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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 39.2%

 

Information Technology – 9.5%

 

Communications Equipment – 0.0%

 

Nokia Oyj(a)

     5,379        $ 21,052  

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson - Class B

     1,571          17,192  
       

 

 

 
          38,244  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.3%

 

Arrow Electronics, Inc.(a)

     886          69,693  

CDW Corp./DE

     4,280          511,589  

Hitachi Ltd.

     1,100          37,245  

TDK Corp.

     100          10,919  
       

 

 

 
          629,446  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 1.9%

 

Afterpay Ltd.(a)

     111          6,543  

Atos SE(a)

     460          36,964  

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     4,415          615,848  

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     4,699          389,923  

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

     72          23,276  

Fujitsu Ltd.

     300          40,985  

Genpact Ltd.

     9,772          380,619  

International Business Machines Corp.

     168          20,441  

Mastercard, Inc. - Class A

     165          55,798  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

     4,024          792,849  

Shopify, Inc. - Class A(a)

     51          52,154  

VeriSign, Inc.(a)

     94          19,256  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     10,185          2,036,695  
       

 

 

 
          4,471,351  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.4%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

     1,207          71,756  

ASML Holding NV

     134          49,496  

Intel Corp.

     9,477          490,719  

KLA Corp.

     2,502          484,737  

Lam Research Corp.

     87          28,862  

NVIDIA Corp.

     1,432          775,027  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     6,315          788,175  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     10,462          1,231,169  

STMicroelectronics NV

     1,307          40,086  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     6,979          996,531  

Xilinx, Inc.

     4,488          467,829  
       

 

 

 
          5,424,387  
       

 

 

 

Software – 3.3%

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     1,196          586,554  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

     711          75,814  

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     2,394          329,678  

Constellation Software, Inc./Canada

     28          31,114  

Dropbox, Inc. - Class A(a)

     1,871          36,035  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

     67          28,500  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

     185          21,795  

Intuit, Inc.

     267          87,098  

Microsoft Corp.

     23,908          5,028,570  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

     2,854          59,477  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Oracle Corp.

     12,954        $ 773,354  

salesforce.com, Inc.(a)

     11          2,765  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

     187          90,695  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     600          36,563  

VMware, Inc. - Class A(a)(b)

     3,123          448,682  

WiseTech Global Ltd.

     151          2,828  

Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - Class A(a)

     10          4,701  
       

 

 

 
          7,644,223  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.6%

 

Apple, Inc.

     31,350          3,630,644  
       

 

 

 
          21,838,295  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 5.0%

 

Biotechnology – 0.6%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     478          41,868  

BeiGene Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a)

     27          7,734  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

     297          18,767  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     805          450,623  

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     62          8,707  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     3,449          938,542  
       

 

 

 
          1,466,241  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.0%

 

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

     971          317,867  

Coloplast A/S - Class B

     229          36,294  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

     10,409          830,846  

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp., Ltd.

     1,250          27,588  

Insulet Corp.(a)

     51          12,066  

Medtronic PLC

     10,067          1,046,163  
       

 

 

 
          2,270,824  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.4%

 

AmerisourceBergen Corp. - Class A

     681          66,002  

Anthem, Inc.

     3,359          902,194  

Humana, Inc.

     122          50,495  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

     280          51,251  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     6,603          2,058,617  
       

 

 

 
          3,128,559  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology – 0.0%

 

Cerner Corp.

     1,009          72,941  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.1%

 

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

     136          70,102  

Eurofins Scientific SE(a)

     32          25,349  

Lonza Group AG

     75          46,285  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

     36          34,767  

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     115          39,694  

Waters Corp.(a)

     91          17,807  
       

 

 

 
          234,004  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Pharmaceuticals – 1.9%

 

AstraZeneca PLC

     292        $ 31,905  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     539          79,783  

Johnson & Johnson

     8,873          1,321,012  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     776          64,369  

Novartis AG

     38          3,299  

Novo Nordisk A/S - Class B

     807          55,913  

Pfizer, Inc.

     13,142          482,311  

Roche Holding AG

     223          76,387  

Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR)

     30,587          1,309,430  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     400          14,297  

Zoetis, Inc.

     5,816          961,792  
       

 

 

 
          4,400,498  
       

 

 

 
          11,573,067  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services – 4.6%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.2%

 

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     32,241          1,491,469  

Telenor ASA

     1,727          28,994  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     19,810          1,178,497  
       

 

 

 
          2,698,960  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment – 0.7%

 

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

     372          30,113  

Electronic Arts, Inc.(a)

     7,530          981,987  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

     121          60,504  

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     100          56,669  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

     2,613          431,720  
       

 

 

 
          1,560,993  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 2.7%

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a)

     35          51,296  

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)

     2,200          3,233,120  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)

     10,688          2,799,187  

Z Holdings Corp.

     5,800          38,741  
       

 

 

 
          6,122,344  
       

 

 

 

Media – 0.0%

 

Liberty Broadband Corp.(a)

     228          32,575  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

     266          13,167  
       

 

 

 
          45,742  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

 

Softbank Corp.

     1,800          20,114  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     100          6,187  
       

 

 

 
          26,301  
       

 

 

 
          10,454,340  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate – 4.2%

 

Diversified Real Estate Activities – 0.3%

 

City Developments Ltd.

     5,800          32,651  

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

     3,800          57,561  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     10,100          175,757  

New World Development Co., Ltd.

     16,000          78,107  

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

     1,300          38,484  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     11,000          141,752  

UOL Group Ltd.

     7,700          37,835  
       

 

 

 
          562,147  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Diversified REITs – 0.2%

 

Activia Properties, Inc.

     9        $ 34,276  

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     3,260          36,545  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     3,732          34,558  

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. - Class A

     1,660          27,855  

Daiwa House REIT Investment Corp.

     14          35,724  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     3,604          66,025  

Fibra Uno Administracion SA de CV

     13,590          10,731  

Gecina SA

     310          40,866  

Hulic Reit, Inc.

     42          55,664  

NIPPON REIT Investment Corp.

     6          20,400  

Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc.

     30          37,583  

Stockland

     38,763          105,893  
       

 

 

 
          506,120  
       

 

 

 

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.4%

 

American Campus Communities, Inc.

     10,474          365,752  

American Tower Corp.

     15          3,626  

Americold Realty Trust

     11,740          419,705  

CubeSmart

     24,140          779,964  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

     8,259          957,630  

Prologis, Inc.

     6,565          660,570  

Scentre Group

     2,055          3,272  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     1,503          35,125  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     630          17,968  
       

 

 

 
          3,243,612  
       

 

 

 

Health Care REITs – 0.3%

 

Assura PLC

     96,710          96,264  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     7,110          125,349  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

     3,617          108,293  

Physicians Realty Trust

     5,173          92,649  

Welltower, Inc.

     3,960          218,156  
       

 

 

 
          640,711  
       

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.0%

 

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.

     35          17,294  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     7,556          65,435  
       

 

 

 
          82,729  
       

 

 

 

Industrial REITs – 0.2%

 

Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust

     4,045          34,358  

GLP J-Reit

     32          49,251  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

     30          51,411  

Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc.

     6          20,234  

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.

     1,112          13,722  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     1,851          84,702  

Segro PLC

     7,826          94,049  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     2,329          71,011  
       

 

 

 
          418,738  
       

 

 

 

Office REITs – 0.3%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     987          157,920  

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

     1,685          45,366  

Boston Properties, Inc.

     1,535          123,260  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

CapitaLand Commercial Trust

     49,000        $ 59,415  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     2,842          81,253  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

     9          51,503  

Derwent London PLC

     637          21,091  

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.

     7          35,788  

Kilroy Realty Corp.

     1,609          83,604  

Nippon Building Fund, Inc.

     6          33,960  

SL Green Realty Corp.

     1,120          51,934  

True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust

     3,060          13,122  
       

 

 

 
          758,216  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Development – 0.1%

 

CIFI Holdings Group Co., Ltd.

     38,000          28,228  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     8,000          39,310  

Instone Real Estate Group AG(a)(c)

     2,115          48,994  
       

 

 

 
          116,532  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.2%

 

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A(a)

     7,436          349,269  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Operating Companies – 0.4%

 

Aroundtown SA(a)

     14,481          72,692  

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     681          30,404  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

     1,868          55,222  

Deutsche Wohnen SE

     2,100          104,957  

Entra ASA(c)

     3,370          47,358  

Fabege AB

     2,322          32,113  

Grainger PLC

     16,690          63,860  

Kojamo Oyj

     1,400          30,069  

Kungsleden AB

     3,610          34,173  

LEG Immobilien AG

     540          76,971  

PSP Swiss Property AG (REG)

     320          38,656  

Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB

     17,170          51,770  

Swire Properties Ltd.

     16,000          42,393  

Vonovia SE

     2,933          201,066  

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.

     7,000          28,693  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

     1,710          33,768  
       

 

 

 
          944,165  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Services – 0.0%

 

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

     537          19,817  
       

 

 

 

Residential REITs – 0.3%

 

American Homes 4 Rent - Class A

     4,013          114,290  

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc.

     1,800          13,644  

Camden Property Trust

     1,262          112,293  

Daiwa Securities Living Investments Corp.

     54          55,801  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     682          136,939  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     7,747          89,788  

Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

     6,151          80,193  

Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

     2,790          38,302  

Sun Communities, Inc.

