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AB Cap Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Small Cap Growth Portfolio

October 31, 2020 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 97.8%

       

Health Care – 29.8%

       

Biotechnology – 15.8%

       

ADC Therapeutics SA(a)

     430,899        $ 12,362,492  

Allakos, Inc.(a) (b)

     270,572                   25,739,514  

Allogene Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b)

     587,443          19,926,067  

Annexon, Inc.(a)

     516,679          10,752,090  

Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b)

     229,234          19,649,938  

Ascendis Pharma A/S (Sponsored ADR)(a)

     130,020          21,238,767  

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Co., Ltd.(a) (b)

     403,036          31,219,169  

Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b)

     326,544          14,919,795  

Blueprint Medicines Corp.(a) (b)

     375,110          38,366,251  

Coherus Biosciences, Inc.(a) (b)

         1,316,176          21,940,654  

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     440,963          25,606,721  

Insmed, Inc.(a) (b)

     1,025,245          33,771,570  

Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.(a) (b)

     424,938          15,161,788  

iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     570,456          12,989,283  

Legend Biotech Corp. ADR(a) (b)

     306,992          7,941,883  

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b)

     153,735          19,562,779  

PTC Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b)

     513,120          26,779,733  

Relay Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

     375,904          13,885,894  

Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc. - Class I(a) (b)

     276,351          25,476,799  

Twist Bioscience Corp.(a) (b)

     579,020          44,376,093  

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.(a) (b)

     387,359          38,929,579  

Vir Biotechnology, Inc.(a) (b)

     694,337          21,829,955  

Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b)

     514,843          22,004,390  

Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a) (b)

     423,308          16,758,764  
       

 

 

 
          541,189,968  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.4%

       

Eargo, Inc.(a)

     309,034          10,708,028  

iRhythm Technologies, Inc.(a) (b)

     251,493          53,178,195  

Outset Medical, Inc.(a) (b)

     381,222          17,715,386  

Penumbra, Inc.(a) (b)

     116,093          30,303,756  

Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.(a) (b)

     405,491          14,192,185  

Selectquote, Inc.(a)

     1,268,505          21,843,656  

Silk Road Medical, Inc.(a) (b)

     626,594          37,971,596  
       

 

 

 
          185,912,802  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 3.3%

       

Allovir, Inc.(a)

     562,505          14,867,007  

Guardant Health, Inc.(a)

     339,770          36,239,868  

HealthEquity, Inc.(a) (b)

     97,060          4,997,620  

LHC Group, Inc.(a) (b)

     264,540          57,286,137  
       

 

 

 
          113,390,632  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Technology – 1.3%

       

American Well Corp. - Class A(a) (b)

     633,825          16,359,023  

Health Catalyst, Inc.(a) (b)

     860,224          29,660,524  
       

 

 

 
          46,019,547  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.9%

 

10X Genomics, Inc.(a)

     221,639        $ 30,342,379  

ICON PLC(a)

     177,324          31,971,517  

Repligen Corp.(a) (b)

     221,580          36,908,581  
       

 

 

 
          99,222,477  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%

 

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b)

     269,370          17,861,925  

Revance Therapeutics, Inc.(a) (b)

     764,700          19,790,436  
       

 

 

 
          37,652,361  
       

 

 

 
          1,023,387,787  
       

 

 

 

Information Technology – 24.9%

       

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 4.8%

       

Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.(a)

     1,175,421          21,510,204  

II-VI, Inc.(a) (b)

         1,173,670          53,366,775  

Littelfuse, Inc.

     219,900          43,527,006  

Novanta, Inc.(a) (b)

     429,170          46,659,363  
       

 

 

 
                 165,063,348  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 1.6%

 

BigCommerce Holdings, Inc.(a) (b)

     252,559          18,537,831  

Shift4 Payments, Inc. - Class A(a)

     679,066          34,571,250  
       

 

 

 
          53,109,081  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.4%

 

Cree, Inc.(a) (b)

     512,220          32,577,192  

Inphi Corp.(a) (b)

     227,690          31,821,954  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a) (b)

     1,687,769          58,903,138  

MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(a) (b)

     1,213,800          44,303,700  

MKS Instruments, Inc.(b)

     364,470          39,504,903  

Semtech Corp.(a) (b)

     528,440          29,006,072  

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.(a)

     504,512          51,692,300  
       

 

 

