N-CSR 1 d370133dncsr.htm AB BOND FUNDS AB Bond Funds

 

 

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: 811-02383

 

 

AB BOND FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Joseph J. Mantineo

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2022

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2022

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB ALL MARKET REAL RETURN PORTFOLIO

 

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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.


 

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Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB All Market Real Return Portfolio (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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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 6, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB All Market Real Return Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize real return over inflation.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB ALL MARKET REAL RETURN PORTFOLIO      
Class 1 Shares1      -10.95%        -6.85%  
Class 2 Shares1      -10.85%        -6.63%  
Class A Shares      -11.00%        -7.01%  
Class C Shares      -11.33%        -7.71%  
Advisor Class Shares2      -10.83%        -6.64%  
Class R Shares2      -11.15%        -7.32%  
Class K Shares2      -11.05%        -7.08%  
Class I Shares2      -10.86%        -6.75%  
Class Z Shares2      -10.85%        -6.64%  
MSCI AC World Commodity Producers Index (net)      0.72%        16.97%  

 

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Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements.

 

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International All Country (“MSCI AC”) World Commodity Producers Index (net), for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

All share classes of the Fund underperformed the benchmark for both periods, before sales charges. For the 12-month period, the strategic allocation detracted overall, relative to the benchmark, as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), inflation-sensitive equities and commodity futures underperformed commodity producers. Security selection within commodity equities detracted, while selection within inflation-sensitive equities and REITs contributed. The Fund’s tactical underweight to REITs contributed, while tactical overweights to commodity futures detracted.

 

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During the six-month period, the strategic allocation detracted overall, as REITs, inflation-sensitive equities and commodity futures all underperformed commodity producers. Security selection within commodity producers and inflation-sensitive equities contributed. The Fund’s modest overweights to commodity futures detracted, while tactical underweights to REITs and inflation-sensitive equities contributed.

The Fund utilized derivatives for hedging and investment purposes in the form of currency forwards and total return swaps, which added to absolute returns for both periods, while futures and inflation swaps added for the 12-month period and detracted for the six-month period; during the 12-month period, variance swaps added to returns.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

US, international and emerging-market stocks declined during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022. Initially, positive earnings momentum overshadowed concerns surrounding coronavirus variants, supply chain disruptions and rising inflation. But the global economic outlook deteriorated as increasingly hawkish central banks elevated investor concern that rapidly rising borrowing costs would slow economic growth significantly and tip global economies into recession. The US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) raised interest rates five times during the period, including three consecutive 0.75% increases, setting a course followed by other key central banks. Equity markets began to rise at the end of the period, after some central banks raised rates by less than expected and several Fed governors suggested the possibility of a shift toward a less reactive course in order to review the impact of higher rates over a longer time horizon. Against a backdrop of rising rates, growth stocks came under pressure throughout most of the period. Within large-cap markets, both growth and value stocks declined in absolute terms, but value stocks outperformed growth stocks significantly. Large-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks on a relative basis, but both declined in absolute terms.

Inflation assets were mixed over the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022. REITs fell meaningfully over both periods as the asset class faced headwinds from rising interest rates. Natural resource equities posted positive performance over the 12-month period and were close to neutral toward the end of the period. For both periods, natural resource equities outperformed broader equity markets. Elsewhere, commodities rose over the 12-month period but fell over the six-month period. While the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine was initially supportive of higher prices (especially in oil, gas and agriculture), concerns regarding the impact of restrictive monetary policy on future economic growth weighed on sentiment toward the end of the period. Finally, inflation swaps were slightly negative over the trailing six-month period but remained positive over the 12-month period.

 

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The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team continues to look for sources of value via asset allocation shifts, active security selection, risk overlay strategies and currency management. The Fund uses a blend of quantitative and fundamental research in order to determine overall portfolio risk, allocate risk across major real asset classes and identify idiosyncratic opportunities.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund seeks to maximize real return. Real return is the rate of return after adjusting for inflation. The Fund pursues an aggressive investment strategy involving a variety of asset classes. The Fund invests primarily in instruments that the Adviser expects to outperform broad equity indices during periods of rising inflation. Under normal circumstances, the Fund expects to invest its assets principally in the following instruments that, in the judgment of the Adviser, are affected directly or indirectly by the level and change in rate of inflation: inflation-indexed fixed-income securities, such as Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) and similar bonds issued by governments outside of the United States; commodities; commodity-related equity securities; real estate equity securities; inflation-sensitive equity securities, which the Fund defines as equity securities of companies that the Adviser believes have the ability to pass along increasing costs to consumers and maintain or grow margins in rising inflation environments, including equity securities of utilities and infrastructure-related companies (“inflation-sensitive equities”); securities and derivatives linked to the price of other assets (such as commodities, stock indices and real estate); and currencies. The Fund expects its investments in fixed-income securities to have a broad range of maturities and quality levels.

The Fund seeks inflation protection from investments around the globe, both in developed- and emerging-market countries. In selecting securities for purchase and sale, the Adviser utilizes its qualitative and quantitative resources to determine overall inflation sensitivity, asset allocation and security selection. The Adviser assesses the securities’ risks and inflation sensitivity as well as the securities’ impact on the overall risks and inflation sensitivity of the Fund. When its analysis indicates that changes are necessary, the Adviser intends to implement them through a combination of changes to underlying positions and the use of inflation swaps and other types of derivatives, such as interest rate swaps.

The Fund anticipates that its targeted investment mix, other than its investments in inflation-indexed fixed-income securities, will focus on commodity-related equity securities, commodities and commodity

 

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derivatives, real estate equity securities and inflation-sensitive equities to provide a balance between expected return and inflation protection. The Fund may vary its investment allocations among these asset classes, at times significantly. Its commodities investments will include significant exposure to energy commodities, but will also include agricultural products, and industrial and precious metals, such as gold. The Fund’s investments in real estate equity securities will include REITs and other real estate-related securities.

The Fund invests in both US and non-US dollar-denominated equity or fixed-income securities. The Fund may invest in currencies for hedging or investment purposes, both in the spot market and through long or short positions in currency-related derivatives. The Fund does not ordinarily expect to hedge its foreign currency exposure because it will be balanced by investments in US dollar-denominated securities, although it may hedge the exposure under certain circumstances.

The Fund may enter into derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards, swaps or structured notes, to a significant extent, subject to the limits of applicable law. The Fund intends to use leverage for investment purposes through the use of cash made available by derivatives transactions to make other investments in accordance with its investment policies. In determining when and to what extent to employ leverage or enter into derivatives transactions, the Adviser considers factors such as the relative risks and returns expected of potential investments and the cost of such transactions. The Adviser considers the impact of 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.

The Fund may seek to gain exposure to physical commodities traded in the commodities markets through use of a variety of derivative instruments, including investments in commodity index-linked notes. The Adviser expects that the Fund will seek to gain exposure to commodities and commodity-related instruments and derivatives primarily through investments in AllianceBernstein Cayman Inflation Strategy, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary is advised by the Adviser and has the same investment objective and substantially similar investment policies and restrictions as the Fund except that the Subsidiary, unlike the Fund, may invest, without limitation, in commodities and commodity-related instruments. The Fund is subject to the risks associated with the commodities, derivatives and other instruments in which the Subsidiary invests, to the extent of its investment in the Subsidiary. The Fund limits its investment in the

 

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Subsidiary to no more than 25% of its net assets. Investment in the Subsidiary is expected to provide the Fund with commodity exposure within the limitations of federal tax requirements that apply to the Fund.

The Fund is “non-diversified”, which means that it may concentrate its assets in a smaller number of issuers than a diversified fund.

 

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The MSCI AC World Commodity Producers Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The MSCI AC World Commodity Producers Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization index designed to track the performance of global listed commodity producers, including emerging markets. Commodities sectors include: energy, grains, industrial metals, petroleum, precious metals and softs. MSCI makes no express or implied warranties or representations, and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI data contained herein. The MSCI data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices, any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed or produced by MSCI. Net returns include the reinvestment of dividends after deduction of non-US withholding tax. 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, commodity and bond markets fluctuate. 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 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 greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the end of a recent period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Commodity Risk: Investing in commodities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, either directly or through the Subsidiary, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. 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.

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.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes and large positions. Foreign fixed-income securities may have more illiquid investments risk because secondary trading markets for these securities may be smaller and less well-developed and the securities may trade less frequently. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally go down.

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.

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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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Subsidiary Risk: By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and, unless otherwise noted in the Fund’s prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and the Fund and the Subsidiary are managed by the Adviser, making it unlikely the Subsidiary will take actions contrary to the interests of the Fund or its shareholders.

Real Estate Risk: The Fund’s investments in real estate securities have many of the same risks as direct ownership of real estate, including the risk that the value of real estate could decline due to a variety of factors that affect the real estate market generally. Investments in REITs may have additional risks. REITs are dependent on the capability of their managers, may have limited diversification, and could be significantly affected by changes in taxes.

Non-Diversification Risk: The Fund may have more risk because it is “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Accordingly, changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Fund’s NAV.

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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Class 1 shares, go to www.bernstein.com and click on “Investments”, found in the footer, then “Mutual Fund Information—Mutual Fund Performance at a Glance.”

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. For Class 1 shares, go to www.bernstein.com, click on “Investments”, found in the footer, then “Mutual Fund Information—Prospectuses, SAIs and Shareholder Reports.” Please read the prospectus and/or summary prospectus carefully before investing.

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

10/31/2012 TO 10/31/2022

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB All Market Real Return Portfolio Class A shares (from 10/31/2012 to 10/31/2022) as compared to the performance of its benchmark. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 4.25% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS 1 SHARES1    
1 Year     -6.85%       -6.85%  
5 Years     4.54%       4.54%  
10 Years     0.80%       0.80%  
CLASS 2 SHARES1    
1 Year     -6.63%       -6.63%  
5 Years     4.81%       4.81%  
10 Years     1.05%       1.05%  
CLASS A SHARES    
1 Year     -7.01%       -10.96%  
5 Years     4.34%       3.43%  
10 Years     0.64%       0.20%  
CLASS C SHARES    
1 Year     -7.71%       -8.57%  
5 Years     3.57%       3.57%  
10 Years2     -0.09%       -0.09%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3    
1 Year     -6.64%       -6.64%  
5 Years     4.61%       4.61%  
10 Years     0.92%       0.92%  
CLASS R SHARES3    
1 Year     -7.32%       -7.32%  
5 Years     4.04%       4.04%  
10 Years     0.39%       0.39%  
CLASS K SHARES3    
1 Year     -7.08%       -7.08%  
5 Years     4.34%       4.34%  
10 Years     0.65%       0.65%  
CLASS I SHARES3    
1 Year     -6.75%       -6.75%  
5 Years     4.78%       4.78%  
10 Years     1.03%       1.03%  
CLASS Z SHARES3    
1 Year     -6.64%       -6.64%  
5 Years     4.81%       4.81%  
Since Inception4     1.57%       1.57%  

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

The Fund’s prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.13%, 0.87%, 1.18%, 1.93%, 0.92%, 1.60%, 1.31%, 0.88% and 0.88% for Class 1, Class 2, Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratio (excluding extraordinary expenses, interest expense, and acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest) to 1.55% for Class R shares. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before January 31, 2023, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

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Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements. These share classes do not carry front-end sales charges; therefore, their respective NAV and SEC returns are the same.

 

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

 

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

 

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Inception date: 1/31/2014.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS 1 SHARES1   
1 Year      -7.41%  
5 Years      3.73%  
10 Years      0.19%  
CLASS 2 SHARES1   
1 Year      -7.09%  
5 Years      4.00%  
10 Years      0.45%  
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -11.40%  
5 Years      2.66%  
10 Years      -0.39%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -9.05%  
5 Years      2.76%  
10 Years2      -0.69%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3   
1 Year      -7.19%  
5 Years      3.82%  
10 Years      0.32%  
CLASS R SHARES3   
1 Year      -7.85%  
5 Years      3.25%  
10 Years      -0.20%  
CLASS K SHARES3   
1 Year      -7.63%  
5 Years      3.54%  
10 Years      0.06%  
CLASS I SHARES3   
1 Year      -7.22%  
5 Years      3.98%  
10 Years      0.43%  
CLASS Z SHARES3   
1 Year      -7.21%  
5 Years      3.98%  
Since Inception4      0.99%  

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

1

Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements. These share classes do not carry front-end sales charges; therefore, their respective NAV and SEC returns are the same.

 

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

 

3

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

 

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Inception date: 1/31/2014.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. 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.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

 

 

    Beginning
Account
Value
May 1,
2022
    Ending
Account
Value
October 31,
2022
    Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
    Total
Expenses
Paid
During
Period+
    Total
Annualized
Expense
Ratio+
 
Class A            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 890.00     $ 5.67       1.19   $ 5.81       1.22

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,019.21     $ 6.06       1.19   $ 6.21       1.22
Class C            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 886.70     $ 9.37       1.97   $ 9.46       1.99

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,015.27     $   10.01       1.97   $   10.11       1.99
Advisor Class            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 891.70     $ 4.48       0.94   $ 4.58       0.96

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,020.47     $ 4.79       0.94   $ 4.89       0.96
Class R            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 888.50     $ 7.28       1.52   $ 7.33       1.54

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,017.49     $ 7.78       1.52   $ 7.83       1.54
Class K            

Actual

  $   1,000     $ 889.50     $ 6.00       1.26   $ 6.14       1.29

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $   1,018.85     $ 6.41       1.26   $ 6.56       1.29
Class I            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 891.40     $ 4.10       0.86   $ 4.20       0.88

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,020.87     $ 4.38       0.86   $ 4.48       0.88
Class 1            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 890.50     $ 5.15       1.08   $ 5.29       1.11

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,019.76     $ 5.50       1.08   $ 5.65       1.11
Class 2            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 891.50     $ 3.96       0.83   $ 4.05       0.85

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,021.02     $ 4.23       0.83   $ 4.33       0.85
Class Z            

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 891.50     $ 3.96       0.83   $ 4.05       0.85

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,021.02     $ 4.23       0.83   $ 4.33       0.85

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

+

In connection with the Fund’s investments in affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Fund’s total expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratio plus the Fund’s pro rata share of the weighted average expense ratio of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying portfolios in which it invests, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $1,029.7

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

The portfolio breakdown is expressed as an approximate percentage of the Fund’s net assets inclusive of derivative exposure, based on the Adviser’s internal classification guidelines.

 

2

The Fund’s security type breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Consolidated Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details).

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (continued)

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

 

 

LOGO

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS2

 

Company    U.S. $ Value      Percent of
Net Assets
 
Shell PLC    $ 21,133,068        2.1
Prologis, Inc.      17,578,351        1.7  
Exxon Mobil Corp.      17,102,304        1.7  
Equinix, Inc.      12,002,863        1.2  
ConocoPhillips      10,971,847        1.1  
Public Storage      10,804,080        1.0  
EOG Resources, Inc.      9,458,788        0.9  
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.      8,400,387        0.8  
TotalEnergies SE      8,366,193        0.8  
Chevron Corp.      7,614,624        0.7  
   $   123,432,505        12.0

 

1

The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) 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). “Other” country weightings represent 0.6% or less in the following: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Finland, India, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia.

 

2

Long-term investments.

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 67.8%

 

Real Estate – 26.4%

 

Diversified Real Estate Activities – 1.7%

    

Ayala Land, Inc.

     2,554,100     $ 1,133,482  

City Developments Ltd.

     295,500       1,593,221  

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

     8,700       861,507  

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

     438,700       8,400,387  

Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.

     14,900       336,797  

Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.

     435,000       4,674,648  

Tokyu Fudosan Holdings Corp.

     233,300       1,183,665  
    

 

 

 
       18,183,707  
    

 

 

 

Diversified REITs – 1.6%

 

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

     99,800       1,944,104  

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

     250,690       2,930,566  

Charter Hall Long Wale REIT

     606,580       1,691,336  

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.

     153,440       3,302,029  

Growthpoint Properties Ltd.(a)

     2,072,622       1,461,202  

ICADE

     29,880       1,111,502  

Merlin Properties Socimi SA

     278,910       2,364,201  

United Urban Investment Corp.

     1,519       1,607,144  
    

 

 

 
       16,412,084  
    

 

 

 

Health Care REITs – 1.9%

    

Assura PLC

     2,490,200       1,595,505  

Cofinimmo SA

     13,570       1,125,434  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

     288,010       3,297,714  

Ventas, Inc.

     145,390       5,689,111  

Welltower, Inc.

     124,340       7,589,713  
    

 

 

 
       19,297,477  
    

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.8%

    

Invincible Investment Corp.

     9,400       2,950,786  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

     234,690       3,069,745  

RLJ Lodging Trust

     159,880       1,945,740  
    

 

 

 
       7,966,271  
    

 

 

 

Industrial REITs – 4.3%

    

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

     78,680       1,907,990  

CapitaLand Ascendas REIT

     825,200       1,526,777  

Centuria Industrial REIT

     913,830       1,775,892  

Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust

     303,414       2,438,715  

GLP J-Reit(b)

     1,146       1,188,496  

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp.

     1,115       1,177,597  

Mapletree Logistics Trust(a)

     1,205,318       1,293,631  

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc.(b)

     479       1,589,253  

Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.

     70,946       1,308,244  

Prologis, Inc.

     158,721       17,578,351  

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.

     64,600       3,571,088  

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Segro PLC

     575,272     $ 5,177,447  

STAG Industrial, Inc.

     122,160       3,859,035  
    

 

 

 
       44,392,516  
    

 

 

 

Office REITs – 1.2%

    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.

     7,540       1,095,562  

City Office REIT, Inc.

     231,540       2,458,955  

Cousins Properties, Inc.

     121,065       2,876,504  

Daiwa Office Investment Corp.

     602       2,844,007  

Derwent London PLC

     66,190       1,638,156  

Kenedix Office Investment Corp.(a)

     648       1,476,147  
    

 

 

 
       12,389,331  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Development – 0.9%

    

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd.

     743,500       1,420,768  

China Resources Land Ltd.

     678,000       2,121,315  

CK Asset Holdings Ltd.

     284,000       1,570,113  

Emaar Properties PJSC

     686,820       1,133,771  

Instone Real Estate Group SE(c)

     81,039       589,854  

Megaworld Corp.

     17,716,000       639,126  

Midea Real Estate Holding Ltd.(a)(c)

     2,151,600       1,503,466  
    

 

 

 
       8,978,413  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Operating Companies – 1.6%

    

Azrieli Group Ltd.

     14,750       1,092,761  

CA Immobilien Anlagen AG

     58,719       1,854,600  

Central Pattana PCL

     411,500       743,316  

CTP NV(c)

     96,979       1,005,870  

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.

     441,000       1,697,799  

Hulic Co., Ltd.

     146,600       1,064,953  

Shurgard Self Storage SA

     27,430       1,194,328  

TAG Immobilien AG

     117,450       735,566  

Vonovia SE

     176,274       3,897,525  

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB

     489,360       3,205,908  
    

 

 

 
       16,492,626  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Services – 0.1%

    

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield(b)

     20,600       974,738  
    

 

 

 

Residential REITs – 4.0%

    

American Homes 4 Rent – Class A

     141,480       4,518,871  

Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.

     44,010       2,814,880  

Equity Residential

     102,510       6,460,180  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     22,830       5,073,739  

Independence Realty Trust, Inc.

     240,000       4,022,400  

Kenedix Residential Next Investment Corp.

     538       788,746  

Killam Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust

     272,860       3,162,520  

Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust(c)

     150,500       1,472,577  

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sun Communities, Inc.

     46,857     $ 6,318,666  

UDR, Inc.

     119,730       4,760,465  

UNITE Group PLC (The)

     156,180       1,595,371  
    

 

 

 
       40,988,415  
    

 

 

 

Retail REITs – 3.7%

    

AEON REIT Investment Corp.

     1,654       1,780,738  

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

     172,880       3,684,073  

CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust

     3,103,460       4,118,769  

Frasers Centrepoint Trust

     513,100       754,054  

Kite Realty Group Trust

     168,660       3,312,482  

Link REIT

     511,301       3,022,102  

Mercialys SA

     122,148       1,057,716  

NETSTREIT Corp.

     144,266       2,715,086  

Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.

     103,350       3,114,969  

Realty Income Corp.

     14,250       887,348  

Shopping Centres Australasia Property Group

     772,030       1,344,657  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

     34,378       3,746,514  

SITE Centers Corp.

     314,880       3,898,215  

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.

     91,430       3,550,227  

Waypoint REIT Ltd.

     467,450       816,164  
    

 

 

 
       37,803,114  
    

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 4.6%

    

American Tower Corp.

     13,394       2,775,103  

Crown Castle, Inc.

     12,458       1,660,153  

CubeSmart

     115,710       4,844,778  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     9,160       918,290  

Equinix, Inc.

     21,190       12,002,863  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

     25,600       1,281,792  

National Storage Affiliates Trust

     45,180       1,927,379  

Public Storage

     34,880       10,804,080  

Safestore Holdings PLC

     224,530       2,326,216  

SBA Communications Corp.

     3,104       837,770  

VICI Properties, Inc.

     220,100       7,047,602  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     45,585       1,409,944  
    

 

 

 
       47,835,970  
    

 

 

 
       271,714,662  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 11.2%

 

Coal & Consumable Fuels – 0.1%

    

Cameco Corp.

     26,821       636,194  
    

 

 

 

Integrated Oil & Gas – 6.5%

    

Cenovus Energy, Inc.(a)

     17,389       351,520  

Chevron Corp.

     42,093       7,614,624  

Equinor ASA

     142,609       5,195,776  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     154,339       17,102,304  

Gazprom PJSC(d)

     818,956       – 0  – 

LUKOIL PJSC(d)

     20,541       – 0  – 

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Repsol SA(b)

     532,416     $ 7,243,235  

Shell PLC

     762,883       21,133,068  

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     6,237       214,530  

TotalEnergies SE

     153,358       8,366,193  
    

 

 

 
       67,221,250  
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Drilling – 0.2%

    

China Oilfield Services Ltd. – Class H

     1,648,000       1,855,185  
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Equipment & Services – 0.1%

    

Halliburton Co.

     26,015       947,466  
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production – 3.1%

    

ConocoPhillips

     87,016       10,971,847  

Coterra Energy, Inc.

     48,350       1,505,136  

EOG Resources, Inc.

     69,285       9,458,788  

Hess Corp.

     31,848       4,493,116  

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

     620       1,428,399  

Tourmaline Oil Corp.(a)

     13,858       780,813  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

     35,053       1,147,285  

Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

     91,483       2,114,945  
    

 

 

 
       31,900,329  
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing – 0.3%

 

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     13,509       1,534,893  

Neste Oyj

     11,223       491,887  

Valero Energy Corp.

     11,950       1,500,322  
    

 

 

 
       3,527,102  
    

 

 

 

Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation – 0.9%

    

Antero Midstream Corp.

     9,634       102,602  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

     7,186       1,267,682  

Enbridge, Inc.(a)

     71,454       2,783,997  

EnLink Midstream LLC(b)

     7,164       85,108  

Gibson Energy, Inc.

     5,174       88,300  

Keyera Corp.(a)

     7,799       167,160  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

     57,035       1,033,474  

Koninklijke Vopak NV

     2,307       47,137  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.

     1,373       75,611  

ONEOK, Inc.

     12,855       762,559  

Pembina Pipeline Corp.(a)

     19,593       646,892  

Targa Resources Corp.

     6,517       445,567  

TC Energy Corp.

     35,711       1,568,574  
    

 

 

 
       9,074,663  
    

 

 

 
       115,162,189  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 6.0%

 

Aluminum – 0.1%

 

Alcoa Corp.

     20,672       806,828  
    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Commodity Chemicals – 0.5%

    

Beijing Haixin Energy Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

     1,735,085     $ 952,315  

Corteva, Inc.

     41,683       2,723,567  

Ecopro Co., Ltd.

     8,277       821,674  

LG Chem Ltd.

     1,416       621,395  

W-Scope Corp.(a)(b)

     19,600       253,243  
    

 

 

 
       5,372,194  
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials – 0.2%

 

GCC SAB de CV

     258,717       1,614,092  
    

 

 

 

Copper – 0.2%

 

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

     85,965       1,516,306  

OZ Minerals Ltd.(a)

     37,029       573,358  
    

 

 

 
       2,089,664  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Chemicals – 0.1%

 

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.

     316,200       1,064,727  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Metals & Mining – 1.6%

 

Allkem Ltd.(b)

     74,824       691,348  

Anglo American PLC

     132,981       3,983,339  

BHP Group Ltd.

     43,087       1,034,958  

CMOC Group Ltd. – Class H(a)

     1,368,000       440,430  

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd – Class A

     50,480       546,534  

Glencore PLC

     726,435       4,164,702  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR)(d)(e)

     66,074       – 0  – 

Rio Tinto PLC

     72,754       3,802,242  

Teck Resources Ltd. – Class B

     55,531       1,690,364  

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. – Class A

     53,270       398,377  
    

 

 

 
       16,752,294  
    

 

 

 

Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals – 0.5%

    

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

     38,154       4,054,244  

OCI NV

     35,167       1,345,063  
    

 

 

 
       5,399,307  
    

 

 

 

Forest Products – 0.0%

 

Interfor Corp.(b)

     28,218       501,248  
    

 

 

 

Gold – 0.8%

 

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     61,135       2,689,339  

Barrick Gold Corp.

     143,570       2,157,857  

Endeavour Mining PLC

     122,275       2,126,768  

Northern Star Resources Ltd.

     71,866       401,091  

Regis Resources Ltd.

     301,971       294,427  

St. Barbara Ltd.(b)

     412,784       134,387  
    

 

 

 
       7,803,869  
    

 

 

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Industrial Gases – 0.2%

 

 

Air Liquide SA

     4,613     $ 603,443  

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

     2,547       637,769  

Linde PLC

     2,065       614,028  
    

 

 

 
       1,855,240  
    

 

 

 

Paper Packaging – 0.1%

 

Sealed Air Corp.

     26,931       1,282,454  
    

 

 

 

Paper Products – 0.2%

 

Stora Enso Oyj – Class R

     94,140       1,227,473  

Suzano SA

     105,200       1,083,466  
    

 

 

 
       2,310,939  
    

 

 

 

Specialty Chemicals – 0.7%

 

Albemarle Corp.

     2,888       808,265  

Danimer Scientific, Inc.(a)(b)

     167,875       439,833  

Ecolab, Inc.

     3,149       494,613  

Evonik Industries AG

     49,372       909,517  

IMCD NV

     4,070       527,856  

Johnson Matthey PLC

     31,809       706,083  

Livent Corp.(a)(b)

     26,870       848,286  

Shanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

     60,520       414,260  

Sika AG (REG)

     2,054       463,127  

Umicore SA

     18,303       603,375  

Wacker Chemie AG

     5,147       599,241  
    

 

 

 
       6,814,456  
    

 

 

 

Steel – 0.8%

 

ArcelorMittal SA

     174,554       3,901,919  

Commercial Metals Co.

     20,956       953,498  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     15,744       1,480,723  

Vale SA (Sponsored ADR)

     138,199       1,788,295  
    

 

 

 
       8,124,435  
    

 

 

 
       61,791,747  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 4.5%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 0.3%

 

BAE Systems PLC

     108,753       1,017,228  

Hexcel Corp.

     13,775       767,268  

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

     5,361       1,378,152  
    

 

 

 
       3,162,648  
    

 

 

 

Agricultural & Farm Machinery – 0.3%

 

Deere & Co.

     2,279       902,074  

Lindsay Corp.

     4,466       756,094  

Toro Co. (The)

     8,093       853,245  
    

 

 

 
       2,511,413  
    

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.6%

 

A O Smith Corp.

     12,800       701,184  

Carrier Global Corp.

     18,733       744,824  

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Cie de Saint-Gobain

     26,986     $ 1,103,213  

Kingspan Group PLC

     11,474       578,481  

Lennox International, Inc.

     2,335       545,386  

Nibe Industrier AB – Class B

     59,623       475,599  

Owens Corning

     14,873       1,273,277  

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.

     18,797       441,542  
    

 

 

 
       5,863,506  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.2%

 

Ferrovial SA

     17,604       430,213  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

     5,849       166,580  

Vinci SA

     18,979       1,746,769  
    

 

 

 
       2,343,562  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks – 0.1%

    

Cummins, Inc.

     4,099       1,002,246  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Components & Equipment – 1.3%

    

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     7,334       1,346,302  

Advent Technologies Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)

     278,432       629,256  

Ballard Power Systems, Inc.(a)(b)

     80,904       458,457  

Beijing Easpring Material Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

     53,500       434,679  

Blink Charging Co.(a)(b)

     19,644       290,731  

Camel Group Co., Ltd. – Class A

     546,200       639,253  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

     8,900       456,745  

EnerSys

     16,176       1,072,307  

First Solar, Inc.(b)

     7,443       1,083,478  

FuelCell Energy, Inc.(a)(b)

     146,061       455,710  

Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. – Class A

     121,200       501,112  

Hubbell, Inc.

     3,554       844,004  

Legrand SA

     10,424       794,357  

nVent Electric PLC

     30,848       1,125,952  

Plug Power, Inc.(a)(b)

     23,424       374,316  

Prysmian SpA

     23,685       770,902  

Signify NV(c)

     39,231       1,086,901  

SunPower Corp.(a)(b)

     22,852       422,534  

Sunrun, Inc.(b)

     28,997       652,722  
    

 

 

 
       13,439,718  
    

 

 

 

Heavy Electrical Equipment – 0.5%

 

Bloom Energy Corp. – Class A(b)

     19,157       358,428  

CS Wind Corp.

     14,045       578,576  

ITM Power PLC(a)(b)

     213,956       202,118  

Ming Yang Smart Energy Group Ltd. – Class A

     188,696       645,860  

NARI Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

     168,609       566,285  

NEL ASA(b)

     333,613       407,785  

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Nordex SE(b)

     52,303     $ 487,577  

Siemens Energy AG(b)

     75,800       883,647  

TPI Composites, Inc.(b)

     31,683       315,563  

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

     24,079       474,685  
    

 

 

 
       4,920,524  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%

 

General Electric Co.

     13,929       1,083,815  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Machinery – 1.0%

 

Chart Industries, Inc.(b)

     3,225       718,788  

Energy Recovery, Inc.(b)

     25,889       666,124  

Evoqua Water Technologies Corp.(b)

     14,600       572,028  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

     7,222       1,542,114  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     6,165       562,248  

McPhy Energy SA(b)

     32,420       367,775  

Mueller Industries, Inc.

     11,185       700,628  

NGK Insulators Ltd.

     66,500       775,793  

Pentair PLC

     17,361       745,655  

Snap-on, Inc.

     6,315       1,402,246  

SPX Technologies, Inc.(b)

     15,185       999,781  

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. – Class A

     5,198       760,779  

Xylem, Inc./NY

     7,142       731,555  
    

 

 

 
       10,545,514  
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%

    

WW Grainger, Inc.

     2,433       1,421,724  
    

 

 

 
       46,294,670  
    

 

 

 

Utilities – 4.4%

 

Electric Utilities – 1.1%

 

Avangrid, Inc.(a)

     22,721       924,290  

Constellation Energy Corp.

     1       95  

Edison International

     10,973       658,819  

Elia Group SA/NV

     1,271       160,695  

Enel SpA

     505,112       2,256,511  

Eversource Energy

     9,966       760,206  

Exelon Corp.

     14,729       568,392  

Fortis, Inc./Canada

     16,892       659,016  

Hydro One Ltd.(c)

     11,198       280,782  

Iberdrola SA

     82,974       843,785  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     4,547       352,393  

NRG Energy, Inc.

     31,429       1,395,448  

Orsted AS(c)

     5,787       477,461  

PG&E Corp.(b)

     46,315       691,483  

Red Electrica Corp. SA

     15,275       247,084  

SSE PLC

     34,755       621,102  

Terna – Rete Elettrica Nazionale

     49,652       329,275  
    

 

 

 
       11,226,837  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.8%

 

 

AltaGas Ltd.

     17,530     $ 316,154  

APA Group

     323,138       2,175,490  

Atmos Energy Corp.

     4,024       428,757  

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd.

     16,913       42,907  

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

     510       63,434  

China Gas Holdings Ltd.

     105,593       93,712  

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

     31,847       81,566  

Enagas SA

     8,783       142,582  

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd.

     26,732       265,771  

Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

     381,933       294,382  

Italgas SpA

     17,156       88,392  

Kunlun Energy Co., Ltd.

     140,561       84,009  

Naturgy Energy Group SA(a)

     40,971       1,051,419  

New Jersey Resources Corp.

     2,768       123,564  

Northwest Natural Holding Co.

     1,001       48,138  

ONE Gas, Inc.

     1,557       120,636  

Snam SpA

     72,348       321,696  

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.

     1,773       129,553  

Spire, Inc.

     1,510       105,413  

Toho Gas Co., Ltd.

     3,491       65,044  

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

     14,473       258,654  

Towngas Smart Energy Co., Ltd.

     39,098       13,694  

UGI Corp.

     38,767       1,369,638  
    

 

 

 
       7,684,605  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.7%

    

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC

     22,761       630,707  

Azure Power Global Ltd.(a)(b)

     58,369       337,956  

Boralex, Inc. – Class A

     17,325       491,258  

Brookfield Renewable Corp. – Class A

     15,520       482,227  

China Longyuan Power Group Corp. Ltd. – Class H

     436,000       498,204  

EDP Renovaveis SA

     81,512       1,715,215  

Innergex Renewable Energy, Inc.

     52,473       577,748  

NextEra Energy Partners LP(a)

     9,801       725,960  

Ormat Technologies, Inc.(a)

     7,255       656,215  

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA(b)

     30,463       481,806  

TransAlta Renewables, Inc.(a)

     61,898       664,710  

Xinyi Energy Holdings Ltd.(a)

     1,580,000       402,437  
    

 

 

 
       7,664,443  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders – 0.5%

    

AES Corp. (The)

     28,600       748,176  

Clearway Energy, Inc. – Class A

     18,541       599,431  

Drax Group PLC

     104,811       625,891  

ERG SpA

     24,584       771,122  

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power Co., Ltd. – Class A

     778,700     $ 668,481  

Northland Power, Inc.

     21,941       638,412  

RWE AG

     22,706       874,070  
    

 

 

 
       4,925,583  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.7%

 

ACEA SpA

     1,503       18,939  

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp.

     56,518       625,604  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

     18,109       518,099  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

     10,200       897,192  

DTE Energy Co.

     6,684       749,343  

E.ON SE

     67,344       563,938  

National Grid PLC

     136,793       1,490,376  

NiSource, Inc.

     11,678       300,008  

NorthWestern Corp.

     1,615       85,320  

Sempra Energy

     12,677       1,913,466  

United Utilities Group PLC

     24,063       259,307  

Unitil Corp.

     461       24,299  
    

 

 

 
       7,445,891  
    

 

 

 

Water Utilities – 0.6%

 

American States Water Co.

     7,480       676,641  

American Water Works Co., Inc.

     9,061       1,316,925  

Beijing Enterprises Water Group Ltd.

     3,070,538       645,114  

California Water Service Group

     14,893       924,260  

China Water Affairs Group Ltd.

     30,530       21,623  

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (ADR)

     12,060       139,414  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

     6,860       303,349  

Middlesex Water Co.

     3,851       344,549  

Pennon Group PLC

     9,208       88,486  

Severn Trent PLC

     8,939       256,547  

SJW Group

     16,297       1,151,872  
    

 

 

 
       5,868,780  
    

 

 

 
       44,816,139  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology – 1.9%

    

Biotechnology – 0.3%

 

AbbVie, Inc.

     6,902       1,010,453  

Amgen, Inc.

     1,716       463,921  

Moderna, Inc.(b)

     4,536       681,897  

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.(b)

     5,444       626,713  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)

     1,116       835,605  
    

 

 

 
       3,618,589  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.5%

    

Danaher Corp.

     3,046       766,587  

Eurofins Scientific SE

     12,537       802,553  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(b)

     1,117       1,412,927  

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sartorius Stedim Biotech

     489     $ 155,179  

Waters Corp.(b)

     5,979       1,788,737  
    

 

 

 
       4,925,983  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%

 

Bayer AG (REG)

     22,622       1,189,488  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.(b)

     62,566       825,245  

Eli Lilly & Co.

     6,176       2,236,268  

Johnson & Johnson

     300       52,191  

Novo Nordisk A/S – Class B

     17,095       1,858,761  

Pfizer, Inc.

     40,807       1,899,566  

Roche Holding AG (Roche)

     1,269       515,074  

Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)

     4,707       1,561,774  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

     16,700       441,030  

Zoetis, Inc.

     3,810       574,472  
    

 

 

 
       11,153,869  
    

 

 

 
       19,698,441  
    

 

 

 

Software & Services – 1.9%

 

Application Software – 0.5%

 

Autodesk, Inc.(b)

     3,735       800,411  

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.(b)

     9,649       1,460,762  

Dropbox, Inc. – Class A(b)

     63,208       1,374,774  

Fair Isaac Corp.(b)

     1,541       737,892  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

     2,559       1,060,808  
    

 

 

 
       5,434,647  
    

 

 

 

Data Processing & Outsourced Services – 0.4%

    

Mastercard, Inc. – Class A

     6,728       2,207,995  

Visa, Inc. – Class A

     6,229       1,290,400  
    

 

 

 
       3,498,395  
    

 

 

 

Internet Services & Infrastructure – 0.1%

    

VeriSign, Inc.(b)

     6,730       1,349,096  
    

 

 

 

IT Consulting & Other Services – 0.1%

    

Gartner, Inc.(b)

     4,620       1,394,870  

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.(b)

     606       5,860  
    

 

 

 
       1,400,730  
    

 

 

 

Systems Software – 0.8%

    

Fortinet, Inc.(b)

     22,356       1,277,869  

Microsoft Corp.

     21,408       4,969,439  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(b)

     3,978       682,585  

ServiceNow, Inc.(b)

     2,069       870,511  
    

 

 

 
       7,800,404  
    

 

 

 
       19,483,272  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Food Beverage & Tobacco – 1.6%

    

Agricultural Products – 0.3%

    

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

     11,204     $ 1,086,564  

Bunge Ltd.

     13,976       1,379,431  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.(b)

     11,976       939,877  
    

 

 

 
       3,405,872  
    

 

 

 

Brewers – 0.1%

    

Carlsberg AS – Class B

     6,255       736,498  

Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.

     31,600       464,518  
    

 

 

 
       1,201,016  
    

 

 

 

Packaged Foods & Meats – 1.0%

    

Danone SA

     15,513       770,988  

Hershey Co. (The)

     6,030       1,439,783  

Hormel Foods Corp.

     15,728       730,566  

JBS SA

     158,600       766,365  

Maple Leaf Foods, Inc.

     49,198       729,113  

Marfrig Global Foods SA

     389,700       807,238  

Mowi ASA

     56,453       842,605  

Nestle SA (REG)

     20,051       2,182,728  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.(b)

     34,010       783,931  

Sao Martinho SA

     118,800       620,276  

Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A

     11,981       818,901  
    

 

 

 
       10,492,494  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco – 0.2%

 

Imperial Brands PLC

     64,211       1,564,120  
    

 

 

 
       16,663,502  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware & Equipment – 1.0%

    

Electronic Components – 0.1%

    

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

     1,355       699,065  

TDK Corp.

     1,600       49,981  
    

 

 

 
       749,046  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment & Instruments – 0.2%

    

Itron, Inc.(b)

     14,699       718,634  

Landis+Gyr Group AG(b)

     14,851       855,818  
    

 

 

 
       1,574,452  
    

 

 

 

Technology Distributors – 0.0%

    

CDW Corp./DE

     2,581       446,023  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.7%

    

Apple, Inc.

     49,183       7,541,721  
    

 

 

 
       10,311,242  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Commercial & Professional Services – 0.9%

    

Diversified Support Services – 0.2%

    

Brambles Ltd.

     112,577     $ 842,834  

Copart, Inc.(b)

     8,585       987,447  
    

 

 

 
       1,830,281  
    

 

 

 

Environmental & Facilities Services – 0.5%

    

Aker Carbon Capture ASA(b)

     209,829       236,125  

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. – Class A(b)

     8,032       657,098  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(b)

     9,646       1,181,249  

Republic Services, Inc.

     6,397       848,370  

Rollins, Inc.

     32,642       1,373,575  

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     4,976       703,009  

Waste Management, Inc.

     4,201       665,313  
    

 

 

 
       5,664,739  
    

 

 

 

Research & Consulting Services – 0.2%

    

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     12,001       1,306,309  

Nihon M&A Center Holdings, Inc.

     28,200       318,203  

Thomson Reuters Corp.

     4,286       455,829  
    

 

 

 
       2,080,341  
    

 

 

 
       9,575,361  
    

 

 

 

Transportation – 0.9%

    

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.1%

    

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     3,539       345,831  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     3,436       336,213  

Kuehne & Nagel International AG (REG)

     1,634       347,823  
    

 

 

 
       1,029,867  
    

 

 

 

Airport Services – 0.2%

    

Aena SME SA(b)(c)

     2,594       304,876  

Aeroports de Paris(b)

     978       132,256  

Auckland International Airport Ltd.(b)

     42,616       190,511  

Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

     59,027       31,965  

Flughafen Zurich AG (REG)(b)

     672       104,251  

Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide(b)

     1,305       50,277  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (ADR)

     1,201       76,588  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV (ADR)

     1,281       198,632  

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV (ADR)

     665       155,224  

Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.(a)(b)

     3,287       140,687  
    

 

 

 
       1,385,267  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Highways & Railtracks – 0.5%

    

Atlantia SpA

     17,776     $ 396,538  

Atlas Arteria Ltd.

     43,029       181,143  

Getlink SE

     14,168       224,201  

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. – Class H

     43,124       30,417  

Shenzhen Expressway Corp. Ltd. – Class H

     21,630       15,528  

Transurban Group(a)

     498,103       4,225,381  

Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd.

     33,065       12,942  
    

 

 

 
       5,086,150  
    

 

 

 

Marine – 0.0%

    

SITC International Holdings Co., Ltd.

     101,000       165,418  
    

 

 

 

Marine Ports & Services – 0.0%

    

China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd.

     47,253       55,399  

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd.

     59,696       29,439  

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG

     793       9,288  

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust

     178,300       29,121  

Westshore Terminals Investment Corp.(a)

     1,294       23,147  
    

 

 

 
       146,394  
    

 

 

 

Road & Rail – 0.1%

    

Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

     513,638       1,190,288  
    

 

 

 
       9,003,384  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 0.9%

    

Semiconductor Equipment – 0.5%

    

Applied Materials, Inc.

     11,454       1,011,274  

ASML Holding NV

     3,124       1,465,427  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(b)

     4,343       1,333,301  

KLA Corp.

     1,092       345,563  

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc.(b)

     1,804       414,974  

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd.

     444,000       440,802  
    

 

 

 
       5,011,341  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors – 0.4%

    

Canadian Solar, Inc.(b)

     19,902       674,678  

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

     82,732       546,376  

NVIDIA Corp.

     5,619       758,396  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

     11,049       1,300,025  

Wolfspeed, Inc.(a)(b)

     6,685       526,444  
    

 

 

 
       3,805,919  
    

 

 

 
       8,817,260  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Services – 0.9%

    

Health Care Distributors – 0.3%

    

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     8,981       1,411,993  

McKesson Corp.

     3,871       1,507,251  
    

 

 

 
       2,919,244  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Health Care Equipment – 0.1%

    

ABIOMED, Inc.(b)

     1,321     $ 332,998  

Hologic, Inc.(b)

     5,168       350,390  

Inmode Ltd.(b)

     6,523       223,869  
    

 

 

 
       907,257  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Supplies – 0.1%

    

Coloplast A/S – Class B

     10,204       1,137,441  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Technology – 0.1%

    

Veeva Systems, Inc. – Class A(b)

     2,774       465,866  
    

 

 

 

Managed Health Care – 0.3%

    

Centene Corp.(b)

     17,500       1,489,775  

Humana, Inc.

     357       199,235  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(b)

     3,875       1,390,582  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     404       224,281  
    

 

 

 
       3,303,873  
    

 

 

 
       8,733,681  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.8%

    

Insurance Brokers – 0.2%

    

Aon PLC – Class A

     5,352       1,506,535  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     4,115       897,934  
    

 

 

 
       2,404,469  
    

 

 

 

Life & Health Insurance – 0.3%

    

Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.

     66,500       447,184  

Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.

     87,200       1,290,835  

Medibank Pvt Ltd.

     570,753       1,027,736  

NN Group NV

     5,413       229,200  
    

 

 

 
       2,994,955  
    

 

 

 

Multi-line Insurance – 0.1%

    

Aviva PLC

     102,679       492,513  

Sampo Oyj – Class A

     8,524       389,783  
    

 

 

 
       882,296  
    

 

 

 

Property & Casualty Insurance – 0.2%

    

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(b)

     25,001       1,437,557  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

     25,616       1,008,758  
    

 

 

 
       2,446,315  
    

 

 

 
       8,728,035  
    

 

 

 

Banks – 0.7%

    

Diversified Banks – 0.6%

    

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA

     38,744       199,872  

Barclays PLC

     197,141       334,992  

BNP Paribas SA

     6,659       312,266  

Commerzbank AG(b)

     13,541       108,188  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     10,970       1,380,904  

National Bank of Canada

     12,998       885,011  

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Natwest Group PLC

     112,343     $ 302,573  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

     68,000       583,718  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB – Class A

     37,694       397,423  

Societe Generale SA

     57,128       1,310,346  

Standard Chartered PLC

     99,680       595,562  
    

 

 

 
       6,410,855  
    

 

 

 

Regional Banks – 0.1%

    

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     277,600       1,046,261  
    

 

 

 
       7,457,116  
    

 

 

 

Media & Entertainment – 0.5%

    

Advertising – 0.0%

    

Dentsu Group, Inc.

     11,300       351,468  
    

 

 

 

Cable & Satellite – 0.0%

    

SES SA

     13,532       95,982  
    

 

 

 

Interactive Home Entertainment – 0.1%

    

Electronic Arts, Inc.

     11,548       1,454,586  
    

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 0.4%

    

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A(b)

     17,717       1,674,434  

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C(b)

     16,366       1,549,205  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A(b)

     4,506       419,779  
    

 

 

 
       3,643,418  
    

 

 

 
       5,545,454  
    

 

 

 

Retailing – 0.5%

    

Automotive Retail – 0.1%

    

AutoZone, Inc.(b)

     236       597,760  
    

 

 

 

Department Stores – 0.0%

    

Next PLC

     8,724       492,728  
    

 

 

 

General Merchandise Stores – 0.0%

    

Dollarama, Inc.(a)

     3,669       218,010  
    

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.3%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.(b)

     27,284       2,794,973  
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 0.1%

 

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(b)

     3,296       1,382,243  
    

 

 

 
       5,485,714  
    

 

 

 

Telecommunication Services – 0.5%

    

Integrated Telecommunication Services – 0.5%

    

Cellnex Telecom SA(c)

     56,647       1,854,070  

China Tower Corp. Ltd. – Class H(c)

     1,646,763       148,991  

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Elisa Oyj

     3,015     $ 145,704  

Eutelsat Communications SA

     5,857       58,793  

Helios Towers PLC(b)

     15,533       22,318  

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA(c)

     169,617       1,497,067  

RAI Way SpA(c)

     3,359       16,091  

Spark New Zealand Ltd.

     348,074       1,036,133  

Telstra Group Ltd.(a)

     79,859       200,241  

Vantage Towers AG

     3,212       90,336  
    

 

 

 
       5,069,744  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

    

SoftBank Corp.

     11,600       114,427  
    

 

 

 
       5,184,171  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financials – 0.5%

    

Asset Management & Custody Banks – 0.3%

    

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     4,678       1,446,063  

Brookfield Infrastructure Corp. – Class A

     3,431       147,945  

Carlyle Group, Inc. (The)

     28,498       805,924  

Hicl Infrastructure PLC

     71,691       133,967  
    

 

 

 
       2,533,899  
    

 

 

 

Investment Banking & Brokerage – 0.1%

    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     3,583       1,234,379  
    

 

 

 

Mortgage REITs – 0.1%

    

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

     46,964       871,182  

Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.

     13,439       365,272  
    

 

 

 
       1,236,454  
    

 

 

 
       5,004,732  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Durables & Apparel – 0.4%

    

Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods – 0.1%

    

Pandora A/S

     8,720       458,702  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Electronics – 0.1%

    

Panasonic Holdings Corp.(a)

     110,500       787,049  
    

 

 

 

Homebuilding – 0.2%

    

Desarrolladora Homex SAB de CV(b)

     1,590       2  

Installed Building Products, Inc.

     5,065       435,590  

Open House Group Co., Ltd.(a)

     9,100       323,682  

PulteGroup, Inc.

     42,130       1,684,779  

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SAB de CV(b)

     9       3  
    

 

 

 
       2,444,056  
    

 

 

 
       3,689,807  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Services – 0.3%

    

Casinos & Gaming – 0.0%

    

La Francaise des Jeux SAEM(c)

     2,851     $ 92,910  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines – 0.1%

    

Booking Holdings, Inc.(b)

     175       327,159  

Marriott International, Inc./MD – Class A

     2,015       322,622  
    

 

 

 
       649,781  
    

 

 

 

Restaurants – 0.1%

    

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(b)

     158       236,736  

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     3,759       1,248,890  

Sodexo SA

     2,624       232,440  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

     2,053       242,767  
    

 

 

 
       1,960,833  
    

 

 

 

Specialized Consumer Services – 0.1%

    

WW International, Inc.(b)

     153,085       691,944  
    

 

 

 
       3,395,468  
    

 

 

 

Automobiles & Components – 0.3%

    

Auto Parts & Equipment – 0.1%

    

Aisin Corp.

     35,300       906,142  
    

 

 

 

Automobile Manufacturers – 0.2%

    

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

     145,700       464,390  

Tesla, Inc.(b)

     7,636       1,737,495  
    

 

 

 
       2,201,885  
    

 

 

 
       3,108,027  
    

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.3%

    

Food Distributors – 0.1%

    

Sysco Corp.

     12,936       1,119,740  
    

 

 

 

Food Retail – 0.1%

    

Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.

     16,303       729,976  

George Weston Ltd.

     1,089       119,863  

Kroger Co. (The)

     8,836       417,855  
    

 

 

 
       1,267,694  
    

 

 

 

Hypermarkets & Super Centers – 0.1%

    

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     1,151       577,226  
    

 

 

 
       2,964,660  
    

 

 

 

Information Technology – 0.2%

    

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 0.2%

    

NetApp, Inc.

     11,621       804,987  

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

     104,400       765,021  
    

 

 

 
       1,570,008  
    

 

 

 

Household & Personal Products – 0.1%

    

Household Products – 0.1%

    

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

     20,102       1,484,332  
    

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Industrials – 0.1%

 

 

Machinery – 0.1%

    

AGCO Corp.

     10,094     $ 1,253,372  

CNH Industrial NV

     16,410       212,297  
    

 

 

 
       1,465,669  
    

 

 

 

Residential – 0.1%

 

Homebuilding – 0.1%

    

Ez Tec Empreendimentos e Participacoes SA

     285,700       1,152,092  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $738,921,855)

       698,300,835  
    

 

 

 
    

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.1%

 

Funds and Investment Trusts – 1.1%(f)

    

3i Infrastructure PLC

     22,021       79,330  

JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN(a)

     179,740       4,117,843  

VanEck Agribusiness ETF

     45,479       4,040,809  

VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA(a)

     103,210       2,493,554  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $9,273,833)

       10,731,536  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 27.6%

 

Investment Companies – 27.6%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 2.67%(g)(h)(i)
(cost $284,519,965)

     284,519,965       284,519,965  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 96.5%
(cost $1,032,715,653)

       993,552,336  
    

 

 

 
    

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.6%

    

Investment Companies – 0.6%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 2.67%(g)(h)(i)
(cost $5,935,657)

     5,935,657       5,935,657  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 97.1%
(cost $1,038,651,310)

       999,487,993  

Other assets less liabilities – 2.9%

       30,192,139  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 1,029,680,132  
    

 

 

 

 

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FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
    Current
Notional
   

Value and
Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Purchased Contracts

 

Bloomberg Commodity Index Futures

    1,295       December 2022     $ 14,678,825     $ (368,251

Brent Crude Futures

    228       March 2023       19,842,840       510,808  

Coffee Robusta Futures

    108       January 2023       2,001,240       (209,192

Coffee ‘C’ Futures

    84       March 2023       5,482,575       (605,327

Copper Futures

    140       December 2022       11,812,500       (847,736

Corn Futures

    552       March 2023       19,230,300       (221,449

Cotton No.2 Futures

    101       March 2023       3,617,820       (534,691

Gasoline RBOB Futures

    81       February 2023       8,315,168       199,151  

Gold 100 OZ Futures

    207       December 2022       33,962,490       (1,731,052

KC HRW Wheat Futures

    120       March 2023       5,845,500       (39,977

Lean Hogs Futures

    225       April 2023       8,424,000       638,350  

Live Cattle Futures

    119       April 2023       7,571,970       197,686  

LME Nickel Futures

    53       November 2022       6,906,006       150,241  

LME Nickel Futures

    53       January 2023       6,930,969       82,212  

LME Primary Aluminum Futures

    217       November 2022       12,043,500       (303,732

LME Primary Aluminum Futures

    217       January 2023       12,054,350       (38,318

LME Zinc Futures

    111       November 2022       7,563,263       (1,224,137

LME Zinc Futures

    115       January 2023       7,771,125       (469,525

Low SU Gasoil Futures

    140       March 2023       13,023,500       (215,776

Natural Gas Futures

    427       December 2022       28,211,890       (5,967,486

NY Harbor ULSD Futures

    79       February 2023       10,828,957       (117,329

Platinum Futures

    41       January 2023       1,906,705       23,434  

Silver Futures

    83       December 2022       7,934,385       (186,144

Soybean Futures

    258       March 2023       18,414,750       187,814  

Soybean Meal Futures

    264       March 2023       10,805,520       215,180  

Soybean Oil Futures

    300       March 2023       12,263,400       847,877  

Sugar 11 (World) Futures

    379       April 2023       7,169,467       (418,019

Wheat (CBT) Futures

    207       March 2023       9,307,238       (104,716

WTI Crude Futures

    297       February 2023       24,615,360       428,104  

Sold Contracts

 

Euro STOXX 50 Index Futures

    68       December 2022       2,431,331       (157,212

FTSE 100 Index Futures

    10       December 2022       815,088       (25,073

LME Nickel Futures

    53       November 2022       6,906,006       (86,805

LME Primary Aluminum Futures

    217       November 2022       12,043,500       (33,923

LME Zinc Futures

    111       November 2022       7,563,263       469,493  

MSCI Emerging Markets Futures

    174       December 2022       7,426,320       1,113,341  

S&P 500 E-Mini Futures

    57       December 2022           11,066,550       (640,171

S&P/TSX 60 Index Futures

    4       December 2022       691,511       (33,215

SPI 200 Futures

    5       December 2022       548,180       (10,162

TOPIX Index Futures

    8       December 2022       1,036,215       (26,127
       

 

 

 
  $     (9,551,854
       

 

 

 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
    In Exchange
For
(000)
    Settlement
Date
   

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Bank of America, NA

    USD       2,315       GBP       1,960       11/17/2022     $ (66,193

Bank of America, NA

    NZD       1,071       USD       631       11/18/2022       7,864  

Bank of America, NA

    USD       1,027       MXN       21,145       11/18/2022       37,782  

Bank of America, NA

    USD       1,883       PEN       7,351       11/22/2022       (41,932

Bank of America, NA

    SEK       13,210       USD       1,171       12/01/2022       (27,969

Bank of America, NA

    USD       2,714       SEK       29,410       12/01/2022       (45,375

Bank of America, NA

    JPY       109,211       USD       770       12/02/2022       32,803  

Bank of America, NA

    USD       582       JPY       84,304       12/02/2022       (13,025

Bank of America, NA

    CHF       1,580       USD       1,622       12/07/2022       37,934  

Bank of America, NA

    EUR       9,782       USD       9,449       12/08/2022       (244,130

Bank of America, NA

    KRW       5,619,214       USD       3,932       01/30/2023       (15,283

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       4,620       AUD       7,403       11/16/2022       117,643  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       1,101       AUD       1,698       11/16/2022       (14,422

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       9,415       JPY       1,397,402       11/16/2022       (2,469

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       2,250       NOK       23,980       11/16/2022       58,085  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       1,845       SEK       20,079       11/16/2022       (25,179

Barclays Bank PLC

    PEN       12,513       USD       3,179       11/22/2022       44,784  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       1,515       PEN       6,071       11/22/2022       5,958  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       6,307       CZK       158,064       11/30/2022       60,518  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       1,278       HUF       544,013       11/30/2022       24,869  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       1,042       SGD       1,460       12/07/2022       (10,909

Barclays Bank PLC

    MYR       136,020       USD       30,475       12/15/2022       1,696,465  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       27,089       MYR       120,810       12/15/2022         (1,528,164

Barclays Bank PLC

    ZAR       132,806       USD       7,306       12/15/2022       100,149  

Barclays Bank PLC

    TWD       35,921       USD       1,115       12/21/2022       418  

Barclays Bank PLC

    USD       3,528       CNH       25,323       02/16/2023       (53,362

BNP Paribas SA

    GBP       1,257       USD       1,428       11/17/2022       (14,567

BNP Paribas SA

    USD       1,019       NZD       1,652       11/18/2022       (58,230

BNP Paribas SA

    USD       980       NOK       10,095       12/01/2022       (8,313

BNP Paribas SA

    CHF       688       USD       705       12/07/2022       15,561  

BNP Paribas SA

    IDR         25,860,133       USD       1,654       01/26/2023       5,266  

BNP Paribas SA

    USD       16,019       IDR         249,834,791       01/26/2023       (90,167

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    SEK       8,974       USD       797       12/01/2022       (17,174

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    USD       3,341       EUR       3,414       12/08/2022       41,924  

Citibank, NA

    AUD       1,566       USD       994       01/19/2023       (10,745

Citibank, NA

    USD       6,067       PHP       362,023       01/26/2023       120,908  

Credit Suisse International

    USD       3,901       COP       17,346,841       11/22/2022       (400,499

Credit Suisse International

    HUF       2,844,489       USD       6,845       11/30/2022       34,185  

Credit Suisse International

    PLN       8,980       USD       1,884       11/30/2022       9,259  

Deutsche Bank AG

    BRL       17,460       USD       3,297       11/03/2022       (83,289

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       3,321       BRL       17,460       11/03/2022       58,831  

Deutsche Bank AG

    THB       817,142       USD       23,152       11/10/2022       1,670,315  

Deutsche Bank AG

    CHF       9,493       USD       9,555       11/16/2022       60,375  

Deutsche Bank AG

    CHF       1,957       USD       1,955       11/16/2022       (1,818

Deutsche Bank AG

    EUR       2,690       USD       2,625       11/16/2022       (35,872

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       6,951       AUD       11,048       11/16/2022       118,330  

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       6,921       CAD       9,395       11/16/2022       (24,134

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       4,359       EUR       4,337       11/16/2022       (68,360

 

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Counterparty   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
    In Exchange
For
(000)
    Settlement
Date
   

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       1,914       JPY       283,060       11/16/2022     $ (7,049

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       12,655       NZD       22,490       11/16/2022       423,865  

Deutsche Bank AG

    MXN       58,739       USD       2,917       11/18/2022       (39,864

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       6,216       MXN       124,572       11/18/2022       54,753  

Deutsche Bank AG

    COP         15,590,304       USD       3,135       11/22/2022       (10,868

Deutsche Bank AG

    CZK       446,748       USD       17,863       11/30/2022         (132,989

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       13,370       HUF         5,462,406       11/30/2022       (290,466

Deutsche Bank AG

    DKK       23,781       USD       3,185       12/01/2022       21,500  

Deutsche Bank AG

    ZAR       29,824       USD       1,636       12/15/2022       18,136  

Deutsche Bank AG

    INR       394,961       USD       4,763       12/21/2022       19,885  

Deutsche Bank AG

    USD       2,027       CAD       2,741       01/19/2023       (12,492

Deutsche Bank AG

    CNH       116,714       USD       16,308       02/16/2023       291,942  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    BRL       30,521       USD       5,806       11/03/2022       (102,841

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       5,631       BRL       30,521       11/03/2022       277,286  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    NOK       93,871       USD       9,140       11/16/2022       106,478  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    NZD       14,774       USD       8,596       11/16/2022       4,254  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       4,731       CAD       6,492       11/16/2022       33,894  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       1,269       NOK       13,368       11/16/2022       17,089  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       2,684       NZD       4,819       11/16/2022       118,750  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       5,431       MXN       111,793       11/18/2022       196,637  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    CLP       3,947,706       USD       4,041       11/22/2022       (130,531

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    PEN       7,384       USD       1,849       11/22/2022       (511

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       2,308       CLP       2,157,233       11/22/2022       (28,719

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       2,959       HUF       1,205,746       11/30/2022       (71,917

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       916       JPY       131,472       12/02/2022       (28,535

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    MYR       9,623       USD       2,164       12/15/2022       127,674  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       17,774       INR       1,446,302       12/21/2022       (405,068

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    USD       5,326       PHP       315,800       01/26/2023       71,107  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    CNH       29,789       USD       4,092       02/16/2023       4,045  

HSBC Bank USA

    USD       8,896       PLN       42,764       11/30/2022       33,908  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    BRL       12,935       USD       2,444       11/03/2022       (60,450

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    USD       2,461       BRL       12,935       11/03/2022       43,585  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    EUR       12,952       USD       12,770       11/16/2022       (42,778

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    GBP       11,000       USD       12,484       11/16/2022       (134,903

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    SEK       107,078       USD       9,624       11/16/2022       (82,562

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    CLP       3,926,733       USD       4,181       11/22/2022       31,699  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    PEN       7,854       USD       2,008       11/22/2022       40,942  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    USD       839       CLP       745,890       11/22/2022       (50,626

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    PLN       29,622       USD       6,230       11/30/2022       44,483  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    USD       1,271       CZK       31,495       11/30/2022       (2,185

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    USD       1,406       HUF       587,407       11/30/2022       943  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    USD       4,595       PLN       22,370       11/30/2022       76,119  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    TWD       147,713       USD       4,623       12/21/2022       41,031  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    GBP       2,182       USD       2,596       11/17/2022       92,190  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    USD       1,529       GBP       1,393       11/17/2022       69,862  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    MXN       21,145       USD       1,053       11/18/2022       (11,664

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    USD       7,639       COP         34,041,724       11/22/2022       (770,056

 

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Counterparty   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
    In Exchange
For
(000)
    Settlement
Date
   

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    SEK       8,582       USD       783       12/01/2022     $ 3,947  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    JPY       264,817       USD       1,839       12/02/2022       52,447  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    JPY         168,886       USD       1,132       12/02/2022       (7,259

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    USD       653       EUR       669       12/08/2022       10,408  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    USD       916       EUR       924       12/08/2022       (771

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    MYR       22,046       USD       4,653       12/15/2022       (10,942

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    USD       9,814       MYR       43,531       12/15/2022       (604,161

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    TWD       61,686       USD       1,937       12/21/2022       23,866  

Natwest Markets PLC

    GBP       983       USD       1,153       11/17/2022       25,325  

Natwest Markets PLC

    USD       2,013       JPY         287,824       12/02/2022       (70,532

Natwest Markets PLC

    USD       735       CNH       5,261       02/16/2023       (13,386

Societe Generale

    USD       858       SEK       9,419       12/01/2022       (3,449

Standard Chartered Bank

    TWD       61,686       USD       1,938       12/21/2022       24,779  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    THB       149,191       USD       4,074       11/10/2022       151,605  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    USD       11,713       THB       419,310       11/10/2022         (689,985

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    GBP       789       USD       898       11/17/2022       (7,073

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    USD       123       GBP       109       11/17/2022       1,997  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    NZD       593       USD       354       11/18/2022       9,416  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    NOK       10,198       USD       994       12/01/2022       12,158  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    SEK       1,810       USD       165       12/01/2022       368  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    USD       860       SEK       9,430       12/01/2022       (3,826

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    JPY       48,349       USD       335       12/02/2022       8,632  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    CHF       1,524       USD       1,598       12/07/2022       69,710  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    SGD       1,460       USD       1,028       12/07/2022       (4,003

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    USD       362       EUR       366       12/08/2022       406  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    USD       805       HKD       6,310       01/12/2023       (990

UBS AG

    USD       610       JPY       87,664       12/02/2022       (18,500

UBS AG

    USD       4,064       CHF       3,973       12/07/2022       (80,370
           

 

 

 
  $ 183,446  
           

 

 

 

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type        

Swap
Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
Citibank, NA   USD   30,950       03/18/2031       2.378%       CPI#       Maturity     $ 353,391     $   – 0  –    $ 353,391  
Goldman Sachs International   USD   53,750       04/26/2027       2.175%       CPI#       Maturity       3,139,466       – 0  –      3,139,466  
Goldman Sachs International   USD   110,190       04/25/2030       1.900%       CPI#       Maturity       3,537,697       – 0  –      3,537,697  
Goldman Sachs International   USD   58,060       03/16/2031       2.289%       CPI#       Maturity       873,507       – 0  –      873,507  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  7,904,061     $  – 0  –    $  7,904,061  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

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TOTAL RETURN SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Rate Paid/
Received
  Payment
Frequency
  Current
Notional
(000)
    Maturity
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Pay Total Return on Reference Obligation

 

UBS AG

           

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index

  OBFR Plus 0.37%   Quarterly     USD       2,297       1/17/23     $ 179,284  

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index

  OBFR Plus 0.43%   Quarterly     USD       1,518       1/17/23       118,607  

FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Real Estate Index

  OBFR Plus 0.32%   Quarterly     USD       43,809       9/15/23       3,238,850  
           

 

 

 
            $     3,536,741  
           

 

 

 

 

(a)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $10,330,916 or 1.0% of net assets.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(f)

To obtain a copy of the fund’s shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

Affiliated investments.

 

(i)

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

Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD – Australian Dollar

BRL – Brazilian Real

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

CLP – Chilean Peso

CNH – Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)

COP – Colombian Peso

CZK – Czech Koruna

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

HUF – Hungarian Forint

IDR – Indonesian Rupiah

INR – Indian Rupee

 

JPY – Japanese Yen

KRW – South Korean Won

MXN – Mexican Peso

MYR – Malaysian Ringgit

NOK – Norwegian Krone

NZD – New Zealand Dollar

PEN – Peruvian Sol

PHP – Philippine Peso

PLN – Polish Zloty

SEK – Swedish Krona

SGD – Singapore Dollar

THB – Thailand Baht

TWD – New Taiwan Dollar

USD – United States Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

 

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Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CPI – Consumer Price Index

EPRA – European Public Real Estate Association

ETF – Exchange Traded Fund

ETN – Exchange Traded Note

FTSE – Financial Times Stock Exchange

KC HRW – Kansas City Hard Red Winter

LME – London Metal Exchange

MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International

NAREIT – National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

OBFR – Overnight Bank Funding Rate

PJSC – Public Joint Stock Company

RBOB – Reformulated Gasoline Blend-Stock for Oxygen Blending (Unleaded Gas)

REG – Registered Shares

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SPI – Share Price Index

TOPIX – Tokyo Price Index

TSX – Toronto Stock Exchange

ULSD – Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel

WTI – West Texas Intermediate

See notes to consolidated financial statements..

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $748,195,688)

   $ 709,032,371 (a) 

Affiliated issuers (cost $290,455,622—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $5,935,657)

     290,455,622  

Cash collateral due from broker

     29,496,542  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $3,031,450)

     3,012,535  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     13,443,196  

Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps

     7,904,061  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     7,017,347  

Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps

     3,536,741  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

     3,267,250  

Unaffiliated dividends receivable

     1,034,188  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     501,587  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     429,844  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,069,131,284  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for investment securities purchased and foreign currency transactions

     14,392,879  

Cash collateral due to broker

     10,718,000  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     6,833,901  

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

     5,935,657  

Advisory fee payable

     569,597  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     382,754  

Distribution fee payable

     126,341  

Administrative fee payable

     31,456  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     16,962  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     13,123  

Directors’ fees payable

     2,904  

Accrued expenses

     427,578  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     39,451,152  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,029,680,132  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 114,598  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,201,795,027  

Accumulated loss

     (172,229,493
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     1,029,680,132  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan with a value of $19,553,104 (see Note E).

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—33 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 6,689,786          731,737        $ 9.14

 

 
C   $ 574,031          61,644        $ 9.31  

 

 
Advisor   $ 31,703,149          3,470,439        $ 9.14  

 

 
R   $ 69,952          7,635        $ 9.16  

 

 
K   $ 1,059,401          117,440        $ 9.02  

 

 
I   $ 27,259,597          3,018,366        $ 9.03  

 

 
1   $ 638,228,592          71,328,163        $ 8.95  

 

 
2   $ 9,199          1,000        $ 9.20  

 

 
Z   $   324,086,425          35,861,280        $   9.04  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $9.55 which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income

 

Dividends

 

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,417,613)

   $     29,398,903    

Affiliated issuers

     2,173,764    

Securities lending income

     328,329     $     31,900,996  
  

 

 

   
Expenses

 

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     9,235,305    

Distribution fee—Class A

     14,625    

Distribution fee—Class C

     3,303    

Distribution fee—Class R

     357    

Distribution fee—Class K

     2,709    

Distribution fee—Class 1

     1,714,848    

Transfer agency—Class A

     5,760    

Transfer agency—Class C

     393    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     26,706    

Transfer agency—Class R

     187    

Transfer agency—Class K

     2,179    

Transfer agency—Class I

     12,476    

Transfer agency—Class 1

     146,813    

Transfer agency—Class 2

     1    

Transfer agency—Class Z

     117,358    

Custody and accounting

     309,145    

Registration fees

     163,022    

Audit and tax

     137,222    

Administrative

     88,018    

Printing

     61,710    

Legal

     55,093    

Directors’ fees

     33,777    

Miscellaneous

     119,554    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

     12,250,561    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (218,051  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       12,032,510  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       19,868,486  
 

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions(a)

      $ 31,101,671  

Forward currency exchange contracts

        1,833,380  

Futures

        54,611,621  

Swaps

        32,065,756  

Foreign currency transactions

        (670,745

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments(b)

            (206,853,320

Forward currency exchange contracts

        (77,977

Futures

        (19,817,305

Swaps

        (987,278

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

        (24,905
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

        (108,819,102
     

 

 

 

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

        1,612  
     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $ (88,949,004
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $4,438.

 

(b)

Net of increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $9,091.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 19,868,486     $ 16,202,556  

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

     118,941,683       181,993,385  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (227,760,785     221,060,621  

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     1,612       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (88,949,004     419,256,562  
Distributions to Shareholders     

Class A

     (464,964     (221,879

Class C

     (12,613     (9,571

Advisor Class

     (1,665,845     (412,387

Class R

     (5,635     (652

Class K

     (108,197     (32,508

Class I

     (2,495,051     (808,887

Class 1

     (61,937,570     (16,708,336

Class 2

     (981     (293

Class Z

     (54,143,835     (15,915,046
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase (decrease)

     (92,876,275     18,064,568  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (302,659,970     403,211,571  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     1,332,340,102       929,128,531  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     1,029,680,132     $     1,332,340,102  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB All Market Real Return Portfolio (the “Fund”), a non-diversified portfolio. As part of the Fund’s investment strategy, the Fund seeks to gain exposure to commodities and commodities-related instruments and derivatives primarily through investments in AllianceBernstein Cayman Inflation Strategy, Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fund organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Subsidiary”). The Fund is the sole shareholder of the Subsidiary and it is intended that the Fund will remain the sole shareholder and will continue to control the Subsidiary. Under the Articles of Association of the Subsidiary, shares issued by the Subsidiary confer upon a shareholder the right to receive notice of, to attend and to vote at general meetings of the Subsidiary and shall confer upon the shareholder rights in a winding-up or repayment of capital and the right to participate in the profits or assets of the Subsidiary. As of October 31, 2022, consolidated net assets of the Fund were $1,029,680,132, of which $117,236,096, or 11%, represented the Fund’s ownership of all issued shares and voting rights of the Subsidiary. This report presents the consolidated financial statements of the Fund and the Subsidiary. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1, Class 2, Class Z, and Class T shares. Class B and Class T shares have not been issued. Class 1 shares are sold only to the private clients of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC by its registered representatives. As of October 31, 2022, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), was the sole shareholder of Class 2 shares. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class R, Class K, Class 1, and Class Z shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge. Advisor Class, Class I, and Class 2 shares are sold without an

 

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initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All 11 classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The consolidated 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 consolidated 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 Company’s Board of Directors (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 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

 

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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.

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

 

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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.

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

 

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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, 2022:

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Common Stocks:

       

Real Estate

  $   178,322,072     $   93,392,590     $   – 0  –    $   271,714,662  

Energy

    68,714,763       46,447,426       0 (a)      115,162,189  

Materials

    28,185,075       33,606,672       0 (a)      61,791,747  

Capital Goods

    30,869,117       15,425,553       – 0  –      46,294,670  

Utilities

    25,519,352       19,296,787       – 0  –      44,816,139  

Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

    13,174,582       6,523,859       – 0  –      19,698,441  

Software & Services

    19,483,272       – 0  –      – 0  –      19,483,272  

Food Beverage & Tobacco

    10,102,045       6,561,457       – 0  –      16,663,502  

Technology Hardware & Equipment

    8,706,378       1,604,864       – 0  –      10,311,242  

Commercial & Professional Services

    8,178,199       1,397,162       – 0  –      9,575,361  

Transportation

    1,135,635       7,867,749       – 0  –      9,003,384  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

    6,364,655       2,452,605       – 0  –      8,817,260  

Health Care Equipment & Services

    7,596,240       1,137,441       – 0  –      8,733,681  

Insurance

    4,850,784       3,877,251       – 0  –      8,728,035  

Banks

    2,265,915       5,191,201       – 0  –      7,457,116  

Media & Entertainment

    5,098,004       447,450       – 0  –      5,545,454  

Retailing

    4,992,986       492,728       – 0  –      5,485,714  

Telecommunication Services

    – 0  –      5,184,171       – 0  –      5,184,171  

Diversified Financials

    4,870,765       133,967       – 0  –      5,004,732  

Consumer Durables & Apparel

    2,120,374       1,569,433       – 0  –      3,689,807  

Consumer Services

    3,070,118       325,350         – 0  –      3,395,468  

Automobiles & Components

    1,737,495       1,370,532       – 0  –      3,108,027  

Food & Staples Retailing

    2,964,660       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,964,660  

Information Technology

    804,987       765,021       – 0  –      1,570,008  

 

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Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Household & Personal Products

  $ 1,484,332     $ – 0  –    $   – 0  –    $ 1,484,332  

Industrials

    1,253,372       212,297       – 0  –      1,465,669  

Residential

    1,152,092       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,152,092  

Investment Companies

    10,652,206       79,330       – 0  –      10,731,536  

Short-Term Investments

    284,519,965       – 0  –      – 0  –      284,519,965  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

    5,935,657       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,935,657  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    744,125,097       255,362,896       0 (a)      999,487,993  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

       

Assets:

       

Futures

    5,063,691       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,063,691 (c)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      7,017,347       – 0  –      7,017,347  

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      7,904,061       – 0  –      7,904,061  

Total Return Swaps

    – 0  –      3,536,741       – 0  –      3,536,741  

Liabilities:

       

Futures

    (14,615,545     – 0  –      – 0  –      (14,615,545 )(c)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (6,833,901     – 0  –      (6,833,901
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   734,573,243     $   266,987,144     $ 0 (a)    $   1,001,560,387  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends,

 

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interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. 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. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as such income and/or gains are earned.

If, during a taxable year, the Subsidiary’s taxable losses (and other deductible items) exceed its income and gains, the net loss will not pass through to the Fund as a deductible amount for Federal income tax purposes. Note that the loss from the Subsidiary’s contemplated activities also cannot be carried forward to reduce future Subsidiary’s income in subsequent years. However, if the Subsidiary’s taxable gains exceed its losses and other deductible items during a taxable year, the net gain will pass through to the Fund as income for Federal income tax purposes.

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 consolidated financial statements.

5. 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.

 

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6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each fund or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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 investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .75% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses, interest expense, and acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual Funds in which the Fund may invest) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to 1.30%, 2.05%, 1.05%, 1.55%, 1.30%, 1.05%, 1.30%, 1.05% and 1.05% of daily average net assets for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1, Class 2 and Class Z shares, respectively. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement will remain in effect until January 31, 2023. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursement amounted to $29.

The Subsidiary has entered into a separate agreement with the Adviser for the management of the Subsidiary’s portfolio. The Adviser receives no compensation from the Subsidiary for its services under the agreement.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $88,018.

 

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The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $220,207 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $955 from the sale of Class A shares and received $0 and $0 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $214,886.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     233,997     $     1,559,249     $     1,508,726     $     284,520     $     2,174  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

    20,370       188,344       202,778       5,936       42  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $ 290,456     $ 2,216  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $1,612 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

 

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NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”) at an annual rate of up to .30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares, 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, .50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares, .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares and .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class 1 shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class, Class I, Class 2 and Class Z shares. Payments under the Plan in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .25% of Class A shares’ average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amounts of $160,653, $16,966, $19,723 and $1,945,115 for Class C, Class R, Class K and Class 1 shares, respectively. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     737,023,974     $     897,425,817  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     1,404,961,428  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 79,557,802  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (446,355,053
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (366,797,251
  

 

 

 

 

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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, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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.

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held futures for hedging and non hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets 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” or in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset described below under “Total Return Swaps”. 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

 

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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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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 consolidated 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

 

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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.

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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for hedging and non 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held total return swaps for hedging and non hedging purposes.

Variance Swaps:

The Fund may enter into variance swaps to hedge equity market risk or adjust exposure to the equity markets. Variance swaps are contracts in which two parties agree to exchange cash payments based on the difference between the stated level of variance and the actual variance realized on underlying asset(s) or index(es). Actual “variance” as used here is defined as the sum of the square of the returns on the reference asset(s) or index(es) (which in effect is a measure of its “volatility”) over the length of the contract term. So the parties to a variance swap can be said to exchange actual volatility for a contractually stated rate of volatility.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held variance swaps for hedging and non 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative
Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Equity contracts

  Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures   $     1,113,341   Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures   $     891,960

Commodity contracts

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures

 

 

3,950,350

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures

 

 

13,723,585

Foreign currency contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

7,017,347

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

6,833,901

 

Interest rate contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps

 

 

7,904,061

 

   

 

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Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative
Type

 

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Consolidated
Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Equity contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps

 

$

3,536,741

 

   
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $     23,521,840       $     21,449,446  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the consolidated portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

 

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

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

Equity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures   $ 33,147     $ (136,554

Commodity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures         54,578,474           (19,680,751

Foreign currency contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts     1,833,380       (77,977

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     9,007,296       (7,156,488

Commodity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     (2,691,262     991,234  

 

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Derivative Type

 

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

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

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps   $ (66,699   $ 187,124  

Equity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     25,816,421       4,990,852  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $     88,510,757     $     (20,882,560
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     401,699,453  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 30,987,272  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 467,997,320  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 495,946,253  

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 319,308,462  

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 122,744,236  

Variance Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 1,445,350 (a) 

 

(a)

Positions were open for five months during the year.

For financial reporting purposes, the Fund does not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the consolidated 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, 2022. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the table.

 

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Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 116,383     $ (116,383   $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     – 0  – 

Barclays Bank PLC

    2,108,889           (1,634,505     – 0  –      – 0  –      474,384  

BNP Paribas SA

    20,827       (20,827     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    41,924       (17,174     – 0  –      – 0  –      24,750  

Citibank, NA

    474,299       (10,745     – 0  –      – 0  –      463,554  

Credit Suisse International

    43,444       (43,444     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Deutsche Bank AG

    2,737,932       (707,201     – 0  –      – 0  –      2,030,731  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA/Goldman Sachs International

    8,507,884       (768,122         (7,090,000     – 0  –      649,762  

HSBC Bank USA

    33,908       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      33,908  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    278,802       (278,802     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    252,720       (252,720     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Natwest Markets PLC

    25,325       (25,325     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Standard Chartered Bank

    24,779       – 0  –      (24,779     – 0  –      – 0  – 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    254,292       (254,292     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

UBS AG

    3,536,741       (98,870     (3,437,871     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     18,458,149     $ (4,228,410   $     (10,552,650   $ – 0  –    $     3,677,089
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 453,907     $ (116,383   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 337,524  

Barclays Bank PLC

    1,634,505       (1,634,505     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

BNP Paribas SA

    171,277       (20,827     – 0  –      – 0  –      150,450  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    17,174       (17,174     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Citibank, NA

    10,745       (10,745     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Credit Suisse International

    400,499       (43,444     (320,000     – 0  –      37,055  

Deutsche Bank AG

    707,201       (707,201     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA/Goldman Sachs International

    768,122       (768,122     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

 

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Counterparty

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

  $ 373,504     $ (278,802   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 94,702  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

        1,404,853       (252,720         (1,152,133     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Natwest Markets PLC

    83,918       (25,325     – 0  –      – 0  –      58,593  

Societe Generale

    3,449       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      3,449  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    705,877       (254,292     – 0  –      – 0  –      451,585  

UBS AG

    98,870       (98,870     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 6,833,901     $     (4,228,410   $ (1,472,133   $     – 0  –    $     1,133,358
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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.

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 E

Securities Lending

The Fund may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Fund’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Fund will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the

 

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Fund in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Fund receives non-cash collateral, the Fund will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Fund will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Fund amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Fund will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Fund, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the consolidated statement of operations. When the Fund earns net securities lending income from Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s share of the advisory fees of Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Fund lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the case of default of any securities borrower.

 

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A summary of the Fund’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

                        Government Money
Market Portfolio
 

Market
Value of
Securities

on Loan*

    Cash
Collateral*
    Market
Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*
    Income from
Borrowers
    Income
Earned
    Advisory Fee
Waived
 
$   19,553,104     $   5,935,657     $   15,561,534     $   285,898     $   42,431     $   3,136  

 

*

As of October 31, 2022.

NOTE F

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

             
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
     Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A              

Shares sold

     349,177        317,223       $ 3,423,280     $ 3,288,034    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     45,750        25,555         433,245       214,154    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     10,676        47,783         109,344       457,252    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (164,526      (804,855       (1,613,537     (7,247,828  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     241,077        (414,294     $ 2,352,332     $ (3,288,388  

 

   
             
Class C              

Shares sold

     55,339        64       $ 550,702     $ 591    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,299        1,081         12,612       9,141    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (10,463      (47,515       (109,344     (457,252  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (2,901      (1,542       (28,381     (14,427  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     43,274        (47,912     $ 425,589     $ (461,947  

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
     Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class              

Shares sold

     2,640,030        543,513       $ 26,830,283     $ 5,271,583    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     135,873        35,548         1,282,638       296,466    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (982,915      (442,417       (9,652,710     (4,262,588  

 

   

Net increase

     1,792,988        136,644       $ 18,460,211     $ 1,305,461    

 

   
             
Class R              

Shares sold

     926        873       $ 9,244     $ 8,390    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     591        77         5,634       652    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (26      (1,930       (262     (18,669  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     1,491        (980     $ 14,616     $ (9,627  

 

   
             
Class K              

Shares sold

     123,524        70,470       $ 1,212,120     $ 687,598    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     11,559        3,926         108,197       32,508    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (125,956      (158,429       (1,234,185     (1,448,034  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     9,127        (84,033     $ 86,132     $ (727,928  

 

   
             
Class I              

Shares sold

     541,727        286,467       $ 5,327,187     $ 2,889,024    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     267,422        97,928         2,495,050       808,887    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (315,402      (738,310       (3,078,805     (6,968,310  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     493,747        (353,915     $ 4,743,432     $ (3,270,399  

 

   
             
Class 1              

Shares sold

     14,122,033        13,434,001       $ 137,649,533     $ 126,050,237    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     5,191,186        1,712,373         48,122,290       14,041,460    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (11,984,056      (13,764,673       (117,086,783     (126,361,702  

 

   

Net increase

     7,329,163        1,381,701       $ 68,685,040     $ 13,729,995    

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class Z             

Shares sold

     14,904,457       249,298       $ 150,963,872     $ 2,315,447    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     5,796,984       1,926,761         54,143,834       15,915,046    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (41,035,392     (844,383       (392,751,333     (7,443,092  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (20,333,951     1,331,676       $ (187,643,627   $ 10,787,401    

 

   

There were no transactions in capital shares for Class 2 for the year ended October 31, 2022 and the year ended October 31, 2021.

NOTE G

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock, commodity and bond markets fluctuate. 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 government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

 

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Commodity Risk—Investing in commodities and commodity-linked derivative instruments, either directly or through the Subsidiary, may subject the Fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities. The value of commodity-linked derivative instruments may be affected by changes in overall market movements, commodity index volatility, changes in interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry or commodity, such as drought, floods, weather, livestock disease, embargoes, tariffs and international economic, political and regulatory developments.

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 instrument, 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.

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.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes and large positions. Foreign fixed-income securities may have more illiquid investments risk because secondary trading markets for these securities may be smaller and less well-developed and the securities may trade less frequently. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally go down.

 

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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.

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

Subsidiary Risk—By investing in the Subsidiary, the Fund is indirectly exposed to the risks associated with the Subsidiary’s investments. The derivatives and other investments held by the Subsidiary are generally similar to those that are permitted to be held by the Fund and are subject to the same risks that apply to similar investments if held directly by the Fund. The Subsidiary is not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and, unless otherwise noted in the Fund’s Prospectus, is not subject to all of the investor protections of the 1940 Act. However, the Fund wholly owns and controls the Subsidiary, and the Fund and the Subsidiary are managed by the Adviser, making it unlikely the Subsidiary will take actions contrary to the interests of the Fund or its shareholders.

Real Estate Risk—The Fund’s investments in the real estate securities have many of the same risks as direct ownership of real estate, including the risk that the value of real estate could decline due to a variety of factors that affect the real estate market generally. Investments in REITs, may have additional risks. REITs are dependent on the capability of their managers, may have limited diversification, and could be significantly affected by changes in taxes.

Non-Diversification Risk—The Fund may have more risk because it is “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Accordingly, changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Fund’s NAV.

LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar

 

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LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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.

 

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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 H

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 consolidated statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE I

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 120,834,691      $     34,109,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     120,834,691      $ 34,109,559  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 77,586,580  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (18,244,552 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (366,906,504 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     (307,564,476 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $18,244,552. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $43,146,571 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 recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), the tax treatment of earnings from the Subsidiary, 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) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax.

 

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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 October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $18,244,552, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to the utilization of earnings and profits distributed to shareholders on redemption of shares, book/tax differences associated with the treatment of earnings from the Subsidiary, and contributions from the Adviser resulted in a net increase in accumulated loss and a net increase in additional paid-in capital. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets.

NOTE J

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

NOTE K

Subsequent Events

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.81       $  7.65       $  8.66       $  8.53       $  8.90  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .14       .27       .09       .12       .14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.86     3.14       (.96     .13       (.23

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.72     3.41       (.87     .25       (.09
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.95     (.25     (.14     (.12     (.28
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.14       $  10.81       $  7.65       $  8.66       $  8.53  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (7.01 )%      45.48 %+      (10.11 )%      2.97     (1.11 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $6,690       $5,306       $6,926       $10,634       $11,478  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.16     1.29     1.29     1.30     1.26

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.18     1.39     1.40     1.32     1.27

Net investment income(b)

    1.46     2.86     1.10     1.42     1.52

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

See footnote summary on page 87.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.86       $  7.66       $  8.63       $  8.49       $  8.83  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .07       (.49     .03       .06       .07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.89     3.86       (.95     .11       (.23

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.82     3.37       (.92     .17       (.16
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.73     (.17     (.05     (.03     (.18
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.31       $  10.86       $  7.66       $  8.63       $  8.49  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (7.71 )%      44.41     (10.74 )%+      2.05 %+      (1.82 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $574       $199       $508       $754       $1,225  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.94     2.04     2.04     2.05     2.01

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.96     2.19     2.15     2.07     2.02

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    .72     (5.20 )%      .34     .66     .78

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

See footnote summary on page 87.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.79       $  7.63       $  8.63       $  8.51       $  8.89  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .17       .16       .11       .14       .16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.87     3.27       (.95     .12       (.24

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.70     3.43       (.84     .26       (.08
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.95     (.27     (.16     (.14     (.30
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.14       $  10.79       $  7.63       $  8.63       $  8.51  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (6.64 )%      45.82 %+      (9.79 )%      3.15     (.96 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $31,703       $18,096       $11,761       $18,611       $26,030  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .91     1.04     1.04     1.05     1.01

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .93     1.17     1.14     1.07     1.02

Net investment income(b)

    1.75     1.60     1.33     1.66     1.77

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class R  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.83       $  7.53       $  8.53       $  8.40       $  8.79  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .11       (.02     .07       .10       .11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.88     3.41       (.95     .11       (.23

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.77     3.39       (.88     .21       (.12
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.90     (.09     (.12     (.08     (.27
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.16       $  10.83       $  7.53       $  8.53       $  8.40  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (7.32 )%      45.23 %+      (10.32 )%      2.62     (1.47 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $70       $67       $54       $271       $271  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.53     1.54     1.54     1.55     1.55

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.59     1.57     1.60     1.57     1.58

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.06     (.19 )%      .92     1.16     1.24

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class K  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.68       $  7.55       $  8.55       $  8.42       $  8.80  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income (loss)(a)(b)

    .13       (.02     .08       .12       .13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.85     3.39       (.94     .13       (.23

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.72     3.37       (.86     .25       (.10
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.94     (.24     (.14     (.12     (.28
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.02       $  10.68       $  7.55       $  8.55       $  8.42  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (7.08 )%      45.60 %+      (10.10 )%      3.03     (1.20 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $1,059       $1,157       $1,453       $2,069       $2,604  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.26     1.26     1.28     1.27     1.26

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.28     1.28     1.29     1.28     1.27

Net investment income (loss)(b)

    1.33     (.18 )%      1.08     1.44     1.52

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.70       $  7.58       $  8.58       $  8.46       $  8.83  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .17       .09       .12       .15       .17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.86     3.32       (.94     .13       (.22

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.69     3.41       (.82     .28       (.05
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.98     (.29     (.18     (.16     (.32
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.03       $  10.70       $  7.58       $  8.58       $  8.46  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (6.75 )%      46.03 %+      (9.76 )%      3.39     (.69 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $27,260       $27,013       $21,817       $23,541       $12,213  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .86     .84     .86     .85     .83

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .88     .85     .87     .86     .84

Net investment income(b)

    1.74     .88     1.49     1.79     1.96

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

See footnote summary on page 87.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class 1  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.61       $  7.52       $  8.51       $  8.39       $  8.76  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .15       .13       .10       .13       .15  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.85     3.23       (.93     .12       (.22

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.70     3.36       (.83     .25       (.07
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.96     (.27     (.16     (.13     (.30
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.95       $  10.61       $  7.52       $  8.51       $  8.39  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (6.85 )%      45.63     (9.94 )%      3.14     (.92 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $638,229       $678,946       $470,635       $608,485       $641,891  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.08     1.08     1.10     1.09     1.08

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    1.10     1.10     1.11     1.10     1.08

Net investment income(b)

    1.50     1.33     1.26     1.62     1.71

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

See footnote summary on page 87.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class 2  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.88       $  7.70       $  8.71       $  8.58       $  8.96  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .18       .14       .12       .16       .18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.88     3.33       (.95     .13       (.24

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.70     3.47       (.83     .29       (.06
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.98     (.29     (.18     (.16     (.32
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.20       $  10.88       $  7.70       $  8.71       $  8.58  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (6.63 )%      46.10     (9.70 )%      3.46     (.77 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $9       $11       $8       $9       $9  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .81     .83     .82     .81     .82

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .83     .84     .84     .81     .82

Net investment income(b)

    1.78     1.45     1.53     1.90     1.95

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

See footnote summary on page 87.

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class Z  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.70       $  7.58       $  8.58       $  8.46       $  8.83  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .17       .14       .12       .16       .17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.85     3.27       (.94     .12       (.22

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.68     3.41       (.82     .28       (.05
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.98     (.29     (.18     (.16     (.32
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.04       $  10.70       $  7.58       $  8.58       $  8.46  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*

    (6.64 )%      46.17     (9.75 )%      3.37     (.68 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $324,086       $601,545       $415,967       $487,326       $1,013,733  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .83     .84     .85     .84     .83

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)(f)

    .85     .85     .86     .85     .84

Net investment income(b)

    1.76     1.44     1.51     1.89     1.86

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     65     88     100     141
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .03     .03     .04     .02     .03

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)

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. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. 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.

 

(e)

In connection with the Fund’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the years ended October 31, 2022, October 31, 2021, October 31, 2020, October 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, such waiver amounted to .02%, .01%, .01%, .01% and .01%, respectively.

 

(f)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest/bank overdraft expense:

 

     Year Ended October 31,
     2022   2021     2020   2019   2018
  

 

Class A

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   1.16%     1.29   1.29%   1.29%   1.26%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   1.18%     1.39   1.40%   1.32%   1.27%

Class C

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   1.94%     2.04   2.04%   2.04%   2.01%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   1.96%     2.19   2.15%   2.07%   2.02%

Advisor Class

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   .91%     1.04   1.04%   1.04%   1.01%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   .93%     1.17   1.14%   1.07%   1.02%

Class R

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   1.53%     1.54   1.54%   1.54%   1.55%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   1.59%     1.57   1.60%   1.57%   1.58%

Class K

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   1.26%     1.26   1.28%   1.27%   1.26%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   1.28%     1.28   1.29%   1.28%   1.27%

Class I

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   .86%     .84   .86%   .84%   .83%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   .88%     .85   .87%   .85%   .84%

Class 1

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   1.08%     1.08   1.10%   1.09%   1.08%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   1.10%     1.10   1.11%   1.09%   1.08%

Class 2

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   .81%     .83   .82%   .81%   .82%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   .82%     .84   .84%   .81%   .82%

Class Z

Net of waivers/reimbursements

   .83%     .84   .85%   .83%   .83%

Before waivers/reimbursements

   .85%     .85   .86%   .84%   .84%

 

(g)

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.

 

*

Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Fund resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Fund’s performance for the years ended October 31, 2020 and October  31, 2019 by .02% and .07%, respectively.

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB All Market Real Return Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of AB All Market Real Return Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the consolidated portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related consolidated statement of operations for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the consolidated results of its operations for the year then ended, the consolidated changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its consolidated financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud,

 

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PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 28, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2022. For individual shareholders, the Fund designates 96.13% of dividends paid as qualified dividend income. For corporate shareholders, 2.57% of dividends paid qualify for the dividends received deduction.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Vinod Chathlani(2), Vice President

Daniel J. Loewy(2), Vice President

Leon Zhu(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

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

  

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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 All Market Real Return Portfolio Team. Messrs. Chathlani, Loewy and Zhu are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Portfolio are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Portfolio’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,#

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

 

Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.

    75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS          

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##
Chairman of the Board

81

(2005)

 

Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.

    75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

         

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,##

78

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities, Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Nancy P. Jacklin,##

74

(2006)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     

Jeanette W. Loeb,##

70

(2020)

  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Garry L. Moody,##

70

(2008)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal and Compliance Department—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the “40 Act”, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
  

PRINCIPAL POSITION(S)

HELD WITH FUND

  

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Onur Erzan

46

   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     

Vinod Chathlani

40

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Daniel J. Loewy

48

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Chief Investment Officer and Head of Multi-Asset Solutions and Chief Investment Officer of Dynamic Asset Allocation.
     

Leon Zhu

55

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Emilie D. Wrapp

67

   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Joseph J. Mantineo

63

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc, (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Phyllis J. Clarke

61

   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Vincent S. Noto

58

   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Strategy.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com, for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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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 Directors (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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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, and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions

 

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have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB All Market Real Return Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 2-3, 2022 (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 for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

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.

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.

 

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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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to 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

 

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before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

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, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute transactions for their clients); 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; brokerage commissions paid by the Fund to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. 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 Class A Shares 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 performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year periods ended May 31, 2022 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared 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 compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate with a peer group median and took into account the impact on the advisory fee rate of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year.

 

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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 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.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The information provided included a pro forma expense ratio to reflect changes to the Fund’s transfer agent out-of-pocket expense allocation effective November 1, 2021. The Adviser had agreed to cap the Fund’s expenses, but the directors noted that the Fund’s pro forma expense ratio was currently below the level of the Adviser’s cap. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s pro forma expense ratio was acceptable.

