N-CSRS 1 d583630dncsrs.htm AB CORPORATE SHARES AB Corporate Shares

 

 

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: 811-21497

 

 

AB CORPORATE SHARES

(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)

 

 

Stephen M. Woetzel

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: April 30, 2024

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2023

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


OCT    10.31.23

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AB CORPORATE INCOME SHARES

 

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Investment Products Offered  

  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

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.

The [A/B] logo is a registered service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein® is a registered service mark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


 

FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for AB Corporate Income Shares (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

At AB, we’re striving to help our clients achieve better outcomes by:

 

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Fostering diverse perspectives that give us a distinctive approach to navigating global capital markets

 

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Applying differentiated investment insights through a connected global research network

 

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Embracing innovation to design better ways to invest and leading-edge mutual-fund solutions

Whether you’re an individual investor or a multibillion-dollar institution, we’re putting our knowledge and experience to work for you every day.

For more information about AB’s comprehensive range of products and shareholder resources, please log on to www.abfunds.com.

Thank you for your investment in AB mutual funds—and for placing your trust in our firm.

Sincerely,

 

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Onur Erzan

President and Chief Executive Officer, AB Mutual Funds

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 19, 2023

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AB Corporate Income Shares for the semi-annual reporting period ended October 31, 2023. Please note, shares of this Fund are available only to separately managed accounts or participants in “wrap fee” programs or other investment programs approved by the Adviser.

The Fund’s investment objective is to earn high current income.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB CORPORATE INCOME SHARES      -5.50%        3.39%  
Bloomberg US Credit Bond Index      -5.77%        2.69%  

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Credit Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2023.

During both periods, the Fund outperformed the benchmark. Over the six-month period, security selection was the largest contributor, relative to the benchmark, primarily from gains in banking, energy, electric, technology and consumer noncyclical. Industry allocation also contributed, as lack of exposure to supranationals and overweights to media, energy and technology exceeded a loss from exposure to investment-grade credit default swaps. Yield-curve positioning detracted, mostly due to losses from overweights to the three- to five-year and six- to 10-year parts of the curve. An underweight to maturities 10 years and longer detracted more than gains from an underweight to the less-than-one-year to two-year parts of the curve.

Over the 12-month period, security selection contributed the most. Gains from selection in banking, technology, energy and electric added more to performance than losses from selection in real estate investment trusts, basic industry and capital goods. Industry allocation also contributed as a result of gains from lack of exposure to supranationals, provincial bonds and agency government guaranteed bonds. Overweights to basic industry, media, energy and technology contributed more than losses from lack of exposure to sovereign government guaranteed bonds. Yield-curve positioning detracted from performance, primarily from overweights to the three- to four-year and six- to seven-year parts of the curve and an underweight to the seven- to 10-year parts of the curve that were partially offset by gains from overweights to the less-than-one-year and four- to five-year parts of the curve.

 

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During both periods, the Fund used derivatives in the form of futures and credit default swaps for hedging purposes; futures detracted from absolute returns for both periods, while credit default swaps detracted for the six-month period and had no material impact on returns for the 12-month period. During the 12-month period, interest rate swaps were utilized for hedging purposes and added.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

During the six-month period ended October 2023, fixed-income government bond market yields were volatile as investors adjusted their expectations for inflation and economic growth. US Treasury yields led global developed-market yields higher over the period, supported by strong US economic growth in the third calendar quarter, and as the Fed convinced investors that interest rates would stay higher for longer to slow growth. Most developed-market central banks appeared to reach peak interest rates as inflation continued to cool. Government bond returns were negative across all major developed countries, with the largest losses in the US, UK and Canada, while government bonds fell the least in the eurozone as economic growth slowed considerably. Although developed-market investment-grade corporate bonds trailed government bonds, investment-grade corporates in the US outperformed US Treasuries with a smaller loss, while eurozone investment-grade corporates had positive returns and outperformed the negative return of eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds had positive returns overall and outperformed treasuries in the US and eurozone by a wide margin. Hard-currency emerging-market sovereign bonds outperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade and high-yield corporates outperformed respective developed-market returns. Emerging-market local-currency debt trailed other risk sectors as the US dollar gained on almost all currencies.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) continues to seek attractively priced securities through top-down and bottom-up research, while mitigating overall risk. The Team invests primarily in single-sector, investment-grade issues of global corporates.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in US corporate bonds. The Fund may also invest in US government securities (other than US government securities that are mortgage-backed or asset-backed securities), repurchase agreements and forward contracts relating to US government securities. The Fund normally invests all of its assets in securities that are rated, at the time of purchase, at least BBB-or the equivalent by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Fund will not invest

 

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in unrated corporate debt securities. The Fund has the flexibility to invest in long-and short-term fixed-income securities. In making decisions about whether to buy or sell securities, the Adviser will consider, among other things, the strength of certain sectors of the fixed-income market relative to others, interest rates and other general market conditions and the credit quality of individual issuers.

The Fund also may: invest in convertible debt securities; invest up to 10% of its assets in inflation-indexed securities; invest up to 5% of its net assets in preferred stock; purchase and sell interest rate futures contracts and options; enter into swap transactions; invest in zero-coupon securities and “payment-in-kind” debentures; make secured loans of portfolio securities; and invest in US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities issued by non-US companies.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg US Credit Bond Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a fund. The Bloomberg US Credit Bond Index represents the performance of the US credit securities within the US fixed-income market. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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 and any accrued interest. 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.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a 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 central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and resulting market reactions 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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

money. As inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Foreign (Non-US) Risk: Investments in securities of non-US issuers may involve more risk than those of US issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. 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 Fund’s prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The 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 calling (800) 227 4618. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus and/or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AllianceBernstein Investments representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      3.39%  
5 Years      1.43%  
10 Years      2.26%  

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      3.96%  
5 Years      1.49%  
10 Years      2.62%  

The prospectus fee table shows the fees and the total operating expenses of the Fund as 0.00% because the Adviser does not charge any fees or expenses and reimburses Fund operating expenses, except certain extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage costs and the interest on borrowings or certain leveraged transactions. Participants in a wrap fee program or other investment program eligible to invest in the Fund pay fees to the program sponsor and should review the program brochure or other literature provided by the sponsor for a discussion of fees and expenses charged.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur various ongoing non-operating and extraordinary costs. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 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 table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’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 Fund 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 hypothetical example 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.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2023
    Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2023
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio*
 

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 945.00     $     – 0  –      0.00

Hypothetical**

  $     1,000     $     1,025.14     $     – 0  –      0.00

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Fund’s operating expenses are borne by the Adviser or its affiliates.

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $210.6

 

 

 

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The Fund’s security type breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund 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).

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 95.7%

    

Industrial – 65.3%

    

Basic – 3.9%

    

Anglo American Capital PLC
2.625%, 09/10/2030(a)

   $ 542     $ 423,416  

3.875%, 03/16/2029(a)

     221       194,840  

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC
3.375%, 11/01/2028

     1,588       1,313,181  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
5.25%, 09/08/2026

     887       879,079  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
6.55%, 11/15/2030

     328       315,162  

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA
4.25%, 04/30/2029(a)

     246       213,021  

CF Industries, Inc.
5.15%, 03/15/2034

     1,555       1,380,109  

EIDP, Inc.
1.70%, 07/15/2025

     433       402,846  

Freeport Indonesia PT
4.763%, 04/14/2027(a)

     240       227,357  

5.315%, 04/14/2032(a)

     240       213,182  

Georgia-Pacific LLC
3.60%, 03/01/2025(a)

     386       374,825  

Glencore Funding LLC
4.00%, 03/27/2027(a)

     867       809,102  

5.70%, 05/08/2033(a)

     633       586,829  

6.50%, 10/06/2033(a)

     750       733,523  

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

     210       178,526  
    

 

 

 
       8,244,998  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 4.3%

    

Boeing Co. (The)
2.196%, 02/04/2026

     1,521       1,397,769  

4.875%, 05/01/2025

     1,417       1,392,188  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
0.80%, 11/13/2025

     539       490,862  

1.45%, 05/15/2025

     484       455,502  

4.90%, 01/17/2025

     595       591,496  

5.15%, 08/11/2025

     894       888,842  

5.40%, 03/10/2025

     297       297,401  

CNH Industrial Capital LLC
3.95%, 05/23/2025

     177       171,594  

John Deere Capital Corp.
4.70%, 06/10/2030

     363       341,841  

4.95%, 07/14/2028

     359       350,258  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Regal Rexnord Corp.
6.05%, 04/15/2028(a)

   $ 1,412     $ 1,351,439  

6.30%, 02/15/2030(a)

     82       77,386  

6.40%, 04/15/2033(a)

     765       702,790  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
4.15%, 03/15/2024(b)

     602       596,835  
    

 

 

 
       9,106,203  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 4.0%

    

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
5.125%, 07/01/2049

     299       206,818  

5.375%, 05/01/2047

     519       374,718  

6.384%, 10/23/2035

     765       691,797  

6.484%, 10/23/2045

     936       789,488  

Cox Communications, Inc.
5.70%, 06/15/2033(a)

     254       239,189  

Discovery Communications LLC
5.30%, 05/15/2049

     82       59,123  

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.
2.90%, 03/01/2027

     515       465,421  

Fox Corp.
5.476%, 01/25/2039

     1,523       1,259,750  

5.576%, 01/25/2049

     155       122,146  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)
5.375%, 06/15/2033

     430       394,719  

Paramount Global
4.20%, 05/19/2032

     663       511,650  

5.85%, 09/01/2043

     585       422,756  

5.90%, 10/15/2040

     310       229,279  

6.875%, 04/30/2036

     397       341,368  

Prosus NV
3.257%, 01/19/2027(a)

     237       209,200  

3.68%, 01/21/2030(a)

     210       166,425  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.
2.39%, 06/03/2030(a)

     397       313,575  

Thomson Reuters Corp.
5.65%, 11/23/2043

     220       187,244  

Time Warner Cable LLC
6.55%, 05/01/2037

     360       316,343  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
5.05%, 03/15/2042

     1,378       1,019,072  
    

 

 

 
       8,320,081  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 1.6%

    

AT&T, Inc.
4.50%, 05/15/2035

     162       134,933  

6.55%, 01/15/2028

     100       100,623  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
3.50%, 04/15/2025

   $ 476     $ 459,892  

3.875%, 04/15/2030

     305       265,472  

5.05%, 07/15/2033

     1,120       1,011,875  

5.75%, 01/15/2034

     498       472,294  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.50%, 08/10/2033

     979       848,372  
    

 

 

 
       3,293,461  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.9%

    

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
3.81%, 01/09/2024

     395       393,029  

General Motors Co.
5.15%, 04/01/2038

     52       41,823  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
2.35%, 01/08/2031

     62       46,132  

2.70%, 06/10/2031

     719       541,127  

3.10%, 01/12/2032

     643       488,892  

3.60%, 06/21/2030

     753       620,743  

5.80%, 06/23/2028

     54       52,306  

5.85%, 04/06/2030

     316       298,690  

6.05%, 10/10/2025

     303       301,833  

6.40%, 01/09/2033

     68       65,122  

Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
3.05%, 02/14/2027(a)

     831       734,014  

6.50%, 03/10/2028(a)

     313       305,860  

Hyundai Capital America
5.65%, 06/26/2026

     1,125       1,109,295  

5.80%, 06/26/2025(a)

     912       906,729  

5.875%, 04/07/2025(a)

     97       96,624  
    

 

 

 
       6,002,219  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 1.2%

    

Hasbro, Inc.
3.55%, 11/19/2026

     486       447,057  

3.90%, 11/19/2029

     1,589       1,362,853  

5.10%, 05/15/2044

     355       273,890  

Mattel, Inc.
3.375%, 04/01/2026(a)

     588       544,317  
    

 

 

 
       2,628,117  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.5%

    

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
2.90%, 06/25/2025

     685       646,633  

3.90%, 08/08/2029

     390       337,081  

Marriott International, Inc./MD
Series GG
3.50%, 10/15/2032

     1,705       1,352,525  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series R
3.125%, 06/15/2026

   $ 482     $ 449,851  

MDC Holdings, Inc.
6.00%, 01/15/2043

     450       354,344  
    

 

 

 
       3,140,434  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 1.4%

    

McDonald’s Corp.
3.70%, 01/30/2026

     1,450       1,394,204  

4.70%, 12/09/2035

     670       588,193  

6.30%, 10/15/2037

     766       773,545  

Starbucks Corp.
4.75%, 02/15/2026

     238       233,764  
    

 

 

 
       2,989,706  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.6%

    

AutoNation, Inc.
3.85%, 03/01/2032

     515       403,791  

AutoZone, Inc.
6.55%, 11/01/2033

     509       510,394  

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

     160       153,221  

4.80%, 04/15/2030

     115       104,702  

5.45%, 04/15/2050

     175       144,261  
    

 

 

 
       1,316,369  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 19.2%

    

AbbVie, Inc.
2.95%, 11/21/2026

     1,495       1,384,191  

3.20%, 05/14/2026

     474       446,792  

3.60%, 05/14/2025

     252       243,770  

4.30%, 05/14/2036

     1,597       1,354,272  

Altria Group, Inc.
2.35%, 05/06/2025

     1,480       1,401,501  

2.45%, 02/04/2032

     938       684,365  

3.40%, 05/06/2030

     180       150,302  

3.40%, 02/04/2041

     462       282,799  

5.95%, 02/14/2049

     132       111,927  

Amgen, Inc.
6.40%, 02/01/2039

     250       247,160  

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
2.50%, 08/11/2026

     480       445,099  

4.50%, 08/15/2033

     522       470,191  

BAT Capital Corp.
2.259%, 03/25/2028

     307       257,877  

4.39%, 08/15/2037

     323       234,656  

6.421%, 08/02/2033

     414       390,145  

BAT International Finance PLC
4.448%, 03/16/2028

     395       363,756  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Baxalta, Inc.
4.00%, 06/23/2025

   $ 765     $ 742,410  

Becton Dickinson & Co.
3.70%, 06/06/2027

     1,007       937,557  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
4.25%, 10/26/2049

     558       415,431  

6.40%, 11/15/2063

     1,061       1,054,528  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
1.63%, 08/17/2025

     493       456,567  

2.75%, 05/14/2031

     1,740       1,377,836  

Cargill, Inc.
3.625%, 04/22/2027(a)

     560       526,434  

4.375%, 04/22/2052(a)

     350       267,418  

4.50%, 06/24/2026(a)

     75       73,100  

4.875%, 10/10/2025(a)

     453       448,289  

5.125%, 10/11/2032(a)

     166       156,470  

Cigna Group (The)
7.875%, 05/15/2027

     53       56,788  

CommonSpirit Health
4.35%, 11/01/2042

     44       33,728  

Conagra Brands, Inc.
4.60%, 11/01/2025

     1,432       1,390,472  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    

3.65%, 03/01/2026

     781       745,527  

5.25%, 10/15/2033

     1,101       1,042,933  

HCA, Inc.
5.25%, 04/15/2025

     67       66,065  

5.25%, 06/15/2026

     571       557,387  

5.375%, 02/01/2025

     631       624,330  

5.50%, 06/15/2047

     1,257       1,011,118  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS Luxembourg SARL
6.75%, 03/15/2034(a)

     470       439,708  

JBS USA LUX SA/JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc.
5.75%, 04/01/2033

     1,423       1,251,457  

Johnson & Johnson
5.85%, 07/15/2038

     240       244,742  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
6.875%, 01/26/2039

     1,338       1,351,688  

7.125%, 08/01/2039(a)

     240       245,009  

McKesson Corp.
1.30%, 08/15/2026

     926       821,149  

4.90%, 07/15/2028

     278       269,718  

Mondelez International Holdings Netherlands BV
0.75%, 09/24/2024(a)

     483       461,115  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana
Series 2021
2.51%, 05/15/2031

   $ 264     $ 165,792  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd.
4.45%, 05/19/2026

     415       405,082  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.875%, 02/13/2026

     1,392       1,366,819  

5.00%, 11/17/2025

     375       370,463  

5.375%, 02/15/2033

     1,068       986,586  

5.625%, 11/17/2029

     69       67,524  

6.375%, 05/16/2038

     126       124,821  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
3.50%, 03/01/2032

     1,509       1,149,451  

6.25%, 07/01/2033

     1,104       1,016,817  

Reynolds American, Inc.
5.70%, 08/15/2035

     1,482       1,270,696  

Royalty Pharma PLC
1.20%, 09/02/2025

     1,293       1,179,358  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
3.20%, 09/23/2026

     1,246       1,159,964  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.
2.625%, 09/13/2031(a)

     738       523,899  

3.00%, 10/15/2030(a)

     471       357,183  

Sutter Health
5.164%, 08/15/2033

     158       147,555  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
4.00%, 03/01/2026

     1,448       1,388,270  

Wyeth LLC
5.95%, 04/01/2037

     1,327       1,306,922  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
1.45%, 11/22/2024

     803       764,970  

3.55%, 04/01/2025

     1,179       1,139,044  
    

 

 

 
       40,428,993  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 9.4%

    

Apache Corp.
5.10%, 09/01/2040

     1,713       1,332,491  

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
4.812%, 02/13/2033

     1,507       1,377,262  

4.893%, 09/11/2033

     1,502       1,375,607  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.95%, 06/30/2033(a)

     363       339,645  

Columbia Pipelines Operating Co., LLC
6.497%, 08/15/2043(a)

     786       731,915  

ConocoPhillips Co.
5.05%, 09/15/2033

     1,463       1,363,487  

5.55%, 03/15/2054

     893       799,512  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
2.875%, 04/01/2032(a)

   $ 384     $ 284,133  

4.375%, 01/15/2028

     484       445,904  

4.90%, 06/01/2044

     840       593,981  

5.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

     154       142,867  

Devon Energy Corp.
5.60%, 07/15/2041

     1,575       1,337,128  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
6.25%, 03/15/2033

     1,374       1,355,973  

Ecopetrol SA
5.875%, 05/28/2045

     25       16,180  

EQT Corp.
3.125%, 05/15/2026(a)

     492       455,321  

6.125%, 02/01/2025(b)

     251       250,250  

Flex Intermediate Holdco LLC
3.363%, 06/30/2031(a)

     215       162,243  

4.317%, 12/30/2039(a)

     215       139,576  

Marathon Oil Corp.
4.40%, 07/15/2027

     1,112       1,041,677  

6.60%, 10/01/2037

     1,211       1,156,166  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
6.50%, 03/01/2041

     260       246,646  

ONEOK, Inc.
6.05%, 09/01/2033

     490       469,871  

6.10%, 11/15/2032

     127       122,465  

Ovintiv, Inc.
5.65%, 05/15/2028

     170       165,121  

6.25%, 07/15/2033

     245       232,537  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
2.15%, 01/15/2031

     560       440,194  

5.10%, 03/29/2026

     269       266,022  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.50%, 06/15/2038

     305       293,090  

6.85%, 06/01/2039

     181       176,629  

Var Energi ASA
7.50%, 01/15/2028(a)

     717       730,824  

8.00%, 11/15/2032(a)

     1,300       1,337,219  

Western Midstream Operating LP
3.95%, 06/01/2025

     473       454,974  

5.45%, 04/01/2044

     149       114,408  
    

 

 

 
       19,751,318  
    

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.3%

    

LKQ Corp.
5.75%, 06/15/2028

     387       375,235  

6.25%, 06/15/2033

     342       319,955  
    

 

 

 
       695,190  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Services – 3.2%

    

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
2.125%, 02/09/2031

   $ 400     $ 306,632  

2.70%, 02/09/2041

     300       172,224  

Amazon.com, Inc.
3.25%, 05/12/2061

     695       415,777  

Block Financial LLC
2.50%, 07/15/2028

     430       362,696  

Booking Holdings, Inc.
3.60%, 06/01/2026

     1,177       1,120,610  

4.625%, 04/13/2030

     1,164       1,084,476  

GTCR W-2 Merger Sub LLC
7.50%, 01/15/2031(a)

     443       436,847  

Mastercard, Inc.
3.35%, 03/26/2030

     1,569       1,379,637  

4.875%, 03/09/2028

     595       585,194  

S&P Global, Inc.
2.90%, 03/01/2032

     226       181,297  

4.25%, 05/01/2029

     90       83,760  

4.75%, 08/01/2028

     20       19,314  

5.25%, 09/15/2033(a)

     634       599,162  
    

 

 

 
       6,747,626  
    

 

 

 

Technology – 7.3%

    

Analog Devices, Inc.
2.95%, 04/01/2025

     36       34,676  

Apple, Inc.
2.45%, 08/04/2026

     782       726,314  

4.10%, 08/08/2062

     909       665,933  

Broadcom, Inc.
3.137%, 11/15/2035(a)

     466       328,525  

3.187%, 11/15/2036(a)

     573       396,636  

4.926%, 05/15/2037(a)

     1,542       1,281,680  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
2.67%, 12/01/2026

     1,280       1,146,867  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.90%, 02/15/2039

     370       368,113  

Entegris Escrow Corp.
4.75%, 04/15/2029(a)

     395       354,892  

Fiserv, Inc.
5.625%, 08/21/2033

     559       524,074  

Infor, Inc.
1.75%, 07/15/2025(a)

     95       87,473  

Intuit, Inc.
5.50%, 09/15/2053

     884       802,884  

Jabil, Inc.

    

3.00%, 01/15/2031

     540       427,469  

3.95%, 01/12/2028

     584       532,082  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
2.05%, 10/15/2026

   $ 1,080     $ 940,928  

Lam Research Corp.
3.75%, 03/15/2026

     142       136,255  

Micron Technology, Inc.
5.875%, 02/09/2033

     310       288,111  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC
5.55%, 12/01/2028

     1,124       1,086,605  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.
2.70%, 05/01/2025

     24       22,823  

Oracle Corp.
2.50%, 04/01/2025

     259       247,109  

3.85%, 07/15/2036

     1,684       1,282,501  

5.375%, 07/15/2040

     143       121,653  

6.125%, 07/08/2039

     254       236,974  

SK Hynix, Inc.
2.375%, 01/19/2031(a)

     390       287,137  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
3.00%, 06/01/2031

     259       198,485  

Tyco Electronics Group SA
4.50%, 02/13/2026

     456       445,179  

VMware, Inc.
1.40%, 08/15/2026

     1,584       1,395,045  

2.20%, 08/15/2031

     1,304       963,982  
    

 

 

 
       15,330,405  
    

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 2.1%

    

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.
4.50%, 10/20/2025(a)

     1,255       1,218,828  

4.75%, 10/20/2028(a)

     812       762,957  

Mileage Plus Holdings LLC/Mileage Plus Intellectual Property Assets Ltd.
6.50%, 06/20/2027(a)

     1,316       1,300,524  

Southwest Airlines Co.
5.125%, 06/15/2027

     1,195       1,153,498  
    

 

 

 
       4,435,807  
    

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads – 0.6%

    

Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC
5.20%, 04/15/2054

     479       413,703  

Norfolk Southern Corp.
5.05%, 08/01/2030

     791       747,740  
    

 

 

 
       1,161,443  
    

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 1.8%

    

AP Moller - Maersk A/S
5.875%, 09/14/2033

     90       85,077  

ENA Master Trust
4.00%, 05/19/2048(a)

     370       253,113  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ERAC USA Finance LLC
3.85%, 11/15/2024(a)

   $ 711     $ 695,692  

4.60%, 05/01/2028(a)

     212       201,807  

4.90%, 05/01/2033(a)

     330       300,066  

5.40%, 05/01/2053(a)

     367       316,758  

7.00%, 10/15/2037(a)

     514       534,282  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
3.90%, 02/01/2024(a)

     300       298,218  

4.20%, 04/01/2027(a)

     117       108,652  

TTX Co.
5.50%, 09/25/2026(a)

     1,105       1,096,171  
    

 

 

 
       3,889,836  
    

 

 

 
       137,482,206  
    

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 26.9%

    

Banking – 19.9%

    

ABN AMRO Bank NV
3.324%, 03/13/2037(a)

     600       432,108  

AIB Group PLC
4.263%, 04/10/2025(a)

     209       206,312  

7.583%, 10/14/2026(a)

     249       252,185  

Ally Financial, Inc.
6.992%, 06/13/2029

     430       410,835  

8.00%, 11/01/2031

     835       815,352  

American Express Co.
4.99%, 05/01/2026

     1,419       1,391,741  

5.389%, 07/28/2027

     727       712,147  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
5.862%, 09/14/2026

     1,400       1,379,112  

Banco de Credito del Peru S.A.
3.125%, 07/01/2030(a)

     274       250,368  

Banco Santander SA
1.722%, 09/14/2027

     600       520,434  

2.749%, 12/03/2030

     600       438,588  

6.527%, 11/07/2027

     400       399,960  

6.921%, 08/08/2033

     1,000       929,700  

Bank of America Corp.
2.015%, 02/13/2026

     1,474       1,389,849  

3.366%, 01/23/2026

     222       213,322  

3.384%, 04/02/2026

     390       373,569  

3.846%, 03/08/2037

     510       403,655  

Series U
8.806% (SOFR + 3.40%), 12/01/2023(c)(d)

     405       405,332  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
Series D
8.12% (SOFR + 2.72%), 12/20/2023(c)(d)

     462       443,529  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Barclays PLC
5.088%, 06/20/2030

   $ 490     $ 424,590  

6.692%, 09/13/2034

     366       346,199  

7.119%, 06/27/2034

     1,275       1,186,694  

BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas
5.875%, 09/13/2034(a)

     330       285,450  

BNP Paribas SA
1.904%, 09/30/2028(a)

     531       444,537  

2.591%, 01/20/2028(a)

     450       398,246  

8.50%, 08/14/2028(a)(d)

     335       321,218  

CaixaBank SA
6.84%, 09/13/2034(a)

     390       368,453  

Capital One Financial Corp.
6.312%, 06/08/2029

     315       301,439  

7.624%, 10/30/2031

     343       342,928  

Citigroup, Inc.
2.014%, 01/25/2026

     1,463       1,381,277  

3.875%, 02/18/2026(d)

     344       287,997  

7.625%, 11/15/2028(d)

     218       210,298  

Series W
4.00%, 12/10/2025(d)

     368       315,295  

Credit Agricole SA
6.316%, 10/03/2029(a)

     326       320,592  

Danske Bank A/S
6.466%, 01/09/2026(a)

     350       348,488  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
2.311%, 11/16/2027

     910       786,413  

6.119%, 07/14/2026

     173       170,287  

7.079%, 02/10/2034

     1,098       965,625  

Discover Bank
5.974%, 08/09/2028

     385       348,044  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
1.542%, 09/10/2027

     881       765,985  

1.948%, 10/21/2027

     340       298,160  

Series P
8.501% (SOFR + 3.14%), 12/01/2023(c)(d)

     459       457,141  

Series W
7.50%, 02/10/2029(d)

     188       184,118  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.762%, 03/29/2033

     242       200,119  

8.113%, 11/03/2033

     259       268,277  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
6.625%, 06/20/2033(a)

     368       336,978  

Series XR
4.00%, 09/23/2029(a)

     519       433,183  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.07%, 10/22/2027

     648       647,158  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series Q
8.889% (SOFR + 3.51%), 02/01/2024(c)(d)

   $ 183     $ 183,849  

Series R
8.939% (SOFR + 3.56%), 02/01/2024(c)(d)

     226       227,216  

KeyCorp
2.25%, 04/06/2027

     1,279       1,060,368  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
7.50%, 09/27/2025(d)

     287       266,273  

7.953%, 11/15/2033

     516       523,038  

M&T Bank Corp.
3.50%, 09/01/2026(d)

     264       176,120  

7.413%, 10/30/2029

     1,057       1,059,917  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
1.64%, 10/13/2027

     828       726,396  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
5.667%, 05/27/2029

     375       364,706  

5.739%, 05/27/2031

     375       357,120  

Morgan Stanley
6.627%, 11/01/2034

     424       424,242  

National Australia Bank Ltd.
3.347%, 01/12/2037(a)

     665       493,596  

Nationwide Building Society
2.972%, 02/16/2028(a)

     404       359,148  

6.557%, 10/18/2027(a)

     740       738,498  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
4.626%, 06/06/2033

     245       204,244  

6.875%, 10/20/2034

     391       390,765  

Series O
9.312% (SOFR + 3.94%), 11/01/2023(c)(d)

     358       358,000  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
2.49%, 01/06/2028

     662       570,075  

6.499%, 03/09/2029

     325       314,321  

6.565%, 06/12/2029

     428       412,904  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
6.534%, 01/10/2029

     970       948,835  

Standard Chartered PLC
1.456%, 01/14/2027(a)

     345       307,557  

3.971%, 03/30/2026(a)

     245       235,675  

6.187%, 07/06/2027(a)

     369       364,413  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
5.65%, 09/14/2026

     665       659,973  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
4.375%, 03/01/2027(a)(d)

     400       343,436  

Swedbank AB
Series NC5
5.625%, 09/17/2024(a)(d)

     400       385,732  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Synchrony Bank
5.625%, 08/23/2027

   $ 250     $ 228,868  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
3.625%, 09/15/2031

     485       445,584  

UBS Group AG
1.364%, 01/30/2027(a)

     528       468,563  

4.55%, 04/17/2026

     790       754,916  

4.703%, 08/05/2027(a)

     335       318,967  

6.373%, 07/15/2026(a)

     738       733,343  

US Bancorp
6.787%, 10/26/2027

     424       426,938  

Wells Fargo & Co.
7.625%, 09/15/2028(d)

     191       191,844  

Series BB
3.90%, 03/15/2026(d)

     647       561,577  

Western Union Co. (The)
2.75%, 03/15/2031

     490       372,356  

Westpac Banking Corp.
4.11%, 07/24/2034

     475       403,912  
    

 

 

 
       41,876,572  
    

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.4%

    

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

     477       455,077  

Series I
4.00%, 06/01/2026(d)

     595       472,746  
    

 

 

 
       927,823  
    

 

 

 

Finance – 1.9%

    

Air Lease Corp.
2.30%, 02/01/2025

     783       743,271  

3.375%, 07/01/2025

     1,447       1,373,304  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
1.95%, 09/20/2026(a)

     391       339,857  

3.50%, 11/01/2027(a)

     116       101,833  

4.375%, 01/30/2024(a)

     220       218,530  

6.375%, 07/15/2030(a)

     197       186,624  

Synchrony Financial
2.875%, 10/28/2031

     368       249,854  

3.95%, 12/01/2027

     558       478,295  

4.875%, 06/13/2025

     267       253,052  

5.15%, 03/19/2029

     57       49,212  
    

 

 

 
       3,993,832  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.6%

    

ACE Capital Trust II
9.70%, 04/01/2030

     345       395,439  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Allstate Corp. (The)
Series B
8.564% (SOFR + 3.20%), 08/15/2053(c)

   $ 712     $ 701,455  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
Series ICON
7.751% (SOFR + 2.39%), 02/12/2047(a)(c)

     535       458,318  

MetLife Capital Trust IV
7.875%, 12/15/2037(a)

     150       152,768  

MetLife, Inc.
Series D
5.875%, 03/15/2028(d)

     170       150,698  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
9.375%, 08/15/2039(a)

     120       140,660  

Peachtree Corners Funding Trust
3.976%, 02/15/2025(a)

     110       106,499  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.20%, 03/15/2044

     547       539,441  

5.375%, 05/15/2045

     260       247,653  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
3.15%, 06/15/2030

     383       310,425  

Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA
5.00%, 04/02/2049(a)

     200       187,336  
    

 

 

 
       3,390,692  
    

 

 

 

REITs – 3.1%

    

American Tower Corp.
2.10%, 06/15/2030

     139       105,880  

5.80%, 11/15/2028

     558       544,993  

Boston Properties LP
2.90%, 03/15/2030

     570       435,754  

3.40%, 06/21/2029

     1,676       1,357,107  

6.75%, 12/01/2027

     288       283,245  

Essential Properties LP
2.95%, 07/15/2031

     454       324,406  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
3.25%, 01/15/2032

     139       105,160  

4.00%, 01/15/2030

     435       362,921  

5.25%, 06/01/2025

     313       305,231  

5.30%, 01/15/2029

     96       87,658  

5.375%, 04/15/2026

     1,414       1,356,210  

Regency Centers LP
3.75%, 06/15/2024

     33       32,482  

SITE Centers Corp.
4.25%, 02/01/2026

     178       167,845  

Spirit Realty LP
3.20%, 02/15/2031

     385       304,292  

4.00%, 07/15/2029

     132       115,113  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Vornado Realty LP
2.15%, 06/01/2026

   $ 425     $ 358,033  

3.40%, 06/01/2031

     310       214,669  
    

 

 

 
       6,460,999  
    

 

 

 
       56,649,918  
    

 

 

 

Utility – 3.5%

    

Electric – 3.4%

    

AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL
4.375%, 05/31/2030(a)

     198       160,708  

Alexander Funding Trust II
7.467%, 07/31/2028(a)

     640       634,157  

Alfa Desarrollo SpA
4.55%, 09/27/2051(a)

     219       141,889  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
5.991% (SOFR + 0.65%), 05/13/2024(c)

     310       309,802  

Electricite de France SA
9.125%, 03/15/2033(a)(d)

     361       369,346  

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
4.25%, 07/18/2029(a)

     200       156,168  

Enel Chile SA
4.875%, 06/12/2028

     62       57,615  

Enel Finance International NV
7.75%, 10/14/2052(a)

     495       510,657  

Fells Point Funding Trust
3.046%, 01/31/2027(a)

     261       235,414  

Massachusetts Electric Co.
4.004%, 08/15/2046(a)

     355       230,793  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
3.45%, 06/15/2025

     365       351,988  

Nevada Power Co.
6.00%, 03/15/2054

     775       712,210  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
5.65%, 05/01/2079

     404       356,558  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
2.759%, 01/10/2032(a)

     556       427,219  

NRG Energy, Inc.
4.45%, 06/15/2029(a)

     142       122,665  

7.00%, 03/15/2033(a)

     284       267,806  

Palomino Funding Trust I
7.233%, 05/17/2028(a)

     374       373,764  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
8.625%, 04/15/2031

     248       270,990  

Sierra Pacific Power Co.
5.90%, 03/15/2054(a)

     665       600,169  

Southern Power Co.
Series F
4.95%, 12/15/2046

     77       59,003  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Virginia Electric & Power Co.
8.875%, 11/15/2038

   $ 233     $ 281,038  

Vistra Operations Co., LLC
6.95%, 10/15/2033(a)

     749       711,370  
    

 

 

 
       7,341,329  
    

 

 

 

Natural Gas – 0.1%

    

GNL Quintero SA
4.634%, 07/31/2029(a)

     141       133,434  
    

 

 

 
       7,474,763  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $216,063,586)

       201,606,887  
    

 

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.7%

    

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.7%

    

Chile – 0.2%

    

Empresa de Transporte de Pasajeros Metro SA
3.65%, 05/07/2030(a)

     350       303,205  

4.70%, 05/07/2050(a)

     295       211,648  
    

 

 

 
       514,853  
    

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.3%

    

Comision Federal de Electricidad
3.348%, 02/09/2031(a)

     321       243,157  

Petroleos Mexicanos
6.50%, 01/23/2029

     135       108,979  

6.75%, 09/21/2047

     112       63,392  

6.95%, 01/28/2060

     169       95,696  

7.69%, 01/23/2050

     80       49,400  
    

 

 

 
       560,624  
    

 

 

 

Peru – 0.1%

    

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA
2.40%, 09/28/2027(a)

     250       212,620  
    

 

 

 

Qatar – 0.1%

    

QatarEnergy
3.125%, 07/12/2041(a)

     277       181,781  
    

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $2,008,638)

       1,469,878  
    

 

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS – 0.5%

    

Colombia – 0.3%

    

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

     562       413,913  

5.20%, 05/15/2049

     200       127,300  
    

 

 

 
       541,213  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mexico – 0.1%

    

Mexico Government International Bond
4.60%, 01/23/2046

   $ 200     $ 141,100  

4.75%, 03/08/2044

     120       88,473  
    

 

 

 
       229,573  
    

 

 

 

Qatar – 0.1%

    

Qatar Government International Bond
4.817%, 03/14/2049(a)

     228       186,319  
    

 

 

 

Uruguay – 0.0%

    

Uruguay Government International Bond
4.375%, 01/23/2031

     54       50,831  
    

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $1,350,584)

       1,007,936  
    

 

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 0.2%

    

Industrial – 0.2%

    

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.2%

    

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
4.375%, 03/15/2026
(cost $407,066)

     420       394,351  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 97.1%
(cost $219,829,874)

       204,479,052  

Other assets less liabilities – 2.9%

       6,114,594  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 210,593,646  
    

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note C)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

 

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

    183       December 2023     $     19,119,211     $ (246,619

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    194       December 2023       21,837,125       (2,782,714

Sold Contracts

 

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    75       December 2023       8,162,109       285,861  

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

    44       December 2023       8,906,563       35,693  

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

    9       December 2023       955,547       33,807  
       

 

 

 
  $     (2,673,972
 

 

 

 

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note C)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

    Market
Value
   

Upfront
Premiums
Paid

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

 

CDX-NAIG Series 41, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2028*

    1.00     Quarterly       0.79     USD       3,280     $   33,953     $   43,790     $   (9,837

 

*

Termination date

 

(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 October 31, 2023, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $45,737,717 or 21.7% of net assets.

 

(b)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(c)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(d)

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

Glossary:

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CDX-NAIG – North American Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value (cost $219,829,874)

   $ 204,479,052  

Cash

     2,698,157  

Cash collateral due from broker

     1,356,909  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     2,835,816  

Interest receivable

     2,504,992  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

     188,455  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

     48,788  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     3,564  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     214,115,733  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

     2,228,031  

Dividends payable

     984,429  

Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     304,631  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     4,996  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,522,087  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 210,593,646  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 233  

Additional paid-in capital

     267,034,676  

Accumulated loss

     (56,441,263
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     210,593,646  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, $.00001 par value (based on 23,271,331 common shares outstanding)

   $ 9.05  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income

 

Interest

   $     5,172,216     

Other income

     10,610     
  

 

 

    

Total investment income

      $ 5,182,826  
     

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions(a)

        (9,906,031

Futures

        (2,154,240

Swaps

        47,444  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

        (2,374,662

Futures

        (2,954,096

Swaps

        (33,461
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

        (17,375,046
     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $     (12,192,220
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $621.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 5,182,826     $ 6,284,007  

Net realized loss on investment transactions

     (12,012,827     (21,849,087

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (5,362,219     14,945,386  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

     (12,192,220     (619,694

Distribution to Shareholders

     (5,230,755     (6,423,355
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest     

Net increase (decrease)

     44,780,472       (32,270,574
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     27,357,497       (39,313,623
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     183,236,149       222,549,772  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     210,593,646     $     183,236,149  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Corporate Shares (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust, which is a Massachusetts Business Trust, operates as a “series” company currently offering five separate portfolios: AB Corporate Income Shares, AB Municipal Income Shares, AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares, AB Impact Municipal Income Shares and AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to AB Corporate Income Shares (the “Fund”).

Shares of the Fund are offered exclusively to holders of accounts established under wrap-fee programs sponsored and maintained by certain registered investment advisers approved by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). The Fund’s shares may be purchased at the relevant net asset value without a sales charge or other fee. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more

 

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than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for

 

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this, the Fund generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values as described in Note A.1 above). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and

 

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any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2023:

 

Investments in

Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Corporates – Investment Grade

  $ – 0  –    $ 201,606,887     $ – 0  –    $ 201,606,887  

Quasi-Sovereigns

    – 0  –      1,469,878       – 0  –      1,469,878  

Governments – Sovereign Bonds

    – 0  –      1,007,936       – 0  –      1,007,936  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      394,351       – 0  –      394,351  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    – 0  –      204,479,052       – 0  –      204,479,052  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets:

       

Futures

    355,361       – 0  –      – 0  –      355,361 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      33,953       – 0  –      33,953 (b) 

Liabilities:

       

Futures

    (3,029,333     – 0  –      – 0  –      (3,029,333 )(b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   (2,673,972   $   204,513,005     $   – 0  –    $   201,839,033  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from REIT investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

5. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays no advisory fee to the Adviser and the Adviser reimburses or pays for the Fund’s operating expenses. The Fund is an integral part of separately managed accounts in wrap-fee programs and other investment programs. Typically, participants in these programs pay a fee to their investment adviser for all costs and expenses of the separately managed account, including costs and expenses associated with the Fund, and a fee is paid by their investment adviser to the Adviser. In certain cases, participants may have a direct relationship with the Adviser without the involvement of a third party investment adviser, in which case the participant would pay a fee directly to the Adviser. The Adviser serves as investment manager and adviser of the Fund and continuously furnishes an investment program for the Fund and manages, supervises and conducts the affairs of the Fund, subject to the supervisions of the Fund’s Board. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser or an affiliate will furnish, or pay the expenses of the Fund for, office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Fund and certain administrative services.

The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter (the “Underwriter”), to permit the Underwriter to distribute the Fund’s shares, which are sold at their

 

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net asset value without any sales charge. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service. The Underwriter is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, acts as the Fund’s registrar, transfer agent and dividend-disbursing agent. ABIS registers the transfer, issuance and redemption of Fund shares and disburses dividends and other distributions to Fund shareholders. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service.

NOTE C

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding
U.S. government securities)

   $     155,323,959     $     118,519,431  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 451,014  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (18,485,645
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (18,034,631
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Futures

The Fund may buy or sell futures for investment purposes or for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of potential movements in the market. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures and movements in the price of the assets, reference rates or indices which they are designed to track. Among other things, the Fund may purchase or sell futures for foreign currencies or options thereon for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investment in foreign currencies.

 

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At the time the Fund enters into futures, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures is generally less than privately negotiated futures, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Use of long futures subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures. Use of short futures subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of futures can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held futures for hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates or credit risk. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of

 

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each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of operations.

Certain standardized swaps, including certain interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, are (or soon will be) subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) that are members of central clearinghouses, with the clearinghouse serving as central counterparty, similar to transactions in futures contracts. Centralized clearing will be required for additional categories of swaps on a phased-in basis based on requirements published by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

At the time the Fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a

 

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realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Credit Default Swaps:

The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, including to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults by corporate and sovereign issuers held by the Fund, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Fund may purchase credit protection (“Buy Contract”) or provide credit protection (“Sale Contract”) on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap. During the term of the swap, the Fund receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon rate applied to the notional amount. If the Fund is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller/(pay to the buyer) of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap (the “Maximum Payout Amount”) and deliver/(take delivery of) the referenced obligation or (ii) receive/(pay) a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation. In certain circumstances Maximum Payout Amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront premium received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from settlement of buy protection credit default swaps entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligations with the same counterparty.

Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. If the Fund is a buyer of protection and no credit event occurs, it will lose the payments it made to its counterparty. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund coupled with the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the Maximum Payout Amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a net loss to the Fund.

Implied credit spreads over U.S. Treasuries of comparable maturity utilized in determining the market value of credit default swaps on issuers as of period end are disclosed in the portfolio of investments. The implied spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and typically reflect the likelihood of default by the issuer of the referenced obligation. The implied credit spread of a particular reference obligation also reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may reflect upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Widening credit spreads typically represent a

 

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deterioration of the referenced obligation’s credit soundness and greater likelihood of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced obligation.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held credit default swaps for non-hedging purposes.

