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AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Global Core Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 99.2%

 

Information Technology – 17.7%

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.7%

 

IPG Photonics Corp.(a)

     64,198        $ 7,079,755  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 6.1%

 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     72,300          9,881,964  

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. - Class A

     600,145          27,888,738  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     126,971          20,457,568  
       

 

 

 
          58,228,270  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 2.0%

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     1,337,000          12,036,097  

Xilinx, Inc.

     86,854          6,769,401  
       

 

 

 
          18,805,498  
       

 

 

 

Software – 6.7%

 

Microsoft Corp.

     179,980          28,384,646  

SAP SE

     66,531          7,428,051  

Trend Micro, Inc./Japan

     391,000          19,308,455  

VMware, Inc. - Class A(a)

     70,227          8,504,490  
       

 

 

 
                63,625,642  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.2%

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

     531,844          20,678,902  
       

 

 

 
          168,418,067  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 17.5%

 

Banks – 5.6%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

     208,692          8,790,107  

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,122,400          14,645,244  

Jyske Bank A/S(a)

     522,942          12,919,681  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     586,136          16,822,103  
       

 

 

 
          53,177,135  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 7.5%

 

BlackRock, Inc. - Class A

     21,061          9,266,208  

CME Group, Inc. - Class A

     45,203          7,816,051  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     36,805          5,689,685  

Julius Baer Group Ltd.(a)

     639,650          21,426,655  

Moody’s Corp.

     34,648          7,328,052  

S&P Global, Inc.

     25,450          6,236,523  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

     2,150,200          13,848,262  
       

 

 

 
          71,611,436  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – 3.7%

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. - Class B(a)

     161,880          29,596,520  

Pargesa Holding SA

     94,325          6,227,654  
       

 

 

 
          35,824,174  
       

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.7%

 

PICC Property & Casualty Co., Ltd. - Class H

     6,582,000          6,302,794  
       

 

 

 
          166,915,539  
       

 

 

 
Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Communication Services – 12.9%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 1.8%

 

Comcast Corp. - Class A

     511,275        $ 17,577,634  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment – 1.9%

 

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     47,600          18,499,912  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 4.3%

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C(a)

     34,813          40,480,905  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 4.9%

 

China Mobile Ltd.

     1,833,000          13,737,018  

KDDI Corp.

     174,500          5,154,484  

SoftBank Group Corp.

     789,000          27,932,485  
       

 

 

 
          46,823,987  
       

 

 

 
              123,382,438  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 12.7%

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 3.2%

 

Service Corp. International/US(b)

     780,849          30,539,004  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 4.5%

 

Accor SA

     420,612          11,300,184  

Compass Group PLC

     578,967          9,020,370  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     388,070          16,481,333  

Starbucks Corp.

     85,444          5,617,088  
       

 

 

 
          42,418,975  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 3.6%

 

Naspers Ltd. - Class N

     163,326          23,210,980  

Prosus NV(a)

     164,161          11,433,507  
       

 

 

 
          34,644,487  
       

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 1.4%

 

adidas AG

     27,789          6,169,919  

Samsonite International SA(c)

     7,375,800          6,906,186  
       

 

 

 
          13,076,105  
       

 

 

 
          120,678,571  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 12.5%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 2.7%

 

Koninklijke Philips NV

     637,462          26,172,517  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 5.6%

 

Anthem, Inc.

     178,162          40,449,901  

Henry Schein, Inc.(a) (b)

     249,122          12,585,643  
       

 

 

 
          53,035,544  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 4.2%

 

Johnson & Johnson

     122,520          16,066,047  

Roche Holding AG

     40,004          12,870,968  

Sanofi

     124,144          10,747,756  
       

 

 

 
          39,684,771  
       

 

 

 
          118,892,832  
       

 

 

 
Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Industrials – 9.6%

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.0%

 

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

     6,668        $ 441,422  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.8%

 

Secom Co., Ltd.

     437,500          36,184,858  
       

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 2.9%

 

3M Co.

     203,625          27,796,849  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 1.3%

 

Dover Corp.

     146,923          12,332,717  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.9%

 

RELX PLC

     410,587          8,778,245  
       

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure – 0.7%

 

Flughafen Zurich AG

     57,975          6,485,818  
       

 

 

 
          92,019,909  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 6.9%

 

Beverages – 2.7%

 

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.

     352,200          11,426,495  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     317,845          14,064,641  
       

 

 

 
          25,491,136  
       

 

 

 

Food Products – 1.3%

 

Danone SA

     196,530          12,577,574  
       

 

 

 

Household Products – 1.7%

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     99,746          10,972,060  

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

     69,538          5,297,098  
       

 

 

 
                16,269,158  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products – 1.2%

 

L’Oreal SA

     43,390          11,229,805  
       

 

 

 
          65,567,673  
       

 

 

 

Materials – 4.7%

 

Chemicals – 4.2%

 

BASF SE

     100,583          4,701,448  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(b)

     346,792          35,400,527  
       

 

 

 
          40,101,975  
       

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products – 0.5%

 

Mondi PLC

     301,568          5,089,147  
       

 

 

