AB Cap Fund, Inc.
AB FlexFee Emerging Markets Growth Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3% |
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Financials - 28.3% |
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Banks - 17.7% |
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Bank Central Asia Tbk PT |
63,000 | $ | 134,692 | |||||
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC |
24,850 | 88,019 | ||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT |
185,000 | 90,993 | ||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands |
30,030 | 53,896 | ||||||
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. |
150 | 12,751 | ||||||
HDFC Bank Ltd. |
9,510 | 164,810 | ||||||
IndusInd Bank Ltd. |
5,450 | 107,032 | ||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Preference Shares) |
9,500 | 80,094 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Sponsored ADR) |
10,390 | 146,941 | ||||||
TCS Group Holding PLC (GDR) (a) |
4,096 | 71,680 | ||||||
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950,908 | ||||||||
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Capital Markets - 2.3% |
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B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao |
11,500 | 120,759 | ||||||
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Consumer Finance - 2.9% |
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Manappuram Finance Ltd. |
26,630 | 52,913 | ||||||
Muangthai Capital PCL |
27,200 | 50,691 | ||||||
Muthoot Finance Ltd. |
5,480 | 52,687 | ||||||
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156,291 | ||||||||
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Insurance - 3.6% |
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Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd.-Class H |
17,000 | 195,393 | ||||||
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 1.8% |
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Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. |
3,440 | 96,018 | ||||||
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1,519,369 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary - 18.8% |
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Diversified Consumer Services - 4.3% |
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Four Seasons Education Cayman, Inc. (ADR) (b) |
1,102 | 2,006 | ||||||
Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd. |
80,000 | 70,690 | ||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (Sponsored ADR) (b) |
1,398 | 154,842 | ||||||
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227,538 | ||||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.0% |
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Huazhu Group Ltd. (ADR) |
810 | 26,746 | ||||||
OPAP SA |
12,040 | 123,855 | ||||||
Premium Leisure Corp. |
845,000 | 11,404 | ||||||
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162,005 | ||||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 11.5% |
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Sponsored ADR) (b) |
2,054 | 343,491 | ||||||
Baozun, Inc. (Sponsored ADR) (b)(c) |
1,580 | 67,466 | ||||||
Naspers Ltd.-Class N |
834 | 126,275 | ||||||
Prosus NV (b) |
1,074 | 78,840 | ||||||
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616,072 | ||||||||
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1,005,615 | ||||||||
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Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Information Technology - 15.3% |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 2.7% |
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Elite Material Co., Ltd. |
7,000 | $ | 28,327 | |||||
Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd.-Class A |
5,800 | 26,295 | ||||||
Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. |
490 | 91,223 | ||||||
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145,845 | ||||||||
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IT Services - 2.3% |
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HCL Technologies Ltd. |
4,230 | 64,394 | ||||||
My EG Services Bhd |
60,500 | 20,238 | ||||||
TravelSky Technology Ltd.-Class H |
19,000 | 39,455 | ||||||
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124,087 | ||||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 4.3% |
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Micron Technology, Inc. (b) |
1,120 | 47,992 | ||||||
Silergy Corp. |
1,000 | 24,800 | ||||||
SK Hynix, Inc. |
1,470 | 100,960 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
6,000 | 53,289 | ||||||
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227,041 | ||||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 6.0% |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
2,930 | 119,966 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference Shares) |
6,110 | 201,686 | ||||||
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321,652 | ||||||||
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818,625 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples - 10.0% |
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Beverages - 7.9% |
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Budweiser Brewing Co. APAC Ltd. (a)(b) |
10,400 | 37,286 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV |
13,900 | 127,378 | ||||||
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd.-Class A |
780 | 125,726 | ||||||
Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd.-Class A |
7,370 | 134,114 | ||||||
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424,504 | ||||||||
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Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3% |
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CP ALL PCL |
26,500 | 70,398 | ||||||
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Personal Products - 0.2% |
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TCI Co., Ltd. |
1,148 | 11,548 | ||||||
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Tobacco - 0.6% |
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VST Industries Ltd. |
590 | 31,344 | ||||||
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537,794 | ||||||||
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Communication Services - 8.1% |
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Interactive Media & Services - 6.7% |
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58.com, Inc. (ADR) (b) |
825 | 40,681 | ||||||
Momo, Inc. (Sponsored ADR) |
2,360 | 73,113 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
1,600 | 66,924 | ||||||
Yandex NV-Class A (b) |
5,000 | 175,050 | ||||||
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355,768 | ||||||||
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Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Wireless Telecommunication Services - 1.4% |
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Safaricom PLC |
290,440 | $ | 76,910 | |||||
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432,678 | ||||||||
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Industrials - 6.7% |
