N-CSR 1 d285213dncsr.htm AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II, INC. AB Municipal Income Fund II, Inc.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-07618

 

 

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10105

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: May 31, 2022

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2022

 

 

 


ITEM 1.

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


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ANNUAL REPORT

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II

 

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AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

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AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

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AB MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO

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AB NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO

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AB OHIO PORTFOLIO

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AB PENNSYLVANIA PORTFOLIO

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AB VIRGINIA PORTFOLIO

 

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As of January 1, 2021, as permitted by new regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, each Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports are no longer sent by mail, unless you specifically requested paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports are made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website address to access the report.

You may elect to receive all future reports in paper form free of charge. If you invest through a financial intermediary, you can contact your financial intermediary to request that you continue to receive paper copies of your shareholder reports; if you invest directly with a Fund, you can call the Fund at (800) 221 5672. Your election to receive reports in paper form will apply to all funds held in your account with your financial intermediary or, if you invest directly, to all AB Mutual Funds you hold.


 

 

 
Investment Products Offered  

  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

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This shareholder report must be preceded or accompanied by the Fund’s prospectus for individuals who are not current shareholders of the Fund.

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The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. AB publishes full portfolio holdings for the Fund monthly at www.abfunds.com.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (ABI) is the distributor of the AB family of mutual funds. ABI is a member of FINRA and is an affiliate of AllianceBernstein L.P., the Adviser of the funds.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB Municipal Income Fund II: AB Arizona Portfolio, AB Massachusetts Portfolio, AB Minnesota Portfolio, AB New Jersey Portfolio, AB Ohio Portfolio, AB Pennsylvania Portfolio and AB Virginia Portfolio (each a “Portfolio,” and collectively, the “Portfolios”). Please review the discussion of Portfolio performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Portfolios’ investment strategies.

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

July 8, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Municipal Income Fund II: AB Arizona Portfolio, AB Massachusetts Portfolio, AB Minnesota Portfolio, AB New Jersey Portfolio, AB Ohio Portfolio, AB Pennsylvania Portfolio and AB Virginia Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended May 31, 2022.

 

The investment objective of the Portfolios is to earn the highest level of current income, exempt from both federal income tax and state taxation of the respective state, that is available without assuming what the Adviser considers to be undue risk.

NAV RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -6.58%        -5.63%  
Class C Shares      -6.85%        -6.26%  
Advisor Class Shares1      -6.46%        -5.39%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -7.32%        -6.79%  

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -7.49%        -6.63%  
Class C Shares      -7.85%        -7.35%  
Advisor Class Shares1      -7.38%        -6.39%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -7.32%        -6.79%  

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -6.79%        -5.85%  
Class C Shares      -7.22%        -6.56%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -7.32%        -6.79%  

 

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Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

 

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NAV RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -6.67%        -5.71%  
Class C Shares      -6.92%        -6.33%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -7.32%        -6.79%  

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB OHIO PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -7.00%        -6.04%  
Class C Shares      -7.35%        -6.85%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -7.32%        -6.79%  

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB PENNSYLVANIA PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -7.27%        -6.31%  
Class C Shares      -7.62%        -7.11%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -7.32%        -6.79%  

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB VIRGINIA PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -7.39%        -6.64%  
Class C Shares      -7.76%        -7.37%  
Advisor Class Shares1      -7.28%        -6.41%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -7.32%        -6.79%  

 

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Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The preceding tables show performance for each Portfolio compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended May 31, 2022.

Except for Class C of the Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia Portfolios, all share classes of the Portfolios outperformed the benchmark for the 12-month period; except for all share classes of the Massachusetts Portfolio, Class A and Class C of the Virginia Portfolio, and Class C of the Ohio and Pennsylvania Portfolios, all share classes of the Portfolios outperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, before sales charges.

 

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Arizona Portfolio: During both periods, security selection within the water and sewer, and local general obligation (“GO”) sectors contributed, relative to the benchmark, while selection in prepay energy and not-for-profit health care detracted. An overweight to municipal credit contributed for the 12-month period, but detracted for the six-month period.

Massachusetts Portfolio: During both periods, an overweight to municipal credit detracted. Security selection within the not-for-profit health-care and water and sewer sectors contributed, while selection in private higher education and local GO detracted.

Minnesota Portfolio: During both periods, security selection in the local GO and electric utility sectors contributed, while selection in public primary/secondary education and miscellaneous revenue detracted. An overweight to municipal credit detracted.

New Jersey Portfolio: During both periods, security selection within the tax-supported local lease sector contributed, while selection in water and sewer, and state GO detracted. For the 12-month period, an overweight to municipal credit contributed. Security selection in miscellaneous revenue contributed. For the six-month period, security selection in ports contributed. An overweight to municipal credit detracted.

Ohio Portfolio: During both periods, security selection in private higher education and public higher education detracted. For the 12-month period, an overweight to municipal credit contributed. Security selection within the not-for-profit health-care and multi-family housing sectors contributed. For the six-month period, an overweight to municipal credit detracted. Security selection in miscellaneous revenue and toll roads/transit contributed.

Pennsylvania Portfolio: During both periods, security selection in miscellaneous revenue contributed, while selection in primary/secondary public education and pre-refunded bonds detracted. For the 12-month period, an overweight to municipal credit contributed. Security selection within the not-for-profit health-care sector contributed. For the six-month period, an overweight to municipal credit detracted. Security selection in local GO contributed.

Virginia Portfolio: During both periods, security selection in the toll roads/transit and electric utility sectors contributed, while selection in senior living and tax-supported state lease detracted. An overweight to municipal credit detracted.

All Portfolios used derivatives in the form of interest rate swaps and Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) swaps for hedging purposes. The Arizona and Ohio Portfolios utilized credit default swaps for hedging purposes, which had no material impact on absolute returns for either period. CPI swaps

 

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had no material impact on returns for all Portfolios for the six-month period and added for the 12-month period. During both periods, interest rate swaps had no material impact on returns for the Massachusetts and Pennsylvania Portfolios, added for the Arizona, Minnesota and New Jersey Portfolios, and detracted for the Ohio and Virginia Portfolios.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Yields rose toward the end of both the six- and 12-month periods ended May 31, 2022. During the 12-month period, the yield on a 10-Year AAA municipal bond rose to 2.47% from 0.99% and the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury rose to 2.85% from 1.62%. While demand for income remained strong during the first half of the 12-month reporting period, demand weakened during the first quarter of 2022 and into the second quarter, as investors pulled approximately $59 billion from the municipal market as of May 31, 2022.

In addition to broader fixed-income market volatility, these municipal market outflows contributed to municipal underperformance versus US Treasuries, with 10-Year AAA Muni/Treasury after-tax spreads widening 75 basis points (“b.p.”) during the 12-month period and 60 b.p. during the six-month period. Credit spreads widened over the 12-month period and widened modestly more during the six-month period.

The Portfolios’ Senior Investment Management Team continues to focus on real after-tax return by investing in municipal bonds that generate income exempt from federal income taxes.

The Portfolios may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. In the past, insured municipal securities typically received a higher credit rating, which meant that the issuer of the securities paid a lower interest rate. As a result of declines in the credit quality and associated downgrades of most bond insurers, insurance has less value than it did in the past. The market now values insured municipal securities primarily based on the credit quality of the issuer of the security, with little value given to the insurance feature. In purchasing such insured securities, the Adviser evaluates the risk and return of municipal securities through its own research. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline.

 

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Portfolio    Insured Bonds1     

Pre-refunded/

ETM2/Insured Bonds1

 
Arizona      0.33%        0.00%  
Massachusetts      5.86%        0.00%  
Minnesota      0.58%        0.00%  
New Jersey      18.78%        3.94%  
Ohio      2.21%        0.00%  
Pennsylvania      10.68%        4.02%  
Virginia      2.56%        0.00%  

 

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Breakdowns expressed as a percentage of investments in municipal bonds.

 

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Escrowed to maturity.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

Each of the Portfolios pursues its objective by investing principally in high-yielding, predominantly investment-grade municipal securities. Each of the Portfolios invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax. These securities may pay interest that is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain taxpayers. Each of the Portfolios pursues its objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities issued by the named state or municipal securities with interest that is otherwise exempt from the named state’s income tax.

The Portfolios may also invest in forward commitments; zero-coupon municipal securities and variable-, floating- and inverse-floating-rate municipal securities; and derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index represents the performance of the long-term tax-exempt bond market consisting of investment-grade bonds. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Portfolios.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Portfolios’ assets will fluctuate as the bond market fluctuates. The value of the Portfolios’ investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market.

Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security. Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations.

