AB Cap Fund, Inc.
AB FlexFee International Strategic Core Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS - 96.9% |
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Financials - 23.5% |
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Banks - 13.2% |
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Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM |
12,858 | $ | 91,547 | |||||
DBS Group Holdings Ltd. |
5,700 | 103,119 | ||||||
DNB ASA |
3,236 | 57,044 | ||||||
Hang Seng Bank Ltd. |
3,300 | 71,107 | ||||||
KBC Group NV |
700 | 45,466 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. |
11,000 | 56,021 | ||||||
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd. |
7,328 | 57,608 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada |
1,283 | 104,075 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
1,400 | 48,107 | ||||||
Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) |
1,552 | 90,495 | ||||||
Westpac Banking Corp. |
2,460 | 49,133 | ||||||
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773,722 | ||||||||
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Capital Markets - 3.8% |
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Euronext NV (a) |
775 | 63,458 | ||||||
Partners Group Holding AG |
121 | 92,923 | ||||||
Singapore Exchange Ltd. |
10,400 | 63,804 | ||||||
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220,185 | ||||||||
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Diversified Financial Services - 1.0% |
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ORIX Corp. |
4,100 | 61,332 | ||||||
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Insurance - 5.5% |
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Admiral Group PLC |
2,490 | 64,751 | ||||||
Allianz SE (REG) |
163 | 37,942 | ||||||
NN Group NV |
1,030 | 36,502 | ||||||
Sampo Oyj-Class A |
1,892 | 75,174 | ||||||
Swiss Re AG |
443 | 46,224 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG |
168 | 64,345 | ||||||
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324,938 | ||||||||
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1,380,177 | ||||||||
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Industrials - 15.5% |
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Aerospace & Defense - 2.5% |
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Airbus SE |
310 | 40,247 | ||||||
BAE Systems PLC |
8,726 | 61,111 | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines AG |
170 | 45,172 | ||||||
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146,530 | ||||||||
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Air Freight & Logistics - 0.8% |
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SG Holdings Co., Ltd. |
2,000 | 49,012 | ||||||
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Airlines - 1.7% |
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Qantas Airways Ltd. |
23,071 | 98,044 | ||||||
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Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.6% |
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Secom Co., Ltd. |
400 | 36,603 | ||||||
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Construction & Engineering - 1.1% |
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Taisei Corp. |
1,700 | 66,159 | ||||||
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Industrial Conglomerates - 0.4% |
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NWS Holdings Ltd. |
14,000 | 21,684 | ||||||
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Professional Services - 7.6% |
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Experian PLC |
2,342 | 74,895 |
Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Intertek Group PLC |
470 | $ | 31,637 | |||||
Intertrust NV (a) |
1,380 | 26,996 | ||||||
Meitec Corp. |
900 | 44,225 | ||||||
RELX PLC |
6,358 | 151,001 | ||||||
Wolters Kluwer NV |
1,580 | 115,285 | ||||||
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444,039 | ||||||||
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Road & Rail - 0.8% |
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East Japan Railway Co. |
500 | 47,811 | ||||||
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909,882 | ||||||||
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Information Technology - 12.5% |
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IT Services - 3.6% |
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Amadeus IT Group SA-Class A |
1,117 | 80,034 | ||||||
Capgemini SE |
732 | 86,194 | ||||||
Otsuka Corp. |
1,200 | 48,026 | ||||||
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214,254 | ||||||||
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Software - 8.2% |
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (b) |
890 | 97,455 | ||||||
Constellation Software, Inc./Canada |
120 | 119,846 | ||||||
Nice Ltd. (b) |
829 | 119,483 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. Japan |
1,300 | 113,329 | ||||||
SAP SE |
262 | 30,830 | ||||||
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480,943 | ||||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals - 0.7% |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
650 | 26,614 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (GDR) (a) |
15 | 15,283 | ||||||
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41,897 | ||||||||
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737,094 | ||||||||
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Consumer Staples - 9.5% |
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Beverages - 0.5% |
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Diageo PLC |
675 | 27,574 | ||||||
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Food & Staples Retailing - 1.3% |
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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV |
3,180 | 79,524 | ||||||
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Food Products - 4.0% |
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Danone SA |
490 | 43,160 | ||||||
Nestle SA (REG) |
985 | 106,828 | ||||||
Salmar ASA |
1,901 | 83,458 | ||||||
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233,446 | ||||||||
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Personal Products - 1.8% |
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Unilever PLC |
1,803 | 108,364 | ||||||
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Tobacco - 1.9% |
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British American Tobacco PLC |
1,624 | 59,975 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. |
661 | 50,190 | ||||||
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110,165 | ||||||||
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559,073 | ||||||||
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Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Health Care - 8.2% |
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Health Care Providers & Services - 0.8% |
