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: 811-01716

AB CAP 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)

Stephen M. Woetzel

AllianceBernstein L.P.

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10105

(Name and address of agent for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2024

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2024

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

AB SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

Investment Products Offered •  Are Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • Are Not Bank Guaranteed

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

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

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

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

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

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

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Dear Shareholder,

We’re pleased to provide this report for the AB Small Cap Growth 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:

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

⁺  Applying differentiated investment insights through a connected global research network

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

Onur Erzan

President and Chief Executive Officer, AB Mutual Funds

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

March 7, 2024

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio for the semi-annual reporting period ended January 31, 2024.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term growth of capital.

NAV RETURNS AS OF JANUARY 31, 2024 (unaudited)

	6 Months		12 Months
AB SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO
Class A Shares		-2.83%		3.65%
Class C Shares		-3.22%		2.84%
Advisor Class Shares1		-2.71%		3.91%
Class R Shares1		-3.00%		3.26%
Class K Shares1		-2.87%		3.30%
Class I Shares1		-2.69%		3.93%
Class Z Shares1		-2.65%		4.03%
Russell 2000 Growth Index		-3.37%		4.46%

1 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 with its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, for the six- and 12-month periods ended January 31, 2024.

All share classes of the Fund outperformed the benchmark for the six-month period, before sales charges. Both security and sector selection contributed to outperformance, relative to the benchmark. Security selection within energy and health care contributed the most, while selection within consumer staples and consumer discretionary detracted. Underweights to materials and utilities also contributed, but were partially offset by an overweight to consumer discretionary and an underweight to consumer staples, which detracted.

For the 12-month period, all share classes of the Fund underperformed the benchmark. Security selection drove underperformance, particularly selection within consumer staples and financials, while selection within technology and energy offset some of these losses. Sector selection was

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positive. Underweights to materials and utilities contributed and helped offset losses from an overweight to consumer discretionary and an underweight to consumer staples.

The Fund did not use derivatives during either period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

US and international stocks rose and emerging-market (EM) stocks declined during the six-month period ended January 31, 2024. Global central banks—led by the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”)—began to pause rate hikes, but equity markets continued to experience bouts of volatility amid hawkish higher-for-longer rhetoric. Later in the period, stronger-than-expected third-quarter economic growth triggered a rapid rise in bond yields—especially the 10-year US Treasury note, which briefly crossed the 5% threshold for the first time in 16 years. Headwinds from higher Treasury yields, conflict in the Middle East and mixed third-quarter earnings weighed on investor sentiment globally and briefly sent all major indices into correction territory in October. EM markets were weighed down by China’s sluggish economic recovery, troubled real estate sector and lack of major fiscal stimulus. Global equity markets rallied during the last half of the period, as inflation continued to cool, consumer spending remained resilient and the US economy grew more quickly than expected. Soft-landing expectations in the US gained momentum and recessionary fears receded amid investor optimism that the Fed could begin to cut interest rates as early as the second half of the year. Within large-cap markets, both growth- and value-oriented stocks rose, but growth outperformed value, led by the technology sector and artificial intelligence optimism. Large-cap stocks rose and outperformed small-cap stocks, which declined in absolute terms.

The Fund continues to be built from the bottom up, with an emphasis on companies that the Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) believes will deliver fundamental outperformance, even against a backdrop of higher input prices and supply chain disruptions. Cognizant that rapidly rising interest rates will likely lead to slowing economic activity and heightened risk of a recession, the Team remains focused on identifying companies that it believes can continue to deliver stronger-than-expected growth. The Team seeks companies that have strong pricing power or possess unique secular growth drivers that could help navigate through this challenging environment. At the end of the reporting period, consumer discretionary, financials and technology reflected the Fund’s largest overweights, while health care, materials and real estate were notable underweights, relative to the benchmark.

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INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of issuers with relatively smaller capitalizations as compared to the overall US market. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of smaller companies. For these purposes, “smaller companies” are those that, at the time of investment, fall within the lowest 20% of the total US equity market capitalization (excluding, for purposes of this calculation, companies with market capitalizations of less than $10 million). Because the Fund’s definition of smaller companies is dynamic, the limits on market capitalization will change with the markets.

The Fund may invest in any company and industry and in any type of equity security with potential for capital appreciation. It invests in well-known and established companies and in new and less-seasoned companies. The Fund’s investment policies emphasize investments in companies that are demonstrating improving financial results and a favorable earnings outlook. The Fund may invest in foreign securities. The Fund may periodically invest in the securities of companies that are expected to appreciate due to a development particularly or uniquely applicable to that company regardless of general business conditions or movements of the market as a whole.

The Fund invests primarily in equity securities but may also invest in other types of securities, such as preferred stocks. The Fund, at times, invests in shares of exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) in lieu of making direct investments in securities. ETFs may provide more efficient and economical exposure to the types of companies and geographic locations in which the Fund seeks to invest than direct investments. The Fund may also invest up to 20% of its total assets in rights or warrants.

The Fund may enter into derivatives transactions, such as options, futures contracts, forwards and swaps. The Fund may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, including on individual securities and stock indices, futures contracts (including futures contracts on individual securities and stock indices) or shares of ETFs. These transactions may be used, for example, in an effort to earn extra income, to adjust exposure to individual securities or markets, or to protect all or a portion of the Fund’s portfolio from a decline in value, sometimes within certain ranges.