Municipal Market Risk: This is the risk that special factors may adversely affect the value of municipal securities and have a significant effect on the yield or value of the Portfolios’ investments in municipal securities. These factors include economic conditions, political or legislative changes, public health crises, uncertainties related to the tax status of municipal securities, or the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Portfolios invest more of their assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Portfolios may be vulnerable to events adversely affecting that state, including economic, political and regulatory occurrences, court decisions, terrorism public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes, fires, flooding or earthquakes. For example, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly stressed the financial resources of many issuers of municipal securities, which could impair any such issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations when due and adversely impact the value of its securities held by the Portfolios. As the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local economies and on issuers of municipal securities are still uncertain, the financial difficulties of issuers of municipal securities

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

may continue or worsen, adversely affecting the performance of the Portfolios. The Portfolios’ investments in certain municipal securities with principal and interest payments that are made from the revenues of a specific project or facility, and not general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Factors affecting the project or facility, such as local business or economic conditions, could have a significant effect on the project’s ability to make payments of principal and interest on these securities.

Congress has previously considered making changes to the municipal securities provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that could change the US federal income tax treatment of certain types of municipal securities.

The Portfolios invest from time to time in municipal securities of issuers in Puerto Rico or other US territories and their governmental agencies and municipalities, which are exempt from federal, state, and, where applicable, local income taxes. These municipal securities may have more risks than those of other US issuers of municipal securities. Puerto Rico continues to face a very challenging economic and fiscal environment, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the general economic situation in Puerto Rico continues to persist or worsens, the volatility and credit quality of Puerto Rican municipal securities could continue to be adversely affected, and the market for such securities may experience continued volatility.

Tax Risk: There is no guarantee that the income on the Portfolios’ municipal securities will be exempt from regular federal, and if applicable, state income taxes. From time to time, the US government and the US Congress consider changes in federal tax law that could limit or eliminate the federal tax exemption for municipal bond income, which would in effect reduce the income received by shareholders from the Portfolios by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Portfolios’ net asset value (“NAV”) could also decline as yields on municipal bonds, which are typically lower than those on taxable bonds, would be expected to increase to approximately the yield of comparable taxable bonds. Actions or anticipated actions affecting the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds could also result in significant shareholder redemptions of Portfolio shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Portfolios or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Portfolios would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Portfolios’ yield.

Interest-Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

longer maturities or durations. The Portfolios may be subject to greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the end of a recent period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

Duration Risk: Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The duration of a fixed-income security may be shorter than or equal to full maturity of a fixed-income security. Fixed-income securities with longer durations have more risk and will decrease in price as interest rates rise.

Inflation Risk: This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the Portfolios’ assets can decline as can the value of the Portfolios’ distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Portfolios. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Portfolio shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline. Municipal securities may have more illiquid investments risk than other fixed-income securities because they trade less frequently and the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Portfolios. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Portfolios.

Management Risk: The Portfolios are subject to management risk because they are actively managed investment funds. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

These risks are fully discussed in the Portfolios’ prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Portfolios.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Portfolios will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.abfunds.com.

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Portfolios have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Portfolios’ quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 3.00% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

5/31/2012 TO 5/31/2022

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Arizona Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2012 to 5/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         2.39%       4.00%  
1 Year     -5.63%       -8.43%      
5 Years     1.53%       0.90%      
10 Years     2.33%       2.01%      
CLASS C SHARES         1.76%       2.94%  
1 Year     -6.26%       -7.18%      
5 Years     0.79%       0.79%      
10 Years3     1.59%       1.59%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         2.72%       4.55%  
1 Year     -5.39%       -5.39%      
Since Inception5     -3.23%       -3.23%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.02%, 1.77% and 1.00% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduced the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios to 0.78%, 1.53% and 0.53% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before September 30, 2022, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

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SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2022.

 

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Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

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Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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This share class is offered at NAV to eligible investors and the SEC returns are the same as the NAV returns. Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

 

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Inception date: 3/25/2021.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -10.31%  
5 Years     0.60%  
10 Years     1.84%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -9.26%  
5 Years     0.45%  
10 Years1     1.40%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2  
1 Year     -7.41%  
Since Inception3     -4.37%  

 

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Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

 

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Inception date: 3/25/2021.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

5/31/2012 TO 5/31/2022

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Massachusetts Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2012 to 5/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         2.58%       4.18%  
1 Year     -6.63%       -9.42%      
5 Years     1.43%       0.81%      
10 Years     2.04%       1.73%      
CLASS C SHARES         1.93%       3.13%  
1 Year     -7.35%       -8.26%      
5 Years     0.67%       0.67%      
10 Years3     1.30%       1.30%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         2.92%       4.73%  
1 Year     -6.39%       -6.39%      
5 Years     1.70%       1.70%      
Since Inception5     1.37%       1.37%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.90%, 1.65% and 0.65% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduced the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios to 0.77%, 1.52% and 0.52% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before September 30, 2022, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2022.

 

2

Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

4

This share class is offered at NAV to eligible investors and the SEC returns are the same as the NAV returns. Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

 

5

Inception date: 7/25/2016.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -11.59%  
5 Years     0.45%  
10 Years     1.54%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -10.45%  
5 Years     0.31%  
10 Years1     1.12%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2  
1 Year     -8.55%  
5 Years     1.32%  
Since Inception3     1.00%  

 

1

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

2

Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

 

3

Inception date: 7/25/2016.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

5/31/2012 TO 5/31/2022

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Minnesota Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2012 to 5/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         2.22%       3.79%  
1 Year     -5.85%       -8.71%      
5 Years     1.37%       0.75%      
10 Years     2.05%       1.74%      
CLASS C SHARES         1.54%       2.63%  
1 Year     -6.56%       -7.48%      
5 Years     0.60%       0.60%      
10 Years3     1.30%       1.30%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.22% and 1.97% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduced the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios to 0.85% and 1.60% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before September 30, 2022, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2022.

 

2

Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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AB MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -10.62%  
5 Years     0.46%  
10 Years     1.55%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -9.42%  
5 Years     0.32%  
10 Years1     1.11%  

 

1

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

5/31/2012 TO 5/31/2022

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB New Jersey Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2012 to 5/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         2.75%       4.74%  
1 Year     -5.71%       -8.51%      
5 Years     2.02%       1.41%      
10 Years     2.39%       2.08%      
CLASS C SHARES         2.10%       3.62%  
1 Year     -6.33%       -7.24%      
5 Years     1.26%       1.26%      
10 Years3     1.63%       1.63%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.14% and 1.89% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduced the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios to 0.82% and 1.57% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before September 30, 2022, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2022.

 

2

Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -10.40%  
5 Years     1.12%  
10 Years     1.93%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -9.26%  
5 Years     0.97%  
10 Years1     1.48%  

 

1

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB OHIO PORTFOLIO

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

5/31/2012 TO 5/31/2022

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Ohio Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2012 to 5/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB OHIO PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         2.18%       3.52%  
1 Year     -6.04%       -8.86%      
5 Years     1.54%       0.93%      
10 Years     2.00%       1.69%      
CLASS C SHARES         1.50%       2.42%  
1 Year     -6.85%       -7.77%      
5 Years     0.78%       0.78%      
10 Years3     1.25%       1.25%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.16% and 1.91% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduced the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios to 0.80% and 1.55% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before September 30, 2022, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2022.

 

2

Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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AB OHIO PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -11.31%  
5 Years     0.51%  
10 Years     1.44%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -10.16%  
5 Years     0.36%  
10 Years1     1.00%  

 

1

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB PENNSYLVANIA PORTFOLIO

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

5/31/2012 TO 5/31/2022

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Pennsylvania Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2012 to 5/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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AB PENNSYLVANIA PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         2.31%       3.67%  
1 Year     -6.31%       -9.14%      
5 Years     1.69%       1.07%      
10 Years     2.29%       1.98%      
CLASS C SHARES         1.67%       2.65%  
1 Year     -7.11%       -8.02%      
5 Years     0.91%       0.91%      
10 Years3     1.54%       1.54%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.19% and 1.94% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduced the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios to 0.85% and 1.60% for Class A and Class C shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before September 30, 2022, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2022.

