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AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB FlexFee Emerging Markets Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 96.3%

       

Consumer Discretionary – 20.1%

       

Diversified Consumer Services – 7.4%

       

Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd.

     100,000        $ 87,404  

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (Sponsored ADR)(a)

     1,523          164,850  

TAL Education Group (ADR)(a)

     2,040          108,650  
       

 

 

 
          360,904  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.7%

       

OPAP SA

     10,850          81,747  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 11.0%

       

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(a)

     12,040          291,741  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a)

     469          91,211  

JD.com, Inc. (ADR)(a)

     2,050          83,025  

Naspers Ltd. - Class N

     530          75,321  
       

 

 

 
          541,298  
       

 

 

 
          983,949  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology – 17.4%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.5%

       

Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. - Class A

     6,000          23,292  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 4.6%

       

GDS Holdings Ltd. (ADR)(a)

     2,910          168,693  

My EG Services Bhd

     103,800          22,837  

Network International Holdings PLC(a) (b)

     4,290          20,860  

TravelSky Technology Ltd. - Class H

     7,000          12,251  
       

 

 

 
          224,641  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.5%

       

ASPEED Technology, Inc.

     1,000          34,065  

Broadcom, Inc.

     210          49,791  

MediaTek, Inc.

     9,000          96,599  

Micron Technology, Inc.(a)

     2,330          98,000  

SK Hynix, Inc.

     180          12,169  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     14,000          126,032  
       

 

 

 
          416,656  
       

 

 

 

Software – 1.4%

       

Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd.

     1,020          67,312  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.4%

       

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference Shares)

     3,670          119,597  
       

 

 

 
          851,498  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 17.1%

       

Beverages – 5.5%

       

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV

     7,200          43,775  

Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd. - Class A (Nth SSE-SEHK)

     1,080          167,814  

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd. - Class A (Nth SZ-SEHK)

     3,570          57,418  
       

 

 

 
                269,007  
       

 

 

 
Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Food & Staples Retailing – 5.8%

       

Dino Polska SA(a) (b)

     4,670        $ 181,659  

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

     5,720          103,241  
       

 

 

 
                284,900  
       

 

 

 

Household Products – 1.6%

       

C&S Paper Co., Ltd.

     32,710          77,698  
       

 

 

 

Personal Products – 3.8%

       

Unilever PLC

     3,640          183,566  
       

 

 

 

Tobacco – 0.4%

       

VST Industries Ltd.

     590          21,508  
       

 

 

 
          836,679  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services – 16.4%

       

Entertainment – 5.6%

       

NCSoft Corp.

     278          148,370  

NetEase, Inc. (ADR)

     400          128,384  
       

 

 

 
          276,754  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 9.7%

       

Momo, Inc. (Sponsored ADR)

     2,360          51,188  

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

     8,000          395,421  

Yandex NV - Class A(a)

     790          26,900  
       

 

 

 
          473,509  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.1%

       

Safaricom PLC

     220,850          55,937  
       

 

 

 
          806,200  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 11.7%

       

Banks – 5.3%

       

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT

     38,000          64,027  

Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC

     24,850          64,413  

Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional Syariah Tbk PT(a)

     19,500          2,539  

Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.

     660          32,465  

Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Sponsored ADR)

     7,904          74,298  

TCS Group Holding PLC (GDR)(b)

     1,800          20,808  
       

 

 

 
          258,550  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 1.8%

       

B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao

     9,100          62,872  

New Frontier Health Corp.(a)

     3,150          25,988  
       

 

 

 
          88,860  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 1.5%

       

Manappuram Finance Ltd.

     18,231          22,797  

Muangthai Capital PCL

     27,200          29,009  

Muthoot Finance Ltd.

     3,092          24,984  
       

 

 

 
          76,790  
       

 

 

 
Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Insurance – 2.5%

       

IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A

     4,700        $ 8,756  

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - Class H

     11,500          112,312  
       

 

 

 
          121,068  
       

 

 

 

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance – 0.6%

       

Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd.

     1,354          29,080  
       

 

 

 
          574,348  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 6.3%

       

Commercial Services & Supplies – 5.1%

       

A-Living Services Co., Ltd. - Class H(b)

     21,750          104,309  

Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.