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

Benchmark Disclosure

The Russell 2000^® Growth Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The Russell 2000 Growth Index represents the performance of small-cap growth companies within the US. 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 market or markets in which the Fund invests 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. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may be underperforming the market generally.

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

Capitalization Risk: Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

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.

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 for the Fund, 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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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

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. Net asset value (“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

AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF JANUARY 31, 2024 (unaudited)

	NAV Returns		SEC Returns (reflects applicable sales charges)
CLASS A SHARES
1 Year		3.65%		-0.76%
5 Years		7.20%		6.27%
10 Years		8.13%		7.66%
CLASS C SHARES
1 Year		2.84%		1.84%
5 Years		6.40%		6.40%
10 Years1		7.31%		7.31%
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2
1 Year		3.91%		3.91%
5 Years		7.47%		7.47%
10 Years		8.40%		8.40%
CLASS R SHARES2
1 Year		3.26%		3.26%
5 Years		6.82%		6.82%
10 Years		7.75%		7.75%
CLASS K SHARES2
1 Year		3.30%		3.30%
5 Years		7.20%		7.20%
10 Years		8.13%		8.13%
CLASS I SHARES2
1 Year		3.93%		3.93%
5 Years		7.49%		7.49%
10 Years		8.43%		8.43%
CLASS Z SHARES2
1 Year		4.03%		4.03%
5 Years		7.58%		7.58%
Since Inception3		9.03%		9.03%

The Fund’s current prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.15%, 1.90%, 0.90%, 1.44%, 1.49%, 0.84% and 0.78% for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively. 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 Assumes conversion of Class C shares into Class A shares after eight years.

2 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.

3 Inception date: 6/30/2015.

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END DECEMBER 31, 2023 (unaudited)

	SEC Returns (reflects applicable sales charges)
CLASS A SHARES
1 Year		12.82%
5 Years		9.39%
10 Years		8.00%
CLASS C SHARES
1 Year		15.90%
5 Years		9.52%
10 Years1		7.65%
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2
1 Year		18.14%
5 Years		10.63%
10 Years		8.74%
CLASS R SHARES2
1 Year		17.42%
5 Years		9.96%
10 Years		8.09%
CLASS K SHARES2
1 Year		17.45%
5 Years		10.35%
10 Years		8.47%
CLASS I SHARES2
1 Year		18.14%
5 Years		10.65%
10 Years		8.77%
CLASS Z SHARES2
1 Year		18.27%
5 Years		10.75%
Since Inception3		9.38%

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: 6/30/2015.

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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 August 1, 2023		Ending Account Value January 31, 2024		Expenses Paid During Period*		Annualized Expense Ratio*			Total Expenses Paid During Period+		Total Annualized Expense Ratio+
Class A
Actual	$	1,000	$	971.70	$	5.70		1.15	%	$	5.75		1.16	%
Hypothetical**	$	1,000	$	1,019.36	$	5.84		1.15	%	$	5.89		1.16	%
Class C
Actual	$	1,000	$	967.80	$	9.40		1.90	%	$	9.45		1.91	%
Hypothetical**	$	1,000	$	1,015.58	$	9.63		1.90	%	$	9.68		1.91	%
Advisor Class
Actual	$	1,000	$	972.90	$	4.46		0.90	%	$	4.51		0.91	%
Hypothetical**	$	1,000	$	1,020.61	$	4.57		0.90	%	$	4.62		0.91	%
Class R
Actual	$	1,000	$	970.00	$	7.43		1.50	%	$	7.48		1.51	%
Hypothetical**	$	1,000	$	1,017.60	$	7.61		1.50	%	$	7.66		1.51	%
Class K
Actual	$	1,000	$	971.30	$	5.80		1.17	%	$	5.85		1.18	%
Hypothetical**	$	1,000	$	1,019.25	$	5.94		1.17	%	$	5.99		1.18	%
Class I
Actual	$	1,000	$	973.10	$	4.27		0.86	%	$	4.31		0.87	%
Hypothetical**	$	1,000	$	1,020.81	$	4.37		0.86	%	$	4.42		0.87	%
Class Z
Actual	$	1,000	$	973.50	$	3.82		0.77	%	$	3.87		0.78	%
Hypothetical**	$	1,000	$	1,021.27	$	3.91		0.77	%	$	3.96		0.78	%

* Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (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 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

January 31, 2024 (unaudited)

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $3,699.5

TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS²

Company	U.S. $ Value		Percent of Net Assets
Fabrinet	$	80,205,459		2.2	%
Onto Innovation, Inc.		76,037,268		2.1
SPS Commerce, Inc.		69,490,185		1.9
Altair Engineering, Inc. – Class A		68,782,455		1.9
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.		66,524,548		1.8
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.		61,886,308		1.7
Freshworks, Inc. – Class A		61,605,355		1.7
NEXTracker, Inc. – Class A		60,642,153		1.6
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF		59,367,003		1.6
Natera, Inc.		55,195,275		1.5
	$	659,736,009		18.0	%

1 The Fund’s sector breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time.

2 Long-term investments.

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 & Poor’s. 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. These sector classifications are broadly defined. The “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report reflects more specific industry information and is consistent with the investment restrictions discussed in the Fund’s prospectus.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2024 (unaudited)

Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value
COMMON STOCKS – 96.9%
Information Technology – 25.3%
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 3.3%
Fabrinet(a)(b)		375,652	$	80,205,459
Novanta, Inc.(b)		275,290		42,546,069
				122,751,528
IT Services – 1.5%
Fastly, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)		2,643,304		53,183,276
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.9%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)(b)		404,017		24,588,475
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(b)		771,478		66,524,548
Onto Innovation, Inc.(b)		470,819		76,037,268
Universal Display Corp.		287,829		48,864,729
				216,015,020
Software – 13.5%
Altair Engineering, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)		809,015		68,782,455
Braze, Inc. – Class A(b)		983,823		53,175,633
Clearwater Analytics Holdings, Inc. – Class A(b)		2,159,800		40,712,230
Five9, Inc.(b)		666,731		50,578,214
Freshworks, Inc. – Class A(b)		2,775,016		61,605,355
Instructure Holdings, Inc.(b)		1,019,598		25,112,699
Klaviyo, Inc. – Class A(b)		217,180		5,614,103
Manhattan Associates, Inc.(b)		138,536		33,603,292
Monday.com Ltd.(b)		257,744		54,136,550
Smartsheet, Inc. – Class A(b)		844,615		37,982,337
SPS Commerce, Inc.(b)		378,075		69,490,185
				500,793,053
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 1.1%
ACV Auctions, Inc. – Class A(b)		3,201,241		41,520,096
				934,262,973
Health Care – 21.1%
Biotechnology – 12.8%
Akero Therapeutics, Inc.(b)		502,481		10,858,614
Ascendis Pharma A/S (ADR)(b)		165,872		21,551,749
Blueprint Medicines Corp.(b)		392,712		31,232,385
Bridgebio Pharma, Inc.(b)		788,441		27,035,642
CG oncology, Inc.(a)(b)		526,467		19,616,161
Cytokinetics, Inc.(a)(b)		453,790		35,454,613
Disc Medicine, Inc.(b)		257,743		16,946,602
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.(b)		830,139		28,100,205
Insmed, Inc.(b)		1,002,195		27,861,021
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc.(b)		499,229		11,891,635

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value
Legend Biotech Corp. (ADR)(b)		347,433	$	19,129,661
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)(b)		109,775		23,789,340
MoonLake Immunotherapeutics(a)(b)		293,516		16,401,674
Natera, Inc.(b)		837,053		55,195,275
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a)(b)		384,500		16,960,295
Vaxcyte, Inc.(a)(b)		614,689		43,901,088
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.(a)(b)		1,099,282		26,536,668
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(b)		155,547		1,462,142
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.(b)		957,805		18,437,746
Xenon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(b)		502,074		22,703,786
				475,066,302
Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.3%
AtriCure, Inc.(b)		1,070,497		36,461,128
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a)(b)		418,089		50,078,701
Lantheus Holdings, Inc.(b)		6,326		328,509
				86,868,338
Health Care Providers & Services – 3.4%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.(a)(b)		1,812,290		19,971,436
Guardant Health, Inc.(b)		481,337		10,555,720
Inari Medical, Inc.(b)		745,916		42,479,916
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp.(a)(b)		1,139,930		52,778,759
				125,785,831
Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.6%
Quanterix Corp.(b)		868,244		19,179,510
Repligen Corp.(b)		206,606		39,131,176
				58,310,686
Pharmaceuticals – 1.0%
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.(b)		530,931		35,752,894
				781,784,051
Industrials – 17.2%
Aerospace & Defense – 3.5%
Curtiss-Wright Corp.		200,828		44,698,288
Hexcel Corp.		514,679		34,169,539
Leonardo DRS, Inc.(a)(b)		2,625,015		50,951,541
				129,819,368
Building Products – 1.2%
AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(b)		1,160,184		44,736,695
Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.2%
Tetra Tech, Inc.		272,991		43,181,716
Construction & Engineering – 1.7%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.		284,574		61,886,308
Electrical Equipment – 1.6%
NEXTracker, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)		1,339,566		60,642,153

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value
Ground Transportation – 2.2%
Saia, Inc.(b)		87,816	$	39,568,133
XPO, Inc.(b)		480,932		41,090,830
				80,658,963
Machinery – 3.8%
Esab Corp.		504,011		43,339,906
ITT, Inc.		404,100		48,807,198
SPX Technologies, Inc.(b)		479,900		48,297,136
				140,444,240
Professional Services – 0.9%
FTI Consulting, Inc.(b)		183,759		35,210,062
Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.1%
SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(b)		265,475		41,029,161
				637,608,666
Consumer Discretionary – 14.2%
Broadline Retail – 0.7%
Savers Value Village, Inc.(a)(b)		1,446,782		27,040,356
Diversified Consumer Services – 0.5%
European Wax Center, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)		1,212,622		17,995,311
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 5.3%
Cava Group, Inc.(a)(b)		831,443		38,911,532
Hilton Grand Vacations, Inc.(b)		1,080,574		45,059,936
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)		2,189,609		29,121,800
Texas Roadhouse, Inc.		372,394		46,817,374
Wingstop, Inc.(a)		130,895		36,795,893
				196,706,535
Household Durables – 3.3%
Meritage Homes Corp.		263,431		43,626,808
SharkNinja, Inc.		805,269		37,622,168
Skyline Champion Corp.(b)		617,941		42,316,599
				123,565,575
Specialty Retail – 4.4%
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.(a)(b)		555,326		39,839,087
Five Below, Inc.(a)(b)		229,854		41,249,599
Lithia Motors, Inc.		153,670		45,309,599
Wayfair, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)		688,679		34,606,120
				161,004,405
				526,312,182
Financials – 8.5%
Capital Markets – 3.6%
Houlihan Lokey, Inc.(a)		367,846		44,060,594
StepStone Group, Inc. – Class A		1,392,791		46,588,859

