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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: March 31, 2024

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2024

 

 

 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


MAR 03.31.24

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ANNUAL REPORT

AB EMERGING MARKETS
MULTI-ASSET PORTFOLIO

 

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Investment Products Offered  

  Are Not FDIC Insured May Lose Value Are Not Bank Guaranteed

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

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

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

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

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

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


 

FROM THE PRESIDENT    LOGO

Dear Shareholder,

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

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

 

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

 

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Applying differentiated investment insights through a connected global research network

 

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

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

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

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

Sincerely,

 

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Onur Erzan

President and Chief Executive Officer, AB Mutual Funds

 

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ANNUAL REPORT

 

May 2, 2024

This report provides management’s discussion of fund performance for the AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio for the annual reporting period ended March 31, 2024.

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize total return. Total return is the sum of capital appreciation and income.

NAV RETURNS AS OF MARCH 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

     6 Months      12 Months  
AB EMERGING MARKETS MULTI-ASSET PORTFOLIO      
Class A Shares      16.04%        15.72%  
Class C Shares      15.54%        14.78%  
Advisor Class Shares1      16.29%        16.11%  
Class R Shares1,2      15.91%        15.45%  
Class K Shares1      16.08%        15.76%  
Class I Shares1      16.17%        16.13%  
Class Z Shares1      16.12%        15.94%  
MSCI EM Index (net)      10.42%        8.15%  

 

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

 

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The returns shown are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions and may differ from the returns shown in the Financial Highlights, which reflect adjustments made to the net asset values in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Please keep in mind that high, double-digit returns are highly unusual and cannot be sustained. Investors should also be aware that these returns were primarily achieved during favorable market conditions.

INVESTMENT RESULTS

The table above shows the Fund’s performance compared with its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets (“MSCI EM”) Index (net), for the six- and 12-month periods ended March 31, 2024. The Fund’s benchmark is fully composed of equities, while the Fund invests in both equities and fixed income.

All share classes of the Fund outperformed the benchmark for the 12-month period, before sales charges. Emerging-market (“EM”) equity index returns underperformed EM debt index returns, although both rose in absolute terms, so the structural overweight of the Fund’s multi-asset strategy to fixed-income assets contributed. The Fund’s equity assets outperformed and fixed-income assets underperformed their respective

 

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benchmarks. Overall security selection within equity assets contributed, while selection within fixed-income assets detracted from absolute returns. The Fund’s repositioning due to enhancements to the active equity components was a significant contributor to the Fund’s turnover rate of 134%.

During the six-month period, all share classes of the Fund outperformed the benchmark, before sales charges. EM debt returns outperformed EM equity index returns, although both rose in absolute terms, so the structural overweight of the Fund’s multi-asset strategy to fixed-income assets contributed. The Fund’s fixed-income and equity assets outperformed their respective benchmarks, and overall security selection within equities and fixed income contributed to absolute returns.

During both periods, the Fund used derivatives for hedging and investment purposes in the form of currency forwards and written swaptions, which added to absolute performance, while credit default swaps and purchased swaptions detracted; futures and interest rate swaps added for the six-month period and detracted for the 12-month period; total return swaps were immaterial for the six-month period and detracted for the 12-month period.

MARKET REVIEW AND INVESTMENT STRATEGY

US, international and EM stocks rose during the 12-month period ended March 31, 2024. During the first half of the period, central banks—led by the US Federal Reserve (the “Fed”)—reduced and then began to pause rate hikes but reiterated hawkish higher-for-longer rhetoric that triggered bouts of stock market volatility. In October, stronger-than-expected third-quarter economic growth caused 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 concern that strength in the economy and the labor market could warrant further tightening weighed on investor sentiment globally and briefly sent all major indices into correction territory. Global equity markets began to rally in November, 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 amid investor optimism that the Fed could begin to cut interest rates as early as the second half of the year, but firmer inflation readings for January and February tempered rate-cut expectations somewhat. Although EM equity markets gained for the period, China’s sluggish economic recovery, troubled real estate sector and lack of major fiscal stimulus dragged on EM performance. Within large-cap markets, both growth- and value-oriented stocks rose, but growth significantly outperformed value, led by the technology sector and artificial intelligence enthusiasm. Large-cap stocks outperformed small-cap stocks by a wide margin, although both rose in absolute terms.

 

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Fixed-income government bond market yields were extremely volatile in all major developed markets, and developed-market government bond returns started to diverge based on individual country growth rates, inflation expectations and central bank decisions. Most central banks raised interest rates substantially to combat inflation, then paused further interest-rate hikes later in the period and are on the cusp of beginning monetary easing. Government bond returns in aggregate were positive, with the highest return in Switzerland, while US Treasury returns were only slightly positive. Overall, developed-market investment-grade corporate bonds solidly outperformed government bonds, including in the US and eurozone. High-yield corporate bonds advanced and significantly outperformed government bonds—especially in the eurozone and US. EM hard-currency sovereign bonds outperformed developed-market treasuries by a wide margin. EM hard-currency corporate bonds had strong relative positive returns and outperformed developed-market corporates by credit quality. Among sovereigns and corporates, EM high yield outperformed investment grade by a material margin during the period. Local-currency sovereign bonds exceeded developed-market treasuries yet trailed other risk sectors as the US dollar gained on most currencies during the period.

The Fund’s Senior Investment Management Team (the “Team”) seeks to maximize total return by dynamically adjusting exposure to emerging markets by investing across asset classes. The Team’s EM strategy searches for long-term growth with lower volatility. In seeking to reduce risk and provide downside mitigation, the Team pursues active stocks and flexible bond allocations. The Team utilizes a disciplined investment process, which draws on a rigorous quantitative research toolset with fundamental expertise across all regions and markets.

INVESTMENT POLICIES

The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances in securities of emerging-market issuers and/or the currencies of emerging-market countries. Examples of emerging-market countries include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Venezuela. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in the securities of developed-market issuers.

The Fund invests in equity securities, debt securities and currencies, and does not attempt to maintain a constant or relatively constant allocation among these asset classes. Rather, allocations among asset classes are adjusted based on the Adviser’s view of the relative attractiveness of the asset classes. These allocations are informed by the Adviser’s proprietary asset allocation tools, which are comprised

 

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of a series of volatility, correlation and expected return forecasts. The Adviser reviews potential Fund investments in each asset class holistically from a country, currency, sector and security standpoint to optimize overall portfolio construction. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest between 30% and 95% of its net assets in equity securities, and between 0% and 65% of its net assets in debt securities, with any remainder held in cash (including foreign currency). The Fund is not constrained based on the country, region, market capitalization, credit quality or duration of its investments and its assets may at times be concentrated in a particular country or region.

The process for selecting equity securities for the Fund is primarily bottom-up. The Adviser seeks to identify stocks that are attractive based on valuation, profitability, earnings quality, business trends, price momentum and other measures. The process for selecting debt securities for the Fund is more top-down. The Adviser believes that inefficiencies in the global debt markets arise from investor emotion, market complexity and conflicting investment agendas. The Adviser combines quantitative forecasts with fundamental credit and economic research in seeking to exploit these inefficiencies. The Adviser seeks to generate returns from the Fund’s fixed-income investments through a combination of country selection, currency allocation, sector analysis and security selection. Debt securities may include those of both corporate and governmental issuers, and may include below investment-grade debt securities (“junk bonds”). The Fund may invest in debt securities with a range of maturities from short- to long-term.

The Adviser considers both quantitative and fundamental factors in adjusting the Fund’s currency exposures. In addition to the Fund’s currency exposure that results from its investments in equity and debt securities denominated in foreign currencies (and any related hedging), the Fund may hold foreign currency (or related derivatives) independently of any such investments, and may hold a currency even if the Fund does not hold any securities denominated in that currency.

The Fund may utilize derivatives, such as futures contracts, forwards and swaps, and invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) to a significant extent. Derivatives and ETFs may provide more efficient and economical exposure to market segments than direct investments, and may also be a quicker and more efficient way to alter the Fund’s exposure than buying and selling direct investments. In determining when and to what extent to enter into derivatives transactions or to invest in ETFs, the Adviser will consider factors such as the relative risks and returns expected of potential investments and the cost of such transactions. Derivatives may also be used for hedging

 

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purposes, including to hedge against interest-rate, credit and currency fluctuations. The Adviser also expects to use derivatives frequently to effectively leverage the Fund by creating aggregate exposure somewhat in excess of the Fund’s net assets. The notional value of derivatives and ETFs linked to emerging-market securities or currencies are counted towards meeting the percentage minimums and ranges set forth above, including the requirement that the Fund invest at least 80% of its net assets in the securities of emerging-market issuers and/or the currencies of emerging-market countries.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS

 

Benchmark Disclosure

The MSCI EM Index is unmanaged and does not reflect fees and expenses associated with the active management of a mutual fund portfolio. The MSCI EM Index (net, free float-adjusted, market capitalization weighted) represents the equity market performance of emerging markets. MSCI EM makes no express or implied warranties or representations, and shall have no liability whatsoever with respect to any MSCI EM data contained herein. The MSCI EM data may not be further redistributed or used as a basis for other indices, any securities or financial products. This report is not approved, reviewed or produced by MSCI EM. Net returns include the reinvestment of dividends after deduction of non-US withholding tax. An investor cannot invest directly in an index or average, and their results are not indicative of the performance for any specific investment, including the Fund.

A Word About Risk

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

Market Risk: The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock, bond or currency markets fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

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

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns. Emerging-market currencies may be more volatile and less liquid, and subject to significantly greater risk of currency controls and convertibility restrictions, than currencies of developed countries.

Country Concentration Risk: The Fund may not be diversified among countries or geographic regions and the effect on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) of the specific risks identified above, such as political, regulatory and currency risks, may be magnified due to concentration of the Fund’s investments in a particular country or region.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

Allocation Risk: The allocation of Fund assets among different asset classes, such as equity securities, debt securities and currencies, may have a significant effect on the Fund’s NAV when one of these asset classes is performing better or worse than others. The diversification benefits typically associated with investing in both equity and debt securities may be limited in the emerging-markets context, as movements in emerging-market equity and emerging-market debt markets may be more correlated than movements in the equity and debt markets of developed countries.

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.

Interest-Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions to those initiatives.

Credit Risk: An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

Sovereign Debt Risk: Investments in sovereign debt obligations expose the Fund to the direct or indirect consequences of political, social and economic changes in countries that issue the obligations. Such changes may affect a foreign government’s willingness or ability to make timely payments of its obligations. In addition, no established market may exist for many sovereign debt obligations. Reduced secondary market liquidity may have an adverse effect on the market price of an instrument and the Fund’s ability to dispose of particular instruments.

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

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

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund.

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

Illiquid Investments Risk: Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest-rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

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

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

An Important Note About Historical Performance

The investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth

 

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DISCLOSURES AND RISKS (continued)

 

more or less than their original cost. Performance shown in this report represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance information shown. You may obtain performance information current to the most recent month-end by visiting www.abfunds.com.

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

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE

 

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

3/31/2014 TO 3/31/2024

 

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This chart illustrates the total value of an assumed $10,000 investment in AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio Class A shares (from 3/31/2014 to 3/31/2024) as compared with the performance of its benchmark. The chart reflects the deduction of the maximum 4.25% sales charge from the initial $10,000 investment in the Fund and assumes the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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

 

    NAV Returns    

SEC Returns

(reflects applicable
sales charges)

 
CLASS A SHARES    
1 Year     15.72%       10.79%  
5 Years     2.73%       1.85%  
10 Years     3.16%       2.71%  
CLASS C SHARES    
1 Year     14.78%       13.78%  
5 Years     1.93%       1.93%  
10 Years1     2.39%       2.39%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2    
1 Year     16.11%       16.11%  
5 Years     2.98%       2.98%  
10 Years     3.42%       3.42%  
CLASS R SHARES2    
1 Year     15.45%       15.45%  
5 Years     2.48%       2.48%  
10 Years     2.91%       2.91%  
CLASS K SHARES2    
1 Year     15.76%       15.76%  
5 Years     2.73%       2.73%  
10 Years     3.17%       3.17%  
CLASS I SHARES2    
1 Year     16.13%       16.13%  
5 Years     2.99%       2.99%  
10 Years     3.41%       3.41%  
CLASS Z SHARES2    
1 Year     15.94%       15.94%  
5 Years     2.98%       2.98%  
Since Inception3     1.99%       1.99%  

The Fund’s prospectus fee table shows the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios as 1.69%, 2.43%, 1.44%, 2.16%, 1.85%, 1.50% and 1.43% for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements. Contractual fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements limited the Fund’s total annual operating expense ratios, exclusive of expenses associated with acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense and extraordinary expenses, to 1.24%, 1.99%, 0.99%, 1.49%, 1.24%, 0.99% and 0.99% for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively. These waivers/reimbursements may not be terminated before July 31, 2024. Absent reimbursements or waivers, performance would have been lower. The Financial Highlights section of this report sets forth expense ratio data for the current reporting period; the expense ratios shown above may differ from the expense ratios in the Financial Highlights section since they are based on different time periods.