 

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Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level (which was well below the level at which they would anticipate adding an initial breakpoint) and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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AB ALL MARKET REAL RETURN PORTFOLIO

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AMRR-0151-1022         LOGO


OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB BOND INFLATION STRATEGY

 

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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 the AB Bond Inflation Strategy (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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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 6, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Bond Inflation Strategy for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize real return without assuming what the Adviser considers to be undue risk.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB BOND INFLATION STRATEGY      
Class 1 Shares1      -6.47%        -8.75%  
Class 2 Shares1      -6.43%        -8.77%  
Class A Shares      -6.53%        -8.93%  
Class C Shares      -6.84%        -9.58%  
Advisor Class Shares2      -6.42%        -8.72%  
Class R Shares2      -6.58%        -9.15%  
Class K Shares2      -6.47%        -8.94%  
Class I Shares2      -6.40%        -8.67%  
Class Z Shares2      -6.32%        -8.65%  
Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS Index      -5.32%        -7.18%  

 

1

Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to large Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts and the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements.

 

2

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”) Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

During both periods, all share classes underperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. In the 12-month period, the Fund’s yield-curve positioning was the largest detractor, relative to the benchmark, as losses on the five- and 10-year parts of the curve were greater than gains from positioning on the two- and 20-year parts of the curve. Sector allocation also detracted, as allocations to investment-grade corporate bonds, agency risk-sharing securities, collateralized mortgage obligations and US agency mortgages lost more than gains within Consumer Price Index (“CPI”)

 

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swaps and investment-grade credit default swaps. Positioning in US Treasury inflation-protected securities (“TIPS”) was a minor detractor from performance. Currency decisions added to performance, due to exposure to the Swedish krona, Australian dollar, offshore Chinese renminbi and Canadian dollar that gained more than an exposure to the Russian ruble.

During the six-month period, sector allocation was the largest detractor, mostly from allocations to investment-grade corporate bonds, agency risk-sharing securities and collateralized mortgage obligations. Yield-curve positioning on the five- to 10-year and six-month parts of the curve also detracted, and was partially offset by gains on the two- and 20-year parts of the curve. Overall positioning in TIPS contributed to performance. A currency position in the offshore Chinese renminbi was a minor contributor to performance.

During both periods, the Fund utilized currency forwards to hedge currency risk and actively manage currency positions. Treasury futures and interest rate swaps were utilized to manage duration, country exposure and yield-curve positioning. CPI swaps were used to hedge inflation and for investment purposes. Credit default swaps were utilized in the corporate and commercial mortgage-backed securities sectors for hedging and investment purposes. Total return swaps were used in the corporate sector for hedging and investment purposes.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Fixed-income government bond market yields increased rapidly, and bond prices fell in all developed markets during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022. Most major central banks aggressively tightened monetary policy by raising short-term interest rates and ending bond purchases to combat high and persistent inflation. Developed-market government bonds fell the most in the UK and eurozone, and by the least in Japan, Canada and Australia. In credit risk sectors, securitized assets generally outperformed corporate bonds. Investment-grade corporate bonds trailed treasuries, underperforming in the US against US Treasuries, while outperforming in the eurozone relative to eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds in the US outperformed US Treasuries, while eurozone high yield outperformed eurozone treasuries. Emerging-market sovereign bonds materially underperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade corporate bonds hedged to the US dollar outperformed US investment-grade corporates. Emerging-market local-currency bonds lagged as the US dollar advanced against all developed-market currencies and most emerging-market currencies. Brent crude oil prices ended higher, even as prices fell later in the period on global growth concerns and reduced demand.

 

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INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund seeks real return. Real return is the rate of return after adjusting for inflation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing principally in inflation-indexed securities (such as TIPS or inflation-indexed securities from issuers other than the US Treasury) or by gaining inflation protection through derivatives transactions, such as inflation (CPI) swaps or total return swaps linked to TIPS. In deciding whether to purchase inflation-indexed securities or use inflation-linked derivatives transactions, the Adviser considers the relative costs and efficiency of each method. In addition, in seeking to maximize real return, the Fund may also invest in other fixed-income investments, such as US and non-US government securities, corporate fixed-income securities and mortgage-related securities, as well as derivatives linked to such securities.

Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities. While the Fund expects to invest principally in investment-grade securities, it may invest up to 15% of its total assets in fixed-income securities rated BB or B or the equivalent by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (or deemed by the Adviser to be of comparable credit quality), which are not investment-grade (“junk bonds”).

Inflation-indexed securities are fixed-income securities structured to provide protection against inflation. Their principal value and/or the interest paid on them are adjusted to reflect official inflation measures. The inflation measure for TIPS is the CPI for Urban Consumers. The Fund may also invest in other inflation-indexed securities, issued by both US and non-US issuers, and in derivative instruments linked to these securities.

The Fund may invest in derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards or swaps. The Fund intends to use leverage for investment purposes. To do this, the Fund expects to enter into (i) reverse repurchase agreement transactions and use the cash made available from these transactions to make additional investments in fixed-income securities in accordance with the Fund’s investment policies and (ii) total return swaps. In determining when and to what extent to employ leverage or enter into derivatives transactions, the Adviser considers factors such as the relative risks and returns expected of potential investments and the costs of such transactions. The Adviser considers the impact of reverse repurchase agreements, 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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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 loan participations and assignments; structured securities; mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities; variable-, floating- and inverse-floating-rate instruments; and preferred stock, and may use other investment techniques. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity and duration. If the rating of a fixed-income security falls below investment-grade, the Fund will not be obligated to sell the security and may continue to hold it if, in the Adviser’s opinion, the investment is appropriate under the circumstances.

 

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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 mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS Index represents the performance of inflation-protected securities issued by the US Treasury. 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 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 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 greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the end of a recent period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

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

 

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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. Although the Fund invests principally in inflation-indexed securities, the value of its securities may be vulnerable to changes in expectations of inflation or interest rates.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. 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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally go down.

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 investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.abfunds.com. For Class 1 shares, go to www.bernstein.com and click on “Investments”, found in the footer, then “Mutual Fund Information—Mutual Fund Performance at a Glance.”

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 2.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Effective on March 7, 2022, the maximum sales charge for purchases of Class A shares was reduced from 4.25% to 2.25%. Class 1 and Class 2 shares do not carry sales charges. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

10/31/2012 TO 10/31/2022

 

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Bond Inflation Strategy Class A shares (from 10/31/2012 to 10/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 2.25% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
 
CLASS 1 SHARES2         2.13%  
1 Year     -8.75%       -8.75%    
5 Years     2.42%       2.42%    
10 Years     1.49%       1.49%    
CLASS 2 SHARES2         2.23%  
1 Year     -8.77%       -8.77%    
5 Years     2.50%       2.50%    
10 Years     1.58%       1.58%    
CLASS A SHARES         1.73%  
1 Year     -8.93%       -11.01%    
5 Years     2.25%       1.79%    
10 Years     1.32%       1.09%    
CLASS C SHARES         1.02%  
1 Year     -9.58%       -10.44%    
5 Years     1.51%       1.51%    
10 Years3     0.58%       0.58%    
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES4         2.02%  
1 Year     -8.72%       -8.72%    
5 Years     2.52%       2.52%    
10 Years     1.58%       1.58%    
CLASS R SHARES4         1.50%  
1 Year     -9.15%       -9.15%    
5 Years     2.02%       2.02%    
10 Years     1.09%       1.09%    
CLASS K SHARES4         1.80%  
1 Year     -8.94%       -8.94%    
5 Years     2.24%       2.24%    
10 Years     1.33%       1.33%    
CLASS I SHARES4         2.13%  
1 Year     -8.67%       -8.67%    
5 Years     2.52%       2.52%    
10 Years     1.60%       1.60%    
CLASS Z SHARES4         2.22%  
1 Year     -8.65%       -8.65%    
5 Years     2.52%       2.52%    
Since Inception5     2.49%       2.49%    

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

The Fund’s prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.75%, 0.65%, 1.00%, 1.75%, 0.75%, 1.40%, 1.09%, 0.74% and 0.66% for Class 1, Class 2, Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses, interest expense and acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest) to 0.60%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.50%, 0.50%, 1.00%, 0.75%, 0.50% and 0.50% for Class 1, Class 2, Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before January 31, 2023, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

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

 

2

Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to large Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts and the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements. These share classes do not carry front-end sales charges; therefore, their respective NAV and SEC returns are the same.

 

3

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

 

4

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

 

5

Inception date: 12/11/2014.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS 1 SHARES1   
1 Year      -9.20%  
5 Years      2.25%  
10 Years      1.44%  
CLASS 2 SHARES1   
1 Year      -9.03%  
5 Years      2.37%  
10 Years      1.55%  
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -11.38%  
5 Years      1.65%  
10 Years      1.05%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -10.84%  
5 Years      1.34%  
10 Years2      0.54%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3   
1 Year      -9.08%  
5 Years      2.35%  
10 Years      1.54%  
CLASS R SHARES3   
1 Year      -9.59%  
5 Years      1.86%  
10 Years      1.05%  
CLASS K SHARES3   
1 Year      -9.34%  
5 Years      2.09%  
10 Years      1.28%  
CLASS I SHARES3   
1 Year      -9.11%  
5 Years      2.37%  
10 Years      1.55%  
CLASS Z SHARES3   
1 Year      -9.09%  
5 Years      2.37%  
Since Inception4      2.39%  

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

1

Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to large Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts and the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements.

 

2

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

 

3

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

 

4

Inception date: 12/11/2014.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. 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.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

 

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

Actual

  $     1,000     $ 934.70     $     4.44       0.91

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,020.62     $ 4.63       0.91
Class C        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 931.60     $ 8.08       1.66

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,016.84     $ 8.44       1.66
Advisor Class        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 935.80     $ 3.27       0.67

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,021.83     $ 3.41       0.67
Class R        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 934.20     $ 5.66       1.16

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,019.36     $ 5.90       1.16
Class K        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 935.30     $ 4.44       0.91

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,020.62     $ 4.63       0.91
Class I        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 936.00     $ 3.27       0.67

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $     1,021.83     $ 3.41       0.67
Class 1        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 935.30     $ 3.71       0.76

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,021.37     $ 3.87       0.76
Class 2        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 935.70     $ 3.22       0.66

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,021.88     $ 3.36       0.66
Class Z        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 936.80     $ 3.27       0.67

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,021.83     $ 3.41       0.67

 

*

Expenses are equal to each classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $1,058.5

Total Investments ($mil): $1,118.0

 

 

 

INFLATION PROTECTION BREAKDOWN1

 

        
U.S. Inflation-Protected Exposure      74.8
Non-Inflation Exposure      25.2  
     100.0

SECTOR BREAKDOWN OF NET PORTFOLIO ASSETS, EXCLUDING TREASURY SECURITIES, TIPS, INTEREST RATE DERIVATIVES AND NET CASH EQUIVALENTS1

 

        
Corporates–Investment Grade      9.9%  
Asset-Backed Securities      4.8%  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations      4.8%  
Collateralized Loan Obligations      2.5%  
Mortgage Pass-Throughs      2.3%  
Corporates–Non-Investment Grade      1.7%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities      1.4%  
Emerging Markets–Corporate Bonds      0.3%  
Local Governments–US Municipal Bonds      0.2%  
Quasi-Sovereigns      0.2%  
Common Stocks      0.1%  
Emerging Markets–Sovereigns      0.1%  

SECTOR BREAKDOWN OF TOTAL PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS, EXCLUDING DERIVATIVES2

 

        
Inflation-Linked Securities      69.2%  
Corporates–Investment Grade      9.4%  
Asset-Backed Securities      4.6%  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations      4.5%  
Collateralized Loan Obligations      2.3%  
Mortgage Pass-Throughs      2.2%  
Corporates–Non-Investment Grade      1.6%  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities      1.5%  
Emerging Markets–Corporate Bonds      0.3%  
Local Governments–US Municipal Bonds      0.2%  
Quasi-Sovereigns      0.1%  
Common Stocks      0.1%  
Emerging Markets–Sovereigns      0.1%  
Short-Term Investments      3.9%  
 

 

1

The Fund’s sector and inflation protection exposure breakdowns are expressed as an approximate percentage of the Fund’s total net assets (and may vary over time) inclusive of derivative exposure except as noted, based on the Adviser’s internal classification.

 

2

The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed, based on the Adviser’s internal classification, as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions (not reflected in the table), which may be used for hedging or investment purposes or to adjust the risk profile or exposures of the Fund (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). Derivative transactions may result in a form of leverage for the Fund. The Fund uses leverage for investment purposes by entering into reverse repurchase agreements. As a result, the Fund’s total investments will generally exceed its net assets.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

INFLATION-LINKED SECURITIES – 73.1%

      

United States – 73.1%

 

U.S. Treasury Inflation Index
0.125%, 07/15/2024(TIPS)

    U.S.$       42,184      $ 41,076,943  

0.125%, 10/15/2024 (TIPS)(a)

      10,555        10,233,138  

0.125%, 10/15/2025 (TIPS)

      5,938        5,673,236  

0.125%, 07/15/2026 (TIPS)(b)

      100,227        94,636,379  

0.125%, 07/15/2030 (TIPS)

      6,649        5,925,960  

0.125%, 07/15/2031 (TIPS)(b)

      228,710        201,264,656  

0.25%, 01/15/2025 (TIPS)(a)

      113,872        109,903,890  

0.375%, 01/15/2027 (TIPS)

      85,893        81,101,433  

0.50%, 01/15/2028 (TIPS)

      4,538        4,265,089  

0.625%, 01/15/2026 (TIPS)(b)

      97,607        94,038,438  

0.75%, 07/15/2028 (TIPS)

      60,525        57,536,892  

0.875%, 01/15/2029 (TIPS)

      29,212        27,788,233  

1.75%, 01/15/2028 (TIPS)

      12,967        12,981,618  

2.50%, 01/15/2029 (TIPS)

      25,798        26,946,457  
      

 

 

 

Total Inflation-Linked Securities
(cost $873,016,160)

         773,372,362  
  

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 9.9%

      

Industrial – 5.0%

 

Basic – 0.3%

 

Anglo American Capital PLC
3.875%, 03/16/2029(c)

      373        316,187  

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

      200        161,000  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
5.90%, 07/05/2024

      2,365        2,324,133  

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

      415        371,944  

Inversiones CMPC SA/Cayman Islands Branch
4.375%, 05/15/2023(c)

      270        267,320  

Suzano Austria GmbH
3.75%, 01/15/2031

      222        176,629  
      

 

 

 
         3,617,213  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.4%

 

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

      1,889        1,810,078  

Flowserve Corp.
2.80%, 01/15/2032

      545        390,743  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
4.50%, 09/15/2029

      1,430        1,336,235  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

    U.S.$       180      $ 167,184  
      

 

 

 
         3,704,240  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.4%

 

Discovery Communications LLC
4.65%, 05/15/2050

      58        37,995  

5.20%, 09/20/2047

      188        133,634  

5.30%, 05/15/2049

      83        59,840  

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

      593        489,225  

3.68%, 01/21/2030(c)

      428        313,457  

4.027%, 08/03/2050(c)

      487        260,636  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.
3.24%, 06/03/2050(c)

      655        340,313  

Time Warner Cable LLC
4.50%, 09/15/2042

      235        161,175  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
4.279%, 03/15/2032(c)

      1,595        1,289,031  

Weibo Corp.
3.375%, 07/08/2030

      2,114        1,453,771  
      

 

 

 
         4,539,077  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0%

      

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2.625%, 02/15/2029

      203        168,462  

3.375%, 04/15/2029

      119        102,998  
      

 

 

 
         271,460  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.3%

      

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

      194        193,242  

6.80%, 10/01/2027

      272        275,710  

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

      1,942        1,657,167  

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

      1,378        1,161,888  
      

 

 

 
         3,288,007  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.2%

      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.90%, 08/08/2029

      1,419        1,144,778  

Marriott International, Inc./MD
Series EE
5.75%, 05/01/2025

      92        92,903  

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

      731        556,349  
      

 

 

 
         1,794,030  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.2%

      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
3.50%, 03/15/2032

    U.S.$       141      $ 111,552  

3.90%, 04/15/2030

      1,525        1,292,026  

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

      1,083        1,036,431  
      

 

 

 
         2,440,009  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.6%

      

Altria Group, Inc.
3.40%, 05/06/2030

      950        771,875  

4.80%, 02/14/2029

      226        208,053  

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

      1,727        1,366,644  

4.70%, 04/02/2027

      605        563,194  

4.906%, 04/02/2030

      593        518,359  

Cargill, Inc.
5.125%, 10/11/2032(c)

      632        616,725  

Cigna Corp.
4.375%, 10/15/2028

      501        470,880  

CVS Health Corp.
4.30%, 03/25/2028

      49        46,005  

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

      1,190        890,013  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
4.40%, 11/26/2023

      384        380,202  
      

 

 

 
         5,831,950  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.7%

      

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
2.939%, 06/04/2051

      1,962        1,211,712  

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

      1,496        1,093,980  

5.75%, 01/15/2031(c)

      1,113        1,012,708  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
7.375%, 10/15/2045

      1,351        1,429,318  

Energy Transfer LP
6.25%, 04/15/2049

      843        735,829  

EQT Corp.
5.70%, 04/01/2028

      345        335,768  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
5.125%, 12/15/2026

      289        284,110  

6.50%, 03/01/2041

      282        275,057  

Oleoducto Central SA
4.00%, 07/14/2027(c)

      453        368,572  

ONEOK Partners LP
6.125%, 02/01/2041

      105        92,785  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ONEOK, Inc.
6.35%, 01/15/2031

    U.S.$       166      $ 163,958  

Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd.
3.25%, 08/15/2030(c)

      306        195,687  
      

 

 

 
         7,199,484  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.1%

      

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

      600        593,925  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.2%

 

Expedia Group, Inc.
4.625%, 08/01/2027

      486        455,056  

6.25%, 05/01/2025(c)

      34        33,980  

Global Payments, Inc.
2.90%, 11/15/2031

      432        330,355  

5.40%, 08/15/2032

      971        897,495  

S&P Global, Inc.
4.25%, 05/01/2029(c)

      295        275,291  

4.75%, 08/01/2028(c)

      59        57,199  
      

 

 

 
         2,049,376  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 1.5%

      

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

      188        130,399  

3.187%, 11/15/2036(c)

      557        380,047  

4.00%, 04/15/2029(c)

      188        164,989  

4.15%, 11/15/2030

      260        223,678  

4.15%, 04/15/2032(c)

      673        564,593  

4.926%, 05/15/2037(c)

      689        567,874  

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

      1,896        1,693,033  

Honeywell International, Inc.
4.125%, 11/02/2034

    EUR       1,651        1,610,194  

HP, Inc.
5.50%, 01/15/2033

    U.S.$       1,844        1,641,676  

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

      450        403,488  

Intel Corp.
5.05%, 08/05/2062

      1,204        981,284  

International Business Machines Corp.
4.90%, 07/27/2052

      1,186        1,000,154  

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

      1,428        1,119,666  

Micron Technology, Inc.
6.75%, 11/01/2029

      1,463        1,463,687  

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

      711        681,835  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Oracle Corp.
5.375%, 07/15/2040

    U.S.$       376      $ 313,937  

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

      382        268,904  

TSMC Arizona Corp.
3.875%, 04/22/2027

      1,009        943,627  

VeriSign, Inc.
2.70%, 06/15/2031

      250        194,187  

Western Digital Corp.
3.10%, 02/01/2032

      1,677        1,163,050  

Workday, Inc.
3.70%, 04/01/2029

      182        162,195  
      

 

 

 
         15,672,497  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

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

      528        514,714  

4.75%, 10/20/2028(c)

      614        570,830  
      

 

 

 
         1,085,544  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads – 0.0%

      

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.
4.35%, 04/05/2036(c)

      223        182,739  

5.875%, 07/05/2034(c)

      284        263,283  
      

 

 

 
         446,022  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.0%

      

Ashtead Capital, Inc.
5.50%, 08/11/2032(c)

      305        275,708  

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

      303        205,472  
      

 

 

 
         481,180  
      

 

 

 
         53,014,014  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 4.7%

      

Banking – 3.6%

 

AIB Group PLC
7.583%, 10/14/2026(c)

      2,155        2,142,652  

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

      958        839,974  

Banco Santander SA
4.175%, 03/24/2028

      600        528,438  

Bank of America Corp.
4.376%, 04/27/2028

      2,480        2,306,598  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
6.253%, 09/16/2026(c)

      456        440,674  

Barclays PLC
7.385%, 11/02/2028

      1,252        1,245,815  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

BNP Paribas SA
2.591%, 01/20/2028(c)

    U.S.$       593      $ 500,397  

4.625%, 02/25/2031(c)(d)

      1,227        849,526  

7.75%, 08/16/2029(c)(d)

      1,097        1,035,853  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.075%, 04/23/2029

      592        533,321  

4.14%, 05/24/2025

      2,463        2,392,509  

5.95%, 01/30/2023(d)

      213        211,473  

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

      504        424,877  

Series Y
4.15%, 11/15/2026(d)

      480        376,310  

Credit Suisse Group AG
3.091%, 05/14/2032(c)

      928        636,794  

4.194%, 04/01/2031(c)

      614        475,119  

6.373%, 07/15/2026(c)

      1,025        956,048  

Danske Bank A/S
4.298%, 04/01/2028(c)

      746        658,173  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
2.129%, 11/24/2026

      296        249,120  

3.961%, 11/26/2025

      405        373,074  

6.119%, 07/14/2026

      846        808,742  

Discover Bank
4.682%, 08/09/2028

      327        313,904  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec
4.55%, 08/23/2027(c)

      1,174        1,097,678  

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

      334        307,794  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
Series V
4.125%, 11/10/2026(d)

      775        603,694  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.762%, 03/29/2033

      373        296,498  

5.402%, 08/11/2033

      603        523,368  

7.336%, 11/03/2026

      1,794        1,797,534  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.58%, 04/22/2032

      1,364        1,049,080  

4.565%, 06/14/2030

      426        390,863  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
5.414%, 09/13/2028

      1,151        1,111,682  

Morgan Stanley
0.406%, 10/29/2027

    EUR       1,030        868,897  

4.21%, 04/20/2028

    U.S.$       799        739,554  

6.296%, 10/18/2028

      1,224        1,235,077  

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

      982        831,852  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

    U.S.$       497      $ 410,606  

Societe Generale SA
2.797%, 01/19/2028(c)

      1,764        1,461,298  

Standard Chartered PLC
3.971%, 03/30/2026(c)

      657        604,230  

5.925% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 01/30/2027(c)(d)(e)

      400        294,744  

6.00%, 07/26/2025(c)(d)

      1,267        1,155,669  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
4.75%, 03/01/2031(c)(d)

      1,400        1,082,438  

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

      1,060        931,963  

UBS Group AG
4.488%, 05/12/2026(c)

      648        614,673  

UniCredit SpA
1.982%, 06/03/2027(c)

      204        165,860  

2.569%, 09/22/2026(c)

      1,071        919,004  

3.127%, 06/03/2032(c)

      368        259,937  

US Bancorp
Series J
5.30%, 04/15/2027(d)

      427        357,297  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Series BB
3.90%, 03/15/2026(d)

      418        354,832  
      

 

 

 
         37,765,513  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.2%

      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
2.90%, 03/03/2032

      322        261,509  

Series G
5.375%, 06/01/2025(d)

      402        392,634  

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

      1,366        1,114,164  
      

 

 

 
         1,768,307  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.6%

      

Air Lease Corp.
2.875%, 01/15/2026

      111        98,702  

3.625%, 04/01/2027

      51        44,941  

Aircastle Ltd.
2.85%, 01/26/2028(c)

      1,329        999,076  

4.125%, 05/01/2024

      232        221,193  

4.25%, 06/15/2026

      83        73,211  

5.25%, 08/11/2025(c)

      585        547,396  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
1.95%, 01/30/2026(c)

      751        625,080  

1.95%, 09/20/2026(c)

      346        278,374  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

3.50%, 11/01/2027(c)

    U.S.$       211      $ 171,902  

4.125%, 08/01/2025(c)

      7        6,351  

4.375%, 01/30/2024(c)

      194        187,072  

4.875%, 10/01/2025(c)

      246        225,661  

5.50%, 12/15/2024(c)

      550        528,182  

CDBL Funding 1
3.50%, 10/24/2027(c)

      940        846,921  

Synchrony Financial
2.875%, 10/28/2031

      791        559,269  

3.95%, 12/01/2027

      429        369,253  

4.50%, 07/23/2025

      244        231,144  

4.875%, 06/13/2025

      414        397,746  
      

 

 

 
         6,411,474  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.1%

      

Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America (The)
4.85%, 01/24/2077(c)

      183        139,234  

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

      1,000        871,510  

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

      335        323,851  
      

 

 

 
         1,334,595  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.2%

      

American Tower Corp.
3.65%, 03/15/2027

      635        574,662  

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

      1,373        1,017,599  

Vornado Realty LP
3.40%, 06/01/2031

      718        530,186  
      

 

 

 
         2,122,447  
      

 

 

 
         49,402,336  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.2%

      

Electric – 0.2%

 

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

      358        281,433  

Chile Electricity Pec SpA
Zero Coupon, 01/25/2028(c)

      661        458,693  

Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding LLC
Series A-2
2.617%, 07/01/2041

      1,183        855,569  

Engie Energia Chile SA
3.40%, 01/28/2030(c)

      751        548,230  
      

 

 

 
         2,143,925  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $122,557,459)

         104,560,275  
  

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 4.8%

      

Autos - Fixed Rate – 2.9%

 

ACM Auto Trust
Series 2022-1A, Class A
3.23%, 04/20/2029(c)

    U.S.$       1,389      $ 1,383,072  

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust
Series 2022-3, Class A
4.12%, 02/13/2026(c)

      1,294        1,282,958  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2017-2A, Class D
4.56%, 03/20/2024(c)

      2,039        2,028,101  

Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.70%, 09/20/2024(c)

      1,760        1,733,453  

Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.00%, 03/20/2025(c)

      1,425        1,395,028  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-N3, Class C
1.02%, 06/12/2028

      777        750,404  

Series 2021-N4, Class D
2.30%, 09/11/2028

      916        822,321  

Series 2021-P4, Class D
2.61%, 09/11/2028

      1,206        975,643  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-C, Class D
1.69%, 06/15/2027(c)

      1,080        978,584  

Series 2022-A, Class C
2.17%, 04/16/2029(c)

      1,765        1,631,648  

FHF Trust
Series 2021-2A, Class A
0.83%, 12/15/2026(c)

      478        451,776  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2021-1, Class D
2.31%, 10/17/2033(c)

      1,000        857,867  

Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC
Series 2022-1A, Class C
2.63%, 06/25/2026(c)

      1,660        1,453,353  

LAD Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class A
1.30%, 08/17/2026(c)

      910        874,666  

Series 2022-1A, Class A
5.21%, 06/15/2027(c)

      2,063        2,025,340  

Octane Receivables Trust
Series 2021-2A, Class B
2.02%, 09/20/2028(c)

      1,508        1,343,996  

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2022-1A, Class A2
5.90%, 07/15/2025(c)

      1,459        1,456,754  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust VII
Series 2022-3A, Class A
5.38%, 11/25/2030(c)

    U.S.$       2,298      $ 2,232,310  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes
Series 2022-A, Class B
5.281%, 05/15/2032(c)

      2,240        2,163,044  

Series 2022-B, Class B
5.721%, 08/16/2032(c)

      2,286        2,274,283  

Santander Bank NA – SBCLN
Series 2021-1A, Class B
1.833%, 12/15/2031(c)

      793        759,991  

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust
Series 2022-2, Class A
4.39%, 04/10/2025(c)

      1,948        1,933,881  
      

 

 

 
         30,808,473  
      

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 1.5%

      

AB Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A2
3.734%, 07/30/2051(c)

      1,457        1,183,909  

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

      270        261,979  

Series 2021-Z2, Class A
1.17%, 11/16/2026(c)

      439        422,194  

Series 2022-X1, Class A
1.75%, 02/15/2027(c)

      1,372        1,331,032  

Amur Equipment Finance Receivables XI LLC
Series 2022-2A, Class A2
5.30%, 06/21/2028(c)

      936        923,400  

Atalaya Equipment Leasing Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class B
2.08%, 02/15/2027(c)

      482        448,385  

BHG Securitization Trust
Series 2022-A, Class D
3.56%, 02/20/2035(c)

      1,350        1,079,151  

Cajun Global LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A2
3.931%, 11/20/2051(c)

      459        381,477  

College Ave Student Loans LLC
Series 2021-C, Class B
2.72%, 07/26/2055(c)

      603        509,121  

Conn’s Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2021-A, Class A
1.05%, 05/15/2026(c)

      342        340,841  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2021-1, Class B
1.76%, 02/15/2028(c)

    U.S.$       197      $ 178,377  

Diamond Issuer
Series 2021-1A, Class A
2.305%, 11/20/2051(c)

      2,152        1,804,246  

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

      769        616,948  

GCI Funding I LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A
2.38%, 06/18/2046(c)

      502        421,497  

Hardee’s Funding LLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A23
5.71%, 06/20/2048(c)

      498        448,817  

Series 2020-1A, Class A2
3.981%, 12/20/2050(c)

      329        275,667  

MVW LLC
Series 2021-2A, Class B
1.83%, 05/20/2039(c)

      954        846,439  

Neighborly Issuer
Series 2022-1A, Class A2
3.695%, 01/30/2052(c)

      1,653        1,317,585  

Neighborly Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A2
3.584%, 04/30/2051(c)

      518        423,328  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2021-CA, Class B
2.53%, 04/20/2062(c)

      758        577,223  

Series 2021-DA, Class B
2.90%, 04/20/2062(c)

      793        615,437  

NMEF Funding LLC
Series 2022-B, Class A2
6.07%, 06/15/2029(c)

      968        964,807  

Upstart Securitization Trust
Series 2020-3, Class A
1.702%, 11/20/2030(c)

      1        1,240  

Series 2021-3, Class B
1.66%, 07/20/2031(c)

      1,090        1,008,932  
      

 

 

 
         16,382,032  
      

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.4%

      

Brex Commercial Charge Card Master Trust
Series 2021-1, Class A
2.09%, 07/15/2024(c)

      729        716,601  

Series 2022-1, Class A
4.63%, 07/15/2025(c)

      2,894        2,787,659  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust
Series 2021-A, Class B
2.24%, 09/15/2026(c)

    U.S.$       352      $ 337,902  
      

 

 

 
         3,842,162  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $55,194,381)

         51,032,667  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 4.8%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 4.4%

      

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class M1B
5.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 03/25/2029(c)(e)

      108        107,633  

Series 2019-3A, Class M1B
5.186% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.60%), 07/25/2029(c)(e)

      138        137,406  

Series 2019-3A, Class M1C
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 07/25/2029(c)(e)

      480        474,362  

Series 2020-3A, Class M1B
6.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.85%), 10/25/2030(c)(e)

      27        27,430  

Series 2021-1A, Class M1C
5.947% (SOFR + 2.95%), 03/25/2031(c)(e)

      728        704,352  

Series 2021-2A, Class M1B
4.497% (SOFR + 1.50%), 06/25/2031(c)(e)

      1,425        1,378,478  

Series 2021-3A, Class A2
3.997% (SOFR + 1.00%), 09/25/2031(c)(e)

      1,699        1,600,586  

Series 2022-1, Class M1B
5.147% (SOFR + 2.15%), 01/26/2032(c)(e)

      1,255        1,204,889  

Series 2022-2, Class M1A
7.025% (SOFR + 4.00%), 09/27/2032(c)(e)

      2,594        2,594,119  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2018-R07, Class 1M2
5.986% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.40%), 04/25/2031(c)(e)

      52        52,038  

Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2
5.886% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.30%), 08/25/2031(c)(e)

      22        21,867  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2
5.736% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.15%), 09/25/2031(c)(e)

  U.S.$     12      $ 12,404  

Series 2019-R06, Class 2M2
5.686% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 09/25/2039(c)(e)

      13        13,397  

Series 2019-R07, Class 1M2
5.686% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 10/25/2039(c)(e)

      96        95,112  

Series 2020-R01, Class 1M2
5.636% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.05%), 01/25/2040(c)(e)

      388        381,613  

Series 2020-R02, Class 2M2
5.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.00%), 01/25/2040(c)(e)

      202        197,885  

Series 2021-R01, Class 1M2
4.547% (SOFR + 1.55%), 10/25/2041(c)(e)

      1,447        1,353,768  

Series 2021-R03, Class 1M2
4.647% (SOFR + 1.65%), 12/25/2041(c)(e)

      864        786,267  

Series 2022-R01, Class 1M2
4.897% (SOFR + 1.90%), 12/25/2041(c)(e)

      2,899        2,631,555  

Series 2022-R02, Class 2M1
4.197% (SOFR + 1.20%), 01/25/2042(c)(e)

      1,915        1,860,234  

Series 2022-R03, Class 1M2
6.497% (SOFR + 3.50%), 03/25/2042(c)(e)

      2,283        2,171,537  

Series 2022-R04, Class 1M2
6.097% (SOFR + 3.10%), 03/25/2042(c)(e)

      573        536,658  

Eagle Re Ltd.
Series 2021-2, Class M1B
5.047% (SOFR + 2.05%), 04/25/2034(c)(e)

      675        656,730  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2022-DNA4, Class M1B
6.347% (SOFR + 3.35%), 05/25/2042(c)(e)

      2,051        1,933,399  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2015-HQA2, Class M3
8.386% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.80%), 05/25/2028(e)

      100        102,004  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019-DNA4, Class M2
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 10/25/2049(c)(e)

  U.S.$     75      $ 74,467  

Series 2020-DNA1, Class M2
5.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 01/25/2050(c)(e)

      191        187,640  

Series 2020-DNA5, Class M2
5.797% (SOFR + 2.80%), 10/25/2050(c)(e)

      402        401,508  

Series 2021-DNA5, Class M2
4.647% (SOFR + 1.65%), 01/25/2034(c)(e)

      498        484,930  

Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2
4.497% (SOFR + 1.50%), 10/25/2041(c)(e)

      2,561        2,350,743  

Series 2021-DNA7, Class M2
4.797% (SOFR + 1.80%), 11/25/2041(c)(e)

      2,635        2,416,421  

Series 2021-HQA3, Class M1
3.847% (SOFR + 0.85%), 09/25/2041(c)(e)

      1,119        1,057,844  

Series 2021-HQA4, Class M2
5.347% (SOFR + 2.35%), 12/25/2041(c)(e)

      1,765        1,484,282  

Series 2022-DNA1, Class M1B
4.847% (SOFR + 1.85%), 01/25/2042(c)(e)

      1,542        1,384,119  

Series 2022-DNA2, Class M1B
5.397% (SOFR + 2.40%), 02/25/2042(c)(e)

      2,468        2,270,452  

Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1B
5.897% (SOFR + 2.90%), 04/25/2042(c)(e)

      1,069        991,083  

Series 2022-DNA5, Class M1B
7.497% (SOFR + 4.50%), 06/25/2042(c)(e)

      3,681        3,666,835  

Series 2022-DNA6, Class M1A
5.147% (SOFR + 2.15%), 09/25/2042(c)(e)

      1,165        1,156,812  

Series 2022-DNA7, Class M1A
5.497% (SOFR + 2.50%), 03/25/2052(c)(e)

      3,188        3,158,755  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2
8.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.90%), 11/25/2024(e)

      117        120,223  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
7.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(e)

    U.S.$       105      $ 105,838  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2
8.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 07/25/2025(e)

      100        101,170  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2
9.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 04/25/2028(e)

      395        415,847  

Series 2021-R02, Class 2M2
4.997% (SOFR + 2.00%), 11/25/2041(c)(e)

      1,221        1,081,164  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 2019-2R, Class A
6.346% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 05/27/2023(c)(e)

      519        494,412  

Series 2020-1R, Class A
5.946% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.35%), 02/27/2023(e)(f)

      172        161,866  

Radnor Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class M1B
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 02/25/2029(c)(e)

      586        573,492  

Series 2019-2, Class M1B
5.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 06/25/2029(c)(e)

      127        126,625  

Series 2020-1, Class M1A
4.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.95%), 01/25/2030(c)(e)

      148        147,566  

Traingle Re Ltd.
Series 2021-3, Class M1A
4.897% (SOFR + 1.90%), 02/25/2034(c)(e)

      987        981,630  
      

 

 

 
         46,431,447  
      

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.2%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 3955, Class SD
3.188% (6.60% – LIBOR 1 Month), 11/15/2041(e)(g)

      1,925        157,777  

Series 4693, Class SL
2.738% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 06/15/2047(e)(g)

      1,179        115,440  

Series 4954, Class SL
2.464% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 02/25/2050(e)(g)

      1,469        138,838  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 4981, Class HS
2.514% (6.10% – LIBOR 1 Month), 06/25/2050(e)(g)

    U.S.$       2,932      $ 273,888  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs
Series 2011-131, Class ST
2.954% (6.54% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2041(e)(g)

      593        73,313  

Series 2014-17, Class SA
2.464% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 04/25/2044(e)(g)

      1,558        155,570  

Series 2014-78, Class SE
2.514% (6.10% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2044(e)(g)

      866        76,155  

Series 2016-77, Class DS
2.414% (6.00% – LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/2046(e)(g)

      915        81,663  

Series 2017-62, Class AS
2.564% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/25/2047(e)(g)

      1,004        102,292  

Series 2017-81, Class SA
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/2047(e)(g)

      1,251        140,684  

Series 2017-97, Class LS
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2047(e)(g)

      1,441        144,958  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2017-122, Class SA
2.711% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/20/2047(e) (g)

      760        79,462  

Series 2017-134, Class MS
2.711% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 09/20/2047(e)(g)

      863        91,265  
      

 

 

 
         1,631,305  
      

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 5015, Class BI
4.00%, 09/25/2050(h)

      2,051        391,721  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs
Series 2020-89, Class KI
4.00%, 12/25/2050(h)

      4,424        841,028  
      

 

 

 
         1,232,749  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1%

      

HFX Funding Issuer
Series 2017-1A, Class A3
3.647%, 03/15/2035(f)

    U.S.$       1,070      $ 972,946  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.0%

      

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Series 2019-CL1, Class M3
5.686% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 04/25/2047(c)(e)

      143        130,954  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $52,893,858)

         50,399,401  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 2.4%

      

CLO - Floating Rate – 2.4%

      

AGL CLO 10 Ltd.
Series 2021-10A, Class A
5.209% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.13%), 04/15/2034(c)(e)

      250        239,382  

AGL CLO 12 Ltd.
Series 2021-12A, Class D
7.093% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.85%), 07/20/2034(c)(e)

      948        793,373  

AGL CLO 16 Ltd.
Series 2021-16A, Class A
5.373% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.13%), 01/20/2035(c)(e)

      4,408        4,198,078  

Series 2021-16A, Class D
7.343% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 01/20/2035(c)(e)

      650        548,082  

Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd.
Series 2020-1A, Class DR
7.393% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%), 01/20/2032(c)(e)

      415        361,585  

Series 2021-1A, Class A
5.443% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.20%), 07/20/2034(c)(e)

      1,111        1,065,485  

Ballyrock CLO 15 Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class C
7.179% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 04/15/2034(c)(e)

      1,000        850,847  

Ballyrock CLO 16 Ltd.
Series 2021-16A, Class C
7.143% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.90%), 07/20/2034(c)(e)

      660        552,698  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Crown Point CLO 11 Ltd.
Series 2021-11A, Class D
7.679% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.60%), 01/17/2034(c)(e)

  U.S.$     400      $ 356,162  

Dryden 78 CLO Ltd.
Series 2020-78A, Class C
6.029% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.95%), 04/17/2033(c)(e)

      880        810,908  

Series 2020-78A, Class D
7.079% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%), 04/17/2033(c)(e)

      460        399,729  

Dryden 98 CLO Ltd.
Series 2022-98A, Class D
7.063% (SOFR + 3.10%), 04/20/2035(c)(e)

      500        434,768  

Elevation CLO Ltd.
Series 2020-11A, Class C
6.279% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.20%), 04/15/2033(c)(e)

      780        695,522  

Elmwood CLO IX Ltd.
Series 2021-2A, Class D
7.193% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.95%), 07/20/2034(c)(e)

      1,065        913,012  

Flatiron CLO 21 Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class D
7.127% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.90%), 07/19/2034(c)(e)

      1,120        1,000,380  

Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 7 Ltd.
Series 2020-7A, Class AR
5.313% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.07%), 04/20/2034(c)(e)

      1,077        1,027,569  

Magnetite XXVI Ltd.
Series 2020-26A, Class A1R
5.478% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.12%), 07/25/2034(c)(e)

      2,348        2,255,447  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 42 Ltd.
Series 2021-42A, Class D
6.879% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.80%), 07/16/2035(c)(e)

      1,295        1,097,655  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 43 Ltd.
Series 2021-43A, Class A
5.209% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.13%), 07/17/2035(c)(e)

      1,354        1,300,859  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-42A, Class A
5.179% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.10%), 07/16/2035(c)(e)

  U.S.$     903      $ 864,545  

New Mountain CLO 3 Ltd.
Series CLO-3A, Class A
5.423% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.18%), 10/20/2034(c)(e)

      500        477,090  

OCP CLO Ltd.
Series 2020-18A, Class AR
5.333% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.09%), 07/20/2032(c)(e)

      1,424        1,376,159  

Pikes Peak CLO 8
Series 2021-8A, Class A
5.413% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.17%), 07/20/2034(c)(e)

      1,450        1,391,010  

Rad CLO 7 Ltd.
Series 2020-7A, Class C
6.079% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.00%), 04/17/2033(c)(e)

      400        370,822  

Rad CLO 14 Ltd
Series 2021-14A, Class A
5.249% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.17%), 01/15/2035(c)(e)

      291        277,556  

Regatta XX Funding Ltd.
Series 2021-2A, Class D
7.179% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 10/15/2034(c)(e)

      1,425        1,253,292  

Regatta XXIV Funding Ltd.
Series 2021-5A, Class D
7.343% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 01/20/2035(c)(e)

      500        417,955  

Sixth Street CLO XVII Ltd.
Series 2021-17A, Class A
5.483% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.24%), 01/20/2034(c)(e)

      381        367,085  

Voya CLO Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class DR
6.929% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.85%), 04/15/2031(c)(e)

      340        290,675  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $28,169,501)

         25,987,730  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 2.3%

      

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 2.3%

      

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2022
2.50%, 03/01/2052

    U.S.$       3,828      $ 3,146,066  

3.00%, 02/01/2052

      6,700        5,719,351  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Series 2022
2.50%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      7,341        6,009,874  

3.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      11,228        9,532,166  
      

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $26,330,521)

         24,407,457  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 1.7%

      

Industrial – 1.3%

 

Basic – 0.0%

 

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC
2.50%, 01/15/2026(c)

    EUR       506        417,545  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

TK Elevator Midco GmbH
4.375%, 07/15/2027(c)

      401        335,347  

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

    U.S.$       512        504,883  
      

 

 

 
         840,230  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.4%

      

Altice Financing SA
3.00%, 01/15/2028(c)

    EUR       642        484,578  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.50%, 08/15/2030(c)

    U.S.$       104        84,523  

4.50%, 06/01/2033(c)

      368        280,302  

4.75%, 02/01/2032(c)

      2,261        1,812,576  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.75%, 12/01/2028(c)

      1,067        861,165  

VZ Vendor Financing II BV
2.875%, 01/15/2029(c)

    EUR       561        408,793  
      

 

 

 
         3,931,937  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.1%

      

Altice France SA/France
3.375%, 01/15/2028(c)

      307        232,854  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA
4.00%, 09/18/2027(c)

      642        558,436  
      

 

 

 
         791,290  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.2%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
3.50%, 08/15/2024(c)

    EUR       642      $ 600,615  

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

      191        175,852  

Ford Motor Co.
6.10%, 08/19/2032

    U.S.$       1,172        1,073,833  

ZF Finance GmbH
3.75%, 09/21/2028(c)

    EUR       600        487,737  
      

 

 

 
         2,338,037  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2%

      

Carnival Corp.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(c)

    U.S.$       1,235        996,485  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
8.25%, 01/15/2029(c)

      1,118        1,114,456  

11.50%, 06/01/2025(c)

      422        454,329  
      

 

 

 
         2,565,270  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

      

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC
3.50%, 03/15/2029(c)

      664        549,373  

IQVIA, Inc.
2.25%, 03/15/2029(c)

    EUR       550        440,472  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV
2.875%, 04/30/2028(c)

      550        458,262  
      

 

 

 
         1,448,107  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

      

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH
4.625%, 01/15/2027(c)

      642        511,397  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.1%

      

Playtech PLC
4.25%, 03/07/2026(c)

      550        504,278  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.0%

      

Deutsche Lufthansa AG
3.00%, 05/29/2026(c)

      400        348,054  
      

 

 

 
         13,696,145  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.3%

      

Banking – 0.3%

      

Credit Suisse Group AG
5.25%, 02/11/2027(c)(d)

    U.S.$       713        506,230  

6.375%, 08/21/2026(c)(d)

      320        239,859  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

7.50%, 07/17/2023(c)(d)

    U.S.$       694      $ 614,981  

7.50%, 12/11/2023(c)(d)

      257        233,919  

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

      1,667        1,615,490  
      

 

 

 
         3,210,479  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.1%

      

Electric – 0.1%

      

Vistra Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2026(c)(d)

      751        667,421  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $21,264,856)

         17,574,045  
      

 

 

 
      

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.6%

      

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 1.1%

      

AREIT Trust
Series 2022-CRE6, Class A
4.144% (SOFR + 1.25%), 01/16/2037(c)(e)

      3,807        3,635,014  

Ashford Hospitality Trust
Series 2018-KEYS, Class A
4.413% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 06/15/2035(c)(e)

      659        627,883  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2017-SCH, Class AF
4.413% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/2033(c)(e)

      1,755        1,597,765  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-BID, Class A
5.552% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.14%), 10/15/2037(c)(e)

      1,383        1,354,074  

BFLD Trust
Series 2021-FPM, Class A
5.013% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.60%), 06/15/2038(c)(e)

      2,276        2,185,674  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-IMC, Class D
5.312% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.90%), 04/15/2034(c)(e)

      185        172,823  

Series 2019-IMC, Class E
5.562% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.15%), 04/15/2034(c)(e)

      895        830,707  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CLNY Trust
Series 2019-IKPR, Class D
5.437% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.02%), 11/15/2038(c)(e)

    U.S.$       1,000      $ 912,362  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Credit Risk
Series 2021-MN1, Class M1
4.997% (SOFR + 2.00%), 01/25/2051(c)(e)

      116        107,800  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2019-MILE, Class A
4.912% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 07/15/2036(c)(e)

      461        452,759  
      

 

 

 
         11,876,861  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.5%

      

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-WBRK, Class D
3.534%, 03/10/2037(c)

      520        438,489  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-GC11, Class B
3.732%, 04/10/2046

      915        901,284  

Series 2013-GC11, Class D
4.407%, 04/10/2046(c)

      191        182,153  

Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-SFS, Class A1
1.873%, 04/12/2035(c)

      27        26,489  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2011-GC5, Class D
5.155%, 08/10/2044(c)

      19        7,923  

Series 2014-GC18, Class D
5.057%, 01/10/2047(c)

      157        64,081  

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class A1
1.433%, 08/15/2026(f)(i)

      573        531,342  

Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026(f)(i)

      1,421        1,339,427  

Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026(f)(i)

      40        36,896  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-C21, Class B
4.341%, 08/15/2047

      314        291,530  

Series 2014-C22, Class XA
0.802%, 09/15/2047(h)

      17,774        188,162  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-C6, Class AJ
5.452%, 09/15/2039

    U.S.$       78      $ 34,104  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series 2015-C25, Class XA
1.044%, 10/15/2048(h)

      9,541        199,566  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-LC25, Class C
4.339%, 12/15/2059

      330        281,781  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class C
4.385%, 11/15/2049

      525        459,186  
      

 

 

 
         4,982,413  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $17,984,451)

         16,859,274  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.3%

      

Industrial – 0.3%

      

Basic – 0.1%

      

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC
13.875%, 01/21/2024(c)

      379        316,181  

Volcan Cia Minera SAA
4.375%, 02/11/2026(c)

      125        104,062  
      

 

 

 
         420,243  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

 

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV
5.40%, 02/01/2027

      590        538,117  

6.95%, 01/17/2028(c)

      384        361,469  

Odebrecht Holdco Finance Ltd.
Zero Coupon, 09/10/2058(c)

      270        676  
      

 

 

 
         900,262  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.0%

 

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

      427        330,447  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.0%

      

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.625%, 08/26/2028(c)

      483        284,970  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

      

Natura & Co. Luxembourg Holdings SARL
6.00%, 04/19/2029(c)

      592        491,908  

Natura Cosmeticos SA
4.125%, 05/03/2028(c)

      583        452,116  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018(f)(i)(j)(k)(l)

    U.S.$       655      $ 66  
      

 

 

 
         944,090  
      

 

 

 
         2,880,012  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.0%

      

Electric – 0.0%

      

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026(f)

      89        81,910  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.0%

      

Other Finance – 0.0%

      

OEC Finance Ltd.
5.25%, 12/27/2033(c)(m)

      247        5,168  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $4,483,507)

         2,967,090  
      

 

 

 
      

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.2%

      

United States – 0.2%

      

City of New York NY
Series 2021-D
1.923%, 08/01/2031

      775        583,082  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Series 2020-A
1.086%, 07/01/2023

      660        643,731  

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority/WV
Series 2020
3.00%, 06/01/2035

      405        372,327  

University of California
Series 2021-B
3.071%, 05/15/2051

      1,465        886,044  
      

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds
(cost $3,295,748)

         2,485,184  
      

 

 

 
      

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.2%

      

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.2%

      

Mexico – 0.2%

      

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

      1,089        800,960  

4.688%, 05/15/2029(c)

      1,016        856,170  
      

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $2,104,812)

         1,657,130  
      

 

 

 

 

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Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 0.1%

      

Financials – 0.1%

      

Insurance – 0.1%

      

Mt. Logan Re Ltd.
(Preference Shares)(i)(j)(l)

      1,428      $ 1,245,015  

Mt. Logan Re Ltd.
(Special Investment)(i)(j)(l)

      226        189,472  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,427,910)

         1,434,487  
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

EMERGING MARKETS -
SOVEREIGNS – 0.1%

      

Dominican Republic – 0.1%

      

Dominican Republic International Bond 4.875%, 09/23/2032(c)

    U.S.$       1,213        930,447  
      

 

 

 

Egypt – 0.0%

      

Egypt Government International Bond 5.875%, 02/16/2031(c)

      699        424,992  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $1,889,811)

         1,355,439  
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN
BONDS – 0.0%

      

Colombia – 0.0%

      

Colombia Government International Bond
3.125%, 04/15/2031
(cost $247,274)

      248        170,081  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.1%

      

Investment Companies – 4.1%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 2.67%(n)(o)(p)
(cost $43,763,545)

      43,763,545        43,763,545  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 105.6%
(cost $1,254,623,794)

         1,118,026,167  

Other assets less liabilities – (5.6)%

         (59,519,797
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 1,058,506,370  
      

 

 

 

 

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FUTURES (see Note D)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

       

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    68       December 2022     $ 7,886,937     $ (43,076

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

    906       December 2022           96,573,937           (2,263,327

Sold Contracts

       

10 Yr Japan Bond (OSE) Futures

    37       December 2022       37,018,662       (17,038

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

    163       December 2022       33,314,398       203,244  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    80       December 2022       10,212,500       1,799,885  
       

 

 

 
        $ (320,312
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

   EUR 1,281      USD 1,272        12/08/2022     $ 2,325  

Bank of America, NA

   JPY   104,935      USD 740        12/02/2022       32,056  

Bank of America, NA

   EUR 5,027      USD   4,865        12/08/2022       (116,410

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

   EUR 1,321      USD 1,284        11/09/2022       (22,765
          

 

 

 
  $     (104,794
 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
   

Upfront
Premiums

Paid/

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

CDX-NAHY Series 39, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       5.19     USD       10,100     $   17,764     $   248,790     $   (231,026

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

 

                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
   

Payment
Frequency

Paid/

Received

  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     64,600       02/26/2025       1.589%       CPI#     Maturity   $ 8,476,342     $   – 0  –    $   8,476,342  
USD     61,010       05/13/2027       3.263%       CPI#     Maturity     237,382       – 0  –      237,382  
USD     38,550       02/28/2025       1.527%       CPI#     Maturity     5,171,912       – 0  –      5,171,912  
USD     29,760       07/08/2027       2.770%       CPI#     Maturity     555,046       – 0  –      555,046  
USD     29,760       07/08/2027       2.778%       CPI#     Maturity     544,733         – 0  –      544,733  
USD     9,000       07/15/2023       1.902%       CPI#     Maturity     912,717       – 0  –      912,717  
USD     3,000       01/15/2024       1.599%       CPI#     Maturity     376,988       – 0  –      376,988  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   16,275,120     $   – 0  –    $   16,275,120  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type                      

Notional
Amount

(000)

    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     1,160       06/09/2025       2.488%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly   $ 56,424     $   – 0  –    $ 56,424  
USD     2,106       08/04/2025       2.293%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     131,786       – 0  –      131,786  
USD     5,400       10/04/2026       1.487%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     576,403       – 0  –      576,403  
USD     1,080       11/08/2026       1.657%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     108,345       – 0  –      108,345  
USD     1,080       11/09/2026       1.672%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     107,597       – 0  –      107,597  
USD     7,030       04/04/2027       2.436%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     550,178       – 0  –      550,178  
USD     20,920       06/05/2027       0.558%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     3,340,297       – 0  –      3,340,297  
USD     715       07/12/2027       2.355%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     56,423       – 0  –      56,423  
USD     5,395       06/04/2029       2.150%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     619,767       – 0  –      619,767  
USD     3,170       09/27/2029       1.593%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     500,714       – 0  –      500,714  
USD     40,300       05/21/2031       1.617%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     7,240,891       – 0  –      7,240,891  
USD     1,490       11/10/2035       2.631%     3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     217,637       – 0  –      217,637  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   13,506,462     $   – 0  –    $   13,506,462  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   

Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022

   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

Sale Contracts

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       6     $   (1,427   $ (948   $ (479

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6       (1,427     (758     (669

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       9       (2,060     (864     (1,196

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       19       (4,279       (2,630       (1,649

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       19       (4,279     (2,396     (1,883

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       18       (3,963     (1,971     (1,992

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   

Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022

   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

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

    3.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       26     $ (5,865   $ (3,069   $ (2,796

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       30       (6,816     (3,684     (3,132

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       30       (6,815     (3,566     (3,249

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       42       (9,510     (4,976     (4,534

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       42       (9,510     (4,490     (5,020

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       64       (14,582     (7,443     (7,139

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       61       (13,789     (6,511     (7,278

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       85         (19,178     (8,681     (10,497

Credit Suisse International

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       4       (792     (408     (384

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       85       (19,336     (9,720     (9,616

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       97       (22,031       (11,273       (10,758

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       91       (20,604       (6,891       (13,713

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       158       (35,819     (21,916     (13,903

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       97       (21,872     (6,237     (15,635

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       118       (26,786     (9,149     (17,637

Deutsche Bank AG

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       21       (4,755     (2,299     (2,456

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       91       (20,604     (10,708     (9,896

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       105       (23,775     (12,356     (11,419

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       152       (34,393     (16,225     (18,168

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       153       (34,552     (16,294     (18,258

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       305       (69,104     (20,447     (48,657

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   

Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022

   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

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

    3.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       463     $ (104,923   $ (30,328   $ (74,595

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       500       (113,165     (26,790     (86,375

Goldman Sachs International

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       11       (2,377     (1,489     (888

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       11       (2,378     (879     (1,499

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       19       (4,279     (2,263     (2,016

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       21       (4,755     (1,937     (2,818

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       21       (4,755     (1,790     (2,965

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       41       (9,352     (4,164     (5,188

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       116       (26,310     (11,561     (14,749

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       125       (28,212     (10,054     (18,158

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       260       (58,801     (39,637     (19,164

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       225       (51,035     (28,646     (22,389

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       362       (81,942     (56,031     (25,911

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       419       (94,780     (60,089     (34,691

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       700       (158,494     (86,540     (71,954

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       910         (206,043       (100,374       (105,669

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       20       (4,438     (1,786     (2,652

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       21       (4,755     (1,914     (2,841

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       83       (18,702     (9,843     (8,859

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       85       (19,336     (7,759     (11,577

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       169       (38,197     (19,490     (18,707

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   

Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022

   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

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

    3.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       484     $ (109,520   $ (55,394   $ (54,126

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       770       (174,343     (106,265     (68,078

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       134       (30,272     (8,804     (21,468
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (1,789,087   $   (869,737   $   (919,350
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type      
Swap
Counterparty
  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    USD 23,800       07/15/2023     1.848%   CPI#   Maturity   $   2,480,597     $   – 0  –    $   2,480,597  

 

#

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

INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type      
Swap
Counterparty
  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     USD       595       03/06/2042     2.804%   3 Month
LIBOR
  Semi-Annual/

Quarterly

  $   99,561     $   – 0  –    $   99,561  

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (see Note D)

 

Broker    Interest Rate     Maturity      U.S. $
Value at
October 31,
2022
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     3.10          $ 6,508,280  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     3.10            8,699,210  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     3.10            39,021,652  
       

 

 

 
   $   54,229,142  
       

 

 

 

 

The reverse repurchase agreement matures on demand. Interest rate resets daily and the rate shown is the rate in effect on October 31, 2022.

 

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The type of underlying collateral and the remaining maturity of open reverse repurchase agreements on the statements of assets and liabilities is as follows:

 

     Overnight
and
Continuous
    Up to 30 Days     31-90 Days     Greater than
90 Days
    Total  

Inflation-Linked Securities

  $   54,229,142     $   – 0  –    $   – 0  –    $   – 0  –    $   54,229,142  

 

(a)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

 

(b)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $193,667,782 or 18.3% of net assets.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.30% of net assets as of October 31, 2022, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class A1
1.433%, 08/15/2026

    02/25/2021     $ 558,713     $ 531,342       0.05

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026

    02/25/2021           1,457,044           1,339,427       0.13

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026

    02/25/2021       40,849       36,896       0.00

HFX Funding Issuer
Series 2017-1A, Class A3
3.647%, 03/15/2035

    11/19/2020       1,139,410       972,946       0.09

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 2020-1R, Class A
5.946%, 02/27/2023

    11/02/2000       171,746       161,866       0.02

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026

    08/02/2018       89,000       81,910       0.01

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018

    01/24/2014       363,153       66       0.00

 

(g)

Inverse interest only security.

 

(h)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(i)

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

 

(j)

Non-income producing security.

 

(k)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(l)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(m)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at October 31, 2022.

 

(n)

Affiliated investments.

 

(o)

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.

 

(p)

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Currency Abbreviations:

 

EUR – Euro

JPY – Japanese Yen

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

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

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CPI – Consumer Price Index

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

OSE – Osaka Securities Exchange

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA – To Be Announced

TIPS – Treasury Inflation Protected Security

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,210,860,249)

   $ 1,074,262,622  

Affiliated issuers (cost $43,763,545)

     43,763,545  

Cash

     253,331  

Cash collateral due from broker

     11,510,992  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $7,820)

     7,819  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     19,714,026  

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

     2,855,220  

Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps

     2,480,597  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     1,684,631  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     463,580  

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

     99,561  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     34,381  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     22,673  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     1,157,152,978  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements

     54,229,142  

Payable for investment securities purchased and foreign currency transactions

     34,772,165  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     4,431,811  

Cash collateral due to broker

     2,500,000  

Market value on credit default swaps (net premiums received $869,737)

     1,789,087  

Advisory fee payable

     219,320  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     139,175  

Payable for variation margin on futures

     90,373  

Distribution fee payable

     58,837  

Administrative fee payable

     35,416  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     19,734  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     14,365  

Directors’ fees payable

     2,744  

Accrued expenses

     344,439  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     98,646,608  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 1,058,506,370  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 103,895  

Additional paid-in capital

     1,192,347,039  

Accumulated loss

     (133,944,564
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     1,058,506,370  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—33 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 63,936,079          6,215,841        $ 10.29

 

 
C   $ 15,480,152          1,554,720        $ 9.96  

 

 
Advisor   $   506,033,055          49,128,779        $   10.30  

 

 
R   $ 2,633,061          255,182        $ 10.32  

 

 
K   $ 4,373,155          425,426        $ 10.28  

 

 
I   $ 6,413,931          630,695        $ 10.17  

 

 
1   $ 390,054,599          38,769,511        $ 10.06  

 

 
2   $ 59,262,211          5,893,109        $ 10.06  

 

 
Z   $ 10,320,127          1,022,031        $ 10.10  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $10.53 which reflects a sales charge of 2.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income     

Interest

   $     76,132,876    

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     135,729     $ 76,268,605  
  

 

 

   
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     5,874,855    

Distribution fee—Class A

     170,972    

Distribution fee—Class C

     169,338    

Distribution fee—Class R

     12,197    

Distribution fee—Class K

     13,633    

Distribution fee—Class 1

     409,527    

Transfer agency—Class A

     80,975    

Transfer agency—Class C

     19,804    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     666,576    

Transfer agency—Class R

     6,343    

Transfer agency—Class K

     10,907    

Transfer agency—Class I

     7,876    

Transfer agency—Class 1

     59,752    

Transfer agency—Class 2

     10,055    

Transfer agency—Class Z

     4,784    

Registration fees

     274,202    

Custody and accounting

     178,097    

Audit and tax

     131,376    

Printing

     111,968    

Administrative

     98,498    

Legal

     47,436    

Directors’ fees

     32,646    

Miscellaneous

     36,737    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses before interest expense

     8,428,554    

Interest expense

     1,025,697    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

     9,454,251    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (1,793,015  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       7,661,236  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

           68,607,369  
 

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (continued)

 

Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

                                  

Investment transactions(a)

      $ (28,319,072

Forward currency exchange contracts

        1,506,571  

Futures

        (6,264,885

Swaps

        622,285  

Foreign currency transactions

        2,351,939  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments(b)

        (173,348,817

Forward currency exchange contracts

        1,520,465  

Futures

        (1,023,220

Swaps

              25,703,989  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

        (85,855
     

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

        (177,336,600
     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

      $ (108,729,231
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $9,520.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $2,200.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 68,607,369     $ 33,270,082  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (30,103,162     14,110,803  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (147,233,438     4,188,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (108,729,231     51,569,298  

Distributions to Shareholders

 

Class A

     (4,072,663     (1,439,317

Class C

     (935,082     (255,420

Advisor Class

     (35,350,604     (11,236,851

Class R

     (134,438     (74,773

Class K

     (306,142     (278,001

Class I

     (438,474     (241,543

Class 1

     (25,583,456     (14,464,863

Class 2

     (4,260,551     (2,649,431

Class Z

     (1,252,299     (756,905
Capital Stock Transactions

 

Net increase

     215,890,499       430,919,982  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     34,827,559       451,092,176  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     1,023,678,811       572,586,635  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     1,058,506,370     $     1,023,678,811  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended October 31, 2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities     

Net decrease in net assets from operations

     $ (108,729,231
Reconciliation of net decrease in net assets from operations to net decrease in cash from operating activities     

Purchases of long-term investments

   $ (1,109,250,749  

Purchases of short-term investments

     (769,496,233  

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments

         1,051,157,312    

Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments

     772,061,841    

Net realized loss on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

     30,103,162    

Net realized gain on forward currency exchange contracts

     1,506,571    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     147,233,438    

Net accretion of bond discount and amortization of bond premium

     17,130,103    

Inflation index adjustment

     (76,379,884  

Increase in receivable for investments sold

     (19,541,021  

Increase in interest receivable

     (93,923  

Increase in affiliated dividends receivable

     (22,303  

Decrease in cash collateral due from broker

     107,479    

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

     (11,249,797  

Increase in cash collateral due to broker

     272,000    

Decrease in advisory fee payable

     (44,445  

Increase in administrative fee payable

     286    

Decrease in Foreign capital gains tax payable

     (11,720  

Increase in Transfer Agent fee payable

     9,296    

Increase in distribution fee payable

     4,202    

Increase in Directors’ fee payable

     363    

Decrease in accrued expenses

     (18,033  

Proceeds on swaps, net

     1,263,102    

Proceeds for exchange-traded derivatives settlements, net

     15,241,879    
  

 

 

   

Total adjustments

             49,982,926  
    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

       (58,746,305

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

 

Cash flows from financing activities     

Subscriptions of capital stock, net

   $     179,734,845    

Cash dividends paid (net of dividend reinvestments)

     (16,945,069  

Repayment of reverse repurchase agreements

     (107,652,543  
  

 

 

   

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     $     55,137,233  

Effect of exchange rate on cash

       2,266,084  
    

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

       (1,342,988

Cash at beginning of year

       1,604,138  
    

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

     $ 261,150  
    

 

 

 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information     

† Reinvestment of dividends

   $ 55,388,640    

Interest expense paid during the year

   $ 900,520    

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Fund has included a Statement of Cash Flows as a result of its significant investments in reverse repurchase agreements throughout the year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB Bond Inflation Strategy Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2. Class B and Class T shares have not been issued. Class 1 shares are sold only to the private clients of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC by its registered representatives. Effective March 7, 2022, the maximum sales charge for purchases of Class A shares was reduced from 4.25% to 2.25% and purchases in amounts of $500,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may be subject to a 1%, 18-month contingent deferred sales charge, which may be subject to waiver in certain circumstances. Prior to March 7, 2022, purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may have been subject to a 1%, 1-year contingent deferred sales charge, which may have been subject to waiver in certain circumstances. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class R, Class K, and Class 1 shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge. Advisor Class, Class I, Class 2 and Class Z shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All 11 classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

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 Company’s Board of Directors (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 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

 

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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.

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)

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

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.

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

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

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

 

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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, 2022:

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Inflation-Linked Securities

  $ – 0  –    $ 773,372,362     $ – 0  –    $ 773,372,362  

Corporates—Investment Grade

    – 0  –      104,560,275       – 0  –      104,560,275  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      51,032,667       – 0  –      51,032,667  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      50,399,401       – 0  –      50,399,401  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    – 0  –      25,987,730       – 0  –      25,987,730  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

    – 0  –      24,407,457       – 0  –      24,407,457  

Corporates—Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      17,574,045       – 0  –      17,574,045  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      14,951,609       1,907,665       16,859,274  

Emerging Markets—Corporate Bonds

    – 0  –      2,967,024       66       2,967,090  

Local Governments—US Municipal Bonds

    – 0  –      2,485,184       – 0  –      2,485,184  

Quasi-Sovereigns

    – 0  –      1,657,130       – 0  –      1,657,130  

Common Stocks

    – 0  –      – 0  –      1,434,487       1,434,487  

Emerging Markets—Sovereigns

    – 0  –      1,355,439       – 0  –      1,355,439  

Governments—Sovereign Bonds

    – 0  –      170,081       – 0  –      170,081  

Short-Term Investments

    43,763,545       – 0  –      – 0  –      43,763,545  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    43,763,545       1,070,920,404       3,342,218       1,118,026,167  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets:

       

Futures

    2,003,129       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,003,129 (b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      34,381       – 0  –      34,381  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      17,764       – 0  –      17,764 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      16,275,120       – 0  –      16,275,120 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      13,506,462       – 0  –      13,506,462 (b) 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      2,480,597       – 0  –      2,480,597  

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      99,561       – 0  –      99,561  

 

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Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Liabilities:

       

Futures

  $ (2,323,441   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ (2,323,441 )(b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (139,175     – 0  –      (139,175

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (1,789,087     – 0  –      (1,789,087

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (54,229,142     – 0  –      – 0  –      (54,229,142
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   (10,785,909   $   1,101,406,027     $   3,342,218     $   1,093,962,336  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, 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. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. 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. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital

 

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gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

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.

5. 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.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each fund or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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 investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .50% of the first $2.5 billion, .45% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses, interest expense, and acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest), on an annual basis (“Expense Caps”) to .75%, 1.50%, .50%, 1.00%, .75%, .50%, .60%, .50% and .50% of the daily average net assets for the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class 1, Class 2, and Class Z shares, respectively. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement will remain in effect until January 31, 2023 and then may be extended for additional one-year terms. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursement amounted to $1,778,032.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $98,498.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $218,108 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $10,072 from the sale of Class A shares and received $2,712 and $5,934 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the

 

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investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $14,983.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     47,433     $     768,268     $     771,937     $     43,764     $     136  

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares, 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, .50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares, .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares and .10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class 1 shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class, Class I, Class 2 and Class Z shares. Payments under the Agreement in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .25% of Class A shares’ average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amounts of $302,226, $59,887, $59,686 and $1,583,343 for Class C, Class R, Class K and Class 1 shares, respectively. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

 

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NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     175,508,517      $     141,842,046  

U.S. government securities

     933,773,791        878,601,369  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     1,258,817,817  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 34,862,159  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (150,035,786
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (115,173,627
  

 

 

 

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, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

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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 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

 

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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 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 a 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).

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging and non-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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held inflation (CPI) 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 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 a 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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held credit default swaps for hedging and non-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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held total return swaps for hedging and 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.

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, 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/Payable for variation margin on futures

 

$

2,003,129

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures

 

$

2,323,441

Credit contracts

      Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     231,026

Interest rate contracts

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

 

29,781,582

   

Foreign currency contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

34,381

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

139,175

 

Interest rate contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

 

 

99,561

 

   

Interest rate contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps

 

 

2,480,597

 

   

Credit contracts

      Market value on credit default swaps     1,789,087  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   34,399,250       $   4,482,729  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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   $ (6,264,885   $ (1,023,220

Foreign currency contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts     1,506,571       1,520,465  

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     (543,543     23,950,373  

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     1,165,828       1,753,616  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $   (4,136,029   $   26,201,234  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 89,002,655  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 71,240,584  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 24,632,259 (a) 

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 58,585,666  

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 595,000  

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 23,800,000  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 98,025,868  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 248,564,615  

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 13,160,200 (b) 

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 10,811,415  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     121,620,951 (a) 

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 20,860,000 (c) 

 

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(a)

Positions were open for nine months during the year.

 

(b)

Positions were open for four months during the year.

 

(c)

Positions were open for less than one month during the year.

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, 2022. 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
 

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

  $ 2,325     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 2,325  

Bank of America, NA

    32,056       (32,056     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA/JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    2,480,597       (194,948     (2,165,200     – 0  –      120,449  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC/Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC/Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    99,561       (99,561     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   2,614,539     $   (326,565   $   (2,165,200   $   – 0  –    $   122,774
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 116,410     $ (32,056   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 84,354  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    103,500       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      103,500  

Credit Suisse International

    147,240       – 0  –      (147,240     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Deutsche Bank AG

    405,271       – 0  –      – 0  –      (405,271     – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs International

    733,513       – 0  –      – 0  –      (733,513     – 0  – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA/JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    194,948       (194,948     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC/Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC/Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    227,380       (99,561     (90,500     – 0  –      37,319  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   1,928,262     $   (326,565   $   (237,740   $   (1,138,784   $   225,173
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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.

See Note D.3 for additional disclosure of netting arrangements regarding reverse repurchase agreements.

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).

3. TBA and Dollar Rolls

The Fund may invest in TBA mortgage-backed securities. A TBA, or “To Be Announced”, trade represents a contract for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities to be delivered at a future agree-upon date; however, the specific mortgage pool numbers or the number of pools that will be delivered to fulfill the trade obligation or terms of the contract are unknown at the time of the trade. Mortgage pools (including fixed-rate or variable-rate mortgages) guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, or GNMA, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or FHLMC, are subsequently allocated to the TBA transactions.

The Fund may enter into certain TBA transactions known as dollar rolls. Dollar rolls involve sales by the Fund of securities for delivery in the current month and the Fund’s simultaneously contracting to repurchase substantially similar (same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market

 

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value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. Dollar rolls are speculative techniques. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund earned drop income of $358,317 which is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations.

4. Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase transactions (“RVP”) in accordance with the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”), under which the Fund sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish a segregated account with the custodian containing liquid assets having a value comparable to the repurchase price. Under the MRA and other Master Agreements, the Fund is permitted to offset payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund in the event of a default. In the event of a default by a MRA counterparty, the Fund may be considered an unsecured creditor with respect to any excess collateral (collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price) held by and/or posted to the counterparty, and as such the return of such excess collateral may be delayed or denied. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $127,260,457 and the daily weighted average interest rate was .81%. At October 31, 2022, the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding in the amount of $54,229,142 as reported on the statement of assets and liabilities.

The following table presents the Fund’s RVP liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund as of October 31, 2022:

 

Counterparty

  RVP Liabilities
Subject to a MRA
    Securities
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount of
RVP Liabilities
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

  $     54,229,142     $     (54,012,968   $     216,174  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Including accrued interest.

 

*

The actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount reported due to overcollateralization.

 

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NOTE E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

             
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
     Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A              

Shares sold

     3,408,664        2,978,479       $ 39,211,778     $ 35,571,322    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     255,057        90,410         2,866,214       1,077,553    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     26,159        37,706         297,352       448,061    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (2,041,123      (1,241,973       (22,492,315     (14,796,949  

 

   

Net increase

     1,648,757        1,864,622       $ 19,883,029     $ 22,299,987    

 

   
             
Class C              

Shares sold

     957,369        910,217       $ 10,835,221     $ 10,556,717    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     73,644        18,764         802,273       217,682    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (26,969      (38,802       (297,352     (448,061  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (560,082      (119,284       (6,068,964     (1,373,884  

 

   

Net increase

     443,962        770,895       $ 5,271,178     $ 8,952,454    

 

   
             
Advisor Class              

Shares sold

     40,616,333        32,633,289       $ 468,051,394     $ 390,487,358    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,345,667        752,032         26,434,513       8,980,280    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (33,515,631      (5,427,376       (375,042,679     (64,729,262  

 

   

Net increase

     9,446,369        27,957,945       $ 119,443,228     $ 334,738,376    

 

   
             
Class R              

Shares sold

     141,704        75,262       $ 1,603,993     $ 896,690    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     11,932        6,268         134,438       74,772    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (95,894      (149,178       (1,097,267     (1,768,349  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     57,742        (67,648     $ 641,164     $ (796,887  

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
Class K             

Shares sold

     112,908       275,029       $ 1,294,450     $ 3,257,866    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     27,068       23,367         306,141       278,000    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (335,148     (266,306       (3,896,262     (3,145,625  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (195,172     32,090       $ (2,295,671   $ 390,241    

 

   
            
Class I             

Shares sold

     423,106       196,613       $ 4,824,045     $ 2,313,809    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     39,405       20,510         438,474       241,543    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (346,343     (427,976       (3,852,368     (5,005,518  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     116,168       (210,853     $ 1,410,151     $ (2,450,166  

 

   
            
Class 1             

Shares sold

     11,062,605       8,538,149       $ 125,319,297     $ 99,794,546    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,752,879       943,670         19,320,268       11,024,083    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (6,204,606     (4,846,477       (68,561,063     (56,534,866  

 

   

Net increase

     6,610,878       4,635,342       $ 76,078,502     $ 54,283,763    

 

   
            
Class 2             

Shares sold

     3,439,902       1,000,419       $ 39,531,686     $ 11,655,904    

 

   

Share issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     347,497       214,040         3,835,645       2,498,675    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (3,552,396     (871,616       (40,218,571     (10,110,085  

 

   

Net increase

     235,003       342,843       $ 3,148,760     $ 4,044,494    

 

   
            
Class Z             

Shares sold

     660,539       1,223,975       $ 7,478,978     $ 14,312,713    

 

   

Share issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     113,031       64,293         1,250,674       753,696    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (1,528,362     (479,527       (16,419,494     (5,608,689  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (754,792     808,741       $ (7,689,842   $ 9,457,720    

 

   

 

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NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the 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 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 government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

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

Inflation Risk—This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the 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. Although the Fund invests principally in inflation-indexed securities, the value of its securities may be vulnerable to changes in expectations of inflation or interest rates.

 

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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 instrument, 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.

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.

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 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.

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 certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling

 

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such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally go down.

LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing

 

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and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $     68,537,505      $ 27,901,153  

Net long-term capital gains

     3,796,204        3,495,951  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 72,333,709      $     31,397,104  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 3,129,746  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (21,564,655 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (115,209,506 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     (133,644,415 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $21,564,655.

 

(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 passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), the tax treatment of callable 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 accrual of foreign capital gains tax and the tax treatment of defaulted securities.

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 October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $9,889,007 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $11,665,648, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to accumulated loss or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

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 Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.97       $  11.56       $  10.95       $  10.47       $  10.83  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .64       .51       .25       .21       .28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.66     .35       .59       .52       (.38

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.02     .86       .84       .73       (.10
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.62     (.45     (.23     (.24     (.26

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.66     (.45     (.23     (.25     (.26
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.29       $  11.97       $  11.56       $  10.95       $  10.47  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (8.93 )%      7.63     7.64     7.00     (.99 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $63,936       $54,687       $31,248       $38,422       $52,116  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .84     .78     .91     1.25     1.31

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.04     1.00     1.18     1.51     1.56

Net investment income(b)

    5.69     4.29     2.26     1.93     2.60

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.63       $  11.25       $  10.67       $  10.24       $  10.61  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .54       .44       .18       .13       .19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.62     .31       .56       .49       (.37

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.08     .75       .74       .62       (.18
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.55     (.37     (.16     (.19     (.19

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.59     (.37     (.16     (.19     (.19
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.96       $  11.63       $  11.25       $  10.67       $  10.24  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (9.58 )%      6.87     6.92     6.18     (1.77 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $15,480       $12,915       $3,823       $2,607       $3,391  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.59     1.53     1.64     1.99     2.03

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.78     1.75     1.91     2.26     2.29

Net investment income(b)

    4.91     3.79     1.62     1.28     1.77

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.99       $  11.57       $  10.96       $  10.49       $  10.84  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .67       .57       .27       .27       .30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.67     .33       .60       .48       (.37

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.00     .90       .87       .75       (.07
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.65     (.48     (.26     (.27     (.28

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.69     (.48     (.26     (.28     (.28
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.30       $  11.99       $  11.57       $  10.96       $  10.49  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (8.72 )%      7.98     7.93     7.21     (.68 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $506,033       $475,604       $135,677       $168,440       $150,011  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .59     .53     .66     .97     1.05

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .78     .74     .92     1.24     1.31

Net investment income(b)

    5.95     4.76     2.44     2.47     2.80

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class R  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  12.00       $  11.57       $  10.93       $  10.46       $  10.82  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .61       .45       .21       .20       .24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.67     .38       .62       .49       (.37

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.06     .83       .83       .69       (.13
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.58     (.40     (.19     (.22     (.23

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.62     (.40     (.19     (.22     (.23
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.32       $  12.00       $  11.57       $  10.93       $  10.46  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (9.15 )%      7.44     7.61 %(f)      6.64     (1.15 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $2,633       $2,369       $3,066       $6,992       $6,354  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.09     1.04     1.21     1.47     1.54

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.43     1.40     1.58     1.83     1.90

Net investment income(b)

    5.36     3.74     1.88     1.88     2.24

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class K  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.96       $  11.54       $  10.92       $  10.45       $  10.81  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .61       .52       .27       .17       .27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.64     .34       .58       .54       (.38

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.03     .86       .85       .71       (.11
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.61     (.44     (.23     (.23     (.25

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.65     (.44     (.23     (.24     (.25
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.28       $  11.96       $  11.54       $  10.92       $  10.45  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (8.94 )%      7.64     7.74     6.88     (1.01 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $4,373       $7,420       $6,790       $5,051       $12,055  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .82     .78     .89     1.27     1.35

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.10     1.09     1.21     1.57     1.65

Net investment income(b)

    5.33     4.34     2.40     1.61     2.57

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.84       $  11.44       $  10.84       $  10.38       $  10.74  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .66       .51       .27       .25       .28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.64     .37       .59       .49       (.36

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.98     .88       .86       .74       (.08
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.65     (.48     (.26     (.27     (.28

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.69     (.48     (.26     (.28     (.28
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.17       $  11.84       $  11.44       $  10.84       $  10.38  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (8.67 )%      7.88     7.97     7.23     (.73 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $6,414       $6,093       $8,297       $9,893       $5,688  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .59     .53     .65     .94     1.11

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .78     .74     .88     1.18     1.34

Net investment income(b)

    5.92     4.31     2.42     2.40     2.67

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class 1  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.73       $  11.35       $  10.77       $  10.33       $  10.69  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .64       .52       .26       .24       .28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.62     .34       .59       .48       (.36

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.98     .86       .85       .72       (.08
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.65     (.48     (.27     (.27     (.28

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.69     (.48     (.27     (.28     (.28
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.06       $  11.73       $  11.35       $  10.77       $  10.33  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (8.75 )%      7.77     7.84     7.18     (.77 )%(f) 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $390,055       $377,333       $312,381       $319,282       $306,620  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .69     .63     .75     1.07     1.14

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .78     .75     .88     1.20     1.28

Net investment income(b)

    5.76     4.44     2.42     2.31     2.66

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class 2  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.73       $  11.34       $  10.76       $  10.32       $  10.69  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .64       .53       .28       .26       .29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.61     .35       .58       .48       (.37

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.97     .88       .86       .74       (.08
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.66     (.49     (.28     (.29     (.29

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.70     (.49     (.28     (.30     (.29
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.06       $  11.73       $  11.34       $  10.76       $  10.32  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (8.77 )%      7.98     7.96     7.19     (.77 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $59,262       $66,348       $60,289       $58,829       $50,705  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .58     .53     .65     .96     1.03

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .67     .65     .78     1.09     1.17

Net investment income(b)

    5.75     4.51     2.53     2.45     2.78

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class Z  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.77       $  11.38       $  10.80       $  10.35       $  10.72  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .67       .56       .24       .27       .28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.65     .32       .62       .47       (.36

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.98     .88       .86       .74       (.08
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.65     (.49     (.28     (.28     (.29

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

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

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.69     (.49     (.28     (.29     (.29
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.10       $  11.77       $  11.38       $  10.80       $  10.35  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (8.65 )%      7.94     7.92     7.26     (.77 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $10,320       $20,910       $11,016       $32,606       $26,142  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .58     .53     .67     .96     1.06

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .68     .65     .81     1.10     1.21

Net investment income(b)

    6.02     4.81     2.16     2.50     2.69

Portfolio turnover rate

    79     62     48     40     36

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)

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. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. 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.

 

(e)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest expense:

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
     2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
  

 

 

 

Class A

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .75     .75     .75     .75     .75

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .95     .97     1.01     1.02     1.01

Class C

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.69     1.72     1.77     1.77     1.76

Advisor Class

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .50     .50     .50     .50     .50

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .69     .72     .77     .77     .76

Class R

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.34     1.36     1.37     1.36     1.36

Class K

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .75     .75     .75     .75     .75

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.02     1.05     1.07     1.04     1.05

Class I

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .50     .50     .50     .50     .50

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .69     .71     .73     .73     .73

Class 1

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .60     .60     .60     .60     .60

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .69     .72     .73     .73     .74

Class 2

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .50     .50     .50     .50     .50

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .59     .62     .63     .63     .64

Class Z

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .50     .50     .50     .50     .50

Before waivers/reimbursements

     .60     .62     .63     .64     .65

 

(f)

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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Bond Inflation Strategy

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Bond Inflation Strategy (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 23, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2022. For foreign shareholders, 95.15% of ordinary income dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

The Fund designates $3,796,204 of dividends paid as long-term capital gains dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Michael Canter(2), Vice President

Janaki Rao(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

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

  

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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 U.S. Multi-Sector Fixed-Income Team. Messrs. Canter and Rao are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR

Onur Erzan,#

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

 

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##

Chairman of the Board

81

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,##

78

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities, Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Nancy P. Jacklin,##
74

(2006)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     

Jeanette W. Loeb,##
70

(2020)

  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER
PUBLIC COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY
HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Garry L. Moody,##
70

(2008)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention Legal and Compliance Department—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the “40 Act”, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
  

PRINCIPAL
POSITION(S)

HELD WITH FUND

  

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Onur Erzan

46

   President and Chief Executive Officer   

See biography above.

     

Michael Canter

53

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Director and Chief Investment Officer – Securitized Assets.
     

Janaki Rao

52

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Director of US Multi-Sector Fixed-Income Portfolios.
     
Emilie D. Wrapp
67
   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Joseph J. Mantineo
63
  

Treasurer and Chief

Financial Officer

  

Senior Vice President of

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.

     
Phyllis J. Clarke
61
   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Vincent S. Noto
58
   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com, for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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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 Directors (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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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 significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Bond Inflation Strategy (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on November 2-4, 2021 (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 Analyst for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

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.

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

 

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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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. 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 2019 and 2020 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency and distribution services to 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

 

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expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

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, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. 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 Class A Shares 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 performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended July 31, 2021 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared 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 compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median. Taking into account the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, the directors noted that the Adviser’s total compensation was above the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this

 

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purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Analyst 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 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, 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.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and the directors considered the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was in line with the medians.

 

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Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO

 

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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 the AB High Yield Portfolio (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 5, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB High Yield Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek to maximize total return consistent with prudent investment management.

 

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      -5.94%        -12.89%  
Advisor Class Shares1      -5.82%        -12.68%  
Class Z Shares1      -5.82%        -12.67%  
Primary Benchmark:
Bloomberg US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index
     -4.71%        -11.76%  
Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index      -3.92%        -10.82%  

 

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg US Corporate High Yield (“HY”) 2% Issuer Capped Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022. The table also includes the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index.

During both periods, all share classes underperformed the primary benchmark, before sales charges. In the 12-month period, industry allocation was the main detractor, relative to the benchmark, mostly from the utilization of high-yield credit default swaps, underweights to energy and electric, and an overweight to retailers, partially offset by the utilization of futures. Security selection also detracted, as selection within technology, electric, entertainment, consumer cyclical–other, and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) lost more than gains within telecommunications, energy and retailers. Yield-curve positioning contributed, as underweights to the two-, 20- and 30-year parts of the curve added more than losses from overweights to the five- and 10-year parts of the curve. Currency decisions were a minor contributor to performance.

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swaps and an overweight to the entertainment sector more than offset a gain from the use of futures. Security selection also hampered returns, as selection within technology, autos, finance and REITs detracted, and were partially offset by gains from selection within entertainment, retailers, media, telecommunications and capital goods. An overweight to the six-month part of the yield curve and underweights to the two-, 20- and 30-year parts of the curve contributed, and were partially offset by overweights to the five- and 10-year parts of the curve. Currency decisions added modestly to results.

During both periods, the Fund utilized derivatives in the form of futures to hedge duration and interest-rate risk, and interest rate swaps to hedge duration risk. Currency forwards were used to hedge foreign currency exposure and to take active currency risk. Credit default swaps, both single name and index, were used to take active exposure as well as to hedge investment-grade and high-yield credit risk taken through cash bonds. Total return swaps were used to create synthetic high-yield exposure. Credit options were used to generate income over the 12-month period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Fixed-income government bond market yields increased rapidly, and bond prices fell in all developed markets during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022. Most major central banks aggressively tightened monetary policy by raising short-term interest rates and ending bond purchases to combat high and persistent inflation. Developed-market government bonds fell the most in the UK and eurozone, and by the least in Japan, Canada and Australia. In credit risk sectors, securitized assets generally outperformed corporate bonds. Investment-grade corporate bonds trailed treasuries, underperforming in the US against US Treasuries, while outperforming in the eurozone relative to eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds in the US outperformed US Treasuries, while eurozone high yield outperformed eurozone treasuries. Emerging-market sovereign bonds materially underperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade corporate bonds hedged to the US dollar outperformed US investment-grade corporates. Emerging-market local-currency bonds lagged as the US dollar advanced against all developed-market currencies and most emerging-market currencies. Brent crude oil prices ended higher, even as prices fell later in the period on global growth concerns and reduced demand.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) continues to seek to maximize total return, utilizing a high-yield strategy with a global, multi-sector approach. The Team invests in corporate bonds from US and non-US issuers, and government bonds from developed and emerging markets, primarily focusing on lower-rated bonds (“junk bonds”), although it may also invest in investment-grade bonds.

 

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INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities rated Ba1 or lower by Moody’s Investors Service, or BB+ or lower by S&P Global Ratings or Fitch Ratings, or the equivalent by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization (commonly known as “junk bonds”); unrated securities considered by the Adviser to be of comparable quality; and related derivatives.

The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with a range of maturities from short- to long-term. The Fund may also invest in equity securities.

In selecting securities for purchase or sale by the Fund, the Adviser attempts to take advantage of inefficiencies that it believes exist in the global debt markets. These inefficiencies arise from investor behavior, market complexity, and the investment limitations to which investors are subject. The Adviser combines quantitative analysis with fundamental credit and economic research in seeking to exploit these inefficiencies.

The Fund will most often invest in securities of US issuers, but may also purchase fixed-income securities of foreign issuers, including securities denominated in foreign currencies and securities of emerging-market issuers. The Adviser may or may not hedge any foreign currency exposure through the use of currency-related derivatives.

The Fund expects to use derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps, to a significant extent. Derivatives may provide a more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and may also be a more efficient way to alter the Fund’s exposure. The Fund may, for example, use credit default and interest rate swaps to gain exposure to the fixed-income markets or particular fixed-income securities and, as noted above, may use currency-related derivatives. The Adviser may use derivatives to effectively leverage the Fund by creating aggregate market exposure substantially in excess of the Fund’s net assets.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index and the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index are unmanaged and do not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg US Corporate HY 2% Issuer Capped Index is the 2% Issuer Capped component of the US Corporate High Yield Index, which represents the performance of fixed-income securities having a maximum quality rating of Ba1, a minimum amount outstanding of $150 million and at least one year to maturity. The Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index consists of USD high-yield bond issues with more than $400 million outstanding, selected to provide a balanced representation of the broad USD high-yield liquid corporate bond universe. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or average, and their 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 bond or stock market fluctuates. The value of its 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.

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

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 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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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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.

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 if the Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in 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. 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.

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 and are 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 in fixed-income securities denominated in foreign currencies or reduce the Fund’s returns.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

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

Performance information prior to July 26, 2016 shown in this report reflects the historical performance of the AB High-Yield Portfolio, a series of The AB Pooling Portfolios (the “Accounting Survivor”). Upon completion of a reorganization of the Accounting Survivor into the Fund on July 26, 2016 (the “Reorganization”), Class Z shares of the Fund assumed the performance and financial history of the Accounting Survivor. Because the Fund has higher expenses than the Accounting Survivor had, the Accounting Survivor’s performance would have been lower than that shown had it operated with the Fund’s current expense levels. At the time of the Reorganization, the Accounting Survivor and the Fund had substantially similar investment objectives and strategies.

From February 26, 2018, through April 29, 2021, the Fund had a performance-based, or fulcrum, advisory fee. Accordingly, performance information shown during this period reflects performance fee

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

adjustments and would have been different if the Fund had been managed under the current advisory fee arrangement. Class A and Class Z shares of the Fund were not in operation during this period.

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

10/31/2012 TO 10/31/2022

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
 
CLASS A SHARES         7.28%  
1 Year     -12.89%       -16.57%    
Since Recommencement of Operations2     -7.42%       -10.04%    
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3         7.84%  
1 Year     -12.68%       -12.68%    
5 Years     2.43%       2.43%    
10 Years     4.31%       4.31%    
CLASS Z SHARES3         7.84%  
1 Year     -12.67%       -12.67%    
Since Recommencement of Operations2     -7.19%       -7.19%    

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 2.28%, 1.83% and 1.92% for Class A, Advisor Class and Class Z shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) to 0.85%, 0.60% and 0.60% for Class A, Advisor Class and Class Z shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before January 31, 2023. Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser through December 31, 2019, under the expense limitation in effect prior to that date may be reimbursed by the Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne, provided that no reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Fund’s total other expenses to exceed the expense limitation for Advisor Class shares in effect (1) at the time of the waiver or reimbursement or (2) at the time of recapture. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratio shown above may differ from the expense ratio in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

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

 

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Recommencement of operations date: 4/30/2021.

 

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

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -18.69%  
Since Recommencement of Operations1      -12.08%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2   
1 Year      -14.84%  
5 Years      2.03%  
10 Years      4.19%  
CLASS Z SHARES2   
1 Year      -14.83%  
Since Recommencement of Operations1      -9.15%  

 

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Recommencement of operations date: 4/30/2021.

 

2

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

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. 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 first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on 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.

 

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

Actual

  $   1,000     $ 940.60     $ 4.16       0.85

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $   1,020.92     $   4.33       0.85
Advisor Class        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 941.80     $ 2.94       0.60

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.18     $ 3.06       0.60
Class Z        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 941.80     $ 2.94       0.60

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.18     $ 3.06       0.60

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $68.3

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

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). “Other” represents less than 0.1% weightings in the following types: Emerging Markets–Treasuries, Rights and Warrants.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 72.8%

      

Industrial – 66.6%

      

Basic – 4.9%

      

Arconic Corp.
6.125%, 02/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       11      $ 10,307  

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
5.25%, 09/30/2028(a)

      170        136,684  

7.50%, 09/30/2029(a)

      17        11,403  

Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp.
6.625%, 01/31/2029(a)

      16        15,153  

Cheever Escrow Issuer LLC
7.125%, 10/01/2027(a)

      206        188,812  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
4.625%, 03/01/2029(a)

      6        5,166  

Commercial Metals Co.
4.875%, 05/15/2023

      50        49,869  

Constellium SE
3.125%, 07/15/2029(a)

    EUR       166        121,589  

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI
4.75%, 02/01/2026

    U.S.$       60        57,499  

CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.
6.125%, 06/15/2028(a)

      29        26,255  

Element Solutions, Inc.
3.875%, 09/01/2028(a)

      110        93,451  

ERP Iron Ore, LLC
9.039%, 12/31/2019(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)

      5        3,332  

FMG Resources August 206 Pty Ltd.
4.375%, 04/01/2031(a)

      145        115,188  

6.125%, 04/15/2032(a)

      180        159,850  

Graham Packaging Co., Inc.
7.125%, 08/15/2028(a)

      119        97,736  

Graphic Packaging International LLC
3.75%, 02/01/2030(a)

      23        19,768  

4.75%, 07/15/2027(a)

      28        25,835  

Guala Closures SpA
3.25%, 06/15/2028(a)

    EUR       200        159,993  

Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc.
9.00%, 07/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       37        31,289  

INEOS Styrolution Group GmbH
2.25%, 01/16/2027(a)

    EUR       100        77,825  

Ingevity Corp.
3.875%, 11/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       30        25,456  

Intelligent Packaging Holdco Issuer LP
9.00% (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK), 01/15/2026(a)(f)

      39        29,363  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Finco, Inc./Intelligent Packaging Ltd. Co-Issuer LLC
6.00%, 09/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       98      $ 73,135  

Kleopatra Finco SARL
4.25%, 03/01/2026(a)

    EUR       100        81,266  

Kobe US Midco 2, Inc.
9.25% (9.25% Cash or 10.00% PIK), 11/01/2026(a)(f)

    U.S.$       97        74,703  

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/2018(b)(c)(d)(e)(g)

      60        – 0  – 

Mercer International, Inc.
5.125%, 02/01/2029

      199        165,836  

Monitchem HoldCo 3 SA
5.25%, 03/15/2025(a)

    EUR       207        186,254  

Olin Corp.
5.625%, 08/01/2029

    U.S.$       301        282,952  

Rimini Bidco SpA
6.25% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.25%), 12/14/2026(h)

    EUR       100        84,059  

SCIL IV LLC/SCIL USA Holdings LLC
5.375%, 11/01/2026(a)

    U.S.$       431        344,135  

Sealed Air Corp.
5.50%, 09/15/2025(a)

      33        32,416  

Valvoline, Inc.
4.25%, 02/15/2030(a)

      63        60,939  

Vibrantz Technologies, Inc.
9.00%, 02/15/2030(a)

      269        177,992  

WR Grace Holdings LLC
4.875%, 06/15/2027(a)

      158        138,226  

5.625%, 08/15/2029(a)

      261        201,760  
      

 

 

 
         3,365,496  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 5.4%

      

ARD Finance SA
5.00% (5.00% Cash or 5.75% PIK), 06/30/2027(a)(f)

    EUR       120        80,870  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
3.00%, 09/01/2029(a)

      100        70,660  

4.00%, 09/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       200        151,750  

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
4.125%, 08/15/2026(a)

      200        172,050  

5.25%, 08/15/2027(a)

      200        143,206  

Ball Corp.
2.875%, 08/15/2030

      222        172,700  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bombardier, Inc.
6.00%, 02/15/2028(a)

  U.S.$     85      $ 75,739  

7.50%, 12/01/2024(a)

      59        58,851  

7.50%, 03/15/2025(a)

      42        41,295  

7.875%, 04/15/2027(a)

      173        164,378  

Clean Harbors, Inc.
4.875%, 07/15/2027(a)

      16        15,069  

5.125%, 07/15/2029(a)

      11        10,201  

Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc.
7.375%, 12/15/2026

      20        20,381  

Eco Material Technologies, Inc.
7.875%, 01/31/2027(a)

      258        241,388  

Energizer Holdings, Inc.
4.375%, 03/31/2029(a)

      74        59,886  

EnerSys
4.375%, 12/15/2027(a)

      80        70,164  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Corp.
6.25%, 01/15/2026(a)

      162        155,520  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
3.50%, 09/01/2028(a)

      28        23,723  

4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

      50        42,875  

Granite US Holdings Corp.
11.00%, 10/01/2027(a)

      18        16,831  

Griffon Corp.
5.75%, 03/01/2028

      39        35,730  

Harsco Corp.
5.75%, 07/31/2027(a)

      151        107,047  

JELD-WEN, Inc.
4.625%, 12/15/2025(a)

      6        4,990  

LSB Industries, Inc.
6.25%, 10/15/2028(a)

      52        47,344  

Madison IAQ LLC
5.875%, 06/30/2029(a)

      299        205,692  

Mueller Water Products, Inc.
4.00%, 06/15/2029(a)

      13        11,291  

Renk AG/Frankfurt am Main
5.75%, 07/15/2025(a)

  EUR     100        89,128  

SPX FLOW, Inc.
8.75%, 04/01/2030(a)

  U.S.$     130        106,323  

Stevens Holding Co., Inc.
6.125%, 10/01/2026(a)

      20        20,048  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH
4.375%, 07/15/2027(a)

  EUR     100        83,628  

TransDigm, Inc.
4.625%, 01/15/2029

  U.S.$     150        127,842  

4.875%, 05/01/2029

      84        71,533  

6.25%, 03/15/2026(a)

      288        283,998  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.375%, 06/15/2026

    U.S.$       158      $ 152,202  

8.00%, 12/15/2025(a)

      61        62,070  

Triumph Group, Inc.
6.25%, 09/15/2024(a)

      258        239,354  

7.75%, 08/15/2025

      23        17,447  

8.875%, 06/01/2024(a)

      28        28,295  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV
3.75%, 08/15/2026(a)

    EUR       100        88,725  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
7.125%, 06/15/2025(a)

    U.S.$       14        14,140  

7.25%, 06/15/2028(a)

      107        108,520  
      

 

 

 
         3,692,884  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 9.4%

      

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
6.50%, 11/15/2028(a)

      125        106,353  

Altice Financing SA
5.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

      608        485,764  

AMC Networks, Inc.
4.25%, 02/15/2029

      298        231,162  

Arches Buyer, Inc.
6.125%, 12/01/2028(a)

      100        77,185  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.25%, 02/01/2031(a)

      50        39,498  

4.25%, 01/15/2034(a)

      482        353,933  

4.50%, 08/15/2030(a)

      235        190,990  

4.50%, 06/01/2033(a)

      53        40,370  

4.75%, 03/01/2030(a)

      40        33,327  

5.00%, 02/01/2028(a)

      193        174,148  

5.125%, 05/01/2027(a)

      295        273,341  

6.375%, 09/01/2029(a)

      66        61,139  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
5.125%, 08/15/2027(a)

      124        111,587  

CSC Holdings LLC
3.375%, 02/15/2031(a)

      208        150,873  

4.50%, 11/15/2031(a)

      200        155,745  

4.625%, 12/01/2030(a)

      516        371,750  

7.50%, 04/01/2028(a)

      200        172,919  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.25%, 12/01/2026(a)

      218        189,282  

5.75%, 12/01/2028(a)

      263        212,264  

5.875%, 11/15/2024

      86        79,318  

7.375%, 07/01/2028

      71        53,969  

7.75%, 07/01/2026

      101        85,323  

DISH Network Corp.
3.375%, 08/15/2026(i)

      27        18,692  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Gray Escrow II, Inc.
5.375%, 11/15/2031(a)

  U.S.$     137      $ 110,091  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      118        102,945  

5.25%, 08/15/2027(a)

      37        33,722  

6.375%, 05/01/2026

      5        4,853  

8.375%, 05/01/2027

      40        36,188  

Lamar Media Corp.
4.875%, 01/15/2029

      8        7,237  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC
6.75%, 10/15/2027(a)

      200        189,370  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
5.75%, 08/01/2028(a)

      176        154,968  

8.00%, 08/01/2029(a)

      13        11,066  

National CineMedia LLC
5.75%, 08/15/2026

      21        1,691  

5.875%, 04/15/2028(a)

      60        24,113  

Outfront Media Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.

