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AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

May 31, 2023 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 59.3%

 

Information Technology – 20.7%

       

Communications Equipment – 1.9%

       

Ciena Corp.(a)

     27,280        $ 1,275,067  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)

     11,701          618,983  
       

 

 

 
          1,894,050  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 5.2%

 

Flex Ltd.(a)

     84,369          2,142,129  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

     11,013          1,781,904  

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     11,807          1,446,121  
       

 

 

 
          5,370,154  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 1.6%

 

Accenture PLC - Class A

     5,390          1,648,909  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.8%

 

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

     7,729          913,645  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

     1,866          914,172  

NVIDIA Corp.

     3,655          1,382,833  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     6,124          1,096,808  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

     18,916          1,581,378  
       

 

 

 
          5,888,836  
       

 

 

 

Software – 6.2%

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     3,413          1,425,917  

Intuit, Inc.

     3,343          1,401,118  

Microsoft Corp.

     7,510          2,466,209  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

     4,892          1,043,904  
       

 

 

 
          6,337,148  
       

 

 

 
              21,139,097  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 13.7%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 4.1%

 

Alcon, Inc.

     16,846          1,303,712  

Becton Dickinson and Co.

     5,912          1,429,285  

STERIS PLC

     7,271          1,453,982  
       

 

 

 
          4,186,979  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.3%

 

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings

     4,325          919,192  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     2,949          1,436,871  
       

 

 

 
          2,356,063  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 6.0%

 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. - Class A(a)

     2,449          914,334  

Bruker Corp.

     13,614          940,727  

Danaher Corp.

     6,916          1,588,052  

ICON PLC(a)

     6,341          1,350,823  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     3,925          1,313,423  
       

 

 

 
          6,107,359  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Pharmaceuticals – 1.3%

 

Johnson & Johnson

     9,001        $ 1,395,695  
       

 

 

 
          14,046,096  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 9.6%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 1.1%

 

Hexcel Corp.

     17,129          1,181,730  
       

 

 

 

Building Products – 1.0%

 

Owens Corning

     9,803          1,042,353  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 2.9%

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     8,425          1,158,185  

Waste Management, Inc.

     10,904          1,765,575  
       

 

 

 
          2,923,760  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 1.0%

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

     3,511          978,165  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 2.6%

 

Deere & Co.

     4,825          1,669,353  

Xylem, Inc./NY

     10,019          1,003,904  
       

 

 

 
          2,673,257  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services – 1.0%

 

Maximus, Inc.

     12,204          988,036  
       

 

 

 
          9,787,301  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 6.4%

 

Capital Markets – 2.9%

 

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

     12,688          1,344,293  

MSCI, Inc.

     3,332          1,567,806  
       

 

 

 
          2,912,099  
       

 

 

 

Financial Services – 1.9%

 

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     8,787          1,942,191  
       

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.6%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     26,020          1,670,744  
       

 

 

 
          6,525,034  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 4.1%

 

Household Products – 1.6%

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     11,348          1,617,090  
       

 

 

 

Personal Care Products – 2.5%

 

Haleon PLC (ADR)(b)

     116,904          939,908  

Unilever PLC (Sponsored ADR)

     33,742          1,685,076  
       

 

 

 
                2,624,984  
       

 

 

 
          4,242,074  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 2.9%

 

Automobile Components – 0.9%

 

Aptiv PLC(a)

     10,960          965,357  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables – 1.0%

 

TopBuild Corp.(a)

     4,923          992,772  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company            Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Specialty Retail – 1.0%

 

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

        3,769        $ 1,068,323  
          

 

 

 
             3,026,452  
          

 

 

 

Utilities – 1.1%

 

Water Utilities – 1.1%

 

American Water Works Co., Inc.

        7,516          1,085,686  
          

 

 

 

Real Estate – 0.8%

 

Specialized REITs – 0.8%

 

SBA Communications Corp.