 

2

Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB PENNSYLVANIA PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -11.21%  
5 Years     0.75%  
10 Years     1.79%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -10.04%  
5 Years     0.57%  
10 Years1     1.35%  

 

1

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

AB VIRGINIA PORTFOLIO

 

GROWTH OF A $10,000 INVESTMENT IN THE PORTFOLIO (unaudited)

5/31/2012 TO 5/31/2022

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Virginia Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/31/2012 to 5/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Portfolio’s benchmark. Class A at Offering reflects the deduction of the maximum 3% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Portfolio and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB VIRGINIA PORTFOLIO

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF MAY 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC Yields1     Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         2.43%       3.97%  
1 Year     -6.64%       -9.45%      
5 Years     1.50%       0.88%      
10 Years     2.19%       1.88%      
CLASS C SHARES         1.77%       2.89%  
1 Year     -7.37%       -8.28%      
5 Years     0.75%       0.75%      
10 Years3     1.45%       1.45%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         2.76%       4.51%  
1 Year     -6.41%       -6.41%      
5 Years     1.76%       1.76%      
Since Inception5     1.52%       1.52%      

The Portfolio’s current prospectus fee table shows the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.89%, 1.64% and 0.64% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements reduced the Portfolio’s total annual operating expense ratios to 0.80%, 1.55% and 0.55% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before September 30, 2022, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

SEC yields are calculated based on SEC guidelines for the 30-day period ended May 31, 2022.

 

2

Taxable equivalent yields are based on SEC yields and a 35% marginal federal income tax rate and maximum state taxes where applicable.

 

3

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

4

This share class is offered at NAV to eligible investors and the SEC returns are the same as the NAV returns. Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

 

5

Inception date: 7/25/2016.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

AB VIRGINIA PORTFOLIO

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

JUNE 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES  
1 Year     -11.62%  
5 Years     0.51%  
10 Years     1.69%  
CLASS C SHARES  
1 Year     -10.39%  
5 Years     0.39%  
10 Years1     1.26%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2  
1 Year     -8.64%  
5 Years     1.37%  
Since Inception3     1.17%  

 

1

Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

 

2

Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Portfolios.

 

3

Inception date: 7/25/2016.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Portfolio expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period as indicated below.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds by comparing this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), or contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

(unaudited)

 

AB Arizona Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2022
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 
Class A         

Actual

   $     1,000      $ 934.20      $     3.76        0.78

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $     1,021.04      $ 3.93        0.78

Class C

        

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 931.50      $ 7.37        1.53

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.30      $ 7.70        1.53

Advisor Class

        

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 935.40      $ 2.56        0.53

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,022.29      $ 2.67        0.53

AB Massachusetts Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2022
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 

Class A

        

Actual

   $     1,000      $ 925.10      $     3.70        0.77

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $     1,021.09      $ 3.88        0.77

Class C

        

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 921.50      $ 7.28        1.52

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.35      $ 7.64        1.52

Advisor Class

        

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 926.20      $ 2.50        0.52

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,022.34      $ 2.62        0.52

AB Minnesota Portfolio

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
December 1,
2021
    Ending
Account
Value
May 31,
2022
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
    Total
Expenses
Paid
During
Period+
    Total
Annualized
Expense
Ratio+
 

Class A

           

Actual

  $     1,000     $ 932.10     $     4.05       0.84   $     4.09       0.85

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $     1,020.74     $ 4.23       0.84   $ 4.28       0.85

Class C

           

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 927.80     $ 7.64       1.59   $ 7.69       1.60

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,017.00     $ 8.00       1.59   $ 8.05       1.60

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

(unaudited)

 

AB New Jersey Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2022
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 

Class A

        

Actual

   $     1,000      $ 933.30      $     3.95        0.82

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $     1,020.84      $ 4.13        0.82

Class C

        

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 930.80      $ 7.56        1.57

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.10      $ 7.90        1.57

AB Ohio Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2022
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 

Class A

        

Actual

   $     1,000      $ 930.00      $     3.85        0.80

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $     1,020.94      $ 4.03        0.80

Class C

        

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 926.50      $ 7.44        1.55

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.20      $ 7.80        1.55

AB Pennsylvania Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2022
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 

Class A

        

Actual

   $     1,000      $ 927.30      $     4.08        0.85

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $     1,020.69      $ 4.28        0.85

Class C

        

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 923.80      $ 7.67        1.60

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,016.95      $ 8.05        1.60

 

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(unaudited)

 

AB Virginia Portfolio

 

     Beginning
Account Value
December 1, 2021
     Ending
Account Value
May 31, 2022
     Expenses
Paid During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 

Class A

           

Actual

   $     1,000      $ 926.10      $     3.84        0.80

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $     1,020.94      $ 4.03        0.80

Class C

           

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 922.40      $ 7.43        1.55

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.20      $ 7.80        1.55

Advisor Class

           

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 927.20      $ 2.64        0.55

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,022.19      $ 2.77        0.55

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

+

In connection with the Portfolio’s investments in affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios, the Portfolio incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Portfolio in an amount equal to the Portfolio’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Portfolio’s total expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratio plus the Portfolio’s pro rata share of the weighted average expense ratio of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios in which it invests, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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BOND RATING SUMMARY1

May 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

All data are as of May 31, 2022. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Portfolio considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by the Adviser. If applicable, Not Applicable (N/A) includes non-creditworthy investments, such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

 

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BOND RATING SUMMARY1 (continued)

May 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

All data are as of May 31, 2022. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Portfolio considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by the Adviser. If applicable, Not Applicable (N/A) includes non-creditworthy investments, such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

 

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BOND RATING SUMMARY1 (continued)

May 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

All data are as of May 31, 2022. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Portfolio considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by the Adviser. If applicable, Not Applicable (N/A) includes non-creditworthy investments, such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

 

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BOND RATING SUMMARY1 (continued)

May 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

All data are as of May 31, 2022. The Portfolio’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Portfolio’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Portfolio considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the Pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by the Adviser. If applicable, Not Applicable (N/A) includes non-creditworthy investments, such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

May 31, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 103.8%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 103.8%

 

Arizona – 87.5%

 

Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 07/01/2037 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 3,000     $ 3,009,350  

Arizona Game & Fish Department & Commission (Arizona Game & Fish Department & Commission State Lease)
Series 2006
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,000       1,002,960  

Arizona Health Facilities Authority (HonorHealth)
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     3,000       3,102,244  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
Series 2019-2
3.625%, 05/20/2033

     1,031       1,037,905  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Equitable School Revolving Fund LLC Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 11/01/2045-11/01/2050

     3,000       2,900,817  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Kipp New York, Inc. Jerome Facility)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 07/01/2051

     1,000       884,711  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(North Carolina Central University Project) BAM
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2058

     2,300       2,514,452  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Phoenix Children’s Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 02/01/2037

     1,500       1,633,425  

Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2038

     1,500       1,539,556  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Pinecrest Academy of Nevada)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/15/2050(a)

     600       518,596  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Provident Group – EMU Properties LLC)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2043-05/01/2048

     2,100       1,817,329  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority BAM
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2031(b)

   $ 2,000     $ 2,290,389  

Arizona State University
Series 2014
5.00%, 08/01/2033

     2,050       2,146,773  

City of Buckeye AZ
(Town of Buckeye AZ Excise Tax)
Series 2015
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     3,450       3,695,085  

City of Glendale AZ
(City of Glendale AZ COP)
Series 2021
2.222%, 07/01/2030

     2,000       1,732,762  

City of Glendale AZ Water & Sewer Revenue
Series 2012
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     2,000       2,006,217  

City of Mesa AZ Excise Tax Revenue
Series 2013
5.00%, 07/01/2032 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,000       3,009,201  

City of Mesa AZ Utility System Revenue
Series 2016
4.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       1,049,442  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp.
(City of Phoenix AZ Water System Revenue)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     1,500       1,741,441  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp.
(Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     750       808,316  

Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2049

     2,500       2,748,403  

City of Tempe AZ
(City of Tempe AZ COP)
Series 2021
1.951%, 07/01/2031

     1,250       1,046,525  

City of Tempe AZ Excise Tax Revenue
(City of Tempe AZ Excise Tax)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     520       573,681  

City of Tucson AZ Water System Revenue
Series 2012
5.00%, 07/01/2028 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     500       501,575  

County of Pinal AZ
Series 2014
5.00%, 08/01/2032

     2,840       2,983,243  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Gilbert Water Resource Municipal Property Corp. (Town of Gilbert AZ Waterworks & Sewer System Revenue)
Series 2022
4.00%, 07/15/2042(b)

   $ 5,000     $ 5,263,603  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority
(Beatitudes Campus Obligated Group (The))
Series 2017
5.00%, 11/15/2036

     1,000       989,835  

Glendale Industrial Development Authority
(Royal Oaks Life Care Community)
Series 2016
5.00%, 05/15/2039

     1,000       1,014,283  

Glendale Municipal Property Corp.
(Glendale Municipal Property Corp. Excise Tax)
Series 2012-C
5.00%, 07/01/2038

     2,500       2,544,790  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The) (Downtown Phoenix Student Housing LLC)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2037-07/01/2042