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 1.8% |
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Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. |
11,000 | 96,291 | ||||||
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Construction & Engineering - 1.5% |
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Larsen & Toubro Ltd. |
3,784 | 79,027 | ||||||
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Road & Rail - 2.1% |
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Globaltrans Investment PLC (Sponsored GDR) (a) |
3,166 | 27,228 | ||||||
Localiza Rent a Car SA |
7,800 | 85,341 | ||||||
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112,569 | ||||||||
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Transportation Infrastructure - 1.3% |
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Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd. |
11,927 | 69,914 | ||||||
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357,801 | ||||||||
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Health Care - 4.9% |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.2% |
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Yestar Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd. (b) |
57,500 | 10,931 | ||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services - 4.7% |
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Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd. (a)(b) |
67,200 | 97,171 | ||||||
NMC Health PLC |
4,630 | 154,314 | ||||||
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251,485 | ||||||||
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262,416 | ||||||||
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Energy - 2.7% |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 2.7% |
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CNOOC Ltd. |
27,000 | 41,340 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference Shares) |
15,400 | 102,112 | ||||||
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143,452 | ||||||||
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Utilities - 2.4% |
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Electric Utilities - 2.4% |
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Equatorial Energia SA |
5,400 | 130,342 | ||||||
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Real Estate - 1.5% |
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Real Estate Management & Development - 1.5% |
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Vincom Retail JSC |
56,140 | 80,149 | ||||||
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Materials - 0.6% |
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Chemicals - 0.6% |
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UPL Ltd. |
3,870 | 32,851 | ||||||
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Total Common Stocks |
5,321,092 | |||||||
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EQUITY LINKED NOTES - 1.8% |
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Industrials - 0.8% |
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Machinery - 0.8% |
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Hans Laser Technology Industry Group Co., UBS AG, expiring 3/06/20 (b) |
8,700 | 43,327 | ||||||
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Real Estate - 0.5% |
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Real Estate Management & Development - 0.5% |
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Vincom Retail JSC, Deutsche Bank AG, expiring 11/12/27 (b) |
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20,220 | $ | 28,847 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary - 0.4% |
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Specialty Retail - 0.4% |
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Mobile World Investment Corp., Macquarie Bank Ltd., expiring 4/05/21 (b) |
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3,666 | 19,925 | |||||||||
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Information Technology - 0.1% |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components - 0.1% |
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FPT Corp., Macquarie Bank Ltd., expiring 3/31/20 (b) |
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1,120 | 2,786 | |||||||||
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Total Equity Linked Notes |
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94,885 | ||||||||||
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Principal Amount (000) |
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.0% |
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Time Deposits - 0.0% |
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BBH Grand Cayman |
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(1.62)%, 10/01/19 |
CHF | 0 | * | 12 | ||||||||
(0.67)%, 10/01/19 |
EUR | 0 | * | 39 | ||||||||
0.38%, 10/01/19 |
GBP | 0 | * | 298 | ||||||||
0.79%, 10/01/19 |
SGD | 0 | * | 41 | ||||||||
2.20%, 10/02/19 |
HKD | 4 | 560 | |||||||||
5.40%, 10/01/19 |
ZAR | 8 | 541 | |||||||||
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Total Time Deposits |
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1,491 | ||||||||||
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Investment Companies - 0.0% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB, |
189 | 189 | ||||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments |
1,680 | |||||||||||
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Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 101.1%
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5,417,657 | |||||||||||
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INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 1.3% |
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Investment Companies - 1.3% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.-Government Money Market Portfolio-Class AB, |
68,000 | 68,000 | ||||||||||
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U.S. $ Value | ||||||||
Total Investments - 102.4% |
$ | 5,485,657 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities - (2.4)% |
(128,901 | ) | ||||||
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Net Assets - 100.0% |
$ | 5,356,756 | ||||||
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* | Principal amount less than 500. |
(a) | Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $233,365 or 4.4% of net assets. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. |
(d) | To obtain a copy of the funds shareholder report, please go to the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at www.sec.gov, or call AB at (800) 227-4618. |
(e) | Affiliated investments. |
(f) | The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. |
(g) | As of September 30, 2019, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $447,692 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(181,244), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $266,448. |
Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poors. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.
