AB Cap Fund, Inc.
AB FlexFee Emerging Markets Growth Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)
Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS 98.0% |
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Information Technology 24.7% |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 2.8% |
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Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. - Class A |
26,400 | $ | 149,188 | |||||
Sinbon Electronics Co., Ltd. |
6,000 | 37,353 | ||||||
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186,541 | ||||||||
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IT Services 2.7% |
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GDS Holdings Ltd. (ADR)(a) (b) |
1,260 | 103,106 | ||||||
My EG Services Bhd |
201,500 | 63,949 | ||||||
Network International Holdings PLC(b) (c) |
4,290 | 15,089 | ||||||
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182,144 | ||||||||
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Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment 14.1% |
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ASPEED Technology, Inc. |
250 | 9,892 | ||||||
Broadcom, Inc. |
380 | 138,441 | ||||||
MediaTek, Inc. |
8,000 | 169,512 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.(b) |
560 | 26,298 | ||||||
SK Hynix, Inc. |
530 | 37,992 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
37,900 | 570,170 | ||||||
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952,305 | ||||||||
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Software 0.6% |
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Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd. |
410 | 36,536 | ||||||
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals 4.5% |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
4,730 | 234,817 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference Shares) |
1,670 | 71,878 | ||||||
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306,695 | ||||||||
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1,664,221 | ||||||||
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Consumer Discretionary 22.4% |
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Diversified Consumer Services 5.7% |
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Fu Shou Yuan International Group Ltd. |
96,000 | 93,769 | ||||||
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. (Sponsored ADR)(b) |
1,303 | 194,798 | ||||||
TAL Education Group (ADR)(b) |
1,280 | 97,331 | ||||||
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385,898 | ||||||||
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Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure 1.7% |
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OPAP SA |
11,910 | 112,941 | ||||||
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Internet & Direct Marketing Retail 15.0% |
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.(b) |
17,940 | 658,597 | ||||||
JD.com, Inc. - Class A(b) |
6,230 | 239,888 | ||||||
Naspers Ltd. - Class N |
655 | 115,689 | ||||||
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1,014,174 | ||||||||
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1,513,013 | ||||||||
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Financials 18.6% |
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Banks 5.9% |
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Bandhan Bank Ltd.(b) (c) |
4,237 | 15,884 |
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Bank Central Asia Tbk PT |
15,500 | $ | 28,294 | |||||
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC |
28,130 | 103,014 | ||||||
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd. |
1,320 | 81,300 | ||||||
Sberbank of Russia PJSC (Sponsored ADR) |
14,469 | 168,853 | ||||||
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397,345 | ||||||||
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Capital Markets 0.9% |
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B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao |
3,900 | 38,202 | ||||||
New Frontier Health Corp.(b) |
3,150 | 24,035 | ||||||
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62,237 | ||||||||
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Consumer Finance 3.1% |
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Manappuram Finance Ltd. |
40,858 | 87,474 | ||||||
Muangthai Capital PCL(b) |
27,200 | 42,275 | ||||||
Muthoot Finance Ltd. |
5,387 | 82,850 | ||||||
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212,599 | ||||||||
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Insurance 6.6% |
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AIA Group Ltd. |
20,000 | 198,802 | ||||||
IRB Brasil Resseguros S/A |
4,700 | 6,268 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. - Class H |
23,000 | 238,760 | ||||||
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443,830 | ||||||||
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Thrifts & Mortgage Finance 2.1% |
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Housing Development Finance Corp., Ltd. |
6,005 | 141,758 | ||||||
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1,257,769 | ||||||||
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Communication Services 13.3% |
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Entertainment 5.1% |
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HUYA, Inc. (ADR)(b) |
3,570 | 85,502 | ||||||
NCSoft Corp. |
187 | 128,868 | ||||||
NetEase, Inc. |
7,350 | 131,965 | ||||||
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346,335 | ||||||||
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Interactive Media & Services 7.3% |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd. |
