AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy

Portfolio of Investments

May 31, 2025 (unaudited)

 

Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

COMMON STOCKS – 63.4%

 

Information Technology – 18.8%

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 8.1%

 

Broadcom, Inc.

     104,638        $ 25,329,721  

KLA Corp.

     8,023          6,072,448  

NVIDIA Corp.

     394,901          53,362,972  

NXP Semiconductors NV

     36,387          6,954,647  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)

     48,723          9,419,131  
       

 

 

 
              101,138,919  
       

 

 

 

Software – 8.1%

 

Adobe, Inc.(a)

     14,384          5,970,654  

HubSpot, Inc.(a)

     8,552          5,044,825  

Microsoft Corp.

     146,248          67,326,729  

Oracle Corp.

     95,455          15,800,666  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

     5,751          5,814,779  
       

 

 

 
          99,957,653  
       

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 2.6%

 

Apple, Inc.

     159,220          31,979,337  
       

 

 

 
          233,075,909  
       

 

 

 

Financials – 10.3%

 

Banks – 2.3%

 

Bank of America Corp.

     260,133          11,479,669  

Wells Fargo & Co.

     227,882          17,041,016  
       

 

 

 
          28,520,685  
       

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 3.5%

 

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

     203,632          17,988,851  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

     28,019          16,824,009  

S&P Global, Inc.

     17,472          8,960,690  
       

 

 

 
          43,773,550  
       

 

 

 

Financial Services – 3.2%

 

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

     49,546          8,065,593  

Visa, Inc. - Class A

     86,068          31,431,173  
       

 

 

 
          39,496,766  
       

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.3%

 

Progressive Corp. (The)

     32,256          9,190,702  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

     22,711          7,189,167  
       

 

 

 
          16,379,869  
       

 

 

 
          128,170,870  
       

 

 

 

Communication Services – 7.9%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.6%

 

Comcast Corp. – Class A

     226,503          7,830,209  
       

 

 

 

Entertainment – 1.2%

 

Walt Disney Co. (The)

     131,784          14,896,863  
       

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 5.3%

 

Alphabet, Inc. - Class C

     188,837          32,640,475  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A

     50,783        $ 32,881,485  
       

 

 

 
          65,521,960  
       

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8%

 

T-Mobile US, Inc.

     40,145          9,723,119  
       

 

 

 
          97,972,151  
       

 

 

 

Health Care – 6.4%

 

Biotechnology – 1.0%

 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     5,881          2,883,337  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

     20,629          9,119,049  
       

 

 

 
          12,002,386  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.6%

 

Medtronic PLC

     95,003          7,883,349  
       

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 1.5%

 

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

     25,860          6,438,364  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

     40,552          12,243,055  
       

 

 

 
          18,681,419  
       

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 1.7%

 

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

     53,683          7,533,335  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

     16,745          6,745,221  

Waters Corp.(a)

     18,117          6,327,181  
       

 

 

 
          20,605,737  
       

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 1.6%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

     7,129          5,258,849  

Merck & Co., Inc.

     60,271          4,631,224  

Roche Holding AG (Sponsored ADR)(b)

     160,141          6,453,682  

Zoetis, Inc.

     24,922          4,202,597  
       

 

 

 
          20,546,352  
       

 

 

 
          79,719,243  
       

 

 

 

Industrials – 6.3%

 

Aerospace & Defense – 0.7%

 

RTX Corp.

     60,829          8,301,942  
       

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.5%

 

Otis Worldwide Corp.

     67,475          6,433,741  
       

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.6%

 

Veralto Corp.

     75,525          7,630,291  
       

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 1.8%

 

Eaton Corp. PLC

     37,352          11,960,110  

GE Vernova, Inc.

     21,719          10,272,653  
       

 

 

 
              22,232,763  
       

 

 

 

Ground Transportation – 0.7%

 

CSX Corp.

     282,992          8,939,718  
       

 

 

 

Machinery – 1.1%

 

Deere & Co.

     13,860          7,016,764  

PACCAR, Inc.

     17,418          1,634,679  

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Pentair PLC

     47,713        $ 4,732,175  
       

 

 

 
          13,383,618  
       

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.4%

 

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

     42,727          4,539,744  
       

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.5%

 

United Rentals, Inc.

     8,419          5,963,851  
       

 

 

 
          77,425,668  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 5.1%

 

Broadline Retail – 3.0%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

     177,987          36,489,115  
       

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.6%

 

Hyatt Hotels Corp. - Class A(b)

     24,122          3,184,828  

Starbucks Corp.

     50,982          4,279,939  
       

 

 

 
          7,464,767  
       

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 1.5%

 

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

     2,175          8,119,362  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

     29,208          10,757,014  
       

 

 

 
          18,876,376  
       

 

 

 
          62,830,258  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 3.4%

 

Beverages – 0.8%

 

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

     138,945          10,017,935  
       

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 2.0%

 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

     5,603          5,828,129  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

     31,086          2,805,822  

Walmart, Inc.