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

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.

 

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Inception date: 7/31/2017.

 

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HISTORICAL PERFORMANCE (continued)

 

SEC AVERAGE ANNUAL RETURNS

AS OF THE MOST RECENT CALENDAR QUARTER-END

MARCH 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

    

SEC Returns

(reflects applicable
sales charges)

 
CLASS A SHARES   
1 Year      10.79%  
5 Years      1.85%  
10 Years      2.71%  
CLASS C SHARES   
1 Year      13.78%  
5 Years      1.93%  
10 Years1      2.39%  
ADVISOR CLASS SHARES2   
1 Year      16.11%  
5 Years      2.98%  
10 Years      3.42%  
CLASS R SHARES2   
1 Year      15.45%  
5 Years      2.48%  
10 Years      2.91%  
CLASS K SHARES2   
1 Year      15.76%  
5 Years      2.73%  
10 Years      3.17%  
CLASS I SHARES2   
1 Year      16.13%  
5 Years      2.99%  
10 Years      3.41%  
CLASS Z SHARES2   
1 Year      15.94%  
5 Years      2.98%  
Since Inception3      1.99%  

 

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

 

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

 

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Inception date: 7/31/2017.

 

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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
October 1,
2023
     Ending
Account
Value
March 31,
2024
     Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
     Annualized
Expense
Ratio*
 
Class A            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,160.40      $ 6.70        1.24

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,018.80      $ 6.26        1.24
Class C            

Actual

   $  1,000      $  1,155.40      $  10.67        1.98

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,015.10      $ 9.97        1.98
Advisor Class            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,162.90      $ 5.35        0.99

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,020.05      $ 5.00        0.99
Class R            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,157.70      $ 8.04        1.49

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,017.55      $ 7.52        1.49
Class K            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,160.80      $ 6.70        1.24

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,018.80      $ 6.26        1.24
Class I            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,161.70      $ 5.35        0.99

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,020.05      $ 5.00        0.99
Class Z            

Actual

   $ 1,000      $ 1,161.20      $ 5.35        0.99

Hypothetical**

   $ 1,000      $ 1,020.25      $ 5.00        0.99

 

*

Expenses are equal to the classes’ annualized expense ratios multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

**

Assumes 5% annual return before expenses.

 

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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

PORTFOLIO STATISTICS

Net Assets ($mil): $132.2

 

 

 

LOGO

 

 

LOGO

 

1

The Fund’s security type and sector breakdowns are expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” sector weightings represent 1.2% or less in the following sectors: Emerging Markets–Treasuries, Funds and Investment Trusts, Health Care, Regional Bonds, Swaptions, Treasury Bonds, Utilities and Options Purchased–Puts.

 

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TEN LARGEST HOLDINGS2

 

Company    U.S. $ Value      Percent of
Net Assets
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.    $  5,462,017        4.1
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.      3,199,231        2.4  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. – Class H      2,765,446        2.1  
MediaTek, Inc.      2,500,167        1.9  
PDD Holdings, Inc. (ADR)      2,214,214        1.7  
China Construction Bank Corp. – Class H      2,213,540        1.7  
Bajaj Auto Ltd.      2,110,059        1.6  
ICICI Bank Ltd.      2,106,127        1.6  
NetEase, Inc. – Class H      2,036,937        1.5  
Kia Corp.      2,033,600        1.5  
   $  26,641,338        20.1

 

1

The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details). “Other” country weightings represent 0.9% or less in the following: Angola, Argentina, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela and Zambia.

 

2

Long-Term Investments.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2024

 

Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 66.2%

      

Financials – 17.3%

      

Banks – 12.7%

      

Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. – Class H

      774,000      $ 326,713  

Akbank TAS

      62,402        90,291  

Banco del Bajio SA(a)

      22,800        88,395  

Banco do Brasil SA

      163,800        1,849,176  

Bancolombia SA

      1,201        10,651  

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

      352,600        160,431  

Bank of Baroda

      26,575        84,505  

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA

      2,647        120,290  

Canara Bank

      12,750        89,373  

China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      93,700        79,800  

China CITIC Bank Corp., Ltd. – Class H

      169,000        90,145  

China Construction Bank Corp. – Class A(b)

      86,000        80,901  

China Construction Bank Corp. – Class H

      3,668,000        2,213,540  

China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      45,900        19,725  

China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      269,000        77,401  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      219,400        973,924  

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      262,000        1,038,442  

Emirates NBD Bank PJSC

      221,006        1,041,161  

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV

      7,900        84,047  

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS

      13,417        34,429  

Huaxia Bank Co., Ltd. – Class A

      95,400        85,029  

ICICI Bank Ltd.

      159,352        2,106,127  

Industrial Bank Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      25,800        57,760  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA

      2,100        12,536  

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Preference Shares)

      233,500        1,612,721  

KB Financial Group, Inc.

      34,076        1,780,727  

Komercni Banka AS(b)

      1,727        61,854  

Nedbank Group Ltd.

      7,095        85,598  

OTP Bank Nyrt(b)

      1,787        82,247  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC(c)(d)

      138,696        – 0  – 

SCB X PCL

      27,300        85,371  

SinoPac Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.

      224        150  

Standard Bank Group Ltd.

      8,002        78,262  

State Bank of India

      217,100        1,966,433  

Turkiye Is Bankasi AS – Class C

      247,101        85,735  

Union Bank of India Ltd.

      47,211        87,365  

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

      103,722        88,173  
      

 

 

 
         16,829,428  
      

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 1.3%

      

China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      1,002,000        83,280  

China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      1,100        1,793  

China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      163,500        80,348  

HDFC Asset Management Co., Ltd.(a)

      28,392        1,281,327  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

      1,592      $ 78,819  

NH Investment & Securities Co., Ltd.

      5,888        51,605  

Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.

      2,863        86,574  
      

 

 

 
         1,663,746  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 0.1%

      

Shriram Finance Ltd.

      2,809        79,781  
      

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.2%

      

Far East Horizon Ltd. – Class H

      110,000        81,514  

Meritz Financial Group, Inc.

      857        52,110  

Power Finance Corp., Ltd.

      17,829        83,919  

REC Ltd.

      15,652        85,240  
      

 

 

 
         302,783  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 3.0%

      

BB Seguridade Participacoes SA

      267,900        1,737,072  

Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co.

      1,537        108,108  

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd. – Class H

      94,800        83,107  

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd.

      23,607        540,688  

Old Mutual Ltd.

      97,924        60,750  

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      278,000        366,889  

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

      4,904        1,126,200  
      

 

 

 
         4,022,814  
      

 

 

 
         22,898,552  
      

 

 

 

Information Technology – 17.1%

      

Communications Equipment – 0.6%

      

Accton Technology Corp.(b)

      54,000        773,848  

ZTE Corp. – Class H(b)

      20,000        39,924  
      

 

 

 
         813,772  
      

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.9%

      

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.(b)

      210,000        1,019,981  

Synnex Technology International Corp.(b)

      32,000        78,342  

WPG Holdings Ltd.

      30,000        90,010  

Zhen Ding Technology Holding Ltd.

      11,000        42,962  
      

 

 

 
         1,231,295  
      

 

 

 

IT Services – 0.1%

      

Arabian Internet & Communications Services Co.(b)

      614        61,901  
      

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 9.2%

      

Broadcom, Inc.

      1,363        1,806,534  

King Yuan Electronics Co., Ltd.(b)

      18,000        59,649  

MediaTek, Inc.

      69,000        2,500,167  

Novatek Microelectronics Corp.(b)

      77,000        1,417,553  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

      47,000      $ 818,467  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

      228,000        5,462,017  

Tongwei Co., Ltd. – Class A

      23,500        79,984  

United Microelectronics Corp.(b)

      14,000        22,737  
      

 

 

 
         12,167,108  
      

 

 

 

Software – 0.1%

      

Oracle Financial Services Software Ltd.

      815        86,072  
      

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 6.2%

      

Advantech Co., Ltd.(b)

      51,000        648,838  

Anker Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

      27,500        289,854  

Asia Vital Components Co., Ltd.(b)

      20,000        338,731  

Asustek Computer, Inc.(b)

      119,000        1,575,378  

Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd.(b)

      20,000        138,318  

Compal Electronics, Inc.(b)

      34,000        40,721  

Lenovo Group Ltd. – Class H

      36,000        41,710  

Lite-On Technology Corp.

      19,000        62,984  

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.(b)

      10,000        52,183  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

      53,234        3,199,231  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference Shares)

      1,935        96,580  

Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., Ltd. – Class A

      43,836        986,322  

Wistron Corp.(b)

      25,000        94,177  

Wiwynn Corp.(b)

      10,000        684,763  
      

 

 

 
         8,249,790  
      

 

 

 
         22,609,938  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 11.1%

      

Automobile Components – 0.1%

      

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.

      4,353        174,910  
      

 

 

 

Automobiles – 4.0%

      

Bajaj Auto Ltd.

      19,265        2,110,059  

Hero MotoCorp Ltd.

      1,531        87,031  

Hyundai Motor Co.

      420        73,907  

Hyundai Motor Co. (Preference Shares)

      733        86,122  

Hyundai Motor Co. (2nd PRF)

      731        85,194  

Kia Corp.

      24,469        2,033,600  

Li Auto, Inc. – Class H(b)

      33,600        510,200  

Tata Motors Ltd.

      7,263        86,857  

Tata Motors Ltd. (A-DVR)

      11,038        87,056  

TVS Motor Co., Ltd.

      3,433        89,395  

Yadea Group Holdings Ltd. – Class H(a)

      48,000        77,883  
      

 

 

 
         5,327,304  
      

 

 

 

Broadline Retail – 3.4%

      

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – Class H

      20,000        180,856  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

JD.com, Inc. – Class H

      29,254      $ 401,274  

MercadoLibre, Inc.(b)

      1,072        1,620,821  

PDD Holdings, Inc. (ADR)(b)

      19,047        2,214,214  

Woolworths Holdings Ltd./South Africa

      3,804        11,892  
      

 

 

 
         4,429,057  
      

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.3%

      

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. – Class H(b)

      46,700        408,151  
      

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.7%

      

Genting Bhd

      44,100        44,027  

H World Group Ltd. – Class H

      10,600        41,052  

Indian Hotels Co., Ltd.

      12,569        89,495  

Meituan – Class H(a)(b)

      53,400        659,175  

Trip.com Group Ltd. (ADR)(b)

      1,913        83,962  
      

 

 

 
         917,711  
      

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.3%

      

Coway Co., Ltd.

      233        9,739  

Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

      114,300        372,428  
      

 

 

 
         382,167  
      

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 1.4%

      

HLA Group Corp., Ltd. – Class A

      1,023,400        1,236,614  

Jarir Marketing Co.

      22,026        86,334  

Topsports International Holdings Ltd. – Class H(a)

      166,000        111,335  

Vibra Energia SA

      82,500        411,398  

Zhongsheng Group Holdings Ltd. – Class H

      12,000        20,844  
      

 

 

 
         1,866,525  
      

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.9%

      

ANTA Sports Products Ltd. – Class H

      65,800        701,613  

Bosideng International Holdings Ltd. – Class H

      868,000        434,146  
      

 

 

 
         1,135,759  
      

 

 

 
         14,641,584  
      

 

 

 

Communication Services – 7.4%

      

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.9%

      

LG Uplus Corp.

      11,432        85,321  

Telefonica Brasil SA

      104,700        1,056,311  
      

 

 

 
         1,141,632  
      

 

 

 

Entertainment – 2.5%

      

International Games System Co., Ltd.(b)

      35,000        1,230,813  

NetEase, Inc. – Class H

      98,300        2,036,937  
      

 

 

 
         3,267,750  
      

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 2.1%

      

Tencent Holdings Ltd. – Class H

      71,000        2,765,446  

Yandex NV – Class A(b)(c)(d)

      11,500        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         2,765,446  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Media – 0.1%

      

Cheil Worldwide, Inc.

      6,040      $ 83,763  
      

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.8%

      

Etihad Etisalat Co.(b)

      44,913        629,896  

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

      46,066        1,824,000  
      

 

 

 
         2,453,896  
      

 

 

 
         9,712,487  
      

 

 

 

Industrials – 2.8%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 0.2%

      

Bharat Electronics Ltd.

      35,863        87,010  

Hanwha Aerospace Co., Ltd.

      546        84,220  

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.(a)

      2,152        86,453  
      

 

 

 
         257,683  
      

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.1%

      

Hyundai Glovis Co., Ltd.

      613        82,273  
      

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.1%

      

Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp., Ltd.