      

4.25%, 01/15/2029(a)

      139        114,270  

4.625%, 03/15/2030(a)

      11        9,077  

Radiate Holdco LLC/Radiate Finance, Inc.
4.50%, 09/15/2026(a)

      214        182,724  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.125%, 02/15/2027(a)

      9        7,558  

5.50%, 03/01/2030(a)

      344        257,229  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
3.875%, 09/01/2031(a)

      210        167,898  

4.00%, 07/15/2028(a)

      135        116,529  

4.125%, 07/01/2030(a)

      111        90,893  

5.50%, 07/01/2029(a)

      24        22,132  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL
5.75%, 10/31/2026(a)

  EUR     100        85,325  

Summer BidCo BV
9.00% (9.00% Cash or 9.75% PIK), 11/15/2025(a)(f)

      150        109,369  

TEGNA, Inc.
5.00%, 09/15/2029

  U.S.$     61        58,239  

Univision Communications, Inc.
4.50%, 05/01/2029(a)

      71        59,898  

7.375%, 06/30/2030(a)

      150        146,062  

Urban One, Inc.
7.375%, 02/01/2028(a)

      54        47,262  

Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00%, 07/15/2030(a)

      200        160,233  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC
5.00%, 07/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       200      $ 171,265  

VZ Vendor Financing II BV
2.875%, 01/15/2029(a)

    EUR       100        72,868  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV
5.125%, 02/28/2030(a)

    U.S.$       200        158,393  
      

 

 

 
         6,382,400  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 3.6%

      

Altice France SA/France
3.375%, 01/15/2028(a)

    EUR       100        75,848  

5.50%, 01/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       200        159,812  

Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC
6.75%, 10/01/2026(a)

      404        379,760  

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
6.50%, 10/01/2028(a)

      309        253,858  

Embarq Corp.
7.995%, 06/01/2036

      123        49,776  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
6.75%, 05/01/2029(a)

      43        35,444  

8.75%, 05/15/2030(a)

      140        142,936  

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
6.625%, 08/01/2026

      122        114,935  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA

      

5.50%, 08/01/2023(b)(c)(e)

      158        – 0  – 

8.50%, 10/15/2024(b)(c)(e)(g)

      47        – 0  – 

Kaixo Bondco Telecom SA
5.125%, 09/30/2029(a)

    EUR       100        79,740  

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
3.75%, 07/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       180        137,176  

4.25%, 07/01/2028(a)

      134        110,433  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA
4.00%, 09/18/2027(a)

    EUR       142        123,517  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
5.625%, 07/15/2027(a)

    U.S.$       76        71,544  

Telecom Italia Capital SA
6.375%, 11/15/2033

      90        70,201  

7.20%, 07/18/2036

      175        137,276  

United Group BV
4.00%, 11/15/2027(a)

    EUR       394        283,860  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
4.75%, 07/15/2031(a)

    U.S.$       200        163,624  

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
4.00%, 03/01/2027(a)

      108        83,413  

6.125%, 03/01/2028(a)

      7        4,654  
      

 

 

 
         2,477,807  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 6.1%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
4.875%, 08/15/2026(a)

    U.S.$       200      $ 178,953  

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/2029

      161        130,932  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co. 8.50%, 05/15/2027(a)

      59        58,020  

Dana, Inc.
4.25%, 09/01/2030

      20        15,980  

Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC
8.00%, 02/01/2028(a)

      338        296,153  

Exide Technologies
(Exchange Priority)
11.00%, 10/31/2024(b)(c)(e)(g)

      32        – 0  – 

(First Lien)
11.00%, 10/31/2024(b)(c)(e)(g)

      13        – 0  – 

Faurecia SE
3.75%, 06/15/2028(a)

    EUR       100        83,282  

Ford Motor Co.
3.25%, 02/12/2032

    U.S.$       162        121,651  

6.10%, 08/19/2032

      539        493,851  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.70%, 08/10/2026

      200        173,230  

4.00%, 11/13/2030

      200        162,133  

4.95%, 05/28/2027

      200        183,229  

5.113%, 05/03/2029

      200        178,684  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
5.00%, 07/15/2029

      303        262,978  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
3.75% (3.75% Cash or 4.50% PIK), 09/15/2026(a)(f)

    EUR       100        82,148  

6.00% (6.00% Cash or 6.75% PIK), 05/15/2027(a)(f)

    U.S.$       200        171,872  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
4.50%, 01/15/2026(a)

    EUR       110        92,073  

4.50%, 10/01/2027(a)

    U.S.$       200        141,829  

5.875%, 11/15/2024(a)

    EUR       100        93,582  

6.875%, 11/15/2026(a)

      100        84,884  

Mclaren Finance PLC
7.50%, 08/01/2026(a)

    U.S.$       200        159,689  

PM General Purchaser LLC
9.50%, 10/01/2028(a)

      90        77,283  

Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc.
6.25%, 02/01/2029(a)

      130        94,109  

Renault SA
2.375%, 05/25/2026(a)

    EUR       100        87,717  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Schaeffler AG
3.375%, 10/12/2028(a)

    EUR       200      $ 167,341  

Tenneco, Inc.
5.00%, 07/15/2026

    U.S.$       25        24,903  

7.875%, 01/15/2029(a)

      169        167,920  

Titan International, Inc.
7.00%, 04/30/2028

      60        55,894  

ZF Europe Finance BV
3.00%, 10/23/2029(a)

    EUR       200        153,743  

ZF Finance GmbH
2.25%, 05/03/2028(a)

      100        77,007  

2.75%, 05/25/2027

      100        82,382  
      

 

 

 
         4,153,452  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 3.6%

      

Boyne USA, Inc.
4.75%, 05/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       26        22,748  

Carnival Corp.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

      220        176,962  

5.75%, 03/01/2027(a)

      195        135,086  

9.875%, 08/01/2027(a)

      78        72,735  

10.50%, 02/01/2026(a)

      260        254,215  

Cedar Fair LP
5.25%, 07/15/2029

      15        13,197  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co.,/Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op
5.375%, 04/15/2027

      64        60,176  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op
5.50%, 05/01/2025(a)

      192        190,694  

Cinemark USA, Inc.
5.25%, 07/15/2028(a)

      151        115,883  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC
6.75%, 02/15/2027(a)

      41        36,728  

Mattel, Inc.
3.375%, 04/01/2026(a)

      78        71,438  

5.875%, 12/15/2027(a)

      66        64,164  

NCL Corp., Ltd.
3.625%, 12/15/2024(a)

      79        68,979  

5.875%, 03/15/2026(a)

      24        19,653  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5.375%, 07/15/2027(a)

      91        71,294  

5.50%, 08/31/2026(a)

      49        40,062  

5.50%, 04/01/2028(a)

      173        133,210  

9.25%, 01/15/2029(a)

      82        83,230  

11.50%, 06/01/2025(a)

      74        79,696  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
5.25%, 08/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       121      $ 105,137  

8.75%, 05/01/2025(a)

      33        33,850  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
4.875%, 07/31/2024(a)

      117        113,260  

Vail Resorts, Inc.
6.25%, 05/15/2025(a)

      60        59,701  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
5.875%, 09/15/2027(a)

      16        12,788  

7.00%, 02/15/2029(a)

      79        62,905  

13.00%, 05/15/2025(a)

      148        159,060  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd.
5.625%, 02/15/2029(a)

      29        22,623  

VOC Escrow Ltd.
5.00%, 02/15/2028(a)

      241        200,805  
      

 

 

 
         2,480,279  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 4.3%

      

Adams Homes, Inc.
7.50%, 02/15/2025(a)

      58        46,899  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
6.75%, 03/15/2025

      28        26,248  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC
6.25%, 09/15/2027(a)

      151        131,822  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
6.375%, 06/15/2032(a)

      115        105,934  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
6.25%, 07/01/2025(a)

      78        76,149  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      49        43,406  

Cirsa Finance International SARL
4.75%, 05/22/2025(a)

    EUR       100        91,907  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.
7.00%, 12/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       26        18,742  

Empire Communities Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2025(a)

      61        52,874  

Everi Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, 07/15/2029(a)

      21        18,297  

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp.
7.875%, 11/15/2025(a)

      223        186,067  

Forestar Group, Inc.
3.85%, 05/15/2026(a)

      41        35,230  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
3.625%, 02/15/2032(a)

      100        79,614  

4.875%, 01/15/2030

      17        15,284  

5.75%, 05/01/2028(a)

      11        10,616  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
4.875%, 07/01/2031(a)

    U.S.$       163      $ 133,326  

5.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      49        42,168  

Installed Building Products, Inc.
5.75%, 02/01/2028(a)

      40        35,424  

International Game Technology PLC
4.125%, 04/15/2026(a)

      200        186,189  

Mattamy Group Corp.
4.625%, 03/01/2030(a)

      155        122,466  

MGM Resorts International
4.75%, 10/15/2028

      138        119,823  

6.00%, 03/15/2023

      33        33,027  

6.75%, 05/01/2025

      90        88,813  

NH Hotel Group SA
4.00%, 07/02/2026(a)

    EUR       139        120,615  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.
5.625%, 09/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       20        14,885  

5.875%, 09/01/2031(a)

      46        32,646  

Scientific Games International, Inc.
7.00%, 05/15/2028(a)

      9        8,709  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.
4.75%, 04/01/2029(a)

      20        16,297  

Standard Industries, Inc./NJ
3.375%, 01/15/2031(a)

      395        296,045  

Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Prop Mezz LP/Sugarhouse HSP Gaming Finance Corp.
5.875%, 05/15/2025(a)

      16        14,986  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
5.125%, 08/01/2030(a)

      61        50,715  

5.875%, 06/15/2027(a)

      17        15,986  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc./Taylor Morrison Holdings II, Inc.
5.625%, 03/01/2024(a)

      17        17,266  

Travel + Leisure Co.
4.50%, 12/01/2029(a)

      52        42,333  

4.625%, 03/01/2030(a)

      12        9,743  

6.625%, 07/31/2026(a)

      289        281,993  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
5.25%, 05/15/2027(a)

      240        209,028  

Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp.
5.125%, 10/01/2029(a)

      86        68,546  

7.75%, 04/15/2025(a)

      48        46,786  
      

 

 

 
         2,946,904  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.8%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc. 3.50%, 02/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       146      $ 122,275  

4.00%, 10/15/2030(a)

      165        134,647  

5.75%, 04/15/2025(a)

      66        65,992  

IRB Holding Corp.
7.00%, 06/15/2025(a)

      5        5,002  

Papa John’s International, Inc.
3.875%, 09/15/2029(a)

      22        17,911  

Stonegate Pub Co. Financing 2019 PLC
8.25%, 07/31/2025(a)

    GBP       113        117,251  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
4.625%, 01/31/2032

    U.S.$       96        81,974  
      

 

 

 
         545,052  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 3.5%

      

Arko Corp.
5.125%, 11/15/2029(a)

      99        78,444  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/2029(a)

      99        81,410  

5.00%, 02/15/2032(a)

      26        20,962  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.625%, 10/01/2030(a)

      185        165,758  

6.75%, 07/01/2036

      48        39,616  

6.875%, 11/01/2035

      128        108,845  

7.50%, 06/15/2029

      17        16,124  

BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc.
7.75% (7.75% Cash or 8.50% PIK), 04/01/2027(a)(f)

      28        18,534  

Carvana Co.
5.50%, 04/15/2027(a)

      39        18,868  

5.875%, 10/01/2028(a)

      114        52,473  

Dufry One BV
2.50%, 10/15/2024(a)

    EUR       103        97,336  

FirstCash, Inc.
5.625%, 01/01/2030(a)

    U.S.$       47        42,060  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.
6.00%, 03/01/2029(a)

      29        20,290  

Gap, Inc. (The)
3.625%, 10/01/2029(a)

      243        170,719  

3.875%, 10/01/2031(a)

      115        79,351  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
4.00%, 08/15/2028(a)

      13        10,702  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.
4.125%, 11/15/2029(a)

      72        57,941  

Levi Strauss & Co.
3.50%, 03/01/2031(a)

      71        56,841  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Michaels Cos, Inc. (The)
5.25%, 05/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       221      $ 157,212  

7.875%, 05/01/2029(a)

      58        32,491  

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
5.625%, 05/01/2027

      2        2,238  

NMG Holding Co., Inc./Neiman Marcus Group LLC
7.125%, 04/01/2026(a)

      144        136,954  

Party City Holdings, Inc.
8.75%, 02/15/2026(a)

      20        12,654  

Rite Aid Corp.
7.50%, 07/01/2025(a)

      17        11,978  

8.00%, 11/15/2026(a)

      263        170,832  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/2029(a)

      115        90,513  

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp.
6.375%, 09/30/2026(a)

      312        252,711  

SRS Distribution, Inc.
6.125%, 07/01/2029(a)

      19        15,608  

Staples, Inc.
7.50%, 04/15/2026(a)

      206        179,163  

10.75%, 04/15/2027(a)

      61        44,289  

TPro Acquisition Corp.
11.00%, 10/15/2024(a)

      33        32,347  

White Cap Buyer LLC
6.875%, 10/15/2028(a)

      19        16,147  

William Carter Co. (The)
5.625%, 03/15/2027(a)

      119        114,406  
      

 

 

 
         2,405,817  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 8.9%

      

AdaptHealth LLC
4.625%, 08/01/2029(a)

      52        44,291  

AHP Health Partners, Inc.
5.75%, 07/15/2029(a)

      10        7,750  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC
3.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

      346        286,270  

4.875%, 02/15/2030(a)

      100        88,730  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
8.50%, 01/31/2027(a)

      59        26,539  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
4.875%, 06/01/2028(a)

      196        120,278  

5.00%, 02/15/2029(a)

      20        7,813  

6.25%, 02/15/2029(a)

      31        12,090  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CAB SELAS
3.375%, 02/01/2028(a)

  EUR     322      $ 248,392  

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.
3.125%, 02/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     14        11,462  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc.
6.75%, 07/15/2025(a)

      78        74,096  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/2028(a)

      24        20,924  

Chrome Bidco SASU
3.50%, 05/31/2028(a)

  EUR     200        160,001  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
4.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

  U.S.$     20        13,421  

5.25%, 05/15/2030(a)

      498        344,938  

5.625%, 03/15/2027(a)

      17        13,555  

6.00%, 01/15/2029(a)

      14        10,433  

6.875%, 04/01/2028(a)

      138        53,616  

6.875%, 04/15/2029(a)

      126        51,937  

8.00%, 03/15/2026(a)

      44        37,937  

Darling Ingredients, Inc.
6.00%, 06/15/2030(a)

      60        57,748  

DaVita, Inc.
3.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

      78        56,598  

4.625%, 06/01/2030(a)

      212        165,293  

Elanco Animal Health, Inc.
6.40%, 08/28/2028

      120        108,203  

Embecta Corp.
5.00%, 02/15/2030(a)

      161        138,198  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

      122        73,303  

Garden Spinco Corp.
8.625%, 07/20/2030(a)

      82        84,832  

Grifols Escrow Issuer SA
3.875%, 10/15/2028(a)

  EUR     100        75,309  

Gruenenthal GmbH
3.625%, 11/15/2026(a)

      100        88,081  

4.125%, 05/15/2028(a)

      239        195,550  

Horizon Therapeutics USA, Inc.
5.50%, 08/01/2027(a)

  U.S.$     200        192,377  

IQVIA, Inc.
2.25%, 03/15/2029(a)

  EUR     100        80,451  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc./KIK Custom Products, Inc.
7.00%, 12/31/2027(a)

  U.S.$     143        120,567  

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
4.125%, 01/31/2030(a)

      99        86,559  

4.875%, 05/15/2028(a)

      17        15,919  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC
4.375%, 02/15/2027(a)

  U.S.$     107      $ 84,482  

6.75%, 04/15/2025(a)

      20        17,711  

LifePoint Health, Inc.
5.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      424        269,484  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC
10.00%, 06/15/2029(a)

      2        1,110  

Medline Borrower LP

      

3.875%, 04/01/2029(a)

      164        133,955  

5.25%, 10/01/2029(a)

      288        224,491  

ModivCare, Inc.
5.875%, 11/15/2025(a)

      24        22,929  

Nidda Healthcare Holding GmbH
7.50%, 08/21/2026

  EUR     270        246,751  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV
2.875%, 04/30/2028(a)

      100        83,361  

Paysafe Finance PLC/Paysafe Holdings US Corp.
4.00%, 06/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     67        48,156  

Performance Food Group, Inc.
4.25%, 08/01/2029(a)

      75        63,788  

Picard Groupe SAS
3.875%, 07/01/2026(a)

  EUR     100        85,211  

Post Holdings, Inc.
4.50%, 09/15/2031(a)

  U.S.$     125        103,373  

4.625%, 04/15/2030(a)

      58        49,029  

5.50%, 12/15/2029(a)

      100        90,031  

5.75%, 03/01/2027(a)

      14        13,562  

Radiology Partners, Inc.
9.25%, 02/01/2028(a)

      6        3,194  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc.
9.75%, 12/01/2026(a)

      24        19,169  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC
5.25%, 12/15/2025(a)

      231        173,797  

Spectrum Brands, Inc.
3.875%, 03/15/2031(a)

      193        142,269  

5.75%, 07/15/2025

      3        2,959  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.375%, 01/15/2030(a)

      153        128,612  

6.125%, 10/01/2028(a)

      256        221,956  

6.125%, 06/15/2030(a)

      149        138,548  

6.25%, 02/01/2027(a)

      51        48,999  

Triton Water Holdings, Inc.
6.25%, 04/01/2029(a)

      222        168,621  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

US Acute Care Solutions LLC
6.375%, 03/01/2026(a)

    U.S.$       342      $ 309,663  

US Renal Care, Inc.
10.625%, 07/15/2027(a)

      80        31,923  
      

 

 

 
         6,100,595  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 4.7%

      

Berry Petroleum Co. LLC
7.00%, 02/15/2026(a)

      63        57,314  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.
7.625%, 12/15/2025(a)

      178        176,181  

Callon Petroleum Co.
8.25%, 07/15/2025

      8        7,998  

Citgo Holding, Inc.
9.25%, 08/01/2024(a)

      72        72,100  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
6.375%, 06/15/2026(a)

      16        15,749  

7.00%, 06/15/2025(a)

      50        49,285  

Civitas Resources, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/2026(a)

      58        53,468  

CNX Resources Corp.
6.00%, 01/15/2029(a)

      37        34,569  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
6.75%, 03/01/2029(a)

      58        55,539  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
7.25%, 05/01/2026(a)

      89        82,535  

Diamond Foreign Asset Co./Diamond Finance LLC
9.00% (9.00% Cash or 13.00% PIK), 04/22/2027(a)(f)

      4        3,960  

9.00% (9.00% Cash or 13.00% PIK), 04/22/2027(f)

      4        3,432  

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC 8.50%, 05/01/2028(a)

      86        81,356  

EnLink Midstream LLC
5.625%, 01/15/2028(a)

      37        35,448  

EnLink Midstream Partners LP
4.15%, 06/01/2025

      48        45,171  

5.60%, 04/01/2044

      14        11,015  

Series C
6.00%, 12/15/2170(j)

      102        78,348  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.50%, 01/15/2029(a)

      62        52,704  

4.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

      114        95,240  

5.50%, 07/15/2028

      18        16,110  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
5.625%, 06/15/2024

  U.S.$     45      $ 43,990  

6.25%, 05/15/2026

      21        19,667  

6.50%, 10/01/2025

      24        23,054  

7.75%, 02/01/2028

      62        59,110  

8.00%, 01/15/2027

      104        100,969  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.
6.875%, 01/15/2029

      96        87,390  

7.00%, 08/01/2027

      21        20,140  

Gulfport Energy Corp.
6.00%, 10/15/2024(c)

      128        160  

6.375%, 05/15/2025(c)

      24        30  

6.375%, 01/15/2026(c)

      30        37  

6.625%, 05/01/2023(c)

      4        5  

8.00%, 05/17/2026(a)

      29        28,801  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
4.25%, 02/15/2030(a)

      17        14,533  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.
5.75%, 02/01/2029(a)

      5        4,576  

ITT Holdings LLC
6.50%, 08/01/2029(a)

      227        182,723  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.
10.50%, 05/15/2027(a)

      48        46,271  

Murphy Oil Corp.
6.125%, 12/01/2042

      21        16,681  

6.375%, 07/15/2028

      55        53,814  

Nabors Industries Ltd.
7.25%, 01/15/2026(a)

      27        26,037  

7.50%, 01/15/2028(a)

      37        34,142  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
7.375%, 05/15/2027(a)

      121        119,221  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
6.75%, 09/15/2025(a)

      77        75,610  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp.
7.50%, 02/01/2026(a)

      64        57,943  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
5.50%, 12/01/2025

      28        28,097  

5.55%, 03/15/2026

      272        275,872  

6.125%, 01/01/2031

      46        46,175  

6.20%, 03/15/2040

      69        66,369  

8.50%, 07/15/2027

      42        45,990  

8.875%, 07/15/2030

      42        48,020  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp. 6.00%, 02/15/2028

      9        8,173  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

PDC Energy, Inc.
5.75%, 05/15/2026

    U.S.$       51     $ 48,945  

Southwestern Energy Co.
5.70%, 01/23/2025

      32       31,535  

8.375%, 09/15/2028

      10       10,379  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp.
8.50%, 10/15/2026(a)

      150       144,037  

Sunnova Energy Corp.
5.875%, 09/01/2026(a)

      40       35,275  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.
5.875%, 03/15/2028

      16       15,235  

Talos Production, Inc.
12.00%, 01/15/2026

      23       24,393  

Transocean Guardian Ltd.
5.875%, 01/15/2024(a)

      121       117,810  

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd.
7.75%, 10/15/2024(a)

      20       20,280  

Transocean Poseidon Ltd.
6.875%, 02/01/2027(a)

      99       94,619  

Transocean, Inc.
6.80%, 03/15/2038

      0 **      102  

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC
4.125%, 08/15/2031(a)

      69       58,990  

Weatherford International Ltd.
11.00%, 12/01/2024(a)

      2       2,054  
     

 

 

 
        3,164,776  
     

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.4%

     

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
4.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

      35       30,940  

Belden, Inc.
3.375%, 07/15/2031(a)

    EUR       153       112,740  

3.875%, 03/15/2028(a)

      100       87,578  

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.
3.875%, 12/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       33       27,909  

Interface, Inc.
5.50%, 12/01/2028(a)

      11       8,798  

Univar Solutions USA, Inc./Washington
5.125%, 12/01/2027(a)

      17       15,734  
     

 

 

 
        283,699  
     

 

 

 

Services – 4.6%

     

ADT Security Corp. (The)
4.875%, 07/15/2032(a)

      10       8,506  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.
6.625%, 07/15/2026(a)

  U.S.$     182      $ 174,219  

9.75%, 07/15/2027(a)

      51        44,345  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL
4.625%, 06/01/2028(a)

      200        163,774  

4.875%, 06/01/2028(a)

  GBP     100        85,922  

ANGI Group LLC
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

  U.S.$     353        257,313  

Aptim Corp.
7.75%, 06/15/2025(a)

      85        58,396  

APX Group, Inc.
5.75%, 07/15/2029(a)

      253        199,637  

6.75%, 02/15/2027(a)

      128        125,106  

Block, Inc.
2.75%, 06/01/2026

      216        193,300  

3.50%, 06/01/2031

      11        8,856  

Elior Group SA
3.75%, 07/15/2026(a)

  EUR     100        70,156  

Garda World Security Corp.
4.625%, 02/15/2027(a)

  U.S.$     53        47,158  

9.50%, 11/01/2027(a)

      71        64,334  

Millennium Escrow Corp.
6.625%, 08/01/2026(a)

      134        96,500  

Monitronics International, Inc.
0.00%, 04/01/2020(b)(c)(d)(e)

      14        – 0  – 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.50%, 09/01/2028(a)

      193        167,455  

5.75%, 11/01/2028(a)

      312        241,075  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
3.375%, 08/31/2027(a)

      105        91,192  

5.75%, 04/15/2026(a)

      130        127,089  

6.25%, 01/15/2028(a)

      102        94,461  

Q-Park Holding I BV
2.00%, 03/01/2027(a)

  EUR     236        184,825  

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.
5.375%, 01/15/2025(a)

  U.S.$     12        11,828  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
7.375%, 09/01/2025(a)

      101        94,943  

9.25%, 04/15/2025(a)

      65        63,371  

Service Corp. International/US
3.375%, 08/15/2030

      22        17,589  

TripAdvisor, Inc.
7.00%, 07/15/2025(a)

      27        26,773  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Verisure Holding AB
3.25%, 02/15/2027(a)

    EUR       100      $ 83,979  

3.875%, 07/15/2026(a)

      139        122,639  

Verscend Escrow Corp.
9.75%, 08/15/2026(a)

    U.S.$       137        137,383  

WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.
5.75%, 04/15/2026(a)

      17        15,873  

ZipRecruiter, Inc.
5.00%, 01/15/2030(a)

      85        69,625  
      

 

 

 
         3,147,622  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 3.6%

      

Ahead DB Holdings LLC
6.625%, 05/01/2028(a)

      37        30,075  

AthenaHealth Group, Inc.
6.50%, 02/15/2030(a)

      42        32,771  

Avaya, Inc.
6.125%, 09/15/2028(a)

      139        58,809  

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.
7.125%, 10/02/2025(a)

      136        133,873  

Centurion Bidco SpA
5.875%, 09/30/2026(a)

    EUR       141        123,133  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.
4.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       200        166,758  

CommScope, Inc.
4.75%, 09/01/2029(a)

      28        23,705  

6.00%, 03/01/2026(a)

      56        54,154  

8.25%, 03/01/2027(a)

      29        25,803  

Elastic NV
4.125%, 07/15/2029(a)

      17        14,221  

Entegris Escrow Corp.
5.95%, 06/15/2030(a)

      169        154,431  

GoTo Group, Inc.
5.50%, 09/01/2027(a)

      117        68,177  

Imola Merger Corp.
4.75%, 05/15/2029(a)

      40        34,687  

NCR Corp.
5.00%, 10/01/2028(a)

      86        72,900  

5.125%, 04/15/2029(a)

      101        84,683  

5.75%, 09/01/2027(a)

      27        26,046  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.
6.75%, 09/30/2027(a)

      103        101,608  

7.125%, 09/30/2030(a)

      103        101,657  

Pitney Bowes, Inc.
6.875%, 03/15/2027(a)

      40        25,654  

Playtika Holding Corp.
4.25%, 03/15/2029(a)

      50        41,640  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Presidio Holdings, Inc.
8.25%, 02/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       193      $ 171,952  

Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.
3.50%, 02/15/2028(a)

      226        149,525  

5.375%, 12/01/2028(a)

      109        45,783  

Science Applications International Corp.
4.875%, 04/01/2028(a)

      15        13,702  

Seagate HDD Cayman
4.091%, 06/01/2029

      117        93,700  

Sensata Technologies BV
4.00%, 04/15/2029(a)

      200        168,320  

Sensata Technologies, Inc.
3.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

      180        143,298  

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.
7.50%, 09/01/2025(a)

      305        256,458  

Virtusa Corp.
7.125%, 12/15/2028(a)

      37        26,625  

Xerox Corp.
4.625%, 03/15/2023

      4        3,979  
      

 

 

 
         2,448,127  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.8%

      

Air Canada
3.875%, 08/15/2026(a)

      25        22,112  

Allegiant Travel Co.
7.25%, 08/15/2027(a)

      72        67,852  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
5.50%, 04/20/2026(a)

      183        174,215  

5.75%, 04/20/2029(a)

      161        146,275  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd.
5.75%, 01/20/2026(a)

      119        109,841  

United Airlines, Inc.
4.625%, 04/15/2029(a)

      22        18,887  
      

 

 

 
         539,182  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 2.0%

      

AerCap Global Aviation Trust
6.50%, 06/15/2045(a)

      200        182,635  

Atlantia SpA
1.875%, 02/12/2028(a)

    EUR       253        197,824  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
4.75%, 04/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       89        78,138  

5.375%, 03/01/2029(a)

      157        135,842  

5.75%, 07/15/2027(a)

      22        20,130  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

BCP V Modular Services Finance PLC
6.75%, 11/30/2029

    EUR       113      $ 77,346  

EC Finance PLC
3.00%, 10/15/2026

      111        96,686  

Hertz Corp. (The)
4.625%, 12/01/2026(a)

    U.S.$       183        155,930  

5.00%, 12/01/2029(a)

      76        60,485  

Kapla Holding SAS
3.375%, 12/15/2026(a)

    EUR       149        120,166  

Loxam SAS
4.50%, 02/15/2027

      113        99,018  

PROG Holdings, Inc.
6.00%, 11/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       150        121,911  

XPO Logistics, Inc.
6.25%, 05/01/2025(a)

      11        11,122  
      

 

 

 
         1,357,233  
      

 

 

 
         45,491,325  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 5.5%

      

Banking – 0.7%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.
Series B
4.70%, 05/15/2026(j)

      164        118,800  

Series C
4.70%, 05/15/2028(j)

      28        18,830  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
4.75%, 12/15/2024(a)

      103        90,583  

7.00%, 01/15/2026(a)

      22        18,963  

Credit Suisse Group AG
5.25%, 02/11/2171(a)(j)

      200        142,189  

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

      93        90,127  

Societe Generale SA
8.00%, 09/29/2025(a)(j)

      3        2,958  
      

 

 

 
         482,450  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.5%

      

Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.
10.75%, 08/01/2027(a)

      87        86,874  

AG Issuer LLC
6.25%, 03/01/2028(a)

      127        119,205  

Hightower Holding LLC
6.75%, 04/15/2029(a)

      11        9,011  

LPL Holdings, Inc.
4.00%, 03/15/2029(a)

      12        10,505  

NFP Corp.
7.50%, 10/01/2030(a)

      132        126,620  
      

 

 

 
         352,215  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Finance – 1.8%

      

Air Lease Corp.
Series B
4.65%, 06/15/2026(j)

    U.S.$       50      $ 41,485  

Aircastle Ltd.
5.25%, 06/15/2026(a)(j)

      31        23,092  

Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC
5.00%, 04/15/2027(a)

      98        83,280  

CNG Holdings, Inc.
12.50%, 06/15/2024(a)

      32        26,880  

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC 5.25%, 04/15/2029(a)

      93        79,920  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.
7.50%, 08/01/2028(a)

      214        126,314  

Enova International, Inc.
8.50%, 09/01/2024(a)

      13        12,206  

8.50%, 09/15/2025(a)

      131        118,933  

goeasy Ltd.
4.375%, 05/01/2026(a)

      23        19,939  

5.375%, 12/01/2024(a)

      63        59,227  

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.
5.00%, 08/15/2028(a)

      200        157,182  

Navient Corp.
5.50%, 01/25/2023

      87        87,010  

5.625%, 08/01/2033

      151        106,652  

6.125%, 03/25/2024

      115        113,086  

7.25%, 09/25/2023

      35        35,040  

SLM Corp.
3.125%, 11/02/2026

      78        68,403  

4.20%, 10/29/2025

      57        53,030  
      

 

 

 
         1,211,679  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.1%

      

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.
6.00%, 08/01/2029(a)

      19        15,728  

10.125%, 08/01/2026(a)

      40        39,929  

USI, Inc./NY
6.875%, 05/01/2025(a)

      7        6,828  
      

 

 

 
         62,485  
      

 

 

 

Other Finance – 0.6%

      

Armor Holdco, Inc.
8.50%, 11/15/2029(a)

      151        112,769  

Coinbase Global, Inc.
3.375%, 10/01/2028(a)

      54        35,750  

3.625%, 10/01/2031(a)

      78        46,926  

Intrum AB
3.50%, 07/15/2026(a)

    EUR       100        80,585  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Motion Finco SARL
7.00%, 05/15/2025(a)

    EUR       132      $ 127,894  
      

 

 

 
         403,924  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 1.8%

      

ADLER Group SA
2.75%, 11/13/2026(a)

      100        41,998  

Aedas Homes Opco SLU
4.00%, 08/15/2026

      111        94,029  

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL
4.50%, 04/01/2027(a)

    U.S.$       202        172,302  

5.75%, 05/15/2026(a)

      150        139,524  

Diversified Healthcare Trust
4.75%, 02/15/2028

      189        128,866  

9.75%, 06/15/2025

      46        43,452  

Iron Mountain, Inc.
4.50%, 02/15/2031(a)

      198        161,513  

4.875%, 09/15/2029(a)

      69        59,464  

5.25%, 07/15/2030(a)

      25        21,682  

SBA Communications Corp.
3.125%, 02/01/2029

      46        37,273  

Service Properties Trust
4.50%, 06/15/2023

      25        24,638  

7.50%, 09/15/2025

      247        240,770  

Vivion Investments SARL
3.00%, 08/08/2024(a)

    EUR       100        84,819  
      

 

 

 
         1,250,330  
      

 

 

 
         3,763,083  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.7%

      

Electric – 0.6%

      

Calpine Corp.
4.50%, 02/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       64        57,610  

5.125%, 03/15/2028(a)

      133        118,329  

Vistra Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2026(a)(j)

      28        24,884  

8.00%, 10/15/2026(a)(j)

      29        27,544  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
4.375%, 05/01/2029(a)

      103        88,276  

5.50%, 09/01/2026(a)

      78        74,821  
      

 

 

 
         391,464  
      

 

 

 

Natural Gas – 0.0%

      

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.875%, 08/20/2026

      11        10,336  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other Utility – 0.1%

      

Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC
7.625%, 04/01/2026(a)

    U.S.$       89      $ 85,151  
      

 

 

 
         486,951  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $57,283,840)

         49,741,359  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 11.7%

      

Industrial – 7.1%

      

Basic – 0.9%

      

ArcelorMittal SA
7.00%, 10/15/2039

    U.S.$       25        23,595  

Arconic Corp.
6.00%, 05/15/2025(a)

      20        19,791  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
5.90%, 07/05/2024

      43        42,257  

6.05%, 03/15/2025

      43        41,827  

CF Industries, Inc.
5.15%, 03/15/2034

      23        20,773  

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
5.25%, 09/01/2029

      104        96,730  

5.40%, 11/14/2034

      99        88,460  

INEOS Finance PLC
2.875%, 05/01/2026(a)

    EUR       358        313,954  
      

 

 

 
         647,387  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

General Electric Co.
Series D
6.623% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.33%), 12/15/2022(h)(j)

    U.S.$       40        38,804  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
5.90%, 02/01/2027

      4        3,968  
      

 

 

 
         42,772  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 1.3%

      

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.
5.875%, 08/15/2027(a)

      314        282,605  

Discovery Communications LLC
4.125%, 05/15/2029

      12        10,138  

Netflix, Inc.
3.625%, 05/15/2027

    EUR       124        119,206  

4.375%, 11/15/2026

    U.S.$       25        23,845  

4.625%, 05/15/2029

    EUR       113        108,884  

4.875%, 04/15/2028

    U.S.$       286        271,852  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
3.755%, 03/15/2027(a)

    U.S.$       47      $ 41,829  

4.279%, 03/15/2032(a)

      65        52,531  
      

 

 

 
         910,890  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.8%

      

Hughes Satellite Systems Corp.
5.25%, 08/01/2026

      21        20,043  

Sprint Capital Corp.
8.75%, 03/15/2032

      357        418,825  

Sprint Communications, Inc.
6.00%, 11/15/2022

      38        38,006  

Sprint Corp.
7.875%, 09/15/2023

      73        74,189  
      

 

 

 
         551,063  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.5%

      

MDC Holdings, Inc.
6.00%, 01/15/2043

      87        66,094  

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC / RWLV Capital, Inc.
4.625%, 04/16/2029(a)

      300        207,972  

Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
4.875%, 03/15/2027

      93        85,808  
      

 

 

 
         359,874  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.3%

      

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC
4.50%, 12/15/2034

      225        154,816  

5.875%, 03/15/2030(a)

      45        37,992  

6.125%, 03/15/2032(a)

      37        30,760  
      

 

 

 
         223,568  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.4%

      

BAT Capital Corp.
7.75%, 10/19/2032

      70        71,550  

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

      116        102,417  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
3.75%, 03/15/2029(a)

      42        36,351  

4.00%, 03/15/2031(a)

      151        127,071  

HCA, Inc.
5.375%, 09/01/2026

      33        32,027  

5.625%, 09/01/2028

      35        33,667  

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.45%, 04/01/2026

      190        176,710  

4.875%, 06/01/2025

      12        11,578  

5.75%, 04/01/2046

      27        20,763  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.375%, 09/15/2027

    U.S.$       35      $ 34,271  

6.625%, 09/15/2029

      35        34,204  

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

      148        113,597  

5.875%, 09/30/2027(a)

      136        133,039  
      

 

 

 
         927,245  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 1.1%

      

Antero Resources Corp.
7.625%, 02/01/2029(a)

      3        3,060  

Apache Corp.
5.10%, 09/01/2040

      326        263,942  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
5.40%, 06/15/2047

      2        1,706  

6.75%, 11/15/2039

      1        1,438  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
4.90%, 06/01/2044

      16        11,398  

5.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

      28        25,477  

EQT Corp.
3.90%, 10/01/2027

      118        106,054  

6.125%, 02/01/2025

      70        70,062  

Hess Corp.
7.30%, 08/15/2031

      36        38,200  

Marathon Oil Corp.
6.80%, 03/15/2032

      34        34,639  

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

      26        24,704  

4.30%, 02/01/2030

      49        43,072  

4.65%, 07/01/2026

      41        38,760  

4.75%, 08/15/2028

      12        11,093  

5.45%, 04/01/2044

      26        21,048  

5.50%, 02/01/2050

      84        65,980  
      

 

 

 
         760,633  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.0%

      

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

      5        4,997  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.3%

      

Broadcom, Inc.
4.00%, 04/15/2029(a)

      16        14,042  

4.15%, 04/15/2032(a)

      63        52,852  

HP, Inc.
5.50%, 01/15/2033

      91        81,016  

MSCI, Inc.
4.00%, 11/15/2029(a)

      25        21,707  

Western Digital Corp.
3.10%, 02/01/2032

      14        9,709  
      

 

 

 
         179,326  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.4%

      

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.
4.75%, 10/20/2028(a)

    U.S.$       45      $ 41,727  

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

      222        219,797  
      

 

 

 
         261,524  
      

 

 

 
         4,869,279  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 4.3%

      

Banking – 2.0%

      

AIB Group PLC
7.583%, 10/14/2026(a)

      200        198,978  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
6.253%, 09/16/2026(a)

      200        193,506  

Barclays PLC
8.00%, 03/15/2029(j)

      200        179,750  

BNP Paribas SA
4.625%, 08/25/2171(a)(j)

      200        138,893  

Citigroup, Inc.
Series T
6.25%, 08/15/2026(j)

      30        28,993  

Series W
4.00%, 12/10/2025(j)

      18        15,174  

Series Y
4.15%, 11/15/2026(j)

      46        36,063  

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
3.929%, 06/19/2024

      37        36,423  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
Series P
5.00%, 12/01/2022(j)

      126        117,228  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.762%, 03/29/2033

      203        161,964  

7.336%, 11/03/2026

      200        200,403  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
6.00%, 06/07/2171(j)

    GBP       8        8,488  

Wells Fargo & Co.
Series BB
3.90%, 03/15/2026(j)

    U.S.$       111        94,226  
      

 

 

 
         1,410,089  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.1%

      

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

      38        37,114  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Finance – 0.3%

      

Aircastle Ltd.
2.85%, 01/26/2028(a)

    U.S.$       2      $ 1,503  

5.25%, 08/11/2025(a)

      148        138,486  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
1.95%, 01/30/2026(a)

      2        1,665  

3.50%, 11/01/2027(a)

      18        14,665  

4.125%, 08/01/2025(a)

      16        14,516  

4.375%, 01/30/2024(a)

      36        34,714  

4.875%, 10/01/2025(a)

      6        5,504  
      

 

 

 
         211,053  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.1%

      

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

      20        24,930  

Centene Corp.
2.50%, 03/01/2031

      639        488,365  

2.625%, 08/01/2031

      43        32,879  

3.00%, 10/15/2030

      66        52,993  

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc.
7.80%, 03/15/2037(a)

      55        60,356  

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

      20        18,663  

5.625%, 06/15/2043

      50        49,341  
      

 

 

 
         727,527  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.8%

      

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
3.50%, 03/15/2031

      314        217,079  

4.625%, 08/01/2029

      21        16,778  

5.00%, 10/15/2027

      122        104,312  

Office Properties Income Trust
3.45%, 10/15/2031

      104        63,651  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.
5.625%, 05/01/2024(a)

      93        91,942  

5.75%, 02/01/2027(a)

      59        55,736  
      

 

 

 
         549,498  
      

 

 

 
         2,935,281  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.3%

      

Electric – 0.3%

      

Enel Finance International NV
7.50%, 10/14/2032(a)

      200        201,025  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $8,950,641)

         8,005,585  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

BANK LOANS – 3.5%

     

Industrial – 3.1%

     

Capital Goods – 0.3%

     

ACProducts Holdings, Inc.

     

7.127% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.25%), 05/17/2028(k)

    U.S.$       74     $ 50,980  

7.924% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.25%), 05/17/2028(k)

      24       16,822  

Apex Tool Group, LLC
8.624% (SOFR 1 Month + 5.25%), 02/08/2029(k)

      45       38,548  

Chariot Buyer, LLC
7.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 11/03/2028(k)

      20       17,986  

Granite US Holdings Corporation
7.688% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 09/30/2026(b)(k)

      54       52,912  
     

 

 

 
        177,248  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

     

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
8.284% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 10/28/2027(k)

      37       32,388  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

     

7.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 08/21/2026(k)

      0 **      27  

7.915% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.50%), 08/21/2026(k)

      12       10,606  

iHeartCommunications, Inc. (fka Clear Channel Communications, Inc.)
6.754% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 05/01/2026(k)

      18       16,722  

Univision Communications, Inc.
6.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 03/15/2024(k)

      10       9,853  
     

 

 

 
        69,596  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.5%

     

Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc.
8.518% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 04/27/2027(k)

      56       54,778  

DIRECTV Financing, LLC
8.754% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 08/02/2027(k)

      55       51,911  

Intrado Corporation (West Corp/Olympus Merger)
8.415% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 10/10/2024(k)

      25       22,116  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Proofpoint, Inc.
9.320% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.25%), 08/31/2029(k)

    U.S.$       120      $ 115,200  

Zacapa SARL
7.803% (SOFR 3 Month + 4.25%), 03/22/2029(k)

      98        93,614  
      

 

 

 
         337,619  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.1%

      

Clarios Global LP
7.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 04/30/2026(k)

      42        41,012  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2%

      

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
6.813% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 08/25/2028(k)

      116        112,985  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.0%

      

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC
6.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 12/23/2024(k)

      30        29,599  

Flutter Entertainment PLC
5.892% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.25%), 07/21/2026(k)

      4        3,985  
      

 

 

 
         33,584  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.0%

      

IRB Holding Corp.
5.865% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 02/05/2025(k)

      6        5,873  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

      

Great Outdoors Group, LLC
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 03/06/2028(k)

      17        15,594  

Restoration Hardware, Inc.
7.079% (SOFR 1 Month + 3.25%), 10/20/2028(k)

      70        65,917  
      

 

 

 
         81,511  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.4%

      

Gainwell Acquisition Corp.
7.674% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 10/01/2027(k)

      39        37,269  

Global Medical Response, Inc.
8.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 03/14/2025(k)

      16        11,945  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
6.820% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.75%), 12/22/2026(k)

      39        37,067  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

LifePoint Health, Inc. (fka Regionalcare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.)
8.165% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.75%), 11/16/2025(k)

    U.S.$       27      $ 24,087  

Padagis, LLC
8.491% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.75%), 07/06/2028(b)(k)

      28        23,859  

PetSmart, LLC
7.500% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 02/11/2028(k)

      79        75,873  

US Radiology Specialists, Inc. (US Outpatient Imaging Services, Inc.)
8.924% (LIBOR 3 Month + 5.25%), 12/15/2027(k)

      89        79,346  
      

 

 

 
         289,446  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.4%

      

CITGO Petroleum Corporation
9.365% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.25%), 03/28/2024(k)

      34        34,325  

GIP II Blue Holding, L.P.
8.174% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 09/29/2028(k)

      206        203,462  

Parkway Generation, LLC
8.500% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 02/18/2029(k)

      59        58,522  
      

 

 

 
         296,309  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.2%

      

American Tire Distributors, Inc.
10.608% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.25%), 10/20/2028(k)

      82        75,393  

Dealer Tire, LLC
8.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 12/12/2025(k)

      19        19,069  

FCG Acquisitions, Inc.
10.424% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.75%), 03/30/2029(b)(k)

      30        28,050  

Rockwood Service Corporation
8.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 01/23/2027(k)

      3        3,157  
      

 

 

 
         125,669  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

      

Amentum Government Services Holdings, LLC

      

7.674% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 01/29/2027(b)(k)

      15        14,202  

8.170% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 01/29/2027(b)(k)

      5        4,713  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Garda World Security Corporation
7.240% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.25%), 10/30/2026(k)

    U.S.$       58      $ 54,929  

Verscend Holding Corp.
7.754% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 08/27/2025(b)(k)

      26        25,493  
      

 

 

 
         99,337  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.7%

      

Ascend Learning, LLC
9.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.75%), 12/10/2029(k)

      50        42,312  

Banff Guarantor, Inc.
9.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 02/27/2026(k)

      50        45,850  

Boxer Parent Company, Inc.
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 10/02/2025(k)

      57        54,961  

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
6.698% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 02/10/2028(k)

      73        62,201  

FINThrive Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
10.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 12/17/2029(k)

      50        42,725  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.
8.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 11/03/2027(k)

      125        38,618  

Peraton Corp.
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 02/01/2028(k)

      33        31,306  

Playtika Holding Corp.
6.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 03/13/2028(k)

      59        57,416  

Presidio Holdings, Inc.

      

7.260% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 01/22/2027(b)(k)

      1        619  

7.920% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.50%), 01/22/2027(b)(k)

      14        13,953  

Veritas US, Inc.
8.674% (LIBOR 3 Month + 5.00%), 09/01/2025(k)

      83        66,387  
      

 

 

 
         456,348  
      

 

 

 
         2,126,537  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.3%

     

Finance – 0.0%

     

Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd.
8.174% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 12/11/2028(b)(k)

    U.S.$       30     $ 28,956  
     

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.3%

     

Cross Financial Corp.
7.813% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 09/15/2027(k)

      44       43,440  

Hub International Limited

     

7.232% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 04/25/2025(k)

      0 **      166  

7.528% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 04/25/2025(k)

      66       64,959  

Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management, Inc.
12.063% (CDOR 3 Month + 7.50%), 03/26/2029(b)(k)

    CAD       95       64,367  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Lightning Cayman Merger Sub, Ltd.)
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 09/03/2026(k)

    U.S.$       49       47,856  
     

 

 

 
        220,788  
     

 

 

 
        249,744  
     

 

 

 

Utility – 0.1%

     

Electric – 0.1%

     

Granite Generation LLC
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 11/09/2026(k)

    U.S.$       50       48,146  
     

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $2,664,059)

        2,424,427  
     

 

 

 
     

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 2.1%

     

Industrial – 2.0%

     

Basic – 0.1%

     

Eldorado Gold Corp.
6.25%, 09/01/2029(a)

      91       73,605  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2%

     

Sable International Finance Ltd.
5.75%, 09/07/2027(a)

      180       159,138  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.4%

     

Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC
4.446% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.12%), 02/15/2028(h)

    EUR       113       105,105  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
5.375%, 12/04/2029(a)

    U.S.$       236      $ 128,620  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.
4.75%, 02/01/2027(a)

      421        311,540  

Studio City Co., Ltd.
7.00%, 02/15/2027(a)

      200        161,000  

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.50%, 01/15/2026(a)

      409        280,165  
      

 

 

 
         986,430  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.0%

      

K201640219 South Africa Ltd.
Zero Coupon, 06/25/2023(b)(e)

    ZAR       1        – 0  – 

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd.
3.00%, 12/31/2022(e)(f)(g)

    U.S.$       17        9  

K2016470260 South Africa Ltd.
25.00%, 12/31/2022(e)(f)(g)

      12        1  
      

 

 

 
         10  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.0%

      

Tonon Luxembourg SA
6.50% (0.50% Cash and 6.00% PIK), 10/31/2024(c)(e)(f)(g)(l)

      2        – 0  – 

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018(b)(c)(d)(e)(g)

      96        10  
      

 

 

 
         10  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.3%

      

CA Magnum Holdings
5.375%, 10/31/2026(a)

    U.S.$       200        167,500  
      

 

 

 
         1,386,693  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.1%

      

Electric – 0.1%

      

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026(g)

      28        25,770  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $1,916,404)

         1,412,463  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

COMMON STOCKS – 0.6%

      

Energy – 0.2%

      

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

      

BIS Industries Holdings Ltd.(b)(c)(e)

      21,027        – 0  – 

CHC Group LLC(c)

      468        5  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(a)(c)

      1,142        11,249  

Vantage Drilling International(c)

      118        2,124  
      

 

 

 
         13,378  
      

 

 

 

 

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Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%

      

Berry Corp.

      2,975      $ 26,388  

Chord Energy Corp.

      47        7,195  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

      523        36,563  

Denbury, Inc.(c)

      339        30,988  

Edcon Ltd.(b)(c)(e)

      8,218        – 0  – 

Global Partners LP/MA

      1,004        33,714  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.(c)

      5        95  
      

 

 

 
         134,943  
      

 

 

 
         148,321  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 0.1%

      

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.0%

      

Monitronics International, Inc.(c)

      262        65  
      

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.0%

      

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.(c)

      151        6,603  
      

 

 

 

Multiline Retail – 0.1%

      

ATD New Holdings, Inc.(c)

      1,009        72,144  

K201640219 South Africa Ltd. A Shares(b)(c)(e)

      191,574        – 0  – 

K201640219 South Africa Ltd. B Shares(b)(c)(e)

      30,276        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         72,144  
      

 

 

 
         78,812  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 0.1%

      

Household Products – 0.1%

      

Southeastern Grocers, Inc.(b)(c)(e)

      3,584        66,304  
      

 

 

 

Communication Services – 0.1%

      

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

      

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA(b)(c)(e)

      402        – 0  – 

Intelsat SA(c)

      1,932        48,300  
      

 

 

 
         48,300  
      

 

 

 

Media – 0.0%

      

DISH Network Corp. – Class A(c)

      100        1,491  

iHeartMedia, Inc. – Class A(c)

      1,045        8,653  
      

 

 

 
         10,144  
      

 

 

 
         58,444  
      

 

 

 

Industrials – 0.1%

      

Construction & Engineering – 0.1%

      

WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp.(c)

      508        21,605  
      

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.0%

      

Exide Corp.(b)(c)(e)

      7        875  
      

 

 

 
         22,480  
      

 

 

 

 

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Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Information Technology – 0.0%

      

Software – 0.0%

      

Avaya Holdings Corp.(c)

      1,385      $ 2,188  
      

 

 

 

Health Care – 0.0%

      

Pharmaceuticals – 0.0%

      

Mallinckrodt PLC(c)

      91        1,380  
      

 

 

 

Materials – 0.0%

      

Containers & Packaging – 0.0%

      

Westrock Co.

      6        204  
      

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.0%

      

Neenah Enterprises, Inc.(b)(c)

      4,481        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         204  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $600,389)

         378,133  
      

 

 

 
      

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.2%

      

Industrial – 0.1%

      

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0%

      

Exide International Holdings LP
0.00%, (b)(c)(e)(g)

      39        19,500  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.0%

      

Gulfport Energy Corp.
10.00% (b)(c)

      4        24,000  
      

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%

      

WESCO International, Inc.
Series A
10.625%

      1,425        38,475  
      

 

 

 
         81,975  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.1%

      

Capital Markets – 0.1%

      

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc.
Series A
8.00%

      2,175        27,731  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 0.0%

      

Household Durables – 0.0%

      

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
7.625%

      490        9,310  
      

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $93,585)

         119,016  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 0.1%

      

Mexico – 0.1%

      

Mexican Bonos
Series M
5.75%, 03/05/2026

    MXN       1,202      $ 53,492  

Series M 20
10.00%, 12/05/2024

      480        24,105  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $91,135)

         77,597  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.1%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.1%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2013-DN2, Class M2
7.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/2023(h)

    U.S.$       19        18,959  

Series 2014-HQ2, Class M3

      

7.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 09/25/2024(h)

      22        21,703  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2014-C01, Class M2
7.986% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.40%), 01/25/2024(h)

      4        4,405  
      

 

 

 
         45,067  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.0%

      

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

      4        1,988  

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust
Series 2006-7, Class 3A12
6.25%, 08/25/2036

      4        1,673  
      

 

 

 
         3,661  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $51,718)

         48,728  
      

 

 

 
      

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.1%

      

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.1%

      

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2014-GC23, Class D
4.481%, 07/10/2047(a)

      15        13,135  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-GC18, Class D
5.057%, 01/10/2047(a)

      12        4,758  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-C17, Class D
4.883%, 01/15/2047(a)

    U.S.$       29      $ 27,027  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $54,250)

         44,920  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

WARRANTS – 0.0%

      

Avaya Holdings Corp., expiring 12/15/2022(c)

      1,210        36  

Willscot Corp., expiring 11/29/2022(b)(c)(e)

      787        21,306  
      

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(cost $3,589)

         21,342  
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

EMERGING MARKETS - TREASURIES – 0.0%

      

South Africa – 0.0%

      

Republic of South Africa Government Bond
Series 2023
7.75%, 02/28/2023
(cost $21,059)

    ZAR       283        15,409  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

RIGHTS – 0.0%

      

Vistra Energy Corp., expiring 12/31/2049(b)(c)
(cost $0)

      3,442        3,872  
      

 

 

 
      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 7.8%

      

Investment Companies – 7.8%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 2.67%(m)(n)(o)
(cost $5,336,489)

      5,336,489        5,336,489  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.0%
(cost $77,067,158)

         67,629,340  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.0%

         668,490  
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 68,297,830  
      

 

 

 

 

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FUTURES (see Note D)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

 

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

    4     December 2022   $ 482,000     $ (67,070

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

    14     December 2022         1,492,313       (65,047

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

    16     December 2022     1,769,500       (116,375

Sold Contracts

 

Euro-OAT Futures

    1     December 2022     131,319       5,653  
       

 

 

 
  $     (242,839
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

     EUR        6,820        USD        6,588        12/08/2022      $ (170,472

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

     GBP        207        USD        246        11/17/2022        8,232  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

     MXN        1,195        USD        58        11/18/2022        (1,865

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

     EUR        153        USD        154        12/08/2022        1,761  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

     EUR        662        USD        650        12/08/2022        (5,588

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

     USD        337        EUR        346        12/08/2022        5,812  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

     USD        220        EUR        220        12/08/2022        (1,616

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

     CAD        99        USD        73        01/19/2023        (14
                 

 

 

 
   $     (163,750
                 

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
   

Upfront
Premiums

Paid/

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

CDX-NAHY Series 39, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       5.19     USD  2,590     $   4,555     $   78,206     $   (73,651

 

*

Termination date

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

               

Rate Type

                     
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      1,770       03/06/2023     3 Month LIBOR   2.714%   Quarterly/ Semi-Annual   $ (12,230   $     $ (12,230
USD     2,835       09/02/2025     2.248%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     182,796       (8,311     191,107  
USD     961       01/15/2026     1.978%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     69,264       5,398       63,866  
USD     651       02/16/2026     1.625%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     59,577       7,434       52,143  
USD     150       03/31/2026     1.693%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     13,496             13,496  
USD     100       05/03/2026     1.770%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     8,641             8,641  
USD     800       06/01/2026     1.714%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     71,201         32,362       38,839  
USD     4,650       04/28/2027     3 Month LIBOR   2.330%   Quarterly/ Semi-Annual       (386,912     16,658         (403,570
USD      350       05/03/2027     2.285%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     28,217       112       28,105  
USD     940       03/06/2028     2.876%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/ Quarterly     63,770             63,770  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   97,820     $   53,653     $   44,167  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

               

Credit Suisse International

 

           

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

    5.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       130     $   49,368     $   15,035     $   34,333  

Goldman Sachs International

 

           

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       134       30,431       12,628       17,803  

Sale Contracts

               

BNP Paribas SA

 

           

Altice France SA, 6/20/2024*

    5.00       Quarterly       5.28       EUR       70       10       2,063       (2,053

Credit Suisse International

 

           

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       21       (7,954     (2,390     (5,564

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       50         (18,924     (5,277     (13,647

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Deutsche Bank AG

 

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

    3.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       176     $ (39,970   $   (11,269   $   (28,701

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       53       (11,896     (3,267     (8,629

Goldman Sachs International

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.250%, 03/15/2025, 12/20/2023*

    5.00       Quarterly       1.43       USD       10       452       147       305  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 5.250%, 03/15/2025, 12/20/2023*

    5.00       Quarterly       1.43       USD       20       903       458       445  

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       117       (44,680     (19,557     (25,123
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (42,260   $   (11,429   $   (30,831
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Rate
Paid/
Received
    Payment
Frequency
    Current
Notional
(000)
    Maturity
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Receive Total Return on Reference Obligation

 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

 

Markit iBoxx USD Contingent Convertible Liquid Developed Market AT1

   
1 Day
SOFR
 
 
    Maturity       USD  557       12/20/2022     $   (29,182

 

**

Principal amount less than 500.

 

(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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $45,833,662 or 67.1% of net assets.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

(d)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(e)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at October 31, 2022.

 

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(g)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.07% of net assets as of October 31, 2022, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Exide International Holdings LP

     11/05/2020      $     29,328     $     19,500       0.03

Exide Technologies (Exchange Priority)
11.00%, 10/31/2024

     10/29/2020        – 0  –      – 0  –      0.00

Exide Technologies (First Lien)
11.00%, 10/31/2024

     10/29/2020        – 0  –      – 0  –      0.00

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
8.50%, 10/15/2024

    

09/05/2018 -

04/17/2019


 

     – 0  –      – 0  –      0.00

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd.
3.00%, 12/31/2022

    

03/13/2015 -

06/30/2021

 

 

     16,653       9       0.00

K2016470260 South Africa Ltd.
25.00%, 12/31/2022

    

12/22/2016 -

06/30/2021

 

 

     11,614       1       0.00

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/2018

     02/19/2015        36,767       – 0  –      0.00

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026

    

02/08/2018 -

06/04/2019

 

 

     28,004           25,770       0.04

Tonon Luxembourg SA 6.50%, 10/31/2024

    

05/03/2019 -

10/31/2020

 

 

     4,111       – 0  –      0.00

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018

     02/13/2013            96,161       10       0.00

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

Convertible security.

 

(j)

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

 

(k)

The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the LIBOR or an alternate base rate such as the SOFR/CDOR or the LIBOR/SOFR/CDOR floor rate plus spread at October 31, 2022.

 

(l)

Defaulted.

 

(m)

Affiliated investments.

 

(n)

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.

 

(o)

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

Currency Abbreviations:

CAD – Canadian Dollar

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

MXN – Mexican Peso

USD – United States Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

 

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Glossary:

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CDOR – Canadian Dealer Offered Rate

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

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

EURIBOR – Euro Interbank Offered Rate

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

OAT – Obligations Assimilables du Trésor

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, 2022

 

Assets  

Investments in securities, at value
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $71,730,669)

  $     62,292,851  

Affiliated issuers (cost $5,336,489)

    5,336,489  

Cash collateral due from broker

    311,720  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $8,603)

    8,366  

Unaffiliated interest receivable

    999,390  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    110,411  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    83,479  

Market value of credit default swaps (net premiums paid $30,331)

    81,164  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    20,034  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    15,805  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    9,421  

Receivable for terminated total return swaps

    8,455  
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    69,277,585  
 

 

 

 
Liabilities  

Due to Custodian

    987  

Payable for investment securities purchased

    200,000  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    179,555  

Audit and tax fee payable

    135,439  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    127,067  

Market value of credit default swaps (net premiums received $41,760)

    123,424  

Dividends payable

    82,948  

Custody and accounting fees payable

    50,508  

Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps

    29,182  

Payable for variation margin on futures

    12,218  

Advisory fee payable

    4,349  

Payable for capital gains taxes

    4,029  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    555  

Transfer Agent fee payable

    290  

Distribution fee payable

    196  

Accrued expenses

    29,008  
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    979,755  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 68,297,830  
 

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets  

Capital stock, at par

  $ 8,317  

Additional paid-in capital

    88,648,768  

Accumulated loss

    (20,359,255
 

 

 

 
  $ 68,297,830  
 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—33 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 1,000,327          121,794        $ 8.21

 

 
Advisor   $   67,249,210          8,189,472        $   8.21  

 

 
Z   $ 48,293          5,880        $ 8.21  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $8.57, which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income    

Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $1,111)

  $     3,443,912    

Dividends

   

Affiliated issuers

    28,204    

Unaffiliated issuers

    25,593     $ 3,497,709  
 

 

 

   
Expenses    

Advisory fee (see Note B)

    281,116    

Transfer agency—Class A

    1,017    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

    68,296    

Transfer agency—Class Z

    15    

Distribution fee—Class A

    2,262    

Audit and tax

    142,549    

Custody and accounting

    107,903    

Administrative

    81,463    

Registration fees

    69,961    

Legal

    37,996    

Printing

    29,964    

Directors’ fees

    17,028    

Miscellaneous

    5,240    
 

 

 

   

Total expenses

    844,810    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

    (469,606  
 

 

 

   

Net expenses

      375,204  
   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      3,122,505  
   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions    

Net realized gain (loss) on:

   

Investment transactions(a)

      (1,039,088

Forward currency exchange contracts

      905,936  

Futures

      (491,522

Swaps

      (129,751

Written swaptions

      45,105  

Foreign currency transactions

      84,588  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

   

Investments(b)

          (10,488,876

Forward currency exchange contracts

      (233,744

Futures

      (182,673

Swaps

      3,584  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

      (1,498
   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

      (11,527,939
   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

    $ (8,405,434
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $166.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $1,870.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    For the Period
January 1,
2021 to
October 31,
2021(a)
    Year Ended
December 31,

2020
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations      

Net investment income

  $ 3,122,505     $ 1,969,179     $ 2,090,232  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (624,732     1,151,868       129,191  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    (10,903,207     (646,735     970,654  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    (8,405,434     2,474,312       3,190,077  
Distributions to Shareholders      

Class A

    (48,807     (1,360     – 0  – 

Advisor Class

    (3,658,061     (2,142,401     (2,379,537

Class Z

    (4,016     (544     – 0  – 
Capital Stock Transactions      

Net increase (decrease)

    16,588,915       24,744,091       (2,277,269
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    4,472,597       25,074,098       (1,466,729
Net Assets      

Beginning of period

    63,825,233       38,751,135       40,217,864  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $     68,297,830     $     63,825,233     $     38,751,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB High Yield Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. On April 30, 2021, the Fund’s name was changed from the AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio to AB High Yield Portfolio and the fiscal year end changed from December 31 to October 31. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares. Effective April 30, 2021 the Fund recommenced offering of Class A and Class Z shares. Class B, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares have not been issued, and no shares of Class C, Class R, Class K or Class I were outstanding as of October 31, 2022. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Advisor Class and Class Z shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All 11 classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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 Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Company’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other

 

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things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Company’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 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.

 

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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.

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

 

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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.

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

Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, where such inputs and models are available. Alternatively, the values may be obtained through unobservable management determined inputs and/or management’s proprietary models. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an option depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the option as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. Exchange traded options generally will be classified as Level 2. For options that do not trade on an exchange but trade in liquid markets, inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Options are classified within Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy when all of the significant inputs can be corroborated to market evidence. Otherwise such instruments are 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 mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value

 

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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.

Bank loan prices are provided by third party pricing services and consist of a composite of the quotes received by the vendor into a consensus price. Certain bank loans are classified as Level 3, as a significant input used in the fair value measurement of these instruments is the market quotes that are received by the vendor and these inputs are not observable.

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, 2022:

 

Investments in
Securities

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

  $ – 0  –    $ 49,738,027     $ 3,332 #    $ 49,741,359  

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      8,005,585       – 0  –      8,005,585  

Bank Loans

    – 0  –      2,167,303       257,124       2,424,427  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

    – 0  –      1,412,453 #      10 #      1,412,463  

Common Stocks

    190,440       120,514       67,179 #      378,133  

Preferred Stocks

    47,785       27,731       43,500       119,016  

Governments – Treasuries

    – 0  –      77,597       – 0  –      77,597  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      48,728       – 0  –      48,728  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      44,920       – 0  –      44,920  

Warrants

    36       – 0  –      21,306       21,342  

Emerging Markets – Treasuries

    – 0  –      15,409       – 0  –      15,409  

Rights

    – 0  –      – 0  –      3,872       3,872  

Short-Term Investments:

       

Investment Companies

    5,336,489       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,336,489  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

      5,574,750         61,658,267         396,323         67,629,340  

 

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Investments in
Securities

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Other Financial Instruments*:

       

Assets

       

Futures

  $ 5,653     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $   5,653  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      15,805       – 0  –      15,805  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      4,555       – 0  –       4,555  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      496,962       – 0  –       496,962  

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      81,164       – 0  –      81,164  

Liabilities

       

Futures

    (248,492     – 0  –      – 0  –       (248,492 ) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (179,555     – 0  –      (179,555

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (399,142     – 0  –       (399,142 ) 

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (123,424     – 0  –      (123,424

Total Return Swaps

    – 0  –      (29,182     – 0  –      (29,182
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   5,331,911     $   61,525,450     $   396,323     $   67,253,684  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

*

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

 

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. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

 

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4. 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. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

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.

5. 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.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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

 

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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

Effective April 30, 2021, under an amended advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .425% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets. Prior to April 30, 2021, the Fund calculated and accrued daily a base fee, at an annualized rate of .40% of the Fund’s average daily net assets (“Base Fee”). The prior advisory fee was increased or decreased from the Base Fee by a performance adjustment (“Performance Adjustment”) that depended on whether, and to what extent, the investment performance of the Advisor Class shares of the Fund (“Measuring Class”) exceeded, or was exceeded by, the performance of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index (“Index”) plus .75% (“Index Hurdle”) over the Performance Period (as defined below). The Performance Adjustment was calculated and accrued daily, according to a schedule that added or subtracted .002667% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for each .01% of absolute performance by which the performance of the Measuring Class exceeded or lagged the Index Hurdle for the period from the beginning of the Performance Period through the current business day. The maximum Performance Adjustment (positive or negative) could not exceed an annualized rate of +/- .20% (“Maximum Performance Adjustment”) of the Fund’s average daily net assets, which would occur when the performance of the Measuring Class exceeded, or was exceeded by, the Index Hurdle by .75% or more for the Performance Period. On a monthly basis, the Fund paid the Adviser the minimum fee rate of .20% on an annualized basis (Base Fee minus the Maximum Performance Adjustment) applied to the average daily net assets for the month. At the end of the Performance Period, the Fund paid to the Adviser the total advisory fee, less the amount of any minimum fees paid during the Performance Period and any waivers described below. The period over which performance was measured (“Performance Period”) was initially from February 26, 2018 to December 31, 2019 and thereafter was each 12-month period beginning on the first day in the month of January through December 31 of the same year. In addition, the Adviser had agreed to waive its advisory fee by limiting the Fund’s accrual of the advisory fee (Base Fee plus Performance Adjustment) on any day to the amount corresponding to the maximum fee rate multiplied by the Fund’s current net assets if such amount was less than the amount that would have been accrued based on the Fund’s average daily net assets for the Performance Period. For the period from January 1, 2021 until the

 

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implementation of the new advisory fee on April 30, 2021, the Fund paid the minimum fee under the prior advisory fee arrangement (0.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets) as a result of a fee waiver by the Adviser.

Effective April 30, 2021, the Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total expenses (other than acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) on an annual basis (the “Expense Cap”) to .85%, .60% and .60% of daily average net assets for the Class A, Advisor Class and Class Z, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $386,176. The Expense Cap will remain in effect until January 31, 2023 and then may be continued thereafter from year to year by the Adviser.

Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser between February 26, 2018 and December 31, 2019 are/were subject to repayment by the Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne; such waivers that are subject to repayment amount to $484,978 for the year ended December 31, 2019. Prior to April 30, 2021, the Advisor had agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total expenses (other than the advisory fee, acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) on an annual basis from exceeding .10% of average daily net assets. In any case, no repayment will be made that would cause the Fund’s total annual expenses (subject to the exclusions set forth in the preceding sentence) to exceed .10% of average daily net assets.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive such fees in the amount of $81,463.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $18,340 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

 

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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 has 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. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $1,967.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     2,464     $     44,725     $     41,853     $     5,336     $     28  

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on Advisor Class and Class Z shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

 

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NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     40,728,207     $     28,336,430  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      309,621  

As of October 31, 2022, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $ 77,127,181  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,006,348  

Gross unrealized depreciation

         (11,030,624
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (10,024,276
  

 

 

 

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:

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

 

   

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, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities,

 

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including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Fund may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Fund were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Fund. Put and call purchased options are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of a written option by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

 

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The Fund may also invest in options on swap agreements, also called “swaptions”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based “premium”. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put swaptions equates to the notional amount of the underlying swap. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held written swaptions for non-hedging purposes.

 

   

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 including by making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” or in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset described below under “Total Return Swaps”. 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

 

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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 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.

 

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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 a 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 year ended October 31, 2022, 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 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

 

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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 obligation 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held credit default swaps for hedging and non-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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held total return swaps for hedging and non-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 tables below for additional details.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, 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/Payable
for variation margin
on futures
      
$

5,653

* 
      
Receivable/Payable
for variation margin
on futures
      
$

248,492

* 

Interest rate
contracts

      
Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
   
    
  459,967

* 
      
Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps
   
    
  415,800

* 

Foreign currency
contracts

      
Unrealized
appreciation on
forward currency
exchange contracts
   
    
15,805

 
      
Unrealized
depreciation on
forward currency
exchange contracts
   
    
179,555

 

Credit contracts

  Market value of
credit default
swaps
    81,164     Market value of
credit default
swaps
    123,424  

 

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Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Credit contracts

      Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps   $ 73,651 * 

Credit contracts

      Unrealized
depreciation on
total return swaps
    29,182  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   562,589       $   1,070,104  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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) on swaps   $ (9,659   $     106,898  

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures     (481,445     (175,498

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency exchange contracts     905,936       (233,744

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps         (120,092     (103,314

Credit Contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) on written swaptions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written swaptions     45,105       – 0  –

 

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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)
 

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain/(loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures   $ (10,077   $ (7,175
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $     329,768     $     (412,833
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 2,590,000 (a) 

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 3,413,789 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

  

Average notional amount

   $     13,207,000  

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 334,264  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 701,904  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 186,535 (c) 

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 4,865,719  

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 4,459,399  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 166,297  

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 750,355  

Written Swaptions:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 2,910,000 (d) 

 

a)

Positions were open for one month during the reporting period.

 

b)

Positions were open for eleven months during the reporting period.

 

c)

Positions were open for ten months during the reporting period.

 

d)

Positions were open for three months during the reporting period.

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, 2022. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the tables.

 

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Counterparty

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

BNP Paribas SA

  $ 10     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 10  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    15,805       (9,083     – 0  –      – 0  –      6,722  

Credit Suisse International

    49,368       (26,878     – 0  –      – 0  –      22,490  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA/Goldman Sachs International

    31,786       (31,786     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 96,969     $ (67,747   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 29,222
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 170,472     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 170,472  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    9,083       (9,083     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Credit Suisse International

    26,878       (26,878     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Deutsche Bank AG

    51,866       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      51,866  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA/Goldman Sachs International

    73,862       (31,786     – 0  –      – 0  –      42,076  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     332,161     $     (67,747   $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     264,414
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

^

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.

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).

 

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NOTE E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

                 
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
   

January 1,

2021 to

October 31,
2021(a)

    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
         

Year Ended
October 31,

2022

    

January 1,

2021 to

October 31,
2021(a)

    Year Ended
December 31,
2020
       
  

 

 

   
Class A*                  

Shares sold

     110,732       15,725       – 0  –      $ 1,074,065      $ 157,857     $ – 0  –   

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,981       90       – 0  –        17,332        899       – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (6,734     – 0  –      – 0  –        (59,373      – 0  –      – 0  –   

 

   

Net increase

     105,979       15,815       – 0  –      $ 1,032,024      $ 158,756     $ – 0  –   

 

   
                 
Advisor Class                  

Shares sold

     5,003,503       3,689,392       1,342,319       $ 45,166,837      $ 36,953,019     $ 12,290,493    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     218,017       90,586       121,319         1,949,901        905,458       1,122,225    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (3,405,602     (1,335,401     (1,709,250         (31,564,032        (13,332,322       (15,689,987  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     1,815,918       2,444,577       (245,612     $ 15,552,706      $ 24,526,155     $ (2,277,269  

 

   
                 
Class Z*                  

Shares sold

     2,395       5,880       – 0  –      $ 24,001      $ 59,180     $ – 0  –   

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     90       – 0  –      – 0  –        834        – 0  –      – 0  –   

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (2,485     – 0  –      – 0  –        (20,650      – 0  –      – 0  –   

 

   

Net increase

     – 0  –      5,880       – 0  –      $ 4,185      $ 59,180     $ – 0  –   

 

   

 

(a)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.

 

*

Commenced distribution on April 30, 2021.

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

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

Interest-Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of

 

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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 government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

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 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.

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 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.

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 instrument, 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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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.

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 and are 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 in fixed-income securities denominated in foreign currencies or reduce the Fund’s returns.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However,

 

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banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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

 

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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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022, period ended October 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

    November 1,
2021 to
October 31,
2022
    January 1,
2021 to
October 31,
2021
    January 1,
2020 to
December 31,
2020
 

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

  $ 3,710,884     $ 2,144,305     $ 2,379,537  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

  $     3,710,884     $     2,144,305     $     2,379,537  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund’s most recent tax year-end, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 42,753  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (9,133,476 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     601,097 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     (8,489,626 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of December 31, 2021, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $9,133,476. During the tax year, the Fund utilized $856,675 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 recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, return of capital distributions received from underlying securities, the tax treatment of callable bonds, the tax treatment of swaps, the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the tax treatment of partnership investments.

 

(c)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax, the tax treatment of defaulted securities, and 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 December 31, 2021, the Fund’s most recent tax year end, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $4,806,884 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $4,326,592, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to accumulated loss or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

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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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

      Class A    
   

Year Ended
October 31,

2022

   

April 30,

2021(a) to

October 31,

2021(b)

    November 1,
2017 to
February 26,
2018(a)
   

Year Ended
October 31,

2017

 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.98       $  9.98       $  9.71       $  9.46  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(c)(d)

    .44       .17       .15       .46  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.69     .05       (.18     .25  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (e) 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.25     .22       (.03     .71  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.52     (.22     (.12     (.42

Return of capital

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

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.52     (.22     (.12     (.46
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.21       $  9.98     $  9.56       $  9.71  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(f)*

    (12.89 )%      2.23 %     (.02 )%      7.61 %+ 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

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

    $1,001       $158     $3,131       $5,150  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)(h)

    .85     .85 %^     .95 %^      .95

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(g)(h)

    1.61     2.28 %^     3.27 %^      2.64

Net investment income(d)

    4.88     3.43 %^     4.70 %^      4.82

Portfolio turnover rate+++

    48     36 %     75     65
       
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .00     .00 %^      .00 %^      .01

See footnote summary on page 90.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    January 1,
2021 to

October 31,
2021(b)
    Year Ended
December 31,
    November 1,
2018 to
December 31,
2018(i)
    Year Ended
October 31,
2018
 
  2020     2019  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.98       $  9.86       $  9.63       $  8.90       $  9.36       $  9.71  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

           

Net investment income(c)(d)

    .45       .38       .50       .52       .09       .50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.68     .16       .30       .77       (.41     (.37

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (e) 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.23     .54       .80       1.29       (.32     .13  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

           

Dividends from net investment income

    (.54     (.42     (.57     (.56     (.14     (.48
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.21       $  9.98       $  9.86       $  9.63       $  8.90       $  9.36  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

           

Total investment return based on net asset value(f)*

    (12.68 )%      5.56     8.95 %+      14.77 %+      (3.45 )%      1.32 %** 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

           

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

    $67,249       $63,608       $38,751       $40,218       $30,509       $33,990  

Ratio to average net assets of:

           

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)(h)

    .60     .51 %^      .70     .29 %++      .29 %^++      .33

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(g)(h)

    1.35     1.74 %^      2.17     1.84 %++      3.25 %^++      2.56

Net investment income(d)

    5.00     4.60 %^      5.41     5.45     5.73 %^      5.20

Portfolio turnover rate+++

    48     36     75     40     5     75
           
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .00     .00 %^      .00     .01     .01 %^      .01

See footnote summary on page 90.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class Z  
   

Year Ended
October 31,

2022

   

April 30,

2021(a) to
October 31

2021(b)

    November 1,
2017 to
February 26,
2018(a)
   

Year Ended

October 31,

2017

 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.98       $  9.98       $  9.70       $  9.45  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(c)(d)

    .44       .18       .16       .49  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.67     .05       (.18     .24  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (e) 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.23     .23       (.02     .73  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.54     (.23     (.13     (.43

Return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.05
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.54     (.23     (.13     (.48
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.21       $  9.98       $  9.55       $  9.70  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(f)*

    (12.67 )%      2.36     .14     7.91 %+ 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

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

    $48       $59       $417       $499  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)(h)

    .60     .60 %^      .70 %^      .73

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(g)(h)

    1.27     1.92 %^      2.78 %^      1.41

Net investment income(d)

    4.87     3.61 %^      5.04 %^      5.12

Portfolio turnover rate+++

    48     36     75     65
       
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .00     .00 %^      .00 %^      .01

See footnote summary on page 90.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Class A and Class Z shares of the Fund were not in operation from February 26, 2018 until April 30, 2021.

 

(b)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31.

 

(c)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(d)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(e)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(f)

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 investment 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 for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(g)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest expense:

 

    Year Ended
October 31,

2022
    January 1,
2021 to
October  31,
2021(b)
    Year Ended December 31,     November 1,
2018  to
December 31,
2018(i)
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2020     2019     2018     2017  

Class A

         

Net of waivers/ reimbursements

    .85     .85 %^      N/A       N/A       N/A       .95 %(a)^      .95

Before waivers/ reimbursements

    1.61     2.28 %^      N/A       N/A       N/A       3.27 %(a)^      2.69

Advisor Class

             

Net of waivers/ reimbursements

    .60     .51 %^      .70     .29     .29 %^      .31     .70

Before waivers/ reimbursements

    1.35     1.74 %^      2.17     1.84     3.25 %^      2.54     2.54

Class Z

             

Net of waivers/ reimbursements

    .60     .60 %^      N/A       N/A       N/A       .70 %(a)^      .73

Before waivers/ reimbursements

    1.27     1.92 %^      N/A       N/A       N/A       2.77 %(a)^      1.47

 

(h)

In connection with the Fund’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the year ended December 31, 2019, period ended December 31, 2018, years ended October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, such waivers amounted to .01%, .01% (annualized), .01% and .01%, respectively.

 

(i)

The Fund changed its fiscal year end from October 31 to December 31.

 

^

Annualized.

 

*

Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Fund resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Fund’s performance for the years ended December 31, 2019, October 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 by .01%, .03% and .07%, respectively.

 

**

Includes the impact of reimbursements from the Adviser which enhanced the Fund’s performance for the year ended October 31, 2018 by .01%.

 

+

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.

 

++

The advisory fee reflected in the Fund’s expense ratio may be higher or lower than the Base Fee plus Performance Adjustment due to the different time periods over which the fee is calculated (i.e., the financial reporting vs. the Performance Period).

 

+++

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole for the full fiscal year or period, as applicable, and is not annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of

AB High Yield Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB High Yield Portfolio, (formerly known as AB FlexFee High Yield Portfolio) (the “Fund”), (one of the portfolios constituting the AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for the year then ended, the period from January 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein through October 31, 2022 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting the AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for the year then ended, the period from January 1, 2021 through October 31, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, and its financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein through October 31, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 23, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the tax year ended December 31, 2021. For foreign shareholders, 67.78% of ordinary income dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Gershon M. Distenfeld(2), Vice President

Robert Schwartz(2), Vice President

William Smith(2)Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

  

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

50 Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02110

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.

501 Commerce Street

Nasvhille, TN 37203

 

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein
Investor Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003

San Antonio, TX 78278

Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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 High Yield Investment Team. Messrs. Distenfeld, Schwartz and Smith are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,+

1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

 

Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.

    75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS    

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.#

Chairman of the Board

81

(2014)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and he currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jorge A. Bermudez,#

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,#

78

(2014)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Nancy P. Jacklin,#

74

(2014)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     

Jeanette W. Loeb,#

70

(2020)

  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Carol C. McMullen,#

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 to 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER PUBLIC

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Garry L. Moody,#

70

(2014)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995) where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal and Compliance Dept.—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

+

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Portfolio as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

#

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*,
AND AGE
   POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Onur Erzan

46

   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     

Gershon M. Distenfeld

47

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Co-Head of Fixed-Income.
     

William Smith

35

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also a Director of US High Yield Credit.
     

Robert Schwartz

50

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Manager**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Emilie D. Wrapp

67

   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Joseph J. Mantineo

63

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of ABIS**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Phyllis J. Clarke

61

   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Vincent S. Noto

58

   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Funds’ 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 Directors/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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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 Funds’ 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 significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the Program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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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Board Consideration of Amendment to the Fund’s Advisory Agreement

At the Board Meeting held by video conference on November 3-5, 2020, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) consider and approve an amendment to the Company’s then-current Advisory Agreement with the Adviser (the “Amended Agreement”) in respect of AB FlexFeeTM High Yield Portfolio (the “Fund”)* to implement an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund’s average daily net assets) and eliminate the performance-based advisory fee. The Adviser cited the following reasons for its recommendation:

 

   

The performance-based fee structure has failed to increase investor demand and attract significant assets for the Fund, making it more difficult for the Fund to achieve economies of scale. The Adviser also observed that the Fund’s then-current advisory fee structure was not in line with those of peer funds, noting that few other firms had made a substantial effort to launch fulcrum fee funds since implementation of the performance-based fee structure for the Fund in 2018.

 

   

The methodology used to calculate the performance-based fee is complex, preventing the Fund from being more competitive in the mutual fund marketplace.

 

   

The performance-based fee structure creates uncertainty for investors in reasonably predicting Fund expenses, due to significant fluctuations in advisory fees and total expense ratios that can result from fund performance fluctuations. This was a particular issue in the qualified plan context, where uncertainty about the amount of future fees has been a concern.

At the recommendation of the Adviser, the Board, including a majority of the Directors who are not interested persons of the Company (the “Independent Directors”) as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”), approved the Amended Agreement between the Company, on behalf of the Fund, and the Adviser, for an initial two-year period, at the Board Meeting. The Board, including the Independent Directors, also recommended approval of the Amended Agreement by stockholders.

At the Board Meeting, the Board also approved, upon recommendation of the Adviser, (i) changing the Fund’s name to “AB High Yield Portfolio”; (ii) changing the benchmark against which the Fund’s performance is compared in the Fund’s prospectus and shareholder reports from the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index to the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index, the index used by the Fund

 

*

Effective April 30, 2021, the Fund changed its name to AB High Yield Portfolio.

 

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prior to the implementation of the performance-based fee structure; (iii) changing the Fund’s fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31, to be consistent with the other fixed-income mutual funds advised by the Adviser with conventional asset-based advisory fees; and (iv) changing the Fund’s dividend policy to declare dividends daily instead of monthly. The Directors also noted the Adviser’s intent, in connection with these changes, to offer Class A and Class Z shares in addition to Advisor Class shares. Implementation of the foregoing changes and actions was conditioned upon approval by stockholders of the Amended Agreement and would be effective on or about May 1, 2021.

The Directors also considered that the Fund would not bear the expenses relating to the above-referenced changes, including expenses relating to the special meeting of stockholders called to approve the Amended Agreement and the preparation, printing and mailing of the proxy materials and of all related solicitations, in light of the applicable expense limitation agreement and the Adviser’s agreement to bear such expenses to the extent not subject to such expense limitation agreement.

At the Board Meeting, the Directors also approved the continuance of the Fund’s then-current Advisory Agreement for an additional annual term or, if earlier, until such time as the Amended Agreement takes effect.

Prior to their approval of the Amended Agreement and the continuance of the then-current Advisory Agreement, the Directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Amended Agreement and the proposed continuance of the then-current 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 Analyst for the Fund. The Directors also discussed the proposed approvals in private sessions with counsel.

The Directors considered the fact that the Amended Agreement would have terms and conditions substantially identical to those of the then-current Advisory Agreement, except for (i) the absence of the performance-based advisory fee and adoption of a more conventional advisory fee, which would consist of an advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels (based on the Fund’s average daily net assets) under the Amended Agreement and (ii) the change in the name of the Fund.

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

 

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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.

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 then-current and proposed management fees. In connection with their consideration of the then-current management fee, the Directors considered materials presented to them concerning the SEC’s published guidance on factors that should be considered in connection with fulcrum fee arrangements, including the following factors: (1) the fairness of the fulcrum fee; (2) selection of an appropriate index against which fund performance should be measured; (3) variations in periods used for computing average asset values and performance; (4) length of period over which performance is computed; (5) computation of performance over a rolling period; (6) performance for transitional periods; (7) computation of the performance of the fund and the index with respect to payment of dividends and capital gains distributions; and (8) avoidance of basing significant fee adjustments upon random or insignificant differences. 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 then-current Advisory Agreement and the Amended Agreement, 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 then-current Advisory Agreement and to be provided under the Amended 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

 

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management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that the Amended Agreement, similar to the then-current Advisory Agreement, provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. The Directors noted that the Adviser had not requested any reimbursements from the Fund in 2020 through the date of the Board Meeting, in the Fund’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, in the two-month fiscal period ended December 31, 2018 and in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2018. 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 then-current Advisory Agreement and to be provided to the Fund under the Amended Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

In connection with their approval of the continuance of the Fund’s then-current Advisory Agreement 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 2018 and 2019 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency and distribution services to the Fund. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the then-current 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. The Directors noted that, due to the performance fee component of the advisory fee under the then-current Advisory Agreement, profitability would tend to be higher with better performance relative to the Fund’s benchmark index, which they considered to create an appropriate alignment of incentives. The Directors noted that, due to the elimination of the performance fee, profitability in respect of periods after the effective date of the Amended Agreement (if it becomes effective) would no longer be directly affected by investment performance relative to the Fund’s benchmark index.

 

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The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Amended Agreement and the Directors recognized that such information for 2021 and subsequent years would differ from that reviewed previously as a result of the elimination of the performance fee.

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. including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges to be received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of Class A shares to be offered with the implementation of the Amended Agreement, and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. 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 Board Meeting, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Board Meeting, the Directors reviewed performance information for the Fund’s operations prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Advisor Class shares 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 performance of the Advisor Class shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year period ended July 31, 2020. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable. In connection with their consideration of the Amended Agreement, the Directors noted that the Fund’s performance would have been different had the fee schedule in the Amended Agreement been in effect during such periods.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser under the then-current Advisory Agreement and the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser under the Amended Agreement, and information prepared 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 considered the

 

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Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate under the then-current Advisory Agreement against a peer group median. The Directors also compared the Fund’s proposed contractual effective advisory fee rate under the Amended Agreement with a peer group median. The information reviewed by the Directors showed that its proposed contractual effective advisory fee rate under the Amended Agreement was lower than the peer group median.

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 Analyst and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule under the then-current Advisory Agreement and the Amended Agreement, 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 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 previously discussed these matters with an independent fee consultant.

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 stockholders 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.

The Directors noted that the Fund invests in shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), subject to the restrictions and limitations of the 1940 Act as these may be varied as a result of exemptive orders issued by the SEC. The Directors also noted that ETFs pay advisory fees pursuant to their

 

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advisory contracts, and that the Adviser had provided, and they had reviewed, information about the expense ratios of the relevant ETFs. The Directors concluded, based on the Adviser’s explanation of how it uses ETFs when they are the most cost-effective way to obtain desired exposures, in some cases pending purchases of underlying securities, that the advisory fee for the Fund is for services that are in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the services provided under the advisory contracts of the ETFs.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s operations under the then-current performance-based advisory fee structure, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Advisor Class shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Advisor Class expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and the Directors considered the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The Directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The Directors view the expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

With respect to the Fund’s proposed implementation of an asset-based advisory fee with breakpoints at specific asset levels as provided in the Amended Agreement, the Directors considered the proposed total expense ratio of the Advisor Class shares of the Fund (Class A and Class Z shares will also be offered) in comparison to a peer group and peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s proposed expense cap for the Fund’s Advisor Class shares, with corresponding expense caps for the other classes of shares, for an initial period to end no earlier than April 30, 2022. The Directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s proposed expense ratios were acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund in the Amended Agreement, unlike the advisory fee schedule in the then-current Advisory Agreement, contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of

 

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scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also previously discussed economies of scale with an independent fee consultant. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board Meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the Directors concluded that the Fund’s stockholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB INCOME FUND

 

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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 the AB Income Fund (the “Fund”). Please review the discussion of Fund performance, the market conditions during the reporting period and the Fund’s investment strategy.

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

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 6, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Income Fund for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek high current income consistent with preservation of capital.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

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AB INCOME FUND      
Class A Shares      -10.16%        -18.83%  
Class C Shares      -10.49%        -19.41%  
Advisor Class Shares1      -10.03%        -18.60%  
Class Z Shares1      -10.02%        -18.57%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index      -6.86%        -15.68%  

 

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Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Fund, or through other limited or special arrangements approved by the Adviser, such as purchases by shareholders of the Fund’s Predecessor Fund.

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

During both periods, all share classes underperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. During the 12-month period, overall duration exposure and yield-curve positioning were the largest detractors, relative to the benchmark, as overweights on the two- to 10-year parts of the curve lost more than gains from underweights on the 20- to 30-year parts of the curve. Sector allocation also detracted, mostly from off-benchmark exposure to emerging-market sovereign and corporate bonds, and exposure to collateralized loan obligations. These sector losses were partially offset by an overweight to US Treasuries, off-benchmark exposure to high-yield corporate bonds, and underweights to investment-grade corporate bonds and US agency mortgages. Security selection within high-yield corporate bonds, emerging-market sovereign bonds and US agency mortgages also detracted, and were partially offset by gains from selection within commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). An off-benchmark country allocation to Canada contributed more than a loss from a minor position in Russia. Currency decisions did not materially impact performance during the period.

 

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In the six-month period, overall duration exposure and yield-curve positioning were the largest detractors, as losses from overweights on the two- to 10-year parts of the yield curve detracted more than gains from underweights on the 20- to 30-year parts of the curve. Sector allocation also negatively impacted performance, mostly due to off-benchmark exposure to emerging-market sovereign bonds, collateralized loan obligations and bank loans, which was partially offset by gains from an overweight to US Treasuries and an underweight to US agency mortgages. Security selection also detracted, primarily from selection within emerging-market sovereign bonds, high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds, and US agency mortgages that was partially offset by selection within CMBS. Country allocation was a minor contributor to performance results, as exposure to Canada added more than exposure to Australia during the period. Currency decisions did not materially impact results.

During both periods, the Fund utilized derivatives in the form of treasury futures and interest rate swaps to manage and hedge duration risk and/or to take active yield-curve positioning. Consumer Price Index swaps were utilized to obtain active inflation exposure. Currency forwards were used to hedge foreign currency exposure. Credit default swap indices were used to take active high-yield credit risk. CMBS indices were used to take active commercial real estate exposure. During the 12-month period, interest rate swaptions were used to manage and hedge duration risk, generate income and/or to take active yield-curve positioning.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Fixed-income government bond market yields increased rapidly, and bond prices fell in all developed markets during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022. Most major central banks aggressively tightened monetary policy by raising short-term interest rates and ending bond purchases to combat high and persistent inflation. Developed-market government bonds fell the most in the UK and eurozone, and by the least in Japan, Canada and Australia. In credit risk sectors, securitized assets generally outperformed corporate bonds. Investment-grade corporate bonds trailed treasuries, underperforming in the US against US Treasuries, while outperforming in the eurozone relative to eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds in the US outperformed US Treasuries, while eurozone high yield outperformed eurozone treasuries. Emerging-market sovereign bonds materially underperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade corporate bonds hedged to the US dollar outperformed US investment-grade corporates. Emerging-market local-currency bonds lagged as the US dollar advanced against all developed-market currencies and most emerging-market currencies. Brent crude oil prices ended higher, even as prices fell later in the period on global growth concerns and reduced demand.