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Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value
Stifel Financial Corp.		591,995	$	43,186,035
				133,835,488
Financial Services – 2.0%
Flywire Corp.(b)		1,592,642		34,034,760
Shift4 Payments, Inc. – Class A(a)(b)		551,835		39,627,271
				73,662,031
Insurance – 2.9%
Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. – Class B(b)		1,120,519		16,908,632
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.		94,723		37,659,023
RLI Corp.		302,466		41,247,289
Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc.(b)		262,223		11,359,500
				107,174,444
				314,671,963
Consumer Staples – 4.5%
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 2.2%
Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (The)(a)(b)		1,552,967		49,415,410
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(b)		1,238,129		30,680,837
				80,096,247
Food Products – 1.2%
Freshpet, Inc.(b)		519,561		44,734,202
Personal Care Products – 1.1%
BellRing Brands, Inc.(b)		710,790		39,285,363
				164,115,812
Energy – 3.4%
Energy Equipment & Services – 2.0%
ChampionX Corp.		1,609,882		44,126,866
TechnipFMC PLC		1,404,179		27,156,822
				71,283,688
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.4%
Permian Resources Corp.(a)		1,966,266		26,505,266
Southwestern Energy Co.(b)		3,979,394		25,667,091
				52,172,357
				123,456,045
Materials – 1.9%
Chemicals – 1.1%
Element Solutions, Inc.		1,908,298		42,421,464
Construction Materials – 0.8%
Summit Materials, Inc. – Class A(b)		766,510		27,732,332
				70,153,796

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

Company	Shares		U.S. $ Value
Real Estate – 0.8%
Real Estate Management & Development – 0.8%
Digitalbridge Group, Inc.		1,569,080	$	30,816,731
Total Common Stocks (cost $2,929,584,094)				3,583,182,219
INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.6%
Funds and Investment Trusts – 1.6%
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF(a)(c) (cost $53,353,211)		242,939		59,367,003
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.3%
Investment Companies – 1.3%
AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 5.24%(c)(d)(e) (cost $48,914,780)		48,914,780		48,914,780
Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.8% (cost $3,031,852,085)				3,691,464,002
INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 2.2%
Investment Companies – 2.2%
AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 5.24%(c)(d)(e) (cost $80,523,781)		80,523,781		80,523,781
Total Investments – 102.0% (cost $3,112,375,866)				3,771,987,783
Other assets less liabilities – (2.0)%				(72,452,935	)
Net Assets – 100.0%			$	3,699,534,848

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

(b) Non-income producing security.

(c) 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.

(d) Affiliated investments.

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

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

ETF – Exchange Traded Fund

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

January 31, 2024 (unaudited)

Assets
Investments in securities, at value
Unaffiliated issuers (cost $2,982,937,305)	$	3,642,549,222	(a)
Affiliated issuers (cost $129,438,561—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $80,523,781)		129,438,561
Cash		531
Receivable for investment securities sold		32,792,703
Receivable for capital stock sold		2,200,538
Affiliated dividends receivable		167,680
Unaffiliated dividends receivable		62,150
Receivable due from Adviser		7,178
Total assets		3,807,218,563
Liabilities
Payable for collateral received on securities loaned		80,523,781
Payable for investment securities purchased		13,764,932
Payable for capital stock redeemed		9,850,077
Advisory fee payable		2,264,155
Distribution fee payable		188,792
Transfer Agent fee payable		180,959
Administrative fee payable		29,882
Directors’ fees payable		6,850
Accrued expenses		874,287
Total liabilities		107,683,715
Net Assets	$	3,699,534,848
Composition of Net Assets
Capital stock, at par	$	6,346
Additional paid-in capital		4,087,014,542
Accumulated loss		(387,486,040	)
Net Assets	$	3,699,534,848

Net Asset Value Per Share—27 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value

Class	Net Assets		Outstanding		Value
A	$	581,248,570		11,069,495	$	52.51	*
C	$	23,277,637		1,004,594	$	23.17
Advisor	$	1,421,013,894		23,429,801	$	60.65
R	$	28,587,179		585,129	$	48.86
K	$	153,002,019		2,805,579	$	54.53
I	$	430,955,725		7,144,574	$	60.32
Z	$	1,061,449,824		17,424,230	$	60.92

(a) Includes securities on loan with a value of $300,371,944 (see Note E).