     988          138,923  
       

 

 

 
          780,173  
       

 

 

 

Retail REITs – 0.3%

 

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

     25          28,796  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     9,054          105,841  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Eurocommercial Properties NV

     3,000        $ 34,749  

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp.

     8          16,146  

Link REIT

     12,768          104,626  

National Retail Properties, Inc.

     1,670          57,632  

NETSTREIT Corp.(a)

     1,664          30,385  

Realty Income Corp.

     1,920          116,640  

Retail Properties of America, Inc. - Class A

     9,210          53,510  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     679          43,918  

SITE Centers Corp.

     7,315          52,668  

Vicinity Centres

     86,676          86,555  
       

 

 

 
          731,466  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 0.2%

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     1,690          248,024  

MGM Growth Properties LLC - Class A

     2,660          74,427  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     3,172          103,756  

Safestore Holdings PLC

     3,520          35,352  
       

 

 

 
          461,559  
       

 

 

 
          9,615,254  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 3.9%

 

Auto Components – 0.3%

 

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

     1,000          31,994  

JTEKT Corp.

     2,600          20,394  

Lear Corp.

     83          9,051  

Magna International, Inc. - Class A (Canada)

     530          24,252  

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

     14,027          641,735  

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.

     500          4,645  
       

 

 

 
          732,071  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles – 0.0%

 

General Motors Co.

     908          26,868  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

     22          9,438  
       

 

 

 
          36,306  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.1%

 

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

     1,313          28,635  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     75          31,896  

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

     865          31,734  
       

 

 

 
          92,265  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.0%

 

Electrolux AB - Class B

     1,401          32,659  

SEB SA

     41          6,669  

Whirlpool Corp.

     181          33,284  
       

 

 

 
          72,612  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 1.2%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     808          2,544,174  

Booking Holdings, Inc.(a)

     4          6,843  

eBay, Inc.

     1,284          66,896  

Zalando SE(a)(c)

     454          42,417  
       

 

 

 
          2,660,330  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Multiline Retail – 0.0%

 

Dollar General Corp.

     83        $ 17,398  

Next PLC

     608          46,614  
       

 

 

 
          64,012  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 1.6%

 

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     780          918,559  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

     212          23,593  

Hikari Tsushin, Inc.

     100          23,859  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     5,850          1,624,604  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

     562          93,213  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

     160          73,773  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

     16,281          906,038  
       

 

 

 
          3,663,639  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.7%

 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.(a)

     1,818          399,978  

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     9,434          1,184,344  

Pandora A/S

     453          32,679  

Ralph Lauren Corp.

     91          6,185  
       

 

 

 
          1,623,186  
       

 

 

 
          8,944,421  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 2.9%

 

Banks – 1.4%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     45,478          1,095,565  

BNP Paribas SA(a)

     687          24,852  

Citigroup, Inc.

     14,279          615,568  

FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA(a)

     2,517          34,668  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     239          23,008  

Mebuki Financial Group, Inc.

     13,200          29,953  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

     6,036          663,417  

Signature Bank/New York NY

     333          27,636  

Societe Generale SA(a)

     1,237          16,420  

SVB Financial Group(a)

     209          50,290  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     24,699          580,673  
       

 

 

 
          3,162,050  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 0.8%

 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     111          17,106  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     202          67,646  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     4,987          1,002,238  

LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.

     6,357          487,391  

Magellan Financial Group Ltd.

     372          15,343  

Moody’s Corp.

     180          52,173  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

     7,200          32,903  

S&P Global, Inc.

     155          55,893  
       

 

 

 
          1,730,693  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – 0.0%

 

Kinnevik AB - Class B

     1,082          43,916  

M&G PLC

     23,412          48,122  
       

 

 

 
          92,038  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Insurance – 0.7%

 

Ageas SA/NV

     69        $ 2,823  

AIA Group Ltd.

     400          3,976  

Aviva PLC

     6,731          24,903  

CNP Assurances(a)

     2,756          34,564  

iA Financial Corp., Inc.

     539          18,762  

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,300          8,865  

Legal & General Group PLC

     3,117          7,604  

Manulife Financial Corp.

     694          9,653  

MetLife, Inc.

     1,474          54,789  

Progressive Corp. (The)

     11,670          1,104,799  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     1,079          68,538  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. - Class A

     3,650          347,443  

Sun Life Financial, Inc.

     682          27,791  
       

 

 

 
          1,714,510  
       

 

 

 
          6,699,291  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 2.9%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 0.5%

 

BAE Systems PLC

     3,420          21,240  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

     4,186          710,950  

Raytheon Technologies Corp.

     8,112          466,765  
       

 

 

 
          1,198,955  
       

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.0%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

     248          41,324  

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

     1,100          28,977  
       

 

 

 
          70,301  
       

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.2%

 

Carrier Global Corp.

     1,332          40,679  

Cie de Saint-Gobain(a)

     685          28,693  

Masco Corp.

     6,176          340,483  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     665          41,509  
       

 

 

 
          451,364  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.0%

 

Cintas Corp.

     13          4,327  

Copart, Inc.(a)

     29          3,050  

Rollins, Inc.

     61          3,305  
       

 

 

 
          10,682  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.3%

 

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA

     256          5,787  

AECOM(a)

     14,402          602,580  

Kajima Corp.

     1,700          20,482  

Shimizu Corp.

     3,500          26,348  
       

 

 

 
          655,197  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.4%

 

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     667          68,267  

Eaton Corp. PLC

     7,559          771,245  

Legrand SA

     339          27,001  

Prysmian SpA

     1,316          38,200  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     283          45,735  
       

 

 

 
          950,448  
       

 

 

 

 

8


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.4%

 

Honeywell International, Inc.

     4,962        $ 816,795  

Toshiba Corp.

     800          20,408  
       

 

 

 
          837,203  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 0.3%

 

Alfa Laval AB(a)

     588          12,980  

Atlas Copco AB - Class B SHS

     721          30,090  

Cummins, Inc.

     252          53,212  

Deere & Co.

     363          80,452  

Ingersoll Rand, Inc.(a)

     8,561          304,772  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

     1,300          28,783  

Snap-on, Inc.

     401          58,999  

Techtronic Industries Co., Ltd.

     2,000          26,591  

Volvo AB - Class B(a)

     1,229          23,609  
       

 

 

 
          619,488  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.0%

 

Adecco Group AG

     30          1,583  

Persol Holdings Co., Ltd.

     400          6,534  

Randstad NV(a)

     363          18,929  

RELX PLC (London)

     1,045          23,259  
       

 

 

 
          50,305  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail – 0.5%

 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

     75          22,815  

CSX Corp.

     6,690          519,612  

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

     600          35,012  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2,551          545,888  
       

 

 

 
          1,123,327  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.3%

 

United Rentals, Inc.(a)

     2,938          512,681  

WW Grainger, Inc.

     207          73,851  
       

 

 

 
          586,532  
       

 

 

 
          6,553,802  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 2.3%

 

Beverages – 0.5%

 

Heineken Holding NV

     63          4,910  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

     900          16,904  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

     91          7,298  

PepsiCo, Inc.

     7,631          1,057,657  
       

 

 

 
          1,086,769  
       

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.8%

 

Aeon Co., Ltd.

     100          2,690  

Coles Group Ltd.

     2,452          29,872  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1,143          405,765  

Empire Co., Ltd. - Class A

     619          17,967  

J Sainsbury PLC

     3,897          9,595  

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

     1,434          42,386  

Kroger Co. (The)

     149          5,053  

Walmart, Inc.

     9,635          1,348,033  
       

 

 

 
          1,861,361  
       

 

 

 

 

9


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Food Products – 0.2%

 

a2 Milk Co., Ltd. (The)(a)

     2,149        $ 21,871  

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.

     700          14,347  

Hershey Co. (The)

     433          62,066  

JBS SA

     28,700          105,634  

Kellogg Co.

     659          42,565  

Mowi ASA

     4,150          73,836  

Nestle SA

     499          59,387  

WH Group Ltd.(c)

     19,500          15,906  
       

 

 

 
          395,612  
       

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.7%

 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     121          17,867  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     11,853          1,647,448  
       

 

 

 
          1,665,315  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products – 0.0%

 

Unilever NV

     319          19,372  

Unilever PLC

     918          56,597  
       

 

 

 
          75,969  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco – 0.1%

 

Altria Group, Inc.

     1,684          65,070  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     1,035          77,615  

Swedish Match AB

     376          30,744  
       

 

 

 
          173,429  
       

 

 

 
          5,258,455  
       

 

 

 

Materials – 1.4%

 

Chemicals – 0.4%

 

Chr Hansen Holding A/S

     179          19,870  

Clariant AG

     579          11,422  

Corteva, Inc.

     191          5,503  

Evonik Industries AG

     2,148          55,566  

FMC Corp.

     37          3,919  

LANXESS AG

     507          29,009  

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

     5,600          32,325  

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

     1,300          31,421  

Orbia Advance Corp. SAB de CV

     34,563          60,305  

RPM International, Inc.

     874          72,402  

Sika AG

     156          38,306  

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

     6,300          20,853  

Teijin Ltd.