      7,577        84,590  
      

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.1%

      

TBEA Co., Ltd. – Class A

      40,400        84,201  
      

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.4%

      

Astra International Tbk PT

      255,800        83,107  

CITIC Ltd. – Class H

      83,000        79,886  

GS Holdings Corp.

      2,359        84,893  

Mytilineos SA

      1,757        67,785  

Quinenco SA

      24,258        86,161  

Sime Darby Bhd

      155,800        85,654  
      

 

 

 
         487,486  
      

 

 

 

Machinery – 1.4%

      

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

      20,503        42,346  

Cummins India Ltd.

      2,408        87,413  

Doosan Bobcat, Inc.

      1,962        78,719  

Yutong Bus Co., Ltd. – Class A

      625,800        1,618,292  
      

 

 

 
         1,826,770  
      

 

 

 

Marine Transportation – 0.1%

      

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      59,800        85,472  

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      84,100        88,547  

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

      20,000        27,612  
      

 

 

 
         201,631  
      

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines – 0.1%

      

Eva Airways Corp.(b)

      83,000        81,975  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

      4,957        79,810  

Latam Airlines Group SA(b)

      2,812,984        35,056  
      

 

 

 
         196,841  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Professional Services – 0.0%

      

HeadHunter Group PLC (ADR)(b)(c)(d)

      18,930      $ – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%

      

BOC Aviation Ltd. – Class H(a)

      2,800        21,601  

Posco International Corp.

      2,068        81,747  

Xiamen C & D, Inc. – Class A

      59,500        83,234  
      

 

 

 
         186,582  
      

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure – 0.2%

      

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

      14,930        84,457  

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

      42,100        88,130  

Salik Co. PJSC

      88,642        89,553  
      

 

 

 
         262,140  
      

 

 

 
         3,670,197  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 2.5%

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 0.9%

      

BBB Foods, Inc. – Class A(b)

      5,988        142,395  

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS

      39,276        426,705  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA(b)

      21,480        426,170  

Nahdi Medical Co.

      2,103        82,957  

President Chain Store Corp.(b)

      4,000        33,169  
      

 

 

 
         1,111,396  
      

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing – 0.0%

      

Magnit PJSC(b)(c)(d)

      1,178        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.1%

      

China Feihe Ltd. – Class H(a)

      186,384        87,709  
      

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.4%

      

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

      4,651        418,823  

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

      34,100        79,665  
      

 

 

 
         498,488  
      

 

 

 

Personal Care Products – 1.1%

      

Colgate-Palmolive India Ltd.

      45,382        1,490,948  
      

 

 

 

Tobacco – 0.0%

      

Eastern Co. SAE

      81,756        46,544  
      

 

 

 
         3,235,085  
      

 

 

 

Materials – 2.4%

 

Chemicals – 0.7%

      

PhosAgro PJSC (GDR REG S)(b)(c)(d)(e)

      4,393        – 0  – 

PhosAgro PJSC (GDR)(b)(c)(d)(e)

      28        – 0  – 

SABIC Agri-Nutrients Co.

      2,643        86,418  

Saudi Aramco Base Oil Co.

      1,873        83,638  

Yunnan Yuntianhua Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      298,600        762,269  
      

 

 

 
         932,325  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Construction Materials – 0.5%

      

GCC SAB de CV

      53,984      $ 643,317  
      

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 1.2%

      

Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. – Class H(b)

      884,000        562,896  

Amman Mineral Internasional PT(b)

      76,600        42,294  

China Hongqiao Group Ltd. – Class H

      9,395        10,588  

Harmony Gold Mining Co., Ltd.

      907        7,500  

Henan Shenhuo Coal Industry & Electricity Power Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      31,600        84,361  

Hunan Valin Steel Co., Ltd. – Class A

      118,700        84,039  

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      27,800        86,242  

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. – Class H

      52,000        88,814  

Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.

      3,555        86,767  

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC (ADR)(b)(c)(d)

      3,568        – 0  – 

NMDC Ltd.

      35,149        85,437  

Polyus PJSC (GDR)(b)(c)(d)(e)

      284        – 0  – 

Vedanta Ltd.

      24,374        80,053  

Western Mining Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      147,900        377,926  
      

 

 

 
         1,596,917  
      

 

 

 
         3,172,559  
      

 

 

 

Real Estate – 2.3%

      

Real Estate Management & Development – 2.3%

      

Aldar Properties PJSC

      352,045        529,182  

Corp. Inmobiliaria Vesta SAB de CV

      152,212        594,986  

Emaar Development PJSC(b)

      250,022        558,290  

Emaar Properties PJSC(b)

      635,168        1,409,659  
      

 

 

 
         3,092,117  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 1.7%

      

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.7%

      

Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk PT

      494,900        84,323  

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

      25,641        186,245  

China Coal Energy Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      66,000        64,288  

Gazprom PJSC(b)(c)(d)

      153,780        – 0  – 

Hindustan Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

      15,131        86,944  

Indian Oil Corp., Ltd.

      41,259        83,380  

Jizhong Energy Resources Co., Ltd. – Class A

      82,500        84,956  

LUKOIL PJSC(c)(d)(f)

      18,789        – 0  – 

Petrindo Jaya Kreasi Tbk PT(b)

      23,500        7,352  

PetroChina Co., Ltd. – Class H

      876,000        751,277  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA

      9,900        75,562  

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference Shares)

      51,300        382,137  

Shan Xi Hua Yang Group New Energy Co., Ltd. – Class A

      66,900        84,607  

Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group Co., Ltd. – Class A

      46,900        65,952  

 

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Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Shanxi Lu’an Environmental Energy Development Co., Ltd. – Class A

      30,400      $ 83,972  

United Tractors Tbk PT

      55,700        84,944  

Yankuang Energy Group Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      26,700        84,905  

Yankuang Energy Group Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

      40,000        84,113  
      

 

 

 
         2,294,957  
      

 

 

 

Utilities – 1.2%

      

Electric Utilities – 0.6%

      

Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais (Preference Shares)

      34,400        86,147  

CPFL Energia SA

      11,800        81,899  

Enel Chile SA(b)

      1,329,045        79,097  

Manila Electric Co.

      13,390        85,035  

Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd.

      155,953        518,795  
      

 

 

 
         850,973  
      

 

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.2%

      

ENN Natural Gas Co., Ltd. – Class A(b)

      32,800        86,562  

GAIL India Ltd.

      76,022        166,251  
      

 

 

 
         252,813  
      

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.3%

      

ACWA Power Co.(b)

      570        51,518  

Adani Power Ltd.(b)

      11,471        73,450  

Engie Brasil Energia SA

      4,200        33,715  

NTPC Ltd.

      53,781        218,250  
      

 

 

 
         376,933  
      

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.1%

      

YTL Corp. Bhd

      75,600        41,699  

YTL Power International Bhd

      108,000        86,362  
      

 

 

 
         128,061  
      

 

 

 
         1,608,780  
      

 

 

 

Health Care – 0.4%

      

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.2%

      

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. – Class A

      6,700        258,388  
      

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.1%

      

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. – Class H

      30,400        77,954  
      

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%

      

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd.

      1,130        83,276  

Hubei Jumpcan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. – Class A

      17,100        86,453  
      

 

 

 
         169,729  
      

 

 

 
         506,071  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $73,297,363)

         87,442,327  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

FIXED INCOME – 24.7%

      

Sovereign Bonds – 13.9%

      

Angolan Government International Bond
8.00%, 11/26/2029(a)

    U.S.$       205      $ 191,098  

9.125%, 11/26/2049(a)

      320        271,100  

Argentine Republic Government International Bond
0.75%, 07/09/2030(g)

      155        80,455  

1.00%, 07/09/2029

      236        125,967  

3.50%, 07/09/2041(g)

      210        84,412  

3.625%, 07/09/2035(g)

      131        54,394  

4.25%, 01/09/2038(g)

      1,019        471,752  

Chile Government International Bond
5.33%, 01/05/2054

      319        307,137  

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

      282        224,895  

4.125%, 02/22/2042

      203        137,329  

5.00%, 06/15/2045

      200        144,700  

7.50%, 02/02/2034

      350        357,175  

8.00%, 11/14/2035

      205        215,250  

Costa Rica Government International Bond
7.16%, 03/12/2045(a)

      200        209,250  

Dominican Republic International Bond
4.875%, 09/23/2032(a)

      380        340,694  

6.875%, 01/29/2026(a)

      270        272,565  

8.625%, 04/20/2027(a)

      200        208,500  

Ecuador Government International Bond
3.50%, 07/31/2035(a)(g)

      1,072        561,627  

6.00%, 07/31/2030(a)(g)

      169        114,344  

Egypt Government International Bond
7.60%, 03/01/2029(a)(g)

      400        369,250  

8.15%, 11/20/2059(a)

      305        233,706  

8.50%, 01/31/2047(a)

      305        242,094  

8.875%, 05/29/2050(a)

      327        268,855  

El Salvador Government International Bond
6.375%, 01/18/2027(a)

      226        196,620  

8.625%, 02/28/2029(a)

      416        361,660  

Ghana Government International Bond
7.875%, 02/11/2035(a)(b)(h)

      200        102,750  

8.63%, 06/16/2049(b)(e)(h)

      279        140,372  

8.95%, 03/26/2051(a)(b)(h)

      211        107,742  

Guatemala Government Bond
4.375%, 06/05/2027(a)

      201        191,955  

Hungary Government International Bond
2.125%, 09/22/2031(a)

      202        160,285  

5.25%, 06/16/2029(a)

      295        292,050  

6.75%, 09/25/2052(a)

      200        214,816  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company       Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Indonesia Government International Bond
3.85%, 10/15/2030

  U.S.$     315      $ 294,919  

Ivory Coast Government International Bond
6.125%, 06/15/2033(a)

      515        462,856  

6.375%, 03/03/2028(a)

      200        197,375  

Jamaica Government International Bond
7.875%, 07/28/2045

      225        264,727  

8.00%, 03/15/2039

      208        246,870  

Lebanon Government International Bond
6.00%, 01/27/2023(a)(b)(i)

      36        2,358  

6.65%, 04/22/2024(a)(b)(h)

      57        3,733  

6.85%, 03/23/2027(a)(b)(h)

      481        31,505  

Series E
6.10%, 10/04/2022(a)(b)(i)

      216        14,148  

Series G
1.00%, 11/27/2026(a)(b)(h)

      170        11,135  

6.20%, 02/26/2025(a)(b)(h)

      206        13,493  

Mexico Government International Bond
3.77%, 05/24/2061

      390        253,987  

6.00%, 05/07/2036

      375        375,750  

Nigeria Government International Bond
6.125%, 09/28/2028(a)

      326        295,030  

6.50%, 11/28/2027(a)

      222        208,749  

7.375%, 09/28/2033(a)

      363        310,705  

8.375%, 03/24/2029(a)

      207        201,890  

Oman Government International Bond
6.25%, 01/25/2031(a)

      275        284,711  

7.375%, 10/28/2032(a)

      200        222,250  

Pakistan Government International Bond
8.875%, 04/08/2051(a)

      259        195,464  

Panama Bonos del Tesoro
Series DOM
3.36%, 06/30/2031

      74        58,025  

Panama Government International Bond
3.87%, 07/23/2060

      370        212,750  

6.85%, 03/28/2054

      200        180,700  

Panama Notas del Tesoro
3.75%, 04/17/2026

      195        186,469  

Paraguay Government International Bond
3.85%, 06/28/2033(a)

      223        194,777  

Peruvian Government International Bond
5.625%, 11/18/2050

      65        64,512  

Philippine Government International Bond
3.56%, 09/29/2032

      450        404,578  

4.20%, 03/29/2047

      273        230,514  

Republic of Kenya Government International Bond
7.00%, 05/22/2027(a)

      200        195,000  

8.00%, 05/22/2032(a)

      240        224,925  

 

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Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Republic of Poland Government International Bond
4.875%, 10/04/2033

    U.S.$       98      $ 96,437  

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond
5.875%, 04/20/2032

      370        333,462  

Romanian Government International Bond
3.00%, 02/14/2031(a)

      94        79,019  

3.625%, 03/27/2032(a)

      238        204,457  

4.00%, 02/14/2051(a)

      210        148,917  

5.25%, 11/25/2027(a)

      352        347,050  

5.875%, 01/30/2029(a)

      60        60,004  

6.00%, 05/25/2034(a)

      230        228,563  

Saudi Government International Bond
3.45%, 02/02/2061(a)

      262        174,558  

5.00%, 01/18/2053(a)

      313        280,135  

5.75%, 01/16/2054(a)

      200        197,938  

Senegal Government International Bond
6.25%, 05/23/2033(a)

      405        345,516  

Serbia International Bond
6.50%, 09/26/2033(a)

      390        397,922  

Sri Lanka Government International Bond
7.85%, 03/14/2029(a)(b)(h)

