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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS - 39.1%

       

Information Technology - 7.4%

       

Communications Equipment - 0.5%

       

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     16,903        $ 912,593  

F5 Networks, Inc. (a)

     476          74,699  

Nokia Oyj (Sponsored ADR)-Class A

     83,638          478,409  
       

 

 

 
          1,465,701  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.2%

       

CDW Corp./DE

     4,828          465,274  
       

 

 

 

IT Services - 1.9%

       

Accenture PLC-Class A

     277          48,758  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     4,971          794,068  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.-Class A

     6,539          473,751  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

     6,768          765,461  

Mastercard, Inc.-Class A

     516          121,492  

Paychex, Inc.

     1,017          81,563  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (a)

     7,429          771,427  

Visa, Inc.-Class A

     11,459          1,789,781  
       

 

 

 
          4,846,301  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.8%

       

Micron Technology, Inc. (a)

     157          6,489  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     10,398          1,102,916  

Xilinx, Inc.

     7,075          897,039  
       

 

 

 
          2,006,444  
       

 

 

 

Software - 2.6%

       

Adobe, Inc. (a)

     2,911          775,752  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)

     169          10,733  

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a)

     5,216          659,772  

Dassault Systemes SE

     227          33,834  

Fortinet, Inc. (a)

     620          52,061  

Intuit, Inc.

     346          90,448  

Microsoft Corp.

     27,080          3,193,815  

Oracle Corp.

     21,833          1,172,650  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     700          34,140  

VMware, Inc.-Class A

     3,474          627,092  
       

 

 

 
          6,650,297  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 1.4%

       

Apple, Inc.

     13,255          2,517,788  

HP, Inc.

     26,212          509,299  

Xerox Corp.

     19,530          624,569  
       

 

 

 
          3,651,656  
       

 

 

 
          19,085,673  
       

 

 

 

Financials - 4.7%

       

Banks - 2.1%

       

Bank of America Corp.

     54,261          1,497,061  

Barclays PLC

     2,975          5,992  

Citigroup, Inc.

     17,326          1,078,024  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

     301          9,782  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     13,852          1,402,238  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

     82,042          66,468  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

     10,791          34,748  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     27,248          1,316,624  
       

 

 

 
          5,410,937  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Capital Markets - 0.6%

       

ASX Ltd.

     248        $ 12,319  

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

     7,800          38,020  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4,426          849,748  

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.

     1,000          34,939  

MSCI, Inc.-Class A

     410          81,524  

Partners Group Holding AG

     26          18,914  

S&P Global, Inc.

     2,411          507,636  

SEI Investments Co.

     762          39,815  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     7,300          39,461  
       

 

 

 
          1,622,376  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance - 0.2%

       

Discover Financial Services

     495          35,224  

Synchrony Financial

     18,250          582,175  
       

 

 

 
          617,399  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services - 0.7%

       

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.-Class B (a)

     8,350          1,677,432  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 1.1%

       

Admiral Group PLC

     1,057          29,898  

Everest Re Group Ltd.

     4,428          956,271  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     23,665          864,956  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

     300          3,511  

Legal & General Group PLC

     10,249          36,780  

MetLife, Inc.

     1,844          78,499  

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

     34,000          38,706  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     10,838          781,311  
       

 

 

 
          2,789,932  
       

 

 

 
          12,118,076  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate - 4.5%

       

Diversified Real Estate Activities - 0.3%

       

City Developments Ltd.

     9,900          66,255  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     3,000          54,435  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     9,000          226,724  

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     41,000          68,048  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     2,100          87,129  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     10,000          171,907  

UOL Group Ltd.

     7,700          39,586  
       

 

 

 
          714,084  
       

 

 

 

Diversified REITs - 0.2%

       

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     4,972          77,513  

Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.-Class A

     4,016          63,453  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     4,374          85,380  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

     13,590          18,729  

GPT Group (The)

     25,437          112,204  

H&R Real Estate Investment Trust

     2,916          51,082  

Hulic Reit, Inc.

     43          73,274  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.-Class A

     4          27,771  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     4,144          54,233  

Mirvac Group

     30,588          59,751  
       

 

 

 
          623,390  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 1.5%

       

CubeSmart

     25,955        $ 831,598  

Equinix, Inc.

     186          84,288  

Link REIT

     10,268          120,214  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     14,230          1,555,766  

Regency Centers Corp.

     17,957          1,211,918  

Scentre Group

     2,068          6,037  
       

 

 

 
          3,809,821  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs - 0.1%

       

HCP, Inc.

     4,818          150,804  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     5,920          109,579  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     3,161          120,592  

Physicians Realty Trust

     2,110          39,689  
       

 

 

 
          420,664  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs - 0.1%

       

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

     60          48,372  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     3,541          110,054  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     5,306          93,226  
       

 

 

 
          251,652  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs - 0.3%

       

Goodman Group

     7,216          68,435  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     27          57,484  

Prologis, Inc.

     4,158          299,168  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     1,541          55,183  

Segro PLC

     7,896          69,311  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     3,129          92,775  

Tritax Big Box REIT PLC

     24,260          45,393  
       

 

 

 
          687,749  
       

 

 

 

Office REITs - 0.3%

       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     1,037          147,835  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,000          133,880  

Brandywine Realty Trust

     2,966          47,041  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     48,000          68,771  

City Office REIT, Inc.

     2,980          33,704  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     7,058          68,180  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

     6          42,682  

Great Portland Estates PLC

     4,180          40,658  

Ichigo Office REIT Investment

     43          41,204  

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA

     4,088          42,051  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     8          47,157  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     1,009          76,644  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     10          67,713  

Orix JREIT, Inc.

     24          41,184  
       

 

 

 
          898,704  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Development - 0.1%

       

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

     40,000          30,381  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     20,500          182,569  

Instone Real Estate Group AG (a)(b)

     1,030          23,108  
       

 

 

 
          236,058  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.3%

       

CBRE Group, Inc.-Class A (a)

     15,241        $ 753,667  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     200          27,904  
       

 

 

 
          781,571  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Operating Companies - 0.4%

       

ADO Properties SA (b)

     656          37,299  

Aroundtown SA

     12,678          104,575  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     731          43,300  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

     1,868          67,473  

Castellum AB

     2,062          40,014  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     2,390          115,975  

Entra ASA (b)

     2,700          40,779  

Fabege AB

     3,932          57,145  

Hemfosa Fastigheter AB

     4,374          38,413  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     18,400          79,192  

TLG Immobilien AG

     1,315          39,592  

Vonovia SE

     3,943          204,624  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

     14,000          104,338  
       

 

 

 
          972,719  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Services - 0.1%

       

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     867          142,130  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs - 0.4%

       

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     1,488          70,799  

American Homes 4 Rent-Class A

     4,083          92,766  

Apartment Investment & Management Co.-Class A

     2,225          111,895  

Camden Property Trust

     1,282          130,123  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     544          157,347  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     7,287          78,627  

Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

     3,401          49,373  

Nippon Accommodations Fund, Inc.

     10          50,736  

Northview Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,815          39,414  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     1,078          127,765  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     4,230          50,563  
       

 

 

 
          959,408  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs - 0.3%

       

Agree Realty Corp.

     988          68,508  

British Land Co. PLC (The)

     6,380          48,983  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     6,784          124,622  

Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.

     12          24,113  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     1,936          107,235  

Retail Properties of America, Inc.-Class A

     6,330          77,163  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     1,039          189,316  

SITE Centers Corp.

     3,735          50,871  

Vicinity Centres

     15,150          27,972  
       

 

 

 
          718,783  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Specialized REITs - 0.1%

       

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     1,490        $ 177,310  

EPR Properties

     818          62,904  

MGM Growth Properties LLC-Class A

     2,510          80,947  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     2,982          85,017  

Safestore Holdings PLC

     2,370          18,413  
       

 

 

 
          424,591  
       

 

 

 
          11,641,324  
       

 

 

 

Health Care - 4.2%

       

Biotechnology - 0.9%

       

AbbVie, Inc.

     908          73,176  

Amgen, Inc.

     398          75,612  

Biogen, Inc. (a)

     2,619          619,080  

Celgene Corp. (a)

     688          64,906  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     14,741          958,312  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     3,228          593,790  
       

 

 

 
          2,384,876  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.5%

       

Cochlear Ltd.

     282          34,771  

Coloplast A/S-Class B

     564          61,911  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (a)

     3,254          622,588  

Hoya Corp.

     700          46,366  

Medtronic PLC

     6,045          550,578  
       

 

 

 
          1,316,214  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.1%

       

Anthem, Inc.

     3,641          1,044,894  

Centene Corp. (a)

     539          28,621  

McKesson Corp.

     565          66,139  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     6,576          1,625,982  
       

 

 

 
          2,765,636  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 1.7%

       

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

     3,000          45,077  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

     1,646          34,197  

Johnson & Johnson

     39          5,452  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     15,970          1,328,225  

Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B

     1,494          78,084  

Pfizer, Inc.

     37,694          1,600,864  

Roche Holding AG

     363          100,026  

Sanofi

     837          74,011  

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

     500          31,041  

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

     20,138          315,764  

Zoetis, Inc.

     9,173          923,446  
       

 

 

 
          4,536,187  
       

 

 

 
          11,002,913  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary - 4.0%

       

Auto Components - 0.3%

       

Magna International, Inc.-Class A (Canada)

     881          42,898  

Magna International, Inc.-Class A (United States)

     14,148          688,866  
       

 

 

 
          731,764  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Automobiles - 0.0%

       

General Motors Co.