The Fund typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Fund’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Fund’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

  Receivable for variation margin on futures   $ 355,361   Payable for variation margin on futures   $ 3,029,333

Credit contracts

      Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     9,837
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   355,361       $   3,039,170  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

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Derivative Type

 

Location of Gain or
(Loss) on Derivatives
Within Statement of
Operations

  Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures   $ (2,154,240   $ (2,954,096

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     47,444       (33,461
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     (2,106,796   $     (2,987,557
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the six months ended October 31, 2023:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     31,826,432  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 12,119,697  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 3,280,000  

NOTE D

Shares of Beneficial Interest

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

             
     Shares           Amount        
     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

         

Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

       
  

 

 

   

Shares sold

     6,751,967        5,687,055       $ 64,807,093     $ 55,690,609    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (2,123,150      (8,813,736       (20,026,621     (87,961,183  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     4,628,817        (3,126,681     $ 44,780,472     $ (32,270,574  

 

   

NOTE E

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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.

 

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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 and any accrued interest. 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.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions 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 the 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 Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives,

 

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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 Fund.

LIBOR Replacement Risk—The Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that recently transitioned from the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, ceased publishing most LIBOR settings (including some U.S. LIBOR settings) by the end of 2021 and the remaining (and most widely used) U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, will permit the use of synthetic U.S. Dollar LIBOR rates for non-U.S. contracts through September 30, 2024, but any such rates would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (referred to as SOFR), which is intended to replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement (repo) market. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of SOFR or any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that the market for SOFR-linked financial instruments will have the same volume or liquidity as did the market for LIBOR-linked financial instruments prior to LIBOR’s discontinuance or unavailability. Neither the long-term effects of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. 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.

 

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NOTE F

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

NOTE G

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending April 30, 2024 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year.

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     2023     2022  

Distributions paid from:

    

Ordinary income

   $ 6,423,355     $ 7,221,076  

Net long-term capital gains

     – 0  –      2,240,925  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     6,423,355     $     9,462,001  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 694,916  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (25,934,898 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (13,221,069 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $     (38,461,051 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $25,934,898.

 

(b)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, the tax treatment of swaps, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

(c)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $11,821,465 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $14,113,433, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

 

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NOTE H

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”. ASU 2022-06 is an amendment to ASU 2020-04, which provided optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates and which was effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. ASU 2022-06 extends the effective period through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2022-06.

NOTE I

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   

Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.83       $  10.22       $  11.82       $  11.56       $  11.11       $  10.81  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

    .25       .39       .33       .37       .44       .44  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.78     (.39     (1.47     .55       .51       .30  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.53     – 0  –      (1.14     .92       .95       .74  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.25     (.39     (.34     (.38     (.45     (.44

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.12     (.28     (.05     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.25     (.39     (.46     (.66     (.50     (.44
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.05       $  9.83       $  10.22       $  11.82       $  11.56       $  11.11  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(b)

    (5.50 )%      .16     (10.08 )%      7.90     8.65     7.03

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $210,594       $183,236       $222,550       $208,745       $114,455       $98,680  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Net investment income

    5.17 %^      3.94     2.84     3.02     3.83     4.06

Portfolio turnover rate

    60     85     49     43     87     140

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

^

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Garry L. Moody(1),

Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President and

Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

OFFICERS

Timothy Kurpis(2), Vice President

Tiffanie Wong(2), Vice President

Nancy E. Hay, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Stephen M. Woetzel, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
501 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37203

 

  

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor Services,

Inc.
P.O. Box 786003
San Antonio, TX 78278
Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

 

1

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

2

The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s Portfolio are made by the Adviser’s Corporate Income Shares Investment Team. Mr. Kurpis and Ms. Wong are the investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Portfolio.

 

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the open-end fund liquidity rule (the “Liquidity Rule”). In June 2018 the SEC adopted a requirement that funds disclose information about the operation and effectiveness of their Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) in their reports to shareholders.

One of the requirements of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund to designate an Administrator of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Administrator of the Fund’s LRMP is AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has delegated the responsibility to its Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the Fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 2023, which covered the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The LRMP’s principal objectives include supporting the Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the LRMP, the Fund classifies the liquidity of its portfolio investments into one of the four categories defined by the SEC: Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid. These classifications are reported to the SEC on Form N-PORT.

During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end structure, incorporating any holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. If the Fund participated in derivative transactions, the exposure from such transactions were considered in the LRMP.

The Committee also performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”). The Committee also incorporated the following information when determining the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size for purposes of liquidity monitoring: historical net redemption activity, a Fund’s concentration in an issuer, shareholder concentration, investment performance, total net assets, and distribution channels.

The Adviser informed the Fund Board that the Committee believes the Fund’s LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended,

 

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and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was challenged due to rising rates and economic uncertainty. However, markets also remained orderly during the Program Reporting Period. There were no liquidity events that impacted the Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions during the Program Reporting Period.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested trustees (the “directors”) of AB Corporate Shares (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Corporate Income Shares (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 1-2, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors noted that the Fund is designed as a vehicle for the wrap fee account market (where investors pay fees to a wrap fee sponsor which pays investment fees and expenses from such fee). The directors also noted that no advisory fee is payable by the Fund, that the Advisory Agreement does not include the reimbursement provision for certain administrative expenses included in the advisory agreements of most of the open-end AB Funds, and that the Adviser is responsible for payment of the Fund’s ordinary expenses. The directors noted that the Company acknowledges in the Advisory Agreement that the Adviser and its affiliates expect to receive compensation from third parties in connection with services provided under the Advisory Agreement. The directors further noted that the Adviser receives payments from the wrap fee program sponsors (the “Sponsors”) that use the Fund as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2021 and 2022 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser is compensated by the Sponsors. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended May 31, 2023 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. The directors were cognizant that the Fund was neither designed nor offered as a standalone investment and was intended to serve solely as a component of certain separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). The Adviser had explained that this attribute made it difficult to select an appropriate benchmark for the Fund. At the directors’ request, the Adviser provided information showing the weighting of the Fund in a current SMA and the overall performance of the SMA versus its stated benchmark. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser (zero) and information provided by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds.

The directors noted the unusual arrangements in the Advisory Agreement providing for no advisory fee but were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the Sponsors for its services to the Fund. The directors reviewed the fee arrangements between the Adviser and each of the current Sponsors and noted that such fees were negotiated on an arm’s length basis and were within the range of fees paid by wrap fee sponsors to other advisers of similar funds. While the Adviser’s fee arrangements with the Sponsors vary, the directors acknowledged the Adviser’s view that a portion of such fees (less the expenses of the Fund

 

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paid by the Adviser) may reasonably be viewed as compensating the Adviser for advisory services it provides to the Fund (the “implied fee”) and that the Adviser believes that while the Sponsors pay the Adviser different fee rates, the rate of fee attributable to Fund management at the Fund level is the same for all Sponsors. The directors also considered the fee rate schedules used by other registered investment companies that invest in fixed income securities that are advised by the Adviser.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors recognized that such information was of limited utility in light of the Fund’s unusual fee arrangement. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

The directors did not consider comparative expense information for the Fund because the Fund does not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the Fund reflect economies of scale because the Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the

 

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Adviser by the Fund and the Fund’s expense ratio is zero. They did note, however, that the fee payable to the Adviser by the current Sponsors declines at a breakpoint based on either individual account sizes or on total assets managed by the Adviser for the Sponsor.

 

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This page is not part of the Shareholder Report or the Financial Statements.

 

 

AB FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

US EQUITY

CORE

Core Opportunities Fund

Select US Equity Portfolio

Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio

GROWTH

Concentrated Growth Fund

Discovery Growth Fund

Growth Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

VALUE

Discovery Value Fund

Equity Income Fund

Relative Value Fund

Small Cap Value Portfolio

Value Fund

INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY

CORE

Global Core Equity Portfolio

International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio1

Sustainable Global Thematic Fund

Sustainable International Thematic Fund

Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Wealth Appreciation Strategy

GROWTH

Concentrated International Growth Portfolio

VALUE

All China Equity Portfolio

International Value Fund

FIXED INCOME

MUNICIPAL

High Income Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate California Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate Diversified Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate New York Municipal Portfolio

Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy

Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

National Portfolio

Arizona Portfolio

California Portfolio

Massachusetts Portfolio

Minnesota Portfolio

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New York Portfolio

Ohio Portfolio

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Virginia Portfolio

TAXABLE

Bond Inflation Strategy

Global Bond Fund

High Income Fund

Income Fund

Intermediate Duration Portfolio

Short Duration High Yield Portfolio1

Short Duration Income Portfolio

Short Duration Portfolio

Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio

Total Return Bond Portfolio

ALTERNATIVES

All Market Real Return Portfolio

Global Real Estate Investment Fund

Select US Long/Short Portfolio

MULTI-ASSET

All Market Total Return Portfolio

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Global Risk Allocation Fund

Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio

CLOSED-END FUNDS

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

Disruptors ETF

High Yield ETF

Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

Ultra Short Income ETF

US High Dividend ETF

US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

US Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

We also offer Government Money Market Portfolio, which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AB mutual funds. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1

Prior to July 5, 2023, International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio was named International Strategic Core Portfolio and Short Duration High Yield Portfolio was named Limited Duration High Income Portfolio.

 

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NOTES

 

 

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LOGO

AB CORPORATE INCOME SHARES

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

800 221 5672

 

CIS-0152-1023                 LOGO


OCT    10.31.23

LOGO

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AB TAXABLE MULTI-SECTOR INCOME SHARES

 

LOGO

 


 

 

 
Investment Products Offered  

  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

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.

The [A/B] logo is a registered service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein® is a registered service mark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


 

FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

At AB, we’re striving to help our clients achieve better outcomes by:

 

+   

Fostering diverse perspectives that give us a distinctive approach to navigating global capital markets

 

+   

Applying differentiated investment insights through a connected global research network

 

+   

Embracing innovation to design better ways to invest and leading-edge mutual-fund solutions

Whether you’re an individual investor or a multibillion-dollar institution, we’re putting our knowledge and experience to work for you every day.

For more information about AB’s comprehensive range of products and shareholder resources, please log on to www.abfunds.com.

Thank you for your investment in AB mutual funds—and for placing your trust in our firm.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Onur Erzan

President and Chief Executive Officer, AB Mutual Funds

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 13, 2023

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares for the semi-annual reporting period ended October 31, 2023. Please note, shares of this Fund are available only to separately managed accounts or participants in “wrap fee” programs or other investment programs approved by the Adviser.

The Fund’s investment objective is to generate income and price appreciation.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB TAXABLE MULTI-SECTOR INCOME SHARES      1.22%        4.85%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate ex Government Bond Index      -6.28%        1.01%  

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate ex Government Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2023.

During both periods, the Fund outperformed the benchmark. In the six-month period, yield-curve positioning was the largest contributor to performance, relative to the benchmark, from an underweight to the two-year part of the yield curve. Security selection contributed from exposure in US municipal bonds, Agency Risk share securities and Investment-grade corporates. Currency decisions did not impact performance during the period.

Over the 12-month period, yield-curve positioning was the greatest contributor to performance, from an underweight to the two-year parts of the curve. Sector allocation contributed positively, due to exposures in municipals, supranationals and mortgage pass throughs. Security selection contributed to performance, primarily from asset-backed securities, investment-grade corporates and high-yield corporates. Currency decisions did not have a meaningful impact on results.

During both periods, the Fund used interest rate swaps for hedging and investment purposes, which detracted from absolute returns. Credit default swaps were used for investment purposes, which added to returns.

 

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MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

During the six-month period ended October 2023, fixed-income government bond market yields were volatile as investors adjusted their expectations for inflation and economic growth. US Treasury yields led global developed-market yields higher over the period, supported by strong US economic growth in the third calendar quarter, and as the Fed convinced investors that interest rates would stay higher for longer to slow growth. Most developed-market central banks appeared to reach peak interest rates as inflation continued to cool. Government bond returns were negative across all major developed countries, with the largest losses in the US, UK and Canada, while government bonds fell the least in the eurozone as economic growth slowed considerably. Although developed-market investment-grade corporate bonds trailed government bonds, investment-grade corporates in the US outperformed US Treasuries with a smaller loss, while eurozone investment-grade corporates had positive returns and outperformed the negative return of eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds had positive returns overall and outperformed treasuries in the US and eurozone by a wide margin. Hard-currency emerging-market sovereign bonds outperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade and high-yield corporates outperformed respective developed-market returns. Emerging-market local-currency debt trailed other risk sectors as the US dollar gained on almost all currencies.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) continues to seek attractively priced securities through top-down and bottom-up research, while mitigating overall risk. The Team invests primarily in single-sector, investment-grade issues of global corporates but has leeway to invest in below investment-grade bonds as well.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities. The Fund may invest in a broad range of securities in both developed and emerging markets. The Fund may invest across all fixed-income sectors, including corporate and US and non-US government securities. The Fund may invest up to 50% of its assets in below investment-grade bonds (“junk bonds”). The Fund expects to invest in readily marketable fixed-income securities with a range of maturities from short-to long-term.

The Fund may invest without limit in US dollar-denominated foreign fixed-income securities and may invest up to 50% of its assets in non-US dollar-denominated foreign fixed-income securities. These investments may include, in each case, developed- and emerging-market debt securities.

 

(continued on next page)

 

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The Adviser selects securities for purchase or sale based on its assessment of the securities’ risk and return characteristics as well as the securities’ impact on the overall risk and return characteristics of the Fund. In making this assessment, the Adviser takes into account various factors, including the credit quality and sensitivity to interest rates of the securities under consideration and of the Fund’s other holdings.

The Fund may also invest in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities; loan participations; inflation-indexed securities; structured securities; variable-, floating- and inverse-floating-rate instruments; and preferred stock, and may use other investment techniques. The Fund may use leverage for investment purposes. The Fund intends, among other things, to enter into transactions such as reverse repurchase agreements, forward contracts and dollar rolls. The Fund may invest, without limit, in derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards or swap agreements.

Currencies can have a dramatic effect on returns of non-US dollar-denominated fixed-income securities, significantly adding to returns in some years and greatly diminishing them in others. The Adviser evaluates currency and fixed-income positions separately and may seek to hedge the currency exposure resulting from the Fund’s fixed-income securities positions when it finds the currency exposure unattractive. To hedge a portion of its currency risk, the Fund may from time to time invest in currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures contracts, options on futures contracts, swaps and options. The Adviser may also seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg US Aggregate ex Government Bond Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a fund. The Bloomberg US Aggregate ex Government Bond Index represents the performance of securities within the US investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, asset-backed securities and CMBS. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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 and any accrued interest. 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.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a 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 central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and resulting market reactions 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.

 

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Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest-rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

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 Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Foreign (Non-US) Risk: Investments in securities of non-US issuers may involve more risk than those of US issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging-Market Risk: Investments in emerging-market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid as well as being subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns.

Mortgage-Related and/or Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk: Investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain additional risks. The value of these securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. These risks include “extension risk”, which is the risk that, in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may delay the payment of principal, and “prepayment risk”, which is the risk that in periods of falling interest rates, issuers may pay principal sooner than expected, exposing the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Mortgage-backed securities offered by nongovernmental issuers and other asset-backed securities may be subject to other risks, such as higher rates of default in the mortgages or assets backing the securities or risks associated with the nature and servicing of mortgages or assets backing the securities.

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 Fund’s 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,

 

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and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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 or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

Sector Risk: The Fund may have more risk because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Fund’s investments.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

Leverage Risk: To the extent the Fund uses leveraging techniques, its net asset value (“NAV”) may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. 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.

 

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

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The 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 calling (800) 227 4618. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus and/or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AllianceBernstein Investments representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      4.85%  
5 Years      1.91%  
10 Years      1.64%  

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      4.39%  
5 Years      1.87%  
10 Years      1.64%  

The prospectus fee table shows the fees and the total annual operating expenses of the Fund as 0.00% because the Adviser does not charge any fees or expenses and reimburses Fund operating expenses, except certain extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage costs and the interest on borrowings or certain leveraged transactions. Participants in a wrap fee program or other investment program eligible to invest in the Fund pay fees to the program sponsor and should review the program brochure or other literature provided by the sponsor for a discussion of fees and expenses charged.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur various ongoing non-operating and extraordinary costs. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 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 table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’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 Fund 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 hypothetical example 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.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2023
    Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2023
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio*
 

Actual

  $   1,000     $   1,012.20     $   – 0 –       0.00

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,025.14     $ – 0 –       0.00

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Fund’s operating expenses are borne by the Adviser or its affiliates.

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $373.4

 

 

 

 

LOGO

 

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The Fund’s security type breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund 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).

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 56.4%

    

Industrial – 35.6%

    

Basic – 3.6%

    

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
1.50%, 10/15/2025

   $ 1,600     $ 1,482,336  

AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC
3.375%, 11/01/2028

     1,000       826,940  

Eastman Chemical Co.
3.80%, 03/15/2025

     2,000       1,933,680  

EIDP, Inc.
1.70%, 07/15/2025

     1,265       1,176,906  

Georgia-Pacific LLC
0.625%, 05/15/2024(a)

     1,750       1,700,265  

LyondellBasell Industries NV
5.75%, 04/15/2024

     1,140       1,137,674  

Nucor Corp.
2.00%, 06/01/2025

     2,640       2,485,428  

PPG Industries, Inc.
1.20%, 03/15/2026

     2,000       1,794,560  

Southern Copper Corp.
3.875%, 04/23/2025

     1,000       961,250  
    

 

 

 
       13,499,039  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 4.1%

    

3M Co.
2.65%, 04/15/2025

     2,000       1,905,380  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
5.614% (SOFR + 0.27%), 09/13/2024(b)

     1,000       999,400  

Emerson Electric Co.
1.80%, 10/15/2027

     2,000       1,745,400  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
3.50%, 03/01/2024

     1,550       1,538,096  

John Deere Capital Corp.
1.75%, 03/09/2027

     1,700       1,505,384  

Northrop Grumman Corp.
2.93%, 01/15/2025

     2,000       1,932,000  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
2.70%, 06/14/2024

     1,000       979,780  

3.25%, 03/01/2027

     1,700       1,573,537  

Republic Services, Inc.
2.50%, 08/15/2024

     1,000       972,860  

Trane Technologies Financing Ltd.
3.55%, 11/01/2024

     2,000       1,953,360  
    

 

 

 
       15,105,197  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.5%

    

Omnicom Group, Inc./Omnicom Capital, Inc.
3.65%, 11/01/2024

     2,000       1,950,520  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.4%

    

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2.625%, 04/15/2026

   $ 1,402     $ 1,296,373  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.5%

    

Ford Motor Credit Co., LLC
4.95%, 05/28/2027

     779       730,133  

6.80%, 05/12/2028

     950       947,616  

7.35%, 11/04/2027

     1,000       1,012,040  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
5.10%, 01/17/2024

     1,500       1,496,025  

6.644% (SOFR + 1.30%), 04/07/2025(b)

     1,500       1,502,085  
    

 

 

 
       5,687,899  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.4%

    

YMCA of Greater New York
2.303%, 08/01/2026

     1,765       1,582,216  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.0%

    

DR Horton, Inc.
2.50%, 10/15/2024

     2,875       2,780,700  

Marriott International, Inc./MD
3.75%, 03/15/2025

     1,075       1,042,804  
    

 

 

 
       3,823,504  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.8%

    

McDonald’s Corp.
3.375%, 05/26/2025

     1,000       966,590  

Starbucks Corp.
2.45%, 06/15/2026

     2,000       1,844,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,810,590  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 2.4%

    

AutoZone, Inc.
3.25%, 04/15/2025

     2,000       1,925,640  

Costco Wholesale Corp.
2.75%, 05/18/2024

     1,000       983,930  

Dollar Tree, Inc.
4.00%, 05/15/2025

     2,000       1,936,680  

NIKE, Inc.
2.40%, 03/27/2025

     2,250       2,159,775  

VF Corp.
2.40%, 04/23/2025

     1,670       1,572,589  

Walmart, Inc.
3.30%, 04/22/2024

     500       494,380  
    

 

 

 
       9,072,994  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 7.6%

    

AmerisourceBergen Corp.
3.25%, 03/01/2025

   $ 1,350     $ 1,306,922  

Baxter International, Inc.
0.868%, 12/01/2023

     2,300       2,289,374  

Baylor Scott & White Holdings
Series 2021
0.827%, 11/15/2025

     2,275       2,035,647  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
1.63%, 08/17/2025

     3,000       2,778,300  

Cardinal Health, Inc.
3.079%, 06/15/2024

     1,000       981,690  

Cigna Group (The)
4.125%, 11/15/2025

     1,000       968,880  

CommonSpirit Health
2.76%, 10/01/2024

     1,000       970,820  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    

3.65%, 03/01/2026

     1,000       954,580  

3.70%, 04/01/2024

     1,300       1,287,715  

Hershey Co. (The)
0.90%, 06/01/2025

     1,300       1,208,740  

2.30%, 08/15/2026

     1,400       1,296,624  

Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.
3.43%, 06/15/2027

     3,000       2,770,950  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
3.375%, 08/11/2025

     2,000       1,920,220  

Sysco Corp.
3.75%, 10/01/2025

     2,500       2,395,600  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
3.95%, 08/15/2024

     3,000       2,953,170  

UPMC
Series D-1
3.60%, 04/03/2025

     2,250       2,174,715  
    

 

 

 
       28,293,947  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 6.4%

    

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
3.017%, 01/16/2027

     2,035       1,879,221  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
3.80%, 04/15/2024

     3,000       2,967,750  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
3.80%, 06/01/2024

     3,000       2,954,490  

Devon Energy Corp.
4.50%, 01/15/2030

     1,745       1,553,539  

EOG Resources, Inc.
4.15%, 01/15/2026

     2,000       1,937,200  

EQT Corp.
6.125%, 02/01/2025(c)

     1,301       1,297,110  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Exxon Mobil Corp.
2.992%, 03/19/2025

   $ 2,000     $ 1,934,980  

Hess Corp.
4.30%, 04/01/2027

     2,000       1,914,040  

MPLX LP
4.00%, 03/15/2028

     1,685       1,543,915  

Phillips 66
0.90%, 02/15/2024

     1,900       1,872,431  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
1.125%, 01/15/2026

     2,680       2,432,716  

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC
4.00%, 03/15/2028

     1,665       1,531,550  
    

 

 

 
       23,818,942  
    

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.2%

    

LKQ Corp.
5.75%, 06/15/2028

     852       826,099  
    

 

 

 

Services – 3.2%

    

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
3.60%, 11/28/2024

     1,500       1,463,145  

Booking Holdings, Inc.
3.65%, 03/15/2025

     1,000       973,510  

eBay, Inc.
1.90%, 03/11/2025

     2,000       1,895,200  

Enterprise Community Loan Fund, Inc.
Series 2018
3.685%, 11/01/2023

     1,180       1,180,000  

Global Payments, Inc.
1.20%, 03/01/2026

     2,000       1,782,400  

Mastercard, Inc.
2.00%, 03/03/2025

     2,250       2,150,145  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.
4.00%, 06/15/2025

     2,500       2,421,125  
    

 

 

 
       11,865,525  
    

 

 

 

Technology – 3.5%

    

Fiserv, Inc.
2.75%, 07/01/2024

     2,250       2,200,972  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
1.45%, 04/01/2024

     1,715       1,682,638  

International Business Machines Corp.
3.30%, 05/15/2026

     2,000       1,891,800  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
2.05%, 10/15/2026

     1,751       1,525,524  

Microchip Technology, Inc.
4.25%, 09/01/2025

     1,000       964,210  

Oracle Corp.
2.50%, 04/01/2025

     3,100       2,957,679  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

TSMC Arizona Corp.
1.75%, 10/25/2026

   $ 2,220     $ 1,985,812  
    

 

 

 
       13,208,635  
    

 

 

 
       132,841,480  
    

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 17.8%

    

Banking – 13.5%

    

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
5.862%, 09/14/2026

     1,000       985,080  

Bank of America Corp.
3.093%, 10/01/2025

     1,250       1,211,613  

3.458%, 03/15/2025

     500       494,055  

3.824%, 01/20/2028

     1,000       922,480  

Barclays PLC
1.007%, 12/10/2024

     1,500       1,490,310  

3.932%, 05/07/2025

     1,000       985,950  

BPCE SA
5.15%, 07/21/2024(a)

     1,100       1,084,182  

Capital One Financial Corp.
2.636%, 03/03/2026

     1,000       937,800  

Citigroup, Inc.
3.106%, 04/08/2026

     2,500       2,384,975  

Credit Suisse AG/New York NY
7.95%, 01/09/2025

     2,650       2,687,444  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
6.119%, 07/14/2026

     2,000       1,968,640  

Discover Bank
3.45%, 07/27/2026

     2,385       2,154,132  

Fifth Third Bancorp
2.375%, 01/28/2025

     1,000       950,780  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
3.814%, 04/23/2029

     2,000       1,796,380  

HSBC Holdings PLC
1.645%, 04/18/2026

     2,210       2,055,565  

2.099%, 06/04/2026

     1,000       931,310  

2.633%, 11/07/2025

     1,000       958,810  

ING Groep NV
6.354% (SOFR + 1.01%), 04/01/2027(b)

     1,350       1,331,005  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.083%, 04/22/2026

     2,500       2,349,275  

5.878% (SOFR + 0.54%), 06/01/2025(b)

     1,300       1,294,020  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
1.412%, 07/17/2025

     2,300       2,124,924  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
1.554%, 07/09/2027

     3,200       2,824,704  

Morgan Stanley
2.72%, 07/22/2025

     1,000       972,950  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

3.591%, 07/22/2028(c)

   $ 1,000     $ 906,110  

Series G
1.512%, 07/20/2027

     2,000       1,755,540  

NatWest Group PLC
4.269%, 03/22/2025

     2,000       1,980,020  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
5.807%, 09/09/2026

     1,000       977,610  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
1.474%, 07/08/2025

     2,600       2,407,574  

Synchrony Bank
5.625%, 08/23/2027

     1,865       1,707,352  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
5.694% (SOFR + 0.35%), 09/10/2024(b)

     2,000       1,992,520  

Wells Fargo & Co.
2.188%, 04/30/2026

     2,850       2,681,052  

2.406%, 10/30/2025

     1,150       1,103,517  
    

 

 

 
       50,407,679  
    

 

 

 

Brokerage – 1.5%

    

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
5.844% (SOFR + 0.50%), 03/18/2024(b)

     3,000       2,995,350  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.
1.851%, 07/16/2025

     2,750       2,548,123  
    

 

 

 
       5,543,473  
    

 

 

 

Finance – 0.9%

    

Air Lease Corp.
2.30%, 02/01/2025

     1,000       949,260  

Aircastle Ltd.
4.125%, 05/01/2024

     2,500       2,465,750  
    

 

 

 
       3,415,010  
    

 

 

 

REITs – 1.9%

    

American Tower Corp.
3.375%, 05/15/2024

     2,100       2,069,340  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
5.375%, 04/15/2026

     3,000       2,877,390  

Kite Realty Group Trust
4.00%, 03/15/2025

     1,000       955,850  

Simon Property Group LP
3.50%, 09/01/2025

     1,000       958,130  
    

 

 

 
       6,860,710  
    

 

 

 
       66,226,872  
    

 

 

 

Utility – 3.0%

    

Electric – 2.3%

    

DTE Energy Co.
Series F
1.05%, 06/01/2025

     2,000       1,848,280  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
3.40%, 02/07/2028

   $ 2,000     $ 1,822,380  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
1.30%, 06/15/2025

     2,700       2,502,792  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.
0.80%, 03/15/2024

     2,400       2,353,944  
    

 

 

 
       8,527,396  
    

 

 

 

Other Utility – 0.7%

    

American Water Capital Corp.
3.40%, 03/01/2025

     1,135       1,098,850  

3.85%, 03/01/2024

     1,650       1,638,764  
    

 

 

 
       2,737,614  
    

 

 

 
       11,265,010  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates – Investment Grade
(cost $216,946,936)

       210,333,362  
    

 

 

 
    

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS – 13.5%

    

United States – 13.5%

    

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority
Series 2021-A
2.499%, 10/01/2025

     740       686,278  

California Earthquake Authority
Series 2022-A
5.603%, 07/01/2027

     2,000       1,980,540  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Series 2020-D
1.168%, 01/01/2024

     2,000       1,984,921  

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue
Series 2020-C
1.115%, 11/15/2024

     750       716,516  

City of Detroit MI
Series 2023-B
6.844%, 05/01/2028

     2,000       1,981,255  

City of Glendale AZ
(City of Glendale AZ COP)
Series 2021
0.897%, 07/01/2024

     3,000       2,904,199  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
Series 2020-C
1.272%, 07/01/2024

     1,000       971,093  

City of New York NY
Series 2021
0.982%, 08/01/2025

     380       351,118  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of San Antonio TX
Series 2023
5.635%, 02/01/2026

   $ 3,000     $ 3,001,516  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Sanford Obligated Group)
Series 2019-B
2.396%, 11/01/2023

     1,050       1,050,000  

County of Broward FL Airport System Revenue
Series 2019-C
2.384%, 10/01/2026

     1,000       919,673  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Series 2023
4.738%, 11/01/2026

     1,125       1,108,524  

Florida Municipal Power Agency
(Florida Municipal Power Agency All-Requirements Power Supply Project Revenue)
Series 2021
1.425%, 10/01/2026

     1,000       892,898  

Inland Empire Tobacco Securitization Corp.
Series 2019
3.678%, 06/01/2038

     665       607,730  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corp ELL System Restoration Revenue)
Series 2023
5.081%, 06/01/2031

     3,000       2,957,316  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
Series 2022
3.00%, 06/15/2024

     1,000       985,644  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/15/2048

     2,000       1,993,708  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Series 2021
1.897%, 01/01/2027

     385       342,451  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)
NATL Series 1997-A
7.425%, 02/15/2029

     3,000       3,136,018  

Series 2023
4.927%, 03/01/2026

     1,050       1,032,490  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series 2021-B
0.638%, 01/01/2024

     1,000       991,939  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

0.897%, 01/01/2025

   $ 2,000     $ 1,897,044  

New York State Urban Development Corp.
(Pre-refunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2020-F
0.87%, 03/15/2025

     1,400       1,315,183  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Series 2019
2.556%, 12/01/2025

     760       716,722  

San Jose Evergreen Community College District
Series 2012
6.649% (SOFR + 1.00%), 07/01/2043(b)

     1,000       985,449  

State Board of Administration Finance Corp.
(Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund)
Series 2020-A
1.258%, 07/01/2025

     1,010       941,734  

State of California
Series 2023
5.10%, 03/01/2029

     2,000       1,980,227  

State of Connecticut
Series 2021-A
0.508%, 06/01/2024

     1,000       971,195  

Series 2022-A
3.292%, 06/15/2025

     1,000       966,413  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue
Series 2020-E
1.392%, 07/01/2025

     1,000       934,359  

State of Illinois
Series 2023-A
5.254%, 05/01/2024

     1,500       1,494,096  

5.254%, 05/01/2025

     1,000       990,048  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2023-A
5.75%, 05/01/2028

     2,000       1,939,453  

Texas Natural Gas Securitization Finance Corp.
Series 2023
5.102%, 04/01/2035

     2,000       1,935,534  

University of California
Series 2022-S
5.00%, 05/15/2024

     2,500       2,517,693  
    

 

 

 

Total Local Governments – US Municipal Bonds
(cost $51,904,682)

       50,180,977  
 

 

 

 
    

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

AGENCIES – 12.0%

 

Agency Debentures – 12.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Banks
4.00%, 06/30/2028

   $ 3,750     $ 3,603,188  

4.50%, 10/03/2024

     24,000       23,792,400  

4.625%, 06/06/2025

     1,600       1,585,792  

5.00%, 02/28/2025

     16,000       15,932,160  
    

 

 

 

Total Agencies
(cost $45,312,449)

       44,913,540  
 

 

 

 
    

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 10.8%

 

Autos - Fixed Rate – 7.7%

 

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust
Series 2023-1, Class A
5.45%, 09/14/2026(a)

     670       668,328  

Americredit Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2023-1, Class A2A
5.84%, 10/19/2026

     1,868       1,863,240  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2023-3A, Class A
5.44%, 02/22/2028(a)

     3,000       2,921,468  

Carmax Auto Owner Trust
Series 2021-1, Class C
0.94%, 12/15/2026

     500       462,691  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-N1, Class C
1.30%, 01/10/2028

     337       314,829  

Series 2023-N1, Class A
6.36%, 04/12/2027(a)

     1,041       1,040,222  

Series 2023-P3, Class A2
6.09%, 11/10/2026

     750       748,828  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-B, Class C
1.23%, 03/15/2027(a)

     383       379,313  

DT Auto Owner Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class C
0.84%, 10/15/2026(a)

     289       284,236  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class C
0.74%, 01/15/2026

     255       253,356  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust
Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.38%, 12/15/2026(a)

     2,347       2,332,968  

Foursight Capital Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2021-1, Class C
1.02%, 09/15/2026(a)

     776       766,903  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.43%, 10/15/2026(a)

   $ 2,251     $ 2,238,123  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA - CACLN
Series 2021-1, Class B
0.875%, 09/25/2028(a)

     295       288,340  

LAD Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
5.68%, 10/15/2026(a)

     2,214       2,206,487  

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.92%, 08/15/2028(a)

     3,211       3,194,278  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes
Series 2023-A, Class B
6.493%, 06/15/2033

     475       473,935  

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A
6.48%, 08/17/2026(a)

     1,665       1,659,723  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class C
0.95%, 03/16/2026(a)

     1,403       1,384,696  

Series 2023-2A, Class A2A
5.87%, 07/15/2026(a)

     2,747       2,742,510  

World Omni Select Auto Trust
Series 2023-A, Class A2A
5.92%, 03/15/2027

     2,652       2,644,938  
    

 

 

 
       28,869,412  
    

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 3.1%

 

ACHV ABS Trust
Series 2023-2PL, Class A
6.42%, 05/20/2030(a)

     90       89,793  

Affirm Asset Securitization Trust
Series 2021-Z1, Class A
1.07%, 08/15/2025(a)

     106       104,164  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Series 2022-B
4.11%, 07/15/2031

     1,507       1,447,101  

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.99%, 03/15/2032(a)

     2,250       2,215,097  

Domino’s Pizza Master Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A2I
2.662%, 04/25/2051(a)

     780       651,320  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
Series 2022, Class A1
3.877%, 05/01/2037

     1,629       1,509,321  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pagaya AI Debt Trust
Series 2023-3, Class A
7.60%, 12/16/2030(a)

   $ 2,394     $ 2,400,725  

Theorem Funding Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A
7.58%, 04/15/2029(a)

     577       578,906  

Upstart Securitization Trust
Series 2023-2, Class A
6.77%, 06/20/2033

     2,492       2,485,397  
    

 

 

 
       11,481,824  
    

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $40,950,302)

       40,351,236  
    

 

 

 
    

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 3.7%

    

Risk Share Floating Rate – 3.7%

    

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2023-R03, Class 2M1
7.821% (SOFR + 2.50%), 04/25/2043(a)(b)

     1,015       1,027,035  

Series 2023-R04, Class 1M1
7.621% (SOFR + 2.30%), 05/25/2043(a)(b)

     1,849       1,873,073  

Series 2023-R05, Class 1M1
7.221% (SOFR + 1.90%), 06/25/2043(a)(b)

     2,520       2,529,642  

Series 2023-R06, Class 1M1
7.021% (SOFR + 1.70%), 07/25/2043(a)(b)

     888       887,730  

Series 2023-R07, Class 2M1
7.271% (SOFR + 1.95%), 09/25/2043(a)(b)

     1,147       1,149,201  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2014-DN3, Class M3
9.435% (SOFR + 4.11%), 08/25/2024(b)

     28       27,920  

Series 2015-DNA1, Class M3
8.735% (SOFR + 3.41%), 10/25/2027(b)

     23       23,011  

Series 2023-DNA1, Class M1A
7.421% (SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2043(a)(b)

     370       372,722  

Series 2023-DNA2, Class M1A
7.421% (SOFR + 2.10%), 04/25/2043(a)(b)

     1,459       1,471,023  

Series 2023-HQA1, Class M1A
7.321% (SOFR + 2.00%), 05/25/2043(a)(b)

     2,366       2,374,745  

Series 2023-HQA2, Class M1A
7.321% (SOFR + 2.00%), 06/25/2043(b)

     1,589       1,595,002  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2014-C01, Class M2
9.835% (SOFR + 4.51%), 01/25/2024(b)

     110       110,609  

Series 2014-C03, Class 2M2
8.335% (SOFR + 3.01%), 07/25/2024(b)

     37       37,073  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2
12.185% (SOFR + 6.86%), 08/25/2028(b)

   $ 147     $ 156,462  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2
11.435% (SOFR + 6.11%), 09/25/2028(b)

     124       129,584  
    

 

 

 
       13,764,832  
    

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate – 0.0%

    

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 4029, Class LD
1.75%, 01/15/2027

     29       28,270  

Series 4459, Class CA
5.00%, 12/15/2034

     13       12,741  
    

 

 

 
       41,011  
    

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $13,735,187)

       13,805,843  
    

 

 

 
    

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.3%

    

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.3%

    

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2017-SCH, Class AF
6.382% (SOFR + 1.05%), 11/15/2033(a)(b)

     1,000       904,695  

Invitation Homes Trust
Series 2018-SFR4, Class A
6.55% (SOFR + 1.21%), 01/17/2038(a)(b)

     304       303,878  
    

 

 

 
       1,208,573  
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.0%

    

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

     19       18,625  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $1,322,902)

       1,227,198  
    

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT
GRADE – 0.2%

    

Industrial – 0.2%

    

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.2%

    

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.875%, 06/01/2025

     183       175,748  

5.20%, 04/01/2026(c)

     613       578,396  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates – Non-Investment Grade
(cost $831,908)

       754,144  
    

 

 

 

 

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Shares

    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.4%

    

Investment Companies – 2.4%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 5.27%(d)(e)(f) (cost $9,057,856)

     9,057,856     $ 9,057,856  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.3%
(cost $380,062,222)

       370,624,156  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.7%

       2,766,626  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 373,390,782  
    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note C)

 

                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

    44,000       01/31/2024      
1 Day
SOFR
 
 
    1.031     Annual     $   (1,816,773   $   – 0  –    $   (1,816,773

USD

    55,500       07/31/2025      
1 Day
SOFR
 
 
    5.057     Annual       (12,146     – 0  –      (12,146
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $ (1,828,919   $ – 0  –    $ (1,828,919
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note C)

 

Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

Sale Contracts

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

     2.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       717     $   (130,798   $ 6,216     $   (137,014

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

     3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       28       (3,726       (3,486     (240

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

     3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       15       (2,021     (1,377     (644

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

     3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       85       (11,369     (7,627     (3,742

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2023
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

Credit Suisse International

 

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

     3.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       9     $ (1,137   $ (782   $ (355

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

     3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       106       (14,148     (9,740     (4,408

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

     3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       159       (21,158     (14,192     (6,966

Goldman Sachs International

 

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

     3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       138       (18,379     (11,966     (6,413

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

 

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

     3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       159       (21,221     (22,056     835  
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             $   (223,957   $   (65,010   $   (158,947
            

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

 

(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 October 31, 2023, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $43,844,416 or 11.7% of net assets.

 

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(c)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(d)

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.

 

(e)

Affiliated investments.

 

(f)

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

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

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

COP – Certificate of Participation

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

UPMC – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $371,004,366)

   $ 361,566,300  

Affiliated issuers (cost $9,057,856)

     9,057,856  

Cash

     1,166  

Cash collateral due from broker

     1,395,357  

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

     2,671,036  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

     262,411  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     54,859  

Receivable due from Adviser

     1,591  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     375,010,576  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities   

Dividends payable

     1,113,314  

Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     281,924  

Market value on credit default swaps (net premiums received $65,010)

     223,957  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     599  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,619,794  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     373,390,782  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 392  

Additional paid-in capital

     387,146,291  

Accumulated loss

     (13,755,901
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 373,390,782  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, $.00001 par value (based on 39,220,848 common shares outstanding)

   $ 9.52  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income      

Interest

   $     7,073,091     

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     207,715     

Other income(a)

     30,657     
  

 

 

    

Total investment income

      $ 7,311,463  
     

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investment Transactions      

Net realized loss on:

     

Investment transactions

        (255,614

Swaps

        (403,072

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

        (2,245,112

Swaps

        (9,556
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

            (2,913,354
     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

      $     4,398,109  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other income includes a reimbursement for investment in affiliated issuer (see Note B).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 7,311,463     $ 7,962,554  

Net realized loss on investment transactions

     (658,686     (2,818,491

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (2,254,668     2,811,701  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     4,398,109       7,955,764  

Distribution to Shareholders

     (6,456,431     (7,997,925
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest     

Net increase

     3,585,694       74,739,391  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     1,527,372       74,697,230  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     371,863,410       297,166,180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     373,390,782     $     371,863,410  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Corporate Shares (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust, which is a Massachusetts Business Trust, operates as a “series” company currently offering five separate portfolios: AB Corporate Income Shares, AB Municipal Income Shares, AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares, AB Impact Municipal Income Shares and AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares (the “Fund”).

Shares of the Fund are offered exclusively to holders of accounts established under wrap fee programs sponsored and maintained by certain registered investment advisers approved by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). The Fund’s shares may be purchased at the relevant net asset value without a sales charge or other fee. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, the Adviser serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued

 

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at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have

 

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occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values as described in Note A.1 above). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models

 

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2023:

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Corporates – Investment Grade

  $ – 0  –    $ 210,333,362     $ – 0  –    $ 210,333,362  

Local Governments – US Municipal Bonds

    – 0  –      50,180,977       – 0  –      50,180,977  

Agencies

    – 0  –      44,913,540       – 0  –      44,913,540  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      40,351,236       – 0  –      40,351,236  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      13,805,843       – 0  –      13,805,843  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      1,227,198       – 0  –      1,227,198  

Corporates—Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      754,144       – 0  –      754,144  

Short-Term Investments

    9,057,856       – 0  –      – 0  –      9,057,856  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    9,057,856       361,566,300       – 0  –      370,624,156  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Liabilities:

       

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (1,828,919     – 0  –      (1,828,919 )(b) 

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (223,957     – 0  –      (223,957
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   9,057,856     $   359,513,424     $   – 0  –    $   368,571,280  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

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(b)

Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from REIT investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

5. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays no advisory fee to the Adviser and the Adviser reimburses or pays for the Fund’s operating expenses. The Fund is an integral part of separately managed accounts in

 

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wrap fee programs and other investment programs. Typically, participants in these programs pay a fee to their investment adviser for all costs and expenses of the separately managed account, including costs and expenses associated with the Fund, and a fee is paid by their investment adviser to the Adviser. In certain cases, participants may have a direct relationship with the Adviser without the involvement of a third party investment adviser, in which case the participant would pay a fee directly to the Adviser. The Adviser serves as investment manager and adviser of the Fund and continuously furnishes an investment program for the Fund and manages, supervises and conducts the affairs of the Fund, subject to the supervisions of the Fund’s Board. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser or an affiliate will furnish, or pay the expenses of the Fund for, office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Fund and certain administrative services.

The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter (the “Underwriter”), to permit the Underwriter to distribute the Fund’s shares, which are sold at their net asset value without any sales charge. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service. The Underwriter is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, acts as the Fund’s registrar, transfer agent and dividend-disbursing agent. ABIS registers the transfer, issuance and redemption of Fund shares and disburses dividends and other distributions to Fund shareholders. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service.