     2,250       2,335,462  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The) (JMF-Higley 2012 LLC)
Series 2012
5.00%, 12/01/2032

     2,500       2,531,028  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority
(Harmony Public Schools)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/15/2041-02/15/2051

     1,130       1,021,524  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Arizona Autism Charter Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2061(a)

     990       756,098  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority (Banner Health Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 01/01/2033-01/01/2035

     3,400       3,618,524  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Benjamin Franklin Charter School Ltd.)
Series 2018-A
6.00%, 07/01/2052(a)

     830       908,941  

 

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AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Commercial Metals Co.)
Series 2022
4.00%, 10/15/2047(a)

   $ 500     $ 458,137  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(GreatHearts Arizona Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     750       803,087  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Reid Traditional Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     1,700       1,754,048  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Reid Traditional Schools Painted Rock Academy)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     750       781,971  

Maricopa County Special Health Care District
Series 2018-C
5.00%, 07/01/2034-07/01/2036

     4,700       5,255,823  

McAllister Academic Village LLC
(Arizona State University)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     2,500       2,703,354  

Northern Arizona University BAM
Series 2015
5.00%, 06/01/2034

     1,000       1,063,698  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 01/01/2029

     2,750       3,200,089  

Salt Verde Financial Corp. (Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2007
5.00%, 12/01/2037

     2,500       2,821,384  

5.25%, 12/01/2022-12/01/2023

     1,165       1,199,253  

Student & Academic Services LLC
(Northern Arizona University) BAM
Series 2014
5.00%, 06/01/2044

     1,200       1,250,274  

Tempe Industrial Development Authority
(Friendship Village of Tempe)
Series 2019
5.00%, 12/01/2054

     815       766,499  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tempe Industrial Development Authority
(Mirabella at ASU, Inc.)
Series 2017-A
6.125%, 10/01/2047(a)

   $ 400     $ 398,175  

University of Arizona (The)
Series 2014
5.00%, 08/01/2033

     3,765       3,942,731  

Western Maricopa Education Center District No. 402
Series 2014-B
4.50%, 07/01/2033-07/01/2034

     3,940       4,107,387  
    

 

 

 
       97,784,396  
    

 

 

 

American Samoa – 0.2%

 

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2018
7.125%, 09/01/2038(a)

     225       267,300  
    

 

 

 

California – 0.4%

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2047 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     465       465,000  
    

 

 

 

Delaware – 0.5%

 

Delaware State Economic Development Authority
(Newark Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.00%, 09/01/2036

     520       542,092  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 1.0%

 

Halifax Hospital Medical Center
Series 2015
5.00%, 06/01/2035 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,000       1,081,978  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 0.2%

 

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2056

     200       213,287  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 2.2%

 

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority
Series 2021-A
3.839%, 10/01/2036

     100       89,054  

 

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AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Guam Department of Education
(Guam Department of Education COP)
Series 2020
5.00%, 02/01/2040

   $ 310     $ 316,297  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
Series 2016
5.00%, 01/01/2046

     775       825,175  

Guam Power Authority
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2036-10/01/2040

     875       922,001  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2044(b)

     200       213,753  

Territory of Guam
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     90       93,311  
    

 

 

 
       2,459,591  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 2.4%

 

Chicago Board of Education
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2031

     335       354,009  

Cook County Forest Preserve District
Series 2012-C
5.00%, 12/15/2032

     2,360       2,366,733  
    

 

 

 
       2,720,742  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 0.2%

 

Indiana Finance Authority
(Brightmark Plastics Renewal Indiana LLC)
Series 2019
7.00%, 03/01/2039(a)

     145       120,999  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Ohio Valley Electric Corp.)
Series 2020-A
3.00%, 11/01/2030

     100       92,555  
    

 

 

 
       213,554  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 0.9%

 

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Owensboro Health, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.25%, 06/01/2041

     1,000       1,053,741  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Louisiana – 0.6%

 

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(St. James Place of Baton Rouge)
Series 2015-A
6.25%, 11/15/2045

   $ 500     $ 507,398  

Parish of St. James LA
(NuStar Logistics LP)
Series 2020-2
6.35%, 07/01/2040(a)

     100       114,404  
    

 

 

 
       621,802  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 0.1%

 

City of Detroit MI
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2036

     50       52,826  
    

 

 

 

New York – 1.9%

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2020-E
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     1,000       1,099,486  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (The))
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2050

     755       971,716  
    

 

 

 
       2,071,202  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.7%

 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.)
Series 2015
4.70%, 07/01/2037

     300       300,671  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Pennybyrn at Maryfield)
Series 2015
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     500       504,891  
    

 

 

 
       805,562  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 0.3%

 

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2016-A
4.375%, 06/01/2033

     320       320,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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AB ARIZONA PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Puerto Rico – 1.8%

 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Series 2021-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2024-07/01/2033

   $ 145     $ 86,450  

4.00%, 07/01/2033-07/01/2046

     214       204,276  

5.25%, 07/01/2023

     63       64,067  

5.375%, 07/01/2025

     3       3,399  

5.625%, 07/01/2027-07/01/2029

     206       225,110  

5.75%, 07/01/2031

     3       3,458  

Series 2022-C
0.00%, 11/01/2043

     20       10,431  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
AGM Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2031

     100       104,804  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority
AGC Series 2007-N
5.25%, 07/01/2034-07/01/2036

     260       275,612  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth
(AES Puerto Rico LP)
Series 2000
6.625%, 06/01/2026

     345       357,554  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029

     130       98,940  

Series 2019-A
4.329%, 07/01/2040

     105       104,869  

5.00%, 07/01/2058

     480       488,024  
    

 

 

 
       2,026,994  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 0.2%

 

Bristol Industrial Development Board
(Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2035(a)

     165       165,482  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 2.4%

 

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2018 4.625%, 10/01/2031(a)

     290       300,630  

North Texas Tollway Authority
(North Texas Tollway System)
Series 2015-A 5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,000       1,052,116  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-B 5.00%, 01/01/2034

   $ 1,300     $ 1,371,070  
    

 

 

 
       2,723,816  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 0.3%

 

Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Series 2018-B
5.25%, 01/01/2038(a)

     225       244,995  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 01/01/2055(a)

     100       92,314  
    

 

 

 
       337,309  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $118,275,236)

       115,926,674  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.3%

 

Investment Companies – 0.3%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
0.71%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $383,928)

     383,928       383,928  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 104.1%
(cost $118,659,164)

       116,310,602  

Other assets less liabilities – (4.1)%

       (4,580,625
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 111,729,977  
    

 

 

 

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

               

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     740       01/15/2025     2.565%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 77,681     $ – 0  –    $ 77,681  
USD     370       01/15/2025     2.585%   CPI#   Maturity     38,542       – 0  –      38,542  
USD     370       01/15/2025     2.613%   CPI#   Maturity     38,132       – 0  –      38,132  
USD     240       01/15/2025     4.028%   CPI#   Maturity     10,742       – 0  –      10,742  
USD     1,150       01/15/2026     CPI#   3.720%   Maturity     (54,192     – 0  –      (54,192
USD     1,150       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.320%   Maturity     (69,621     – 0  –      (69,621
USD     1,150       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.466%   Maturity     (59,058         (1,449     (57,609
USD     900       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.323%   Maturity     (54,316     – 0  –      (54,316
USD     2,840       01/15/2028     1.230%   CPI#   Maturity     566,165       – 0  –      566,165  
USD     2,140       01/15/2028     0.735%   CPI#   Maturity     505,069       – 0  –      505,069  
USD     2,200       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.390%   Maturity     (87,080     – 0  –      (87,080
USD     1,330       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.735%   Maturity     (13,149     – 0  –      (13,149
USD     640       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.290%   Maturity     (30,759     – 0  –      (30,759
USD     510       01/15/2030     1.572%   CPI#   Maturity     98,914       – 0  –      98,914  
USD     510       01/15/2030     1.587%   CPI#   Maturity     98,192       – 0  –      98,192  
USD     650       01/15/2031     2.782%   CPI#   Maturity     57,849       – 0  –      57,849  
USD     630       01/15/2031     2.680%   CPI#   Maturity     62,598       – 0  –      62,598  
USD     540       01/15/2031     2.989%   CPI#   Maturity     36,575       – 0  –      36,575  
USD     530       01/15/2032     CPI#   3.064%   Maturity     (30,152     – 0  –      (30,152
USD     490       04/15/2032     CPI#   2.909%   Maturity     (34,835     – 0  –      (34,835
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $     1,157,297     $ (1,449   $     1,158,746  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

               

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     11,400       01/15/2027     1 Day SOFR   2.445%   Annual   $ (39,411   $ – 0  –    $ (39,411
USD     3,200       01/15/2028     1.058%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    291,267           – 0  –      291,267  
USD     2,400       01/15/2028     1.209%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    198,206       – 0  –      198,206  
USD     1,100       01/15/2031     1.427%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    118,976       – 0  –      118,976  
USD     3,500       04/15/2032     2.542%   1 Day SOFR   Annual     27,159       – 0  –      27,159  
USD     1,000       04/15/2032     1.280%   1 Day SOFR   Annual     117,174       – 0  –      117,174  
USD     1,800       02/15/2041     1 Day SOFR   1.770%   Annual         (241,871     – 0  –          (241,871
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ 471,500     $ – 0  –    $ 471,500  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

     

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)
 

Citibank, N.A.