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government bonds from both US and non-US issuers as well as corporate bonds, with scope to invest a select amount in below investment-grade bonds. The Team manages the Fund with a core fixed-income strategy through a global, multi-sector approach that seeks an attractive risk/return profile.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in income-producing securities. The Fund also normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in securities of US and foreign governments, their agencies or instrumentalities and repurchase agreements relating to US government securities.

The Fund normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in US dollar-denominated securities. The Fund may also invest up to 35% of its total assets in non-government fixed-income securities, including corporate debt securities, non-government mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, certificates of deposit and commercial paper. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below investment-grade securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). The Fund may invest no more than 25% of its total assets in securities of issuers in any one country other than the US. The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include investments in securities of emerging-market countries or of issuers in emerging markets.

The Adviser selects securities for purchase or sale based on its assessment of the securities’ risks and return characteristics as well as the securities’ impact on the overall risks 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 in fixed-income securities with any maturity or duration.

The Fund utilizes derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps to a significant extent, subject to the limits of applicable law. The Fund may, for example, use credit default, interest rate and total return swaps to establish exposure to the fixed-income markets or particular fixed-income securities. Derivatives may provide a more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and may also be a more efficient way to alter the Fund’s exposure. The Fund may also enter into transactions such as reverse repurchase agreements that are similar to borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s use of derivatives and these borrowing transactions may create aggregate exposure that is substantially in excess of its net assets, effectively leveraging the Fund.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index represents the performance of securities within the US investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities, asset-backed securities and CMBS. The index is not leveraged, whereas the Fund utilizes leverage. 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 bond market fluctuates. The value of its investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market.

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

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk: Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to 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.

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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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-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 and are subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

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.

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

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

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

 

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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.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. 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.

Active Trading Risk: The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

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

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1%

 

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1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

The Fund commenced operations on April 22, 2016. The Fund acquired the assets and liabilities of the AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc., a closed-end fund (the “Predecessor Fund”), effective at the close of business on April 21, 2016 (the “Reorganization”). The Fund has the same investment objective that the Predecessor Fund had and similar investment strategies and policies. In addition, the Fund has higher expenses (including transfer agency and shareholder servicing fees), and a different advisory fee arrangement than the Predecessor Fund had.

Performance information prior to April 22, 2016, shown in this report reflects the historical performance of the Predecessor Fund based on its NAV. Such performance information may not be representative of performance the Fund would have achieved as an open-end fund under its current investment strategies and policies and expense levels.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

10/31/2012 TO 10/31/2022

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Income Fund Advisor Class shares (from 10/31/2012 to 10/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark. The chart assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

1

Performance returns of Advisor Class shares for the periods prior to April 21, 2016, are based on the NAV per share of the Predecessor Fund. Please note that this share class is for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Fund, or through other limited or special arrangements approved by the Adviser, such as purchases by shareholders of the Fund’s Predecessor Fund.

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
 
CLASS A SHARES         6.07%  
1 Year     -18.83%       -22.27%    
5 Years     -1.35%       -2.20%    
Since Inception2     0.21%       -0.45%    
CLASS C SHARES         5.56%  
1 Year     -19.41%       -20.20%    
5 Years     -2.08%       -2.08%    
Since Inception2     -0.52%       -0.52%    
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3,4         6.59%  
1 Year     -18.60%       -18.60%    
5 Years     -1.10%       -1.10%    
10 Years     1.43%       1.43%    
CLASS Z SHARES4         6.62%  
1 Year     -18.57%       -18.57%    
Since Inception2     -4.63%       -4.63%    

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.80%, 1.55%, 0.55% and 0.49% for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class and Class Z shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, to 0.77%, 1.52% and 0.52% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before January 31, 2023. Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser through April 22, 2018, under the expense limitations in effect prior to that date may be reimbursed by the Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne, provided that no reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses to exceed the expense limitations. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

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

 

2

Inception dates: 4/21/2016 for all share classes except Class Z; 11/20/2019 for Class Z shares.

 

3

Performance returns of Advisor Class shares for the periods prior to April 21, 2016, are based on the NAV per share of the Predecessor Fund.

 

4

These share classes are offered at NAV to eligible investors and the SEC returns are the same as the NAV returns. Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Fund, or through other limited or special arrangements approved by the Adviser, such as purchases by shareholders of the Fund’s Predecessor Fund.

 

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SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -21.43%  
5 Years      -1.98%  
Since Inception1      -0.23%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -19.36%  
5 Years      -1.87%  
Since Inception1      -0.30%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2,3   
1 Year      -17.74%  
5 Years      -0.88%  
10 Years      1.64%  
CLASS Z SHARES3   
1 Year      -17.71%  
Since Inception1      -4.30%  

 

1

Inception dates: 4/21/2016 for all share classes except Class Z; 11/20/2019 for Class Z shares.

 

2

Performance returns of Advisor Class shares for the periods prior to April 21, 2016, are based on the NAV per share of the Predecessor Fund.

 

3

Please note that these share classes are for investors purchasing shares through accounts established under certain fee-based programs sponsored and maintained by certain broker-dealers and financial intermediaries, institutional pension plans and/or investment advisory clients of, and certain other persons associated with, the Adviser and its affiliates or the Fund, or through other limited or special arrangements approved by the Adviser, such as purchases by shareholders of the Fund’s Predecessor Fund.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. 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 first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on 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.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2022
    Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2022
   

Expenses Paid
During Period*

   

Annualized
Expense Ratio*

 
Class A      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 898.40     $ 6.46       1.35

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,018.40     $ 6.87       1.35
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 895.10     $ 10.03       2.10

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,014.62     $     10.66       2.10
Advisor Class      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 899.70     $ 5.27       1.10

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,019.66     $ 5.60       1.10
Class Z      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 899.80     $ 5.22       1.09

Hypothetical**

  $     1,000     $     1,019.71     $ 5.55       1.09

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $2,630.2

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

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). “Other” security type weightings represent 0.3% or less in the following types: Asset-Backed Securities, Common Stocks, Local Governments–US Municipal Bonds, Preferred Stocks and Warrants.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (continued)

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

The Fund’s country 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). “Other” country weightings represent 0.3% or less in the following: Angola, Australia, Bermuda, Chile, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macau, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and Ukraine.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 75.5%

      

Canada – 5.7%

      

Canadian Government Bond
1.00%, 09/01/2026

    CAD       225,418      $ 150,294,661  
      

 

 

 

United States – 69.8%

      

U.S. Treasury Bonds
3.00%, 08/15/2052(a)

    U.S.$       49,257        39,220,488  

U.S. Treasury Notes
2.875%, 05/15/2032(a)

      342,529        309,988,926  

4.125%, 09/30/2027(a)(b)(c)(d)

      528,947        525,806,477  

4.25%, 10/31/2027

      509,098        506,313,970  

4.375%, 10/31/2024

      455,821        454,752,769  
      

 

 

 
         1,836,082,630  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $2,021,706,343)

         1,986,377,291  
      

 

 

 
      

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 19.5%

      

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 19.5%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2020
2.50%, 08/01/2050

      49,351        41,019,079  

2.50%, 09/01/2050

      39,019        32,420,344  

4.50%, 02/01/2050

      2,724        2,600,088  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 1998
8.00%, 06/01/2028

      1        1,329  

Series 1999
7.50%, 11/01/2029

   

 

5

 

  

 

5,234

 

Series 2020
4.50%, 02/01/2050

      6,545        6,236,753  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2021
4.00%, 11/21/2052, TBA

      13,732        12,647,373  

4.50%, 11/21/2052, TBA

      70,886        67,148,902  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Series 2022
3.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      61,874        52,530,134  

3.50%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      82,946        72,940,899  

4.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      44,832        40,775,927  

4.50%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      133,971        125,629,464  

5.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      62,077        59,831,803  
      

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $540,165,290)

         513,787,329  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 17.4%

      

Financial Institutions – 11.0%

      

Banking – 7.3%

      

AIB Group PLC
4.263%, 04/10/2025(e)

    U.S.$       5,750      $ 5,480,555  

7.583%, 10/14/2026(e)

      8,459        8,410,530  

Ally Financial, Inc.
8.00%, 11/01/2031

      75        76,990  

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

      3,765        3,301,152  

Banco Santander Mexico SA Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Santand
5.375%, 04/17/2025(e)

      3,998        3,847,075  

Banco Santander SA
4.175%, 03/24/2028

      2,800        2,466,044  

5.179%, 11/19/2025

      4,000        3,801,720  

Bank of America Corp.
Series X
6.25%, 09/05/2024(f)

      5,833        5,677,317  

Series Z
6.50%, 10/23/2024(f)

      869        859,371  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
6.253%, 09/16/2026(e)

      2,167        2,094,167  

Barclays PLC
7.125%, 06/15/2025(f)

    GBP       333        350,646  

7.25%, 03/15/2023(e)(f)

      1,350        1,537,017  

7.385%, 11/02/2028

    U.S.$       3,394        3,377,234  

8.00%, 03/15/2029(f)

      8,072        7,244,458  

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

      5,343        4,446,578  

BNP Paribas SA
4.625%, 02/25/2031(e)(f)

      2,244        1,553,656  

7.75%, 08/16/2029(e)(f)

      3,972        3,750,601  

Citigroup, Inc.
3.875%, 02/18/2026(f)

      3,286        2,696,097  

5.95%, 01/30/2023(f)

      1,726        1,713,625  

Series T
6.25%, 08/15/2026(f)

      1,126        1,088,200  

Series U
5.00%, 09/12/2024(f)

      2,540        2,261,565  

Series V
4.70%, 01/30/2025(f)

      1,811        1,451,118  

Series W
4.00%, 12/10/2025(f)

      2,865        2,415,224  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Comerica, Inc.
5.625%, 07/01/2025(f)

  U.S.$     7,029      $ 6,816,162  

Credit Agricole SA
8.125%, 12/23/2025(e)(f)

      4,972        4,947,538  

Credit Suisse Group AG
6.373%, 07/15/2026(e)

      1,114        1,039,061  

Danske Bank A/S
3.244%, 12/20/2025(e)

      200        184,668  

4.298%, 04/01/2028(e)

      4,773        4,211,075  

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

      4,938        4,720,530  

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
3.929%, 06/19/2024

      1,568        1,543,539  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.60%, 12/17/2030(f)

      758        500,515  

4.762%, 03/29/2033

      3,659        2,908,539  

6.375%, 03/30/2025(f)

      707        627,979  

7.336%, 11/03/2026

      9,148        9,166,021  

ING Groep NV
6.50%, 04/16/2025(f)

      6,341        5,773,671  

6.75%, 04/16/2024(e)(f)

      3,383        3,206,103  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.323%, 04/26/2028

      9,095        8,466,263  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
5.017%, 07/20/2028

      3,927        3,735,402  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
5.414%, 09/13/2028

      6,110        5,901,282  

Morgan Stanley
4.21%, 04/20/2028

      3,639        3,368,258  

6.296%, 10/18/2028

      10,098        10,189,387  

Nationwide Building Society
4.302%, 03/08/2029(e)

      2,000        1,741,920  

Nordea Bank Abp
6.625%, 03/26/2026(e)(f)

      8,725        8,256,380  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
Series O
6.46% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.68%),
02/01/2023(f)(g)

      1,247        1,245,030  

Standard Chartered PLC
5.925% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 01/30/2027(e)(f)(g)

      7,500        5,526,450  

7.75%, 08/15/2027(e)(f)

      290        265,362  

Swedbank AB
Series NC5
5.625%, 09/17/2024(e)(f)

      8,800        8,280,272  

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

      14,180        12,467,198  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

UBS Group AG
4.375%, 02/10/2031(e)(f)

    U.S.$       4,958      $ 3,408,179  

7.00%, 02/19/2025(e)(f)

      211        204,362  

UniCredit SpA
1.982%, 06/03/2027(e)

      250        203,260  

2.569%, 09/22/2026(e)

      3,984        3,418,591  
      

 

 

 
         192,223,937  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.2%

 

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

      4,807        4,694,997  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 1.5%

 

Aircastle Ltd.
2.85%, 01/26/2028(e)

      1,242        933,674  

4.125%, 05/01/2024

      678        646,419  

4.25%, 06/15/2026

      163        143,776  

4.40%, 09/25/2023

      1,716        1,680,290  

5.00%, 04/01/2023

      140        139,035  

5.25%, 08/11/2025(e)

      5,846        5,470,219  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
1.95%, 01/30/2026(e)

      1,442        1,200,220  

1.95%, 09/20/2026(e)

      4,367        3,513,470  

3.50%, 11/01/2027(e)

      1,437        1,170,724  

4.125%, 08/01/2025(e)

      1,592        1,444,310  

4.375%, 01/30/2024(e)

      1,694        1,633,507  

4.875%, 10/01/2025(e)

      1,315        1,206,276  

5.50%, 12/15/2024(e)

      4,722        4,534,678  

Huarong Finance 2017 Co., Ltd.
4.75%, 04/27/2027(e)

      400        285,825  

Huarong Finance II Co., Ltd.
5.50%, 01/16/2025(e)

      7,507        6,349,514  

Synchrony Financial
3.95%, 12/01/2027

      9,789        8,425,686  
      

 

 

 
         38,777,623  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.5%

 

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

      750        934,867  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA
5.50%, 10/27/2047(e)

    EUR       6,630        6,436,386  

Credit Agricole Assurances SA
4.75%, 09/27/2048(e)

      3,200        2,962,377  

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
8.30%, 04/15/2026

    U.S.$       5,000        5,267,250  

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
Series ICON
5.03% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.12%), 02/12/2047(e)(g)

      3,275        2,697,421  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

    U.S.$       4,117      $ 4,286,456  

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

      4,029        3,759,661  

5.625%, 06/15/2043

      2,868        2,833,871  

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

      12,065        11,663,477  
      

 

 

 
         40,841,766  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.5%

 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
5.25%, 06/01/2025

      886        857,887  

5.375%, 04/15/2026

      283        270,073  

Office Properties Income Trust
3.45%, 10/15/2031

      2,398        1,467,648  

Spirit Realty LP
2.10%, 03/15/2028

      3,911        3,080,304  

3.40%, 01/15/2030

      1,800        1,438,794  

STORE Capital Corp.
4.625%, 03/15/2029

      1,143        1,061,698  

Trust Fibra Uno
4.869%, 01/15/2030(e)

      4,814        3,616,758  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.
4.625%, 06/15/2025(e)

      628        590,891  
      

 

 

 
         12,384,053  
      

 

 

 
         288,922,376  
      

 

 

 

Industrial – 5.3%

      

Basic – 0.7%

      

Anglo American Capital PLC
5.625%, 04/01/2030(e)

      3,960        3,736,359  

ArcelorMittal SA
7.00%, 10/15/2039

      1,180        1,113,082  

Arconic Corp.
6.00%, 05/15/2025(e)

      765        756,990  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
5.90%, 07/05/2024

      1,124        1,104,577  

6.05%, 03/15/2025

      1,124        1,093,337  

CF Industries, Inc.
4.95%, 06/01/2043

      75        60,269  

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

      964        863,985  

Gold Fields Orogen Holdings BVI Ltd.
5.125%, 05/15/2024(e)

      1,445        1,412,307  

MEGlobal Canada ULC
5.00%, 05/18/2025(e)

      1,988        1,916,929  

Nexa Resources SA
5.375%, 05/04/2027(e)

      5,600        5,055,680  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Suzano Austria GmbH
3.75%, 01/15/2031

    U.S.$       1,304      $ 1,037,495  

5.00%, 01/15/2030

      2,100        1,850,363  

Series DM3N
3.125%, 01/15/2032

      427        314,913  
      

 

 

 
         20,316,286  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

General Electric Co.
Series D
6.623% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.33%), 12/15/2022(f)

      1,203        1,163,553  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
4.95%, 09/15/2028

      2,060        1,921,939  
      

 

 

 
         3,085,492  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.5%

      

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.
5.875%, 08/15/2027(e)

      2,691        2,421,954  

Prosus NV
3.68%, 01/21/2030(e)

      5,224        3,825,927  

Warnermedia Holdings, Inc.
4.279%, 03/15/2032(e)

      4,364        3,526,854  

Weibo Corp.
3.50%, 07/05/2024

      4,574        4,303,276  
      

 

 

 
         14,078,011  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.1%

      

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

      1,244        1,224,920  

5.152%, 03/20/2028(e)

      1,990        1,938,638  
      

 

 

 
         3,163,558  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0%

      

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

      655        558,931  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

Lennar Corp.
4.75%, 11/29/2027

      75        69,398  

PulteGroup, Inc.
6.375%, 05/15/2033

      2,868        2,671,714  

Resorts World Las Vegas LLC/RWLV Capital, Inc.
4.625%, 04/16/2029(e)

      1,100        762,564  
      

 

 

 
         3,503,676  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

      

Macy’s Retail Holdings LLC
5.875%, 03/15/2030(e)

    U.S.$       985      $ 831,606  

6.125%, 03/15/2032(e)

      1,510        1,255,354  
      

 

 

 
         2,086,960  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.6%

      

BAT Capital Corp.
4.906%, 04/02/2030

      7,540        6,590,940  

7.75%, 10/19/2032

      15        15,332  

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

      7,944        7,049,506  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
4.00%, 03/15/2031(e)

      725        610,109  

Newell Brands, Inc.
6.375%, 09/15/2027

      1,534        1,502,062  

6.625%, 09/15/2029

      1,534        1,499,102  
      

 

 

 
         17,267,051  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 1.5%

      

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
5.75%, 01/15/2031(e)

      2,501        2,275,635  

Ecopetrol SA
4.625%, 11/02/2031

      1,135        781,731  

5.875%, 09/18/2023

      281        275,802  

5.875%, 11/02/2051

      1,495        879,807  

6.875%, 04/29/2030

      4,658        3,803,257  

Energy Transfer LP
4.40%, 03/15/2027

      8,139        7,566,340  

EQT Corp.
5.70%, 04/01/2028

      1,528        1,487,111  

Hess Corp.
7.30%, 08/15/2031

      8,898        9,441,935  

Hunt Oil Co. of Peru LLC Sucursal Del Peru
6.375%, 06/01/2028(e)

      1,047        944,907  

Oleoducto Central SA
4.00%, 07/14/2027(e)

      1,169        951,128  

ONEOK, Inc.

      

4.35%, 03/15/2029

      3,952        3,514,553  

6.35%, 01/15/2031

      1,880        1,856,876  

Raizen Fuels Finance SA
5.30%, 01/20/2027(e)

      2,218        2,105,436  

Western Midstream Operating LP
3.95%, 06/01/2025 159

         151,075  

4.30%, 02/01/2030

      1,171        1,029,332  

4.65%, 07/01/2026

      1,558        1,472,886  

4.75%, 08/15/2028

      490        452,981  
      

 

 

 
         38,990,792  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Services – 0.1%

      

Expedia Group, Inc.
3.25%, 02/15/2030

    U.S.$       2,340      $ 1,887,374  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 1.1%

      

Baidu, Inc.
3.075%, 04/07/2025

      797        742,740  

3.425%, 04/07/2030

      225        180,657  

Broadcom, Inc.
3.187%, 11/15/2036(e)

      8,786        5,994,776  

4.00%, 04/15/2029(e)

      845        741,572  

4.15%, 04/15/2032(e)

      4,079        3,421,955  

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

      7,688        6,865,000  

Micron Technology, Inc.
6.75%, 11/01/2029

      5,492        5,494,581  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC
5.35%, 03/01/2026

      3,499        3,413,712  

5.55%, 12/01/2028

      1,130        1,083,647  

Western Digital Corp.
3.10%, 02/01/2032

      748        518,760  
      

 

 

 
         28,457,400  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.
4.75%, 10/20/2028(e)

      1,640        1,524,692  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads – 0.1%

      

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.
4.35%, 04/05/2036(e)

      359        293,444  

5.875%, 07/05/2034(e)

      1,581        1,466,046  
      

 

 

 
         1,759,490  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.2%

      

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.
4.00%, 07/30/2027(e)

      4,585        3,656,308  

Ashtead Capital, Inc.
5.50%, 08/11/2032(e)

      1,006        909,384  
      

 

 

 
         4,565,692  
      

 

 

 
         141,245,405  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 1.1%

      

Electric – 1.1%

 

Adani Transmission Step-One Ltd.
4.00%, 08/03/2026(e)

      3,064        2,614,549  

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

      2,474        1,944,873  

Chile Electricity PEC SpA
Zero Coupon, 01/25/2028(e)

      3,169        2,199,088  

Colbun SA
3.15%, 03/06/2030(e)

      209        168,245  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ComEd Financing III
6.35%, 03/15/2033

    U.S.$       3,462      $ 3,357,205  

Empresa Electrica Cochrane SpA
5.50%, 05/14/2027(e)

      309        266,453  

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

      3,775        2,692,755  

4.375%, 02/15/2031(e)

      5,315        3,605,231  

Enel Finance International NV
7.50%, 10/14/2032(e)

      2,493        2,503,795  

Engie Energia Chile SA
3.40%, 01/28/2030(e)

      6,432        4,695,360  

Kallpa Generacion SA
4.125%, 08/16/2027(e)

      2,562        2,243,031  

LLPL Capital Pte Ltd.
6.875%, 02/04/2039(e)

      2,978        2,292,805  
      

 

 

 
         28,583,390  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $517,715,752)

         458,751,171  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 10.8%

      

Industrial – 8.4%

      

Basic – 0.5%

      

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
5.25%, 09/30/2028(e)

      277        222,714  

7.50%, 09/30/2029(e)

      280        187,821  

ERP Iron Ore, LLC
9.034%, 12/31/2019(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)

      118        78,879  

FMG Resources August 2006 Pty Ltd.
6.125%, 04/15/2032(e)

      3,761        3,332,058  

Graphic Packaging International LLC
4.75%, 07/15/2027(e)

      32        29,525  

Illuminate Buyer LLC/Illuminate Holdings IV, Inc.
9.00%, 07/01/2028(e)

      2,965        2,507,323  

INEOS Quattro Finance 1 PLC
3.75%, 07/15/2026(e)

    EUR       107        82,957  

Kleopatra Finco Sarl
4.25%, 03/01/2026(a)(e)

      2,779        2,258,375  

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/2018(h)(i)(j)(k)(m)

    U.S.$       1,407        – 0  – 

SCIL IV LLC/SCIL USA Holdings LLC
5.375%, 11/01/2026(e)

      1,782        1,422,856  

Vibrantz Technologies, Inc.
9.00%, 02/15/2030(e)

      4,043        2,675,172  
      

 

 

 
         12,797,680  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.5%

     

ARD Finance SA
6.50% (6.50% Cash or 7.25% PIK),
06/30/2027(e)(l)

    U.S.$       3,692     $ 2,648,727  

Bombardier, Inc.
7.875%, 04/15/2027(e)

      1,946       1,849,011  

Eco Material Technologies, Inc.
7.875%, 01/31/2027(e)

      2,807       2,626,257  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Corp.
6.25%, 01/15/2026(e)

      1,047       1,005,120  

TK Elevator Holdco GmbH
7.625%, 07/15/2028(e)

      1,008       833,515  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.25%, 03/15/2026(e)

      33       32,541  

Triumph Group, Inc.
6.25%, 09/15/2024(e)

      1,309       1,214,399  

7.75%, 08/15/2025

      362       274,595  

8.875%, 06/01/2024(e)

      1,428       1,443,066  

Trivium Packaging Finance BV
3.75%, 08/15/2026(e)

    EUR       100       88,725  
     

 

 

 
        12,015,956  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.9%

     

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
6.50%, 11/15/2028(e)

    U.S.$       5,620       4,781,608  

Altice Financing SA
5.75%, 08/15/2029(e)

      3,670       2,890,052  

AMC Networks, Inc.
4.25%, 02/15/2029

      3,809       2,954,679  

Banijay Entertainment SASU
3.50%, 03/01/2025(e)

    EUR       600       557,936  

5.375%, 03/01/2025(e)

    U.S.$       455       421,931  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.50%, 08/15/2030(e)

      688       559,151  

4.50%, 06/01/2033(e)

      6,459       4,919,756  

4.75%, 02/01/2032(e)

      519       416,067  

CSC Holdings LLC
5.00%, 11/15/2031(e)

      1,045       756,987  

5.75%, 01/15/2030(e)

      230       177,100  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.125%, 06/01/2029

      635       429,209  

5.25%, 12/01/2026(e)

      289       250,930  

7.75%, 07/01/2026

      302       255,123  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
6.375%, 05/01/2026

      0 **      333  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
5.75%, 08/01/2028(e)

      3,282       2,889,276  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

National CineMedia LLC
5.875%, 04/15/2028(e)

    U.S.$       2,267      $ 911,085  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.50%, 03/01/2030(e)

      2,251        1,683,208  
      

 

 

 
         24,854,431  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2%

      

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
Zero Coupon, 08/01/2023(h)(i)(k)

      4,941        – 0  – 

Kaixo Bondco Telecom SA
5.125%, 09/30/2029(e)

    EUR       4,070        3,240,627  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
4.75%, 07/15/2031(e)

    U.S.$       1,329        1,078,630  
      

 

 

 
         4,319,257  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.7%

      

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

    EUR       360        331,450  

Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC
8.00%, 02/01/2028(e)

    U.S.$       2,682        2,349,942  

Exide Technologies
(Exchange Priority)
11.00%, 10/31/2024(h)(k)(m)

      2,273        – 0  – 

(First Lien)
11.00%, 10/31/2024(h)(i)(k)(m)

      933        – 0  – 

Ford Motor Co.
6.10%, 08/19/2032

      4,859        4,452,010  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
3.625% (3.625% Cash or 4.375% PIK), 05/15/2025(e)(l)

    EUR       560        500,774  

3.875% (3.875% Cash or 4.625% PIK), 05/15/2027(e)(l)

      623        488,868  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
5.50%, 07/15/2029(e)

    U.S.$       2,707        1,909,220  

7.75%, 10/15/2025(e)

      1,661        1,532,871  

Mclaren Finance PLC
7.50%, 08/01/2026(e)

      6,471        5,146,580  

PM General Purchaser LLC
9.50%, 10/01/2028(e)

      1,509        1,295,793  

Tenneco, Inc.
5.00%, 07/15/2026

      680        677,355  
      

 

 

 
         18,684,863  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.9%

      

Carnival Corp.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(e)

      1,841        1,485,448  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.75%, 03/01/2027(e)

    U.S.$       2,598      $ 1,803,064  

9.875%, 08/01/2027(e)

      1,508        1,405,984  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op
5.50%, 05/01/2025(e)

      8,053        7,998,239  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC
6.75%, 02/15/2027(e)

      779        697,820  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5.375%, 07/15/2027(e)

      433        339,771  

5.50%, 08/31/2026(e)

      82        66,966  

5.50%, 04/01/2028(e)

      1,617        1,245,106  

11.50%, 06/01/2025(e)

      2,358        2,538,646  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
8.75%, 05/01/2025(e)

      4,017        4,120,478  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
5.875%, 09/15/2027(e)

      1,057        844,797  

13.00%, 05/15/2025(e)

      888        954,360  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd.
5.625%, 02/15/2029(e)

      1,376        1,073,404  

VOC Escrow Ltd.
5.00%, 02/15/2028(e)

      75        62,491  
      

 

 

 
         24,636,574  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.6%

      

Adams Homes, Inc.
7.50%, 02/15/2025(e)

      2,232        1,804,795  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC
6.25%, 09/15/2027(e)

      1,846        1,611,558  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
4.625%, 10/15/2029(e)

      213        170,449  

Empire Communities Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2025(e)

      1,386        1,201,357  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
4.875%, 07/01/2031(e)

      140        114,513  

5.00%, 06/01/2029(e)

      1,864        1,604,102  

Installed Building Products, Inc.
5.75%, 02/01/2028(e)

      846        749,209  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
6.125%, 09/15/2025(e)

      810        801,293  

NAC Aviation 29 DAC
4.75%, 06/30/2026(h)

      5,881        4,725,968  

Premier Entertainment Sub LLC/Premier Entertainment Finance Corp.
5.875%, 09/01/2031(e)

      392        278,202  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Travel + Leisure Co.
6.625%, 07/31/2026(e)

    U.S.$       2,404      $ 2,345,727  
      

 

 

 
         15,407,173  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.1%

 

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
3.875%, 01/15/2028(e)

      1,546        1,360,109  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.7%

 

Arko Corp.
5.125%, 11/15/2029(e)

      845        669,553  

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
6.75%, 07/01/2036

      704        581,039  

6.875%, 11/01/2035

      2,210        1,879,273  

7.50%, 06/15/2029

      236        223,832  

9.375%, 07/01/2025(e)

      185        192,753  

Dufry One BV
2.50%, 10/15/2024(e)

    EUR       1,810        1,710,475  

FirstCash, Inc.
5.625%, 01/01/2030(e)

    U.S.$       66        59,063  

Foundation Building Materials, Inc.
6.00%, 03/01/2029(e)

      1,143        799,711  

Gap, Inc. (The)
3.625%, 10/01/2029(e)

      873        613,326  

Kontoor Brands, Inc.
4.125%, 11/15/2029(e)

      2,225        1,790,547  

Michaels Cos, Inc. (The)
7.875%, 05/01/2029(e)

      4,529        2,537,101  

PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp.
7.75%, 02/15/2029(e)

      1,480        1,389,513  

Rite Aid Corp.
7.50%, 07/01/2025(e)

      1,748        1,231,623  

SRS Distribution, Inc.
6.125%, 07/01/2029(e)

      548        450,171  

Staples, Inc.
7.50%, 04/15/2026(e)

      2,956        2,570,892  

10.75%, 04/15/2027(a)(e)

      1,108        804,463  

TPro Acquisition Corp.
11.00%, 10/15/2024(e)

      716        701,838  
      

 

 

 
         18,205,173  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.4%

 

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
6.875%, 04/15/2029(e)

      2,079        856,964  

Cidron Aida Finco SARL
5.00%, 04/01/2028(e)

    EUR       496        384,496  

Garden Spinco Corp.
8.625%, 07/20/2030(e)

    U.S.$       1,594        1,649,057  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC
4.375%, 02/15/2027(e)

    U.S.$       695      $ 548,737  

Mallinckrodt International Finance SA/Mallinckrodt CB LLC
10.00%, 06/15/2029(e)

      162        90,735  

Medline Borrower LP
5.25%, 10/01/2029(e)

      1,374        1,071,005  

Radiology Partners, Inc.
9.25%, 02/01/2028(e)

      3,294        1,753,627  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc.
9.75%, 12/01/2026(e)

      3,840        3,067,008  

US Acute Care Solutions LLC
6.375%, 03/01/2026(e)

      1,383        1,252,237  
      

 

 

 
         10,673,866  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 1.2%

 

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.
7.625%, 12/15/2025(e)

      1,896        1,876,623  

Citgo Holding, Inc.
9.25%, 08/01/2024(e)

      737        738,024  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
7.00%, 06/15/2025(e)

      2,880        2,838,787  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
7.25%, 05/01/2026(e)

      1,339        1,241,735  

Diamond Foreign Asset Co./Diamond Finance LLC
13.00% (9.00% Cash or 13.00% PIK), 04/22/2027(e)(l)

      87        78,865  

13.00% (9.00% Cash or 13.00% PIK), 04/22/2027(l)

      76        69,249  

Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC
8.50%, 05/01/2028(e)

      826        781,396  

EQM Midstream Partners LP
4.50%, 01/15/2029(e)

      145        123,259  

4.75%, 01/15/2031(e)

      319        266,505  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
6.25%, 05/15/2026

      1,149        1,076,050  

6.50%, 10/01/2025

      123        118,154  

7.75%, 02/01/2028

      4,346        4,143,433  

8.00%, 01/15/2027

      996        966,967  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.
6.875%, 01/15/2029

      1,924        1,751,456  

Gulfport Energy Corp.
6.00%, 10/15/2024(i)

      438        547  

6.375%, 05/15/2025(i)

      1,351        1,689  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.375%, 01/15/2026(i)

    U.S.$       1,194      $ 1,492  

6.625%, 05/01/2023(i)

      236        295  

8.00%, 05/17/2026(e)

      580        578,018  

Harbour Energy PLC
5.50%, 10/15/2026(e)

      403        363,220  

Ithaca Energy North Sea PLC
9.00%, 07/15/2026(e)

      1,684        1,665,055  

ITT Holdings LLC
6.50%, 08/01/2029(e)

      2,772        2,231,321  

Nabors Industries Ltd.

 

  

7.25%, 01/15/2026(e)

      925        891,996  

7.50%, 01/15/2028(e)

      1,372        1,266,040  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
6.75%, 09/15/2025(e)

      1,399        1,373,748  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp.
7.50%, 02/01/2026(e)

      4,696        4,251,571  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.
5.875%, 09/01/2025

      38        38,341  

8.00%, 07/15/2025

      755        801,191  

8.875%, 07/15/2030

      891        1,018,716  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp.
8.50%, 10/15/2026(e)

      1,560        1,497,990  

Transocean Phoenix 2 Ltd.
7.75%, 10/15/2024(e)

      120        119,297  
      

 

 

 
         32,171,030  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.7%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.
9.75%, 07/15/2027(e)

      1,513        1,315,569  

ANGI Group LLC
3.875%, 08/15/2028(e)

      458        333,850  

APX Group, Inc.

      

5.75%, 07/15/2029(e)

      3,592        2,834,375  

6.75%, 02/15/2027(e)

      3,506        3,426,729  

Cars.com, Inc.
6.375%, 11/01/2028(e)

      2,427        2,103,263  

Garda World Security Corp.
9.50%, 11/01/2027(e)

      3,358        3,042,684  

ION Trading Technologies SARL
5.75%, 05/15/2028(e)

      284        228,634  

Millennium Escrow Corp.
6.625%, 08/01/2026(e)

      3,319        2,390,178  

Monitronics International, Inc.
0.00%, 04/01/2020(h)(i)(j)(k)

      1,835        – 0  – 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.75%, 11/01/2028(a)(e)

    U.S.$       4,123      $ 3,185,718  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
6.25%, 01/15/2028(e)

      473        438,041  
      

 

 

 
         19,299,041  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.6%

 

Avaya, Inc.
6.125%, 09/15/2028(e)

      1,487        629,120  

Cablevision Lightpath LLC
5.625%, 09/15/2028(e)

      1,847        1,467,128  

CommScope, Inc.
4.75%, 09/01/2029(e)

      381        322,558  

Entegris Escrow Corp.
5.95%, 06/15/2030(e)

      2,001        1,828,494  

NCR Corp.
5.125%, 04/15/2029(e)

      1,017        852,704  

5.75%, 09/01/2027(e)

      23        22,187  

6.125%, 09/01/2029(e)

      366        350,599  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.

      

6.75%, 09/30/2027(e)

      1,528        1,507,357  

7.125%, 09/30/2030(e)

      1,528        1,508,075  

Presidio Holdings, Inc.

      

4.875%, 02/01/2027(e)

      165        152,270  

8.25%, 02/01/2028(e)

      1,836        1,635,766  

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.
7.50%, 09/01/2025(e)

      6,350        5,339,397  

Virtusa Corp.
7.125%, 12/15/2028(e)

      947        681,442  
      

 

 

 
         16,297,097  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.4%

      

AerCap Global Aviation Trust
6.50%, 06/15/2045(e)

      1,944        1,775,202  

Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc.
6.125%, 10/15/2026(e)

      842        719,775  

BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC
4.75%, 11/30/2028(e)

    EUR       264        214,719  

BCP V Modular Services Finance PLC
6.75%, 11/30/2029(e)

      2,585        1,769,385  

EC Finance PLC
3.00%, 10/15/2026(e)

      869        756,937  

Loxam SAS
4.50%, 02/15/2027(e)

      2,338        2,048,699  

PROG Holdings, Inc.
6.00%, 11/15/2029(e)

    U.S.$       3,304        2,685,293  
      

 

 

 
         9,970,010  
      

 

 

 
         220,692,260  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Financial Institutions – 2.1%

      

Banking – 1.0%

      

Ally Financial, Inc.
Series B
4.70%, 05/15/2026(f)

    U.S.$       3,727      $ 2,699,802  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
Series 9
6.50%, 03/05/2025(f)

      1,800        1,616,058  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
4.75%, 12/15/2024(e)

      3,513        3,089,508  

7.00%, 01/15/2026(e)

      824        711,277  

Credit Suisse Group AG
5.25%, 02/11/2027(e)(f)

      4,846        3,440,660  

6.25%, 12/18/2024(e)(f)

      640        538,739  

6.375%, 08/21/2026(e)(f)

      3,961        2,969,007  

7.50%, 07/17/2023(e)(f)

      4,684        4,150,679  

7.50%, 12/11/2023(e)(f)

      2,150        1,956,908  

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

      2,197        2,129,113  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
5.017%, 06/26/2024(e)

      999        953,795  

Societe Generale SA
8.00%, 09/29/2025(e)(f)

      2,015        1,986,690  
      

 

 

 
         26,242,236  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.3%

      

Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.
10.75%, 08/01/2027(e)

      4,330        4,323,722  

NFP Corp.
6.875%, 08/15/2028(e)

      2,285        1,969,167  

7.50%, 10/01/2030(e)

      1,206        1,156,843  
      

 

 

 
         7,449,732  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.3%

      

Aircastle Ltd.
5.25%, 06/15/2026(e)(f)

      1,325        986,993  

Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC
5.00%, 04/15/2027(e)

      1,799        1,528,772  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.
7.50%, 08/01/2028(e)

      3,057        1,804,394  

Enova International, Inc.
8.50%, 09/01/2024(e)

      3,418        3,209,160  

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

    EUR       759        726,627  
      

 

 

 
         8,255,946  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

    

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Insurance – 0.3%

      

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.
7.00%, 11/15/2025(e)

    U.S.$       4,241      $ 4,020,553  

10.125%, 08/01/2026(e)

      831        829,537  

Ardonagh Midco 2 PLC
11.50% (11.50% Cash or 12.75% PIK), 01/15/2027(e)(l)

      1,789        1,764,403  

AssuredPartners, Inc.
5.625%, 01/15/2029(e)

      2,222        1,827,262  
      

 

 

 
         8,441,755  
      

 

 

 

Other Finance – 0.1%

      

Intrum AB
3.00%, 09/15/2027(a)(e)

    EUR       1,490        1,118,416  

3.50%, 07/15/2026(e)

      1,040        838,083  
      

 

 

 
         1,956,499  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.1%

      

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc./BPR Cumulus LLC/BPR Nimbus LLC/GGSI Sellco LL
4.50%, 04/01/2027(e)

    U.S.$       320        272,954  

Diversified Healthcare Trust
9.75%, 06/15/2025

      695        656,511  

Park Intermediate Holdings LLC/PK Domestic Property LLC/PK Finance Co-Issuer
4.875%, 05/15/2029(e)

      1,270        1,085,520  
      

 

 

 
         2,014,985  
      

 

 

 
         54,361,153  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.3%

      

Electric – 0.3%

      

Vistra Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2026(e)(f)

      3,399        3,020,725  

8.00%, 10/15/2026(e)(f)

      4,113        3,906,528  
      

 

 

 
         6,927,253  
      

 

 

 

Natural Gas – 0.0%

      

AmeriGas Partners LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
5.875%, 08/20/2026

      488        458,564  
      

 

 

 

Other Utility – 0.0%

      

Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC
7.625%, 04/01/2026(e)

      1,318        1,260,996  
      

 

 

 
         8,646,813  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $337,667,866)

         283,700,226  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 5.1%

      

CLO - Floating Rate – 5.1%

 

Ares XXXIV CLO Ltd.
Series 2015-2A, Class CR
6.079% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.00%),
04/17/2033(e)(g)

    U.S.$       9,437      $ 8,645,111  

Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd.
Series 2020-1A, Class DR
7.393% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%),
01/20/2032(e)(g)

      1,935        1,685,942  

Series 2021-1A, Class D
7.293% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.05%),
07/20/2034(e)(g)

      2,750        2,301,409  

Series 2022-1A, Class D
7.963% (SOFR + 4.00%),
04/20/2034(e)(g)

      7,850        7,161,869  

Ballyrock CLO 15 Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class C
7.179% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%),
04/15/2034(e)(g)

      2,750        2,339,829  

Black Diamond CLO Ltd.
Series 2016-1A, Class A2AR
6.077% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.75%),
04/26/2031(e)(g)

      5,300        4,966,471  

BlueMountain Fuji US CLO II Ltd.
Series 2017-2A, Class D
10.393% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.15%),
10/20/2030(e)(g)

      3,300        2,584,804  

CBAM Ltd.
Series 2018-7A, Class B1
5.843% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.60%),
07/20/2031(e)(g)

      1,996        1,871,489  

CIFC Funding Ltd.
Series 2020-4A, Class D
7.479% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.40%),
01/15/2034(e)(g)

      300        265,222  

Crown Point CLO 11 Ltd.
Series 2021-11A, Class D
7.679% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.60%),
01/17/2034(e)(g)

      2,000        1,780,808  

Dryden 49 Senior Loan Fund
Series 2017-49A, Class E
10.494% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.30%),
07/18/2030(e)(g)

      605        492,983  

Dryden 78 CLO Ltd.
Series 2020-78A, Class C
6.029% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.95%), 04/17/2033(e)(g)

      1,480        1,363,799  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020-78A, Class D
7.079% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%), 04/17/2033(e)(g)

  U.S.$     6,824      $ 5,929,582  

Dryden 98 CLO Ltd.
Series 2022-98A, Class D
7.063% (SOFR + 3.10%), 04/20/2035(e)(g)

      4,850        4,217,250  

Elevation CLO Ltd.
Series 2020-11A, Class D1
7.929% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.85%), 04/15/2033(e)(g)

      4,490        3,935,656  

Elmwood CLO VII Ltd.
Series 2020-4A, Class D
7.679% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.60%), 01/17/2034(e)(g)

      4,200        3,763,574  

Elmwood CLO VIII Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class D1
7.243% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%), 01/20/2034(e)(g)

      1,000        881,091  

Elmwood CLO XII Ltd.
Series 2021-5A, Class D
7.293% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.05%), 01/20/2035(e)(g)

      4,850        4,163,546  

Galaxy 30 Clo Ltd.
Series 2022-30A, Class D
7.214% (SOFR + 3.35%), 04/15/2035(e)(g)

      6,350        5,574,684  

GoldenTree Loan Opportunities IX Ltd.
Series 2014-9A, Class DR2
7.415% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%),
10/29/2029(e)(g)

      2,815        2,539,974  

Greywolf CLO VI Ltd.
Series 2018-1A, Class A2
5.957% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.63%),
04/26/2031(e)(g)

      5,300        5,041,572  

Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Ltd.
Series 2018-1A, Class A2
6.043% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.80%), 07/21/2031(e)(g)

      1,826        1,708,187  

Series 2018-1A, Class C
7.443% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.20%), 07/21/2031(e)(g)

      2,000        1,654,388  

Madison Park Funding LI Ltd.
Series 2021-51A, Class D
7.277% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.05%), 07/19/2034(e)(g)

      3,650        3,144,979  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Magnetite XXV Ltd.
Series 2020-25A, Class D
7.658% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.30%), 01/25/2032(e)(g)

  U.S.$     3,000      $ 2,690,217  

Northwoods Capital XII-B Ltd.
Series 2018-12BA, Class B
5.143% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.85%), 06/15/2031(e)(g)

      1,350        1,263,805  

OCP CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-21A, Class D
7.193% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.95%), 07/20/2034(e)(g)

      4,750        3,988,337  

Octagon Investment Partners 29 Ltd.
Series 2016-1A, Class DR
7.425% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 01/24/2033(e)(g)

      6,571        5,714,266  

OZLM VII Ltd.
Series 2014-7RA, Class CR
7.079% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%), 07/17/2029(e)(g)

      1,000        880,676  

OZLM XVIII Ltd.
Series 2018-18A, Class B
5.629% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.55%), 04/15/2031(e)(g)

      5,450        5,072,735  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-3A, Class D
7.029% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.95%), 01/15/2035(e)(g)

      2,400        2,051,184  

Regatta XIX Funding Ltd.
Series 2022-1A, Class D
7.263% (SOFR + 3.30%), 04/20/2035(e)(g)

      4,423        3,813,343  

Regatta XX Funding Ltd.
Series 2021-2A, Class D
7.179% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 10/15/2034(e)(g)

      3,500        3,077,476  

Regatta XXIV Funding Ltd.
Series 2021-5A, Class D
7.343% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 01/20/2035(e)(g)

      7,500        6,269,325  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.
Series 2017-2A, Class DR
6.929% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.85%), 10/15/2029(e)(g)

      4,444        3,908,425  

Series 2021-2A, Class D
7.493% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 07/20/2034(e)(g)

      950        804,638  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-3A, Class D
7.493% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 10/20/2034(e)(g)

    U.S.$       8,550      $ 7,193,808  

Sixth Street CLO XVII Ltd.
Series 2021-17A, Class D
7.393% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%), 01/20/2034(e)(g)

      2,400        2,087,153  

Sixth Street CLO XX Ltd.
Series 2021-20A, Class D
7.293% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.05%), 10/20/2034(e)(g)

      3,250        2,787,392  

Venture XXVII CLO Ltd.
Series 2017-27A, Class D
8.243% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 07/20/2030(e)(g)

      1,591        1,364,897  

Voya CLO Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class DR
6.929% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.85%), 04/15/2031(e)(g)

      4,595        3,928,644  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $153,546,563)

         134,910,540  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 4.7%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 4.2%

 

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2018-3A, Class M1B
5.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.85%), 10/25/2028(e)(g)

      249        248,612  

Series 2019-1A, Class M2
6.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.70%), 03/25/2029(e)(g)

      1,340        1,327,108  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2022-R03, Class 1M2
6.497% (SOFR + 3.50%), 03/25/2042(e)(g)

      2,657        2,527,526  

Eagle Re Ltd.
Series 2018-1, Class M1
5.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 11/25/2028(e)(g)

      513        509,187  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2013-DN2, Class M2
7.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/2023(g)

      1,403        1,424,968  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-DN1, Class B
15.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.50%), 01/25/2025(g)

  U.S.$     1,559      $ 1,578,606  

Series 2015-DNA2, Class B
11.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 7.55%), 12/25/2027(g)

      1,432        1,434,033  

Series 2015-DNA3, Class B
12.936% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.35%), 04/25/2028(g)

      2,462        2,507,773  

Series 2015-HQA1, Class B
12.386% (LIBOR 1 Month + 8.80%), 03/25/2028(g)

      1,569        1,550,813  

Series 2016-DNA1, Class B
13.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.00%), 07/25/2028(g)

      2,219        2,245,761  

Series 2017-DNA2, Class B1
8.736% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.15%), 10/25/2029(g)

      5,178        5,430,715  

Series 2017-DNA3, Class B1
8.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 03/25/2030(g)

      4,550        4,616,257  

Series 2017-HQA3, Class B1
8.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 04/25/2030(g)

      9,090        8,961,522  

Series 2018-DNA2, Class B1
7.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.70%), 12/25/2030(e)(g)

      7,000        6,880,231  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2014-C01, Class M2
7.986% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.40%), 01/25/2024(g)

      1,824        1,845,288  

Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2
8.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.90%), 11/25/2024(g)

      2,366        2,431,097  

Series 2014-C04, Class 2M2
8.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 11/25/2024(g)

      81        81,080  

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2
8.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 07/25/2025(g)

      881        895,198  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2
9.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 04/25/2028(g)

      1,185        1,214,572  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2
10.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 08/25/2028(g)

      1,065        1,106,872  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2
10.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 08/25/2028(g)

  U.S.$     476      $ 490,289  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2
9.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 09/25/2028(g)

      2,286        2,361,616  

Series 2016-C05, Class 2B
14.335% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.75%), 01/25/2029(g)

      2,739        2,810,744  

Series 2016-C07, Class 2B
13.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.50%), 05/25/2029(g)

      1,187        1,179,459  

Series 2017-C01, Class 1B1
9.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.75%), 07/25/2029(g)

      5,579        5,944,826  

Series 2017-C03, Class 1B1
8.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.85%), 10/25/2029(g)

      7,080        7,337,434  

Series 2017-C05, Class 1B1
7.186% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.60%), 01/25/2030(g)

      7,280        7,169,586  

Series 2018-C03, Class 1B1
7.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 10/25/2030(g)

      7,250        7,161,686  

Home Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class B1
7.936% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.35%), 05/25/2029(g)(m)

      2,000        1,965,980  

Series 2020-1, Class M2
8.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 10/25/2030(e)(g)

      4,734        4,728,325  

JPMorgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2014-CH1, Class M2
7.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/2024(g)(m)

      355        340,946  

Series 2015-CH1, Class M2
9.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 10/25/2025(g)(m)

      651        636,339  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 2019-2R, Class A
6.346% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 05/27/2023(e)(g)

      1,370        1,306,085  

Series 2020-1R, Class A
5.946% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.35%), 02/27/2023(g)(m)

      1,892        1,782,952  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Radnor Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class M1B
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 02/25/2029(e)(g)

    U.S.$       2,673      $ 2,615,238  

Series 2019-1, Class M2
6.786% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.20%), 02/25/2029(e)(g)

      6,106        5,783,169  

Traingle Re Ltd.
Series 2021-3, Class M1A
4.897% (SOFR + 1.90%), 02/25/2034(e)(g)

      7,447        7,403,824  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2
8.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/2025(g)(m)

      236        217,981  
      

 

 

 
         110,053,698  
      

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.4%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 3119, Class PI
3.788% (7.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 02/15/2036(g)(n)

      908        118,896  

Series 3856, Class KS
3.138% (6.55% – LIBOR 1 Month), 05/15/2041(g)(n)

      5,290        508,691  

Series 4248, Class SL
2.638% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 05/15/2041(g)(n)

      514        32,872  

Series 4372, Class JS
2.688% (6.10% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/15/2044(g)(n)

      2,737        235,705  

Series 4570, Class ST
2.588% (6.00% – LIBOR 1 Month), 04/15/2046(g)(n)

      1,277        118,448  

Series 4735, Class SA
2.788% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/15/2047(g)(n)

      6,299        614,723  

Series 4763, Class SB
3.588% (7.00% – LIBOR 1 Month), 03/15/2048(g)(n)

      8,758        1,198,280  

Series 4774, Class BS
2.788% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 02/15/2048(g)(n)

      4,262        449,461  

Series 4774, Class SL
2.788% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 04/15/2048(g)(n)

      5,775        599,130  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 4927, Class SJ
2.464% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 11/25/2049(g)(n)

    U.S.$       2,380      $ 301,372  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs
Series 2013-4, Class ST
2.564% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 02/25/2043(g)(n)

      1,931        184,244  

Series 2014-88, Class BS
2.564% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 01/25/2045(g)(n)

      1,448        133,289  

Series 2015-90, Class SA
2.564% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2045(g)(n)

      13,216        1,535,432  

Series 2016-69, Class DS
2.514% (6.10% – LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/2046(g)(n)

      19,899        1,195,037  

Series 2017-49, Class SP
2.564% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 07/25/2047(g)(n)

      1,819        176,138  

Series 2018-32, Class SB
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 05/25/2048(g)(n)

      3,466        343,107  

Series 2018-45, Class SL
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 06/25/2048(g)(n)

      2,489        254,826  

Series 2018-57, Class SL
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/25/2048(g)(n)

      7,068        842,378  

Series 2018-58, Class SA
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/25/2048(g)(n)

      3,200        350,941  

Series 2018-59, Class HS
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/25/2048(g)(n)

      7,792        910,639  

Series 2019-25, Class SA
2.464% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 06/25/2049(g)(n)

      3,172        284,926  

Series 2019-60, Class SJ
2.464% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/2049(g)(n)

      2,830        293,196  
      

 

 

 
         10,681,731  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1%

      

Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-24CB, Class A15
5.75%, 08/25/2036

      869        486,516  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2007-3, Class A30
5.75%, 04/25/2037

    U.S.$       457      $ 235,762  

Series 2007-HY4, Class 1A1
3.579%, 09/25/2047

      158        136,466  

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2007-AR4, Class 1A1A
3.328%, 03/25/2037

      84        72,638  

CSMC Mortgage-Backed Trust
Series 2006-7, Class 3A12
6.25%, 08/25/2036

      322        139,021  

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust
Series 2007-AR7, Class A1
4.151%, 12/28/2037

      542        486,997  
      

 

 

 
         1,557,400  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.0%

      

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2007-FA2, Class 1A10
3.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.25%), 04/25/2037(g)

      322        83,825  

Lehman XS Trust
Series 2007-10H, Class 2AIO
3.872% (7.00% – LIBOR 1 Month), 07/25/2037(g)(n)

      201        17,790  
      

 

 

 
         101,615  
      

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate – 0.0%

      

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs
Series 2013-87, Class KI
3.00%, 12/25/2037(o)

      203        825  

Series 2016-26, Class IO
5.00%, 05/25/2046(o)

      370        60,385  
      

 

 

 
         61,210  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $125,637,322)

         122,455,654  
      

 

 

 
      

BANK LOANS – 3.7%

 

Industrial – 3.2%

 

Capital Goods – 0.3%

 

Apex Tool Group, LLC
8.624% (SOFR 1 Month + 5.25%), 02/08/2029(p)

      3,813        3,281,492  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Chariot Buyer LLC
7.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 11/03/2028(p)

    U.S.$       228      $ 206,833  

Granite US Holdings Corporation
7.688% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 09/30/2026(h)(p)

      3,528        3,433,616  
      

 

 

 
         6,921,941  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

      

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc.
8.284% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 10/28/2027(p)

      1,277        1,108,014  

Coral-US Co-Borrower LLC
6.412% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 10/15/2029(p)

      1,550        1,496,851  

iHeartCommunications, Inc. (fka Clear Channel Communications, Inc.)
6.754% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 05/01/2026(p)

      222        209,022  

Univision Communications, Inc.
6.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 03/15/2024(p)

      175        174,066  
      

 

 

 
         2,987,953  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.6%

      

Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc.
8.518% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 04/27/2027(p)

      3,967        3,873,561  

Directv Financing, LLC
8.754% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 08/02/2027(p)

      2,075        1,972,616  

Proofpoint, Inc.
9.320% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.25%), 08/31/2029(p)

      6,000        5,760,000  

Zacapa SARL
7.803% (SOFR 3 Month + 4.25%), 03/22/2029(p)

      3,291        3,136,070  
      

 

 

 
     14,742,247  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0%

 

Clarios Global LP
7.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 04/30/2026(p)

      347        336,302  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

 

Caesars Resort Collection, LLC
6.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 12/23/2024(p)

      3,622        3,578,380  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.0%

      

IRB Holding Corp.
5.865% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 02/05/2025(p)

    U.S.$       550      $ 540,812  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

 

Great Outdoors Group, LLC
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 03/06/2028(p)

      1,189        1,117,402  

Restoration Hardware, Inc.
7.079% (SOFR 1 Month + 3.25%), 10/20/2028(p)

      2,250        2,118,758  
      

 

 

 
     3,236,160  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.5%

 

Global Medical Response, Inc.
8.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 03/14/2025(p)

      1,131        870,458  

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
6.820% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.75%), 12/22/2026(p)

      1,877        1,769,967  

LifePoint Health, Inc. (fka Regionalcare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc.)
8.165% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.75%), 11/16/2025(p)

      1,018        897,224  

Padagis LLC
8.491% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.75%), 07/06/2028(h)(p)

      1,336        1,129,318  

PetSmart LLC
7.500% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 02/11/2028(p)

      4,315        4,144,572  

US Radiology Specialists, Inc. (US Outpatient Imaging Services, Inc.)
8.924% (LIBOR 3 Month + 5.25%), 12/15/2027(p)

      4,265        3,817,438  
      

 

 

 
         12,628,977  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.4%

 

CITGO Petroleum Corporation
9.365% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.25%), 03/28/2024(p)

      1,570        1,569,165  

GIP II Blue Holding, L.P.
8.174% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 09/29/2028(p)

      3,754        3,715,488  

Parkway Generation, LLC
8.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 02/18/2029(p)

      4,530        4,477,185  
      

 

 

 
         9,761,838  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.1%

 

American Tire Distributors, Inc.
10.608% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.25%), 10/20/2028(p)

    U.S.$       1,676      $ 1,539,285  

Dealer Tire, LLC
8.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 12/12/2025(p)

      1,293        1,268,100  

Rockwood Service Corporation
8.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 01/23/2027(p)

      174        169,156  
      

 

 

 
         2,976,541  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

 

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC
7.674% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 01/29/2027(h)(p)

      330        321,276  

8.170% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 01/29/2027(p)

      110        104,303  

Verscend Holding Corp.
7.754% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 08/27/2025(h)(p)

      1,920        1,894,086  
      

 

 

 
         2,319,665  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.9%

 

Ascend Learning, LLC
9.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.75%), 12/10/2029(p)

      930        787,012  

Banff Guarantor, Inc.
9.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 02/27/2026(p)

      1,050        962,850  

Boxer Parent Company, Inc.
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 10/02/2025(p)

      3,383        3,247,201  

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
6.698% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 02/10/2028(p)

      9,638        8,181,987  

FINThrive Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
10.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 12/17/2029(p)

      580        495,610  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.
8.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 11/03/2027(p)

      4,472        1,386,299  

Peraton Corp.
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 02/01/2028(p)

      1,605        1,542,908  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Presidio Holdings, Inc.
7.260% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 01/22/2027(p)

    U.S.$       68      $ 66,072  

7.920% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.50%), 01/22/2027(h)(p)

      1,542        1,508,364  

Veritas US, Inc.
8.674% (LIBOR 3 Month + 5.00%), 09/01/2025(p)

      5,641        4,522,457  
      

 

 

 
         22,700,760  
      

 

 

 
         82,731,576  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.4%

      

Finance – 0.0%

 

Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd.
8.174% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 12/11/2028(h)(p)

      377        366,778  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.4%

      

Hub International Limited
7.232% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 04/25/2025(p)

      7        60,710  

7.528% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 04/25/2025(p)

      2,805        2,698,161  

Jones DesLauriers Insurance Management, Inc.
12.063% (CDOR 3 Month + 7.50%), 03/26/2029(h)(p)

    CAD       7,686        5,218,321  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Lightning Cayman Merger Sub, Ltd.)
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 09/03/2026(p)

    U.S.$       2,208        2,150,921  
      

 

 

 
         10,128,113  
      

 

 

 
         10,494,891  
      

 

 

 
Utility – 0.1%       

Electric – 0.1%

      

Granite Generation LLC
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 11/09/2026(p)

      3,667        3,561,077  
      

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $106,506,263)

         96,787,544  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 3.3%

      

Industrial – 2.9%

      

Basic – 0.9%

      

Braskem Idesa SAPI
6.99%, 02/20/2032(e)

      3,579        2,371,553  

7.45%, 11/15/2029(e)

      2,459        1,865,766  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CSN Inova Ventures
6.75%, 01/28/2028(e)

    U.S.$       445     $ 378,361  

CSN Resources SA
4.625%, 06/10/2031(e)

      4,293       2,856,240  

7.625%, 04/17/2026(e)

      766       729,998  

Eldorado Gold Corp.
6.25%, 09/01/2029(e)

      2,385       1,929,107  

Indika Energy Capital IV Pte Ltd.
8.25%, 10/22/2025(e)

      4,123       3,875,620  

OCP SA
3.75%, 06/23/2031(e)

      1,011       749,277  

Sasol Financing USA LLC
5.875%, 03/27/2024

      1,467       1,424,824  

Stillwater Mining Co.
4.00%, 11/16/2026(e)

      953       780,150  

4.50%, 11/16/2029(e)

      891       652,212  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC
13.875%, 01/21/2024(e)

      4,716       3,934,323  

Volcan Cia Minera SAA
4.375%, 02/11/2026(e)

      1,565       1,302,863  
     

 

 

 
        22,850,294  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.3%

     

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV
5.40%, 02/01/2027

      4,430       4,040,437  

6.95%, 01/17/2028(e)

      2,058       1,937,247  

IHS Holding Ltd.
5.625%, 11/29/2026(e)

      1,243       921,995  

6.25%, 11/29/2028(e)

      410       293,227  

Odebrecht Holdco Finance Ltd.
Zero Coupon, 09/10/2058(e)

      5,578       13,946  
     

 

 

 
        7,206,852  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

     

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

      2,296       1,776,828  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0%

     

C&W Senior Financing DAC
6.875%, 09/15/2027(e)

      247       213,942  

CT Trust
5.125%, 02/03/2032(e)

      723       575,598  

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.
7.00%, 11/16/2022(f)(l)(m)

      90       6,317  

8.00% (5.00% Cash and 3.00% PIK), 04/01/2025(e)(l)

      0 **      – 0  – 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Digicel International Finance Ltd./Digicel international Holdings Ltd.
8.75%, 05/25/2024(e)

    U.S.$       339      $ 287,182  
      

 

 

 
         1,083,039  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.2%

      

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
5.375%, 12/04/2029(e)

      200        109,000  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.
5.25%, 06/18/2025(e)

      895        771,937  

5.375%, 05/15/2024(e)

      569        465,158  

5.875%, 05/15/2026(e)

      598        454,253  

Studio City Co., Ltd.
7.00%, 02/15/2027(e)

      336        270,480  

Studio City Finance Ltd.
6.00%, 07/15/2025(e)

      1,088        518,024  

6.50%, 01/15/2028(e)

      998        416,228  

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.50%, 01/15/2026(e)

      2,168        1,485,080  

5.625%, 08/26/2028(e)

      1,919        1,132,210  
      

 

 

 
         5,622,370  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.4%

      

BRF GmbH
4.35%, 09/29/2026(e)

      941        838,666  

BRF SA
4.875%, 01/24/2030(e)

      4,401        3,433,606  

MARB BondCo PLC
3.95%, 01/29/2031(e)

      4,509        3,314,115  

Natura & Co. Luxembourg Holdings SARL
6.00%, 04/19/2029(e)

      2,088        1,734,971  

Natura Cosmeticos SA
4.125%, 05/03/2028(e)

      2,828        2,193,114  

Tonon Luxembourg SA
6.50% (0.50% Cash and 6.00% PIK), 10/31/2024(i)(k)(l)(m)(q)

      871        87  

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS
6.95%, 10/30/2025(e)

      609        422,494  

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018(h)(i)(j)(k)(m)

      4,738        474  

10.875%, 01/13/2020(h)(i)(j)(k)(m)

      750        75  

11.75%, 02/09/2022(h)(i)(j)(k)(m)

      1,690        169  
      

 

 

 
         11,937,771  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.9%

      

Acu Petroleo Luxembourg SARL
7.50%, 01/13/2032(e)

      2,230        1,740,961  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.
7.75%, 05/23/2027(e)

      1,998        1,541,637  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Greenko Wind Projects Mauritius Ltd.
5.50%, 04/06/2025(e)

    U.S.$       1,925      $ 1,631,437  

Kosmos Energy Ltd.
7.50%, 03/01/2028(e)

      1,388        1,087,671  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
5.75%, 06/30/2023(e)

      4,992        4,935,216  

6.125%, 06/30/2025(e)

      1,763        1,676,837  

Medco Platinum Road Pte Ltd.
6.75%, 01/30/2025(e)

      3,831        3,652,140  

MV24 Capital BV
6.748%, 06/01/2034(e)

      1,593        1,313,453  

Peru LNG SRL
5.375%, 03/22/2030(e)

      3,367        2,644,358  

ReNew Power Pvt Ltd.
5.875%, 03/05/2027(e)

      211        188,357  

SEPLAT Energy PLC
7.75%, 04/01/2026(e)

      2,065        1,596,245  

SierraCol Energy Andina LLC
6.00%, 06/15/2028(e)

      2,098        1,375,764  
      

 

 

 
         23,384,076  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

      

Bidvest Group UK PLC (The)
3.625%, 09/23/2026(e)

      1,667        1,404,760  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.0%

      

CA Magnum Holdings
5.375%, 10/31/2026(e)

      1,397        1,169,987  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.0%

      

JSW Infrastructure Ltd.
4.95%, 01/21/2029(e)

      583        434,627  
      

 

 

 
         76,870,604  
      

 

 

 
Utility – 0.3%       

Electric – 0.3%

      

AES Andes SA
6.35%, 10/07/2079(e)

      1,816        1,443,720  

India Clean Energy Holdings
4.50%, 04/18/2027(e)

      2,686        1,866,770  

Investment Energy Resources Ltd.
6.25%, 04/26/2029(e)

      1,306        1,097,693  

JSW Hydro Energy Ltd.
4.125%, 05/18/2031(e)

      1,224        941,848  

Light Servicos de Eletricidade SA/Light Energia SA
4.375%, 06/18/2026(e)

      2,245        1,809,470  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Star Energy Geothermal Wayang Windu Ltd.
6.75%, 04/24/2033(e)

    U.S.$       750      $ 663,413  

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026(m)

      289        265,978  
      

 

 

 
         8,088,892  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.1%

      

Insurance – 0.1%

      

Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd./Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer, Inc.
7.625% (7.625% Cash or 8.375% PIK), 10/15/2025(e)(l)

      1,938        1,814,307  
      

 

 

 

Other Finance – 0.0%

      

OEC Finance Ltd.
4.375%, 10/25/2029(e)(l)

      3,891        75,951  

5.25%, 12/27/2033(e)(l)

      1,221        25,514  
      

 

 

 
         101,465  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.0%

      

China Aoyuan Group Ltd.
5.375%, 09/13/2022(e)(i)(j)

      200        6,000  

5.88%, 03/01/2027(e)(i)(q)

      757        22,710  

7.95%, 03/01/2027(e)(i)(q)

      644        21,654  

China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.
6.00%, 02/04/2026(e)

      1,319        92,330  

KWG Group Holdings Ltd.
5.95%, 08/10/2025(e)

      339        35,595  

6.00%, 08/14/2026(e)

      400        37,200  

7.40%, 01/13/2027(e)

      396        35,640  

Powerlong Real Estate Holdings Ltd.
4.90%, 05/13/2026(e)

      684        54,720  

5.95%, 04/30/2025(e)

      689        48,359  

Shimao Group Holdings Ltd.
5.20%, 01/30/2025(e)(i)(q)

      255        12,750  

5.20%, 01/16/2027(e)(i)(q)

      800        40,000  

5.60%, 07/15/2026(e)(i)(q)

      806        40,300  

Sunac China Holdings Ltd.
5.95%, 04/26/2024(e)(i)(q)

      588        33,810  

6.50%, 01/10/2025(e)(i)(q)

      229        12,595  

6.50%, 01/26/2026(e)(i)(q)

      305        16,775  

6.65%, 08/03/2024(e)(i)(q)

      225        12,938  

7.00%, 07/09/2025(e)(i)(q)

      205        11,275  

Times China Holdings Ltd.
5.55%, 06/04/2024(e)

      234        17,550  

5.75%, 01/14/2027(e)

      887        44,350  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.20%, 03/22/2026(e)

    U.S.$       380      $ 20,900  

6.60%, 03/02/2023(e)

      200        25,000  

6.75%, 07/08/2025(e)

      434        28,210  

Yango Justice International Ltd.
7.50%, 02/17/2025(e)(i)(q)

      898        13,470  

7.875%, 09/04/2024(e)(i)(q)

      342        5,130  

8.25%, 11/25/2023(e)(i)(q)

      400        6,000  

10.25%, 09/15/2022(i)(j)

      215        3,225  

Zhenro Properties Group Ltd.
7.10%, 09/10/2024(e)(i)(q)

      233        4,660  
      

 

 

 
         703,146  
      

 

 

 
         2,618,918  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $131,413,385)

         87,578,414  
      

 

 

 
      

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 2.6%

      

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 1.9%

      

BANK
Series 2020-BN25, Class XA
0.883%, 01/15/2063(o)

      65,536        3,063,860  

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-UB10, Class C
4.839%, 07/15/2049

      372        334,377  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-C3, Class XA
1.334%, 05/15/2052(o)

      10,793        678,420  

CD Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-CD3, Class XA
0.966%, 02/10/2050(o)

      13,843        430,461  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-C4, Class XA
1.608%, 05/10/2058(o)

      12,424        514,225  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-GC15, Class C
5.163%, 09/10/2046

      516        501,641  

Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2014-CR15, Class XA
0.623%, 02/10/2047(o)

      30,482        184,205  

Series 2015-CR27, Class XA
0.907%, 10/10/2048(o)

      6,179        130,538  

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-C15, Class B
4.476%, 03/15/2052

      960        833,823  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2011-GC5, Class C
5.155%, 08/10/2044(e)

  U.S.$     375      $ 298,249  

Series 2011-GC5, Class D
5.155%, 08/10/2044(e)

      14,025        5,937,561  

Series 2016-GS3, Class XA
1.197%, 10/10/2049(o)

      30,005        1,062,514  

Series 2019-GC39, Class XA
1.129%, 05/10/2052(o)

      15,596        733,745  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-C21, Class B
4.341%, 08/15/2047

      1,599        1,486,207  

Series 2014-C24, Class C
4.384%, 11/15/2047

      5,869        4,968,709  

JPMDB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2019-COR6, Class XA
0.931%, 11/13/2052(o)

      36,991        1,668,604  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2012-LC9, Class E
4.321%, 12/15/2047(e)

      7,500        6,754,410  

Series 2012-LC9, Class G
4.321%, 12/15/2047(e)

      831        610,047  

Series 2016-JP2, Class XA
1.77%, 08/15/2049(o)

      15,170        755,291  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-C6, Class AJ
5.452%, 09/15/2039

      632        277,149  

LCCM
Series 2017-LC26, Class XA
1.52%, 07/12/2050(e)(o)

      33,108        1,719,039  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series 2013-C9, Class D
4.104%, 05/15/2046(e)

      680        609,451  

Series 2014-C18, Class C
4.473%, 10/15/2047

      4,408        4,073,534  

Series 2015-C22, Class XA
1.003%, 04/15/2048(o)

      11,357        189,113  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2012-C1, Class D
6.445%, 05/10/2045(e)

      280        254,653  

Series 2017-C1, Class XA
1.526%, 06/15/2050(o)

      6,911        356,790  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019-C16, Class XA
1.57%, 04/15/2052(o)

    U.S.$       15,507      $ 1,013,411  

Series 2019-C18, Class XA
1.023%, 12/15/2052(o)

      43,652        2,035,546  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-C5, Class B
3.649%, 03/10/2046(e)

      2,414        2,367,891  

Series 2013-C5, Class C
4.175%, 03/10/2046(e)

      782        709,959  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-LC20, Class XA
1.288%, 04/15/2050(o)

      7,670        166,955  

Series 2016-C36, Class XA
1.184%, 11/15/2059(o)

      43,052        1,512,916  

Series 2016-LC24, Class XA
1.605%, 10/15/2049(o)

      27,077        1,278,272  

Series 2016-LC25, Class XA
0.83%, 12/15/2059(o)

      17,162        456,145  

Series 2019-C52, Class XA
1.604%, 08/15/2052(o)

      18,880        1,359,919  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-C4, Class E
4.843%, 06/15/2044(e)

      489        391,390  

Series 2014-LC14, Class C
4.344%, 03/15/2047

      134        126,273  
      

 

 

 
         49,845,293  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.7%

 

BFLD Trust
Series 2019-DPLO, Class E
5.652% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.24%), 10/15/2034(e)(g)

      11,227        10,559,497  

DBWF Mortgage Trust
Series 2018-GLKS, Class E
6.498% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.02%), 12/19/2030(e)(g)

      1,994        1,853,511  

Great Wolf Trust
Series 2019-WOLF, Class D
5.345% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.93%), 12/15/2036(e)(g)

      5,005        4,704,264  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
Series 2019-BPR, Class D
7.662% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 05/15/2036(e)(g)

      1,651        1,529,859  
      

 

 

 
         18,647,131  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Agency CMBS – 0.0%

 

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2006-32, Class XM
0.131%, 11/16/2045(o)

    U.S.$       92      $ 1  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $81,340,615)

         68,492,425  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 1.9%

      

Angola – 0.2%

 

Angolan Government International Bond
8.00%, 11/26/2029(e)

      6,780        5,508,750  

8.25%, 05/09/2028(e)

      460        385,250  
      

 

 

 
         5,894,000  
      

 

 

 

Dominican Republic – 0.5%

 

Dominican Republic International Bond
4.50%, 01/30/2030(e)

      9,442        7,537,667  

4.875%, 09/23/2032(e)

      3,361        2,578,097  

6.40%, 06/05/2049(e)

      2,287        1,637,778  
      

 

 

 
         11,753,542  
      

 

 

 

Ecuador – 0.3%

 

Ecuador Government International Bond
1.50%, 07/31/2040(e)

      1,114        361,134  

2.50%, 07/31/2035(e)

      13,778        5,005,665  

5.50%, 07/31/2030(e)

      2,144        1,136,243  
      

 

 

 
         6,503,042  
      

 

 

 

El Salvador – 0.1%

 

El Salvador Government International Bond
7.125%, 01/20/2050(e)

      235        78,843  

7.625%, 02/01/2041(e)

      158        53,799  

8.625%, 02/28/2029(e)

      7,640        3,043,107  

9.50%, 07/15/2052(e)

      210        78,750  
      

 

 

 
         3,254,499  
      

 

 

 

Ghana – 0.1%

 

Ghana Government International Bond
6.375%, 02/11/2027(e)

      7,940        2,382,000  

8.625%, 04/07/2034(e)

      1,769        497,531  

8.627%, 06/16/2049(e)

      238        63,858  

8.95%, 03/26/2051(e)

      1,313        367,066  
      

 

 

 
         3,310,455  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ivory Coast – 0.1%

 

Ivory Coast Government International Bond
4.875%, 01/30/2032(e)

    EUR       3,137      $ 2,166,804  

6.375%, 03/03/2028(e)

    U.S.$       1,377        1,246,443  
      

 

 

 
         3,413,247  
      

 

 

 

Kenya – 0.1%

 

Republic of Kenya Government International Bond
7.00%, 05/22/2027(e)

      1,680        1,331,400  
      

 

 

 

Lebanon – 0.0%

 

Lebanon Government International Bond
6.60%, 11/27/2026(e)(i)(q)

      1,284        72,867  

6.65%, 04/22/2024(e)(i)(q)

      507        28,931  

6.85%, 03/23/2027(e)(i)(q)

      1,053        59,428  
      

 

 

 
         161,226  
      

 

 

 

Nigeria – 0.1%

 

Nigeria Government International Bond
6.125%, 09/28/2028(e)

      233        153,197  

7.625%, 11/28/2047(e)

      2,963        1,674,095  

7.696%, 02/23/2038(e)

      1,729        1,011,465  

7.875%, 02/16/2032(e)

      426        272,640  
      

 

 

 
         3,111,397  
      

 

 

 

Pakistan – 0.0%

 

Pakistan Government International Bond
6.875%, 12/05/2027(e)

      245        75,977  

7.375%, 04/08/2031(e)

      3,816        1,154,760  
      

 

 

 
         1,230,737  
      

 

 

 

Senegal – 0.3%

 

Senegal Government International Bond
6.25%, 05/23/2033(e)

      5,158        3,845,289  

6.75%, 03/13/2048(e)

      6,453        4,086,766  
      

 

 

 
         7,932,055  
      

 

 

 

Ukraine – 0.1%

 

Ukraine Government International Bond
7.253%, 03/15/2035(e)

      4,689        699,833  

7.375%, 09/25/2034(e)

      3,586        537,452  
      

 

 

 
         1,237,285  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $87,930,610)

         49,132,885  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

AGENCIES – 1.2%

 

Agency Debentures – 1.2%

 

Federal Home Loan Banks
5.50%, 07/15/2036

    U.S.$       8,695      $ 9,224,091  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
6.25%, 07/15/2032

      10,400        11,754,281  

6.75%, 03/15/2031

      4,000        4,608,094  

Series GDIF
6.75%, 09/15/2029

      4,606        5,245,710  
      

 

 

 

Total Agencies
(cost $35,033,655)

         30,832,176  
      

 

 

 
      

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.8%

      

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.8%

      

Indonesia – 0.1%

      

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

      2,044        1,952,245  
      

 

 

 

Kazakhstan – 0.1%

      

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC
4.75%, 04/24/2025(e)

      768        714,864  

5.375%, 04/24/2030(e)

      1,940        1,586,920  
      

 

 

 
         2,301,784  
      

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.5%

      

Comision Federal de Electricidad
4.688%, 05/15/2029(e)

      4,031        3,396,873  

Petroleos Mexicanos
5.95%, 01/28/2031

      6,037        4,337,585  

6.49%, 01/23/2027

      1,455        1,270,797  

6.75%, 09/21/2047

      8,071        4,854,706  

6.95%, 01/28/2060

      3,090        1,842,413  
      

 

 

 
         15,702,374  
      

 

 

 

Ukraine – 0.1%

      

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC
7.625%, 11/08/2026(i)(m)(q)

      2,168        306,636  

State Agency of Roads of Ukraine
6.25%, 06/24/2030(m)

      7,856        1,017,843  
      

 

 

 
         1,324,479  
      

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $34,151,028)

         21,280,882  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS – 0.5%

      

Colombia – 0.2%

      

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

    U.S.$       864      $ 592,542  

3.25%, 04/22/2032

      8,612        5,714,062  
      

 

 

 
         6,306,604  
      

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.1%

 

Mexico Government International Bond
2.659%, 05/24/2031

      3,159        2,446,646  
      

 

 

 

Panama – 0.2%

 

Panama Notas del Tesoro
3.75%, 04/17/2026

      5,027        4,697,882  
      

 

 

 

Peru – 0.0%

 

Peruvian Government International Bond
2.392%, 01/23/2026

      247        222,192  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $17,477,957)

         13,673,324  
      

 

 

 
      

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.5%

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.3%

 

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I
Series 2018-20, Class PT
11.552%, 11/16/2043(m)

      137        129,255  

Series 2019-36, Class PT 13.124%, 10/17/2044(m)

      369        352,042  

Series 2019-43, Class PT 0.389%, 11/15/2044(m)

      13        12,501  

Marlette Funding Trust
Series 2018-4A, Class C
4.91%, 12/15/2028(e)

      89        88,508  

Series 2019-2A, Class C 4.11%, 07/16/2029(e)

      1,161        1,151,543  

Series 2019-3A, Class C 3.79%, 09/17/2029(e)

      1,775        1,755,079  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC
Series 2016-1, Class R
Zero Coupon, 08/25/2025(h)(k)(m)

      108        104,762  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust
Series 2019-4, Class D
3.48%, 08/25/2028(e)

      3,000        2,983,574  
      

 

 

 
         6,577,264  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.2%

 

Flagship Credit Auto Trust
Series 2019-4, Class E
4.11%, 03/15/2027(e)

    U.S.$       2,970      $ 2,726,868  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2019-2A, Class E
4.02%, 04/15/2025(e)

      2,551        2,529,598  
      

 

 

 
         5,256,466  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $12,109,268)

         11,833,730  
      

 

 

 
      Shares         

COMMON STOCKS – 0.4%

      

Energy – 0.2%

      

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

      

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.(e)(i)

      22,730        223,890  

Vantage Drilling International(i)

      5,988        107,784  
      

 

 

 
     331,674  
      

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.2%

 

Berry Corp.

      78,098        692,729  

Chord Energy Corp.

      4,334        663,492  

Civitas Resources, Inc.

      5,127        358,429  

Denbury, Inc.(i)

      6,516        595,628  

Golden Energy Offshore Services AS(i)

      1,497,659        251,383  

Nordic Aviation Capital AS(h)(i)

      103,735        2,178,435  

SandRidge Energy, Inc.(i)

      105        1,983  
      

 

 

 
     4,742,079  
      

 

 

 
         5,073,753  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 0.1%

 

Auto Components – 0.0%

 

Energy Technology(h)(i)(k)

      497        62,125  
      

 

 

 

Internet & Catalog Retail – 0.0%

      

GOLO Mobile, Inc.(h)(i)(k)

      30,264        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Multiline Retail – 0.1%

      

ATD New Holdings, Inc.(i)

      29,486        2,108,249  
      

 

 

 
         2,170,374  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 0.1%

      

Household Products – 0.1%

      

Southeastern Grocers, Inc.(h)(i)(k)

      71,086        1,315,091  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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Company        

    

Shares

     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communication Services – 0.0%

      

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

      

Intelsat SA/Luxembourg

      46,202      $ 1,155,050  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA(h)(i)(k)

      9,676        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         1,155,050  
      

 

 

 

Media – 0.0%

      

iHeartMedia, Inc. – Class A(i)

      14,385        119,108  
      

 

 

 
         1,274,158  
      

 

 

 

Information Technology – 0.0%

      

Software – 0.0%

      

Monitronics International, Inc.(i)

      34,245        8,561  

Paysafe AG Tracker(h)(i)

      71,679        – 0  – 

Paysafe Ltd.(i)

      100,908        147,326  
      

 

 

 
         155,887  
      

 

 

 

Health Care – 0.0%

      

Pharmaceuticals – 0.0%

      

Mallinckrodt PLC(i)

      5,739        87,003  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $14,460,449)

         10,076,266  
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.3%

      

United States – 0.3%

      

Texas Transportation Commission State Highway Fund
Series 2010-B
5.178%, 04/01/2030

    U.S.$       2,560        2,520,559  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Catholic Bishop of Chicago (The))
Series 2021
5.75%, 07/25/2041(e)

      6,915        5,911,232  
      

 

 

 

Total Local Governments – US Municipal Bonds
(cost $9,475,000)

         8,431,791  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.1%

      

Industrial – 0.1%

      

Auto Components – 0.1%

      

Energy Technology
0.00%(h)(i)(k)

      3,093        1,546,500  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company        

    

Shares

     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Energy – 0.0%

      

Gulfport Energy Corp.
10.00%(h)(i)

      113      $ 678,000  
      

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $2,416,822)

         2,224,500  
      

 

 

 

WARRANTS – 0.0%

      

Avaya Holdings Corp., expiring 12/15/2022(i)

      2,936        88  

Encore Automotive Acceptance, expiring 07/05/2031(h)(i)(k)

      12        – 0  – 

Flexpath Capital, Inc., expiring 04/15/2031(h)(i)(k)

      17,195        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(cost $0)

         88  
      

 

 

 
      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%

 

Investment Companies – 0.2%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
2.67%(r)(s)(t)
(cost $5,641,740)

      5,641,740        5,641,740  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 148.5%
(cost $4,234,395,928)

         3,905,967,976  
      

 

 

 

Other assets less liabilities – (48.5)%

         (1,275,779,597
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 2,630,188,379  
      

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

 

Long Gilt Futures

    11       December 2022     $ 1,288,349     $ (99,529

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

    1,185       December 2022       142,792,500       (19,871,589

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

    2,567       December 2022           524,650,678       (5,212,823

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

    4,133       December 2022       457,083,969           (21,383,283

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    1,315       December 2022       167,867,969       (29,590,897
       

Sold Contracts

 

Euro Buxl 30 Yr Bond Futures

    13       December 2022       1,852,830       184,989  

Euro-BOBL Futures

    18       December 2022       2,128,749       63,845  

Euro-Bund Futures

    50       December 2022       6,840,665       298,359  

Euro-Schatz Futures

    168       December 2022       17,753,985       220,668  

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    2,722       December 2022       315,709,469       27,611,215  

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

    6,410       December 2022       683,265,938       6,786,441  
       

 

 

 
  $ (40,992,604
       

 

 

 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty   Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
    In Exchange
For
(000)
    Settlement
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

    EUR        32,461       USD       31,358       12/08/2022     $ (810,141

Citibank, NA

    CAD        211,686       USD       155,117       01/19/2023       (433,336

Citibank, NA

    USD        1,899       AUD       2,993       01/19/2023       20,537  

JPMorgan Chase Bank

    USD        2,761       EUR       2,815       12/08/2022       28,834  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.

    GBP        1,077       USD       1,281       11/17/2022       45,507  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    EUR        187       USD       184       12/08/2022       (1,404
            

 

 

 
  $     (1,150,003
            

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 


Description
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

 

iTraxx Xover Series 38, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    5.00     Quarterly       5.50     EUR  13,220     $   (205,521   $   (551,169   $   345,648  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type        

Notional

Amount

(000)

    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    109,350       04/20/2023       2.850%      
3 Month
LIBOR
 
 
   
Semi-Annual/
Quarterly

 
  $ 1,053,036     $ – 0  –    $ 1,053,036  

USD

    46,860       04/02/2024       2.851%      
3 Month
LIBOR
 
 
   
Semi-Annual/
Quarterly

 
    1,406,568       – 0  –      1,406,568  

USD

    30,755       02/10/2025       2.034%      
3 Month
LIBOR
 
 
   
Semi-Annual/
Quarterly

 
    1,901,205       – 0  –      1,901,205  

USD

    6,010       06/09/2025       2.491%      
3 Month
LIBOR
 
 
   
Semi-Annual/
Quarterly

 
    291,477       – 0  –      291,477  

USD

    10,000       01/11/2027       2.285%      
3 Month
LIBOR
 
 
   
Semi-Annual/
Quarterly

 
    757,389       – 0  –      757,389  

USD

    11,920       04/26/2027       2.287%      
3 Month
LIBOR
 
 
   
Semi-Annual/
Quarterly

 
    1,012,259       – 0  –      1,012,259  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   6,421,934     $   – 0  –    $   6,421,934  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

 

Barclays Bank PLC

               

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

    5.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       3,600     $   (1,371,340   $ (83,966   $   (1,287,374

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       2,880       (1,097,072     (414,890     (682,182

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50     USD       831       (188,133       (211,018     22,885  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       2,078       (470,570     (483,828     13,258  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       1,559       (352,967     (362,912     9,945  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       114       (25,716     (6,748     (18,968

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       450       (101,912     (47,911     (54,001

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       802       (181,635     (120,662     (60,973

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       700       (158,494     (58,345     (100,149

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       1,070       (242,338     (102,454     (139,884

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       1,378       (312,075     (131,111     (180,964

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       3,500       (792,472     (337,825     (454,647

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6,690       (1,514,731     (630,298     (884,433

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6,690       (1,514,731     (630,298     (884,433

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6,320       (1,431,046     (513,979     (917,067

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6,695       (1,515,840     (395,820     (1,120,020

Credit Suisse International

 

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       330       (36,129     (12,294     (23,835

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       660       (72,384     (25,098     (47,286

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       1,650       (180,896     (61,555     (119,341

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       3,779       (414,169     (192,123     (222,046

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

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

    2.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       8,010     $ (957,108   $ (233,985   $ (723,123

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       940       (212,857     (109,642     (103,215

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6,454       (1,461,318     (734,589     (726,729

Goldman Sachs International

 

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       13,777       (1,510,122     (568,252     (941,870

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       11,880       (4,525,422     (2,527,802     (1,997,620

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       4,426       (1,002,160     (675,546     (326,614

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       3,004       (680,100     (328,864     (351,236

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6,179       (1,399,031     (956,643     (442,388

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

 

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       2,699       (1,027,956     (492,924     (535,032

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       2,786       (1,061,143     (501,486     (559,657

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       2,100       (475,484     (124,778     (350,706

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       3,160       (715,444     (255,670     (459,774

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       6,680       (1,512,512     (709,432     (803,080

Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

 

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       170       (18,673     (6,585     (12,088

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       383       (86,696     (30,046     (56,650
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (28,620,676   $   (13,079,379   $   (15,541,297
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (see Note D)

 

Broker   Currency    

Principal

Amount

(000)

    Interest Rate     Maturity     U.S. $
Value at
October 31, 2022
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    USD       3,095       (1.25 %)*          $ 3,091,884  

Barclays Capital, Inc.

    USD       861       2.50           863,444  

First Boston

    EUR       2,236       0.25           2,209,922  

First Boston

    EUR       1,103       (0.25 %)*            1,089,644  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    USD       229,363       3.10           229,441,503  

 

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Broker   Currency    

Principal

Amount

(000)

    Interest Rate     Maturity     U.S. $
Value at
October 31, 2022
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

    USD       139,300       3.10         $ 139,300,000  

JPMorgan Chase Bank

    USD       460,856       3.11           461,015,501  
         

 

 

 
    $   837,011,898  
   

 

 

 

 

*

Interest payment due from counterparty.

 

The reverse repurchase agreement matures on demand. Interest rate resets daily and the rate shown is the rate in effect on October 31, 2022.

The type of underlying collateral and the remaining maturity of open reverse repurchase agreements on the statements of assets and liabilities is as follows:

 

      Overnight
and
Continuous
     Up to 30 Days     31-90 Days     Greater than
90 Days
    Total  

Government –Treasuries

   $ 829,757,004      $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 829,757,004  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

     7,254,894        – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      7,254,894  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $     837,011,898      $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     837,011,898  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

**

Principal amount less than 500.

 

(a)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(b)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

 

(c)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for open futures contracts.

 

(d)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for open centrally cleared swaps.

(e)

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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $826,873,669 or 31.4% of net assets.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

Non-income producing security.

 

(j)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(k)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(l)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at October 31, 2022.

 

 

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(m)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.26% of net assets as of October 31, 2022, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I
Series 2018-20, Class PT
11.552%, 11/16/2043

    09/27/2018     $ 136,560     $ 129,255       0.00

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I
Series 2019-36, Class PT
13.124%, 10/17/2044

    09/04/2019       368,729       352,042       0.01

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I
Series 2019-43, Class PT
0.389%, 11/15/2044

    10/09/2019       13,481       12,501       0.00

Digicel Group Holdings Ltd.
7.00%, 11/16/2022

    06/21/2019       19,246       6,317       0.00

Exide Technologies (Exchange Priority)
11.00%, 10/31/2024

    10/26/2020       – 0  –      – 0  –      0.00

Exide Technologies (First Lien)
11.00%, 10/31/2024

    06/21/2019       692,006       – 0  –      0.00

Home Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class B1
7.936%, 05/25/2029

    12/20/2019           2,057,670           1,965,980       0.07

JPMorgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2014-CH1, Class M2
7.836%, 11/25/2024

    11/06/2015       353,964       340,946       0.01

JPMorgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2015-CH1, Class M2
9.086%, 10/25/2025

    09/18/2015       648,642       636,339       0.02

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/2018

    02/19/2015       861,787       – 0  –      0.00

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC
7.625%, 11/08/2026

    11/04/2019       2,168,000       306,636       0.01

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust Series 2020-1R, Class A
5.946%, 02/27/2023

    02/11/2020       1,891,785       1,782,952       0.07

SoFi Consumer Loan Program LLC
Series 2016-1, Class R
Zero Coupon, 08/25/2025

    07/19/2017       34,727       104,762       0.00

State Agency of Roads of Ukraine
6.25%, 06/24/2030

    06/17/2021       7,856,000       1,017,843       0.04

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026

    02/08/2018       289,000       265,978       0.01

 

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144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Tonon Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 10/31/2024

    01/16/2013     $ 1,804,783     $ 87       0.00

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018

    06/19/2013           3,510,949       474       0.00

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.875%, 01/13/2020

    06/09/2014       745,965       75       0.00

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
11.75%, 02/09/2022

    01/29/2014       916,308       169       0.00

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2
8.836%, 11/25/2025

    09/06/2016       237,621           217,981       0.01

 

(n)

Inverse interest only security.

 

(o)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(p)

The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the LIBOR or an alternate base rate such as the CDOR/SOFR or the LIBOR/CDOR/SOFR floor plus a spread October 31, 2022.

 

(q)

Defaulted.

 

(r)

Affiliated investments.

 

(s)

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.

 

(t)

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

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD – Australian Dollar

CAD – Canadian Dollar

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

BOBL – Bundesobligationen

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CDOR – Canadian Dealer Offered Rate

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

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed

JSC – Joint Stock Company

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA – To Be Announced

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $4,228,754,188)

   $ 3,900,326,236  

Affiliated issuers (cost $5,641,740)

     5,641,740  

Cash

     8,456,938  

Cash collateral due from broker

     1,033,000  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $402,708)

     394,713  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     216,860,608  

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

     25,364,226  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     6,831,850  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     164,046  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     94,878  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     18,253  

Other assets

     42,307  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     4,165,228,795  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements

     837,011,898  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     652,257,108  

Market value on credit default swaps (net premiums received $13,079,379)

     28,620,676  

Payable for capital stock repurchased

     11,656,955  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     1,244,881  

Payable for variation margin on futures

     1,189,797  

Advisory fee payable

     1,018,348  

Dividends payable

     730,068  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     360,410  

Distribution fee payable

     125,760  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     62,467  

Administrative fee payable

     32,692  

Directors’ fees payable

     4,853  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     724,503  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,535,040,416  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,630,188,379  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 424,204  

Additional paid-in capital

     3,519,715,614  

Accumulated loss

     (889,951,439
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     2,630,188,379  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—33 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 159,887,152          25,814,291        $ 6.19

 

 
C   $ 113,981,584          18,381,750        $ 6.20  

 

 
Advisor   $   2,335,294,081          376,616,260        $   6.20  

 

 
Z   $ 21,025,562          3,391,869        $ 6.20  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $6.46 which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income     

Interest

   $     153,161,830    

Dividends

    

Unaffiliated issuers

     322,872    

Affiliated issuers

     137,770    

Other income

     52,102     $ 153,674,574  
  

 

 

   
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     15,974,539    

Distribution fee—Class A

     542,449    

Distribution fee—Class C

     1,556,753    

Transfer agency—Class A

     177,135    

Transfer agency—Class C

     127,075    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     2,672,176    

Transfer agency—Class Z

     5,385    

Custody and accounting

     398,416    

Printing

     262,853    

Audit and tax

     167,389    

Registration fees

     116,912    

Administrative

     92,045    

Legal

     70,642    

Directors’ fees

     64,199    

Miscellaneous

     71,895    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses before interest expense

     22,299,863    

Interest expense

     9,932,151    

Total expenses

     32,232,014    
  

 

 

   

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (1,093,142  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       31,138,872  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       122,535,702  
    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions(a)

       (475,049,337

Forward currency exchange contracts

       11,323,255  

Futures

       (31,527,848

Written Options

       2,997  

Swaps

       (24,041,069

Written Swaptions

       (56,399

Foreign currency transactions

       (18,474,283

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

    

Investments(b)

       (333,950,286

Forward currency exchange contracts

       7,236,557  

Futures

       (46,553,976

Swaps

       63,228,566  

Written Swaptions

       (258,487

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

       (438,888
    

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

       (848,559,198
    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

     $     (726,023,496
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $85,657.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $154,107.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 122,535,702     $ 152,778,034  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (537,822,684     50,218,675  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (310,736,514     (82,969,291

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     – 0  –      1,723,972  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (726,023,496     121,751,390  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (7,242,847     (9,801,938

Class C

     (4,015,362     (5,496,599

Advisor Class

     (117,190,413     (150,065,239

Class Z

     (938,821     (986,960
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,158,104,578     65,001,121  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     (2,013,515,517     20,401,775  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     4,643,703,896       4,623,302,121  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     2,630,188,379     $     4,643,703,896  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended October 31, 2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities    

Net decrease in net assets from operations

    $ (726,023,496
Reconciliation of net decrease in net assets from operations to net increase in cash from operating activities    

Purchases of long-term investments

  $     (8,522,534,036  

Purchases of short-term investments

    (941,157,456  

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments

    9,865,544,669    

Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments

    1,046,688,236    

Net realized loss on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    537,822,684    

Net realized gain on forward currency exchange contracts

    11,323,255    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    310,736,514    

Net accretion of bond discount and amortization of bond premium

    62,402,848    

Increase in receivable for investments sold

    (212,699,654  

Decrease in interest receivable

    40,357,168    

Increase in affiliated dividends receivable

    (17,500  

Increase in other assets

    (16,330  

Decrease in cash collateral due from broker

    1,740,000    

Increase in payable for investments purchased

    407,740,661    

Decrease in cash collateral due to broker

    (2,780,000  

Decrease in advisory fee payable

    (777,609  

Decrease in administrative fee payable

    (165  

Decrease in Foreign capital gains tax payable

    (68,450  

Decrease in Transfer Agent fee payable

    (6,289  

Decrease in distribution fee payable

    (99,132  

Decrease in Directors’ fee payable

    (1,506  

Decrease in accrued expenses

    (105,673  

Proceeds from options written, net

    2,997    

Payments on swaptions written, net

    (467,961  

Payments on swaps, net

    (45,268,450  

Payments for exchange-traded derivatives settlements, net

    (67,959,983  
 

 

 

   

Total adjustments

      2,490,398,838  
   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

      1,764,375,342  
Cash flows from financing activities    

Redemptions of capital stock, net

    (1,242,993,396  

Cash dividends paid (net of dividend reinvestments)

    (43,865,877  

Repayment of reverse repurchase agreements

    (474,120,662  
 

 

 

   

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

      (1,760,979,935

Effect of exchange rate on cash

      (18,913,171
   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

      (15,517,764

Cash at beginning of year

      24,369,415  
   

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

    $ 8,851,651  
   

 

 

 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information    

† Reinvestment of dividends

  $ 85,876,697    

Interest expense paid during the year

  $ 9,815,884    

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Fund has included a Statement of Cash Flows as a result of its significant investments in reverse repurchase agreements throughout the year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB Income Fund (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares. Class B, Class K, Class R, Class I, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares have not been issued. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Advisor Class and Class Z shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All 11 classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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 Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5

 

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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 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.