      578        337,471  

Turkiye Government International Bond
5.875%, 06/26/2031

      755        692,948  

6.125%, 10/24/2028

      270        264,009  

Ukraine Government International Bond
6.75%, 06/20/2028(a)(g)

    EUR       173        55,712  

7.375%, 09/25/2034(a)(g)

    U.S.$       631        183,937  

7.75%, 09/01/2025(a)(g)

      343        127,768  

7.75%, 09/01/2026(a)(g)

      371        132,633  

Uruguay Government International Bond
4.975%, 04/20/2055

      62        58,551  

5.10%, 06/18/2050

      124        119,907  

Venezuela Government International Bond
11.95%, 08/05/2031(a)(b)(h)

      265        44,304  

12.75%, 08/23/2022(a)(b)(i)

      564        94,769  

Zambia Government International Bond
8.97%, 07/30/2027(a)(b)(h)

      287        210,586  
      

 

 

 
         18,315,277  
      

 

 

 

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 5.2%

      

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA
4.00%, 08/11/2041(a)

      235        172,909  

Banco Nacional de Panama
2.50%, 08/11/2030(a)

      200        155,250  

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
5.375%, 05/22/2033(a)

      200        199,000  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company       Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bapco Energies BSCC
7.50%, 10/25/2027(a)

  U.S.$     259      $ 265,799  

CNAC HK Finbridge Co., Ltd.
5.125%, 03/14/2028(a)

      200        199,500  

Comision Federal de Electricidad
5.00%, 09/29/2036(a)

      212        186,829  

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile

      

3.00%, 09/30/2029(a)

      540        477,900  

5.125%, 02/02/2033(a)

      200        189,937  

5.95%, 01/08/2034(a)

      318        318,397  

Dianjian Haiyu Ltd.
4.25%, 01/14/2027(a)(j)

      200        193,062  

DP World Ltd./United Arab Emirates
6.85%, 07/02/2037(a)

      200        218,313  

Gaci First Investment Co.
4.875%, 02/14/2035(a)

      200        190,722  

5.125%, 02/14/2053(a)

      315        273,081  

Indonesia Asahan Aluminium PT/Mineral Industri Indonesia Persero PT
5.45%, 05/15/2030(a)

      200        197,237  

Lamar Funding Ltd.
3.96%, 05/07/2025(a)

      200        195,500  

Magyar Export-Import Bank Zrt
6.125%, 12/04/2027(a)

      245        246,531  

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC
7.625%, 11/08/2028(e)(g)

      200        121,000  

7.65%, 07/19/2025(c)(e)(g)

      190        154,850  

Pertamina Persero PT
1.40%, 02/09/2026(a)

      280        259,460  

2.30%, 02/09/2031(a)

      200        165,272  

Petroleos de Venezuela SA
5.375%, 04/12/2027(a)(b)(h)

      1,271        115,634  

6.00%, 11/15/2026(a)(b)(h)

      220        20,020  

9.00%, 11/17/2021(a)(b)(i)

      128        12,844  

Petroleos Mexicanos
6.35%, 02/12/2048

      480        306,120  

6.50%, 03/13/2027

      401        376,944  

6.70%, 02/16/2032

      396        329,670  

6.95%, 01/28/2060

      235        155,347  

QatarEnergy
3.30%, 07/12/2051(a)

      706        498,613  

State Agency of Roads of Ukraine
6.25%, 06/24/2030(e)(g)

      360        103,140  

TC Ziraat Bankasi AS
8.00%, 01/16/2029(a)

      200        202,875  

Transnet SOC Ltd.
8.25%, 02/06/2028(a)

      204        203,171  

 

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Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi AS
9.00%, 01/28/2027(a)

    U.S.$       200      $ 208,840  
      

 

 

 
         6,913,767  
      

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds – 4.2%

      

Adani Green Energy Ltd.
4.375%, 09/08/2024(a)

      200        197,772  

AES Andes SA
6.30%, 03/15/2029(a)

      200        201,932  

Banco de Credito del Peru SA
5.85%, 01/11/2029(a)

      64        64,696  

Braskem Idesa SAPI
6.99%, 02/20/2032(a)

      219        168,980  

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

      200        171,760  

Canacol Energy Ltd.
5.75%, 11/24/2028(a)

      200        88,889  

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

      200        184,750  

CSN Resources SA
4.625%, 06/10/2031(a)

      200        164,000  

Ecopetrol SA
8.625%, 01/19/2029

      381        402,205  

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
8.375%, 11/08/2027(a)

    COP       418,000        95,496  

Falabella SA
3.75%, 10/30/2027(a)

    U.S.$       200        182,663  

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
9.375%, 03/01/2029(a)

      200        207,130  

Geopark Ltd.
5.50%, 01/17/2027(a)

      200        181,500  

Greenko Dutch BV
3.85%, 03/29/2026(a)

      185        173,671  

Huarong Finance II Co., Ltd.
Series E
4.625%, 06/03/2026(a)

      220        211,337  

India Clean Energy Holdings
4.50%, 04/18/2027(a)

      200        183,375  

KazMunayGas National Co. JSC
5.375%, 04/24/2030(a)

      215        211,036  

Lenovo Group Ltd.
3.42%, 11/02/2030(a)

      245        214,834  

Leviathan Bond Ltd.
6.75%, 06/30/2030(a)

      42        39,432  

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

      298        274,763  

Mersin Uluslararasi Liman Isletmeciligi AS
8.25%, 11/15/2028(a)

      200        206,625  

 

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Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Minejesa Capital BV
5.625%, 08/10/2037(a)

    U.S.$       215      $ 194,441  

Odebrecht Holdco Finance Ltd.
Zero Coupon, 09/10/2058(a)

      132        33  

OEC Finance Ltd.
7.125%, 12/26/2046(a)(c)(g)(k)

      146        8,753  

Prosus NV
3.06%, 07/13/2031(a)

      200        161,500  

Raizen Fuels Finance SA
6.45%, 03/05/2034(a)

      200        205,222  

Sands China Ltd.
5.40%, 08/08/2028(g)

      200        196,198  

Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
2.25%, 11/24/2030(a)

      395        333,034  

SierraCol Energy Andina LLC
6.00%, 06/15/2028(a)

      200        175,000  

Studio City Finance Ltd.
6.50%, 01/15/2028(a)

      200        190,250  

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

      260        211,331  

Tonon Luxembourg SA
6.50%, 10/31/2024(b)(e)(h)

      105        11  

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA
11.75%, 02/09/2022(b)(c)(d)(e)(i)

      202        20  

Volcan Cia Minera SAA
4.375%, 02/11/2026(a)

      191        117,883  
      

 

 

 
         5,620,522  
      

 

 

 

Treasury Bonds – 0.8%

      

Colombian TES
Series B
7.25%, 10/26/2050

    COP       2,094,000        379,644  

India Government Bond
7.18%, 08/14/2033

    INR       42,270        511,360  

Mexican Bonos
Series M
8.00%, 11/07/2047

    MXN       1,298        67,302  

8.00%, 07/31/2053

      2,410        124,075  
      

 

 

 
         1,082,381  
      

 

 

 

Emerging Markets - Treasuries – 0.5%

      

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional
Series F
10.00%, 01/01/2027

    BRL       1,614        320,395  

Dominican Republic International Bond
11.25%, 09/15/2035(a)

    DOP       11,500        209,285  

Jamaica Government International Bond
9.625%, 11/03/2030

    JMD       13,000        89,263  
      

 

 

 
         618,943  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Regional Bonds – 0.1%

      

Credicorp Capital Sociedad Titulizadora SA
10.10%, 12/15/2043(a)

    PEN       500      $ 135,894  
      

 

 

 

Total Fixed Income
(cost $35,614,859)

         32,686,784  
      

 

 

 
          Notional
Amount
        

PURCHASED OPTIONS - PUTS – 0.0%

      

Swaptions – 0.0%

      

OTC - 10 Year Interest Rate Swap
Expiration: Apr 2024, Contracts: 750,000; Exercise Rate: 4.445%;
Counterparty: Deutsche Bank AG(b) (premiums paid $15,656)

    USD       750,000        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 6.6%

      

Treasury Bills – 5.3%

      

United States – 5.2%

      

U.S. Treasury Bill
Zero Coupon, 04/16/2024

    U.S.$       175        174,615  

Zero Coupon, 04/30/2024

      175        174,260  

Zero Coupon, 05/14/2024

      175        173,899  

Zero Coupon, 05/23/2024

      6,400        6,351,420  
      

 

 

 

Egypt – 0.1%

      

Egypt Treasury Bills
Series 364D
Zero Coupon, 09/10/2024

      12,425,000        233,172  
      

 

 

 

Total Treasury Bills
(cost $7,096,950)

         7,107,366  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

Investment Companies – 1.2%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 5.21%(l)(m)(n)
(cost $1,550,198)

      1,550,198        1,550,198  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Time Deposits – 0.1%

 

ANZ, Hong Kong
3.08%, 04/02/2024

    AUD       12      $ 7,526  

BBH, New York
0.52%, 04/02/2024

    CHF       1        1,388  

2.64%, 04/01/2024

    SGD       1        693  

3.28%, 04/02/2024

    NOK       2        165  

3.79%, 04/01/2024

    CAD       11        7,934  

6.27%, 04/02/2024

    ZAR       118        6,220  

Citibank, London
2.85%, 04/02/2024

    EUR       4        4,130  

HSBC, Hong Kong
2.36%, 04/02/2024

    HKD       81        10,395  

Royal Bank of Canada, London
4.15%, 04/02/2024

    GBP       5        6,736  

SEB, Stockholm
2.79%, 04/02/2024

    SEK       10        890  

SMBC, Tokyo
(0.25)%, 04/01/2024

    JPY       4,956        32,740  
      

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits
(cost $78,817)

         78,817  
      

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $8,725,965)

         8,736,381  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 97.5%
(cost $117,653,843)

       $ 128,865,492 (o) 

Other assets less liabilities – 2.5%

         3,321,152  
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 132,186,644  
      

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

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

Purchased Contracts

 

MSCI Emerging Markets Index Futures

    168       June 2024     $  8,811,600     $ 29,400  

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    7       June 2024       802,266       3,992  

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

    16       June 2024       1,712,250       2,625  

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

    22       June 2024       2,437,531       8,250  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    12       June 2024       1,548,000       26,117  
       

 

 

 
        $  70,384  
       

 

 

 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

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

Bank of America NA

  BRL     37,262     USD     7,466       04/02/2024     $ 36,321  

Bank of America NA

  USD     7,458     BRL     37,262       04/02/2024       (28,551

Bank of America NA

  PLN     4,299     USD     1,076       04/19/2024       330  

Bank of America NA

  USD     3,409     IDR     53,744,735       04/25/2024       (25,383

Bank of America NA

  PEN     4,085     USD     1,108       05/16/2024       10,280  

Barclays Bank PLC

  USD     431     KRW     561,506       04/18/2024       (14,474

Barclays Bank PLC

  CZK     23,278     USD     991       04/19/2024       (1,339

Barclays Bank PLC

  USD     811     PHP     45,612       04/25/2024       1,089  

Barclays Bank PLC

  MYR     14,689     USD     3,154       08/21/2024       54,119  

Barclays Bank PLC

  USD     1,948     MYR     9,241       08/21/2024       2,071  

Barclays Bank PLC

  USD     1,228     MYR     5,766       08/21/2024       (11,188

BNP Paribas

  KRW     2,243,254     USD     1,699       04/18/2024       35,288  

BNP Paribas

  USD     816     KRW     1,080,283       04/18/2024       (14,824

BNP Paribas

  USD     1,368     ZAR     26,254       04/19/2024       15,891  

BNP Paribas

  IDR     18,325,840     USD     1,171       04/25/2024       17,358  

BNP Paribas

  PHP     13,575     USD     241       04/25/2024       (743

BNP Paribas

  USD     841     CNH     6,027       05/23/2024       (9,476

BNP Paribas

  USD     1,841     TWD     58,810       05/24/2024       334  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  HUF     44,176     USD     121       04/19/2024       31  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  USD     395     ZAR     7,509       04/19/2024       565  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  ZAR     3,146     USD     163       04/19/2024       (2,429

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  USD     314     TRY     10,438       04/22/2024       606  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  THB     53,773     USD     1,480       05/08/2024       1,556  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  USD     783     THB     27,948       05/08/2024       (14,466

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

  USD     449     MXN     7,569       05/23/2024       2,887  

Citibank NA

  TWD     29,341     USD     945       05/24/2024       26,257  

Deutsche Bank AG

  USD     1,696     PLN     6,765       04/19/2024       (2,499

Deutsche Bank AG

  USD     2,077     ZAR     39,288       04/19/2024       (5,638

Deutsche Bank AG

  IDR     27,153,323     USD     1,726       04/25/2024       16,876  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  PHP     42,232     USD     757       04/25/2024       6,045  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  COP     5,842,022     USD     1,479       05/16/2024       (21,210