     1,900          29,466  

Umicore SA

     725          30,156  

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     6,879          434,890  

Yara International ASA

     1,400          53,872  
       

 

 

 
          929,285  
       

 

 

 

 

10


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Construction Materials – 0.0%

 

Fletcher Building Ltd.(a)

     15,270        $ 39,072  

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV

     3,320          15,410  
       

 

 

 
          54,482  
       

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 0.1%

 

International Paper Co.

     1,325          53,715  

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

     602          23,621  
       

 

 

 
          77,336  
       

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.9%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     3,760          299,574  

Alcoa Corp.(a)

     3,970          46,171  

Anglo American PLC

     3,150          76,210  

AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.

     5,909          154,577  

Antofagasta PLC

     6,272          82,773  

APERAM SA

     2,580          72,594  

ArcelorMittal SA(a)

     6,140          81,682  

BHP Group Ltd.

     243          6,278  

Boliden AB

     2,635          78,182  

Evolution Mining Ltd.

     23,250          97,125  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     6,573          58,595  

Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.

     373          4,382  

Glencore PLC(a)

     78,770          163,304  

Industrias Penoles SAB de CV

     2,589          41,735  

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.

     162          52,284  

Lundin Mining Corp.

     6,445          35,963  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR)(b)

     2,130          51,439  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

     5,420          53,707  

Orocobre Ltd.(a)

     5,420          9,699  

OZ Minerals Ltd.

     3,240          33,060  

Pan American Silver Corp.

     609          19,580  

Polyus PJSC (GDR)(c)

     730          76,401  

Rio Tinto PLC

     5,132          308,805  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     125          3,579  

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

     1,400          43,420  

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR) - Class B(b)

     13,836          146,385  

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

     88          4,318  

Yamana Gold, Inc.

     4,751          27,010  
       

 

 

 
          2,128,832  
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products – 0.0%

 

Suzano SA(a)

     9,200          74,620  
       

 

 

 
          3,264,555  
       

 

 

 

Energy – 1.4%

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

 

Baker Hughes Co. - Class A

     335          4,452  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.4%

 

Aker BP ASA

     3,070          47,991  

BP PLC

     73,913          213,755  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.

     927          3,613  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.(a)

     655          30,307  

Chevron Corp.

     11,125          801,000  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     12,565          451,586  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     4,378          150,297  

HollyFrontier Corp.

     162          3,193  

JX Holdings, Inc.

     15,200          54,231  

 

11


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

LUKOIL PJSC (Sponsored ADR)

     850        $ 48,798  

Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries SA

     3,430          40,398  

PetroChina Co., Ltd. - Class H

     422,000          124,185  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference Shares)

     31,500          109,994  

Repsol SA

     21,435          144,807  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     4,839          117,201  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class B

     46,659          565,836  

TOTAL SE

     8,829          303,210  
       

 

 

 
          3,210,402  
       

 

 

 
          3,214,854  
       

 

 

 

Utilities – 1.1%

 

Electric Utilities – 1.0%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     10,917          892,246  

Endesa SA

     790          21,131  

Enel SpA

     17,052          147,942  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     3,029          840,729  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     3,100          231,105  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

     1,728          32,409  

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA

     5,154          36,062  
       

 

 

 
          2,201,624  
       

 

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.1%

 

Snam SpA

     6,804          34,991  

UGI Corp.

     2,190          72,226  
       

 

 

 
          107,217  
       

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.0%

 

AES Corp. (The)

     1,569          28,415  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.0%

 

Sempra Energy

     488          57,760  
       

 

 

 
          2,395,016  
       

 

 

 

Transportation – 0.0%

 

Highways & Railtracks – 0.0%

 

Transurban Group

     8,398          85,751  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel – 0.0%

 

Homebuilding – 0.0%

 

Persimmon PLC

     950          30,275  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     830          38,421  
       

 

 

 
          68,696  
       

 

 

 

Software & Services – 0.0%

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure – 0.0%

 

GDS Holdings Ltd. (ADR)(a)

     350          28,640  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Services – 0.0%

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines – 0.0%

 

Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(a)

     374          7,846  
       

 

 

 

Leisure Facilities – 0.0%

 

Planet Fitness, Inc.(a)

     285          17,562  
       

 

 

 
          25,408  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $68,186,414)

          90,019,845  
       

 

 

 

 

12


Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 26.5%

          

Funds and Investment Trusts – 26.5%(d)(e)

          

AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. - Class Z

        218,377        $ 3,127,155  

AB Trust – AB Discovery Value Fund - Class Z

        168,544          2,657,933  

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

        756,356          7,881,225  

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

        2,231,135          25,948,101  

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

        280,145          2,919,112  

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

        135,259          3,681,750  

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

        901,811          14,645,415  
          

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $66,728,793)

             60,860,691  
          

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 11.6%

 

Australia – 1.1%

 

Australia Government Bond
Series 144
3.75%, 04/21/2037(c)

     AUD        620          604,879  

Series 145
2.75%, 06/21/2035(c)

        802          696,516  

Series 150
3.00%, 03/21/2047(c)

        1,430          1,312,816  
          

 

 

 
             2,614,211  
          

 

 

 

Austria – 0.3%

 

Republic of Austria Government Bond
0.75%, 02/20/2028(c)

     EUR        510          654,192  
          

 

 

 

Belgium – 0.1%

 

Kingdom of Belgium Government Bond
Series 76
1.90%, 06/22/2038(c)

 

     180          277,918  
          

 

 

 

Canada – 0.6%

 

Canadian Government Bond
1.25%, 03/01/2025-06/01/2030

     CAD        1,870          1,482,127  
          

 

 

 

China – 0.4%

 

China Government Bond
Series INBK
3.39%, 03/16/2050

     CNY        6,910          933,114  
          

 

 

 

Colombia – 0.1%

 

Colombian TES
Series B
5.75%, 11/03/2027

     COP        414,100          112,752  
          

 

 

 

 

13


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Finland – 0.1%

          

Finland Government Bond
0.50%, 09/15/2028(c)

     EUR        115        $ 145,315  
          

 

 

 

France – 0.1%

          

French Republic Government Bond OAT
1.50%, 05/25/2050(c)

        110          169,203  
          

 

 

 

Germany – 0.5%

          

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Bundesanleihe
Zero Coupon, 05/15/2035-08/15/2050(c)

        457          556,415  

Series 3
4.75%, 07/04/2034(c)

        250          508,943  
          

 

 

 
             1,065,358  
          

 

 

 

Italy – 1.3%

          

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro
1.75%, 07/01/2024(c)

        500          622,794  

1.80%, 03/01/2041(c)

        930          1,142,836  

1.85%, 05/15/2024-07/01/2025(c)

        1,020          1,275,101  
          

 

 

 
             3,040,731  
          

 

 

 

Japan – 2.7%

          

Japan Government Ten Year Bond
Series 358
0.10%, 03/20/2030

     JPY        205,850          1,971,234  

Series 359
0.10%, 06/20/2030

        255,300          2,441,841  

Japan Government Thirty Year Bond
Series 62
0.50%, 03/20/2049

        63,600          592,702  

Series 65
0.40%, 12/20/2049

        62,950          567,418  

Japan Government Twenty Year Bond
Series 169
0.30%, 06/20/2039

        31,650          296,096  

Series 171
0.30%, 12/20/2039

        33,850          316,004  
          

 

 

 
             6,185,295  
          

 

 

 

Malaysia – 0.1%

          

Malaysia Government Bond
Series 0310
4.498%, 04/15/2030

     MYR        1,088          299,392  
          

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.0%

          

Mexican Bonos
Series M
8.00%, 11/07/2047

     MXN        1,125          56,157  
          

 

 

 

Peru – 0.1%

          

Peru Government Bond
5.94%, 02/12/2029

     PEN        591          191,929  
          

 

 

 

 

14


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Spain – 0.3%

          

Spain Government Bond
1.20%, 10/31/2040(c)

     EUR        455        $ 571,656  

4.20%, 01/31/2037(c)

        114          208,714  
          

 

 

 
             780,370  
          

 

 

 

United Kingdom – 1.5%

          

United Kingdom Gilt
0.625%, 10/22/2050(c)

     GBP        280          346,553  

1.75%, 09/07/2037-01/22/2049(c)

        1,927          3,034,272  
          

 

 

 
             3,380,825  
          

 

 

 

United States – 2.3%

          

U.S. Treasury Bonds
1.125%, 05/15/2040-08/15/2040

     U.S.$        2,125          2,089,770  

2.375%, 11/15/2049

        255          312,176  

3.00%, 02/15/2048-02/15/2049

        1,425          1,948,696  

4.50%, 08/15/2039

        455          720,108  

4.625% T, 02/15/2040

        100          161,203  
          

 

 

 
             5,231,953  
          

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $25,940,233)

             26,620,842  
          

 

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 10.6%

          

Industrial – 5.9%

          

Basic – 0.8%

          

Anglo American Capital PLC
5.375%, 04/01/2025(c)

        200          230,094  

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC
3.75%, 10/01/2030

        402          410,743  

Glencore Finance Europe Ltd.
1.875%, 09/13/2023(c)

     EUR        125          152,316  

3.125%, 03/26/2026(c)

     GBP        110          149,771  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
1.80%, 09/25/2026

     EUR        165          202,653  

Inversiones CMPC SA
3.85%, 01/13/2030(c)

     U.S.$        200          217,250  

SABIC Capital II BV
4.00%, 10/10/2023(c)