 

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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.

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

 

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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.

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

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

Bank loan prices are provided by third party pricing services and consist of a composite of the quotes received by the vendor into a consensus price. Certain bank loans are classified as Level 3, as a significant input used in the fair value measurement of these instruments is the market quotes that are received by the vendor and these inputs are not observable.

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

 

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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, 2022:

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Governments – Treasuries

  $ – 0  –    $ 1,986,377,291       – 0  –    $ 1,986,377,291  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

    – 0  –      513,787,329       – 0  –      513,787,329  

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      458,751,171       – 0  –      458,751,171  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      278,895,379       4,804,847 (a)      283,700,226  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    – 0  –      134,910,540       – 0  –      134,910,540  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      122,455,654       – 0  –      122,455,654  

Bank Loans

    – 0  –      82,745,410       14,042,134       96,787,544  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

    – 0  –      87,577,696       718 (a)      87,578,414  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      68,492,425       – 0  –      68,492,425  

Emerging Markets – Sovereigns

    – 0  –      49,132,885       – 0  –      49,132,885  

Agencies

    – 0  –      30,832,176       – 0  –      30,832,176  

Quasi-Sovereigns

    – 0  –      21,280,882       – 0  –      21,280,882  

Governments – Sovereign Bonds

    – 0  –      13,673,324       – 0  –      13,673,324  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      11,728,968       104,762       11,833,730  

Common Stocks

    3,248,755       3,271,860       3,555,651 (a)      10,076,266  

Local Governments – US Municipal Bonds

    – 0  –      8,431,791       – 0  –      8,431,791  

Preferred Stocks

    – 0  –      – 0  –      2,224,500       2,224,500  

Warrants

    88       – 0  –      0 (a)      88  

Short-Term Investments

    5,641,740       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,641,740  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    8,890,583         3,872,344,781         24,732,612 (a)        3,905,967,976  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

       

Assets:

 

Futures

      35,165,517       – 0  –      – 0  –      35,165,517 (c) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      94,878       – 0  –      94,878  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      6,421,934       – 0  –      6,421,934 (c) 

 

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Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

  $ (76,158,121   $ – 0  –      – 0  –    $ (76,158,121 )(c) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (1,244,881     – 0  –      (1,244,881

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (205,521     – 0  –      (205,521 )(c) 

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (28,620,676     – 0  –      (28,620,676

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (837,011,898     – 0  –      – 0  –      (837,011,898
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   (869,113,919   $   3,848,790,515     $   24,732,612 (a)    $   3,004,409,208  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. 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

 

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are required. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as such income and/or gains are earned.

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.

5. 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. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each fund or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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 investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets, .40% of the excess over $2.5 billion up to $5 billion and .35% in excess of $5 billion, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .77%, 1.52%, .52%, and .52% of daily average net assets for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, and Class Z shares, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursement/waivers amounted to $1,066,679. The Expense Caps may not be terminated by the Adviser before January 31, 2023.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $92,045.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $672,457 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $7,592 from the sale of Class A shares and received $15,053 and $9,359 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the

 

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investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $26,463.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     111,173     $     941,157     $     1,046,688     $     5,642     $     138  

During the year ended October 31, 2021, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $1,723,972 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class and Class Z shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amount of $1,013,893 for Class C shares. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

 

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NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $ 448,435,339      $ 1,131,256,970  

U.S. government securities

         8,073,855,350            8,618,168,459  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     4,237,445,530  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 113,884,098  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (428,564,877
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (314,680,779
  

 

 

 

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, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

 

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Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Fund may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Fund were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Fund. Put and call purchased option are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an written option by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

 

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The Fund may also invest in options on swap agreements, also called “swaptions”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based “premium”. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return on a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put swaptions equates to the notional amount of the underlying swap. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held written swaptions for non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets 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 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

 

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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 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

 

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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 a 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging and non-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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for 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 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

 

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(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 a 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 year ended October 31, 2022, 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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, 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/Payable for variation margin on futures
   
$

  35,165,517

 
Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures
   
$

  76,158,121

Credit contracts

  Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     345,648    

Interest rate contracts

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

 

6,421,934

   

Foreign currency contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

94,878

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

1,244,881

 

Credit contracts

      Market value on credit default swaps     28,620,676  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   42,027,977       $   106,023,678  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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   $     (31,527,848   $     (46,553,976

Foreign currency contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts     11,323,255       7,236,557  

Foreign exchange contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on written options; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options     2,997       – 0  – 

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on written swaptions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written swaptions     (56,399     (258,487

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     (2,857,247     15,448,318  

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     (21,183,822     47,780,248  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ (44,299,064   $ 23,652,660  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 743,647,855  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $     969,063,715  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 76,640,135 (a) 

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 357,872,400  

 

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Written Swaptions:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 44,894,200 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     214,895,000  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 96,350,000 (c) 

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 259,301,869  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 58,762,176  

 

(a)

Positions were open for nine months during the year.

 

(b)

Positions were open for four months during the year.

 

(c)

Positions were open for one month during the year.

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, 2022. 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/Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  $ 20,537     $     (20,537   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank/JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    28,834       (28,834     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc./Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

    45,507       (45,507     – 0  –      – 0  –          – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     94,878     $ (94,878   $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     0
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 810,141     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 810,141  

Barclays Bank PLC

    1,371,340       – 0  –      – 0  –      (1,371,340     – 0  – 

Citibank, NA/Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    10,333,068       (20,537     (373,000     (9,858,515     81,016  

Credit Suisse International

    3,334,861       – 0  –      – 0  –      (3,334,861     – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs International

    9,116,835       – 0  –      (660,000     (8,456,835     – 0  – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank/JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    4,792,539       (28,834     – 0  –      (4,763,705     – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc./Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

    105,369       (45,507     – 0  –      (59,862     – 0  – 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,404       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      1,404  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     29,865,557     $     (94,878   $     (1,033,000   $     (27,845,118   $     892,561
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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.

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).

3. TBA and Dollar Rolls

The Fund may invest in TBA mortgage-backed securities. A TBA, or “To Be Announced”, trade represents a contract for the purchase or sale of

 

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mortgage-backed securities to be delivered at a future agree-upon date; however, the specific mortgage pool numbers or the number of pools that will be delivered to fulfill the trade obligation or terms of the contract are unknown at the time of the trade. Mortgage pools (including fixed-rate or variable-rate mortgages) guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, or GNMA, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or FHLMC, are subsequently allocated to the TBA transactions.

The Fund may enter into certain TBA transactions known as dollar rolls. Dollar rolls involve sales by the Fund of securities for delivery in the current month and the Fund’s simultaneously contracting to repurchase substantially similar (same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. Dollar rolls are speculative techniques. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund earned drop income of $5,422,796 which is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations.

4. Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase transactions (“RVP”) in accordance with the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”), under which the Fund sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish a segregated account with the custodian containing liquid assets having a value comparable to the repurchase price. Under the MRA and other Master Agreements, the Fund is permitted to offset payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund in the event of a default. In the event of a default by a MRA counterparty, the Fund may be considered an unsecured creditor with respect to any excess collateral (collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price) held by and/or posted to the counterparty, and as such the return of such excess collateral may be delayed or denied. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $1,249,952,892 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.79%. At October 31, 2022, the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding in the amount of $837,011,898 as reported on the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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The following table presents the Fund’s RVP liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund as of October 31, 2022:

 

Counterparty

   RVP Liabilities
Subject to a MRA
     Securities
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net
Amount
of RVP
Liabilities
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     3,955,328        (3,955,328     – 0  – 

Credit Suisse International/ First Boston

     3,299,566        (3,299,566     – 0  – 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     368,741,503        (228,709,343     140,032,160  

JPMorgan Chase Bank

     461,015,501        (458,847,705     2,167,796  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   837,011,898      $   (694,811,942   $   142,199,956  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Including accrued interest.

 

*

The actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount reported due to overcollateralization.

NOTE E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A

 

         

Shares sold

     5,504,143       12,693,420       $ 39,565,166     $ 102,684,240    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     683,436       794,420         4,848,123       6,379,937    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     150,661       356,137         1,067,762       2,859,271    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (14,232,001     (16,512,385       (100,905,810     (132,616,025  

 

   

Net decrease

     (7,893,761     (2,668,408     $ (55,424,759   $ (20,692,577  

 

   
            
Class C             

Shares sold

     737,142       3,077,054       $ 5,442,290     $ 24,874,379    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     367,071       456,339         2,605,062       3,671,010    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (150,476     (355,698       (1,067,762     (2,859,271  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (7,173,549     (5,920,156       (51,179,390     (47,610,467  

 

   

Net decrease

     (6,219,812     (2,742,461     $ (44,199,800   $ (21,924,349  

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class

 

 

Shares sold

     125,018,791       167,986,666       $ 895,171,374       $ 1,352,943,498    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     10,905,106       12,483,656         77,665,707       100,377,691    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (285,020,744     (168,770,779       (2,028,413,744       (1,357,710,463  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (149,096,847     11,699,543         $  (1,055,576,663   $ 95,610,726    

 

   
            

Class Z

            

Shares sold

     987,963       2,157,210       $ 6,992,661     $ 17,350,447    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     106,789       94,970         757,805       762,411    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (1,516,427     (759,196       (10,653,822     (6,105,537  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (421,675     1,492,984       $ (2,903,356   $ 12,007,321    

 

   

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

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

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.

 

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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 end of a recent period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

Duration Risk—Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The duration of a fixed-income security may be shorter than or equal to 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.

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

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.

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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Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

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.

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 instrument, 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.

Active Trading Risk—The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR,

 

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announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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.

 

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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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $     129,387,443      $ 166,350,736  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 129,387,443      $     166,350,736  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 1,322,646  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (557,600,583 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (319,324,058 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     (875,601,995 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $557,599,853. As of October 31, 2022, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $730.

 

(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, the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the tax treatment of partnership investments.

 

(c)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax, 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

 

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losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $187,331,997 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $370,267,856, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to accumulated loss or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

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 Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  7.89       $  7.96       $  7.98       $  7.49       $  8.09  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .23       .24       .26       .31       .29  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.69     (.04     .02 (c)      .53       (.50

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      .00 (d)      .00 (d) 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.46     .20       .28       .84       (.21
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.24     (.27     (.30     (.30     (.36

Return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.05     (.03
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.24     (.27     (.30     (.35     (.39
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  6.19       $  7.89       $  7.96       $  7.98       $  7.49  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (18.83 )%      2.48     3.55     11.50     (2.71 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $159,887       $265,990       $289,619       $240,567       $232,931  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.04     .79     .78     .77     1.08

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.08     .80     .80     .83     1.16

Net investment income(b)

    3.15     3.04     3.24     4.02     3.73

Portfolio turnover rate**

    167     166     246     270     105

See footnote summary on page 102.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  7.90       $  7.97       $  7.99       $  7.50       $  8.10  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .17       .18       .20       .25       .23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.68     (.04     .02 (c)      .53       (.50

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      .00 (d)      .00 (d) 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.51     .14       .22       .78       (.27
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.19     (.21     (.24     (.25     (.30

Return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.04     (.03
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.19     (.21     (.24     (.29     (.33
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  6.20       $  7.90       $  7.97       $  7.99       $  7.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (19.41 )%      1.71     2.77     10.65     (3.43 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $113,982       $194,363       $217,968       $164,413       $82,283  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.79     1.54     1.53     1.52     1.83

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    1.82     1.55     1.55     1.57     1.92

Net investment income(b)

    2.39     2.29     2.49     3.21     2.98

Portfolio turnover rate**

    167     166     246     270     105

See footnote summary on page 102.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  7.90       $  7.97       $  7.99       $  7.50       $  8.10  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .24       .26       .27       .33       .31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.68     (.04     .03 (c)      .53       (.50

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      .00 (d)      .00 (d) 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.44     .22       .30       .86       (.19
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.26     (.29     (.32     (.31     (.38

Return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.06     (.03
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.26     (.29     (.32     (.37     (.41
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  6.20       $  7.90       $  7.97       $  7.99       $  7.50  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (18.60 )%      2.73     3.80     11.76     (2.46 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $2,334       $4,152       $4,097       $3,562       $2,222  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .79     .54     .53     .52     .83

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .82     .55     .55     .58     .91

Net investment income(b)

    3.38     3.28     3.48     4.24     3.98

Portfolio turnover rate**

    167     166     246     270     105

See footnote summary on page 102.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class Z  
      Year Ended October 31,    

November 20,

2019(g) to

October 31,

2020

 
    2022     2021  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  7.90       $  7.97       $  7.97  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

     

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .25       .27       .27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.69     (.05     .03 (c) 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.44     .22       .30  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

     

Dividends from net investment income

    (.26     (.29     (.30
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  6.20       $  7.90       $  7.97  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

     

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (18.57 )%      2.78     3.89

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

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

    $21,026       $30,118       $18,492  

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .78     .49     .48 %^ 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .78     .49     .48 %^ 

Net investment income(b)

    3.44     3.32     3.49 %^ 

Portfolio turnover rate**

    167     166     246

See footnote summary on page 102.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)

Due to timing of sales and repurchase of capital shares, the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share is not in accordance with the Fund’s change in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions for the period.

 

(d)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(e)

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. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. 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.

 

(f)

The expense ratios, excluding interest expense are:

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Class A

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .77     .77     .77     .77     .77

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .80     .78     .79     .82     .85

Class C

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.52     1.52     1.52     1.52     1.52

Before waivers/reimbursements

    1.55     1.53     1.54     1.57     1.60

Advisor Class

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .52     .52     .52     .52     .52

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .55     .53     .54     .57     .60

Class Z

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .49     .47     .46     N/A       N/A  

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .49     .47     .46     N/A       N/A  

 

(g)

Commencement of distributions.

 

*

Includes the impact of proceeds received by the Fund in connection with a trade-error reimbursement from the Adviser, which enhanced performance by .04% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

 

**

The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

 

^

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Income Fund

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Income Fund (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 28, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2022. For foreign shareholders, 80.59% of ordinary income dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Scott A. DiMaggio(2), Vice President

Gershon M. Distenfeld(2),
Vice President

Fahd Malik(2), Vice President

Matthew S. Sheridan(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

  

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller
Vincent S. Noto,
Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

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

  

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West
New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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 U.S. Investment Grade: Core Fixed Income Investment Team. Messrs. DiMaggio, Distenfeld, Malik and Sheridan are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD

BY DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,#

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD

BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS    

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##

Chairman of the Board

81

(2015)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD

BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD

BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Michael J. Downey,##

78
(2015)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None
     

Nancy P. Jacklin,##

74

(2015)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD

BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
Jeanette W. Loeb,##
70
(2020)
  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75    

Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD

BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 to 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD

BY DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   

Garry L. Moody,##

70

(2015)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal & Compliance Dept. Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, due to this position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
  

POSITION(S)

HELD WITH FUND

   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

Onur Erzan

46

   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     

Scott A. DiMaggio

51

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also co-Head of Fixed-Income.
     
Gershon M. Distenfeld
47
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also co-Head of Fixed Income.
     

Fahd Malik

38

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Matthew S. Sheridan
47
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Emilie D. Wrapp
67
   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Joseph J. Mantineo
63
   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”**), with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Phyllis J. Clarke
61
   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Vincent S. Noto
58
   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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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 Directors (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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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 significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Income Fund (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on November 2-4, 2021 (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 Analyst for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

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.

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

 

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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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. 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 2019 and 2020 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to 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.

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, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s

 

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principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. 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 Class A Shares 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 performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods ended July 31, 2021 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared 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 compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was equal to the median. The directors took into account the impact on the advisory fee rate of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year.

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 noted that the Fund may invest in shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as these may be varied as a result of exemptive orders issued, and rules adopted, by the SEC. The directors also noted that ETFs pay advisory fees pursuant to their advisory contracts, and that the Adviser had provided, and they had reviewed, information about the

 

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expense ratios of the relevant ETFs. The directors concluded, based on the Adviser’s explanation of how it uses ETFs when they are the most cost-effective way to obtain desired exposures, in some cases pending purchases of underlying securities, that the advisory fee for the Fund would be for services in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the services provided under the advisory contracts of the ETFs.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and the directors considered the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels and that the Fund’s net assets were higher than a breakpoint level. Accordingly, the Fund’s current effective advisory fee rate reflected a reduction due to the breakpoint and would be further reduced to the extent the net assets of the Fund increase. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s breakpoint arrangements were acceptable and provide a means for sharing any economies of scale.

 

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OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB MUNICIPAL BOND INFLATION STRATEGY

 

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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.

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

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 14, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy for the annual period ended October 31, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize real after-tax return for investors subject to federal income taxes, without undue risk to principal.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB MUNICIPAL BOND INFLATION STRATEGY      
Class 1 Shares1      -4.07%        -5.92%  
Class 2 Shares1      -4.02%        -5.83%  
Class A Shares      -4.14%        -6.06%  
Class C Shares      -4.51%        -6.75%  
Advisor Class Shares2      -4.02%        -5.82%  
Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS Index      -5.32%        -7.18%  

 

1

Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to large Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts and the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements.

 

2

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-10 Year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (“TIPS”) Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

During both periods, all share classes of the Fund outperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. The Fund invests primarily in municipal bonds and uses tax-efficient hedges for inflation protection. The Fund’s overweight to municipals contributed, relative to the benchmark, for the six-month period, but detracted for the 12-month period. The use of Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) swaps had no material impact on performance, relative to the benchmark, over either period. Yield-curve positioning contributed, particularly underweights to the intermediate parts of the curve for both periods.

During both periods, the Fund utilized derivatives in the form of interest rate swaps for hedging purposes, which detracted from absolute performance.

 

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Credit default swaps were utilized for investment purposes, which had no material impact on performance. CPI swaps were used for hedging purposes, which detracted from absolute performance for the six-month period and added for the 12-month period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Yields continued their ascent higher toward the end of the reporting period ended October 31, 2022. During the 12-month period, the yield on a 10-Year AAA municipal bond rose to 3.39% from 1.22% and the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury rose to 4.06% from 1.58%. Demand for municipals continued to weaken during the six-month period, as investors have pulled approximately $104.8 billion year to date from municipal bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds as of October 26, 2022. In addition to broader fixed-income market volatility, these municipal market outflows contributed to municipal underperformance versus US Treasuries, with 10-Year AAA Muni/Treasury after-tax spreads widening 73 basis points (“b.p.”) during the 12-month period and 1 b.p. during the six-month period. Average BBB credit spreads widened during the 12-month and six-month periods by approximately 60 b.p. and 26 b.p., respectively.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) continues to focus on real 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 into inflation swap agreements or investing in other inflation-protected instruments.

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. The market now values insured municipal securities primarily based on the credit quality of the issuer of the security with little value given to the insurance feature. In purchasing such insured securities, the Adviser evaluates the risk and return of municipal securities through its own research. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline. As of October 31, 2022, 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 3.22% and 0.40%, respectively.

 

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INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund seeks real after-tax return for investors subject to federal income taxes. Real return is the rate of return after adjusting for inflation. The Fund pursues its objective by investing principally in high-quality, predominantly investment-grade, municipal securities that pay interest exempt from federal taxation. As a fundamental policy, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in municipal securities. These securities may be subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for some taxpayers.

The Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in fixed-income securities rated A or better or the equivalent by one or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (or deemed to be of comparable credit quality by the Adviser). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in below investment-grade fixed-income securities (“junk bonds”). If the rating of a fixed-income security falls below investment-grade, the Fund will not be obligated to sell the security and may continue to hold it if, in the Adviser’s opinion, the investment is appropriate under the circumstances.

The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities with any maturity and duration.

To provide inflation protection, the Fund will typically enter into inflation swaps. The Fund may use other inflation-indexed 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 income taxation. It is expected that the Fund’s primary use of derivatives will be for the purpose of inflation protection.

The Fund may also invest in 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 utilize leverage for investment purposes through the use of tender option bond (“TOB”) transactions. The Adviser considers the impact of TOB transactions, 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 mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg 1-10 Year TIPS Index represents the performance of inflation-protected securities issued by the US Treasury. 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 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 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, or 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 is 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. For example, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly stressed the financial resources of many issuers of municipal securities, which could impair any such issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations when due and adversely impact the value of its securities held by the Fund. As the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

state and local economies and on issuers of municipal securities are still uncertain, the financial difficulties of issuers of municipal securities may continue or worsen, adversely affecting the performance of the Fund. 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.

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

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

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

Inflation Risk: This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the 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. 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, such as TOB transactions, its net asset value (“NAV”) may be more volatile

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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 certain investments are or become more difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally go down.

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 investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.abfunds.com. For Class 1 shares, go to www.bernstein.com and click on “Investments”, found in the footer, then “Mutual Fund Information—Mutual Fund Performance at a Glance.”

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 3.00% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Class 1 and 2 shares do not carry sales charges. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

10/31/2012 TO 10/31/2022

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
    Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS 1 SHARES3         3.30%       5.08%  
1 Year     -5.92%       -5.92%      
5 Years     1.98%       1.98%      
10 Years     1.35%       1.35%      
CLASS 2 SHARES3         3.39%       5.22%  
1 Year     -5.83%       -5.83%      
5 Years     2.10%       2.10%      
10 Years     1.45%       1.45%      
CLASS A SHARES         2.96%       4.55%  
1 Year     -6.06%       -8.87%      
5 Years     1.84%       1.22%      
10 Years     1.18%       0.88%      
CLASS C SHARES         2.30%       3.54%  
1 Year     -6.75%       -7.67%      
5 Years     1.09%       1.09%      
10 Years4     0.44%       0.44%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES5         3.30%       5.08%  
1 Year     -5.82%       -5.82%      
5 Years     2.10%       2.10%      
10 Years     1.44%       1.44%      

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.66%, 0.56%, 0.84%, 1.59% and 0.59% for Class 1, Class 2, Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios (excluding extraordinary expenses, interest expense, and acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest) to 0.60%, 0.50%, 0.75%, 1.50% and 0.50% for Class 1, Class 2, Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2023, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

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

 

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

 

3

Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to large Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts and the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements. These share classes do not carry front-end sales charges; therefore, their respective NAV and SEC returns are the same.

 

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

 

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

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS 1 SHARES1   
1 Year      -6.50%  
5 Years      1.74%  
10 Years      1.26%  
CLASS 2 SHARES1   
1 Year      -6.40%  
5 Years      1.84%  
10 Years      1.36%  
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -9.44%  
5 Years      0.96%  
10 Years      0.79%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -8.23%  
5 Years      0.83%  
10 Years2      0.36%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3   
1 Year      -6.39%  
5 Years      1.83%  
10 Years      1.37%  

 

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Class 1 shares are only available to Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts. Class 2 shares are only available to large Bernstein Global Wealth Management private client accounts and the Adviser’s institutional clients or through other limited arrangements. These share classes do not carry front-end sales charges; therefore, their respective NAV and SEC returns are the same.

 

2

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

 

3

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

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a mutual fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. 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.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

 

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

Actual

  $     1,000     $ 958.60     $     3.70       0.75

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $     1,021.42     $ 3.82       0.75
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 954.90     $ 7.39       1.50

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,017.64     $ 7.63       1.50
Advisor Class      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 959.80     $ 2.47       0.50

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.68     $ 2.55       0.50
Class 1      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 959.30     $ 2.96       0.60

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.18     $ 3.06       0.60
Class 2      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 959.80     $ 2.47       0.50

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.68     $ 2.55       0.50

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $2,193.1

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

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, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 95.0%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 90.2%

 

Alabama – 0.7%

 

Alabama Special Care Facilities Financing Authority-Birmingham AL
(Children’s Hospital of Alabama Obligated Group (The))
Series 2015
5.00%, 06/01/2028

   $ 3,905     $ 4,037,644  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2052

     5,000       4,813,020  

Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of Mobile
(Infirmary Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 02/01/2025

     2,110       2,150,226  

Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2039

     1,675       1,464,965  

Sumter County Industrial Development Authority/AL (Enviva, Inc.)
Series 2022
6.00%, 07/15/2052

     3,770       3,403,830  
    

 

 

 
       15,869,685  
    

 

 

 

American Samoa – 0.1%

 

American Samoa Economic Development Authority (Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2015-A
6.625%, 09/01/2035

     1,335       1,399,926  

Series 2018
6.50%, 09/01/2028(a)

     295       316,794  

7.125%, 09/01/2038(a)

     280       310,207  
    

 

 

 
       2,026,927  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 1.4%

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority (Equitable School Revolving Fund LLC Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 11/01/2030

     935       903,334  

5.00%, 11/01/2031

     800       833,089  

5.00%, 11/01/2032

     650       672,636  

5.00%, 11/01/2033

     900       928,312  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Kipp New York, Inc. Jerome Facility)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 07/01/2041

   $ 500     $ 393,699  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Cares, Inc.)
Series 2020
6.50%, 07/01/2026(a)

     1,000       919,128  

6.75%, 07/01/2030(a)

     1,000       848,554  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Phoenix Children’s Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2039

     1,800       1,602,483  

5.00%, 02/01/2026

     1,200       1,246,622  

5.00%, 02/01/2028

     1,000       1,063,793  

5.00%, 02/01/2030

     1,300       1,406,863  

5.00%, 02/01/2031

     1,250       1,360,152  

City of Glendale AZ
(City of Glendale AZ COP)
Series 2021
2.542%, 07/01/2033

     4,000       3,007,449  

City of Phoenix Civic Improvement Corp.
(Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     3,945       4,043,825  

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

     2,400       1,870,938  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima (The)
(La Posada at Park Centre, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.125%, 11/15/2029(a)

     2,000       1,965,818  

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

     2,750       3,002,352  

State of Arizona Lottery Revenue
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2028 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,000       5,416,808  
    

 

 

 
       31,485,855  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arkansas – 0.0%

    

City of Fayetteville AR Sales & Use Tax Revenue
Series 2022
2.875%, 11/01/2032

   $ 1,000     $ 908,616  
    

 

 

 

California – 10.4%

 

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Brio Apartments & Next on Lex Apartments)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/01/2047(a)

     3,315       2,230,821  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Fountains at Emerald Park)
Series 2021
4.00%, 08/01/2046(a)

     1,000       692,098  

California Housing Finance Agency
Series 2021-1, Class A
3.50%, 11/20/2035

     977       835,234  

Series 2021-2, Class X
0.823%, 03/25/2035(b)

     2,500       139,038  

Series 2021-3, Class A
3.25%, 08/20/2036

     1,972       1,614,463  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
Series 2022
0.85%, 01/01/2050 (Pre-refunded/ETM)(a)

     25,000       24,774,100  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Rialto Bioenergy Facility LLC)
Series 2019
7.50%, 12/01/2040(a)

     250       159,138  

California State Public Works Board
(California State Public Works Board Lease)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 02/01/2023

     10,000       10,044,743  

California State Public Works Board
(State of California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Lease)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2029

     2,995       3,241,923  

California State University
Series 2021-B
2.374%, 11/01/2035

     1,000       698,676  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
Series 2019
5.00%, 05/15/2027

   $ 1,410     $ 1,461,484  

5.00%, 05/15/2039

     1,000       993,913  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 05/15/2037

     4,000       4,014,725  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII
(CMFA Special Finance Agency VII The Breakwater Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 08/01/2047(a)

     1,000       665,351  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority 777 Place-Pomona)
Series 2021
3.60%, 05/01/2047(a)

     6,500       4,737,048  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2046(a)

     2,000       1,351,661  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Altana Apartments)
Series 2021
3.50%, 10/01/2046(a)

     2,000       1,369,288  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Jefferson Platinum Triangle Apartments)
Series 2021-A2
3.125%, 08/01/2056(a)

     1,500       923,663  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Millennium South Bay-Hawthorne)
Series 2021
3.375%, 07/01/2043(a)

     3,500       2,529,330  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Theo Apartments)
Series 2021
3.50%, 05/01/2047(a)

     2,300       1,720,303  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Union South Bay)
Series 2021-A
3.10%, 07/01/2045(a)

     1,000       700,335  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Vineyard Gardens Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2048(a)

   $ 2,000     $ 1,318,388  

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/01/2038

     5,880       5,688,133  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power System Revenue
Series 2021-B
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     10,000       10,447,221  

Orange County Transportation Authority
Series 2021
5.00%, 10/15/2024

     3,505       3,622,492  

Sacramento County Water Financing Authority (Sacramento County Water Agency)
NATL Series 2007-B
2.635% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.57%), 06/01/2039(c)

     5,000       4,298,780  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 07/01/2035

     3,100       2,778,449  

4.00%, 07/01/2036

     8,395       7,470,405  

4.00%, 07/01/2039

     7,075       6,097,127  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     8,655       7,382,461  

4.00%, 07/01/2041

     3,325       2,812,037  

5.00%, 07/01/2030

     2,785       2,866,199  

San Francisco Intl Airport
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 05/01/2031

     3,275       3,388,346  

5.00%, 05/01/2036

     5,960       5,939,099  

San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Series 2021
5.00%, 01/15/2033

     5,000       5,113,861  

State of California
Series 2014
5.00%, 05/01/2025

     2,960       3,033,203  

Series 2017
5.00%, 11/01/2022

     7,635       7,635,000  

Series 2020
5.00%, 11/01/2030

     10,870       12,055,505  

5.00%, 03/01/2035

     10,335       11,105,731  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2023

   $ 10,000     $ 10,078,062  

4.00%, 12/01/2024

     2,655       2,693,140  

4.00%, 10/01/2034

     2,690       2,651,764  

4.00%, 10/01/2035

     10,000       9,829,893  

5.00%, 09/01/2023

     6,000       6,091,889  

5.00%, 10/01/2024

     3,590       3,710,124  

5.00%, 12/01/2035

     6,980       7,535,311  

Series 2022
4.00%, 04/01/2042

     8,640       8,046,017  

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

     6,000       6,165,525  

5.00%, 05/15/2025

     4,000       4,174,490  
    

 

 

 
       228,925,987  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 3.2%

 

Arapahoe County School District No. 5 Cherry Creek
(Arapahoe County School District No. 5 Cherry Creek COP)
Series 2022
4.00%, 12/15/2038

     2,655       2,441,416  

Centerra Metropolitan District No. 1
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2029(a)

     1,510       1,456,294  

City & County of Denver CO. Airport System Revenue
(Denver Intl Airport)
Series 2012-A
5.00%, 11/15/2024

     10,395       10,404,208  

5.00%, 11/15/2025

     3,000       3,002,248  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2026

     1,700       1,748,446  

5.00%, 12/01/2028

     10,000       10,312,347  

5.00%, 12/01/2029

     6,555       6,738,522  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(AdventHealth Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 11/15/2041

     2,600       2,664,033  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 08/01/2032

     640       652,312  

5.00%, 08/01/2033

     2,250       2,284,677  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Intermountain Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2019-B
4.00%, 01/01/2040

   $ 1,445     $ 1,323,443  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Sanford Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/01/2033

     1,525       1,576,185  

Denver City & County School District No. 1
Series 2014-B
5.00%, 12/01/2023

     4,730       4,823,414  

Series 2021
5.00%, 12/01/2039

     6,785       7,213,413  

Denver Urban Renewal Authority
(Stapleton Development Corp.)
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 12/01/2022

     1,640       1,642,068  

E-470 Public Highway Authority
Series 2021-B
2.387% (SOFR + 0.35%), 09/01/2039(c)

     2,000       1,969,626  

Johnstown Plaza Metropolitan District
Series 2022
4.25%, 12/01/2046

     2,000       1,513,629  

State of Colorado
Series 2022
6.00%, 12/15/2041

     6,000       6,854,573  

Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board
(Sterling Ranch Colorado Metropolitan District No. 2)
Series 2020-A
3.75%, 12/01/2040

     1,050       787,327  

Vauxmont Metropolitan District
AGM Series 2019
5.00%, 12/15/2024

     260       267,447  
    

 

 

 
       69,675,628  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 2.9%

 

City of New Haven CT
Series 2018-A
5.50%, 08/01/2035

     1,920       2,033,558  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Stamford Hospital Obligated Group (The))
Series 2022
4.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,500       1,340,531  

4.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,500       1,326,671  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.00%, 07/01/2037

   $ 1,000     $ 874,482  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     1,500       1,264,157  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Yale University)
Series 2020
1.10%, 07/01/2048

     10,105       10,027,719  

Series 2022
1.10%, 07/01/2049

     8,000       7,409,730  

State of Connecticut
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 10/15/2024

     5,035       5,118,619  

Series 2014-A
5.00%, 03/01/2028

     2,230       2,274,660  

Series 2014-F
5.00%, 11/15/2026

     1,275       1,315,788  

Series 2015-B
5.00%, 06/15/2025

     4,330       4,510,188  

5.00%, 06/15/2028

     2,840       2,949,299  

Series 2016-A
5.00%, 03/15/2032

     2,160       2,241,701  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 04/15/2028

     1,440       1,550,359  

State of Connecticut Clean Water Fund - State Revolving Fund
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 03/01/2024

     4,360       4,385,921  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue
Series 2020
5.00%, 05/01/2035

     1,960       2,084,850  

5.00%, 05/01/2038

     3,040       3,205,220  

5.00%, 05/01/2040

     1,000       1,043,757  

Series 2021-D
4.00%, 11/01/2037

     2,250       2,118,919  

4.00%, 11/01/2038

     4,185       3,913,319  

University of Connecticut
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 02/15/2038

     1,795       1,868,319  
    

 

 

 
       62,857,767  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 1.5%

 

District of Columbia
(District of Columbia International School Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2039

     2,000       1,882,379  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

District of Columbia
(Plenary Infrastructure DC LLC State Lease)
Series 2022
5.00%, 08/31/2029

   $ 4,765     $ 4,903,026  

5.00%, 08/31/2030

     5,025       5,155,052  

5.00%, 02/29/2032

     5,475       5,552,104  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2025

     5,500       5,652,537  

5.00%, 10/01/2026

     3,065       3,166,119  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 10/01/2038

     2,500       2,243,260  

5.00%, 10/01/2036

     1,695       1,681,942  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Dedicated Revenue
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/15/2039

     2,450       2,272,564  
    

 

 

 
       32,508,983  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 4.7%

 

Align Affordable Housing Bond Fund LP
(SHI - Lake Worth LLC)
Series 2021
3.25%, 12/01/2051(a)

     2,500       2,080,961  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
(Franklin Academy Series 2020 Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 12/15/2025(a)

     300       292,348  

Central Florida Expressway Authority
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     6,000       6,398,776  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     7,255       7,650,197  

AGM Series 2021-D
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     8,685       9,313,364  

City of Palmetto FL
(Renaissance Arts and Education, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.125%, 06/01/2042

     2,400       2,210,491  

City of South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Inc.
(Baptist Health South Florida Obligated Group)

    

Series 2017
5.00%, 08/15/2025

     4,500       4,649,757  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

County of Broward FL Airport System Revenue
Series 2019-A
4.00%, 10/01/2044

   $ 16,215     $ 13,423,920  

Series 2019-C
2.384%, 10/01/2026

     2,600       2,352,570  

County of Miami-Dade FL
(County of Miami-Dade FL Non-Ad Valorem)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 06/01/2023

     6,100       6,164,272  

5.00%, 06/01/2024

     5,000       5,114,412  

5.00%, 06/01/2026

     2,885       2,985,569  

5.00%, 06/01/2027

     4,515       4,670,459  

County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 10/01/2030

     115       74,495  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2031

     140       85,197  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2032

     100       57,181  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2033

     115       61,590  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2034

     125       62,747  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Brightline Trains Florida LLC)
Series 2022
2.90%, 12/01/2056 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     10,000       9,920,429  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Mater Academy, Inc.)
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 06/15/2042

     2,000       1,600,468  

5.00%, 06/15/2042

     2,550       2,367,709  

Florida Municipal Power Agency
(Florida Municipal Power Agency All-Requirements Power Supply Project Revenue)
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 10/01/2023

     1,500       1,523,346  

Series 2021
1.425%, 10/01/2026

     500       432,857  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2029 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,420       4,664,595  

5.00%, 10/01/2033

     4,000       4,027,377  

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 10/01/2028

     1,000       1,012,249  

 

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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%, 08/01/2036(d)

   $ 1,000     $ 848,945  

Polk County Industrial Development Authority
(Mineral Development LLC)
Series 2020
5.875%, 01/01/2033(a)

     1,000       971,268  

Village Community Development District No. 13
Series 2019
3.55%, 05/01/2039

     4,195       3,124,363  

Village Community Development District No. 14
Series 2022
5.50%, 05/01/2053

     5,000       4,912,922  
    

 

 

 
       103,054,834  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 3.8%

 

Augusta Development Authority
(AU Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     4,490       3,964,734  

5.00%, 07/01/2035

     5,065       4,420,157  

City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation
Series 2022-B
5.00%, 07/01/2038

     3,440       3,410,629  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

     6,830       6,716,409  

Cobb County Kennestone Hospital Authority
(WellStar Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 04/01/2025

     1,650       1,694,320  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citadel LP)
Series 2022-C
4.00%, 08/01/2052(a)

     5,000       4,617,604  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2021-C
4.00%, 05/01/2052

     2,075       1,943,025  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2018-A
4.00%, 04/01/2048

     9,370       9,350,003  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2018-C
4.00%, 08/01/2048

   $ 6,850     $ 6,831,303  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2052

     37,825       36,541,409  

Richmond County Board of Education
Series 2021
5.00%, 10/01/2023

     3,400       3,451,380  
    

 

 

 
       82,940,973  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.2%

 

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

     135       131,141  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2015-D
5.00%, 11/15/2023

     1,035       1,037,746  

5.00%, 11/15/2025

     865       866,591  

5.00%, 11/15/2031

     2,070       2,039,874  

Series 2021-F
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     500       499,962  
    

 

 

 
       4,575,314  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 4.5%

 

Chicago Board of Education
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2027

     1,200       1,185,740  

Series 2019-B
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     135       131,795  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     265       256,630  

5.00%, 12/01/2033

     100       95,313  

Series 2022-B
4.00%, 12/01/2041

     5,800       4,558,218  

Chicago Housing Authority
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     2,500       2,593,659  

5.00%, 01/01/2037

     5,260       5,412,305  

5.00%, 01/01/2038

     1,000       1,026,967  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 01/01/2029

     5,000       5,119,117  

Series 2016-C
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     5,000       5,108,344  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2035

     1,475       1,498,256  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 01/01/2037

     1,000       980,418  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2042

   $ 2,000     $ 1,714,231  

5.00%, 01/01/2028

     680       698,618  

5.00%, 01/01/2031

     600       614,865  

5.00%, 01/01/2042

     3,850       3,673,987  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
(Chicago O’Hare International Airport Customer Facility Charge)
Series 2013
5.25%, 01/01/2023

     2,500       2,506,988  

5.50%, 01/01/2025

     2,250       2,256,164  

County of Cook IL
Series 2012-C
5.00%, 11/15/2024

     2,560       2,561,623  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Ascension Health Credit Group)
Series 2016-C
5.00%, 02/15/2024

     1,630       1,658,669  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Illinois Institute of Technology)
Series 2019
5.00%, 09/01/2023

     100       100,314  

5.00%, 09/01/2026

     100       100,176  

5.00%, 09/01/2027

     100       99,891  

5.00%, 09/01/2029

     100       99,243  

5.00%, 09/01/2033

     200       192,141  

5.00%, 09/01/2034

     100       95,387  

Illinois Finance Authority
(University of Chicago (The))
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     1,750       1,919,582  

5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,400       1,506,355  

5.00%, 10/01/2036

     2,500       2,668,891  

5.00%, 10/01/2037

     1,350       1,430,810  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Washington and Jane Smith Community - Orland Park)
Series 2022
4.00%, 10/15/2040

     9,375       7,287,685  

Illinois Housing Development Authority
Series 2022
5.67%, 12/01/2025(a)

     1,250       1,244,952  

7.17%, 11/01/2038

     125       122,783  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 01/01/2040

     1,080       1,106,050  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 01/01/2043

   $ 6,700     $ 6,792,309  

State of Illinois
Series 2013
5.00%, 07/01/2023

     1,670       1,680,436  

Series 2014
5.00%, 05/01/2030

     4,180       4,179,475  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 12/01/2024

     5,050       5,092,442  

Series 2017-D
5.00%, 11/01/2024

     7,950       8,019,066  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2023

     2,785       2,806,063  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 10/01/2023

     1,730       1,743,084  

Series 2022-A
5.50%, 03/01/2042

     2,945       2,912,362  

Series 2022-B
5.25%, 10/01/2037

     3,000       2,964,222  
    

 

 

 
       97,815,626  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 1.7%

 

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

     2,380       1,732,438  

Indiana Finance Authority
(CWA Authority, Inc.)
Series 2021
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     2,000       2,171,957  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Duke Energy Indiana LLC)
Series 2022
3.75%, 03/01/2031

     5,750       5,650,137  

4.50%, 05/01/2035

     7,555       7,278,927  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Fulcrum Centerpoint LLC)
Series 2021
0.28%, 12/15/2045

     5,000       4,994,529  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Good Samaritan Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 04/01/2035

     1,210       1,006,929  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Indiana Finance Authority
(Greencroft Goshen Obligated Group)
Series 2023-2
4.00%, 11/15/2037(d)

   $ 1,000     $ 763,737  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Indiana University Health, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021
0.70%, 12/01/2046

     8,150       7,395,352  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Ohio Valley Electric Corp.)
Series 2021-B
2.50%, 11/01/2030

     495       404,773  

Series 2022-A
4.25%, 11/01/2030

     1,535       1,424,490  

Indiana Finance Authority
(University of Evansville)
Series 2022
5.25%, 09/01/2037

     5,000       4,683,009  
    

 

 

 
       37,506,278  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 1.6%

 

Iowa Finance Authority
Series 2022-E
2.914% (SOFR + 0.80%), 01/01/2052(c)

     8,000       7,798,455  

Iowa Finance Authority
(Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC)
Series 2022
4.00%, 12/01/2050

     5,000       4,493,597  

5.00%, 12/01/2050

     7,000       6,218,834  

Iowa Finance Authority
(Iowa Finance Authority State Revolving Fund)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 08/01/2039

     5,200       5,570,573  

Iowa Higher Education Loan Authority (Simpson College)
Series 2020
5.25%, 11/01/2040

     2,275       2,044,847  

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/01/2034

     500       453,962  

4.00%, 06/01/2035

     515       461,913  

4.00%, 06/01/2037

     1,000       877,433  

4.00%, 06/01/2038

     1,000       867,142  

4.00%, 06/01/2040

     500       422,008  

5.00%, 06/01/2031

     900       919,301  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 06/01/2049

   $ 1,890     $ 1,724,050  

PEFA, Inc.
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2019
5.00%, 09/01/2049

     2,360       2,357,622  
    

 

 

 
       34,209,737  
    

 

 

 

Kansas – 0.3%

 

Kansas Development Finance Authority (AdventHealth Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 11/15/2054

     6,000       6,359,333  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 2.6%

 

City of Ashland KY
(Ashland Hospital Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 02/01/2026

     180       183,895  

5.00%, 02/01/2027

     195       200,279  

5.00%, 02/01/2030

     125       129,244  

5.00%, 02/01/2031

     150       152,016  

City of Henderson KY
(Pratt Paper LLC)
Series 2022
3.70%, 01/01/2032(a)

     1,150       1,041,895  

Kentucky Municipal Power Agency
NATL Series 2015-A
5.00%, 09/01/2023

     1,875       1,897,697  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(BP PLC)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 12/01/2050

     7,260       7,067,053  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2018-C
9.575% (CPI + 1.05%), 12/01/2049(c)

     20,000       19,957,364  

Series 2019-C
4.00%, 02/01/2050

     9,015       8,520,794  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 08/01/2052

     18,485       16,924,406  
    

 

 

 
       56,074,643  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 0.7%

 

City of New Orleans LA
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     1,910       2,045,460  

5.00%, 12/01/2035

     2,680       2,792,929  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 12/01/2038

   $ 2,070     $ 2,135,280  

5.00%, 12/01/2039

     885       909,561  

Jefferson Sales Tax District
AGM Series 2017-B
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,800       1,882,320  

Parish of St. James LA
(NuStar Logistics LP)
Series 2020
5.85%, 08/01/2041(a)

     340       346,570  

6.10%, 06/01/2038(a)

     455       476,880  

6.10%, 12/01/2040(a)

     390       408,754  

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue
Series 2022-A
2.628% (SOFR + 0.50%), 05/01/2043(c)

     4,960       4,783,506  
    

 

 

 
       15,781,260  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 2.9%

 

County of Montgomery MD
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     5,925       6,308,474  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Purple Line Transit Partners LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/31/2039

     4,125       4,038,865  

5.00%, 06/30/2040

     8,795       8,572,170  

5.00%, 12/31/2040

     3,525       3,434,154  

5.00%, 06/30/2042

     3,120       3,015,647  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Stevenson University, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2039

     500       419,343  

State of Maryland
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 08/01/2024

     5,790       5,964,957  

Series 2020-B
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     9,315       10,136,527  

Series 2022-C
5.00%, 03/01/2026

     11,500       12,126,809  

Series 2022-D
4.00%, 08/01/2029

     4,500       4,647,631  

Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2022

     4,140       4,146,241  
    

 

 

 
       62,810,818  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts – 1.4%

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 07/01/2024

   $ 7,380     $ 7,593,131  

AGC Series 2007-A
2.434% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.57%), 05/01/2037(c)

     3,275       3,086,369  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Commonwealth of Massachusetts COVID-19 Recovery Assessment Revenue)
Series 2022-B
4.11%, 07/15/2031

     3,200       3,052,930  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2004-C
5.25%, 07/01/2023

     3,520       3,568,476  

Massachusetts Clean Water Trust (The) (Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust (The) SRF)
Series 2006
9.59% (CPI + 0.99%), 08/01/2023(c)

     2,275       2,282,876  

Series 2021-2
4.00%, 02/01/2023

     1,645       1,648,561  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Broad Institute Inc. (The))
Series 2017
5.00%, 04/01/2028

     1,655       1,760,360  

Massachusetts Port Authority
Series 2021-E
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     2,250       2,274,082  

5.00%, 07/01/2039

     5,000       5,026,009  
    

 

 

 
       30,292,794  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 1.5%

 

City of Detroit MI
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2035

     750       741,403  

5.00%, 04/01/2036

     305       300,483  

City of Detroit MI Sewage Disposal System Revenue
(Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue)
AGM Series 2006-D
3.108% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.60%), 07/01/2032(c)

     2,605       2,504,448  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Detroit City School District
AGM Series 2005-A
5.25%, 05/01/2029

   $ 3,860     $ 4,215,400  

Michigan Finance Authority
(City of Detroit MI)
Series 2016-C
5.00%, 04/01/2026

     1,000       1,043,919  

5.00%, 04/01/2027

     1,735       1,829,469  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue)
AGM Series 2014-D2
5.00%, 07/01/2024

     10,545       10,821,915  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Henry Ford Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     1,785       1,822,617  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Michigan Finance Authority Drinking Water Revolving Fund)
Series 2021
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     1,250       1,327,463  

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Michigan Strategic Fund—I 75 Improvement Project)
Series 2018
5.00%, 12/31/2028

     3,075       3,078,086  

5.00%, 06/30/2029

     6,015       5,978,092  
    

 

 

 
       33,663,295  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.3%

 

Minneapolis-St Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission
Series 2022-B
4.00%, 01/01/2038

     4,250       3,695,366  

5.00%, 01/01/2039

     2,105       2,046,968  
    

 

 

 
       5,742,334  
    

 

 

 

Mississippi – 0.1%

 

Mississippi Development Bank
(Magnolia Regional Health Center)
Series 2021
5.00%, 10/01/2033(a)

     1,000       985,841  

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority (Baptist Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2036

     1,500       1,465,482  
    

 

 

 
       2,451,323  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Missouri – 1.1%

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(BJC Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 05/01/2051

   $ 11,975     $ 12,162,093  

Howard Bend Levee District
XLCA INS Series 2005
5.75%, 03/01/2025

     135       135,885  

5.75%, 03/01/2027

     120       120,510  

Lee’s Summit Industrial Development Authority
(John Knox Village Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 08/15/2036

     1,675       1,487,512  

Missouri State Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority
(Missouri Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Auth State Revolving Funds)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 01/01/2023

     9,785       9,814,426  
    

 

 

 
       23,720,426  
    

 

 

 

Montana – 0.1%

 

Montana Facility Finance Authority
(Benefis Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 02/15/2031

     1,925       1,959,727  

5.00%, 02/15/2033

     1,350       1,362,457  
    

 

 

 
       3,322,184  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 0.7%

 

Central Plains Energy Project
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2018
5.00%, 03/01/2050

     15,000       15,008,046  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 2.2%

 

City of Sparks NV

(City of Sparks NV Sales Tax)
Series 2019-A
2.50%, 06/15/2024(a)

     240       230,070  

Clark County School District
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/15/2034

     10,085       9,890,340  

5.00%, 06/15/2027

     3,500       3,705,078  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 06/15/2027

     5,170       5,472,929  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 06/15/2028

   $ 6,710     $ 7,155,949  

5.00%, 06/15/2032

     3,425       3,683,816  

Las Vegas Valley Water District
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 06/01/2036

     5,000       4,780,806  

4.00%, 06/01/2037

     6,350       6,021,167  

Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,200       1,166,041  

5.00%, 07/01/2029

     2,625       2,650,205  

5.00%, 07/01/2032

     2,035       2,022,779  

5.00%, 07/01/2035

     805       781,225  
    

 

 

 
       47,560,405  
    

 

 

 

New Hampshire – 0.7%

 

National Finacnce Authority
(New Hampshire Business Finance Authority)
National Finacnce Authority Series 2022-2, Class X
0.674%, 10/01/2036(b)

     5,000       258,520  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
Series 2020-1, Class A
4.125%, 01/20/2034

     1,494       1,377,880  

Series 2022-1, Class A
4.375%, 09/20/2036

     9,959       8,988,717  

Series 2022-2
0.334%, 09/20/2036

     8,500       199,143  

Series 2022-2, Class A
4.00%, 10/20/2036

     4,995       4,324,328  
    

 

 

 
       15,148,588  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 4.1%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Enhanced Receipt
Series 2019-B, Class 1
3.87%, 11/15/2035(a)

     12,363       11,220,095  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Series 2014-P
5.00%, 06/15/2029 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,150       1,181,874  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Port Newark Container Terminal LLC)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     2,130       2,157,832  

5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,680       1,699,613  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 1,365     $ 1,341,143  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
(Ramapo College of New Jersey)
AGM Series 2022-A
4.00%, 07/01/2039

     550       503,943  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     750       678,779  

4.00%, 07/01/2041

     835       740,481  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     845       890,098  

5.00%, 07/01/2035

     400       419,579  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

     600       628,026  

5.00%, 07/01/2037

     600       625,832  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     745       774,536  

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

     4,390       4,515,816  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/15/2028

     4,170       4,297,803  

5.00%, 06/15/2029

     17,500       18,001,543  

5.00%, 06/15/2030

     1,500       1,540,221  

5.00%, 06/15/2031

     3,000       3,072,154  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
Series 2014-C
5.25%, 06/15/2032

     2,960       2,997,905  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 06/15/2036

     1,140       1,139,973  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 01/01/2023 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     1,600       1,604,785  

5.00%, 01/01/2023

     200       200,545  

Series 2014-A
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     4,785       4,902,137  

Series 2014-C
5.00%, 01/01/2023

     1,590       1,594,332  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     7,300       7,620,132  

Series 2020-D
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     4,375       4,593,510  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-B
0.897%, 01/01/2025

   $ 1,000     $ 914,961  

1.713%, 01/01/2029

     1,350       1,098,155  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2030

     4,750       4,885,062  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 06/01/2046

     3,495       3,209,262  
    

 

 

 
       89,050,127  
    

 

 

 

New Mexico – 0.1%

 

State of New Mexico Severance Tax Permanent Fund
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,000       1,113,021  

Winrock Town Center Tax Increment Development District No. 1
Series 2022
4.00%, 05/01/2033(a)

     1,035       870,456  
    

 

 

 
       1,983,477  
    

 

 

 

New York – 9.5%

 

City of New York NY
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     3,940       4,166,160  

Series 2020-C
5.00%, 08/01/2033

     3,645       3,910,842  

Series 2021
1.396%, 08/01/2027

     3,120       2,616,308  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/01/2041

     2,000       1,769,570  

5.00%, 08/01/2033

     2,000       2,161,724  

Series 2021-F
5.00%, 06/01/2044

     2,500       2,593,834  

County of Nassau NY
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 04/01/2042

     2,205       1,912,881  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2012-C
5.00%, 11/15/2024 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     4,065       4,067,576  

5.00%, 11/15/2025 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     5,000       5,003,169  

Series 2012-F
5.00%, 11/15/2026

     3,635       3,637,170  

Series 2013-A
5.00%, 11/15/2026 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,300       2,321,418  

Series 2013-E
5.00%, 11/15/2025 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     8,510       8,665,587  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2016-A
5.00%, 11/15/2024

   $ 1,130     $ 1,153,700  

Series 2016-B
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     1,370       1,388,602  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 11/15/2023

     1,110       1,124,510  

5.00%, 11/15/2025

     1,935       1,982,142  

5.00%, 11/15/2026

     555       568,213  

Series 2017-C
5.00%, 11/15/2026

     1,275       1,305,732  

5.00%, 11/15/2027

     1,745       1,783,896  

5.00%, 11/15/2028

     1,000       1,021,777  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 11/15/2045

     5,120       5,242,554  

Series 2020-E
4.00%, 11/15/2026

     1,000       982,526  

5.00%, 11/15/2028

     4,000       4,073,587  

Series 2021-D
2.367% (SOFR + 0.33%), 11/01/2035(c)

     1,975       1,916,919  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
Series 2012-B
5.00%, 11/01/2026(e)

     6,830       6,830,000  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 02/15/2028

     6,565       6,687,936  

Series 2021
2.202%, 03/15/2034

     2,000       1,464,003  

2.252%, 03/15/2032

     2,000       1,522,826  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 03/15/2042

     5,000       4,415,340  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
(State of New York SRF)
Series 2021
4.00%, 08/15/2038

     800       742,877  

New York State Thruway Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 03/15/2025

     2,225       2,305,693  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 03/15/2030

     21,850       23,826,638  

5.00%, 03/15/2039

     2,000       2,094,387  

New York State Urban Development Corp.
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/15/2029

     37,115       40,433,912  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2027

   $ 3,000     $ 2,990,886  

5.00%, 01/01/2028

     2,590       2,580,513  

5.00%, 01/01/2029

     3,665       3,637,928  

Series 2020
4.00%, 10/01/2030

     1,500       1,403,830  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK International Air Terminal LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2038

     1,700       1,586,046  

5.00%, 12/01/2040

     2,850       2,611,285  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Laguardia Gateway Partners LLC)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2046

     345       315,013  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
Series 2021-2
5.00%, 07/15/2028

     1,025       1,067,678  

Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.
Series 2021
5.00%, 06/01/2028

     2,265       2,333,369  

5.00%, 06/01/2032

     2,245       2,308,645  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority (Metropolitan Transportation Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue)
Series 2021
5.00%, 05/15/2050

     4,740       4,929,355  

Series 2021-A
2.00%, 05/15/2045

     2,945       2,719,309  

2.591%, 05/15/2036

     2,000       1,440,844  

2.917%, 05/15/2040

     1,000       687,502  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 08/15/2024

     16,500       17,005,969  

Series 2022-E
3.087% (SOFR + 1.05%), 04/01/2026(c)(d)

     6,000       5,747,802  
    

 

 

 
       209,059,983  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.4%

 

Fayetteville State University
Series 2023
5.00%, 04/01/2032(a)(d)

     655       662,450  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

State of North Carolina
(State of North Carolina Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2015
5.00%, 03/01/2026

   $ 6,710     $ 6,950,068  

Series 2021
5.00%, 03/01/2028

     1,175       1,261,544  
    

 

 

 
       8,874,062  
    

 

 

 

North Dakota – 0.0%

 

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

     425       249,759  

7.00%, 12/15/2043(a)

     440       243,259  
    

 

 

 
       493,018  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 1.7%

 

American Municipal Power, Inc.
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 02/15/2036

     5,000       5,107,766  

Series 2019
5.00%, 02/15/2035

     1,425       1,503,896  

Series 2021
4.00%, 02/15/2037

     1,430       1,280,844  

4.00%, 02/15/2038

     1,330       1,179,471  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 06/01/2039

     1,000       887,305  

City of Chillicothe OH
(Adena Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2037

     3,385       3,401,992  

City of Cleveland OH Airport System Revenue
AGM Series 2016-B
5.00%, 01/01/2023

     1,510       1,514,164  

5.00%, 01/01/2024

     1,075       1,094,931  

City of Cleveland OH Income Tax Revenue
Series 2017-B1
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     2,500       2,677,731  

5.00%, 10/01/2029

     3,085       3,302,988  

5.00%, 10/01/2030

     2,000       2,137,030  

Series 2017-B2
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,485       1,591,443  

County of Cuyahoga OH (MetroHealth System (The))
Series 2017
5.00%, 02/15/2037

     5,600       5,573,398  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

County of Washington OH
(Marietta Area Health Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.375%, 12/01/2037

   $ 2,000     $ 1,817,088  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission (University of Dayton)
Series 2022
5.00%, 02/01/2038

     1,250       1,281,635  

5.00%, 02/01/2039

     3,860       3,929,942  
    

 

 

 
       38,281,624  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 0.2%

 

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
Series 2022
4.38%, 11/01/2045

     2,500       2,184,392  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority (Gilcrease Expressway West)
Series 2020
1.625%, 07/06/2023

     500       487,935  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority (OU Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
5.50%, 08/15/2037

     2,000       1,758,604  
    

 

 

 
       4,430,931  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.7%

 

Deschutes County Hospital Facilities Authority
(St. Charles Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
4.00%, 01/01/2033

     1,000       941,315  

Oregon Health & Science University
(Oregon Health & Science University Obligated Group)
Series 2021-B
5.00%, 07/01/2046

     4,750       4,907,137  

Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue
Series 2022-2
4.00%, 07/01/2038

     5,000       4,491,791  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     3,500       3,039,994  

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,910       2,025,641  
    

 

 

 
       15,405,878  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other – 0.2%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2021-ML12, Class AUS
2.34%, 07/25/2041(a)

   $ 2,481     $ 1,902,136  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates
2.65%, 06/15/2036(a)

     3,760       3,024,295  
    

 

 

 
       4,926,431  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 4.3%

 

Allegheny County Airport Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 01/01/2037

     1,750       1,537,014  

4.00%, 01/01/2041

     5,255       4,424,638  

Berks County Municipal Authority (The)
(Tower Health Obligated Group)
Series 2012-A
4.50%, 11/01/2041

     1,000       654,645  

Series 2020-B
5.00%, 02/01/2040

     2,000       1,873,501  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority
(Grand View Hospital/Sellersville PA Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       968,067  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,150       1,098,109  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,300       1,225,804  

5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,050       975,857  

Chester County Industrial Development Authority
(Collegium Charter School)
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/15/2032(a)

     1,000       953,929  

City of Philadelphia PA
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     12,990       13,699,976  

City of Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue Series 2021
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     3,035       3,111,465  

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2032

     1,000       1,051,811  

5.00%, 10/01/2033

     1,135       1,190,259  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Series 2017
5.00%, 01/01/2024

     3,600       3,672,125  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (The)
(Temple University Health System Obligated Group)
AGM Series 2022
4.00%, 07/01/2040

   $ 10,000     $ 8,636,692  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority/PA
(St. Anne’s Retirement Community Obligated Group)
Series 2022
3.50%, 03/01/2025

     1,410       1,342,521  

5.00%, 03/01/2033

     1,600       1,444,785  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority
(Thomas Jefferson University Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,500       1,542,202  

Series 2022
4.00%, 05/01/2036

     1,100       1,003,472  

4.00%, 05/01/2037

     1,500       1,348,582  

4.00%, 05/01/2038

     1,375       1,219,866  

4.00%, 05/01/2039

     1,500       1,313,682  

4.00%, 05/01/2040

     2,000       1,755,749  

4.00%, 05/01/2041

     3,000       2,615,387  

4.00%, 05/01/2042

     2,125       1,837,064  

Moon Industrial Development Authority
(Baptist Homes Society)
Series 2015
5.125%, 07/01/2025

     1,300       1,249,759  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(PA Bridges Finco LP)
Series 2015
5.00%, 06/30/2042

     1,000       927,293  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(UPMC Obligated Group)
Series 2022-C
2.94% (MUNIPSA + 0.70%), 11/15/2047(c)

     5,000       4,843,106  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(University of Pennsylvania Health System Obligated Group (The))
Series 2022
4.00%, 08/15/2042

     2,000       1,779,948  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2028

   $ 1,750     $ 1,861,266  

5.00%, 12/01/2029

     1,255       1,333,579  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 06/01/2034

     5,830       5,990,757  

5.00%, 06/01/2036

     1,750       1,764,286  

Series 2019
5.00%, 12/01/2023

     4,250       4,324,395  

Series 2021-A
3.00%, 12/01/2042

     1,245       872,063  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 12/01/2039

     2,000       1,774,966  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,000       1,053,158  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(MaST Community Charter School III)
Series 2021
5.00%, 08/01/2040

     1,000       939,319  

School District of Philadelphia (The)
Series 2016-F
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     5,000       5,147,557  
    

 

 

 
       94,358,654  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 0.5%

 

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

     261       237,364  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

     4,179       2,123,458  

4.00%, 07/01/2033

     3       2,454  

4.00%, 07/01/2035

     3       2,131  

4.00%, 07/01/2037

     2       1,780  

4.00%, 07/01/2041

     3       2,314  

4.00%, 07/01/2046

     3       2,296  

5.25%, 07/01/2023

     752       752,707  

5.375%, 07/01/2025

     153       153,143  

5.625%, 07/01/2027

     1,388       1,397,973  

5.625%, 07/01/2029

     1,128       1,134,672  

5.75%, 07/01/2031

     228       229,429  

Series 2022-C
0.01%, 11/01/2043

     20       9,196  

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

     970       954,243  

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

     790       759,209  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

AGC Series 2007-N
5.25%, 07/01/2034

   $ 1,010     $ 980,320  

5.25%, 07/01/2036

     1,095       1,059,370  

AGM Series 2007-C
5.25%, 07/01/2036

     100       96,746  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2024

     790       725,329  
    

 

 

 
       10,624,134  
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island – 0.1%

 

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp.
(City of Newport RI)
Series 2022-C
4.00%, 05/15/2040

     3,435       3,161,309  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 1.3%

 

Columbia Housing Authority/SC
Series 2022
4.80%, 11/01/2024

     525       507,902  

5.26%, 11/01/2032

     100       93,639  

5.41%, 11/01/2039

     1,315       1,186,341  

6.28%, 11/01/2039

     100       89,743  

County of Richland SC
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 03/01/2028

     13,020       14,090,946  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Last Step Recycling LLC)
Series 2021
6.25%, 06/01/2040(a)

     1,000       724,042  

South Carolina Public Service Authority
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,000       1,004,649  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,535       1,532,971  

Series 2016-B
5.00%, 12/01/2037

     5,040       4,989,131  

Series 2016-C
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     930       932,179  

Series 2020-A
4.00%, 12/01/2042

     2,260       1,920,616  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 12/01/2039

     1,975       1,721,156  
    

 

 

 
       28,793,315  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tennessee – 0.8%

 

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

   $ 1,410     $ 1,292,216  

Series 2016-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2024(a)

     1,405       1,252,990  

Zero Coupon, 12/01/2031(a)

     1,000       591,419  

City of Pigeon Forge TN
Series 2021-B
5.00%, 06/01/2024

     4,545       4,666,644  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2021
5.00%, 05/01/2052

     8,770       8,544,435  

Wilson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2039

     1,000       713,981  

4.25%, 12/01/2024

     1,000       932,035  
    

 

 

 
       17,993,720  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 6.5%

 

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2021-B
5.00%, 01/01/2030

     1,800       1,909,674  

5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,575       1,640,830  

5.00%, 01/01/2035

     1,350       1,392,060  

5.00%, 01/01/2037

     1,675       1,705,646  

5.00%, 01/01/2039

     1,000       1,006,291  

Series 2021-C
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     5,000       5,128,590  

City of Houston TX
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 03/01/2026

     2,500       2,614,537  

5.00%, 03/01/2027

     4,180       4,421,878  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/01/2037

     3,000       2,657,318  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,100       985,901  

4.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,085       961,064  

4.00%, 07/01/2039

     2,500       2,151,959  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     5,175       4,408,808  

5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       1,016,210  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

     3,000       3,041,191  

 

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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

   $ 2,465     $ 2,429,187  

City of Houston TX Combined Utility System Revenue
Series 2014-C
5.00%, 05/15/2024

     1,100       1,128,514  

Series 2019-B
4.00%, 11/15/2039

     1,015       921,960  

Series 2020-C
5.00%, 11/15/2022

     4,330       4,332,824  

AGM Series 1998
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2022
(Pre-refunded/ETM)

     8,265       8,242,758  

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 02/01/2038

     1,750       1,823,197  

5.00%, 02/01/2039

     2,000       2,074,470  

5.00%, 02/01/2040

     2,470       2,552,290  

Conroe Local Government Corp.
(Conroe Local Government Corp. Conroe Convention Center Hotel)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2041

     905       797,500  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit
(Dallas Area Rapid Transit Sales Tax)
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 12/01/2022

     1,250       1,251,874  

5.00%, 12/01/2023

     4,000       4,076,429  

Fort Worth Independent School District
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 02/15/2026

     2,900       3,048,717  

5.00%, 02/15/2027

     2,350       2,502,061  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Texas Children’s Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2041

     2,000       1,769,315  

Harris County Flood Control District
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 10/01/2039

     7,790       7,353,906  

Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 12/01/2040

     1,000       851,514  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.00%, 12/01/2041

   $ 750     $ 632,217  

5.00%, 12/01/2033

     750       753,928  

Series 2022-B
4.00%, 12/01/2041

     1,000       834,748  

Lewisville Independent School District
Series 2020
5.00%, 08/15/2023

     2,430       2,462,693  

5.00%, 08/15/2024

     2,295       2,361,345  

Lower Colorado River Authority
(LCRA Transmission Services Corp.)
Series 2021
5.00%, 05/15/2029

     800       858,136  

Series 2022
5.00%, 05/15/2040

     5,000       5,157,338  

5.00%, 05/15/2041

     10,000       10,242,234  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021
2.00%, 11/15/2061

     908       400,917  

7.50%, 11/15/2036

     225       188,797  

7.50%, 11/15/2037

     35       27,849  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Morningside Ministries Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     1,825       1,308,346  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Westminster Manor)
Series 2016
5.00%, 11/01/2031

     1,000       996,419  

Newark Higher Education Finance Corp.
(TLC Academy)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/15/2041

     1,690       1,294,664  

North Texas Tollway Authority
(North Texas Tollway System)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 01/01/2038

     3,000       3,004,887  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 01/01/2032

     1,080       1,069,452  

Port Authority of Houston of Harris County Texas
Series 2021
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,065       1,128,840  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Port Beaumont Navigation District
(Jefferson Railport Terminal II LLC)
Series 2020
3.625%, 01/01/2035(a)

   $ 240     $ 184,968  

Series 2021
2.00%, 01/01/2027(a)

     550       471,072  

San Antonio Water System
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 05/15/2035

     1,160       1,246,723  

5.00%, 05/15/2036

     3,700       3,960,530  

5.00%, 05/15/2037

     3,275       3,486,334  

Spring Independent School District
Series 2021
5.00%, 08/15/2027

     1,430       1,528,032  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(CHRISTUS Health Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     2,465       2,586,778  

5.00%, 07/01/2031

     10,940       11,424,074  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Edgemere Retirement Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp.)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 11/15/2025(f)(g)

     1,105       442,000  

University of North Texas System
Series 2022
5.00%, 04/15/2035

     1,015       1,077,250  

5.00%, 04/15/2036

     1,000       1,059,065  

5.00%, 04/15/2037

     1,320       1,392,561  

5.00%, 04/15/2038

     1,525       1,603,654  
    

 

 

 
       143,384,324  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 0.8%

 

City of Salt Lake City UT Airport Revenue
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2038

     15,880       13,763,293  

4.00%, 07/01/2040

     2,915       2,468,515  

Military Installation Development Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/01/2041

     1,000       755,595  
    

 

 

 
       16,987,403  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 1.6%

 

Align Affordable Housing Bond Fund LP
(Park Landing LP)
Series 2022-2
5.66%, 08/01/2052

     884       754,337  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
(County of Fairfax VA)
Series 2020
5.00%, 08/01/2032

   $ 410     $ 446,657  

5.00%, 08/01/2033

     410       444,753  

Halifax County Industrial Development Authority
(Virginia Electric and Power Co.)
Series 2022
1.65%, 12/01/2041

     5,000       4,821,157  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     2,685       2,817,139  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(95 Express Lanes LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 01/01/2032

     3,220       3,255,040  

5.00%, 07/01/2032

     2,800       2,826,776  

5.00%, 01/01/2033

     4,000       4,017,627  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

     8,090       8,105,099  

5.00%, 01/01/2037

     2,175       2,123,891  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2039

     6,500       5,511,261  
    

 

 

 
       35,123,737  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 3.5%

 

City of Seattle WA Municipal Light & Power Revenue
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2033

     2,060       2,047,178  

4.00%, 07/01/2035

     2,020       1,987,187  

City of Seattle WA Water System Revenue
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2023

     4,020       4,074,583  

Energy Northwest
(Bonneville Power Administration)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2025

     19,925       20,767,118  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2042

     1,000       901,457  

Port of Seattle WA
Series 2013
5.00%, 07/01/2024

     4,820       4,862,024  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019
5.00%, 04/01/2033

   $ 2,000     $ 2,034,353  

5.00%, 04/01/2034

     1,000       1,011,921  

Series 2021
4.00%, 08/01/2040

     2,000       1,707,555  

5.00%, 08/01/2023

     1,165       1,176,849  

Spokane County School District No. 81 Spokane
Series 2012
3.00%, 12/01/2031

     5,000       4,466,470  

State of Washington
Series 2015-R
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     13,325       13,796,874  

Series 2021-F
5.00%, 06/01/2029

     3,165       3,461,825  

University of Washington
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 04/01/2034

     3,250       3,518,342  

5.00%, 04/01/2035

     2,645       2,847,379  

5.00%, 04/01/2037

     1,340       1,433,757  

Series 2022-B
2.787%, 07/01/2033

     2,500       2,040,534  

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

     1,600       1,380,519  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Series 2021-1, Class A
3.50%, 12/20/2035

     980       827,794  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission Series 2021-1, Class X
0.725%, 12/20/2035(b)

     981       49,360  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 01/01/2036(a)

     2,125       1,822,081  
    

 

 

 
       76,215,160  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 0.2%

 

City of South Charleston WV
(City of South Charleston WV South Charleston Park Place Excise Tax District)
Series 2022
4.25%, 06/01/2042(a)

     1,185       873,803  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority/WV
Series 2020
4.875%, 06/01/2049

   $ 2,600     $ 2,210,555  

West Virginia Economic Development Authority
(Arch Resources, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.125%, 07/01/2045

     265       255,687  
    

 

 

 
       3,340,045  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 2.4%

 

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Series 2021
5.00%, 09/30/2041(a)

     1,000       734,089  

State of Wisconsin
Series 2021-2
5.00%, 05/01/2026

     5,850       6,187,594  

5.00%, 05/01/2029

     6,000       6,582,698  

Series 2023-1
5.00%, 05/01/2028(d)

     4,300       4,556,658  

UMA Education, Inc.
Series 2019
5.00%, 10/01/2023(a)

     150       149,729  

5.00%, 10/01/2025(a)

     555       549,062  

5.00%, 10/01/2026(a)

     590       580,523  

5.00%, 10/01/2027(a)

     610       596,224  

5.00%, 10/01/2028(a)

     335       324,818  

5.00%, 10/01/2029(a)

     155       149,397  

Wisconsin Center District
(Wisconsin Center District Ded Tax)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/15/2022(a)

     750       750,973  

Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Series 2013-1
5.00%, 07/01/2023

     5,500       5,567,153  

5.00%, 07/01/2024 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     6,500       6,577,257  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
(Roers Sun Prairie Apartments Owner LLC)
Series 2022
4.625%, 03/15/2040(a)

     280       228,059  

Series 2022-A
3.875%, 12/01/2039(a)

     1,285       1,035,300  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
Series 2022
5.00%, 02/01/2042

     2,000       1,774,410  

5.50%, 02/01/2042(a)

     3,100       2,645,569  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 07/01/2035

   $ 300     $ 300,522  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

     350       349,268  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     375       369,014  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Catholic Bishop of Chicago (The))
Series 2021
5.75%, 07/25/2041(a)

     5,000       4,274,210  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(National Senior Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     1,375       1,127,560  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Queens University of Charlotte)
Series 2022
5.25%, 03/01/2042

     3,000       2,807,891  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Renown Regional Medical Center)
Series 2020
4.00%, 06/01/2035

     1,220       1,116,253  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Roseman University of Health Sciences)
Series 2022
4.00%, 04/01/2032(a)

     915       802,843  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Samaritan Housing Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2021-B
2.25%, 06/01/2027(a)

     1,500       1,313,817  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Southeastern Regional Medical Center Obligated Group) Series 2022

    

5.00%, 02/01/2033

     1,725       1,738,263  
    

 

 

 
       53,189,154  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $2,203,509,131)

       1,977,974,145  
 

 

 

 
    

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 4.8%

 

California – 0.7%

 

State of California
Series 2019-B
1.80%, 05/01/2040(h)

     14,600       14,600,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Colorado – 0.1%

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Children’s Hospital Colorado Obligated Group)
Series 2020
2.25%, 12/01/2052(h)

   $ 2,615     $ 2,615,000  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 0.7%

 

District of Columbia
(Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
Series 2010
2.23%, 11/01/2045(h)

     2,500       2,500,000  

District of Columbia
(Georgetown University (The))
Series 2016
2.23%, 04/01/2041(h)

     7,700       7,700,000  

District of Columbia
(MedStar Health Obligated Group)
Series 2012-A
2.21%, 08/15/2038(h)

     4,440       4,440,000  
    

 

 

 
       14,640,000  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 0.5%

 

Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
Series 2013
2.22%, 09/01/2035(h)

     8,910       8,910,000  

Halifax Hospital Medical Center
(Halifax Hospital Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2010
2.25%, 06/01/2048(h)

     1,685       1,685,000  
    

 

 

 
       10,595,000  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 0.1%

 

Illinois Finance Authority
(Latin School of Chicago (The))
Series 2005-B
2.25%, 08/01/2035(h)

     1,245       1,245,000  

Village of Brookfield IL
(Chicago Zoological Society (The))
Series 2008
2.25%, 06/01/2038(h)

     2,350       2,350,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,595,000  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 0.3%

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(CHRISTUS Health Obligated Group)
Series 2009
2.23%, 07/01/2047(h)

     5,250       5,250,000  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United-Gulf Coast LLC)
Series 2013
2.23%, 04/02/2023(h)

   $ 2,280     $ 2,280,000  
    

 

 

 
       7,530,000  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 0.1%

 

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Trustees of The College of The Holy Cross)
Series 2018
1.64%, 09/01/2037(h)

     1,730       1,730,000  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.2%

 

City of Minneapolis MN
(Fairview Health Services Obligated Group)
Series 2018
2.30%, 11/15/2048(h)

     2,750       2,750,000  

City of Minneapolis MN/St. Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority
(Allina Health Obligated Group)
Series 2008
2.20%, 11/15/2034(h)

     990       990,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,740,000  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 0.1%

 

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(AHS Hospital Corp.)
Series 2008-C
2.23%, 07/01/2036(h)

     1,145       1,145,000  
    

 

 

 

New York – 1.0%

 

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Asia Society (The))
Series 2015
2.22%, 04/01/2045(h)

     4,725       4,725,000  

New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.
Series 2008-B
2.25%, 02/15/2031(h)

     11,000       11,000,000  

New York State Housing Finance Agency
(8 East 102nd Street LLC)
Series 2012
2.22%, 05/01/2044(h)

     4,025       4,025,000  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Trust for Cultural Resources of The City of New York (The)
(New York Botanical Garden (The))
Series 2009
2.22%, 07/01/2032(h)

   $ 2,540     $ 2,540,000  
    

 

 

 
       22,290,000  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 0.0%

 

Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Series 2006
2.23%, 12/01/2036(h)

     930       930,000  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 0.9%

 

Port of Tacoma WA
Series 2019-B
2.25%, 12/01/2044(h)

     18,000       18,000,000  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Vintage at Urban Center LLC)
Series 2015
2.21%, 07/01/2047(h)

     1,075       1,075,000  
    

 

 

 
       19,075,000  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.1%

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.)
Series 2008-B
1.64%, 12/01/2033(h)

     3,225       3,225,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $105,710,000)

       105,710,000  
 

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $2,309,219,131)

       2,083,684,145  
 

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT
GRADE – 0.9%

    

Industrial – 0.9%

 

Capital Goods – 0.2%

 

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
3.096% (SOFR + 0.27%), 09/13/2024(c)

     2,500       2,471,250  

John Deere Capital Corp.
3.159% (SOFR + 0.12%), 07/10/2023(c)

     1,435       1,427,897  
    

 

 

 
       3,899,147  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.2%

 

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.34% (SOFR + 1.30%), 04/07/2025(c)

     5,000       4,875,800  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.4%

 

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

   $ 1,000     $ 882,280  

1.777%, 11/15/2030

     1,000       756,990  

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

     2,300       1,720,193  

Sutter Health
Series 20A
3.161%, 08/15/2040

     1,000       674,950  

UPMC
Series D-1
3.60%, 04/03/2025

     5,600       5,380,872  
    

 

 

 
       9,415,285  
    

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

 

Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc.
Series 2020
2.675%, 09/01/2041

     1,790       1,143,971  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates – Investment Grade
(cost $21,927,066)

       19,334,203  
 

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 0.3%

    

Industrial – 0.3%

    

Banks – 0.0%

 

UMB Financial Corp.
10.00%, 01/01/2049(i)(j)

     145       144,604  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.25%, 01/15/2034(a)

     1,933       1,419,402  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.25%, 12/01/2026(a)

     959       832,671  

5.75%, 12/01/2028(a)

     996       803,861  
    

 

 

 
       3,055,934  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

 

Medline Borrower LP
3.875%, 04/01/2029(a)

     2,000       1,633,600  
    

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

 

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
5.50%, 04/20/2026(a)

     650       619,476  

5.75%, 04/20/2029(a)

     575       523,250  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

United Airlines, Inc.
4.375%, 04/15/2026(a)

   $ 600     $ 548,970  

4.625%, 04/15/2029(a)

     275       236,093  
    

 

 

 
       1,927,789  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates – Non-Investment Grade
(cost $8,131,806)

       6,761,927  
 

 

 

 
    

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.2%

    

Agency CMBS – 0.2%

 

California Housing Finance Agency
Series 2021-2, Class A
3.75%, 03/25/2035

     4,935       4,573,929  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2021-ML10, Class ACA
2.046%, 06/25/2038

     986       721,345  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $6,833,387)

       5,295,274  
 

 

 

 
    

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 0.2%

 

United States – 0.2%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes
2.625%, 02/15/2029(e)
(cost $4,999,304)

     5,000       4,551,562  
    

 

 

 
    

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.0%

    

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2013-DN2, Class M2
7.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/2023(c)

     107       108,439  

Series 2014-DN3, Class M3
7.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 08/25/2024(c)

     35       35,054  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2014-C03, Class 2M2
6.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.90%), 07/25/2024(c)

     51       50,637  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
7.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(c)

     55       56,060  
    

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $244,376)

       250,190  
 

 

 

 

 

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Shares

    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.5%

 

Investment Companies – 0.5%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 2.67%(k)(l)(m)
(cost $10,358,484)

     10,358,484     $ 10,358,484  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 97.1%
(cost $2,361,713,554)

       2,130,235,785  

Other assets less liabilities – 2.9%

       62,858,616  
 

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 2,193,094,401  
 

 

 

 

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

 

      Rate Type      
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

    15,000       04/29/2024     2.765%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 1,264,557     $     – 0  –    $ 1,264,557  

USD

    30,000       08/06/2024     2.815%   CPI#   Maturity     2,065,048       – 0  –      2,065,048  

USD

    20,000       11/02/2024     3.310%   CPI#   Maturity     883,594       – 0  –      883,594  

USD

    25,000       11/19/2024     3.695%   CPI#   Maturity     812,907       – 0  –      812,907  

USD

    40,000       11/24/2024     3.469%   CPI#   Maturity     1,567,016       – 0  –      1,567,016  

USD

    5,345       01/15/2025     2.565%   CPI#   Maturity     515,656       – 0  –      515,656  

USD

    2,673       01/15/2025     2.585%   CPI#   Maturity     255,785       – 0  –      255,785  

USD

    2,672       01/15/2025     2.613%   CPI#   Maturity     252,812       – 0  –      252,812  

USD

    148,000       01/15/2026     3.508%   CPI#   Maturity     7,584,303       – 0  –      7,584,303  

USD

    135,000       01/15/2026     3.580%   CPI#   Maturity     6,426,859       – 0  –      6,426,859  

USD

    10,000       04/01/2026     2.508%   CPI#   Maturity     972,268       – 0  –      972,268  

USD

    30,000       08/06/2026     2.689%   CPI#   Maturity     2,180,072       – 0  –      2,180,072  

USD

    25,000       10/04/2026     2.725%   CPI#   Maturity     1,521,225       – 0  –      1,521,225  

USD

    25,000       11/24/2026     3.176%   CPI#   Maturity     961,451       – 0  –      961,451  

USD

    74,000       01/15/2028     3.232%   CPI#   Maturity     3,923,262       – 0  –      3,923,262  

USD

    19,310       01/15/2028     1.230%   CPI#   Maturity     3,568,673       – 0  –      3,568,673  

USD

    14,770       01/15/2028     0.735%   CPI#   Maturity     3,238,723       – 0  –      3,238,723  

USD

    25,000       10/04/2028     2.661%   CPI#   Maturity     1,574,998       – 0  –      1,574,998  

USD

    12,000       08/29/2029     1.748%   CPI#   Maturity     1,937,987       – 0  –      1,937,987  

USD

    4,825       01/15/2030     1.572%   CPI#   Maturity     850,404       – 0  –      850,404  

USD

    4,825       01/15/2030     1.587%   CPI#   Maturity     844,095       – 0  –      844,095  

USD

    1,670       01/15/2030     1.714%   CPI#   Maturity     273,548       – 0  –      273,548  

USD

    1,670       01/15/2030     1.731%   CPI#   Maturity     271,042       – 0  –      271,042  

USD

    7,850       01/15/2031     2.782%   CPI#   Maturity     608,872       – 0  –      608,872  

USD

    6,150       01/15/2031     2.680%   CPI#   Maturity     535,380       – 0  –      535,380  

USD

    15,000       12/02/2035     2.074%   CPI#   Maturity         2,328,614       – 0  –          2,328,614  

USD

    25,000       04/01/2036     2.438%   CPI#   Maturity     2,652,821       – 0  –      2,652,821  

USD

    32,000       04/29/2036     2.503%   CPI#   Maturity     3,078,947       – 0  –      3,078,947  

USD

    10,000       05/01/2036     2.510%   CPI#   Maturity     951,470       – 0  –      951,470  

USD

    10,000       08/03/2036     2.488%   CPI#   Maturity     854,376       – 0  –      854,376  

 

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      Rate Type      
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

    20,000       08/06/2036     2.440%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 1,813,012     $ – 0  –    $ 1,813,012  

USD

    40,000       10/04/2036     2.510%   CPI#   Maturity     2,897,724       – 0  –      2,897,724  

USD

    35,000       11/02/2036     2.638%   CPI#   Maturity     1,949,385       – 0  –      1,949,385  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     61,416,886     $     – 0  –    $     61,416,886  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type      
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

USD

    37,000       01/15/2027     1 Day SOFR   2.484%     Annual     $ (2,133,218   $ – 0  –    $ (2,133,218

USD

    70,000       04/15/2032     1.254%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       14,451,449       – 0  –      14,451,449  

USD

    55,000       04/15/2032     2.677%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       4,828,082       – 0  –      4,828,082  

USD

    37,000       04/15/2032     2.316%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       4,340,939       – 0  –      4,340,939  

USD

    20,000       04/15/2032     1.658%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       3,451,724       – 0  –      3,451,724  

USD

    20,000       04/15/2032     1.862%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       3,109,317       – 0  –      3,109,317  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $     28,048,293     $     – 0  –    $     28,048,293  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 

Sale Contracts

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       48     $ (10,936   $ (4,502   $ (6,434

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       419       (94,780     (50,341     (44,439

Credit Suisse International

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       28       (6,340     (3,266     (3,074

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       27       (6,022     (2,502     (3,520

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       330       (74,651     (31,055     (43,596

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       496       (112,214     (45,482     (66,732

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       851       (192,729     (98,616     (94,113

Goldman Sachs International

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       162       (36,612     (19,365     (17,247

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       430       (97,316     (38,285     (59,031
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (631,600   $   (293,414   $   (338,186
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

 

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INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                      Rate Type                      
Swap
Counterparty
  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Bank of America, NA     USD       86,000       01/15/2027     3.600%   CPI#   Maturity   $   3,185,117     $   – 0  –    $   3,185,117  
Bank of America, NA     USD       25,000       02/02/2032     2.403%   CPI#   Maturity     2,561,787       – 0  –      2,561,787  
Barclays Bank PLC     USD       25,000       08/07/2024     2.573%   CPI#   Maturity     615,707       – 0  –      615,707  
Barclays Bank PLC     USD       19,000       05/05/2025     2.125%   CPI#   Maturity     2,057,072       – 0  –      2,057,072  
Barclays Bank PLC     USD       5,400       03/06/2027     2.695%   CPI#   Maturity     (67,454     – 0  –      (67,454
Barclays Bank PLC     USD       20,000       06/06/2032     2.145%   CPI#   Maturity     2,804,694       – 0  –      2,804,694  
Barclays Bank PLC     USD       14,000       09/01/2032     2.128%   CPI#   Maturity     2,039,550       – 0  –      2,039,550  
Barclays Bank PLC     USD       22,000       08/29/2033     2.368%   CPI#   Maturity     2,307,653       – 0  –      2,307,653  
Citibank, NA     USD       15,500       12/07/2022     2.748%   CPI#   Maturity     (425,809     – 0  –      (425,809
Citibank, NA     USD       47,000       05/24/2023     2.533%   CPI#   Maturity     273,903       – 0  –      273,903  
Citibank, NA     USD       30,000       10/29/2023     2.524%   CPI#   Maturity     710,716       – 0  –      710,716  
Citibank, NA     USD       30,000       09/19/2024     2.070%   CPI#   Maturity     3,533,955       – 0  –      3,533,955  
Citibank, NA     USD       25,000       07/03/2025     2.351%   CPI#   Maturity     2,321,730       – 0  –      2,321,730  
Citibank, NA     USD       15,800       02/08/2028     2.940%   CPI#   Maturity     (738,712     – 0  –      (738,712
Citibank, NA     USD       12,000       11/05/2033     2.273%   CPI#   Maturity     1,436,235       – 0  –      1,436,235  
Citibank, NA     USD       35,000       02/15/2041     2.888%   CPI#   Maturity     (234,024     – 0  –      (234,024
Citibank, NA     USD       13,000       02/15/2041     2.744%   CPI#   Maturity     209,368       – 0  –      209,368  
Deutsche Bank AG     USD       25,000       09/02/2025     1.880%   CPI#   Maturity     3,258,149       – 0  –      3,258,149  
Goldman Sachs International     USD       57,000       04/15/2024     4.308%   CPI#   Maturity     2,207,438       – 0  –      2,207,438  
Goldman Sachs International     USD       59,000       01/15/2027     4.353%   CPI#   Maturity     (542,474     – 0  –      (542,474
Goldman Sachs International     USD       39,000       01/15/2027     3.534%   CPI#   Maturity     1,600,629       – 0  –      1,600,629  
Goldman Sachs International     USD       37,000       01/15/2027     4.193%   CPI#   Maturity     159,560       – 0  –      159,560  
Goldman Sachs International     USD       28,000       01/15/2027     4.215%   CPI#   Maturity     (16,538     – 0  –      (16,538
Goldman Sachs International     USD       18,000       04/15/2032     2.994%   CPI#   Maturity     903,068       – 0  –      903,068  
Goldman Sachs International     USD       20,000       02/15/2041     2.890%   CPI#   Maturity     (141,771     – 0  –      (141,771
Goldman Sachs International     USD       15,000       02/15/2041     2.815%   CPI#   Maturity     74,692       – 0  –      74,692  
Goldman Sachs International     USD       14,000       02/15/2041     2.380%   CPI#   Maturity     999,748       – 0  –      999,748  
Goldman Sachs International     USD       7,000       02/15/2041     2.413%   CPI#   Maturity     466,305         – 0  –      466,305  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

                      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       200,000       01/18/2023     3.793%   CPI#   Maturity   $ 7,449,296     $   – 0  –    $ 7,449,296  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       150,000       01/18/2023     3.825%   CPI#   Maturity     5,538,652       – 0  –      5,538,652  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       100,000       01/18/2023     3.788%   CPI#   Maturity     3,729,603       – 0  –      3,729,603  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       1,400       06/30/2026     2.890%   CPI#   Maturity     (80,730     – 0  –      (80,730
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       3,300       07/21/2026     2.935%   CPI#   Maturity     (223,953     – 0  –      (223,953
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       2,400       10/03/2026     2.485%   CPI#   Maturity     48,080       – 0  –      48,080  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       5,400       11/14/2026     2.488%   CPI#   Maturity     101,864       – 0  –      101,864  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       4,850       12/23/2026     2.484%   CPI#   Maturity     108,001       – 0  –      108,001  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       13,000       03/01/2027     2.279%   CPI#   Maturity     1,374,072       – 0  –      1,374,072  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       45,000       01/15/2028     3.861%   CPI#   Maturity     399,931       – 0  –      399,931  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       21,350       02/20/2028     2.899%   CPI#   Maturity     (819,339     – 0  –      (819,339
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       12,000       03/26/2028     2.880%   CPI#   Maturity     (397,003     – 0  –      (397,003
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       10,000       07/03/2028     2.356%   CPI#   Maturity     1,000,933       – 0  –      1,000,933  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       25,000       11/05/2028     2.234%   CPI#   Maturity     2,820,287       – 0  –      2,820,287  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       18,000       04/17/2030     2.378%   CPI#   Maturity     1,787,081       – 0  –      1,787,081  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       29,000       04/15/2032     2.944%   CPI#   Maturity     1,604,049       – 0  –      1,604,049  
JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA     USD       24,000       11/17/2032     2.183%   CPI#   Maturity     3,264,548       – 0  –      3,264,548  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     USD       10,000       04/16/2023     2.690%   CPI#   Maturity     (115,067     – 0  –      (115,067
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC     USD       5,000       08/15/2026     2.885%   CPI#   Maturity     (284,471     – 0  –      (284,471
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $   58,866,128     $ – 0  –    $   58,866,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type      
Swap
Counterparty
  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
   

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 
Citibank, NA     USD       11,075       10/09/2029     1.125%   SIFMA*   Quarterly   $   1,472,321     $       – 0  –    $   1,472,321  

 

*

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

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At October 31, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $110,508,806 or 5.0% of net assets.

 

(b)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(e)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

 

(f)

Non-income producing security.

 

(g)

Defaulted.

 

(h)

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.

 

(i)

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

 

(j)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(k)

Affiliated investments.

 

(l)

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

 

(m)

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

As of October 31, 2022, 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 3.2% and 0.4%, respectively.

Glossary:

ACA – ACA Financial Guaranty Corporation

AGC – Assured Guaranty Corporation

AGM – Assured Guaranty Municipal

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

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

COP – Certificate of Participation

CPI – Consumer Price Index

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

MUNIPSA – SIFMA Municipal Swap Index

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SRF – State Revolving Fund

UPMC – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,351,355,070)

   $ 2,119,877,301  

Affiliated issuers (cost $10,358,484)

     10,358,484  

Cash

     8,065  

Cash collateral due from broker

     37,615,601  

Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps

     62,953,473  

Interest receivable

     27,631,795  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     8,028,536  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     2,063,307  

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

     1,472,321  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     190,000  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     29,054  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     2,270,227,937  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Cash collateral due to broker

     49,024,394  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     13,855,478  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     8,302,477  

Unrealized depreciation on inflation swaps

     4,087,345  

Advisory fee payable

     673,902  

Market value on credit default swaps (net premiums received $293,414)

     631,600  

Distribution fee payable

     130,997  

Administrative fee payable

     31,456  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     21,125  

Directors’ fees payable

     4,195  

Accrued expenses

     370,567  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     77,133,536  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,193,094,401  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 214,612  

Additional paid-in capital

     2,337,308,009  

Accumulated loss

     (144,428,220
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     2,193,094,401  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—30 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $   308,985,916          30,175,623        $   10.24

 

 
C   $ 25,986,248          2,541,373        $ 10.23  

 

 
Advisor   $ 948,603,522          92,570,086        $ 10.25  

 

 
1   $ 594,155,115          58,367,637        $ 10.18  

 

 
2   $ 315,363,600          30,957,288        $ 10.19  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $10.56 which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income

 

Interest

   $ 49,939,553    

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     338,013     $ 50,277,566  
  

 

 

   
Expenses

 

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     12,444,644    

Distribution fee—Class A

     987,618    

Distribution fee—Class C

     270,252    

Distribution fee—Class 1

     621,402    

Transfer agency—Class A

     146,594    

Transfer agency—Class C

     10,881    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     449,466    

Transfer agency—Class 1

     36,918    

Transfer agency—Class 2

     17,960    

Registration fees

     298,334    

Custody and accounting

     210,059    

Printing

     93,966    

Administrative

     92,196    

Audit and tax

     91,985    

Legal

     60,666    

Directors’ fees

     49,105    

Miscellaneous

     54,160    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

         15,936,206    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (1,676,527  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       14,259,679  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

       36,017,887  
 

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions

       (41,413,924

Swaps

       607,936  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

    

Investments

       (276,466,716

Swaps

       122,063,713  
    

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

       (195,208,991
    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

     $     (159,191,104
    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 36,017,887     $ 22,742,956  

Net realized loss on investment transactions

     (40,805,988     (490,330

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (154,403,003     81,627,277  

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     – 0  –      555,677  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (159,191,104     104,435,580  

Distributions to Shareholders

 

Class A

     (4,564,616     (3,352,419

Class C

     (123,917     (95,535

Advisor Class

     (16,355,224     (6,909,813

Class 1

     (8,507,777     (8,721,933

Class 2

     (4,417,481     (4,212,452
Capital Stock Transactions

 

Net increase

     370,480,605       943,374,359  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     177,320,486       1,024,517,787  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     2,015,773,915       991,256,128  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     2,193,094,401     $     2,015,773,915  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class 1 and Class 2 shares. Class 1 shares are sold only to the private clients of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC by its registered representatives. Class B, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class T shares have been authorized but currently are not offered. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 3% for purchases not exceeding $500,000. With respect to purchases of $500,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Advisor Class and Class 2 shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. Class 1 shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge, but are subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All 10 classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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

 

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approved by and under the oversight of the Company’s Board of Directors (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 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

 

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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.

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)

 

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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 rates, coupon rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3.

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, 2022:

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 1,977,974,145     $ – 0  –    $ 1,977,974,145  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

    – 0  –      105,710,000       – 0  –      105,710,000  

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      19,334,203       – 0  –      19,334,203  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      6,617,323       144,604       6,761,927  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      5,295,274       – 0  –      5,295,274  

Governments – Treasuries

    – 0  –      4,551,562       – 0  –      4,551,562  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      250,190       – 0  –      250,190  

Short-Term Investments

      10,358,484       – 0  –      – 0  –      10,358,484  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    10,358,484         2,119,732,697        144,604         2,130,235,785  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets:

       

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      61,416,886       – 0  –      61,416,886 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      30,181,511       – 0  –      30,181,511 (b) 

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      62,953,473       – 0  –      62,953,473  

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      1,472,321       – 0  –      1,472,321  

 

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Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

  $ – 0  –    $ (2,133,218   $ – 0  –    $ (2,133,218 )(b) 

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (631,600     – 0  –      (631,600

Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      (4,087,345     – 0  –      (4,087,345
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   10,358,484     $   2,268,904,725     $   144,604     $   2,279,407,813  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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

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 original issue and market 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. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class,

 

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except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each fund or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

6. 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 investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .50% of the first $2.5 billion, .45% of the next $2.5 billion and .40% in excess of $5 billion, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding extraordinary expenses, interest expense, and acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .75%, 1.50%, .50%, .60% and .50% of the daily average net assets for the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class 1 and Class 2 shares, respectively. This fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement agreement will remain in effect until January 31, 2023 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $1,604,631.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $92,196.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $146,048 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

 

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AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $-0- from the sale of Class A shares and received $263,757 and $9,272 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $71,896.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     63,364     $     1,232,947     $     1,285,953     $     10,358     $     338  

During the year ended October 31, 2021, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $555,677 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares, 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares and .10% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class 1 shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class and Class 2 shares. Payments under the Agreement in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .25% of Class A shares’ average daily net

 

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assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amount of $517,157 and $1,797,003 for Class C and Class 1 shares, respectively. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     1,136,054,328      $     578,380,075  

U.S. government securities

     2,599,953        1,416,093  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     2,361,713,556  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 156,875,853  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (238,253,468
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (81,377,615
  

 

 

 

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 type of derivative 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 specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are

 

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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 a 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 year ended October 31, 2022, 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for 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 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 a 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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, 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.

