AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy
Portfolio of Investments
May 31, 2023 (unaudited)
Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS 56.6% |
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Information Technology 15.4% |
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Communications Equipment 0.1% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. |
14,232 | $ | 706,903 | |||||
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 0.5% |
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CDW Corp./DE |
20,234 | 3,473,975 | ||||||
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IT Services 0.4% |
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EPAM Systems, Inc.(a) |
7,411 | 1,901,811 | ||||||
Genpact Ltd. |
21,759 | 800,296 | ||||||
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2,702,107 | ||||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 3.0% |
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a) |
4,089 | 483,361 | ||||||
KLA Corp. |
2,753 | 1,219,551 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. |
29,137 | 11,023,693 | ||||||
NXP Semiconductors NV |
21,441 | 3,840,083 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. |
27,634 | 3,133,972 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. |
8,454 | 1,469,981 | ||||||
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21,170,641 | ||||||||
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Software 8.0% |
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Adobe, Inc.(a) |
11,318 | 4,728,547 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.(a) |
8,276 | 1,650,152 | ||||||
Gen Digital, Inc. |
203,921 | 3,576,774 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. |
108,266 | 35,553,472 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. |
81,293 | 8,612,181 | ||||||
ServiceNow, Inc.(a) |
3,535 | 1,925,797 | ||||||
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56,046,923 | ||||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 3.4% |
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Apple, Inc. |
123,767 | 21,937,701 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp.(a) |
47,674 | 1,846,414 | ||||||
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23,784,115 | ||||||||
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107,884,664 | ||||||||
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Health Care 9.5% |
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Biotechnology 1.3% |
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
412 | 31,699 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
3,505 | 2,578,138 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) |
20,503 | 6,634,156 | ||||||
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9,243,993 | ||||||||
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.9% |
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Align Technology, Inc.(a) |
5,098 | 1,441,001 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a) |
49,828 | 4,197,012 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a) |
2,352 | 724,040 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC |
71,375 | 5,906,995 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
6,717 | 855,343 | ||||||
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13,124,391 | ||||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services 2.8% |
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Elevance Health, Inc. |
12,386 | 5,546,698 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. |
28,653 | 13,960,888 | ||||||
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Life Sciences Tools & Services 1.5% |
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Illumina, Inc.(a) |
15,460 | $ | 3,040,209 | |||||
IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a) |
31,685 | 6,239,093 | ||||||
Waters Corp.(a) |
5,391 | 1,354,327 | ||||||
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10,633,629 | ||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals 2.0% |
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Johnson & Johnson |
15,937 | 2,471,191 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. |
10,156 | 1,121,324 | ||||||
Organon & Co. |
1,015 | 19,681 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. |
8,730 | 331,915 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR) |
151,602 | 6,001,923 | ||||||
Viatris, Inc. |
779 | 7,128 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. |
25,494 | 4,155,777 | ||||||
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14,108,939 | ||||||||
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66,618,538 | ||||||||
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Financials 7.2% |
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Banks 2.1% |
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Bank of America Corp. |
220,137 | 6,117,607 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
7,890 | 1,070,752 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) |
12,300 | 1,424,709 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. |
152,915 | 6,087,546 | ||||||
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14,700,614 | ||||||||
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Capital Markets 1.8% |
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Charles Schwab Corp. (The) |
51,764 | 2,727,445 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) |
21,319 | 6,905,224 | ||||||
LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. |
11,718 | 2,282,432 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. |
957 | 351,631 | ||||||
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12,266,732 | ||||||||
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Financial Services 2.2% |
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PayPal Holdings, Inc.(a) |
33,342 | 2,066,871 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. - Class A |
60,668 | 13,409,448 | ||||||
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15,476,319 | ||||||||
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Insurance 1.1% |
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Progressive Corp. (The) |
43,853 | 5,609,237 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson PLC |
9,728 | 2,128,973 | ||||||