Currency Abbreviations: | ||||
CHF | - | Swiss Franc | ||
EUR | - | Euro | ||
GBP | - | Great British Pound | ||
HKD | - | Hong Kong Dollar | ||
SGD | - | Singapore Dollar | ||
ZAR | - | South African Rand | ||
Glossary: | ||||
ADR | - | American Depositary Receipt | ||
GDR | - | Global Depositary Receipt | ||
JSC | - | Joint Stock Company | ||
PJSC | - | Public Joint Stock Company |
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1
September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
30.6% | China | |||
13.9% | India | |||
9.6% | Brazil | |||
9.5% | South Korea | |||
7.7% | Russia | |||
4.2% | Indonesia | |||
4.1% | Vietnam | |||
3.5% | Taiwan | |||
2.8% | United Arab Emirates | |||
2.6% | South Africa | |||
2.3% | Mexico | |||
2.3% | Greece | |||
2.2% | Thailand | |||
4.7% | Other | |||
0.0% | Short-Term | |||
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100.0% | Total Investments | |||
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1 | All data are as of September 30, 2019. The Funds country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time. Other country weightings represent 1.4% or less in the following countries: Kenya, Malaysia, Philippines, Switzerland and United States. |
AB Cap Fund, Inc.
AB FlexFee Emerging Markets Growth Portfolio
September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. U.S GAAP establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability (including those valued based on their market values). Inputs may be observable or unobservable and refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Fund. Unobservable inputs reflect the Funds own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.
| Level 1quoted prices in active markets for identical investments |
| Level 2other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.) |
| Level 3significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) |
Where readily available market prices or relevant bid prices are not available for certain equity investments, such investments may be valued based on similar publicly traded investments, movements in relevant indices since last available prices or based upon underlying company fundamentals and comparable company data (such as multiples to earnings or other multiples to equity). Where an investment is valued using an observable input, such as another publicly traded security, the investment will be classified as Level 2. If management determines that an adjustment is appropriate based on restrictions on resale, illiquidity or uncertainty, and such adjustment is a significant component of the valuation, the investment will be classified as Level 3. An investment will also be classified as Level 3 where management uses company fundamentals and other significant inputs to determine the valuation.
The following table summarizes the valuation of the Funds investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2019:
Investments in Securities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks: |
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Financials |
$ | 432,225 | $ | 1,087,144 | $ | 0 | | $ | 1,519,369 | |||||||
Consumer Discretionary |
673,391 | 332,224 | 0 | | 1,005,615 | |||||||||||
Information Technology |
47,992 | 770,633 | 0 | | 818,625 | |||||||||||
Consumer Staples |
196,008 | 341,786 | 0 | | 537,794 | |||||||||||
Communication Services |
365,754 | 66,924 | 0 | | 432,678 | |||||||||||
Industrials |
112,569 | 245,232 | 0 | | 357,801 | |||||||||||
Health Care |
10,931 | 251,485 | 0 | | 262,416 | |||||||||||
Energy |
102,112 | 41,340 | 0 | | 143,452 | |||||||||||
Utilities |
130,342 | 0 | | 0 | | 130,342 | ||||||||||
Real Estate |
0 | | 80,149 | 0 | | 80,149 | ||||||||||
Materials |
0 | | 32,851 | 0 | | 32,851 | ||||||||||
Equity Linked Notes: |
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Industrials |
0 | | 43,327 | 0 | | 43,327 | ||||||||||
Real Estate |
0 | | 28,847 | 0 | | 28,847 | ||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary |
0 | | 19,925 | 0 | | 19,925 | ||||||||||
Information Technology |
0 | | 2,786 | 0 | | 2,786 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: |
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Time Deposits |
0 | | 1,491 | 0 | | 1,491 | ||||||||||
Investment Companies |
189 | 0 | | 0 | | 189 | ||||||||||
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund |
68,000 | 0 | | 0 | | 68,000 | ||||||||||
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Total Investments in Securities |
2,139,513 | 3,346,144 | + | 0 | | 5,485,657 | ||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* |
0 | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | 2,139,513 | $ | 3,346,144 | $ | 0 | | $ | 5,485,657 | |||||||
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+ | A significant portion of the Funds 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. |
* | Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on the instrument. Other financial instruments may also include swaps with upfront premiums, options written and swaptions written which are valued at market value. |
A summary of the Funds transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is as follows:
Market Value | Purchases | Sales | Market Value | Dividend | ||||||||||||||||
12/31/18 | at Cost | Proceeds | 9/30/19 | Income | ||||||||||||||||
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(000) | (000) | (000) | (000) | (000) | |||||||||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 0 | | $ | 2,176 | $ | 2,176 | $ | 0 | ** | $ | 1 | ||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio* |
31 | 424 | 387 | 68 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | 68 | $ | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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* | Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions. |
** | Amount is less than $500. |