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, 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/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

$

91,598,397

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

$

2,133,218

Interest rate contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

 

 

1,472,321

 

   

Interest rate contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on inflation swaps

 

 

62,953,473

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on inflation swaps

   
    
4,087,345

 

Credit contracts

      Market value on credit default swaps     631,600  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   156,024,191       $   6,852,163  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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    $     483,733      $     121,726,047  

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      124,203        337,666  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 607,936      $ 122,063,713  
    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 14,482,692  

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     1,196,323,077  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 245,338,462  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 843,527,692  

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 3,579,953  

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, 2022. 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
 

Bank of America, NA

  $ 5,746,904     $ – 0  –    $ (655,000   $ (5,091,904   $ – 0  – 

Barclays Bank PLC

    9,824,676       (67,454     (9,442,500     – 0  –      314,722  

Citibank, NA/Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    9,958,228         (1,504,261     (8,332,894     – 0  –      121,073  

Deutsche Bank AG

    3,258,149       – 0  –      (3,139,000     – 0  –      119,149  

Goldman Sachs International

    6,411,440       (834,711     – 0  –      (5,164,583     412,146  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    29,226,397       (1,521,025     (27,455,000     – 0  –      250,372  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   64,425,794     $ (3,927,451   $   (49,024,394   $   (10,256,487   $   1,217,462
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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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

  $ 67,454     $ (67,454   $  – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

Citibank, NA/Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

      1,504,261         (1,504,261     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Credit Suisse International

    391,956       – 0  –      – 0  –      (391,956     – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs International

    834,711       (834,711     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    1,521,025       (1,521,025     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    399,538       – 0  –      – 0  –      (190,800     208,738  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,718,945     $ (3,927,451   $    – 0  –    $   (582,756   $   208,738
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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 E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class 1 and Class 2 were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A

 

 

Shares sold

     20,786,123       26,407,533       $ 227,190,213     $ 286,981,285    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     256,254       200,012         2,761,704       2,153,486    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     70,654       137,753         756,530       1,489,456    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (23,990,159     (7,132,735           (257,236,835     (77,134,430  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (2,877,128     19,612,563       $ (26,528,388   $ 213,489,797    

 

   
            
Class C

 

 

Shares sold

     1,491,246       1,415,025       $ 16,249,698     $ 15,365,751    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     9,150       7,049         97,341       75,748    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (70,744     (137,881       (756,530     (1,489,456  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (711,491     (112,864       (7,556,918     (1,219,898  

 

   

Net increase

     718,161       1,171,329       $ 8,033,591     $ 12,732,145    

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
     Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class

 

 

Shares sold

     106,945,004        63,621,228       $     1,163,480,337     $ 693,291,421    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,005,972        446,488         10,820,742       4,831,370    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (91,220,153      (6,255,946       (971,609,434     (67,976,037  

 

   

Net increase

     16,730,823        57,811,770       $ 202,691,645     $ 630,146,754    

 

   
             
Class 1

 

 

Shares sold

     18,622,654        12,539,527       $ 201,949,554     $ 135,703,463    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     595,910        601,091         6,366,894       6,424,253    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (11,503,338      (5,865,521       (122,716,651         (62,849,375  

 

   

Net increase

     7,715,226        7,275,097       $ 85,599,797     $ 79,278,341    

 

   
             
Class 2

 

 

Shares sold

     14,163,464        3,793,264       $ 152,841,464     $ 41,218,325    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     257,519        297,652         2,754,756       3,180,510    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (5,173,157      (3,422,732       (54,912,260     (36,671,513  

 

   

Net increase

     9,247,826        668,184       $ 100,683,960     $ 7,727,322    

 

   

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the 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 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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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, or 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 is 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. For example, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly stressed the financial resources of many issuers of municipal securities, which could impair any such issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations when due and adversely impact the value of its securities held by the Fund. As the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local economies and on issuers of municipal securities are still uncertain, the financial difficulties of issuers of municipal securities may continue or worsen, adversely affecting the performance of the Fund. 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.

Congress has previously considered making changes to the municipal securities provisions of the Internal Revenue Code that could change the U.S. federal income tax treatment of certain types of municipal 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 government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

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

 

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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 instrument, 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 certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally go down.

LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be

 

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published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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

 

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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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 1,429,775      $ 1,319,862  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

   $ 1,429,775      $ 1,319,862  

Tax-exempt distributions

     32,539,240        21,972,290  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     33,969,015      $     23,292,152  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed tax-exempt income

   $ 1,999,908  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (65,050,825 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (81,377,303 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     (144,428,220
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $65,050,825.

 

(b)

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

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 October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $52,705,359 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $12,345,466, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

 

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During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to accumulated loss or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

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 Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.03       $  10.30       $  10.24       $  10.02       $  10.28  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .13       .16       .22       .24       .22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.79     .75       .07 (c)      .21       (.26

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.66     .91       .29       .45       (.04
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.13     (.18     (.23     (.23     (.22
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.24       $  11.03       $  10.30       $  10.24       $  10.02  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (6.06 )%      8.89     2.85     4.58     (.42 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $308,986       $364,599       $138,454       $54,316       $75,127  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .75     .75     .75     .75     .75

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .82     .84     .85     .86     .86

Net investment income(b)

    1.24     1.51     2.14     2.32     2.13

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     10     29     12     15

See footnote summary on page 92.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.02       $  10.29       $  10.22       $  10.01       $  10.26  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .06       .08       .14       .16       .14  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.80     .74       .08 (c)      .20       (.25

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .01       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.74     .83       .22       .36       (.11
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.05     (.10     (.15     (.15     (.14
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.23       $  11.02       $  10.29       $  10.22       $  10.01  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (6.75 )%      8.12     2.16     3.63     (1.09 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $25,986       $20,086       $6,710       $7,717       $10,681  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    1.58     1.59     1.61     1.61     1.61

Net investment income(b)

    .54     .75     1.43     1.57     1.37

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     10     29     12     15

See footnote summary on page 92.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.04       $  10.31       $  10.24       $  10.03       $  10.29  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .16       .18       .25       .26       .24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.80     .75       .07 (c)      .21       (.26

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .01       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.64     .94       .32       .47       (.02
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.15     (.21     (.25     (.26     (.24
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.25       $  11.04       $  10.31       $  10.24       $  10.03  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (5.82 )%      9.14     3.19     4.76     (.17 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $948,603       $837,132       $185,829       $205,541       $226,145  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .50     .50     .50     .50     .50

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .58     .59     .60     .61     .61

Net investment income(b)

    1.52     1.70     2.43     2.57     2.37

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     10     29     12     15

See footnote summary on page 92.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class 1  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.97       $  10.25       $  10.19       $  9.98       $  10.25  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .15       .18       .23       .25       .23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.79     .74       .07 (c)      .22       (.26

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.64     .92       .30       .47       (.03
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.15     (.20     (.24     (.26     (.24
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.18       $  10.97       $  10.25       $  10.19       $  9.98  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (5.92 )%      9.01     3.04     4.72     (.32 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $594,155       $555,642       $444,500       $498,857       $485,386  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .60     .60     .60     .60     .60

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .64     .66     .67     .67     .67

Net investment income(b)

    1.43     1.72     2.33     2.47     2.27

Portfolio turnover rate

    27     10     29     12     15

See footnote summary on page 92.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class 2  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.98       $  10.25       $  10.19       $  9.99       $  10.25  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .17       .20       .24       .26       .24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.80     .74       .07 (c)      .21       (.25

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.63     .94       .31       .47       (.01
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.16     (.21     (.25     (.27     (.25
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  10.19       $  10.98       $  10.25       $  10.19       $  9.99  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)*

    (5.83 )%      9.21     3.14     4.73     (.12 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $315,364       $238,315       $215,763       $238,306       $231,109  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .50     .50     .50     .50     .50

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .55     .56     .57     .57     .57

Net investment income(b)

    1.56     1.84     2.43     2.57     2.37

Portfolio turnover rate.

    27     10     29     12     15

See footnote summary on page 92.

 

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(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)

Due to timing of sales and repurchase of capital shares, the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share is not in accordance with the Fund’s change in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions for the period.

 

(d)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(e)

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. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

*

Includes the impact of proceeds received by the Fund in connection with a trade-error reimbursement from the Adviser, which enhanced performance by .03% for the year ended October 31, 2021.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 23, 2022

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Daryl Clements(2), Vice President

Terrance T. Hults(2), Vice President

Matthew J. Norton(2), Vice President

Andrew D. Potter(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

  

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

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

  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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. Clements, Hults, Norton and Potter are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INTERESTED DIRECTOR      

Onur Erzan,#

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS    

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##
Chairman of the Board
81

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.
    75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,##
78

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities, Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Nancy P. Jacklin,##
74

(2006)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     
Jeanette W. Loeb,##
70
(2020)
  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS*, AGE,
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Garry L. Moody,##
70

(2008)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal and Compliance Department—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the “40 Act,” due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
  

PRINCIPAL POSITION(S)

HELD WITH FUND

 

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Onur Erzan
46
   President and Chief Executive Officer   See biography above.
    
Daryl Clements
55
   Vice President   Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
    
Terrance T. Hults
56
   Vice President   Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
    
Matthew J. Norton
39
   Vice President   Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Chief Investment Officer-Municipal Bonds.
    

Andrew D. Potter

37

   Vice President   Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
    
Emilie D. Wrapp
67
   Secretary   Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
    

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President   Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
    
Joseph J. Mantineo
63
  

Treasurer and Chief

Financial Officer

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
    
Phyllis J. Clarke
61
   Controller   Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
    
Vincent S. Noto
58
   Chief Compliance Officer   Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com, for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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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 Directors (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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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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The Adviser informed the Fund Board that the Committee believes the Fund’s LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended, 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 significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on November 2-4, 2021 (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 Analyst for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

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.

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

 

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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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. 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 2019 and 2020 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency and distribution services to 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

 

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expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

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, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. 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 Class A Shares 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 performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended July 31, 2021 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared 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 compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted that it was above the median. The directors took into account the impact on the advisory fee rate of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year.

 

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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.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and the directors considered the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was above the medians. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanations of the reasons for this, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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AB MUNICIPAL BOND INFLATION STRATEGY

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

800 221 5672

MBIS-0151-1022                 LOGO


OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB SHORT DURATION INCOME PORTFOLIO

 

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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.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB Short Duration Income Portfolio (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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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 6, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Short Duration Income Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income consistent with preservation of capital.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB SHORT DURATION INCOME PORTFOLIO1      
Class A Shares      -3.76%        -8.94%  
Class C Shares      -4.16%        -9.67%  
Advisor Class Shares2      -3.67%        -8.76%  
Bloomberg 1-5 Year US Government/Credit Index      -2.53%        -7.03%  

 

1

Includes the impact of proceeds received by the Fund in connection with a trade-error reimbursement from the Adviser, which enhanced performance for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022, by 0.01% and 0.01%, respectively.

 

2

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg 1-5 Year US Government/Credit Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

During both periods, all share classes of the Fund underperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. Over the 12-month period, security selection detracted the most, relative to the benchmark, mainly due to selection within sovereign bonds, government-guaranteed sovereign bonds and technology, which was partially offset by a gain within the energy sector. Yield-curve positioning in the US detracted from performance. Sector allocation hampered results, as losses from exposure to collateralized loan obligations, emerging-market sovereigns and US agency mortgages exceeded gains from exposure to commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”). Country allocation to Canada and Australia contributed to performance, offset by a loss from exposure to the eurozone. Currency decisions did not materially impact performance during the period.

During the six-month period, security selection within sovereign bonds, technology and consumer cyclical detracted most from performance.

 

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Yield-curve positioning in the US also hampered results. Industry allocation negatively impacted performance, mostly from exposure to collateralized loan obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations and US agency mortgages that exceeded gains from the utilization of high-yield credit default swaps and exposure to CMBS. Country allocation to Canada contributed, offsetting a loss from exposure to the eurozone. Currency decisions did not materially impact returns during the period.

During both periods, the Fund utilized derivatives in the form of treasury futures and interest rate swaps to manage and hedge duration risk and/or to take active yield-curve positioning. Consumer Price Index swaps were utilized to obtain active inflation exposure. Currency forwards were used to hedge foreign currency exposure. Credit default swap indices were used to take active high-yield credit risk. Total return swaps were used to create synthetic high-yield exposure in the Fund. CMBS indices were used to take active commercial real estate exposure. During the 12-month period, interest rate swaptions were used to manage and hedge duration risk, generate income and/or to take active yield-curve positioning.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Fixed-income government bond market yields increased rapidly, and bond prices fell in all developed markets during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022. Most major central banks aggressively tightened monetary policy by raising short-term interest rates and ending bond purchases to combat high and persistent inflation. Developed-market government bonds fell the most in the UK and eurozone, and by the least in Japan, Canada and Australia. In credit risk sectors, securitized assets generally outperformed corporate bonds. Investment-grade corporate bonds trailed treasuries, underperforming in the US against US Treasuries, while outperforming in the eurozone relative to eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds in the US outperformed US Treasuries, while eurozone high yield outperformed eurozone treasuries. Emerging-market sovereign bonds materially underperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade corporate bonds hedged to the US dollar outperformed US investment-grade corporates. Emerging-market local-currency bonds lagged as the US dollar advanced against all developed-market currencies and most emerging-market currencies. Brent crude oil prices ended higher, even as prices fell later in the period on global growth concerns and reduced demand.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) continues to pursue high income, while preserving capital by investing primarily in government bonds from both US and non-US issuers as well as corporate bonds, with scope to invest a select amount in below investment-grade bonds. The Team manages the Fund with a core fixed-income strategy through a global, multi-sector approach that seeks an attractive risk/return profile.

 

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INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund pursues its objective by investing, under normal circumstances, primarily in income-producing securities. The Fund also normally invests at least 65% of its total assets in securities of US and foreign governments and their agencies and instrumentalities (including mortgage-backed securities), derivatives related to such securities, and repurchase agreements relating to US government securities. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average duration of less than three years, although it may invest in securities of any duration or maturity.

The Fund may invest in non-government fixed-income securities, including corporate debt securities, non-government mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities, certificates of deposit and commercial paper. The Fund may invest up to 35% of its net assets in below investment-grade securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”). The Fund’s investments in foreign securities may include both government and corporate securities, and securities of emerging-market countries or of issuers in emerging markets.

The Adviser selects securities for purchase or sale based on its assessment of the securities’ risks and return characteristics as well as the securities’ impact on the overall risks 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 utilize derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps. The Fund may, for example, use interest rate futures contracts and swaps to establish exposure to the fixed-income markets or particular fixed-income securities. Derivatives may provide a more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and may also be a more efficient way to alter the Fund’s exposure. The Fund may also enter into transactions such as reverse repurchase agreements that are similar to borrowings for investment purposes. The Fund’s use of derivatives and these borrowing transactions may create aggregate exposure that is substantially in excess of its net assets, effectively leveraging the Fund.

The Adviser may hedge the foreign currency exposure resulting from the Fund’s security positions, and may take long or short positions in currencies, through the use of currency-related derivatives.

 

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg 1-5 Year US Government/Credit Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg 1-5 Year US Government/Credit Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the nonsecuritized component of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Index. It includes investment-grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate Treasuries and government-related and corporate securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than five years. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or average, and their 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 bond market fluctuates. The value of its 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 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.

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.

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 greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the end

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

of a recent period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

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

Inflation Risk: This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the 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.

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.

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 and are subject to increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. 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)

 

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.

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

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

Active Trading Risk: The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 2.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Effective on March 7, 2022, the maximum sales charge for purchases of Class A shares was reduced from 4.25% to 2.25%. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

12/12/20181 TO 10/31/2022

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Short Duration Income Portfolio Class A shares (from 12/12/20181 to 10/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 2.25% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

1

Inception date: 12/12/2018.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
 
CLASS A SHARES         5.06%  
1 Year     -8.94%       -11.00%    
Since Inception2     0.26%       -0.33%    
CLASS C SHARES         4.37%  
1 Year     -9.67%       -10.55%    
Since Inception2     -0.56%       -0.56%    
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3         5.39%  
1 Year     -8.76%       -8.76%    
Since Inception2     0.41%       0.41%    

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.26%, 2.19% and 1.18% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, exclusive of acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, to 0.65%, 1.45% and 0.45% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before January 31, 2023. Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser may be reimbursed by the Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne, provided that no reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Fund’s total operating expenses to exceed the applicable expense limitations. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

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

 

2

Inception date: 12/12/2018.

 

3

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

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -12.17%  
Since Inception1      -0.48%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -11.75%  
Since Inception1      -0.70%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2   
1 Year      -9.98%  
Since Inception1      0.27%  

 

1

Inception date: 12/12/2018.

 

2

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

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. 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 first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on 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.

 

    Beginning

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

Actual

  $     1,000     $ 962.40     $ 6.13       1.24

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $     1,018.95     $ 6.31       1.24
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 958.40     $     10.07       2.04

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,014.92     $ 10.36       2.04
Advisor Class      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 963.30     $ 5.15       1.04

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,019.96     $ 5.30       1.04

 

*

Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio (interest expense incurred) multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (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, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $69.6

 

 

 

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1

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, 2022

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 72.2%

      

Spain – 0.5%

      

Spain Government Bond
0.80%, 07/30/2027(a)

    EUR       356      $ 323,605  
      

 

 

 

United States – 71.7%

      

U.S. Treasury Bonds
6.875%, 08/15/2025

    U.S.$       2,177        2,303,795  

U.S. Treasury Notes
0.625%, 05/15/2030(b)

      784        609,025  

1.50%, 08/15/2026(c)

      4,003        3,600,464  

1.50%, 01/31/2027

      499        444,132  

1.625%, 10/31/2026(b)

      4,590        4,131,984  

1.625%, 08/15/2029

      371        316,502  

2.00%, 08/15/2025

      2,662        2,490,353  

2.125%, 07/31/2024

      1,597        1,530,413  

2.125%, 05/31/2026(c)

      4,465        4,130,403  

2.25%, 11/15/2024(c)

      6,988        6,678,713  

2.25%, 11/15/2025(c)

      2,792        2,617,031  

2.375%, 08/15/2024

      524        503,599  

2.625%, 05/31/2027

      873        813,247  

2.75%, 07/31/2027

      6,250        5,841,610  

2.875%, 08/15/2028

      743        689,899  

3.00%, 07/31/2024

      7,900        7,687,687  

3.125%, 11/15/2028(c)

      3,613        3,394,056  

3.25%, 06/30/2027

      2,228        2,131,604  
      

 

 

 
         49,914,517  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $54,878,160)

         50,238,122  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT
GRADE – 12.7%

      

Financial Institutions – 7.2%

      

Banking – 6.4%

      

AIB Group PLC
7.583%, 10/14/2026(a)

      209        207,802  

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

      200        190,628  

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

      119        104,339  

Banco Santander SA
4.175%, 03/24/2028

      200        176,146  

Bank of America Corp.
Series AA
6.10%, 03/17/2025(d)

      52        50,113  

Series X
6.25%, 09/05/2024(d)

      83        80,785  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
6.253%, 09/16/2026(a)

    U.S.$       200      $ 193,278  

Barclays PLC
8.00%, 03/15/2029(d)

      200        179,496  

BNP Paribas SA
4.625%, 02/25/2031(a)(d)

      282        195,246  

6.625%, 03/25/2024(a)(d)

      200        187,256  

Credit Agricole SA
8.125%, 12/23/2025(a)(d)

      200        199,016  

Danske Bank A/S
4.298%, 04/01/2028(a)

      200        176,454  

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
3.929%, 06/19/2024

      15        14,766  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.041%, 03/13/2028

      200        175,236  

7.336%, 11/03/2026

      200        200,394  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.323%, 04/26/2028

      128        119,151  

Series S
6.75%, 02/01/2024(d)

      43        42,938  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
5.414%, 09/13/2028

      200        193,168  

Morgan Stanley
4.21%, 04/20/2028

      51        47,206  

6.296%, 10/18/2028

      279        281,525  

Natwest Group PLC
4.269%, 03/22/2025

      200        192,830  

Nordea Bank Abp
6.625%, 03/26/2026(a)(d)

      200        189,258  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
Series O
6.46% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.68%), 02/01/2023(d)(e)

      12        11,981  

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
6.875%, 06/30/2027(a)(d)

      200        187,344  

Standard Chartered PLC
3.971%, 03/30/2026(a)

      200        183,936  

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

      400        376,376  

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

      150        131,881  

UBS Group AG
7.00%, 01/31/2024(a)(d)

      200        193,668  
      

 

 

 
         4,482,217  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Finance – 0.6%

      

Aircastle Ltd.
2.85%, 01/26/2028(a)

    U.S.$       5      $ 3,759  

4.125%, 05/01/2024

      8        7,627  

4.25%, 06/15/2026

      2        1,764  

4.40%, 09/25/2023

      16        15,667  

5.00%, 04/01/2023

      3        2,979  

5.25%, 08/11/2025(a)

      52        48,657  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
3.50%, 11/01/2027(a)

      158        128,723  

Synchrony Financial
2.875%, 10/28/2031

      150        106,056  

3.95%, 12/01/2027

      57        49,062  

4.875%, 06/13/2025

      50        48,037  
      

 

 

 
         412,331  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.2%

      

Office Properties Income Trust
3.45%, 10/15/2031

      180        110,166  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.
4.625%, 06/15/2025(a)

      31        29,168  
      

 

 

 
         139,334  
      

 

 

 
         5,033,882  
      

 

 

 

Industrial – 5.3%

      

Basic – 0.4%

      

Arconic Corp.
6.00%, 05/15/2025(a)

      15        14,843  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
5.90%, 07/05/2024

      40        39,309  

6.05%, 03/15/2025

      40        38,909  

Glencore Funding LLC
1.625%, 09/01/2025(a)

      114        101,420  

4.875%, 03/12/2029(a)

      115        105,770  
      

 

 

 
         300,251  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
4.50%, 09/15/2029

      100        93,443  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.6%

      

Directv Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.
5.875%, 08/15/2027(a)

      46        41,401  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)
4.65%, 10/01/2028

      210        194,000  

Netflix, Inc.
4.375%, 11/15/2026

      216        206,025  
      

 

 

 
         441,426  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.4%

      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.90%, 08/08/2029

    U.S.$       150      $ 121,013  

Sands China Ltd.
5.625%, 08/08/2025

      200        175,500  
      

 

 

 
         296,513  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.9%

      

BAT Capital Corp.
7.75%, 10/19/2032

      74        75,638  

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

      116        102,938  

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
4.00%, 03/15/2031(a)

      32        26,929  

Newell Brands, Inc.

      

4.45%, 04/01/2026

      26        24,181  

4.875%, 06/01/2025

      7        6,754  

6.375%, 09/15/2027

      53        51,897  

6.625%, 09/15/2029

      53        51,794  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
5.875%, 09/30/2027(a)

      250        244,558  
      

 

 

 
         584,689  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.8%

      

Boardwalk Pipelines LP
4.45%, 07/15/2027

      107        98,943  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
3.85%, 06/01/2027

      215        198,432  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
5.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

      41        37,306  

Ecopetrol SA
4.625%, 11/02/2031

      15        10,331  

5.375%, 06/26/2026

      55        49,892  

5.875%, 11/02/2051

      7        4,120  

6.875%, 04/29/2030

      45        36,743  

EQT Corp.
5.70%, 04/01/2028

      39        37,956  

7.00%, 02/01/2030

      31        31,803  

Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Partners Finance Corp.
4.00%, 01/15/2032

      46        37,904  

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

      2        1,900  

4.30%, 02/01/2030

      20        17,580  
      

 

 

 
         562,910  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.6%

      

Expedia Group, Inc.
3.80%, 02/15/2028

      111        98,687  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

    U.S.$       216      $ 196,502  

5.30%, 08/15/2029

      80        75,346  

RELX Capital, Inc.
4.75%, 05/20/2032

      17        15,827  
      

 

 

 
         386,362  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 1.3%

      

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

      22        15,259  

4.00%, 04/15/2029(a)

      53        46,513  

4.30%, 11/15/2032

      150        126,579  

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

      112        100,010  

Fiserv, Inc.
3.50%, 07/01/2029

      222        192,903  

HP, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2028

      104        97,189  

Micron Technology, Inc.
6.75%, 11/01/2029

      147        147,069  

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
3.30%, 03/28/2024

      56        54,369  

Western Digital Corp.
4.75%, 02/15/2026

      116        107,174  

Workday, Inc.
3.70%, 04/01/2029

      35        31,191  
      

 

 

 
         918,256  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.2%

      

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

      114        111,047  
      

 

 

 
         3,694,897  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.2%

      

Electric – 0.2%

      

Chile Electricity PEC SpA
Zero Coupon, 01/25/2028(a)

      200        138,788  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $9,709,498)

         8,867,567  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 10.7%

 

    

Industrial – 9.7%

      

Basic – 0.5%

      

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
5.25%, 09/30/2028(a)

      10        8,040  

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC
3.375%, 01/15/2026(a)

      200        168,702  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kleopatra Finco Sarl
4.25%, 03/01/2026(a)

    EUR       100      $ 81,266  

WR Grace Holdings LLC
4.875%, 06/15/2027(a)

    U.S.$       72        62,989  
      

 

 

 
         320,997  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.8%

      

Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
4.125%, 08/15/2026(a)

      200        172,050  

Bombardier, Inc.
7.50%, 12/01/2024(a)

      9        8,977  

7.50%, 03/15/2025(a)

      15        14,748  

Eco Material Technologies, Inc.
7.875%, 01/31/2027(a)

      92        86,076  

Gates Global LLC/Gates Corp.
6.25%, 01/15/2026(a)

      61        58,560  

LSB Industries, Inc.
6.25%, 10/15/2028(a)

      34        30,956  

Renk AG/Frankfurt am Main
5.75%, 07/15/2025(a)

    EUR       100        89,128  

TransDigm, Inc.
8.00%, 12/15/2025(a)

    U.S.$       35        35,614  

Triumph Group, Inc.
8.875%, 06/01/2024(a)

      89        89,939  
      

 

 

 
         586,048  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 1.2%

      

Altice Financing SA
5.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

      200        159,792  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.50%, 08/15/2030(a)

      26        21,131  

5.125%, 05/01/2027(a)

      59        54,668  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
5.125%, 08/15/2027(a)

      60        53,994  

CSC Holdings LLC
7.50%, 04/01/2028(a)

      200        172,918  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.00%, 03/15/2023

      6        5,925  

5.25%, 12/01/2026(a)

      178        154,552  

5.75%, 12/01/2028(a)

      32        25,827  

5.875%, 11/15/2024

      53        48,882  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
5.75%, 08/01/2028(a)

      56        49,299  

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
3.125%, 09/01/2026(a)

      56        50,046  

4.00%, 07/15/2028(a)

      28        24,169  
      

 

 

 
         821,203  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.1%

      

Consolidated Communications, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       35      $ 27,131  

Frontier Communications Holdings LLC
6.75%, 05/01/2029(a)

      10        8,243  
      

 

 

 
         35,374  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.5%

      

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
5.875%, 11/15/2024(a)

    EUR       116        108,555  

7.75%, 10/15/2025(a)

    U.S.$       217        200,261  

Tenneco, Inc.
7.875%, 01/15/2029(a)

      26        25,834  
      

 

 

 
         334,650  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 1.4%

      

Boyne USA, Inc.
4.75%, 05/15/2029(a)

      16        13,999  

Carnival Corp.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

      36        29,047  

5.75%, 03/01/2027(a)

      62        43,029  

10.50%, 02/01/2026(a)

      153        149,926  

Cedar Fair LP/Canada’s Wonderland Co./Magnum Management Corp./Millennium Op
5.50%, 05/01/2025(a)

      159        157,919  

Lindblad Expeditions LLC
6.75%, 02/15/2027(a)

      28        25,082  

Mattel, Inc.
5.875%, 12/15/2027(a)

      102        99,163  

NCL Corp. Ltd.
5.875%, 03/15/2026(a)

      33        27,024  

5.875%, 02/15/2027(a)

      268        239,490  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5.375%, 07/15/2027(a)

      42        32,957  

5.50%, 08/31/2026(a)

      31        25,317  

11.50%, 06/01/2025(a)

      47        50,601  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
8.75%, 05/01/2025(a)

      20        20,515  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
5.875%, 09/15/2027(a)

      12        9,591  

13.00%, 05/15/2025(a)

      16        17,196  

Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd.
5.625%, 02/15/2029(a)

      14        10,921  
      

 

 

 
         951,777  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.8%

      

Adams Homes, Inc.
7.50%, 02/15/2025(a)

    U.S.$       13      $ 10,512  

Brookfield Residential Properties, Inc./Brookfield Residential US LLC
6.25%, 09/15/2027(a)

      125        109,125  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      59        52,265  

Empire Communities Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2025(a)

      143        123,950  

Five Point Operating Co. LP/Five Point Capital Corp.
7.875%, 11/15/2025(a)

      85        70,922  

Forestar Group, Inc.
3.85%, 05/15/2026(a)

      41        35,230  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Escrow LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower Esc
4.875%, 07/01/2031(a)

      9        7,362  

5.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      45        38,726  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
6.125%, 09/15/2025(a)

      12        11,871  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.
4.75%, 02/15/2028(a)

      11        9,276  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
5.875%, 06/15/2027(a)

      15        14,105  

Travel + Leisure Co.
6.625%, 07/31/2026(a)

      20        19,515  

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
5.25%, 05/15/2027(a)

      33        28,741  
      

 

 

 
         531,600  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.1%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
3.875%, 01/15/2028(a)

      17        14,956  

4.375%, 01/15/2028(a)

      81        71,205  
      

 

 

 
         86,161  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.5%

      

Bath & Body Works, Inc.
7.50%, 06/15/2029

      188        178,307  

9.375%, 07/01/2025(a)

      6        6,252  

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

    EUR       100        94,501  

Hanesbrands, Inc.
4.625%, 05/15/2024(a)

    U.S.$       35        34,025  

Michaels Cos, Inc. (The)
5.25%, 05/01/2028(a)

      73        51,930  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Rite Aid Corp.
7.50%, 07/01/2025(a)

    U.S.$       9      $ 6,341  

Staples, Inc.
7.50%, 04/15/2026(a)

      15        13,046  
      

 

 

 
         384,402  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.6%

      

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

      154        152,984  

5.875%, 02/15/2028(a)

      87        81,801  

Legacy LifePoint Health LLC
4.375%, 02/15/2027(a)

      114        90,009  

RegionalCare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc./LifePoint Health, Inc.
9.75%, 12/01/2026(a)

      7        5,591  

RP Escrow Issuer LLC
5.25%, 12/15/2025(a)

      39        29,342  

US Acute Care Solutions LLC
6.375%, 03/01/2026(a)

      81        73,341  
      

 

 

 
         433,068  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.8%

      

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.
7.625%, 12/15/2025(a)

      156        154,406  

Callon Petroleum Co.
8.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

      21        20,941  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
7.00%, 06/15/2025(a)

      33        32,528  

Civitas Resources, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/2026(a)

      30        27,655  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
7.25%, 05/01/2026(a)

      28        25,966  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
7.75%, 02/01/2028

      15        14,301  

8.00%, 01/15/2027

      21        20,388  

Nabors Industries Ltd.
7.25%, 01/15/2026(a)

      12        11,572  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
7.375%, 05/15/2027(a)

      46        45,324  

New Fortress Energy, Inc.
6.75%, 09/15/2025(a)

      75        73,646  

NGL Energy Operating LLC/NGL Energy Finance Corp.
7.50%, 02/01/2026(a)

      44        39,836  

Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp.
8.50%, 10/15/2026(a)

      40        38,410  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sunnova Energy Corp.
5.875%, 09/01/2026(a)

    U.S.$       25      $ 22,047  
      

 

 

 
         527,020  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.0%

      

Avient Corp.
5.75%, 05/15/2025(a)

      16        15,685  
      

 

 

 

Services – 1.0%

      

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.
6.625%, 07/15/2026(a)

      57        54,563  

APX Group, Inc.
6.75%, 02/15/2027(a)

      53        51,802  

Block, Inc.
2.75%, 06/01/2026

      81        72,488  

Garda World Security Corp.
4.625%, 02/15/2027(a)

      59        52,497  

Millennium Escrow Corp.
6.625%, 08/01/2026(a)

      50        36,008  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.75%, 11/01/2028(a)

      78        60,268  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
3.375%, 08/31/2027(a)

      168        145,908  

6.25%, 01/15/2028(a)

      82        75,939  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
9.25%, 04/15/2025(a)

      84        81,896  

WASH Multifamily Acquisition, Inc.
5.75%, 04/15/2026(a)

      15        14,005  

ZipRecruiter, Inc.
5.00%, 01/15/2030(a)

      63        51,604  
      

 

 

 
         696,978  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.6%

      

Avaya, Inc.
6.125%, 09/15/2028(a)

      51        21,577  

NCR Corp.
5.00%, 10/01/2028(a)

      105        89,005  

NortonLifeLock, Inc.
6.75%, 09/30/2027(a)

      106        104,568  

Presidio Holdings, Inc.
4.875%, 02/01/2027(a)

      56        51,680  

8.25%, 02/01/2028(a)

      2        1,782  

Veritas US, Inc./Veritas Bermuda Ltd.
7.50%, 09/01/2025(a)

      214        179,942  

Virtusa Corp.
7.125%, 12/15/2028(a)

      10        7,196  
      

 

 

 
         455,750  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.3%

      

Air Canada
3.875%, 08/15/2026(a)

    U.S.$       12      $ 10,613  

Allegiant Travel Co.
7.25%, 08/15/2027(a)

      47        44,292  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
5.50%, 04/20/2026(a)

      99        94,351  

Hawaiian Brand Intellectual Property Ltd./HawaiianMiles Loyalty Ltd.
5.75%, 01/20/2026(a)

      24        21,963  

Spirit Loyalty Cayman Ltd./Spirit IP Cayman Ltd.
8.00%, 09/20/2025(a)

      41        41,119  
      

 

 

 
         212,338  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.5%

      

Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc.
6.125%, 10/15/2026(a)

      200        170,968  

EC Finance PLC
3.00%, 10/15/2026(a)

    EUR       100        87,105  

Loxam SAS
4.50%, 02/15/2027(a)

      100        87,626  

PROG Holdings, Inc.
6.00%, 11/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       30        24,382  
      

 

 

 
         370,081  
      

 

 

 
         6,763,132  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.8%

      

Banking – 0.4%

      

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
4.75%, 12/15/2024(a)

      35        30,781  

7.00%, 01/15/2026(a)

      7        6,042  

Credit Suisse Group AG
5.25%, 02/11/2027(a)(d)

      368        261,280  
      

 

 

 
         298,103  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.1%

      

Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.
10.75%, 08/01/2027(a)

      52        51,925  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.1%

      

Castlelake Aviation Finance DAC
5.00%, 04/15/2027(a)

      62        52,687  

Curo Group Holdings Corp.
7.50%, 08/01/2028(a)

      53        31,283  
      

 

 

 
         83,970  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

REITs – 0.2%

      

Diversified Healthcare Trust
9.75%, 06/15/2025

    U.S.$       167      $ 157,751  
      

 

 

 
         591,749  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.2%

      

Electric – 0.1%

      

Calpine Corp.
5.125%, 03/15/2028(a)

      8        7,117  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
5.625%, 02/15/2027(a)

      68        64,807  
      

 

 

 
         71,924  
      

 

 

 

Other Utility – 0.1%

      

Solaris Midstream Holdings LLC
7.625%, 04/01/2026(a)

      54        51,665  
      

 

 

 
         123,589  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates – Non-Investment Grade
(cost $8,323,572)

         7,478,470  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 6.8%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 6.6%

      

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class M1B
5.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 03/25/2029(a)(e)

      17        17,085  

Series 2019-1A, Class M2
6.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.70%), 03/25/2029(a)(e)

      152        150,488  

Series 2019-4A, Class M2
6.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.85%), 10/25/2029(a)(e)

      150        142,609  

Series 2022-1, Class M1B
5.147% (SOFR + 2.15%), 01/26/2032(a)(e)

      193        185,241  

Series 2022-2, Class M1A
7.025% (SOFR + 4.00%), 09/27/2032(a)(e)

      200        199,999  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2022-R07, Class 1M1
5.975% (SOFR + 2.95%), 06/25/2042(a)(e)

      229        230,226  

Series 2022-R08, Class 1M2
6.597% (SOFR + 3.60%), 07/25/2042(a)(e)

      73        68,979  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2
5.886% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.30%), 08/25/2031(a)(e)

      1        1,374  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019-R03, Class 1M2
5.736% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.15%), 09/25/2031(a)(e)

  U.S.$     2      $ 2,301  

Series 2022-R08, Class 1M1
5.547% (SOFR + 2.55%), 07/25/2042(a)(e)

      238        237,285  

Eagle Re Ltd.
Series 2021-2, Class M1B
5.047% (SOFR + 2.05%), 04/25/2034(a)(e)

      150        146,030  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2022-HQA3, Class M1A
5.297% (SOFR + 2.30%), 08/25/2042(a)(e)

      139        137,800  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes

      

Series 2015-HQA1, Class M3
8.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.70%), 03/25/2028(e)

      85        86,357  

Series 2017-DNA1, Class M2
6.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 07/25/2029(e)

      149        151,652  

Series 2019-DNA4, Class M2
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 10/25/2049(a)(e)

      3        2,646  

Series 2020-DNA1, Class M2
5.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.70%), 01/25/2050(a)(e)

      29        28,561  

Series 2021-DNA5, Class M2
4.647% (SOFR + 1.65%), 01/25/2034(a)(e)

      65        63,335  

Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2
4.497% (SOFR + 1.50%), 10/25/2041(a)(e)

      150        137,666  

Series 2021-DNA7, Class M2
4.797% (SOFR + 1.80%), 11/25/2041(a)(e)

      225        206,368  

Series 2021-HQA4, Class M1
3.947% (SOFR + 0.95%), 12/25/2041(a)(e)

      593        557,432  

Series 2022-DNA2, Class M1B
5.397% (SOFR + 2.40%), 02/25/2042(a)(e)

      144        132,480  

Series 2022-HQA1, Class M1B
6.497% (SOFR + 3.50%), 03/25/2042(a)(e)

      20        19,017  

Series 2022-HQA2, Class M1B
6.997% (SOFR + 4.00%), 07/25/2042(a)(e)

      184            179,400  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities

      

Series 2014-C04, Class 1M2
8.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.90%), 11/25/2024(e)

      89        91,078  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
7.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(e)

      18        18,079  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2
8.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 07/25/2025(e)

  U.S.$     21      $ 21,685  

Series 2015-C04, Class 2M2
9.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.55%), 04/25/2028(e)

      3        2,627  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2
10.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 08/25/2028(e)

      63        65,012  

Series 2016-C01, Class 2M2
10.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.95%), 08/25/2028(e)

      9        9,744  

Series 2016-C04, Class 1B
13.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.25%), 01/25/2029(e)

      118        122,437  

Series 2017-C02, Class 2B1
9.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 09/25/2029(e)

      24        25,543  

Series 2018-C01, Class 1B1
7.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.55%), 07/25/2030(e)

      180        179,444  

Series 2021-R02, Class 2M2
4.997% (SOFR + 2.00%), 11/25/2041(a)(e)

      230        203,605  

Home Re Ltd.
Series 2021-1, Class M1B
5.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.55%), 07/25/2033(a)(e)

      211        209,690  

Home Re Ltd.
Series 2020-1, Class M2
8.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 10/25/2030(a)(e)

      150        149,820  

Oaktown Re II Ltd.
Series 2018-1A, Class M1
5.136% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.55%), 07/25/2028(a)(e)

      31        30,943  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 2019-2R, Class A
6.346% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 05/27/2023(a)(e)

      29        27,689  

Radnor Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class M1B
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 02/25/2029(a)(e)

      96        93,699  

Radnor RE Ltd.
Series 2020-1, Class M1C
5.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 01/25/2030(a)(e)

      150        142,861  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Traingle Re Ltd.
Series 2021-3, Class M1A
4.897% (SOFR + 1.90%), 02/25/2034(a)(e)

    U.S.$       125      $ 123,818  
      

 

 

 
         4,602,105  
      

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate – 0.2%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 4913, Class IO
6.00%, 04/15/2041(f)

      75        15,706  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

      

Series 2012-120, Class CI
3.50%, 12/25/2031(f)

      134        5,675  

Series 2016-26, Class IO
5.00%, 05/25/2046(f)

      169        27,529  

Series 2016-31, Class IO
5.00%, 06/25/2046(f)

      223        45,156  

Series 2016-64, Class BI
5.00%, 09/25/2046(f)

      28        4,338  
      

 

 

 
         98,404  
      

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.0%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 4372, Class JS
2.688% (6.10% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/15/2044(e)(g)

      91        7,870  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs

      

Series 2012-17, Class ES
2.964% (6.55% – LIBOR 1 Month), 03/25/2041(e)(g)

      79        2,410  

Series 2012-17, Class SE
2.364% (5.95% – LIBOR 1 Month), 03/25/2042(e)(g)

      67        7,200  

Series 2019-25, Class SA
2.464% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 06/25/2049(e)(g)

      46        4,129  

Series 2019-42, Class SQ
2.464% (6.05% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/25/2049(e)(g)

      39        4,190  
      

 

 

 
         25,799  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $4,835,033)

         4,726,308  
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES – 5.0%

      

Canada – 5.0%

      

Canada Housing Trust No. 1
1.95%, 12/15/2025(a)
(cost $4,054,592)

    CAD       5,065        3,507,745  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 3.6%

      

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 3.0%

      

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-WBRK, Class D
3.534%, 03/10/2037(a)

    U.S.$       100      $ 84,325  

BANK
Series 2020-BN28, Class XA
1.779%, 03/15/2063(f)

      2,071        205,067  

Series 2020-BN29, Class XA
1.341%, 11/15/2053(f)

      985        73,719  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-C3, Class XA
1.334%, 05/15/2052(f)

      985        61,909  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-C1, Class XA
1.437%, 02/15/2050(f)

      1,318        64,351  

CD Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-CD1, Class XA
1.368%, 08/10/2049(f)

      1,512        56,117  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-C4, Class XA
1.608%, 05/10/2058(f)

      83        3,417  

Series 2017-C8, Class XA
1.481%, 06/15/2050(f)

      278        14,019  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-P7, Class XA
1.111%, 04/14/2050(f)

      824        30,729  

Commercial Mortgage Trust

      

Series 2012-CR5, Class C
4.358%, 12/10/2045(a)

      100        97,550  

Series 2014-CR16, Class D
4.917%, 04/10/2047(a)

      100        90,472  

Series 2016-DC2, Class XA
0.936%, 02/10/2049(f)

      2,490        58,132  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-GC13, Class D
4.074%, 07/10/2046(a)

      100        43,255  

Series 2016-GS3, Class XA
1.197%, 10/10/2049(f)

      1,293        45,782  

Series 2017-GS5, Class XA
0.842%, 03/10/2050(f)

      1,439        41,835  

Series 2017-GS7, Class XA
1.083%, 08/10/2050(f)

      3,285        120,441  

Series 2019-GC39, Class XA
1.129%, 05/10/2052(f)

      4,646        218,568  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-C14, Class D
4.548%, 08/15/2046(a)

      75        41,785  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust

      

Series 2012-LC9, Class G
4.321%, 12/15/2047(a)

    U.S.$       100      $ 73,436  

Series 2013-LC11, Class B
3.499%, 04/15/2046

      110        107,060  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2012-C1, Class D
6.445%, 05/10/2045(a)

      17        15,915  

Series 2017-C1, Class XA
1.526%, 06/15/2050(f)

      1,056        54,501  

Series 2017-C2, Class XA
1.087%, 08/15/2050(f)

      2,068        79,633  

Series 2018-C14, Class XA
0.95%, 12/15/2051(f)

      949        41,695  

Series 2018-C15, Class XA
0.978%, 12/15/2051(f)

      741        33,075  

Series 2019-C18, Class XA
1.023%, 12/15/2052(f)

      1,265        58,997  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-C6, Class D
4.316%, 04/10/2046(a)

      81        66,094  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust

      

Series 2016-LC24, Class XA
1.605%, 10/15/2049(f)

      799        37,726  

Series 2018-C48, Class XA
0.947%, 01/15/2052(f)

      795        34,079  

Series 2019-C52, Class XA
1.604%, 08/15/2052(f)

      936        67,446  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

      

Series 2011-C4, Class D
4.843%, 06/15/2044(a)

      60        53,645  

Series 2011-C4, Class E
4.843%, 06/15/2044(a)

      25        20,000  
      

 

 

 
         2,094,775  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.6%

      

BFLD Trust

      

Series 2019-DPLO, Class D
5.252% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.84%), 10/15/2034(a)(e)

      59        55,704  

Series 2019-DPLO, Class E
5.652% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.24%), 10/15/2034(a)(e)

      10        9,406  

CLNY Trust
Series 2019-IKPR, Class D
5.437% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.03%), 11/15/2038(a)(e)

      120        109,484  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Great Wolf Trust
Series 2019-WOLF, Class D
5.345% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.93%), 12/15/2036(a)(e)

    U.S.$       45      $ 42,296  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
Series 2019-BPR, Class D
7.662% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 05/15/2036(a)(e)

      133        123,241  

Starwood Retail Property Trust
Series 2014-STAR, Class A
4.883% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.47%), 11/15/2027(a)(e)

      89        60,602  
      

 

 

 
         400,733  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $2,705,078)

         2,495,508  
      

 

 

 
      

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 3.4%

      

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 3.4%

      

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Series 2022
4.50%, 11/01/2052, TBA
(cost $2,354,065)

      2,481        2,326,495  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 2.8%

      

CLO - Floating Rate – 2.8%

      

Ballyrock CLO 15 Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class C
7.179% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 04/15/2034(a)(e)

      250        212,712  

Dryden 98 CLO Ltd.
Series 2022-98A, Class D
7.063% (SOFR + 3.10%), 04/20/2035(a)(e)

      250        217,384  

Galaxy 30 CLO Ltd.
Series 2022-30A, Class D
7.214% (SOFR + 3.35%), 04/15/2035(a)(e)

      250        219,475  

New Mountain CLO 3 Ltd.
Series CLO-3A, Class D
7.593% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.35%), 10/20/2034(a)(e)

      250        218,726  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-3A, Class D
7.029% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.95%), 01/15/2035(a)(e)

      250        213,665  

PPM CLO 5 Ltd.
Series 2021-5A, Class D
7.244% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.05%), 10/18/2034(a)(e)

      250        205,007  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Regatta XXIV Funding Ltd.
Series 2021-5A, Class D
7.343% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.10%), 01/20/2035(a)(e)

    U.S.$       250      $ 208,977  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-2A, Class D
7.493% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.25%), 07/20/2034(a)(e)

      250        211,747  

Sixth Street CLO XVII Ltd.
Series 2021-17A, Class D
7.393% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.15%), 01/20/2034(a)(e)

      250        217,412  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $2,250,000)

         1,925,105  
      

 

 

 
      

BANK LOANS – 1.4%

      

Industrial – 1.3%

      

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

ACProducts Holdings, Inc.

      

7.127% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.25%), 05/17/2028(h)

      76        52,525  

7.924% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.25%), 05/17/2028(h)

      25        17,332  

Chariot Buyer LLC
7.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 11/03/2028(h)

      10        8,993  
      

 

 

 
         78,850  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.0%

      

Coral-US Co-Borrower LLC
6.412% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 10/15/2029(h)

      30        28,972  

Univision Communications, Inc.
6.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 03/15/2024(h)

      2        1,642  
      

 

 

 
         30,614  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2%

      

Crown Subsea Communications Holding, Inc.
8.518% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 04/27/2027(h)

      40        39,127  

Directv Financing, LLC
8.754% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 08/02/2027(h)

      27        25,956  

Zacapa SARL
7.803% (SOFR 3 Month + 4.25%), 03/22/2029(h)

      43        41,190  
      

 

 

 
         106,273  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2%

      

Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
6.813% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 08/25/2028(h)

    U.S.$       142      $ 137,971  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

      

Restoration Hardware, Inc.
7.079% (SOFR 1 Month + 3.25%), 10/20/2028(h)

      60        56,500  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

      

Kronos Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
6.820% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.75%), 12/22/2026(h)

      39        37,067  

Padagis LLC
8.491% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.75%), 07/06/2028(h)(i)

      28        23,859  
      

 

 

 
         60,926  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.2%

      

GIP II Blue Holding, L.P.
8.174% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 09/29/2028(h)

      88        87,281  

Parkway Generation, LLC
8.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 02/18/2029(h)

      59        58,376  
      

 

 

 
         145,657  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.1%

      

American Tire Distributors, Inc.
10.608% (LIBOR 3 Month + 6.25%), 10/20/2028(h)

      60        55,105  

Rockwood Service Corporation
8.004% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 01/23/2027(h)

      3        2,926  
      

 

 

 
         58,031  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.0%

      

Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC

      

7.674% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 01/29/2027(h)(i)

      2        2,130  

8.170% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.00%), 01/29/2027(h)(i)

      1        707  
      

 

 

 
         2,837  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.3%

      

Ascend Learning, LLC
9.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.75%), 12/10/2029(h)

      30        25,387  

Banff Guarantor, Inc.
9.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 02/27/2026(h)

      10        9,170  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Boxer Parent Company, Inc.
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 10/02/2025(h)

    U.S.$       27     $ 25,810  

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.
6.698% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 02/10/2028(h)

      88       74,814  

FINThrive Software Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
10.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 12/17/2029(h)

      20       17,090  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.
8.254% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.50%), 11/03/2027(h)

      78       24,272  

Peraton Corp.
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 02/01/2028(h)

      19       18,589  

Presidio Holdings, Inc.

     

7.260% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.50%), 01/22/2027(h)(i)

      0 **      385  

7.920% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.50%), 01/22/2027(h)(i)

      9       8,692  
     

 

 

 
        204,209  
     

 

 

 
        881,868  
     

 

 

 
     

Financial Institutions – 0.1%

     

Finance – 0.0%

     

Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd.
8.174% (LIBOR 3 Month + 4.50%), 12/11/2028(h)(i)

      30       28,956  
     

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.1%

     

Cross Financial Corp.
7.813% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 09/15/2027(h)

      49       48,267  

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Lightning Cayman Merger Sub, Ltd.)
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 09/03/2026(h)

      11       10,347  
     

 

 

 
        58,614  
     

 

 

 
        87,570  
     

 

 

 
     

Utility – 0.0%

     

Electric – 0.0%

     

Granite Generation LLC
7.504% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.75%), 11/09/2026(h)

      24       23,650  
     

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $1,120,981)

        993,088  
     

 

 

 
     

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 1.4%

      

Angola – 0.3%

      

Angolan Government International Bond
9.50%, 11/12/2025(a)

    U.S.$       200      $ 194,500  
      

 

 

 

Dominican Republic – 0.2%

      

Dominican Republic International Bond
5.50%, 02/22/2029(a)

      150        130,388  
      

 

 

 

Ecuador – 0.1%

      

Ecuador Government International Bond
5.50%, 07/31/2030(a)

      97        51,270  
      

 

 

 

El Salvador – 0.1%

      

El Salvador Government International Bond
8.625%, 02/28/2029(a)

      90        35,848  
      

 

 

 

Ivory Coast – 0.4%

      

Ivory Coast Government International Bond

      

5.875%, 10/17/2031(a)

    EUR       100        74,817  

6.375%, 03/03/2028(a)

    U.S.$       200        181,037  
      

 

 

 
         255,854  
      

 

 

 

Lebanon – 0.0%

      

Lebanon Government International Bond
6.10%, 10/04/2022(a)(j)(k)

      16        973  
      

 

 

 

Senegal – 0.1%

      

Senegal Government International Bond
4.75%, 03/13/2028(a)

    EUR       100        80,542  
      

 

 

 

South Africa – 0.2%

      

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

    U.S.$       200        170,350  
      

 

 

 

Ukraine – 0.0%

      

Ukraine Government International Bond
7.75%, 09/01/2027(a)

      100        16,613  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $1,309,765)

         936,338  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.7%

      

Industrial – 0.7%

      

Basic – 0.1%

      

Eldorado Gold Corp.
6.25%, 09/01/2029(a)

      28        22,648  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Volcan Cia Minera SAA
4.375%, 02/11/2026(a)

    U.S.$       41     $ 34,132  
     

 

 

 
        56,780  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.2%

     

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV
5.40%, 02/01/2027

      146       133,161  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.3%

     

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.50%, 01/15/2026(a)

      300       205,500  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.0%

     

Central American Bottling Corp./CBC Bottling Holdco SL/Beliv Holdco SL
5.25%, 04/27/2029(a)

      11       9,693  
     

 

 

 

Energy – 0.1%

     

Leviathan Bond Ltd.

     

5.75%, 06/30/2023(a)

      59       58,329  

6.125%, 06/30/2025(a)

      23       21,856  

6.50%, 06/30/2027(a)

      30       28,162  
     

 

 

 
        108,347  
     

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $592,584)

        513,481  
     

 

 

 
     

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.4%

     

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.3%

     

ACM Auto Trust
Series 2022-1A, Class A
3.23%, 04/20/2029(a)

      37       36,638  

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust

     

Series 2018-4A, Class E
5.38%, 07/15/2025(a)

      115       114,339  

Series 2019-1A, Class E
5.20%, 01/15/2026(a)

      40       39,638  

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2019-2A, Class E
4.02%, 04/15/2025(a)

      14       13,883  
     

 

 

 
        204,498  
     

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.1%

     

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I
Series 2019-43, Class PT
0.389%, 11/15/2044(l)

      0 **      104  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust
Series 2020-1, Class D
2.94%, 01/25/2029(a)

    U.S.$       100      $ 96,387  
      

 

 

 
         96,491  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $307,520)

         300,989  
      

 

 

 
      

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.4%

      

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.4%

      

Mexico – 0.4%

      

Comision Federal de Electricidad
4.688%, 05/15/2029(a)

      200        168,537  

Petroleos Mexicanos
5.35%, 02/12/2028

      101        80,343  

6.49%, 01/23/2027

      22        19,215  
      

 

 

 
         268,095  
      

 

 

 

Ukraine – 0.0%

      

State Agency of Roads of Ukraine
6.25%, 06/24/2030(l)

      200        25,913  
      

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $485,452)

         294,008  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.3%

      

Investment Companies – 1.3%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 2.67%(m)(n)(o)
(cost $921,309)

      921,309        921,309  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 122.8%
(cost $93,847,609)

         85,524,533  

Other assets less liabilities – (22.8)%

         (15,896,815
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 69,627,718  
      

 

 

 

 

 

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FUTURES (see Note D)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

 

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

     15      December 2022    $ 1,598,906      $ (33,605

Sold Contracts

 

10 Yr Canadian Bond Futures

     9      December 2022      812,764        11,416  

10 Yr Mini Japan Government Bond Futures

     3      December 2022      299,869        479  

Euro-BOBL Futures

     5      December 2022      591,319        17,735  

Euro-Schatz Futures

     2      December 2022      211,357        2,627  

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

     32      December 2022      6,540,250        137,210  

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

     70      December 2022          7,741,563        482,559  
           

 

 

 
   $     618,421  
           

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

   EUR      1,156      USD      1,118      12/08/2022    $     (26,759

Citibank, NA

   CAD      4,921      USD      3,606      01/19/2023      (10,075

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   NZD      78      USD      48      11/18/2022      2,728  
                 

 

 

 
   $ (34,106
  

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description

  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

    Market
Value
   

Upfront
Premiums

Paid/

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

               

CDX-NAHY Series 39, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    5.00     Quarterly       5.19     USD       6,200     $ (11,302   $ (247,903   $ 236,601  

iTraxxx Xover Series 38, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    5.00       Quarterly       5.55       EUR       1,560       (24,252     (65,032     40,780  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (35,554   $   (312,935   $   277,381  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

               

Rate Type

                     
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
CAD       680       05/22/2024     3 Month CDOR   1.985%   Semi-Annual   $ (20,444   $ – 0  –    $   (20,444
USD     260       05/24/2024     2.206%   3 Month LIBOR   Semi-Annual/
Quarterly
    9,833       – 0  –      9,833  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (10,611   $   – 0  –    $ (10,611
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Swap Counterparty &

Referenced Obligation

  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

Sale Contracts

               

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

               

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       350     $   (79,247   $   (123,302   $   44,055  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       7       (1,585     (1,778     193  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       18       (4,121     (4,237     116  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       13       (2,853     (2,963     110  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       13       (3,011     (3,096     85  

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       17       (3,804     (1,366     (2,438

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       25       (5,706     (2,039     (3,667

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       37       (8,400     (2,193     (6,207

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       55       (12,521     (3,246     (9,275

Credit Suisse International

 

 

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       209       (22,938     (6,319     (16,619

Goldman Sachs International

 

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       109       (24,725     (22,563     (2,162

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       17       (3,804     (1,360     (2,444

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       280       (63,398     (33,205     (30,193

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

 

 

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

    3.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       8     $ (1,902   $ (680   $ (1,222

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

    5.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       141       (53,756     (26,280     (27,476

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

 

 

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

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       233       (25,513     (22,600     (2,913

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       2       (476     (122     (354
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (317,760   $   (257,349   $   (60,411
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation

  Rate
Paid/
Received
    Payment
Frequency
   

Current
Notional
(000)

    Maturity
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Receive Total Return on Reference Obligation

           

Goldman Sachs Bank USA Markit iBoxx USD
Contingent Convertible Liquid Developed Market AT1

   
1 Day
SOFR
 
 
    Maturity       USD       144       12/20/2022     $     (6,570

REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS (see Note D)

 

Broker    Interest Rate     Maturity     U.S. $
Value at
October 31,
2022
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     3.10     – 0  –    $ 12,928,855  

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

     3.10     – 0  –      2,134,451  
      

 

 

 
       $     15,063,306  
      

 

 

 

 

The reverse repurchase agreement matures on demand. Interest rate resets daily and the rate shown is the rate in effect on October 31, 2022.

The type of underlying collateral and the remaining maturity of open reverse repurchase agreements on the statements of assets and liabilities is as follows:

 

     Overnight
and
Continuous
    Up to 30 Days     31-90 Days     Greater than
90 Days
    Total  

Governments – Treasuries

  $     15,063,306     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     15,063,306  

 

**

Principal amount less than 500.

 

(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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $22,947,022 or 33.0% of net assets.

 

 

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(b)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

 

(c)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize reverse repurchase agreements.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(g)

Inverse interest only security.

 

(h)

The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the LIBOR or an alternate base rate such as the SOFR or the LIBOR/SOFR floor rate plus spread at October 31, 2022.

 

(i)

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

 

(j)

Non-income producing security.

 

(k)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(l)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.04% of net assets as of October 31, 2022, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Consumer Loan Underlying Bond Certificate Issuer Trust I
Series 2019-43, Class PT
0.389%, 11/15/2044

     10/09/2019     $ 113     $ 104       0.00

State Agency of Roads of Ukraine
6.25%, 06/24/2030

     06/24/2021           200,000           25,913       0.04

 

(m)

Affiliated investments.

 

(n)

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.

 

(o)

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

Currency Abbreviations:

CAD – Canadian Dollar

EUR – Euro

NZD – New Zealand Dollar

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

BOBL – Bundesobligationen

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CDOR – Canadian Dealer Offered Rate

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

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

IBOXHY – iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA – To Be Announced

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2022

 

Assets

 

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $92,926,300)

   $ 84,603,224  

Affiliated issuers (cost $921,309)

     921,309  

Cash

     32,336  

Cash collateral due from broker

     972,668  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $8,454)

     8,437  

Interest receivable

     763,035  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     469,551  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     75,674  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

     38,430  

Receivable due from Adviser

     18,751  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     2,728  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     1,147  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     87,907,290  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

Payable for reverse repurchase agreements

     15,063,306  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     2,554,065  

Market value on credit default swaps (net premiums received $257,349)

     317,760  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     53,576  

Dividends payable

     48,087  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     36,834  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     35,017  

Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps

     6,570  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     1,976  

Directors’ fees payable

     1,526  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     1,493  

Distribution fee payable

     923  

Accrued expenses

     158,439  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     18,279,572  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 69,627,718  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets

 

Capital stock, at par

   $ 8,011  

Additional paid-in capital

     77,925,253  

Accumulated loss

     (8,305,546
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     69,627,718  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—33 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 4,364,238          501,704        $ 8.70

 

 
C   $ 292,113          33,615        $ 8.69  

 

 
Advisor   $   64,971,367          7,475,457        $   8.69  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $8.90 which reflects a sales charge of 2.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income    

Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $444)

  $     1,756,774    

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

    7,115    

Other income

    327     $ 1,764,216  
 

 

 

   
Expenses    

Advisory fee (see Note B)

    209,903    

Distribution fee—Class A

    9,162    

Distribution fee—Class C

    5,696    

Transfer agency—Class A

    2,621    

Transfer agency—Class C

    365    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

    30,770    

Custody and accounting

    115,672    

Administrative

    92,183    

Audit and tax

    81,811    

Registration fees

    54,928    

Printing

    41,370    

Legal

    34,788    

Directors’ fees

    18,376    

Miscellaneous

    10,737    
 

 

 

   

Total expenses before interest expense

    708,382    

Interest expense

    192,398    
 

 

 

   

Total expenses

    900,780    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

    (424,425  
 

 

 

   

Net expenses

      476,355  
   

 

 

 

Net investment income

      1,287,861  
   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions    

Net realized gain (loss) on:

   

Investment transactions(a)

      (2,397,139

Forward currency exchange contracts

      210,769  

Futures

      2,086,034  

Swaps

      (216,571

Written swaptions

      (1,757

Foreign currency transactions

      (26,593

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

   

Investments(b)

      (7,551,907

Forward currency exchange contracts

      286,048  

Futures

      199,570  

Swaps

      441,999  

Written swaptions

      (1,433

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

      (9,548
   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

      (6,980,528
   

 

 

 

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

      7,236  
   

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

    $     (5,685,431
   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $894.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $944.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 1,287,861     $ 1,292,348  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (345,257     1,280,893  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (6,635,271     (1,507,315

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     7,236       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (5,685,431     1,065,926  

Distributions to Shareholders

    

Class A

     (173,022     (40,601

Class C

     (17,051     (14,065

Advisor Class

     (2,076,356     (1,504,066
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     14,728,932       20,561,741  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     6,777,072       20,068,935  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     62,850,646       42,781,711  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     69,627,718     $     62,850,646  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended October 31, 2022

 

Cash flows from operating activities    

Net decrease in net assets from operations

    $     (5,685,431
Reconciliation of net decrease in net assets from operations to net increase in cash from operating activities    

Purchases of long-term investments

  $     (55,892,932  

Purchases of short-term investments

    (29,746,038  

Proceeds from disposition of long-term investments

    51,429,598    

Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments

    29,219,822    

Net realized loss on investment transactions and foreign currency transactions

    345,246    

Net realized gain on forward currency exchange contracts

    210,769    

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    6,635,271    

Net accretion of bond discount and amortization of bond premium

    1,371,092    

Increase in receivable for investments sold

    (70,822  

Increase in interest receivable

    (24,675  

Increase in affiliated dividends receivable

    (1,139  

Increase in receivable due from Adviser

    (18,751  

Increase in cash collateral due from broker

    (432,887  

Increase in payable for investments purchased

    1,847,034    

Decrease in advisory fee payable

    (20,642  

Decrease in Foreign capital gains tax payable

    (50  

Increase in Transfer Agent fee payable

    41    

Decrease in distribution fee payable

    (563  

Decrease in Directors’ fee payable

    (130  

Increase in accrued expenses

    21,377    

Payments on written swaptions, net

    (4,329  

Payments on swaps, net

    (98,277  

Proceeds for exchange-traded derivatives settlements, net

    2,253,232    
 

 

 

   

Total adjustments

      7,022,247  
   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

      1,336,816  
Cash flows from financing activities    

Subscriptions of capital stock, net

    13,278,351    

Cash dividends paid (net of dividend reinvestments)

    (1,233,674  

Repayment of reverse repurchase agreements

    (13,444,223  
 

 

 

   

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

      (1,399,546

Effect of exchange rate on cash

      (36,141
   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

      (98,871

Cash at beginning of year

      139,644  
   

 

 

 

Cash at end of year

    $ 40,773  
   

 

 

 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information    

Reinvestment of dividends

  $ 1,043,657    

Interest expense paid during the year

  $ 151,171    

In accordance with U.S. GAAP, the Fund has included a Statement of Cash Flows as a result of its significant investments in reverse repurchase agreements throughout the year.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB Short Duration Income Portfolio (the “Fund”), a non-diversified portfolio. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares. Class B, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares have not been issued. Effective March 7, 2022, the maximum sales charge for purchases of Class A shares was reduced from 4.25% to 2.25% and purchases in amounts of $500,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may have been subject to a 1%, 18-month contingent deferred sales charge, which may have been subject to waiver in certain circumstances. Prior to March 7, 2022, purchases of Class A shares in amounts of $1,000,000 or more, or by certain group retirement plans, may be subject to a 1%, 1-year contingent deferred sales charge, which may be subject to waiver in certain circumstances. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Advisor Class shares are sold without any initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All 11 classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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

 

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unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Company’s Board of Directors (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 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

 

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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.

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

 

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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.

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

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

Bank loan prices are provided by third party pricing services and consist of a composite of the quotes received by the vendor into a consensus price. Certain bank loans are classified as Level 3, as a significant input used in the fair value measurement of these instruments is the market quotes that are received by the vendor and these inputs are not observable.

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, 2022:

 

Investments in

Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Governments – Treasuries

  $ – 0  –    $ 50,238,122     $ – 0  –    $ 50,238,122  

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      8,867,567       – 0  –      8,867,567  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      7,478,470       – 0  –      7,478,470  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      4,726,308       – 0  –      4,726,308  

Governments – Sovereign Agencies

    – 0  –      3,507,745       – 0  –      3,507,745  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      2,495,508       – 0  –      2,495,508  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

    – 0  –      2,326,495       – 0  –      2,326,495  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    – 0  –      1,925,105       – 0  –      1,925,105  

Bank Loans

    – 0  –      928,359       64,729       993,088  

Emerging Markets – Sovereigns

    – 0  –      936,338       – 0  –      936,338  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

    – 0  –      513,481       – 0  –      513,481  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      300,989       – 0  –      300,989  

Quasi-Sovereigns

    – 0  –      294,008       – 0  –      294,008  

Short-Term Investments

    921,309       – 0  –      – 0  –      921,309  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    921,309       84,538,495       64,729       85,524,533  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets:

       

Futures

    652,026       – 0  –      – 0  –      652,026 (b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      2,728       – 0  –      2,728  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      9,833       – 0  –      9,833 (b) 

Liabilities:

       

Futures

    (33,605     – 0  –      – 0  –      (33,605 )(b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (36,834     – 0  –      (36,834

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (35,554     – 0  –      (35,554 )(b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (20,444     – 0  –      (20,444 )(b) 

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (317,760     – 0  –      (317,760

Total Return Swaps

    – 0  –      (6,570     – 0  –      (6,570

Reverse Repurchase Agreements

    (15,063,306     – 0  –      – 0  –      (15,063,306
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   (13,523,576   $   84,133,894     $   64,729     $     70,675,047  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, 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. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. 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. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

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 two tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

5. 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

 

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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.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each fund or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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 investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .35% of the first $2.5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets and .30% of the excess over $2.5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .65%, 1.45% and .45% of daily average net assets for Class A, Class C, and Advisor Class shares, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursement/waivers amounted to $331,467. The Expense Caps may not be terminated by the Adviser before January 31, 2023. Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser through January 20, 2021 may be reimbursed by Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne; such waivers that are subject to

 

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repayment amounted to $265,740, $306,046 and $63,883 for the years ended October 31, 2019, October 31, 2020 and October 31, 2021, respectively. In any case, no reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses to exceed the Expense Caps’ net fee percentage set forth above.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive such fees in the amount of $92,183.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $16,560 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $1 from the sale of Class A shares and received $0 and $18 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $775.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     395     $     29,746     $     29,220     $     921     $     7  

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $7,236 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class. Payments under the Agreement in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .20% of Class A shares’ average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amount of $955 for Class C shares. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $ 14,322,899      $     17,740,547  

U.S. government securities

         41,619,976        31,797,037  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     93,977,597  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,149,366  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (9,274,303
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (8,124,937
  

 

 

 

 

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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, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

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.

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

 

   

Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Fund may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call option purchased by the Fund were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Fund. Put and call options purchased are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

 

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When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of an written option by the Fund could result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

The Fund may also invest in options on swap agreements, also called “swaptions”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based “premium”. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return on a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put swaptions equates to the notional amount of the underlying swap. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held written swaptions for non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk, equity markets 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

 

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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 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.

 

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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 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 a 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held interest rate swaps for non-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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for 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 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 a 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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held credit default swaps for non-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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held total return 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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, 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/Payable for variation margin on futures   $ 652,026   Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures   $ 33,605

Credit contracts

  Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     277,381    

Interest rate contracts

  Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     9,833   Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     20,444

Foreign currency contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

2,728

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

36,834

 

Credit contracts

      Market value on credit default swaps     317,760  

Credit contracts

      Unrealized depreciation on total return swaps     6,570  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   941,968       $   415,213  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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   $ 2,086,034     $ 199,570  

Foreign currency contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts     210,769       286,048  

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on written swaptions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written swaptions     (1,757     (1,433

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     16,948       (6,505

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     (233,519     448,504  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $   2,078,475     $   926,184  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 3,097,159 (a) 

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $     21,120,211  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 1,527,169 (b) 

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 9,828,369  

Written Swaptions:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 307,250 (c) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 788,470  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 1,600,000 (d) 

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 2,290,749  

 

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Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $     5,611,898  

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 149,997  

 

(a)

Positions were open for four months during the year.

 

(b)

Positions were open for eight months during the year.

 

(c)

Positions were open for three months during the year.

 

(d)

Positions were open for one month during the year.

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, 2022. 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
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $ 2,728     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 2,728  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     2,728     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     2,728 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 26,759     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 26,759  

Citibank, NA/Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    131,323       – 0  –      – 0  –      (119,652     11,671  

Credit Suisse International

    22,938       – 0  –      – 0  –      (22,938     – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA/Goldman Sachs International

    98,497       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      98,497  

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    55,658       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      55,658  

Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC

    25,989       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      25,989  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     361,164     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     (142,590   $     218,574 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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).

3. TBA and Dollar Rolls

The Fund may invest in TBA mortgage-backed securities. A TBA, or “To Be Announced”, trade represents a contract for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities to be delivered at a future agree-upon date; however, the specific mortgage pool numbers or the number of pools that will be delivered to fulfill the trade obligation or terms of the contract are unknown at the time of the trade. Mortgage pools (including fixed-rate or variable-rate mortgages) guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, or GNMA, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or FHLMC, are subsequently allocated to the TBA transactions.

The Fund may enter into certain TBA transactions known as dollar rolls. Dollar rolls involve sales by the Fund of securities for delivery in the current month and the Fund’s simultaneously contracting to repurchase substantially similar (same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. Dollar rolls are speculative techniques. For the year ended October 31, 2021, the Fund earned drop income of $11,171 which is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations.

4. Reverse Repurchase Agreements

The Fund may enter into reverse repurchase transactions (“RVP”) in accordance with the terms of a Master Repurchase Agreement (“MRA”),

 

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under which the Fund sells securities and agrees to repurchase them at a mutually agreed upon date and price. At the time the Fund enters into a reverse repurchase agreement, it will establish a segregated account with the custodian containing liquid assets having a value comparable to the repurchase price. Under the MRA and other Master Agreements, the Fund is permitted to offset payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted to the counterparty and create one single net payment due to or from the Fund in the event of a default. In the event of a default by a MRA counterparty, the Fund may be considered an unsecured creditor with respect to any excess collateral (collateral with a market value in excess of the repurchase price) held by and/or posted to the counterparty, and as such the return of such excess collateral may be delayed or denied. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the average amount of reverse repurchase agreements outstanding was $22,691,907 and the daily weighted average interest rate was 0.85%. At October 31, 2022, the Fund had reverse repurchase agreements outstanding in the amount of $15,063,306 as reported on the statement of assets and liabilities.

The following table presents the Fund’s RVP liabilities by counterparty net of the related collateral pledged by the Fund as of October 31, 2022:

 

Counterparty

  RVP Liabilities
Subject to a MRA
    Securities
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount of
RVP Liabilities
 

HSBC Securities (USA), Inc.

  $     15,063,306     $     (14,910,486   $     152,820  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Including accrued interest.

 

*

The actual collateral pledged may be more than the amount reported due to overcollateralization.

NOTE E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     159,760       640,070       $ 1,490,085     $ 6,419,373    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     15,651       3,210         147,338       32,088    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (231,832     (122,450       (2,212,710     (1,224,279  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (56,421     520,830       $ (575,287   $ 5,227,182    

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class C             

Shares sold

     1,337       30,942       $ 12,177     $ 310,250    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,520       1,286         14,464       12,907    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (43,026     (31,820       (389,257     (319,931  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (40,169     408       $ (362,616   $ 3,226    

 

   
            
Advisor Class             

Shares sold

     3,459,154       1,731,742       $ 31,395,603     $ 17,350,910    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     93,772       35,778         881,855       358,571    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (1,797,996     (236,815       (16,610,623     (2,378,148  

 

   

Net increase

     1,754,930       1,530,705       $ 15,666,835     $ 15,331,333    

 

   

At October 31, 2022, the Adviser owns approximately 31% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. At October 31, 2022, certain unaffiliated shareholders of the Fund owned 28% of the Fund’s outstanding shares. Significant transactions by such shareholder, if any, may impact the Fund’s performance.

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

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

Below Investment-Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject

 

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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.

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 government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

Duration Risk—Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The duration of a fixed-income security may be shorter than or equal to 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.

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.

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.

 

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

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 instrument, 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.

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

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

Active Trading Risk—The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

 

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LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 1,979,832      $ 1,558,732  

Net long-term capital gains

     286,597        – 0  – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $     2,266,429      $     1,558,732  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $     421,621  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (540,216 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (8,134,289 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $ (8,252,884 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $540,216.

 

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(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 differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax, 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 October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $492,757 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $47,459, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to contributions from the Adviser resulted in a net decrease in accumulated loss and a net decrease in additional paid-in capital. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

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 Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 12,
2018(a) to
October 31,

2019

 
    2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.90       $  9.95       $  10.35       $  10.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .18       .22       .23       .28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.05     .02 (d)      (.28 )(d)      .42  

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (e)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Capital contributions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .16       – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.87     .24       .11       .70  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.22     (.29     (.38     (.35

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.11     – 0  –      (.13     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.33     (.29     (.51     (.35
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.70       $  9.90       $  9.95       $  10.35  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(f)

    (8.94 )%      2.37     1.17     7.09

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

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

    $4,364       $5,528       $371       $10  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)

    .95     .68     .68     .70 %^ 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(g)

    1.66     1.26     1.77     3.18 %^ 

Net investment income(c)

    1.95     2.24     2.28     3.14 %^ 

Portfolio turnover rate**

    60     163     336     178

Portfolio turnover rate (including securities sold short)**

    N/A       N/A       336     181

See footnote summary on page 76.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 12,
2018(a) to
October 31,

2019

 
    2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.89       $  9.95       $  10.34       $  10.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .10       .15       .09       .21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.04     .00 (d)(e)      (.04 )(d)      .41  

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (e)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.94     .15       .05       .62  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.15     (.21     (.31     (.28

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.11     – 0  –      (.13     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.26     (.21     (.44     (.28
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.69       $  9.89       $  9.95       $  10.34  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(f)

    (9.67 )%      1.46     .51     6.23

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

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

    $292       $730       $730       $10  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)

    1.71     1.47     1.48     1.49 %^ 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(g)

    2.42     2.19     2.57     4.02 %^ 

Net investment income(c)

    1.10     1.53     .93     2.34 %^ 

Portfolio turnover rate**

    60     163     336     178

Portfolio turnover rate (including securities sold short)**

    N/A       N/A       336     181

See footnote summary on page 76.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended October 31,    

December 12,
2018(a) to
October 31,

2019

 
    2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  9.89       $  9.95       $  10.35       $  10.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .20       .25       .21       .30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (1.05     .00 (d)(e)      (.08 )(d)      .41  

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (e)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.85     .25       .13       .71  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.24     (.31     (.40     (.36

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.11     – 0  –      (.13     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.35     (.31     (.53     (.36
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  8.69       $  9.89       $  9.95       $  10.35  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(f)

    (8.76 )%      2.48     1.34     7.25

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

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

    $64,972       $56,593       $41,681       $15,498  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)

    .77     .47     .48     .49 %^ 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(g)

    1.48     1.18     1.68     2.99 %^ 

Net investment income(c)

    2.17     2.52     2.13     3.31 %^ 

Portfolio turnover rate**

    60     163     336     178

Portfolio turnover rate (including securities sold short)**

    N/A       N/A       336     181

See footnote summary on page 76.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Due to timing of sales and repurchase of capital shares, the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share is not in accordance with the Fund’s change in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions for the period.

 

(e)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(f)

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.

 

(g)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest expense:

 

     Year Ended October 31,       December 12,
2018(a) to
October 31,
 
     2022     2021     2020     2019  
  

 

 

 

Class A

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .65     .65     .65     .65 %^ 

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.35     1.23     1.73     3.13 %^ 

Class C

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     1.45     1.45     1.45     1.45 %^ 

Before waivers/reimbursements

     2.16     2.18     2.54     3.97 %^ 

Advisor Class

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

     .45     .45     .45     .45 %^ 

Before waivers/reimbursements

     1.16     1.16     1.64     2.95 %^ 

 

^

Annualized.

 

**

The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB Short Duration Income Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Short Duration Income Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2022 and the period from December 12, 2018 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2022 and the period from December 12, 2018 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 23, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2022. For foreign shareholders, 65.77% of ordinary income dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

The Fund designated $286,597 of dividends paid as long-term capital gains dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Scott A. DiMaggio(2), Vice President

Gershon M. Distenfeld(2),
Vice President

Fahd Malik(2), Vice President

Matthew S. Sheridan(2), Vice President

  

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller
Vincent S. Noto,
Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

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

  

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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 Short Duration Income Investment team. Messrs. DiMaggio, Distenfeld, Malik and Sheridan are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR      

Onur Erzan,#
1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

 

Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.

    75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##
Chairman of the Board
81

(2018)

 

Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.

    75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,##
78

(2018)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities, Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Nancy P. Jacklin,##
74

(2018)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     

Jeanette W. Loeb,##

70

(2020)

  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2018)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY

HELD BY

DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Garry L. Moody,##
70

(2018)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal & Compliance Dept.—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the “40 Act”, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is set forth below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*

AND AGE

  

PRINCIPAL POSITION(S)

HELD WITH FUND

  

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

Onur Erzan

46

   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     

Scott A. DiMaggio

51

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also co-Head of Fixed-Income.
     

Gershon M. Distenfeld

47

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also co-Head of Fixed-Income.
     

Fahd Malik

38

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Matthew S. Sheridan

47

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Emilie D. Wrapp

67

   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Joseph J. Mantineo

63

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”**), with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Phyllis J. Clarke

61

   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Vincent S. Noto

58

   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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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 Directors (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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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, and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions

 

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have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Short Duration Income Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on November 2-4, 2021 (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 Analyst for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

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.

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

 

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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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. The Adviser had not requested any reimbursements from the Fund since the Fund’s inception. 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 2019 and 2020 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency and distribution services to 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, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. 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 Class A Shares 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 performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended July 31, 2021 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared 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 compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median.

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 Analyst 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

 

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Fund, on the other. 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.

The directors noted that the Fund may invest in shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as these may be varied as a result of exemptive orders issued, and rules adopted, by the SEC. The directors also noted that ETFs pay advisory fees pursuant to their advisory contracts. The directors concluded, based on the Adviser’s explanation of how it uses ETFs when they are the most cost-effective way to obtain desired exposures, in some cases pending purchases of underlying securities, that the advisory fee for the Fund would be for services in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the services provided under the advisory contracts of the ETFs.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and the directors considered the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were

 

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lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains a breakpoint that reduces the fee rate on assets above a specified level. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed the breakpoint in the future.

 

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OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB SUSTAINABLE THEMATIC CREDIT PORTFOLIO

 

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

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 9, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize total return through current income and long-term capital appreciation.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
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Class A Shares      -9.15%        -21.48%  
Advisor Class Shares1      -9.04%        -21.29%  
Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index      -7.82%        -19.57%  

 

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

During both periods, all share classes underperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. The Fund entered the market sell-off period experienced during 2022 with higher risk levels than its benchmark. Overall, in a risk-averse market environment, this risk posture hampered returns, relative to the benchmark. The Fund balanced this higher credit risk exposure with higher interest-rate sensitivity. Typically, negative correlations between these two return drivers help partially offset return drags from one of these factors. However, these correlations broke notably at times during the year, exacerbating the negative performance effect for the Fund. Finally, the Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) utilized opportunities outside of the US investment-grade credit sector; however, as the macro outlook for these sectors deteriorated, positioning in sectors such as eurozone investment-grade corporate bonds had a negative impact on performance.

In both periods, modest off-benchmark exposure to developed-market and emerging-market sub-investment-grade corporate bonds had a negative impact on performance, as spreads widened in the risk-off environment. The Team’s duration overweight, which is used to balance higher

 

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credit risk in the Fund, detracted during both periods as yields rose. Security selection within US investment-grade corporate bonds also detracted, partially offset by gains among off-benchmark high-yield corporate bonds. In terms of industry allocation, in the 12-month period, security selection within banking, consumer non-cyclicals and real estate investment trusts detracted, but was partially offset by selection within the basic and capital-goods industries. In the six-month period, selection within banking, electric and insurance was the biggest detractor, partially offset by selection within the services and basic industries.

The Fund utilized derivatives in the form of futures and currency forwards for hedging purposes, which had no material impact on absolute returns for either period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Fixed-income government bond market yields increased rapidly, and bond prices fell in all developed markets during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022. Most major central banks aggressively tightened monetary policy by raising short-term interest rates and ending bond purchases to combat high and persistent inflation. Developed-market government bonds fell the most in the UK and eurozone, and by the least in Japan, Canada and Australia. In credit risk sectors, securitized assets generally outperformed corporate bonds. Investment-grade corporate bonds trailed treasuries, underperforming in the US against US Treasuries, while outperforming in the eurozone relative to eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds in the US outperformed US Treasuries, while eurozone high yield outperformed eurozone treasuries. Emerging-market sovereign bonds materially underperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade corporate bonds hedged to the US dollar outperformed US investment-grade corporates. Emerging-market local-currency bonds lagged as the US dollar advanced against all developed-market currencies and most emerging-market currencies. Brent crude oil prices ended higher, even as prices fell later in the period on global growth concerns and reduced demand.

The Team seeks to maximize total return through investments that benefit society and the environment. The Team employs top-down and bottom-up investment processes with the goal of identifying securities that fit into sustainable investment themes, such as health, climate and empowerment. The Team’s approach to building a sustainable portfolio with attractive financial return potential has been to align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”), which 193 nations have committed to advancing. The Team invests primarily in investment-grade corporate bonds from US issuers, but may also invest in non-US issuers and high-yield bonds.

 

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INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in fixed-income securities of corporate issuers whose business activities the Adviser believes position the issuer to benefit from certain sustainable investment themes that align with one or more of the United Nations SDGs. These themes principally include the advancement of health, climate, and empowerment. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s net assets will be invested in fixed-income securities of corporate issuers that satisfy the Fund’s sustainability criteria. An issuer that derives at least 25% of its total revenues from activities consistent with the achievement of the SDGs meets such criteria, although many of the issuers in which the Fund invests will derive a much greater portion of their revenues from such activities.

The Adviser employs a combination of “top-down” and “bottom-up” investment processes with the goal of identifying, based on its internal research and analysis, securities and issuers that fit into sustainable investment themes. First, the Adviser identifies through its top-down process the sustainable investment themes. In addition to this top-down thematic approach, the Adviser then uses a bottom-up analysis of individual bond issues that focuses on the use of proceeds, issuer fundamentals and valuation and on evaluating an issuer’s risks, including those related to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors. ESG factors, which can vary across companies and industries, may include environmental impact, corporate governance, ethical business practices, diversity and employee practices, product safety, supply chain management and community impact. Eligible investments include securities of issuers that the Adviser believes will maximize total return while also contributing to positive societal impact aligned with one or more SDGs. While the Adviser emphasizes focusing on individual issuers with favorable ESG attributes over the use of broad-based negative screens (e.g., disqualifying business activities) in assessing an issuer’s exposure to ESG factors, the Fund will not invest in companies that derive significant revenue from involvement in alcohol, gambling, adult entertainment, private prisons, tobacco or weapons. The Fund also typically invests in ESG bond structures, including “Use of Proceeds” bonds, which are instruments the proceeds of which are specifically earmarked for environmental, social or sustainability projects.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities rated below investment grade (“junk bonds”). The Fund may invest up to 30% of its net assets in securities denominated in currencies other than the US dollar. Foreign investments may include securities issued

 

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by emerging-market companies and governments. The Adviser expects under normal circumstances to hedge the majority of the Fund’s foreign currency exposure through the use of currency-related derivatives, although it is not required to do so.

The Fund expects to use derivatives, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps. Derivatives may provide a more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and may also be a more efficient way to alter the Fund’s exposure. The Fund may, for example, use interest rate futures contracts or swaps to manage the Fund’s average duration and may, as noted above, use currency-related derivatives to hedge foreign currency exposure. The Adviser may use derivatives to effectively leverage the Fund by creating aggregate market exposure significantly in excess of the Fund’s net assets. The Fund is “non-diversified.”

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg US Corporate Bond Index measures the investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bond market. It includes USD-denominated securities publicly issued by US and non-US industrial, utility and financial issuers. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or average, and their 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, bond or currency markets fluctuate. The value of its 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 of companies with ESG practices 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, “sustainability” is not a uniformly defined characteristic, and the Fund’s sustainability criteria may differ from those used by other funds. In addition, in evaluating an investment, the investment adviser is dependent upon information and data that may be incomplete, inaccurate or unavailable, which could adversely affect the analysis of the ESG factors relevant to a particular investment.

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

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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and 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.

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 factors such 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.

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. The Fund invests in inflation-indexed securities, the value of which may be vulnerable to changes in expectations of inflation or interest rates.

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 and are 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. Emerging-market currencies may be more volatile and less liquid, and subject to significantly greater risk of currency controls and convertibility restrictions, than currencies of developed countries.

 

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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. 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.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

Non-Diversification Risk: The Fund may have more risk because it is “non-diversified,” meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Accordingly, changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Fund’s NAV.

Active Trading Risk: The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

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.

 

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An Important Note About Historical Performance

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.abfunds.com. The Fund has been in operation only for a short period of time, and therefore has a very limited historical performance period. This limited performance period is unlikely to be representative of the performance the Fund will achieve over a longer period.

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

5/10/20211 TO 10/31/2022

 

LOGO

This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio Class A shares (from 5/10/20211 to 10/31/2022) as compared to the performance of the Fund’s benchmark. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 4.25% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

1

Inception date: 5/10/2021.

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
 
CLASS A SHARES         4.59%  
1 Year     -21.48%       -24.83%    
Since Inception2     -13.96%       -16.43%    
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3         5.04%  
1 Year     -21.29%       -21.29%    
Since Inception2     -13.75%       -13.75%    

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.14% and 0.93% for Class A and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, exclusive of expenses associated with acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense and extraordinary expenses, to 0.85% and 0.60% for Class A and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before January 31, 2023. Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser may be reimbursed by the Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne, provided that no reimbursement payment will be made that would cause the Fund’s covered operating expenses to exceed the applicable expense limitations. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

1

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

 

2

Inception date: 5/10/2021.

 

3

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

 

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SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -24.18%  
Since Inception1      -16.81%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2   
1 Year      -20.62%  
Since Inception1      -13.98%  

 

1

Inception date: 5/10/2021.

 

2

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

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. 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 first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on 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.