        335          360,125  

SIG Combibloc PurchaseCo Sarl
1.875%, 06/18/2023(c)

     EUR        140          167,421  

Suzano Austria GmbH
3.75%, 01/15/2031

     U.S.$        32          32,088  
          

 

 

 
             1,922,461  
          

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.2%

          

CNH Industrial Finance Europe SA
1.75%, 09/12/2025(c)

     EUR        190          231,166  

General Electric Co.
0.875%, 05/17/2025

        101          117,829  

3.45%, 05/01/2027

     U.S.$        70          73,993  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
3.20%, 06/15/2025

        10          10,548  

4.40%, 03/15/2024

        67          72,815  
          

 

 

 
             506,351  
          

 

 

 

 

15


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Communications - Media – 0.5%

          

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.80%, 03/01/2050

     U.S.$        17        $ 19,237  

5.125%, 07/01/2049

        84          98,094  

Comcast Corp.
0.75%, 02/20/2032

     EUR        155          182,618  

2.45%, 08/15/2052

     U.S.$        35          32,724  

2.80%, 01/15/2051

        44          44,360  

Fox Corp.
4.709%, 01/25/2029

        215          257,723  

Prosus NV
3.68%, 01/21/2030(c)

        220          236,588  

ViacomCBS, Inc.
3.375%, 02/15/2028

        55          60,435  

3.70%, 06/01/2028

        23          25,499  

4.20%, 05/19/2032

        30          34,242  

4.95%, 01/15/2031

        114          136,792  
          

 

 

 
                 1,128,312  
          

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.4%

          

AT&T, Inc.
1.60%, 05/19/2028

     EUR        150          186,425  

3.50%, 09/15/2053(c)

     U.S.$        155          150,116  

4.35%, 03/01/2029

        15          17,645  

Series B
2.875%, 03/02/2025(f)

     EUR        100          113,487  

British Telecommunications PLC
9.625%, 12/15/2030

     U.S.$        145          232,358  

Sprint Spectrum Co. LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. II LLC/Sprint Spectrum Co. III LLC
4.738%, 03/20/2025(c)

        200          216,766  
          

 

 

 
             916,797  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.6%

          

Aptiv Corp.
4.15%, 03/15/2024

        49          53,833  

BMW US Capital LLC
3.90%, 04/09/2025(c)

        141          157,575  

General Motors Co.
6.125%, 10/01/2025

        14          16,264  

6.80%, 10/01/2027

        20          24,325  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
2.20%, 04/01/2024(c)

     EUR        135          162,643  

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
0.90%, 11/19/2024(c)

        200          232,888  

3.35%, 06/08/2025(c)

     U.S.$        30          31,353  

Lear Corp.
3.50%, 05/30/2030

        22          22,440  

3.80%, 09/15/2027

        127          133,673  

4.25%, 05/15/2029

        26          28,101  

 

16


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
4.345%, 09/17/2027(c)

     U.S.$        200        $ 200,562  

Volkswagen Bank GmbH
1.25%, 06/10/2024(c)

     EUR        100          119,541  

Volkswagen Leasing GmbH
2.625%, 01/15/2024(c)

        73          91,212  
          

 

 

 
                 1,274,410  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

          

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.50%, 08/18/2026

     U.S.$        89          90,186  

Marriott International, Inc./MD

          

Series EE
5.75%, 05/01/2025

        109          121,430  
          

 

 

 
             211,616  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.0%

          

Starbucks Corp.
4.50%, 11/15/2048

        75          91,157  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

          

AutoNation, Inc.
4.75%, 06/01/2030

        52          61,426  

Ralph Lauren Corp.
2.95%, 06/15/2030

        162          169,026  

Ross Stores, Inc.
4.70%, 04/15/2027

        24          28,299  
          

 

 

 
             258,751  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical 1.0%

          

Altria Group, Inc.
3.125%, 06/15/2031

     EUR        270          361,871  

4.80%, 02/14/2029

     U.S.$        35          41,426  

Amgen, Inc.
4.663%, 06/15/2051

        115          150,250  

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
5.55%, 01/23/2049

        145          195,135  

BAT Capital Corp.
4.906%, 04/02/2030

        55          64,705  

BAT Netherlands Finance BV
3.125%, 04/07/2028(c)

     EUR        200          268,683  

Baxter International, Inc.
0.40%, 05/15/2024

        250          297,758  

DH Europe Finance II SARL
0.45%, 03/18/2028

        143          166,540  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
2.80%, 10/01/2050

     U.S.$        200          197,872  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
2.25%, 05/25/2028(c)

     EUR        195          231,819  

Medtronic Global Holdings SCA
0.375%, 10/15/2028

        122          143,660  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
0.75%, 07/09/2027

        131          156,293  
          

 

 

 
             2,276,012  
          

 

 

 

 

17


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Energy – 1.0%

          

BG Energy Capital PLC
5.125%, 12/01/2025(c)

     GBP        69        $ 110,053  

Boardwalk Pipelines LP
4.80%, 05/03/2029

     U.S.$        125          136,368  

BP Capital Markets PLC
1.573%, 02/16/2027(c)

     EUR        175          219,968  

3.25%, 03/22/2026(c)(f)

        135          162,915  

Energy Transfer Operating LP
3.75%, 05/15/2030

     U.S.$        101          97,969  

5.50%, 06/01/2027

        225          247,736  

Eni SpA
4.25%, 05/09/2029(c)

        270          303,845  

Husky Energy, Inc.
4.40%, 04/15/2029

        220          230,976  

ONEOK, Inc.
4.55%, 07/15/2028

        189          199,735  

6.35%, 01/15/2031

        130          151,109  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.
3.55%, 12/15/2029

        16          15,416  

3.60%, 11/01/2024

        116          119,461  

4.50%, 12/15/2026

        29          30,892  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
2.875%, 04/16/2024(c)

        200          209,700  

Valero Energy Corp.
6.625%, 06/15/2037

        32          40,111  
          

 

 

 
                 2,276,254  
          

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.1%

          

Alfa SAB de CV
5.25%, 03/25/2024(c)

        200          210,562  
          

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

          

Expedia Group, Inc.
6.25%, 05/01/2025(c)

        6          6,609  

7.00%, 05/01/2025(c)

        38          40,962  

Global Payments, Inc.
4.45%, 06/01/2028

        70          82,377  
          

 

 

 
             129,948  
          

 

 

 

Technology – 0.6%

          

Baidu, Inc.
3.075%, 04/07/2025

        205          217,097  

Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd.
3.50%, 01/15/2028

        5          5,411  

3.875%, 01/15/2027

        137          151,747  

Broadcom, Inc.
4.11%, 09/15/2028

        187          208,926  

4.25%, 04/15/2026

        15          16,917  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
6.02%, 06/15/2026(c)

        96          112,893  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
1.00%, 12/03/2028

     EUR        165          198,364  

Fiserv, Inc.
1.125%, 07/01/2027

        200          243,431  

 

18


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Leidos, Inc.
4.375%, 05/15/2030(c)

     U.S.$        123        $ 144,023  

Oracle Corp.
3.60%, 04/01/2050

        125          139,914  
          

 

 

 
             1,438,723  
          

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

          

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
7.00%, 05/01/2025(c)

        99          108,878  

Southwest Airlines Co.
5.25%, 05/04/2025

        199          219,274  
          

 

 

 
             328,152  
          

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.3%

          

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.
3.95%, 01/19/2022(c)

        200          204,460  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
2.875%, 01/20/2022(c)

        11          10,922  

3.50%, 11/01/2027(c)

        18          16,056  

3.875%, 05/01/2023(c)

        44          43,564  

4.125%, 08/01/2025(c)

        2          1,916  

4.375%, 01/30/2024(c)

        13          12,928  

4.875%, 10/01/2025(c)

        23          22,621  

5.50%, 12/15/2024(c)

        47          48,424  

Heathrow Funding Ltd.
6.75%, 12/03/2026(c)

     GBP        135          214,818  
          

 

 

 
             575,709  
          

 

 

 
                 13,545,215  
          

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 4.4%

          

Banking – 3.1%

          

ABN AMRO Bank NV
4.75%, 07/28/2025(c)

     U.S.$        225          254,126  

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
4.40%, 05/19/2026(c)

        215          242,490  

Banco Santander SA
5.179%, 11/19/2025

        200          226,548  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

          

Series G
4.70%, 09/20/2025(f)

        23          24,404  

BNP Paribas SA
2.219%, 06/09/2026(c)

        200          206,208  

4.375%, 09/28/2025(c)

        200          223,056  

BPCE SA
4.625%, 07/11/2024(c)

        200          220,278  

Capital One Financial Corp.
1.65%, 06/12/2029

     EUR        270          323,956  

Citigroup, Inc.
1.50%, 07/24/2026(c)

        155          190,944  

5.95%, 01/30/2023(f)

     U.S.$        90          92,342  

 

19


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
4.50%, 12/09/2025(c)

     U.S.$        205        $ 232,158  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
3.25%, 12/29/2026(c)(f)

     EUR        200          221,293  

Credit Suisse Group AG
2.193%, 06/05/2026(c)

     U.S.$        250          257,948  

Danske Bank A/S
3.244%, 12/20/2025(c)

        350          372,719  

5.375%, 01/12/2024(c)