* The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $54.84 which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)

Investment Income
Dividends
Unaffiliated issuers	$	7,418,974
Affiliated issuers		1,750,618
Interest		4,440
Securities lending income		391,298
Other income		24,143		$	9,589,473
Expenses
Advisory fee (see Note B)		13,278,343
Distribution fee—Class A		719,748
Distribution fee—Class C		120,449
Distribution fee—Class R		73,262
Distribution fee—Class K		188,922
Transfer agency—Class A		433,925
Transfer agency—Class C		18,336
Transfer agency—Advisor Class		1,076,715
Transfer agency—Class R		38,096
Transfer agency—Class K		134,723
Transfer agency—Class I		256,997
Transfer agency—Class Z		119,098
Printing		182,008
Custody and accounting		115,531
Registration fees		76,127
Administrative		45,621
Legal		37,378
Directors’ fees		32,100
Audit and tax		24,223
Miscellaneous		42,790
Total expenses		17,014,392
Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)		(61,571	)
Net expenses					16,952,821
Net investment loss					(7,363,348	)
Realized and Unrealized Loss on Investment Transactions
Net realized loss on investment transactions					(67,739	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments					(121,505,952	)
Net loss on investment transactions					(121,573,691	)
Net Decrease in Net Assets from Operations				$	(128,937,039	)

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31, 2023
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations
Net investment loss	$	(7,363,348	)	$	(13,759,063	)
Net realized loss on investment transactions		(67,739	)		(661,089,730	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments		(121,505,952	)		912,352,923
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations		(128,937,039	)		237,504,130
Capital Stock Transactions
Net decrease		(282,927,597	)		(514,394,304	)
Total decrease		(411,864,636	)		(276,890,174	)
Net Assets
Beginning of period		4,111,399,484			4,388,289,658
End of period	$	3,699,534,848		$	4,111,399,484

See notes to financial statements.

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January 31, 2024 (unaudited)

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Cap Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Company, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 11 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 Small Cap Growth 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 and Class T shares. Class B and Class T 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. Class C shares automatically convert to Class A shares eight 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 (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

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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.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as

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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)

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,

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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 Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of January 31, 2024:

Investments in Securities:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

Assets:

Common Stocks(a)

$

3,583,182,219

$

– 0

–

$

– 0

–

$

3,583,182,219

Investment Companies

59,367,003

– 0

–

– 0

–

59,367,003

Short-Term Investments

48,914,780

– 0

–

– 0

–

48,914,780

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

80,523,781

– 0

–

– 0

–

80,523,781

Total Investments in Securities

3,771,987,783

– 0

–

– 0

–

3,771,987,783

Other Financial Instruments(b)

– 0

–

– 0

–

– 0

–

– 0

–

Total

$

3,771,987,783

$

– 0

–

$

– 0

–

$

3,771,987,783

(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.

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

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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 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 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.

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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 first $2.5 billion, .65% of the excess over $2.5 billion up to $5 billion and .60% of the excess over $5 billion as a percentage of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.

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 six months ended January 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $45,621.

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 $596,034 for the six months ended January 31, 2024.

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 $3,138 from the sale of Class A shares and received $7,427 and $845 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the six months ended January 31, 2024.

The Fund may invest in AB Government Money Market Portfolio (the “Government Money Market Portfolio”) which has a contractual annual advisory fee rate of .20% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and bears its own expenses. The Adviser had contractually agreed to waive .10% of the advisory fee of Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .10%) until August 31, 2023. Effective September 1, 2023, the Adviser has contractually agreed to waive .05% of the advisory fee of

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Government Money Market Portfolio (resulting in a net advisory fee of .15%) until August 31, 2024. In connection with the investment by the Fund in Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has contractually agreed to 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 six months ended January 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $45,495.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended January 31, 2024 is as follows:

Fund	Market Value 7/31/23 (000)		Purchases at Cost (000)		Sales Proceeds (000)		Market Value 1/31/24 (000)		Dividend Income (000)
Government Money Market Portfolio	$	85,124	$	448,194	$	484,403	$	48,915	$	1,751
Government Money Market Portfolio*		64,065		565,271		548,812		80,524		184
Total							$	129,439	$	1,935

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

NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. 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. 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 amounts of $3,006,030, $987,888 and $1,483,646 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

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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 six months ended January 31, 2024 were as follows:

	Purchases			Sales
Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)	$	1,182,367,171		$	1,433,461,923
U.S. government securities		– 0	–		– 0	–

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

Gross unrealized appreciation	$	814,224,878
Gross unrealized depreciation		(154,612,961	)
Net unrealized appreciation	$	659,611,917

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 Fund did not engage in derivatives transactions for the six months ended January 31, 2024.

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

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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. If 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 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 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 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,

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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.

A summary of the Fund’s transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended January 31, 2024 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
$	300,371,944	$	80,523,781	$	232,379,190	$	207,371	$	183,927	$	16,076

* As of January 31, 2024.