    USD       1,675       10/09/2029     1.125%   SIFMA*   Quarterly   $     152,157     $     – 0  –    $     152,157  

 

*

Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index.

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $4,346,071 or 3.9% of net assets.

 

(b)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(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.

As of May 31, 2022, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 0.3% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

BAM – Build American Mutual

COP – Certificate of Participation

CPI – Consumer Price Index

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

May 31, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 95.4%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 94.1%

 

Massachusetts – 79.7%

 

City of Quincy MA
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 06/01/2047

   $ 3,060     $ 3,794,632  

City of Worcester MA
AGM Series 2022
3.00%, 02/01/2046

     2,600       2,244,352  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     10,000       10,698,833  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 01/01/2042

     5,000       5,554,023  

Series 2022-B
4.00%, 02/01/2040-02/01/2042

     7,000       7,380,994  

CIFGNA Series 2007-A
1.432% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.57%), 05/01/2037(a)

     3,000       2,840,711  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2049

     2,500       2,823,862  

Marthas Vineyard Land Bank
BAM Series 2014
5.00%, 05/01/2031

     1,000       1,060,607  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Assessment Revenue
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 07/01/2039

     2,000       2,135,437  

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (The)
Series 2020
5.00%, 08/01/2031

     2,680       3,169,731  

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (The) (Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (The) SRF)
Series 2021-2
5.00%, 02/01/2040

     3,000       3,514,449  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Series 2012-A
5.00%, 07/01/2027 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,720       1,725,361  

5.00%, 07/01/2032 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,260       2,267,044  

5.25%, 07/01/2042 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,330       1,334,411  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Atrius Health Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 06/01/2039

     1,400       1,611,464  

 

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AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Baystate Medical Obligated Group)
Series 2014-N
5.00%, 07/01/2044

   $ 7,000     $ 7,161,093  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Beth Israel Lahey Health Obligated Group)
Series 2018-J
5.00%, 07/01/2053

     5,000       5,304,262  

Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,000       1,088,581  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Boston Medical Center Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2015-D
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     3,755       3,880,634  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Brandeis University)
Series 2019-S
5.00%, 10/01/2035-10/01/2039

     4,915       5,503,403  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Children’s Hospital Corp. Obligated
Group (The))
Series 2014-P
5.00%, 10/01/2034 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,055       1,126,307  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emerson College)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 01/01/2034-01/01/2036

     2,435       2,547,992  

5.25%, 01/01/2042

     1,000       1,049,313  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Emmanuel College/MA)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 10/01/2031-10/01/2034

     4,100       4,314,972  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Equitable School Revolving Fund LLC Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 11/01/2051

     1,000       987,379  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Franklin W Olin College of Engineering, Inc.)
Series 2013-E
5.00%, 11/01/2038

     5,000       5,141,999  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Lasell University)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2030-07/01/2050

     3,580       3,314,467  

 

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AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Lesley University)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2039

   $ 2,055     $ 2,162,566  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Mass General Brigham Inc.)
Series 2015-O
4.00%, 07/01/2045

     5,855       5,881,016  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(MCPHS University)
Series 2013-F
4.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       1,013,827  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Merrimack College)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 07/01/2050

     1,825       1,715,954  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(NewBridge on the Charles, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2047(b)

     2,000       2,111,317  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (President & Fellows of Harvard College)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/15/2036-07/15/2040

     6,100       7,418,485  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Salem Community Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.125%, 01/01/2040

     1,020       1,031,892  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Simmons University)
Series 2018-L
5.00%, 10/01/2034-10/01/2035

     3,980       4,267,143  

Series 2020-M
4.00%, 10/01/2050

     2,500       2,365,444  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(South Shore Hospital, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2016-I
4.00%, 07/01/2036

     2,000       2,011,928  

5.00%, 07/01/2041

     2,500       2,612,219  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Southcoast Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2021-G
5.00%, 07/01/2050

     1,500       1,600,120  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Springfield College)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2056

   $ 3,000     $ 2,738,995  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 06/01/2050

     1,000       936,465  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Suffolk University)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,250       1,336,337  

Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/01/2045

     1,400       1,347,853  

Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2046-07/01/2051

     2,270       2,155,216  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Trustees of Boston College)
Series 2017-T
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,000       1,098,131  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,500       1,576,665  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Wellforce Obligated Group)
AGM Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2038-07/01/2044

     4,000       4,301,553  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution State Lease)
Series 2018
5.00%, 06/01/2048

     3,000       3,298,432  

Massachusetts Port Authority
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     4,685       5,171,226  

Series 2019-C
5.00%, 07/01/2049

     1,000       1,078,473  

Series 2021-E
5.00%, 07/01/2037-07/01/2051

     3,250       3,613,489  

Massachusetts School Building Authority
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 05/15/2032 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,500       2,582,008  

Series 2015-B
5.00%, 01/15/2030 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,770       4,056,786  

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Series 2016-C
5.00%, 08/01/2033 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,500       6,140,056  

 

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AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Town of Weymouth MA
Series 2021
2.00%, 09/15/2045

   $ 2,000     $ 1,409,690  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority
Series 2014-1
5.00%, 11/01/2044 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,000       2,142,768  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority
(University of Massachusetts)
Series 2017
5.00%, 11/01/2034

     2,500       2,779,795  

Series 2020
3.013%, 11/01/2043

     2,000       1,584,784  
    

 

 

 
       177,116,946  
    

 

 

 

Alabama – 0.0%

    

Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority
(Hunt Refining Co.)
Series 2019-A
5.25%, 05/01/2044(b)

     100       101,267  
    

 

 

 

American Samoa – 0.2%

    

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2018
7.125%, 09/01/2038(b)

     395       469,260  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 2.2%

    

Arizona Sports & Tourism Authority
Series 2012-A
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     4,065       4,077,635  

Salt Verde Financial Corp.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2007
5.00%, 12/01/2037

     660       744,846  
    

 

 

 
       4,822,481  
    

 

 

 

California – 0.4%

    

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2047 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     875       875,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Colorado – 0.5%

    

City & County of Denver CO
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2032

   $ 1,000     $ 1,003,799  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.5%

    

State of Connecticut
Series 2015-F
5.00%, 11/15/2032

     1,000       1,074,865  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 1.5%

    

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue
Series 2014
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     3,000       3,135,354  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Federation CCRC Operations Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.25%, 06/01/2056

     100       91,606  
    

 

 

 
       3,226,960  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 2.4%

    

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority
Series 2021-A
4.46%, 10/01/2043

     535       470,360  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2040

     1,525       1,646,753  

Guam Power Authority
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2036-10/01/2040

     1,770       1,865,103  

Territory of Guam
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     230       238,461  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     1,255       1,139,035  
    

 

 

 
       5,359,712  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 0.9%

    

Chicago Board of Education
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2031

     650       686,884  

 

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AB MASSACHUSETTS PORTFOLIO

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority
Series 2015
5.00%, 05/15/2037 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 1,050     $ 1,133,554  

Village of Bolingbrook IL
(Village of Bolingbrook IL)
Series 2005
6.25%, 01/01/2024

     201       194,685  
    

 

 

 
       2,015,123  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 0.1%

    

Indiana Finance Authority
(Brightmark Plastics Renewal Indiana LLC)
Series 2019
7.00%, 03/01/2039(b)

     270       225,308  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 0.0%

    

City of Detroit MI
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2036

     90       95,087  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 0.6%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/15/2029

     1,170       1,262,663  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.7%

    

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.)
Series 2015
4.70%, 07/01/2037

     540       541,208  

North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Series 2017
5.00%, 01/01/2032

     1,000       1,066,244  
    

 

 

 
       1,607,452  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 0.3%

    

Ohio Water Development Authority
Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
(Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2016-A
4.375%, 06/01/2033

     600       600,000  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 1.0%

    

City of Philadelphia PA
AGM Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/01/2033