     162,985          16,089,879  
       

 

 

 
          24,723,830  
       

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.6%

 

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

     43,752          7,433,027  
       

 

 

 
          42,174,792  
       

 

 

 

Energy – 1.6%

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.8%

 

Baker Hughes Co.

     250,727          9,289,435  
       

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.8%

 

EOG Resources, Inc.

     95,255          10,341,836  
       

 

 

 
              19,631,271  
       

 

 

 

Materials – 1.4%

 

Chemicals – 1.4%

 

Corteva, Inc.

     102,870          7,283,196  

Linde PLC

     18,130          8,477,225  

LyondellBasell Industries NV - Class A

     25,767          1,455,578  
       

 

 

 
          17,215,999  
       

 

 

 

 

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Company    Shares        U.S. $ Value  

Real Estate – 1.2%

 

Industrial REITs – 0.7%

 

Prologis, Inc.

     79,785        $ 8,664,651  
       

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 0.5%

 

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

     37,537          6,438,346  
       

 

 

 
              15,102,997  
       

 

 

 

Utilities – 1.0%

 

Electric Utilities – 0.5%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     65,539          6,782,631  
       

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.5%

 

Ameren Corp.

     62,561          6,060,910  
       

 

 

 
          12,843,541  
       

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $473,983,865)

          786,162,699  
       

 

 

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 35.4%

 

Funds and Investment Trusts – 35.4%(c) (d)

 

AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc. - Class Z

     2,358,742          28,988,933  

AB Trust - AB Discovery Value Fund - Class Z

     1,940,720          37,281,230  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Small Cap Portfolio - Class Z

     3,401,550          46,907,369  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Strategic Equities Portfolio - Class Z

     18,281,947          274,960,483  

Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Small Cap Core Portfolio - Class Z

     2,262,893          25,389,660  

Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Portfolio - Class Z

     856,695          25,212,541  
       

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $367,359,210)

          438,740,216  
       

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.1%

 

Investment Companies – 1.1%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio -
Class AB, 4.14%(c) (d) (e)
(cost $14,123,422)

     14,123,422          14,123,422  
       

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.9%
(cost $855,466,497)

 

       1,239,026,337  
       

 

 

 
     Shares           

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.5%

 

Investment Companies – 0.5%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. - Government Money Market Portfolio -
Class AB, 4.14%(c) (d) (e)
(cost $5,734,597)

     5,734,597          5,734,597  
       

 

 

 

 

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                U.S. $ Value  

Total Investments – 100.4%
(cost $861,201,094)(f)

          1,244,760,934  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.4)%

          (4,696,531
       

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

        $  1,240,064,403  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan.

(c)

Affiliated investments.

(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)

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

(f)

As of May 31, 2025, the cost basis of investment securities owned was substantially identical for both book and tax purposes. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $398,826,199 and gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $(15,266,359), resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $383,559,840.

 

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

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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AB Wealth Appreciation Strategy

May 31, 2025 (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, 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 May 31, 2025:

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Assets:

 

Common Stocks(a)    $ 786,162,699      $      $      $ 786,162,699  
Investment Companies      438,740,216                      438,740,216  
Short-Term Investments      14,123,422                      14,123,422  
Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund      5,734,597                      5,734,597  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Investments in Securities      1,244,760,934                      1,244,760,934  
Other Financial Instruments(b)                            
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total    $  1,244,760,934      $     —      $     —      $  1,244,760,934  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) 

See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

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(b) 

Other financial instruments include derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and swaps. Derivative instruments 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 May 31, 2025 is as follows:

 

                                      Distributions  
Fund    Market
Value
08/31/2024
(000)
     Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Realized
Gain
(Loss)
(000)
    Change in
Unrealized
Appr (Depr)
(000)
    Market
Value
05/31/2025
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
     Realized
Gains
(000)
 
AB Government Money Market Portfolio    $ 1,907      $ 106,691      $ 94,475      $ 0     $ 0     $ 14,123      $ 248      $ 0  
AB Discovery Growth Fund, Inc.      29,053        754        0        0       (818     28,989        0        0  
AB Trust - AB Discovery Value Fund      41,787        5,474        2,306        (102     (7,572     37,281        5,474        0  
Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Small Cap Portfolio      60,771        1,484        18,588        287       2,953       46,907        1,484        0  
Bernstein Fund, Inc. - International Strategic Equities Portfolio      325,827        12,554        90,281        8,215       18,645       274,960        7,584        0  
Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Small Cap Core Portfolio      28,764        3,743        1,339        (4     (5,774     25,390        3,744        0  
Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. - Emerging Markets Portfolio      32,169        716        8,892        (745     1,965       25,213        715        0  
AB Government Money Market Portfolio*      3,446        26,823        24,534        0       0       5,735        88        0  
Total    $  523,724      $  158,239      $  240,415      $  7,651     $  9,399     $  458,598      $  19,337      $  0  

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions.

 

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