The Fund may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Government Money Market Portfolio”) which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse its advisory fee from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, such reimbursement amounted to $4,888.

 

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A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended October 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
4/30/23
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/23
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     3,254     $     81,571     $     75,767     $     9,058     $     208  

NOTE C

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding
U.S. government securities)

   $     34,271,777      $     39,431,574  

U.S. government securities

     23,111,405        8,436,685  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 139,885  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (11,565,817
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (11,425,932
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk or currencies. The Fund may also enter into swaps for non-hedging purposes as a means of gaining market exposures, making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions.” A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the

 

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difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps on the statement of operations.

Certain standardized swaps, including certain interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, are (or soon will be) subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) that are members of central clearinghouses, with the clearinghouse serving as central counterparty, similar to transactions in futures contracts. Centralized clearing will be required for additional categories of swaps on a phased-in basis based on requirements published by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

At the time the Fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the

 

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statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Interest Rate Swaps:

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.

In addition, the Fund may also enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Credit Default Swaps:

The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, including to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults by corporate and sovereign issuers held by the Fund, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Fund may purchase credit protection (“Buy Contract”) or provide credit protection (“Sale

 

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Contract”) on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap. During the term of the swap, the Fund receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon rate applied to the notional amount. If the Fund is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller/(pay to the buyer) of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap (the “Maximum Payout Amount”) and deliver/(take delivery of) the referenced obligation or (ii) receive/(pay) a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation. In certain circumstances Maximum Payout Amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront premium received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from settlement of buy protection credit default swaps entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligations with the same counterparty.

Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. If the Fund is a buyer of protection and no credit event occurs, it will lose the payments it made to its counterparty. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund coupled with the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the Maximum Payout Amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a net loss to the Fund.

Implied credit spreads over U.S. Treasuries of comparable maturity utilized in determining the market value of credit default swaps on issuers as of period end are disclosed in the portfolio of investments. The implied spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and typically reflect the likelihood of default by the issuer of the referenced obligation. The implied credit spread of a particular reference obligation also reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may reflect upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Widening credit spreads typically represent a deterioration of the referenced obligation’s credit soundness and greater likelihood of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced obligation.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held credit default swaps for hedging purposes.

 

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The Fund typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Fund’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Fund’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

                  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

$

1,828,919

Credit contracts

      Market value on credit default swaps     223,957  
       

 

 

 

Total

        $     2,052,876  
       

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

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Derivative Type

 

Location of Gain

or (Loss) on
Derivatives Within
Statement of
Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps    $ (343,174   $     (128,479

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      (59,898     118,923  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $     (403,072   $ (9,556
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the six months ended October 31, 2023:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     71,285,714  

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 1,873,760  

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of October 31, 2023. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
    Security
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  $ 147,914     $ – 0  –    $ (147,914   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

Credit Suisse International

    36,443       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      36,443  

Goldman Sachs International

    18,379       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      18,379  

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    21,221       – 0  –      (21,221     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   223,957     $   – 0  –    $   (169,135   $   – 0  –    $   54,822
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^

Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

 

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2. Currency Transactions

The Fund may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Fund may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Fund may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Fund and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Fund may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE D

Shares of Beneficial Interest

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

             
     Shares           Amount        
     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
April 30, 2023
          Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30, 2023
       
  

 

 

   

Shares sold

     5,890,544        19,324,851       $ 56,130,398     $ 183,674,700    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (5,513,940      (11,468,545       (52,544,704     (108,935,309  

 

   

Net increase

     376,604        7,856,306       $ 3,585,694     $ 74,739,391    

 

   

NOTE E

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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 and any accrued interest. 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.

 

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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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions 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 the 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.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

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 Fund’s assets can decline, as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Emerging-Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may have more risk because the markets are less developed and less liquid as well as being subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns.

 

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Mortgage-Related and/or Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk—Investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain additional risks. The value of these securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. These risks include “extension risk”, which is the risk that, in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may delay the payment of principal, and “prepayment risk”, which is the risk that in periods of falling interest rates, issuers may pay principal sooner than expected, exposing the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Mortgage-backed securities offered by non-governmental issuers and other asset-backed securities may be subject to other risks, such as higher rates of default in the mortgages or assets backing the securities or risks associated with the nature and servicing of mortgages or assets backing the securities.

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 Fund’s 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, and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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 or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

Sector Risk—The Fund may have more risk because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Fund’s investments.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which

 

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could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

Leverage Risk—When the Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Fund, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Fund than if the Fund were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

LIBOR Replacement Risk—The Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that recently transitioned from the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, ceased publishing most LIBOR settings (including some U.S. LIBOR settings) by the end of 2021 and the remaining (and most widely used) U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, will permit the use of synthetic U.S. Dollar LIBOR rates for non-U.S. contracts through September 30, 2024, but any such rates would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (referred to as SOFR), which is intended to replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement (repo) market. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of SOFR or any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that the market for SOFR-linked financial instruments will have the same volume or liquidity as did the market for LIBOR-linked financial instruments prior to LIBOR’s discontinuance or unavailability. Neither the long-term effects of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification

 

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provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. 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.

NOTE F

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

NOTE G

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending April 30, 2024 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     2023      2022  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 7,510,630      $ 3,392,140  

Net long-term capital gains

     487,295        1,412,066  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $     7,997,925      $     4,804,206  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 898,596  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (2,978,009 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (8,730,221 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $     (10,809,634 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $2,978,009.

 

(b)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of callable bonds, the tax treatment of swaps, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

(c)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

 

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For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $2,978,009, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

NOTE H

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”. ASU 2022-06 is an amendment to ASU 2020-04, which provided optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates and which was effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. ASU 2022-06 extends the effective period through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2022-06.

NOTE I

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   

Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.57       $  9.59       $  10.04       $  9.89       $  9.82       $  9.70  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

    .19       .23       .10       .14       .24       .25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.06     (.02     (.39     .16       .09       .13  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .13       .21       (.29     .30       .33       .38  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.17     (.22     (.12     (.15     (.26     (.26

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.01     (.01     (.04     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.18     (.23     (.16     (.15     (.26     (.26
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.52       $  9.57       $  9.59       $  10.04       $  9.89       $  9.82  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(b)

    1.22     2.21     (2.98 )%      3.02     3.43     4.00

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $373,391       $371,863       $297,166       $305,872       $178,508       $154,300  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses

    .00     .00     .00     .00     .01 %(c)      .00

Net investment income

    3.93 %^      2.44     1.03     1.36     2.47     2.62

Portfolio turnover rate

    13     56     45     74     124     45

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(c)

The expense ratio, excluding bank overdraft expense, is .00%.

 

^

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Garry L. Moody(1),
Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President and

Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

OFFICERS

Scott A. DiMaggio(2), Vice President

Matthew S. Sheridan(2), Vice President

Nancy E. Hay, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Stephen M. Woetzel, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1

Boston, MA 02114

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
501 Commerce Street

Nashville, TN 37203

 

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 786003
San Antonio, TX 78278
Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

  

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

1

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

2

The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s portfolio are made by the Adviser’s Core Fixed-Income Team. Messrs. DiMaggio and Sheridan are the investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the open-end fund liquidity rule (the “Liquidity Rule”). In June 2018 the SEC adopted a requirement that funds disclose information about the operation and effectiveness of their Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) in their reports to shareholders.

One of the requirements of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund to designate an Administrator of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Administrator of the Fund’s LRMP is AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has delegated the responsibility to its Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the Fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 2023, which covered the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The LRMP’s principal objectives include supporting the Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the LRMP, the Fund classifies the liquidity of its portfolio investments into one of the four categories defined by the SEC: Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid. These classifications are reported to the SEC on Form N-PORT.

During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end structure, incorporating any holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. If the Fund participated in derivative transactions, the exposure from such transactions were considered in the LRMP.

The Committee also performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”). The Committee also incorporated the following information when determining the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size for purposes of liquidity monitoring: historical net redemption activity, a Fund’s concentration in an issuer, shareholder concentration, investment performance, total net assets, and distribution channels.

The Adviser informed the Fund Board that the Committee believes the Fund’s LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended,

 

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and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was challenged due to rising rates and economic uncertainty. However, markets also remained orderly during the Program Reporting Period. There were no liquidity events that impacted the Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions during the Program Reporting Period.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested trustees (the “directors”) of AB Corporate Shares (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 1-2, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors noted that the Fund is designed as a vehicle for the wrap fee account market (where investors pay fees to a wrap fee sponsor which pays investment fees and expenses from such fee). The directors also noted that no advisory fee is payable by the Fund, that the Advisory Agreement does not include the reimbursement provision for certain administrative expenses included in the advisory agreements of most of the open-end AB Funds, and that the Adviser is responsible for payment of the Fund’s ordinary expenses. The directors noted that the Company acknowledges in the Advisory Agreement that the Adviser and its affiliates expect to receive compensation from third parties in connection with services provided under the Advisory Agreement. The directors further noted that the Adviser receives payments from the wrap fee program sponsors (the “Sponsors”) that use the Fund as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2021 and 2022 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors noted that the Adviser is compensated by the Sponsors. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended May 31, 2023 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. The directors were cognizant that the Fund was neither designed nor offered as a standalone investment and was intended to serve solely as a component of certain separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). The Adviser had explained that this attribute made it difficult to select an appropriate benchmark for the Fund. At the directors’ request, the Adviser provided information showing the weighting of the Fund in a current SMA and the overall performance of the SMA versus its stated benchmark. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser (zero) and information provided by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds.

The directors noted the unusual arrangements in the Advisory Agreement providing for no advisory fee but were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the Sponsors for its services to the Fund. The directors reviewed the fee arrangements between the Adviser and each of the current Sponsors and noted that such fees were negotiated on an arm’s length basis and were within the range of fees paid by wrap fee sponsors to other advisers of similar funds. While the Adviser’s fee arrangements with the Sponsors vary, the directors acknowledged the

 

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Adviser’s view that a portion of such fees (less the expenses of the Fund paid by the Adviser) may reasonably be viewed as compensating the Adviser for advisory services it provides to the Fund (the “implied fee”) and that the Adviser believes that while the Sponsors pay the Adviser different fee rates, the rate of fee attributable to Fund management at the Fund level is the same for all Sponsors. The directors also considered the fee rate schedules used by other registered investment companies that invest in fixed income securities that are advised by the Adviser.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors recognized that such information was of limited utility in light of the Fund’s unusual fee arrangement. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another fund advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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The directors did not consider comparative expense information for the Fund because the Fund does not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the Fund reflect economies of scale because the Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the Fund and the Fund’s expense ratio is zero. They did note, however, that the fee payable to the Adviser by the current Sponsors declines at a breakpoint based on either individual account sizes or on total assets managed by the Adviser for the Sponsor.

 

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This page is not part of the Shareholder Report or the Financial Statements.

 

 

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Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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Prior to July 5, 2023, International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio was named International Strategic Core Portfolio and Short Duration High Yield Portfolio was named Limited Duration High Income Portfolio.

 

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NOTES

 

 

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AB TAXABLE MULTI-SECTOR INCOME SHARES

1345 Avenue of the Americas

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TMSIS-0152-1023                 LOGO


OCT    10.31.23

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AB MUNICIPAL INCOME SHARES

 

 

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Investment Products Offered  

  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

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.

The [A/B] logo is a registered service mark of AllianceBernstein and AllianceBernstein® is a registered service mark used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.


 

FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for AB Municipal Income Shares (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

At AB, we’re striving to help our clients achieve better outcomes by:

 

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Fostering diverse perspectives that give us a distinctive approach to navigating global capital markets

 

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Whether you’re an individual investor or a multibillion-dollar institution, we’re putting our knowledge and experience to work for you every day.

For more information about AB’s comprehensive range of products and shareholder resources, please log on to www.abfunds.com.

Thank you for your investment in AB mutual funds—and for placing your trust in our firm.

Sincerely,

 

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President and Chief Executive Officer, AB Mutual Funds

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 20, 2023

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AB Municipal Income Shares for the semi-annual reporting period ended October 31, 2023. Please note, shares of this Fund are available only to separately managed accounts or participants in “wrap fee” programs or other investment programs approved by the Adviser.

The investment objective of the Fund is to earn the highest level of current income, exempt from federal taxation, that is available consistent with what the Adviser considers to be an appropriate level of risk.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB MUNICIPAL INCOME SHARES      -7.27%        1.42%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -4.65%        2.64%  

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2023.

For the six-month period, the Fund underperformed the benchmark. An overweight to municipal credit and yield-curve positioning detracted, relative to the benchmark. Sector allocation to senior living and industrial development contributed to performance.

For the 12-month period, the Fund underperformed the benchmark. An overweight to municipal credit and yield-curve positioning detracted from performance, while sector allocation to tobacco and industrial development contributed.

The Fund used derivatives for hedging purposes in the form of interest rate swaps, which added to absolute performance for both periods, as well as Consumer Price Index swaps, which had no material impact for either period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

For the six-month period ending October 31, 2023, the yield on a 10-Year AAA municipal bond rose to 3.61% from 2.36% and the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury rose to 4.91% from 3.60%. After-tax spreads compressed over the period, which indicated the municipals became more expensive relative to Treasuries. However, worries that the US Federal

 

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Reserve would continue its policy tightening stance longer than anticipated caused a sell-off during the period and was a headwind to performance.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team relies on an investment process that combines quantitative and fundamental research to build effective municipal bond portfolios.

The Fund may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. Historically, 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. 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. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity were 2.49% and 0.00%, respectively.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund pursues its objective by investing principally in high-yielding municipal securities that may be noninvestment grade or investment-grade. As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund 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.

The Adviser selects securities for purchase or sale based on its assessment of the securities’ risk and return characteristics as well as the securities’ impact on the overall risk and return characteristics of the Fund. In making this assessment, the Adviser takes into account various factors, including the credit quality and sensitivity to interest rates of the securities under consideration and of the Fund’s other holdings.

The Fund may invest without limit in lower-rated securities (“junk bonds”), which may include securities having the lowest rating, and in unrated securities that, in the Adviser’s judgment, would be lower-rated

securities if rated. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with any maturity or duration. The Fund will seek to increase income for shareholders by investing in longer maturity bonds. Consistent with its

 

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objective of seeking a higher level of income, the Fund may experience greater volatility and a higher risk of loss of principal than other municipal funds.

The Fund may also invest in tender option bond transactions (“TOBs”); forward commitments; zero-coupon municipal securities and variable-, floating- and inverse-floating-rate municipal securities; certain types of mortgage-related securities; and derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps.

The Fund may make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, and may use other investment techniques. The Fund may use leverage for investment purposes to increase income through the use of TOBs and derivative instruments, such as interest rate 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 fund. 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 Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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 and any accrued interest. 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 Fund’s 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, and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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 or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

Tax Risk: There is no guarantee that all of the Fund’s income will remain exempt from federal or 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 Fund by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Fund’s 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 Fund shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Fund or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Fund would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Fund’s yield. The federal income tax treatment of payments in respect of certain derivative contracts is unclear.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest-rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a 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 central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reactions 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.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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 Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Leverage Risk: To the extent the Fund uses leveraging techniques, its NAV may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when particular investments, such as lower-rated securities, are or become difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such investments at an advantageous price. The Fund is subject to illiquid investments risk because the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets. Derivatives and securities involving substantial market and credit risk tend to involve greater illiquid investments risk than most other types of investments.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. 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 Fund’s prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The 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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

month-end by calling (800) 227 4618. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus and/or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AllianceBernstein Investments representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      1.42%  
5 Years      1.73%  
10 Years      4.11%  

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      2.27%  
5 Years      1.97%  
10 Years      4.46%  

The prospectus fee table shows the fees and the total annual operating expenses of the Fund as 0.21% because the Adviser does not charge any fees or expenses and reimburses Fund operating expenses except certain extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage costs and the interest on borrowings or certain leveraged transactions. Participants in a wrap fee program or other investment program eligible to invest in the Fund pay fees to the program sponsor and should review the program brochure or other literature provided by the sponsor for a discussion of fees and expenses charged.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur various ongoing non-operating and extraordinary costs. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 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 table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’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 Fund 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 hypothetical example 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.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2023
    Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2023
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio*
 

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 927.30     $ 0.97       0.20

Hypothetical**

  $     1,000     $     1,024.13     $     1.02       0.20

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (interest expense incurred) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Fund’s operating expenses are borne by the Adviser or its affiliates.

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $9,525.8

 

 

 

LOGO

 

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The Fund’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Fund 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 Fund 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

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 101.8%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 101.8%

 

Alabama – 3.6%

 

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 01/01/2054(a)

   $ 46,865     $ 47,318,653  

Series 2023-D
5.401% (SOFR + 1.85%), 06/01/2049(b)

     20,500       20,452,001  

Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2052

     6,300       6,068,171  

Series 2022-F
5.50%, 11/01/2053

     15,500       15,682,897  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Morgan Stanley)
5.708% (SOFR + 2.15%), 02/01/2053(a)(b)

     10,000       10,117,585  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 12/01/2052

     16,475       15,132,147  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2023-B
5.25%, 12/01/2053(a)

     22,380       22,548,105  

County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue
Series 2013-D
6.00%, 10/01/2042

     11,645       11,966,406  

Energy Southeast A Cooperative District
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2023-A
5.434% (SOFR + 2.05%), 11/01/2053(b)

     16,000       16,000,000  

5.50%, 11/01/2053(a)

     14,750       15,087,038  

Series 2023-B
5.751% (SOFR + 2.20%), 04/01/2054(b)

     10,000       9,980,786  

Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of Mobile
(Infirmary Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 02/01/2036

     5,000       5,002,216  

5.00%, 02/01/2041

     5,000       4,626,295  

Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2041

     3,370       2,763,135  

4.00%, 02/01/2046

     9,640       7,501,514  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Jefferson County Board of Education/AL
Series 2018
5.00%, 02/01/2039(a)

   $ 5,000     $ 5,019,066  

5.00%, 02/01/2046(a)

     23,280       22,485,821  

Lower Alabama Gas District (The)
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2031

     2,235       2,206,874  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2022-B
5.00%, 05/01/2053

     4,085       4,045,382  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 12/01/2051

     15,000       13,677,555  

Series 2022-A
5.50%, 01/01/2053

     7,620       7,732,982  

5.978% (SOFR + 2.42%), 01/01/2053(a)(b)

     10,000       10,253,485  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2023-B
5.00%, 01/01/2054

     28,425       28,233,026  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.)
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 01/01/2054

     10,000       9,964,708  

Sumter County Industrial Development Authority/AL
(Enviva, Inc.)
Series 2022
6.00%, 07/15/2052

     45,180       30,494,327  
    

 

 

 
    344,360,175  
    

 

 

 

Alaska – 0.1%

    

State of Alaska International Airports System
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     6,500       6,539,790  

5.00%, 10/01/2034

     2,500       2,513,382  
    

 

 

 
    9,053,172  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

American Samoa – 0.1%

    

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2015-A
6.625%, 09/01/2035

   $ 3,235     $ 3,310,307  

Series 2018
7.125%, 09/01/2038(c)

     8,315       8,712,669  
    

 

 

 
    12,022,976  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 2.4%

    

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Benjamin Franklin Charter School Obligated Group)
Series 2023
4.43%, 07/01/2033(c)

     520       475,031  

5.25%, 07/01/2053(c)

     1,000       845,628  

5.50%, 07/01/2058(c)

     1,000       855,563  

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

     1,000       762,157  

Series 2021
4.00%, 11/01/2051(c)

     11,325       8,201,283  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Heritage Academy Laveen & Gateway Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 07/01/2051(c)

     10,000       7,781,602  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(KIPP Nashville Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     750       671,786  

5.00%, 07/01/2057

     1,500       1,301,149  

5.00%, 07/01/2062

     1,460       1,248,719  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2061

     5,965       4,203,285  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 07/01/2051

     1,000       743,677  

4.00%, 07/01/2061

     4,600       3,241,427  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Cares, Inc.)
Series 2020
6.75%, 07/01/2030(d)(e)(f)

   $ 1,500     $ 90,000  

7.75%, 07/01/2050(d)(e)(f)

     33,950       2,037,000  

Series 2021-A
6.00%, 07/01/2051(d)(e)(f)

     1,425       85,500  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(North Carolina Central University Project)
BAM Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2049

     785       757,367  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Pinecrest Academy of Nevada)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/15/2030(c)

     1,600       1,483,831  

4.00%, 07/15/2040(c)

     3,680       2,896,856  

4.00%, 07/15/2050(c)

     1,000       698,353  

Series 2022
4.50%, 07/15/2029(c)

     1,970       1,807,452  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Provident Group – EMU Properties LLC)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2051(e)(f)

     1,100       660,000  

Chandler Industrial Development Authority
(Intel Corp.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2052

     1,500       1,510,657  

Series 2023
4.10%, 12/01/2037

     6,000       5,834,477  

City of Glendale AZ
(City of Glendale AZ COP)
Series 2021
2.442%, 07/01/2032

     5,000       3,839,299  

2.542%, 07/01/2033

     5,000       3,760,360  

2.642%, 07/01/2034

     6,795       5,016,591  

2.742%, 07/01/2035

     10,000       7,257,036  

2.842%, 07/01/2036

     13,000       9,291,099  

City of Tempe AZ
(City of Tempe AZ COP)
Series 2021
2.321%, 07/01/2034

     10,500       7,495,979  

2.421%, 07/01/2035

     10,325       7,225,456  

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

     1,000       845,975  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 2,700     $ 2,291,057  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona (The)
(AZ GFF Tiyan LLC Lease)
Series 2014
5.00%, 02/01/2029

     18,125       16,964,681  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona (The)
(BASIS Schools, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.00%, 07/01/2035(c)

     2,000       1,893,160  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona (The)
(GreatHearts Arizona Obligated Group)
Series 2014
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     3,875       3,351,959  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima (The)
(Edkey, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2049(c)

     6,890       5,513,709  

5.00%, 07/01/2055(c)

     3,700       2,886,360  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima (The)
(La Posada at Park Centre, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.625%, 11/15/2030(c)

     9,500       9,118,926  

6.875%, 11/15/2052(c)

     6,500       6,183,468  

7.00%, 11/15/2057(c)

     2,915       2,794,964  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority
5.00%, 02/15/2046(c)

     3,500       2,978,244  

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

     2,875       1,810,328  

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

     19,500       18,726,337  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 24,115     $ 18,558,969  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Traditional School Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2049(c)

     2,000       1,671,952  

5.00%, 07/01/2054(c)

     2,300       1,882,736  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Valley Christian Schools)
Series 2023
6.25%, 07/01/2053(c)

     1,650       1,492,197  

6.375%, 07/01/2058(c)

     3,670       3,319,493  

Salt Verde Financial Corp.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2007
5.00%, 12/01/2032

     5,925       5,890,287  

5.00%, 12/01/2037

     2,915       2,826,880  

5.25%, 12/01/2027

     16,425       16,580,266  

Sierra Vista Industrial Development Authority
(American Leadership Academy, Inc.)
Series 2023
5.75%, 06/15/2058(c)

     10,000       8,958,796  

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

     1,185       909,271  

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

     1,065       585,090  
    

 

 

 
    230,113,725  
    

 

 

 

Arkansas – 0.6%

    

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
(Baptist Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2044

     16,250       14,890,543  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
(Hybar LLC)
Series 2023
6.875%, 07/01/2048(c)

     7,185       7,005,247  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

12.00%, 07/01/2048(c)

   $ 34,700     $ 34,957,030  

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
(United States Steel Corp.)
Series 2022
5.45%, 09/01/2052

     5,000       4,389,880  
    

 

 

 
    61,242,700  
    

 

 

 

California – 12.7%

    

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Series 2022-A
0.00%, 10/01/2048(g)

     17,000       7,862,240  

0.00%, 10/01/2049(g)

     10,435       4,823,070  

0.00%, 10/01/2050(g)

     7,345       3,389,026  

ARC70 II TRUST
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2059

     7,860       6,095,550  

Series 2023
4.84%, 04/01/2065(d)(j)

     62,718       60,104,353  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
Series 2023
5.228% (SOFR + 1.67%), 02/01/2054(b)

     10,000       9,920,592  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(American International Group, Inc.)
Series 2023-D
5.50%, 05/01/2054

     58,325       59,648,470  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2023
5.25%, 01/01/2054

     114,005       111,537,236  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2052

     1,000       965,633  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2023
4.679%, 07/01/2053(a)

     16,800       16,683,317  

5.00%, 02/01/2054

     48,650       48,465,495  

California Community College Financing Authority
(NCCD-Orange Coast Properties LLC)
Series 2018
5.25%, 05/01/2043

     4,485       4,219,123  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.25%, 05/01/2048

   $ 6,750     $ 6,169,015  

5.25%, 05/01/2053

     6,300       5,658,168  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Aster Apartments)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 02/01/2056(c)

     23,800       17,635,888  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Brio Apartments & Next on Lex Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2056(c)

     36,100       26,459,423  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Fountains at Emerald Park)
Series 2021
3.00%, 08/01/2056(c)

     16,000       9,478,595  

4.00%, 08/01/2046(c)

     7,655       5,635,657  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Summit at Sausalito Apartments)
Series 2021
3.00%, 02/01/2057(c)

     17,360       10,282,578  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Twin Creek Apartments)
Series 2022
Zero Coupon, 08/01/2065(c)

     119,980       4,898,183  

5.50%, 02/01/2040(c)

     4,875       4,075,813  

Series 2022-A
4.50%, 08/01/2052(c)

     21,280       15,684,003  

California Educational Facilities Authority
(Chapman University)
Series 2015
5.00%, 04/01/2033

     4,005       4,032,833  

5.00%, 04/01/2034

     4,205       4,232,783  

California Educational Facilities Authority (Loma Linda University)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 04/01/2031

     1,000       1,020,907  

5.00%, 04/01/2042

     1,000       990,169  

California Enterprise Development Authority
(Heights Christian Schools)
Series 2023
6.25%, 06/01/2053(c)

     2,000       1,793,062  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Enterprise Development Authority
(Rocketship Education Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 06/01/2042(c)

   $ 5,000     $ 3,666,960  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/15/2037

     1,700       1,681,296  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 04/01/2044

     10,000       8,293,710  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Equitable School Revolving Fund LLC Obligated Group)
Series 2020-B
4.00%, 11/01/2045

     850       688,862  

4.00%, 11/01/2050

     860       665,210  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(WFCS Holdings II LLC)
Series 2021
Zero Coupon, 01/01/2061(c)

     3,000       128,015  

Series 2021-A1
5.00%, 01/01/2056(c)

     3,000       2,115,197  

California Municipal Finance Authority
Series 2023-B
5.75%, 09/01/2053

     2,850       2,697,973  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Azusa Pacific University)
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 04/01/2041

     2,260       1,975,692  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(California Baptist University)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 11/01/2046(c)

     2,000       1,707,958  

California Municipal Finance Authority (CHF-Riverside II LLC)

    

Series 2019

    

5.00%, 05/15/2039

     2,030       2,021,281  

5.00%, 05/15/2040

     1,000       989,998  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Community Health Centers of The Central Coast, Inc.)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2046(c)

   $ 1,490     $ 1,291,451  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Goodwill Industries of Sacramento Valley & Northern Nevada, Inc.)
Series 2012-A
6.625%, 01/01/2032(c)

     865       817,536  

Series 2014
5.00%, 01/01/2035

     1,085       879,436  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(LAX Integrated Express Solutions LLC)
Series 2018
4.00%, 12/31/2047

     7,040       5,529,261  

5.00%, 12/31/2043

     21,265       20,096,191  

5.00%, 12/31/2047

     6,030       5,639,591  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Samuel Merritt University)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/01/2053

     5,000       4,895,798  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)
Series 2012
5.00%, 11/21/2045(c)

     9,725       8,979,388  

Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2027(c)

     2,000       2,041,437  

5.00%, 07/01/2028(c)

     2,350       2,405,744  

5.00%, 07/01/2029(c)

     2,300       2,359,107  

5.00%, 07/01/2030(c)

     2,600       2,669,457  

5.00%, 07/01/2031(c)

     3,000       3,080,482  

5.00%, 07/01/2032(c)

     5,470       5,612,759  

5.00%, 07/01/2033(c)

     5,865       6,009,193  

5.00%, 07/01/2034(c)

     3,000       3,059,722  

5.00%, 07/01/2036(c)

     2,650       2,665,973  

5.00%, 07/01/2037(c)

     2,250       2,247,640  

5.00%, 07/01/2038(c)

     2,000       1,981,420  

5.00%, 11/21/2045(c)

     1,100       1,042,289  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Rialto Bioenergy Facility LLC)
Series 2019
7.50%, 12/01/2040(c)(e)(f)

     785       416,050  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(San Diego County Water Authority Desalination Project Pipeline)
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/21/2045(c)

   $ 4,250     $ 4,027,025  

California Public Finance Authority
(Enso Village)
Series 2021
2.125%, 11/15/2027(c)

     2,500       2,371,640  

2.375%, 11/15/2028(c)

     3,000       2,812,270  

California Public Finance Authority
(Kendal at Ventura)
Series 2023
10.00%, 05/15/2028(c)

     800       814,375  

California School Finance Authority
(Aspire Public Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 08/01/2059(c)

     3,120       2,711,016  

California School Finance Authority
(Classical Academy Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2046(c)

     2,800       2,121,285  

Series 2022
5.00%, 10/01/2052(c)

     1,000       868,434  

5.00%, 10/01/2061(c)

     1,500       1,264,555  

California School Finance Authority
(Downtown College Prep Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/01/2046(c)

     3,630       3,147,762  

California School Finance Authority
(Equitas Academy Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2056(c)

     8,850       7,234,175  

California School Finance Authority
(Hawking STEAM Charter Schools, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.25%, 07/01/2052(c)

     2,250       1,975,812  

5.50%, 07/01/2062(c)

     2,775       2,468,919  

California School Finance Authority
(KIPP SoCal Public Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2039(c)

     2,325       2,280,925  

5.00%, 07/01/2049(c)

     700       636,978  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California School Finance Authority
(Lighthouse Community Public Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.375%, 06/01/2052(c)

   $ 1,225     $ 1,194,287  

California School Finance Authority
(Partnerships to Uplift Communities Valley Project)
Series 2014-A
6.40%, 08/01/2034(c)

     3,000       3,015,617  

California School Finance Authority
(Rocketship Education Obligated Group)
Series 2017-G
5.00%, 06/01/2047(c)

     2,330       1,990,904  

California State University
2.719%, 11/01/2052(a)

     5,000       2,915,164  

2.975%, 11/01/2051(a)

     5,000       2,977,795  

Series 2021-B
2.374%, 11/01/2035(a)

     10,000       6,995,723  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(CHF-Irvine LLC)
BAM Series 2021
3.00%, 05/15/2051

     13,000       8,259,280  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Enloe Medical Center Obligated Group)
AGM Series 2022-A
5.25%, 08/15/2052

     3,000       3,061,256  

5.375%, 08/15/2057

     3,720       3,822,862  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Loma Linda University Medical Center)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2041(c)

     15,285       13,994,575  

5.25%, 12/01/2056(c)

     48,730       43,108,975  

Series 2018
5.25%, 12/01/2038(c)

     2,420       2,299,425  

5.25%, 12/01/2048(c)

     6,440       5,887,385  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2033(c)

     1,350       1,303,859  

5.50%, 12/01/2058(c)

     19,145       17,485,957  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(NCCD-Hooper Street LLC)
Series 2019
5.25%, 07/01/2049(c)

   $ 1,125     $ 1,005,682  

5.25%, 07/01/2052(c)

     1,500       1,328,193  

City of Los Angeles CA
Series 2023
5.00%, 06/27/2024

     28,085       28,322,071  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
5.00%, 05/15/2044(a)

     15,415       14,896,267  

Series 2020-C
5.00%, 05/15/2036(a)

     10,000       10,137,210  

City of Roseville CA
(HP Campus Oaks Community Facilities District No. 1)
Series 2016
5.50%, 09/01/2046

     850       817,735  

City of Vernon CA Electric System Revenue
Series 2022-2
5.00%, 08/01/2039

     425       415,123  

5.00%, 08/01/2040

     375       364,892  

5.00%, 08/01/2041

     420       405,725  

CMFA Special Finance Agency
(CMFA Special Finance Agency Enclave)
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 08/01/2058(c)

     15,100       10,116,547  

CMFA Special Finance Agency
(CMFA Special Finance Agency Latitude33)
Series 2021-A
3.00%, 12/01/2056(c)

     18,760       11,087,832  

CMFA Special Finance Agency
(CMFA Special Finance Agency Solana at Grand)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/01/2056(c)

     12,525       9,307,711  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII
(CMFA Special Finance Agency VII The Breakwater Apartments)
Series 2021
3.00%, 08/01/2056(c)

     8,415       5,018,758  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII Elan Huntington Beach
Series 2021
3.00%, 08/01/2056(c)

   $ 7,950     $ 4,693,920  

4.00%, 08/01/2047(c)

     3,875       2,876,593  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority 777 Place-Pomona)
Series 2021
3.25%, 05/01/2057(c)

     20,500       12,646,778  

4.00%, 05/01/2057(c)

     15,550       9,786,183  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority 1818 Platinum Triangle-Anaheim)
Series 2021
3.25%, 04/01/2057(c)

     8,955       5,415,071  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2056(c)

     10,130       7,488,164  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Altana Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2056(c)

     15,200       10,155,305  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Crescent)
Series 2022
4.30%, 07/01/2059(c)

     11,500       8,348,803  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Jefferson Platinum Triangle Apartments)
Series 2021-A2
3.125%, 08/01/2056(c)

     10,025       6,121,953  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Millennium South Bay-Hawthorne)
Series 2021
3.25%, 07/01/2056(c)

   $ 20,940     $ 12,590,026  

4.00%, 07/01/2058(c)

     6,000       3,664,922  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Oceanaire Apartments)
Series 2021
3.20%, 09/01/2046(c)

     2,500       1,581,400  

4.00%, 09/01/2056(c)

     8,000       5,268,043  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Park Crossing Apartments)
Series 2021
3.25%, 12/01/2058(c)

     12,700       7,390,239  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Pasadena Portfolio)
Series 2021
3.00%, 12/01/2056(c)

     18,070       10,716,030  

4.00%, 12/01/2056(c)

     3,400       2,171,897  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Theo Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 05/01/2057(c)

     5,400       3,316,643  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Union South Bay)
Series 2021-A2
4.00%, 07/01/2056(c)

     27,100       17,728,419  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Vineyard Gardens Apartments)
Series 2021
3.25%, 10/01/2058(c)

     8,930       5,219,482  

4.00%, 10/01/2048(c)

     2,000       1,283,569  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Waterscape Apartments)
Series 2021-A
3.00%, 09/01/2056(c)

   $ 15,405     $ 9,156,532  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
3.293%, 06/01/2042(a)

     6,850       4,587,610  

Series 2021
2.746%, 06/01/2034(a)

     14,780       11,266,862  

3.115%, 06/01/2038(a)

     29,325       20,779,809  

3.85%, 06/01/2050

     19,860       18,029,069  

Series 2021-B
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2066

     96,465       7,879,637  

Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2045(c)

     7,380       6,087,409  

5.00%, 07/01/2061(c)

     41,600       31,831,892  

M-S-R Energy Authority
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2009-B
6.50%, 11/01/2039

     2,865       3,223,631  

Series 2009-C
7.00%, 11/01/2034

     5,000       5,816,962  

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 08/01/2030

     1,275       1,287,451  

River Islands Public Financing Authority
(River Islands Public Financing Authority Community Facilities District No. 2003-1)
Series 2022
5.75%, 09/01/2052

     1,600       1,421,839  

Riverside County Transportation Commission
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2041

     2,500       2,178,661  

Sacramento County Water Financing Authority
(Sacramento County Water Agency) NATL
Series 2007-B
4.37% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.57%), 06/01/2039(b)

     33,680       27,616,068  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2048

   $ 7,270     $ 6,971,243  

5.25%, 07/01/2058

     3,275       3,207,463  

San Francisco City & County Airport Comm
3.053%, 05/01/2034(a)

     3,500       2,718,677  

3.183%, 05/01/2035(a)

     5,500       4,224,618  

3.333%, 05/01/2037(a)

     2,250       1,679,065  

San Francisco City & County Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
(Mission Bay South Public Imp)
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 08/01/2031

     1,000       1,008,010  

San Francisco Intl Airport
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2043

     11,000       10,651,128  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 05/01/2044(a)

     14,000       13,478,735  

Series 2020-E
5.00%, 05/01/2037

     8,525       8,557,486  

5.00%, 05/01/2038

     11,000       10,901,612  

Series 2023-E
5.50%, 05/01/2040(h)

     10,000       10,347,814  

5.75%, 05/01/2048(h)

     10,000       10,391,526  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Series 2014-B
5.25%, 01/15/2044

     1,000       1,002,921  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 01/15/2044

     1,429       1,241,912  

San Jose Evergreen Community College District
Series 2012
6.649% (SOFR + 1.00%), 07/01/2043(b)

     4,000       3,941,798  

Southern California Logistics Airport Authority AGC
Series 2006
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     100       100,769  

5.00%, 12/01/2043

     1,585       1,597,194  

State of California
Series 2023
6.00%, 03/01/2033

     10,000       10,144,720  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California
(Sacramento County Tobacco Securitization Corp.)
Series 2021
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2060

   $ 5,050     $ 597,651  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California
Series 2019
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2054

     10,480       1,797,094  

5.00%, 06/01/2039

     1,555       1,575,943  

University of California
Series 2023-B
5.00%, 05/15/2041

     3,700       3,919,503  
    

 

 

 
    1,208,068,994  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 3.0%

    

Aurora Highlands Community Authority
Board
Series 2021-A
5.75%, 12/01/2051

     15,000       12,374,965  

Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2037(c)

     5,000       4,481,505  

Series 2022
6.50%, 12/01/2053

     4,350       4,047,427  

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

     645       603,471  

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 11/15/2033

     9,000       9,268,536  

5.50%, 11/15/2053

     10,475       10,585,113  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities
Authority
(James Irwin Educational Foundation
Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2052

     850       734,096  

5.00%, 09/01/2057

     2,100       1,794,142  

5.00%, 09/01/2062

     2,000       1,684,074  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities
Authority
(Vega Collegiate Academy)
Series 2021
5.00%, 02/01/2051(c)

     3,350       2,589,286  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 02/01/2061(c)

   $ 2,870     $ 2,127,650  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
5.00%, 11/01/2040(a)

     4,650       4,438,201  

5.00%, 11/01/2041(a)

     5,075       4,833,477  

5.00%, 11/01/2042(a)

     3,800       3,589,521  

5.25%, 11/01/2052(a)

     10,000       9,392,953  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Aberdeen Ridge, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 05/15/2049

     1,300       810,827  

5.00%, 05/15/2058

     3,000       1,772,677  

Series 2021-B
2.125%, 05/15/2028

     1,500       1,346,687  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series 2019-A
4.00%, 08/01/2038

     6,600       5,736,073  

5.00%, 08/01/2039

     1,000       975,417  

5.00%, 08/01/2044(a)

     93,310       88,115,647  

Series 2022
5.50%, 11/01/2047

     2,500       2,478,173  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Frasier Meadows Manor, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2023-2
4.00%, 05/15/2048

     2,100       1,456,446  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Parkview Medical Center, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 09/01/2030

     1,150       1,154,921  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Sanford Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/01/2044

     7,050       6,550,870  

Douglas County Housing Partnership
(Bridgewater Castle Rock ALF LLC)
Series 2021
5.375%, 01/01/2041(d)

     19,590       13,529,745  

Four Corners Business Improvement District
Series 2022
6.00%, 12/01/2052

     1,500       1,255,808  

Johnstown Plaza Metropolitan District
Series 2022
4.25%, 12/01/2046

     14,360       10,519,016  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Longs Peak Metropolitan District
Series 2021
5.25%, 12/01/2051(c)

   $ 5,000     $ 3,832,520  

Meridian Ranch Metropolitan District 2018 Subdistrict
(Meridian Ranch Metropolitan District 2018 Subdistrict)
Series 2022
6.25%, 12/01/2037

     1,435       1,329,826  

6.50%, 12/01/2042

     1,105       1,013,976  

6.75%, 12/01/2052

     1,925       1,738,273  

Platte River Metropolitan District
Series 2023-A
6.50%, 08/01/2053(c)(h)

     4,000       3,745,907  

Plaza Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2013
5.00%, 12/01/2040(c)

     1,500       1,318,965  

Public Authority for Colorado Energy
(Bank of America Corp.)
Series 2008
6.50%, 11/15/2038

     14,820       16,373,807  

Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority
Series 2021
4.75%, 12/01/2045(c)

     8,010       5,446,800  

Regional Transportation District
(Denver Transit Partners LLC)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/15/2034

     1,000       938,181  

4.00%, 07/15/2035

     1,180       1,099,406  

5.00%, 01/15/2032

     2,300       2,341,840  

Riverwalk Metropolitan District No. 2
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 12/01/2042

     4,000       3,330,155  

5.00%, 12/01/2052

     1,500       1,170,961  

Sagebrush Farm Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2022-A
6.75%, 12/01/2052

     3,500       3,163,133  

Spring Hill Metropolitan District No. 3
Series 2022-A
6.75%, 12/01/2052(c)

     4,000       3,758,586  

STC Metropolitan District No. 2
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 12/01/2038

     940       814,494  

5.00%, 12/01/2049

     1,000       815,989  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board
(Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 2)
Series 2020-A
4.25%, 12/01/2050

   $ 2,250     $ 1,711,305  

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board
(Sterling Ranch Metropolitan District No. 3)
Series 2022
6.50%, 12/01/2042

     2,215       2,158,230  

6.75%, 12/01/2053

     11,000       10,669,267  

Series 2023
8.375%, 12/15/2054

     2,500       2,311,904  

Vauxmont Metropolitan District
AGM Series 2019
3.25%, 12/15/2050

     661       468,439  

AGM Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2033

     370       386,225  

5.00%, 12/01/2050

     435       425,787  

Verve Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2023
6.50%, 12/01/2043

     3,365       2,858,445  

6.75%, 12/01/2052

     4,000       3,353,029  
    

 

 

 
    284,822,174  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.9%

    

City of New Haven CT
AGM Series 2019-A
5.00%, 08/01/2039

     1,650       1,659,054  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Hartford HealthCare Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,000       901,284  

4.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,200       1,067,823  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Quinnipiac University)
Series 2015-L
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     5,750       5,598,339  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Sacred Heart University, Inc.)
Series 2017-I1
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,000       1,015,053  

5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,095       1,100,839  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Connecticut State Health & Educational
Facilities Authority
(Seabury Retirement Community)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2046(c)

   $ 1,000     $ 752,411  

5.00%, 09/01/2053(c)

     1,475       1,059,376  

Connecticut State Health & Educational
Facilities Authority
(University of Hartford (The))
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/01/2044

     10,710       7,461,889  

4.00%, 07/01/2049

     7,325       4,804,981  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

     470       443,439  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     295       276,179  

Connecticut State Health & Educational
Facilities Authority
(University of New Haven, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,000       962,272  

Series 2018-K1
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     765       758,058  

5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,055       1,005,224  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

     2,205       2,068,535  

5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,085       1,001,458  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,980       1,797,881  

State of Connecticut
Series 2016-E
5.00%, 10/15/2034

     4,595       4,681,434  

Series 2016-F
5.00%, 10/15/2031

     10,205       10,475,632  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 04/15/2032

     6,700       6,918,583  

5.00%, 04/15/2033

     10,985       11,326,905  

5.00%, 04/15/2034

     4,855       5,000,340  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 04/15/2034

     5,430       5,640,083  

5.00%, 04/15/2037

     2,500       2,562,555  

Series 2018-C
5.00%, 06/15/2033

     1,250       1,301,305  

5.00%, 06/15/2035

     1,040       1,077,631  

5.00%, 06/15/2038

     1,000       1,018,176  

Series 2018-E
5.00%, 09/15/2037

     1,035       1,060,384  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Town of Hamden CT
(Whitney Center, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
7.00%, 01/01/2053

   $ 3,900     $ 3,731,870  
    

 

 

 
    88,528,993  
    

 

 

 

Delaware – 0.0%

    

Delaware River & Bay Authority
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     550       467,479  

Delaware State Economic Development Authority
(Newark Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2050

     1,125       1,016,716  
    

 

 

 
    1,484,195  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 0.5%

    

District of Columbia
(District of Columbia International School Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2049

     1,075       953,055  

District of Columbia
(Friendship Public Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 06/01/2041

     735       665,643  

5.00%, 06/01/2046

     1,165       1,019,093  

District of Columbia
(KIPP DC Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2042

     3,230       3,059,934  

5.00%, 07/01/2048

     5,350       4,896,501  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,465       1,444,366  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

     2,000       1,894,696  

District of Columbia
(Rocketship DC Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2049(c)

     2,100       1,678,754  

5.00%, 06/01/2056(c)

     3,255       2,518,406  

Series 2021
5.00%, 06/01/2041(c)

     1,190       1,016,745  

5.00%, 06/01/2051(c)

     4,345       3,434,984  

5.00%, 06/01/2061(c)

     4,870       3,700,772  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement
Financing Corp.
Series 2006
Zero Coupon, 06/15/2055

   $ 182,000     $ 14,219,516  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 10/01/2046

     7,400       7,086,891  
    

 

 

 
    47,589,356  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 6.6%

    

Align Affordable Housing Bond Fund LP
(SHI – Lake Worth LLC)
Series 2021
3.25%, 12/01/2051(c)

     26,000       21,415,576  

Bexley Community Development District
Series 2016
4.875%, 05/01/2047

     985       818,632  

Cape Coral Health Facilities Authority
(Gulf Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.875%, 07/01/2040(c)

     1,400       913,557  

6.00%, 07/01/2045(c)

     1,215       785,210  

6.00%, 07/01/2050(c)

     2,895       1,859,548  

Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL
(CAPFA Capital Corp. 2000F)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     2,000       2,004,208  

5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,650       1,655,791  

5.00%, 10/01/2032

     1,000       997,112  

5.00%, 10/01/2033

     1,050       1,043,474  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
(Aviva Senior Life)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2046(c)

     1,300       869,701  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
(Educational Growth Fund LLC)
Series 2021
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2061(c)

     73,000       3,776,538  

3.375%, 07/01/2031(c)

     1,270       1,138,382  

5.00%, 07/01/2056(c)

     52,535       42,664,430  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
(Southeastern University Obligated Group)
Series 2023
6.00%, 05/01/2043(c)

     2,000       1,832,612  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.25%, 05/01/2048(c)

   $ 2,000     $ 1,818,929  

6.375%, 05/01/2053(c)

     3,500       3,166,409  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
(Team Success A School of Excellence, Inc.)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2045(c)

     1,615       1,316,623  

5.00%, 06/01/2055(c)

     3,250       2,507,326  

Series 2022
5.50%, 06/01/2057(c)

     3,000       2,493,796  

City of Jacksonville FL
(Genesis Health, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 11/01/2039

     1,650       1,381,509  

4.00%, 11/01/2040

     2,175       1,795,936  

4.00%, 11/01/2045

     2,500       1,958,883  

5.00%, 11/01/2050

     13,230       12,123,426  

City of Lakeland FL
(Lakeland Regional Health
Systems Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.00%, 11/15/2040

     5,610       5,346,401  

City of Palmetto FL
(Renaissance Arts and Education, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/01/2052

     2,955       2,698,903  

5.375%, 06/01/2057

     1,000       919,315  

5.625%, 06/01/2062

     5,965       5,645,807  

City of South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Inc.
(Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/15/2037

     8,405       8,363,542  

5.00%, 08/15/2047

     6,125       5,829,131  

City of Tallahassee FL
(Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, Inc.)