     1,000       1,099,700  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(PA Bridges Finco LP)
Series 2015
5.00%, 12/31/2034

   $ 1,140     $ 1,187,555  
    

 

 

 
       2,287,255  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 1.8%

    

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Series 2021-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2024-07/01/2033

     405       305,138  

4.00%, 07/01/2033

     100       97,806  

5.25%, 07/01/2023

     115       116,504  

5.375%, 07/01/2025

     200       210,437  

5.625%, 07/01/2027-07/01/2029

     300       329,982  

5.75%, 07/01/2031

     100       113,049  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
AGM Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2031

     240       251,530  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority
AGC Series 2005-L
5.25%, 07/01/2041

     100       105,895  

AGC Series 2007-N
5.25%, 07/01/2034-07/01/2036

     490       519,400  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth
(AES Puerto Rico LP)
Series 2000
6.625%, 06/01/2026

     640       663,288  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029

     238       181,137  

Series 2019-A
4.329%, 07/01/2040

     180       179,775  

4.55%, 07/01/2040

     22       22,230  

5.00%, 07/01/2058

     815       828,623  
    

 

 

 
       3,924,794  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 0.1%

    

Bristol Industrial Development Board
(Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2035(b)

     310       310,907  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Texas – 0.7%

    

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2018
4.625%, 10/01/2031(b)

   $ 540     $ 559,793  

North Texas Tollway Authority
(North Texas Tollway System)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,000       1,052,116  
    

 

 

 
       1,611,909  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.5%

    

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Celanese US Holdings LLC)
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 12/01/2025

     1,000       1,070,050  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $216,037,798)

       209,060,838  
    

 

 

 

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 1.3%

    

Massachusetts – 1.3%

    

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Mass General Brigham, Inc.)
Series 2011
0.78%, 07/01/2040(c)
(cost $2,975,000)

     2,975       2,975,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $219,012,798)

       212,035,838  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.9%

    

Investment Companies – 2.9%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 0.71%(d)(e)(f)
(cost $6,459,181)

     6,459,181       6,459,181  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.3%
(cost $225,471,979)

       218,495,019  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.7%

       3,667,168  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 222,162,187  
    

 

 

 

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                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     1,325       01/15/2025       2.565%       CPI#     Maturity   $ 139,090     $ – 0  –    $ 139,090  
USD     663       01/15/2025       2.613%       CPI#     Maturity     68,327       – 0  –      68,327  
USD     662       01/15/2025       2.585%       CPI#     Maturity     68,959       – 0  –      68,959  
USD     510       01/15/2025       4.028%       CPI#     Maturity     22,828       – 0  –      22,828  
USD     2,270       01/15/2026       CPI#       3.765%     Maturity     (101,585     – 0  –      (101,585
USD     2,060       01/15/2027       CPI#       3.466%     Maturity     (105,790         (2,595     (103,195
USD     2,050       01/15/2027       CPI#       3.320%     Maturity     (124,107     – 0  –      (124,107
USD     1,660       01/15/2027       CPI#       3.323%     Maturity     (100,184     – 0  –      (100,184
USD     5,260       01/15/2028       1.230%       CPI#     Maturity     1,048,601       – 0  –          1,048,601  
USD     3,970       01/15/2028       0.735%       CPI#     Maturity     936,975       – 0  –      936,975  
USD     3,900       01/15/2029       CPI#       3.390%     Maturity     (154,369     – 0  –      (154,369
USD     2,420       01/15/2029       CPI#       3.735%     Maturity     (23,926     – 0  –      (23,926
USD     1,250       01/15/2029       CPI#       3.331%     Maturity     (55,739     – 0  –      (55,739
USD     870       01/15/2030       1.572%       CPI#     Maturity     168,735       – 0  –      168,735  
USD     870       01/15/2030       1.587%       CPI#     Maturity     167,504       – 0  –      167,504  
USD     1,300       01/15/2031       2.782%       CPI#     Maturity     115,698       – 0  –      115,698  
USD     1,130       01/15/2031       2.680%       CPI#     Maturity     112,280       – 0  –      112,280  
USD     1,000       01/15/2031       2.989%       CPI#     Maturity     67,731       – 0  –      67,731  
USD     1,000       01/15/2032       CPI#       3.064%     Maturity     (56,891     – 0  –      (56,891
USD     950       04/15/2032       CPI#       2.909%     Maturity     (67,537     – 0  –      (67,537
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $     2,126,600     $ (2,595   $ 2,129,195  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                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     10,500       01/15/2027     1 Day
SOFR
  2.587%   Annual   $ 34,618     $     – 0  –    $ 34,618  
USD     4,250       01/15/2028     1.092%   3
Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

           378,886       – 0  –        378,886  
USD     3,750       01/15/2028     1.117%   3
Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    329,074       – 0  –      329,074  
USD     2,450       01/15/2028     1.208%   3
Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    202,472       – 0  –      202,472  
USD     2,500       01/15/2031     1.270%   3
Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    302,247       – 0  –      302,247  
USD     2,100       01/15/2031     1.427%   3
Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    227,136       – 0  –      227,136  

 

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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)
 
USD     2,000       01/15/2031     1.241%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

  $ 248,388     $ – 0  –    $ 248,388  
USD     4,800       04/15/2032     1 Day
SOFR
  1.756%   Annual     (360,218     – 0  –      (360,218
USD     2,750       04/15/2032     1.280%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     322,228       – 0  –      322,228  
USD     1,350       04/15/2032     1.284%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     157,766       – 0  –      157,766  
USD     4,150       04/01/2039     0.834%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    1,218,934       – 0  –      1,218,934  
USD     3,000       04/01/2039     0.780%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    903,046       (108     903,154  
USD     3,000       04/01/2039     0.930%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    841,879       – 0  –      841,879  
USD     1,550       04/01/2039     1.442%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    326,739       – 0  –      326,739  
USD     2,600       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  2.900%   Annual     76,200       – 0  –      76,200  
USD     2,500       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  1.770%   Annual     (335,932     – 0  –      (335,932
USD     2,300       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  1.813%   Annual     (293,571     – 0  –      (293,571
USD     1,400       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  1.697%   Annual     (203,480     – 0  –      (203,480
USD     250       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  1.715%   Annual     (35,641     – 0  –      (35,641
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $     4,340,771     $     (108   $     4,340,879  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      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)
 

Citibank, NA

     USD       3,025       10/09/2029       1.125     SIFMA     Quarterly     $     274,791     $     – 0  –    $     274,791  

 

*

Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index.

 

(a)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2022.

 

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $3,777,852 or 1.7% of net assets.

 

(c)

Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

(d)

Affiliated investments.

 

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(e)

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

 

(f)

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.

As of May 31, 2022, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 5.9% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

BAM – Build American Mutual

CCRC – Congregate Care Retirement Center

CIFGNA – CIFG Assurance North America, Inc.

CPI – Consumer Price Index

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SRF – State Revolving Fund

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB MINNESOTA PORTFOLIO

May 31, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 94.9%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 94.9%

    

Minnesota – 94.9%

    

Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11
(Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11 COP)
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 02/01/2034

   $ 1,695     $ 1,771,558  

City of Apple Valley MN
(PHS Apple Valley Senior Housing, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 09/01/2051

     270       226,900  

City of Center City MN
(Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation)

    

Series 2014
5.00%, 11/01/2029-11/01/2044

     800       821,981  

Series 2019
4.00%, 11/01/2041

     850       826,459  

City of Duluth MN
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 02/01/2034

     1,000       1,098,819  

City of Maple Grove MN
(Maple Grove Hospital Corp.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 05/01/2031

     1,000       1,071,822  

City of Minneapolis MN
(Allina Health Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 11/15/2037

     1,000       1,014,327  

City of Minneapolis MN
(Fairview Health Services Obligated Group)

    

Series 2015-A
5.00%, 11/15/2033

     1,000       1,048,871  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 11/15/2036

     2,000       2,150,695  

City of Minneapolis MN
(Hennepin Schools)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2056

     300       244,841  

City of Minneapolis MN/St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority
(Allina Health Obligated Group)

    

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 11/15/2028

     1,355       1,492,188  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

NATL Series 1998
1.215%, 08/01/2028(a)

   $ 275     $ 275,000  

City of Rochester MN
(Mayo Clinic)

    

Series 2016-B
5.00%, 11/15/2036

     60       74,010  

Series 2018
4.00%, 11/15/2048

     1,000       1,017,179  

City of St. Paul MN
(City of St. Paul MN Sales Tax)
Series 2014-G
5.00%, 11/01/2030-11/01/2032

