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AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund

Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 95.4%

          

Information Technology – 27.7%

                    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 7.6%

          

Halma PLC

        1,128,286        $ 33,691,047      

Keyence Corp.

        31,100          14,438,515  

Shimadzu Corp.

        859,000          23,926,699  
          

 

 

 
             72,056,261  
          

 

 

 

IT Services – 3.3%

          

Accenture PLC - Class A

        89,566          31,044,471  
          

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 14.5%

          

ASML Holding NV

        35,859          34,763,932  

Infineon Technologies AG

        570,181          19,389,313  

MediaTek, Inc.

        520,000          18,841,839  

NXP Semiconductors NV

        120,463          29,847,118  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

        1,491,000          35,718,715  
          

 

 

 
              138,560,917  
          

 

 

 

Software – 2.3%

          

Descartes Systems Group, Inc. (The)(a)

        241,776          22,129,757  
          

 

 

 
             263,791,406  
          

 

 

 

Financials – 19.2%

          

Banks – 4.5%

          

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

        61,024,500          27,765,723  

HDFC Bank Ltd.

        895,758          15,610,180  
          

 

 

 
             43,375,903  
          

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 8.3%

          

Deutsche Boerse AG

        124,488          25,493,890  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

        228,252          27,311,287  

Partners Group Holding AG

        18,161          25,942,730  
          

 

 

 
             78,747,907  
          

 

 

 

Insurance – 6.4%

          

Aflac, Inc.

        287,509          24,685,523  

AIA Group Ltd. - Class H

        1,817,600          12,226,220  

Beazley PLC

        2,841,179          23,891,215  
          

 

 

 
             60,802,958  
          

 

 

 
             182,926,768  
          

 

 

 

Health Care – 17.7%

          

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 5.8%

          

Alcon, Inc.(a)

        232,061          19,194,108  

ConvaTec Group PLC(b)

        3,421,310          12,359,669  

STERIS PLC

        107,383          24,141,846  
          

 

 

 
             55,695,623  
          

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.5%

          

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.

        317,301          24,188,447  
          

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 7.0%

          

Danaher Corp.

        67,532          16,864,091  

ICON PLC(a)

        90,473          30,394,405  

Tecan Group AG (REG)

        46,342          19,200,864  
          

 

 

 
             66,459,360  
          

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 2.4%

          

Roche Holding AG

        88,015          22,471,906  
          

 

 

 
             168,815,336  
          

 

 

 

Industrials – 14.3%

          

Commercial Services & Supplies – 3.2%

          

Veralto Corp.

        345,574          30,638,591  
          

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 2.4%

          

WSP Global, Inc.

        133,123          22,187,330  
          

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Machinery – 3.4%

          

ATS Corp.(a)

        192,286        $ 6,483,884      

SMC Corp.

        24,000          13,539,846  

TOMRA Systems ASA

        804,934          12,599,580  
          

 

 

 
             32,623,310  
          

 

 

 

Professional Services – 5.3%

          

Experian PLC

        582,539          25,382,942  

RELX PLC

        587,175          25,322,182  
          

 

 

 
             50,705,124  
          

 

 

 
             136,154,355  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 11.5%

          

Food Products – 5.8%

          

Danone SA

        486,915          31,476,545  

Kerry Group PLC - Class A

        154,734          13,258,552  

Nestle SA (REG)

        97,502          10,359,583  
          

 

 

 
             55,094,680  
          

 

 

 

Personal Care Products – 5.7%

          

Dabur India Ltd.

        1,044,419          6,549,356  

Haleon PLC

        4,956,341          20,770,933  

Unilever PLC

        544,517          27,335,755  
          

 

 

 
             54,656,044  
          

 

 

 
               109,750,724  
          

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 3.7%

          

Automobile Components – 3.7%

          

Autoliv, Inc.

        295,080          35,536,484  
          

 

 

 

Energy – 1.3%

          

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 1.3%

          

Neste Oyj

        448,293          12,155,566  
          

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $771,014,740)

             909,130,639  
          

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.2%

          

Investment Companies – 4.1%

          

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio - Class AB, 5.21%(c) (d) (e)
(cost $39,141,877)

        39,141,877          39,141,877  
          

 

 

 
     Principal
Amount
(000)
          

Time Deposits – 0.1%

          