7,300 | 493,067 | ||||||
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Wireless Telecommunication Services 0.9% |
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Safaricom PLC |
220,850 | 60,783 | ||||||
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900,185 | ||||||||
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Industrials 7.0% |
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Commercial Services & Supplies 4.5% |
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A-Living Services Co., Ltd. - Class H(c) |
29,000 | 148,370 | ||||||
Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. |
19,000 | 151,237 | ||||||
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299,607 | ||||||||
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Electrical Equipment 0.5% |
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Voltronic Power Technology Corp. |
1,050 | 35,667 | ||||||
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Professional Services 0.5% |
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L&T Technology Services Ltd.(c) |
1,580 | 34,556 | ||||||
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Road & Rail 1.5% |
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Globaltrans Investment PLC (Sponsored GDR)(c) |
16,286 | 99,344 | ||||||
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469,174 | ||||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||
Energy 4.1% |
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Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 4.1% |
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Petroleo Brasileiro SA (ADR) |
20,616 | $ | 146,786 | |||||
Reliance Industries Ltd. |
4,322 | 130,881 | ||||||
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277,667 | ||||||||
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Health Care 2.8% |
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Health Care Equipment & Supplies 1.0% |
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Top Glove Corp. Bhd |
28,700 | 57,544 | ||||||
Yestar Healthcare Holdings Co., Ltd.(b) |
57,500 | 9,571 | ||||||
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67,115 | ||||||||
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Health Care Providers & Services 1.2% |
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Jinxin Fertility Group Ltd.(c) |
49,200 | 62,431 | ||||||
Universal Vision Biotechnology Co., Ltd. |
2,000 | 18,296 | ||||||
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80,727 | ||||||||
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Pharmaceuticals 0.6% |
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Genomma Lab Internacional SAB de CV - Class B(b) |
43,840 | 42,627 | ||||||
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190,469 | ||||||||
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Real Estate 2.4% |
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Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 1.5% |
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Embassy Office Parks REIT |
20,800 | 102,013 | ||||||
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.9% |
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Vincom Retail JSC(b) |
48,410 | 58,278 | ||||||
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160,291 | ||||||||
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Utilities 1.6% |
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Electric Utilities 1.6% |
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Equatorial Energia SA |
29,200 | 110,126 | ||||||
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Consumer Staples 1.1% |
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Food & Staples Retailing 0.5% |
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Dino Polska SA(b) (c) |
540 | 31,766 | ||||||
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Household Products 0.2% |
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C&S Paper Co., Ltd. |
5,500 | 17,443 | ||||||
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Tobacco 0.4% |
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VST Industries Ltd. |
590 | 26,212 | ||||||
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75,421 | ||||||||
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Total Common Stocks |
6,618,336 | |||||||
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EQUITY LINKED NOTES 1.4% |
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Information Technology 1.1% |
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Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components 1.1% |
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FPT Corp., Macquarie Bank Ltd., expiring 03/31/2021(b) |
35,190 | 75,900 | ||||||
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Company | Shares | U.S. $ Value | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary 0.3% |
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Specialty Retail 0.3% |
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Mobile World Investment Corp., Macquarie Bank Ltd., expiring 03/31/2021(b) |
3,666 | $ | 16,494 | |||||||
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Total Equity Linked Notes |
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92,394 | ||||||||
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SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS 0.4% |
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Investment Companies 0.4% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.05%(d) (e) (f) |
26,814 | 26,814 | ||||||||
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Principal |
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Time Deposits 0.0% |
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BBH, Grand Cayman |