        200          225,202  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
3.961%, 11/26/2025

        225          239,083  

DNB Bank ASA
6.50%, 03/26/2022(c)(f)

        210          218,121  

Fifth Third Bancorp
Series L
4.50%, 09/30/2025(f)

        41          41,302  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
1.25%, 05/01/2025(c)

     EUR        190          229,729  

Series O
5.30%, 11/10/2026(f)

     U.S.$        10          10,583  

HSBC Holdings PLC
6.375%, 03/30/2025(f)

        200          208,736  

ING Groep NV
3.00%, 02/18/2026(c)

     GBP        200          281,389  

6.50%, 04/16/2025(f)

     U.S.$        232          245,746  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.09%, 03/11/2027(c)

     EUR        170          206,041  

Morgan Stanley
Series G
1.375%, 10/27/2026

        100          124,166  

Series J
4.085% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.81%), 01/15/2021(f)(g)

     U.S.$        55          53,435  

Nationwide Building Society
4.00%, 09/14/2026(c)

        290          314,531  

Natwest Group PLC
Series U
2.54% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.32%), 09/30/2027(f)(g)

        200          191,146  

Nordea Bank Abp
3.75%, 08/30/2023(c)

        240          259,042  

Societe Generale SA
4.25%, 04/14/2025(c)

        205          218,661  

Standard Chartered PLC
1.778% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 01/30/2027(c)(f)(g)

        200          168,298  

Truist Financial Corp.
Series Q
5.10%, 03/01/2030(f)

        75          80,669  

UBS Group AG
7.125%, 08/10/2021(c)(f)

        230          236,242  

UniCredit SpA
2.569%, 09/22/2026(c)

        350          346,780  

Wells Fargo & Co.
0.625%, 08/14/2030(c)

     EUR        245          276,228  
          

 

 

 
             7,263,600  
          

 

 

 

 

20


     

Principal
Amount
(000)

       U.S. $ Value  

Brokerage – 0.1%

 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
Series G
5.375%, 06/01/2025(f)

     U.S.$        124        $ 134,116  
          

 

 

 

Finance – 0.2%

 

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
6.50%, 07/15/2025

        150          161,709  

Air Lease Corp.
3.875%, 07/03/2023

        6          6,247  

4.25%, 02/01/2024

        23          23,919  

Aircastle Ltd.
4.40%, 09/25/2023

        13          12,864  

5.25%, 08/11/2025(c)

        20          19,573  

GE Capital Funding LLC
4.05%, 05/15/2027(c)

        200          215,264  

Synchrony Financial
3.95%, 12/01/2027

        25          26,894  

4.50%, 07/23/2025

        51          56,320  
          

 

 

 
             522,790  
          

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.5%

 

Alleghany Corp.
3.625%, 05/15/2030

        172          193,775  

ASR Nederland NV
3.375%, 05/02/2049(c)

     EUR        100          125,270  

Centene Corp.
4.25%, 12/15/2027

     U.S.$        28          29,294  

4.625%, 12/15/2029

        37          39,880  

CNP Assurances
4.50%, 06/10/2047(c)

     EUR        200          274,304  

Credit Agricole Assurances SA
4.25%, 01/13/2025(c)(f)

        200          254,422  

Voya Financial, Inc.
5.65%, 05/15/2053

     U.S.$        145          149,617  
          

 

 

 
                 1,066,562  
          

 

 

 

REITS – 0.5%

 

CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp.
1.45%, 01/22/2027

     EUR        100          116,433  

Digital Euro Finco LLC
2.50%, 01/16/2026(c)

        220          283,454  

Equinix, Inc.
2.875%, 02/01/2026

        115          137,245  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP
Series D
3.75%, 10/15/2023

     U.S.$        10          10,336  

Welltower, Inc.
2.75%, 01/15/2031

        84          86,450  

3.10%, 01/15/2030

        46          48,816  

4.00%, 06/01/2025

        100          112,220  

 

21


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

WPC Eurobond BV
1.35%, 04/15/2028

     EUR        100        $ 118,598  

2.125%, 04/15/2027

        148          184,085  
          

 

 

 
             1,097,637  
          

 

 

 
                 10,084,705  
          

 

 

 

Utility – 0.3%

 

Electric – 0.3%

 

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC
4.375%, 04/23/2025(c)

     U.S.$        250          281,485  

Enel Finance International NV
2.65%, 09/10/2024(c)

        308          326,477  

Naturgy Finance BV
4.125%, 11/18/2022(c)(f)

     EUR        100          121,495  
          

 

 

 
             729,457  
          

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $23,269,801)

 

       24,359,377  
          

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 2.6%

 

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 2.6%

 

Chile – 0.1%

 

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile
3.75%, 01/15/2031(c)

     U.S.$        200          222,500  
          

 

 

 

China – 2.0%

 

China Development Bank

 

    

Series 1805
4.88%, 02/09/2028

     CNY        14,390          2,260,452  

Series 1910
3.65%, 05/21/2029

        2,040          296,650  

Series 2003
3.23%, 01/10/2025

        13,390          1,936,786  

Series 2004
3.43%, 01/14/2027

        1,780          258,840  
          

 

 

 
             4,752,728  
          

 

 

 

Indonesia – 0.2%

 

Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT
4.75%, 05/15/2025(c)

     U.S.$        200          218,250  

Perusahaan Perseroan Persero PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara
3.375%, 02/05/2030(c)

        210          217,085  
          

 

 

 
             435,335  
          

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.1%

 

Petroleos Mexicanos
5.95%, 01/28/2031(c)

        39          32,551  

7.69%, 01/23/2050(c)

        120          100,440  
          

 

 

 
             132,991  
          

 

 

 

 

22


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

United Arab Emirates – 0.2%

          

DP World Crescent Ltd.
3.75%, 01/30/2030(c)

     U.S.$        200        $ 205,000  

3.875%, 07/18/2029(c)

        200          206,750  
          

 

 

 
             411,750  
          

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $5,881,428)

 

           5,955,304  
          

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 1.8%

 

Industrial – 1.4%

 

Basic – 0.3%

 

OCI NV
3.625%, 10/15/2025

     EUR        100          117,245  

5.00%, 04/15/2023(c)

        120          144,211  

Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions ULC
2.875%, 01/15/2026(c)

        150          187,394  

SPCM SA
4.875%, 09/15/2025(c)

     U.S.$        200          206,986  

WEPA Hygieneprodukte GmbH
2.875%, 12/15/2027(c)

     EUR        120          138,232  
          

 

 

 
             794,068  
          

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.2%

 

Rolls-Royce PLC
0.875%, 05/09/2024(c)

        160          162,914  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.25%, 03/15/2026(c)

     U.S.$        110          114,864  

Vertical Midco Gmbh
4.375%, 07/15/2027(c)

     EUR        140          167,016  
          

 

 

 
             444,794  
          

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.0%

 

CSC Holdings LLC
6.75%, 11/15/2021

     U.S.$        45          47,182  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.2%

 

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co.
4.375%, 05/15/2026(c)

     EUR        120          141,147  

Ford Motor Co.
8.50%, 04/21/2023

     U.S.$        108          117,734  

Tenneco, Inc.
5.00%, 07/15/2024(c)

     EUR        100          108,566  
          

 

 

 
             367,447  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.1%

 

Carnival PLC
1.00%, 10/28/2029

        200          147,825  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.0%

 

Dufry One BV
2.50%, 10/15/2024(c)

        105          106,487  
          

 

 

 

 

23


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.3%

 

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC
3.50%, 02/15/2023(c)

     U.S.$        61        $ 61,738  

4.625%, 01/15/2027(c)

        46          47,053  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
2.375%, 03/01/2028(c)

     EUR        165          186,029  

Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
3.50%, 02/11/2027(c)

        120          135,770  

Grifols SA
1.625%, 02/15/2025(c)

        200          231,594  
          

 

 

 
             662,184  
          

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.1%

 

Rexel SA
2.125%, 06/15/2025(c)

        120          137,216  
          

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

 

Arena Luxembourg Finance SARL
1.875%, 02/01/2028(c)

        160          167,827  
          

 

 

 

Technology – 0.0%

 

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
7.125%, 06/15/2024(c)

     U.S.$        14          14,552  
          

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.1%

 

Chicago Parking Meters LLC
4.93%, 12/30/2025(h)

        200          227,373  
          

 

 

 
                 3,116,955  
          

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.4%

 

Banking – 0.3%

 

Banco Santander SA
6.75%, 04/25/2022(c)(f)

     EUR        200          244,597  

Credit Suisse Group AG
7.50%, 12/11/2023(c)(f)

     U.S.$        200          218,260  

Discover Financial Services
Series D
6.125%, 06/23/2025(f)

        117          123,589  
          

 

 

 
             586,446  
          

 

 

 

Finance – 0.1%

 

Lincoln Financing SARL
3.625%, 04/01/2024(c)

     EUR        120          135,158  

Navient Corp.
6.625%, 07/26/2021

     U.S.$        170          172,606  
          

 

 

 
             307,764  
          

 

 

 

REITS – 0.0%

 

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP/MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc.
4.625%, 06/15/2025(c)

        58          59,172  
          

 

 

 
             953,382  
          

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $4,010,377)

 

       4,070,337  
          

 

 

 

 

24


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 1.7%

          

Risk Share Floating Rate – 1.1%

          