     2,900       3,090,920  

City of Wayzata MN
(Wayzata Bay Senior Housing, Inc.)
Series 2019
5.00%, 08/01/2049

     395       398,814  

City of Woodbury MN
(Woodbury Leadership Academy)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2056

     215       175,765  

Cloquet Independent School District No. 94
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 02/01/2031

     2,200       2,364,207  

County of Hennepin MN
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 12/15/2035

     1,575       1,799,766  

Duluth Economic Development Authority
(Benedictine Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2036

     400       387,412  

Duluth Economic Development Authority
(Essentia Health Obligated Group)

    

Series 2018
4.25%, 02/15/2043

     500       504,742  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 02/15/2048

     1,000       1,054,877  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 11/15/2040 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     600       653,800  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota
(Amherst H Wilder Foundation/MN)
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,575       1,687,516  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota
(HealthPartners Obligated Group)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 07/01/2032

   $ 1,000     $ 1,045,159  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota
(Hmong College Prep Academy)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2040

     110       112,453  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota
(Minnesota Math & Science Academy)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2041-06/01/2051(b)

     225       180,254  

Hutchinson Utilities Commission
Series 2012-A
5.00%, 12/01/2025

     420       427,396  

Minneapolis Special School District No. 1
Series 2016
5.00%, 02/01/2031

         3,000           3,341,234  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
(College of St. Scholastica, Inc.)
Series 2019
4.00%, 12/01/2040

     750       758,702  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
(Hamline University)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 10/01/2036

     500       514,963  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
(St. Catherine University)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2045

     1,100       1,179,047  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
(St. Olaf College)

    

Series 2021
3.00%, 10/01/2041

     1,000       897,343  

Series 2015-8
5.00%, 12/01/2032

     1,000       1,072,156  

Minnesota Higher Education Facilities Authority
(University of St. Thomas/Minneapolis)
Series 2017-A
4.00%, 10/01/2034

     800       811,168  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Minnesota Housing Finance Agency
(Minnesota Housing Finance Agency State Lease)
Series 2019-A
4.00%, 08/01/2031

   $ 50     $ 54,003  

Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Series 2014
5.00%, 10/01/2032

     750       801,047  

New Prague Independent School District No. 721
Series 2015-A
4.00%, 02/01/2032

         1,000       1,039,519  

North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale Independent School District No. 622
Series 2019-A
3.00%, 02/01/2038

     1,000       964,278  

Northern Municipal Power Agency
Series 2017
5.00%, 01/01/2033-01/01/2041

     1,150       1,256,750  

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 01/01/2047

     2,000       2,209,041  

State of Minnesota
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 08/01/2037

     1,000       1,153,949  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 09/01/2039

     1,000       1,069,500  

University of Minnesota
Series 2014-B
4.00%, 01/01/2032

     2,000       2,037,613  

Western Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 01/01/2040 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,500       1,575,633  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $48,510,235)

           47,753,677  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company   

Shares

    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.7%

    

Investment Companies – 3.7%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
0.71%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,881,060)

     1,881,060     $ 1,881,060  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.6%
(cost $50,391,295)

       49,634,737  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.4%

       713,954  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $     50,348,691  
    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

     

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     365       01/15/2025     2.565%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 38,315     $ – 0 –    $ 38,315  
USD     183       01/15/2025     2.585%   CPI#   Maturity     19,063       – 0 –      19,063  
USD     182       01/15/2025     2.613%   CPI#   Maturity     18,757       – 0 –      18,757  
USD     120       01/15/2025     4.028%   CPI#   Maturity     5,371       – 0 –      5,371  
USD     680       01/15/2026     CPI#   3.765%   Maturity     (30,431     – 0 –      (30,431
USD     570       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.466%   Maturity     (29,272     (717     (28,555
USD     500       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.320%   Maturity     (30,270     – 0 –      (30,270
USD     420       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.323%   Maturity     (25,348     – 0 –      (25,348
USD     1,410       01/15/2028     1.230%   CPI#   Maturity     281,089       – 0 –      281,089  
USD     1,070       01/15/2028     0.735%   CPI#   Maturity     252,535       – 0 –      252,535  
USD     1,050       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.390%   Maturity     (41,561     – 0 –      (41,561
USD     620       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.735%   Maturity     (6,130     – 0 –      (6,130
USD     330       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.331%   Maturity     (14,715     – 0 –      (14,715
USD     255       01/15/2030     1.572%   CPI#   Maturity     49,457       – 0 –      49,457  
USD     255       01/15/2030     1.587%   CPI#   Maturity     49,096       – 0 –      49,096  
USD     300       01/15/2031     2.680%   CPI#   Maturity     29,809       – 0 –      29,809  
USD     300       01/15/2031     2.782%   CPI#   Maturity     26,700       – 0 –      26,700  
USD     250       01/15/2031     2.989%   CPI#   Maturity     16,933       – 0 –      16,933  
USD     260       01/15/2032     CPI#   3.064%   Maturity     (14,792     – 0 –      (14,792
USD     260       04/15/2032     CPI#   2.909%   Maturity     (18,484     – 0 –      (18,484
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     576,122     $     (717   $     576,839  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

     

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     6,600       01/15/2027     1 Day SOFR   2.467%   Annual   $ (11,980   $     – 0  –    $ (11,980
USD     1,500       01/15/2028     1.092%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    133,724       – 0  –      133,724  
USD     4,070       01/15/2030     1.023%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    510,227       – 0  –      510,227  
USD     1,400       01/15/2031     1.427%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    151,424       – 0  –      151,424  
USD     650       01/15/2031     1.270%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    78,584       – 0  –      78,584  
USD     500       01/15/2031     1.241%   3 Month LIBOR  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    62,097       – 0  –      62,097  
USD     800       04/15/2032     1 Day SOFR   1.756%   Annual     (60,036     – 0  –      (60,036
USD     990       11/12/2039     3 Month LIBOR   3.320%  

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    44,275       – 0  –      44,275  
USD     700       02/15/2041     1 Day SOFR   1.770%   Annual     (94,061     – 0  –      (94,061
USD     600       02/15/2041     1 Day SOFR   1.657%   Annual     (90,813     – 0  –      (90,813
USD     470       02/15/2041     1 Day SOFR   1.715%   Annual     (67,004     – 0  –      (67,004
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     656,437     $ – 0  –    $     656,437  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                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)
 

Citibank, NA

    USD       835       10/09/2029       1.125     SIFMA     Quarterly     $     75,851     $     – 0  –    $     75,851  

 

*

Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index.

 

(a)

An auction rate security whose interest rate resets at each auction date. Auctions are typically held every week or month. The rate shown is as of May 31, 2022 and the aggregate market value of this security amounted to $275,000 or 0.55% of net assets.

 

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(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2022, the market value of this security amounted to $180,254 or 0.4% of net assets.

 

(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.

As of May 31, 2022, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 0.6% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

COP – Certificate of Participation

CPI – Consumer Price Index

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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May 31, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 98.4%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 98.4%

    

New Jersey – 83.3%

    

City of Jersey City NJ
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 11/01/2031-11/01/2037

   $ 1,500     $ 1,672,041  

Hudson County Improvement Authority
(County of Hudson NJ)
Series 2016
5.00%, 05/01/2036

     1,400       1,514,096  

Morris-Union Jointure Commission
(Morris-Union Jointure Commission COP)
AGM Series 2013
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     2,320       2,391,787  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Bancroft Neurohealth Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 06/01/2041

     1,000       1,019,570  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(NJ Metromall Urban Renewal, Inc.)
Series 2002
6.50%, 04/01/2028

     961       985,798  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/15/2032

     1,000       1,047,594  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(NYNJ Link Borrower LLC)
Series 2013
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     1,000       1,026,663  

5.50%, 01/01/2027

     1,000       1,036,532  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Port Newark Container Terminal LLC)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2047

     2,000       2,094,072  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Seeing Eye, Inc. (The))
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2032

     1,765       1,901,958  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2012
5.25%, 09/15/2029

     1,165       1,172,598  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
(Kean University)
AGM Series 2015-H
5.00%, 07/01/2034

   $ 2,500     $ 2,676,238  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
(Ramapo College of New Jersey)
AGM Series 2022-A
4.00%, 07/01/2052

     1,000       1,014,351  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
(Stevens Institute of Technology)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     1,750       1,828,522  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
4.00%, 07/01/2041

     3,000       3,019,759  

Series 2013
5.25%, 07/01/2031 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     320       331,633  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(AHS Hospital Corp.)
Series 2008-A
5.125%, 07/01/2022

     45       45,143  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Hackensack Meridian Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,950       2,092,236  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Inspira Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,835       1,960,021  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Valley Health System Obligated Group/NJ)
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/01/2039