     1,402        $ 52,014  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.2%

       

Compass Group PLC

     381          8,964  

McDonald’s Corp.

     3,688          700,352  
       

 

 

 
          709,316  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables - 0.1%

       

Berkeley Group Holdings PLC

     922          44,325  

Electrolux AB-Class B

     2,241          57,708  

Garmin Ltd.

     922          79,615  

Nikon Corp.

     700          9,897  
       

 

 

 
          191,545  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.4%

       

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

     50          89,037  

Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)

     466          813,128  

Expedia Group, Inc.

     640          76,160  

Rakuten, Inc.

     2,000          18,980  
       

 

 

 
          997,305  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail - 0.4%

       

Dollar General Corp.

     7,397          882,462  

Next PLC

     858          62,347  

Target Corp.

     1,045          83,872  
       

 

 

 
          1,028,681  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail - 2.1%

       

AutoZone, Inc. (a)

     1,024          1,048,699  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     1,128          80,156  

Gap, Inc. (The)

     1,295          33,903  

Hennes & Mauritz AB-Class B

     4,069          67,884  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

     100          18,981  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     7,751          1,487,339  

Ross Stores, Inc.

     10,354          963,957  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     23,637          1,257,725  

Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)

     1,238          431,728  
       

 

 

 
          5,390,372  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.5%

       

Burberry Group PLC

     2,001          50,999  

Cie Financiere Richemont SA

     855          62,375  

HUGO BOSS AG

     76          5,196  

NIKE, Inc.-Class B

     13,101          1,103,235  

Pandora A/S

     698          32,680  
       

 

 

 
          1,254,485  
       

 

 

 
          10,355,482  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 3.7%

       

Energy Equipment & Services - 0.2%

       

C&J Energy Services, Inc. (a)

     7,080          109,882  

Halliburton Co.

     5,260          154,118  

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.

     11,604          309,130  

Petrofac Ltd.

     3,430          21,865  
       

 

 

 
          594,995  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.5%

       

Aker BP ASA

     2,260        $ 80,597  

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     3,580          162,818  

BP PLC

     63,750          462,919  

Chevron Corp.

     12,812          1,578,181  

Concho Resources, Inc.

     730          81,001  

ConocoPhillips

     140          9,344  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK (a)

     2,380          106,553  

Cosan SA

     3,300          35,947  

Enagas SA

     149          4,338  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     10,048          956,368  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     14,648          1,183,559  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (a)

     12,450          28,322  

Imperial Oil Ltd.

     139          3,794  

Inpex Corp.

     6,100          58,029  

JXTG Holdings, Inc.

     23,700          108,189  

LUKOIL PJSC (Sponsored ADR)

     1,410          126,068  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     5,021          300,507  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

     3,030          70,357  

Origin Energy Ltd.

     14,220          72,792  

PetroChina Co., Ltd.-Class H

     354,000          231,733  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference Shares)

     29,800          213,567  

Phillips 66

     34          3,236  

Repsol SA

     15,688          268,395  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     16,315          1,043,344  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class A

     299          9,396  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class B

     33,920          1,072,061  

S-Oil Corp.

     834          65,829  

SM Energy Co.

     5,940          103,891  

TOTAL SA

     8,170          454,655  

TransCanada Corp.

     820          36,829  

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS

     2,860          64,144  

Valero Energy Corp.

     295          25,025  

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (a)

     2,010          52,541  

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.

     323          7,930  
       

 

 

 
          9,082,259  
       

 

 

 
          9,677,254  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services - 3.6%

       

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.5%

       

Eurazeo SE

     749          56,320  

Telenor ASA

     804          16,099  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     18,651          1,102,834  

Washington H Soul Pattinson & Co., Ltd.

     666          12,463  
       

 

 

 
          1,187,716  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment - 0.4%

       

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)

     917          58,266  

Nexon Co., Ltd. (a)

     2,900          45,606  

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a)

     533          47,529  

Vivendi SA

     630          18,258  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     8,934          991,942  
       

 

 

 
          1,161,601  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Interactive Media & Services - 1.9%

       

Alphabet, Inc.-Class A (a)

     31        $ 36,484  

Alphabet, Inc.-Class C (a)

     2,617          3,070,552  

Facebook, Inc.-Class A (a)

     10,267          1,711,406  

Kakaku.com, Inc.

     2,100          40,457  
       

 

 

 
          4,858,899  
       

 

 

 

Media - 0.6%

       

Comcast Corp.-Class A

     37,316          1,491,894  

Fox Corp.-Class B (a)

     575          20,631  
       

 

 

 
          1,512,525  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.2%

       

Rogers Communications, Inc.-Class B

     1,013          54,480  

Softbank Corp.

     2,900          32,672  

T-Mobile US, Inc. (a)

     7,511          519,010  
       

 

 

 
          606,162  
       

 

 

 
          9,326,903  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples - 2.7%

       

Beverages - 0.5%

       

Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.

     6,372          39,163  

Monster Beverage Corp. (a)

     1,385          75,593  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     10,012          1,226,970  
       

 

 

 
          1,341,726  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.2%

       

Carrefour SA

     514          9,600  

Colruyt SA

     825          60,961  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     3,981          963,959  

J Sainsbury PLC

     18,981          58,246  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     547          8,077  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     2,454          65,335  

Kroger Co. (The)

     2,797          68,806  

US Foods Holding Corp. (a)

     23,511          820,769  

Walmart, Inc.

     11,471          1,118,766  

Woolworths Group Ltd.

     345          7,451  
       

 

 

 
          3,181,970  
       

 

 

 

Food Products - 0.1%

       

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     188          8,108  

Hershey Co. (The)

     720          82,678  

Nestle SA

     590          56,257  
       

 

 

 
          147,043  
       

 

 

 

Household Products - 0.5%

       

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     304          37,666  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     11,201          1,165,464  
       

 

 

 
          1,203,130  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products - 0.0%

       

Unilever PLC

     1,267          72,932  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Tobacco - 0.4%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

     16,322        $ 937,372  
       

 

 

 
          6,884,173  
       

 

 

 

Industrials - 2.2%

       

Aerospace & Defense - 0.9%

       

Boeing Co. (The)

     2,497          952,406  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     1,475          397,660  

Raytheon Co.

     5,812          1,058,249  

Thales SA

     209          25,040  
       

 

 

 
          2,433,355  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.1%

       

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     898          78,117  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     1,022          77,570  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG

     359          49,257  
       

 

 

 
          204,944  
       

 

 

 

Airlines - 0.3%

       

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     15,425          796,701  

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

     400          14,096  
       

 

 

 
          810,797  
       

 

 

 

Building Products - 0.1%

       

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     1,007          36,513  

Lennox International, Inc.

     304          80,377  
       

 

 

 
          116,890  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.0%

       

G4S PLC

     3,757          8,990  

Societe BIC SA

     607          54,113  
       

 

 

 
          63,103  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering - 0.0%

       

HOCHTIEF AG

     363          52,596  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment - 0.0%

       

Legrand SA

     909          60,858  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4%

       

Honeywell International, Inc.

     6,762          1,074,617  
       

 

 

 

Machinery - 0.0%

       

Volvo AB-Class B

     4,143          64,283  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services - 0.1%

       

RELX PLC (London)

     1,048          22,426  

Robert Half International, Inc.

     1,103          71,872  

Wolters Kluwer NV

     760          51,778  
       

 

 

 
          146,076  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail - 0.3%

       

Central Japan Railway Co.

     200          46,489  

DSV A/S

     526          43,528  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     3,633          678,971  

Union Pacific Corp.

     63          10,534  
       

 

 

 
          779,522  
       

 

 

 
          5,807,041  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Materials - 1.2%

       

Chemicals - 0.4%

       

BASF SE

     677        $ 49,927  

Covestro AG (b)

     1,045          57,654  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     2,734          112,119  

LyondellBasell Industries NV-Class A

     885          74,411  

Methanex Corp.

     536          30,443  

Mosaic Co. (The)

     5,190          141,739  

Sasol Ltd.

     1,750          54,566  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     192          82,696  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     6,403          434,507  
       

 

 

 
          1,038,062  
       

 

 

 

Construction Materials - 0.0%

       

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

     3,320          18,293  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging - 0.0%

       

CCL Industries, Inc.-Class B

     473          19,149  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining - 0.8%

       

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     4,213          183,167  

Alcoa Corp. (a)

     5,560          156,570  

Anglo American PLC

     1,506          40,280  

Antofagasta PLC

     8,570          107,825  

APERAM SA

     1,000          28,539  

Boliden AB

     5,850          166,719  

Detour Gold Corp. (a)

     4,120          38,661  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     10,230          115,976  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     551          2,789  

Glencore PLC (a)

     74,600          309,154  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     2,490          31,074  

Kinross Gold Corp. (a)

     4,919          16,932  

Lundin Mining Corp.

     13,370          62,030  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR)

     3,880          81,577  

Newcrest Mining Ltd.

     3,230          58,495  

Norsk Hydro ASA

     15,090          61,368  

Orocobre Ltd. (a)

     5,420          13,009  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     6,050          45,635  

Polyus PJSC (GDR) (b)

     920          38,069  

Rio Tinto Ltd.