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class M1B
1.898% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 03/25/2029(c)(g)

   U.S.$          220        $ 219,742  

Series 2019-2A, Class M2
3.248% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.10%), 04/25/2029(c)(g)

        150          143,281  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2
2.448% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.30%), 08/25/2031(c)(g)

        56          55,980  

Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2
2.298% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.15%), 09/25/2031(c)(g)

        41          41,120  

Series 2019-R04, Class 2M2
2.248% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 06/25/2039(c)(g)

        90          89,438  

Series 2019-R05, Class 1M2
2.148% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.00%), 07/25/2039(c)(g)

        56          55,799  

Series 2019-R06, Class 2M2
2.248% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 09/25/2039(c)(g)

        98          96,974  

Series 2019-R07, Class 1M2
2.248% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 10/25/2039(c)(g)

        58          58,044  

Eagle RE Ltd.
Series 2018-1, Class M1
1.875% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 11/25/2028(c)(g)

        56          55,664  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2019-DNA3, Class M2
2.198% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.05%), 07/25/2049(c)(g)

        20          20,015  

Series 2019-HQA1, Class M2
2.498% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.35%), 02/25/2049(c)(g)

        46          45,171  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2014-DN3, Class M3
4.148% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 08/25/2024(g)

        154          156,534  

Series 2014-HQ3, Class M3
4.898% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 10/25/2024(g)

        92          92,655  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2015-C01, Class 1M2
4.448% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.30%), 02/25/2025(g)

        57          58,113  

 

25


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
4.148% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(g)

   U.S.$          79        $ 80,132  

Series 2015-C02, Class 2M2
4.148% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(g)

        47          47,666  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2
5.148% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 07/25/2025(g)

        38          39,190  

Series 2015-C03, Class 2M2
5.148% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 07/25/2025(g)

        71          72,861  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2
5.848% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 04/25/2028(g)

        34          35,699  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2
5.698% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 04/25/2028(g)

        122          125,449  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2
6.898% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 08/25/2028(g)

        41          42,373  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2
6.148% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 09/25/2028(g)

        84          88,778  

Series 2016-C06, Class 1M2
4.398% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 04/25/2029(g)

        89          91,211  

Series 2017-C01, Class 1M2
3.698% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.55%), 07/25/2029(g)

        59          60,887  

Series 2017-C02, Class 2M2
3.798% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.65%), 09/25/2029(g)

        126              127,099  

Series 2017-C05, Class 1M2
2.348% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.20%), 01/25/2030(g)

        110          108,938  

JP Morgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2014-CH1, Class M2
4.398% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/2024(g)(i)

        18          16,218  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 2019-1R, Class A
2.146% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.00%), 03/27/2024(g)(i)

        102          96,777  

Radnor Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class M1B
2.098% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 02/25/2029(c)(g)

        140          138,277  

STACR Trust
Series 2018-DNA3, Class M2
2.248% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 09/25/2048(c)(g)

        174          169,791  

 

26


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2
5.398% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/2025(g)(i)

   U.S.$          90        $ 82,043  

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2
5.648% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/2025(g)(i)

        28          26,015  
          

 

 

 
                 2,637,934  
          

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.4%

          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 4416, Class BS
5.948% (6.10% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/15/2044(g)(j)

        453          94,364  

Series 4693, Class SL
5.998% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 06/15/2047(g)(j)

        452          102,541  

Series 4719, Class JS
5.998% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 09/15/2047(g)(j)

        346          57,615  

Series 4727, Class SA
6.048% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 11/15/2047(g)(j)

        493          98,481  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs
Series 2011-131, Class ST
6.392% (6.54% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2041(g)(j)

        227          53,295  

Series 2016-106, Class ES
5.852% (6.00% – LIBOR 1 Month), 01/25/2047(g)(j)

        433          79,927  

Series 2017-16, Class SG
5.902% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 03/25/2047(g)(j)

        438          87,720  

Series 2017-81, Class SA
6.052% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/2047(g)(j)

        460          101,989  

Series 2017-97, Class LS
6.052% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2047(g)(j)

        368          94,447  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2017-134, Class SE
6.044% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 09/20/2047(g)(j)

        304          50,185  

Series 2017-65, Class ST
5.994% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 04/20/2047(g)(j)

        426          90,153  
          

 

 

 
             910,717  
          

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1%

          

Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6
5.50%, 07/25/2035

        20          18,026  

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16
5.75%, 08/25/2036

        95          75,133  

Series 2006-28CB, Class A14
6.25%, 10/25/2036

        69          52,207  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13
5.50%, 02/25/2036

        47          42,791  

 

27


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Chase Mortgage Finance Trust
Series 2007-S5, Class 1A17
6.00%, 07/25/2037

     U.S.$        31        $ 22,331  

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2006-10, Class 1A8
6.00%, 05/25/2036

                 44          33,082  

Series 2006-13, Class 1A19
6.25%, 09/25/2036

        24          16,404  

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2006-FA3, Class A9
6.00%, 07/25/2036

        85          59,653  
          

 

 

 
             319,627  
          

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.1%

          

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-AR4, Class A2
0.338% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.19%), 12/25/2036(g)

        221          115,059  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-1, Class A1
0.398% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 03/25/2035(g)

        56          49,130  
          

 

 

 
             164,189  
          

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $4,035,297)

             4,032,467  
          

 

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 1.6%

          

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year 1.6%

          

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2019
3.50%, 06/01/2049-10/01/2049

        805          867,631  

Series 2020
2.50%, 07/01/2050

        138          148,019  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold
Series 2018
4.00%, 08/01/2048

        56          61,047  

Series 2019
4.50%, 02/01/2049

        212          235,685  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2012
3.50%, 11/01/2042

        320          353,133  

Series 2013
3.50%, 04/01/2043

        206          227,608  

Series 2018
3.50%, 02/01/2048

        217          229,952  

4.50%, 09/01/2048

        447          493,698  

Series 2019
3.50%, 11/01/2049

        194          208,083  

Series 2020
2.50%, 07/01/2050

        787          848,298  
          

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $3,548,132)

                 3,673,154  
          

 

 

 

 

28


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.9%

          

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.6%

          

Ashford Hospitality Trust
Series 2018-KEYS, Class A
1.152% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 06/15/2035(c)(g)

   U.S.$          200        $ 190,851  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2017-SCH, Class AF
1.152% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/2033(c)(g)

        375          354,631  

BHMS
Series 2018-ATLS, Class A
1.402% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.25%), 07/15/2035(c)(g)

        158          151,551  

BX Trust
Series 2018-EXCL, Class A
1.24% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.09%), 09/15/2037(c)(g)

        163          148,699  

DBWF Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-GLKS, Class A
1.186% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.03%), 12/19/2030(c)(g)

        166          160,653  

Invitation Homes Trust
Series 2018-SFR4, Class A
1.251% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.10%), 01/17/2038(c)(g)

        214          213,938  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
Series 2015-XLF2, Class SNMA
2.102% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 11/15/2026(g)(i)

        90          72,186  

Starwood Retail Property Trust
Series 2014-STAR, Class A
1.622% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.47%), 11/15/2027(c)(g)

        176          125,727  
          

 

 

 
                 1,418,236  
          

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.3%

          

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-G1, Class A2
3.557%, 04/10/2031(c)

        276          272,761  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2012-C6, Class E
5.324%, 05/15/2045(c)

        119          75,311  

LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-4, Class A2
2.579%, 03/10/2049(c)

        144          146,129  

 

29


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-SG1, Class C
4.611%, 09/15/2048

     U.S.$        197        $ 185,426  
          

 

 

 
             679,627  
          

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $2,270,948)

             2,097,863  
          

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES – 0.5%

          

South Africa – 0.5%

          

Republic of South Africa Government Bond
Series 2030
8.00%, 01/31/2030

     ZAR        23,651              1,288,684  
          

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS – 0.4%

          

Chile – 0.1%

          

Chile Government International Bond
1.625%, 01/30/2025

     EUR        125          155,487  
          

 

 

 

Colombia – 0.1%

          

Colombia Government International Bond
3.125%, 04/15/2031

     U.S.$        315          321,772  
          

 

 

 

Peru – 0.1%

          

Peruvian Government International Bond
2.392%, 01/23/2026(b)

        205          215,250  
          

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia – 0.1%

          

Saudi Government International Bond
3.25%, 10/26/2026(c)

        200          217,400  
          

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $864,988)

             909,909  
          

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 0.4%

          

CLO - Floating Rate – 0.4%

          

ICG US CLO Ltd.
Series 2015-1A, Class A1R
1.412% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.14%), 10/19/2028(c)(g)

        300          298,072  

Octagon Loan Funding Ltd.
Series 2014-1A, Class ARR
1.45% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.18%), 11/18/2031(c)(g)

        320          317,582  

TIAA CLO IV Ltd.
Series 2018-1A, Class A1A
1.502% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.23%), 01/20/2032(c)(g)

        250          246,048  
          

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $870,000)

             861,702  
          

 

 

 

 

30


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.4%

          

Industrial – 0.4%

          

Basic – 0.1%

          

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV
4.50%, 01/31/2030(c)

     U.S.$        200        $ 186,091  
          

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

          

Globo Comunicacao e Participacoes SA
4.875%, 01/22/2030(c)

        200          196,375  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical 0.1%