BBH, New York
0.52%, 04/02/2024

     CHF        84          93,347  

2.52%, 04/02/2024

     DKK        548          79,210  

3.28%, 04/02/2024

     NOK        943          86,831  

3.79%, 04/01/2024

     CAD        122          89,966  

6.27%, 04/02/2024

     ZAR        0        3  

Citibank, London
2.85%, 04/02/2024

     EUR        87          93,991  

HSBC, Hong Kong
2.36%, 04/02/2024

     HKD        741          94,644  

Royal Bank of Canada, London
4.15%, 04/02/2024

     GBP        200          252,941  

SEB, Stockholm
2.79%, 04/02/2024

     SEK        825          77,064  

SMBC, Tokyo
(0.25)%, 04/01/2024

     JPY        14,212          93,883  
          

 

 

 

Total Time Deposits
(cost $961,880)

             961,880  
          

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $40,103,757)

             40,103,757  
          

 

 

 

 

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                     U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments – 99.6%
(cost $811,118,497)(f)

                                        $ 949,234,396 (g)  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.4%

             3,911,051  
          

 

 

 

Net Assets –100.0%

           $   953,145,447  
          

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
    

In Exchange

For

(000)

     Settlement
Date
    

Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Bank of America NA        GBP        2,036          USD        2,569          04/19/2024        $ (656 )
Bank of America NA        IDR        108,529,000          USD        6,921          04/25/2024          87,693
Bank of America NA        NOK        22,356          USD        2,136          04/30/2024          75,581
Bank of America NA        TWD        603,307          USD        19,257          05/24/2024          371,314
Bank of America NA        USD        1,923          TWD        60,241          05/24/2024          (37,076 )
Bank of America NA        USD        2,285          INR        189,524          06/14/2024          (17,136 )
Barclays Bank PLC        BRL        62,213          USD        12,452          04/02/2024          47,669
Barclays Bank PLC        USD        12,452          BRL        62,213          04/02/2024          (47,918 )
Barclays Bank PLC        USD        2,078          AUD        3,195          04/18/2024          5,354
Barclays Bank PLC        USD        4,310          AUD        6,509          04/18/2024          (66,173 )
Barclays Bank PLC        USD        3,528          KRW        4,699,403          04/18/2024          (43,017 )
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.        GBP        12,363          USD        15,664          04/19/2024          58,544
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.        NOK        23,532          USD        2,203          04/30/2024          33,587
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.        JPY        845,714          USD        5,754          05/16/2024          128,477
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.        USD        2,640          ILS        9,508          05/16/2024          (49,133 )
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.        CAD        2,185          USD        1,619          06/13/2024          4,266
Citibank NA        USD        37,466          AUD        56,795          04/18/2024          (438,359 )
Citibank NA        USD        26,269          KRW         34,338,188          04/18/2024          (806,116 )
Citibank NA        IDR        197,458,000          USD        12,670          04/25/2024          238,486
Citibank NA        JPY        1,510,897          USD        10,320          05/16/2024          269,582
Citibank NA        USD        2,373          JPY        357,107          05/16/2024          2,315
Citibank NA        USD        19,776          CAD        26,607          06/13/2024          (112,866 )
Deutsche Bank AG        BRL        62,213          USD        12,488          04/02/2024          83,161
Deutsche Bank AG        USD        12,452          BRL        62,213          04/02/2024          (47,669 )
Deutsche Bank AG        USD        16,846          SEK        177,253          04/30/2024          (267,973)  
Deutsche Bank AG        USD        12,448          BRL        62,213          05/03/2024          (82,257 )
Deutsche Bank AG        JPY        424,996          USD        2,876          05/16/2024          49,199
Deutsche Bank AG        CNH        27,731          USD        3,882          05/23/2024          55,410
Deutsche Bank AG        USD        2,665          CNH        19,142          05/23/2024          (23,573 )
Deutsche Bank AG        TWD        217,609          USD        6,927          05/24/2024          115,138
Deutsche Bank AG        USD        98,978          EUR        90,356          06/12/2024           (1,214,691 )
Goldman Sachs Bank USA        INR        378,856          USD        4,570          06/14/2024          37,132
HSBC Bank USA        USD        1,920          JPY        288,229          05/16/2024          (2,571 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA        GBP        8,109          USD        10,278          04/19/2024          42,534
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA        USD        5,065          MXN        85,770          05/23/2024          51,677
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC        USD        2,426          KRW        3,228,107          04/18/2024          (32,458 )
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC        GBP        61,985          USD        78,669          04/19/2024          427,460
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC        JPY        605,850          USD        4,166          05/16/2024          135,705
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC        USD        111,648          JPY        16,489,738          05/16/2024          (1,962,726 )
Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC        USD        16,689          TWD        519,346          05/24/2024          (432,036 )
NatWest Markets PLC        USD        5,883          ZAR        112,776          04/19/2024          63,446
Standard Chartered Bank        USD        2,065          CHF        1,803          05/08/2024          (57,564 )
Standard Chartered Bank        USD        1,806          INR        151,428          06/14/2024          5,684
State Street Bank & Trust Co.        CHF        2,035          USD        2,331          05/08/2024          65,044
UBS AG        GBP        1,998          USD        2,537          04/19/2024          14,777
UBS AG        GBP        1,581          USD        1,995          04/19/2024          (209 )
UBS AG        IDR        31,511,694          USD        1,987          04/25/2024          2,545
UBS AG        NOK        42,657          USD        4,036          04/30/2024          104,362
UBS AG        CHF        37,087          USD        42,187          05/08/2024          898,273
UBS AG        USD        2,628          CHF        2,291          05/08/2024          (77,130 )
UBS AG        USD        5,641          SGD        7,499          05/17/2024          (75,551 )
UBS AG        USD             66,769          CNH            478,990          05/23/2024          (673,188 )
                                   

 

 

 
                                    $  (3,093,631 )
                                   

 

 

 

 

*

Principal amount less than 500.

 

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(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. This security is considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At March 31, 2024, the aggregate market value of this security amounted to $12,359,669 or 1.30% 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, 2024, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $166,479,186 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(31,456,918), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $135,022,268.

(g)

On March 29, 2024, the Fund and U.S. stock exchanges were closed for business due to a U.S. holiday but the foreign markets remained open for trading. The Fund values 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)

DKK – Danish Krone

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

HKD – Hong Kong Dollar

IDR – Indonesian Rupiah

ILS – Israeli Shekel

INR – Indian Rupee

JPY – Japanese Yen

KRW – South Korean Won

MXN – Mexican Peso

NOK – Norwegian Krone

SEK – Swedish Krona

SGD – Singapore Dollar

TWD – New Taiwan Dollar

USD – United States Dollar

ZAR – South African Rand

Glossary:

REG – Registered Shares

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN1

March 31, 2024 (unaudited)

 

  24.6      United States
  15.8      United Kingdom
  10.2      Switzerland
  5.7      Taiwan
  5.5      Japan
  5.4      Canada
  4.9      India
  4.7      Germany
  3.7      Sweden
  3.7      Netherlands
  3.3      France
  2.9      Indonesia
  1.4      Ireland
  4.0      Other
  4.2      Short Term Investments

 

 

      
  100.0      Total Investments

 

 

      

 

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The Fund’s country breakdown is expressed as a percentage of total investments and may vary over time. The Fund 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). “Other” country weightings represent 1.4% or less in the following: Finland, Hong Kong and Norway.

 

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AB Sustainable International Thematic Fund

March 31, 2024 (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)

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 are 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, 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, 2024:

 

Investments in Securities

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

Information Technology

   $ 83,021,346      $ 180,770,060     $ -0-      $ 263,791,406  

Financials

     24,685,523        158,241,245       -0-        182,926,768  

Health Care

     71,400,342        97,414,994       -0-        168,815,336  

Industrials

     59,309,805        76,844,550       -0-        136,154,355  

Consumer Staples

     -0-        109,750,724       -0-        109,750,724  

Consumer Discretionary

     35,536,484        -0-       -0-        35,536,484  

Energy

     -0-        12,155,566       -0-        12,155,566  
Short-Term Investments:           

Investment Companies

     39,141,877        -0-       -0-        39,141,877  

Time Deposits

     961,880        -0-       -0-        961,880  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      314,057,257        635,177,139 +       -0-        949,234,396  
Other Financial Instruments*:           
Assets           
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts      -0-        3,474,415       -0-        3,474,415  
Liabilities           
Forward Currency Exchange Contracts      -0-        (6,568,046     -0-        (6,568,046
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $  314,057,257      $  632,083,508     $     -0-      $  946,140,765  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

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

 

Fund   

Market Value

6/30/23

(000)

    

Purchases

at Cost

(000)

    

Sales

Proceeds

(000)

    

Market Value

3/31/24

(000)

    

Dividend

Income

(000)

 
Government Money Market Portfolio    $  52,965      $  249,774      $  263,597      $  39,142      $  1,044  
Government Money Market Portfolio*      -0-        24,576        24,576        -0-        5  
Total                               $ 39,142      $ 1,049  

 

*

Investment of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.

 

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