 
          45,191,122  
       

 

 

 

Energy – 3.3%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.3%

 

LUKOIL PJSC (Sponsored ADR)

     164,720          9,744,835  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     645,909          15,256,371  

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - Class B

     370,054          6,207,308  
       

 

 

 
          31,208,514  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate – 1.4%

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 1.4%

 

CBRE Group, Inc. - Class A(a)

     343,395          12,949,426  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,016,121,706)

          945,224,091  
       

 

 

 
Company            Shares        U.S. $ Value  

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%

 

Investment Companies – 0.1%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio -
Class AB, 0.53%(d) (e) (f)
(cost $929,580)

 

     929,580        $ 929,580  
          

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

Time Deposits – 0.1%

 

BBH, Grand Cayman
(1.86)%, 04/01/2020

     CHF        90          93,920  

(0.58)%, 04/01/2020

     DKK        638          94,271  

0.02%, 04/01/2020

     AUD        0        1  

0.04%, 04/01/2020

     CAD        0        1  

4.00%, 04/01/2020

     ZAR        160          8,946  

Citibank, London
(0.65)%, 04/01/2020

     EUR        745          821,886  

0.03%, 04/01/2020

     GBP        77          95,056  

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Hong Kong
0.63%, 04/01/2020

     HKD        733          94,525  

Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Singapore
0.01%, 04/01/2020

     SGD        135          95,224  

Sumitomo, Tokyo
(0.27)%, 04/01/2020

     JPY        11,644          108,288  
          

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits
(cost $1,412,118)

 

       1,412,118  
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,341,698)

 

       2,341,698  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.4%
(cost $1,018,463,404)

 

       947,565,789  
          

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 4.0%

 

Investment Companies – 4.0%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio -
Class AB, 0.53%(d) (e) (f)
(cost $37,661,249)

 

     37,661,249          37,661,249  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments – 103.4%
(cost $1,056,124,653)(g)

 

       985,227,038  

Other assets less liabilities – (3.4)%

 

       (31,959,415
          

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

 

     $     953,267,623  
          

 

 

 

 

*

Principal amount less than 500.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2020, the market value of this security amounted to $6,906,186 or 0.7% of net assets.

(d)

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

(e)

Affiliated investments.

(f)

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.

(g)

As of March 31, 2020, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $71,144,566 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(142,042,181), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $(70,897,615).

 

    

Please note: The sector classifications presented herein are based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) which was developed by Morgan Stanley Capital International and Standard & Poor’s. The components are divided into sector, industry group, and industry sub-indices as classified by the GICS for each of the market capitalization indices in the broad market.

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD – Australian Dollar

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

JPY – Japanese Yen

SGD – Singapore Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

PJSC – Public Joint Stock Company

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1

March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

 

  54.5%       

United States

  12.5%       

Japan

  5.0%       

Switzerland

  4.8%       

France

  3.6%       

United Kingdom

  3.3%       

China

  3.0%       

Singapore

  2.8%       

Netherlands

  2.5%       

South Africa

  2.2%       

South Korea

  1.9%       

Germany

  1.4%       

Denmark

  1.3%       

Taiwan

  1.0%       

Russia

  0.2%       

Short-Term

 

 

      
  100.0%       

Total Investments

 

 

      

 

1

All data are as of March 31, 2020. The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments (excluding security lending collateral) and may vary over time.

AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB Global Core Equity Portfolio

March 31, 2020 (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 Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. Each investment is assigned a level based upon the observability of the inputs which are significant to the overall valuation. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

   

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

   

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

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

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Fund’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2020:

 

Investments in Securities

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  
Assets:           
Common Stocks:           

Information Technology

   $ 108,966,562      $ 59,451,505     $ -0-      $ 168,418,067  

Financials

     91,545,249        75,370,290       -0-        166,915,539  

Communication Services

     58,058,539        65,323,899       -0-        123,382,438  

Consumer Discretionary

     64,070,932        56,607,639       -0-        120,678,571  

Health Care

     69,101,591        49,791,241       -0-        118,892,832  

Industrials

     40,570,988        51,448,921       -0-        92,019,909  

Consumer Staples

     25,036,701        40,530,972       -0-        65,567,673  

Materials

     35,400,527        9,790,595       -0-        45,191,122  

Energy

     25,001,206        6,207,308       -0-        31,208,514  

Real Estate

     12,949,426        -0-       -0-        12,949,426  
Short-Term Investments:           

Investment Companies

     929,580        -0-       -0-        929,580  

Time Deposits

     -0-        1,412,118       -0-        1,412,118  
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund      37,661,249        -0-       -0-        37,661,249  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      569,292,550         415,934,488       -0-        985,227,038  
Other Financial Instruments*      -0-        -0-       -0-        -0-  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $     569,292,550      $     415,934,488     $                 -0-      $     985,227,038  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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.

 

*

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 Fund’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

Fund    Market Value
6/30/19
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
3/31/20
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $   6,186      $   130,774      $   136,030      $ 930      $ 40  
Government Money Market Portfolio*      4,250        236,965        203,554        37,661        72  
Total                               $   38,591      $   112  

 

*

Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.