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  CNH     117,683     USD     16,406       05/23/2024        166,996  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

  INR     14,761     USD     177       06/14/2024       121  

HSBC Bank USA

  TRY     36,624     USD     1,085       04/22/2024       (20,107

HSBC Bank USA

  USD     3,615     IDR      56,661,026       04/25/2024       (47,395

HSBC Bank USA

  USD     3,310     PHP     185,978       04/25/2024       (325

HSBC Bank USA

  USD     737     CNH     5,337       05/23/2024       (829

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  BRL     6,542     USD     1,316       04/02/2024       11,367  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  USD     1,309     BRL     6,542       04/02/2024       (5,013

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  USD     2,171     ZAR     41,650       04/19/2024       25,005  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  IDR      17,942,292     USD     1,153       04/25/2024       23,320  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  PHP     37,441     USD     668       04/25/2024       1,313  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  USD     1,152     PHP     63,870       04/25/2024       (15,154

 

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

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  USD     5,091     MXN     86,210       05/23/2024     $ 51,942  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

  USD     3,794     INR     315,269       06/14/2024       (21,732

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  BRL     43,804     USD     8,767       04/02/2024       33,564  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  USD     8,789     BRL     43,804       04/02/2024       (55,025

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  KRW     1,195,067     USD     898       04/18/2024       11,551  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  USD     457     KRW      616,249       04/18/2024       255  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  HUF     343,626     USD     952       04/19/2024       12,118  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  BRL     43,804     USD     8,761       05/03/2024       54,410  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  CLP      1,040,954     USD     1,082       05/16/2024       20,749  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

  MXN     15,087     USD     903       05/23/2024       2,698  

Societe Generale

  PHP     122,613     USD     2,179       04/25/2024       (2,926

UBS AG

  USD     259     BRL     1,297       05/03/2024       (1,669

UBS AG

  USD     2,532     TWD     79,582       05/24/2024       (41,250
           

 

 

 
            $  279,668  
           

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description  

Fixed

Rate

(Pay)
Receive

    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
March 31,
2024
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   

Market

Value

    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

CDX-EMHY Series 41, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2029*

    1.00     Quarterly       2.89     USD       610     $ 49,578     $ 49,915     $ (337

Qatar Government International Bond, 9.75%, 06/15/2030, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       0.38       USD        2,540        (74,083      (70,240      (3,843

Sale Contracts

 

Brazilian Government International Bond, 4.250%, 01/07/2025, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       1.37       USD       110       (1,837     (1,971     134  

CDX-EM Series 41, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       1.68       USD        4,380        (133,152      (145,018      11,866  

 

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Description  

Fixed

Rate

(Pay)
Receive

    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
March 31,
2024
    Notional
Amount
(000)
   

Market

Value

    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Columbia Government International Bond, 10.375%, 01/28/2033, 06/20/2029*

    1.00 %       Quarterly       1.72 %       USD       120     $ (3,910   $ (4,160   $ 250  

Indonesia Government International Bond, 4.125%, 01/15/2025, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       0.73       USD       110       1,399       1,226       173  

People’s Republic of China, 7.500%, 10/28/2027, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       0.72       USD       110       1,477       1,456       21  

South Africa Government International Bond, 5.875%, 09/16/2025, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       2.58       USD        140       (9,775     (9,004     (771

Turkey Government International Bond, 11.875%, 01/15/2030, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       3.01       USD       150       (13,187     (15,087     1,900  

United Mexican States, 4.150%, 03/28/2027, 06/20/2029*

    1.00       Quarterly       0.92       USD       110       415       410       5  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  (183,075   $  (192,473   $  9,398  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD      5,420       06/06/2028       1 Day SOFR       3.630%     Annual   $ (163,952   $ – 0  –    $ (163,952
USD     1,380       10/27/2028       1 Day SOFR       4.611%     Annual     29,065       – 0  –      29,065  
USD     370       10/27/2053       4.353%       1 Day SOFR     Annual     (46,417     – 0  –      (46,417
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  (181,304   $  – 0  –    $  (181,304
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $24,780,165 or 18.75% of net assets.

 

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(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(c)

Fair valued by the Adviser

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.40% of net assets as of March 31, 2024, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Ghana Government International Bond 8.63%, 06/16/2049

     08/31/2022      $  100,635      $  140,372        0.11

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC 7.625%, 11/08/2028

     11/04/2019        200,000        121,000        0.09

NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC 7.65%, 07/19/2025

     12/08/2021        190,346        154,850        0.12

PhosAgro PJSC (GDR REG S)

     06/30/2021        89,310        – 0  –       0.00

PhosAgro PJSC (GDR)

     06/30/2021        447        – 0  –       0.00

Polyus PJSC (GDR)

    
09/06/2019 –
04/27/2022
 
 
     4,388        – 0  –       0.00

State Agency of Roads of Ukraine
6.25%, 06/24/2030

     06/17/2021        360,000        103,140        0.08

Tonon Luxembourg SA 6.50%, 10/31/2024

    
05/03/2019 –
10/31/2021
 
 
     199,358        11        0.00

Virgolino de Oliveira Finance SA 11.75%, 02/09/2022

     07/12/2013        172,628        20        0.00

 

(f)

Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

LUKOIL PJSC

    
01/11/2016 –
02/15/2022
 
 
   $  959,077      $  – 0  –       0.00

 

(g)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at March 31, 2024.

 

(h)

Defaulted.

 

(i)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(j)

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

 

(k)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at March 31, 2024.

 

(l)

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

 

(m)

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

 

(n)

Affiliated investments.

 

(o)

On March 29, 2024, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The fund valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 28, 2024 for financial reporting purposes.

 

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Currency Abbreviations:

 

AUD – Australian Dollar

BRL – Brazilian Real

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

CLP – Chilean Peso

CNH – Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)

COP – Colombian Peso

CZK – Czech Koruna

DOP – Dominican Peso

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

HUF – Hungarian Forint

IDR – Indonesian Rupiah

INR – Indian Rupee

JMD – Jamaican Dollar

JPY – Japanese Yen

 

KRW – South Korean Won

MXN – Mexican Peso

MYR – Malaysian Ringgit

NOK – Norwegian Krone

PEN – Peruvian Sol

PHP – Philippine Peso

PLN – Polish Zloty

SEK – Swedish Krona

SGD – Singapore Dollar

THB – Thailand Baht

TRY – Turkish Lira

TWD – New Taiwan Dollar

USD – United States Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CDX-EM – Emerging Market Credit Default Swap Index

GDR – Global Depositary Receipt

JSC – Joint Stock Company

MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International

OTC – Over-the-Counter

PJSC – Public Joint Stock Company

REG – Registered Shares

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

March 31, 2024

 

Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $116,103,645)

   $ 127,315,294  

Affiliated issuers (cost $1,550,198)

     1,550,198  

Cash collateral due from broker

     1,228,940  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $1,953,443)

     1,950,435  

Receivable for investment securities sold and foreign currency transactions

     1,101,062  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

     813,909  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     643,313  

Receivable for capital stock sold

     96,956  

Receivable from Adviser

     61,585  

Receivable for Variation margin on futures

     36,036  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     11,811  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     134,809,539  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities   

Due to custodian

     120,924  

Payable for investment securities purchased

     870,287  

Payable for capital gains taxes

     643,461  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

     363,645  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

     240,385  

Custody and accounting fees payable

     146,587  

Advisory fee payable

     95,614  

Administrative fee payable

     21,073  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

     4,653  

Transfer Agent fee payable

     1,588  

Distribution fee payable

     917  

Directors’ fee payable

     819  

Accrued expenses

     112,942  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     2,622,895  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $  132,186,644  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 1,586  

Additional paid-in capital

     153,935,892  

Accumulated loss

     (21,750,834
  

 

 

 
   $ 132,186,644  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—33 billion shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value

 

Class   Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
A   $ 2,503,795          301,073        $ 8.32

 

 
C   $ 287,063          34,698        $ 8.27  

 

 
Advisor   $  128,557,765          15,421,304        $  8.34  

 

 
R   $ 112,856          13,460        $ 8.38  

 

 
K   $ 399,536          47,814        $ 8.36  

 

 
I   $ 315,226          38,225        $ 8.25  

 

 
Z   $ 10,403          1,258        $ 8.27  

 

 

 

*

The maximum offering price per share for Class A shares was $8.69, which reflects a sales charge of 4.25%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended March 31, 2024

 

Investment Income     

Interest (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2,679)

   $  2,970,969    

Dividends

    

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $464,786)

     2,920,943    

Affiliated issuers

     181,767    

Other income

     3,568    

Securities lending income

     1,801     $   6,079,048  
  

 

 

   
Expenses     

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,070,922    

Transfer agency—Class A

     726    

Transfer agency—Class C

     157    

Transfer agency—Advisor Class

     34,830    

Transfer agency—Class R

     1,261    

Transfer agency—Class K

     404    

Transfer agency—Class I

     234    

Transfer agency—Class Z

     628    

Distribution fee—Class A

     6,227    

Distribution fee—Class C

     3,897    

Distribution fee—Class R

     1,334    

Distribution fee—Class K

     437    

Custody and accounting

     262,386    

Audit and tax

     114,807    

Registration fees

     108,538    

Administrative

     88,089    

Printing

     48,257    

Legal

     39,715    

Directors’ fees

     19,439    

Miscellaneous

     39,895    
  

 

 

   

Total expenses

     1,842,183    

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

     (582,002  
  

 

 

   

Net expenses

       1,260,181  
    

 

 

 

Net investment income

       4,818,867  
    

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions(a)

      $ 2,568,898  

Forward currency exchange contracts

        1,457,338  

Futures

        (582,537

Swaps

        (896,204

Written swaptions

        53,632  

Foreign currency transactions

        (129,037

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

     

Investments(b)

        11,398,348  

Forward currency exchange contracts

        12,431  

Futures

        101,842  

Swaps

        6,062  

Written swaptions

        (31,632

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

        (7,049
     

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

        13,952,092  
     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

      $  18,770,959  
     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $322,099.

 

(b)

Net of increase in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $355,591.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

     Year Ended
March 31,
2024
    Year Ended
March 31,
2023
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations     

Net investment income

   $ 4,818,867     $ 6,026,495  

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

     2,472,090       (19,891,727

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

     11,480,002       (913,422

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     – 0  –      747  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     18,770,959       (14,777,907
Distributions to Shareholders     

Class A

     (150,196     (76,921

Class C

     (21,070     (14,846

Advisor Class

     (7,508,816     (4,344,437

Class R

     (15,954     (6,580

Class K

     (10,068     (4,692

Class I

     (18,885     (3,187

Class Z

     (178,979     (89,226
Capital Stock Transactions     

Net decrease

     (5,796,913     (9,041,411
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     5,070,078       (28,359,207
Net Assets     

Beginning of period

     127,116,566       155,475,773  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $  132,186,644     $  127,116,566  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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March 31, 2024

 

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 Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio (the “Fund”), a diversified portfolio. The Fund has authorized the issuance of Class A, Class B, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I, Class Z, Class T, Class 1, and Class 2 shares. Class B, Class T, Class 1, and Class 2 shares are not currently being offered. At a meeting held on October 31-November 2, 2023, the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the discontinuance of the offering of Class K and Class R shares of the Fund to new investors and the liquidation of the assets corresponding to such classes. Effective May 20, 2024, Class R and Class K were liquidated. 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 and Class I shares are sold without an initial or contingent deferred sales charge and are not subject to ongoing distribution expenses. All eleven classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, except that the classes bear different distribution and transfer agency expenses. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its distribution plan. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are

 

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unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Board. Pursuant to these procedures, AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”) serves as the Company’s valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Company’s portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

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

 

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counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share, while exchange traded funds are valued at the closing market price per share.

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

2. Fair Value Measurements

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

 

   

Level 1—quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

 

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

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

Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency, where such inputs and models are available. Alternatively, the values may be obtained through unobservable management determined inputs and/or management’s proprietary models. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an option depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the option as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. Exchange traded options generally will be classified as Level 2. For options that do not trade on an exchange but trade in liquid markets, inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Options are classified within Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy when all of the significant inputs can be corroborated to market evidence. Otherwise such instruments are classified as Level 3.