          

BRF GmbH
4.35%, 09/29/2026(c)

        200          206,813  
          

 

 

 

Energy – 0.0%

          

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
6.125%, 06/30/2025(c)

        46          47,515  
          

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.1%

          

Rumo Luxembourg SARL
5.875%, 01/18/2025(c)

        200          209,437  
          

 

 

 
                     846,231  
          

 

 

 

Utility – 0.0%

          

Electric – 0.0%

          

Terraform Global Operating LLC
6.125%, 03/01/2026(i)

        14          14,230  
          

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $865,258)

             860,461  
          

 

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 0.4%

          

Dominican Republic – 0.1%

          

Dominican Republic International Bond
5.95%, 01/25/2027(c)

        190          203,834  
          

 

 

 

Ivory Coast – 0.1%

          

Ivory Coast Government International Bond
5.875%, 10/17/2031(c)

     EUR        200          211,774  
          

 

 

 

Nigeria – 0.1%

          

Nigeria Government International Bond
6.75%, 01/28/2021(c)

     U.S.$        200          200,563  
          

 

 

 

South Africa – 0.1%

          

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond
4.30%, 10/12/2028

        230          213,972  
          

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $795,706)

             830,143  
          

 

 

 

 

31


      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

COVERED BONDS – 0.3%

          

Swedbank Hypotek AB
Series 194
1.00%, 09/18/2024(c)

     SEK        2,400        $ 277,583  

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO
2.375%, 05/04/2021(c)

     EUR        140          162,134  

UBS AG/London
4.00%, 04/08/2022(c)

        158          197,764  

1.375%, 04/16/2021(c)

        140          165,804  
          

 

 

 

Total Covered Bonds
(cost $764,383)

                     803,285  
          

 

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES – 0.2%

          

United States – 0.2%

          

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
2.125%, 02/15/2040 (TIPS)
(cost $467,859)

     U.S.$        300          459,530  
          

 

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.1%

          

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.1%

          

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2016-1A, Class D
8.20%, 02/15/2023(c)

        97          97,650  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust
Series 2016-4, Class D
3.89%, 11/15/2022(c)

        100          102,053  
          

 

 

 
             199,703  
          

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.0%

          

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC
Series 2017-2, Class A
3.28%, 02/25/2026(c)

        6          5,553  
          

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $202,663)

             205,256  
          

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES – 0.1%

          

China – 0.1%

          

China Development Bank
Series 2009
3.39%, 07/10/2027
(cost $164,944)

     CNY        1,140          164,939  
          

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.6%

          

Investment Companies – 0.6%

          

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.05%(d)(e)(k)
(cost $1,466,345)

        1,466,345          1,466,345  
          

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares      U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.9%
(cost $211,542,877)

                      $ 229,540,134  
        

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.0%

        

Investment Companies – 0.0%

        

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.05%(d)(e)(k)
(cost $20,128)

        20,128        20,128  
        

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.9%
(cost $211,563,005)(l)

                   229,560,262  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.1%

           139,197  
        

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

         $ 229,699,459  
        

 

 

 

FUTURES

 

Description      Number
of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
  Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Purchased Contracts                         
10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures          9          December  2020     $ 1,026,090        $ 2,961
Australian 3 Yr Bond Futures          27          December  2020       2,268,558          6,258
Euro-BOBL Futures          38          December  2020       6,022,241          6,640
Euro-Schatz Futures          6          December  2020       789,925          204
U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures          15          December  2020       1,890,469          (817 )
Sold Contracts                         
10 Yr Australian Bond Futures          25          December  2020       2,675,065              (24,811
Euro-Bund Futures          12          December  2020       2,455,390          (11,410 )
U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures          14          December  2020       2,238,906          (4,816 )
                        

 

 

 
                         $ (25,791 )
                        

 

 

 

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.        CNY        1,209          USD        176          10/21/2020        $ (2,201 )
Bank of America, NA        ZAR        39,119          USD        2,339          11/27/2020          19,358
Bank of America, NA        EUR        481          USD        570          10/15/2020          5,400
BNP Paribas SA        IDR        11,284,321          USD        749          10/15/2020          (9,749 )
BNP Paribas SA        ZAR        6,553          USD        383          11/27/2020          (5,948 )
BNP Paribas SA        USD        1,344          EUR        1,150          10/15/2020          4,592
Citibank, NA        KRW        763,432          USD        653          11/10/2020          (1,463 )
Citibank, NA        COP        453,632          USD        117          11/13/2020          (1,776 )
Citibank, NA        CNY        38,195          USD        5,466          10/21/2020              (162,518
Citibank, NA        PEN        499          USD        140          11/13/2020          1,222
Citibank, NA        USD        1,838          EUR        1,554          10/15/2020          (15,034 )
Citibank, NA        USD        1,030          NZD        1,575          10/27/2020          11,800
Credit Suisse International        MXN        31,953          USD        1,463          10/08/2020          18,700
Credit Suisse International        NZD        1,573          USD        1,033          10/27/2020          (7,057 )
Credit Suisse International        CAD        1,048          USD        796          10/09/2020          8,296
Credit Suisse International        GBP        566          EUR        625          10/15/2020          3,129
Credit Suisse International        USD        829          MXN             17,492          10/08/2020          (38,161 )
Goldman Sachs Bank USA        MYR        1,237          USD        291          10/27/2020          (6,021 )

 

33


Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
Goldman Sachs Bank USA        USD        617          MXN        13,861          10/08/2020        $ 9,420
Goldman Sachs Bank USA        USD        963          INR        73,072          10/15/2020          30,011
HSBC Bank USA        INR        72,840          USD        985          10/15/2020          (4,460 )
HSBC Bank USA        EUR        17,032          USD        20,024          10/15/2020          49,687
HSBC Bank USA        BRL        4,315          USD        776          10/02/2020          7,342
HSBC Bank USA        NZD        1,576          USD        1,040          10/27/2020          (2,792 )
HSBC Bank USA        USD        765          BRL        4,315          10/02/2020          3,378
HSBC Bank USA        USD        1,078          TWD        30,879          11/18/2020          (5,271 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        MXN        13,824          USD        640          10/08/2020          15,511
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        CAD        2,389          USD        1,782          10/09/2020              (12,678
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        USD        743          EUR        630          10/15/2020          (3,937 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        USD        811          CAD        1,063          10/09/2020          (12,748 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        USD        643          NOK        5,677          10/16/2020          (34,043 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        USD        459          ZAR        7,807          11/27/2020          4,235
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        USD        633          MXN        14,273          10/08/2020          11,970
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        USD        1,365          JPY        144,512          10/08/2020          5,005
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA        USD        752          IDR        11,128,459          10/15/2020          (3,159 )
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        JPY        787,152          USD        7,462          10/08/2020          (2,383 )
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        NOK        5,679          USD        625          10/16/2020          16,499
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        BRL        4,309          USD        764          10/02/2020          (3,374 )
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        GBP        3,310          USD        4,304          11/19/2020          31,295
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        CNY        140          USD        20          10/21/2020          (235 )
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        USD        38          CNY        256          10/21/2020          (62 )
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        GBP        591          EUR        656          10/15/2020          6,907
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        USD        772          BRL        4,309          10/02/2020          (4,799 )
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.        USD        715          SEK        6,455          10/16/2020          6,201
Standard Chartered Bank        TWD        30,585          USD        1,049          11/18/2020          (13,857 )
Standard Chartered Bank        USD        641          KRW        762,546          11/10/2020          13,173
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        JPY        12,540          USD        120          10/08/2020          892
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        JPY        14,827          USD        140          10/08/2020          (433 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        CNY        3,057          USD        448          10/21/2020          (2,777 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        SEK        3,141          USD        344          10/16/2020          (6,483 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        AUD        2,883          USD        2,066          10/29/2020          1,338
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        MXN        1,157          USD        51          10/08/2020          (1,217 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        SEK        804          USD        93          10/16/2020          2,814
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        DKK        559          USD        85          10/16/2020          (2,784 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        MXN        365          USD        17          10/08/2020          602
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        NOK        328          USD        36          10/16/2020          1,267
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        EUR        330          USD        384          10/15/2020          (2,817 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        EUR        248          USD        293          10/15/2020          1,710
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        NZD        68          USD        46          10/27/2020          895
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        GBP        95          USD        123          11/19/2020          383
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        CHF        65          USD        72          11/19/2020          1,052
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        ILS        38          USD        11          11/12/2020          51
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        CAD        36          USD        27          10/09/2020          (90 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        AUD        27          USD        19          10/29/2020          (122 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        1,670          EUR             1,410          10/15/2020          (17,298 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        97          CHF        88          11/19/2020          (1,288 )

 

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Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        18          SGD        25          10/27/2020        $ 45
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        28          AUD        38          10/29/2020          (676 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        33          CAD        44          10/09/2020          246
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        82          GBP        63          11/19/2020          (508 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        116          GBP        91          11/19/2020          1,320
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        15          SEK        136          10/16/2020          51
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        100          AUD        140          10/29/2020          124
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        106          SGD        144          10/27/2020          (132 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        45          SEK        397          10/16/2020              (1,155
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        70          HKD        541          10/21/2020          4
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        77          JPY        8,163          10/08/2020          106
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        47          JPY        4,914          10/08/2020          (64 )
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        519          ZAR        8,899          11/27/2020          8,634
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        USD        421          ZAR             6,976          11/27/2020          (7,308 )
UBS AG        AUD        879          USD        630          10/29/2020          355
                                   