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Galenica AG (a)(b) |
780 | $ | 44,800 | |||||
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Pharmaceuticals - 7.4% |
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Astellas Pharma, Inc. |
5,700 | 81,534 | ||||||
Novo Nordisk A/S-Class B |
1,649 | 85,214 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG |
672 | 195,662 | ||||||
Sanofi |
798 | 73,921 | ||||||
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436,331 | ||||||||
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481,131 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary - 8.1% |
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.1% |
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Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. |
4,756 | 98,331 | ||||||
Compass Group PLC |
3,223 | 82,937 | ||||||
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181,268 | ||||||||
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Household Durables - 1.1% |
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Auto Trader Group PLC |
10,721 | 67,196 | ||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail - 0.6% |
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Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC |
7,810 | 36,321 | ||||||
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Leisure Products - 1.2% |
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Bandai Namco Holdings, Inc. |
1,100 | 68,593 | ||||||
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Specialty Retail - 0.4% |
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Hikari Tsushin, Inc. |
100 | 21,694 | ||||||
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Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.7% |
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adidas AG |
250 | 77,836 | ||||||
Moncler SpA |
720 | 25,663 | ||||||
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103,499 | ||||||||
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478,571 | ||||||||
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Communication Services - 6.1% |
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Diversified Telecommunication Services - 4.5% |
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Cogeco Communications, Inc. |
710 | 57,219 | ||||||
HKT Trust & HKT Ltd.-Class SS |
55,000 | 87,248 | ||||||
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. |
1,900 | 90,903 | ||||||
TELUS Corp. |
791 | 28,151 | ||||||
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263,521 | ||||||||
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Entertainment - 0.6% |
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Daiichikosho Co., Ltd. |
800 | 37,035 | ||||||
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Interactive Media & Services - 1.0% |
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Kakaku.com, Inc. |
2,400 | 59,288 | ||||||
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359,844 | ||||||||
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Real Estate - 4.6% |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) - 3.7% |
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Merlin Properties Socimi SA |
5,353 | 74,735 | ||||||
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. |
14 | 107,564 | ||||||
Nippon Prologis REIT, Inc. |
12 | 32,905 | ||||||
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215,204 | ||||||||
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Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Real Estate Management & Development - 0.9% |
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Vonovia SE |
1,075 | $ | 54,541 | |||||
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269,745 | ||||||||
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Energy - 3.8% |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 3.8% |
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Repsol SA |
4,117 | 64,209 | ||||||
Royal Dutch Shell PLC-Class B |
3,970 | 117,335 | ||||||
TOTAL SA (c) |
750 | 39,050 | ||||||
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220,594 | ||||||||
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Utilities - 3.1% |
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Electric Utilities - 2.6% |
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EDP - Energias de Portugal SA |
10,891 | 42,266 | ||||||
Enel SpA |
10,860 | 81,116 | ||||||
Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (The) |
2,300 | 25,761 | ||||||
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149,143 | ||||||||
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Gas Utilities - 0.5% |
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Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. |
1,200 | 30,352 | ||||||
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179,495 | ||||||||
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Materials - 2.0% |
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Chemicals - 1.0% |
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Covestro AG (a) |
719 | 35,578 | ||||||
Tosoh Corp. |
1,900 | 25,311 | ||||||
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60,889 | ||||||||
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Metals & Mining - 1.0% |
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Evolution Mining Ltd. |
9,760 | 29,778 | ||||||
Northern Star Resources Ltd. |
4,030 | 29,951 | ||||||
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59,729 | ||||||||
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120,618 | ||||||||
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Total Common Stocks |
5,696,224 | |||||||
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Company |
Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 1.0% |
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Investment Companies - 1.0% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money |
57,004 | $ | 57,004 | |||||
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Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned - 97.9%
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5,753,228 | ||||||
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INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED - 0.7% |
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Investment Companies - 0.7% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market |
40,624 | 40,624 | ||||||
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Total Investments - 98.6% |
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5,793,852 | ||||||
Other assets less liabilities - 1.4% |
81,638 | |||||||
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Net Assets - 100.0% |
$ | 5,875,490 | ||||||
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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS
Counterparty |
Contracts to Deliver (000) |
In Exchange For (000) |
Settlement Date |
Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) |