     389          27,091  

Rio Tinto PLC

     1,640          95,322  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     1,700          50,374  

Syrah Resources Ltd. (a)

     20,610          15,730  

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR)-Class B

     13,220          172,653  

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd.

     2,800          76,577  
       

 

 

 
          1,995,616  
       

 

 

 
          3,071,120  
       

 

 

 

Utilities - 0.9%

       

Electric Utilities - 0.5%

       

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     12,952          1,084,730  

Exelon Corp.

     1,216          60,958  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

     2,734          58,280  
       

 

 

 
          1,203,968  
       

 

 

 

Company

   Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Multi-Utilities - 0.4%

       

National Grid PLC

     5,698        $ 63,250  

NiSource, Inc.

     32,476          930,762  

Sempra Energy

     340          42,792  
       

 

 

 
          1,036,804  
       

 

 

 
          2,240,772  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - 0.0%

       

Highways & Railtracks - 0.0%

       

Transurban Group

     9,169          85,997  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services - 0.0%

       

Health Care Facilities - 0.0%

       

Chartwell Retirement Residences

     4,990          55,936  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Services - 0.0%

       

Leisure Facilities - 0.0%

       

Planet Fitness, Inc. (a)

     575          39,514  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel - 0.0%

       

Homebuilding - 0.0%

       

Lennar Corp.-Class A

     802          39,370  
       

 

 

 

Banks - 0.0%

       

Diversified Banks - 0.0%

       

Banco Comercial Portugues SA (a)

     136,570          35,307  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $82,977,985)

          101,466,855  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES - 26.3%

       

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

       

AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc.-Class Z

     298,664          3,389,839  

AB Discovery Value Fund, Inc.-Class Z

     170,241          3,255,003  

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

     811,956          8,533,657  

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

     2,527,268          29,265,768  

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

     294,818          3,178,137  

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

     157,507          4,244,818  

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

     1,054,601          16,409,598  
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $75,920,203)

          68,276,820  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE - 8.5%

 

Financial Institutions - 4.3%

 

Banking - 3.4%

 

AIB Group PLC

       

4.75%, 10/12/23 (b)

   U.S.$ 240        $ 247,279  

Banco Santander SA

 

    

3.25%, 4/04/26 (b)

   EUR 200          242,861  

3.50%, 4/11/22

   U.S.$ 200          201,842  

Bank of America Corp.

 

    

2.375%, 6/19/24 (b)

   EUR 176          215,888  

Series Z

 

    

6.50%, 10/23/24 (e)

   U.S.$ 77          83,450  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC

       

4.50%, 11/25/23 (b)

     335          341,104  

Barclays Bank PLC

 

    

6.625%, 3/30/22 (b)

   EUR 50          64,765  

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

   U.S.$ 44          45,676  

Barclays PLC

       

4.338%, 5/16/24

     275              277,772  

BNP Paribas SA

       

4.705%, 1/10/25 (b)

     205          213,182  

CaixaBank SA

       

1.125%, 1/12/23-5/17/24 (b)

   EUR 300          338,473  

Capital One Financial Corp.

       

3.30%, 10/30/24

   U.S.$ 265          262,218  

Citigroup, Inc.

 

    

0.75%, 10/26/23 (b)

   EUR 108          122,728  

3.875%, 3/26/25

   U.S.$ 235          236,767  

Compass Bank

 

    

2.875%, 6/29/22

     265          262,101  

5.50%, 4/01/20

     314          321,404  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA

       

4.375%, 8/04/25

     320          330,989  

Credit Agricole SA/London

       

3.375%, 1/10/22 (b)

     260          261,245  

Credit Suisse Group AG

       

2.125%, 9/12/25 (b)

   GBP 170          216,253  

Credit Suisse Group Funding Guernsey Ltd.

       

3.80%, 6/09/23

   U.S.$ 385          390,867  

Danske Bank A/S

       

5.375%, 1/12/24 (b)

     200          207,736  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

 

    

2.00%, 7/27/23 (b)

   EUR 185          218,792  

3.75%, 5/22/25

   U.S.$ 186          187,769  

HSBC Holdings PLC

 

    

1.50%, 3/15/22 (b)

   EUR 160          186,076  

4.292%, 9/12/26

   U.S.$ 338          348,106  

4.75%, 7/04/29 (b)(e)

   EUR 240          264,172  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

3.22%, 3/01/25

   U.S.$ 265          264,814  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

 

    

1.00%, 11/09/23 (b)

   EUR           210          235,876  

4.582%, 12/10/25

   U.S.$ 200          202,212  
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Morgan Stanley

 

    

5.00%, 11/24/25

   U.S.$ 175        $ 187,304  

Series G

 

    

1.375%, 10/27/26

   EUR 342          391,519  

1.75%, 3/11/24

             182          214,785  

Nationwide Building Society

       

4.00%, 9/14/26 (b)

   U.S.$ 290          279,690  

Nordea Bank Abp

       

3.75%, 8/30/23 (b)

     240          241,574  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.

       

4.40%, 7/13/27

     265          263,736  

Santander UK PLC

       

5.00%, 11/07/23 (b)

     200          205,390  

UBS Group Funding Switzerland AG

       

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

     230          238,982  

US Bancorp

       

Series J

       

5.30%, 4/15/27 (e)

     116          117,762  
       

 

 

 
              8,933,159  
       

 

 

 

Finance - 0.1%

 

Synchrony Financial

 

    

4.375%, 3/19/24

     23          23,320  

4.50%, 7/23/25

     192          192,749  
       

 

 

 
          216,069  
       

 

 

 

Insurance - 0.6%

 

Allianz SE

       

2.241%, 7/07/45 (b)

   EUR 200          232,263  

ASR Nederland NV

       

5.125%, 9/29/45 (b)

     210          259,987  

Caisse Nationale de Reassurance Mutuelle Agricole Groupama

       

6.00%, 1/23/27

     100          134,048  

CNP Assurances

       

4.25%, 6/05/45 (b)

     200          247,907  

Credit Agricole Assurances SA

       

4.75%, 9/27/48 (b)

     200          249,064  

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen

       

3.25%, 5/26/49 (b)

     200          246,437  

Voya Financial, Inc.

       

5.65%, 5/15/53

   U.S.$ 145          143,469  
       

 

 

 
          1,513,175  
       

 

 

 
       

REITS - 0.2%

 

Equinix, Inc.

       

2.875%, 2/01/26

   EUR 115          132,904  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP

       

Series D

       

3.75%, 10/15/23

   U.S.$ 10          9,988  

Welltower, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/01/25

     238          244,788  

WPC Eurobond BV

       

2.125%, 4/15/27

   EUR 148          166,837  
       

 

 

 
       554,517  
       

 

 

 
       11,216,920  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Industrial - 3.9%

 

Basic - 0.3%

 

DowDuPont, Inc.

       

4.205%, 11/15/23

   U.S.$ 185        $ 193,430  

Eastman Chemical Co.

       

3.80%, 3/15/25

     84          85,888  

Glencore Finance Europe Ltd.

 

    

1.875%, 9/13/23 (b)

   EUR 110          128,144  

Series E

 

    

1.75%, 3/17/25 (b)

             125          143,801  

SABIC Capital II BV

       

4.00%, 10/10/23 (b)

   U.S.$ 335          342,270  
       

 

 

 
           893,533  
       

 

 

 

Capital Goods - 0.0%

 

Wabtec Corp.

       

4.40%, 3/15/24

     67          68,150  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.2%

 

CBS Corp.

 

    

4.00%, 1/15/26

     30          30,419  

4.20%, 6/01/29

     133          134,161  

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital

       

4.908%, 7/23/25

     165          174,136  

Time Warner Cable LLC

       

4.125%, 2/15/21

     165          167,769  
       

 

 

 
       506,485  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.4%

 

AT&T, Inc.

 

    

2.50%, 3/15/23

   EUR 100          120,667  

4.125%, 2/17/26

   U.S.$ 345          352,587  

Rogers Communications, Inc.

       

4.00%, 6/06/22

   CAD 46          35,995  

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

       

4.738%, 3/20/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 200          202,172  

Vodafone Group PLC

 

    

3.75%, 1/16/24

     78          78,732  

4.125%, 5/30/25

     171          174,410  
       

 

 

 
       964,563  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.3%

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.

 

    

4.30%, 7/13/25

     50          49,788  

5.10%, 1/17/24

     213          221,767  

Volkswagen Bank GmbH

       

1.25%, 6/10/24 (b)

   EUR 200          222,520  

Volkswagen International Finance NV

       

Series 10Y

       

1.875%, 3/30/27 (b)

     100          110,432  

Volkswagen Leasing GmbH

       

2.625%, 1/15/24 (b)

     120          143,050  
       

 

 

 
       747,557  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.9%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

       

1.00%, 2/15/23

   EUR 270        $ 305,232  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

       

3.734%, 12/15/24

   U.S.$ 66          67,014  

Biogen, Inc.

       

4.05%, 9/15/25

     251          258,106  

CVS Health Corp.

       

4.10%, 3/25/25

     120          123,174  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA

       

1.125%, 3/07/27

   EUR 230          265,828  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

       

0.625%, 11/08/24

             193          216,615  

Reynolds American, Inc.