     19,000          145,243  
       

 

 

 
          249,552  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.5%

       

L&T Technology Services Ltd.(b)

     1,580          24,184  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail – 0.7%

       

Globaltrans Investment PLC (Sponsored GDR)(b)

     3,166          16,780  

Localiza Rent a Car SA

     3,590          18,171  
       

 

 

 
          34,951  
       

 

 

 
          308,687  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate – 3.3%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 2.3%

       

Embassy Office Parks REIT(a)

     24,200          112,144  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 1.0%

       

Vincom Retail JSC

     64,280          51,182  
       

 

 

 
          163,326  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 2.0%

       

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.2%

       

Yestar Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.(a)

     57,500          9,585  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.1%

       

Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(a) (b)

     49,200          53,899  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%

       

Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV - Class B(a)

     43,840          35,112  
       

 

 

 
          98,596  
       

 

 

 

Utilities – 2.0%

       

Electric Utilities – 2.0%

       

Equatorial Energia SA

     29,000          98,228  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $5,072,086)

              4,721,511  
       

 

 

 
Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

EQUITY LINKED NOTES – 1.3%

          

Information Technology – 1.1%

          

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.1%

          

FPT Corp., Macquarie Bank Ltd., expiring 04/06/2020(a)

        30,600        $ 53,252  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 0.2%

          

Specialty Retail – 0.2%

          

Mobile World Investment Corp., Macquarie Bank Ltd., expiring 04/05/2021(a)

        3,666          9,143  
          

 

 

 

Total Equity Linked Notes
(cost $101,031)

             62,395  
          

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.8%

          

Investment Companies – 3.8%

          

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.53%(c) (d) (e)
(cost $185,249)

        185,249          185,249  
          

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

Time Deposits – 0.0%

          

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

     CHF        0        13  

(0.65)%, 04/01/2020

     EUR        1          590  

0.01%, 04/01/2020

     SGD        0        40  

0.03%, 04/01/2020

     GBP        1          635  

0.63%, 04/01/2020

     HKD        4          476  

4.00%, 04/01/2020

     ZAR        8          465  
          

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits
(cost $2,219)

             2,219  
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $187,468)

             187,468  
          

 

 

 

Total Investments – 101.4%
(cost $5,360,585)(f)

                 4,971,374  

Other assets less liabilities – (1.4)%

             (67,928
          

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

           $     4,903,446  
          

 

 

 

 

*

Principal amount less than 500.

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

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 March 31, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $422,499 or 8.6% of net assets.

(c)

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

(d)

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.

(e)

Affiliated investments.

(f)

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 $243,191 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(632,402), resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $(389,211).

 

 

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:

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

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1

March 31, 2020 (unaudited)

 

  44.0%        China
  8.1%        Taiwan
  7.0%        South Korea
  4.7%        India
  3.8%        Brazil
  3.7%        United Kingdom
  3.6%        Poland
  3.6%        Vietnam
  3.0%        United States
  2.8%        Russia
  2.2%        South Africa
  2.1%        Portugal
  1.6%        Greece
  6.0%        Other
  3.8%        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 and may vary over time. “Other” country weightings represent 1.6% or less in the following: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand and United Arab Emirates.

AB Cap Fund, Inc.

AB FlexFee Emerging Markets Growth 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:           

Consumer Discretionary

   $ 447,736      $ 536,213     $ -0-      $ 983,949  

Information Technology

     316,484        535,014       -0-        851,498  

Consumer Staples

     43,775        792,904       -0-        836,679  

Communication Services

     206,472        599,728       -0-        806,200  

Financials

     192,722        381,626       -0-        574,348  

Industrials

     34,951        273,736       -0-        308,687  

Real Estate

     -0-        163,326       -0-        163,326  

Health Care

     35,112        63,484       -0-        98,596  

Utilities

     98,228        -0-       -0-        98,228  
Equity Linked Notes:           

Information Technology

     -0-        53,252       -0-        53,252  

Consumer Discretionary

     -0-        9,143       -0-        9,143  
Short-Term Investments:           

Investment Companies

     185,249        -0-       -0-        185,249  

Time Deposits

     -0-        2,219       -0-        2,219  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      1,560,729        3,410,645 †      -0-        4,971,374  
Other Financial Instruments*      -0-        -0-       -0-        -0-  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $     1,560,729      $     3,410,645     $                 -0-      $     4,971,374  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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 three months ended March 31, 2020 is as follows:

 

Fund   

Market Value

12/31/19

(000)

    

Purchases

at Cost

(000)

    

Sales

Proceeds

(000)

    

Market Value

3/31/20

(000)

    

Dividend

Income

(000)

 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $     27      $     992      $     834      $     185      $     0 ** 
Government Money Market Portfolio*      80        248        328        -0-        0 ** 
Total                               $ 185      $ 0 ** 

 

*

Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.

 

**

Amount is less than $500.