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Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
AUD | 17 | USD | 12 | 12/16/19 | $ | 196 | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
CAD | 499 | USD | 380 | 12/16/19 | 2,704 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
CAD | 15 | USD | 11 | 12/16/19 | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
CHF | 41 | USD | 41 | 12/16/19 | 264 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
EUR | 43 | USD | 48 | 12/16/19 | 593 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
GBP | 9 | USD | 11 | 12/16/19 | 172 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
GBP | 26 | USD | 32 | 12/16/19 | (437 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
ILS | 977 | USD | 277 | 12/16/19 | (4,966 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
JPY | 3,718 | USD | 35 | 12/16/19 | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
NOK | 937 | USD | 104 | 12/16/19 | 1,216 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
SGD | 203 | USD | 147 | 12/16/19 | 286 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 96 | AUD | 141 | 12/16/19 | (961 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 41 | CHF | 41 | 12/16/19 | (443 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 409 | EUR | 368 | 12/16/19 | (5,727 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 51 | GBP | 42 | 12/16/19 | 550 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 95 | GBP | 76 | 12/16/19 | (1,220 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 269 | JPY | 28,512 | 12/16/19 | (4,085 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 105 | NOK | 937 | 12/16/19 | (1,545 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. |
USD | 144 | SEK | 1,391 | 12/16/19 | (2,184 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Citibank, NA |
KRW | 35,013 | USD | 29 | 10/30/19 | (267 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
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(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 $186,115 or 3.2% of net assets. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
(c) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. |
(d) | Affiliated investments. |
(e) | 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. |
(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 $544,874 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(175,715) resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $369,159. |
Currency Abbreviations:
AUD |
- | Australian Dollar | ||
CAD |
- | Canadian Dollar | ||
CHF |
- | Swiss Franc | ||
EUR |
- | Euro | ||
GBP |
- | Great British Pound | ||
ILS |
- | Israeli Shekel | ||
JPY |
- | Japanese Yen | ||
KRW |
- | South Korean Won | ||
NOK |
- | Norwegian Krone | ||
SEK |
- | Swedish Krona | ||
SGD |
- | Singapore Dollar | ||
USD |
- | United States Dollar |
Glossary:
GDR |
- | Global Depositary Receipt | ||
REG |
- | Registered Shares |
COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1
September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
20.0% | Japan | |||
15.4% | United Kingdom | |||
9.6% | Switzerland | |||
6.9% | Canada | |||
5.6% | Netherlands | |||
5.4% | Israel | |||
5.3% | Australia | |||
4.9% | France | |||
4.9% | Germany | |||
3.9% | Singapore | |||
3.8% | Spain | |||
3.1% | Hong Kong | |||
2.4% | Norway | |||
7.8% | Other | |||
1.0% | 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 and may vary over time. Other country weightings represent 1.9% or less in the following countries: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Portugal, South Korea and United States. |
AB Cap Fund, Inc.
AB FlexFee International Strategic Core 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) |
The fair value of debt instruments, such as bonds, and over-the-counter derivatives is generally based on market price quotations, recently executed market transactions (where observable) or industry recognized modeling techniques and are generally classified as Level 2. Pricing vendor inputs to Level 2 valuations may include quoted prices for similar investments in active markets, interest rate curves, coupon rates, currency rates, yield curves, option adjusted spreads, default rates, credit spreads and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows which is then discounted to calculate fair values. If these inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value, these investments will be classified as Level 3. In addition, non-agency rated investments are classified as Level 3.
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 |
$ | 194,570 | $ | 1,185,607 | $ | 0 | | $ | 1,380,177 | |||||||
Industrials |
0 | | 909,882 | 0 | | 909,882 | ||||||||||
Information Technology |
217,301 | 519,793 | 0 | | 737,094 | |||||||||||
Consumer Staples |
50,190 | 508,883 | 0 | | 559,073 | |||||||||||
Health Care |
0 | | 481,131 | 0 | | 481,131 | ||||||||||
Consumer Discretionary |
77,836 | 400,735 | 0 | | 478,571 | |||||||||||
Communication Services |
85,370 | 274,474 | 0 | | 359,844 | |||||||||||
Real Estate |
0 | | 269,745 | 0 | | 269,745 | ||||||||||
Energy |
0 | | 220,594 | 0 | | 220,594 | ||||||||||
Utilities |
0 | | 179,495 | 0 | | 179,495 | ||||||||||
Materials |
0 | | 120,618 | 0 | | 120,618 | ||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: |
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Investment Companies |
57,004 | 0 | | 0 | | 57,004 | ||||||||||
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund |
40,624 | 0 | | 0 | | 40,624 | ||||||||||
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Total Investments in Securities |
722,895 | 5,070,957 | | 0 | | 5,793,852 | ||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments*: |
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Assets |
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Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
0 | | 6,054 | 0 | | 6,054 | ||||||||||
Liabilities |
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Forward Currency Exchange Contracts |
0 | | (21,841 | ) | 0 | | (21,841 | ) | ||||||||
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Total |
$ | 722,895 | $ | 5,055,170 | $ | 0 | | $ | 5,778,065 | |||||||
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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:
Fund |
Market Value 12/31/18 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 9/30/19 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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Government Money Market Portfolio |
$ | 26 | $ | 2,846 | $ | 2,815 | $ | 57 | $ | 2 | ||||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio* |
0 | | 311 | 270 | 41 | 0 | ** | |||||||||||||
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Total |
$ | 98 | $ | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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* | Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions. |
** | Amount is less than $500. |