 
          287,809,259  
       

 

 

 

Software – 10.1%

 

Anaplan, Inc.(a) (b)

     606,564          33,573,317  

Aspen Technology, Inc.(a) (b)

     69,082          7,585,894  

Avalara, Inc.(a)

     97,634          14,552,348  

Blackline, Inc.(a) (b)

     564,960          55,185,293  

Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.(a) (b)

     499,725          21,673,073  

Everbridge, Inc.(a) (b)

     194,300          20,341,267  

Five9, Inc.(a)

     266,273          40,398,940  

Manhattan Associates, Inc.(a) (b)

     475,650          40,668,075  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.(a) (b)

     1,162,854          32,199,427  

Q2 Holdings, Inc.(a) (b)

     165,767          15,124,581  

Rapid7, Inc.(a) (b)

     416,840          25,814,901  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Smartsheet, Inc. - Class A(a) (b)

     491,302        $ 24,491,405  

Vertex, Inc.(a) (b)

     656,663          15,917,511  
       

 

 

 
          347,526,032  
       

 

 

 
          853,507,720  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 16.1%

       

Aerospace & Defense – 2.1%

       

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a) (b)

     412,790          40,824,931  

Mercury Systems, Inc.(a) (b)

     446,364          30,745,552  
       

 

 

 
          71,570,483  
       

 

 

 

Building Products – 2.9%

 

AZEK Co., Inc. (The)(a)

     939,750          31,425,240  

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.(b)

     506,970          44,978,379  

Trex Co., Inc.(a) (b)

     352,354          24,502,697  
       

 

 

 
                 100,906,316  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 1.6%

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.(b)

     532,538          53,738,410  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 1.3%

 

Array Technologies, Inc.(a)

     826,398          30,452,766  

Plug Power, Inc.(a) (b)

     1,152,660          16,137,240  
       

 

 

 
          46,590,006  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 4.6%

 

Chart Industries, Inc.(a) (b)

     518,563          43,792,645  

ITT, Inc.

     671,190          40,613,707  

John Bean Technologies Corp.

     449,640          37,756,271  

Middleby Corp. (The)(a)

     262,280          26,107,351  

Nordson Corp.

     53,080          10,267,265  
       

 

 

 
          158,537,239  
       

 

 

 

Road & Rail – 2.1%

 

Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.

     408,564          15,521,346  

Saia, Inc.(a) (b)

     384,946          56,841,127  
       

 

 

 
          72,362,473  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 1.5%

 

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.(a) (b)

     421,995          50,424,182  
       

 

 

 
          554,129,109  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 14.7%

 

Auto Components – 1.5%

       

Fox Factory Holding Corp.(a) (b)

     606,643          51,006,543  
       

 

 

 

Automobiles – 0.3%

 

Fisker, Inc.(c)

         1,023,850          10,381,839  
       

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 1.7%

 

Chegg, Inc.(a) (b)

     495,110          36,360,878  

Strategic Education, Inc.

     286,660          23,809,980  
       

 

 

 
          60,170,858  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 3.2%

 

Planet Fitness, Inc.(a)

     498,993        $ 29,575,315  

Texas Roadhouse, Inc. - Class A(b)

     643,750          45,081,812  

Wingstop, Inc.(b)

     311,314          36,215,158  
       

 

 

 
          110,872,285  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables – 2.1%

 

Installed Building Products, Inc.(a)

     287,599          26,039,213  

Lovesac Co. (The)(a) (b)

     844,325          21,732,926  

Meritage Homes Corp.(a)

     278,070          24,217,116  
       

 

 

 
          71,989,255  
       

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail – 0.7%

 

RealReal, Inc. (The)(a) (b)

     1,862,955          23,454,604  
       

 

 

 

Multiline Retail – 0.9%

 

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.(a) (b)

     362,830          31,598,865  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 4.3%

 

Five Below, Inc.(a) (b)

     186,202          24,828,175  

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. - Class A(a) (b)

     471,722          34,435,706  

Lithia Motors, Inc. - Class A(b)

     177,239          40,688,757  

Sleep Number Corp.(a) (b)

     727,666          46,104,918  
       

 

 

 
          146,057,556  
       

 

 

 
                 505,531,805  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 7.0%

       

Banks – 0.2%

       

First Financial Bankshares, Inc.