       

4.45%, 6/12/25

   U.S.$ 145          149,024  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

 

    

1.125%, 11/21/22 (b)

   EUR 285          328,231  

4.40%, 11/26/23 (b)

   U.S.$ 275          288,568  

Tyson Foods, Inc.

 

    

3.95%, 8/15/24

     206          211,683  

4.00%, 3/01/26

     65          66,463  

4.35%, 3/01/29

     71          73,410  
       

 

 

 
       2,353,348  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.7%

 

Encana Corp.

       

3.90%, 11/15/21

     140          142,835  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC

       

3.70%, 2/15/26

     278          285,072  

Hess Corp.

       

4.30%, 4/01/27

     199          197,203  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

       

5.125%, 3/01/21

     163          169,808  

Noble Energy, Inc.

 

    

3.90%, 11/15/24

     170          171,785  

4.15%, 12/15/21

     78          79,866  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.

       

3.60%, 11/01/24

     232          231,223  

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP

       

4.25%, 4/01/24

     240          247,234  

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.

       

9.875%, 1/01/21

     215          239,254  
       

 

 

 
           1,764,280  
       

 

 

 

Other Industrial - 0.1%

 

Alfa SAB de CV

       

5.25%, 3/25/24 (b)

     200          208,800  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Services - 0.2%

 

Expedia Group, Inc.

       

3.80%, 2/15/28

   U.S.$ 185        $ 178,323  

S&P Global, Inc.

       

4.40%, 2/15/26

     226          243,289  

Total System Services, Inc.

 

    

3.75%, 6/01/23

     45          45,915  

4.00%, 6/01/23

     83          85,322  
       

 

 

 
       552,849  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.6%

 

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.

 

    

3.625%, 1/15/24

     53          52,867  

3.875%, 1/15/27

     117          111,783  

Broadcom, Inc.

 

    

3.625%, 10/15/24

     135          133,944  

4.25%, 4/15/26

     45          44,667  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.

       

6.02%, 6/15/26 (b)

     96          103,332  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

       

0.40%, 1/15/21

   EUR 100          112,607  

International Business Machines Corp.

 

    

0.375%, 1/31/23

     160          180,885  

0.875%, 1/31/25

     141          161,161  

KLA-Tencor Corp.

       

4.65%, 11/01/24

   U.S.$ 225          240,345  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

       

7.50%, 5/15/25

     6          6,967  

Seagate HDD Cayman

       

4.75%, 1/01/25

     127          123,501  

VMware, Inc.

       

2.95%, 8/21/22

     85          84,277  

Western Digital Corp.

       

4.75%, 2/15/26

     167          159,731  
       

 

 

 
       1,516,067  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.2%

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.

       

3.95%, 1/19/22 (b)

     200          200,293  

Chicago Parking Meters LLC

       

4.93%, 12/30/25

             200          212,208  

FedEx Corp.

       

0.70%, 5/13/22

   EUR 123          139,756  
       

 

 

 
       552,257  
       

 

 

 
       10,127,889  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.3%

 

Electric - 0.3%

 

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC

       

4.375%, 4/23/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 250          256,779  

Adani Transmission Ltd.

       

4.00%, 8/03/26 (b)

     210          194,757  

Enel Finance International NV

       

4.25%, 9/14/23 (b)

     240          245,253  
       

 

 

 
          696,789  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates-Investment Grade
(cost $21,843,450)

          22,041,598  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES - 7.0%

       

Belgium - 0.8%

       

Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond

       

Series 87

       

0.90%, 6/22/29 (b)

   EUR  1,500        $ 1,765,124  

Series 88

       

1.70%, 6/22/50 (b)

     313          372,523  
       

 

 

 
          2,137,647  
       

 

 

 

France - 1.6%

       

French Republic Government Bond OAT

       

0.50%, 5/25/25 (b)

     1,473          1,720,313  

0.75%, 11/25/28 (b)

     1,465          1,720,915  

1.00%, 5/25/27 (b)

     654          788,561  

1.75%, 6/25/39 (b)

     14          17,266  
       

 

 

 
          4,247,055  
       

 

 

 

Italy - 1.1%

       

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro

       

1.35%, 4/15/22

     775          878,450  

2.05%, 8/01/27

     624          689,101  

2.20%, 6/01/27

     335          375,020  

3.35%, 3/01/35 (b)

     288          334,943  

3.85%, 9/01/49 (b)

     524          618,004  
       

 

 

 
              2,895,518  
       

 

 

 

Japan - 1.0%

       

Japan Government Ten Year Bond

       

Series 342

       

0.10%, 3/20/26

   JPY 99,150          914,009  

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond

       

Series 158

       

0.50%, 9/20/36

             109,750          1,032,440  

Series 159

       

0.60%, 12/20/36

     53,750          513,314  
       

 

 

 
          2,459,763  
       

 

 

 

Malaysia - 0.4%

       

Malaysia Government Bond

       

Series 0114

       

4.181%, 7/15/24

   MYR 957          239,823  

Series 0217

       

4.059%, 9/30/24

     961          239,516  

Series 0218

       

3.757%, 4/20/23

     1,742          430,158  

Series 0313

       

3.48%, 3/15/23

      800          195,107  
       

 

 

 
          1,104,604  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Spain - 0.5%

       

Spain Government Bond

       

2.35%, 7/30/33 (b)

   EUR 335        $ 414,556  

2.90%, 10/31/46 (b)

     144          185,916  

4.40%, 10/31/23 (b)

     596          799,909  
       

 

 

 
          1,400,381  
       

 

 

 

United Kingdom - 0.3%

       

United Kingdom Gilt

       

4.50%, 12/07/42 (b)

   GBP 303          627,980  
       

 

 

 

United States - 1.3%

       

U.S. Treasury Bonds

       

3.125%, 8/15/44

   U.S.$ 191          202,400  

U.S. Treasury Notes

       

1.25%, 5/31/19

             1,735          1,731,476  

1.625%, 2/15/26

     435          415,561  

2.25%, 2/15/27 (f)

     890          882,888  
       

 

 

 
          3,232,325  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments-Treasuries
(cost $17,895,102)

          18,105,273  
       

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS - 2.8%

       

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year - 2.8%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold

       

Series 2018

       

4.00%, 8/01/48-12/01/48

     629          652,911  

Series 2018

       

4.50%, 11/01/48

     441          466,148  

Series 2019

       

4.50%, 2/01/49

     337          357,112  

Federal National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2013

       

4.00%, 10/01/43

     804          839,170  

Series 2017

       

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

     368          373,299  

Series 2018

       

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

     897          910,279  

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

     666          690,992  

4.50%, 9/01/48

     1,202          1,268,475  

Series 2019

       

4.50%, 4/01/49, TBA

     611          636,586  

5.00%, 4/01/49, TBA

     900          951,539  
       

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $7,069,614)

          7,146,511  
       

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES - 2.5%

       

Japan - 1.7%

       

Japanese Government CPI Linked Bond

       

Series 21

       

0.10%, 3/10/26

   JPY 107,345          1,006,422  

Series 22

       

0.10%, 3/10/27

     112,122          1,055,160  

Series 23

       

0.10%, 3/10/28

     256,732          2,414,552  
       

 

 

 
          4,476,134  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

New Zealand - 0.1%

       

New Zealand Government Inflation Linked Bond

       

Series 0925

       

2.00%, 9/20/25 (b)

   NZD 321        $ 236,044  
       

 

 

 

United States - 0.7%

       

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index

       

0.375%, 7/15/25 (TIPS)

   U.S.$  1,666          1,664,789  
       

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $6,356,719)

          6,376,967  
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS - 2.4%

       

Risk Share Floating Rate - 1.7%

       

Bellemeade Re Ltd.

       

Series 2018-2A, Class M1B

       

3.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.35%), 8/25/28 (b)(g)

             240          239,487  

Series 2019-1A, Class M1B

       

4.234% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 3/25/29 (b)(g)

     220          220,000  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust

       

Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2

       

4.786% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.30%), 8/25/31 (b)(g)

     104          104,764  

Eagle RE Ltd.

       

Series 2018-1, Class M1

       

4.186% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 11/25/28 (b)(g)

     162          162,683  

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

       

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3

       

6.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 8/25/24 (g)

     254          273,973  

Series 2014-DN4, Class M3

       

7.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.55%), 10/25/24 (g)

     179          196,172  

Series 2014-HQ3, Class M3

       

7.236% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 10/25/24 (g)

     198          217,273  

Series 2016-DNA1, Class M3

       

8.04% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 7/25/28 (g)

     250          294,087  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

       

Series 2014-C03, Class 1M2

       

5.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 7/25/24 (g)

     81          85,925  
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2

       

7.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/24 (g)

   U.S.$ 46        $ 51,121  

Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2

       

6.786% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 2/25/25 (g)

     94              101,759  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2

       

6.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (g)

     128          137,997  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2

       

6.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 5/25/25 (g)

     107          114,016  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2

       

7.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (g)

     62          69,249  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2

       

7.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 7/25/25 (g)

     161          176,574  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2

       

8.186% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 4/25/28 (g)

     57          65,340  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2

       

8.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 4/25/28 (g)

     235          261,723  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2

       

9.236% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 8/25/28 (g)

     201          232,772  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2

       

9.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 8/25/28 (g)

     141          162,205  

Series 2016-C03, Class 2M2

       

8.386% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.90%), 10/25/28 (g)

     284          321,082  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2M2

       

6.936% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 1/25/29 (g)

     200          218,113  

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust

       

Series 2014-CH1, Class M2

       

6.736% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/24 (g)(h)

     27          29,390  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust

       

Series 2019-1R, Class A

       

4.484% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.00%), 3/27/24 (b)(g)

     150          150,220  

Radnor RE Ltd.