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7,738,210 | ||||||||
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50,181,875 | ||||||||
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Communication Services 6.0% |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.7% |
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Comcast Corp. - Class A |
127,047 | 4,999,299 | ||||||
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Entertainment 0.4% |
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Walt Disney Co. (The)(a) |
33,588 | 2,954,401 | ||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Interactive Media & Services 4.3% |
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Alphabet, Inc. - Class A(a) |
12,280 | $ | 1,508,844 | |||||
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a) |
151,620 | 18,705,359 | ||||||
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A(a) |
36,670 | 9,707,282 | ||||||
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29,921,485 | ||||||||
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Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.6% |
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T-Mobile US, Inc.(a) |
29,275 | 4,017,994 | ||||||
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41,893,179 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary 5.7% |
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Automobile Components 0.0% |
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Magna International, Inc. |
4,191 | 202,677 | ||||||
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Automobiles 0.2% |
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Stellantis NV |
88,244 | 1,350,133 | ||||||
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Broadline Retail 1.7% |
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Amazon.com, Inc.(a) |
98,101 | 11,829,018 | ||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.3% |
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Booking Holdings, Inc.(a) |
1,541 | 3,866,015 | ||||||
Hyatt Hotels Corp. - Class A |
14,109 | 1,516,435 | ||||||
Restaurant Brands International, Inc. |
40,422 | 2,947,168 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. |
8,298 | 810,217 | ||||||
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9,139,835 | ||||||||
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Specialty Retail 1.8% |
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AutoZone, Inc.(a) |
1,837 | 4,384,625 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. (The) |
28,845 | 8,176,115 | ||||||
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12,560,740 | ||||||||
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods 0.7% |
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NIKE, Inc. - Class B |
45,064 | 4,743,437 | ||||||
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39,825,840 | ||||||||
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Industrials 4.6% |
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Aerospace & Defense 0.8% |
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. |
60,218 | 5,548,486 | ||||||
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Building Products 0.4% |
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Otis Worldwide Corp. |
31,448 | 2,500,430 | ||||||
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Construction & Engineering 0.5% |
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AECOM |
42,911 | 3,349,204 | ||||||
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Electrical Equipment 1.3% |
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Eaton Corp. PLC |
32,989 | 5,802,765 | ||||||
Regal Rexnord Corp. |
26,014 | 3,378,959 | ||||||
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9,181,724 | ||||||||
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Ground Transportation 0.8% |
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CSX Corp. |
146,271 | 4,486,132 | ||||||
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. |
6,641 | 365,189 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. |
3,002 | 624,956 | ||||||
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5,476,277 | ||||||||
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Machinery 0.6% |
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Ingersoll Rand, Inc. |
10,221 | 579,122 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. |
50,892 | 3,500,352 | ||||||
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4,079,474 | ||||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Professional Services 0.2% |
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Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. |
11,833 | $ | 1,190,163 | |||||
Robert Half International, Inc. |
7,406 | 481,538 | ||||||
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1,671,701 | ||||||||
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31,807,296 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples 3.2% |
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Beverages 0.9% |
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Coca-Cola Co. (The) |
68,587 | 4,091,900 | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. - Class A |
9,580 | 2,327,653 | ||||||
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6,419,553 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail 1.6% |
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Costco Wholesale Corp. |
7,999 | 4,091,968 | ||||||
Walmart, Inc. |
46,273 | 6,796,116 | ||||||
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10,888,084 | ||||||||
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Household Products 0.7% |
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Procter & Gamble Co. (The) |
34,119 | 4,861,957 | ||||||
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22,169,594 | ||||||||
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Energy 1.8% |
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Energy Equipment & Services 0.5% |
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Baker Hughes Co. |
141,897 | 3,866,694 | ||||||
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 1.3% |
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Chevron Corp. |
26,222 | 3,949,558 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. |
47,271 | 5,071,705 | ||||||