 

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

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 908.50     $ 4.09       0.85

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,020.92     $ 4.33       0.85
Advisor Class        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 909.60     $ 2.89       0.60

Hypothetical**

  $     1,000     $     1,022.18     $     3.06       0.60

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $177.1

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

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 SUMMARY (continued)

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

The Fund’s country 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). “Other” country weightings represent 0.7% or less in the following: Chile, China, India, Peru, South Korea, Supranational and Sweden.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 88.0%

      

Industrial – 47.3%

 

Basic – 1.5%

 

Arkema SA
0.125%, 10/14/2026(a)

    EUR       200      $ 171,483  

Ecolab, Inc.
2.75%, 08/18/2055

    U.S.$       525        302,792  

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

      905        753,582  

Packaging Corp. of America
4.05%, 12/15/2049

      300        215,369  

Sealed Air Corp.
1.573%, 10/15/2026(a)

      1,485        1,244,579  
      

 

 

 
         2,687,805  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 6.1%

 

CNH Industrial Capital LLC
1.45%, 07/15/2026

      1,605        1,372,493  

5.45%, 10/14/2025

      360        356,221  

Eaton Corp.
4.15%, 03/15/2033

      380        337,477  

4.70%, 08/23/2052

      380        323,297  

Emerson Electric Co.
2.625%, 02/15/2023

      780        774,904  

3.15%, 06/01/2025

      715        683,377  

John Deere Capital Corp.
4.85%, 10/11/2029

      263        258,549  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
4.20%, 11/21/2034

      1,305        1,120,898  

4.45%, 11/21/2044

      325        256,007  

Republic Services, Inc.
1.75%, 02/15/2032

      1,275        946,996  

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV
1.20%, 03/11/2026(a)

      960        838,119  

Trane Technologies Global Holding Co., Ltd.
5.75%, 06/15/2043

      495        458,845  

Trane Technologies Luxembourg Finance SA
3.50%, 03/21/2026

      405        377,568  

Waste Management, Inc.
1.50%, 03/15/2031

      470        357,170  

2.95%, 06/01/2041

      710        499,507  

4.15%, 04/15/2032

      370        340,532  

Xylem, Inc./NY
1.95%, 01/30/2028

      1,725        1,447,642  
      

 

 

 
         10,749,602  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.8%

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
4.40%, 04/01/2033

    U.S.$       390      $ 324,710  

6.834%, 10/23/2055

      630        568,621  

Thomson Reuters Corp.
5.50%, 08/15/2035

      570        526,424  
      

 

 

 
         1,419,755  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 5.0%

      

AT&T, Inc.
4.30%, 12/15/2042

      397        307,879  

British Telecommunications PLC
9.625%, 12/15/2030

      760        868,250  

Corning, Inc.
4.70%, 03/15/2037

      62        53,573  

5.35%, 11/15/2048

      820        712,790  

5.45%, 11/15/2079

      280        224,876  

Sprint Capital Corp.
8.75%, 03/15/2032

      1,070        1,255,301  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2.70%, 03/15/2032

      1,765        1,381,110  

3.60%, 11/15/2060

      445        285,831  

5.80%, 09/15/2062

      285        261,451  

Telefonica Emisiones SA
4.895%, 03/06/2048

      695        497,891  

TELUS Corp.
3.40%, 05/13/2032

      390        320,040  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
2.355%, 03/15/2032

      416        314,992  

2.85%, 09/03/2041

      1,135        740,610  

3.875%, 02/08/2029

      835        758,674  

Vodafone Group PLC
4.25%, 09/17/2050

      930        658,658  

5.125%, 06/19/2059

      265        207,162  
      

 

 

 
         8,849,088  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.9%

 

Aptiv PLC
4.40%, 10/01/2046

      180        126,567  

5.40%, 03/15/2049

      215        169,798  

Aptiv PLC/Aptiv Corp.
4.15%, 05/01/2052

      395        266,750  

General Motors Co.
5.60%, 10/15/2032

      695        631,019  

5.95%, 04/01/2049

      395        333,693  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
2.70%, 06/10/2031

      365        271,668  

3.85%, 01/05/2028

      435        383,185  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.05%, 10/10/2025

    U.S.$       360      $ 357,216  

Lear Corp.
2.60%, 01/15/2032

      1,165        849,542  
      

 

 

 
         3,389,438  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.9%

 

DR Horton, Inc.
2.50%, 10/15/2024

      1,355        1,277,407  

PulteGroup, Inc.
6.00%, 02/15/2035

      410        363,949  
      

 

 

 
         1,641,356  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 1.6%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)
1.50%, 09/15/2028

      1,425        1,176,303  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
3.70%, 04/15/2046

      665        464,435  

5.50%, 10/15/2035

      660        631,221  

5.80%, 09/15/2062

      645        577,450  
      

 

 

 
         2,849,409  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 14.2%

 

Abbott Laboratories
4.75%, 11/30/2036

      1,065        1,018,217  

AbbVie, Inc.
4.45%, 05/14/2046

      435        349,362  

4.875%, 11/14/2048

      1,275        1,091,618  

Amgen, Inc.
3.00%, 02/22/2029

      552        483,647  

4.40%, 05/01/2045

      805        648,043  

4.875%, 03/01/2053

      380        322,298  

AstraZeneca PLC
6.45%, 09/15/2037

      445        479,001  

Baxter International, Inc.
3.50%, 08/15/2046

      1,405        947,131  

Becton Dickinson and Co.
2.823%, 05/20/2030

      1,130        941,996  

Biogen, Inc.
2.25%, 05/01/2030

      1,485        1,167,364  

3.15%, 05/01/2050

      150        92,934  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
3.70%, 03/15/2052

      510        378,614  

3.90%, 03/15/2062

      495        362,015  

4.25%, 10/26/2049

      725        590,406  

Cigna Corp.
2.375%, 03/15/2031

      410        325,563  

3.05%, 10/15/2027

      820        734,763  

4.80%, 08/15/2038

      600        528,688  

4.90%, 12/15/2048

      260        220,391  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CVS Health Corp.
4.78%, 03/25/2038

    U.S.$       900      $ 780,379  

4.875%, 07/20/2035

      1,305        1,169,895  

Danaher Corp.
2.60%, 10/01/2050

      225        135,054  

4.375%, 09/15/2045

      610        503,829  

DH Europe Finance II Sarl
3.40%, 11/15/2049

      450        317,715  

Fresenius Medical Care US Finance III, Inc.
3.00%, 12/01/2031(a)

      945        676,935  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
2.50%, 09/01/2023

      1,545        1,511,271  

4.50%, 02/01/2045

      320        264,184  

4.75%, 03/01/2046

      375        322,092  

4.80%, 04/01/2044

      410        353,049  

HCA, Inc.
3.50%, 07/15/2051

      425        263,633  

5.50%, 06/15/2047

      735        615,546  

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
Series 2021
2.81%, 06/01/2041

      200        134,037  

Medtronic, Inc.
4.375%, 03/15/2035

      365        334,472  

Merck & Co., Inc.
1.90%, 12/10/2028

      1,800        1,508,930  

2.90%, 12/10/2061

      225        136,836  

Pfizer, Inc.
1.75%, 08/18/2031

      695        540,838  

4.125%, 12/15/2046

      775        654,825  

7.20%, 03/15/2039

      285        334,159  

Roche Holdings, Inc.
2.132%, 03/10/2025(a)

      1,970        1,851,115  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
3.175%, 07/09/2050

      340        218,753  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
2.80%, 10/15/2041

      1,275        878,974  

Wyeth LLC
5.95%, 04/01/2037

      265        276,296  

Zoetis, Inc.
2.00%, 05/15/2030

      755        595,112  
      

 

 

 
         25,059,980  
      

 

 

 

Services – 3.6%

 

Global Payments, Inc.
3.20%, 08/15/2029

      1,970        1,635,891  

Mastercard, Inc.
3.85%, 03/26/2050

      2,565        2,016,126  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Moody’s Corp.
2.55%, 08/18/2060

    U.S.$       1,125      $ 576,572  

5.25%, 07/15/2044

      265        236,512  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
3.25%, 06/01/2050

      900        587,785  

5.25%, 06/01/2062

      295        253,735  

RELX Capital, Inc.
4.75%, 05/20/2032

      60        55,861  

S&P Global, Inc.
2.30%, 08/15/2060

      590        299,738  

2.90%, 03/01/2032(a)

      863        710,431  

4.25%, 05/01/2029(a)

      58        54,125  
      

 

 

 
         6,426,776  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 11.5%

 

Apple, Inc.
4.10%, 08/08/2062

      190        147,783  

Autodesk, Inc.
2.40%, 12/15/2031

      1,570        1,212,020  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
2.60%, 05/01/2031

      1,460        1,136,331  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
4.125%, 05/01/2025

      1,545        1,468,896  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.50%, 01/15/2040

      1,075        1,055,568  

5.90%, 02/15/2039

      50        51,104  

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

      390        348,250  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
4.50%, 07/15/2025

      470        457,404  

Fiserv, Inc.
4.40%, 07/01/2049

      915        688,315  

HP, Inc.
5.50%, 01/15/2033

      740        658,808  

Intel Corp.
3.10%, 02/15/2060

      1,580        897,156  

3.25%, 11/15/2049

      210        131,719  

5.05%, 08/05/2062

      765        623,492  

International Business Machines Corp.
3.43%, 02/09/2052

      575        375,644  

4.00%, 06/20/2042

      865        668,084  

4.90%, 07/27/2052

      735        619,826  

Jabil, Inc.
4.25%, 05/15/2027

      370        342,864  

KLA Corp.
4.95%, 07/15/2052

      510        444,927  

5.00%, 03/15/2049

      900        789,891  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Lam Research Corp.
2.875%, 06/15/2050

    U.S.$       1,220      $ 761,858  

3.125%, 06/15/2060

      480        289,019  

Micron Technology, Inc.
2.703%, 04/15/2032

      1,610        1,179,384  

6.75%, 11/01/2029

      189        189,088  

Microsoft Corp.
2.675%, 06/01/2060

      500        301,952  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.
3.15%, 05/01/2027

      515        454,101  

3.25%, 05/11/2041

      705        455,298  

5.00%, 01/15/2033

      365        325,952  

QUALCOMM, Inc.
1.65%, 05/20/2032

      295        221,808  

4.65%, 05/20/2035

      1,465        1,354,355  

Salesforce.com, Inc.
2.90%, 07/15/2051

      642        413,154  

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

      1,785        1,326,990  

Texas Instruments, Inc.
4.10%, 08/16/2052

      272        223,557  

Western Digital Corp.
2.85%, 02/01/2029

      131        101,403  

3.10%, 02/01/2032

      720        499,344  

Workday, Inc.
3.70%, 04/01/2029

      56        49,906  

3.80%, 04/01/2032

      146        124,881  
      

 

 

 
         20,390,132  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.2%

 

Ashtead Capital, Inc.
5.50%, 08/11/2032(a)

      380        343,507  
      

 

 

 
         83,806,848  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 33.1%

      

Banking – 23.5%

 

ABN AMRO Bank NV
2.47%, 12/13/2029(a)

      1,800        1,399,452  

4.80%, 04/18/2026(a)

      600        561,711  

AIB Group PLC
4.263%, 04/10/2025(a)

      570        543,573  

7.583%, 10/14/2026(a)

      539        536,246  

American Express Co.
4.05%, 05/03/2029

      287        260,274  

Banco Santander SA
2.749%, 12/03/2030

      1,000        691,635  

4.175%, 03/24/2028

      400        352,343  

4.25%, 04/11/2027

      400        361,463  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.179%, 11/19/2025

  U.S.$     200      $ 190,221  

5.294%, 08/18/2027

      400        369,959  

Bank of America Corp.
2.456%, 10/22/2025

      535        498,901  

2.572%, 10/20/2032

      325        245,431  

2.884%, 10/22/2030

      470        383,221  

3.194%, 07/23/2030

      190        158,977  

3.384%, 04/02/2026

      385        361,550  

3.846%, 03/08/2037

      985        790,570  

4.078%, 04/23/2040

      835        650,451  

4.376%, 04/27/2028

      375        348,781  

4.827%, 07/22/2026

      370        359,716  

Series JJ
5.125%, 06/20/2024(b)

      425        399,492  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
6.253%, 09/16/2026(a)

      370        357,986  

Barclays PLC
7.385%, 11/02/2028

      627        624,314  

8.00%, 03/15/2029(b)

      385        346,019  

BNP Paribas SA
2.159%, 09/15/2029(a)

      1,475        1,138,730  

2.871%, 04/19/2032(a)

      200        148,444  

4.625%, 02/25/2031(a)(b)

      264        183,339  

6.625%, 09/25/2171(a)(b)

      200        187,560  

7.375%, 02/19/2171(a)(b)

      470        456,126  

BPCE SA
2.045%, 10/19/2027(a)

      480        399,510  

4.625%, 07/11/2024(a)

      855        819,707  

5.15%, 07/21/2024(a)

      375        361,370  

Capital One Financial Corp.
4.985%, 07/24/2026

      375        361,218  

Citigroup, Inc.
2.904%, 11/03/2042

      1,005        635,466  

3.29%, 03/17/2026

      780        731,092  

Series Y
4.15%, 11/15/2026(b)

      887        695,389  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
3.75%, 07/21/2026

      1,160        1,054,988  

4.00%, 04/10/2029(a)

      800        752,911  

4.375%, 12/29/2170(a)(b)

  EUR     200        172,207  

Credit Agricole SA
0.125%, 12/09/2027

      200        161,141  

1.247%, 01/26/2027(a)

  U.S.$     1,285        1,082,654  

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

      877        697,250  

3.742%, 01/07/2033

      920        631,576  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
1.948%, 10/21/2027

  U.S.$     805      $ 684,069  

2.615%, 04/22/2032

      410        313,241  

3.691%, 06/05/2028

      500        449,348  

4.223%, 05/01/2029

      350        316,715  

4.411%, 04/23/2039

      465        377,335  

4.482%, 08/23/2028

      380        353,156  

ING Groep NV
1.40%, 07/01/2026(a)

      950        832,303  

2.727%, 04/01/2032

      540        405,037  

6.50%, 04/16/2025(b)

      680        619,691  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
3.875%, 01/12/2028(a)

      460        388,658  

Series XR
4.00%, 09/23/2029(a)

      1,170        953,763  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
3.574%, 11/07/2028

      310        265,225  

4.65%, 03/24/2026

      630        581,425  

4.716%, 08/11/2026

      380        359,186  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
0.848%, 07/19/2029(a)

  EUR     200        159,109  

1.64%, 10/13/2027

  U.S.$     461        388,163  

5.354%, 09/13/2028

      370        357,006  

Morgan Stanley
2.475%, 01/21/2028

      907        784,612  

3.62%, 04/17/2025

      560        540,946  

4.889%, 07/20/2033

      555        506,614  

6.296%, 10/18/2028

      705        711,380  

Series I
0.864%, 10/21/2025

      835        753,506  

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

      1,065        902,747  

Natwest Group PLC
2.359%, 05/22/2024

      935        912,154  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
4.26%, 06/09/2025

      290        277,736  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
2.469%, 01/11/2028

      514        422,996  

Shinhan Bank Co., Ltd.
4.375%, 04/13/2032(a)

      385        323,027  

Societe Generale SA
2.797%, 01/19/2028(a)

      960        796,367  

2.889%, 06/09/2032(a)

      1,480        1,060,994  

Standard Chartered PLC
1.214%, 03/23/2025(a)

      955        883,026  

2.608%, 01/12/2028(a)

      920        757,539  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
2.472%, 01/14/2029

    U.S.$       920      $ 747,046  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
4.75%, 03/01/2171(a)(b)

      1,000        773,167  

Synchrony Bank
5.625%, 08/23/2027

      570        537,359  

UniCredit SpA
1.982%, 06/03/2027(a)

      621        504,992  

US Bancorp
4.967%, 07/22/2033

      281        255,912  
      

 

 

 
         41,718,514  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.3%

 

Synchrony Financial
3.95%, 12/01/2027

      295        253,916  

4.875%, 06/13/2025

      285        273,810  
      

 

 

 
         527,726  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 4.1%

 

Allianz SE
3.20%, 04/30/2171(a)(b)

      1,400        938,941  

Assicurazioni Generali SpA
2.124%, 10/01/2030(a)

    EUR       545        414,107  

2.429%, 07/14/2031(a)

      470        353,359  

Centene Corp.
2.50%, 03/01/2031

    U.S.$       1,295        989,722  

2.625%, 08/01/2031

      708        541,362  

Humana, Inc.
2.15%, 02/03/2032

      635        477,776  

4.50%, 04/01/2025

      660        646,779  

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

      1,150        1,073,127  

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

      1,768        1,709,167  

Zurich Finance Ireland Designated Activity Co.
3.00%, 04/19/2051(a)

      200        141,801  
      

 

 

 
         7,286,141  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 5.2%

 

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
2.00%, 05/18/2032

      385        277,963  

2.95%, 03/15/2034

      1,158        870,077  

American Homes 4 Rent LP
3.375%, 07/15/2051

      845        496,489  

American Tower Corp.
2.95%, 01/15/2051

      475        270,571  

3.70%, 10/15/2049

      510        334,228  

3.80%, 08/15/2029

      285        248,756  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Boston Properties LP
4.50%, 12/01/2028

    U.S.$       1,400      $ 1,262,375  

Digital Dutch Finco BV
1.00%, 01/15/2032(a)

    EUR       800        529,488  

Equinix, Inc.
3.90%, 04/15/2032

    U.S.$       385        324,493  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
1.35%, 02/01/2027

      677        569,746  

MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp.
5.00%, 10/15/2027

      1,445        1,235,499  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
3.25%, 04/15/2033

      765        533,480  

Prologis LP
1.25%, 10/15/2030

      1,155        846,864  

3.00%, 04/15/2050

      240        151,284  

Ventas Realty LP
5.70%, 09/30/2043

      290        249,520  

Welltower, Inc.
4.95%, 09/01/2048

      765        607,245  

Weyerhaeuser Co.
3.375%, 03/09/2033

      390        311,242  

7.375%, 03/15/2032

      22        23,415  
      

 

 

 
         9,142,735  
      

 

 

 
         58,675,116  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 7.6%

 

Electric – 7.3%

 

Avangrid, Inc.
3.20%, 04/15/2025

      1,515        1,430,154  

Commonwealth Edison Co.
3.00%, 03/01/2050

      205        130,548  

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.
4.50%, 05/15/2058

      855        650,499  

Series 05-A
5.30%, 03/01/2035

      225        209,591  

Series A
4.125%, 05/15/2049

      155        116,276  

Consorcio Transmantaro SA
4.70%, 04/16/2034(a)

      890        772,298  

EDP Finance BV
1.71%, 01/24/2028(a)

      2,720        2,153,869  

Enel Finance International NV
2.25%, 07/12/2031(a)

      1,270        866,244  

6.80%, 09/15/2037(a)

      280        253,657  

7.50%, 10/14/2032(a)

      200        201,025  

Engie SA
3.25%, 02/28/2171(a)(b)

    EUR       200        190,779  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida Power & Light Co.
4.125%, 02/01/2042

    U.S.$       85      $ 69,042  

5.69%, 03/01/2040

      160        156,224  

Iberdrola International BV
Series NC9
1.825%, 02/09/2171(a)(b)

    EUR       1,100        790,083  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
1.90%, 06/15/2028

    U.S.$       897        741,537  

2.25%, 06/01/2030

      440        349,351  

4.80%, 12/01/2077

      325        255,610  

5.00%, 07/15/2032

      540        513,538  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
1.96%, 06/27/2030(a)

      1,090        828,473  

5.783%, 09/16/2052(a)

      370        335,390  

Public Service Electric and Gas Co.
3.10%, 03/15/2032

      743        624,787  

3.80%, 03/01/2046

      615        458,804  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
Series WWW
2.95%, 08/15/2051

      1,275        802,807  
      

 

 

 
         12,900,586  
      

 

 

 

Other Utility – 0.3%

 

American Water Capital Corp.
3.25%, 06/01/2051

      735        485,121  

3.45%, 05/01/2050

      195        133,132  
      

 

 

 
         618,253  
      

 

 

 
         13,518,839  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $197,430,281)

         156,000,803  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 3.2%

      

Industrial – 2.4%

 

Capital Goods – 0.4%

 

Clean Harbors, Inc.
4.875%, 07/15/2027(a)

      95        89,469  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
4.375%, 08/15/2029(a)

      251        212,590  

5.125%, 12/15/2026(a)

      445        424,404  
      

 

 

 
         726,463  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.4%

 

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.75%, 02/01/2032(a)

      889        712,686  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.9%

 

Dana, Inc.
4.25%, 09/01/2030

    U.S.$       935      $ 747,063  

Ford Motor Co.
3.25%, 02/12/2032

      871        654,060  

6.10%, 08/19/2032

      285        261,127  
      

 

 

 
         1,662,250  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.6%

 

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

      985        591,833  

US Acute Care Solutions LLC
6.375%, 03/01/2026(a)

      455        411,978  
      

 

 

 
         1,003,811  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

 

Block, Inc.
3.50%, 06/01/2031

      200        161,013  
      

 

 

 
         4,266,223  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.8%

 

Banking – 0.8%

 

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
5.017%, 06/26/2024(a)

      730        693,228  

Societe Generale SA
8.00%, 09/29/2025(a)(b)

      645        635,911  
      

 

 

 
         1,329,139  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $6,946,328)

         5,595,362  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 1.8%

      

Industrial – 1.5%

 

Basic – 0.8%

 

Klabin Austria GmbH
3.20%, 01/12/2031(a)

      2,040        1,524,900  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.3%

 

ReNew Power Pvt Ltd.
5.875%, 03/05/2027(a)

      530        473,124  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.4%

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.
3.125%, 01/14/2031

      990        710,325  
      

 

 

 
         2,708,349  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.3%

 

Banking – 0.3%

 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA/Cayman Island
3.875%, 04/15/2031(a)

      480        411,084  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $4,006,412)

         3,119,433  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 1.6%

 

United States – 1.6%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes
4.25%, 09/30/2024
(cost $2,845,332)

    U.S.$       2,837      $ 2,822,704  
      

 

 

 
      

SUPRANATIONALS – 0.5%

      

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development
Zero Coupon, 03/31/2027
(cost $925,699)

      970        854,761  
      

 

 

 
      

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.0%

      

United States – 0.0%

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2020-C
5.175%, 11/15/2049
(cost $78,923)

      65        54,410  
      

 

 

 
      Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.9%

 

Investment Companies – 3.9%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
2.67%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $6,929,310)

      6,929,310        6,929,310  
      

 

 

 
      Principal
Amount
(000)
        

Time Deposits – 0.0%

 

Citibank, London
0.31%, 11/01/2022
(cost $44,611)

    EUR       45        44,611  
      

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $6,973,921)

         6,973,921  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.0%
(cost $219,206,896)

         175,421,394  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.0%

         1,722,187  
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 177,143,581  
      

 

 

 

 

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FUTURES (see Note D)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

 

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

     18        December 2022      $   3,678,891      $ (38,641

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

     84        December 2022        8,953,875        (338,617

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     26        December 2022        3,319,063        (538,438
Sold Contracts            

Euro-BOBL Futures

     7        December 2022        827,847        24,835  

Euro-Bund Futures

     10        December 2022        1,368,133        59,690  

Euro-Schatz Futures

     10        December 2022        1,056,785        13,144  

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

     33        December 2022        3,827,484        255,984  
           

 

 

 
            $   (562,043
           

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

     EUR        5,938        USD        5,747        12/08/2022      $ (137,756

Citibank, NA

     USD        484        EUR        492        12/08/2022        3,699  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

     USD        2,268        EUR        2,303        12/08/2022        14,723  
                 

 

 

 
                  $   (119,334
                 

 

 

 

 

(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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $39,380,065 or 22.2% of net assets.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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

 

(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.

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR – Euro

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

BOBL – Bundesobligationen

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2022

 

Assets   

Investments in securities, at value
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $212,277,586)

   $ 168,492,084  

Affiliated issuers (cost $6,929,310)

     6,929,310  

Cash collateral due from broker

     344,041  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $127)

     126  

Unaffiliated interest receivable

     1,791,758  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     667,560  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     18,422  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     17,741  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     178,261,042  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities   

Due to Custodian

     26,142  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     627,000  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     137,756  

Dividends payable

     73,994  

Audit and tax fee payable

     60,814  

Payable for variation margin on futures

     49,931  

Advisory fee payable

     30,589  

Administrative fee payable

     25,227  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     1,500  

Directors’ fee payable

     136  

Distribution fee payable

     12  

Accrued expenses

     84,360  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,117,461  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 177,143,581  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 22,898  

Additional paid-in capital

     227,671,041  

Accumulated loss

     (50,550,358
  

 

 

 
   $     177,143,581  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—30 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 58,069          7,505        $ 7.74

 

 
Advisor   $   177,085,512          22,890,739        $   7.74  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $8.08, which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income     

Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $5,947)

   $     5,306,721    

Dividends

    

Affiliated issuers

     55,537    

Unaffiliated issuers

     3     $ 5,362,261  
  

 

 

   
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     830,670    

Transfer agency—Class A

     7    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     20,069    

Distribution fee—Class A

     166    

Custody and accounting

     119,502    

Administrative

     96,179    

Amortization of offering expenses

     67,176    

Audit and tax

     65,933    

Registration fees

     58,154    

Legal

     25,801    

Printing

     20,756    

Directors’ fees

     18,594    

Miscellaneous

     8,577    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

     1,331,584    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (227,310  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       1,104,274  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       4,257,987  
    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions

       (4,457,094

Forward currency exchange contracts

       1,734,103  

Futures

       (1,753,280

Foreign currency transactions

       (897,580

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

    

Investments

       (42,942,493

Forward currency exchange contracts

       (393,429

Futures

       (610,960

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

       2,407  
    

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

       (49,318,326
    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

     $     (45,060,339
    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31, 2022
    May 10, 2021(a)
to
October 31, 2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 4,257,987     $ 902,896  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (5,373,851     283,101  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (43,944,475     (524,180
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (45,060,339     661,817  
Distributions to Shareholders     

Class A

     (1,743     (187

Advisor Class

     (5,232,202     (1,005,775
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     58,179,131       169,602,879  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     7,884,847       169,258,734  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     169,258,734       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     177,143,581     $     169,258,734  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio (the “Fund”), a non-diversified portfolio. The Fund commenced operations on May 10, 2021. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares. Class C, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares have not been issued as of October 31, 2022. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Advisor Class shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All 10 classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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 Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Company’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 Company’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

 

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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 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

 

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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.

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

 

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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.

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

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, 2022:

 

Investments in
Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Corporates – Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $   156,000,803     $   – 0  –    $   156,000,803  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      5,595,362       – 0  –      5,595,362  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      3,119,433       – 0  –      3,119,433  

Governments – Treasuries

     – 0  –      2,822,704       – 0  –      2,822,704  

Supranationals

     – 0  –      854,761       – 0  –      854,761  

Local Governments – US Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      54,410       – 0  –      54,410  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

       6,929,310       – 0  –      – 0  –      6,929,310  

Time Deposits

     – 0  –      44,611       – 0  –      44,611  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     6,929,310       168,492,084       – 0  –      175,421,394  

 

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Investments in
Securities

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Other Financial Instruments*:

        

Assets

        

Futures

   $ 353,653     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $   353,653  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      18,422       – 0  –      18,422  

Liabilities

        

Futures

       (915,696     – 0  –      – 0  –       (915,696 ) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (137,756     – 0  –      (137,756
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   6,367,267     $   168,372,750     $   – 0  –    $   174,740,017  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

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. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. 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. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital

 

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gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

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 tax year) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements.

5. 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.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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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8. Offering Expenses

Offering expenses of $128,373 were deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over a one year period starting from May 10, 2021 (commencement of operations).

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .40% of the next $2.5 billion and .35% in excess of $5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to reimburse its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .85% and .60% of the daily average net assets for Class A and Advisor Class, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $222,462. The Expense Caps may not be terminated by the Adviser before January 31, 2023. Any fees waived and expenses borne by the Adviser through May 10, 2022 are subject to repayment by the Fund until the end of the third fiscal year after the fiscal period in which the fee was waived or the expense was borne; such waiver that is subject to repayment amounted to $122,942 for the fiscal period ended October 31, 2021 and $222,462 for the year ended October 31, 2022. In any case, no repayment will be made that would cause the Fund’s total annual operating expenses to exceed the Expense Caps’ net fee percentages set forth above.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $96,179.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $18,000 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales

 

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charges of $0 from the sale of Class A shares and received no contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A shares, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $4,848.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22

(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $   5,565     $   73,767     $   72,403     $   6,929     $   56  

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

 

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NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     96,311,998      $     44,696,149  

U.S. government securities

     2,845,644        – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     219,525,377  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 766,444  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (44,870,427
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (44,103,983
  

 

 

 

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:

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

 

   

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, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held futures 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

 

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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 tables below for additional details.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, 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/Payable for variation margin on futures

      
$

353,653

      
Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures
      
$

915,696

Foreign currency contracts

      
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts
   
    
18,422

 
      
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts
   
    
137,756

 
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $     372,075       $     1,053,452  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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) on futures   $     (1,753,280   $ (610,960

Foreign currency contracts

 

Net realized gain/(loss) on forward currency exchange contracts;

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency exchange contracts

    1,734,103       (393,429
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ (19,177   $     (1,004,389
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 1,085,880 (a) 

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 8,691,268  

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     17,193,464  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 9,718,764  

 

(a)

Positions were open for seven months during the reporting period.

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, 2022. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the tables.

 

Counterparty

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

Citibank, NA

  $ 3,699     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 3,699  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA

    14,723       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      14,723  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     18,422     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     18,422
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 137,756     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 137,756  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     137,756     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     137,756
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

^

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.

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 E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
   

May 10, 2021* to

October 31,
2021

          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
   

May 10, 2021* to

October 31,
2021

       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     – 0  –      7,329       $ – 0  –    $ 74,978    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     165       11         1,484       107    

 

   

Net increase

     165       7,340       $ 1,484     $ 75,085    

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    

May 10, 2021* to

October 31,
2021

          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
   

May 10, 2021* to

October 31,
2021

       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class              

Shares sold

     8,566,886        19,139,077       $ 79,602,059     $ 194,101,830    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     493,814        78,767         4,382,521       803,778    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (2,886,247      (2,501,558       (25,806,933     (25,377,814  

 

   

Net increase

     6,174,453        16,716,286       $ 58,177,647     $ 169,527,794    

 

   

 

*

Commencement of operations.

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock, bond or currency markets fluctuate. 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 of companies with ESG practices 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, “sustainability” is not a uniformly defined characteristic, and the Fund’s 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.

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 government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

 

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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 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.

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 factors such 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.

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. The Fund invests in inflation-indexed securities, the value of which may be vulnerable to changes in expectations of inflation or interest rates.

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 and are 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. Emerging market currencies may be more volatile and less liquid, and subject to significantly greater risk of currency controls and convertibility restrictions, than currencies of developed countries.

 

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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 instrument, 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 certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

Non-Diversification Risk— The Fund may have more risk because it is “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Accordingly, changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Fund’s NAV.

Active Trading Risk—The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the

 

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London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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

 

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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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2022 and the period ended October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  
Distributions paid from:              

Ordinary income

   $     5,154,448      $ 1,005,962  

Net long-term capital gains

     79,497        – 0  – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $     5,233,945      $     1,005,962  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $     529,082  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (6,899,687 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (44,105,759 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     (50,476,364 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $6,899,687.

 

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(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 and the tax treatment of callable bonds.

 

(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 October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $4,067,604 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $2,832,083, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to the tax treatment of organizational costs resulted in a net decrease in accumulated loss and a net decrease in additional paid-in capital. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

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 Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
   

Year Ended

October 31,
2022

    May 10,
2021(a) to
October 31,
2021
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.12       $  10.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

   

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .18       .07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.32     .13  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (2.14     .20  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

   

Dividends from net investment income

    (.23     (.08

Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.01     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.24     (.08
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  7.74       $  10.12  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

   

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (21.48 )%      2.00

Ratios/Supplemental Data

   

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

    $58       $74  

Ratio to average net assets of:

   

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .85     .85 %(e) 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .97     1.14 %(e) 

Net investment income(c)

    2.04     1.47 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     31

See footnote summary on page 53.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    May 10,
2021(a) to
October 31,
2021
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  10.12       $  10.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

   

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .21       .08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.33     .13  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (2.12     .21  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

   

Dividends from net investment income

    (.25     (.09

Distributions from net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.01     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.26     (.09
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  7.74       $  10.12  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

   

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (21.29 )%      2.12

Ratios/Supplemental Data

   

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

    $177,086       $169,185  

Ratio to average net assets of:

   

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .60     .60 %(e) 

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .72     .93 %(e) 

Net investment income(c)

    2.31     1.69 %(e) 

Portfolio turnover rate

    25     31

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(d)

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. Initial sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge is not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total investment 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 for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio (the “Fund”), (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets and financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from May 10, 2021 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2021 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets and its financial highlights for the year then ended and for the period from May 10, 2021 (commencement of operations) through October 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 23, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2022. For foreign shareholders, 60.84% of ordinary income dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends. The Fund designates $79,497 of dividends paid as long-term capital gain dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Gershon M. Distenfeld(2),

Vice President

Tiffanie Wong(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

50 Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02110

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.

501 Commerce Street

Nashville, TN 37203

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

  

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003

San Antonio, TX 78278

Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

 

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 Sustainable Thematic Credit Team. Mr. Distenfeld and Ms. Wong are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,
ADDRESS* AND AGE
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR    
Onur Erzan,#
1345 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10105
46
(2021)
 

Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.

    75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS* AND AGE
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS    
Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##
Chairman of the Board
81
(1992)
  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semiconductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS* AND AGE
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
Jorge A. Bermudez,##
71
(2020)
  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     
Michael J. Downey,##
78
(2005)
  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of the Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities, Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS* AND AGE
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
Nancy P. Jacklin,##
74
(2006)
  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies since (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     
Jeanette W. Loeb,##
70
(2020)
  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS* AND AGE
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
Carol C. McMullen,##
67
(2016)
  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019), Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,
ADDRESS* AND AGE
(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)
  PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***
  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
   

OTHER PUBLIC

COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY

HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

(continued)

   
Garry L. Moody,##
70
(2008)
  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995) where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975- 1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal & Compliance Department—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes, and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officers of the Fund

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
   POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
Onur Erzan
46
   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     
Gershon M. Distenfeld
47
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Co-Head of Fixed-Income.
     
Tiffanie Wong
37
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017. She is also Director – Fixed income Responsible Investing Portfolio Management; and Director – US Investment-Grade Credit.
     
Emilie D. Wrapp
67
   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Michael B. Reyes
46
   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Joseph J. Mantineo
63
   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Phyllis J. Clarke
61
   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Vincent S. Noto
58
   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800)-227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com, for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Funds’ 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 Directors/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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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 Funds’ 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 significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the Program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Sustainable Thematic Credit Portfolio (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held by video conference on February 2-3, 2021 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed 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 Analyst for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be 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 AB Funds.

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 proposed 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 proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the

 

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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 to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be 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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis and, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. 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 to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their proposed relationships with the Fund, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges to be received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; and transfer agency fees to be paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

 

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Investment Results

Since the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $250 million. 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 paid by other funds. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual effective advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was above the median. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s total compensation from the Fund pursuant to the Advisory Agreement would be increased by amounts paid pursuant to the expense reimbursement provision in the Advisory Agreement, and that the impact of such expense reimbursement would depend on the size of the Fund and the extent to which the Adviser requests reimbursements pursuant to this provision. Taking into account the projected administrative expense reimbursement, the directors noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation was also expected to be above the peer group median.

The directors also considered that the Adviser’s fee schedule for an offshore fund utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund provided for a higher fee rate than that proposed for the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the projected total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a group of similar funds (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar funds (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors also considered the Adviser’s proposed expense cap for the Fund for a one year period. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view the projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

 

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Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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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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OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB TAX-AWARE FIXED INCOME OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO

 

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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.

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Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio (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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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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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 8, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The investment objective of the Fund is to seek to maximize after-tax return and income.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
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Class A Shares      -5.68%        -12.93%  
Class C Shares      -6.04%        -13.59%  
Advisor Class Shares1      -5.56%        -12.71%  
Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index      -4.43%        -11.98%  

 

1

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg Municipal Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

During both periods, all share classes of the Fund underperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. The Fund’s overweight to municipal credit detracted, relative to the benchmark. Yield-curve positioning contributed, particularly an overweight to the long part of the yield curve.

For the 12-month period, security selection within the private-higher-education sector detracted. During the six-month period, security selection within special tax detracted.

The Fund utilized derivatives in the form of interest rate swaps for hedging purposes, which detracted from absolute returns for both periods. Credit default swaps were used for hedging and investment purposes, which added for both periods. Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) swaps were utilized for hedging purposes, which had no material impact over both periods. Municipal market data rate locks were used for investment purposes, which added for both periods.

 

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MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Yields continued their ascent higher toward the end of the reporting period ended October 31, 2022. During the 12-month period, the yield on a 10-Year AAA municipal bond rose to 3.39% from 1.22% and the yield on the 10-Year US Treasury rose to 4.06% from 1.58%. Demand for municipals continued to weaken during the six-month period, as investors have pulled approximately $104.8 billion year to date from municipal bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds as of October 26, 2022. In addition to broader fixed-income market volatility, these municipal market outflows contributed to municipal underperformance versus US Treasuries, with 10-Year AAA Muni/Treasury after-tax spreads widening 73 basis points (“b.p.”) during the 12-month period and 1 b.p. during the six-month period. Average BBB credit spreads widened during the 12-month and six-month periods by approximately 60 b.p. and 26 b.p., respectively.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) continues to seek investments in attractive after-tax returns such as municipal and taxable fixed-income and selective below investment-grade bonds. The Team seeks to manage interest-rate exposure by focusing on lower-rated municipal and corporate bonds.

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. The market now values insured municipal securities primarily based on the credit quality of the issuer of the security, with little value given to the insurance feature. In purchasing such insured securities, the Adviser evaluates the risk and return of municipal securities through its own research. If an insurance company’s rating is downgraded or the company becomes insolvent, the prices of municipal securities insured by the insurance company may decline. As of October 31, 2022, 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 2.52% and 0.00%, respectively.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund pursues its objective by investing principally in a national portfolio of both municipal and taxable fixed-income securities. The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities. The Fund also invests, under normal circumstances, at least 65% of its total assets in municipal securities that pay interest that is exempt from federal income tax. These

 

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securities may pay interest that is subject to the federal alternative minimum tax for certain taxpayers. The income earned and distributed to shareholders on non-municipal securities would not be exempt from federal income tax. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities rated below investment grade (commonly known as “junk bonds”), although such securities are not expected to be the Fund’s primary focus.

The Adviser selects securities for the Fund based on a variety of factors, including credit quality, maturity, diversification benefits, and the relative expected after-tax returns of taxable and municipal securities (considering federal tax rates and without regard to state and local income taxes). As the objective is to increase the after-tax return of the Fund, an investor in the Fund may incur a tax liability that will generally be greater than the same investor would have in a fund investing exclusively in municipal securities, and that will be higher if the investor is in a higher tax bracket. In addition, the tax implications of the Fund’s trading activity, such as realizing taxable gains, are considered in making purchase and sale decisions for the Fund. The Fund may invest in fixed-income securities of any maturity from short- to long-term.

The Fund may also invest in forward commitments; zero-coupon municipal securities and variable-, floating- and inverse-floating-rate municipal securities.

The Fund may use derivatives, such as swaps, options, futures contracts and forwards, to achieve its investment strategies. For example, the Fund may enter into tender option bonds and credit default and interest rate swaps relating to municipal and taxable fixed-income securities or securities indices. Derivatives may provide more efficient and economical exposure to fixed-income securities markets than direct investments.

 

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

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

A Word About Risk

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

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 municipal or corporate developments and negative performance of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of 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, or 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. For example, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

has significantly stressed the financial resources of many issuers of municipal securities, which could impair any such issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations when due and adversely impact the value of its securities held by the Fund. As the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local economies and on issuers of municipal securities are still uncertain, the financial difficulties of issuers of municipal securities may continue or worsen, adversely affecting the performance of the Fund. 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.

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

The Fund invests, from time to time, in the municipal securities of Puerto Rico or other US territories and their governmental agencies and municipalities, which are exempt from federal, state, and, where applicable, local income taxes. These municipal securities may have more risks than those of other US issuers of municipal securities. Like many US states and municipalities, Puerto Rico experienced a significant downturn during the 2007-2009 recession. Puerto Rico’s downturn was particularly severe, and Puerto Rico continues to face a very challenging economic and fiscal environment, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the general economic situation in Puerto Rico continues to persist or worsens, the volatility and credit quality of Puerto Rican municipal securities could continue to be adversely affected, and the market for such securities may experience continued volatility.

Tax Risk: 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.

 

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

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

Inflation Risk: This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the 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.

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

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.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. 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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 3% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to their different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

12/11/20131 TO 10/31/2022

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio Class A shares (from 12/11/20131 to 10/31/2022) as compared to the performance of its benchmark. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 3.00% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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Inception date: 12/11/2013.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV Returns     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
    Taxable
Equivalent
Yields2
 
CLASS A SHARES         3.69%       5.68%  
1 Year     -12.93%       -15.56%      
5 Years     0.73%       0.12%      
Since Inception3     2.06%       1.71%      
CLASS C SHARES         3.05%       4.69%  
1 Year     -13.59%       -14.44%      
5 Years     -0.02%       -0.02%      
Since Inception3,4     1.31%       1.31%      
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES5         4.07%       6.26%  
1 Year     -12.71%       -12.71%      
5 Years     0.98%       0.98%      
Since Inception3     2.32%       2.32%      

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.08%, 1.81% and 0.82% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, exclusive of expenses associated with securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, to 0.75%, 1.50% and 0.50% for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated prior to January 31, 2023, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

 

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

 

2

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

 

3

Inception date: 12/11/2013.

 

4

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

 

5

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

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

    

SEC Returns

(reflects applicable
sales charges)

 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -14.73%  
5 Years      0.38%  
Since Inception1      1.86%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -13.61%  
5 Years      0.24%  
Since Inception1,2      1.46%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3   
1 Year      -11.86%  
5 Years      1.22%  
Since Inception1      2.47%  

 

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Inception date: 12/11/2013.

 

2

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

 

3

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

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. 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.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

 

    Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2022
    Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2022
   

Expenses Paid
During Period*

   

Annualized
Expense Ratio*

 
Class A      

Actual

  $     1,000     $ 943.20     $     3.72       0.76

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $     1,021.37     $ 3.87       0.76
Class C      

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 939.60     $ 7.38       1.51

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,017.59     $ 7.68       1.51
Advisor Class

 

   

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 944.40     $ 2.50       0.51

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.63     $ 2.60       0.51

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $311.0

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

 

LOGO

 

1

The Fund’s quality rating and state breakdowns are 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.

 

2

“Other” represents less than 2.7% in 31 different states, American Samoa, District of Columbia and Guam.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 101.6%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 88.7%

 

Alabama – 2.8%

 

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The))
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2052

   $ 1,000     $ 962,604  

Series 2022-F
5.50%, 11/01/2053

     2,000       2,020,041  

County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue
Series 2013-D
6.00%, 10/01/2042

     110       117,302  

Infirmary Health System Special Care Facilities Financing Authority of Mobile
(Infirmary Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2037

     1,610       1,435,791  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
Series 2022-A
4.95% (SOFR + 2.42%), 01/01/2053(a)(b)

     2,000       1,988,254  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2022
5.50%, 01/01/2053(a)

     1,000       1,010,803  

Sumter County Industrial Development Authority/AL
(Enviva, Inc.)
Series 2022
6.00%, 07/15/2052

     1,185       1,069,904  
    

 

 

 
       8,604,699  
    

 

 

 

American Samoa – 0.1%

    

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

     135       149,564  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 2.0%

    

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Arizona Industrial Development Authority)
Series 2019-2, Class A
3.625%, 05/20/2033

     194       175,255  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Legacy Cares, Inc.)
Series 2020
7.75%, 07/01/2050(c)

     1,000       877,257  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Phoenix Children’s Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2040

   $ 1,000     $ 878,664  

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

     100       71,427  

Chandler Industrial Development Authority
(Intel Corp.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2042

     2,000       2,048,665  

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

     1,000       800,320  

City of Tempe AZ
(City of Tempe AZ COP)
Series 2021
2.521%, 07/01/2036

     1,000       706,929  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix (The)
(GreatHearts Arizona Obligated Group)
Series 2014
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     100       94,409  

Industrial Development Authority of the County of Pima (The)
(La Posada at Park Centre, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.75%, 11/15/2042(c)

     250       249,447  

7.00%, 11/15/2057(c)

     250       246,774  

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

     150       110,193  
    

 

 

 
       6,259,340  
    

 

 

 

Arkansas – 0.4%

    

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
(Baptist Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2044

     1,000       909,463  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
(United States Steel Corp.)
Series 2022
5.45%, 09/01/2052(c)

   $ 200     $ 180,201  
    

 

 

 
       1,089,664  
    

 

 

 

California – 8.2%

    

Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Series 2022-A
Zero Coupon, 10/01/2049

     1,000       444,493  

ARC70 II TRUST 
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2059

     300       237,801  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Aster Apartments)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 02/01/2056(c)

     1,000       746,527  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Brio Apartments & Next on Lex Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2056(c)

     250       186,694  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Fountains at Emerald Park)
Series 2021
3.00%, 08/01/2056(c)

     500       299,122  

4.00%, 08/01/2046(c)

     500       346,049  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Summit at Sausalito Apartments)
Series 2021
3.00%, 02/01/2057(c)

     1,000       603,967  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Twin Creek Apartments)
Series 2022
Zero Coupon, 08/01/2065(c)

     2,500       110,554  

5.50%, 02/01/2040(c)

     1,000       832,613  

California Housing Finance Agency
Series 2019-2, Class A
4.00%, 03/20/2033

     153       144,546  

Series 2021-2, Class X
0.823%, 03/25/2035(d)

     1,000       55,615  

Series 2021-3, Class A
3.25%, 08/20/2036

     247       201,808  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
Series 2022
0.85%, 01/01/2050 (Pre-refunded/ETM)(c)

   $ 5,000     $ 4,954,820  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(CHF-Riverside II LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 05/15/2040

     250       237,934  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Poseidon Resources Channelside LP)
Series 2012
5.00%, 11/21/2045(c)

     250       222,991  

California School Finance Authority
(Classical Academy Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/01/2052(c)

     1,000       898,146  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Enloe Medical Center Obligated Group)
AGM Series 2022-A
5.375%, 08/15/2057(a)

     1,000       992,267  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Loma Linda University Medical Center)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2041(c)

     1,000       915,333  

5.25%, 12/01/2056(c)

     250       227,028  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
Series 2020-C
5.00%, 05/15/2039

     1,000       1,003,432  

Series 2022
4.00%, 05/15/2047

     1,000       832,635  

5.25%, 05/15/2047

     2,000       2,023,336  

CMFA Special Finance Agency
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 08/01/2058(c)

     400       286,815  

CMFA Special Finance Agency
(CMFA Special Finance Agency Latitude33)
Series 2021-A
3.00%, 12/01/2056(c)

     200       116,366  

CMFA Special Finance Agency
(CMFA Special Finance Agency Solana at Grand)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/01/2056(c)

     250       186,312  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII Elan Huntington Beach
Series 2021
3.00%, 08/01/2056(c)

   $ 1,000     $ 597,346  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority 777 Place-Pomona)
Series 2021
3.25%, 05/01/2057(c)

     250       157,738  

4.00%, 05/01/2057(c)

     350       220,233  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2056(c)

     400       297,944  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Altana Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2056(c)

     200       137,341  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Crescent)
Series 2022
4.30%, 07/01/2059(c)

     500       375,102  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Jefferson Platinum Triangle Apartments)
Series 2021-A2
3.125%, 08/01/2056(c)

     100       61,578  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Millennium South Bay-Hawthorne)
Series 2021
3.25%, 07/01/2056(c)

     500       298,135  

4.00%, 07/01/2058(c)

     200       123,765  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Park Crossing Apartments)
Series 2021
3.25%, 12/01/2058(c)

     300       181,476  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Pasadena Portfolio)
Series 2021
3.00%, 12/01/2056(c)

     1,000       594,009  

4.00%, 12/01/2056(c)

     400       256,975  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Union South Bay)
Series 2021-A2
4.00%, 07/01/2056(c)

   $ 1,000     $ 696,906  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Vineyard Gardens Apartments)
Series 2021
3.25%, 10/01/2058(c)

     1,000       606,060  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Waterscape Apartments)
Series 2021-A
3.00%, 09/01/2056(c)

     500       294,503  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
Series 2021
3.85%, 06/01/2050

     1,000       852,689  

Hastings Campus Housing Finance Authority
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2061(c)

     1,000       762,737  

River Islands Public Financing Authority
(River Islands Public Financing Authority Community Facilities District No 2003-1)
Series 2022
5.75%, 09/01/2052

     1,000       883,304  

San Francisco Intl Airport
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 05/01/2052

     1,000       954,906  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California
(Sacramento County Tobacco Securitization Corp.)
Series 2021
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2060

     200       24,642  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California
(San Diego County Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.)
Series 2006
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2046

     1,000       156,785  
    

 

 

 
       25,641,378  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 2.0%

    

Aurora Highlands Community Authority Board
Series 2021-A
5.75%, 12/01/2051

     500       418,319  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 615     $ 591,478  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(James Irwin Educational Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2062

     1,000       874,181  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Lighthouse Building Corp.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2061

     1,000       689,563  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Aberdeen Ridge, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 05/15/2049

     100       76,321  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Christian Living Neighborhoods Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     250       176,459  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Frasier Meadows Manor, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2023-2
4.00%, 05/15/2041(a)

     100       75,971  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Parkview Medical Center, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 09/01/2030

     200       202,821  

Copper Ridge Metropolitan District
Series 2019
5.00%, 12/01/2039

     500       434,651  

Douglas County Housing Partnership
(Bridgewater Castle Rock ALF LLC)
Series 2021
5.375%, 01/01/2041(c)

     250       179,407  

E-470 Public Highway Authority
Series 2021-B
2.387% (SOFR + 0.35%), 09/01/2039(b)

     1,000       984,813  

Four Corners Business Improvement District
Series 2022
6.00%, 12/01/2052

     500       420,958  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Johnstown Plaza Metropolitan District
Series 2022
4.25%, 12/01/2046

   $ 500     $ 378,407  

Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority
Series 2021-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2025(c)

     260       214,530  

Vauxmont Metropolitan District
AGM Series 2019
5.00%, 12/15/2028

     380       402,910  

AGM Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2050

     100       100,434  
    

 

 

 
       6,221,223  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.5%

    

City of New Haven CT
Series 2018-A
5.50%, 08/01/2038

     615       644,556  

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Stamford Hospital Obligated Group (The))
Series 2022
4.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,000       874,482  

Town of Hamden CT
(Whitney Center, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
7.00%, 01/01/2053

     100       98,020  
    

 

 

 
       1,617,058  
    

 

 

 

Delaware – 0.4%

    

Delaware River & Bay Authority
Series 2022
5.00%, 01/01/2032

     1,100       1,210,175  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 0.6%

    

District of Columbia
(Friendship Public Charter School, Inc.)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 06/01/2041

     100       95,311  

District of Columbia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp.
Series 2006
Zero Coupon, 06/15/2055

     2,500       175,678  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue
AGM Series 2022
4.00%, 10/01/2052

     2,000       1,637,353  
    

 

 

 
       1,908,342  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida – 5.7%

    

Align Affordable Housing Bond Fund LP
(SHI – Lake Worth LLC)
Series 2021
3.25%, 12/01/2051(c)

   $ 1,000     $ 832,384  

Bexley Community Development District
Series 2016
4.875%, 05/01/2047

     100       89,213  

Capital Trust Agency, Inc.
(Educational Growth Fund LLC)
Series 2021
5.00%, 07/01/2056(c)

     1,000       832,365  

City of Palmetto FL
(Renaissance Arts and Education, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.375%, 06/01/2057

     1,000       896,749  

City of Tampa FL
(State of Florida Cigarette Tax Revenue)
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2053

     1,000       170,852  

County of Broward FL Airport System Revenue
Series 2019-A
4.00%, 10/01/2044

     1,000       827,871  

County of Lake FL
(Waterman Communities, Inc.)
Series 2020
5.75%, 08/15/2055

     200       162,182  

County of Miami-Dade FL
(County of Miami-Dade FL Non-Ad Valorem)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 06/01/2028

     780       806,495  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 10/01/2031

     265       266,019  

County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 10/01/2036

     230       101,608  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Assistance Unlimited, Inc,)
Series 2022
6.00%, 08/15/2057(c)

     350       296,990  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Brightline Trains Florida LLC)
Series 2020
7.375%, 01/01/2049(c)

     500       422,084  

Series 2022
2.90%, 12/01/2056 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     3,000       2,976,129  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Cornerstone Charter Academy, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/01/2042(c)

   $ 1,000     $ 879,355  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Drs Kiran & Pallavi Patel 2017 Foundation for Global Understanding, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2051(c)

     100       70,985  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(IDEA Florida, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/15/2029(c)

     100       94,743  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Seaside School Consortium, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.75%, 06/15/2047

     1,000       977,148  

Lee County Industrial Development Authority/FL
(Cypress Cove at Healthpark Florida Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.25%, 10/01/2052

     500       417,435  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority
(AcadeMir Charter School Middle & Preparatory Academy Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.50%, 07/01/2061(c)

     1,000       817,395  

North Broward Hospital District
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2037

     100       97,455  

5.00%, 01/01/2048

     170       154,366  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2023
4.00%, 08/01/2042(a)

     250       195,410  

Palm Beach County Educational Facilities Authority
(Palm Beach Atlantic University Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2041

     1,000       836,108  

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

     200       141,955  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Green Cay Life Plan Village, Inc.)
Series 2022
11.50%, 07/01/2027(c)

   $ 100     $ 95,823  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Jupiter Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 11/01/2052

     2,000       1,817,417  

Pinellas County Industrial Development Authority
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2039

     505       463,180  

Town of Davie FL
(Nova Southeastern University, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2048

     530       533,512  

Village Community Development District No. 13
Series 2019
3.55%, 05/01/2039

     610       454,317  

Village Community Development District No. 14
Series 2022
5.50%, 05/01/2053

     1,000       982,584  
    

 

 

 
       17,710,129  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 1.2%

    

Augusta Development Authority
(AU Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 07/01/2025

     145       140,778  

5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,065       974,437  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citadel LP)
Series 2022-C
4.00%, 08/01/2052(c)

     1,000       923,521  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2038

     100       98,644  

Series 2022
5.50%, 07/01/2063

     1,500       1,447,065  
    

 

 

 
       3,584,445  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.8%

    

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

     1,000       750,769  

Guam Power Authority
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2043

     500       489,727  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 195     $ 189,427  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
5.00%, 01/01/2029

     1,000       998,903  
    

 

 

 
       2,428,826  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 8.0%

    

Chicago Board of Education
Series 2012-A
5.00%, 12/01/2042

     240       212,404  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     100       98,075  

5.00%, 12/01/2030

     100       97,626  

Series 2019-B
5.00%, 12/01/2033

     100       95,313  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2033

     1,000       955,516  

Series 2022-B
4.00%, 12/01/2041

     2,000       1,571,799  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
5.50%, 01/01/2055

     5,000       4,989,028  

Series 2015-C
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     335       332,306  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2035

     725       736,431  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 01/01/2053

     1,000       934,492  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Clark-Lindsey Village Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
5.50%, 06/01/2057

     1,000       858,097  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Illinois Institute of Technology)
Series 2019
4.00%, 09/01/2035

     100       84,041  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Lake Forest College)
Series 2022-A
5.50%, 10/01/2047

     1,000       901,536  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Park Place of Elmhurst Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.125%, 05/15/2060

     77       52,415  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority
(Silver Cross Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2015-C
5.00%, 08/15/2035

   $ 250     $ 250,133  

Illinois Finance Authority
(University of Chicago (The))
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 10/01/2037

     2,000       2,119,718  

5.00%, 10/01/2038

     1,000       1,057,626  

Illinois Housing Development Authority
Series 2022
5.67%, 12/01/2025(c)

     1,000       995,961  

7.17%, 11/01/2038

     100       98,227  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     1,000       861,471  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 12/15/2045

     600       555,247  

Series 2020
5.00%, 06/15/2050

     640       584,967  

Series 2022
4.00%, 12/15/2042

     1,000       809,051  

State of Illinois
Series 2010
7.35%, 07/01/2035

     232       237,709  

Series 2013
5.50%, 07/01/2025

     270       271,412  

Series 2016
5.00%, 02/01/2024

     375       378,158  

Series 2017-D
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     930       936,352  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,000       1,003,844  

Series 2019-B
5.00%, 11/01/2031

     1,000       994,778  

Series 2022-A
5.50%, 03/01/2047

     1,000       966,918  

Series 2022-C
5.50%, 10/01/2045

     1,000       973,511  
    

 

 

 
       25,014,162  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 1.4%

    

City of Valparaiso IN
(Green Oaks of Valparaiso LLC)
Series 2021
5.375%, 12/01/2041(c)

     150       107,878  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Indiana Finance Authority
Series 2013-A
5.00%, 07/01/2040 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

   $ 100     $ 100,545  

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

     1,150       837,102  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Fulcrum Centerpoint LLC)
Series 2021
0.28%, 12/15/2045

     1,000       998,906  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Good Samaritan Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 04/01/2029

     100       102,508  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Greencroft Goshen Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 11/15/2043

     1,000       747,188  

Series 2023-2
4.00%, 11/15/2037(a)

     100       76,374  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Marquette Manor)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 03/01/2030

     190       190,143  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Ohio Valley Electric Corp.)
Series 2021-B
2.50%, 11/01/2030

     165       134,924  

Indiana Finance Authority
(University of Evansville)
Series 2022
5.25%, 09/01/2057

     1,000       844,596  

Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority
(Vita of Marion LLC)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 04/01/2024

     100       95,739  
    

 

 

 
       4,235,903  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 2.5%

    

Iowa Finance Authority
Series 2022-E
2.914% (SOFR + 0.80%), 01/01/2052(b)

     5,000       4,874,035  

Iowa Finance Authority
(Iowa Fertilizer Co. LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2050

     2,000       1,776,810  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Iowa Finance Authority
(Lifespace Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 05/15/2043

   $ 500     $ 428,243  

5.00%, 05/15/2048

     325       270,813  

Iowa Finance Authority
(Wesley Retirement Services, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2031

     125       110,012  

4.00%, 12/01/2041

     170       131,668  

4.00%, 12/01/2046

     115       84,141  

4.00%, 12/01/2051

     205       144,571  
    

 

 

 
       7,820,293  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 1.0%

    

City of Ashland KY
(Ashland Hospital Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2019
4.00%, 02/01/2034

     385       339,364  

City of Henderson KY
(Pratt Paper LLC)
Series 2022
3.70%, 01/01/2032(c)

     325       294,449  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 08/15/2037

     175       176,868  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Carmel Manor, Inc.)
Series 2022
4.50%, 10/01/2027

     1,000       983,535  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series 2019-A
4.00%, 08/01/2039

     160       135,274  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2012
5.375%, 11/15/2042

     65       52,811  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Owensboro Health, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/01/2037

   $ 425     $ 419,516  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(BP PLC)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 12/01/2050

     600       584,054  

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government
(Norton Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     225       228,255  
    

 

 

 
       3,214,126  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 1.4%

    

City of New Orleans LA Water System Revenue
Series 2014
5.00%, 12/01/2034 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     100       103,495  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(Woman’s Hospital Foundation)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2036

     675       682,072  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Geo Prep Mid-City of Greater Baton Rouge)
Series 2022
6.125%, 06/01/2052(c)

     1,025       933,638  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2014-A
7.50%, 07/01/2023(e)(f)

     250       3  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College Auxiliary Revenue)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2059

     1,335       1,269,594  

New Orleans Aviation Board
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2043

     215       205,989  

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

     100       105,079  

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue
Series 2022-A
2.628% (SOFR + 0.50%), 05/01/2043(b)

     995       959,595  
    

 

 

 
       4,259,465  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Maine – 0.0%

    

Finance Authority of Maine
(Casella Waste Systems, Inc.)
Series 2017
5.25%, 01/01/2025(c)

   $ 100     $ 99,569  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 3.2%

    

City of Baltimore MD
(East Baltimore Research Park Project)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 09/01/2038

     150       143,039  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Air Cargo Obligated Group)
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/01/2044

     600       473,848  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Bowie State University)
Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2055

     1,000       878,027  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Maryland Economic Development Corp. Morgan View & Thurgood Marshall Student Hsg)
Series 2022
6.00%, 07/01/2058(a)

     1,000       1,011,583  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Purple Line Transit Partners LLC)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/30/2047

     1,000       977,344  

5.25%, 06/30/2052

     1,000       970,087  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Adventist Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 01/01/2036

     500       489,723  

Maryland Stadium Authority
(Baltimore City Public School Construction Financing Fund)
Series 2020
5.00%, 05/01/2050

     1,500       1,485,398  

State of Maryland Department of Transportation
Series 2022-2
5.00%, 12/01/2023(a)

     3,500       3,566,336  
    

 

 

 
       9,995,385  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 1.9%

    

Boston Water & Sewer Commission
Series 2012-A
4.00%, 11/01/2025 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     2,950       2,950,000  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
AGC Series 2007-A
2.434% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.57%), 05/01/2037(b)

   $ 1,300     $ 1,225,124  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Transportation Fund Revenue
Series 2021
5.00%, 06/01/2041

     1,000       1,051,758  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Merrimack College)
Series 2014
5.125%, 07/01/2044

     620       616,984  
    

 

 

 
       5,843,866  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 0.8%

    

City of Detroit MI
Series 2014-B
4.00%, 04/01/2044

     245       168,938  

Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2038

     75       72,808  

Series 2021-B
3.644%, 04/01/2034

     200       157,640  

City of Detroit MI Sewage Disposal System Revenue
(Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue)
AGM Series 2006-D
3.108% (LIBOR 3 Month + 0.60%), 07/01/2032(b)

     1,000       961,400  

Michigan Finance Authority
(Michigan Finance Authority Tobacco Settlement Revenue)
Series 2020-A
3.267%, 06/01/2039

     1,000       788,543  

Michigan Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority
(Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./MI)
Series 2008-C
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2058

     7,750       305,691  
    

 

 

 
       2,455,020  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.1%

    

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

     105       94,302  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 100     $ 83,670  

4.00%, 07/01/2041

     100       78,861  

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

     100       64,191  

4.00%, 06/01/2056(c)

     100       62,007  
    

 

 

 
       383,031  
    

 

 

 

Mississippi – 0.3%

    

Mississippi Development Bank
(Magnolia Regional Health Center)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2035(c)

     1,000       822,344  

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority
(Baptist Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2036

     250       244,247  
    

 

 

 
       1,066,591  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.1%

    

Kansas City Industrial Development Authority
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2040(c)

     185       149,738  

Lee’s Summit Industrial Development Authority
(John Knox Village Obligated Group)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 08/15/2056

     300       235,019  
    

 

 

 
       384,757  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 0.5%

    

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

     2,000       203,603  

City of Sparks NV
(City of Sparks NV Sales Tax)
Series 2019-A
2.75%, 06/15/2028(c)

     525       454,130  

Clark County School District
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/15/2034

     1,000       980,698  
    

 

 

 
       1,638,431  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Hampshire – 0.9%

    

National Finance Authority
(New Hampshire Business Finance Authority)
Series 2022-2, Class X
0.674%, 10/01/2036(d)

   $ 1,000     $ 51,704  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
Series 2020-1, Class A
4.125%, 01/20/2034

     207       190,511  

Series 2022-1, Class A
4.375%, 09/20/2036

     1,992       1,797,743  

Series 2022-2
0.334%, 09/20/2036

     1,000       23,428  

Series 2022-2, Class A
4.00%, 10/20/2036

     999       864,866  
    

 

 

 
       2,928,252  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 3.4%

    

Essex County Improvement Authority
(Friends of TEAM Academy Charter School Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/15/2051

     1,100       834,434  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Lease)
Series 2019
5.25%, 04/01/2026

     1,000       1,040,138  

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

     210       206,329  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
(Stevens Institute of Technology International, Inc.)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     100       95,966  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Inspira Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     280       282,290  

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

     550       565,763  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/15/2035

   $ 340     $ 340,232  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 06/15/2033

     1,000       1,025,241  

New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2032

     540       569,304  

Series 2020-D
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     1,350       1,417,426  

South Jersey Transportation Authority
BAM Series 2022
5.25%, 11/01/2052

     1,000       1,014,442  

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

     3,500       3,213,854  
    

 

 

 
       10,605,419  
    

 

 

 

New Mexico – 0.5%

    

New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council
(Haverland Carter Lifestyle Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2049

     1,000       770,659  

Winrock Town Center Tax Increment Development District No. 1
Series 2022
3.75%, 05/01/2028(c)

     867       792,383  
    

 

 

 
       1,563,042  
    

 

 

 

New York – 10.9%

    

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Integration Charter Schools)
Series 2021
5.00%, 06/01/2056(c)

     400       335,512  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 11/15/2045

     1,000       1,023,936  

Series 2020-C
5.00%, 11/15/2050

     1,000       902,573  

Series 2020-E
4.00%, 11/15/2026

     1,155       1,134,818  

Series 2021-D
2.367% (SOFR + 0.33%), 11/01/2035(b)

     900       873,533  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(St. Ann’s of Greater Rochester Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2040

   $ 550     $ 445,771  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp/NY
(Academy of Health Sciences Charter School)
Series 2022
6.00%, 07/01/2057(c)

     1,000       902,356  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue
(New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue State Lease)
Series 2018-S
5.00%, 07/15/2032

     865       915,870  

New York Counties Tobacco Trust V
Series 2005
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2050

     350       39,397  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Garnet Health Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2034(c)

     200       192,338  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 02/15/2028

     425       432,959  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 03/15/2042

     2,000       1,766,136  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Wagner College)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2057

     2,000       1,750,191  

New York State Thruway Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 03/15/2039

     2,000       2,094,387  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
Series 2018
4.00%, 01/01/2036

     275       239,925  

Series 2020
4.375%, 10/01/2045

     2,000       1,656,566  

New York Transportation Development Corp. (Laguardia Gateway Partners LLC)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     150       140,101  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue)
Series 2021-A
2.917%, 05/15/2040

   $ 500     $ 343,751  

4.00%, 05/15/2046

     1,000       858,668  

Series 2022
5.00%, 05/15/2030

     2,000       2,201,553  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 08/15/2024

     5,000       5,153,324  

Series 2022-E
3.025%, 04/01/2026(a)

     10,000       10,000,000  

Ulster County Capital Resource Corp.
(Woodland Pond at New Paltz)
Series 2017
5.00%, 09/15/2037

     120       94,099  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.
(Purchase Senior Learning Community Obligated Group)
Series 2021
2.875%, 07/01/2026(c)

     250       237,653  

Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.
Series 2021
4.125%, 12/01/2041(c)

     100       71,639  
    

 

 

 
       33,807,056  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.5%

    

Fayetteville State University
Series 2023
5.00%, 04/01/2038(a)(c)

     1,045       1,031,879  

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

     500       502,192  
    

 

 

 
       1,534,071  
    

 

 

 

North Dakota – 0.0%

    

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

     100       58,767  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 2.5%

    

American Municipal Power, Inc.
Series 2020
4.00%, 02/15/2044

     1,000       829,001  

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

     3,995       3,362,329  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Chillicothe OH
(Adena Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2047

   $ 175     $ 166,891  

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority
(Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority Flats East Bank TIF District)
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2055(c)

     500       363,423  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(MetroHealth System (The))
Series 2017
5.00%, 02/15/2042

     205       196,541  

County of Cuyahoga/OH
(County of Cuyahoga OH Lease)
Series 2014
5.00%, 12/01/2028

     365       371,044  

County of Marion OH
(United Church Homes, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.125%, 12/01/2049

     100       83,358  

County of Montgomery OH
(Trousdale Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2018-A
6.25%, 04/01/2049(c)(e)(g)

     100       37,600  

County of Washington OH
(Marietta Area Health Care, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.625%, 12/01/2042

     1,000       901,902  

Jefferson County Port Authority/OH
(JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.)
Series 2021
3.50%, 12/01/2051(c)

     1,000       646,027  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(Ohio Valley Electric Corp.)
Series 2019
3.25%, 09/01/2029

     580       515,902  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(Pratt Paper OH, Inc.)
Series 2017
4.25%, 01/15/2038(c)

     185       161,717  

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
Series 2021
4.375%, 06/15/2056

     100       90,524  
    

 

 

 
       7,726,259  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Oklahoma – 1.3%

    

Norman Regional Hospital Authority
(Norman Regional Hospital Authority Obligated Group)
Series 2019
3.25%, 09/01/2039

   $ 505     $ 342,492  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(Oklahoma City University Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 08/01/2049

     1,180       1,029,726  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(OU Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2018-B
5.25%, 08/15/2043

     1,000       838,550  

5.50%, 08/15/2052

     1,000       818,238  

Series 2022-A
5.50%, 08/15/2044

     1,000       867,302  
    

 

 

 
       3,896,308  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.3%

    

Clackamas County Hospital Facility Authority
(Rose Villa, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.375%, 11/15/2055

     1,000       843,090  
    

 

 

 

Other – 0.1%

    

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates
2.65%, 06/15/2036(c)

     375       301,625  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 4.0%

    

Allegheny County Airport Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 01/01/2037

     2,000       1,756,587  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority
Series 2022
5.25%, 05/01/2042(c)

     500       435,507  

Berks County Municipal Authority (The)
(Tower Health Obligated Group)
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 02/01/2040

     1,000       893,624  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority
(Grand View Hospital/Sellersville PA Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2051

     1,000       661,163  

5.00%, 07/01/2054

     250       200,553  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Chester County Industrial Development Authority
(Collegium Charter School)
Series 2022
5.625%, 10/15/2042(c)

   $ 250     $ 230,177  

Lancaster County Hospital Authority/PA
(St Anne’s Retirement Community Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 03/01/2040

     1,000       841,630  

Montgomery County Higher Education and Health Authority
(Thomas Jefferson University Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 05/01/2057

     2,000       1,862,426  

Moon Industrial Development Authority
(Baptist Homes Society Obligated Group)
Series 2015
6.125%, 07/01/2050

     1,000       814,819  

Moon Industrial Development Authority
(Baptist Homes Society)
Series 2015
5.75%, 07/01/2035

     100       87,021  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Covanta Holding Corp.)
Series 2019
3.25%, 08/01/2039(c)

     510       359,221  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Iron Cumberland LLC)
Series 2022
7.00%, 12/01/2029

     1,000       949,733  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(PA Bridges Finco LP)
Series 2015
5.00%, 12/31/2038

     100       95,002  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(UPMC Obligated Group)
Series 2022-C
2.94% (MUNIPSA + 0.70%), 11/15/2047(b)

     1,000       968,621  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 06/01/2036

     200       201,633  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(MaST Community Charter School III)
Series 2021
5.00%, 08/01/2054

   $ 100     $ 88,128  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/15/2040(c)

     800       712,865  

School District of Philadelphia (The)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 09/01/2044(h)

     1,350       1,351,299  
    

 

 

 
       12,510,009  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 3.5%

    

Children’s Trust Fund 
Series 2008-A
Zero Coupon, 05/15/2057

     2,600       142,247  

Series 2008-B
Zero Coupon, 05/15/2057

     5,000       214,760  

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

     41       37,489  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

     779       395,672  

4.00%, 07/01/2033

     2,623       2,219,734  

4.00%, 07/01/2035

     111       90,559  

4.00%, 07/01/2037

     95       75,642  

4.00%, 07/01/2041

     129       98,314  

4.00%, 07/01/2046

     134       97,558  

5.25%, 07/01/2023

     69       68,938  

5.375%, 07/01/2025

     242       242,152  

5.625%, 07/01/2027

     286       288,059  

5.625%, 07/01/2029

     284       285,481  

5.75%, 07/01/2031

     270       271,621  

Series 2022-A
5.06%, 11/01/2051

     2,695       1,148,744  

Series 2022-C
0.01%, 11/01/2043

     3,135       1,430,344  

GDB Debt Recovery Authority of Puerto Rico
Series 2018
7.50%, 08/20/2040

     118       101,755  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority
Series 2008-A
6.125%, 07/01/2024

     60       60,777  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Series 2007-T
5.00%, 07/01/2032(e)(g)

     85       63,750  

5.00%, 07/01/2037(e)(g)

     245       183,750  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2008-W
5.00%, 07/01/2028(e)(g)

   $ 245     $ 183,750  

Series 2008-WW
5.375%, 07/01/2024(e)(g)

     125       93,906  

Series 2010-A
5.25%, 07/01/2029(e)(g)

     100       75,000  

5.25%, 07/01/2030(e)(g)

     15       11,250  

Series 2010-C
5.00%, 07/01/2024(e)(g)

     25       18,750  

5.25%, 07/01/2028(e)(g)

     175       131,250  

Series 2010-DDD
5.00%, 07/01/2021(g)(i)

     15       11,213  

Series 2010-X
5.25%, 07/01/2040(e)(g)

     340       255,000  

5.75%, 07/01/2036(e)(g)

     125       94,687  

Series 2010-ZZ
5.25%, 07/01/2024(e)(g)

     40       30,000  

Series 2012-A
5.00%, 07/01/2029(e)(g)

     50       37,500  

5.00%, 07/01/2042(e)(g)

     10       7,500  

AGM Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2031

     375       368,908  

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

     125       120,128  

AGC Series 2007-N
5.25%, 07/01/2036

     110       106,421  

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

     350       362,464  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2024

     6       5,509  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2027

     17       13,238  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029

     17       11,792  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2046

     2,111       457,147  

Series 2019-A
4.329%, 07/01/2040

     440       369,030  

5.00%, 07/01/2058

     867       743,442  
    

 

 

 
       11,025,231  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

South Carolina – 0.6%

    

Columbia Housing Authority/SC
Series 2022
4.80%, 11/01/2024

   $ 150     $ 145,115  

5.26%, 11/01/2032

     100       93,639  

5.41%, 11/01/2039

     310       279,670  

6.28%, 11/01/2039

     100       89,743  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Last Step Recycling LLC)
Series 2021
6.25%, 06/01/2040(c)

     100       72,404  

6.50%, 06/01/2051(c)

     300       206,341  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(PSG Patriot’s Place Apartments LLC)
Series 2022
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2052

     415       253,327  

South Carolina Public Service Authority
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     265       264,650  

Series 2022
4.00%, 12/01/2046

     329       270,723  

4.00%, 12/01/2049

     220       178,330  
    

 

 

 
       1,853,942  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 0.8%

    

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

     370       339,092  

5.125%, 12/01/2042(c)

     1,000       893,495  

Series 2016-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2031(c)

     150       88,713  

Chattanooga Health Educational & Housing Facility Board
(CommonSpirit Health)
Series 2019-A
4.00%, 08/01/2037

     30       26,080  

4.00%, 08/01/2038

     100       85,470  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Trevecca Nazarene University)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2051

     250       180,272  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

   $ 135     $ 50,760  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     215       216,037  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Industrial Development Board
(South Nashville Central Business Improvement District)
Series 2021
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2043(c)

     1,000       277,881  

4.00%, 06/01/2051(c)

     100       72,721  

Wilson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2039

     200       142,796  

4.25%, 12/01/2024

     200       186,407  
    

 

 

 
       2,559,724  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 4.9%

    

Abilene Convention Center Hotel Development Corp.
(City of Abilene TX Abilene Convention Center Revenue)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 10/01/2050

     250       200,251  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 10/01/2050(c)

     200       156,763  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(BASIS Texas Charter Schools, Inc.)
Series 2021
4.50%, 06/15/2056(c)

     500       471,704  

Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc.
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     500       488,493  

Baytown Municipal Development District
(Baytown Municipal Development District Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2021
5.00%, 10/01/2050(c)

     400       307,378  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Brazoria County Industrial Development Corp.
(Aleon Renewable Metals LLC)
Series 2022
10.00%, 06/01/2042(c)

   $ 500     $ 490,154  

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2013
5.00%, 01/01/2042 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     100       100,277  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 01/01/2046

     1,000       954,888  

Series 2021-C
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     1,000       1,025,718  

City of Houston TX
(City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2015
5.00%, 09/01/2031

     160       161,693  

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 02/01/2046

     1,000       1,014,695  

Conroe Local Government Corp.
(Conroe Local Government Corp. Conroe Convention Center Hotel)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2046

     1,000       849,723  

Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Series 2014-A
5.00%, 12/01/2025 (Pre-refunded/ETM)

     580       600,273  

Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1
Series 2015
5.00%, 04/01/2028(c)

     100       98,024  

Decatur Hospital Authority
Series 2021
4.00%, 09/01/2044

     1,000       750,563  

Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 12/01/2037

     1,600       1,404,017  

Series 2022-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2042

     1,400       422,998  

Love Field Airport Modernization Corp.
(Dallas Love Field)
Series 2015
5.00%, 11/01/2032

     500       501,970  

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

     450       423,435  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Morningside Ministries Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 01/01/2055

   $ 100     $ 77,880  

Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2047

     100       67,622  

5.00%, 01/01/2057

     200       151,167  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Outlook at Windhaven Forefront Living Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.875%, 10/01/2057

     1,000       900,427  

Port Beaumont Navigation District
(Jefferson Railport Terminal II LLC)
Series 2020
4.00%, 01/01/2050(c)

     100       68,203  

Series 2021
2.625%, 01/01/2031(c)

     300       229,643  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Edgemere Retirement Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp.)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 11/15/2025(e)(g)

     675       270,000  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Stayton at Museum Way)
Series 2020-A
5.75%, 12/01/2054

     456       326,281  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Trinity Terrace Project)
Series 2014-A1
5.00%, 10/01/2044

     100       92,451  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/30/2058

     3,000       2,668,542  
    

 

 

 
       15,275,233  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 0.7%

    

City of Salt Lake City UT Airport Revenue
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2048(h)

     1,000       951,595  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Military Installation Development Authority
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/01/2052

   $ 500     $ 344,561  

Utah Infrastructure Agency
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/15/2046

     1,000       888,689  
    

 

 

 
       2,184,845  
    

 

 

 

Vermont – 0.2%

    

Vermont Economic Development Authority
(Casella Waste Systems, Inc.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 06/01/2052(c)

     500       481,947  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 2.2%

    

Align Affordable Housing Bond Fund LP
(Park Landing LP)
Series 2022-2
5.66%, 08/01/2052

     221       188,584  

Halifax County Industrial Development Authority
(Virginia Electric and Power Co.)
Series 2022
1.65%, 12/01/2041

     2,000       1,928,463  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority
(Westminster-Canterbury Corp. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 10/01/2047

     1,000       982,200  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./VA
Series 2007-B1
5.00%, 06/01/2047

     165       143,731  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(95 Express Lanes LLC)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2048

     1,000       757,977  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC)
Series 2022
4.00%, 01/01/2034

     2,000       1,805,725  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(Total Fiber Recovery @ Chesapeake LLC)
Series 2022
6.50%, 06/01/2029(c)

     530       497,338  

8.50%, 06/01/2042(c)

     615       550,250  
    

 

 

 
       6,854,268  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Washington – 2.2%

    

Pend Oreille County Public Utility District No. 1 Box Canyon
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2044

   $ 280     $ 268,956  

Port of Seattle WA
Series 2015-C
5.00%, 04/01/2033

     510       516,730  

Series 2021
4.00%, 08/01/2040

     1,000       853,778  

Spokane County School District No. 81 Spokane
Series 2012
3.00%, 12/01/2031

     1,000       893,294  

State of Washington
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 08/01/2044

     2,000       2,091,833  

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

     235       202,764  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Series 2021-1, Class A
3.50%, 12/20/2035

     279       235,921  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission Series 2021-1, Class X
0.725%, 12/20/2035(d)

     981       49,359  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Obligated Group)
Series 2013
5.25%, 01/01/2043(c)

     1,000       841,763  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 01/01/2055(c)

     1,000       742,433  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Rockwood Retirement Communities)
Series 2014-A
7.375%, 01/01/2044(c)

     200       200,293  
    

 

 

 
       6,897,124  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 0.2%

    

City of South Charleston WV
(City of South Charleston WV South Charleston Park Place Excise Tax District)
Series 2022
4.25%, 06/01/2042(c)

     250       184,347  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority/WV
Series 2020
3.00%, 06/01/2035

   $ 393     $ 361,495  
    

 

 

 
       545,842  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 3.1%

    

St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Series 2021
5.00%, 09/30/2041(c)

     200       146,818  

UMA Education, Inc.
Series 2019
5.00%, 10/01/2025(c)

     100       98,930  

5.00%, 10/01/2027(c)

     130       127,064  

5.00%, 10/01/2029(c)

     100       96,385  

Wisconsin Center District
(Wisconsin Center District Ded Tax)
Series 2022
5.25%, 12/15/2061(c)

     200       179,270  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Oakwood Lutheran Senior Ministries Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2047

     100       71,641  

4.00%, 01/01/2057

     1,000       668,515  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(St. Camillus Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/01/2054

     100       77,173  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(St. John’s Communities, Inc. Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 09/15/2036

     775       651,809  

4.00%, 09/15/2041

     765       610,512  

4.00%, 09/15/2045

     650       493,335  

Wisconsin Housing & Economic Development Authority
(Roers Sun Prairie Apartments Owner LLC)
Series 2022
4.625%, 03/15/2040(c)

     100       81,449  

Series 2022-A
3.875%, 12/01/2039(c)

     460       370,613  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
Series 2022
6.00%, 02/01/2062(c)

     1,000       859,113  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(21st Century Public Academy)
Series 2020
3.75%, 06/01/2030(c)

   $ 350     $ 302,581  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Catholic Bishop of Chicago (The))
Series 2021
5.75%, 07/25/2041(c)

     1,000       854,842  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Celanese US Holdings LLC)
Series 2016-C
4.30%, 11/01/2030

     100       96,325  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst, Inc.)
Series 2017-A
5.25%, 05/15/2042(c)

     130       112,419  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(McLemore Resort Manager LLC)
Series 2021
4.50%, 06/01/2056(c)

     295       197,493  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Queens University of Charlotte)
Series 2022
5.25%, 03/01/2042

     1,000       935,964  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Samaritan Housing Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2056(c)

     500       298,835  

Series 2022
4.00%, 06/01/2049(c)

     100       63,422  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Southeastern Regional Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 02/01/2034

     1,300       1,159,797  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Uwharrie Charter Academy)
Series 2022
5.00%, 06/15/2062(c)

     500       394,312  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Washoe Barton Medical Clinic)
Series 2021
4.00%, 12/01/2051

     1,000       725,514  
    

 

 

 
       9,674,131  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $317,125,040)

       275,961,627  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 12.9%

    

California – 0.1%

    

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Goodwill Industries of Orange County)
Series 2006
2.15%, 03/01/2031(j)

   $ 275     $ 275,000  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 0.2%

    

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland (The))
1.64%, 09/01/2038(j)

     500       500,000  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 0.8%

    

District of Columbia
(Georgetown University (The))
Series 2016
2.23%, 04/01/2041(j)

     1,390       1,390,000  

District of Columbia
(MedStar Health Obligated Group)
1.64%, 08/15/2038(j)

     250       250,000  

Series 2012-A
2.21%, 08/15/2038(j)

     845       845,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,485,000  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 1.0%

    

County of Palm Beach FL
(Raymond F Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. (The))
Series 2002
2.28%, 07/01/2032(j)

     2,650       2,650,000  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority
(Nemours Foundation/Florida)
Series 2017-C
2.20%, 01/01/2039(j)

     580       580,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,230,000  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 1.6%

    

Cobb County School District
Series 2022
3.00%, 12/15/2022

     5,000       4,999,877  
    

 

 

 

Idaho – 0.5%

    

Idaho Health Facilities Authority
(St Luke’s Health System Ltd. Obligated Group/ID)
Series 2018-C
1.64%, 03/01/2048(j)

     1,675       1,675,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois – 0.7%

    

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority
(Lincoln Park Society (The))
Series 1999
2.30%, 01/01/2029(j)

   $ 300     $ 300,000  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Illinois College)
Series 2005
2.23%, 10/01/2030(j)

     1,325       1,325,000  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Latin School of Chicago (The))
Series 2005-B
2.25%, 08/01/2035(j)

     385       385,000  

Village of Brookfield IL
(Chicago Zoological Society (The))
Series 2008
2.25%, 06/01/2038(j)

     275       275,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,285,000  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 0.2%

    

Iowa Finance Authority
(Iowa Health System Obligated Group)
1.60%, 07/01/2041(j)

     500       500,000  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 0.1%

    

Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Government
(Norton Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
2.23%, 10/01/2039(j)

     235       235,000  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 1.3%

    

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(ANF Partners #1 LP)
Series 2006
2.21%, 04/01/2036(j)

     300       300,000  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(CHRISTUS Health Obligated Group)
Series 2009
2.23%, 07/01/2047(j)

     2,000       2,000,000  

2.25%, 07/01/2047(j)

     1,655       1,655,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,955,000  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 0.1%

    

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
Series 2014-A
2.23%, 04/01/2035(j)

     400       400,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts – 0.2%

    

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Trustees of The College of The Holy Cross)
Series 2018
1.64%, 09/01/2037(j)

   $ 500     $ 500,000  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.1%

    

City of Minneapolis MN/St Paul Housing & Redevelopment Authority
(Allina Health Obligated Group)
Series 2009-B
1.62%, 11/15/2035(j)

     300       300,000  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 1.1%

    

Essex County Improvement Authority
(Jewish Community Center of MetroWest, Inc.)
Series 2005
2.25%, 07/01/2025(j)

     2,165       2,165,000  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(AHS Hospital Corp.)
Series 2008-C
2.23%, 07/01/2036(j)

     1,000       1,000,000  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Virtua Health Obligated Group)
Series 2009-C
1.27%, 07/01/2043(j)

     325       325,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,490,000  
    

 

 

 

New York – 1.4%

    

New York City Health and Hospitals Corp.
Series 2008-E
2.20%, 02/15/2026(j)

     1,635       1,635,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp.
(2 Gold LLC)
Series 2008-A
2.20%, 04/15/2036(j)

     900       900,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp.
(BCRE-90 West Street LLC)
Series 2006A
2.20%, 03/15/2036(j)

     355       355,000  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
Series 2015-F
1.63%, 06/15/2035(j)

     1,500       1,500,000  
    

 

 

 
       4,390,000  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ohio – 0.5%

    

Columbus Regional Airport Authority
Series 2005
2.23%, 07/01/2035(j)

   $ 1,465     $ 1,465,000  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.1%

    

Oregon State Facilities Authority
(PeaceHealth Obligated Group)
1.64%, 08/01/2034(j)

     350       350,000  
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island – 0.5%

    

Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp.
(Roger Williams University)
Series 2012-B
2.25%, 11/15/2038(j)

     1,675       1,675,000  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 0.1%

    

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(PSG Patriot’s Place Apartments LLC)
Series 2022
6.00%, 06/01/2023

     235       232,215  
    

 

 

 

Vermont – 0.2%

    

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Bitter Lake Village Associates 2 LP)
Series 2009
2.22%, 12/15/2044(j)

     690       690,000  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 1.0%

    

Loudoun County Economic Development Authority
(Jack Kent Cooke Foundation)
Series 2004
2.26%, 06/01/2034(j)

     2,050       2,050,000  

Roanoke Economic Development Authority
(Carilion Clinic Obligated Group)
Series 2020
2.22%, 07/01/2052(j)

     1,010       1,010,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,060,000  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 0.8%

    

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Panorama/United States)
Series 2008
2.30%, 04/01/2043(j)

     2,250       2,250,000  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(West Valley Nursing Homes, Inc.)
Series 2000
2.30%, 10/01/2031(j)

   $ 250     $ 250,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,500,000  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.3%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.)
Series 2008-B
1.64%, 12/01/2033(j)

     1,000       1,000,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $40,208,100)

       40,192,092  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $357,333,140)

       316,153,719  
    

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 1.2%

    

Industrial – 1.2%

    

Banks – 0.0%

    

UMB Financial Corp.
10.00%, 01/01/2049(k)(l)

     89       88,333  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.2%

    

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.25%, 01/15/2034(c)

     309       226,899  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.25%, 12/01/2026(c)

     240       208,385  

5.75%, 12/01/2028(c)

     250       201,772  
    

 

 

 
       637,056  
    

 

 

 

Communications -Telecommunications – 0.0%

    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA
Zero Coupon, 08/01/2023(k)(l)

     275       – 0  – 
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.7%

    

Carnival Corp.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(c)

     400       322,748  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
8.25%, 01/15/2029(c)

     725       722,702  

Wild Rivers Water Park
8.50%, 11/01/2051

     1,225       1,059,625  
    

 

 

 
       2,105,075  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

    

Medline Borrower LP
3.875%, 04/01/2029(c)

   $ 350     $ 285,880  
    

 

 

 

Services – 0.0%

    

Trousdale Issuer LLC
Series A
6.50%, 04/01/2025(e)(g)(k)

     200       75,200  
    

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

    

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
5.50%, 04/20/2026(c)

     155       147,721  

5.75%, 04/20/2029(c)

     165       150,150  

United Airlines, Inc.
4.375%, 04/15/2026(c)

     150       137,242  
    

 

 

 
       435,113  
    

 

 

 

Utility – 0.1%

    

Vistra Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2026(c)(m)

     225       199,960  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $4,279,092)

       3,826,617  
    

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 1.0%

    

Financial Institutions – 0.5%

    

Banking – 0.2%

    

Bank of America Corp.
Series JJ
5.125%, 06/20/2024(m)

     100       93,998  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
Series H
3.70%, 03/20/2026(m)

     100       87,834  

Comerica, Inc.
5.625%, 07/01/2025(m)

     100       96,972  

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

     100       92,154  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH
Series F
5.625%, 07/15/2030(m)

     100       91,005  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Series Q
5.15%, 05/01/2023(m)

     50       48,680  

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

     100       87,921  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wells Fargo & Co.
Series BB
3.90%, 03/15/2026(m)

   $ 100     $ 84,888  
    

 

 

 
       683,452  
    

 

 

 

Finance – 0.2%

    

Air Lease Corp.
3.625%, 04/01/2027

     600       528,720  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.1%

    

Centene Corp.
4.25%, 12/15/2027

     232       214,025  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
5.625%, 06/15/2043

     215       212,441  
    

 

 

 
       426,466  
    

 

 

 

Industrial – 0.5%

    

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2%

    

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

     1,000       880,230  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.2%

    

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.20%, 08/08/2024

     600       570,588  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

    

Newell Brands, Inc.
4.45%, 04/01/2026

     173       160,899  

4.875%, 06/01/2025

     18       17,366  
    

 

 

 
       178,265  
    

 

 

 
       1,629,083  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $3,723,948)

       3,267,721  
    

 

 

 
    

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.2%

    

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.2%

    

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2019-3A, Class M1B
5.186% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.60%), 07/25/2029(b)(c)

     52       52,375  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2014-C01, Class M2
7.986% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.40%), 01/25/2024(b)

     80       80,935  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2014-C03, Class 2M2
6.486% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.90%), 07/25/2024(b)

   $ 31     $ 30,801  

Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
7.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(b)

     35       35,037  

Series 2016-C01, Class 1M2
10.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.75%), 08/25/2028(b)

     91       94,867  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1M2
9.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 6.00%), 09/25/2028(b)

     108       111,608  

Series 2017-C04, Class 2M2
6.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.85%), 11/25/2029(b)

     187       188,711  
    

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $585,209)

       594,334  
    

 

 

 
    

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.2%

    

Agency CMBS – 0.0%

    

California Housing Finance Agency
Series 2021-3, Class X
0.764%, 08/20/2036(d)

     986       58,850  
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.2%

    

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 
Series 2017-SCH, Class AF
4.413% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/2033(b)(c)

     250       227,602  

DBWF Mortgage Trust 
Series 2018-GLKS, Class A
4.51% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.03%), 12/19/2030(b)(c)

     275       263,807  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $595,683)

       550,259  
    

 

 

 
    

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.2%

    

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.1%

    

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

     250       240,840  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.1%

    

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

   $ 145     $ 140,849  

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

     197       157,989  
    

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $592,309)

       539,678  
    

 

 

 
    

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 0.1%

    

CLO - Floating Rate – 0.1%

    

THL Credit Wind River CLO Ltd.
Series 2014-2A, Class AR
5.219% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.14%), 01/15/2031(b)(c)
(cost $250,000)

     250       243,164  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

COMMON STOCKS – 0.0%

    

Communication Services – 0.0%

    

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

    

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA(g)(k)(l)

     538       – 0  – 

Intelsat SA/Luxembourg(g)

     2,571       64,275  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $219,617)

       64,275  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%

    

Investment Companies – 0.2%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
2.67%(n)(o)(p)
(cost $563,535)

     563,535       563,535  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 104.7%
(cost $368,142,533)

       325,803,302  

Other assets less liabilities – (4.7)%

       (14,758,324
 

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 311,044,978  
 

 

 

 

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

 

CDX-NAIG Series 39, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    1.00     Quarterly       0.90     USD       15,000     $ 83,601     $ 8,345     $ 75,256  

CDX-NAHY Series 39, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    5.00       Quarterly       5.19       USD       5,000       (9,103     (188,372     179,269  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   74,498     $   (180,027   $   254,525  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

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

 

              Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
  Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     1,180     01/15/2025   4.028%   CPI#     Maturity     $ 44,883     $ – 0  –    $ 44,883  
USD     4,860     01/15/2026   3.765%   CPI#     Maturity       186,014       – 0  –      186,014  
USD     3,030     01/15/2027   CPI#   3.323%     Maturity       (162,518     – 0  –      (162,518
USD     2,760     01/15/2027   CPI#   3.466%     Maturity       (124,460     (3,161     (121,299
USD     1,340     01/15/2027   CPI#   3.320%     Maturity       (72,112     – 0  –      (72,112
USD     1,110     01/15/2028   1.230%   CPI#     Maturity       205,139       – 0  –      205,139  
USD     650     01/15/2028   0.735%   CPI#     Maturity       142,530       – 0  –      142,530  
USD     4,600     01/15/2029   CPI#   3.390%     Maturity       (158,837     – 0  –      (158,837
USD     3,720     01/15/2029   CPI#   3.331%     Maturity       (145,811     – 0  –      (145,811
USD     1,680     01/15/2030   1.714%   CPI#     Maturity       275,186       – 0  –      275,186  
USD     1,680     01/15/2030   1.731%   CPI#     Maturity       272,665       – 0  –      272,665  
USD     1,600     01/15/2030   1.585%   CPI#     Maturity       280,186       – 0  –      280,186  
USD     525     01/15/2030   1.572%   CPI#     Maturity       92,531       – 0  –      92,531  
USD     525     01/15/2030   1.587%   CPI#     Maturity       91,845       – 0  –      91,845  
USD     1,650     01/15/2031   2.782%   CPI#     Maturity       127,979       – 0  –      127,979  
USD     1,380     01/15/2031   2.680%   CPI#     Maturity       120,134       – 0  –      120,134  
USD     1,100     01/15/2031   2.601%   CPI#     Maturity       103,781       – 0  –      103,781  
USD     920     01/15/2031   2.989%   CPI#     Maturity       53,441       – 0  –      53,441  
USD     1,990     01/15/2032   CPI#   3.448%     Maturity       (10,582     – 0  –      (10,582
USD     1,420     01/15/2032   CPI#   3.063%     Maturity       (65,810     – 0  –      (65,810
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $   1,256,184     $   (3,161   $   1,259,345  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type                      
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     10,000       01/15/2027     1 Day
SOFR
  2.711%   Annual   $ (485,718   $ – 0  –    $ (485,718
USD     7,500       04/15/2032     2.528%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     763,745       – 0  –      763,745  
USD     7,000       04/15/2032     3.506%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     187,247       – 0  –      187,247  
USD     5,000       04/15/2032     2.881%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     371,286       787       370,499  
USD     5,000       04/15/2032     3.065%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     306,886       – 0  –      306,886  
USD     5,000       04/15/2032     3.067%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     306,086       – 0  –      306,086  
USD     4,300       04/15/2032     2.850%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     319,453       – 0  –      319,453  
USD     4,000       04/15/2032     2.473%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     417,535       – 0  –      417,535  
USD     2,600       04/15/2032     1.280%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     531,095       – 0  –      531,095  
USD     1,600       04/15/2032     3.069%   1 Day
SOFR
  Annual     93,169       – 0  –      93,169  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $   2,810,784     $   787     $   2,809,997  
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

 

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       700     $ (158,494   $ (85,708   $ (72,786

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       361       (81,625     (40,180     (41,445

Credit Suisse International

 

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       700       (158,494     (87,201     (71,293

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

 

CDX-CMBX.NA.A Series 6, 05/11/2063*

    2.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       1,599       (175,225     24,784       (200,009
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (573,838   $   (188,305   $   (385,533
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

 

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INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type                          
Swap
Counterparty
  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Citibank, NA

    USD       2,000       11/23/2022       SIFMA*       1.510%       Maturity     $ (395,459   $   – 0  –    $ (395,459

Citibank, NA

    USD       2,000       01/09/2023       SIFMA*       1.600%       Maturity       (394,637     – 0  –      (394,637

Citibank, NA

    USD       2,000       04/07/2023       SIFMA*       2.655%       Maturity       (209,030     – 0  –      (209,030

Citibank, NA

    USD       2,220       10/09/2029       1.125%       SIFMA*       Quarterly       295,094       – 0  –      295,094  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    USD       2,000       12/19/2022       SIFMA*       1.450%       Maturity       (416,470     – 0  –      (416,470

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    USD       2,000       02/13/2023       SIFMA*       2.000%       Maturity       (326,553     – 0  –      (326,553

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    USD       2,000       03/15/2023       SIFMA*       2.400%       Maturity       (254,076     – 0  –      (254,076

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    USD       2,000       03/23/2023       SIFMA*       2.460%       Maturity       (244,073     – 0  –      (244,073

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    USD       2,000       05/15/2023       SIFMA*       3.400%       Maturity       (70,910     – 0  –      (70,910
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
              $   (2,016,114   $   – 0  –    $   (2,016,114
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

(a)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(b)

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

 

(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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $51,998,721 or 16.7% of net assets.

 

(d)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(e)

Defaulted.

 

(f)

Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Louisiana Pellets, Inc.)
Series 2014-A
7.50%, 07/01/2023

     07/01/2014      $   173,772      $   3        0.00

 

(g)

Non-income producing security.

 

(h)

Security represents the underlying municipal obligation of an inverse floating rate obligation held by the Fund (see Note I).

 

(i)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(j)

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

 

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  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.

 

(k)

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

 

(l)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(m)

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

 

(n)

Affiliated investments.

 

(o)

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

 

(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.

As of October 31, 2022, 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 2.3% 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

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

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

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

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

COP – Certificate of Participation

CPI – Consumer Price Index

ETM – Escrowed to Maturity

ID – Improvement District

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

MUNIPSA – SIFMA Municipal Swap Index

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, 2022

 

Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $367,578,998)

   $ 325,239,767  

Affiliated issuers (cost $563,535)

     563,535  

Cash collateral due from broker

     5,555,486  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     10,190,000  
Interest receivable      3,852,487  
Receivable for capital stock sold      3,352,463  
Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps      295,094  
Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps      195,505  
Affiliated dividends receivable      26,557  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     349,270,894  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities   

Due to custodian

     320  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     23,041,368  

Payable for floating rate notes issued(a)

     9,600,000  

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

     2,311,208  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     2,034,456  

Market value on credit default swaps (net premiums received $188,305)

     573,838  

Advisory fee payable

     46,600  

Administrative fee payable

     31,643  

Distribution fee payable

     10,553  

Directors’ fees payable

     1,813  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     1,597  

Dividends payable

     609  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     571,911  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     38,225,916  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 311,044,978  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 31,509  

Additional paid-in capital

     353,552,549  

Accumulated loss

     (42,539,080
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     311,044,978  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—21 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets       

Shares

Outstanding

       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 29,037,579          2,941,490        $ 9.87

 

 
C   $ 5,963,822          604,148        $ 9.87  

 

 
Advisor   $   276,043,577          27,963,131        $   9.87  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $10.18 which reflects a sales charge of 3.00%.

 

(a)

Represents short-term floating rate certificates issued by tender option bond trusts (see Note I).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income     

Interest

   $ 7,644,274    

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     80,547    

Other income

     2,550     $ 7,727,371  
  

 

 

   
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,274,893    

Distribution fee—Class A

     73,152    

Distribution fee—Class C

     70,795    

Transfer agency—Class A

     11,528    

Transfer agency—Class C

     2,712    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     99,910    

Administrative

     98,645    

Custody and accounting

     102,901    

Registration fees

     63,965    

Audit and tax

     63,352    

Printing

     49,173    

Legal

     39,107    

Directors’ fees

     21,275    

Miscellaneous

     14,375    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses before interest expense

     1,985,783    

Interest expense

     40,006    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

         2,025,789    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (432,731  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       1,593,058  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       6,134,313  
    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions

       (4,016,257

Swaps

       2,279,766  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

    

Investments(a)

       (46,122,883

Swaps

       484,445  
    

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

       (47,374,929
    

 

 

 

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

       23,865  
    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

     $     (41,216,751
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $419.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 6,134,313     $ 2,474,391  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (1,736,491     411,178  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (45,638,438     4,031,055  

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     23,865       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (41,216,751     6,916,624  
Distributions to Shareholders     

Class A

     (573,228     (406,926

Class C

     (79,387     (35,666

Advisor Class

     (5,641,767     (2,042,255
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net increase

     161,243,946       117,513,762  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     113,732,813       121,945,539  
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     197,312,165       75,366,626  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     311,044,978     $     197,312,165  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares. Class B, Class T, Class 1 and Class 2 shares have not been issued. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 3% for purchases not exceeding $500,000. With respect to purchases of $500,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Advisor Class shares are sold without any initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All seven classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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 Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5

 

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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 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.

 

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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.

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

 

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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 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.

 

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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of October 31, 2022:

 

    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 275,961,627     $ – 0  –    $ 275,961,627  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

    – 0  –      40,192,092       – 0  –      40,192,092  

Corporates—Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      3,663,084       163,533 (a)      3,826,617  

Corporates—Investment Grade

    – 0  –      3,267,721       – 0  –      3,267,721  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      594,334       – 0  –      594,334  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      550,259       – 0  –      550,259  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      539,678       – 0  –      539,678  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    – 0  –      243,164       – 0  –      243,164  

Common Stocks

    – 0  –      64,275       0 (a)       64,275  

Short-Term Investments

    563,535       – 0  –      – 0  –      563,535  

Liabilities:

       

Floating Rate Notes(b)

    (9,600,000     – 0  –      – 0  –      (9,600,000
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    (9,036,465     325,076,234       163,533 (a)      316,203,302  

Other Financial Instruments(c):

       

Assets:

       

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      83,601       – 0  –      83,601 (d)  

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      1,996,314       – 0  –      1,996,314 (d)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      3,296,502       – 0  –      3,296,502 (d)  

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      295,094       – 0  –      295,094  

Liabilities:

       

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (9,103     – 0  –      (9,103 )(d)  

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      (740,130     – 0  –      (740,130 )(d)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (485,718     – 0  –      (485,718 )(d)  

Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (573,838     – 0  –      (573,838

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (2,311,208     – 0  –      (2,311,208
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   (9,036,465   $   326,627,748     $   163,533     $   317,754,816  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(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.

 

(c)

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

 

(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.

 

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3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. 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. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

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.

5. 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

 

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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.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each fund or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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 investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .40% of the excess over $2.5 billion up to $5 billion and .35% in excess of $5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding expenses associated with securities sold short, acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .75%, 1.50% and .50%, of average daily net assets for Class A, Class C and Advisor Class shares, respectively. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $425,288. The Expense Caps may not be terminated before January 31, 2023.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $98,645.

 

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The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $22,924 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $39 from the sale of Class A shares and received $11,982 and $5,466 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $7,443.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the year ended October 31, 2022 is as follows:

 

Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     – 0  –    $     234,673     $     234,109     $     564     $     81  

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $23,865 for trading losses incurred due to a pricing error.

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act

 

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of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to 0.30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares and 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. Payments under the Agreement in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .25% of Class A shares’ average daily net assets. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amount of $28,821 for Class C shares. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases     Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     240,251,591     $     75,836,176  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      667,422  

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     357,706,038  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 6,954,764  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (46,955,611
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (40,000,847
  

 

 

 

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.

 

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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 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

 

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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 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 a 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).

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held inflation (CPI) swaps for 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 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 a 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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held credit default swaps for hedging and 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.

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2022, 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  

Credit contracts

  Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps   $ 254,525    

Interest rate contracts

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

 

5,292,029

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

$

1,222,687

Interest rate contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

 

 

295,094

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on interest rate swaps

 

 

2,311,208

 

Credit contracts

      Market value on credit default swaps     573,838  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $   5,841,648       $   4,107,733  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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    $ 1,892,738      $ (111,111

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      387,028        595,556  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $   2,279,766      $   484,445  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 13,826,154  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 48,338,462  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 35,798,462  

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 4,570,898  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 6,285,714 (a) 

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $     19,970,000 (b) 

 

(a)

Positions were open for six months during the year.