       

Series 2019-1, Class M1B

       

4.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 2/25/29 (b)(g)

     220          220,808  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2

       

7.736% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/25 (g)(h)

             126          142,357  

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2

       

7.986% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/25 (g)(h)

     40          46,190  
       

 

 

 
          4,295,280  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Agency Floating Rate - 0.4%

       

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs

       

Series 4416, Class BS

       

3.616% (6.10% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/15/44 (g)(i)

   U.S.$ 617        $ 102,359  

Series 4693, Class SL

       

3.666% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 6/15/47 (g)(i)

     575          105,387  

Series 4719, Class JS

       

3.666% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 9/15/47 (g)(i)

     501          78,904  

Series 4727, Class SA

       

3.716% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 11/15/47 (g)(i)

     646          111,204  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

       

Series 2011-131, Class ST

       

4.055% (6.54% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/41 (g)(i)

     297          57,342  

Series 2012-70, Class SA

       

4.065% (6.55% - LIBOR 1 Month), 7/25/42 (g)(i)

     533          110,042  

Series 2016-106, Class ES

       

3.515% (6.00% - LIBOR 1 Month), 1/25/47 (g)(i)

     590          100,187  

Series 2017-16, Class SG

       

3.565% (6.05% - LIBOR 1 Month), 3/25/47 (g)(i)

     586          102,104  

Series 2017-81, Class SA

       

3.715% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/47 (g)(i)

     594          107,038  

Series 2017-97, Class LS

       

3.715% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/47 (g)(i)

     463          87,626  

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 2017-134, Class SE

       

3.712% (6.20% - LIBOR 1 Month), 9/20/47 (g)(i)

     441          71,112  

Series 2017-65, Class ST

       

3.662% (6.15% - LIBOR 1 Month), 4/20/47 (g)(i)

     564          100,462  
       

 

 

 
              1,133,767  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate - 0.2%

       

Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6

       

5.50%, 7/25/35

     25          23,546  

Series 2005-57CB, Class 4A3

       

5.50%, 12/25/35

     55          46,750  

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16

       

5.75%, 8/01/36

                 110          90,206  
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14

       

6.25%, 10/25/36

   U.S.$ 81        $ 64,533  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13

       

5.50%, 2/25/36

     61          54,158  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust

       

Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17

       

6.00%, 7/25/37

     38          28,464  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-2, Class 1A4

       

4.174%, 5/25/35

     10          10,407  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2006-10, Class 1A8

       

6.00%, 5/25/36

     58          45,805  

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19

       

6.25%, 9/25/36

     31          23,440  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2010-6R, Class 3A2

       

5.875%, 1/26/38 (b)

             111          85,532  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-FA3, Class A9

       

6.00%, 7/25/36

     106          83,883  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2007-8, Class 2A5

       

5.75%, 7/25/37

     26          25,528  
       

 

 

 
          582,252  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate - 0.1%

       

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-AR4, Class A2

       

2.676% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/36 (g)

     256          141,968  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-1, Class A1

       

2.736% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 3/25/35 (g)

     82          71,113  
       

 

 

 
          213,081  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $6,002,870)

              6,224,380  
       

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE - 2.1%

       

Industrial - 1.3%

       

Basic - 0.1%

       

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions ULC

       

2.875%, 1/15/26 (b)

   EUR 150          175,190  

SPCM SA

       

4.875%, 9/15/25 (b)

   U.S.$ 200          195,864  
       

 

 

 
          371,054  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Capital Goods - 0.1%

       

Colfax Corp.

       

3.25%, 5/15/25 (b)

   EUR 120        $ 137,576  

Crown European Holdings SA

       

2.625%, 9/30/24 (b)

     100          116,358  

TransDigm, Inc.

       

6.25%, 3/15/26 (b)

   U.S.$ 110          114,300  
       

 

 

 
          368,234  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Media - 0.0%

       

CSC Holdings LLC

       

6.75%, 11/15/21

     45          48,092  
       

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications - 0.1%

       

Sprint Capital Corp.

       

6.90%, 5/01/19

             170          170,389  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive - 0.2%

       

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH

       

3.25% (3.25% Cash or 4.00% PIK), 9/15/23 (b)(j)

   EUR 100          114,263  

Panther BF Aggregator 2 LP/Panther Finance Co., Inc.

       

4.375%, 5/15/26 (b)

     120          137,111  

Tenneco, Inc.

       

5.00%, 7/15/24 (b)

     100          117,380  

Volvo Car AB

       

2.00%, 1/24/25 (b)

     159          176,109  
       

 

 

 
          544,863  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment - 0.0%

       

Dometic Group AB

       

3.00%, 9/13/23 (b)

     100          112,661  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other - 0.1%

       

International Game Technology PLC

       

6.25%, 2/15/22 (b)

   U.S.$ 200              208,220  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical - 0.1%

       

HCA, Inc.

       

5.375%, 9/01/26

     70          73,651  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

       

5.75%, 7/15/25

     135          136,520  
       

 

 

 
          210,171  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.1%

       

Nabors Industries, Inc.

       

5.50%, 1/15/23

     121          115,999  

PDC Energy, Inc.

       

5.75%, 5/15/26

     137          133,558  

SM Energy Co.

       

6.625%, 1/15/27

     53          50,478  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.

       

6.875%, 2/01/27 (b)

     62          64,582  
       

 

 

 
          364,617  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Other Industrial - 0.1%

       

Belden, Inc.

       

3.375%, 7/15/27 (b)

   EUR 130        $ 146,917  

ProGroup AG

       

3.00%, 3/31/26 (b)

     125          143,871  
       

 

 

 
          290,788  
       

 

 

 

Services - 0.1%

       

Elis SA

       

2.875%, 2/15/26 (b)

     100          115,202  
       

 

 

 

Technology - 0.1%

       

CommScope Finance LLC

       

5.50%, 3/01/24 (b)

   U.S.$ 67          68,607  

6.00%, 3/01/26 (b)

     88          90,883  
       

 

 

 
          159,490  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads - 0.1%

       

Getlink SE

       

3.625%, 10/01/23 (b)

   EUR 150          175,156  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

       

XPO Logistics, Inc.

       

6.75%, 8/15/24 (b)

   U.S.$ 130          132,618  
       

 

 

 
              3,271,555  
       

 

 

 

Financial Institutions - 0.8%

       

Banking - 0.6%

       

ABN AMRO Bank NV

       

5.75%, 9/22/20 (b)(e)

   EUR 200          232,483  

Allied Irish Banks PLC

       

7.375%, 12/03/20 (b)(e)

     200          238,978  

Barclays PLC

       

8.00%, 6/15/24 (e)

   U.S.$ 200          204,750  

Citigroup, Inc.

       

5.95%, 1/30/23 (e)

     90          91,609  

Danske Bank A/S

       

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

   EUR 200          228,837  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

Series P

       

5.00%, 11/10/22 (e)

   U.S.$ 142          131,390  

Morgan Stanley

       

Series J

       

5.55%, 7/15/20 (e)

     95          96,419  

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

Series U

       

4.921% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.32%), 9/30/27 (e)(g)

             200          186,388  

Societe Generale SA

       

6.75%, 4/07/21 (b)(e)

   EUR 200          236,128  

Standard Chartered PLC

   U.S.$ 200          159,846  
       

 

 

 

4.261% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 1/30/27 (b)(e)(g)

          1,806,828  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Finance - 0.1%

       

Navient Corp.

       

6.625%, 7/26/21

   U.S.$ 170        $ 177,830  
       

 

 

 

REITS - 0.1%

       

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.

       

5.75%, 2/01/27 (b)

     130          134,238  
       

 

 

 
          2,118,896  
       

 

 

 

Total Corporates-Non-Investment Grade
(cost $5,443,339)

          5,390,451  
       

 

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES - 2.0%

       

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS - 1.2%

       

CGRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-VN05, Class A

       

3.369%, 3/13/35 (b)

     495          505,557  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-GC27, Class XA

       

1.375%, 2/10/48 (k)

             2,383          148,710  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2013-SFS, Class A1

       

1.873%, 4/12/35 (b)

     112          109,493  

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2013-KING, Class A

       

2.706%, 12/10/27 (b)

     406          405,453  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2013-G1, Class A2

       

3.557%, 4/10/31 (b)

     276          278,253  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2006-LDP9, Class AM

       

5.372%, 5/15/47 (l)

     11          11,100  

Series 2012-C6, Class E

       

5.157%, 5/15/45 (b)(l)

     119          110,572  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2015-C31, Class A3

       

3.801%, 8/15/48

     355          369,331  

Series 2015-C32, Class C

       

4.672%, 11/15/48 (l)

     195          200,181  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C6, Class AJ

       

5.452%, 9/15/39 (l)

     48          33,170  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-3, Class A2

       

2.729%, 4/20/48 (b)

     114          113,433  

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

2.579%, 3/10/49 (b)

     161          157,862  
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2005-IQ9, Class D

       

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

   U.S.$ 112        $ 104,344  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2018-C9, Class A4

       

4.117%, 3/15/51

     300          319,015  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2015-SG1, Class C