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

 

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2024:

 

Investments in
Securities

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

       

Common Stocks:

       

Financials

  $ 6,764,489     $ 16,134,063     $ 0 #    $ 22,898,552  

Information Technology

    1,806,534       20,803,404       – 0  –      22,609,938  

Consumer Discretionary

    4,342,287       10,299,297       – 0  –      14,641,584  

Communication Services

    1,686,207       8,026,280       0 #      9,712,487  

Industrials

    2,066,776       1,603,421       0 #      3,670,197  

Consumer Staples

    561,218       2,673,867       0 #      3,235,085  

Materials

    86,767       3,085,792       0 #      3,172,559  

Real Estate

    2,497,131       594,986       – 0  –      3,092,117  

Energy

    465,051       1,829,906       0 #      2,294,957  

Utilities

    365,893       1,242,887       – 0  –      1,608,780  

Health Care

    – 0  –      506,071       – 0  –      506,071  

Fixed Income Securities:

       

Sovereign Bonds

    – 0  –      18,315,277       – 0  –      18,315,277  

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds

    – 0  –      6,913,767       – 0  –      6,913,767  

Corporate Bonds

    – 0  –      5,620,502       20       5,620,522  

Treasury Bonds

    – 0  –      1,082,381       – 0  –      1,082,381  

Emerging Markets – Treasuries

    – 0  –      618,943       – 0  –      618,943  

Regional Bonds

    – 0  –      135,894       – 0  –      135,894  

Purchased Options – Puts

    – 0  –      0 #      – 0  –      0 # 

Short-Term Investments:

       

Treasury Bills

    – 0  –      7,107,366       – 0  –      7,107,366  

Investment Companies

    1,550,198       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,550,198  

Time Deposits

    78,817      
– 0
 – 
    – 0  –      78,817  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    22,271,368       106,594,104 +      20       128,865,492  

Other Financial Instruments*:

       

Assets

       

Futures

    70,384       – 0  –      – 0  –       70,384  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      643,313       – 0  –      643,313  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      52,869       – 0  –       52,869  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      29,065       – 0  –       29,065  

Liabilities

       

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (363,645     – 0  –      (363,645

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (235,944     – 0  –       (235,944 ) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (210,369     – 0  –       (210,369 ) 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  22,341,752     $  106,509,393     $  20     $  128,851,165  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

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

 

+

A significant portion of the Fund’s foreign equity investments are categorized as Level 2 investments since they are valued using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available, see Note A.1.

 

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*

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

 

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

3. Currency Translation

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

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Fund’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is the Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

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

 

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5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

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

6. Class Allocations

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

7. Dividends and Distributions

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

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

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 .85% of the first $1 billion, .80% of the next $1 billion, .75% of the next $1 billion and .70% in excess of $3 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The fee is accrued daily and paid monthly. The Adviser has agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding expenses associated with acquired fund fees and expenses

 

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other than the advisory fees of any AB Mutual Funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense and extraordinary expenses), on an annual basis (“the Expense Caps”) to 1.24%, 1.99%, .99%, 1.49%, 1.24%, .99% and .99% of the daily average net assets for the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K, Class I and Class Z shares, respectively. For the year ended March 31, 2024, such waivers/reimbursements amounted to $577,091. The Expense Caps may not be terminated before July 31, 2024.

Pursuant to the investment advisory agreement, the Fund may reimburse the Adviser for certain legal and accounting services provided to the Fund by the Adviser. For the year ended March 31, 2024, the reimbursement for such services amounted to $88,089.

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 $19,499 for the year ended March 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 $157 from the sale of Class A shares and received $65 and $0 in contingent deferred sales charges imposed upon redemptions by shareholders of Class A and Class C shares, respectively, for the year ended March 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 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 year ended March 31, 2024, such waiver amounted to $4,851.

 

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

 

Fund

  Market Value
3/31/23
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
3/31/24
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

Government Money Market Portfolio

  $  3,494     $  69,904     $  71,848     $  1,550     $  182  

Government Money Market Portfolio*

    1,654       1,083       2,737       – 0  –      2  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $ 1,550     $ 184  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

During the year ended March 31, 2023, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $747 for trading losses incurred due to trade entry errors.

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. Payments under the Agreement in respect of Class A shares are currently limited to an annual rate of .25% of Class A share’s average daily net assets. There are no distribution and servicing fees on Advisor Class and Class I shares. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly. The Agreement provides that the Distributor will use such payments in their entirety for distribution assistance and promotional activities. Since the commencement of the Fund’s operation, the Distributor has incurred expenses in excess of the distribution costs reimbursed by the Fund in the amounts of $9,247, $1,214 and $3,893 for Class C, Class K and Class R shares, respectively. While such costs may be recovered from the Fund in future periods so long as the Agreement is in effect, the rate of the distribution and servicing fees payable under the Agreement may not be increased without a shareholder vote. In accordance with the Agreement, there is no provision for recovery of unreimbursed distribution costs, incurred by the Distributor, beyond the current fiscal period for Class A shares. The Agreement also provides that the Adviser may use its own resources to finance the distribution of the Fund’s shares.

 

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NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended March 31, 2024, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

Investment securities (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  145,958,595      $  160,641,359  

U.S. government securities

     13,988,019        7,294,585  

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

 

Cost

   $  120,062,304  
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 21,497,103  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (12,648,842
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 8,848,261  
  

 

 

 

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

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

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

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

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

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

 

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During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Futures

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

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

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

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

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Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Fund may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Fund bears the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Fund were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Fund. Put and call purchased options are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Fund writes an option, the premium received by the Fund is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Fund on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Fund has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Fund. In writing an option, the Fund bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of a written option by the Fund could

 

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result in the Fund selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

The Fund may also invest in options on swap agreements, also called “swaptions”. A swaption is an option that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a swap on a future date in exchange for paying a market-based “premium”. A receiver swaption gives the owner the right to receive the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. A payer swaption gives the owner the right to pay the total return of a specified asset, reference rate, or index. Swaptions also include options that allow an existing swap to be terminated or extended by one of the counterparties. The Fund’s maximum payment for written put swaptions equates to the notional amount of the underlying swap. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract.

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund held purchased swaptions for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund held written swaptions for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

The Fund may enter into swaps to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk or currencies. The Fund may also enter into swaps for non-hedging purposes as a means of gaining market exposures including by making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” or in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset described below under “Total Return Swaps”. A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Fund in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Fund or its counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

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

 

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

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

At the time the Fund enters into a centrally cleared swap, the Fund deposits with the broker or segregates at its custodian cash or securities as collateral to satisfy initial margin requirements set by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, with respect to cash collateral, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract; in the case of securities collateral, the Fund agrees to adjust the securities position held in the segregated account accordingly. Such receipts, payments or adjustments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust

 

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risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Interest Rate Swaps:

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

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

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund held interest rate swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Credit Default Swaps:

The Fund may enter into credit default swaps, including to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults by corporate and sovereign issuers held by the Fund, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Fund may purchase credit protection (“Buy Contract”) or provide credit protection (“Sale Contract”) on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap. During the term of the swap, the Fund receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon rate applied to the notional amount. If the Fund is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller/(pay to the buyer) of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap (the “Maximum Payout Amount”) and deliver/(take delivery of)

 

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the referenced obligation or (ii) receive/(pay) a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation. In certain circumstances Maximum Payout Amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront premium received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from settlement of buy protection credit default swaps entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligation with the same counterparty.

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

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

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund held credit default swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

Total Return Swaps:

The Fund may enter into total return swaps in order to take a “long” or “short” position with respect to an underlying referenced asset. The Fund is subject to market price volatility of the underlying referenced asset. A total return swap involves commitments to pay interest in exchange for a market linked return based on a notional amount. To the extent that the total return of the security, group of securities or

 

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index underlying the transaction exceeds or falls short of the offsetting interest obligation, the Fund will receive a payment from or make a payment to the counterparty.

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund held total return swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

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

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

During the year ended March 31, 2024, the Fund had entered into the following derivatives:

 

   

Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

 

Receivable for variation margin on futures

 

$

 40,984

   

Interest rate contracts

 

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

 

29,065

 

 

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

 

$

 210,369

 

 

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Asset Derivatives

   

Liability Derivatives

 

Derivative Type

 

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value    

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

  Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

 

Investments in securities, at value

 

$

0

*(a) 

   

Foreign currency contracts

 
Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts
   

643,313

 
 
Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts
   
$

 363,645

 

Credit contracts

  Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     14,349     Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps     4,951  

Equity contracts

  Receivable for variation margin on futures     29,400    
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $  757,111       $ 578,965  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

(a)

Amount is less than $0.5.

 

Derivative Type

 

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

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

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps   $   (667,413   $   389,983  

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures     (296,296     (23,180

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (58,082     42,070  

Interest rate contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on written swaptions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written swaptions     49,930       (31,632

 

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Derivative Type

 

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

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

Foreign currency contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency exchange contracts   $  1,457,338     $ 12,431  

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments     (9,378     – 0  – 

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps     (436,205     157,758  

Credit contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on written swaptions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on written swaptions     3,702       – 0  – 

Equity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps     207,414        (541,679

Equity contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures     (286,241     125,022  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ (35,231   $ 130,773  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the year ended March 31, 2024:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 8,459,385  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 3,253,556 (a) 

Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 410,000 (b) 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

  

Average notional amount

   $ 6,291,538  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 47,221,609  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $  57,825,078  

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 17,209,582  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 4,240,921 (c) 

Total Return Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 8,739,989 (d) 

Purchased Swaptions:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 3,471,800 (e) 

Written Swaptions:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 5,537,000 (d) 

 

(a)

Positions were open for eight months during the reporting period.

 

(b)

Positions were open for two months during the reporting period.

 

(c)

Positions were open for less than one month during the reporting period.

 

(d)

Positions were open for three months during the reporting period.

 

(e)

Positions were open for nine months during the reporting period.

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

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Fund as of March 31, 2024. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the tables.

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America NA

  $ 46,931     $ (46,931   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

Barclays Bank PLC

    57,279       (27,001     – 0  –      – 0  –      30,278  

BNP Paribas SA

    68,871       (25,043     – 0  –      – 0  –      43,828  

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    5,645       (5,645     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Citibank NA

    26,257       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      26,257  

 

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Counterparty

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

Deutsche Bank AG

  $ 16,876     $ (8,137   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 8,739  

Goldman Sachs Bank USA

    173,162       (21,210     – 0  –      – 0  –      151,952  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA.

    112,947       (41,899     – 0  –      – 0  –      71,048  

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    135,345       (55,025     – 0  –      – 0  –      80,320  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  643,313     $  (230,891   $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  412,422
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Counterparty

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

Bank of America NA.

  $ 53,934     $ (46,931   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 7,003  

Barclays Bank PLC

    27,001       (27,001     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

BNP Paribas SA

    25,043       (25,043     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

    16,895       (5,645     – 0  –      – 0  –      11,250  

Deutsche Bank AG

    8,137       (8,137     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

    21,210       (21,210     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

HSBC Bank USA

    68,656       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      68,656  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA.

    41,899       (41,899     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC

    55,025       (55,025     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Societe Generale

    2,926       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      2,926  

UBS AG

    42,919       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      42,919  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  363,645     $  (230,891   $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  132,754
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

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

 

^

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

2. Currency Transactions

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

 

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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 the 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 year ended March 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
 
$  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  53     $  1,748     $  60  

 

*

As of March 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        
     Year Ended
March 31,
2024
    Year Ended
March 31, 2023
          Year Ended
March 31,
2024
    Year Ended
March 31,
2023
       
  

 

 

   
Class A             

Shares sold

     27,807       164,220       $ 216,216     $ 1,231,831    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     15,856       7,481         120,083       56,276    

 

   

Shares converted from Class C

     7,934       566         59,331       4,442    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (87,619     (178,070       (675,596     (1,325,301  

 

   

Net decrease

     (36,022     (5,803     $ (279,966   $ (32,752  

 

   
            
Class C             

Shares sold

     1,199       2,636       $ 9,208     $ 20,015    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     2,271       1,406         17,073       10,557    

 

   

Shares converted to Class A

     (7,973     (569       (59,331     (4,442  

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (20,237     (32,857       (156,664     (240,698  

 

   

Net decrease

     (24,740     (29,384     $ (189,714   $ (214,568  

 

   
            

 

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     Shares           Amount        
     Year Ended
March 31,
2024
    Year Ended
March 31, 2023
          Year Ended
March 31,
2024
    Year Ended
March 31,
2023
       
  

 

 

   
Advisor Class             

Shares sold

     2,919,194       3,504,028       $ 22,602,105     $ 26,233,856    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     754,499       454,889         5,731,323       3,426,299    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (4,000,768     (5,222,358       (30,941,729     (38,886,416  

 

   

Net decrease

     (327,075     (1,263,441     $ (2,608,301   $ (9,226,261  

 

   
            
Class R             

Shares sold

     6,363       7,500       $ 49,725     $ 57,670    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     2,096       869         15,954       6,580    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (28,602     (6,896       (236,365     (52,108  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (20,143     1,473       $ (170,686   $ 12,142    

 

   
            
Class K             

Shares sold

     27,460       1,373       $ 225,591     $ 10,495    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     1,316       622         10,067       4,692    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (14     (3,330       (114     (22,537  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     28,762       (1,335     $ 235,544     $ (7,350  

 

   
            
Class I             

Shares sold

     13,230       23,017       $ 104,184     $ 154,572    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     2,514       432         18,884       3,187    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (5,614     (3,126       (43,957     (24,386  

 

   

Net increase

     10,130       20,323       $ 79,111     $ 133,373    

 

   
            
Class Z             

Shares sold

     16,147       64,240       $ 122,919     $ 460,745    

 

   

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     23,894       11,940         178,938       89,226    

 

   

Shares redeemed

     (406,162     (34,805       (3,164,758     (255,966  

 

   

Net increase (decrease)

     (366,121     41,375       $ (2,862,901   $ 294,005    

 

   
            

 

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NOTE G

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the stock, bond or currency markets fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may underperform the market generally.