    

Series 2016

    

5.00%, 12/01/2055

     3,535       2,992,090  

City of Tampa FL
(State of Florida Cigarette Tax Revenue)
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2036

     700       337,552  

Zero Coupon, 09/01/2037

     700       311,642  

Zero Coupon, 09/01/2040

     980       349,943  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Zero Coupon, 09/01/2041

   $ 1,000     $ 332,771  

Zero Coupon, 09/01/2045

     1,850       464,113  

Zero Coupon, 09/01/2049

     1,350       256,138  

County of Broward FL Airport System Revenue
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 10/01/2044

     3,000       2,861,393  

County of Lake FL
(Waterman Communities, Inc.)
Series 2020
5.75%, 08/15/2050

     5,000       4,043,687  

5.75%, 08/15/2055

     3,905       3,100,554  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 10/01/2031

     1,100       1,089,535  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 10/01/2052

     7,900       7,594,930  

County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 10/01/2035

     1,000       528,310  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2036

     860       421,736  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2037

     1,390       633,146  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2038

     1,185       502,955  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2039

     1,610       639,044  

County of Palm Beach FL
(Provident Group-PBAU Properties LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 04/01/2039(c)

     1,435       1,326,412  

5.00%, 04/01/2051(c)

     11,645       10,045,534  

County of Pasco FL
(H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Obligated Group)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2030(c)

     52,000       52,528,980  

Escambia County Housing Finance Authority
Series 2023-A
6.88%, 11/01/2053(c)

     2,780       2,769,457  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Escambia County Housing Finance Authority
(4900 S. Rio Grande Avenue LP)
Series 2023-B
6.45%, 05/01/2027(c)

   $ 7,665     $ 7,657,818  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Assistance Unlimited, Inc,)
Series 2022
5.00%, 08/15/2032(c)

     460       434,300  

5.25%, 08/15/2037(c)

     700       625,153  

5.625%, 08/15/2042(c)

     1,520       1,342,227  

5.875%, 08/15/2052(c)

     5,000       4,323,177  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Assistance Unlimited, Inc.)
Series 2022
6.00%, 08/15/2057(c)

     1,000       864,134  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Brightline Trains Florida LLC)
Series 2020
7.375%, 01/01/2049(c)

     23,190       22,534,437  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Cornerstone Charter Academy, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/01/2032(c)

     925       901,601  

5.00%, 10/01/2042(c)

     4,815       4,181,293  

5.125%, 10/01/2052(c)

     3,120       2,623,881  

5.25%, 10/01/2056(c)

     4,825       4,084,069  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Drs Kiran & Pallavi Patel 2017 Foundation for Global Understanding, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2051(c)

     1,000       736,927  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(IDEA Florida, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/15/2029(c)

     1,030       981,273  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Mater Academy, Inc.)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 06/15/2040

     3,150       2,991,817  

5.00%, 06/15/2050

     13,310       11,866,834  

5.00%, 06/15/2055

     13,060       11,448,696  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 06/15/2047

     2,470       2,233,209  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Mayflower Retirement Center, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.25%, 06/01/2050(c)

   $ 5,000     $ 3,707,033  

5.25%, 06/01/2055(c)

     5,500       3,975,350  

Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2041(c)

     830       543,338  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Parrish Charter Academy)
Series 2023
6.25%, 04/23/2058(c)

     7,635       7,330,348  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Renaissance Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2023-A
6.75%, 06/15/2053(c)

     5,750       5,495,003  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(River City Education Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2035

     925       816,584  

Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2042

     1,330       1,196,598  

5.00%, 07/01/2051

     1,045       887,549  

5.00%, 02/01/2057

     1,725       1,434,516  

5.00%, 07/01/2057

     680       565,064  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Seaside School Consortium, Inc.)
Series 2022
6.00%, 06/15/2057

     7,000       6,743,933  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida, Inc.)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2050

     1,950       1,503,352  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority
(Florida Institute of Technology, Inc.)
Series 2019
4.00%, 10/01/2037

     1,000       853,760  

5.00%, 10/01/2031

     1,235       1,240,141  

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financial Authority
(Ringling College of Art and Design, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 03/01/2032

     265       265,396  

5.00%, 03/01/2034

     2,395       2,389,919  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 03/01/2042

   $ 2,785     $ 2,531,680  

Series 2019
5.00%, 03/01/2044

     1,065       954,590  

5.00%, 03/01/2049

     10,425       9,051,654  

Florida Municipal Power Agency
(Florida Municipal Power Agency All-Requirements Power Supply Project Revenue)
Series 2021
1.425%, 10/01/2026

     2,700       2,410,825  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
5.00%, 10/01/2034(a)

     2,000       2,017,023  

5.00%, 10/01/2044(a)

     13,000       12,541,802  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2031(a)

     4,350       4,360,964  

5.00%, 10/01/2032(a)

     1,500       1,503,649  

5.00%, 10/01/2034(a)

     2,150       2,151,268  

5.00%, 10/01/2035(a)

     3,500       3,448,647  

5.00%, 10/01/2036(a)

     4,000       3,922,164  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 10/01/2036(a)

     5,000       4,991,118  

5.00%, 10/01/2049(a)

     4,500       4,274,644  

5.00%, 10/01/2054(a)

     4,000       3,725,754  

Highlands County Health Facilities Authority
(Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2018
6.00%, 04/01/2038(e)(f)

     1,530       336,600  

6.25%, 04/01/2049(e)(f)

     1,820       400,400  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District
(Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Northeast Sector Project)
Series 2018
5.30%, 05/01/2039

     1,000       947,602  

5.45%, 05/01/2048

     1,525       1,396,863  

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District
(Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District Series 2023 Assessment)
Series 2023
6.125%, 05/01/2043

     2,225       2,170,671  

6.30%, 05/01/2054

     4,205       4,072,356  

Lee County Industrial Development Authority/FL
(Cypress Cove at Healthpark Florida Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.25%, 10/01/2052

     1,350       1,051,725  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.25%, 10/01/2057

   $ 3,650     $ 2,769,374  

Marshall Creek Community Development District
(Marshall Creek Community Development District 2015A)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 05/01/2032

     1,230       1,190,704  

Miami Beach Health Facilities Authority
(Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Obligated Group)
Series 2014
5.00%, 11/15/2039

     2,000       1,900,900  

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     4,000       4,013,879  

Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority
(Wynwood Works LLC)
Series 2023-A
5.70%, 06/01/2052(c)

     6,875       6,767,382  

Series 2023-B
5.78%, 06/01/2027(c)

     3,640       3,583,021  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority
(AcadeMir Charter School Middle & Preparatory Academy Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2037(c)

     525       476,469  

5.25%, 07/01/2042(c)

     770       682,694  

5.25%, 07/01/2052(c)

     2,435       2,033,133  

5.50%, 07/01/2061(c)

     4,375       3,694,135  

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 10/01/2028

     1,600       1,603,067  

5.00%, 10/01/2040

     2,000       1,881,671  

Series 2015-C
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,750       1,713,663  

5.00%, 10/01/2040

     1,000       934,587  

Middleton Community Development District A
Series 2022
6.20%, 05/01/2053

     3,485       3,408,244  

North Broward Hospital District
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2037

     4,070       4,070,632  

5.00%, 01/01/2042

     10,510       9,924,079  

5.00%, 01/01/2048

     10,000       9,117,470  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Orange County Health Facilities Authority
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2023
4.00%, 08/01/2042

   $ 5,750     $ 4,546,747  

Palm Beach County Educational Facilities Authority
(Palm Beach Atlantic University Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2041

     1,030       818,513  

4.00%, 10/01/2051

     4,330       3,087,083  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 11/15/2042

     1,000       912,795  

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

     2,880       2,243,363  

Series 2022
4.25%, 06/01/2056

     4,825       3,197,442  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Green Cay Life Plan Village, Inc.)
Series 2022
11.50%, 07/01/2027(c)

     1,800       1,950,346  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Jupiter Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 11/01/2038

     400       377,103  

5.00%, 11/01/2039

     685       642,803  

5.00%, 11/01/2040

     650       607,386  

5.00%, 11/01/2041

     2,330       2,165,988  

5.00%, 11/01/2042

     500       462,850  

5.00%, 11/01/2047

     13,835       12,583,193  

5.00%, 11/01/2052

     19,480       17,406,559  

Pinellas County Industrial Development Authority
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2039

     6,620       6,098,467  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pinellas County Industrial Development Authority
(Drs Kiran & Pallavi Patel 2017 Foundation for Global Understanding, Inc.)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2029

   $ 1,245     $ 1,235,296  

Polk County Industrial Development Authority
(Mineral Development LLC)
Series 2020
5.875%, 01/01/2033(c)

     4,000       3,831,648  

School Board of Miami-Dade County (The)
Series 2023
5.00%, 06/18/2024

     21,500       21,629,718  

St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 08/01/2055

     5,300       3,728,037  

Tampa Florida Hospitals
5.00%, 07/01/2050(a)

     18,325       17,246,270  

Town of Davie FL
(Nova Southeastern University, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2048

     24,650       23,608,735  

Village Community Development District No. 13
(Village Community Development District No. 13 Phase I Series 2019 Special Assmnts)
Series 2019
3.00%, 05/01/2029

     955       862,967  

3.375%, 05/01/2034

     1,435       1,235,091  

3.55%, 05/01/2039

     2,495       1,945,607  

3.70%, 05/01/2050

     9,545       6,706,728  

Series 2020
3.50%, 05/01/2051(c)

     4,845       3,216,645  

Village Community Development District No. 14
Series 2022
5.50%, 05/01/2053

     2,225       2,122,293  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Village Community Development District No. 15
Series 2023
5.00%, 05/01/2043(c)

   $ 1,250     $ 1,161,695  

5.25%, 05/01/2054(c)

     2,150       1,973,176  

Volusia County School Board
(Volusia County School Board COP)
Series 2014-B
5.00%, 08/01/2031

     1,625       1,635,853  
    

 

 

 
       628,316,859  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 3.6%

    

Augusta Development Authority
(AU Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,635       1,669,111  

City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     9,000       8,684,660  

Series 2022-B
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     10,000       9,563,254  

5.00%, 07/01/2052

     10,000       9,420,231  

Clarke County Hospital Authority
(Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     2,500       2,535,999  

DeKalb County Housing Authority
(HADC Avenues LLC)
Series 2023
6.17%, 06/01/2053(c)

     28,845       26,067,925  

7.00%, 06/01/2041(c)

     6,690       6,199,993  

Development Authority for Fulton County
(Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     2,000       2,029,106  

Development Authority of Gwinnett County
(Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Lease)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2032(a)

     1,205       1,236,153  

5.00%, 07/01/2033(a)

     2,370       2,426,595  

5.00%, 07/01/2035(a)

     4,945       5,028,346  

5.00%, 07/01/2037(a)

     2,335       2,345,381  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Development Authority of Monroe County (The)
(Georgia Power Co.)
Series 2023
3.875%, 10/01/2048

   $ 5,000     $ 4,867,515  

Fayette County Hospital Authority/GA
(Piedmont Healthcare, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,620       1,640,939  

5.00%, 07/01/2035

     6,355       6,423,879  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

     2,735       2,756,626  

Fulton County Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority
(All Saints-St Luke’s Episcopal Home for the Retired Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 04/01/2047(c)

     6,500       4,964,502  

5.00%, 04/01/2054(c)

     2,000       1,463,690  

George L Smith II Congress Center Authority
(Signia Hotel Management LLC)
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2054

     1,485       1,107,642  

Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital Authority
(Southeast Georgia Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2043

     10,880       9,825,582  

5.00%, 08/01/2047

     1,800       1,580,479  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citadel LP)
Series 2022-C
4.00%, 08/01/2052(c)

     45,600       42,463,226  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 09/01/2052

     2,185       2,031,437  

Series 2022-B
5.00%, 12/01/2052

     3,000       2,956,966  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 06/01/2053

     6,750       6,637,907  

Series 2023-D
5.00%, 05/01/2054

     51,450       50,542,072  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2023
5.258% (SOFR + 1.70%), 12/01/2053(b)

   $ 25,000     $ 24,921,038  

Series 2023-B
5.00%, 07/01/2053

     11,720       11,643,054  

Series 2023-C
5.00%, 09/01/2053

     24,815       24,641,417  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2038

     1,235       1,221,876  

5.00%, 01/01/2039

     1,215       1,191,772  

5.00%, 01/01/2048

     2,460       2,296,463  

5.00%, 01/01/2049

     5,000       4,739,703  

5.00%, 01/01/2056

     4,655       4,344,196  

5.00%, 01/01/2059

     6,270       5,683,932  

Series 2022
4.50%, 07/01/2063

     15,000       12,776,529  

5.00%, 07/01/2052

     12,000       11,205,019  

Series 2023
5.50%, 07/01/2064

     10,200       9,828,661  

AGM Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2048

     1,570       1,530,792  

5.00%, 07/01/2055

     3,200       3,085,809  

5.00%, 07/01/2064

     6,055       5,819,521  
    

 

 

 
    341,398,998  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.6%

    

Guam Education Financing Foundation
(Guam Education Financing Foundation COP)
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 10/01/2026(c)

     9,655       9,347,696  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 01/01/2050

     3,790       3,391,383  

Guam Power Authority
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2043

     3,300       3,081,964  

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

     1,685       1,664,374  

Territory of Guam
(Guam Section 30 Income Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2023

     1,140       1,140,267  

5.00%, 12/01/2029

     1,310       1,310,474  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 12/01/2030

   $ 4,160     $ 4,149,818  

5.00%, 12/01/2032

     3,545       3,542,097  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2015
5.00%, 11/15/2029

     13,375       13,233,899  

Series 2015-D
5.00%, 11/15/2033

     3,570       3,457,012  

5.00%, 11/15/2035

     8,935       8,500,323  

Series 2021-F
4.00%, 01/01/2036

     4,050       3,633,333  
    

 

 

 
    56,452,640  
    

 

 

 

Idaho – 0.1%

    

Idaho Health Facilities Authority
(North Canyon Medical Center, Inc.)
Series 2023
7.00%, 11/01/2048

     4,500       4,401,421  

7.125%, 11/01/2057

     7,495       7,193,944  

Idaho Housing & Finance Association
(Battelle Energy Alliance LLC)
Series 2010-A
7.00%, 02/01/2036

     200       200,243  
    

 

 

 
    11,795,608  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 8.3%

 

Chicago Board of Education
Series 2012-A
5.00%, 12/01/2042

     6,635       5,879,295  

Series 2015-C
5.25%, 12/01/2035

     2,790       2,693,237  

5.25%, 12/01/2039

     8,080       7,467,777  

Series 2015-E
5.125%, 12/01/2032

     1,000       973,817  

Series 2016-A
7.00%, 12/01/2044

     1,400       1,430,250  

Series 2016-B
6.50%, 12/01/2046

     1,900       1,929,052  

Series 2017-G
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     4,150       4,025,727  

Series 2017-H
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     900       849,848  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2026

     5,430       5,445,130  

5.00%, 12/01/2027

     6,300       6,318,170  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     2,950       2,933,096  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 12/01/2030

   $ 5,120     $ 5,056,786  

Series 2019-B
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     935       923,456  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     1,030       1,014,504  

5.00%, 12/01/2032

     635       623,622  

5.00%, 12/01/2033

     500       489,525  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2032

     2,400       2,356,996  

5.00%, 12/01/2033

     4,510       4,415,511  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,010       956,519  

5.00%, 12/01/2038

     7,730       7,172,292  

5.00%, 12/01/2039

     2,000       1,834,043  

5.00%, 12/01/2040

     1,750       1,598,624  

5.00%, 12/01/2041

     7,765       7,027,329  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,000       947,048  

Series 2022-B
4.00%, 12/01/2041

     27,965       22,082,859  

Series 2023
5.00%, 04/01/2045

     1,500       1,368,011  

5.25%, 04/01/2033

     1,250       1,305,621  

5.25%, 04/01/2034

     1,000       1,023,917  

5.50%, 04/01/2042

     5,000       4,933,834  

5.75%, 04/01/2048

     5,000       5,021,068  

Series 2023-A
5.875%, 12/01/2047(h)

     19,500       19,215,199  

6.00%, 12/01/2049(h)

     33,500       33,410,823  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
5.25%, 01/01/2053(a)

     20,000       19,272,164  

Series 2015-C
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,665       1,640,370  

Series 2016-B
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     5,000       5,035,499  

Series 2016-C
5.00%, 01/01/2035

     1,625       1,633,142  

5.00%, 01/01/2038

     7,625       7,542,200  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2036

     12,000       12,034,699  

5.00%, 01/01/2037

     14,800       14,722,827  

Series 2022
4.50%, 01/01/2048

     10,000       8,671,227  

4.625%, 01/01/2053

     10,000       8,578,660  

5.50%, 01/01/2055(a)

     19,000       18,938,229  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
(TrIPs Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     645       639,741  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 07/01/2038

   $ 1,500     $ 1,409,538  

5.00%, 07/01/2048

     5,000       4,401,004  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 12/01/2045

     5,000       4,889,446  

5.00%, 12/01/2055

     6,000       5,599,952  

City of Chicago IL
(Goldblatts Supportive Living Project)
Series 2013
6.375%, 12/01/2052(e)(f)

     1,050       603,972  

Eastern Illinois Economic Development Authority
(City of Mattoon IL Sales & Hotel Tax)
Series 2023
5.00%, 11/01/2033

     1,000       925,626  

6.00%, 05/01/2046

     3,580       3,195,860  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Acero Charter Schools, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2035(c)

     1,280       1,059,440  

4.00%, 10/01/2042(c)

     4,150       3,018,837  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Ascension Health Credit Group)
Series 2016-C
5.00%, 02/15/2041

     2,835       2,758,304  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Clark-Lindsey Village Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
4.60%, 06/01/2027

     330       314,989  

5.125%, 06/01/2032

     350       323,478  

5.25%, 06/01/2037

     840       742,714  

5.375%, 06/01/2042

     1,485       1,262,159  

5.50%, 06/01/2057

     5,280       4,243,437  

Illinois Finance Authority
(DePaul College Prep)
Series 2023
4.30%, 08/01/2028(c)

     1,220       1,180,721  

4.50%, 08/01/2033(c)

     1,275       1,198,961  

5.25%, 08/01/2038(c)

     2,595       2,461,922  

5.50%, 08/01/2043(c)

     3,125       2,948,747  

5.625%, 08/01/2053(c)

     7,250       6,667,688  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Illinois Institute of Technology)
Series 2019
4.00%, 09/01/2035

     1,000       819,608  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.00%, 09/01/2037

   $ 1,130     $ 879,963  

4.00%, 09/01/2039

     2,000       1,498,677  

4.00%, 09/01/2041

     6,625       4,790,177  

5.00%, 09/01/2036

     2,095       1,872,870  

5.00%, 09/01/2038

     5,930       5,136,787  

5.00%, 09/01/2040

     2,285       1,930,958  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Lake Forest College)
Series 2022-A
5.25%, 10/01/2052

     1,500       1,305,909  

5.50%, 10/01/2042

     1,045       990,566  

5.50%, 10/01/2047

     1,000       920,684  

Illinois Finance Authority
(LRS Holdings LLC)
Series 2023
7.375%, 09/01/2042(h)

     23,500       23,536,893  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Park Place of Elmhurst Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.125%, 05/15/2060

     3,515       1,827,439  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Plymouth Place Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.75%, 11/15/2027

     1,500       1,452,372  

5.25%, 11/15/2027

     1,525       1,482,373  

6.50%, 05/15/2042

     2,000       1,923,009  

6.50%, 05/15/2047

     2,000       1,878,798  

6.625%, 05/15/2052

     1,910       1,786,380  

6.75%, 05/15/2058

     1,765       1,657,833  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2015
5.25%, 05/15/2050

     2,000       2,040,600  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/01/2042

     1,000       933,845  

5.00%, 08/01/2047

     2,475       2,237,062  

Series 2017-C
5.00%, 08/01/2046

     2,900       2,638,868  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Silver Cross Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2015-C
5.00%, 08/15/2035

     4,750       4,551,602  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority
(University of Illinois)
Series 2020
4.00%, 10/01/2050

   $ 3,615     $ 2,708,156  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Washington and Jane Smith Home (The))
Series 2022
4.00%, 10/15/2044

     10,890       7,519,470  

Illinois Housing Development Authority
Series 2022
5.67%, 12/01/2025(c)

     17,000       16,929,538  

7.17%, 11/01/2038

     1,675       1,599,758  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority

  

Series 2015-A
5.00%, 01/01/2031

     1,500       1,517,205  

5.00%, 01/01/2032

     1,625       1,637,747  

Series 2015-B
5.00%, 01/01/2036

     2,850       2,868,986  

Series 2016-B
5.00%, 01/01/2041

     3,450       3,460,660  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
Series 2012
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2041

     9,400       3,396,898  

Zero Coupon, 12/15/2051

     11,385       2,208,540  

Series 2015-B
5.00%, 12/15/2045

     13,300       12,624,271  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/15/2057

     4,000       3,654,171  

Series 2017-B
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2054

     9,850       1,592,758  

Series 2020
4.00%, 06/15/2050

     2,525       1,962,692  

5.00%, 06/15/2050

     41,220       38,276,327  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
(Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority Lease)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/15/2042

     2,675       2,582,910  

State of Illinois
Series 2010
7.35%, 07/01/2035

     11,027       11,218,456  

Series 2014
5.00%, 05/01/2031

     7,615       7,515,706  

Series 2016
5.00%, 02/01/2024

     2,525       2,528,177  

5.00%, 02/01/2027

     19,125       19,514,987  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 02/01/2029

   $ 5,945     $ 6,050,575  

5.00%, 11/01/2032

     5,245       5,284,309  

5.00%, 11/01/2035

     8,000       7,995,084  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 12/01/2025

     3,510       3,554,371  

5.00%, 12/01/2026

     6,000       6,114,774  

5.00%, 12/01/2028

     2,700       2,760,936  

5.00%, 12/01/2034

     2,585       2,602,338  

Series 2017-C
5.00%, 11/01/2029

     4,335       4,422,779  

Series 2017-D
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     16,070       16,369,984  

5.00%, 11/01/2028

     8,450       8,638,354  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     14,590       14,940,567  

5.00%, 10/01/2028

     1,710       1,759,785  

5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,030       1,057,074  

5.00%, 05/01/2030

     2,185       2,233,490  

Series 2019-B
4.00%, 11/01/2033

     9,500       8,882,110  

4.00%, 11/01/2036

     16,375       14,695,790  

4.00%, 11/01/2037

     16,920       14,933,331  

5.00%, 11/01/2030

     8,225       8,470,162  

Series 2020
5.50%, 05/01/2030

     2,750       2,878,211  

5.75%, 05/01/2045

     2,500       2,549,812  

Series 2020-B
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     2,000       2,067,925  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     9,955       10,293,712  

5.00%, 03/01/2035

     2,700       2,737,745  

5.00%, 03/01/2036

     3,250       3,275,451  

5.00%, 03/01/2037

     3,750       3,756,078  

5.00%, 03/01/2046

     4,000       3,754,671  

Series 2022-A
5.25%, 03/01/2037

     2,500       2,555,273  

5.50%, 03/01/2042

     12,610       12,816,316  

5.50%, 03/01/2047

     4,500       4,523,701  

Series 2022-B
5.25%, 10/01/2037

     13,000       13,247,721  

Series 2022-C
5.50%, 10/01/2045

     19,000       19,164,131  

Series 2023-B
5.00%, 05/01/2033

     8,000       8,219,352  

5.00%, 05/01/2036

     5,000       5,034,404  

5.25%, 05/01/2041

     2,750       2,734,015  

5.25%, 05/01/2042

     5,000       4,931,908  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.25%, 05/01/2043

   $ 2,500     $ 2,455,993  

5.50%, 05/01/2047

     5,000       5,025,661  

Series 2023-C
5.00%, 05/01/2033

     15,000       15,411,285  

Series 2023-D
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     5,000       5,027,571  

Village of Antioch IL Special Service Areas No. 1 & 2
Series 2016-A
4.50%, 03/01/2033

     3,159       2,782,314  

Series 2016-B
7.00%, 03/01/2033

     1,469       1,341,971  

Village of Pingree Grove IL Special Service Area No. 7
Series 2015
4.50%, 03/01/2025

     333       329,012  

5.00%, 03/01/2036

     2,957       2,680,084  

Series 2015-B
6.00%, 03/01/2036

     824       788,657  
    

 

 

 
    795,198,012  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 1.1%

    

City of Fort Wayne IN
10.75%, 12/01/2029(e)(f)

     1,243       124  

City of Whiting IN
(BP Products North America, Inc.)
Series 2023
4.40%, 11/01/2045

     10,000       9,511,387  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/15/2051

     3,905       3,552,683  

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

     31,440       21,913,755  

Indiana Finance Authority
(CWA Authority, Inc.)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2036(h)

     1,440       1,466,677  

5.00%, 10/01/2038(h)

     1,220       1,217,695  

5.00%, 10/01/2040(h)

     1,000       984,294  

5.00%, 10/01/2041(h)

     1,500       1,466,482  

5.00%, 10/01/2042(h)

     1,435       1,395,976  

5.00%, 10/01/2043(h)

     1,550       1,501,089  

5.00%, 10/01/2044(h)

     1,600       1,540,712  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Indiana Finance Authority
(Good Samaritan Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 04/01/2037

   $ 2,620     $ 2,107,865  

4.00%, 04/01/2039

     1,630       1,244,712  

4.00%, 04/01/2041

     2,305       1,709,924  

4.00%, 04/01/2042

     2,400       1,753,166  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Greencroft Goshen Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 11/15/2043

     6,700       4,709,283  

Series 2023-2
4.00%, 11/15/2023

     795       794,348  

4.00%, 11/15/2024

     905       885,207  

4.00%, 11/15/2025

     985       944,301  

4.00%, 11/15/2028

     1,000       912,116  

4.00%, 11/15/2029

     1,000       897,594  

4.00%, 11/15/2037

     1,800       1,399,531  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Marquette Manor)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 03/01/2030

     1,000       974,538  

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

     11,725       10,373,719  

Series 2020-A
3.00%, 11/01/2030

     7,290       6,449,843  

Series 2021-B
2.50%, 11/01/2030

     5,065       4,319,608  

Indiana Finance Authority
(University of Evansville)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2029

     1,755       1,710,667  

5.00%, 09/01/2030

     1,845       1,787,883  

5.00%, 09/01/2031

     1,935       1,863,656  

5.00%, 09/01/2032

     2,035       1,946,658  

5.25%, 09/01/2044

     10,000       8,675,595  

5.25%, 09/01/2057

     2,010       1,632,602  

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority
(Vita of Marion LLC)
Series 2021-A
5.25%, 04/01/2041(c)

     1,000       734,846  
    

 

 

 
       102,378,536  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Iowa – 0.7%

 

Iowa Finance Authority
(Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2050

   $ 35,950     $ 32,616,713  

Iowa Finance Authority
(Lifespace Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 05/15/2043

     8,405       6,394,824  

Iowa Finance Authority
(Wesley Retirement Services, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2031

     4,785       4,104,352  

4.00%, 12/01/2041

     7,810       5,677,411  

4.00%, 12/01/2046

     5,225       3,551,358  

4.00%, 12/01/2051

     9,340       6,073,436  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority
(Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center)
Series 2022
5.375%, 10/01/2052

     1,600       1,513,811  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority
(Simpson College)
Series 2020
5.50%, 11/01/2051

     7,160       5,834,311  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/01/2049

     4,000       3,271,277  
    

 

 

 
    69,037,493  
    

 

 

 

Kansas – 0.5%

    

City of Overland Park KS Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2022
6.00%, 11/15/2034(c)

     1,850       1,819,238  

6.50%, 11/15/2042(c)

     13,650       13,173,634  

City of Topeka KS
(Congregational Home Obligated Group (The))
Series 2022-A
5.75%, 12/01/2033

     2,865       2,699,643  

6.25%, 12/01/2042

     2,920       2,655,696  

6.50%, 12/01/2052

     6,000       5,430,368  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kansas Development Finance Authority
(State of Kansas Department of Administration Lease)
Series 2021-K
2.39%, 05/01/2036

   $ 8,000     $ 5,516,113  

Overland Park Development Corp.
(City of Overland Park KS)
Series 2019
5.00%, 03/01/2035

     1,765       1,645,308  

5.00%, 03/01/2037

     2,070       1,908,989  

5.00%, 03/01/2039

     2,325       2,079,369  

5.00%, 03/01/2044

     1,000       868,543  

5.00%, 03/01/2049

     5,875       4,966,743  

Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified
Government
(Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government Sales Tax)
Series 2018
4.50%, 06/01/2040

     1,375       1,176,744  
    

 

 

 
    43,940,388  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 1.7%

    

City of Ashland KY
(Ashland Hospital Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2019
4.00%, 02/01/2035

     930       839,661  

City of Henderson KY
(Pratt Paper LLC)
Series 2022
4.45%, 01/01/2042(c)

     9,000       7,941,415  

County of Trimble KY
(Louisville Gas and Electric Co.)
Series 2020
1.30%, 09/01/2044

     8,500       7,179,179  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 08/15/2034

     1,500       1,521,456  

5.00%, 08/15/2035

     3,085       3,120,726  

5.00%, 08/15/2037

     1,550       1,552,146  

5.00%, 08/15/2041

     6,905       6,719,040  

5.00%, 08/15/2046

     2,740       2,553,050  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Carmel Manor, Inc.)
Series 2022
4.50%, 10/01/2027

   $ 4,000     $ 3,867,503  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 08/01/2044

     10,105       9,542,478  

5.00%, 08/01/2049

     7,660       7,032,094  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.375%, 11/15/2042

     1,685       1,288,633  

5.50%, 11/15/2045

     1,000       755,468  

Series 2016
5.00%, 05/15/2031

     2,000       1,742,152  

Series 2016-A
5.00%, 05/15/2046

     1,100       751,008  

5.00%, 05/15/2051

     2,000       1,315,743  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Owensboro Health, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.25%, 06/01/2050

     24,090       22,077,856  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/01/2031

     2,000       1,994,350  

5.00%, 06/01/2032

     3,500       3,488,031  

5.00%, 06/01/2037

     4,325       4,158,851  

5.00%, 06/01/2041

     4,300       3,996,716  

5.00%, 06/01/2045

     8,750       7,888,438  

5.25%, 06/01/2041

     6,750       6,393,000  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 06/01/2040

     5,000       4,651,341  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Rosedale Green)
Series 2015
5.50%, 11/15/2035

     2,265       1,968,288  

5.75%, 11/15/2045

     3,350       2,644,256  

Kentucky Housing Corp.
(Churchill Park LLLP)
Series 2022-A
4.65%, 05/01/2025(c)

     2,665       2,630,612  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.75%, 11/01/2040(c)

   $ 12,370     $ 11,423,869  

Series 2022-B
6.75%, 11/01/2040(c)

     2,050       1,903,640  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2019-C
4.00%, 02/01/2050

     3,170       3,007,452  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 08/01/2052(a)

     11,290       10,429,817  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan
Government
(Norton Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     8,205       8,246,993  

Series 2020
5.00%, 10/01/2047

     1,965       2,003,877  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2038

     965       945,092  
    

 

 

 
    157,574,231  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 1.0%

    

Jefferson Sales Tax District
AGM Series 2017-B
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,000       1,023,878  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     2,400       2,431,410  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corp.)
Series 2022
4.475%, 08/01/2039

     10,000       8,729,992  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corp. ELL System Restoration Revenue)
Series 2023
5.048%, 12/01/2034

     10,000       9,515,844  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(St. James Place of Baton Rouge)
Series 2015-A
6.00%, 11/15/2035

     2,100       1,943,848  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(Woman’s Hospital Foundation)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2034(a)

   $ 8,985     $ 9,054,308  

5.00%, 10/01/2036(a)

     8,460       8,438,938  

5.00%, 10/01/2037(a)

     5,000       4,912,537  

5.00%, 10/01/2044(a)

     5,155       4,725,629  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Geo Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge)
Series 2022
5.625%, 06/01/2037(c)

     415       393,649  

6.25%, 06/01/2062(c)

     1,425       1,318,376  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2013-B
10.50%, 07/01/2039(f)

     2,750       28  

Series 2014-A
7.50%, 07/01/2023(i)

     1,250       13  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College Auxiliary Revenue)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2059

     10,270       9,498,357  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College Lease)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2042

     1,500       1,458,666  

5.00%, 07/01/2047

     6,515       6,205,216  

5.00%, 07/01/2052

     7,300       6,806,399  

5.00%, 07/01/2057

     2,250       2,084,226  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Prerefunded – US Govt Agencies)
Series 2016
5.00%, 05/15/2047

     10       10,245  

New Orleans Aviation Board
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2043

     1,000       955,743  

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

     3,990       4,181,640  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Parish of St. John the Baptist LA
(Marathon Oil Corp.)
Series 2019
2.10%, 06/01/2037

   $ 2,465     $ 2,422,420  

2.20%, 06/01/2037

     3,700       3,455,853  

St Tammany Parish Finance Authority
(Christwood)
Series 2015
5.25%, 11/15/2037

     1,050       917,168  
    

 

 

 
    90,484,383  
    

 

 

 

Maine – 0.2%

    

Finance Authority of Maine
(Casella Waste Systems, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.25%, 01/01/2025(c)

     4,630       4,597,255  

Series 2018-R2
4.375%, 08/01/2035(c)

     1,700       1,657,964  

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Maine Medical Center)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2043

     3,370       3,279,701  

5.00%, 07/01/2048

     6,250       5,994,102  
    

 

 

 
    15,529,022  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 1.5%

    

City of Baltimore MD
(East Baltimore Research Park Project)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 09/01/2038

     1,000       933,828  

City of Baltimore MD
(Harbor Point Special Taxing District)
Series 2019
3.625%, 06/01/2046(c)

     1,750       1,270,118  

Series 2019-B
3.875%, 06/01/2046(c)

     300       219,872  

County of Frederick MD
(County of Frederick MD Urbana Community Development Authority)
Series 2020-C
4.00%, 07/01/2050(c)

     2,615       2,045,376  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(City of Baltimore MD Port Covington Development District)
Series 2020
4.00%, 09/01/2050

     1,500       1,102,256  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Maryland Econ Dev Corp-Morgan View & Thurgood Marshall Student Hsg)
Series 2020
4.25%, 07/01/2050

   $ 1,130     $ 911,980  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Maryland Economic Development Corp. Morgan View & Thurgood Marshall Student Hsg)
Series 2022
5.75%, 07/01/2053

     2,860       2,908,510  

6.00%, 07/01/2058

     10,000       10,340,054  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Purple Line Transit Partners LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/31/2036

     3,200       3,079,104  

5.00%, 06/30/2037

     2,400       2,293,589  

5.00%, 12/31/2037

     2,605       2,472,020  

5.00%, 06/30/2038

     2,920       2,757,869  

5.00%, 12/31/2038

     1,015       957,402  

5.25%, 06/30/2047

     3,125       2,921,659  

5.25%, 06/30/2052

     50,415       46,496,958  

5.25%, 06/30/2055

     6,980       6,386,893  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Meritus Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2015
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     3,245       3,258,897  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(TidalHealth Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/01/2036

     2,520       2,222,812  

4.00%, 07/01/2037

     2,575       2,207,223  

4.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,555       1,300,980  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     1,645       1,381,416  

5.00%, 07/01/2046

     22,040       20,197,747  

Maryland Stadium Authority
(Baltimore City Public School Construction Financing Fund)
Series 2020
5.00%, 05/01/2050(a)

     29,840       28,968,588  
    

 

 

 
       146,635,151  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts – 0.7%

    

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Emerson College)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 01/01/2047

   $ 8,170     $ 7,374,598  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 01/01/2040

     670       634,856  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Emmanuel College/MA)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 10/01/2043

     3,405       3,133,833  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Lasell University)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2027

     250       240,336  

4.00%, 07/01/2028

     325       309,530  

4.00%, 07/01/2029

     340       320,503  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     3,005       2,393,407  

4.00%, 07/01/2045

     2,200       1,637,800  

4.00%, 07/01/2050

     1,615       1,143,937  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Merrimack College)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     3,665       3,244,177  

Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2052

     1,150       994,938  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Salem Community Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.25%, 01/01/2050

     2,680       2,109,799  

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

     1,360       1,349,563  

5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       983,583  

Series 2023
5.00%, 10/01/2043

     1,100       982,245  

5.25%, 10/01/2036

     415       408,171  

5.25%, 10/01/2037

     500       484,666  

5.25%, 10/01/2038

     515       493,998  

5.25%, 10/01/2039

     520       494,792  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(South Shore Hospital, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2016-I
5.00%, 07/01/2031

   $ 1,350     $ 1,355,742  

5.00%, 07/01/2041

     2,500       2,314,852  

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

     4,000       2,816,592  

5.00%, 06/01/2026

     420       419,817  

5.00%, 06/01/2027

     445       445,537  

5.00%, 06/01/2028

     1,850       1,855,714  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 06/01/2035

     2,300       2,062,643  

4.00%, 06/01/2050

     1,700       1,243,047  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Tufts Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2013-G
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     2,550       2,344,629  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,000       940,692  

5.00%, 07/01/2044

     4,000       3,457,238  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     1,480       1,391,041  

5.00%, 07/01/2046

     2,500       2,314,186  

Massachusetts Port Authority
Series 2021-E
5.00%, 07/01/2051

     2,260       2,131,379  

Massachusetts School Building Authority
(Massachusetts School Building Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2009
5.715%, 08/15/2039

     10,255       10,017,661  
    

 

 

 
       63,845,502  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 1.4%

    

City of Detroit MI
Series 2014-B
4.00%, 04/01/2044(g)

     10,000       6,792,559  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2033

   $ 1,000     $ 999,634  

5.00%, 04/01/2034

     2,250       2,244,577  

5.00%, 04/01/2035

     1,000       992,044  

5.00%, 04/01/2036

     700       686,982  

5.00%, 04/01/2038

     2,135       2,030,013  

Series 2020
5.50%, 04/01/2045

     1,690       1,627,051  

5.50%, 04/01/2050

     2,170       2,064,346  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 04/01/2038

     1,100       1,047,399  

5.00%, 04/01/2046

     2,030       1,824,228  

5.00%, 04/01/2050

     1,000       881,880  

Series 2023-A
5.25%, 05/01/2024

     1,000       1,000,991  

5.25%, 05/01/2025

     1,750       1,755,612  

5.25%, 05/01/2027

     300       303,459  

5.25%, 05/01/2029

     700       713,637  

Series 2023-B
6.844%, 05/01/2028

     1,500       1,485,941  

Series 2023-C
6.00%, 05/01/2043

     1,250       1,295,561  

Grand Rapids Economic Development Corp.
(Beacon Hill at Eastgate)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 11/01/2032

     1,055       955,819  

5.00%, 11/01/2037

     600       508,282  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2046(a)

     1,025       996,108  

Series 2016-D
5.00%, 07/01/2036(a)

     25,210       25,442,842  

Kalamazoo Economic Development Corp.
(Heritage Community of Kalamazoo Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 05/15/2037