       

4.469%, 9/15/48 (l)

     197          196,415  
       

 

 

 
              3,062,889  
       

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS - 0.8%

       

Ashford Hospitality Trust

       

Series 2018-KEYS, Class A

       

3.484% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 5/15/35 (b)(g)

             200          199,750  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

       

Series 2017-SCH, Class AF

       

3.484% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/33 (b)(g)(l)

     375          373,982  

BHMS

       

Series 2018-ATLS, Class A

       

3.734% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.25%), 7/15/35 (b)(g)

     195          194,696  

BX Trust

       

Series 2017-IMC, Class A

       

3.534% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.05%), 10/15/32 (b)(g)

     165          164,480  

Series 2018-EXCL, Class A

       

3.571% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.09%), 9/15/37 (b)(g)

     170          169,575  

Cloverleaf Cold Storage Trust

       

Series 2019-CHL2, Class A

       

3.56% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.08%), 3/15/36 (b)(g)

     170          170,056  

Series 2019-CHL2, Class C

       

3.98% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 3/15/36 (b)(g)(l)

     100          100,060  

Credit Suisse Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2016-MFF, Class D

       

7.084% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.60%), 11/15/33 (b)(g)(l)

     110          109,952  

DBWF Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2018-GLKS, Class A

       

3.512% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.03%), 11/19/35 (b)(g)

     166          165,726  

Invitation Homes Trust

       

Series 2018-SFR4, Class A

       

3.582% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%), 1/17/38 (b)(g)

     230          231,246  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust

       

Series 2015-XLF2, Class SNMA

       

4.434% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 11/15/26 (g)(h)

     90          89,687  
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Starwood Retail Property Trust

       

Series 2014-STAR, Class A

       

3.704% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.22%), 11/15/27 (b)(g)

   U.S.$ 179        $ 178,311  
       

 

 

 
          2,147,521  
       

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $5,207,972)

 

       5,210,410  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES - 1.8%

 

Brazil - 1.3%

 

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series LTN

       

Zero Coupon, 7/01/19

   BRL 8,485          2,131,604  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional

       

Series NTNF

       

10.00%, 1/01/23

     4,541          1,224,144  
       

 

 

 
              3,355,748  
       

 

 

 

South Africa - 0.5%

 

Republic of South Africa Government Bond

 

    

Series 2048

 

    

8.75%, 2/28/48

   ZAR 11,087          696,642  

Series R186

 

    

10.50%, 12/21/26

     6,966          533,729  
       

 

 

 
          1,230,371  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets-Treasuries
(cost $4,508,744)

 

       4,586,119  
       

 

 

 

COVERED BONDS - 0.9%

 

Bank of Montreal

       

0.75%, 9/21/22 (b)

   EUR 315          363,433  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

       

Zero Coupon, 7/25/22 (b)

             325          365,641  

Credit Suisse AG/Guernsey

       

0.75%, 9/17/21 (b)

     320          366,954  

Danske Bank A/S

       

0.125%, 2/14/22 (b)

     280          316,380  

DNB Boligkreditt AS

       

2.75%, 3/21/22 (b)

     300          365,510  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO

       

2.375%, 5/04/21 (b)

     140          151,023  

UBS AG/London

 

    

1.375%, 4/16/21 (b)

     140          162,111  

4.00%, 4/08/22 (b)

     158          199,164  
       

 

 

 

Total Covered Bonds
(cost $2,286,566)

 

       2,290,216  
       

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES - 0.5%

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate - 0.3%

 

CNH Equipment Trust

       

Series 2015-A, Class A4

       

1.85%, 4/15/21

   U.S.$ 96          96,299  
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Credit Trust

       

Series 2017-P1, Class A

       

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

   U.S.$ 15        $ 14,568  

Series 2018-P1, Class A

       

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

     74          73,691  

Marlette Funding Trust

       

Series 2017-1A, Class A

       

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

     2          1,741  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

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

     3          2,730  

Series 2017-3A, Class A

       

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

     30          30,155  

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust

       

Series 2017-2A, Class B

       

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

     67          66,758  

SBA Tower Trust

       

Series 2015-1A,Class C

       

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

             251              251,012  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC

       

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

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

     56          56,180  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust

       

Series 2018-1, Class A1

       

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

     84          83,406  
       

 

 

 
          676,540  
       

 

 

 

Autos-Fixed Rate - 0.2%

 

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-3, Class A2A

       

1.69%, 12/18/20

     17          16,771  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2017-D, Class A

       

1.87%, 3/15/21 (b)

     54          53,609  

DT Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.59%, 5/17/21 (b)

     54          53,679  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2016-1A, Class D

       

8.20%, 2/15/23 (b)

     140          146,331  

Series 2017-2A, Class A

       

2.11%, 6/15/21 (b)

     8          7,523  

Series 2018-1A, Class A

       

2.21%, 5/17/21 (b)

     41          40,686  

Series 2018-2A, Class A

       

2.79%, 7/15/21 (b)

     81          80,653  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust

       

Series 2016-4, Class A2

       

1.96%, 2/16/21 (b)

     9          9,068  

Series 2016-4, Class D

       

3.89%, 11/15/22 (b)

     100          100,659  

Series 2017-2, Class A

       

1.85%, 7/15/21 (b)

     42          41,910  

Series 2017-3, Class A

       

1.88%, 10/15/21 (b)

     57          56,350  

Series 2017-4, Class A

 

    

2.07%, 4/15/22 (b)

     55          54,615  
       

 

 

 
          661,854  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Home Equity Loans - Fixed Rate - 0.0%

 

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC

       

Series 2003-CB1, Class AF

       

3.95%, 1/25/33 (l)

   U.S.$         42        $ 42,222  
       

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $1,368,339)

 

       1,380,616  
       

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS - 0.5%

 

CLO - Floating Rate - 0.5%

 

ICG US CLO Ltd.

       

Series 2015-1A, Class A1R

       

3.901% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.14%), 10/19/28 (b)(g)(l)

     300          299,554  

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd.

       

Series 2014-1A, Class ARR

       

3.863% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.18%), 11/18/31 (b)(g)(l)

     320          317,357  

TIAA CLO IV Ltd.

       

Series 2018-1A, Class A1A

       

4.05% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.23%), 1/20/32 (b)(g)(l)

     250          249,284  

Voya CLO Ltd.

       

Series 2016-3A, Class A1R

       

3.97% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.19%), 10/18/31 (b)(g)(l)

     500          497,611  
       

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $1,370,000)

 

           1,363,806  
       

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS - 0.4%

 

Mexico - 0.1%

 

Mexico Government International Bond

       

3.60%, 1/30/25

     200          199,800  
       

 

 

 

Qatar - 0.1%

 

Qatar Government International Bond

       

3.875%, 4/23/23 (b)

     250          257,188  
       

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia - 0.2%

 

Saudi Government International Bond

 

    

4.00%, 4/17/25 (b)

     251          255,957  

4.375%, 4/16/29 (b)

     200          208,404  

5.25%, 1/16/50 (b)

     200          213,470  
       

 

 

 
          677,831  
       

 

 

 

Total Governments-Sovereign Bonds
(cost $1,089,705)

 

       1,134,819  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS - 0.4%

 

Dominican Republic - 0.1%

 

Dominican Republic International Bond

       

5.95%, 1/25/27 (b)

   U.S.$ 190        $ 199,500  
       

 

 

 

Egypt - 0.1%

 

Egypt Government International Bond

       

5.577%, 2/21/23 (b)

     200          197,750  
       

 

 

 

Ivory Coast - 0.0%

 

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

       

5.125%, 6/15/25 (b)

   EUR 125          143,180  
       

 

 

 

Nigeria - 0.1%

 

Nigeria Government International Bond

       

6.75%, 1/28/21 (b)

   U.S.$ 200          205,750  
       

 

 

 

Sri Lanka - 0.1%

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond

       

6.85%, 3/14/24 (b)(n)

     200          203,921  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets-Sovereigns
(cost $939,696)

 

       950,101  
       

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS - 0.2%

 

Industrial - 0.2%

 

Consumer Non - Cyclical - 0.1%

 

Minerva Luxembourg SA

       

6.50%, 9/20/26 (b)

     200          197,737  
       

 

 

 

Energy - 0.0%

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV

       

6.25%, 3/17/24

     15          16,106  
       

 

 

 

Transportation - Services - 0.1%

 

Rumo Luxembourg SARL

       

5.875%, 1/18/25 (b)

             200              201,614  
       

 

 

 
       415,457  
       

 

 

 

Utility - 0.0%

 

Electric - 0.0%

 

Genneia SA

       

8.75%, 1/20/22 (b)

     76          68,020  

Terraform Global Operating LLC

       

6.125%, 3/01/26 (h)

     42          41,058  
       

 

 

 
       109,078  
       

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets-Corporate Bonds
(cost $536,169)

 

       524,535  
       

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS - 0.1%

 

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds - 0.1%

 

Indonesia - 0.1%

 

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT

       

5.45%, 5/21/28 (b)

     200          213,713  
       

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Mexico - 0.0%

 

Petroleos Mexicanos

 

    

6.35%, 2/12/48

   U.S.$ 62        $ 54,654  

6.50%, 1/23/29

             59          58,281  
       

 

 

 
          112,935  
       

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $311,251)

 

       326,648  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 2.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Bills - 2.4%