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

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

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns. Emerging market currencies may be more volatile and less liquid, and subject to significantly greater risk of currency controls and convertibility restrictions, than currencies of developed countries.

Country Concentration Risk—The Fund may not be diversified among countries or geographic regions and the effect on the Fund’s net asset value, or NAV, of the specific risks identified above, such as political, regulatory and currency risks, may be magnified due to concentration of the Fund’s investments in a particular country or region.

Allocation Risk—The allocation of Fund assets among different asset classes, such as equity securities, debt securities and currencies, may have a significant effect on the Fund’s NAV when one of these asset classes is performing better or worse than others. The diversification benefits typically associated with investing in both equity and debt securities may be limited in the emerging markets context, as movements in emerging market equity and emerging market debt markets may be more correlated than movements in the equity and debt markets of developed countries.

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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Interest-Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest-rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates than would normally be the case due to the recent end of a period of historically low rates and the effects of potential central bank monetary policy, and government fiscal policy, initiatives and market reactions to those initiatives.

Credit Risk—An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other contract, may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

Sovereign Debt Risk—Investments in sovereign debt obligations expose the Fund to the direct or indirect consequences of political, social and economic changes in countries that issue the obligations. Such changes may affect a foreign government’s willingness or ability to make timely payments of its obligations. In addition, no established market may exist for many sovereign debt obligations. Reduced secondary market liquidity may have an adverse effect on the market price of an instrument and the Fund’s ability to dispose of particular instruments.

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

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, which could cause the Fund to suffer a (potentially unlimited) loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund.

 

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

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes, large positions and heavy redemptions of Fund shares. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally decline.

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 (LIBOR) as a benchmark or reference rate for various interest rate calculations. The use of LIBOR was phased out in June 2023 and transitioned to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). 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 can be no assurance that instruments linked to SOFR will have the same volume or liquidity as did the market for LIBOR-linked financial instruments prior to LIBOR’s discontinuance or unavailability.

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

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

 

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models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $325 million revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short term liquidity requirements, subject to certain restrictions. Commitment fees related to the Facility are paid by the participating funds and are included in miscellaneous expenses in the statement of operations. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the year ended March 31, 2024.

NOTE I

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 were as follows:

 

     2024      2023  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $ 7,903,968      $ 4,539,889  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $  7,903,968      $  4,539,889  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2024, the components of accumulated earnings (deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

   $  3,356,688  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     (30,073,093 )(a) 

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     8,324,730 (b) 
  

 

 

 

Total accumulated earnings (deficit)

   $  (18,391,675 )(c) 
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

As of March 31, 2024, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $30,073,093.

 

(b)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), the tax treatment of hyper-inflationary currency contracts, the tax treatment of swaps, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

(c)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax and the tax treatment of defaulted securities.

For tax purposes, net realized capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of March 31, 2024, the Fund had a net short-term capital loss carryforward of $17,891,978 and a net long-term capital loss carryforward of $12,181,115, which may be carried forward for an indefinite period.

 

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During the current fiscal year, there were no permanent differences that resulted in adjustments to accumulated loss or additional paid-in capital.

NOTE 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  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.65       $ 8.70       $ 10.34       $ 7.04       $ 8.89  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .28       .33       .31       .19       .29  

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

    .87       (1.14     (1.63     3.32       (1.68

Contributions from Affiliates

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

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.15       (.81     (1.32     3.51       (1.39
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.48     (.24     (.32     (.21     (.46
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.32       $ 7.65       $ 8.70       $ 10.34       $ 7.04  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    15.72     (9.24 )%      (13.12 )%      50.17     (16.50 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $2,504       $2,578       $2,984       $3,644       $3,040  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

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

    1.24     1.25     1.24     1.23     1.23

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

    1.70     1.69     1.48     1.64     1.76

Net investment income(b)

    3.56     4.34     3.12     2.14     3.26

Portfolio turnover rate

    134     89     81     88     117
         
 

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

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

See footnote summary on page 81.

 

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

 

    Class C  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.61       $ 8.66       $ 10.29       $ 7.01       $ 8.85  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .22       .28       .24       .13       .22  

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

    .86       (1.15     (1.63     3.29       (1.66

Contributions from Affiliates

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

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.08       (.87     (1.39     3.42       (1.44
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.42     (.18     (.24     (.14     (.40
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.27       $ 7.61       $ 8.66       $ 10.29       $ 7.01  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    14.78     (9.99 )%      (13.78 )%      49.01     (17.11 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $287       $452       $769       $1,117       $1,010  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

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

    1.99     2.00     1.99     1.98     1.98

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

    2.45     2.43     2.24     2.40     2.51

Net investment income(b)

    2.92     3.67     2.36     1.40     2.54

Portfolio turnover rate

    134     89     81     88     117
         
 

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

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

See footnote summary on page 81.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    Advisor Class  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.66       $ 8.72       $ 10.36       $ 7.06       $ 8.91  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .30       .35       .34       .22       .30  

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

    .88       (1.15     (1.63     3.31       (1.66

Contributions from Affiliates

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

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.18       (.80     (1.29     3.53       (1.36
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.50     (.26     (.35     (.23     (.49
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.34       $ 7.66       $ 8.72       $ 10.36       $ 7.06  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    16.11     (9.11 )%      (12.87 )%      50.40     (16.24 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $128,558       $120,675       $148,374       $185,534       $122,322  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

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

    .99     1.00     .99     .98     .98

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

    1.45     1.44     1.23     1.39     1.51

Net investment income(b)

    3.84     4.59     3.36     2.36     3.42

Portfolio turnover rate

    134     89     81     88     117
         
 

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

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

See footnote summary on page 81.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    Class R  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.71       $ 8.75       $ 10.37       $ 7.05       $ 8.88  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .25       .31       .29       .17       .25  

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

    .88       (1.15     (1.64     3.31       (1.65

Contributions from Affiliates

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

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.13       (.84     (1.35     3.48       (1.40
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.46     (.20     (.27     (.16     (.43
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.38       $ 7.71       $ 8.75       $ 10.37       $ 7.05  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    15.31 %^      (9.50 )%      (13.31 )%      49.68     (16.64 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $113       $259       $281       $345       $271  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

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

    1.49     1.50     1.49     1.48     1.48

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

    2.39     2.16     1.95     2.10     2.23

Net investment income(b)

    3.19     4.09     2.85     1.84     2.92

Portfolio turnover rate

    134     89     81     88     117
         
 

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

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

See footnote summary on page 81.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    Class K  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.68       $ 8.72       $ 10.35       $ 7.04       $ 8.87  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .29       .33       .31       .19       .29  

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

    .86       (1.14     (1.64     3.31       (1.67

Contributions from Affiliates

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

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.15       (.81     (1.33     3.50       (1.38
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.47     (.23     (.30     (.19     (.45
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.36       $ 7.68       $ 8.72       $ 10.35       $ 7.04  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    15.76     (9.25 )%      (13.16 )%      50.10 %^      (16.55 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $400       $146       $178       $292       $212  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

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

    1.24     1.25     1.24     1.23     1.23

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

    1.92     1.85     1.64     1.80     1.92

Net investment income(b)

    3.66     4.39     3.11     2.13     3.34

Portfolio turnover rate

    134     89     81     88     117
         
 

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

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

See footnote summary on page 81.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    Class I  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.58       $ 8.63       $ 10.27       $ 6.99       $ 8.83  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .28       .30       .35       .20       .36  

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

    .88       (1.09     (1.64     3.31       (1.72

Contributions from Affiliates

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

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.16       (.79     (1.29     3.51       (1.36
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.49     (.26     (.35     (.23     (.48
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.25       $ 7.58       $ 8.63       $ 10.27       $ 6.99  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    16.13     (9.07 )%      (12.97 )%      50.61     (16.30 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $315       $213       $67       $316       $10  

Ratio to average net assets
of:

         

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

    .99     1.01     .99     .99     .98

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

    1.51     1.50     1.22     1.25     1.46

Net investment income(b)

    3.65     4.03     3.46     1.99     4.19

Portfolio turnover rate

    134     89     81     88     117
         
 

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

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

See footnote summary on page 81.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

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

 

    Class Z  
    Year Ended March 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 7.61       $ 8.66       $ 10.29       $ 7.01       $ 8.85  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(a)(b)

    .29       .34       .34       .22       .24  

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

    .86       (1.13     (1.62     3.29       (1.59

Contributions from Affiliates

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

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.15       (.79     (1.28     3.51       (1.35
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.49     (.26     (.35     (.23     (.49
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 8.27       $ 7.61       $ 8.66       $ 10.29       $ 7.01  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    15.94     (9.04 )%      (12.85 )%      50.47     (16.25 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

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

    $10       $2,794       $2,823       $695       $144  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

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

    .99     1.00     .99     .99     .99

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

    1.41     1.43     1.22     1.32     1.54

Net investment income(b)

    3.77     4.49     3.41     2.29     2.78

Portfolio turnover rate

    134     89     81     88     117
         
 

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

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .01     .01     .01

See footnote summary on page 81.

 

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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 $0.005.

 

(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 charge or contingent deferred sales charge is not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total investment return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(e)

In connection with the Fund’s investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incurs no direct expenses but bears proportionate shares of the acquired fund fees and expenses (i.e. operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund’s pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for years ended March 31, 2024, March 31, 2023, March 31, 2022, March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, such waiver amounted to 0.00%, 0.00%, 0.01%, 0.01% and 0.01%, respectively.

 

(f)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest expense:

 

    2024     2023     2022     2021     2020  
 

 

 

 

Class A

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.24     1.24     1.24     1.23     1.23

Before waivers/reimbursements

    1.70     1.68     1.48     1.64     1.76

Class C

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.99     1.99     1.99     1.98     1.98

Before waivers/reimbursements

    2.45     2.42     2.24     2.40     2.51

Advisor Class

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .99     .99     .99     .98     .98

Before waivers/reimbursements

    1.45     1.43     1.23     1.39     1.51

Class R

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.49     1.49     1.49     1.48     1.48

Before waivers/reimbursements

    2.39     2.15     1.95     2.10     2.23

Class K

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    1.24     1.24     1.24     1.23     1.23

Before waivers/reimbursements

    1.92     1.84     1.64     1.80     1.92

Class I

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .99     .99     .99     .99     .98

Before waivers/reimbursements

    1.51     1.48     1.22     1.25     1.46

Class Z

         

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .99     .99     .99     .99     .99

Before waivers/reimbursements

    1.41     1.42     1.22     1.32     1.54

 

^

The net asset value and total return include adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for financial reporting purposes. As such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions may differ from financial statements.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of AB Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio (the “Fund”) (one of the portfolios constituting AB Cap Fund, Inc. (the “Company”)), including the portfolio of investments, as of March 31, 2024, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund (one of the portfolios constituting AB Cap Fund, Inc.) at March 31, 2024, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

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

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

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED

PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM (continued)

 

included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of March 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and others; when replies were not received from brokers or others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

LOGO

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

New York, New York

May 24, 2024

 

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2024 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

For Federal income tax purposes, the following information is furnished with respect to the earnings of the Fund for the taxable year ended March 31, 2024.

For individual shareholders, the Fund designates 21.30% of dividends paid as qualified dividend income. For foreign shareholders, 1.79% of ordinary dividends paid may be considered to be qualifying to be taxed as interest-related dividends.

Shareholders should not use the above information to prepare their income tax returns. The information necessary to complete your income tax returns will be included with your Form 1099-DIV which will be sent to you separately in January 2025.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Garry L. Moody(1),

Chairman

Jorge A. Bermudez(1)

Michael J. Downey(1)

Onur Erzan, President and Chief Executive Officer

  

Nancy P. Jacklin(1)

Jeanette W. Loeb(1)

Carol C. McMullen(1)

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.(1)*

Emilie D. Wrapp, Advisory Board Member

OFFICERS   

Christian DiClementi(2), Vice President

Richard Cao(2), Vice President

Sammy Suzuki(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

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

50 Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02110

 

Principal Underwriter

AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc.