     1,100       933,501  

Series 2020
5.00%, 05/15/2055

     6,860       4,930,169  

Kalamazoo Hospital Finance Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2016
4.00%, 05/15/2031

     10       10,018  

4.00%, 05/15/2032

     20       20,036  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.00%, 05/15/2033

   $ 30     $ 30,055  

4.00%, 05/15/2036

     65       65,118  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Albion College)
Series 2022
4.00%, 12/01/2046

     2,120       1,516,392  

4.00%, 12/01/2051

     2,165       1,477,075  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue)
Series 2014-D4
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     1,100       1,104,819  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,000       990,914  

Series 2015-D1
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     2,000       2,011,542  

Series 2015-D2
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     3,400       3,424,491  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Henry Ford Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/15/2032

     3,850       3,882,123  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/15/2048

     6,635       6,237,459  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Michigan Finance Authority Tobacco Settlement Revenue)
Series 2020-A
3.267%, 06/01/2039

     5,000       4,280,895  

4.00%, 06/01/2049

     5,000       4,065,030  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Public Lighting Authority)
Series 2014-B
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,450       1,428,586  

5.00%, 07/01/2032

     3,000       2,948,283  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

     3,500       3,432,267  

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Michigan Strategic Fund – I 75 Improvement Project)
Series 2018
5.00%, 06/30/2048

     8,600       7,807,326  

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority
(Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./MI)
Series 2008-C
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2058

     241,050       10,852,577  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Troy School District/MI
Series 2023
5.00%, 05/01/2039

   $ 2,115     $ 2,191,451  

5.00%, 05/01/2040

     5,000       5,162,952  

5.00%, 05/01/2041

     3,440       3,540,359  

Wayne State University
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 11/15/2043

     4,000       3,938,576  
    

 

 

 
    131,930,979  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.6%

    

City of Fridley MN
(Roers Fridley Apartments Owner II LLC)
Series 2023-A
5.75%, 06/01/2041(c)

     6,635       5,827,515  

City of Ramsey MN
(Pact Charter School)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 06/01/2032

     11,800       11,221,933  

Dakota County Community Development Agency
(Rosemont AH I LLLP)
Series 2023
5.30%, 07/01/2028(c)

     7,075       6,964,354  

5.66%, 07/01/2041(c)

     19,240       17,630,478  

Duluth Economic Development Authority
(Essentia Health Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 02/15/2043

     2,500       2,356,333  

5.00%, 02/15/2048

     425       386,495  

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

     1,390       1,210,554  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota
(Minnesota Math & Science Academy)
Series 2021
3.00%, 06/01/2031(c)

     900       727,861  

4.00%, 06/01/2051(c)

     1,250       787,465  

4.00%, 06/01/2056(c)

     1,100       668,194  

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

     3,850       3,075,261  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 1,900     $ 1,720,194  
    

 

 

 
    52,576,637  
    

 

 

 

Mississippi – 0.5%

    

Mississippi Business Finance Corp.
(Alden Group Renewable Energy Mississippi LLC)
Series 2022
8.00%, 12/01/2029(d)

     14,500       13,703,994  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp.
(Enviva, Inc.)
Series 2022
7.75%, 07/15/2047

     6,395       4,571,342  

Mississippi Development Bank
(Magnolia Regional Health Center)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2041(c)

     2,500       1,827,753  

5.00%, 10/01/2024(c)

     880       878,235  

5.00%, 10/01/2026(c)

     1,700       1,679,419  

5.00%, 10/01/2027(c)

     900       888,243  

5.00%, 10/01/2028(c)

     1,900       1,872,078  

5.00%, 10/01/2033(c)

     2,270       2,185,765  

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority
(Baptist Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2036

     1,645       1,605,919  

5.00%, 09/01/2041

     18,265       17,279,753  

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority
(Forrest General Hospital, Inc.)
Series 2019
4.00%, 01/01/2037

     720       641,780  

5.00%, 01/01/2035

     1,230       1,251,854  
    

 

 

 
       48,386,135  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.9%

    

Cape Girardeau County Industrial Development Authority
(SoutheastHEALTH Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 03/01/2036

     2,810       2,731,099  

Series 2021
4.00%, 03/01/2041

     1,170       948,593  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(Lutheran Senior Services Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 02/01/2046

   $ 1,000     $ 862,591  

Series 2019
4.00%, 02/01/2042

     18,770       14,692,109  

4.00%, 02/01/2048

     21,850       15,880,892  

5.00%, 02/01/2042

     620       553,642  

5.00%, 02/01/2048

     2,600       2,213,907  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2040(c)

     2,920       2,345,649  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority
(Kansas City United Methodist Retirement Home Obligated Group)
Series 2021-C
7.50%, 11/15/2046

     1,279       918,643  

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority
(Kingswood Senior Living Community)
Series 2021
2.00%, 11/15/2046

     2,319       107,662  

5.00%, 11/15/2046

     5,196       3,534,898  

Series 2021-A
10.00%, 11/15/2037

     1,601       1,322,421  

Lee’s Summit Industrial Development Authority
(John Knox Village Obligated Group)
Series 2014-A
5.25%, 08/15/2039

     2,330       1,977,450  

Series 2016-A
5.00%, 08/15/2036

     1,300       1,122,106  

5.00%, 08/15/2046

     1,760       1,347,056  

5.00%, 08/15/2051

     1,000       743,800  

Series 2018
5.00%, 08/15/2042

     6,940       5,531,603  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 08/15/2056

     10,000       7,263,254  

Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission
(Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission Plum Point Project Revenue)
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 01/01/2031

     3,240       3,252,804  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority
(Friendship Village St. Louis Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.25%, 09/01/2053

   $ 7,560     $ 6,016,141  

St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority
(St. Andrews Resources for Seniors Obligated Group)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     2,000       1,779,160  

5.125%, 12/01/2045

     4,500       3,724,749  

Taney County Industrial Development Authority
(Taney County Industrial Development Authority Lease)
Series 2023
5.00%, 10/01/2033(c)

     1,000       937,401  

6.00%, 10/01/2049(c)

     2,475       2,224,071  
    

 

 

 
       82,031,701  
    

 

 

 

Montana – 0.0%

    

Montana Facility Finance Authority
(Benefis Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 02/15/2034

     1,085       1,087,623  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 0.3%

    

Central Plains Energy Project
(Bank of Montreal)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 05/01/2054

     10,255       10,201,825  

Central Plains Energy Project
(Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 09/01/2031

     2,050       2,038,514  

Central Plains Energy Project
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,510       1,498,905  

5.00%, 09/01/2036

     5,000       4,817,948  

5.00%, 09/01/2037

     8,715       8,322,627  

Series 2022-1
5.00%, 05/01/2053

     5,000       4,941,562  
    

 

 

 
    31,821,381  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Nevada – 0.7%

    

Carson City NV
(Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare)
Series 2017
5.00%, 09/01/2037

   $ 1,160     $ 1,100,221  

5.00%, 09/01/2047

     2,775       2,502,512  

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

     22,000       2,218,854  

City of Sparks NV
(City of Sparks NV Sales Tax)
Series 2019-A
2.75%, 06/15/2028(c)

     3,445       3,121,795  

Clark County School District
Series 2017-C
5.00%, 06/15/2033

     5,775       5,978,252  

5.00%, 06/15/2034

     5,000       5,164,480  

5.00%, 06/15/2035

     2,635       2,712,623  

5.00%, 06/15/2036

     3,700       3,702,173  

AGM Series 2019-B
3.00%, 06/15/2037

     5,185       4,055,487  

Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/15/2040

     1,800       1,736,272  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry
(DesertXpress Enterprises LLC)
Series 2023
8.125%, 01/01/2050(c)

     25,800       25,881,915  

Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority
Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2040

     4,200       3,825,760  

5.00%, 07/01/2045

     2,800       2,445,690  

5.00%, 07/01/2051

     7,500       6,387,573  
    

 

 

 
    70,833,607  
    

 

 

 

New Hampshire – 0.5%

    

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Covanta Holding Corp.)
Series 2018
4.625%, 11/01/2042(c)

     10,000       7,525,274  

4.875%, 11/01/2042(c)

     12,520       9,747,782  

Series 2020-A
3.625%, 07/01/2043(c)

     4,800       3,327,436  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020-B
3.75%, 07/01/2045(c)

   $ 4,785     $ 3,376,494  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group/PA)
Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2048

     2,000       1,803,254  

New Hampshire Health and Education Facilities Authority Act
(Dartmouth-Hitchcock Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 08/01/2059

     20,000       17,735,062  
    

 

 

 
    43,515,302  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 4.3%

    

Camden County Improvement Authority (The)
(KIPP Cooper Norcross Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.00%, 06/15/2047

     1,030       1,058,323  

6.00%, 06/15/2062

     5,075       5,159,306  

Essex County Improvement Authority
(North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, Inc.)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/15/2050(c)

     1,260       943,550  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Lutheran Social Ministries at Crane’s Mill, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,500       1,355,124  

5.00%, 01/01/2039

     2,500       2,105,276  

5.00%, 01/01/2049

     3,000       2,288,531  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/15/2042

     4,385       4,344,576  

5.00%, 06/15/2047

     1,500       1,470,866  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Transit Corp. State Lease)
Series 2020
5.00%, 11/01/2033

     3,770       3,899,322  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/15/2047

   $ 1,000     $ 907,553  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(NYNJ Link Borrower LLC)
Series 2013
5.125%, 01/01/2034

     6,045       6,047,714  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Port Newark Container Terminal LLC)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2037

     3,450       3,312,781  

5.00%, 10/01/2047

     7,210       6,502,977  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(State of New Jersey Department of the Treasury Lease)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/15/2030

     2,990       3,133,027  

5.00%, 06/15/2035

     2,750       2,823,942  

5.00%, 06/15/2037

     2,000       2,036,756  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(State of New Jersey Division of Property Management & Construction Lease)
Series 2018-C
5.00%, 06/15/2042

     7,085       7,019,686  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue Lease)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,640       1,576,387  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(State of New Jersey)
Series 2024-S
5.00%, 06/15/2024(h)

     1,250       1,250,623  

5.00%, 06/15/2026(h)

     6,500       6,556,896  

5.00%, 06/15/2035(h)

     1,500       1,537,039  

5.25%, 06/15/2036(h)

     3,000       3,103,429  

5.25%, 06/15/2037(h)

     3,065       3,135,395  

5.25%, 06/15/2039(h)

     3,000       3,023,860  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(UMM Energy Partners LLC)
Series 2012-A
5.125%, 06/15/2043

   $ 735     $ 668,297  

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

     8,270       8,077,914  

Series 2014-B
5.625%, 11/15/2030

     1,475       1,472,844  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
(Stevens Institute of Technology International, Inc.)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/01/2050

     1,805       1,359,851  

5.00%, 07/01/2045

     4,460       4,117,992  

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

     1,300       1,333,981  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Inspira Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,000       1,007,863  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

     7,645       7,382,767  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority State Lease)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,070       1,090,476  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group)
Series 2014
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     2,040       1,993,607  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/15/2027

     1,000       1,018,356  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 06/15/2028

   $ 21,660     $ 22,026,409  

5.00%, 06/15/2029

     13,435       13,669,063  

5.00%, 06/15/2030

     6,000       6,097,190  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/15/2029

     1,910       1,943,276  

5.00%, 06/15/2030

     24,975       25,379,555  

5.00%, 06/15/2031

     12,000       12,179,585  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 06/15/2038

     1,000       987,073  

Series 2015-A
5.00%, 06/15/2045

     8,450       8,128,100  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/15/2030

     2,000       2,068,063  

5.00%, 12/15/2032

     1,000       1,030,016  

5.00%, 12/15/2033

     29,040       29,825,491  

5.00%, 12/15/2034

     7,135       7,314,146  

5.00%, 12/15/2035

     5,230       5,336,254  

Series 2019
5.00%, 06/15/2034

     1,000       1,027,690  

5.00%, 06/15/2038

     2,670       2,691,892  

5.00%, 12/15/2039

     2,500       2,520,318  

5.00%, 06/15/2046

     2,325       2,289,250  

Series 2019-B
4.00%, 06/15/2037

     770       709,589  

5.00%, 06/15/2032

     3,480       3,589,066  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 06/15/2039

     5,085       5,163,338  

5.00%, 06/15/2040

     4,000       4,032,285  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series 2015-E
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     8,400       8,450,855  

5.00%, 01/01/2045

     7,000       6,791,095  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 01/01/2048

     11,320       11,334,379  

Passaic County Improvement Authority (The)
(Paterson Arts & Science Charter School)
Series 2023
4.25%, 07/01/2033

     630       595,162  

5.25%, 07/01/2043

     1,020       946,484  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

South Jersey Transportation Authority
Series 2022
4.625%, 11/01/2047

   $ 5,000     $ 4,453,659  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2031

     1,425       1,467,815  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 06/01/2046

     118,100       109,504,363  
    

 

 

 
    405,668,348  
    

 

 

 

New Mexico – 0.2%

    

City of Santa Fe NM
(El Castillo Retirement Residences Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 05/15/2039

     480       396,681  

5.00%, 05/15/2044

     500       391,903  

5.00%, 05/15/2049

     1,200       896,885  

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council
(Haverland Carter Lifestyle Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2039

     1,875       1,549,475  

5.00%, 07/01/2049

     18,760       14,011,613  

Winrock Town Center Tax Increment Development District No. 1
Series 2022
4.25%, 05/01/2040(c)

     2,750       2,135,046  
    

 

 

 
    19,381,603  
    

 

 

 

New York – 7.5%

    

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.50%, 09/01/2045(c)

     45,950       41,117,172  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.75%, 06/01/2062(c)

     1,500       1,376,890  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Global Community Charter School)
Series 2022
5.00%, 06/15/2057

     1,050       874,069  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Integration Charter Schools)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2025(c)

     355       343,614  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools)
Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2052

   $ 2,000     $ 1,860,339  

5.25%, 07/01/2062

     4,500       4,086,845  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Metropolitan College of New York)
Series 2014
5.00%, 11/01/2039

     1,560       1,170,000  

5.25%, 11/01/2034

     2,240       1,680,000  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2052(c)

     1,250       1,080,061  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(South Bronx Charter School For International Cultures & The Arts)
Series 2023
7.00%, 04/15/2053(c)(h)

     4,360       4,238,144  

7.00%, 04/15/2058(h)

     6,085       5,870,486  

7.00%, 04/15/2058(c)(h)

     5,220       5,035,980  

City of New York NY
Series 2018-E
5.00%, 03/01/2037(a)

     7,500       7,640,475  

5.00%, 03/01/2038(a)

     10,000       10,143,854  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp.
(Bard College)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     9,600       8,785,191  

5.00%, 07/01/2051

     17,400       15,452,825  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp.
(Evergreen Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2022-A
5.25%, 06/15/2052

     12,920       11,145,810  

5.50%, 06/15/2057

     7,350       6,495,051  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 11/15/2032

     3,715       3,716,973  

Series 2015-C
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     1,110       1,116,100  

5.25%, 11/15/2030

     4,000       4,014,229  

Series 2015-D
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     1,350       1,351,878  

5.00%, 11/15/2032

     5,135       5,138,604  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 11/15/2034

   $ 5,430     $ 5,406,898  

Series 2016-A
5.00%, 11/15/2026

     2,150       2,192,710  

5.00%, 11/15/2032

     3,440       3,466,775  

Series 2016-C
4.00%, 11/15/2026

     1,705       1,684,952  

Series 2016-D
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     5,695       5,779,447  

5.00%, 11/15/2029

     1,750       1,771,985  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 11/15/2026

     1,525       1,555,294  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     1,185       1,212,939  

Series 2017-C
5.00%, 11/15/2025

     1,450       1,468,809  

5.00%, 11/15/2026

     2,340       2,386,117  

5.00%, 11/15/2028

     12,930       13,214,920  

5.00%, 11/15/2029

     16,435       16,745,377  

5.00%, 11/15/2033

     2,020       2,049,121  

5.00%, 11/15/2034

     6,810       6,892,526  

Series 2017-D
4.00%, 11/15/2042

     1,000       843,978  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 11/15/2028

     1,340       1,371,687  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/15/2048

     3,075       3,065,327  

Series 2019-C
5.00%, 11/15/2038

     380       375,767  

Series 2020-A
4.00%, 11/15/2051

     1,625       1,288,218  

5.00%, 11/15/2045

     4,740       4,832,398  

5.00%, 11/15/2047

     2,630       2,523,169  

5.00%, 11/15/2049

     2,000       1,904,171  

Series 2020-C
4.75%, 11/15/2045

     34,975       32,107,690  

5.00%, 11/15/2050

     8,750       8,309,927  

5.25%, 11/15/2055

     15,885       15,577,991  

Series 2020-D
4.00%, 11/15/2047

     2,345       1,915,883  

4.00%, 11/15/2048

     7,150       5,804,557  

4.00%, 11/15/2049

     6,425       5,174,818  

5.00%, 11/15/2043

     5,000       4,877,329  

Series 2020-E
5.00%, 11/15/2029

     1,800       1,845,685  

5.00%, 11/15/2030

     2,345       2,406,866  

5.00%, 11/15/2032

     1,250       1,297,045  

5.00%, 11/15/2033

     1,500       1,553,928  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 11/15/2041

   $ 2,000     $ 1,708,702  

4.00%, 11/15/2043

     2,000       1,675,925  

4.00%, 11/15/2044

     2,500       2,078,003  

4.00%, 11/15/2046

     3,840       3,137,252  

4.00%, 11/15/2047

     10,000       8,109,223  

4.00%, 11/15/2048

     1,285       1,034,838  

4.00%, 11/15/2050

     8,000       6,375,110  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2013-D
5.00%, 11/15/2043

     2,000       2,003,306  

Series 2013-E
5.00%, 11/15/2032

     4,425       4,433,135  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(Academy of Health Sciences Charter School)
Series 2022
5.875%, 07/01/2052(c)

     4,675       4,158,213  

6.00%, 07/01/2057(c)

     1,615       1,444,228  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(St Ann’s of Greater Rochester Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2050

     6,520       4,840,179  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(True North Rochester Prep Charter School)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2059(c)

     1,080       899,863  

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
(Amsterdam House Continuing Care Retirement Community, Inc.)
Series 2021
5.00%, 01/01/2058(e)(f)

     525       125,664  

9.00%, 01/01/2041(d)(e)(f)

     270       256,500  

New York City Housing Development Corp.
Series 2020
2.55%, 08/01/2040

     3,645       2,498,048  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
Series 2022-F
3.75%, 02/01/2033

     13,000       11,035,866  

3.85%, 02/01/2034

     3,955       3,326,963  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York Counties Tobacco Trust V
Series 2005
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2050

   $ 30,000     $ 3,618,063  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(3 World Trade Center LLC)
Series 2014
5.00%, 11/15/2044(c)

     13,560       12,099,934  

5.375%, 11/15/2040(c)

     3,395       3,136,372  

7.25%, 11/15/2044(c)

     9,665       9,643,910  

New York Power Authority
AGM Series 2023
5.00%, 11/15/2048(h)

     5,250       5,266,041  

5.00%, 11/15/2053(h)

     7,000       6,966,123  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Garnet Health Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2030(c)

     1,200       1,124,898  

5.00%, 12/01/2031(c)

     1,000       929,504  

5.00%, 12/01/2034(c)

     2,000       1,810,609  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Montefiore Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 08/01/2035

     2,085       2,039,313  

AGM Series 2020
3.00%, 09/01/2050

     14,890       9,232,643  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2021
2.202%, 03/15/2034(a)

     13,000       9,540,011  

2.252%, 03/15/2032

     13,000       10,139,304  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Wagner College)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2057

     14,965       12,713,100  

New York State Thruway Authority
(New York State Thruway Authority Gen Toll Road)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 01/01/2041

     3,800       3,767,804  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     17,365       17,109,752  

5.00%, 01/01/2028

     15,300       15,047,063  

5.00%, 01/01/2029

     18,660       18,306,150  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020
4.00%, 10/01/2030

   $ 13,980     $ 12,840,060  

4.375%, 10/01/2045

     40,110       33,025,531  

Series 2023
5.625%, 04/01/2040(h)

     11,250       11,172,023  

6.00%, 04/01/2035(h)

     13,875       14,351,395  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Empire State Thruway Partners LLC)
Series 2021
4.00%, 04/30/2053

     2,670       2,003,507  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK International Air Terminal LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2040

     2,500       2,401,880  

5.00%, 12/01/2041

     11,500       10,950,934  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Laguardia Gateway Partners LLC)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     15,840       15,024,696  

5.00%, 07/01/2046

     6,895       6,340,994  

5.25%, 01/01/2050

     29,185       27,467,110  

Niagara Area Development Corp.
(Covanta Holding Corp.)
Series 2018-A
4.75%, 11/01/2042(c)

     13,765       10,537,825  

Orange County Funding Corp.
(The Hamlet at Wallkill)
Series 2013
6.50%, 01/01/2046

     1,020       755,194  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Series 2013-178
5.00%, 12/01/2033

     5,000       5,005,237  

Series 2021
3.175%, 07/15/2060

     10,000       5,763,114  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
5.25%, 05/15/2057(a)

     10,000       10,129,188  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 11/15/2049

     2,060       2,048,251  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue)
Series 2021-A
2.591%, 05/15/2036(a)

     4,000       2,860,933  

2.917%, 05/15/2040(a)

     10,000       6,727,430  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2022-C
5.00%, 05/15/2047(a)

   $ 10,000     $ 9,950,080  

5.25%, 05/15/2052(a)

     10,000       10,165,262  

TSASC, Inc./NY
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/01/2041

     1,560       1,526,023  

Ulster County Capital Resource Corp.
(Woodland Pond at New Paltz)
Series 2017
5.00%, 09/15/2037

     860       644,304  

5.25%, 09/15/2042

     365       263,025  

5.25%, 09/15/2047

     625       427,268  

5.25%, 09/15/2053

     1,340       877,291  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.
(Purchase Senior Learning Community Obligated Group)
Series 2021
3.125%, 07/01/2025(c)

     6,790       6,743,194  

Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.
Series 2021
3.00%, 12/01/2026(c)

     830       756,305  
    

 

 

 
    719,028,560  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.3%

    

Fayetteville State University
Series 2023
5.00%, 04/01/2027(c)

     415       423,284  

5.00%, 04/01/2028(c)

     455       466,588  

5.00%, 04/01/2029(c)

     500       515,512  

5.00%, 04/01/2030(c)

     545       562,548  

5.00%, 04/01/2031(c)

     600       621,644  

5.00%, 04/01/2034(c)

     770       800,327  

5.00%, 04/01/2036(c)

     900       921,873  

5.00%, 04/01/2037(c)

     970       982,504  

5.00%, 04/01/2040(c)

     1,205       1,189,680  

5.00%, 04/01/2042(c)

     1,380       1,345,172  

Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority
AGM Series 2022-A
5.50%, 07/01/2047

     2,880       2,914,131  

5.50%, 07/01/2052

     5,000       5,027,178  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     2,950       2,071,186  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Aldersgate United Methodist Retirement Community, Inc.)
Series 2015
4.875%, 07/01/2040

   $ 5,000     $ 3,758,706  

5.00%, 07/01/2045

     4,650       3,332,477  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Pennybyrn at Maryfield)
Series 2015
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     2,250       2,132,598  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Sharon Towers)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     1,000       801,677  

North Carolina Turnpike Authority
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2040

     5,000       4,927,160  
    

 

 

 
    32,794,245  
    

 

 

 

North Dakota – 0.3%

    

City of Grand Forks ND
(Altru Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2035

     4,000       3,410,104  

4.00%, 12/01/2036

     3,625       3,040,571  

4.00%, 12/01/2037

     1,190       989,077  

4.00%, 12/01/2040

     1,875       1,499,426  

4.00%, 12/01/2041

     1,865       1,472,982  

5.00%, 12/01/2034

     2,045       1,966,953  

Series 2023-A
5.42%, 12/01/2053

     5,000       4,689,426  

AGM Series 2021
3.00%, 12/01/2051

     4,000       2,441,785  

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

     5,195       1,039,000  

7.00%, 12/15/2043(d)(e)(f)

     5,390       1,078,000  

County of Ward ND
(Trinity Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-C
5.00%, 06/01/2048

     5,000       3,549,780  

5.00%, 06/01/2053

     5,230       3,600,365  
    

 

 

 
    28,777,469  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ohio – 3.5%

    

Akron Bath Copley Joint Township Hospital District
(Summa Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2020
3.00%, 11/15/2040

   $ 4,500     $ 3,108,294  

4.00%, 11/15/2036

     1,000       854,191  

4.00%, 11/15/2037

     800       669,703  

4.00%, 11/15/2038

     750       614,510  

American Municipal Power, Inc.
(American Municipal Power Combined Hydroelectric Revenue)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 02/15/2041

     6,000       5,862,365  

5.00%, 02/15/2046

     4,000       3,840,654  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 06/01/2048

     10,000       7,992,046  

Series 2020-B
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2057

     100,000       8,410,380  

5.00%, 06/01/2055

     141,595       115,829,312  

City of Chillicothe OH
(Adena Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2037

     3,765       3,676,078  

5.00%, 12/01/2047

     3,735       3,459,448  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(MetroHealth System (The))
Series 2017
5.00%, 02/15/2042

     6,490       6,010,638  

5.00%, 02/15/2052

     5,680       4,994,898  

5.25%, 02/15/2047

     12,860       12,171,248  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(MetroHealth System/The)
Series 2017
5.50%, 02/15/2057

     9,370       8,784,947  

County of Franklin OH
(First Community Village Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2049

     3,755       2,836,476  

County of Hamilton OH
(UC Health Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/15/2050

     18,425       16,036,630  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

County of Hardin OH
(Ohio Northern University)
Series 2020
5.25%, 05/01/2040

   $ 500     $ 411,350  

5.50%, 05/01/2050

     1,000       792,256  

County of Marion OH
(United Church Homes, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.125%, 12/01/2049

     2,210       1,568,118  

County of Montgomery OH
(Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2018
6.00%, 04/01/2038(d)(e)(f)

     2,000       440,000  

Series 2018-A
6.25%, 04/01/2049(d)(e)(f)

     10,105       2,223,100  

County of Ross OH
(Adena Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 12/01/2049

     6,000       5,500,881  

County of Washington OH
(Marietta Area Health Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.625%, 12/01/2042

     10,000       9,385,614  

6.75%, 12/01/2052

     33,685       32,362,372  

Jefferson County Port Authority/OH
(JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.)
Series 2021
3.50%, 12/01/2051(c)

     4,250       2,621,434  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(American Electric Power Co., Inc.)
Series 2019
2.40%, 12/01/2038

     1,030       852,038  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(Ohio Valley Electric Corp.)
Series 2019
3.25%, 09/01/2029

     1,780       1,631,593  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission
(John Carroll University)
Series 2022
4.00%, 10/01/2052

     6,000       4,388,161  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
Series 2021
4.375%, 06/15/2056

   $ 3,480     $ 3,300,267  

Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
(ParkUToledo, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2041

     3,000       2,378,770  

4.00%, 01/01/2043

     2,000       1,540,330  

4.00%, 01/01/2046

     2,000       1,485,251  

4.00%, 01/01/2051

     8,500       6,023,041  

4.00%, 01/01/2057

     6,500       4,429,870  

University of Toledo
Series 2023-B
4.61% (SOFR + 0.90%), 06/01/2036(a)(b)

     50,590       49,792,196  
    

 

 

 
    336,278,460  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 0.8%

    

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(Oklahoma City University Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 08/01/2044

     7,650       6,601,773  

5.00%, 08/01/2049

     12,780       10,648,138  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(OU Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2018-B
5.25%, 08/15/2043

     11,545       10,063,365  

5.25%, 08/15/2048

     7,500       6,311,984  

5.50%, 08/15/2052

     5,615       4,861,947  

5.50%, 08/15/2057

     21,080       18,002,474  

Series 2022-A
5.50%, 08/15/2037

     10,000       9,053,969  

5.50%, 08/15/2041

     11,995       10,536,610  
    

 

 

 
    76,080,260  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.2%

    

Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority
(Rose Villa, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.125%, 11/15/2040

     750       658,009  

5.375%, 11/15/2055

     2,940       2,432,212  

Medford Hospital Facilities Authority
(Asante Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 08/15/2045(a)

     4,500       4,267,272  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 08/15/2050(a)

   $ 5,500     $ 5,050,756  

Multnomah County School District No. 40
Series 2023-A
Zero Coupon, 06/15/2043

     6,430       2,154,262  

Oregon State Facilities Authority
(Samaritan Health Services, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 10/01/2040

     1,750       1,664,108  

Umatilla County School District No. 6R Umatilla
Series 2023-B
Zero Coupon, 06/15/2043

     2,350       787,328  

Zero Coupon, 06/15/2053

     10,500       1,924,372  
    

 

 

 
    18,938,319  
    

 

 

 

Other – 0.2%

 

Affordable Housing Tax-Exempt Bond Pass-Thru Trust
Series 2023-2
6.00%, 10/05/2040(c)

     17,960       17,055,342  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 6.0%

    

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority
(Allegheny Health Network Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 04/01/2034

     10,135       10,239,288  

5.00%, 04/01/2035

     12,500       12,577,786  

5.00%, 04/01/2036

     10,900       10,922,042  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority
Series 2017
5.00%, 05/01/2042(c)

     2,270       2,072,842  

Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2033(c)

     2,000       1,980,820  

5.375%, 05/01/2042(c)

     2,500       2,353,202  

Series 2022
5.25%, 05/01/2042(c)

     11,425       10,559,351  

Berks County Industrial Development Authority
(Highlands at Wyomissing (The))
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/15/2048

     1,000       1,033,941  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Berks County Industrial Development Authority
(Tower Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 11/01/2047

   $ 8,925     $ 4,855,592  

5.00%, 11/01/2050

     9,270       5,041,279  

Berks County Municipal Authority (The)
(Tower Health Obligated Group)
Series 2012-A
4.50%, 11/01/2041

     4,050       2,204,988  

Series 2020-B
5.00%, 02/01/2040

     7,000       4,942,391  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority
(Grand View Hospital/Sellersville PA Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2046

     10,850       7,212,366  

4.00%, 07/01/2051

     13,300       8,382,304  

5.00%, 07/01/2030

     675       602,070  

5.00%, 07/01/2031

     2,300       2,028,577  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,170       1,018,941  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,300       1,122,580  

5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,055       899,548  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,000       828,967  

5.00%, 07/01/2040

     2,500       2,041,553  

5.00%, 07/01/2041

     2,500       2,024,094  

5.00%, 07/01/2054

     15,100       11,320,425  

Chambersburg Area Municipal Authority
(Wilson College)
Series 2018
5.75%, 10/01/2043

     1,350       1,159,752  

6.00%, 10/01/2048

     9,000       7,729,135  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority
(Collegium Charter School)
Series 2017-A
5.25%, 10/15/2047

     3,830       3,215,877  

Series 2022
6.00%, 10/15/2052(c)

     1,075       981,851  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority
(Woodlands at Greystone Neighborhood Improvement District)
Series 2018
5.125%, 03/01/2048(c)

     874       741,583  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Philadelphia PA
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2029

   $ 6,000     $ 6,154,226  

5.00%, 08/01/2031

     6,110       6,258,616  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/01/2033

     3,000       3,074,590  

5.00%, 08/01/2034

     10,000       10,312,730  

Series 2019-B
5.00%, 02/01/2036

     3,300       3,414,985  

5.00%, 02/01/2037

     2,900       2,978,318  

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue
2.189%, 07/01/2032(a)

     3,725       2,833,358  

2.289%, 07/01/2033(a)

     3,060       2,276,922  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     3,805       3,917,228  

5.00%, 10/01/2036

     1,300       1,331,190  

Series 2021-B
2.926%, 07/01/2045

     5,000       3,269,616  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania COP)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,120       1,138,498  

County of Lehigh PA
(Lehigh Valley Health Network Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
4.00%, 07/01/2035

     10,000       9,048,701  

Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     6,885       6,554,397  

Crawford County Hospital Authority
(Meadville Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
6.00%, 06/01/2046

     1,175       1,125,761  

6.00%, 06/01/2051

     2,200       2,041,606  

Cumberland County Municipal Authority
(Asbury Pennsylvania Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2045

     1,815       1,418,806  

Delaware County Authority
(Elwyn Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2032

     1,750       1,609,594  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Geisinger Authority
(Geisinger Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
4.00%, 02/15/2047

   $ 20,385     $ 16,536,669  

Series 2020
4.00%, 04/01/2050

     9,060       7,172,150  

Geisinger Pennsylvania Authority Health System
5.00%, 04/01/2050(a)

     10,000       9,223,158  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority/PA
(St. Anne’s Retirement Community Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 03/01/2040

     2,000       1,587,720  

5.00%, 03/01/2050

     500       360,375  

Series 2022
5.00%, 03/01/2029

     2,170       2,022,346  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority
(HumanGood Pennsylvania Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2047

     1,500       1,243,774  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority
(Thomas Jefferson University Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 09/01/2035

     3,600       3,617,323  

Series 2019
5.00%, 09/01/2051

     2,300       2,153,764  

Series 2022
4.00%, 05/01/2052

     5,900       4,554,114  

5.00%, 05/01/2057(a)

     16,395       15,026,599  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA
(ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 11/15/2043

     500       389,690  

5.00%, 11/15/2045

     1,560       1,395,137  

Montgomery County Industrial Development Authority/PA
(Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community)
Series 2015
5.25%, 01/01/2040

     4,740       3,980,610  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Moon Industrial Development Authority
(Baptist Homes Society Obligated Group)
Series 2015
6.125%, 07/01/2050

   $ 2,500     $ 1,677,533  

Moon Industrial Development Authority
(Baptist Homes Society)
Series 2015
5.75%, 07/01/2035

     5,135       3,950,257  

6.00%, 07/01/2045

     2,600       1,771,729  

Northeastern Pennsylvania Hospital and Education Authority
(Wilkes University)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 03/01/2037

     2,675       2,466,931  

Series 2016-B
5.25%, 03/01/2031

     1,140       1,129,486  

5.25%, 03/01/2037

     1,170       1,105,812  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)
Series 2022
5.75%, 06/30/2048

     11,000       11,187,037  

6.00%, 06/30/2061

     20,940       21,681,703  

AGM Series 2022
5.00%, 12/31/2057(a)

     18,000       17,232,473  

5.75%, 12/31/2062(a)

     12,500       13,021,949  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Covanta Holding Corp.)
Series 2019
3.25%, 08/01/2039(c)

     2,330       1,567,298  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Iron Cumberland LLC)
Series 2022
7.00%, 12/01/2029

     31,570       29,709,419  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Pennsylvania Economic Development Finance Authority Sewage)
Series 2020
4.00%, 01/01/2027

     1,530       1,480,858  

4.00%, 01/01/2029

     450       427,098  

4.00%, 01/01/2030

     1,575       1,481,387  

4.00%, 01/01/2032

     800       738,854  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Presbyterian Homes Obligated
Group/PA)
Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2046

   $ 2,500     $ 2,298,101  

5.25%, 07/01/2049

     1,215       1,100,744  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Drexel University)
Series 2016
5.00%, 05/01/2032

     1,000       1,011,830  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
5.00%, 12/01/2046(a)

     26,610       26,523,917  

Series 2016
5.00%, 06/01/2037

     4,000       4,007,795  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 06/01/2035

     7,850       7,988,945  

5.00%, 06/01/2036

     5,000       5,052,504  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2043

     10,000       9,918,892  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 12/01/2038

     5,435       5,504,689  

5.00%, 12/01/2044

     3,745       3,657,134  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(City of Philadelphia PA)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2035

     1,000       1,023,437  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(MaST Community Charter School II)
Series 2020
5.00%, 08/01/2040

     600       539,263  

5.00%, 08/01/2050

     1,425       1,194,108  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(MaST Community Charter School III)
Series 2021
5.00%, 08/01/2050

     5,000       4,206,891  

5.00%, 08/01/2054

     3,560       2,946,022  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Philadelphia Electrical & Technology Charter High School)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2056

     2,550       1,673,801  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/15/2040(c)

   $ 3,285     $ 2,955,027  

5.00%, 06/15/2050(c)

     6,285       5,250,546  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Tacony Academy Charter School)
Series 2023
5.00%, 06/15/2033(c)

     1,070       1,020,387  

5.375%, 06/15/2038(c)

     1,270       1,178,191  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co.
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2042

     5,000       4,847,968  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
AGM Series 2023-C
4.517%, 09/01/2040(a)

     46,555       46,037,560  

School District of Philadelphia (The)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,615       1,625,032  

5.00%, 09/01/2035

     1,000       1,004,818  

Series 2016-F
5.00%, 09/01/2033

     3,000       3,029,135  

5.00%, 09/01/2036

     1,000       999,995  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,000       1,024,704  

5.00%, 09/01/2036

     1,000       1,013,145  

5.00%, 09/01/2037

     1,000       1,006,147  

5.00%, 09/01/2038

     1,000       1,001,973  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 09/01/2043

     3,000       2,981,558  

Series 2019-A
4.00%, 09/01/2037

     2,230       1,980,375  

4.00%, 09/01/2038

     1,700       1,490,790  

5.00%, 09/01/2044(a)

     17,900       17,438,144  

Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority
(Scranton Parking System Concession Project)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 01/01/2051(c)

     6,765       3,736,143  

5.00%, 01/01/2057(c)

     5,345       2,841,025  

Series 2016-B
6.08%, 01/01/2026(c)

     480       457,458  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2016-C
Zero Coupon, 01/01/2036(c)

   $ 2,945     $ 886,363  

Series 2016-D
Zero Coupon, 01/01/2057(d)

     58,055       3,229,681  

State Public School Building Authority
(Harrisburg School District)
AGM Series 2016
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     1,365       1,400,943  

5.00%, 12/01/2030

     7,160       7,331,869  

State Public School Building Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
AGM Series 2016
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     220       227,754  

Union County Hospital Authority
(Evangelical Community Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 08/01/2038

     2,685       2,545,201  

5.00%, 08/01/2043

     5,750       5,408,340  
    

 

 

 
    571,343,885  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 4.0%

    

Children’s Trust Fund
Series 2005-A
Zero Coupon, 05/15/2050

     8,370       1,348,366  

Series 2008-A
Zero Coupon, 05/15/2057

     261,400       15,323,268  

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

     345       333,828  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

     6,410       3,661,236  

4.00%, 07/01/2033

     14,040       12,208,679  

4.00%, 07/01/2035

     4,200       3,520,857  

4.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,631       1,323,934  

4.00%, 07/01/2041

     2,217       1,709,561  

4.00%, 07/01/2046

     2,306       1,683,342  

5.375%, 07/01/2025

     7,870       7,912,124  

5.625%, 07/01/2027

     8,953       9,105,647  

5.625%, 07/01/2029

     2,542       2,597,340  

5.75%, 07/01/2031

     3,784       3,892,035  

Series 2022-A
Zero Coupon, 11/01/2051

     13,365       5,245,891  

0.00%, 11/01/2051

     42,472       21,501,450  

Series 2022-C
0.00%, 11/01/2043

     86,778       43,171,884  

GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico
Series 2018
7.50%, 08/20/2040

     6,497       5,294,867  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

HTA HRRB Custodial Trust
Series 2022
5.25%, 07/01/2036

   $ 1,800     $ 1,807,646  

HTA TRRB Custodial Trust
Series 2022
5.25%, 07/01/2036

     825       828,504  

5.25%, 07/01/2041

     8,600       8,394,244  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority
Series 2008-A
6.125%, 07/01/2024

     1,848       1,862,581  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2030(c)

     5,500       5,459,687  

5.00%, 07/01/2035(c)

     9,455       9,043,387  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2042(c)

     2,500       1,995,756  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 07/01/2042(c)

     4,000       3,193,170  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Series 2007-T
5.00%, 07/01/2032(e)(f)

     7,315       1,828,750  

5.00%, 07/01/2037(e)(f)

     15,260       3,815,000  

Series 2008-W
5.25%, 07/01/2033(e)(f)

     1,000       250,000  

5.50%, 07/01/2038(e)(f)

     10,490       2,622,500  

Series 2010-A
5.25%, 07/01/2029(e)(f)

     2,950       737,500  

5.25%, 07/01/2030(e)(f)

     1,040       260,000  

Series 2010-C
5.00%, 07/01/2024(e)(f)

     1,735       433,750  

5.25%, 07/01/2027(e)(f)

     3,360       840,000  

5.25%, 07/01/2028(e)(f)

     500       125,000  

Series 2010-DDD
5.00%, 07/01/2021(e)(i)

     1,050       262,500  

5.00%, 07/01/2022(e)(i)

     950       237,500  

Series 2010-X
5.25%, 07/01/2040(e)(f)

     20,585       5,146,250  

5.75%, 07/01/2036(e)(f)

     7,375       1,843,750  

Series 2010-ZZ
5.25%, 07/01/2018(e)(i)

     3,500       875,000  

5.25%, 07/01/2024(e)(f)

     2,565       641,250  

5.25%, 07/01/2025(e)(f)

     620       155,000  

Series 2012-A
5.00%, 07/01/2029(e)(f)

     2,510       627,500  

5.00%, 07/01/2042(e)(f)

     2,125       531,250  

5.05%, 07/01/2042

     2,585       646,250  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2013-A
7.00%, 07/01/2033

   $ 1,700     $ 425,000  

7.00%, 07/01/2040(e)(f)

     750       187,500  

AGM Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2031

     25,380       25,047,855  

NATL Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2029

     5,965       5,900,210  

5.25%, 07/01/2033

     9,250       9,136,980  

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 07/01/2062

     23,623       23,268,397  

Series 2022-B
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2032

     5,129       3,269,564  

Series 2022-C
0.00%, 07/01/2053(g)

     425       272,303  

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

     21,370       14,959,000  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2024

     110       106,584  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2027

     537       453,656  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029

     523       401,992  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2046

     123,224       30,544,309  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2051

     58,864       10,566,788  

Series 2019-A
4.329%, 07/01/2040

     15,975       13,799,612  

4.55%, 07/01/2040

     1,198       1,063,363  

5.00%, 07/01/2058

     54,251       47,361,552  
    

 

 

 
    381,062,699  
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island – 0.0%

    

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp.
(City of Woonsocket RI Lease)
AGM Series 2017-A
5.00%, 05/15/2029

     1,000       1,026,396  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 2.3%

    

Columbia Housing Authority/SC
Series 2022
4.80%, 11/01/2024

     5,010       4,877,240  

5.26%, 11/01/2032

     800       731,686  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.41%, 11/01/2039

   $ 12,570     $ 11,015,481  

6.28%, 11/01/2039

     545       473,868  

Greenville Housing Authority/SC
Series 2023
6.16%, 05/01/2063(c)

     16,000       14,168,298  

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency
(Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.)
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 10/01/2054(a)

     30,000       30,321,900  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.)
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2046

     9,595       9,271,440  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(FAH Pelham LLC)
Series 2023
10.00%, 08/01/2039(c)

     580       515,534  

Series 2023-A
6.50%, 02/01/2056(c)

     18,185       16,052,723  

Series 2023-B
7.50%, 08/01/2047(c)

     7,000       6,230,914  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(International Paper Co.)
Series 2023
4.00%, 04/01/2033

     6,000       5,906,347  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Last Step Recycling LLC)
Series 2021
6.00%, 06/01/2031(c)

     2,470       2,079,685  

6.25%, 06/01/2040(c)

     6,100       4,492,823  

6.50%, 06/01/2051(c)