 

(b)

Positions were open for five months during the year.

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, 2022. 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/Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  $ 295,094     $ (295,094   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   295,094     $   (295,094   $   – 0  –    $   – 0  –    $   – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

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

Citibank, NA/Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

  $ 1,239,245     $ (295,094   $ (913,000   $ – 0  –    $ 31,151  

Credit Suisse International

    158,494       – 0  –      (158,494     – 0  –      – 0  – 

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    175,225       – 0  –      (175,225     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    1,312,082       – 0  –      (1,278,000     – 0  –      34,082  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $   2,885,046     $   (295,094   $   (2,524,719   $   – 0  –    $   65,233
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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 E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     2,345,610       1,412,846       $ 25,300,363     $ 16,395,252    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     35,652       17,413         377,337       200,359    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     6,335       33,047         69,463       379,856    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (1,988,011     (442,249       (21,571,436     (5,086,693  

 

   

Net increase

     399,586       1,021,057       $ 4,175,727     $ 11,888,774    

 

   
            
Class C             

Shares sold

     238,746       597,815       $ 2,533,652     $ 6,955,200    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     6,212       2,391         65,534       27,536    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (6,338     (33,047       (69,463     (379,856  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (321,819     (45,530       (3,432,310     (523,128  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (83,199     521,629       $ (902,587   $ 6,079,752    

 

   
            
Advisor Class             

Shares sold

     37,244,701       11,306,229       $ 402,826,250     $ 131,083,859    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     294,382       84,583         3,110,820       975,843    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (23,418,191     (2,823,940       (247,966,264     (32,514,466  

 

   

Net increase

     14,120,892       8,566,872       $ 157,970,806     $ 99,545,236    

 

   

NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

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

 

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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 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.

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 municipal or corporate developments and negative performance of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of 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, or 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. For example, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly stressed the financial resources of many issuers of municipal securities, which could impair any such issuer’s ability to meet its financial obligations when due and adversely impact the value of its securities held by the Fund. As the full effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state and local economies and on issuers of municipal securities are still uncertain, the financial difficulties of issuers of municipal securities may continue or worsen, adversely affecting the performance of the Fund. 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.

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

 

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The Fund invests, from time to time, in the municipal securities of Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories and their governmental agencies and municipalities, which are exempt from federal, state, and, where applicable, local income taxes. These municipal securities may have more risks than those of other U.S. issuers of municipal securities. Like many U.S. states and municipalities, Puerto Rico experienced a significant downturn during the 2007-2009 recession. Puerto Rico’s downturn was particularly severe, and Puerto Rico continues to face a very challenging economic and fiscal environment, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If the general economic situation in Puerto Rico continues to persist or worsens, the volatility and credit quality of Puerto Rican municipal securities could continue to be adversely affected, and the market for such securities may experience continued volatility.

Tax Risk—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.

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 government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

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

 

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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.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes and large positions. Municipal securities may have more illiquid investments risk than other fixed-income securities because they trade less frequently and the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets.

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.

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 instrument, 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 Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar

 

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LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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

 

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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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

     2022      2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 832,185      $ 467,928  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

     832,185        467,928  

Tax-exempt distributions

     5,462,197        2,016,919  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $     6,294,382      $     2,484,847  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 52,120  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (2,589,744 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (40,000,847 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

   $     (42,538,471 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $2,589,744.

 

(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 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 October 31, 2022, the

 

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Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $2,589,744, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, permanent differences primarily due to contributions from the Adviser resulted in a net decrease in accumulated loss and a net decrease in additional paid-in capital. These reclassifications had no effect on net assets.

NOTE I

Floating Rate Notes Issued in Connection with Securities Held

The Fund may engage in tender option bond (“TOB”) transactions in which the Fund transfers a fixed rate bond (“Fixed Rate Bond”) into a Special 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, 2022, the amount of the Fund’s Floating Rate Notes outstanding was $9,600,000 and the related interest rate was 2.27% to 2.39%. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the average amount of Floating Rate Notes outstanding and the daily weighted average interest rate were $1,621,918 and 1.72%, 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 J

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform

 

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(Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

NOTE K

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 Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.56       $  10.82       $  11.09       $  10.46       $  10.77  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .21       .22       .29       .30       .24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1.69     .75       (.23     .65       (.30

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.48     .97       .06       .95       (.06
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.21     (.23     (.33     (.32     (.25
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.87       $  11.56       $  10.82       $  11.09       $  10.46  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (12.93 )%      9.02     .63     9.15     (.55 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $29,037       $29,381       $16,463       $11,932       $5,666  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .76     .76     .77     .76     .75

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .91     1.08     1.26     1.30     1.27

Net investment income(b)

    1.91     1.88     2.68     2.78     2.26

Portfolio turnover rate

    33     30     63     52     68

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.56       $  10.83       $  11.09       $  10.46       $  10.77  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .12       .11       .20       .22       .16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1.68     .77       (.21     .65       (.30

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.56     .88       (.01     .87       (.14
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.13     (.15     (.25     (.24     (.17
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.87       $  11.56       $  10.83       $  11.09       $  10.46  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (13.59 )%      8.22     (.03 )%+      8.33     (1.29 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $5,964       $7,943       $1,794       $1,596       $769  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.51     1.51     1.52     1.51     1.50

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    1.66     1.81     2.00     2.06     2.02

Net investment income(b)

    1.08     .96     1.91     2.05     1.52

Portfolio turnover rate

    33     30     63     52     68

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.56       $  10.83       $  11.09       $  10.46       $  10.77  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .24       .24       .31       .33       .27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (1.69     .75       (.21     .64       (.30

Contributions from Affiliates

    .00 (c)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.45     .99       .10       .97       (.03
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.24     (.26     (.36     (.34     (.28
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.87       $  11.56       $  10.83       $  11.09       $  10.46  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (12.71 )%      9.20     .97     9.42     (.30 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $276,044       $159,988       $57,110       $67,119       $57,432  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .51     .51     .52     .51     .50

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .66     .82     .99     1.05     1.02

Net investment income(b)

    2.23     2.05     2.87     3.04     2.52

Portfolio turnover rate

    33     30     63     52     68

See footnote summary on page 93.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)

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. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. 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.

 

(e)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest/bank overdraft expense:

 

    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Class A

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .75     .75     .75     .75     .75

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .90     1.07     1.23     1.29     1.27

Class C

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50     1.50

Before waivers/reimbursements

    1.65     1.79     1.98     2.04     2.02

Advisor Class

 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .50     .50     .50     .50     .50

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .65     .80     .96     1.04     1.02

 

+

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.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 23, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2022. For foreign shareholders, 3.35% of ordinary income dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Daryl Clements(2), Vice President

Terrance T. Hults(2), Vice President

Matthew J. Norton(2), Vice President

Andrew D. Potter(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

  

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

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

  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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 are made by the Adviser’s Tax-Aware Investment Team. Messrs. Clements, Hults, Norton and Potter are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,#

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS    
Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##
Chairman of the Board
81
(2013)
  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,##
78

(2013)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities, Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Nancy P. Jacklin,##
74

(2006)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     

Jeanette W. Loeb,##
70

(2020)

  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75     Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS*, AGE,

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL

OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS

AND INFORMATION***

 

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Garry L. Moody,##
70

(2013)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee, and as Chairman of the Audit Committees, of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal and Compliance Department—Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is listed below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
   POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
  

PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION

DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Onur Erzan

46

   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     
Daryl Clements
55
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Terrance T. Hults

56

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Matthew Norton

39

   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Chief Investment Officer – Municipal Bonds.
     

Andrew D. Potter

37

   Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Emilie D. Wrapp

67

   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Michael B. Reyes
46
   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Joseph J. Mantineo

63

   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Phyllis J. Clarke

61

   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Vincent S. Noto

58

   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com, for a free prospectus of SAI.

 

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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 Directors (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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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, and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions

 

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have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio (formerly AB Tax-Aware Fixed Income Portfolio) (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on November 2-4, 2021 (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 Analyst for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

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.

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

 

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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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. The Adviser had not requested any reimbursements from the Fund in the Fund’s latest fiscal year. 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 2019 and 2020 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant retained 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency and distribution services to 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, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. 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 Class A Shares 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 performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods ended July 31, 2021 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared 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 compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median.

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 noted that the Fund may invest in shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), subject to the restrictions and limitations of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as these may be varied as a result of exemptive orders issued, and rules adopted, by the SEC. The directors also noted

 

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that ETFs pay advisory fees pursuant to their advisory contracts, and that the Adviser had provided, and they had reviewed, information about the expense ratios of the relevant ETFs. The directors concluded, based on the Adviser’s explanation of how it uses ETFs when they are the most cost-effective way to obtain desired exposures, in some cases pending purchases of underlying securities, that the advisory fee for the Fund would be for services in addition to, rather than duplicative of, the services provided under the advisory contracts of the ETFs.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and the directors considered the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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OCT    10.31.22

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO

 

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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.

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Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB Total Return Bond Portfolio (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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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.

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

December 6, 2022

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Total Return Bond Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended October 31, 2022.

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize long-term total return without assuming what the Adviser considers undue risk.

NAV RETURNS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB TOTAL RETURN BOND PORTFOLIO1      
Class A Shares      -8.19%        -17.57%  
Class C Shares      -8.46%        -18.22%  
Advisor Class Shares2      -8.08%        -17.44%  
Class R Shares2      -8.22%        -17.78%  
Class K Shares2      -8.09%        -17.56%  
Class I Shares2      -8.07%        -17.44%  
Class Z Shares2      -8.06%        -17.34%  
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index      -6.86%        -15.68%  

 

1

Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Fund resulting from class-action settlements, which enhanced the performance of all share classes of the Fund for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022, by 0.00% and 0.01%, respectively.

 

2

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

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared to its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended October 31, 2022.

During both periods, all share classes of the Fund underperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. In the 12-month period, yield-curve positioning was the largest detractor, relative to the benchmark, as losses from positioning on the two- to 10-year parts of the curve outweighed gains on the six-month and 20-year parts of the curve. Sector allocation also detracted, as losses from off-benchmark exposure to collateralized loan obligations were partially offset by gains from an underweight to US agency mortgages and an overweight to asset-backed securities. Country allocation hampered results, due to off-benchmark allocation to Japan and the UK that was partially offset by gains from allocation to the eurozone

 

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and Sweden. Currency decisions contributed, as gains in the Swedish krona, offshore Chinese renminbi, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar exceeded a loss in the Russian ruble. Security selection within commercial mortgage-backed securities (“CMBS”) also contributed, partially offset by losses within investment-grade corporate bonds and asset-backed securities.

During the six-month period, sector allocation was the largest detractor, mostly from off-benchmark allocation to collateralized mortgage obligations, agency risk-sharing transactions and emerging-market corporate bonds, along with an overweight to CMBS, while an underweight to US agency mortgages contributed. Country allocation to Japan and the UK detracted more than a gain in the eurozone. Security selection also detracted, primarily from losses within investment-grade corporate bonds and asset-backed securities that were partially offset by gains within CMBS and high-yield corporate bonds. Yield-curve positioning contributed, from gains on the six-month and 10-year parts of the curve that outweighed losses from positioning on the two- and 30-year parts of the curve. Currency positioning in the offshore Chinese renminbi was a minor contributor to performance.

During both periods, the Fund utilized currency forwards to hedge currency risk and actively manage currency positions. Credit default swaps were utilized in the corporate and CMBS sectors for hedging and investment purposes. Total return swaps were utilized in the corporate sector for hedging and investment purposes. Treasury futures and interest rate swaps were utilized to manage duration, country exposure and yield-curve positioning. Consumer Price Index swaps were held to gain exposure to rising inflation expectations, which added to absolute returns.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Fixed-income government bond market yields increased rapidly, and bond prices fell in all developed markets during the 12-month period ended October 31, 2022. Most major central banks aggressively tightened monetary policy by raising short-term interest rates and ending bond purchases to combat high and persistent inflation. Developed-market government bonds fell the most in the UK and eurozone, and by the least in Japan, Canada and Australia. In credit risk sectors, securitized assets generally outperformed corporate bonds. Investment-grade corporate bonds trailed treasuries, underperforming in the US against US Treasuries, while outperforming in the eurozone relative to eurozone treasuries. High-yield corporate bonds in the US outperformed US Treasuries, while eurozone high yield outperformed eurozone treasuries. Emerging-market sovereign bonds materially underperformed developed-market treasuries. Emerging-market investment-grade corporate bonds hedged to the US dollar outperformed US investment-grade corporates. Emerging-market local-currency bonds lagged as the US dollar advanced against all developed-market currencies and most emerging-market currencies. Brent crude oil

 

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prices ended higher, even as prices fell later in the period on global growth concerns and reduced demand.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets in fixed-income securities. The Fund expects to invest in readily marketable fixed-income securities with a range of maturities from short- to long-term and relatively attractive yields that do not involve undue risk of loss of capital. The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in below investment-grade bonds. The Fund may use leverage for investment purposes.

The Fund may invest without limit in US dollar-denominated foreign fixed-income securities and may invest up to 25% 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.

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

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index represents the performance of securities within the US investment-grade fixed-rate bond market, with index components for government and 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 its 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.

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

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 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.

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.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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. The Fund invests in inflation-indexed securities, the value of which may be vulnerable to changes in expectations of inflation or interest rates.

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 and are 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 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.

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.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. 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.

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

Active Trading Risk: The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

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

On July 12, 2019, the Fund implemented its current investment policies (the change eliminated the guidelines for the average duration and maturity of the Fund and addressed certain related

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

matters) and also changed its name from AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio to AB Total Return Bond Portfolio. Accordingly, the performance shown for periods prior to July 12, 2019, is based on the Fund’s prior investment strategies and may not be representative of the Fund’s performance under its current investment policies.

All fees and expenses related to the operation of the Fund have been deducted. NAV returns do not reflect sales charges; if sales charges were reflected, the Fund’s quoted performance would be lower. SEC returns reflect the applicable sales charges for each share class: a 4.25% maximum front-end sales charge for Class A shares and a 1% 1-year contingent deferred sales charge for Class C shares. Returns for the different share classes will vary due to different expenses associated with each class. Performance assumes reinvestment of distributions and does not account for taxes.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

10/31/2012 TO 10/31/2022

 

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV
Returns
    SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
    SEC
Yields1
 
CLASS A SHARES         4.12%  
1 Year     -17.57%       -21.08%    
5 Years     -1.12%       -1.97%    
10 Years     0.67%       0.23%    
CLASS C SHARES         3.54%  
1 Year     -18.22%       -19.02%    
5 Years     -1.84%       -1.84%    
10 Years2     -0.07%       -0.07%    
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES3         4.57%  
1 Year     -17.44%       -17.44%    
5 Years     -0.87%       -0.87%    
10 Years     0.92%       0.92%    
CLASS R SHARES3         3.85%  
1 Year     -17.78%       -17.78%    
5 Years     -1.35%       -1.35%    
10 Years     0.43%       0.43%    
CLASS K SHARES3         4.17%  
1 Year     -17.56%       -17.56%    
5 Years     -1.10%       -1.10%    
10 Years     0.68%       0.68%    
CLASS I SHARES3         4.51%  
1 Year     -17.44%       -17.44%    
5 Years     -0.88%       -0.88%    
10 Years     0.92%       0.92%    
CLASS Z SHARES3         4.60%  
1 Year     -17.34%       -17.34%    
5 Years     -0.87%       -0.87%    
Since Inception4     0.81%       0.81%    

The Fund’s prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 0.99%, 1.74%, 0.74%, 1.37%, 1.06%, 0.68% and 0.64% for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, exclusive of interest expense, to 0.77%, 1.52%, 0.52%, 1.02%, 0.77%, 0.52% and 0.52% for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before January 31, 2023, and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

(footnotes continued on next page)

 

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1

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

 

2

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

 

3

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

 

4

Inception date: 4/25/2014.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 (unaudited)

 

     SEC Returns
(reflects applicable
sales charges)
 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      -19.64%  
5 Years      -1.57%  
10 Years      0.47%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      -17.48%  
5 Years      -1.46%  
10 Years1      0.17%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2   
1 Year      -15.87%  
5 Years      -0.49%  
10 Years      1.17%  
CLASS R SHARES2   
1 Year      -16.22%  
5 Years      -0.97%  
10 Years      0.67%  
CLASS K SHARES2   
1 Year      -16.07%  
5 Years      -0.72%  
10 Years      0.92%  
CLASS I SHARES2   
1 Year      -15.94%  
5 Years      -0.50%  
10 Years      1.17%  
CLASS Z SHARES2   
1 Year      -15.85%  
5 Years      -0.47%  
Since Inception3      1.04%  

 

1

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

 

2

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

 

3

Inception date: 4/25/2014.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE

(unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, contingent deferred sales charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. 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.

 

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EXPENSE EXAMPLE (continued)

 

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

Actual

  $   1,000     $ 918.10     $ 3.72       0.77

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $   1,021.32     $   3.92       0.77
Class C        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 915.40     $ 7.34       1.52

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,017.54     $ 7.73       1.52
Advisor Class        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 919.20     $ 2.52       0.52

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.58     $ 2.65       0.52
Class R        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 917.80     $ 4.93       1.02

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,020.06     $ 5.19       1.02
Class K        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 919.10     $ 3.72       0.77

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,021.32     $ 3.92       0.77
Class I        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 919.30     $ 2.52       0.52

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.58     $ 2.65       0.52
Class Z        

Actual

  $ 1,000     $ 919.40     $ 2.52       0.52

Hypothetical**

  $ 1,000     $ 1,022.58     $ 2.65       0.52

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

October 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $201.7

 

 

 

TOP TEN SECTORS (including derivatives)1

 

        
Governments–Treasuries2      30.2
Corporates–Investment Grade      24.8  
Mortgage Pass-Throughs      20.1  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities3      13.5  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations      10.5  
Asset-Backed Securities      7.6  
Collateralized Loan Obligations      4.4  
Emerging Markets–Corporate Bonds      1.2  
Local Governments–US Municipal Bonds      0.9  
Common Stocks      0.5  

SECTOR BREAKDOWN (excluding derivatives)4

 

        
Corporates–Investment Grade      23.4
Mortgage Pass-Throughs      18.8  
Governments–Treasuries      16.3  
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations      12.6  
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities      9.2  
Asset-Backed Securities      7.1  
Collateralized Loan Obligations      3.7  
Corporates–Non-Investment Grade      3.3  
Emerging Markets–Corporate Bonds      1.1  
Local Governments–US Municipal Bonds      0.8  
Common Stocks      0.4  
Emerging Markets–Sovereigns      0.4  
Quasi-Sovereigns      0.3  
Governments–Sovereign Bonds      0.1  
Short-Term Investments      2.5  
     100.0
 

 

1

The Fund’s sectors include derivative exposure and are expressed as approximate percentages of the Fund’s total net assets, based on the Adviser’s internal classification. The percentages will vary over time.

 

2

Includes Treasury Futures.

 

3

Includes Credit Default Swaps.

 

4

The Fund’s sector 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, 2022

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 24.9%

      

Industrial – 13.8%

      

Basic – 0.6%

      

Anglo American Capital PLC
3.875%, 03/16/2029(a)

    U.S.$       238      $ 201,750  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
5.90%, 07/05/2024

      455        447,137  

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

      390        349,537  

Suzano Austria GmbH
3.75%, 01/15/2031

      145        115,366  
      

 

 

 
         1,113,790  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.4%

      

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

      375        359,333  

Flowserve Corp.
2.80%, 01/15/2032

      425        304,708  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
3.25%, 06/14/2029

      255        221,531  
      

 

 

 
         885,572  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 1.7%

      

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

      198        146,166  

Discovery Communications LLC
5.20%, 09/20/2047

      178        126,526  

5.30%, 05/15/2049

      81        58,398  

Fox Corp.
4.709%, 01/25/2029

      240        223,418  

5.576%, 01/25/2049

      407        339,784  

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc. (The)
4.65%, 10/01/2028

      178        164,438  

Netflix, Inc.
5.875%, 11/15/2028

      766        760,914  

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

      219        180,675  

3.68%, 01/21/2030(a)

      545        399,144  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.
3.24%, 06/03/2050(a)

      328        170,417  

Weibo Corp.
3.375%, 07/08/2030

      1,312        902,246  
      

 

 

 
         3,472,126  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.7%

      

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.30%, 04/06/2029

      78        68,529  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

    U.S.$       501      $ 427,518  

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

      1,120        944,350  
      

 

 

 
         1,440,397  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.4%

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.90%, 08/08/2029

      797        642,980  

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

      346        263,333  
      

 

 

 
         906,313  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.9%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
3.90%, 04/15/2030

      811        687,103  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
5.80%, 09/15/2062

      336        300,811  

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

      893        854,601  
      

 

 

 
         1,842,515  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.2%

 

Altria Group, Inc.
3.40%, 05/06/2030

      750        609,375  

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

      1,125        890,258  

4.906%, 04/02/2030

      196        171,329  

Cargill, Inc.
5.125%, 10/11/2032(a)

      248        242,006  

CVS Health Corp.
4.30%, 03/25/2028

      28        26,288  

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

      520        388,913  
      

 

 

 
         2,328,169  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 2.8%

 

BP Capital Markets America, Inc.
2.939%, 06/04/2051

      1,201        741,726  

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

      454        331,997  

5.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

      335        304,813  

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

      457        417,401  

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

      220        220,986  

Enbridge Energy Partners LP
7.375%, 10/15/2045

      634        670,753  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Energy Transfer LP
6.25%, 04/15/2049

    U.S.$       156      $ 136,168  

EQT Corp.
5.70%, 04/01/2028

      137        133,334  

Marathon Oil Corp.
6.80%, 03/15/2032

      650        662,213  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
5.125%, 12/15/2026

      255        250,685  

6.50%, 03/01/2041

      161        157,036  

Oleoducto Central SA
4.00%, 07/14/2027(a)

      429        349,045  

ONEOK Partners LP
6.125%, 02/01/2041

      48        42,416  

ONEOK, Inc.
4.35%, 03/15/2029

      425        377,957  

6.35%, 01/15/2031

      217        214,331  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.80%, 05/15/2038

      534        534,438  

Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd.
3.25%, 08/15/2030(a)

      237        151,561  
      

 

 

 
         5,696,860  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.3%

      

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

      530        524,634  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.7%

      

Booking Holdings, Inc.
4.625%, 04/13/2030

      925        872,321  

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

      33        32,981  

Global Payments, Inc.
3.20%, 08/15/2029

      290        240,816  

5.40%, 08/15/2032

      288        266,198  

S&P Global, Inc.
4.75%, 08/01/2028(a)

      32        31,023  
      

 

 

 
         1,443,339  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 3.5%

 

Apple, Inc.
4.10%, 08/08/2062

      350        272,233  

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

      124        86,008  

3.187%, 11/15/2036(a)

      411        280,429  

4.00%, 04/15/2029(a)

      53        46,513  

4.15%, 11/15/2030

      240        206,472  

4.15%, 04/15/2032(a)

      187        156,878  

4.926%, 05/15/2037(a)

      547        450,837  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

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

    U.S.$       395      $ 352,715  

Fiserv, Inc.
3.50%, 07/01/2029

      869        755,100  

Honeywell International, Inc.
4.125%, 11/02/2034

    EUR       410        399,866  

HP, Inc.
5.50%, 01/15/2033

    U.S.$       592        527,046  

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

      279        250,163  

Intel Corp.
5.05%, 08/05/2062

      467        380,614  

International Business Machines Corp.
4.90%, 07/27/2052

      457        385,388  

KLA Corp.
4.10%, 03/15/2029

      123        115,726  

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

      869        681,366  

Micron Technology, Inc.
6.75%, 11/01/2029

      562        562,264  

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

      277        265,637  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.
3.40%, 05/01/2030

      298        247,122  

Oracle Corp.
5.375%, 07/15/2040

      90        75,145  

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

      280        197,103  

TSMC Arizona Corp.
3.875%, 04/22/2027

      241        225,386  

Workday, Inc.
3.70%, 04/01/2029

      77        68,621  
      

 

 

 
         6,988,632  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.3%

 

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

      345        336,050  

4.75%, 10/20/2028(a)

      401        372,806  
      

 

 

 
         708,856  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads – 0.1%

 

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.
5.875%, 07/05/2034(a)

      166        153,582  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.2%

 

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

      457        309,903  
      

 

 

 
         27,814,688  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Financial Institutions – 10.5%

      

Banking – 7.4%

      

AIB Group PLC
7.583%, 10/14/2026(a)

    U.S.$       845      $ 840,158  

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

      635        556,768  

Banco Santander SA
4.175%, 03/24/2028

      400        352,292  

Bank of America Corp.
4.376%, 04/27/2028

      503        467,830  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
6.253%, 09/16/2026(a)

      215        207,774  

Barclays PLC
7.385%, 11/02/2028

      384        382,103  

BNP Paribas SA
4.625%, 02/25/2031(a)

      463        320,563  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.075%, 04/23/2029

      494        445,035  

5.95%, 01/30/2023(b)

      177        175,731  

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

      329        277,350  

Credit Suisse Group AG
3.091%, 05/14/2032(a)

      319        218,898  

4.194%, 04/01/2031(a)

      396        306,429  

6.373%, 07/15/2026(a)

      369        344,177  

Danske Bank A/S
4.298%, 04/01/2028(a)

      360        317,617  

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

      265        244,110  

6.119%, 07/14/2026

      294        281,052  

Discover Bank
4.682%, 08/09/2028

      250        239,988  

Federation des Caisses Desjardins du Quebec
4.55%, 08/23/2027(a)

      464        433,835  

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

      205        188,916  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
Series V
4.125%, 11/10/2026(b)

      268        208,761  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.292%, 09/12/2026

      240        221,388  

4.583%, 06/19/2029

      224        195,001  

4.762%, 03/29/2033

      323        256,753  

7.336%, 11/03/2026

      323        323,636  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.58%, 04/22/2032

      892        686,055  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
5.414%, 09/13/2028

    U.S.$       444      $ 428,833  

Morgan Stanley
0.406%, 10/29/2027

    EUR       309        260,669  

3.772%, 01/24/2029

    U.S.$       515        459,437  

4.21%, 04/20/2028

      358        331,365  

6.296%, 10/18/2028

      144        145,303  

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

      398        337,146  

Societe Generale SA
2.797%, 01/19/2028(a)

      778        644,495  

Standard Chartered PLC
3.971%, 03/30/2026(a)

      268        246,474  

5.925% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.51%), 01/30/2027(a)(b)(c)

      400        294,744  

6.00%, 07/26/2025(a)(b)

      478        435,998  

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

      400        376,376  

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

      692        608,413  

UBS Group AG
7.00%, 02/19/2025(a)(b)

      312        302,185  

UniCredit SpA
1.982%, 06/03/2027(a)

      205        166,673  

2.569%, 09/22/2026(a)

      391        335,509  

3.127%, 06/03/2032(a)

      356        251,461  

US Bancorp
Series J
5.30%, 04/15/2027(b)

      380        317,969  

Wells Fargo & Co.
3.584%, 05/22/2028

      191        172,005  

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

      273        231,744  
      

 

 

 
         14,839,019  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.4%

      

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

      412        402,401  

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

      469        382,535  
      

 

 

 
         784,936  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 1.6%

      

Air Lease Corp.
2.875%, 01/15/2026

      72        64,023  

3.625%, 04/01/2027

      34        29,961  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Aircastle Ltd.
2.85%, 01/26/2028(a)

    U.S.$       835      $ 627,711  

4.125%, 05/01/2024

      152        144,920  

4.25%, 06/15/2026

      53        46,749  

5.25%, 08/11/2025(a)

      384        359,317  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
1.95%, 01/30/2026(a)

      449        373,716  

1.95%, 09/20/2026(a)

      133        107,005  

3.50%, 11/01/2027(a)

      136        110,799  

4.125%, 08/01/2025(a)

      5        4,536  

4.375%, 01/30/2024(a)

      135        130,179  

4.875%, 10/01/2025(a)

      153        140,350  

5.50%, 12/15/2024(a)

      381        365,886  

CDBL Funding 1
3.50%, 10/24/2027(a)

      580        522,568  

Synchrony Financial
2.875%, 10/28/2031

      420        296,957  
      

 

 

 
         3,324,677  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.7%

      

Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America (The)
4.85%, 01/24/2077(a)

      294        223,687  

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

      699        727,771  

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

      400        348,604  

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

      180        174,010  
      

 

 

 
         1,474,072  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.4%

      

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

      397        294,236  

Vornado Realty LP
3.40%, 06/01/2031

      709        523,540  
      

 

 

 
         817,776  
      

 

 

 
         21,240,480  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 0.6%

      

Electric – 0.6%

      

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

      274        215,398  

Chile Electricity Pec SpA
Zero Coupon, 01/25/2028(a)

      679        471,184  

Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding LLC
Series A-2
2.617%, 07/01/2041

      306        221,305  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Engie Energia Chile SA
3.40%, 01/28/2030(a)

    U.S.$       349      $ 254,770  
      

 

 

 
         1,162,657  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $60,728,927)

         50,217,825  
      

 

 

 
      

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 20.1%

      

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 19.2%

      

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

      190        170,971  

3.50%, 11/01/2049

      253        226,972  

Series 2020
3.50%, 01/01/2050

      715        642,938  

Series 2022
2.00%, 03/01/2052

      1,980        1,565,021  

2.50%, 04/01/2052

      2,308        1,900,603  

3.00%, 03/01/2052

      1,302        1,111,350  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold
Series 2005
5.50%, 01/01/2035

      78        78,914  

Series 2007
5.50%, 07/01/2035

      14        13,673  

Series 2016
4.00%, 02/01/2046

      533        501,273  

Series 2017
4.00%, 07/01/2044

      353        331,922  

Series 2018
4.50%, 03/01/2048

      140        133,405  

4.50%, 10/01/2048

      343        327,628  

4.50%, 11/01/2048

      449        429,219  

5.00%, 11/01/2048

      166        163,330  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2003
5.50%, 04/01/2033

      25        25,144  

5.50%, 07/01/2033

      55        55,100  

Series 2004
5.50%, 04/01/2034

      7        6,644  

5.50%, 05/01/2034

      16        16,258  

5.50%, 11/01/2034

      23        23,483  

5.50%, 01/01/2035

      220        222,361  

Series 2005
5.50%, 02/01/2035

      32        32,636  

Series 2007
5.50%, 08/01/2037

      162        163,940  

Series 2010
4.00%, 12/01/2040

      225        211,607  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2012
3.50%, 02/01/2042

    U.S.$       146      $ 132,834  

3.50%, 11/01/2042

      1,536        1,393,542  

3.50%, 01/01/2043

      259        234,697  

Series 2013
3.50%, 04/01/2043

      883        801,239  

4.00%, 10/01/2043

      533        497,943  

Series 2016
3.50%, 01/01/2047

      397        356,180  

Series 2018
4.50%, 09/01/2048

      786        750,566  

Series 2019
3.50%, 08/01/2049

      605        542,976  

3.50%, 09/01/2049

      271        243,742  

3.50%, 11/01/2049

      507        454,462  

Series 2020
3.50%, 01/01/2050

      625        561,242  

Series 2021
2.00%, 07/01/2051

      2,021        1,595,956  

2.50%, 01/01/2052

      665        548,696  

Series 2022
2.50%, 03/01/2052

      1,456        1,196,865  

2.50%, 04/01/2052

      1,502        1,236,538  

2.50%, 05/01/2052

      1,926        1,585,199  

3.00%, 02/01/2052

      1,700        1,451,521  

3.00%, 03/01/2052

      2,165        1,847,801  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2016
3.00%, 04/20/2046

      76        67,171  

3.00%, 05/20/2046

      184        162,922  

Series 2021
4.00%, 11/21/2052, TBA

      994        915,772  

4.50%, 11/21/2052, TBA

      2,289        2,168,326  

Series 2022
3.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      418        362,920  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Series 2022
2.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      4,891        3,852,271  

2.50%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      5,906        4,835,430  

3.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      1,585        1,345,982  

4.00%, 11/01/2052, TBA

      1,253        1,139,205  
      

 

 

 
         38,636,390  
      

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate 15-Year – 0.9%

      

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2016
2.50%, 08/01/2031

      105        96,564  

2.50%, 11/01/2031

      476        439,036  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

2.50%, 12/01/2031

    U.S.$       621      $ 572,967  

2.50%, 01/01/2032

      155        143,197  

Series 2017
2.50%, 02/01/2032

      660        607,604  
      

 

 

 
         1,859,368  
      

 

 

 

Agency ARMs – 0.0%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2006
2.25% (LIBOR 12 Month + 2.00%), 01/01/2037(c)

      8        8,294  
      

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $44,201,072)

         40,504,052  
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 17.3%

      

United States – 17.3%

      

U.S. Treasury Bonds
2.375%, 02/15/2042

      734        533,756  

3.125%, 08/15/2044(d)

      3,034        2,446,011  

3.25%, 05/15/2042

      1,116        940,308  

3.375%, 08/15/2042

      992        853,068  

U.S. Treasury Notes
2.625%, 02/28/2023

      13,938        13,861,777  

2.75%, 07/31/2027

      2,523        2,358,310  

2.75%, 08/15/2032

      1,895        1,693,835  

3.00%, 06/30/2024(d)

      4,291        4,178,751  

3.125%, 08/31/2027

      1,965        1,869,344  

3.25%, 08/31/2024

      3,526        3,444,266  

4.125%, 09/30/2027

      2,822        2,804,946  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $36,526,068)

         34,984,372  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 13.8%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 11.8%

      

Bellemeade Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class M1B
5.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 03/25/2029(a)(c)

      114        113,898  

Series 2019-2A, Class M2
6.686% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.10%), 04/25/2029(a)(c)

      325        313,492  

Series 2019-3A, Class M1B
5.186% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.60%), 07/25/2029(a)(c)

      75        74,766  

Series 2019-3A, Class M1C
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 07/25/2029(a)(c)

      263        259,911  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019-4A, Class M2
6.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.85%), 10/25/2029(a)(c)

  U.S.$     540      $ 513,392  

Series 2021-1A, Class M1C
5.947% (SOFR + 2.95%), 03/25/2031(a)(c)

      398        385,141  

Series 2022-1, Class M1C
6.697% (SOFR + 3.70%), 01/26/2032(a)(c)

      672        590,251  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2018-R07, Class 1M2
5.986% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.40%), 04/25/2031(a)(c)

      28        27,657  

Series 2019-R01, Class 2M2
6.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.45%), 07/25/2031(a)(c)

      86        86,150  

Series 2019-R02, Class 1M2
5.886% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.30%), 08/25/2031(a)(c)

      15        15,347  

Series 2019-R06, Class 2M2
5.686% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 09/25/2039(a)(c)

      17        16,995  

Series 2020-R01, Class 1B1
6.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 01/25/2040(a)(c)

      500        429,714  

Series 2020-SBT1, Class 1M2
7.236% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.65%), 02/25/2040(a)(c)

      1,000        970,470  

Series 2020-SBT1, Class 2M2
7.236% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.65%), 02/25/2040(a)(c)

      300        298,335  

Series 2021-R03, Class 1M2
4.647% (SOFR + 1.65%), 12/25/2041(a)(c)

      250        227,592  

Series 2022-R01, Class 1B1
6.147% (SOFR + 3.15%), 12/25/2041(a)(c)

      625        555,386  

Series 2022-R02, Class 2M1
4.197% (SOFR + 1.20%), 01/25/2042(a)(c)

      485        470,609  

Eagle Re Ltd.
Series 2018-1, Class M2
6.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 11/25/2028(a)(c)

      325        322,429  

Eagle RE Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class M2
6.886% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.30%), 04/25/2029(a)(c)

      325        308,843  

Eagle Re Ltd.
Series 2021-2, Class M1B
5.047% (SOFR + 2.05%), 04/25/2034(a)(c)

      254        247,066  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2022-DNA1, Class M2
5.497% (SOFR + 2.50%), 01/25/2042(a)(c)

  U.S.$     806      $ 702,382  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured
Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2015-HQA2, Class M3 8.386% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.80%), 05/25/2028(c)

      181        184,899  

Series 2016-HQA3, Class M3
7.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.85%), 03/25/2029(c)

      706        716,302  

Series 2017-DNA2, Class B1
8.736% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.15%), 10/25/2029(c)

      750        786,672  

Series 2017-HQA2, Class B1
8.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.75%), 12/25/2029(c)

      800        798,392  

Series 2017-HQA3, Class B1
8.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 04/25/2030(c)

      750        739,399  

Series 2019-DNA1, Class B2
14.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 10.75%), 01/25/2049(a)(c)

      750        809,724  

Series 2019-DNA3, Class B1
6.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.25%), 07/25/2049(a)(c)

      600        571,116  

Series 2019-FTR2, Class B1
6.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.00%), 11/25/2048(a)(c)

      750        654,559  

Series 2019-FTR3, Class B2
7.884% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.80%), 09/25/2047(c)(e)

      700        550,979  

Series 2020-DNA5, Class M2
5.797% (SOFR + 2.80%), 10/25/2050(a)(c)

      259        259,307  

Series 2021-DNA3, Class B1
6.497% (SOFR + 3.50%), 10/25/2033(a)(c)

      651        556,561  

Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2
4.497% (SOFR + 1.50%), 10/25/2041(a)(c)

      828        759,917  

Series 2021-DNA7, Class M2
4.797% (SOFR + 1.80%), 11/25/2041(a)(c)

      806        739,237  

Series 2021-HQA4, Class M2
5.347% (SOFR + 2.35%), 12/25/2041(a)(c)

      513        431,040  

Series 2022-DNA2, Class M2
6.747% (SOFR + 3.75%), 02/25/2042(a)(c)

      605        552,977  

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2015-C02, Class 1M2
7.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2025(c)

      101        102,386  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2015-C03, Class 1M2
8.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.00%), 07/25/2025(c)

  U.S.$     102      $ 103,148  

Series 2015-C04, Class 1M2
9.286% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.70%), 04/25/2028(c)

      288        303,160  

Series 2016-C02, Class 1B
15.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 12.25%), 09/25/2028(c)

      149        164,021  

Series 2016-C03, Class 1B
15.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 11.75%), 10/25/2028(c)

      99        108,104  

Series 2016-C06, Class 1B
12.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.25%), 04/25/2029(c)

      377        377,560  

Series 2016-C07, Class 2B
13.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 9.50%), 05/25/2029(c)

      378        375,716  

Series 2017-C01, Class 1B1
9.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.75%), 07/25/2029(c)

      750        799,202  

Series 2017-C02, Class 2B1
9.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 09/25/2029(c)

      750        798,233  

Series 2017-C04, Class 2M2
6.436% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.85%), 11/25/2029(c)

      213        215,670  

Series 2017-C06, Class 2B1
8.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 02/25/2030(c)

      750        751,500  

Series 2017-C07, Class 1B1
7.586% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.00%), 05/25/2030(c)

      305        308,240  

Series 2017-C07, Class 2B1
8.036% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.45%), 05/25/2030(c)

      750        758,299  

Series 2021-R02, Class 2B1
6.297% (SOFR + 3.30%), 11/25/2041(a)(c)

      441        388,566  

JPMorgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2014-CH1, Class M2
7.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 4.25%), 11/25/2024(c)(e)

      20        19,105  

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 2019-2R, Class A
6.346% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.75%), 05/27/2023(a)(c)

      258        246,213  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020-1R, Class A
5.946% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.35%), 02/27/2023(c)(e)

    U.S.$       172      $ 161,866  

Radnor Re Ltd.
Series 2019-1, Class M1B
5.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.95%), 02/25/2029(a)(c)

      635        621,536  

Series 2019-2, Class M1B
5.336% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.75%), 06/25/2029(a)(c)

      62        61,557  

Series 2020-1, Class M1A
4.536% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.95%), 01/25/2030(a)(c)

      340        339,518  

Triangle Re Ltd.
Series 2021-3, Class M1B
5.897% (SOFR + 2.90%), 02/25/2034(a)(c)

      530        506,340  

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2
8.836% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.25%), 11/25/2025(c)(e)

      121        111,812  

Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2
9.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 5.50%), 11/25/2025(c)(e)

      29        26,917  
      

 

 

 
         23,689,576  
      

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate – 0.7%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 5015, Class BI
4.00%, 09/25/2050(f)

      1,335        255,012  

Federal National Mortgage Association Grantor Trust
Series 2004-T5, Class AB4
3.624%, 05/28/2035

      58        51,977  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs
Series 2016-31, Class IO
5.00%, 06/25/2046(f)

      2,700        546,049  

Series 2020-89, Class KI
4.00%, 12/25/2050(f)

      2,891        549,598  
      

 

 

 
         1,402,636  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.6%

      

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

      189        106,082  

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

      144        79,124  

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

      84        59,956  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2006-13, Class 1A19
6.25%, 09/25/2036

    U.S.$       46      $ 19,227  

HFX Funding Issuer
Series 2017-1A, Class A3
3.647%, 03/15/2035(e)

      710        645,600  

JPMorgan Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-A3, Class 2A1
3.694%, 07/25/2036

      364        287,433  

Structured Asset Securities Corp. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2002-3, Class B3
6.50%, 03/25/2032

      452        71,981  
      

 

 

 
         1,269,403  
      

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.4%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICs
Series 4719, Class JS
2.738% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 09/15/2047(c)(g)

      622        59,437  

Series 4981, Class HS
2.514% (6.10% – LIBOR 1 Month), 06/25/2050(c)(g)

      1,907        178,107  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICs
Series 2011-131, Class ST
2.954% (6.54% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2041(c)(g)

      444        54,985  

Series 2015-90, Class SL
2.564% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2045(c)(g)

      891        82,745  

Series 2016-77, Class DS
2.414% (6.00% – LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/2046(c)(g)

      684        61,032  

Series 2017-26, Class TS
2.364% (5.95% – LIBOR 1 Month), 04/25/2047(c)(g)

      874        84,639  

Series 2017-62, Class AS
2.564% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 08/25/2047(c)(g)

      754        76,798  

Series 2017-81, Class SA
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 10/25/2047(c)(g)

      910        102,316  

Series 2017-97, Class LS
2.614% (6.20% – LIBOR 1 Month), 12/25/2047(c)(g)

      890        89,533  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2017-65, Class ST
2.661% (6.15% – LIBOR 1 Month), 04/20/2047(c)(g)

      827        94,525  
      

 

 

 
         884,117  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.3%

      

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-AR4, Class A2
3.966% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.38%), 12/25/2036(c)

    U.S.$       444      $ 160,364  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-1, Class A1
4.086% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.50%), 03/25/2035(c)

      79        65,539  

Impac Secured Assets Corp.
Series 2005-2, Class A2D
4.446% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.86%), 03/25/2036(c)

      144        118,374  

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA
Series 2019-CL1, Class M3
5.686% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.10%), 04/25/2047(a)(c)

      92        84,185  

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. Trust
Series 2007-QS4, Class 2A4
3.926% (LIBOR 1 Month + 0.34%), 03/25/2037(c)

      501        89,765  
      

 

 

 
         518,227  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $30,970,662)

         27,763,959  
      

 

 

 
      

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 9.4%

      

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 6.2%

      

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-WBRK, Class D
3.534%, 03/10/2037(a)

      960        809,518  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2015-UBS7, Class AS
3.989%, 09/15/2048

      860        798,669  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-C4, Class AM
3.691%, 05/10/2058

      375        343,173  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-GC11, Class B
3.732%, 04/10/2046

      500        492,505  

Series 2013-GC17, Class D
5.101%, 11/10/2046(a)

      565        500,030  

COMM Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-LC6, Class B
3.739%, 01/10/2046

      1,580        1,572,908  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-SFS, Class A1
1.873%, 04/12/2035(a)

  U.S.$     39      $ 38,154  

Series 2014-LC17, Class B
4.49%, 10/10/2047

      800        758,318  

Series 2014-UBS6, Class AM
4.048%, 12/10/2047

      375        356,150  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2011-GC5, Class D
5.155%, 08/10/2044(a)

      252        106,539  

Series 2013-G1, Class A2
3.557%, 04/10/2031(a)

      406        402,381  

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class A1
1.433%, 08/15/2026(e)(h)

      277        257,077  

Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026(e)(h)

      719        677,725  

Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026(e)(h)

      25        23,060  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2014-C24, Class C
4.384%, 11/15/2047

      890        753,507  

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2012-C6, Class D
4.964%, 05/15/2045

      690        662,345  

Series 2012-C6, Class E
4.964%, 05/15/2045(a)

      389        297,329  

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-C6, Class AJ
5.452%, 09/15/2039

      77        33,684  

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

      177        176,019  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2012-C4, Class C
4.236%, 12/10/2045(a)

      820        814,540  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-LC24, Class XA
1.605%, 10/15/2049(f)

      7,592        358,393  

Series 2016-LC25, Class C
4.339%, 12/15/2059

      545        465,366  

Series 2016-NXS6, Class C
4.385%, 11/15/2049

      600        524,784  

WF-RBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-C11, Class B
3.714%, 03/15/2045

      480        470,942  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2013-C11, Class XA
1.074%, 03/15/2045(a)(f)

    U.S.$       1,567      $ 16  

Series 2014-C24, Class AS
3.931%, 11/15/2047

      945        895,638  
      

 

 

 
         12,588,770  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 3.2%

      

AREIT Trust
Series 2022-CRE6, Class A
4.144% (SOFR + 1.25%), 01/16/2037(a)(c)

      1,003        957,658  

Ashford Hospitality Trust
Series 2018-KEYS, Class A
4.413% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 06/15/2035(a)(c)

      526        501,075  

BAMLL Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2017-SCH, Class AF
4.413% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.00%), 11/15/2033(a)(c)

      1,330        1,210,841  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2020-BID, Class A
5.552% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.14%), 10/15/2037(a)(c)

      692        677,527  

BFLD Trust
Series 2021-FPM, Class A
5.013% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.60%), 06/15/2038(a)(c)

      1,060        1,017,932  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-IMC, Class D
5.312% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.90%), 04/15/2034(a)(c)

      142        131,980  

Series 2019-IMC, Class E
5.562% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.15%), 04/15/2034(a)(c)

      566        525,467  

CLNY Trust
Series 2019-IKPR, Class D
5.437% (LIBOR 1 Month + 2.02%), 11/15/2038(a)(c)

      540        492,676  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily Structured Credit Risk
Series 2021-MN1, Class M1
4.997% (SOFR + 2.00%), 01/25/2051(a)(c)

      75        70,304  

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust
Series 2019-BPR, Class C
6.712% (LIBOR 1 Month + 3.30%), 05/15/2036(a)(c)

      520        492,675  

Natixis Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2019-MILE, Class A
4.912% (LIBOR 1 Month + 1.50%), 07/15/2036(a)(c)

      379        372,178  
      

 

 

 
         6,450,313  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Agency CMBS – 0.0%

      

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2006-39, Class IO
0.00%, 07/16/2046(f)

    U.S.$       419      $ 4  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $20,558,946)

         19,039,087  
      

 

 

 
      

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 7.6%

      

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 3.6%

      

AB Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A2
3.734%, 07/30/2051(a)

      739        600,826  

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

      141        136,623  

Series 2021-Z2, Class A
1.17%, 11/16/2026(a)

      135        130,104  

Series 2022-X1, Class A
1.75%, 02/15/2027(a)

      347        336,840  

Atalaya Equipment Leasing Trust
Series 2021-1A, Class C
2.69%, 06/15/2028(a)

      600        555,907  

Cajun Global LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A2
3.931%, 11/20/2051(a)

      139        115,923  

College Ave Student Loans LLC
Series 2021-C, Class C
3.06%, 07/26/2055(a)

      213        176,938  

Conn’s Receivables Funding LLC
Series 2021-A, Class A
1.05%, 05/15/2026(a)

      99        98,973  

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2021-1, Class C
2.29%, 09/15/2028(a)

      519        454,493  

Series 2021-1, Class D
2.81%, 03/15/2029(a)

      260        222,658  

Diamond Issuer
Series 2021-1A, Class B
2.701%, 11/20/2051(a)

      566        471,467  

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

      410        328,618  

GCI Funding I LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A
2.38%, 06/18/2046(a)

      264        221,612  

Hardee’s Funding LLC Series 2018-1A, Class A23 5.71%, 06/20/2048(a)

      327        295,148  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020-1A, Class A2
3.981%, 12/20/2050(a)

    U.S.$       983      $ 823,985  

MVW LLC
Series 2021-2A, Class C
2.23%, 05/20/2039(a)

      731        640,175  

Neighborly Issuer
Series 2022-1A, Class A2
3.695%, 01/30/2052(a)

      364        290,422  

Neighborly Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A2
3.584%, 04/30/2051(a)

      299        244,490  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2021-BA, Class B
2.68%, 04/20/2062(a)

      220        170,861  

SEB Funding LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A2
4.969%, 01/30/2052(a)

      690        577,285  

Upstart Securitization Trust
Series 2020-3, Class A
1.702%, 11/20/2030(a)

      1        807  

Series 2021-3, Class B
1.66%, 07/20/2031(a)

      480        444,300  
      

 

 

 
         7,338,455  
      

 

 

 

Autos - Fixed Rate – 3.5%

      

ACM Auto Trust
Series 2022-1A, Class A
3.23%, 04/20/2029(a)

      281        279,912  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2017-2A, Class D
4.56%, 03/20/2024(a)

      402        399,487  

Series 2018-1A, Class A
3.70%, 09/20/2024(a)

      920        906,123  

Series 2018-2A, Class A
4.00%, 03/20/2025(a)

      755        739,120  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-N3, Class C
1.02%, 06/12/2028

      313        302,287  

Series 2021-N4, Class D
2.30%, 09/11/2028

      266        238,796  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-C, Class D
1.69%, 06/15/2027(a)

      470        425,865  

FHF Trust
Series 2021-2A, Class A
0.83%, 12/15/2026(a)

      192        181,492  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust
Series 2019-3, Class E
3.84%, 12/15/2026(a)

      960        885,380  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020-1, Class E
3.52%, 06/15/2027(a)

    U.S.$       1,000      $ 887,294  

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2021-1, Class D
2.31%, 10/17/2033(a)

      542        464,964  

Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC
Series 2022-1A, Class C
2.63%, 06/25/2026(a)

      450        393,981  

Octane Receivables Trust
Series 2021-2A, Class C
2.53%, 05/21/2029(a)

      541        470,989  

Santander Bank Auto Credit-Linked Notes
Series 2022-A, Class B
5.281%, 05/15/2032(a)

      442        426,488  
      

 

 

 
         7,002,178  
      

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.5%

      

Brex Commercial Charge Card Master Trust
Series 2021-1, Class A
2.09%, 07/15/2024(a)

      397        390,248  

Series 2022-1, Class A
4.63%, 07/15/2025(a)

      565        544,239  
      

 

 

 
         934,487  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $17,050,316)

         15,275,120  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 3.9%

      

CLO - Floating Rate – 3.9%

      

AGL CLO 12 Ltd.
Series 2021-12A, Class D
7.093% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.85%), 07/20/2034(a)(c)

      500        418,623  

Balboa Bay Loan Funding Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class D
7.293% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.05%), 07/20/2034(a)(c)

      709        593,668  

Ballyrock CLO 16 Ltd.
Series 2021-16A, Class C
7.143% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.90%), 07/20/2034(a)(c)

      400        334,968  

Elevation CLO Ltd.
Series 2020-11A, Class D1
7.929% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.85%), 04/15/2033(a)(c)

      1,000        876,538  

Elmwood CLO IX Ltd.
Series 2021-2A, Class D
7.193% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.95%), 07/20/2034(a)(c)

      700        600,102  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Flatiron CLO 21 Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class D
7.127% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.90%), 07/19/2034(a)(c)

    U.S.$       700      $ 625,237  

Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 7 Ltd.
Series 2020-7A, Class AR
5.313% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.07%), 04/20/2034(a)(c)

      581        554,705  

OCP CLO Ltd.
Series 2020-18A, Class AR
5.333% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.09%), 07/20/2032(a)(c)

      761        735,433  

Peace Park CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class D
7.193% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.95%), 10/20/2034(a)(c)

      300        255,504  

Pikes Peak CLO 8
Series 2021-8A, Class A
5.413% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.17%), 07/20/2034(a)(c)

      675        647,539  

Regatta XX Funding Ltd.
Series 2021-2A, Class A
5.239% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.16%), 10/15/2034(a)(c)

      1,019        973,461  

Rockford Tower CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class D
7.243% (LIBOR 3 Month + 3.00%), 07/20/2034(a)(c)

      711        629,189  

Series 2021-2A, Class A1
5.403% (LIBOR 3 Month + 1.16%), 07/20/2034(a)(c)

      504        481,676  

Voya CLO Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class DR
6.929% (LIBOR 3 Month + 2.85%), 04/15/2031(a)(c)

      210        179,535  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $8,769,686)

         7,906,178  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 3.5%

      

Industrial – 2.4%

      

Basic – 0.3%

      

INEOS Quattro Finance 2 PLC
2.50%, 01/15/2026(a)

    EUR       313        258,284  

Sealed Air Corp.
4.00%, 12/01/2027(a)

    U.S.$       379        339,747  
      

 

 

 
         598,031  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

TK Elevator Midco GmbH
4.375%, 07/15/2027(a)

    EUR       181      $ 151,366  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.6%

      

Altice Financing SA
3.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

      181        136,618  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.50%, 08/15/2030(a)

    U.S.$       136        110,530  

4.50%, 06/01/2033(a)

      483        367,896  

4.75%, 02/01/2032(a)

      146        117,044  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.75%, 12/01/2028(a)

      322        259,883  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL
5.75%, 10/31/2026(a)

    EUR       181        154,437  

VZ Vendor Financing II BV
2.875%, 01/15/2029(a)

      181        131,892  
      

 

 

 
         1,278,300  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2%

      

Altice France SA/France
3.375%, 01/15/2028(a)

      181        137,285  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA
4.00%, 09/18/2027(a)

      181        157,441  
      

 

 

 
         294,726  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.3%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
3.50%, 08/15/2024(a)

      181        169,332  

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

      130        119,690  

Ford Motor Co.
6.10%, 08/19/2032

    U.S.$       232        212,568  

ZF Finance GmbH
3.75%, 09/21/2028(a)

    EUR       200        162,579  
      

 

 

 
         664,169  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.5%

      

Carnival Corp.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       712        574,491  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
11.50%, 06/01/2025(a)

      391        420,955  
      

 

 

 
         995,446  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

NH Hotel Group SA
4.00%, 07/02/2026(a)

    EUR       181        157,060  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.2%

      

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC
3.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       373      $ 308,609  

IQVIA, Inc.
2.25%, 03/15/2029(a)

    EUR       100        80,086  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV
2.875%, 04/30/2028(a)

      100        83,320  
      

 

 

 
         472,015  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

      

APCOA Parking Holdings GmbH
4.625%, 01/15/2027(a)

      181        144,179  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.0%

      

Deutsche Lufthansa AG
3.00%, 05/29/2026(a)

      100        87,013  
      

 

 

 
         4,842,305  
      

 

 

 
      

Financial Institutions – 1.0%

      

Banking – 1.0%

      

Credit Suisse Group AG
7.50%, 07/17/2023(a)(b)

    U.S.$       815        722,204  

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

      1,087        1,053,412  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
5.017%, 06/26/2024(a)

      288        274,968  
      

 

 

 
         2,050,584  
      

 

 

 
      

Utility – 0.1%

      

Electric – 0.1%

      

Vistra Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2026(a)(b)

      218        193,739  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $8,521,894)

         7,086,628  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 1.2%

      

Industrial – 1.2%

      

Basic – 0.4%

      

Stillwater Mining Co.
4.00%, 11/16/2026(a)

      446        365,107  

Vedanta Resources Finance II PLC
13.875%, 01/21/2024(a)

      377        314,512  

Volcan Cia Minera SAA
4.375%, 02/11/2026(a)

      76        63,270  
      

 

 

 
         742,889  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.3%

      

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV
5.40%, 02/01/2027

    U.S.$       540      $ 492,514  

6.95%, 01/17/2028(a)

      219        206,150  

Odebrecht Holdco Finance Ltd.
Zero Coupon, 09/10/2058(a)

      477        1,193  
      

 

 

 
         699,857  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.2%

      

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

      417        322,708  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.625%, 08/26/2028(a)

      330        194,700  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

      

Natura Cosmeticos SA
4.125%, 05/03/2028(a)

      283        219,466  

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018(e)(h)(i)(j)(k)

      660        66  
      

 

 

 
         219,532  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.1%

      

MercadoLibre, Inc.
2.375%, 01/14/2026

      200        172,913  
      

 

 

 
         2,352,599  
      

 

 

 
      

Utility – 0.0%

      

Electric – 0.0%

      

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026(e)

      60        55,220  
      

 

 

 
      

Financial Institutions – 0.0%

      

Other Finance – 0.0%

      

OEC Finance Ltd.
5.25%, 12/27/2033(a)(l)

      198        4,137  

7.125%, 12/26/2046(a)(l)

      248        6,596  
      

 

 

 
         10,733  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $3,863,968)

         2,418,552  
      

 

 

 
      

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.9%

      

United States – 0.9%

      

State of California
Series 2010
7.625%, 03/01/2040

      970        1,159,153  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority/WV
Series 2020
3.00%, 06/01/2035

    U.S.$       193      $ 177,363  

University of California
Series 2021-B
3.071%, 05/15/2051

      730        441,510  
      

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds
(cost $2,266,873)

         1,778,026  
      

 

 

 
      
          Shares         

COMMON STOCKS – 0.5%

      

Financials – 0.5%

      

Insurance – 0.5%

      

Mt. Logan Re Ltd. (Preference Shares)(h)(j)(k)

      944        823,035  

Mt. Logan Re Ltd. (Special Investment)(h)(j)(k)

      150        125,397  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $945,040)

         948,432  
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 0.4%

      

Dominican Republic – 0.3%

      

Dominican Republic International Bond
4.875%, 09/23/2032(a)

    U.S.$       763        585,269  
      

 

 

 

Egypt – 0.1%

      

Egypt Government International Bond
5.875%, 02/16/2031(a)

      412        250,496  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $1,163,517)

         835,765  
      

 

 

 
      

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.3%

      

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.3%

      

Mexico – 0.3%

      

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

      653        480,281  

4.688%, 05/15/2029(a)

      295        248,593  
      

 

 

 

Total Quasi-Sovereigns
(cost $947,945)

         728,874  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS – 0.1%

      

Colombia – 0.1%

      

Colombia Government International Bond
3.125%, 04/15/2031
(cost $373,902)

    U.S.$       375      $ 257,180  
      

 

 

 
      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.7%

      

Governments - Treasuries – 1.6%

      

Japan – 1.6%

      

Japan Treasury Discount Bill
Series 1105
Zero Coupon, 12/05/2022
(cost $3,279,084)

    JPY       471,650        3,172,405  
      

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bills – 0.8%

      

U.S. Treasury Bills
Zero Coupon, 10/05/2023
(cost $1,624,500)

    U.S.$       1,695        1,624,500  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

Investment Companies – 0.3%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 2.67%(m)(n)(o)
(cost $531,878)

      531,878        531,878  
      

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $5,435,462)

         5,328,783  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 106.6%
(cost $242,324,278)

         215,072,833  

Other assets less liabilities – (6.6)%

         (13,378,466
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 201,694,367  
      

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

       

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    72       December 2022     $ 8,350,875     $ (310,084

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

    43       December 2022       8,788,461       (64,787

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    135       December 2022           17,233,594       (3,052,504

Sold Contracts

       

10 Yr Japan Bond (OSE) Futures

    7       December 2022       7,003,531       (3,259

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

    14       December 2022       1,492,313       10,591  
       

 

 

 
        $     (3,420,043
       

 

 

 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America, NA

   EUR   2,138      USD   2,065        12/08/2022      $ (53,361

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR 235      USD 228        11/09/2022        (4,062

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   JPY  471,896      USD   3,291        12/02/2022            107,295  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   EUR 227      USD 225        12/08/2022        170  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

   USD 262      EUR 262        12/08/2022        (2,224
           

 

 

 
            $ 47,818  
           

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 


Description

  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
   

Upfront
Premiums

Paid/

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

CDX-NAHY Series 39, 5 Year Index, 12/20/2027*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       5.19   USD   7,540     $   13,733     $   165,312     $   (151,579

 

*

Termination date

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid/
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    2,000       12/13/2029       1.764    
3 Month
LIBOR
 
 
  Semi-Annual/
Quarterly
  $   285,118     $   – 0  –    $   285,118  

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

Sale Contracts

 

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

               

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       4     $ (792   $ (526   $ (266

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       4       (793     (421     (372

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       8       (1,743     (976     (767

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       9       (2,061     (1,025     (1,036

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       10       (2,219     (931     (1,288

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       18       (3,962     (2,167     (1,795

Credit Suisse International

               

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       1,317       (298,257     (50,293     (247,964

 

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Swap Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation
  Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
October 31,
2022
   

Notional
Amount
(000)

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

Deutsche Bank AG

               

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

    3.00 %       Monthly       7.50 %       USD       3     $ (634   $ (299   $ (335

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       36       (8,241     (3,984     (4,257

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       32       (7,291     (1,726     (5,565

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       127       (28,687     (13,528     (15,159

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       225       (51,035     (26,523     (24,512

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       522       (118,079     (34,131     (83,948

Goldman Sachs International

               

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       18       (4,121     (1,523     (2,598

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       36       (8,241     (3,357     (4,884

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       36       (8,242     (3,103     (5,139

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       73       (16,483     (7,339     (9,144

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       182       (41,208     (23,130     (18,078

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       249       (56,424     (24,793     (31,631

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       218       (49,292     (17,567     (31,725

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

               

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

    3.00       Monthly       7.50       USD       21       (4,755     (1,913     (2,842

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

    3.00     Monthly       7.50     USD       22       (5,072     (2,041     (3,031
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   (717,632   $   (221,296   $   (496,336
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

TOTAL RETURN SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty &
Referenced Obligation

  Rate
Paid/
Received
    Payment
Frequency
    Current
Notional
(000)
    Maturity
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Pay Total Return on Reference Obligation

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA iBoxx $ Liquid High Yield Index

   
1 Day
SOFR

 
    Maturity       USD       13,067       12/20/2022     $     77,182  

 

(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, 2022, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $75,385,558 or 37.4% of net assets.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize OTC derivatives outstanding.

 

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(e)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 1.26% of net assets as of October 31, 2022, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2019-FTR3, Class B2
7.884%, 09/25/2047

     01/07/2020      $ 731,514      $ 550,979        0.27

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class A1
1.433%, 08/15/2026

     02/25/2021            268,639            257,077        0.13

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026

     02/25/2021        737,027        677,725        0.34

GSF
Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026

     02/25/2021        25,531        23,060        0.01

HFX Funding Issuer
Series 2017-1A, Class A3
3.647%, 03/15/2035

     11/19/2020        756,057        645,600        0.32

JPMorgan Madison Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2014-CH1, Class M2 7.836%, 11/25/2024

     11/06/2015        19,844        19,105        0.01

PMT Credit Risk Transfer Trust
Series 2020-1R, Class A
5.946%, 02/27/2023

     11/16/2015        171,746        161,866        0.08

Terraform Global Operating LP
6.125%, 03/01/2026

     02/08/2018        60,000        55,220        0.03

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
10.50%, 01/28/2018

     01/24/2014        365,927        66        0.00

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 1M2
8.836%, 11/25/2025

     09/28/2015        123,861        111,812        0.06

Wells Fargo Credit Risk Transfer Securities Trust
Series 2015-WF1, Class 2M2
9.086%, 11/25/2025

     09/28/2015        28,753        26,917        0.01

 

(f)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(g)

Inverse interest only security.

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(j)

Non-income producing security.

 

(k)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(l)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at October 31, 2022.

 

(m)

Affiliated investments.

 

(n)

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.

 

(o)

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

 

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Currency Abbreviations:

EUR – Euro

JPY – Japanese Yen

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

ARMs – Adjustable Rate Mortgages

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

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

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

LIBOR – London Interbank Offered Rate

OSE – Osaka Securities Exchange

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits

TBA – To Be Announced

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

October 31, 2022

 

Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $241,792,400)

   $ 214,540,955  

Affiliated issuers (cost $531,878)

     531,878  

Cash

     96,049  
Cash collateral due from broker      2,501,854  
Foreign currencies, at value (cost $1,430)      1,429  

Receivable for investment securities sold

     5,098,397  

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

     1,376,275  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     107,465  

Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps

     77,182  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     64,646  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     59,221  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     2,385  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     224,457,736  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities   

Payable for investment securities purchased and foreign currency transactions

     20,982,375  

Market value on credit default swaps (net premiums received $221,296)

     717,632  

Payable for variation margin on futures

     299,798  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     205,047  

Dividends payable

     99,921  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     59,647  

Distribution fee payable

     32,743  

Administrative fee payable

     31,456  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     25,257  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     21,352  

Advisory fee payable

     15,633  

Directors’ fees payable

     1,714  

Accrued expenses

     270,794  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     22,763,369  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 201,694,367  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 22,347  

Additional paid-in capital

     255,821,214  

Accumulated loss

     (54,149,194
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $     201,694,367  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Net Asset Value Per Share—27 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $   148,009,341          16,400,757        $   9.02

 

 
C   $ 2,932,210          325,706        $ 9.00  

 

 
Advisor   $ 45,094,853          4,994,464        $ 9.03  

 

 
R   $ 379,253          42,040        $ 9.02  

 

 
K   $ 2,286,512          253,181        $ 9.03  

 

 
I   $ 758,054          83,895        $ 9.04  

 

 
Z   $ 2,234,144          247,061        $ 9.04  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $9.42 which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2022

 

Investment Income     

Interest

   $     8,470,785    

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     23,110    

Other income

     692     $ 8,494,587  
  

 

 

   
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,177,405    

Distribution fee—Class A

     440,324    

Distribution fee—Class C

     42,088    

Distribution fee—Class R

     2,622    

Distribution fee—Class K

     7,911    

Transfer agency—Class A

     234,077    

Transfer agency—Class C

     5,808    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     97,893    

Transfer agency—Class R

     1,364    

Transfer agency—Class K

     6,329    

Transfer agency—Class I

     1,035    

Transfer agency—Class Z

     871    

Custody and accounting

     125,291    

Audit and tax

     110,557    

Registration fees

     109,197    

Administrative

     94,772    

Printing

     64,228    

Legal

     36,330    

Directors’ fees

     21,019    

Miscellaneous

     24,967    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

     2,604,088    

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (747,132  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       1,856,956  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       6,637,631  
    

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions     

Net realized gain (loss) on:

    

Investment transactions(a)

       (13,228,794

Forward currency exchange contracts

       257,303  

Futures

       (12,782,906

Swaps

       111,479  

Foreign currency transactions

       435,473  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

    

Investments(b)

       (30,661,430

Forward currency exchange contracts

       536,254  

Futures

       (2,986,620

Swaps

       2,506,101  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

       (7,511
    

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

       (55,820,651
    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations

     $     (49,183,020
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $7,842.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $4,925.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from
Operations
    

Net investment income

   $ 6,637,631     $ 8,338,453  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (25,207,445     679,101  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     (30,613,206     (4,297,312
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (49,183,020     4,720,242  

Distributions to Shareholders

 

Class A

     (4,807,761     (8,026,732

Class C

     (82,043     (258,221

Advisor Class

     (2,147,910     (4,899,949

Class R

     (13,004     (46,797

Class K

     (86,491     (237,994

Class I

     (36,415     (92,889

Class Z

     (83,929     (208,684
Capital Stock Transactions

 

Net decrease

     (65,036,414     (41,446,404
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total decrease

     (121,476,987     (50,497,428
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

     323,171,354       373,668,782  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $     201,694,367     $     323,171,354  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2022

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 10 portfolios currently in operation. Each portfolio is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to the AB Total Return Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”) (formerly AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio), a diversified portfolio. The Fund offers Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class T and Class Z shares. Class B and Class T shares have been authorized but currently are not offered. Class A shares are sold with a front-end sales charge of up to 4.25% for purchases not exceeding $1,000,000. With respect to purchases of $1,000,000 or more, Class A shares redeemed within one year of purchase may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1%. Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% on redemptions made within the first year after purchase, and 0% after the first year of purchase. Effective May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Prior to May 31, 2021, Class C shares automatically converted to Class A shares 10 years after the end of the calendar month of purchase. Class R and Class K shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge. Advisor Class, Class I and Class Z shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All nine classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. 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 Company’s Board of Directors

 

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(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 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.

 

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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.

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

 

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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.

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

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

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

 

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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, 2022:

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Corporates—Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 50,217,825     $ – 0  –    $ 50,217,825  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      40,504,052       – 0  –      40,504,052  

Governments—Treasuries

     – 0  –      34,984,372       – 0  –      34,984,372  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      27,763,959       – 0  –      27,763,959  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      18,081,225       957,862       19,039,087  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      15,275,120       – 0  –      15,275,120  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     – 0  –      7,906,178       – 0  –      7,906,178  

Corporates—Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      7,086,628       – 0  –      7,086,628  

Emerging Markets—Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      2,418,486       66       2,418,552  

Local Governments—US Municipal Bonds

     – 0  –      1,778,026       – 0  –      1,778,026  

Common Stocks

     – 0  –      – 0  –      948,432       948,432  

Emerging Markets—Sovereigns

     – 0  –      835,765       – 0  –      835,765  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      728,874       – 0  –      728,874  

Governments—Sovereign Bonds

     – 0  –      257,180       – 0  –      257,180  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Governments—Treasuries

     – 0  –      3,172,405       – 0  –      3,172,405  

U.S. Treasury Bills

     – 0  –      1,624,500       – 0  –      1,624,500  

Investment Companies

     531,878       – 0  –      – 0  –      531,878  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

       531,878         212,634,595         1,906,360         215,072,833  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

        

Futures

     10,591       – 0  –      – 0  –      10,591 (b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      107,465       – 0  –      107,465  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      13,733       – 0  –      13,733 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      285,118       – 0  –      285,118 (b) 

Total Return Swaps

     – 0  –      77,182       – 0  –      77,182  

Liabilities:

        

Futures

     (3,430,634     – 0  –      – 0  –      (3,430,634 )(b) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (59,647     – 0  –      (59,647

Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (717,632     – 0  –      (717,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $   (2,888,165   $ 212,340,814     $ 1,906,360     $ 211,359,009  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(a)

Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, 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. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. 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. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) as such income and/or gains are earned.

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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5. 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.

6. Class Allocations

All income earned and expenses incurred by the Fund are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Fund represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of the Company are charged proportionately to each fund or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. 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 investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .45% of the first $2.5 billion, .40% of the next $2.5 billion up to $5 billion, .35% of the excess over $5 billion up to $8 billion and .30% in excess of $8 billion, of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (which excludes acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .77%, 1.52%, .52%, 1.02%, .77%,

 

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.52%, and .52% of the daily average net assets for the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, and Class Z shares, respectively. This waiver extends through January 31, 2023 and then may be extended by the Adviser for additional one year terms. For the year ended October 31, 2022, such reimbursements/waivers amounted to $744,489.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $94,772.

The Fund compensates AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, under a Transfer Agency Agreement for providing personnel and facilities to perform transfer agency services for the Fund. ABIS may make payments to intermediaries that provide omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and/or networking services. Such compensation retained by ABIS amounted to $135,577 for the year ended October 31, 2022.

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (the “Distributor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Adviser, serves as the distributor of the Fund’s shares. The Distributor has advised the Fund that it has retained front-end sales charges of $2,015 from the sale of Class A shares and received $390 and $176 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended October 31, 2022.

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 has 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. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive 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 year ended October 31, 2022, such waiver amounted to $2,643.

 

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Fund

  Market Value
10/31/21
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
10/31/22
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $     5,229     $     131,825     $     136,522     $     532     $     23  

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under the Agreement, the Fund pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of up to .30% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class A shares, 1% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares, .50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares and .25% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Advisor Class, Class I and Class Z shares. Payments under the Agreement in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .25% of Class A shares’ average daily net assets. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operations, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amounts of $1,212,198, $149,361 and $69,059 for Class C, Class R and Class K shares, respectively. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs incurred by the Distributor beyond the current fiscal year for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $     47,565,811      $     106,055,603  

U.S. government securities

         324,592,347        323,192,024  

 

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The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

Cost

   $     242,597,699  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,913,896  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (31,804,342
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (26,890,446
  

 

 

 

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, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

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

 

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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.

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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Fund. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

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 a 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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging and non-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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held inflation (CPI) 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 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 a 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

 

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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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held credit default swaps for hedging and non-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 year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund held total return swaps for hedging and 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

 

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derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty table below for additional details.

During the year ended October 31, 2022, 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/Payable for variation margin on futures

 

$

10,591

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on futures

 

$

3,430,634

Credit contracts

      Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     151,579

Interest rate contracts

 

Receivable/Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

 

285,118

   

Foreign currency contracts

 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

107,465

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

59,647

 

Credit contracts

      Market value on credit default swaps     717,632  

Credit contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on total return swaps     77,182      
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $     480,356       $     4,359,492  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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   $ (12,782,906   $ (2,986,620

Foreign currency contracts

  

Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts

 

 

257,303

 

 

 

536,254

 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     (174,552     587,252  

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps     286,031           1,918,849  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     $     (12,414,124   $ 55,735  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended October 31, 2022:

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 80,419,871  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $     10,542,469 (a) 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 6,132,074 (b) 

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 16,017,337  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 6,535,961  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 8,680,000 (c) 

Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     8,228,000 (c) 

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 7,181,432  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 3,661,240 (d) 

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 2,790,480 (e) 

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 14,750,769  

 

(a)

Positions were open for five months during the year.

 

(b)

Positions were open for ten months during the year.

 

(c)

Positions were open for four months during the year.

 

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(d)

Positions were open for nine months during the year.

 

(e)

Positions were open for two months during the year.

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, 2022. 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

  $ 77,182     $ (9,827)     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 67,355  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    107,465       (6,286)       – 0  –      – 0  –      101,179  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     184,647     $     (16,113)     $     – 0  –    $     – 0  –    $     168,534
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America, NA

  $ 53,361     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 53,361  

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

    11,570       – 0  –      – 0  –      (10,614     956  

Credit Suisse International

    298,257       – 0  –      (298,257     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Deutsche Bank AG

    213,967       – 0  –      (160,000     (53,967     – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs International

    184,011       – 0  –      – 0  –      (175,164     8,847  

JPMorgan Securities, LLC

    9,827       (9,827     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    6,286       (6,286     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $     777,279     $     (16,113   $     (458,257   $     (239,745   $     63,164
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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.

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

 

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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).

3. TBA and Dollar Rolls

The Fund may invest in TBA mortgage-backed securities. A TBA, or “To Be Announced”, trade represents a contract for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities to be delivered at a future agree-upon date; however, the specific mortgage pool numbers or the number of pools that will be delivered to fulfill the trade obligation or terms of the contract are unknown at the time of the trade. Mortgage pools (including fixed-rate or variable-rate mortgages) guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, or GNMA, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or FNMA, or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or FHLMC, are subsequently allocated to the TBA transactions.

The Fund may enter into certain TBA transactions known as dollar rolls. Dollar rolls involve sales by the Fund of securities for delivery in the current month and the Fund’s simultaneously contracting to repurchase substantially similar (same type and coupon) securities on a specified future date. During the roll period, the Fund forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Fund is compensated by the difference between the current sales price and the lower forward price for the future purchase (often referred to as the “drop”) as well as by the interest earned on the cash proceeds of the initial sale. Dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities the Fund is obligated to repurchase under the agreement may decline below the repurchase price. Dollar rolls are speculative techniques. For the year ended October 31, 2022, the Fund earned drop income of $256,251 which is included in interest income in the accompanying statement of operations.

 

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NOTE E

Capital Stock

Each class consists of 3,000,000,000 authorized shares. Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

            
     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     929,521       739,035       $ 9,353,366     $ 8,403,048    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     364,650       554,374         3,695,818       6,322,222    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     49,952       217,654         508,929       2,459,656    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (3,002,913     (2,926,511       (30,472,715     (33,270,087  

 

   

Net decrease

     (1,658,790     (1,415,448     $ (16,914,602   $ (16,085,161  

 

   
            
Class C             

Shares sold

     40,910       60,727       $ 437,289     $ 693,436    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     5,570       17,026         56,773       194,209    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (50,067     (218,074       (508,929     (2,459,656  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (176,908     (234,007       (1,851,176     (2,658,869  

 

   

Net decrease

     (180,495     (374,328     $ (1,866,043   $ (4,230,880  

 

   
            
Advisor Class             

Shares sold

     1,499,468       3,650,665       $ 15,464,781     $ 41,660,646    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     127,534       193,069         1,299,268       2,202,877    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (5,768,375     (5,296,425       (58,783,641     (59,900,768  

 

   

Net decrease

     (4,141,373     (1,452,691     $ (42,019,592   $ (16,037,245  

 

   
            
Class R             

Shares sold

     11,636       66,576       $ 117,057     $ 762,932    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     1,252       4,045         12,771       46,179    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (37,202     (160,662       (390,075     (1,835,776  

 

   

Net decrease

     (24,314     (90,041     $ (260,247   $ (1,026,665  

 

   

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
          Year Ended
October 31,
2022
    Year Ended
October 31,
2021
       
  

 

 

   
Class K             

Shares sold

     37,277       107,358       $ 396,322     $ 1,232,269    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     8,318       20,756         85,557       236,904    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (301,853     (188,986       (3,321,684     (2,142,508  

 

   

Net decrease

     (256,258     (60,872     $ (2,839,805   $ (673,335  

 

   
            
Class I             

Shares sold

     66,379       32,838       $ 713,418     $ 375,668    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     3,525       7,551         36,042       86,280    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (147,406     (116,547       (1,550,300     (1,333,364  

 

   

Net decrease

     (77,502     (76,158     $ (800,840   $ (871,416  

 

   
            
Class Z             

Shares sold

     115,633       293,258       $ 1,259,347     $ 3,349,932    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     8,088       18,055         82,522       206,201    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (159,928     (532,260       (1,677,154     (6,077,835  

 

   

Net decrease

     (36,207     (220,947     $ (335,285   $ (2,521,702  

 

   

NOTE F

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 its 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.

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

 

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government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

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.

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.

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. The Fund invests in inflation-indexed securities, the value of which may be vulnerable to changes in expectations of inflation or interest rates.

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.

 

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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 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.

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.

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 instrument, 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.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

 

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Active Trading Risk—The Fund expects to engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

LIBOR Transition and Associated Risk—A Fund may be exposed to debt securities, derivatives or other financial instruments that utilize the London Interbank Offered Rate, or “LIBOR,” as a “benchmark” or “reference rate” for various interest rate calculations. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced a desire to phase out the use of LIBOR by the end of 2021. The FCA and LIBOR’s administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, have since announced that most LIBOR settings (which reflect LIBOR rates quoted in different currencies over various time periods) will no longer be published after the end of 2021 but that the most widely used U.S. Dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023. However, banks were strongly encouraged to cease entering into agreements with counterparties referencing LIBOR by the end of 2021. It is possible that a subset of LIBOR settings will be published after these dates on a “synthetic” basis, but any such publications would be considered non-representative of the underlying market. Since 2018 the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has published the secured overnight funding 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 and has been used increasingly on a voluntary basis in new instruments and transactions. In addition, on March 15, 2022, the Adjustable Interest Rate Act was signed into law. This law provides a statutory fallback mechanism to replace LIBOR with a benchmark rate that is selected by the Federal Reserve Board and based on SOFR for certain contracts that reference LIBOR without adequate fallback provisions.

The elimination of LIBOR or changes to other reference rates or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of reference rates could have an adverse impact on the market for, or value of, any securities or payments linked to those reference rates, which may adversely affect a Fund’s performance and/or net asset value. Uncertainty and risk also remain regarding the willingness and ability of issuers and lenders to include revised provisions in new and existing contracts or instruments. Consequently, the transition from LIBOR to other reference rates may lead to increased volatility and illiquidity in markets that are tied to LIBOR, fluctuations in values of LIBOR-related investments or investments in issuers that utilize LIBOR, increased difficulty in borrowing or refinancing

 

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and diminished effectiveness of hedging strategies, potentially adversely affecting a Fund’s performance. Furthermore, the risks associated with the expected discontinuation of LIBOR and transition may be exacerbated if the work necessary to effect an orderly transition to an alternative reference rate is not completed in a timely manner. Neither the effect 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 G

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 year ended October 31, 2022.

NOTE H

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2022 and October 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

         2022          2021  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 6,753,143      $ 7,517,670  

Net long-term capital gains

     504,410        6,253,596  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $     7,257,553      $     13,771,266  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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As of October 31, 2022, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

     $          962,859  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (27,748,267 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (26,897,218 )(b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings/(deficit)

     $    (53,682,626 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $27,748,267.

 

(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 passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), the tax treatment of callable 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 accrual of foreign capital gains tax, 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 October 31, 2022, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $14,599,025 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $13,149,242, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to accumulated loss or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE I

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update, ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) – Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance to ease the potential accounting burden due to the discontinuation of the LIBOR and other interbank-offered based reference rates. ASU 2020-04 is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, of applying ASU 2020-04.

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 Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class A  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.25       $  11.53       $  11.35       $  10.65       $  11.11  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .26       .25       .29       .33       .25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.21     (.11     .22       .74       (.44

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.95     .14       .51       1.07       (.19
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.26     (.28     (.33     (.37     (.27

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.02     (.14     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.28     (.42     (.33     (.37     (.27
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.02       $  11.25       $  11.53       $  11.35       $  10.65  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (17.57 )%      1.22     4.60     10.23     (1.75 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $148,009       $203,168       $224,484       $221,033       $216,950  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .77     .77     .77     .77     .77

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    1.06     .99     .99     1.04     1.01

Net investment income(b)

    2.51     2.23     2.58     2.98     2.29

Portfolio turnover rate**

    141     128     83     74     195

See footnote summary on page 84.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.23       $  11.50       $  11.32       $  10.63       $  11.08  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .17       .17       .21       .25       .17  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.19     (.11     .22       .73       (.43

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (2.02     .06       .43       .98       (.26
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.19     (.19     (.25     (.29     (.19

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.02     (.14     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.21     (.33     (.25     (.29     (.19
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.00       $  11.23       $  11.50       $  11.32       $  10.63  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (18.22 )%      .55     3.83     9.33     (2.40 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $2,932       $5,682       $10,128       $10,564       $11,334  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.52     1.52     1.52     1.52     1.52

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    1.81     1.74     1.75     1.79     1.76

Net investment income(b)

    1.69     1.51     1.84     2.24     1.54

Portfolio turnover rate**

    141     128     83     74     195

See footnote summary on page 84.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.26       $  11.53       $  11.35       $  10.65       $  11.11  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .28       .28       .32       .35       .28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.20     (.10     .22       .75       (.44

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.92     .18       .54       1.10       (.16
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.29     (.31     (.36     (.40     (.30

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.02     (.14     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.31     (.45     (.36     (.40     (.30
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.03       $  11.26       $  11.53       $  11.35       $  10.65  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (17.44 )%      1.56     4.86     10.50     (1.50 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $45,095       $102,827       $122,108       $104,850       $76,406  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .52     .52     .52     .52     .52

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .80     .74     .74     .79     .76

Net investment income(b)

    2.66     2.47     2.82     3.21     2.55

Portfolio turnover rate**

    141     128     83     74     195

See footnote summary on page 84.

 

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Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class R  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.25       $  11.52       $  11.34       $  10.65       $  11.10  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .23       .23       .26       .30       .23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.20     (.11     .22       .74       (.44

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.97     .12       .48       1.04       (.21
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.24     (.25     (.30     (.35     (.24

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.02     (.14     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.26     (.39     (.30     (.35     (.24
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.02       $  11.25       $  11.52       $  11.34       $  10.65  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (17.78 )%      1.04     4.33     9.86     (1.90 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $379       $746       $1,802       $3,298       $2,814  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.02     1.02     1.02     1.02     1.02

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    1.43     1.37     1.37     1.42     1.35

Net investment income(b)

    2.21     1.99     2.34     2.73     2.07

Portfolio turnover rate**

    141     128     83     74     195

 

See

footnote summary on page 84.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class K  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.26       $  11.54       $  11.36       $  10.66       $  11.11  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .25       .25       .29       .33       .25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.20     (.11     .22       .74       (.43

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.95     .14       .51       1.07       (.18
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.26     (.28     (.33     (.37     (.27

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.02     (.14     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.28     (.42     (.33     (.37     (.27
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.03       $  11.26       $  11.54       $  11.36       $  10.66  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (17.56 )%      1.22     4.59     10.22     (1.66 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $2,287       $5,736       $6,580       $7,444       $7,863  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .77     .77     .77     .77     .77

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    1.12     1.06     1.07     1.10     1.08

Net investment income(b)

    2.41     2.24     2.59     2.98     2.32

Portfolio turnover rate**

    141     128     83     74     195

See footnote summary on page 84.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class I  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.27       $  11.55       $  11.36       $  10.66       $  11.12  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .28       .28       .32       .36       .28  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.20     (.11     .23       .74       (.44

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.92     .17       .55       1.10       (.16
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.29     (.31     (.36     (.40     (.30

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.02     (.14     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.31     (.45     (.36     (.40     (.30
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.04       $  11.27       $  11.55       $  11.36       $  10.66  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (17.44 )%      1.46     4.93     10.50     (1.50 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $758       $1,819       $2,743       $4,107       $2,894  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .52     .52     .52     .52     .52

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .75     .68     .70     .75     .72

Net investment income(b)

    2.67     2.48     2.85     3.22     2.57

Portfolio turnover rate**

    141     128     83     74     195

See footnote summary on page 84.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    Class Z  
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2022     2021     2020     2019     2018  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $  11.27       $  11.55       $  11.37       $  10.67       $  11.13  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .28       .29       .32       .36       .27  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (2.20     (.12     .22       .74       (.43

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (c)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (1.92     .17       .54       1.10       (.16
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.29     (.31     (.36     (.40     (.30

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    (.02     (.14     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.31     (.45     (.36     (.40     (.30
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  9.04       $  11.27       $  11.55       $  11.37       $  10.67  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    (17.34 )%      1.46     4.84     10.48     (1.49 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $2,234       $3,193       $5,824       $8,059       $7,274  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .52     .52     .52     .52     .52

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .70     .64     .64     .68     .64

Net investment income(b)

    2.70     2.51     2.82     3.22     2.48

Portfolio turnover rate**

    141     128     83     74     195

See footnote summary on page 84.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(b)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(c)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(d)

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. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on portfolio distributions or the redemption of portfolio shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

**

The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

AB Total Return Bond Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Total Return Bond Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2022, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Bond Fund, Inc.) at October 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2022, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the AB investment companies since 1968.

New York, New York

December 28, 2022

 

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2022 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the distributions paid by the Fund during the taxable year ended October 31, 2022. For foreign shareholders, 87.64% of ordinary income dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

The Fund designates $504,410 of dividends paid as long-term capital gains dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2023.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(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)

Garry L. Moody(1)

OFFICERS

Michael Canter(2), Vice President

Janaki Rao(2), Vice President

Emilie D. Wrapp, Secretary

Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President

  

Joseph J. Mantineo, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller

Vincent S. Noto, Chief Compliance Officer

 

Custodian and Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

State Street Corporation CCB/5

1 Iron Street

Boston, MA 02210

 

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

  

Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

 

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 U.S. Investment Grade: Core Fixed Income Team. Messrs. Canter and Rao are the investment professionals primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. Certain information concerning the Fund’s Directors is set forth below.

 

NAME,

ADDRESS* AND AGE

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,#

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

46

(2021)

  Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”), Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey, most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     75     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS* AND AGE

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##

Chairman of the Board

81

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment). He was a Director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) from 2007 through August 2020, and is a former director of 33 other companies and organizations. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He has been Chairman of the AB Funds since January 2014, and the Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees of the AB Funds since February 2014.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS* AND AGE

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008, Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007, and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee since 2013) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     75     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

Michael J. Downey,##

78

(2005)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) since prior to 2017 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS* AND AGE

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)

Nancy P. Jacklin,##

74

(2006)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and has been Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2014.     75     None
     

Jeanette W. Loeb,##

70

(2020)

  Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to present. Director of New York City Center since 2005. She was a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund, Inc. (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020.     75    

Apollo Investment Corp. (business development company) since August 2011

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS* AND AGE

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)

Carol C. McMullen,##

67

(2016)

  Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) since 2014, private investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018). Formerly, member, Partners Healthcare Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016 and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 to 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016.     75     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

NAME,

ADDRESS* AND AGE

(YEAR FIRST ELECTED**)

 

PRINCIPAL
OCCUPATION(S)

DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
AND OTHER INFORMATION***

  PORTFOLIOS
IN AB FUND
COMPLEX
OVERSEEN BY
DIRECTOR
    OTHER PUBLIC
COMPANY
DIRECTORSHIPS
CURRENTLY HELD
BY DIRECTOR
DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)

Garry L. Moody,##

70

(2008)

  Private Investor since prior to 2017. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He is a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council, where he serves as Chairman of its Governance Committee. He has served as a director or trustee and as Chairman of the Audit Committees of the AB Funds since 2008.     75     None

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s disinterested Directors is c/o AllianceBernstein L.P., Attention: Legal & Compliance Department-Mutual Fund Legal, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors.

 

***

The information above includes each Director’s principal occupation during the last five years and other information relating to the experience, attributes and skills relevant to each Director’s qualifications to serve as a Director, which led to the conclusion that each Director should serve as a Director for the Fund.

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the “40 Act”, due to his position as a Senior Vice President of the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

Certain information concerning the Fund’s Officers is set forth below.

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
   PRINCIPAL POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
   PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
DURING PAST 5 YEARS

Onur Erzan

46

   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     
Michael Canter
53
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Director and Chief Investment Officer - Securitized Assets.
     
Janaki Rao
52
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017. He is also Director of US Multi-Sector Fixed-Income Portfolios.
     
Emilie D. Wrapp
67
   Secretary    Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of ABI**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Michael B. Reyes

46

   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Joseph J. Mantineo
63
   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein Investor Services, Inc. (“ABIS”)**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2017.
     
Phyllis J. Clarke
61
   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2017.
     

Vincent S. Noto

58

   Chief Compliance Officer    Senior Vice President and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser** since prior to 2017.

 

*

The address for each of the Fund’s Officers is 1345 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10105.

 

**

The Adviser, ABI and ABIS are affiliates of the Fund.

The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) has additional information about the Fund’s Directors and Officers and is available without charge upon request. Contact your financial representative or AB at (800) 227-4618, or visit www.abfunds.com, for a free prospectus or SAI.

 

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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 Directors (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 2022, which covered the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 (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 significantly recovered and improved compared to the prior reporting period which included extreme levels of price volatility and relative illiquidity beginning in March 2020 with COVID-19 impacts. As such, the program operated in a relatively robust and benign liquidity environment experienced in markets 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 directors (the “directors”) of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Total Return Bond Portfolio (formerly AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio) (the “Fund”) at a meeting held by video conference on November 2-4, 2021 (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 Analyst for the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

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.

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

 

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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 directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Fund to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Advisory Agreement. The directors noted that the methodology used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the directors. 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 2019 and 2020 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the requests 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, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency and distribution services to 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

 

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expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

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, including, but not limited to, benefits relating to 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the Fund’s principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the Fund’s shares; and transfer agency fees paid by the Fund to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. 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 Class A Shares 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 performance of the Class A Shares against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended July 31, 2021 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared 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 compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median. Taking into account the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, the directors noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation was close to the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this

 

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purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Analyst 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 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.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Class A shares of the Fund in comparison to a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Class A expense ratio of the Fund was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year and the directors considered the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

 

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Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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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 Strategic Core Portfolio

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

High Yield Portfolio

Income Fund

Intermediate Duration Portfolio

Limited Duration High Income Portfolio

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 Income Portfolio

All Market Total Return Portfolio

Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio

Global Risk Allocation Fund

Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio

Tax-Managed All Market Income Portfolio

CLOSED-END FUNDS

AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund

AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS

Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

Ultra Short Income 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.

 

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NOTES

 

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 12(a)(1).

(b) During the period covered by this report, no material amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

(c) During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that independent directors Garry L. Moody, Marshall C. Turner, Jr. and Jorge A. Bermudez qualify as audit committee financial experts.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) - (c) The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP, for the Fund’s last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for: (i) the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements included in the Fund’s annual report to stockholders; (ii) assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (i), which include advice and education related to accounting and auditing issues and quarterly press release review (for those Funds which issue press releases), and preferred stock maintenance testing (for those Funds that issue preferred stock); and (iii) tax compliance, tax advice and tax return preparation.

 

            Audit Fees      Audit-Related
Fees
     Tax Fees  

AB Total Return Bond Portfolio

     2021      $ 84,906      $ —        $ 17,169  
     2022      $ 89,151      $ —        $ 18,082  

AB Bond Inflation Strategy

     2021      $ 96,097      $ —        $ 25,664  
     2022      $ 100,902      $ —        $ 19,649  

AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy

     2021      $ 69,532      $ —        $ 16,235  
     2022      $ 73,009      $ —        $ 16,920  

AB All Market Real Return

     2021      $ 87,794      $ —        $ 62,754  
     2022      $ 92,184      $ —        $ 43,438  

AB Short Duration Income

     2021      $ 41,281      $ —        $ 30,840  
     2022      $ 43,345      $ —        $ 18,858  

AB Tax Aware Fixed Income

     2021      $ 36,060      $ —        $ 24,797  
     2022      $ 37,863      $ —        $ 21,391  

AB Income

     2021      $ 121,160      $ —        $ 39,544  
     2022      $ 127,218      $ —        $ 28,500  

AB Sustainable Thematic Credit

     2021      $ 33,750      $ —        $ 11,900  
     2022      $ 47,250      $ —        $ 15,998  

AB High Yield

     2021      $ 111,951      $ 3,000      $ 22,569  
     2022      $ 117,549      $ —        $ 23,009  

(d) Not applicable.


(e) (1) Beginning with audit and non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures require the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures also require pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Adviser and Service Affiliates to the extent that these services are directly related to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund.

(e) (2) All of the amounts for Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees and Tax Fees in the table under Item 4 (a) – (c) are for services pre-approved by the Fund’s Audit Committee.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table sets forth the aggregate non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Fund’s Adviser and entities that control, are controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund:

 

            All Fees for
Non-Audit Services
Provided to the
Portfolio, the Adviser
and Service Affiliates
     Total Amount of
Foregoing Column Pre-
approved by the Audit
Committee
(Portion Comprised of
Audit Related Fees)
(Portion Comprised of
Tax Fees)
 

AB Total Return Bond Portfolio

     2021      $ 1,078,309      $ 17,169  
         $ —    
         $ (17,169
     2022      $ 1,950,540      $ 18,082  
         $ —    
         $ (18,082

AB Bond Inflation Strategy

     2021      $ 1,086,804      $ 25,664  
         $ —    
         $ (25,664
     2022      $ 1,952,107      $ 19,649  
         $ —    
         $ (19,649

AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy

     2021      $ 1,077,375      $ 16,235  
         $ —    
         $ (16,235
     2022      $ 1,949,378      $ 16,920  
         $ —    
         $ (16,920

AB All Market Real Return

     2021      $ 1,123,894      $ 62,754  
         $ —    
         $ (62,754
     2022      $ 1,975,896      $ 43,438  
         $ —    
         $ (43,438

AB Short Duration Income

     2021      $ 1,091,980      $ 30,840  
         $ —    
         $ (30,840
     2022      $ 1,951,316      $ 18,858  
         $ —    
         $ (18,858

AB Tax Aware Fixed Income

     2021      $ 1,085,937      $ 24,797  
         $ —    
         $ (24,797
     2022      $ 1,953,849      $ 21,391  
         $ —    
         $ (21,391

AB Income

     2021      $ 1,100,684      $ 39,544  
         $ —    
         $ (39,544
     2022      $ 1,960,958      $ 28,500  
         $ —    
         $ (28,500

AB Sustainable Thematic Credit

     2021      $ 1,073,040      $ 11,900  
         $ —    
         $ (11,900
     2022      $ 1,948,456      $ 15,998  
         $ —    
         $ (15,998

AB High Yield

     2021      $ 1,086,709      $ 25,569  
         $ (3,000
         $ (22,569
     2022      $ 1,955,467      $ 23,009  
         $ —    
         $ (23,009

(h) The Audit Committee of the Fund has considered whether the provision of any non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser and Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

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-3 (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 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:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

12 (a) (1)   Code of Ethics that is subject to the disclosure of Item 2 hereof
12 (b) (1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (b) (2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
12 (c)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


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 Bond Fund, Inc.

 

By:  

/s/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President

Date: December 30, 2022

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 30, 2022
By:  

/s/ Joseph J. Mantineo

  Joseph J. Mantineo
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 30, 2022