501 Commerce Street

Nashville, TN 37203

 

Legal Counsel

Seward & Kissel LLP

One Battery Park Plaza

New York, NY 10004

  

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Ernst & Young LLP

One Manhattan West

New York, NY 10001

 

Transfer Agent

AllianceBernstein Investor

Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 786003

San Antonio, TX 78278

Toll-Free (800) 221-5672

 

1

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

 

2

The day-to-day management of, and investment decisions for, the Fund’s portfolio are made by the Adviser’s Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Team. Messrs. DiClementi, Cao and Suzuki 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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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND

 

Board of Directors Information

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

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

INTERESTED DIRECTOR    

Onur Erzan,#

48

(2021)

  Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, Head of Global Client Group and Head of Private Wealth. He oversees AB’s entire private wealth management business and third-party institutional and retail franchise, where he is responsible for all client services, sales and marketing, as well as product strategy, management and development worldwide. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the AB Mutual Funds as of April 1, 2021. He is also a member of the Equitable Holdings Management Committee. Prior to joining the firm in January 2021, he spent over 19 years with McKinsey (management consulting firm), most recently as a senior partner and co-leader of its Wealth & Asset Management practice. In addition, he co-led McKinsey’s Banking & Securities Solutions (a portfolio of data, analytics and digital assets and capabilities) globally.     81     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS    

Garry L. Moody,##

Chairman of the Board

72

(2011)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP (1995-2008) where he held a number of senior positions, including Vice Chairman, and U.S. and Global Investment Management Practice Managing Partner; President, Fidelity Accounting and Custody Services Company (1993-1995), where he was responsible for accounting, pricing, custody and reporting for the Fidelity mutual funds; and Partner, Ernst & Young LLP (1975-1993), where he served as the National Director of Mutual Fund Tax Services and Managing Partner of its Chicago Office Tax department. He served as a member of the Investment Company Institute’s Board of Governors and the Independent Directors Council’s Governing Council from October 2019 through September 2023, where he also served as Chairman of the Governance Committee from October 2021 through September 2023. He is Chairman of the AB Funds and Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees since January 2023; he has served as a director or trustee since 2008, and served as Chairman of the Audit Committee of such funds from 2008 to February 2023.     81     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jorge A. Bermudez,##

73

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, Chief Risk Officer of Citigroup, Inc., a global financial services company, from November 2007 to March 2008; Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup’s Commercial Business Group in North America and Citibank Texas from 2005 to 2007; and a variety of other executive and leadership roles at various businesses within Citigroup prior to then; Chairman (2017-2018) of the Texas A&M Foundation Board of Trustees (Trustee 2014 – 2021) and Chairman of the Smart Grid Center Board at Texas A&M University since 2012; director of, among others, Citibank N.A. from 2005 to 2008, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch from 2009 to 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 2011 to 2017, and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas from 2010 to 2016; and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Moody’s Corporation since December 2022. He has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since January 2020.     81     Moody’s Corporation since April 2011
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Michael J. Downey,##

80

(2011)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Formerly, Chairman of The Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (registered investment company) from 2002 until January 2019. From 1987 until 1993, Chairman and CEO of Prudential Mutual Fund Management, director of the Prudential mutual funds, and member of the Executive Committee of Prudential Securities Inc. He has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2005.     81     None
     

Nancy P. Jacklin,##

76

(2011)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Professorial Lecturer at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (2008-2015). U.S. Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (which is responsible for ensuring the stability of the international monetary system), (December 2002-May 2006); Partner, Clifford Chance (1992-2002); Sector Counsel, International Banking and Finance, and Associate General Counsel, Citicorp (1985-1992); Assistant General Counsel (International), Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1982-1985); and Attorney Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury (1973-1982). Member of the Bar of the District of Columbia and of New York; and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has served as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since 2006 and served as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds from 2014 to August 2023.     81     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Jeanette W. Loeb,##

71

(2020)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. Director of New York City Center since 2005. Formerly, Chief Executive Officer of PetCareRx (e-commerce pet pharmacy) from 2002 to 2011 and 2015 to April 2023. She was a director of MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (business development company) from August 2011 to July 2023 and a director of AB Multi-Manager Alternative Fund (fund of hedge funds) from 2012 to 2018. Formerly, affiliated with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (financial services) from 1977 to 1994, including as a partner thereof from 1986 to 1994. She has served as director or trustee of the AB Funds since April 2020 and serves as Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committees of the AB Funds since August 2023.     81    

None

     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Carol C. McMullen,##

68

(2016)

  Private Investor and a member of the Advisory Board of Butcher Box (since 2018) where she serves as Advisory Board Chair (since June 2023). Formerly, Managing Director of Slalom Consulting (consulting) from 2014 until July 2023; member, Mass General Brigham (formerly, Partners Healthcare) Investment Committee (2010-2019); Director of Norfolk & Dedham Group (mutual property and casualty insurance) from 2011 until November 2016; Director of Partners Community Physicians Organization (healthcare) from 2014 until December 2016; and Managing Director of The Crossland Group (consulting) from 2012 until 2013. She has held a number of senior positions in the asset and wealth management industries, including at Eastern Bank (where her roles included President of Eastern Wealth Management), Thomson Financial (Global Head of Sales for Investment Management), and Putnam Investments (where her roles included Chief Investment Officer, Core and Growth and Head of Global Investment Research). She has served on a number of private company and non-profit boards, and as a director or trustee of the AB Funds since June 2016 and serves as Chair of the Audit Committees of such Funds since February 2023.     81     None

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS
(continued)
   

Marshall C. Turner, Jr.,##^

82

(2011)

  Private Investor since prior to 2019. He is a former (2007-2020) director of Xilinx, Inc. (programmable logic semi-conductors and adaptable, intelligent computing) and, former Chairman and CEO of Dupont Photomasks, Inc. (semi-conductor manufacturing equipment) from 1999-2000, and 2003 through 2006. He has extensive operating leadership and venture capital investing experience, including five interim or full-time CEO roles, and prior service as general partner of institutional venture capital partnerships and as a director of a number of public and private companies. He also has extensive non-profit board leadership experience, including as a former Chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural history, and currently serves on the board of the George Lucas Educational Foundation. He has served as a director of one AB Fund since 1992, and director or trustee of all AB Funds since 2005. He served as both Chairman of the AB Funds and Chairman of the Independent Directors Committees from 2014 through December 2022.     81     None
     

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

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

PORTFOLIOS

IN AB FUND

COMPLEX

OVERSEEN BY

DIRECTOR

   

OTHER

PUBLIC COMPANY

DIRECTORSHIPS

CURRENTLY
HELD BY
DIRECTOR

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER    

Emilie D. Wrapp,#

68

(2024)

  Former Senior Vice President, Counsel, Assistant Secretary & Senior Mutual Fund Legal Advisor of the Adviser (January 2023-June 2023). Prior thereto, Senior Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Counsel, and Head of Mutual Fund & Retail Legal of the Adviser; Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of AllianceBernstein Investments, Inc. (“ABI”) since prior to 2019 until June 2023.     81     None

 

*

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

 

**

There is no stated term of office for the Fund’s Directors and Advisory Board member.

 

***

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

 

#

Mr. Erzan is an “interested person”, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of the Funds because of his affiliation with the Adviser. Ms. Wrapp is an “interested person”, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of the Fund because of her former role with the Adviser.

 

##

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

 

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

 

^

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

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE FUND (continued)

 

Officer Information

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

 

NAME, ADDRESS*
AND AGE
   POSITION(S)
HELD WITH FUND
   PRINCIPLE OCCUPATION
DURING LAST FIVE YEARS
Onur Erzan
48
   President and Chief Executive Officer    See biography above.
     
Sammy Suzuki
53
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019; Head-Emerging Markets Equities.
     
Richard Cao
31
   Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated in a substantially similar capacity to his current position, including as a portfolio analyst, since prior to 2019.
     
Christian DiClementi
42
   Vice President    Senior Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019.
     
Nancy E. Hay
51
   Secretary    Senior Vice President and Counsel of the Adviser**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2018 and Assistant Secretary of ABI**.
     
Michael B. Reyes
47
   Senior Vice President    Vice President of the Adviser**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019.
     
Stephen M. Woetzel
52
   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer    Senior Vice President of ABIS**, with which he has been associated since prior to 2019.
     
Phyllis J. Clarke
63
   Controller    Vice President of ABIS**, with which she has been associated since prior to 2019.
     

Jennifer Friedland

49

   Chief Compliance Officer    Vice President of the Adviser since 2020 and Mutual Fund Chief Compliance Officer (of all Funds since January 2023 and of the ETF Funds since 2022). Before joining the Adviser in 2020, she was Chief Compliance Officer at WestEnd Advisors, LLC from 2013 until 2019.

 

*

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

 

**

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

 

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

 

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Operation and Effectiveness of the Funds’ Liquidity Risk Management Program:

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

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

Another requirement of the Liquidity Rule is for the Fund’s Board of Directors/Trustees (the “Fund Board”) to receive an annual written report from the Administrator of the LRMP, which addresses the operation of the fund’s LRMP and assesses its adequacy and effectiveness. The Adviser provided the Fund Board with such annual report during the first quarter of 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 Funds’ LRMP is adequately designed, has been implemented as intended, and has operated effectively since its inception. No material exceptions

 

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have been noted since the implementation of the LRMP. During the Program Reporting Period, liquidity in all markets was 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 Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Portfolio (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on October 31-November 2, 2023 (the “Meeting”).

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

The directors 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 retained 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 noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

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 Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

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

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the 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 July 31, 2023 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other funds in the same category as the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual effective advisory fee rate with a peer group median and noted it was lower than the median. They also noted that the Adviser’s total rate of compensation, taking into account the impact of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year, was equal to the median.

 

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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 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 and reflected the impact of the Adviser’s expense cap for the Fund. The directors noted that it was likely that the expense ratios of some of the other funds in the Fund’s category were lowered by waivers or reimbursements by those funds’ investment advisers, which in some cases might be voluntary or temporary. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

 

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Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund contains breakpoints that reduce the fee rates on assets above specified levels. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds do not have breakpoints at all. Having taken these factors into account, the directors concluded that the Fund’s shareholders would benefit from a sharing of economies of scale in the event the Fund’s net assets exceed a breakpoint in the future.

 

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

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

 

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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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AB EMERGING MARKETS MULTI-ASSET PORTFOLIO

1345 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10105

800 221 5672

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

(a) The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit 12(a)(1).

(b) During the period covered by this report, no material amendments were made to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above.

(c) During the period covered by this report, no implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the code of ethics adopted in 2(a) above were granted.

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

The registrant’s Board of Directors has determined that independent directors Garry L. Moody, Marshall C. Turner, Jr., Jorge A. Bermudez and Carol C. McMullen qualify as audit committee financial experts.

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

(a) - (c) The following table sets forth the aggregate fees billed by the independent registered public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP, for the Fund’s last two fiscal years for professional services rendered for: (i) the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements included in the Fund’s annual report to stockholders; (ii) assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under (i), which include advice and education related to accounting and auditing issues and quarterly press release review (for those Funds which issue press releases), and preferred stock maintenance testing (for those Funds that issue preferred stock); and (iii) tax compliance, tax advice and tax return preparation.

 

           

Audit Fees

     Audit-Related
Fees
    

Tax Fees

 

AB Emerging Market Multi-Asset

     2023      $ 60,657        —       $ 25,331  
     2024      $ 60,657        —       $ 36,542  

(d) Not applicable.

(e) (1) Beginning with audit and non-audit service contracts entered into on or after May 6, 2003, the Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures require the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm. The Fund’s Audit Committee policies and procedures also require pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services provided to the Adviser and Service Affiliates to the extent that these services are directly related to the operations or financial reporting of the Fund.


(e) (2) No percentage of services addressed by (b) and (c) of this Item 4 were approved pursuant to the waiver provision of paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X. No amounts are reported for Item 4 (d).

(f) Not applicable.

(g) The following table sets forth the aggregate non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Fund’s Adviser and entities that control, are controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund:

 

            All Fees for
Non-Audit Services
Provided to the
Portfolio, the Adviser
and Service Affiliates
     Total Amount of
Foregoing Column
Pre-approved by the  Audit
Committee
(Portion Comprised of
Audit Related Fees)
(Portion Comprised of
Tax Fees)
 

AB Emerging Market Multi-Asset

     2023      $ 2,010,014      $ 25,331  
         $ —   
         $ (25,331
     2024      $ 1,949,620      $ 36,542  
         $ —   
         $ (36,542

(h) The Audit Committee of the Fund has considered whether the provision of any non-audit services not pre-approved by the Audit Committee provided by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser and Service Affiliates is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence.

(i) Not applicable.

(j) Not applicable.

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS.

Please see Schedule of Investments contained in the Report to Shareholders included under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.


ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

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

Not applicable to the registrant.


ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

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

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

13(a)(1)   Code of Ethics that is subject to the disclosure of Item 2 hereof
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:   May 30, 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:   May 30, 2024
By:  

/s/ Stephen M. Woetzel

  Stephen M. Woetzel
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   May 30, 2024