     9,070       6,296,373  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Lutheran Homes of South Carolina Obligated Group)
Series 2013
5.00%, 05/01/2043

     1,000       748,478  

5.125%, 05/01/2048

     1,000       729,333  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(PSG Patriot’s Place Apartments LLC)
Series 2022
0.00%, 06/01/2052(g)

     15,425       9,513,380  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

South Carolina Public Service Authority
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 12/01/2050

   $ 33,180     $ 31,102,730  

Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     3,815       3,827,365  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,000       987,463  

Series 2016-B
5.00%, 12/01/2037

     3,430       3,359,593  

5.00%, 12/01/2041

     10,500       10,187,022  

5.00%, 12/01/2056

     7,350       6,812,032  

Series 2022
4.00%, 12/01/2038

     550       481,557  

4.00%, 12/01/2049

     5,166       4,058,503  

4.00%, 12/01/2050

     5,155       4,026,663  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     447       445,609  

5.00%, 12/01/2038

     1,742       1,699,072  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 12/01/2047

     9,000       7,170,427  

4.00%, 12/01/2052

     10,000       7,731,390  

5.00%, 12/01/2055

     10,000       9,276,228  
    

 

 

 
    214,591,157  
    

 

 

 

South Dakota – 0.3%

    

County of Lincoln SD
(Augustana College Association (The))
Series 2021
4.00%, 08/01/2051

     1,410       1,010,521  

4.00%, 08/01/2056

     2,415       1,676,096  

4.00%, 08/01/2061

     4,020       2,717,910  

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Monument Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 09/01/2040

     15,035       14,597,095  

South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Regional Health System Obligated Group/SD)
Series 2017
5.00%, 09/01/2033

     3,260       3,301,057  

South Dakota Housing Development Authority
(Schuett Spearfish LP)
Series 2023
6.15%, 09/01/2039

     5,360       5,084,408  
    

 

 

 
    28,387,087  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tennessee – 1.7%

    

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

   $ 9,080     $ 7,982,702  

5.125%, 12/01/2042(c)

     29,990       24,943,511  

Series 2016-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2031(c)

     2,000       1,206,761  

Knox County Industrial Development Board
(Tompaul Knoxville LLC)
Series 2022
8.75%, 11/01/2032(c)

     2,000       1,920,345  

9.25%, 11/01/2042(c)

     5,250       4,953,012  

9.50%, 11/01/2052(c)

     14,835       13,915,232  

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

     5,040       1,108,800  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2040

     2,435       2,382,393  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2048

     2,335       2,193,562  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Industrial Development Board
(South Nashville Central Business Improvement District)
Series 2021
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2043(c)

     7,250       2,222,697  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The)
Series 2022-B
5.25%, 07/01/2047

     12,500       12,256,283  

5.50%, 07/01/2052

     9,000       9,018,087  

Tennergy Corp./TN
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2022-A
5.50%, 10/01/2053

     24,000       24,077,426  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2021
5.00%, 05/01/2052

   $ 16,820     $ 16,570,447  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 05/01/2053

     20,000       19,792,984  

Wilson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2039

     10,000       7,471,134  

4.25%, 12/01/2024

     6,000       5,718,920  
    

 

 

 
    157,734,296  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 6.1%

    

Abilene Convention Center Hotel Development Corp.
(City of Abilene TX Abilene Convention Center Revenue)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 10/01/2050

     3,070       2,078,523  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 10/01/2050(c)

     11,140       8,332,997  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.50%, 06/15/2056(c)

     1,000       976,331  

Series 2023
4.875%, 06/15/2056(c)

     1,500       1,478,043  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Magellan School (The))
Series 2022
6.25%, 06/01/2052(c)

     6,015       5,607,159  

6.375%, 06/01/2062(c)

     9,785       9,106,491  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Wayside Schools)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/15/2036

     500       405,736  

4.00%, 08/15/2046

     695       479,744  

Baytown Municipal Development District
(Baytown Municipal Development District Baytown Convention Center Hotel Revenue)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2045

     8,545       6,236,544  

4.00%, 10/01/2050

     3,815       2,666,396  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 08/15/2049

   $ 11,000     $ 11,079,718  

Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp.
(Aleon Renewable Metals LLC)
Series 2022
10.00%, 06/01/2042(c)

     10,000       9,191,381  

Series 2023
12.00%, 06/01/2043(c)

     2,500       2,377,378  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 01/01/2044

     2,230       2,193,682  

5.00%, 01/01/2049

     3,940       3,792,685  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 01/01/2046

     4,600       4,478,646  

Central Texas Turnpike System

  

Series 2015-C
5.00%, 08/15/2037

     6,800       6,542,878  

City of Dallas Housing Finance Corp.
(DHFC The Briscoe Apartments LLC)
Series 2022
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2062(c)

     179,645       10,738,693  

6.00%, 12/01/2062

     20,940       19,360,471  

City of Dallas Housing Finance Corp.
(DHFC The Dylan Apartments LLC)
Series 2022
6.00%, 12/01/2062(c)

     10,025       8,713,158  

6.25%, 12/01/2054(c)

     4,070       3,372,369  

City of Houston TX
Series 2021-B
2.047%, 03/01/2033

     2,495       1,822,158  

2.147%, 03/01/2034

     7,405       5,285,187  

City of Houston TX
(City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2015
5.00%, 09/01/2030

     1,965       1,975,912  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
AGM Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2042

     5,000       5,013,735  

5.25%, 07/01/2043

     5,000       5,002,599  

5.25%, 07/01/2048

     5,000       4,924,856  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2014
5.00%, 07/01/2029

   $ 16,960     $ 16,374,943  

Series 2015-B
5.00%, 07/15/2030

     1,960       1,875,104  

5.00%, 07/15/2035

     1,000       926,209  

Series 2018
5.00%, 07/15/2028

     22,875       22,160,211  

Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,750       1,690,829  

5.00%, 07/15/2027

     2,500       2,414,651  

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 02/01/2046

     5,000       4,989,827  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp.
(IDEA Public Schools)
Series 2012
5.00%, 08/15/2042

     530       487,370  

Series 2013
6.00%, 08/15/2043

     1,000       1,000,264  

Clifton Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Valor Texas Education Foundation)
Series 2023-A
6.00%, 06/15/2043(c)

     3,365       3,119,984  

6.00%, 06/15/2048(c)

     4,125       3,723,804  

6.25%, 06/15/2053(c)

     5,000       4,585,800  

Conroe Local Government Corp.
(Conroe Local Government Corp. Conroe Convention Center Hotel)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2050

     2,525       1,858,952  

Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1
Series 2015
5.00%, 04/01/2028(c)

     1,650       1,602,991  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Series 2022-A
4.507%, 11/01/2051

     2,000       1,601,721  

Decatur Hospital Authority
Series 2014-A
5.25%, 09/01/2044

     3,150       2,898,975  

Series 2021
4.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,679       1,459,434  

4.00%, 09/01/2044

     3,876       2,896,972  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Memorial Hermann Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2052(a)

   $ 10,000     $ 9,328,968  

Harris County Industrial Development Corp.
(Energy Transfer LP)
Series 2023
4.05%, 11/01/2050

     19,195       17,910,755  

Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2022-A
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2042

     2,000       610,887  

Zero Coupon, 12/01/2051

     11,540       1,946,842  

Zero Coupon, 12/01/2056

     17,105       2,072,240  

Series 2022-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2042

     1,395       410,346  

Zero Coupon, 12/01/2043

     2,000       537,873  

Zero Coupon, 12/01/2044

     5,640       1,384,451  

Zero Coupon, 12/01/2055

     2,895       311,629  

Zero Coupon, 12/01/2056

     5,000       500,492  

Irving Hospital Authority
(Baylor Medical Center at Irving)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/15/2044

     8,505       7,927,314  

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

     25,610       24,061,225  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Series 2023
8.50%, 09/01/2027(d)

     23,940       23,321,831  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Army Retirement Residence Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.75%, 07/15/2052

     4,490       3,794,112  

6.00%, 07/15/2057

     10,300       8,901,456  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(BSPV – Plano LLC)
Series 2019
7.25%, 12/01/2053(e)(f)

     7,820       8,171,900  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021
2.00%, 11/15/2061(e)(f)(g)

   $ 206     $ 77,258  

7.50%, 11/15/2036(e)(f)

     50       39,497  

7.50%, 11/15/2037(e)(f)

     10       7,316  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Legacy at Midtown Park, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.50%, 07/01/2054

     10,200       7,168,531  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Morningside Ministries Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 01/01/2040

     790       638,439  

5.00%, 01/01/2055

     3,010       2,168,538  

Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2047

     4,575       2,888,445  

4.25%, 01/01/2057

     1,380       821,757  

5.00%, 01/01/2057

     2,950       2,062,640  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Outlook at Windhaven Forefront Living Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.875%, 10/01/2057

     500       414,273  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp.
(Abilene Christian University)
Series 2022
4.00%, 04/01/2057

     10,000       7,377,754  

North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2016
5.00%, 01/01/2046

     4,940       4,565,144  

North Texas Tollway Authority
(North Texas Tollway System)
Series 2014-B
5.00%, 01/01/2031

     8,975       8,988,962  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     1,400       1,427,166  

5.00%, 01/01/2043

     6,000       6,001,766  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020
3.079%, 01/01/2042

   $ 4,990     $ 3,411,003  

Series 2021
3.011%, 01/01/2043

     7,500       5,001,862  

Port Beaumont Navigation District
(Jefferson Railport Terminal II LLC)
Series 2020
4.00%, 01/01/2050(c)

     3,315       2,140,298  

Series 2021
2.125%, 01/01/2028(c)

     540       455,168  

2.25%, 01/01/2029(c)

     800       651,595  

2.50%, 01/01/2030(c)

     905       719,917  

2.625%, 01/01/2031(c)

     500       386,988  

Red River Health Facilities Development Corp.
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2014-A
7.75%, 11/15/2044

     1,315       1,363,379  

Sanger Industrial Development Corp.
(Texas Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2012-B
8.00%, 07/01/2038(f)(k)

     2,180       512,300  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Stayton at Museum Way)
Series 2020-A
5.75%, 12/01/2054(e)(f)(k)

     6,485       4,215,286  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Trinity Terrace Project)
Series 2014-A1
5.00%, 10/01/2049

     4,285       3,630,995  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III
(Macquarie Group Ltd.)
Series 2021
5.00%, 12/15/2029

     4,710       4,628,039  

5.00%, 12/15/2031

     4,775       4,648,028  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition and Supply Corp. I
(Bank of America Corp.)
Series 2008-D
6.25%, 12/15/2026

     6,335       6,457,075  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(Blueridge Transportation Group LLC)
Series 2016
5.00%, 12/31/2045

     4,250       3,835,562  

5.00%, 12/31/2050

     16,075       14,256,922  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)
Series 2019
4.00%, 12/31/2037

   $ 4,000     $ 3,539,946  

4.00%, 12/31/2038

     2,600       2,270,863  

4.00%, 12/31/2039

     2,500       2,165,281  

5.00%, 12/31/2031

     5,000       5,119,954  

Series 2023
5.50%, 12/31/2058

     42,420       42,608,608  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/30/2058

     52,250       47,621,220  

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway 249 System
Series 2019
5.00%, 08/01/2057

     54,130       47,445,097  

Uptown Development Authority
(City of Houston TX Reinvestment Zone No 16)
Series 2017-A

  

5.00%, 09/01/2035

     1,015       1,001,683  
    

 

 

 
    582,828,387  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 0.2%

    

Intermountain Power Agency
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     1,000       1,035,057  

Military Installation Development Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/01/2052

     5,000       3,330,937  

Utah Infrastructure Agency
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/15/2032

     1,000       993,583  

5.00%, 10/15/2037

     1,410       1,313,960  

Series 2023
5.625%, 10/15/2038

     1,000       995,674  

6.00%, 10/15/2047

     2,665       2,665,632  

Wohali Public Infrastructure District No. 1
(Village Community Development District No. 13 Phase I Series 2019 Special Assmnts)
Series 2023
7.00%, 12/01/2042(c)

     6,443       5,977,095  
    

 

 

 
    16,311,938  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Vermont – 0.1%

    

Vermont Economic Development Authority
(Casella Waste Systems, Inc.)
Series 2018
4.625%, 04/01/2036(c)

   $ 1,100     $ 1,052,669  

Series 2022
5.00%, 06/01/2052(c)

     3,750       3,656,424  

Vermont Educational & Health Buildings Financing Agency
(St Michael’s College, Inc.)
Series 2023
5.25%, 10/01/2052(c)

     3,000       2,470,314  

5.50%, 10/01/2043(c)

     2,500       2,245,425  
    

 

 

 
    9,424,832  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 2.5%

    

Align Affordable Housing Bond Fund LP
(Park Landing LP)
Series 2022-2
5.66%, 08/01/2052

     17,900       15,346,393  

Arlington County Industrial Development Authority
(Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System/VA)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/01/2040

     1,155       1,014,872  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

     850       870,661  

Atlantic Park Community Development Authority
(Atlantic Park Community Development Authority District)
Series 2023
6.25%, 08/01/2045(c)

     19,060       16,723,801  

Cherry Hill Community Development
Authority
(Potomac Shores Project)
Series 2015
5.15%, 03/01/2035(c)

     1,000       993,151  

Fairfax County Industrial Development
Authority
(Inova Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 05/15/2042

     10,065       8,871,079  

Henrico County Economic Development
Authority
(Westminster-Canterbury Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/01/2047

     2,000       1,824,101  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 10/01/2052

   $ 4,500     $ 4,015,560  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./VA
Series 2007-B1
5.00%, 06/01/2047

     7,490       6,416,395  

US Bank Trust Co NA
(Park Landing LP)
Series 2022-B
5.90%, 08/01/2052

     3,076       2,663,817  

Virginia College Building Authority
(Marymount University)
Series 2015
5.00%, 07/01/2045(c)

     1,500       1,280,539  

5.25%, 07/01/2035(c)

     1,200       1,148,438  

Series 2015-A
5.00%, 07/01/2035(c)

     1,500       1,397,982  

5.00%, 07/01/2045(c)

     1,610       1,374,445  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(95 Express Lanes LLC)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2040

     3,000       2,538,326  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     500       421,580  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Bon Secours Mercy Health, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/01/2040

     10,000       10,008,262  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Capital Beltway Express LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/31/2047

     28,825       27,142,444  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2030

     3,070       2,870,554  

4.00%, 01/01/2031

     2,650       2,453,953  

4.00%, 01/01/2033

     7,500       6,818,531  

4.00%, 01/01/2034

     3,500       3,151,350  

4.00%, 01/01/2037

     10,000       8,714,737  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(I-66 Express Mobility Partners LLC)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/31/2056

     50,235       45,851,268  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(National Senior Campuses, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 01/01/2051

   $ 18,500     $ 13,976,384  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(P3 VB Holdings LLC)
Series 2023
8.50%, 12/01/2052(c)

     13,290       11,737,163  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Total Fiber Recovery @ Chesapeake LLC)
Series 2022
7.68% (SOFR + 5.50%), 06/01/2029(b)(c)

     20,215       18,903,956  

8.50%, 06/01/2042(c)

     23,525       20,639,859  
    

 

 

 
    239,169,601  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 1.4%

    

Central Puget Sound Regional Transit
Authority
(Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Auth Sales Motor Vehicle & Rental Car Taxes)
Series 2016-S
5.00%, 11/01/2046

     11,000       11,133,434  

Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Series 2018-A
5.25%, 01/01/2038(c)

     750       759,097  

King County Public Hospital District No. 4
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     2,235       2,164,893  

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1 Box Canyon
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2048

     9,000       8,178,284  

Port of Seattle WA
Series 2015-C
5.00%, 04/01/2033

     5,035       5,022,543  

Series 2021
5.00%, 08/01/2046

     12,550       11,970,932  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 08/01/2037

     2,000       1,974,265  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 08/01/2039

   $ 5,970     $ 5,823,241  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 09/01/2045

     2,045       1,648,875  

5.00%, 09/01/2039

     1,655       1,648,423  

5.00%, 09/01/2045

     2,070       1,993,139  

5.00%, 09/01/2050

     2,000       1,911,186  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(Overlake Hospital Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     2,350       2,216,771  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

     2,965       2,789,152  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,855       1,782,570  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(Virginia Mason Medical Center
Obligated Group)

  

Series 2017

  

5.00%, 08/15/2033

     6,250       6,212,122  

5.00%, 08/15/2035

     5,750       5,646,724  

5.00%, 08/15/2037

     3,565       3,407,621  

Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District
(Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities Dist Lodging Tax Revenue)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2031

     11,045       10,100,415  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Obligated Group)
Series 2013
5.00%, 01/01/2028(c)

     1,030       963,996  

5.25%, 01/01/2043(c)

     2,870       2,267,718  

Series 2015
6.00%, 01/01/2045(c)

     2,920       2,464,007  

Series 2016
4.00%, 01/01/2026(c)

     2,280       2,153,792  

5.00%, 01/01/2031(c)

     5,305       4,717,412  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 01/01/2036(c)

   $ 1,075     $ 884,603  

5.00%, 01/01/2046(c)

     1,140       828,383  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 01/01/2044(c)

     1,330       981,459  

5.00%, 01/01/2049(c)

     3,305       2,338,540  

5.00%, 01/01/2055(c)

     11,670       7,955,117  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Rockwood Retirement Communities)
Series 2014
7.50%, 01/01/2049(c)

     1,500       1,507,854  

Series 2014-A
7.375%, 01/01/2044(c)

     5,115       5,140,757  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences)
Series 2023
5.625%, 07/01/2038(c)

     1,215       1,220,925  

6.125%, 07/01/2053(c)

     3,780       3,805,243  

6.25%, 07/01/2059(c)

     5,295       5,339,726  

6.375%, 07/01/2063(c)

     3,125       3,086,211  

Washington State Housing Finance
Commission
(Spokane United Methodist Homes Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 01/01/2051(c)

     2,000       1,386,857  

5.00%, 01/01/2056(c)

     3,000       2,024,869  
    

 

 

 
    135,451,156  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 0.4%

    

City of South Charleston WV
(City of South Charleston WV South Charleston Park Place Excise Tax District)
Series 2022
4.50%, 06/01/2050(c)

     1,000       696,204  

Monongalia County Commission Excise Tax District
Series 2022-A
6.25%, 06/01/2024

     5,605       5,595,351  

Tobacco Settlement Finance
Authority/WV
Series 2020
4.875%, 06/01/2049

     2,960       2,634,454  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

West Virginia Economic Development
Authority
(Arch Resources, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.125%, 07/01/2045

   $ 4,035     $ 3,944,551  

Series 2023
9.00%, 06/01/2038(c)

     30,750       29,106,954  
    

 

 

 
    41,977,514  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 4.1%

    

DIP Loan Agreement KDC Agribusiness
(KDC Agribusiness LLC)
12.00%, 09/14/2024(l)(m)

     9,807       980,700  

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Series 2021
5.00%, 09/30/2041(c)

     8,850       6,183,056  

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

     15,970       15,282,567  

5.00%, 10/01/2039(c)

     5,035       4,513,585  

Wisconsin Center District
(Wisconsin Center District Ded Tax)
Series 2022
5.25%, 12/15/2061(c)

     6,995       5,972,306  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities
Authority
(Aspirus, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/15/2052(a)

     20,345       18,973,279  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Marshfield Clinic Health System Obligated Group)
AGM Series 2020
3.00%, 02/15/2038

     1,035       781,128  

5.00%, 02/15/2031

     2,000       2,068,987  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Oakwood Lutheran Senior Ministries Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2037

     1,450       1,008,952  

4.00%, 01/01/2057

     9,815       5,156,473  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Rogers Memorial Hospital, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     1,000       964,053  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(St. Camillus Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/01/2039

   $ 950     $ 751,815  

5.00%, 11/01/2046

     870       631,839  

5.00%, 11/01/2054

     3,295       2,267,843  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
(Roers Sun Prairie Apartments Owner LLC)
Series 2022
4.625%, 03/15/2040(c)

     2,510       1,993,314  

Series 2022-A
3.875%, 12/01/2039(c)

     11,525       9,035,481  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
Series 2022
5.50%, 02/01/2042(c)

     5,950       5,294,146  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(21st Century Public Academy)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2049(c)

     1,340       1,006,305  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 11/15/2037

     600       507,521  

5.00%, 11/15/2041

     1,500       1,374,675  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2046

     1,100       789,327  

4.00%, 07/01/2051

     1,675       1,145,602  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Bancroft Neurohealth Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.125%, 06/01/2048(c)

     3,335       2,675,445  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Blue Ridge Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 01/01/2045

     1,500       1,214,746  

5.00%, 01/01/2038

     550       531,706  

5.00%, 01/01/2039

     700       672,629  

5.00%, 01/01/2040

     500       478,652  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Carmelite System, Inc. Obligated Group (The))
Series 2020
5.00%, 01/01/2045

   $ 2,030     $ 1,755,570  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Catholic Bishop of Chicago (The))
Series 2021
5.75%, 07/25/2041(d)

     57,000       45,892,570  

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

     1,000       996,449  

Series 2016-C
4.30%, 11/01/2030

     2,060       1,903,322  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(CFC-SA LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 02/01/2052

     12,500       10,823,880  

5.00%, 02/01/2062

     13,790       11,584,525  

5.75%, 02/01/2052(c)

     16,500       14,410,915  

6.00%, 02/01/2062(c)

     20,960       18,627,460  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Crossroads Health Project)
Series 2023
8.00%, 07/01/2053(c)

     14,895       13,804,354  

8.125%, 07/01/2058(c)

     14,900       13,796,949  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(FAH Tree House LLC)
Series 2023
6.50%, 08/01/2053(c)

     18,000       16,178,733  

6.625%, 02/01/2046(c)

     12,500       10,622,100  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Gannon University)
Series 2017
5.00%, 05/01/2042

     1,500       1,321,173  

5.00%, 05/01/2047

     2,750       2,327,635  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(KDC Agribusiness LLC)
Series 2022
15.00%, 04/30/2023(d)(e)(i)(l)(m)

     21,900       – 0  – 

Series 2023
15.00%, 04/30/2023(d)(e)(i)(l)(m)

     4,895       – 0  – 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Lehigh Valley Health Network, Inc.)
Series 2023
6.625%, 12/01/2032(c)

     1,040       985,425  

7.25%, 12/01/2042(c)

     7,775       7,265,945  

7.50%, 12/01/2052(c)

     5,400       5,084,907  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(McLemore Resort Manager LLC)
Series 2021
4.50%, 06/01/2056(c)

   $ 13,735     $ 9,010,172  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2052(a)

     10,000       9,461,556  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(National Senior Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2047

     1,400       1,088,987  

4.00%, 01/01/2052

     2,350       1,758,569  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(North San Gabriel Municipal Utility District No. 1)
Series 2023
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2029(c)

     8,000       5,025,467  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Pine Lake Preparatory, Inc.)
Series 2015
5.25%, 03/01/2035(c)

     1,550       1,538,788  

5.50%, 03/01/2045(c)

     3,010       2,831,461  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)

  

Series 2020

  

5.00%, 04/01/2030(c)

     25       26,129  

5.00%, 04/01/2040(c)

     80       85,335  

5.00%, 04/01/2050(c)

     335       357,341  

Series 2022
4.00%, 04/01/2032(c)

     15       15,053  

4.00%, 04/01/2052(c)

     40       40,777  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Queens University of Charlotte)
Series 2022
5.25%, 03/01/2042

     12,000       10,928,887  

5.25%, 03/01/2047

     5,100       4,491,134  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Rose Villa, Inc.Obligated Group)
Series 2014-A
5.75%, 11/15/2044(c)

     1,000       1,013,156  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Roseman University of Health Sciences)
Series 2020
5.00%, 04/01/2030(c)

     475       466,809  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 04/01/2040(c)

   $ 1,320     $ 1,190,962  

5.00%, 04/01/2050(c)

     6,150       5,147,861  

Series 2022
4.00%, 04/01/2032(c)

     865       784,488  

4.00%, 04/01/2052(c)

     2,615       1,797,984  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Samaritan Housing Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2056(c)

     29,090       17,498,691  

Series 2022
4.00%, 06/01/2049(c)

     3,890       2,482,998  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Seabury Retirement Community)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 09/01/2030(c)

     545       503,262  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Southeastern Regional Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2046

     8,000       5,338,666  

4.00%, 02/01/2051

     11,500       7,308,633  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Triad Educational Services, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 06/15/2042

     1,140       981,884  

5.25%, 06/15/2052

     1,610       1,346,382  

5.375%, 06/15/2057

     2,320       1,945,475  

5.50%, 06/15/2050

     650       568,584  

5.50%, 06/15/2062

     3,025       2,553,830  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Triad Math & Science Academy Co.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/15/2051

     3,915       2,626,160  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Uwharrie Charter Academy)

  

Series 2022

  

5.00%, 06/15/2052(c)

     4,315       3,417,871  

5.00%, 06/15/2057(c)

     4,105       3,185,655  

5.00%, 06/15/2062(c)

     8,090       6,171,147  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Washoe Barton Medical Clinic)
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2031

     1,750       1,566,985  

4.00%, 12/01/2041

     2,405       1,813,559  

4.00%, 12/01/2051

     4,010       2,724,200  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(WFCS Holdings II LLC)
Series 2021-A1
5.00%, 01/01/2056(c)

   $ 4,915     $ 3,411,934  
    

 

 

 
    392,144,876  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $11,037,938,453)

       9,697,513,078  
    

 

 

 
    

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 2.4%

    

Agency CMBS – 0.9%

    

California Housing Finance Agency
Series 2019-2, Class A
4.00%, 03/20/2033

     14,402       13,570,921  

Series 2021-2, Class A
3.75%, 03/25/2035

     43,290       39,559,408  

Series 2021-2, Class X
0.82%, 03/25/2035(n)

     22,428       1,086,179  

Series 2021-3, Class A
3.25%, 08/20/2036

     6,940       5,944,840  

Series 2021-3, Class X
0.766%, 08/20/2036(n)

     20,188       1,031,064  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates
Series 2022-ML13, Class AUS
3.125%, 09/25/2036(c)

     3,939       3,200,593  

Series 2022-ML13, Class XCA
0.955%, 07/25/2036(n)

     17,498       962,035  

Series 2022-ML13, Class XUS
0.984%, 09/25/2036(n)

     30,726       2,082,454  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Series 2021-1, Class A
3.50%, 12/20/2035

     18,933       16,071,538  

Series 2021-1, Class X
0.726%, 12/20/2035(n)

     14,506       647,712  
    

 

 

 
    84,156,744  
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 1.5%

 

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

     14,692       12,785,302  

California Housing Finance Agency

  

Series 2021-1, Class A

  

3.50%, 11/20/2035

     9,149       7,917,754  

Series 2023-1, Class A
4.375%, 09/20/2036

     21,442       19,339,056  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

National Finance Authority
Series 2022-2, Class X
0.674%, 10/01/2036(n)

   $ 24,667     $ 1,168,294  

National Finance Authority
Series 2023-2
3.875%, 01/20/2038

     1,995       1,681,677  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
Series 2020-1, Class A
4.125%, 01/20/2034

     20,640       18,995,544  

Series 2022-1, Class A
4.375%, 09/20/2036

     40,802       37,227,827  

Series 2022-2
0.334%, 09/20/2036(n)

     24,579       537,459  

Series 2022-2, Class A
4.00%, 10/20/2036

     26,640       23,502,601  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Series 2023-1, Class A
3.375%, 04/20/2037

     22,492       17,704,787  

Series 2023-1, Class X
1.447%, 04/20/2037(n)

     69,375       7,422,050  
    

 

 

 
    148,282,351  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $264,866,682)

       232,439,095  
    

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 0.0%

    

Industrial – 0.0%

    

Energy – 0.0%

    

Red River Biorefinery LLC
Series 23A
15.00%, 12/31/2023(d)(l)(m)

     805       805,000  
    

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.0%

    

Cincinnati Sr Care/Dayton/Florida/Nashville/Sebring/Trousdale/Waynesboro HC
Series 2023
12.00%, 12/31/2023(d)(m)

     540       540,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $1,345,000)

       1,345,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.0%

    

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.0%

    

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry
Series 2018
6.95%, 02/15/2038(c)

   $ 1,853     $ 185,328  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.

    

Series 2015-A

    

5.00%, 11/15/2045(e)(f)(k)(l)(m)

     2,981       – 0  – 

Series 2015-B
5.00%, 11/15/2030(e)(f)(k)(l)(m)

     3,369       – 0  – 

Series 2017
5.25%, 11/15/2047(e)(f)(k)(l)(m)

     920       – 0  – 
    

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $9,307,876)

       185,328  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.5%

    

Investment Companies – 1.5%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 5.27%(o)(p)(q)
(cost $138,240,108)

     138,240,108       138,240,108  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 105.7%
(cost $11,451,698,119)

       10,069,722,609  

Other assets less liabilities – (5.7)%

       (543,939,197
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 9,525,783,412  
    

 

 

 

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

 

      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     90,795       01/15/2025     2.565%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 8,875,572     $ – 0  –    $ 8,875,572  
USD     45,398       01/15/2025     2.613%   CPI#   Maturity     4,350,406       – 0  –      4,350,406  
USD     45,397       01/15/2025     2.585%   CPI#   Maturity     4,400,941       – 0  –      4,400,941  
USD     34,210       01/15/2025     4.028%   CPI#   Maturity     1,273,322       – 0  –      1,273,322  
USD     83,920       01/15/2026     CPI#   3.765%   Maturity     (2,858,123     – 0  –      (2,858,123
USD     158,000       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.320%   Maturity     (7,680,998     – 0  –      (7,680,998
USD     156,000       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.466%   Maturity     (6,191,305       (136,227     (6,055,078
USD     127,850       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.323%   Maturity     (6,191,921     – 0  –      (6,191,921
USD     371,020       01/15/2028     0.735%   CPI#   Maturity       80,455,898       – 0  –      80,455,898  
USD     219,860       01/15/2028     1.230%   CPI#   Maturity     39,969,060       – 0  –      39,969,060  
USD     273,300       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.390%   Maturity     (8,215,718     – 0  –      (8,215,718

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

      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     190,780       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.735%   Maturity   $ (407,281   $ – 0  –    $ (407,281
USD     79,070       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.331%   Maturity     (2,749,428     – 0  –      (2,749,428
USD     67,450       01/15/2030     1.572%   CPI#   Maturity     11,676,570       – 0  –      11,676,570  
USD     67,450       01/15/2030     1.587%   CPI#   Maturity     11,588,270       – 0  –      11,588,270  
USD     93,000       01/15/2031     2.782%   CPI#   Maturity     6,943,500       – 0  –      6,943,500  
USD     85,000       01/15/2031     2.680%   CPI#   Maturity     7,147,501       – 0  –      7,147,501  
USD     76,750       01/15/2031     2.989%   CPI#   Maturity     4,245,556       – 0  –      4,245,556  
USD     75,410       01/15/2032     CPI#   3.064%   Maturity     (3,320,627     – 0  –      (3,320,627
USD     52,000       04/15/2032     CPI#   2.909%   Maturity     (2,930,924     – 0  –      (2,930,924
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   140,380,271     $   (136,227   $   140,516,498  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note C)

 

                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     275,000       01/15/2027     1 Day SOFR   3.947%   Annual   $ (8,175,685   $   – 0  –    $ (8,175,685
USD     500,000       04/15/2028     1 Day SOFR   3.616%   Annual     (23,180,776     – 0  –      (23,180,776
USD     880,000       04/30/2030     1 Day SOFR   3.500%   Annual     (55,875,982     – 0  –      (55,875,982
USD     303,900       07/31/2030     1 Day SOFR   4.016%   Annual     (9,565,484     – 0  –      (9,565,484
USD     256,000       07/31/2030     1 Day SOFR   4.271%   Annual     (3,676,411     – 0  –      (3,676,411
USD     251,600       07/31/2030     1 Day SOFR   3.897%   Annual     (9,504,915     – 0  –      (9,504,915
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   (109,979,253   $ – 0  –    $   (109,979,253
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note C)

 

      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       52,610       10/09/2029     1.125%   SIFMA*   Quarterly   $   6,549,394     $   – 0  –    $   6,549,394  

 

*

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

 

(a)

Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Fund (see Note H).

 

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(c)

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 October 31, 2023, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,038,099,146 or 21.4% of net assets.

 

(d)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 1.98% of net assets as of October 31, 2023, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

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144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

ARC70 II TRUST
Series 2023
4.84%, 04/01/2065

    07/18/2023     $   62,718,000     $   60,104,353       0.63

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Cares, Inc.)
Series 2020
6.75%, 07/01/2030

    05/16/2022       1,555,637       90,000       0.00

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Cares, Inc.)
Series 2020
7.75%, 07/01/2050

    08/12/2020       35,639,422       2,037,000       0.02

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Cares, Inc.)
Series 2021-A
6.00%, 07/01/2051

    07/21/2022       1,324,222       85,500       0.00

Cincinnati Sr Care/Dayton/Florida/Nashville/Sebring/Trousdale/Waynesboro HC
Series 2023
12.00%, 12/31/2023

    08/24/2023       540,000       540,000       0.01

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

    05/21/2021       5,195,000       1,039,000       0.01

County of Grand Forks ND
(Red River Biorefinery LLC)
Series 2021
7.00%, 12/15/2043

    05/21/2021       5,390,000       1,078,000       0.01

County of Montgomery OH
(Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2018
6.00%, 04/01/2038

    09/15/2020       1,020,000       440,000       0.00

County of Montgomery OH
(Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
6.25%, 04/01/2049

    08/29/2018       6,115,631       2,223,100       0.02

Douglas County Housing Partnership
(Bridgewater Castle Rock ALF LLC)
Series 2021
5.375%, 01/01/2041

    01/14/2021       19,319,340       13,529,745       0.14

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

    03/28/2019       30,122,104       21,913,755       0.23

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

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

    08/29/2018     $ 5,005,829     $ 1,108,800       0.01

Mississippi Business Finance Corp.
(Alden Group Renewable Energy Mississippi LLC)
Series 2022
8.00%, 12/01/2029

    12/13/2022       14,303,738       13,703,994       0.14

Nassau County Industrial Development Agency
(Amsterdam House Continuing Care Retirement Community, Inc.)
Series 2021
9.00%, 01/01/2041

    09/03/2021       270,000       256,500       0.00

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Series 2023
8.50%, 09/01/2027

    02/03/2023       23,940,000       23,321,831       0.24

Red River Biorefinery LLC
Series 23A
15.00%, 12/31/2023

    05/31/2023       805,000       805,000       0.01

Scranton-Lackawanna Health and Welfare Authority
(Scranton Parking System Concession Project)
Series 2016-D
Zero Coupon, 01/01/2057

    11/29/2017       6,960,553       3,229,681       0.03

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Catholic Bishop of Chicago (The))
Series 2021
5.75%, 07/25/2041

    08/03/2021       57,000,000       45,892,570       0.48

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(KDC Agribusiness LLC)
Series 2022
15.00%, 04/30/2023

    11/10/2022       21,900,000       – 0  –      0.00

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(KDC Agribusiness LLC)
Series 2023
15.00%, 04/30/2023

    11/10/2022       4,895,000       – 0  –      0.00

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

(f)

Defaulted.

 

(g)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(h)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(i)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(j)

Inverse floater security.

 

 

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(k)

Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Sanger Industrial Development Corp.
(Texas Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2012-B
8.00%, 07/01/2038

    08/31/2012     $   2,180,000     $ 512,300       0.01

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 11/15/2045

    01/30/2020       3,057,543       – 0  –      0.00

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 11/15/2030

    05/22/2015       3,434,052       – 0  –      0.00

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
Series 2017
5.25%, 11/15/2047

    01/30/2020       963,007       – 0  –      0.00

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Stayton at Museum Way)
Series 2020-A
5.75%, 12/01/2054

    09/17/2014       6,441,117         4,215,286       0.04

 

(l)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(m)

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

 

(n)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(o)

Affiliated investments.

 

(p)

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.

 

(q)

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

As of October 31, 2023, the Fund’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 2.5% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

BAM – Build American Mutual

CCRC – Congregate Care Retirement Center

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

COP – Certificate of Participation

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

SD – School District

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $11,313,458,011)

   $ 9,931,482,501  

Affiliated issuers (cost $138,240,108)

     138,240,108  

Cash

     418,760  

Cash collateral due from broker

     82,776,386  

Interest receivable

     154,557,755  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     53,008,149  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

     24,092,465  

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

     6,549,394  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     277,624  

Receivable due from Adviser

     8,038  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     10,391,411,180  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for floating rate notes issued*

     580,230,000  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     211,643,079  

Dividends payable

     35,710,550  

Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     27,469,837  

Cash collateral due to broker

     6,520,000  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     1,630,080  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     2,424,222  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     865,627,768  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,525,783,412  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 9,497  

Additional paid-in capital

         10,947,386,651  

Accumulated loss

     (1,421,612,736
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 9,525,783,412  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, $.00001 par value (based on 949,660,236 common shares outstanding)

   $ 10.03  
  

 

 

 

 

*

Represents short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts (see Note H).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income      

Interest

   $     229,434,949     

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     1,938,183     

Other income(a)

     692,779      $     232,065,911  
  

 

 

    
Expenses      

Interest and investment expense

     9,802,672     
  

 

 

    

Total expenses

        9,802,672  
     

 

 

 

Net investment income

        222,263,239  
     

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions

        (112,202,137

Swaps

        70,204,547  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

        (732,045,576

Swaps

        (171,022,724
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

        (945,065,890
     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $     (722,802,651
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other income includes a reimbursement for investment in affiliated issuer (see Note B).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 222,263,239     $ 333,795,051  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (41,997,590     42,480,192  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (903,068,300     (243,216,728
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (722,802,651     133,058,515  

Distribution to Shareholders

     (214,820,444     (348,426,574
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest     

Net increase

     1,094,620,758       2,278,465,743  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     156,997,663       2,063,097,684  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     9,368,785,749       7,305,688,065  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     9,525,783,412     $     9,368,785,749  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Corporate Shares (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust, which is a Massachusetts Business Trust, operates as a “series” company currently offering five separate portfolios: AB Corporate Income Shares, AB Municipal Income Shares, AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares, AB Impact Municipal Income Shares and AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to AB Municipal Income Shares (the “Fund”).

Shares of the Fund are offered exclusively to holders of accounts established under wrap fee programs sponsored and maintained by certain registered investment advisers approved by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). The Fund’s shares may be purchased at the relevant net asset value without a sales charge or other fee. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on

 

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which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Fund generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

 

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2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values as described in Note A.1 above). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential

 

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mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and assetbacked securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided are classified as Level 3.

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2023:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 9,696,532,378     $ 980,700 (a)    $ 9,697,513,078  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      232,439,095       – 0  –      232,439,095  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      – 0  –      1,345,000       1,345,000  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      185,328       0 (a)      185,328  

Short-Term Investments

    138,240,108       – 0  –      – 0  –      138,240,108  

Liabilities:

       

Floating Rate Notes(b)

    (580,230,000     – 0  –      – 0  –      (580,230,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    (441,989,892     9,929,156,801       2,325,700 (a)      9,489,492,609  

Other Financial Instruments(c):

       

Assets:

       

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      180,926,596       – 0  –      180,926,596 (d) 

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      6,549,394       – 0  –      6,549,394  

Liabilities:

       

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      (40,546,325     – 0  –      (40,546,325 )(d) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (109,979,253     – 0  –      (109,979,253 )(d) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   (441,989,892   $   9,966,107,213     $   2,325,700 (a)    $   9,526,443,021  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

The Fund may hold liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes.

 

 

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(c)

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

 

(d)

Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from REIT investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

5. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

 

 

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NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the advisory agreement, the Fund pays no advisory fee to the Adviser and the Adviser reimburses or pays for the Fund’s operating expenses. The Fund is an integral part of separately managed accounts in wrap fee programs and other investment programs. Typically, participants in these programs pay a fee to their investment adviser for all costs and expenses of the separately managed account, including costs and expenses associated with the Fund, and a fee is paid by their investment adviser to the Adviser. In certain cases, participants may have a direct relationship with the Adviser without the involvement of a third party investment adviser, in which case the participant would pay a fee directly to the Adviser. The Adviser serves as investment manager and adviser of the Fund and continuously furnishes an investment program for the Fund and manages, supervises and conducts the affairs of the Fund, subject to the supervisions of the Fund’s Board. The advisory agreement provides that the Adviser or an affiliate will furnish, or pay the expenses of the Fund for, office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Fund and certain administrative services.

The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter (the “Underwriter”), to permit the Underwriter to distribute the Fund’s shares, which are sold at their net asset value without any sales charge. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service. The Underwriter is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, acts as the Fund’s registrar, transfer agent and dividend-disbursing agent. ABIS registers the transfer, issuance and redemption of Fund shares and disburses dividends and other distributions to Fund shareholders. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service.

The Fund may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Government Money Market Portfolio”) which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund in an amount

 

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equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, such reimbursement amounted to $44,452.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended October 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
4/30/23
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/23
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     103,767     $     1,196,697     $     1,162,224     $     138,240     $     1,938  

NOTE C

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     2,341,458,029     $     987,516,090  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 197,950,477  

Gross unrealized depreciation

         (1,542,839,348
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (1,344,888,871
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates or credit risk. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a

 

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specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of operations.

Certain standardized swaps, including certain interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, are (or soon will be) subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) that are members of central clearinghouses, with the clearinghouse serving as central counterparty, similar to transactions in futures contracts. Centralized clearing will be required for additional categories of swaps on a phased-in basis based on requirements published by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

At the time the Fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the

 

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statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Interest Rate Swaps:

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.

In addition, the Fund may also enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging purposes.

Inflation (CPI) Swaps:

Inflation swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to pay the cumulative percentage increase in a price index (the Consumer Price Index with respect to CPI swaps) over the term of the swap (with some lag on the inflation index), and the other pays a compounded fixed rate. Inflation swaps may be used to protect the net asset value, or NAV, of a Fund against an unexpected change in

 

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the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index since the value of these agreements is expected to increase if there are unexpected inflation increases.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for hedging purposes.

