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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 96.0%

 

Information Technology – 35.4%

       

Communications Equipment – 3.7%

       

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

     96,484        $ 16,195,804  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

     27,398          7,839,390  
       

 

 

 
          24,035,194  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.6%

 

Amphenol Corp. - Class A

     70,203          5,736,989  

Cognex Corp.

     49,296          2,442,617  

Zebra Technologies Corp. - Class A(a)

     7,773          2,471,814  
       

 

 

 
          10,651,420  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 1.7%

 

EPAM Systems, Inc.(a)

     36,872          11,024,728  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 6.6%

 

ASML Holding NV (REG)

     9,096          6,191,738  

Entegris, Inc.

     42,894          3,517,737  

NVIDIA Corp.

     68,035          18,898,082  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     114,097          14,556,495  
       

 

 

 
          43,164,052  
       

 

 

 

Software – 21.8%

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     27,500          10,597,675  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

     27,249          5,672,152  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(a)

     27,430          5,762,769  

Fortinet, Inc.(a)

     282,877          18,800,005  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a)

     21,380          3,310,693  

Microsoft Corp.

     216,987          62,557,352  

Paycom Software, Inc.(a)

     13,840          4,207,498  

PTC, Inc.(a)

     32,250          4,135,418  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     28,415          12,522,206  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

     8,525          3,961,738  

Synopsys, Inc.(a)

     15,060          5,816,925  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

     16,768          5,946,604  
       

 

 

 
                143,291,035  
       

 

 

 
          232,166,429  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 25.0%

 

Biotechnology – 3.7%

 

Genmab A/S (Sponsored ADR)(a)

     64,661          2,441,599  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     68,911          21,711,789  
       

 

 

 
          24,153,388  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 7.6%

 

Align Technology, Inc.(a)

     7,943          2,654,074  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

     174,315          14,421,080  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     31,690          15,847,535  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

     65,350          16,694,965  
       

 

 

 
          49,617,654  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Health Care Providers & Services – 5.1%

 

Abiomed, Inc.(b) (c)

     11,373        $ 0  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     71,433          33,758,522  
       

 

 

 
          33,758,522  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology – 2.0%

 

Veeva Systems, Inc. - Class A(a)

     69,561          12,784,616  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.0%

 

Illumina, Inc.(a)

     10,304          2,396,195  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

     4,426          6,772,710  

Waters Corp.(a)

     12,902          3,994,846  
       

 

 

 
          13,163,751  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 4.6%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     26,400          9,066,288  

Zoetis, Inc.

     128,650          21,412,506  
       

 

 

 
          30,478,794  
       

 

 

 
                163,956,725  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 11.1%

 

Automobiles – 0.5%

 

Ferrari NV(d)

     12,556          3,401,922  
       

 

 

 

Broadline Retail – 4.2%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     225,847          23,327,737  

Etsy, Inc.(a)

     38,749          4,313,926  
       

 

 

 
          27,641,663  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.1%

 

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(a)

     4,306          7,355,897  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 3.2%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     47,180          13,923,761  

Tractor Supply Co.

     30,617          7,196,220  
       

 

 

 
          21,119,981  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.1%

 

NIKE, Inc. - Class B

     110,898          13,600,531  
       

 

 

 
          73,119,994  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 7.6%

 

Capital Markets – 1.7%

 

MSCI, Inc.

     19,541          10,936,902  
       

 

 

 

Financial Services – 5.9%

 

PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a)

     59,343          4,506,508  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     152,155          34,304,866  
       

 

 

 
          38,811,374  
       

 

 

 
          49,748,276  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 7.3%

 

Beverages – 3.2%

 

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

     388,708          20,994,119  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 4.1%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     40,639        $ 20,192,300  

Dollar General Corp.

     32,925          6,929,396  
       

 

 

 
          27,121,696  
       

 

 

 
          48,115,815  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services – 4.5%

 

Interactive Media & Services – 4.5%

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)

     288,194          29,972,176  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 4.3%

 

Building Products – 0.4%

 

Trex Co., Inc.(a)

     46,042          2,240,864  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.1%

 

Copart, Inc.(a)

     181,801          13,673,253  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.9%

 

AMETEK, Inc.

     42,099          6,118,248  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 0.9%

 

IDEX Corp.

     26,378          6,094,109  
       

 

 

 
          28,126,474  
       

 

 

 

Materials – 0.8%

 

Chemicals – 0.8%

 

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

     23,281          5,232,870  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $376,713,051)

          630,438,759  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.3%

 

Investment Companies – 4.3%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 4.75%(e) (f) (g)
(cost $28,221,894)

     28,221,894          28,221,894  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.3%
(cost $404,934,945)(h)

 

             658,660,653  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.3)%

          (2,238,593
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $ 656,422,060  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

(c)

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

(d)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(e)

Affiliated investments.

(f)

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

(g)

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

(h)

As of March 31, 2023, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $263,434,132 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(9,708,424), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $253,725,708.

 

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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

REG – Registered Shares

 

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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Large Cap Growth Portfolio    

March 31, 2023 (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, 2023:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3     Total  
Assets:

 

Common Stocks:           

Information Technology

   $     232,166,429      $                 —      $                 —     $     232,166,429  

Health Care

     163,956,725               0 (a)      163,956,725  

Consumer Discretionary

     73,119,994                     73,119,994  

Financials

     49,748,276                     49,748,276  

Consumer Staples

     48,115,815                     48,115,815  

Communication Services

     29,972,176                     29,972,176  

Industrials

     28,126,474                     28,126,474  

Materials

     5,232,870                     5,232,870  
Short-Term Investments      28,221,894                     28,221,894  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      658,660,653               0 (a)      658,660,653  
Other Financial Instruments(b)                           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
Total    $ 658,660,653      $      $ 0 (a)    $ 658,660,653  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) 

The Fund held securities with zero market value at period end.

 

(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, written options and written swaptions 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, 2023 is as follows:

 

Portfolio    Market Value
12/31/2022
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
03/31/2023
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $ 27,717      $ 25,009      $ 24,504      $ 28,222      $ 296  

 

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