     266,280          7,937,807  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 3.3%

       

Hamilton Lane, Inc. - Class A(b)

     488,630          34,057,511  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.(b)

     641,047          40,193,647  

Stifel Financial Corp.

     669,177          39,120,087  
       

 

 

 
          113,371,245  
       

 

 

 

Insurance – 3.5%

 

Inari Medical, Inc.(a) (b)

     407,211          26,957,368  

Palomar Holdings, Inc.(a)

     347,223          30,961,875  

Trean Insurance Group, Inc.(a)

         1,101,145          11,947,423  

Trupanion, Inc.(a)

     689,539          49,329,620  
       

 

 

 
          119,196,286  
       

 

 

 
          240,505,338  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 3.4%

       

Food & Staples Retailing – 1.2%

       

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.(a) (b)

     914,234          40,244,581  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Food Products – 2.2%

       

Freshpet, Inc.(a)

     486,748        $ 55,732,646  

Vital Farms, Inc.(a) (b)

     587,148          20,291,835  
       

 

 

 
       76,024,481  
       

 

 

 
       116,269,062  
       

 

 

 

Real Estate – 1.3%

       

Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.3%

       

QTS Realty Trust, Inc. - Class A(b)

     713,906          43,912,358  
       

 

 

 

Materials – 0.6%

       

Containers & Packaging – 0.6%

       

Ranpak Holdings Corp.(a) (b)

     2,345,897          20,010,501  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $2,562,015,582)

              3,357,253,680  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 1.2%

       

Funds and Investment Trusts – 1.2%

       

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF(b) (d)
(cost $33,922,137)

     183,530          40,958,390  
       

 

 

 

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0%

       

Consumer Discretionary – 0.0%

       

Household Durables – 0.0%

       

Honest Co., Inc. (The)
- Series D
0.00% (a) (c) (e)

     29,639          991,721  

Honest Co., Inc. (The)
- Series E
0.00% (a) (c) (e)

     7,460          174,489  
       

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $1,502,385)

          1,166,210  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.3%

 

Investment Companies – 1.3%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - AB Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.03%(d) (f) (g)
(cost $43,355,671)

     43,355,671          43,355,671  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 100.3%
(cost $2,640,795,775)

          3,442,733,951  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 3.2%

 

Investment Companies – 3.2%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 0.03%(d) (f) (g)
(cost $110,964,983)

     110,964,983          110,964,983  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company              U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments – 103.5%
(cost $2,751,760,758)(h)

                                 $ 3,553,698,934  

Other assets less liabilities – (3.5)%

          (121,177,062
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $     3,432,521,872  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(c)

Security in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

(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. Additionally, shareholder reports for AB funds can be obtained by calling AB at (800) 227-4618.

(e)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

(f)

Affiliated investments.

(g)

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

(h)

As of October 31, 2020, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $874,240,684 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(72,302,508), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $801,938,176.

 

  

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.

Glossary:

ADR American Depositary Receipt

ETF Exchange Traded Fund

REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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AB Cap Fund, Inc.

Small Cap Growth Portfolio    

October 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 Portfolio. 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, by pricing vendors, 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 October 31, 2020:

 

Investments in Securities:

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

Health Care

   $ 1,023,387,787      $                 —      $      $ 1,023,387,787  

Information Technology

     853,507,720                      853,507,720  

Industrials

     554,129,109                      554,129,109  

Consumer Discretionary

     495,149,966               10,381,839        505,531,805  

Financials

     240,505,338                      240,505,338  

Consumer Staples

     116,269,062                      116,269,062  

Real Estate

     43,912,358                      43,912,358  

Materials

     20,010,501                      20,010,501  
Investment Companies      40,958,390                      40,958,390  
Preferred Stocks                    1,166,210        1,166,210  
Short-Term Investments      43,355,671                      43,355,671  
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund      110,964,983                      110,964,983  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      3,542,150,885               11,548,049        3,553,698,934  
Other Financial Instruments(a)                            
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $     3,542,150,885      $      $     11,548,049      $     3,553,698,934  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

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

 

Fund    Market Value
07/31/2020
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
10/31/2020
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $ 26,273      $ 316,531      $ 299,448      $ 43,356      $ 11  
Government Money Market Portfolio*      107,788        256,011        252,834        110,965        18  
Total    $     134,061      $     572,542      $     552,282      $     154,321      $     29  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions

 

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