        3,731          827,461  
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $60,920,664)

                 60,679,201  
          

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 35.0%

 

United States – 35.0%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds

          

1.25%, 05/15/2050

   U.S.$          887          495,944  

1.875%, 11/15/2051

        655          429,238  

2.25%, 02/15/2052

        677          486,484  

2.50%, 02/15/2046

        962          741,110  

3.00%, 05/15/2042

        2,877          2,484,750  

3.00%, 02/15/2048

        557          469,547  

3.00%, 02/15/2049

        494          417,507  

3.00%, 08/15/2052

        137          116,319  

3.625%, 02/15/2053

        793          759,585  

3.625%, 05/15/2053

        117          111,827  

3.875%, 02/15/2043

        1,032          1,011,290  

4.00%, 11/15/2052

        244          250,369  

6.125%, 08/15/2029

        585          659,630  

U.S. Treasury Notes

          

0.25%, 05/31/2025

        2,801          2,579,454  

0.625%, 05/15/2030

        2,768          2,250,541  

1.625%, 02/15/2026

        314          294,362  

1.875%, 02/28/2027

        2,409          2,238,112  

1.875%, 02/15/2032

        3,005          2,610,507  

2.00%, 02/15/2025

        3,919          3,751,830  

2.00%, 08/15/2025

        268          255,399  

2.25%, 08/15/2027

        1,598          1,498,624  

2.50%, 03/31/2027

        2,574          2,445,300  

2.625%, 02/15/2029

        1,069          1,006,217  

2.75%, 08/15/2032

        139          129,205  

3.375%, 05/15/2033

        97          94,600  

3.50%, 01/31/2028

        230          226,649  

3.50%, 02/15/2033

        1,379          1,361,700  

3.625%, 03/31/2028

        2,539          2,520,156  

3.625%, 05/31/2028

        260          258,420  

3.875%, 03/31/2025

        3,076          3,041,112  

3.875%, 12/31/2027

        454          454,851  

4.125%, 11/15/2032

        326          338,230  
          

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $39,516,867)

 

       35,788,869  
          

 

 

 

 

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      Principal
Amount
(000)
       U.S. $ Value  

AGENCIES – 2.6%

          

Agency Debentures – 2.6%

          

Federal Home Loan Banks
4.50%, 03/13/2026

   U.S.$          1,000        $ 1,006,250  

Federal National Mortgage Association
6.625%, 11/15/2030

        1,382          1,625,595  
          

 

 

 

Total Agencies
(cost $2,884,457)

             2,631,845  
          

 

 

 
     Shares           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.2%

          

Investment Companies – 2.2%

          

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio -
Class AB, 5.03%(c) (d) (e)
(cost $2,204,124)

        2,204,124          2,204,124  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.1%
(cost $105,526,112)

                 101,304,039  
          

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.7%

          

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 0.7%

          

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio -
Class AB, 5.03%(c) (d) (e)
(cost $778,495)

        778,495          778,495  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.8%
(cost $106,304,607)(f)

             102,082,534  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%

             159,726  
          

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

           $ 102,242,260  
          

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(c)

Affiliated investments.

(d)

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

(e)

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

(f)

As of May 31, 2023, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $5,108,061 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(9,330,134), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $(4,222,073).

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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AB Sustainable Thematic Balanced Portfolio    

May 31, 2023 (unaudited)

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). 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 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. In addition, non-agency rated investments 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.

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

 

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

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Assets:

 

Common Stocks(a)    $ 60,679,201      $      $                 —      $ 60,679,201  
Governments - Treasuries             35,788,869               35,788,869  
Agencies             2,631,845               2,631,845  
Short-Term Investments      2,204,124                      2,204,124  
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund      778,495                      778,495  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      63,661,820        38,420,714               102,082,534  
Other Financial Instruments(b)                            
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $     63,661,820      $     38,420,714      $      $     102,082,534  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

(b) 

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

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

 

Fund   

Market Value

08/31/2022

(000)

    

Purchases

at Cost

(000)

    

Sales

Proceeds

(000)

    

Market Value

05/31/2023

(000)

    

Dividend

Income

(000)

 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $ 2,482      $ 21,062      $ 21,340      $ 2,204      $ 85  
Government Money Market Portfolio*      0        4,014        3,236        778        8  
Total    $   2,482      $   25,076      $   24,576      $   2,982      $   93  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions

 

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