 

U.S. Treasury Bill

       

Zero Coupon 4/04/19-4/11/19

(cost $6,112,582)

     6,116          6,112,574  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

Investment Companies - 0.5%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB, 2.38% (c)(d)(o)
(cost $1,209,736)

     1,209,736          1,209,736  
       

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $7,322,318)

          7,322,310  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 100.4%
(cost $248,450,042)

          260,118,435  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.1%

       

Investment Companies - 0.1%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB, 2.38% (c)(d)(o)
(cost $209,500)

     209,500          209,500  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments - 100.5%
(cost $248,659,542) (p)

 

       260,327,935  

Other assets less liabilities - (0.5)%

 

       (1,174,930
       

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

 

     $   259,153,005  
       

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Description

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

Purchased Contracts

 

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     5      June 2019    $ 520,223      $ 10,207  

10 Yr Japan Bond (OSE) Futures

     2      June 2019      2,766,038        12,891  

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     25      June 2019        3,457,548        15,454  

Description

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

Euro Buxl 30 Yr Bond Futures

     8        June 2019      $ 1,719,957      $ 86,680  

Euro-Schatz Futures

     14        June 2019        1,758,512        3,283  

Long Gilt Futures

     3        June 2019        505,494        8,280  

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

     71        June 2019          15,129,656        63,150  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     14        June 2019        2,352,000        87,183  

Sold Contracts

 

Euro-BOBL Futures

     24        June 2019        3,584,396        (31,256

Euro-Bund Futures

     2        June 2019        373,184        (7,451

Euro-OAT Futures

     5        June 2019        912,376        (24,807

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

     122        June 2019        14,131,031        (148,838

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

     25        June 2019        3,105,469        (53,630
           

 

 

 
            $ 21,146  
           

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty

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

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   AUD      3,232      USD      2,302        4/23/19      $ 6,575  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL      3,536      USD      908        4/02/19        5,076  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      945      BRL      3,536        4/02/19        (42,181

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR      211      USD      244        4/10/19        6,497  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD      451      KRW      504,866        5/16/19        (6,367

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      650      EUR      572        4/10/19        (7,150

BNP Paribas SA

   USD      1,074      JPY      118,888        4/11/19        (808

BNP Paribas SA

   ILS      3,168      USD      867        4/16/19        (5,936

BNP Paribas SA

   CAD      1,105      USD      829        5/09/19        1,492  

BNP Paribas SA

   CAD      765      USD      571        5/09/19        (1,875

Citibank, NA

   BRL      1,708      USD      441        4/02/19        4,576  

Citibank, NA

   USD      438      BRL      1,708        4/02/19        (2,088

Citibank, NA

   GBP      450      USD      594        4/09/19        7,584  

Citibank, NA

   EUR      2,526      USD      2,841        4/10/19        5,842  

Citibank, NA

   JPY      110,457      USD      1,001        4/11/19        3,406  

Citibank, NA

   SEK      2,010      USD      218        4/12/19        1,510  

Citibank, NA

   USD      676      SEK      6,051        4/12/19        (24,991

Citibank, NA

   BRL      1,716      USD      431        5/03/19        (6,194

Citibank, NA

   KRW      505,966      USD      445        5/16/19        137  

Citibank, NA

   USD      883      CNY      5,929        6/12/19        (1,094

Citibank, NA

   USD      442      INR      31,042        7/16/19        (1,176

Credit Suisse International

   GBP      415      USD      547        4/09/19        5,652  

Credit Suisse International

   EUR      872      USD      981        4/10/19        3,088  

Credit Suisse International

   NOK      1,867      USD      218        4/12/19        1,092  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      1,611      USD      414        4/02/19        2,793  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      414      BRL      1,611        4/02/19        (2,688

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   USD      1,895      EUR      1,662        4/10/19        (29,441

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      1,436      USD      361        5/03/19        (4,787

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

   BRL      8,485      USD      2,013        7/11/19        (137,539

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      413      PLN      1,549        4/08/19        (9,579

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      1,758      EUR      1,539        4/10/19        (31,072

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      653      NOK      5,566        4/12/19        (7,635

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   USD      1,858      AUD      2,644        4/23/19        20,067  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   NZD      1,711      USD      1,175        4/26/19        10,028  

Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.

   BRL      1,900      USD      491        5/03/19        6,665  

Natwest Markets PLC

   BRL      217      USD      56        4/02/19        647  

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD      56      BRL      217        4/02/19        (266

Natwest Markets PLC

   JPY      781,686      USD      7,084        4/11/19        26,286  

Natwest Markets PLC

   USD      56      BRL      217        5/03/19        (648

Standard Chartered Bank

   EUR      1,359      USD      1,550        4/10/19        24,951  

Standard Chartered Bank

   USD      438      INR      30,983        7/16/19        2,013  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      212      PLN      793        4/08/19        (5,001

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   GBP      167      USD      221        4/09/19        4,309  

Counterparty

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

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      430      GBP      379        4/10/19      $ 10,827  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      207      PLN      894        4/10/19        537  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      20,449      USD      23,555        4/10/19        600,267  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   SEK      3,621      EUR      348        4/10/19        1,294  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      2,034      EUR      1,776        4/10/19        (40,467

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NOK      1,147      USD      134        4/12/19        1,454  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ZAR      10,163      USD      709        4/17/19        6,110  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ZAR      7,689      USD      526        4/17/19        (5,492

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      222      AUD      312        4/23/19        222  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      470      NZD      690        4/26/19        (63

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   CHF      1,069      USD      1,069        6/13/19        (12,585

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      12,941      USD      669        6/13/19        9,956  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      905      MXN      17,308        6/13/19        (23,641

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   AUD      28      USD      20        6/17/19        (17

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR      117      USD      133        6/17/19        536  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   ILS      137      USD      38        6/17/19        138  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY      6,330      USD      57        6/17/19        (220

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   MXN      690      USD      35        6/17/19        (125

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      20      AUD      28        6/17/19        (4

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      38      CAD      50        6/17/19        (700

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      84      CHF      84        6/17/19        990  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      43      EUR      38        6/17/19        (595

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      22      GBP      17        6/17/19        42  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      67      GBP      51        6/17/19        (144

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD      21      SGD      29        6/17/19        53  

UBS AG

   USD      853      EUR      745        4/10/19        (16,674
                 

 

 

 
   $ 353,469  
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Description

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2019
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

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

     (5.00 )%      Quarterly        3.36   USD   1,697      $ (121,710   $ (112,951   $ (8,759

CDX-NAHY Series 32, 5 Year Index, 6/20/24*

     (5.00 )%      Quarterly        3.49   USD 3,529      $ (240,827   $ (228,796   $ (12,031
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             $   (362,537   $   (341,747   $   (20,790
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

               

Rate Type

                     

Notional
Amount

            (000)             

    Termination
Date
   

Payments
made by

the
Fund

 

Payments
received
by the
Fund

 

Payment

Frequency

Paid/
Received

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

USD

    9,940       9/10/20     3 Month LIBOR   2.824%   Quarterly/Semi-Annual   $ 47,159     $ – 0  –    $ 47,159  

SEK

    31,055       4/02/21     3 Month STIBOR   0.098%   Quarterly/Annual     (1,091     –0  –      (1,091

SEK

    31,055       4/02/21     3 Month STIBOR   0.098%   Quarterly/Annual     (1,091     – 0  –      (1,091

EUR

    2,967       4/02/21     -0.198%   6 Month EURIBOR   Annual/Semi-Annual     (138     – 0  –      (138

EUR

    2,953       4/02/21     -0.198%   6 Month EURIBOR   Annual/Semi-Annual     (137     – 0  –      (137

USD

    4,130       9/10/23     3 Month LIBOR   2.883%   Quarterly/Semi-Annual     104,072       – 0  –      104,072  

EUR

    3,150       1/15/24     6 Month EURIBOR   0.201%   Semi-Annual/Annual     38,733       – 0  –      38,733  

USD

    295       11/08/26     1.657%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/Quarterly     13,484       – 0  –      13,484  

USD

    1,870       9/10/48     2.980%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/Quarterly       (158,759     – 0  –      (158,759
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ 42,232     $ – 0  –    $ 42,232  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2019
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

Citibank, NA

 

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

     (5.00 )%      Quarterly        0.48   USD     198      $ (2,321   $ (553   $ (1,768

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

     (5.00     Quarterly        0.48     USD   172        (2,016     (463     (1,553

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

   Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2019
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

                

Citigroup GlobalMarkets, Inc.