     2,500       2,527,906  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/15/2028-06/15/2029

     2,750       2,972,865  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
Series 2015-A
5.25%, 06/15/2041

   $ 1,250     $ 1,305,774  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/15/2035

     1,750       1,895,243  

Series 2020-A
4.00%, 06/15/2045

     1,415       1,405,545  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 06/15/2032

     1,000       1,128,035  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 01/01/2048

     680       749,306  

Series 2020-D
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     1,350       1,483,423  

North Hudson Sewerage Authority/NJ
NATL Series 2001-A
Zero Coupon, 08/01/2024
(Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,625       2,494,175  

Rahway Valley Sewerage Authority (The)
NATL Series 2005-A
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2035

     3,445       2,168,256  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ
Series 2018-B
5.00%, 06/01/2046

     2,675       2,750,278  

Union County Improvement Authority
(Township of Union NJ/Union County Lease)
NATL Series 2003-A
5.25%, 08/15/2023

     835       837,355  

Union County Utilities Authority
(County of Union NJ Lease)
Series 2011-A
5.25%, 12/01/2031

     3,050       3,056,597  
    

 

 

 
       53,605,370  
    

 

 

 

Alabama – 0.1%

 

Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority
(Hunt Refining Co.)
Series 2019-A
4.50%, 05/01/2032(a)

     85       86,611  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

American Samoa – 0.3%

    

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2018
7.125%, 09/01/2038(a)

   $ 145     $ 172,260  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 0.2%

    

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Benjamin Franklin Charter School Ltd.)
Series 2018-A
6.00%, 07/01/2052(a)

     100       109,511  
    

 

 

 

Delaware – 3.4%

    

Delaware River & Bay Authority
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2046

     1,000       1,017,459  

Series 2022
5.00%, 01/01/2032(b)

     1,000       1,162,537  
    

 

 

 
       2,179,996  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 0.1%

 

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Federation CCRC Operations Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2055

     100       101,866  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 3.3%

 

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority
Series 2021-A
3.839%, 10/01/2036

     100       89,054  

Guam Power Authority
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2036-10/01/2040

     805       848,214  

Territory of Guam
(Guam Section 30 Income Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2046

     720       763,941  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     440       399,343  
    

 

 

 
       2,100,552  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois – 0.5%

    

Chicago Board of Education
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2031

   $ 305     $ 322,307  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 0.2%

 

Parish of St. James LA
(NuStar Logistics LP)
Series 2020-2
6.35%, 10/01/2040(a)

     100       114,404  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 0.1%

 

City of Detroit MI
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2036

     50       52,826  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 0.1%

    

City of Reno NV
(County of Washoe NV Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2018-C
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2058(a)

     500       58,798  
    

 

 

 

New York – 1.8%

 

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Series 2014
5.00%, 09/01/2031

     1,100       1,150,200  
    

 

 

 

North Dakota – 0.2%

 

County of Grand Forks ND
(Red River Biorefinery LLC)
Series 2021
6.625%, 12/15/2031(a)

     110       68,072  

7.00%, 12/15/2043(a)

     110       66,250  
    

 

 

 
       134,322  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 0.9%

 

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 06/01/2055

     335       340,071  

Ohio Water Development Authority Water Pollution Control Loan Fund
(Energy Harbor Nuclear Generation LLC)
Series 2016-A
4.375%, 06/01/2033

     280       280,000  
    

 

 

 
       620,071  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Puerto Rico – 2.3%

    

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Series 2021-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

   $ 100     $ 59,192  

4.00%, 07/01/2033-07/01/2046

     200       190,943  

5.25%, 07/01/2023

     35       35,458  

5.625%, 07/01/2029

     100       110,456  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority AGM
Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2031

     155       162,446  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority
AGC Series 2007-N
5.25%, 07/01/2036

     145       153,813  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth
(AES Puerto Rico LP)
Series 2000
6.625%, 06/01/2026

     300       310,916  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029

     104       79,152  

Series 2019-A
4.329%, 07/01/2040

     70       69,913  

5.00%, 07/01/2058

     305       310,098  
    

 

 

 
       1,482,387  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 0.4%

 

Bristol Industrial Development Board
(Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2035(a)

     145       145,424  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
6.25%, 04/01/2049(a)(c)(d)

     260       117,000  
    

 

 

 
       262,424  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 0.4%

 

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2018
4.625%, 10/01/2031(a)

     245       253,980  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Washington – 0.5%

    

Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Series 2018-B
5.25%, 01/01/2038(a)

   $ 210     $ 228,662  

Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District
(Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2031

     100       95,532  
    

 

 

 
       324,194  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.3%

 

UMA Education, Inc.
Series 2019
5.00%, 10/01/2034(a)

     200       210,898  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $63,542,445)

       63,342,977  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0%

    

Investment Companies – 2.0%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. — Government Money Market Portfolio —Class AB,
0.71%(e)(f)(g)
(cost $1,284,373)

     1,284,373     $ 1,284,373  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.4%
(cost $64,826,818)

       64,627,350  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.4)%

       (270,226
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 64,357,124  
    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                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     465       01/15/2025     2.565%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 48,813     $     – 0  –    $ 48,813  
USD     233       01/15/2025     2.585%   CPI#   Maturity     24,271       – 0  –      24,271  
USD     232       01/15/2025     2.613%   CPI#   Maturity     23,909       – 0  –      23,909  
USD     870       01/15/2026     CPI#   3.611%   Maturity     (45,981     – 0  –      (45,981
USD     800       01/15/2026     CPI#   3.766%   Maturity     (35,759     – 0  –      (35,759
USD     2,070       01/15/2028     1.230%   CPI#   Maturity     412,662       – 0  –      412,662  

 

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AB NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO

 

                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     1,640       01/15/2028     0.735%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 387,063     $ – 0  –    $ 387,063  
USD     3,470       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.406%   Maturity     (132,623     – 0  –      (132,623
USD     530       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.735%   Maturity     (5,240     – 0  –      (5,240
USD     240       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.408%   Maturity     (9,132     – 0  –      (9,132
USD     225       01/15/2030     1.572%   CPI#   Maturity     43,638       – 0  –      43,638  
USD     225       01/15/2030     1.587%   CPI#   Maturity     43,320       – 0  –      43,320  
USD     450       01/15/2031     2.782%   CPI#   Maturity     40,049       – 0  –      40,049  
USD     370       01/15/2031     2.680%   CPI#   Maturity     36,764       – 0  –      36,764  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $     831,754     $     – 0  –    $     831,754  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                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     3,430       08/09/2022     3 Month
LIBOR
  1.486%  

Quarterly/

Semi-Annual

  $     13,150     $     – 0  –    $     13,150  
USD     8,300       01/15/2027     1 Day
SOFR
  2.482%   Annual     (8,942     – 0  –      (8,942
USD     1,150       01/15/2028     1.173%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    96,903       – 0  –      96,903  
USD     3,000       01/15/2029     1.370%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    260,693       – 0  –      260,693  
USD     1,650       01/15/2031     1.456%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    176,167       33,643       142,524  
USD     1,350       01/15/2031     1.270%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    163,213       – 0  –      163,213  
USD     1,000       01/15/2031     1.240%   3 Month
LIBOR
 

Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

    124,275       – 0  –      124,275  
USD     2,450       04/15/2032     1.284%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     286,317       – 0  –      286,317  
USD     900       02/15/2036     1 Day
SOFR
  2.286%   Annual     (40,634     – 0  –      (40,634
USD     700       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  1.770%   Annual     (94,061     – 0  –      (94,061
USD     600       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  1.657%   Annual     (90,812     – 0  –      (90,812
USD     490       02/15/2041     1 Day
SOFR
  1.715%   Annual     (69,856     – 0  –      (69,856
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     816,413     $     33,643     $     782,770  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

AB NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      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)
 

Citibank, NA

    USD       1,235       10/09/2029       1.125     SIFMA     Quarterly     $     112,188     $     – 0  –    $     112,188  

 

*

Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index.

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $1,631,870 or 2.5% of net assets.

 

(b)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(c)

Defaulted.

 

(d)

Non-income producing security.

 

(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.

As of May 31, 2022, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 18.8% and 3.9%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

CCRC – Congregate Care Retirement Center

COP – Certificate of Participation

CPI – Consumer Price Index

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB OHIO PORTFOLIO

May 31, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 98.6%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 98.6%

 

Ohio – 86.4%

 

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District
(Summa Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 11/15/2035

   $ 1,000     $ 1,011,491  

American Municipal Power, Inc.
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 02/15/2034

     2,000       2,150,677  

Series 2019
4.00%, 02/15/2039