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9,021,263 | ||||||||
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12,887,957 | ||||||||
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Materials 1.2% |
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Chemicals 1.2% |
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Linde PLC |
12,058 | 4,264,432 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A |
43,134 | 3,689,682 | ||||||
Westlake Corp. |
1,866 | 193,971 | ||||||
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8,148,085 | ||||||||
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Utilities 1.1% |
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Electric Utilities 1.1% |
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American Electric Power Co., Inc. |
48,975 | 4,070,802 | ||||||
Edison International |
4,800 | 324,096 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. |
42,042 | 3,088,405 | ||||||
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Real Estate 0.9% |
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Industrial REITs 0.4% |
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Prologis, Inc. |
23,167 | 2,885,450 | ||||||
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.0% |
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CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A(a) |
450 | 33,714 | ||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Specialized REITs 0.5% |
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American Tower Corp. |
17,304 | $ | 3,191,550 | |||||
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6,110,714 | ||||||||
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Total Common Stocks |
395,011,045 | |||||||
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INVESTMENT COMPANIES 42.9% |
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Funds and Investment Trusts 42.9%(b) (c) |
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AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. - Class Z(a) |
1,665,102 | 16,517,812 | ||||||
AB Trust AB Discovery Value Fund - Class Z |
1,190,957 | 22,509,088 | ||||||
Bernstein Fund, Inc. International Small Cap - Class Z |
3,492,636 | 37,021,945 | ||||||
Bernstein Fund, Inc. International Strategic - Class Z |
17,474,124 | 190,293,210 | ||||||
Bernstein Fund, Inc. Small Cap Core Portfolio - Class Z |
1,329,802 | 15,412,405 | ||||||
Sanford C Bernstein Fund, Inc. Emerging Markets Portfolio - Class Z |
724,432 | 17,538,507 | ||||||
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Total Investment Companies |
299,292,967 | |||||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.5% |
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Investment Companies 0.5% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - |
3,444,670 | 3,444,670 | ||||||
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Total Investments 100.0% |
697,748,682 | |||||||
Other assets less liabilities 0.0% |
227,962 | |||||||
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Net Assets 100.0% |
$ | 697,976,644 | ||||||
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(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(b) | Affiliated investments. |
(c) | To obtain a copy of the funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618. |
(d) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
(e) | 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 $188,381,587 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(38,650,131), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $149,731,456. |
Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poors. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market. |
Glossary:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
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AB Tax-Managed Wealth Appreciation Strategy
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 Funds 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 Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, by pricing vendors, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2023:
Investments in Securities: |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks(a) | $ | 395,011,045 | $ | | $ | | $ | 395,011,045 | ||||||||
Investment Companies | 299,292,967 | | | 299,292,967 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments | 3,444,670 | | | 3,444,670 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in Securities | 697,748,682 | | | 697,748,682 | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 697,748,682 | $ | | $ | | $ | 697,748,682 | ||||||||
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(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. |
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A summary of the Funds transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended May 31, 2023 is as follows:
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Affiliated Issuer | Market Value 08/31/2022 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Realized (Loss) |
Change in (Depr) |
Market Value |
Dividend Income |
Realized Gains (000) |
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AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. | $ | 17,211 | $ | 119 | $ | 595 | $ | (255 | ) | $ | 38 | $ | 16,518 | $ | 0 | $ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
AB Trust - AB Discovery Value Fund | 22,311 | 3,221 | 499 | (64 | ) | (2,460 | ) | 22,509 | 1,631 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Small Cap Portfolio | 35,898 | 510 | 1,283 | (241 | ) | 2,138 | 37,022 | 386 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Strategic Equities Portfolio | 188,928 | 9,971 | 11,317 | (2,220 | ) | 4,931 | 190,293 | 7,605 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Small Cap Core Portfolio | 15,071 | 1,686 | 112 | (23 | ) | (1,210 | ) | 15,412 | 1,159 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio | 7,145 | 63,037 | 66,737 | 0 | 0 | 3,445 | 144 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Portfolio | 16,927 | 1,138 | 201 | (57 | ) | (268 | ) | 17,539 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 303,491 | $ | 79,682 | $ | 80,744 | $ | (2,860 | ) | $ | 3,169 | $ | 302,738 | $ | 10,925 | $ | 0 |
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