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
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31, 2023			Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31, 2023
Class A
Shares sold		534,373			1,152,132		$	26,427,022		$	56,284,209
Shares converted from Class C		16,263			14,604			803,273			707,880
Shares redeemed		(1,417,095	)		(3,344,702	)		(70,483,685	)		(163,039,927	)
Net decrease		(866,459	)		(2,177,966	)	$	(43,253,390	)	$	(106,047,838	)
Class C
Shares sold		47,347			111,953		$	1,050,288		$	2,465,991
Shares converted to Class A		(36,787	)		(32,827	)		(803,273	)		(707,880	)
Shares redeemed		(169,211	)		(383,284	)		(3,711,001	)		(8,290,999	)
Net decrease		(158,651	)		(304,158	)	$	(3,463,986	)	$	(6,532,888	)
Advisor Class
Shares sold		3,504,941			9,458,257		$	200,197,873		$	536,345,126
Shares redeemed		(5,439,968	)		(15,214,198	)		(310,857,305	)		(853,701,523	)
Net decrease		(1,935,027	)		(5,755,941	)	$	(110,659,432	)	$	(317,356,397	)

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	Shares						Amount
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31, 2023			Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31, 2023
Class R
Shares sold		58,081			157,627		$	2,731,937		$	7,192,947
Shares redeemed		(123,203	)		(243,055	)		(5,818,960	)		(11,140,192	)
Net decrease		(65,122	)		(85,428	)	$	(3,087,023	)	$	(3,947,245	)
Class K
Shares sold		344,154			1,120,436		$	17,691,336		$	57,034,409
Shares redeemed		(517,262	)		(709,827	)		(26,262,331	)		(36,142,684	)
Net increase (decrease)		(173,108	)		410,609		$	(8,570,995	)	$	20,891,725
Class I
Shares sold		492,489			1,413,245		$	28,176,007		$	80,169,060
Shares redeemed		(1,169,445	)		(3,908,129	)		(66,332,740	)		(221,913,215	)
Net decrease		(676,956	)		(2,494,884	)	$	(38,156,733	)	$	(141,744,155	)
Class Z
Shares sold		1,804,152			4,994,320		$	104,514,044		$	284,113,019
Shares redeemed		(3,113,166	)		(4,329,523	)		(180,250,082	)		(243,770,525	)
Net increase (decrease)		(1,309,014	)		664,797		$	(75,736,038	)	$	40,342,494

NOTE G

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Fund invests 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. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may be underperforming the market generally.

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

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

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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.

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

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

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

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NOTE 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 statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended January 31, 2024.

NOTE I

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending July 31, 2024 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended July 31, 2023 and July 31, 2022 were as follows:

	2023			2022
Distributions paid from:
Ordinary income	$	– 0	–	$	113,889,911
Net long-term capital gains		– 0	–		341,530,857
Total taxable distributions paid	$	– 0	–	$	455,420,768

As of July 31, 2023, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

Accumulated capital losses	$	(871,666,877	)(a)
Other losses		(9,186,337	)(b)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)		622,304,213	(c)
Total accumulated earnings (deficit)	$	(258,549,001	)

(a) As of July 31, 2023, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $871,666,877.

(b) As of July 31, 2023, the Fund had a qualified late-year ordinary loss deferral of $9,186,337.

(c) The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs) 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 July 31, 2023, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $539,638,663 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $332,028,214, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

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NOTE J

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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

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

	Class A
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31,
				2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of period		$ 54.04			$ 50.68			$ 79.55			$ 62.17			$ 57.21			$ 60.30
Income From Investment Operations
Net investment loss(a)(b)		(.16	)		(.28	)		(.51	)		(.62	)		(.37	)		(.36	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(1.37	)		3.64			(21.59	)		25.33			10.19			5.75
Contributions from Affiliates		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations		(1.53	)		3.36			(22.10	)		24.71			9.82			5.39
Less: Distributions
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.48	)
Net asset value, end of period		$ 52.51			$ 54.04			$ 50.68			$ 79.55			$ 62.17			$ 57.21
Total Return
Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*		(2.83	)%		6.63	%		(30.61	)%		41.15	%+		18.86	%+		12.63	%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)		$581,249			$645,058			$715,329			$1,090,466			$890,196			$621,553
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡		1.15	%^		1.14	%		1.11	%		1.09	%		1.16	%		1.15	%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements‡		1.15	%^		1.14	%		1.11	%		1.09	%		1.16	%		1.16	%
Net investment loss(b)		(.63	)%^		(.56	)%		(.78	)%		(.83	)%		(.70	)%		(.65	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		32	%		65	%		54	%		74	%		75	%		70	%
‡  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying
portfolios		.01	%^		.01	%		.00	%		.00	%		.01	%		.01	%

See footnote summary on page 41.

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

	Class C
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31,
				2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of period		$ 23.94			$ 22.62			$ 39.36			$ 33.92			$ 33.67			$ 39.66
Income From Investment Operations
Net investment loss(a)(b)		(.15	)		(.29	)		(.47	)		(.61	)		(.43	)		(.47	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(.62	)		1.61			(9.50	)		13.38			5.54			2.96
Contributions from Affiliates		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations		(.77	)		1.32			(9.97	)		12.77			5.11			2.49
Less: Distributions
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.48	)
Net asset value, end of period		$ 23.17			$ 23.94			$ 22.62			$ 39.36			$ 33.92			$ 33.67
Total Return
Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*		(3.22	)%		5.84	%		(31.12	)%		40.11	%+		17.99	%+		11.79	%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)		$23,278			$27,846			$33,191			$53,790			$35,697			$35,256
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡		1.90	%^		1.89	%		1.86	%		1.84	%		1.90	%		1.91	%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements‡		1.90	%^		1.89	%		1.86	%		1.84	%		1.91	%		1.91	%
Net investment loss(b)		(1.38	)%^		(1.31	)%		(1.53	)%		(1.59	)%		(1.44	)%		(1.40	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		32	%		65	%		54	%		74	%		75	%		70	%
‡  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying
portfolios		.01	%^		.01	%		.00	%		.00	%		.01	%		.01	%

See footnote summary on page 41.