                

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00   Monthly      7.43   USD 55      $ (6,957   $ (7,593   $ 636  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 69        (8,723     (10,771     2,048  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 11        (1,391     (1,802     411  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 60        (7,590     (8,091     501  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 70        (8,849     (10,608     1,759  

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

     2.00     Monthly      2.75     USD     450        (9,725     (9,006     (719

Credit Suisse International

                

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 75        (9,482     (11,314     1,832  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 165          (20,873     (10,854       (10,019

Deutsche Bank AG

                

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 8        (1,012     (954     (58

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 48        (6,072     (6,150     78  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 79        (9,993     (8,654     (1,339

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 9        (1,138     (525     (613

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 53        (6,704     (6,164     (540

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

     3.00     Monthly      7.43     USD 52        (6,578     (6,046     (532

Swap Counterparty & Referenced Obligation

  Fixed Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied Credit
Spread at
March 31, 2019
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Goldman Sachs International

             

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00     Monthly       7.43   USD     64     $ (8,096   $ (4,314   $ (3,782

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 53       (6,705     (5,742     (963

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 75       (9,481     (11,723     2,242  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 58       (7,332     (9,639     2,307  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 82       (10,366     (13,824     3,458  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 47       (5,946     (4,130     (1,816

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 4       (506     (364     (142

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 78       (9,867     (10,794     927  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 5       (632     (772     140  

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 8       (1,012     (743     (269

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 8       (1,012     (803     (209

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 5/11/63*

    3.00       Monthly       7.43     USD 15       (1,898     (1,647     (251
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
          $   (172,277   $   (164,043   $   (8,234
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS

 

                   Rate Type        

Swap Counterparty

   Notional
Amount

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

Bank of America, NA

   USD   10,000        7/11/24        2.416     CPI     Maturity      $   (228,057

 

#

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

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $34,681,644 or 13.4% of net assets.

(c)

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.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at March 31, 2019.

(h)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.13% of net assets as of March 31, 2019, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

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

           

6.736%, 11/25/24

     11/06/15      $ 26,798      $ 29,390        0.01

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust Series 2015-XLF2, Class SNMA

           

4.434%, 11/15/26

     11/16/15        89,609        89,687        0.03

Terraform Global Operating LLC

           

6.125%, 3/01/26

     2/08/18        42,000        41,058        0.02

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

           

7.736%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        126,438        142,357        0.05

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

           

7.986%, 11/25/25

     9/28/15        39,892        46,190        0.02

 

(i)

Inverse interest only security.

(j)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at March 31, 2019.

(k)

IO - Interest Only.

(l)

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

(m)

Illiquid security.

(n)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(o)

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

(p)

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 $23,169,920 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(11,341,761), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $11,828,159.

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD    -    Australian Dollar
BRL    -    Brazilian Real
CAD    -    Canadian Dollar
CHF    -    Swiss Franc
CNY    -    Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR    -    Euro
GBP    -    Great British Pound
ILS    -    Israeli Shekel
INR    -    Indian Rupee
JPY    -    Japanese Yen
KRW    -    South Korean Won
MXN    -    Mexican Peso
MYR    -    Malaysian Ringgit
NOK    -    Norwegian Krone
NZD    -    New Zealand Dollar
PLN    -    Polish Zloty
SEK    -    Swedish Krona
SGD    -    Singapore Dollar
USD    -    United States Dollar
ZAR    -    South African Rand
Glossary:   
ABS    -    Asset-Backed Securities
ADR    -    American Depositary Receipt
BOBL    -    Bundesobligationen
CBT    -    Chicago Board of Trade
CDX-CMBX.NA    -    North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index
CDX-NAHY    -    North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index
CMBS    -    Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
CPI    -    Consumer Price Index
EURIBOR    -    Euro Interbank Offered Rate
GDR    -    Global Depositary Receipt
LIBOR    -    London Interbank Offered Rates
OAT    -    Obligations Assimilables du Trésor
OSE    -    Osaka Securities Exchange
PJSC    -    Public Joint Stock Company
REIT    -    Real Estate Investment Trust
REMICs    -    Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
STIBOR    -    Stockholm Interbank Offered Rate
TBA    -    To Be Announced
TIPS    -    Treasury Inflation Protected Security

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN 1

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

  74.8%       

United States

  3.6%       

Japan

  2.9%       

United Kingdom

  2.7%       

France

  1.6%       

Brazil

  1.2%       

Italy

  1.0%       

Spain

  1.0%       

Canada

  0.9%       

Belgium

  0.8%       

Switzerland

  0.7%       

Germany

  0.5%       

South Africa

  5.5%       

Other

  2.8%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1

All data are as of March 31, 2019. The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 0.4% or less in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey and United Arab Emirates.

AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy 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)

The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.

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

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

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

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

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks:

        

Information Technology

   $ 19,017,699     $ 67,974     $ – 0  –    $ 19,085,673  

Financials

     11,758,320       359,756       – 0  –      12,118,076  

Real Estate

     8,549,783       3,091,541       – 0  –      11,641,324  

Health Care

     10,497,429       505,484       – 0  –      11,002,913  

Consumer Discretionary

     9,947,826       407,656       – 0  –      10,355,482  

Energy

     6,694,382       2,982,872       – 0  –      9,677,254  

Communication Services

     9,057,499       269,404       – 0  –      9,326,903  

Consumer Staples

     6,515,751       368,422       – 0  –      6,884,173  

Industrials

     5,277,074       529,967       – 0  –      5,807,041  

Materials

     1,697,947       1,373,173       – 0  –      3,071,120  

Utilities

     2,119,242       121,530       – 0  –      2,240,772  

Transportation

     – 0  –      85,997       – 0  –      85,997  

Health Care Equipment & Services

     55,936       – 0  –      – 0  –      55,936  

Consumer Services

     39,514       – 0  –      – 0  –      39,514  

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     39,370       – 0  –      – 0  –      39,370  

Banks

     – 0  –      35,307       – 0  –      35,307  

Investment Companies

     68,276,820       – 0  –      – 0  –      68,276,820  

Corporates - Investment Grade

     – 0  –      22,041,598       – 0  –      22,041,598  

Governments - Treasuries

     – 0  –      18,105,273       – 0  –      18,105,273  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      7,146,511       – 0  –      7,146,511  

Inflation-Linked Securities

     – 0  –      6,376,967       – 0  –      6,376,967  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      6,224,380       – 0  –      6,224,380  

Corporates - Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      5,390,451       – 0  –      5,390,451  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      3,970,634       1,239,776       5,210,410  

Emerging Markets - Treasuries

     – 0  –      4,586,119       – 0  –      4,586,119  

Covered Bonds

     – 0  –      2,290,216       – 0  –      2,290,216  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      758,153       622,463       1,380,616  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     – 0  –      – 0  –      1,363,806       1,363,806  

Governments - Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –      1,134,819       – 0  –      1,134,819  

Emerging Markets - Sovereigns

     – 0  –      950,101       – 0  –      950,101  

Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      524,535       – 0  –      524,535  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      326,648       – 0  –      326,648  

Short-Term Investments:

        

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      6,112,574       – 0  –      6,112,574  

Investment Companies

     1,209,736       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,209,736  

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

     209,500       – 0  –      – 0  –      209,500  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     160,963,828       96,138,062       3,226,045       260,327,935  

Other Financial Instruments (a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     287,128       – 0  –      – 0  –      287,128  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      782,712       – 0  –      782,712  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      203,448       – 0  –      203,448  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (265,982     – 0  –      – 0  –      (265,982

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (429,243     – 0  –      (429,243

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (362,537     – 0  –      (362,537

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (161,216     – 0  –      (161,216

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (172,277     – 0  –      (172,277

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (228,057     – 0  –      (228,057
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   160,984,974     $   95,770,892     $   3,226,045     $   259,981,911  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

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

 

     Commercial
Mortgage Backed
Securities
    Asset-Backed
Securities
    Collateralized Loan
Obligations
 

Balance as of 12/31/18

   $ 1,312,564     $ 798,453     $ 1,355,132  

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     209       95       – 0  – 

Realized gain (loss)

     (341     270       – 0  – 

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     20,190       3,765       8,674  

Purchases/Payups

     100,000       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Sales/Paydowns

     (28,989     (180,120     – 0  – 

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Transfers out of Level 3

     (163,857     – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of 3/31/19

   $ 1,239,776     $ 622,463     $ 1,363,806  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/19

   $ 20,190     $ 3,765     $ 8,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Total              

Balance as of 12/31/18

   $ 3,466,149      

Accrued discounts/(premiums)

     304      

Realized gain (loss)

     (71    

Change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation

     32,629      

Purchases/Payups

     100,000      

Sales/Paydowns

     (209,109    

Transfers in to Level 3

     – 0  –     

Transfers out of Level 3

     (163,857 ) (a)     
  

 

 

     

Balance as of 3/31/19

   $     3,226,045      
  

 

 

     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from investments held as of 3/31/19

   $ 32,629      
  

 

 

     

 

(a)

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

As of March 31, 2019, all Level 3 securities were priced by third party vendors.

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

 

       Distributions  

Affiliated Issuer

   Market Value
12/31/18
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr./(Depr.)
(000)
    Market Value
3/30/19
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 

AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc.

   $ 2,778      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 612     $ 3,390      $ – 0  –    $ 43  

AB Discovery Value Fund, Inc.

     2,913        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      342       3,255        – 0  –      6  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Small Cap Portfolio

     7,779        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      755       8,534        – 0  –      – 0  – 

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Strategic Equities Portfolio

     27,140        – 0  –      497       – 0  –      2,623       29,266        – 0  –      – 0  – 

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Small Cap Core Portfolio

     2,801        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      377       3,178        – 0  –      16  

Government Money Market Portfolio

     241        18,212       17,243       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,210        9       – 0  – 

Government Money Market Portfolio*

     155        1,299       1,244       – 0  –      – 0  –      210        1       – 0  – 

Sanford C Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Portfolio

     3,686        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      559       4,245        – 0  –      – 0  – 

Sanford C Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Portfolio

     14,880        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      1,530       16,410        – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 62,373      $ 19,511     $ 18,984     $ – 0  –    $ 6,798     $   69,697      $ 10     $ 65  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions