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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 99.2%

 

Information Technology – 35.2%

 

Communications Equipment – 1.0%

 

Calix, Inc.(a)

     50,791        $    1,684,230  
       

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 7.0%

 

Flex Ltd.(a)

     126,202          3,610,639  

Halma PLC

     87,510          2,613,080  

Keyence Corp.

     4,600          2,135,600  

Keysight Technologies, Inc.(a)

     22,841          3,571,875  
       

 

 

 
            11,931,194  
       

 

 

 

IT Services – 2.3%

 

Accenture PLC - Class A

     11,654          4,039,393  
       

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 12.2%

 

ASML Holding NV

     4,176          4,048,469  

Infineon Technologies AG

     86,002          2,924,544  

NVIDIA Corp.

     5,003          4,520,511  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     14,517          3,596,877  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

     24,094          1,772,114  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

     168,000          4,024,641  
       

 

 

 
          20,887,156  
       

 

 

 

Software – 12.7%

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     7,772          3,921,751  

Bentley Systems, Inc. - Class B

     38,656          2,018,616  

Fair Isaac Corp.(a)

     2,851          3,562,638  

Intuit, Inc.

     6,009          3,905,850  

Microsoft Corp.

     13,513          5,685,190  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

     9,224          2,620,815  
       

 

 

 
          21,714,860  
       

 

 

 
          60,256,833  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 18.3%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 1.8%

 

Hexcel Corp.

     41,765          3,042,580  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 7.5%

 

Tetra Tech, Inc.

     19,805          3,658,181  

Veralto Corp.

     44,065          3,906,803  

Waste Management, Inc.

     25,111          5,352,410  
       

 

 

 
          12,917,394  
       

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 1.5%

 

WSP Global, Inc.

     15,833          2,638,853  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 3.9%

 

Deere & Co.

     6,775          2,782,764  

SMC Corp.

     3,600          2,030,975  

TOMRA Systems ASA

     122,318          1,914,635  
       

 

 

 
          6,728,374  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Professional Services – 3.6%

 

Experian PLC

     82,625        $    3,600,215  

RELX PLC (London)

     57,915          2,497,609  
       

 

 

 
          6,097,824  
       

 

 

 
            31,425,025  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 18.2%

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 7.4%

 

Alcon, Inc.

     37,558          3,106,475  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

     13,955          3,453,165  

GE Healthcare, Inc.(a)

     37,937          3,448,853  

STERIS PLC

     12,093          2,718,748  
       

 

 

 
          12,727,241  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.8%

 

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

     40,797          3,110,032  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 7.7%

 

Bruker Corp.

     31,065          2,918,246  

Danaher Corp.

     13,818          3,450,631  

ICON PLC(a)

     12,740          4,280,003  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     6,269          2,480,706  
       

 

 

 
          13,129,586  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 1.3%

 

Johnson & Johnson

     13,901          2,198,999  
       

 

 

 
          31,165,858  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 15.3%

 

Banks – 1.5%

 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

     5,754,000          2,618,028  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 7.4%

 

Deutsche Boerse AG

     10,270          2,103,192  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

     33,113          3,962,104  

MSCI, Inc.

     7,209          4,040,284  

Partners Group Holding AG

     1,789          2,555,560  
       

 

 

 
          12,661,140  
       

 

 

 

Financial Services – 3.2%

 

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     19,771          5,517,691  
       

 

 

 

Insurance – 3.2%

 

Aflac, Inc.

     42,578          3,655,747  

AIA Group Ltd.

     257,800          1,734,111  
       

 

 

 
          5,389,858  
       

 

 

 
          26,186,717  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 5.5%

 

Household Products – 1.7%

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     17,495          2,838,564  
       

 

 

 

Personal Care Products – 3.8%

 

Dabur India Ltd.

     159,728          1,001,528  

Haleon PLC

     645,227          2,704,001  

Unilever PLC (London)

     56,208          2,821,743  
       

 

 

 
             6,527,272  
       

 

 

 
          9,365,836  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Consumer Discretionary – 3.3%

 

Automobile Components – 1.4%

 

Aptiv PLC(a)

     29,641        $ 2,360,905  
       

 

 

 

Household Durables – 1.9%

 

TopBuild Corp.(a)

     7,364          3,245,536  
       

 

 

 
          5,606,441  
       

 

 

 

Utilities – 2.5%

 

Electric Utilities – 2.5%

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.

     66,761          4,266,695  
       

 

 

 

Energy – 0.9%

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.9%

 

Neste Oyj

     60,000          1,626,912  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $122,892,346)

          169,900,317  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.6%

 

Investment Companies – 0.6%

       

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 5.21%(b) (c) (d)
(cost $982,960)

     982,960          982,960  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.8%
(cost $123,875,306)(e)

          170,883,277 (f) 

Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%

          400,054  
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $  171,283,331  
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
       In Exchange
For
(000)
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Bank of America, NA      TWD        12,560          USD        402          05/24/2024        $ 8,533  
Bank of America, NA      USD        583          INR        48,447          06/14/2024          (2,941
BNP Paribas SA      BRL        3,851          USD        771          04/02/2024          2,951  
BNP Paribas SA      USD        770          BRL        3,851          04/02/2024          (2,658)  
Citibank, NA      USD        2,501          AUD        3,791          04/18/2024          (29,331
Citibank, NA      USD        1,850          KRW        2,418,517          04/18/2024          (56,777
Citibank, NA      GBP        405          USD        513          04/19/2024          1,294  
Citibank, NA      USD        1,992          CAD        2,680          06/13/2024            (11,415)  
Deutsche Bank AG      BRL        3,851          USD        773          04/02/2024          5,148  
Deutsche Bank AG      USD        771          BRL        3,851          04/02/2024          (2,951
Deutsche Bank AG      USD        1,128          SEK        11,865          04/30/2024          (17,982
Deutsche Bank AG      USD        771          BRL        3,851          05/03/2024          (5,087)  
Goldman Sachs Bank USA      INR        152,795          USD            1,843          06/14/2024          14,844  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.      GBP        7,026          USD        8,915          04/19/2024          46,107  
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.      USD        4,904          JPY        724,336          05/16/2024          (86,921
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.      TWD        30,386          USD        976          05/24/2024          25,360  
NatWest Markets PLC      USD        530          EUR        487          06/12/2024          (3,208

 

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Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
       In Exchange
For
(000)
       Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      GBP        1,352          USD        1,712          04/19/2024        $ 5,814  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      GBP        608          USD        767          04/19/2024          (875
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      USD        474          ZAR        9,091          04/19/2024          5,749  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      NOK         14,565          USD        1,380          04/30/2024          37,980  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      USD        1,537          CHF        1,344          05/08/2024          (41,263
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      USD        347          JPY           52,122          05/16/2024          (399
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      USD        4,223          EUR        3,855          06/12/2024          (52,288
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      HKD        9,960          USD        1,277          07/18/2024          914  
State Street Bank & Trust Co.      USD        307          HKD        2,394          07/18/2024          (169
UBS AG      GBP        433          USD        550          04/19/2024          3,205  
UBS AG      CHF        2,777          USD        3,159          05/08/2024          67,671  
UBS AG      USD        4,397          CNH        31,541          05/23/2024          (44,945
                       

 

 

 

 

     $  (133,640
                       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Affiliated investments.

(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)

As of March 31, 2024, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $49,002,803 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(2,128,472), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $46,874,331.

(f)

On March 29, 2024, the Portfolio and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Portfolio valued its foreign securities using the closing market prices from the respective foreign markets as of March 28, 2024 for financial reporting purposes.

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

BRL – Brazilian Real

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

CNH – Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

INR – Indian Rupee

JPY – Japanese Yen

KRW – South Korean Won

NOK – Norwegian Krone

SEK – Swedish Krona

TWD – New Taiwan Dollar

USD – United States Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

 

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COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

  70.5      United States
  7.0      United Kingdom
  3.3      Switzerland
  2.9      Germany
  2.4      Japan
  2.4      India
  2.4      Netherlands
  2.4      Taiwan
  1.5      Canada
  1.5      Indonesia
  1.1      Norway
  1.0      Hong Kong
  1.0      Finland
  0.6      Short tem Investments

 

 

      
  100.0      Total Investments

 

 

      

 

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The Portfolio’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Portfolio also enters into derivative transactions, which may be used for hedging or investment purposes (see “Portfolio of Investments” section of the report for additional details).

 

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AB Variable Products Series Fund, Inc.

AB Sustainable Global Thematic Portfolio

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Portfolio 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 Portfolio’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 Portfolio’s 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.

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.

 

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The following table summarizes the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2024:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2     Level 3      Total  
Assets:

 

Common Stocks:           

Information Technology

   $  44,510,499      $  15,746,334     $      $   60,256,833  

Industrials

     21,381,591        10,043,434              31,425,025  

Health Care

     24,949,351        6,216,507           —        31,165,858  

Financials

     13,213,722        12,972,995              26,186,717  

Consumer Staples

     2,838,564        6,527,272              9,365,836  

Consumer Discretionary

     5,606,441                     5,606,441  

Utilities

     4,266,695                     4,266,695  

Energy

            1,626,912              1,626,912  
Short-Term Investments      982,960                     982,960  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      117,749,823        53,133,454 (a)             170,883,277  
Other Financial Instruments(b):           
Assets:

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts             225,570              225,570  
Liabilities:

 

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts             (359,210            (359,210
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $  117,749,823      $  52,999,814     $     —      $  170,749,637  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

A significant portion of the Portfolio’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.

 

(b) 

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, written options and written swaptions which are valued at market value.

A summary of the Portfolio’s transactions in AB mutual funds for the three months ended March 31, 2024 is as follows:

 

Portfolio    Market Value
12/31/2023
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
03/31/2024
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $ 536      $ 12,797      $ 12,350      $ 983      $ 20  

 

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