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

	Advisor Class
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31,
				2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of period		$ 62.34			$ 58.32			$ 90.34			$ 69.65			$ 63.35			$ 65.62
Income From Investment Operations
Net investment loss(a)(b)		(.11	)		(.18	)		(.39	)		(.51	)		(.27	)		(.24	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(1.58	)		4.20			(24.86	)		28.53			11.43			6.46
Contributions from Affiliates		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations		(1.69	)		4.02			(25.25	)		28.02			11.16			6.22
Less: Dividends and Distributions
Dividends from net investment income		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		(.01	)
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.48	)
Total dividends and distributions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.49	)
Net asset value, end of period		$ 60.65			$ 62.34			$ 58.32			$ 90.34			$ 69.65			$ 63.35
Total Return
Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*		(2.71	)%		6.89	%		(30.43	)%		41.51	%+		19.16	%+		12.93	%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)		$1,421,013			$1,581,335			$1,814,970			$2,165,454			$1,051,243			$611,919
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡		.90	%^		.89	%		.86	%		.84	%		.91	%		.91	%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements‡		.90	%^		.89	%		.87	%		.84	%		.91	%		.91	%
Net investment loss(b)		(.38	)%^		(.31	)%		(.53	)%		(.60	)%		(.46	)%		(.41	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		32	%		65	%		54	%		74	%		75	%		70	%
‡  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying
portfolios		.01	%^		.01	%		.00	%		.00	%		.01	%		.01	%

See footnote summary on page 41.

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

	Class R
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31,
				2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of period		$ 50.37			$ 47.38			$ 75.03			$ 59.19			$ 54.90			$ 58.45
Income From Investment Operations
Net investment loss(a)(b)		(.23	)		(.39	)		(.69	)		(.88	)		(.54	)		(.54	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(1.28	)		3.38			(20.19	)		24.05			9.69			5.47
Contributions from Affiliates		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations		(1.51	)		2.99			(20.88	)		23.17			9.15			4.93
Less: Distributions
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.48	)
Net asset value, end of period		$ 48.86			$ 50.37			$ 47.38			$ 75.03			$ 59.19			$ 54.90
Total Return
Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*		(3.00	)%		6.31	%		(30.84	)%		40.59	%+		18.42	%+		12.20	%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)		$28,587			$32,756			$34,853			$53,326			$29,374			$30,459
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡		1.50	%^		1.42	%		1.46	%		1.49	%		1.54	%		1.53	%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements‡		1.51	%^		1.43	%		1.46	%		1.49	%		1.54	%		1.54	%
Net investment loss(b)		(.99	)%^		(.85	)%		(1.13	)%		(1.24	)%		(1.07	)%		(1.03	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		32	%		65	%		54	%		74	%		75	%		70	%
‡  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying
portfolios		.01	%^		.01	%		.00	%		.00	%		.01	%		.01	%

See footnote summary on page 41.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

	Class K
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31,
				2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of period		$ 56.14			$ 52.78			$ 82.50			$ 64.23			$ 58.90			$ 61.77
Income From Investment Operations
Net investment loss(a)(b)		(.17	)		(.46	)		(.45	)		(.62	)		(.34	)		(.33	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(1.44	)		3.82			(22.50	)		26.22			10.53			5.94
Contributions from Affiliates		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations		(1.61	)		3.36			(22.95	)		25.60			10.19			5.61
Less: Distributions
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.48	)
Net asset value, end of period		$ 54.53			$ 56.14			$ 52.78			$ 82.50			$ 64.23			$ 58.90
Total Return
Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*		(2.87	)%		6.37	%		(30.54	)%		41.22	%+		18.96	%+		12.71	%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)		$153,002			$167,212			$135,550			$121,057			$43,699			$43,284
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡		1.17	%^		1.47	%		1.03	%		1.03	%		1.08	%		1.09	%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements‡		1.18	%^		1.48	%		1.03	%		1.03	%		1.09	%		1.09	%
Net investment loss(b)		(.66	)%^		(.90	)%		(.68	)%		(.80	)%		(.62	)%		(.59	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		32	%		65	%		54	%		74	%		75	%		70	%
‡  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying
portfolios		.01	%^		.01	%		.00	%		.00	%		.01	%		.01	%

See footnote summary on page 41.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

