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9442704.38000000 1.284327087664 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N 2021-04-28 AB VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC. 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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2021 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 98.0%

       

Information Technology – 32.9%

       

Communications Equipment – 1.2%

       

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

     18,017        $ 5,439,152  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     16,679          3,136,486  
       

 

 

 
          8,575,638  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 2.3%

       

Amphenol Corp.—Class A

     79,192          5,224,296  

Cognex Corp.

     47,742          3,962,109  

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

     35,036          7,390,494  
       

 

 

 
          16,576,899  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 7.7%

       

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

     13,829          5,485,826  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

     73,502          17,849,225  

Visa, Inc. - Class A(b)

     158,856          33,634,581  
       

 

 

 
          56,969,632  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.9%

       

ASML Holding NV ADR

     20,770          12,822,567  

NVIDIA Corp.

     23,549          12,573,518  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     162,002          21,479,845  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

     25,530          4,824,915  

Xilinx, Inc.

     108,340          13,423,326  
       

 

 

 
          65,124,171  
       

 

 

 

Software – 12.8%

       

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     42,601          20,251,237  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

     60,061          11,076,450  

Microsoft Corp.

     245,302          57,834,853  

Paycom Software, Inc.(a)

     2,136          790,448  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

     10,312          4,377,753  
       

 

 

 
          94,330,741  
       

 

 

 
              241,577,081  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 23.0%

       

Biotechnology – 1.7%

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     25,924          12,265,681  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Management Services – 5.0%

       

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     100,069          37,232,673  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology – 0.7%

       

Veeva Systems, Inc.—Class A(a)

     18,907          4,939,265  
       

 

 

 

Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies – 4.0%

       

ABIOMED, Inc.(a)

     10,523          3,353,996  

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

     23,416          12,680,466  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

     161,248          13,486,783  
       

 

 

 
          29,521,245  
       

 

 

 

Medical Equipment – 4.5%

 

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     19,298          9,442,704  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Illumina, Inc.(a)

     11,770        $ 4,520,386  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

     26,203          19,362,445  
       

 

 

 
          33,325,535  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 6.6%

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     94,505          20,308,179  

Zoetis, Inc.

     177,481          27,949,708  
       

 

 

 
          48,257,887  
       

 

 

 

Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters – 0.5%

 

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

     3,075          3,553,747  
       

 

 

 
          169,096,033  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services – 15.6%

 

Computer Services, Software & Systems – 13.2%

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)

     27,800          57,507,914  

Facebook, Inc. - Class A(a)

     134,926          39,739,755  
       

 

 

 
          97,247,669  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Entertainment – 2.4%

 

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     81,192          10,990,961  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.(a)

     37,299          6,590,733  
       

 

 

 
          17,581,694  
       

 

 

 
              114,829,363  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 13.8%

 

Diversified Retail – 6.3%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     13,420          41,522,554  

Etsy, Inc.(a)

     21,648          4,365,752  
       

 

 

 
          45,888,306  
       

 

 

 

Education Services – 0.4%

 

Chegg, Inc.(a)

     37,764          3,234,864  
       

 

 

 

Hotels Restaurants & Leisure – 0.9%

 

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.(b)

     16,800          6,178,872  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 3.5%

 

Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)

     10,760          3,215,088  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     74,640          22,783,860  
       

 

 

 
          25,998,948  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Shoes – 2.7%

 

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     149,346          19,846,590  
       

 

 

 
          101,147,580  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 5.7%

 

Beverage: Soft Drinks – 3.3%

 

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

     265,198          24,156,886  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Retail – 2.4%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     49,666          17,506,272  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  
        $ 41,663,158  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 4.9%

 

Back Office Support, HR & Consulting – 1.2%

 

Copart, Inc.(a)

     80,168          8,707,047  
       

 

 

 

Building Materials – 0.3%

 

Trex Co., Inc.(a)

     25,765          2,358,528  
       

 

 

 

Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter – 2.9%

 

Allegion PLC

     51,144          6,424,709  

IDEX Corp.

     18,535          3,879,746  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     26,005          10,488,857  
       

 

 

 
          20,793,312  
       

 

 

 

Scientific Instruments: Electrical – 0.5%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     29,580          3,778,253  
       

 

 

 
          35,637,140  
       

 

 

 

Materials – 1.6%

 

Chemicals – 1.6%

 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     16,189          11,947,644  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 0.5%

 

Financial Data & Systems – 0.2%

 

S&P Global, Inc.

     5,470          1,930,199  
       

 

 

 

Securities Brokerage & Services – 0.3%

 

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     4,071          2,027,032  
       

 

 

 
          3,957,231  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $378,549,873)

          719,855,230  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.3%

 

Investment Companies – 2.3%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.01%(c) (d) (e)
(cost $16,837,904)

     16,837,904          16,837,904  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.3%
(cost $395,387,777)(f)

 

       736,693,134  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.3)%

          (1,920,477
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $     734,772,657  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(c)

Affiliated investments.

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

As of March 31, 2021, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $341,835,626 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(530,269), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $341,305,357.

 

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

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

 

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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio    

March 31, 2021 (unaudited)

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

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2021:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Assets:            
Common Stocks(a)    $ 719,855,230      $      $      $ 719,855,230  
Short-Term Investments      16,837,904                      16,837,904  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      736,693,134      $      $      $ 736,693,134  
Other Financial Instruments(b)                            
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $     736,693,134      $                 —      $                 —      $     736,693,134  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

(b) 

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

 

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A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

Fund    Market Value
12/31/2020
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
03/31/2021
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $ 37,157      $ 23,990      $ 44,309      $ 16,838      $ 1  

 

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