The Fund typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Fund’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Fund’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

      
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
      
$

180,926,596

      
Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
      
$

150,389,351

Interest rate contracts

      
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps
   
    
6,549,394

 
   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $ 187,475,990       $ 150,389,351  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

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Derivative Type

 

Location of

Gain or (Loss) on
Derivatives Within
Statement of
Operations

  Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps   $ 70,204,547     $ (171,022,724
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     70,204,547     $     (171,022,724
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the six months ended October 31, 2023:

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 52,610,000  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     2,236,271,429  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 2,392,660,000  

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of October 31, 2023. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Assets
Subject to
a MA
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net
Amount of
Derivative
Assets
 

Citibank, NA

   $ 6,549,394      $ – 0  –    $ (6,520,000   $ – 0  –    $ 29,394  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     6,549,394      $     – 0  –    $     (6,520,000   $     – 0  –    $     29,394
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^

Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

 

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NOTE D

Shares of Beneficial Interest

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

            
    Shares           Amount        
    Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
April 30,
2023
          Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
       
 

 

 

   

Shares sold

    205,534,035        437,451,700       $ 2,193,094,802     $ 4,809,672,752    

 

   

Shares redeemed

    (104,187,204      (232,395,948       (1,098,474,044     (2,531,207,009  

 

   

Net increase

    101,346,831        205,055,752       $ 1,094,620,758     $ 2,278,465,743    

 

   

NOTE E

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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 and any accrued interest. 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 Fund’s 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, and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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

 

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disasters, such as hurricanes, fires or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

Tax Risk—There is no guarantee that all of the Fund’s income will remain exempt from federal or state income taxes. From time to time, the U.S. Government and the U.S. 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 Fund by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Fund’s net asset value, or 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 Fund shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Fund or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Fund would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Fund’s yield. The federal income tax treatment of payments in respect of certain derivative contracts is unclear.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end

 

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of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions 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 the 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 Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Leverage Risk—When the Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Fund, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Fund than if the Fund were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when particular investments, such as lower-rated securities, are or become difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such investments at an advantageous price. The Fund is subject to illiquid investments risk because the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets. Derivatives and securities involving substantial market and credit risk tend to involve greater illiquid investments risk than most other types of investments.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

 

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LIBOR Replacement Risk—The Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that recently transitioned from the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, ceased publishing most LIBOR settings (including some U.S. LIBOR settings) by the end of 2021 and the remaining (and most widely used) U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, will permit the use of synthetic U.S. Dollar LIBOR rates for non-U.S. contracts through September 30, 2024, but any such rates would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (referred to as SOFR), which is intended to replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement (repo) market. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of SOFR or any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that the market for SOFR-linked financial instruments will have the same volume or liquidity as did the market for LIBOR-linked financial instruments prior to LIBOR’s discontinuance or unavailability. Neither the long-term effects of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. 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.

NOTE F

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other

 

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short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

NOTE G

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending April 30, 2024 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     2023      2022  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 26,840,993      $ 11,930,509  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     26,840,993        11,930,509  

Tax-exempt income

     321,585,581        222,568,440  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     348,426,574      $     234,498,949  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt income

   $ 33,366,949  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (26,050,107 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (459,469,225 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $     (452,152,383 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $26,050,107. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $22,650,158 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

 

(b)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of tender option bonds, the tax treatment of swaps, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

(c)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of defaulted securities and dividends payable.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $26,050,107, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

NOTE H

Floating Rate Notes Issued in Connection with Securities Held

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Purpose Vehicle (the “SPV”, which is generally organized as a trust). The Fund buys a residual interest in the assets and cash flows of the SPV, often referred to as an inverse floating rate obligation (“Inverse Floater”). The SPV also issues floating rate notes (“Floating Rate Notes”) which are sold to third parties. The Floating Rate Notes pay interest at rates that generally reset weekly and their holders have the option to tender their notes to a liquidity provider for redemption at par. The Inverse Floater held by the Fund gives the Fund the right (1) to cause the holders of the Floating Rate Notes to tender their notes at par, and (2) to have the trustee transfer the Fixed Rate Bond held by the SPV to the Fund, thereby collapsing the SPV. The SPV may also be collapsed in certain other circumstances. In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities, the Fund accounts for the transaction described above as a secured borrowing by including the Fixed Rate Bond in its portfolio of investments and the Floating Rate Notes as a liability under the caption “Payable for floating rate notes issued” in its statement of assets and liabilities. Interest expense related to the Fund’s liability with respect to Floating Rate Notes is recorded as incurred. The interest expense is also included in the Fund’s expense ratio. At October 31, 2023, the amount of the Fund’s Floating Rate Notes outstanding was $580,230,000 and the related interest rate was 3.80% to 5.50%. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, the average amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate were $513,071,630 and 3.68%, respectively.

The Fund may also purchase Inverse Floaters in the secondary market without first owning the underlying bond. Such an Inverse Floater is included in the Fund’s portfolio of investments but is not required to be treated as a secured borrowing and reflected in the Fund’s financial statements as a secured borrowing.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”. ASU 2022-06 is an amendment to ASU 2020-04, which provided optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates and which was effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. ASU 2022-06 extends the effective period through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2022-06.

 

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NOTE J

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

   

Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023

(unaudited)

    Year Ended April 30,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.04       $  11.36       $  12.70       $  10.80       $  11.70       $  11.32  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

    .25       .45       .43       .44       .44       .45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1.02     (.30     (1.35     1.91       (.90     .38  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.77     .15       (.92     2.35       (.46     .83  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.24     (.47     (.42     (.45     (.44     (.45
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.03       $  11.04       $  11.36       $  12.70       $  10.80       $  11.70  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(b)

    (7.27 )%      1.44 %+      (7.52 )%      22.01     (4.23 )%      7.53

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $9,525,783       $9,368,786       $7,305,688       $6,349,716       $4,685,911       $3,509,575  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses(c)

    .20 %^      .21     .07     .07     .01     .01

Net investment income

    4.56 %(b)^      4.10     3.38     3.62     3.67     3.91

Portfolio turnover rate

    10     18     6     10     12     14

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(c)

The expense ratios, excluding interest and investment expense are .00%, .00%, .00%, .00%, .00% and .00%, respectively.

 

+

The net asset value and total return include adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for financial reporting purposes. As such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions may differ from financial statements.

 

^

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Garry L. Moody(1),
Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President and Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

OFFICERS

Matthew J. Norton(2), Vice President

Andrew D. Potter(2), Vice President

Daryl Clements(2), Vice President

Nancy E. Hay, Secretary

  

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

Stephen M. Woetzel, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
501 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37203

 

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein
Investor Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 786003
San Antonio, TX 78278-6003
Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

  

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP
One Manhattan West
New York, NY 10001

 

1

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

2

The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s Portfolio are made by the Adviser’s Municipal Bond Investment Team. Messrs. Norton, Clements and Potter are the investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Portfolio.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the open-end fund liquidity rule (the “Liquidity Rule”). In June 2018 the SEC adopted a requirement that funds disclose information about the operation and effectiveness of their Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) in their reports to shareholders.

One of the requirements of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund to designate an Administrator of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Administrator of the Fund’s LRMP is AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has delegated the responsibility to its Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the Fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 2023, which covered the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The LRMP’s principal objectives include supporting the Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the LRMP, the Fund classifies the liquidity of its portfolio investments into one of the four categories defined by the SEC: Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid. These classifications are reported to the SEC on Form N-PORT.

During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end structure, incorporating any holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. If the Fund participated in derivative transactions, the exposure from such transactions were considered in the LRMP.

The Committee also performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”). The Committee also incorporated the following information when determining the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size for purposes of liquidity monitoring: historical net redemption activity, a Fund’s concentration in an issuer, shareholder concentration, investment performance, total net assets, and distribution channels.

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and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was challenged due to rising rates and economic uncertainty. However, markets also remained orderly during the Program Reporting Period. There were no liquidity events that impacted the Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions during the Program Reporting Period.

 

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested trustees (the “directors”) of AB Corporate Shares (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Municipal Income Shares (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 1-2, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors noted that the Fund is designed as a vehicle for the wrap fee account market (where investors pay fees to a wrap fee sponsor which pays investment fees and expenses from such fee). The directors also noted that no advisory fee is payable by the Fund, that the Advisory Agreement does not include the reimbursement provision for certain administrative expenses included in the advisory agreements of most of the open-end AB Funds, and that the Adviser is responsible for payment of the Fund’s ordinary expenses. The directors noted that the Company acknowledges in the Advisory Agreement that the Adviser and its affiliates expect to receive compensation from third parties in connection with services provided under the Advisory Agreement. The directors further noted that the Adviser receives payments from the wrap fee program sponsors (the “Sponsors”) that use the Fund as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2021 and 2022 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the underlying fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors noted that the Adviser is compensated by the Sponsors. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended May 31, 2023 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. The directors were cognizant that the Fund was neither designed nor offered as a standalone investment and was intended to serve solely as a component of certain separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). The Adviser had explained that this attribute made it difficult to select an appropriate benchmark for the Fund. At the directors’ request, the Adviser provided information showing the weighting of the Fund in a current SMA and the overall performance of the SMA versus its stated benchmark. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser (zero) and information provided by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds.

The directors noted the unusual arrangements in the Advisory Agreement providing for no advisory fee but were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the Sponsors for its services to the Fund. The directors reviewed the fee arrangements between the Adviser and each of the current Sponsors and noted that such fees were negotiated on an arm’s length basis and were within the range of fees paid by wrap fee sponsors to other advisers of similar funds. While the Adviser’s fee arrangements with the Sponsors vary, the directors acknowledged the

 

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Adviser’s view that a portion of such fees (less the expenses of the Fund paid by the Adviser) may reasonably be viewed as compensating the Adviser for advisory services it provides to the Fund (the “implied fee”) and that the Adviser believes that while the Sponsors pay the Adviser different fee rates, the rate of fee attributable to Fund management at the Fund level is the same for all Sponsors. The directors also considered the fee rate schedules used by other registered investment companies that invest in fixed income securities that are advised by the Adviser.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional products managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Fund.

The directors did not consider comparative expense information for the Fund because the Fund does not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the Fund reflect economies of scale because the Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the Fund and the Fund’s expense ratio is zero. They did note, however, that the fee payable to the Adviser by the current Sponsors declines at a breakpoint based on either individual account sizes or on total assets managed by the Adviser for the Sponsor.

 

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AB MUNICIPAL INCOME SHARES

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MIS-0152-1023                 LOGO


OCT     10.31.23

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AB IMPACT MUNICIPAL INCOME SHARES

 

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Investment Products Offered  

  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

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.

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Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for AB Impact Municipal Income Shares (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

At AB, we’re striving to help our clients achieve better outcomes by:

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 11, 2023

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AB Impact Municipal Income Shares for the semi-annual reporting period ended October 31, 2023. Please note, shares of this Fund are available only to separately managed accounts or participants in “wrap fee” programs or other investment programs approved by the Adviser.

The investment objective of the Fund is to earn the highest level of current income, exempt from federal taxation, that is available consistent with what the Adviser considers to be an appropriate level of risk.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB IMPACT MUNICIPAL INCOME SHARES      -6.48%        2.30%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -4.65%        2.64%  

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2023.

For the six-month period, the Fund underperformed the benchmark. Duration and yield-curve positioning detracted, relative to the benchmark. An overweight to local general obligation and tax-supported state lease contributed to performance. Security selection in public health care and public higher education detracted.

For the 12-month period, the Fund underperformed the benchmark. Duration and yield-curve positioning detracted, relative to the benchmark. Overall security selection contributed, due to overweights to the toll roads and tax-supported state lease sectors. Underweights to primary/secondary education and water & sewer detracted.

The Fund used derivatives for hedging purposes in the form of interest rate swaps, which added to absolute performance for both periods, as well as Consumer Price Index swaps, which had no material impact for either period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

For the six-month period ending October 31, 2023, the yield on a 10-Year AAA municipal bond rose to 3.61% from 2.36% and the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury rose to 4.91% from 3.60%. After-tax spreads

 

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compressed over the period, which indicated the municipals became more expensive relative to Treasuries. However, worries that the US Federal Reserve would continue its policy tightening stance longer than anticipated caused a sell-off during the period and was a headwind to performance.

The underlying goals of the Fund are to make environmentally, socially and financially productive investments in historically marginalized and underserved communities to reduce gaps that exist in such areas as academic achievement, economic development or the provision of health care. Essentially, the Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team is looking to create a better tomorrow. Inherent in these goals is to make investments toward improving the quality of life for all by enhancing and promoting civic engagement, an informed citizenry, culture, and the physical and natural sciences.

The Fund may purchase municipal securities that are insured under policies issued by certain insurance companies. Historically, 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. 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. As of October 31, 2023, the Fund’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity were 11.68% and 0.00%, respectively.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund pursues its objective by investing principally in high-yielding municipal securities of any credit quality that (i) score highly on the Adviser’s environmental, social and corporate governance (“ESG”) criteria and (ii) are deemed by the Adviser to have an environmental or social impact in underserved or low socio-economic communities. As a matter of fundamental policy, the Fund 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.

The Adviser evaluates each security in which the Fund invests using both a traditional municipal bond credit analysis and a consideration of the security’s overall ESG score under the Adviser’s ESG evaluation criteria. Under this ESG evaluation, to arrive at an overall ESG score,

 

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each security is scored on environmental, social and governance factors, and the scores are weighted based on the Adviser’s assessment of the relevance of each factor within a given sector (e.g., education, health care, renewable energy and mass transit). For example, social factors are weighted more heavily in the overall ESG score for a security of an issuer in the education sector than they are for a security of an issuer in the mass transit sector, where environmental factors predominate. The Adviser regularly reviews the overall ESG scores assigned to securities under consideration for purposes of determining the securities in which to invest for the Fund.

The Adviser’s ESG evaluation is conducted on an industry sector basis and includes the use of key performance indicators that vary in materiality by sector. The Adviser’s environmental evaluation covers issues such as clean and renewable energy, climate change and water conservation. The Adviser’s social evaluation covers issues such as economic impact, high quality safety-net health care and overall community health needs, and the reduction of achievement gaps between wealthy and poor school districts. The Adviser’s governance evaluation covers issues such as stewardship of debt and capital, board governance and transparency.

The Adviser also assesses a security’s risk and return characteristics as well as a security’s impact on the overall risk and return characteristics of the Fund. In making this assessment, the Adviser takes into account various factors including the credit quality, maturity, sensitivity to interest rates and the expected after-tax returns of the security under consideration and of the Fund’s other holdings.

The Fund may invest without limit in lower-rated securities (“junk bonds”), which may include securities having the lowest rating, and in unrated securities that, in the Adviser’s judgment, would be lower-rated securities if rated. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with any maturity or duration. The Fund will seek to increase income for shareholders by investing in longer-maturity bonds. Consistent with its objective of seeking a higher level of income, the Fund may experience greater volatility and a higher risk of loss of principal than other municipal funds.

The Fund may also invest in tender option bond transactions (“TOBs”); forward commitments; zero-coupon municipal securities and variable-, floating- and inverse-floating-rate municipal securities; certain types of mortgage-related securities; and derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps.

 

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The Fund may make short sales of securities or maintain a short position, and may use other investment techniques. The Fund may use leverage for investment purposes to increase income through the use of TOBs and derivative instruments, such as interest rate 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 fund. 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 Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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.

ESG Risk: Applying ESG and sustainability criteria to the investment process may exclude securities of certain issuers for non-investment reasons and, therefore, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Securities selected based on ESG factors may shift into and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, and the Fund’s performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Furthermore, ESG sustainability criteria are not uniformly defined, and the Fund’s ESG and sustainability criteria may differ from those used by other funds. In addition, in evaluating an investment, the Adviser is dependent upon information and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could adversely affect the analysis of the ESG and sustainability factors relevant to a particular investment.

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 and any accrued interest. 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.

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

yield or value of the Fund’s 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, and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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 or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

Tax Risk: There is no guarantee that all of the Fund’s income will remain exempt from federal or 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 Fund by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Fund’s 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 Fund shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Fund or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Fund would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Fund’s yield. The federal income tax treatment of payments in respect of certain derivative contracts is unclear.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest-rate sensitivity, negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a 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 central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and resulting market reactions 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 Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Leverage Risk: To the extent the Fund uses leveraging techniques, its NAV may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when particular investments, such as lower-rated securities, are or become difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such investments at an advantageous price. The Fund is subject to illiquid investments risk because the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets. Derivatives and securities involving substantial market and credit risk tend to involve greater illiquid investments risk than most other types of investments.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. 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 Fund’s prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The 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 calling (800) 227 4618. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus and/or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AllianceBernstein Investments representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

    NAV Returns  
1 Year     2.30%  
5 Years     1.18%  
Since Inception1     0.93%  

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      3.11%  
5 Years      1.45%  
Since Inception1      1.32%  

The prospectus fee table shows the fees and the total annual operating expenses of the Fund as 0.00% because the Adviser does not charge any fees or expenses and reimburses Fund operating expenses except certain extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage costs and the interest on borrowings or certain leveraged transactions. Participants in a wrap fee program or other investment program eligible to invest in the Fund pay fees to the program sponsor and should review the program brochure or other literature provided by the sponsor for a discussion of fees and expenses charged.

 

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Inception date: 9/12/2017.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur various ongoing non-operating and extraordinary costs. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information, 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 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 table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’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 Fund 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 hypothetical example 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.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2023
    Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2023
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio*
 

Actual

  $     1,000     $ 935.20     $ – 0 –       0.00

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $     1,025.14     $     – 0 –       0.00

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Fund’s operating expenses are borne by the Adviser or its affiliates.

 

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Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $514.9

 

 

 

LOGO

 

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The Fund’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Fund 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 Fund 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

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 96.7%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 96.7%

 

Alabama – 1.5%

 

Alabama Community College System ACCS Enhancements Fee Revenue
AGM Series 2021
4.00%, 09/01/2046

   $ 3,900     $ 3,219,871  

4.00%, 09/01/2051

     5,500       4,398,570  
    

 

 

 
       7,618,441  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 4.2%

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2051

     7,175       5,335,884  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Phoenix Children’s Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 02/01/2050

     4,500       3,560,906  

5.00%, 02/01/2035

     2,495       2,600,353  

Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2038

     1,400       1,216,365  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima (The)
(TMC HealthCare Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 04/01/2046

     3,500       2,778,227  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Arizona Autism Charter Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2040(a)

     500       440,536  

5.00%, 07/01/2050(a)

     1,175       954,269  

5.00%, 07/01/2054(a)

     640       510,187  

Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2051(a)

     1,625       1,089,409  

4.00%, 07/01/2061(a)

     5,210       3,280,629  
    

 

 

 
       21,766,765  
    

 

 

 

California – 14.0%

 

California Educational Facilities Authority
(Mount St. Mary’s University, Inc.)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2036

     405       411,887  

5.00%, 10/01/2046

     2,750       2,672,646  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/15/2047

     3,750       3,443,783  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(On Lok Senior Health Services Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 08/01/2050

   $ 1,000     $ 900,078  

5.00%, 08/01/2055

     1,200       1,064,260  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(State of California Personal Income Tax Revenue)
Series 2022
4.19%, 06/01/2037

     3,390       2,864,403  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(California Academy of Sciences)
Series 2021
4.54% (MUNIPSA + 0.35%), 08/01/2047(b)

     8,000       7,931,713  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(California Science Center Foundation)
Series 2021
4.00%, 05/01/2046

     5,000       4,091,101  

4.00%, 05/01/2051

     5,000       3,934,338  

4.00%, 05/01/2055

     5,000       3,871,451  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Community Health Centers of The Central Coast, Inc.)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2036(a)

     525       487,868  

5.00%, 12/01/2046(a)

     5,235       4,537,414  

5.00%, 12/01/2054(a)

     1,990       1,639,222  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Healthright 360)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/01/2039(a)

     1,775       1,584,412  

5.00%, 11/01/2049(a)

     6,075       4,894,051  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 09/01/2046

     2,960       2,562,368  

4.00%, 09/01/2051

     2,745       2,308,593  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Valley Health Team, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,200       1,087,371  

4.00%, 07/01/2046

     2,090       1,811,315  

4.00%, 07/01/2051

     1,945       1,637,038  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California School Finance Authority
(Bright Star Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2037(a)

   $ 600     $ 549,997  

5.00%, 06/01/2054(a)

     250       202,200  

California School Finance Authority
(Downtown College Prep Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/01/2051(a)

     2,500       2,111,608  

California School Finance Authority
(Ednovate Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 06/01/2037(a)

     1,000       895,949  

5.00%, 06/01/2048(a)

     1,085       877,465  

5.00%, 06/01/2056(a)

     1,000       781,270  

California School Finance Authority
(Equitas Academy Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2048(a)

     3,750       3,169,169  

California School Finance Authority
(Girls Athletic Leadership Schools Los Angeles)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2041(a)

     955       695,679  

4.00%, 06/01/2051(a)

     1,000       645,263  

California School Finance Authority
(Green DOT Public Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 08/01/2038(a)

     2,000       1,892,359  

Series 2022
5.375%, 08/01/2042(a)

     1,500       1,433,766  

City of Oakland CA
Series 2013-A
5.50%, 07/15/2053

     2,500       2,667,986  

Series 2013-D
5.50%, 07/15/2053

     2,500       2,667,986  
    

 

 

 
       72,326,009  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 0.4%

 

Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Series 2019-A
4.00%, 12/01/2038

     1,020       843,555  

4.00%, 12/01/2039

     1,000       814,507  

4.00%, 12/01/2040

     750       602,554  
    

 

 

 
       2,260,616  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Connecticut – 1.1%

 

City of Bridgeport CT
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 11/01/2025

   $ 525     $ 534,731  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/01/2037

     775       688,959  

4.00%, 08/01/2039

     1,000       864,044  

4.00%, 08/01/2040

     325       277,659  

BAM Series 2018-C
5.00%, 07/15/2036

     1,000       1,024,248  

5.00%, 07/15/2038

     620       628,179  

BAM Series 2019-A
5.00%, 02/01/2035

     1,500       1,555,874  
    

 

 

 
       5,573,694  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 4.8%

 

District of Columbia
(Gallaudet University)
Series 2021
5.00%, 04/01/2046

     1,715       1,652,112  

5.00%, 04/01/2051

     2,635       2,488,553  

District of Columbia
(KIPP DC Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2042

     1,785       1,691,016  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     625       616,197  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

     2,000       1,894,696  

District of Columbia
(KIPP DC Public Charter Schools)
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/01/2039

     4,275       3,697,559  

District of Columbia
(Plenary Infrastructure DC LLC State Lease)
Series 2022
5.00%, 08/31/2027

     620       631,759  

5.50%, 02/28/2035

     4,025       4,270,423  

5.50%, 02/29/2036

     1,625       1,713,906  

5.50%, 08/31/2036

     1,800       1,886,762  

5.50%, 02/28/2037

     3,100       3,234,661  

District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     820       829,677  
    

 

 

 
       24,607,321  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida – 1.3%

 

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida, Inc.)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2040

   $ 825     $ 695,308  

5.00%, 06/01/2050

     3,735       2,879,497  

Miami-Dade County Housing Finance Authority
(Wynwood Works LLC)
Series 2023-A
5.70%, 06/01/2052(a)

     2,000       1,968,693  

Series 2023-B
5.78%, 06/01/2027(a)

     1,000       984,347  
    

 

 

 
       6,527,845  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 6.4%

 

Chicago Transit Authority
(Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2051

     5,085       4,807,205  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund
Series 2014
5.25%, 12/01/2049

     5,000       4,908,713  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 12/01/2045

     6,010       5,877,114  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 12/01/2049

     4,190       3,285,819  

Cook County Community College District No. 508
Series 2013
5.25%, 12/01/2043

     605       560,845  

BAM Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2047

     620       606,696  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Lawndale Educational & Regional Network Charter School Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 11/01/2041

     1,475       1,213,075  

4.00%, 11/01/2051

     2,720       2,038,267  

4.00%, 11/01/2056

     3,850       2,801,207  

Illinois Finance Authority
(University of Illinois)
Series 2020
4.00%, 10/01/2040

     615       503,432  

4.00%, 10/01/2050

     6,505       4,873,183  

4.00%, 10/01/2055

     2,000       1,456,228  
    

 

 

 
       32,931,784  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Indiana – 0.5%

 

Muncie Sanitary District
AGM Series 2021-A
5.00%, 01/01/2029

   $ 685     $ 711,027  

5.00%, 07/01/2029

     600       624,352  

5.00%, 01/01/2030

     1,000       1,041,554  

5.00%, 07/01/2030

     420       438,622  
    

 

 

 
       2,815,555  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 0.5%

 

Tangipahoa Parish Hospital Service District No. 1
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2041

     1,500       1,222,258  

4.00%, 02/01/2042

     1,500       1,197,511  
    

 

 

 
       2,419,769  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 3.2%

 

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Bowie State University)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/01/2050

     1,200       935,692  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Maryland Econ Dev Corp-Morgan View & Thurgood Marshall Student Hsg)
Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2050

     2,500       2,306,356  

Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,895       1,945,818  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,840       1,878,798  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Purple Line Transit Partners LLC)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/30/2052

     8,000       7,378,274  

5.25%, 06/30/2055

     2,000       1,830,055  
    

 

 

 
       16,274,993  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 3.6%

 

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

     7,415       6,892,864  

Series 2016-E
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     765       752,751  

Series 2017-F
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     1,475       1,516,190  

Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2048

     2,720       2,621,482  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Tufts Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2036

   $ 1,765     $ 1,660,321  

5.00%, 07/01/2039

     2,250       2,047,329  

5.00%, 07/01/2044

     1,645       1,421,789  

AGM Series 2020-C
4.00%, 10/01/2045

     1,090       909,606  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(WGBH Educational Foundation)
Series 2017-A
4.00%, 01/01/2032

     825       822,794  
    

 

 

 
       18,645,126  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 10.4%

 

Center Line Public Schools
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2038

     895       912,510  

City of Detroit MI
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2027

     500       501,641  

5.00%, 04/01/2032

     770       770,007  

5.00%, 04/01/2033

     180       179,934  

5.00%, 04/01/2034

     1,255       1,251,975  

5.00%, 04/01/2035

     1,500       1,488,066  

5.00%, 04/01/2036

     1,200       1,177,684  

5.00%, 04/01/2037

     1,100       1,063,528  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 04/01/2040

     1,050       851,797  

5.00%, 04/01/2033

     1,125       1,127,414  

5.00%, 04/01/2036

     1,200       1,181,993  

5.00%, 04/01/2039

     1,175       1,114,139  

5.00%, 04/01/2050

     3,650       3,218,861  

Series 2023-A
5.25%, 05/01/2028

     300       305,091  

5.25%, 05/01/2030

     700       715,142  

5.25%, 05/01/2031

     600       613,270  

5.25%, 05/01/2032

     600       614,502  

5.25%, 05/01/2033

     800       820,740  

6.00%, 05/01/2039

     2,500       2,633,567  

City of Detroit MI
(City of Detroit MI)
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2026

     585       585,497  

Detroit City School District
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 05/01/2036

     1,145       1,182,994  

5.00%, 05/01/2037

     1,150       1,171,977  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 05/01/2039

   $ 1,645     $ 1,654,245  

5.00%, 05/01/2040

     1,000       1,002,449  

Downriver Utility Wastewater Authority
AGM Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2043

     1,515       1,487,122  

Ferris State University
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 10/01/2024

     2,000       2,017,705  

5.00%, 10/01/2025

     2,000       2,028,446  

5.00%, 10/01/2026

     2,185       2,236,678  

Flint Hospital Building Authority
(Hurley Medical Center)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,575       1,290,939  

4.00%, 07/01/2041

     3,500       2,709,478  

5.00%, 07/01/2031

     2,405       2,347,416  

Flint Public Library
AGM Series 2020
3.00%, 05/01/2029

     1,085       989,778  

3.00%, 05/01/2030

     1,175       1,055,308  

Grand Rapids Public Schools
AGM Series 2019
5.00%, 11/01/2040

     1,800       1,804,864  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 07/01/2046

     1,225       1,190,995  

Series 2016-C
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     695       713,606  

Series 2020-B
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     1,350       1,320,106  

5.00%, 07/01/2049

     1,300       1,246,773  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,000       1,037,371  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,215       1,235,513  

5.25%, 07/01/2039

     1,925       2,012,828  

5.25%, 07/01/2040

     735       764,437  
    

 

 

 
       53,628,386  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.5%

 

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

     3,000       1,909,034  

Housing & Redevelopment Authority of The City of St. Paul Minnesota
(Metro Deaf School)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/15/2048(a)

     1,000       826,491  
    

 

 

 
       2,735,525  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Missouri – 0.0%

 

St. Louis Community College District
Series 2017
4.00%, 04/01/2035

   $ 200     $ 191,638  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 4.7%

 

Essex County Improvement Authority
(North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, Inc.)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/15/2040(a)

     1,600       1,334,732  

4.00%, 07/15/2050(a)

     3,260       2,441,249  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Foundation Academy Charter School A NJ Nonprofit Corp.)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2050

     1,000       848,456  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)
Series 2023
5.185%, 03/01/2030

     1,500       1,450,944  

5.198%, 03/01/2031

     1,500       1,439,610  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Transit Corp. State Lease)
Series 2020
5.00%, 11/01/2044

     10,925       10,803,683  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(North Star Academy Charter School of Newark, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/15/2047

     1,175       1,066,375  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Seeing Eye, Inc. (The))
Series 2015
5.00%, 03/01/2025

     3,205       3,243,123  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(State of New Jersey Division of Property Management & Construction Lease)
Series 2018-C
5.00%, 06/15/2027

     645       665,844  

5.00%, 06/15/2042

     1,000       990,781  
    

 

 

 
       24,284,797  
    

 

 

 

New York – 15.0%

 

Buffalo Sewer Authority
Series 2021
1.75%, 06/15/2049(c)

     2,000       1,099,702  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Academic Leadership Charter School)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/15/2031

   $ 200     $ 182,865  

4.00%, 06/15/2036

     385       328,974  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Children’s Aid Society (The))
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/01/2044

     1,890       1,534,022  

4.00%, 07/01/2049

     600       470,278  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Classical Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2023
4.75%, 06/15/2058

     760       617,256  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.75%, 06/01/2062(a)

     7,000       6,425,487  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Global Community Charter School)
Series 2022
4.00%, 06/15/2032

     500       457,740  

5.00%, 06/15/2042

     850       765,086  

5.00%, 06/15/2052

     1,520       1,287,673  

5.00%, 06/15/2057

     1,300       1,082,180  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School)
Series 2018-A
5.50%, 05/01/2048(a)

     500       449,254  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools)
Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2062

     2,000       1,816,376  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Metropolitan Lighthouse Charter School)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2052(a)

     3,260       2,816,798  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/01/2047(a)

     725       640,762  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2014-D
5.00%, 11/15/2039

     4,000       3,949,958  

Series 2017-C
5.00%, 11/15/2026

     5,710       5,822,534  

5.00%, 11/15/2029

     1,165       1,187,001  

5.00%, 11/15/2033

     1,000       1,014,416  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 11/15/2026

   $ 2,160     $ 2,202,570  

Series 2020-C
4.75%, 11/15/2045

     4,015       3,685,844  

5.25%, 11/15/2055

     12,320       12,081,891  

Series 2020-E
5.00%, 11/15/2030

     5,000       5,131,910  

5.00%, 11/15/2032

     4,500       4,669,360  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 11/15/2041

     7,500       6,407,633  

Series 2021-D
3.888% (SOFR + 0.33%), 11/01/2035(b)

     1,685       1,680,817  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(True North Rochester Prep Charter School)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2040(a)

     1,265       1,166,548  

New York Power Authority
AGM Series 2023
5.00%, 11/15/2053(d)

     4,000       3,980,642  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Montefiore Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 08/01/2032

     375       371,586  

5.00%, 08/01/2034

     750       737,437  

AGM Series 2020
3.00%, 09/01/2050

     2,000       1,240,113  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Elevated Accessibility Enhancements Holding Co. LLC)
Series 2023
6.971%, 06/30/2051

     2,000       1,831,415  
    

 

 

 
       77,136,128  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 1.5%

 

North Carolina Central University
Series 2019
4.00%, 04/01/2049

     2,270       1,746,224  

5.00%, 04/01/2044

     2,500       2,348,436  

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Series 2014
5.00%, 04/01/2039

     3,440       3,449,982  
    

 

 

 
       7,544,642  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 2.6%

 

American Municipal Power, Inc.
(American Municipal Power Solar Electricity Prepayment Revenue)
Series 2019
5.00%, 02/15/2044

     2,150       2,066,808  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
(Cleveland Museum of Natural History (The))
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2051

   $ 1,370     $ 1,075,217  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(MetroHealth System (The))
Series 2017
5.00%, 02/15/2042

     4,365       4,042,594  

5.25%, 02/15/2047

     1,500       1,419,664  

County of Darke OH
(Wayne Hospital Co. Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 09/01/2049

     2,690       2,145,652  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission
(Ashtabula County Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.25%, 01/01/2041

     2,000       1,915,401  

5.25%, 01/01/2052

     1,000       901,143  
    

 

 

 
       13,566,479  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 1.8%

 

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(OU Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2018-B
5.00%, 08/15/2033

     2,000       1,810,887  

5.50%, 08/15/2057

     3,365       2,873,735  

Series 2022-A
5.50%, 08/15/2041

     5,000       4,392,084  
    

 

 

 
       9,076,706  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.1%

 

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     250       259,401  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 8.5%

 

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2048

     3,050       2,987,200  

Series 2019-B
5.00%, 11/01/2049

     3,095       3,042,177  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 11/01/2045

     5,000       5,001,226  

Delaware County Authority
(Elwyn Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2037

     2,585       2,255,492  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (The)
(Temple University Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2032

   $ 885     $ 877,633  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     230       226,611  

AGM Series 2022
4.00%, 07/01/2040

     4,475       3,892,501  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(City of Philadelphia PA)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2036

     1,620       1,651,186  

5.00%, 05/01/2037

     1,390       1,410,620  

5.00%, 05/01/2038

     1,000       1,009,635  

AGM Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     200       208,111  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Russell Byers Charter School)
Series 2020
5.00%, 05/01/2040

     2,100       1,877,304  

Philadelphia Energy Authority (The)
(City of Philadelphia PA Lease)
Series 2023
5.00%, 11/01/2036

     1,500       1,560,989  

5.00%, 11/01/2039

     1,850       1,872,119  

5.00%, 11/01/2040

     700       704,201  

5.00%, 11/01/2041

     1,265       1,268,232  

5.00%, 11/01/2042

     1,050       1,047,122  

5.00%, 11/01/2043

     750       746,978  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
AGM Series 2019-A
5.00%, 09/01/2044

     2,000       2,020,465  

AGM Series 2020-B
4.00%, 09/01/2045

     2,250       1,921,678  

4.00%, 09/01/2050

     2,500       2,073,798  

AGM Series 2023-A
4.25%, 09/01/2053

     2,500       2,126,807  

School District of the City of Erie (The)
AGM Series 2019-A
5.00%, 04/01/2031

     930       968,973  

AGM Series 2019-C
5.00%, 04/01/2028

     1,850       1,909,860  

5.00%, 04/01/2029

     1,000       1,038,352  
    

 

 

 
       43,699,270  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Rhode Island – 2.8%

 

Providence Public Building Authority
(City of Providence RI Lease)
AGM Series 2020-A
5.00%, 09/15/2030

   $ 2,890     $ 2,973,101  

5.00%, 09/15/2031

     5,110       5,259,991  

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp.
(City of Providence RI)
BAM Series 2021-D
4.00%, 05/15/2038

     2,930       2,637,994  

4.00%, 05/15/2040

     1,375       1,207,218  

4.00%, 05/15/2041

     2,485       2,159,142  
    

 

 

 
       14,237,446  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 0.5%

 

City of Mission TX
BAM Series 2021
5.00%, 02/15/2028

     1,000       1,034,480  

5.00%, 02/15/2029

     1,000       1,037,671  

El Paso County Hospital District
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/15/2037

     370       354,620  
    

 

 

 
       2,426,771  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 0.7%

 

Ogden City School District Municipal Building Authority
(Ogden City School District)
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/15/2038

     3,490       3,525,178  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 0.6%

 

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1 Box Canyon
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2044

     3,600       3,332,467  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 1.3%

 

Morgantown Utility Board, Inc.
Series 2018-B
5.00%, 12/01/2043

     2,555       2,560,556  

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority
(West Virginia United Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
4.00%, 06/01/2031

     2,800       2,659,708  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/01/2047

     1,775       1,700,034  
    

 

 

 
       6,920,298  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin – 4.2%

 

City of Milwaukee WI Sewerage System Revenue
Series 2021-S
5.00%, 06/01/2030

   $ 1,000     $ 1,035,186  

5.00%, 06/01/2031

     1,000       1,039,289  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Hmong American Peace Academy Ltd.)
Series 2020
5.00%, 03/15/2050

     3,520       3,092,585  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Bancroft Neurohealth Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.125%, 06/01/2048(a)

     4,430       3,553,890  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Crossroads Health Project)
Series 2023
8.125%, 07/01/2058(a)

     1,000       925,970  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(NC A&T Real Estate Foundation LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2044

     6,315       5,614,934  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Scotland Health Care System Obligated Group)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 10/01/2047

     8,255       6,383,016  
    

 

 

 
       21,644,870  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $577,478,242)

       497,977,920  
 

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 1.3%

    

Industrial – 1.2%

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.6%

 

Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corp. (The)
Series 2019
3.474%, 12/15/2029

     3,267       2,767,803  
    

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.5%

 

Howard University
Series 2020
1.991%, 10/01/2025

     1,000       915,960  

2.291%, 10/01/2026

     1,000       889,720  

2.516%, 10/01/2025

     1,000       934,350  
    

 

 

 
       2,740,030  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Services – 0.1%

 

Bush Foundation
2.754%, 10/01/2050

   $ 1,000     $ 539,820  
    

 

 

 
       6,047,653  
    

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.1%

 

Finance – 0.1%

 

BlueHub Loan Fund, Inc.
Series 2020
3.099%, 01/01/2030

     1,000       806,681  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $8,267,000)

       6,854,334  
 

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.8%

    

Investment Companies – 0.8%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 5.27%(e)(f)(g)
(cost $4,042,923)

     4,042,923       4,042,923  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.8%
(cost $589,788,165)

       508,875,177  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.2%

       6,012,729  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 514,887,906  
    

 

 

 

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

 

                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     3,750       01/15/2025     4.028%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 139,578     $ – 0  –    $ 139,578  
USD     2,800       01/15/2027     CPI#   3.466%   Maturity     (111,126     (4,901     (106,225
USD     19,100       01/15/2029     CPI#   3.735%   Maturity     (40,775     – 0  –      (40,775
USD     17,000       01/15/2030     2.650%   CPI#   Maturity     1,488,422       – 0  –      1,488,422  
USD     7,500       01/15/2031     2.782%   CPI#   Maturity     559,960       – 0  –      559,960  
USD     4,400       01/15/2031     2.989%   CPI#   Maturity     243,393       – 0  –      243,393  
USD     5,570       01/15/2032     CPI#   3.064%   Maturity     (245,271     – 0  –      (245,271
USD     5,180       04/15/2032     CPI#   2.971%   Maturity     (259,866     – 0  –      (259,866
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   1,774,315     $   (4,901   $   1,779,216  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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 C)

 

                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     17,100       04/30/2030     1 Day
SOFR
  3.369%   Annual   $ (1,237,031   $ – 0  –    $ (1,237,031
USD     7,860       04/30/2030     1 Day
SOFR
  3.500%   Annual     (499,074     – 0  –      (499,074
USD     29,500       07/31/2030     1 Day
SOFR
  4.016%   Annual     (928,535     – 0  –      (928,535
USD     13,700       07/31/2030     1 Day
SOFR
  3.897%   Annual     (517,557     – 0  –      (517,557
USD     28,600       11/01/2030     1 Day
SOFR
  4.518%   Annual     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (3,182,197   $       – 0  –    $   (3,182,197
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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 October 31, 2023, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $56,206,943 or 10.9% of net assets.

 

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(c)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at October 31, 2023.

 

(d)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Affiliated investments.

 

(g)

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

As of October 31, 2023, the Fund’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 11.7% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

BAM – Build American Mutual

CPI – Consumer Price Index

DOT – Department of Transportation

MUNIPSA – SIFMA Municipal Swap Index

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $585,745,242)

   $ 504,832,254  

Affiliated issuers (cost $4,042,923)

     4,042,923  

Cash

     1,671  

Cash collateral due from broker

     2,502,310  

Interest receivable

     8,122,455  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     7,726,085  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

     1,605,290  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     11,565  

Receivable due from Adviser

     333  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     528,844,886  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for investment securities purchased

     12,255,939  

Dividends payable

     1,589,406  

Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed

     68,232  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     43,403  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     13,956,980  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 514,887,906  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 588  

Additional paid-in capital

     607,162,517  

Accumulated loss

     (92,275,199
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     514,887,906  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, $.00001 par value (based on 58,793,628 common shares outstanding)

   $ 8.76  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income

 

Interest

   $     9,795,944     

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     224,425     

Other income(a)

     20,491     
  

 

 

    

Total investment income

      $ 10,040,860  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions

        (6,151,461

Swaps

        452,349  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

        (36,715,762

Swaps

        (3,501,373
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

        (45,916,247
     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $     (35,875,387
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other income includes a reimbursement for investment in affiliated issuer (see Note B).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 10,040,860     $ 17,352,193  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (5,699,112     4,930,002  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (40,217,135     (15,499,486
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (35,875,387     6,782,709  

Distribution to Shareholders

     (9,826,719     (18,103,095
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest     

Net increase

     18,560,394       36,418,562  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (27,141,712     25,098,176  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     542,029,618       516,931,442  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     514,887,906     $     542,029,618  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Corporate Shares (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust, which is a Massachusetts Business Trust, operates as a “series” company currently offering five separate portfolios: AB Corporate Income Shares, AB Municipal Income Shares, AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares, AB Impact Municipal Income Shares and AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to AB Impact Municipal Income Shares (the “Fund”).

Shares of the Fund are offered exclusively to holders of accounts established under wrap fee programs sponsored and maintained by certain registered investment advisers approved by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). The Fund’s shares may be purchased at the relevant net asset value without a sales charge or other fee. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, the Adviser serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more

 

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than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those

 

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securities. To account for this, the Fund generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values as described in Note A.1 above). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available,

 

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2023:

 

Investments in

Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 497,977,920     $ – 0  –    $ 497,977,920  

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      6,854,334       – 0  –      6,854,334  

Short-Term Investments

    4,042,923       – 0  –      – 0  –      4,042,923  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    4,042,923       504,832,254       – 0  –      508,875,177  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      2,431,353       – 0  –      2,431,353 (b) 

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      (657,038     – 0  –      (657,038 )(b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (3,182,197     – 0  –      (3,182,197 )(b) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   4,042,923     $   503,424,372     $   – 0  –    $   507,467,295  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required.

 

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In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from REIT investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

5. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the advisory agreement, the Fund pays no advisory fee to the Adviser and the Adviser reimburses or pays for the Fund’s operating expenses. The Fund is an integral part of separately managed accounts in wrap-fee programs and other investment programs. Typically, participants in these programs pay a fee to their investment adviser for all costs and expenses of the separately managed account, including costs and expenses associated with the Fund, and a fee is paid by their investment adviser to the Adviser. In certain cases, participants may have a direct relationship with the Adviser without the involvement of a third party investment adviser, in which case the participant would pay a fee directly to the Adviser. The Adviser serves as investment manager and adviser of the Fund and continuously furnishes an investment program for the Fund and manages, supervises and conducts the affairs of the Fund, subject to the supervisions of the Fund’s Board. The advisory agreement provides

 

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that the Adviser or an affiliate will furnish, or pay the expenses of the Fund for, office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Fund and certain administrative services.

The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter (the “Underwriter”), to permit the Underwriter to distribute the Fund’s shares, which are sold at their net asset value without any sales charge. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service. The Underwriter is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, acts as the Fund’s registrar, transfer agent and dividend-disbursing agent. ABIS registers the transfer, issuance and redemption of Fund shares and disburses dividends and other distributions to Fund shareholders. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service.

The Fund may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Government Money Market Portfolio”) which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, such reimbursement amounted to $4,602.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended October 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
4/30/23
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/23
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     17,239     $     48,064     $     61,260     $     4,043     $     224  

 

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NOTE C

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     85,298,919     $     47,183,437  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,461,639  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (84,777,608
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (82,315,969
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets or currencies. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk.

 

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This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of operations.

