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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Growth and Income Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 88.0%

       

Financials - 19.2%

       

Banks - 5.2%

       

Citigroup, Inc.

     296,650        $ 18,457,563  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     324,090          32,807,631  
       

 

 

 
          51,265,194  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets - 2.1%

       

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     70,730          13,579,452  

Northern Trust Corp.

     79,419          7,180,272  
       

 

 

 
          20,759,724  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 2.2%

       

Capital One Financial Corp.

     260,580          21,286,780  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 3.3%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (a)

     164,322          33,010,647  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 6.4%

       

Aflac, Inc.

     128,150          6,407,500  

Allstate Corp. (The)

     230,260          21,685,887  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     354,930          12,972,692  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.-Class A

     151,880          21,563,922  
       

 

 

 
          62,630,001  
       

 

 

 
          188,952,346  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 14.4%

       

Biotechnology - 3.1%

       

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     61,665          14,576,373  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     89,250          8,419,845  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     122,360          7,954,623  
       

 

 

 
          30,950,841  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 4.7%

       

Anthem, Inc.

     54,830          15,735,113  

Cigna Corp. (a)

     191,220          30,752,001  
       

 

 

 
          46,487,114  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 6.6%

       

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     110,450          5,269,570  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc. (a)

     38,749          1,242,680  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     54,572          7,081,263  

Pfizer, Inc.

     575,550          24,443,608  

Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR) (b)

     775,920          26,683,889  
       

 

 

 
          64,721,010  
       

 

 

 
          142,158,965  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 13.5%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 3.4%

       

Raytheon Co.

     183,020          33,324,282  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 1.7%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     154,280          7,968,562  

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Southwest Airlines Co.

     163,250        $ 8,474,308  
       

 

 

 
          16,442,870  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.7%

       

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     94,560          6,910,445  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 1.2%

       

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     51,510          6,181,715  

Hubbell, Inc.

     47,700          5,627,646  
       

 

 

 
          11,809,361  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 4.2%

       

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     333,430          10,353,001  

Crane Co.

     155,190          13,132,178  

PACCAR, Inc.

     86,820          5,915,915  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

     33,330          5,720,095  

WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)

     48,163          6,349,328  
       

 

 

 
          41,470,517  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.4%

       

Robert Half International, Inc.

     56,940          3,710,210  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 1.9%

       

Kansas City Southern

     34,220          3,968,835  

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     168,460          5,505,273  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     21,480          4,014,397  

Saia, Inc. (a)

     96,098          5,871,588  
       

 

 

 
          19,360,093  
       

 

 

 
          133,027,778  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 9.6%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.3%

       

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     721,740          42,676,486  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 2.0%

       

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     90,350          4,113,636  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     138,150          15,338,794  
       

 

 

 
          19,452,430  
       

 

 

 

Media – 3.3%

       

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     635,400          25,403,292  

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

     252,744          6,829,143  
       

 

 

 
          32,232,435  
       

 

 

 
          94,361,351  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology - 8.5%

       

Communications Equipment - 3.0%

       

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     414,370          22,371,836  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     47,460          7,447,898  
       

 

 

 
          29,819,734  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.0%

       

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.-Class A

     106,075          6,679,543  

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     121,600          5,785,728  

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)

     79,320        $ 6,916,704  
       

 

 

 
          19,381,975  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 2.6%

       

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (a)

     94,140          6,750,780  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A

     163,480          11,844,126  

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

     48,880          6,969,799  
       

 

 

 
          25,564,705  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.4%

       

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     44,030          3,631,594  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.5%

       

Apple, Inc.

     27,825          5,285,359  
       

 

 

 
          83,683,367  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 7.9%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.7%

       

Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)

     90,815          4,163,868  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     115,260          3,070,526  
       

 

 

 
          7,234,394  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 7.2%

       

Apache Corp.

     113,328          3,927,949  

ConocoPhillips

     273,600          18,260,064  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     171,560          13,862,048  

Noble Energy, Inc.

     159,873          3,953,659  

Phillips 66

     325,720          30,998,772  
       

 

 

 
          71,002,492  
       

 

 

 
          78,236,886  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 6.5%

       

Auto Components - 0.4%

       

BorgWarner, Inc.

     87,170          3,348,200  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 2.9%

       

DR Horton, Inc.

     503,910          20,851,796  

Garmin Ltd.

     92,150          7,957,152  
       

 

 

 
          28,808,948  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 1.4%

       

Expedia Group, Inc.

     116,530          13,867,070  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 1.4%

       

Murphy USA, Inc. (a)

     161,640          13,839,617  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.4%

       

Tapestry, Inc.

     117,940          3,831,870  
       

 

 

 
          63,695,705  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 4.4%

       

Food & Staples Retailing - 3.8%

       

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

     91,650          5,798,695  

Walmart, Inc.

     322,137          31,418,022  
       

 

 

 
          37,216,717  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tobacco - 0.6%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     102,510        $ 5,887,148  
       

 

 

 
          43,103,865  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 4.0%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.8%

       

Regency Centers Corp.

     262,390          17,708,701  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development - 2.2%

       

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (a)

     435,890          21,554,761  
       

 

 

 
          39,263,462  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $771,976,360)

          866,483,725  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 12.0%

       

Investment Companies - 12.0%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
2.38% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $118,056,259)

     118,056,259          118,056,259  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.0%
(cost $890,032,619)

          984,539,984  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.6%

       

Investment Companies - 1.6%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB,
2.38% (c)(d)(e)
(cost $16,267,850)

     16,267,850          16,267,850  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 101.6%
(cost $906,300,469) (f)

          1,000,807,834  

Other assets less liabilities - (1.6)%

          (16,195,422
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

        $ 984,612,412  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(c)

Affiliated investments.

(d)

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

(e)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618.

(f)

As of March 31, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $116,137,729 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(21,630,364), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $94,507,365.

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

Glossary:

 

ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt

AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Growth and Income Portfolio

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2019:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Common Stocks (a)

   $ 866,483,725     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 866,483,725  

Short-Term Investments

     118,056,259       – 0  –      – 0  –      118,056,259  

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

     16,267,850       – 0  –      – 0  –      16,267,850  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,000,807,834       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,000,807,834  

Other Financial Instruments (b)

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

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     1,000,807,834     $             – 0  –    $             – 0  –    $     1,000,807,834  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

(b)

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

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2019 is as follows:

 

Fund

   Market Value
12/31/18

(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/19

(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

   $ 64,547     $ 118,607      $ 65,098      $ 118,056      $ 619  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     – 0  –      48,419        32,151        16,268        61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 64,547     $ 167,026      $ 97,249      $ 134,324      $ 680  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.