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(1.49)%, 10/01/2020 |
CHF | 0 | * | 13 | ||||||
(0.69)%, 10/01/2020 |
EUR | 1 | 800 | |||||||
0.01%, 10/01/2020 |
SGD | 0 | * | 42 | ||||||
0.01%, 10/05/2020 |
HKD | 5 | 674 | |||||||
0.01%, 10/01/2020 |
GBP | 1 | 800 | |||||||
5.20%, 10/01/2020 |
ZAR | 12 | 688 | |||||||
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Total Time Deposits |
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3,017 | ||||||||
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Total Short-Term Investments |
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29,831 | ||||||||
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Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned 99.8%
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6,740,561 | ||||||||
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INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED 1.4% |
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Investment Companies 1.4% |
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AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.05%(d) (e) (f) |
98,400 | 98,400 | ||||||||
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Total Investments 101.2% |
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6,838,961 | ||||||||
Other assets less liabilities (1.2)% |
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(84,020 | ) | |||||||
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Net Assets 100.0% |
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$ | 6,754,941 | |||||||
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* | Principal amount less than 500. |
(a) | Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. |
(b) | Non-income producing security. |
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(c) 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, 2020, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $407,440 or 6.0% of net assets. | ||
(d) Affiliated investments. | ||
(e) The rate shown represents the 7-day yield as of period end. | ||
(f) 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. | ||
(g) As of September 30, 2020, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $1,172,951 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(250,641), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $922,310. | ||
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
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)
40.4% | China | |||
14.7% | Taiwan | |||
9.2% | India | |||
7.6% | South Korea | |||
4.5% | Brazil | |||
4.0% | Russia | |||
3.8% | Vietnam | |||
3.3% | Hong Kong | |||
2.9% | South Africa | |||
2.4% | United States | |||
1.8% | Malaysia | |||
1.7% | Greece | |||
0.9% | Kenya | |||
2.4% | Other | |||
0.4% | Short-Term | |||
100.0% | Total Investments |
1 | All data are as of September 30, 2020. 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 0.6% or less in the following: Indonesia, Mexico, Poland, Thailand and United Arab Emirates. |
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AB Cap Fund, Inc.
AB FlexFee Emerging Markets Growth Portfolio
September 30, 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 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 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 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, 2020:
Investments in Securities |
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Common Stocks: | ||||||||||||||||
Information Technology |
$ | 267,845 | $ | 1,396,376 | $ | -0- | $ | 1,664,221 | ||||||||
Consumer Discretionary |
292,129 | 1,220,884 | -0- | 1,513,013 | ||||||||||||
Financials |
237,358 | 1,020,411 | -0- | 1,257,769 | ||||||||||||
Communication Services |
85,502 | 814,683 | -0- | 900,185 | ||||||||||||
Industrials |
99,344 | 369,830 | -0- | 469,174 | ||||||||||||
Energy |
146,786 | 130,881 | -0- | 277,667 | ||||||||||||
Health Care |
52,198 | 138,271 | -0- | 190,469 | ||||||||||||
Real Estate |
-0- | 160,291 | -0- | 160,291 | ||||||||||||
Utilities |
110,126 | -0- | -0- | 110,126 | ||||||||||||
Consumer Staples |
-0- | 75,421 | -0- | 75,421 | ||||||||||||
Fixed Income Securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Equity Linked Notes |
-0- | 92,394 | -0- | 92,394 | ||||||||||||
Short-Term Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
Investment Companies |
26,814 | -0- | -0- | 26,814 | ||||||||||||
Time Deposits |
-0- | 3,017 | -0- | 3,017 | ||||||||||||
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund | 98,400 | -0- | -0- | 98,400 | ||||||||||||
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Total Investments in Securities | 1,416,502 | 5,422,459 | | -0- | 6,838,961 | |||||||||||
Other Financial Instruments* | -0- | -0- | -0- | -0- | ||||||||||||
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Total | $ | 1,416,502 | $ | 5,422,459 | $ | -0- | $ | 6,838,961 | ||||||||
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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. |
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A summary of the Funds transactions in AB mutual funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows:
Fund | Market Value 12/31/19 (000) |
Purchases at Cost (000) |
Sales Proceeds (000) |
Market Value 9/30/20 (000) |
Dividend Income (000) |
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Government Money Market Portfolio | $ | 27 | $ | 2,877 | $ | 2,877 | $ | 27 | $ | 0 | ** | |||||||||
Government Money Market Portfolio* | 80 | 1,403 | 1,385 | 98 | 0 | ** | ||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 125 | $ | 0 | ** |
* | Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions. |
** | Amount is less than $500. |
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