Certain standardized swaps, including certain interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, are (or soon will be) subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) that are members of central clearinghouses, with the clearinghouse serving as central counterparty, similar to transactions in futures contracts. Centralized clearing will be required for additional categories of swaps on a phased-in basis based on requirements published by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

At the time the Fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a

 

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realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Interest Rate Swaps:

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.

In addition, the Fund may also enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging purposes.

Inflation (CPI) Swaps:

Inflation swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to pay the cumulative percentage increase in a price index (the Consumer Price Index with respect to CPI swaps) over the term of the swap (with some lag on the inflation index), and the other pays a compounded fixed rate. Inflation swaps may be used to protect the net asset value, or NAV, of a Fund against an unexpected change in the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index since the value of these agreements is expected to increase if there are unexpected inflation increases.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for hedging purposes.

The Fund typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include

 

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provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Fund’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Fund’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

    

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

$

2,431,353

 

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

$

3,834,334

    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

     $     2,431,353       $     3,834,334  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

 

Location of Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
Within Statement of
Operations

  Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps   $ 452,349     $ (3,501,373)  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     452,349     $     (3,501,373)  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the six months ended October 31, 2023:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     105,828,571  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 65,300,000  

NOTE D

Shares of Beneficial Interest

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

          Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
April 30,

2023

       
  

 

 

   

Shares sold

     5,087,529       12,946,016       $ 47,183,985     $ 122,901,840    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     – 0  –      (191       – 0  –      (1,665  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (3,084,601     (9,128,310       (28,623,591     (86,481,613  

 

   

Net increase

     2,002,928       3,817,515       $ 18,560,394     $ 36,418,562    

 

   

NOTE E

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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.

ESG Risk—Applying ESG and sustainability criteria to the investment process may exclude securities of certain issuers for non-investment reasons and, therefore, the Fund may forgo some market opportunities available to funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Securities selected based on ESG factors may shift into and out of favor depending on market and economic conditions, and the Fund’s performance may at times be better or worse than the performance of funds that do not use ESG or sustainability criteria. Furthermore, ESG and sustainability criteria are not uniformly defined, and the Fund’s ESG and sustainability criteria may differ from those used by other funds. In addition, in evaluating an investment, the Adviser is dependent upon information and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could adversely affect the analysis of the ESG and sustainability factors relevant to a particular investment.

 

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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 and any accrued interest. 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 Fund’s 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, and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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 or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

Tax Risk—There is no guarantee that all of the Fund’s income will remain exempt from federal or state income taxes. From time to time, the U.S. Government and the U.S. 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 Fund by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Fund’s net asset value, or 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

 

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Fund shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Fund or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Fund would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Fund’s yield. The federal income tax treatment of payments in respect of certain derivative contracts is unclear.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments, interest rate sensitivity and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reactions 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 the 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 Fund’s assets can decline, as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Leverage Risk—When the Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Fund, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in

 

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higher returns to the Fund than if the Fund were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when particular investments, such as lower-rated securities, are or become difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such investments at an advantageous price. The Fund is subject to illiquid investments risk because the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets. Derivatives and securities involving substantial market and credit risk tend to involve greater illiquid investments risk than most other types of investments.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

LIBOR Replacement Risk—The Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that recently transitioned from the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, ceased publishing most LIBOR settings (including some U.S. LIBOR settings) by the end of 2021 and the remaining (and most widely used) U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, will permit the use of synthetic U.S. Dollar LIBOR rates for non-U.S. contracts through September 30, 2024, but any such rates would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (referred to as SOFR), which is intended to replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement (repo) market. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of SOFR or any such alternative reference rate will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that the market for SOFR-linked financial instruments will have the same volume or liquidity as did the market for LIBOR-linked financial instruments prior to LIBOR’s discontinuance or unavailability. Neither the long-term effects of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known.

 

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Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. 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.

NOTE F

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing, if necessary, subject to certain restrictions in connection with abnormal redemption activity. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the Adviser. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

NOTE G

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending April 30, 2024 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     2023      2022  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 1,651,825      $ 846,774  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     1,651,825        846,774  

Tax exempt income

     16,451,270        12,061,577  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     18,103,095      $     12,908,351  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt income

   $ 1,539,108  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (4,437,809 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (42,132,176 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $     (45,030,877 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $4,437,809. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $4,378,997 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

 

(b)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax treatment of swaps.

 

(c)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $4,437,809, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

NOTE H

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”. ASU 2022-06 is an amendment to ASU 2020-04, which provided optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates and which was effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. ASU 2022-06 extends the effective period through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2022-06.

NOTE I

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended April 30,  
    2023     2022     2021     2020     2019  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.54       $  9.76       $  10.91       $  9.91       $  10.19       $  9.79  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(a)

    .17       .31       .28       .31       .33       .33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.78     (.20     (1.16     1.00       (.27     .40  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (b)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.61     .11       (.88     1.31       .06       .73  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

 

Dividends from net investment income

    (.17     (.33     (.27     (.31     (.34     (.33
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.76       $  9.54       $  9.76       $  10.91       $  9.91       $  10.19  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    (6.48 )%      1.20     (8.23 )%      13.32     .40     7.56

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $514,888       $542,030       $516,931       $458,181       $245,297       $132,964  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Net investment income

    3.70 %^      3.32     2.59     2.88     3.18     3.35

Portfolio turnover rate

    9     8     13     14     2     23

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(c)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

^

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Garry L. Moody(1),
Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President and Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

OFFICERS

Marc Uy(2), Vice President

Matthew J. Norton(2), Vice President

Nancy E. Hay, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Stephen M. Woetzel, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
501 Commerce Street

Nashville, TN 37203

 

  

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West
New York, NY 10001

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003
San Antonio, TX 78278
Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

       

 

1

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

2

The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s Portfolio are made by the Adviser’s Municipal Impact Investment Team. Messrs. Norton and Uy are the investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s Portfolio.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the open-end fund liquidity rule (the “Liquidity Rule”). In June 2018 the SEC adopted a requirement that funds disclose information about the operation and effectiveness of their Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) in their reports to shareholders.

One of the requirements of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund to designate an Administrator of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Administrator of the Fund’s LRMP is AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has delegated the responsibility to its Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the Fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 2023, which covered the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The LRMP’s principal objectives include supporting the Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the LRMP, the Fund classifies the liquidity of its portfolio investments into one of the four categories defined by the SEC: Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid. These classifications are reported to the SEC on Form N-PORT.

During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end structure, incorporating any holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. If the Fund participated in derivative transactions, the exposure from such transactions were considered in the LRMP.

The Committee also performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”). The Committee also incorporated the following information when determining the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size for purposes of liquidity monitoring: historical net redemption activity, a Fund’s concentration in an issuer, shareholder concentration, investment performance, total net assets, and distribution channels.

The Adviser informed the Fund Board that the Committee believes the Fund’s LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended,

 

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and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was challenged due to rising rates and economic uncertainty. However, markets also remained orderly during the Program Reporting Period. There were no liquidity events that impacted the Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions during the Program Reporting Period.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested trustees (the “directors”) of AB Corporate Shares (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Impact Municipal Income Shares (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 1-2, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors noted that the Fund is designed as a vehicle for the wrap fee account market (where investors pay fees to a wrap fee sponsor which pays investment fees and expenses from such fee). The directors also noted that no advisory fee is payable by the Fund, that the Advisory Agreement does not include the reimbursement provision for certain administrative expenses included in the advisory agreements of most of the open-end AB Funds, and that the Adviser is responsible for payment of the Fund’s ordinary expenses. The directors noted that the Company acknowledges in the Advisory Agreement that the Adviser and its affiliates expect to receive compensation from third parties in connection with services provided under the Advisory Agreement. The directors further noted that the Adviser receives payments from the wrap fee program sponsors (the “Sponsors”) that use the Fund as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2020 and 2021 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors noted that the Adviser is compensated by the Sponsors. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods ended May 31, 2023 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. The directors were cognizant that the Fund was neither designed nor offered as a standalone investment and was intended to serve solely as a component of certain separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). The Adviser had explained that this attribute made it difficult to select an appropriate benchmark for the Fund. At the directors’ request, the Adviser provided information showing the weighting of the Fund in a current SMA and the overall performance of the SMA versus its stated benchmark. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser (zero) and information provided by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds.

The directors noted the unusual arrangements in the Advisory Agreement providing for no advisory fee but were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the Sponsors for its services to the Fund. The directors reviewed the fee arrangements between the Adviser and each of the current Sponsors and noted that such fees were negotiated on an arm’s length basis and were within the range of fees paid by wrap fee sponsors to other advisers of similar funds. While the Adviser’s fee arrangements with the Sponsors vary, the directors acknowledged the Adviser’s view that a portion of such fees (less the expenses of the Fund

 

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paid by the Adviser) may reasonably be viewed as compensating the Adviser for advisory services it provides to the Fund (the “implied fee”) and that the Adviser believes that while the Sponsors pay the Adviser different fee rates, the rate of fee attributable to Fund management at the Fund level is the same for all Sponsors. The directors also considered the fee rate schedules used by other registered investment companies that invest in fixed income securities that are advised by the Adviser.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional products managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Fund.

The directors did not consider comparative expense information for the Fund because the Fund does not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the Fund reflect economies of scale because the Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the Fund and the Fund’s expense ratio is zero. They did note, however, that the fee payable to the Adviser by the current Sponsors declines at a breakpoint based on either individual account sizes or on total assets managed by the Adviser for the Sponsor.

 

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This page is not part of the Shareholder Report or the Financial Statements.

 

 

AB FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

US EQUITY

CORE

Core Opportunities Fund

Select US Equity Portfolio

Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio

GROWTH

Concentrated Growth Fund

Discovery Growth Fund

Growth Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

VALUE

Discovery Value Fund

Equity Income Fund

Relative Value Fund

Small Cap Value Portfolio

Value Fund

INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY

CORE

Global Core Equity Portfolio

International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio1

Sustainable Global Thematic Fund

Sustainable International Thematic Fund

Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Wealth Appreciation Strategy

GROWTH

Concentrated International Growth Portfolio

VALUE

All China Equity Portfolio

International Value Fund

FIXED INCOME

MUNICIPAL

High Income Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate California Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate Diversified Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate New York Municipal Portfolio

Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy

Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

National Portfolio

Arizona Portfolio

California Portfolio

Massachusetts Portfolio

Minnesota Portfolio

New Jersey Portfolio

New York Portfolio

Ohio Portfolio

Pennsylvania Portfolio

Virginia Portfolio

TAXABLE

Bond Inflation Strategy

Global Bond Fund

High Income Fund

Income Fund

Intermediate Duration Portfolio

Short Duration High Yield Portfolio1

Short Duration Income Portfolio

Short Duration Portfolio

Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio

Total Return Bond Portfolio

ALTERNATIVES

All Market Real Return Portfolio

Global Real Estate Investment Fund

Select US Long/Short Portfolio

MULTI-ASSET

All Market Total Return Portfolio

Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio

Global Risk Allocation Fund

Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio

CLOSED-END FUNDS

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

Disruptors ETF

High Yield ETF

Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

Ultra Short Income ETF

US High Dividend ETF

US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

US Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

We also offer Government Money Market Portfolio, which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AB mutual funds. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1

Prior to July 5, 2023, International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio was named International Strategic Core Portfolio and Short Duration High Yield Portfolio was named Limited Duration High Income Portfolio.

 

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NOTES

 

 

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  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

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

You may obtain a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures, and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, without charge. Simply visit AB’s website at www.abfunds.com, or go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “Commission”) website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227 4618.

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.

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Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

At AB, we’re striving to help our clients achieve better outcomes by:

 

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Fostering diverse perspectives that give us a distinctive approach to navigating global capital markets

 

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Applying differentiated investment insights through a connected global research network

 

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Embracing innovation to design better ways to invest and leading-edge mutual-fund solutions

Whether you’re an individual investor or a multibillion-dollar institution, we’re putting our knowledge and experience to work for you every day.

For more information about AB’s comprehensive range of products and shareholder resources, please log on to www.abfunds.com.

Thank you for your investment in AB mutual funds—and for placing your trust in our firm.

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Onur Erzan

President and Chief Executive Officer, AB Mutual Funds

 

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 20, 2023

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares for the semi-annual reporting period ended October 31, 2023. Please note, shares of this Fund are available only to separately managed accounts or participants in “wrap fee” programs or other investment programs approved by the Adviser.

The investment objective of the Fund is to maximize real after-tax return for investors subject to federal income taxation.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB TAX-AWARE REAL RETURN INCOME SHARES      -1.24%        2.42%  
Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS Index      -2.72%        0.88%  

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (“TIPS”) Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2023.

For the six-month period, the Fund outperformed the benchmark. An allocation to interest rate swaps and 1-10 Year TIPS contributed to performance, relative to the benchmark, while Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) swaps detracted. Sector and security selection within the Fund’s municipal portfolio were both positive contributors over the period.

For the 12-month period, the Fund outperformed the benchmark. An allocation to 1-10 Year TIPS and interest rate swaps contributed to overall performance, while yield-curve positioning and an allocation to CPI swaps detracted. Sector and security selection within the Fund’s municipal portfolio were both positive contributors over the period.

The Fund used derivatives in form of interest rate swaps and total return swaps for hedging purposes, which had no material impact over both periods. CPI swaps were for hedging purposes, which had no material impact over the six-month period and detracted over the 12-month period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

For the six-month period ending October 31, 2023, the yield on a 10-Year AAA municipal bond rose to 3.61% from 2.36% and the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury rose to 4.91% from 3.60%. After-tax spreads compressed over the period, which indicated the municipals became more expensive relative to Treasuries. However, worries that the US Federal

 

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Reserve would continue its policy tightening stance longer than anticipated caused a sell-off during the period and was a headwind to performance.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) continues to focus on after-tax return by investing in municipal bonds that generate income exempt from federal income taxes. In seeking to manage volatility and interest-rate risk, the Team focuses on intermediate-term bonds and seeks to provide inflation protection by entering inflation swap agreements or investing in other inflation-protected instruments.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund seeks real after-tax return for investors who are subject to federal income taxes. Real return is the rate of return after adjusting for inflation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing primarily in municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal taxation and by using inflation protection derivatives instruments. Municipal securities may pay interest that is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain taxpayers.

The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with any maturity or duration. The Fund may also invest without limit in fixed-income securities that are rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”).

The Adviser selects securities for purchase or sale based on its assessment of the securities’ risk and return characteristics as well as the securities’ impact on the overall risk and return characteristics of the Fund. In making this assessment, the Adviser takes into account various factors, including the credit quality and sensitivity to interest rates of the securities under consideration and of the Fund’s other holdings.

The Fund may make significant use of derivatives, including swaps, futures, options and forwards. To provide inflation protection, the Fund will enter into various kinds of inflation swap agreements. The Fund may use other inflation-protected instruments. Payments to the Fund pursuant to swaps will result in taxable income, either ordinary income or capital gains, rather than income exempt from federal taxation. The Fund may at times seek a substantial amount of inflation protection and, consequently, may generate substantial taxable income. It is expected that the Fund’s primary use of derivatives will be for the purposes of inflation protection.

The Fund may also invest in forward commitments; zero-coupon municipal securities and variable-, floating- and inverse-floating-rate municipal securities; and certain types of mortgage-related securities.

 

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The Fund may utilize leverage for investment purposes through the use of tender option bond transactions (“TOBs”). The Adviser will consider the impact of TOBs, swaps and other derivatives in making its assessments of the Fund’s risks. The resulting exposures to markets, sectors, issuers or specific securities will be continuously monitored by the Adviser.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a fund. The Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS Index represents the performance of US Treasury inflation-indexed securities with maturities between one and 10 years. An investor cannot invest directly in an index, and its results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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 and any accrued interest. 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.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a 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 central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and resulting market reactions to those initiatives.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) tend to have a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments and negative

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

Duration Risk: Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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.

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 Fund’s 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, and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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 or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

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 Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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 Fund.

Leverage Risk: To the extent the Fund uses leveraging techniques, such as TOBs, its net asset value (“NAV”) may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when particular investments, such as lower-rated securities, are or become difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such investments at an advantageous price. The Fund is subject to illiquid investments risk because the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets. Derivatives and securities involving substantial market and credit risk tend to involve greater illiquid investments risk than most other types of investments.

Management Risk: The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment fund. 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 Fund’s prospectus. As with all investments, you may lose money by investing in the Fund.

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The 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 calling (800) 227 4618. The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that your shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes. The Fund commenced investment operations on May 2, 2011, and continued operations through March 20, 2014, the date on which all shares of the Fund were redeemed. Between March 20, 2014, and November 12, 2019, the Fund did not conduct investment operations. The Fund resumed investment operations on November 13, 2019. The performance information shown is only for the current activation period. Because

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

the Fund has had periods in which it was not conducting investment operations, its performance is not comparable to the performance of other mutual funds.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus and/or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AllianceBernstein Investments representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      2.42%  
Since Inception1      5.83%  

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     NAV Returns  
1 Year      6.78%  
Since Inception1      5.98%  

The prospectus fee table shows the fees and the total annual operating expenses of the Fund as 0.01% because the Adviser does not charge any fees or expenses and reimburses Fund operating expenses except certain extraordinary expenses, taxes, brokerage costs and the interest on borrowings or certain leveraged transactions. Participants in a wrap fee program or other investment program eligible to invest in the Fund pay fees to the program sponsor and should review the program brochure or other literature provided by the sponsor for a discussion of fees and expenses charged.

 

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Current activation date: 11/12/2019.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur various ongoing non-operating and extraordinary costs. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund 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 table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information, 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 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 table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed annual rate of return of 5% before expenses, which is not the Fund’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 Fund 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 hypothetical example 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.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2023
    Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2023
    Expenses Paid
During Period*
    Annualized
Expense Ratio*
 

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 987.60     $ – 0  –      0.00

Hypothetical**

  $     1,000     $     1,025.14     $     – 0  –      0.00

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). The Fund’s operating expenses are borne by the Adviser or its affiliates.

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $7.8

 

 

 

LOGO

 

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The Fund’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments in municipal securities and may vary over time. The Fund 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 Fund 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

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 93.7%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 80.9%

 

Alaska – 5.1%

 

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority
(Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2019
4.00%, 04/01/2033

   $ 445     $ 400,873  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 3.6%

 

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp.
(Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     275       278,811  
    

 

 

 

California – 1.3%

 

San Francisco Intl Airport
Series 2023-E
5.25%, 05/01/2035(a)

     100       104,241  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 4.3%

 

Weld County School District No. RE-2 Eaton
Series 2019
5.00%, 12/01/2027

     325       341,235  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 10.6%

 

City of New Haven CT
Series 2017-A
5.25%, 08/01/2026

     70       71,315  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Hartford HealthCare Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     515       528,860  

State of Connecticut
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 01/15/2031

     215       229,104  
    

 

 

 
       829,279  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 3.9%

 

District of Columbia
(District of Columbia Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2031

     290       307,278  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida – 4.4%

 

Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL
(CAPFA Capital Corp. 2000F)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2033

   $ 250     $ 248,446  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     95       96,826  
    

 

 

 
       345,272  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 8.5%

 

Illinois Finance Authority
(Illinois Institute of Technology)
Series 2019
5.00%, 09/01/2032

     100       94,590  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp.
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 01/01/2026

     270       274,851  

State of Illinois
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2025

     295       298,477  
    

 

 

 
       667,918  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 4.8%

 

City of Ashland KY
(Ashland Hospital Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 02/01/2027

     100       101,053  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government
(Norton Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 10/01/2040

     320       272,001  
    

 

 

 
       373,054  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 1.3%

 

Parish of St. James LA
(NuStar Logistics LP)
Series 2020
5.85%, 08/01/2041(b)

     100       101,090  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 2.1%

 

Michigan State University
Series 2019-C
5.00%, 08/15/2032

     160       168,899  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey – 4.4%

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
Series 2019
5.00%, 12/15/2031

   $ 330     $ 344,420  
    

 

 

 

New York – 3.6%

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2020-C
4.75%, 11/15/2045

     150       137,703  

5.25%, 11/15/2055

     150       147,101  
    

 

 

 
       284,804  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 2.0%

 

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
Series 2020-A, Class 1
5.00%, 06/01/2034

     150       154,897  
    

 

 

 

Other – 1.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates
(FHLMC Multifamily VRD Certificates)
2.65%, 06/15/2036(b)

     100       75,614  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 3.6%

 

City of Philadelphia PA
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 02/01/2030

     155       161,632  

Commonwealth Financing Authority
(Commonwealth Financing Authority State Lease)
Series 2018
5.00%, 06/01/2025

     120       121,242  
    

 

 

 
       282,874  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 6.9%

 

Tennergy Corp./TN
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 12/01/2051

     570       537,402  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 2.2%

 

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2014
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     100       96,550  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Port Beaumont Navigation District
(Jefferson Railport Terminal II LLC)
Series 2020
3.625%, 01/01/2035(b)

   $ 100     $ 75,500  
    

 

 

 
       172,050  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 2.5%

 

Virginia College Building Authority
(Virginia College Building Authority State Lease)
Series 2019
5.00%, 02/01/2026

     190       194,839  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 4.2%

 

State of West Virginia
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2027

     315       328,696  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.6%

 

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

     50       47,848  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $6,997,676)

       6,341,394  
 

 

 

 
    

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 12.8%

 

California – 3.9%

 

Bay Area Toll Authority
Series 2017-G
2.25%, 04/01/2047(c)

     300       300,000  
    

 

 

 

Idaho – 3.8%

 

Idaho Health Facilities Authority
(St. Luke’s Health System Ltd. Obligated Group/ID)
Series 2018-C
4.00%, 03/01/2048(c)

     300       300,000  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 3.8%

 

Durham County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Research Triangle Institute)
Series 2022
4.05%, 09/01/2037(c)

     300       300,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Oregon – 1.3%

 

Oregon State Facilities Authority
(PeaceHealth Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
4.00%, 08/01/2034(c)

   $ 100     $ 100,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $1,000,000)

       1,000,000  
 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $7,997,676)

       7,341,394  
 

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.3%

 

Investment Companies – 2.3%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government
Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
5.27%(d)(e)(f)
(cost $183,602)

     183,602       183,602  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 96.0%
(cost $8,181,278)

       7,524,996  

Other assets less liabilities – 4.0%

       313,366  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 7,838,362  
 

 

 

 

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

 

                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

    900       12/24/2024     1.846%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 110,080     $   – 0  –    $ 110,080  

USD

    2,000       02/10/2027     1.755%   CPI#   Maturity     272,231       – 0  –      272,231  

USD

    750       03/02/2029     2.623%   CPI#   Maturity     5,281       – 0  –      5,281  

USD

    2,350       12/24/2029     1.978%   CPI#   Maturity     324,038       – 0  –      324,038  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   711,630     $   – 0  –    $   711,630  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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 C)

 

                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

    6,060       02/01/2025     4.283%   1 Day SOFR   Annual   $ 105,963     $ – 0  –    $ 105,963  

USD

    7,010       02/01/2028     3.469%   1 Day SOFR   Annual     378,173       – 0  –      378,173  

USD

    2,830       02/01/2033     3.250%   1 Day SOFR   Annual     306,651       – 0  –      306,651  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   790,787     $   – 0  –    $   790,787  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note C)

 

                      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)
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    USD       1,000       04/29/2036       2.498     CPI     Maturity     $   95,586     $   – 0  –    $   95,586  

 

#

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

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS (see Note C)

 

Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
 

Rate

Paid/
Received

  Payment
Frequency
    Current
Notional
(000)
    Maturity
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Receive Total Return on Reference Obligation

 

   

Barclays Bank PLC

           

Barclays Capital US Inflation Linked Bonds 1 to 10 Year

  1 Day SOFR     Maturity    

 

USD

 

    5,017       04/01/2024     $ (163,753

Barclays Capital US Inflation Linked Bonds 1 to 10 Year

  1 Day SOFR     Maturity    

 

USD

 

    8,300       04/24/2024       (478,565
           

 

 

 
            $   (642,318
           

 

 

 

 

(a)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(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 October 31, 2023, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $300,052 or 3.8% 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)

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.

 

(e)

Affiliated investments.

 

(f)

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

Glossary:

CPI – Consumer Price Index

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $7,997,676)

   $ 7,341,394  

Affiliated issuers (cost $183,602)

     183,602  

Cash

     668  

Cash collateral due from broker

     1,033,317  

Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps

     95,586  

Interest receivable

     85,664  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     721  

Receivable due from Adviser

     21  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     8,740,973  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps

     642,318  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     255,655  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     3,530  

Dividends payable

     1,108  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     902,611  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 7,838,362  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Shares of beneficial interest, at par

   $ 8  

Additional paid-in capital

     7,035,504  

Distributable earnings

     802,850  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     7,838,362  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—unlimited shares of beneficial interest authorized, $.00001 par value (based on 760,050 common shares outstanding)

   $ 10.31  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Investment Income      

Interest

   $     76,223     

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     16,380     

Other income(a)

     377     
  

 

 

    

Net investment income

      $ 92,980  
     

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions      

Net realized loss on investment transactions

        (59,015

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

        (264,374

Swaps

        140,727  
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

            (182,662
     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $ (89,682
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other income includes a reimbursement for investment in affiliated issuer (see Note B).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 92,980     $ 159,381  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (59,015     371,624  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (123,647     (974,726
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations

     (89,682     (443,721

Distribution to Shareholders

     (8,068     (750,968
Transactions in Shares of Beneficial Interest     

Net decrease

     (297,699     (471,402
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease

     (395,449     (1,666,091
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     8,233,811       9,899,902  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     7,838,362     $     8,233,811  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Corporate Shares (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end, diversified management investment company. The Trust, which is a Massachusetts Business Trust, operates as a “series” company currently offering five separate portfolios: AB Corporate Income Shares, AB Municipal Income Shares, AB Taxable Multi-Sector Income Shares, AB Impact Municipal Income Shares and AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares (the “Fund”).

Shares of the Fund are offered exclusively to holders of accounts established under wrap-fee programs sponsored and maintained by certain registered investment advisers approved by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). The Fund’s shares may be purchased at the relevant net asset value without a sales charge or other fee. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Fund’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more

 

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than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed or over the counter (“OTC”) market put or call options are valued at the mid level between the current bid and ask prices. If either a current bid or current ask price is unavailable, the Adviser will have discretion to determine the best valuation (e.g., last trade price in the case of listed options); open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at market by an independent pricing vendor, if a market price is available. If a market price is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Fund may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Fund values its securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To

 

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account for this, the Fund generally values many of its foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values as described in Note A.1 above). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and

 

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any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2023:

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 6,341,394     $ – 0  –    $ 6,341,394  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

     – 0  –      1,000,000       – 0  –      1,000,000  

Short-Term Investments

     183,602       – 0  –      – 0  –      183,602  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     183,602       7,341,394       – 0  –      7,524,996  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

        

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      711,630       – 0  –      711,630 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      790,787       – 0  –      790,787 (b) 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      95,586       – 0  –      95,586  

Liabilities:

        

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      (642,318     – 0  –      (642,318
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   183,602     $   8,297,079     $   – 0  –    $   8,480,681  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

3. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current tax year) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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4. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Fund is informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Fund amortizes premiums and accretes discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from REIT investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

5. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays no advisory fee to the Adviser and the Adviser reimburses or pays for the Fund’s operating expenses. The Fund is an integral part of separately managed accounts in wrap-fee programs and other investment programs. Typically, participants in these programs pay a fee to their investment adviser for all costs and expenses of the separately managed account, including costs and expenses associated with the Fund, and a fee is paid by their investment adviser to the Adviser. In certain cases, participants may have a direct relationship with the Adviser without the involvement of a third party investment adviser, in which case the participant would pay a fee directly to the Adviser. The Adviser serves as investment manager and adviser of the Fund and continuously furnishes an investment program for the Fund and manages, supervises and conducts the affairs of the Fund, subject to the supervisions of the Fund’s Board. The Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser or an affiliate will furnish, or pay the expenses of the Fund for, office space, facilities and equipment, services of executive and other personnel of the Fund and certain administrative services.

The Fund has entered into a distribution agreement with AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc., the Fund’s principal underwriter (the “Underwriter”), to permit the Underwriter to distribute the Fund’s shares, which are sold at

 

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their net asset value without any sales charge. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service. The Underwriter is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser.

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, acts as the Fund’s registrar, transfer agent and dividend-disbursing agent. ABIS registers the transfer, issuance and redemption of Fund shares and disburses dividends and other distributions to Fund shareholders. The Fund does not pay a fee for this service.

The Fund may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Government Money Market Portfolio”) which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse its advisory fee from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of the effective advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. For the six months ended October 31, 2023, such reimbursement amounted to $343.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended October 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
4/30/23
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/23
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     919     $     2,669     $     3,404     $     184     $     16  

NOTE C

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the six months ended October 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     808,183     $     557,038  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

 

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The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,599,093  

Gross unrealized depreciation

         (1,299,690
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 299,403  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal types of derivatives utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets or currencies. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Fund’s exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/(loss) on swaps on the statement

 

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of operations, in addition to any realized gain/(loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain/(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of operations.

Certain standardized swaps, including certain interest rate swaps and credit default swaps, are (or soon will be) subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) that are members of central clearinghouses, with the clearinghouse serving as central counterparty, similar to transactions in futures contracts. Centralized clearing will be required for additional categories of swaps on a phased-in basis based on requirements published by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

At the time the Fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund deposits and maintains as collateral an initial margin with the broker, as required by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Such amount is shown as cash collateral due from broker on the statement of assets and liabilities. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Interest Rate Swaps:

The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swaps. Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The

 

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Fund may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.

In addition, the Fund may also enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging purposes.

Inflation (CPI) Swaps:

Inflation swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to pay the cumulative percentage increase in a price index (the Consumer Price Index with respect to CPI swaps) over the term of the swap (with some lag on the inflation index), and the other pays a compounded fixed rate. Inflation swaps may be used to protect the net asset value, or NAV, of a Fund against an unexpected change in the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index since the value of these agreements is expected to increase if there are unexpected inflation increases.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for hedging purposes.

Total Return Swaps:

The Fund may enter into total return swaps in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset. The Fund is subject to market price volatility of the underlying referenced asset. A total return swap involves commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent that the total return of the security, group of securities or index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund held total return swaps for hedging purposes.

The Fund typically enters into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC

 

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derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Fund typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Fund’s net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Fund’s ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Fund decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Fund’s OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Fund to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the six months ended October 31, 2023, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

      
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
 

$

1,502,417

   

Interest rate contracts

      
Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps
 

 

95,586

 

   

Interest rate contracts

          
Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps
 

$

642,318

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   1,598,003       $   642,318  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

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Derivative Type

  

Location of Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives Within
Statement of
Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps    $ – 0  –    $   140,727  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $   – 0  –    $ 140,727  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the six months ended October 31, 2023:

 

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 1,000,000  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 15,900,000  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 6,000,000  

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 13,500,000  

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of October 31, 2023. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Assets
Subject to a
MA
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

   $ 95,586      $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $ 95,586  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 95,586      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 95,586
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

   Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to a
MA
     Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
    Security
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Barclays Bank PLC

   $ 642,318      $     – 0  –    $ (550,000   $     – 0  –    $ 92,318  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     642,318      $ – 0  –    $     (550,000   $ – 0  –    $     92,318
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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*

The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^

Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

NOTE D

Shares of Beneficial Interest

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
          Six Months Ended
October 31, 2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
April 30,
2023
       
  

 

 

   

Shares sold

     8,762       34,989       $ 92,070     $ 379,122    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (36,951     (75,931       (389,769     (850,524  

 

   

Net decrease

     (28,189     (40,942     $ (297,699   $ (471,402  

 

   

NOTE E

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock or bond market fluctuates. The value of the Fund’s 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 and any accrued interest. 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.

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 longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end

 

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of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and resulting market reactions to those initiatives.

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

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.

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 Fund’s 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, and the rights of investors in these securities. To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in a particular state’s municipal securities, the Fund 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 or earthquakes. The Fund’s 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.

In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

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 Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

 

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Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. 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 Fund.

Leverage Risk—When the Fund borrows money or otherwise leverages its investments, its performance may be volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments. The Fund may create leverage through the use of reverse repurchase arrangements, forward currency exchange contracts, forward commitments, dollar rolls or futures or by borrowing money. The use of other types of derivative instruments by the Fund, such as options and swaps, may also result in a form of leverage. Leverage may result in higher returns to the Fund than if the Fund were not leveraged, but may also adversely affect returns, particularly if the market is declining.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when particular investments, such as lower-rated securities, are or become difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling such investments at an advantageous price. The Fund is subject to illiquid investments risk because the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets. Derivatives and securities involving substantial market and credit risk tend to involve greater illiquid investments risk than most other types of investments.

LIBOR Replacement Risk—The Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that recently transitioned from the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, ceased publishing most LIBOR settings (including some U.S. LIBOR settings) by the end of 2021 and the remaining (and most widely used) U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings after June 30, 2023. The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, will permit the use of synthetic U.S. Dollar LIBOR rates for non-U.S. contracts through September 30, 2024, but any such rates would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (referred to as SOFR), which is intended to replace U.S. Dollar LIBOR. SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase agreement (repo) market. There is no assurance that the composition or characteristics of SOFR or any such alternative reference rate

 

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will be similar to or produce the same value or economic equivalence as LIBOR or that the market for SOFR-linked financial instruments will have the same volume or liquidity as did the market for LIBOR-linked financial instruments prior to LIBOR’s discontinuance or unavailability. Neither the long-term effects of the LIBOR transition process nor its ultimate success can yet be known.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expects the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Fund has not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Fund is subject to management risk because it is an actively-managed investment fund. 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.

NOTE F

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended October 31, 2023.

NOTE G

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending April 30, 2024 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended April 30, 2023 and April 30, 2022 were as follows:

 

     2023      2022  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 61,828      $ 533  

Net long-term capital gains

     681,098        2,009,261  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     742,926        2,009,794  

Tax-exempt income

     8,042        – 0  – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     750,968      $     2,009,794  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of April 30, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $     147,607  

Undistributed tax-exempt income

     127,276  

Undistributed capital gains

     200,773  

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     432,986 (a) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $ 908,642 (b) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is attributable primarily to the tax treatment of swaps.

 

(b)

The difference between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) is attributable primarily to dividends payable.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of April 30, 2023, the Fund did not have any capital loss carryforwards.

NOTE H

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”. ASU 2022-06 is an amendment to ASU 2020-04, which provided optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates and which was effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. ASU 2022-06 extends the effective period through December 31, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2022-06.

NOTE I

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Fund’s financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Beneficial Interest Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Six Months
Ended
October 31,
2023
(unaudited)
    Year Ended April 30,    

November 12,

2019(a) to

April 30,

2020

 
    2023     2022     2021  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.45       $  11.94       $  11.57       $  8.95       $  10.00  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(b)

    .12       .20       .17       .16       .07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    .61       (.74     1.36       2.55       (1.11
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .73       (.54     1.53       2.71       (1.04
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.01     (.09     (.02     (.09     (.01

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.86     (.86     (1.14     – 0 –       – 0 –  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.87     (.95     (1.16     (.09     (.01
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.31       $  10.45       $  11.94       $  11.57       $  8.95  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

Total investment return based on net asset value(c)

    (1.24 )%      (4.42 )%+      13.65     30.32     (10.43 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $7,838       $8,234       $9,900       $20,633       $18,760  

Ratio to average net assets of:

 

Expenses

    .00     .01 %(d)      .00     .00     .01 %(d)

Net investment income

    2.26 %^      1.81     1.40     1.53     1.55 %^ 

Portfolio turnover rate

    9     4     13     5     10

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(d)

The expense ratio, excluding bank overdraft expense, is .00%.

 

+

The net asset value and total return include adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for financial reporting purposes. As such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions may differ from financial statements.

 

^

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

 

Garry L. Moody(1),

Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President
and Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)

OFFICERS

Matthew J. Norton(2), Vice President

Andrew D. Potter(2), Vice President

Daryl Clements(2), Vice President

Nancy E. Hay, Secretary

  

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

Stephen M. Woetzel, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company
One Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.
501 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37203

 

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 786003
San Antonio, TX 78278
Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

  

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

1

Member of the Audit Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, and the Independent Directors Committee.

 

2

The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s portfolio are made by the Adviser’s Municipal Bond Investment Team. Messrs. Norton, Clements and Potter are the investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program:

In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted the open-end fund liquidity rule (the “Liquidity Rule”). In June 2018 the SEC adopted a requirement that funds disclose information about the operation and effectiveness of their Liquidity Risk Management Program (“LRMP”) in their reports to shareholders.

One of the requirements of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund to designate an Administrator of the Fund’s Liquidity Risk Management Program. The Administrator of the Fund’s LRMP is AllianceBernstein L.P., the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Adviser”). The Adviser has delegated the responsibility to its Liquidity Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”).

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the Fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 2023, which covered the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

The LRMP’s principal objectives include supporting the Fund’s compliance with limits on investments in illiquid assets and mitigating the risk that the Fund will be unable to meet its redemption obligations in a timely manner.

Pursuant to the LRMP, the Fund classifies the liquidity of its portfolio investments into one of the four categories defined by the SEC: Highly Liquid, Moderately Liquid, Less Liquid, and Illiquid. These classifications are reported to the SEC on Form N-PORT.

During the Program Reporting Period, the Committee reviewed whether the Fund’s strategy is appropriate for an open-end structure, incorporating any holdings of less liquid and illiquid assets. If the Fund participated in derivative transactions, the exposure from such transactions were considered in the LRMP.

The Committee also performed an analysis to determine whether the Fund is required to maintain a Highly Liquid Investment Minimum (“HLIM”). The Committee also incorporated the following information when determining the Fund’s reasonably anticipated trading size for purposes of liquidity monitoring: historical net redemption activity, a Fund’s concentration in an issuer, shareholder concentration, investment performance, total net assets, and distribution channels.

The Adviser informed the Fund Board that the Committee believes the Fund’s LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended,

 

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and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was challenged due to rising rates and economic uncertainty. However, markets also remained orderly during the Program Reporting Period. There were no liquidity events that impacted the Fund or its ability to timely meet redemptions during the Program Reporting Period.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

The disinterested trustees (the “directors”) of AB Corporate Shares (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Tax-Aware Real Return Income Shares (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 1-2, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors noted that the Fund is designed as a vehicle for the wrap fee account market (where investors pay fees to a wrap fee sponsor which pays investment fees and expenses from such fee). The directors also noted that no advisory fee is payable by the Fund to the Adviser, that the Advisory Agreement does not include the reimbursement provision for certain administrative expenses included in the advisory agreements of most of the open-end AB Funds, and that the Adviser is responsible for payment of the Fund’s ordinary expenses. The directors noted that the Company acknowledges in the Advisory Agreement that the Adviser and its affiliates expect to receive compensation from third parties in connection with services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement. The directors further noted that the Adviser receives payments from the wrap fee program sponsors (the “Sponsors”) that use the Fund as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2021 and 2022 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors noted that the Adviser is compensated by the Sponsors. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1- and 3-year periods ended May 31, 2023 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. The directors were cognizant that the Fund was neither designed nor offered as a standalone investment and was intended to serve solely as a component of certain separately managed accounts (“SMAs”). The Adviser had explained that this attribute made it difficult to select an appropriate benchmark for the Fund. At the directors’ request, the Adviser provided information showing the weighting of the Fund in a current SMA and the overall performance of the SMA versus its stated benchmark. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser (zero) and information provided by the 15(c) provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other funds.

The directors noted the unusual arrangements in the Advisory Agreement providing for no advisory fee but were cognizant that the Adviser would be indirectly compensated by the Sponsors for its services to the Fund. The directors reviewed the fee arrangements between the Adviser and each of the current Sponsors and noted that such fees were negotiated on an arm’s length basis and were within the range of fees paid by wrap fee sponsors to other advisers of similar funds. While the Adviser’s fee arrangements with the Sponsors vary, the directors acknowledged the Adviser’s view that a portion of such fees (less the expenses of the Fund

 

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paid by the Adviser) may reasonably be viewed as compensating the Adviser for advisory services it provides to the Fund (the “implied fee”) and that the Adviser believes that while the Sponsors pay the Adviser different fee rates, the rate of fee attributable to Fund management at the Fund level is the same for all Sponsors. The directors also considered the fee rate schedules used by other registered investment companies that invest in fixed income securities that are advised by the Adviser.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional products managed by it that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Fund.

The directors did not consider comparative expense information for the Fund because the Fund does not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the Fund reflect economies of scale because the Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the Fund and the Fund’s expense ratio is zero. They did note, however, that the fee payable to the Adviser by the current Sponsors declines at a breakpoint based on either individual account sizes or on total assets managed by the Adviser for the Sponsor.

 

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This page is not part of the Shareholder Report or the Financial Statements.

 

 

AB FAMILY OF FUNDS

 

US EQUITY

CORE

Core Opportunities Fund

Select US Equity Portfolio

Sustainable US Thematic Portfolio

GROWTH

Concentrated Growth Fund

Discovery Growth Fund

Growth Fund

Large Cap Growth Fund

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

VALUE

Discovery Value Fund

Equity Income Fund

Relative Value Fund

Small Cap Value Portfolio

Value Fund

INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL EQUITY

CORE

Global Core Equity Portfolio

International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio1

Sustainable Global Thematic Fund

Sustainable International Thematic Fund

Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Wealth Appreciation Strategy

GROWTH

Concentrated International Growth Portfolio

VALUE

All China Equity Portfolio

International Value Fund

FIXED INCOME

MUNICIPAL

High Income Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate California Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate Diversified Municipal Portfolio

Intermediate New York Municipal Portfolio

Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy

Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

National Portfolio

Arizona Portfolio

California Portfolio

Massachusetts Portfolio

Minnesota Portfolio

New Jersey Portfolio

New York Portfolio

Ohio Portfolio

Pennsylvania Portfolio

Virginia Portfolio

TAXABLE

Bond Inflation Strategy

Global Bond Fund

High Income Fund

Income Fund

Intermediate Duration Portfolio

Short Duration High Yield Portfolio1

Short Duration Income Portfolio

Short Duration Portfolio

Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio

Total Return Bond Portfolio

ALTERNATIVES

All Market Real Return Portfolio

Global Real Estate Investment Fund

Select US Long/Short Portfolio

MULTI-ASSET

All Market Total Return Portfolio

Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio

Global Risk Allocation Fund

Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio

CLOSED-END FUNDS

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

Disruptors ETF

High Yield ETF

Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

Ultra Short Income ETF

US High Dividend ETF

US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

US Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

We also offer Government Money Market Portfolio, which serves as the money market fund exchange vehicle for the AB mutual funds. You could lose money by investing in the Fund. Although the Fund seeks to preserve the value of your investment at $1.00 per share, it cannot guarantee it will do so. The Fund may impose a fee upon sale of your shares or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares if the Fund’s liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors. An investment in the Fund is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The Fund’s sponsor has no legal obligation to provide financial support to the Fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the Fund at any time.

Investors should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. For copies of our prospectus or summary prospectus, which contain this and other information, visit us online at www.abfunds.com or contact your AB representative. Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

 

1

Prior to July 5, 2023, International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio was named International Strategic Core Portfolio and Short Duration High Yield Portfolio was named Limited Duration High Income Portfolio.

 

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NOTES

 

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

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ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

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ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.


ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant): AB Corporate Shares
By:  

/s/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   December 26, 2023

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   December 26, 2023
By:  

/s/ Stephen M. Woetzel

  Stephen M. Woetzel
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   December 26, 2023