	Class I
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31,
				2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of period		$ 61.99			$ 57.96			$ 89.79			$ 69.27			$ 63.03			$ 65.33
Income From Investment Operations
Net investment loss(a)(b)		(.10	)		(.14	)		(.37	)		(.49	)		(.26	)		(.24	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(1.57	)		4.17			(24.69	)		28.34			11.36			6.43
Contributions from Affiliates		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations		(1.67	)		4.03			(25.06	)		27.85			11.10			6.19
Less: Dividends and Distributions
Dividends from net investment income		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		(.01	)
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.48	)
Total dividends and distributions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.49	)
Net asset value, end of period		$ 60.32			$ 61.99			$ 57.96			$ 89.79			$ 69.27			$ 63.03
Total Return
Total investment return based on net asset value(d)*		(2.69	)%		6.95	%		(30.40	)%		41.48	%+		19.17	%+		12.93	%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)		$430,956			$484,889			$597,941			$824,332			$614,788			$494,931
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡		.86	%^		.83	%		.84	%		.84	%		.90	%		.90	%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements‡		.87	%^		.83	%		.84	%		.84	%		.90	%		.90	%
Net investment loss(b)		(.35	)%^		(.26	)%		(.50	)%		(.59	)%		(.44	)%		(.40	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		32	%		65	%		54	%		74	%		75	%		70	%
‡  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying
portfolios		.01	%^		.01	%		.00	%		.00	%		.01	%		.01	%

See footnote summary on page 41.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

	Class Z
	Six Months Ended January 31, 2024 (unaudited)			Year Ended July 31,
				2023			2022			2021			2020			2019
Net asset value, beginning of period		$ 62.58			$ 58.47			$ 90.46			$ 69.68			$ 63.31			$ 65.54
Income From Investment Operations
Net investment loss(a)(b)		(.07	)		(.11	)		(.30	)		(.43	)		(.21	)		(.19	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions		(1.59	)		4.22			(24.92	)		28.54			11.44			6.46
Contributions from Affiliates		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)		– 0	–		– 0	–		.00	(c)
Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations		(1.66	)		4.11			(25.22	)		28.11			11.23			6.27
Less: Dividends and Distributions
Dividends from net investment income		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		– 0	–		(.02	)
Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.48	)
Total dividends and distributions		– 0	–		– 0	–		(6.77	)		(7.33	)		(4.86	)		(8.50	)
Net asset value, end of period		$ 60.92			$ 62.58			$ 58.47			$ 90.46			$ 69.68			$ 63.31
Total Return
Total investment return based on net asset value(d)		(2.65	)%		7.03	%		(30.34	)%		41.62	%+		19.29	%+		13.03	%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)		$1,061,450			$1,172,303			$1,056,456			$1,118,142			$473,742			$299,807
Ratio to average net assets of:
Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements‡		.77	%^		.77	%		.76	%		.75	%		.81	%		.81	%
Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements‡		.77	%^		.77	%		.76	%		.75	%		.81	%		.82	%
Net investment loss(b)		(.25	)%^		(.20	)%		(.41	)%		(.51	)%		(.36	)%		(.32	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		32	%		65	%		54	%		74	%		75	%		70	%
‡  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying
portfolios		.01	%^		.01	%		.00	%		.00	%		.01	%		.01	%

See footnote summary on page 41.

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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.

* Includes the impact of proceeds received and credited to the Fund resulting from class action settlements, which enhanced the Fund’s performance for the year ended July 31, 2019 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.

^ Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gary L. Moody⁽¹⁾, Chairman Jorge A. Bermudez⁽¹⁾ Michael J. Downey⁽¹⁾ Onur Erzan, President and Chief Executive Officer Nancy P. Jacklin⁽¹⁾ Jeanette W. Loeb⁽¹⁾ Carol C. McMullen⁽¹⁾ Marshall C. Turner, Jr.⁽¹⁾* Emilie D. Wrapp, Advisory Board Member

OFFICERS

Esteban Gomez⁽²⁾, Vice President Samantha S. Lau⁽²⁾, Vice President Heather Pavlak⁽²⁾, Vice President Wen-Tse Tseng⁽²⁾, Vice President Nancy E. Hay, Secretary Michael B. Reyes, Senior Vice President Stephen M. Woetzel, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Phyllis J. Clarke, Controller Jennifer Friedland, Chief Compliance Officer

Custodian and Accounting Agent	Transfer Agent
State Street Bank and Trust Company One Congress Street, Suite 1 Boston, MA 02114 Principal Underwriter AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. 501 Commerce Street Nashville, TN 37203 Legal Counsel Seward & Kissel LLP One Battery Park Plaza New York, NY 10004	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 Small Cap Growth Investment Team. Messrs. Gomez and Tseng and Mses. Lau and Pavlak are the investment professionals with the most significant responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio.

* Mr. Turner is expected to retire effective December 31, 2024.

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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/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 2024, which covered the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 (the “Program Reporting Period”).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Cap Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Small Cap Growth Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on May 2-4, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

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

The directors 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 2021 and 2022 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund, 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

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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 soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency 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 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 periods ended February 28, 2023. Based on their review and their discussion with the Advisor of the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in the periods reviewed, 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 paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective 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 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 those for two other funds 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 Advisor Class shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for 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. 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 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 breakpoints 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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Disruptors ETF

High Yield ETF

Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

Ultra Short Income ETF

US High Dividend ETF

US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

US Low Volatility Equity ETF

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

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

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

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1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

800 221 5672

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable when filing a semi-annual report to shareholders.

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 covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

EXHIBIT NO.	DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
13(b)(1)	Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
13(b)(2)	Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
13(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 Cap Fund, Inc.
By:	/s/ Onur Erzan
	Onur Erzan
	President
Date:	March 27, 2024

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:	March 27, 2024
By:	/s/ Stephen M. Woetzel
	Stephen M. Woetzel
	Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	March 27, 2024