolio’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Portfolio has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Portfolio has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions for the Portfolio, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H: Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Portfolio, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Portfolio did not utilize the Facility during the year ended December 31, 2024.

NOTE I: Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

       2024      2023  

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

     $    –0 –     $ 186,160  

Net long-term capital gains

       498,881        9,594,374  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

     $ 498,881      $ 9,780,534  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 110,418  

Undistributed capital gains

     19,985,654  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     31,113,352 (a) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 51,209,424  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)   The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of December 31, 2024, the Portfolio did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to distributable earnings or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE J: Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Portfolio’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS A  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $33.17       $30.42       $46.20       $42.40       $33.52  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .06       .10       .07       (.10     (.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    2.00       4.68       (12.25     9.46       12.64  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    2.06       4.78       (12.18     9.36       12.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    –0 –      (.09     –0 –      –0 –      (.24

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.10     (1.94     (3.60     (5.56     (3.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.10     (2.03     (3.60     (5.56     (3.66
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $35.13       $33.17       $30.42       $46.20       $42.40  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    6.21     16.01     (26.98 )%      22.87     39.41
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $62,599       $58,246       $52,543       $70,723       $58,316  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .91     .92     .90     .88     .94

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    .96     .97     .96     .93     1.00

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    .17     .32     .20     (.22 )%      (.29 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    47     32     43     24     44
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .00     .00     .00     .00     .01

 

 

See footnote summary on page 18.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS  
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    CLASS B  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $31.05       $28.59       $43.80       $40.54       $32.19  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    (.03     .02       (.02     (.20     (.18

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    1.88       4.39       (11.59     9.02       12.11  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.85       4.41       (11.61     8.82       11.93  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    –0 –      (.01     –0 –      –0 –      (.16

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.10     (1.94     (3.60     (5.56     (3.42
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.10     (1.95     (3.60     (5.56     (3.58
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $32.80       $31.05       $28.59       $43.80       $40.54  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    5.96     15.70     (27.17 )%      22.57     39.08
         

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $98,271       $105,499       $100,515       $149,808       $127,062  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    1.16     1.17     1.15     1.13     1.19

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(d)‡

    1.21     1.22     1.21     1.18     1.25

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    (.08 )%      .07     (.05 )%      (.47 )%      (.54 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    47     32     43     24     44
         

‡ Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

  

portfolios

    .00     .00     .00     .00     .01

 

 

 

(a)   Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)   Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)   Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total investment return does not reflect (i) insurance company’s separate account related expense charges and (ii) the deductions of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Portfolio distributions or the redemption of Portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(d)   In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the year ended December 31, 2020, such waiver amounted to .01%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED  
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Portfolio (one of the series constituting AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.) at December 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Portfolio’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

February 14, 2025

 

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2024 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Portfolio during the taxable year ended December 31, 2024. The Portfolio designates $498,881 of dividends paid as longterm capital gain dividends.

 

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SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

INFORMATION REGARDING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE FUND’S ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on May 7-9, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2022 and 2023 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous

 

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    AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of the Fund’s Class B shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Class A Shares of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 29, 2024. Based on their review and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in the more recent periods reviewed, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable. The directors determined to continue to monitor the Fund’s performance closely.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another fund advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of

 

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SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL THEMATIC PORTFOLIO
(continued)   AB Variable Products Series Fund

 

profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to funds such as the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the medians, after giving effect to a voluntary waiver by the Adviser. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanations of the reasons for this, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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VPS-SGT-0151-1224


ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

There were no disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

ITEM 9. PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Balanced Hedged Allocation Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Dynamic Asset Allocation Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Discovery Value Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Global Risk Allocation—Moderate Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB International Value Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Relative Value Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


At a Special Meeting held on July 18, 2024, shareholders of AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio (the “Fund”), a series of AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., elected Directors in connection with the establishment of a single, unitary board (“Unitary Board”) responsible for overseeing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and certain closed-end investment companies sponsored and advised by the Adviser. In connection with the establishment of the Unitary Board, Ms. Jacklin and Messrs. Downey and Turner will retire as Directors effective December 31, 2024, and Mr. Erzan will resign as a Director effective December 31, 2024, but will continue to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Funds. Shareholders of the Fund elected four individuals to serve as Directors effective January 1, 2025 (the “Directors-Elect”), who will serve on the Unitary Board with current Directors Mses. Loeb and McMullen and Messrs. Bermudez and Moody. The number of votes cast for and withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to the election of each nominee for office is included below.

 

Director:

   Voted For      Withheld
Authority
     Abstained      Broker
Non-Votes
 

Jorge A. Bermudez

     170,576,129.638        10,128,247.681        N/A        N/A  

Alexander Chaloff

     171,100,438.348        9,603,938.971        N/A        N/A  

R. Jay Gerken

     170,512,122.962        10,192,254.357        N/A        N/A  

Jeffrey R. Holland

     171,437,309.621        9,267,067.698        N/A        N/A  

Jeanette W. Loeb

     171,239,384.661        9,464,992.658        N/A        N/A  

Carol C. McMullen

     171,704,005.199        9,000,372.120        N/A        N/A  

Garry L. Moody

     170,787,135.380        9,917,241.939        N/A        N/A  

Emilie D. Wrapp

     171,471,043.103        9,233,334.216        N/A        N/A  


ITEM 10. REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Aggregate remuneration paid to all Directors and advisory board members are included within the Financial Statements under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 11. STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT.

Statement regarding basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract included within the Financial Statements under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 13. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 14. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY OF AND AFFILIDATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 15. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

ITEM 16. 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-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

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


ITEM 17. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 18. RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION.

Not applicable to the registrant

ITEM 19. EXHIBITS.

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

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

19(a)(1)   Code of Ethics that is subject to the disclosure of Item 2 hereof
19(b)(1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
19(b)(2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
19(c)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 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/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   March 5, 2025

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/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   March 5, 2025
By:  

/s/ Stephen M. Woetzel

  Stephen M. Woetzel
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   March 5, 2025