 

 

 
                                    $ (93,858 )
                                   

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) 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      2,816      01/02/2023        1 Day CDI        3.975%          Maturity        $ (4,497      $             —        $ (4,497
USD      2,577      01/02/2023        1 Day CDI        4.053%          Maturity          (3,379                 (3,379
USD      2,592      01/02/2023        1 Day CDI        4.175%          Maturity          (2,269                 (2,269
USD      2,815      01/02/2023        1 Day CDI        4.590%          Maturity                 1,352                   1,352  
                       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
                        $ (8,793      $        $     (8,793
                       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

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)
 
CAD      3,780      05/22/2024      3 Month

CDOR

     1.980%      Semi-Annual/

Semi-Annual

     $     150,272        $ 2        $          150,270  
USD      2,420      10/01/2025      0.329%      3 Month

LIBOR

     Semi-Annual/
Quarterly
       1,866                      —          1,866  

 

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                   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)
 
EUR      540      09/30/2050      6 Month
EURIBOR
     (0.017)%      Semi-Annual/
Annual
     $ (1,315      $             —        $ (1,315
EUR      540      09/30/2050      0.122%      6 Month

EURIBOR

     Annual/
Semi-Annual
       (25,901                 (25,901
                         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 
     $ 124,922        $ 2        $           124,920  
                         

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS

 

Swap Counterparty &

Referenced Obligation

   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
   Payment
Frequency
   Implied
Credit
Spread at
September 30,
2020
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Market
Value
     Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
     Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Sale Contracts                     
Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.                     

CDX-CMBX.NA.A Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   2.00%    Monthly    9.51%      USD      450    $ (57,451    $ (8,700    $ (48,751

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      60      (20,015      (7,816          (12,199

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      55      (18,347      (7,334      (11,013

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      69      (23,011      (10,404      (12,607

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      11      (3,668      (1,740      (1,928

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      70      (23,345      (10,246      (13,099
Deutsche Bank AG                        

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      9      (3,002      (507      (2,495

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      8      (2,669      (921      (1,748

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      53      (17,680      (5,954      (11,726

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

   3.00    Monthly    25.00      USD      52      (17,346      (5,840      (11,506

 

36


Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
     Implied
Credit
Spread at
September
30,
2020
    Notional
Amount
(000)
     Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 
Goldman Sachs International

 

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00     Monthly        25.00     USD        4      $ (1,334   $ (352   $ (982

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        8        (2,668     (717     (1,951

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        8        (2,669     (776     (1,893

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        15        (5,004     (1,591     (3,413

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        78        (26,019     (10,426     (15,593

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        53        (17,680     (5,546     (12,134

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        75        (25,013     (11,324     (13,689

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        58        (19,343     (9,311     (10,032

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        82        (27,347     (13,353     (13,994

CDX-CMBX.NA.BBB- Series 6, 05/11/2063*

     3.00       Monthly        25.00       USD        5        (1,668     (746     (922
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
                $     (315,279   $     (113,604   $     (201,675
               

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

INTEREST RATE SWAPS

 

                        Rate Type                        
Swap Counterparty    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)
 
Bank of America, NA      USD        10,000      07/11/2024    2.416%   CPI#   Maturity    $     (462,817   $             —      $     (462,817

 

#

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

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

 

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(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $35,308,453 or 15.4% of net assets.

(d)

Affiliated investments.

(e)

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

(f)

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

(g)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at September 30, 2020.

(h)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

(i)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.14% of net assets as of September 30, 2020, 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
4.398%, 11/25/2024

     11/06/2015      $ 17,592      $ 16,218        0.01
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust            

Series 2015-XLF2, Class SNMA
2.102%, 11/15/2026

     11/16/2015        89,646        72,186        0.03
PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust            

Series 2019-1R, Class A
2.146%, 03/27/2024

     03/21/2019        101,608        96,777        0.04
Terraform Global Operating LLC            

6.125%, 03/01/2026

     02/08/2018        14,000        14,230        0.01
Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust            

Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2
5.398%, 11/25/2025

     09/28/2015        89,505        82,043        0.04
Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust            

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2
5.648%, 11/25/2025

     09/28/2015        28,054        26,015        0.01

 

(j)

Inverse interest only security.

(k)

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

(l)

As of September 30, 2020, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $31,151,801 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(13,822,558), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $17,329,243.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD – Australian Dollar

BRL – Brazilian Real

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

CNY – Chinese Yuan Renminbi

COP – Colombian Peso

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

IDR – Indonesian Rupiah

ILS – Israeli Shekel

INR – Indian Rupee

JPY – Japanese Yen

KRW – South Korean Won

MXN – Mexican Peso

 

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MYR – Malaysian Ringgit

NOK – Norwegian Krone

NZD – New Zealand Dollar

PEN – Peruvian Sol

SEK – Swedish Krona

SGD – Singapore Dollar

TWD – New Taiwan 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

CDOR – Canadian Dealer Offered Rate

CDX-CMBX.NA – North American Commercial Mortgage-Backed Index

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CPI – Consumer Price Index

EURIBOR – Euro Interbank Offered Rate

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

OAT – Obligations Assimilables du Trésor

PJSC – Public Joint Stock Company

REG – Registered Shares

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

TIPS – Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Balanced Wealth Strategy Portfolio

September 30, 2020 (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.

 

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Assets:

 

Common Stocks:         

Information Technology

   $     21,538,422      $ 299,873      $             —      $     21,838,295  

Health Care

     11,216,056        357,011               11,573,067  

Communication Services

     10,303,635        150,705               10,454,340  

Real Estate

     6,755,863            2,859,391               9,615,254  

Consumer Discretionary

     8,642,122        302,299               8,944,421  

Financials

     6,370,379        328,912               6,699,291  

Industrials

     6,083,561        470,241               6,553,802  

Consumer Staples

     4,860,038        398,417               5,258,455  

Materials

     1,531,514        1,733,041               3,264,555  

Energy

     1,720,441        1,494,413               3,214,854  

Utilities

     2,122,481        272,535               2,395,016  

Transportation

            85,751               85,751  

Consumer Durables & Apparel

     38,421        30,275               68,696  

Software & Services

     28,640                      28,640  

Consumer Services

     25,408                      25,408  
Investment Companies      60,860,691                      60,860,691  
Governments - Treasuries             26,620,842               26,620,842  
Corporates - Investment Grade             24,359,377               24,359,377  
Quasi-Sovereigns             5,955,304               5,955,304  
Corporates - Non-Investment Grade             4,070,337               4,070,337  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations             4,032,467               4,032,467  
Mortgage Pass-Throughs             3,673,154               3,673,154  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities             2,097,863               2,097,863  
Emerging Markets - Treasuries             1,288,684               1,288,684  
Governments - Sovereign Bonds             909,909               909,909  
Collateralized Loan Obligations             861,702               861,702  
Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds             860,461               860,461  
Emerging Markets - Sovereigns             830,143               830,143  
Covered Bonds             803,285               803,285  
Inflation-Linked Securities             459,530               459,530  
Asset-Backed Securities             205,256               205,256  

 

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Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3      Total  
Governments - Sovereign Agencies            164,939              164,939  
Short-Term Investments      1,466,345                    1,466,345  
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund      20,128                    20,128  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      143,584,145       85,976,117              229,560,262  
Other Financial Instruments(a):          
Assets:          
Futures      16,063                    16,063  
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts            305,020              305,020  
Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps            1,352              1,352  
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps            152,138              152,138  
Liabilities:          
Futures      (41,854                  (41,854
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts            (398,878            (398,878
Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps            (10,145            (10,145
Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps            (27,216            (27,216
Credit Default Swaps            (315,279            (315,279
Interest Rate Swaps            (462,817            (462,817
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $     143,558,354     $     85,220,292     $             —      $     228,778,646  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

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A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

                                              Distributions  
Fund   

Market

Value

12/31/2019

(000)

     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
(000)
    

Change
in
Unrealized
Appr./

(Depr.)
(000)

    Market
Value
09/30/2020
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
    Realized
Gains
(000)
 
AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc.    $     3,307      $     0      $     924      $     0      $ 744     $     3,127      $     0     $     0  
AB Discovery Value Fund, Inc.      3,319        0        0        0        (661     2,658        0       0  
Bernstein Fund, Inc. International Small Cap Portfolio      8,771        0        278        0        (612     7,881        0       0  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International

Strategic Equities Portfolio

     28,723        0        1,036        0        (1,739     25,948        0       0  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Small Cap

Core Portfolio

     3,312        0        20        0        (373     2,919        0       0  
Government Money Market Portfolio      1,821        39,145        39,500        0        0       1,466        5       0  
Government Money Market Portfolio*      258        3,038        3,276        0        0       20        0 **      0  

Sanford C Bernstein Fund,

Inc. – Emerging Markets Portfolio

     4,116        0        222        0        (212     3,682        0       0  

Sanford C Bernstein Fund,

Inc. – International Portfolio

     16,145        0        892        0        (608     14,645        0       0  
Total    $     69,772      $     42,183      $     46,148      $     0      $     (3,461   $     62,346      $     5     $     0  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.

**

Amount less than $500.

 

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