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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-23799

 

 

AB ACTIVE ETFs, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

66 Hudson Boulevard East

New York, New York 10005

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Stephen M. Woetzel

AllianceBernstein L.P.

66 Hudson Boulevard East

New York, New York 10005

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 221-5672

Date of fiscal year end: November 30, 2026

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2026

 

 
 


ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

CAM

May 31, 2026 

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AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/CAM-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF
$14
0.27%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,165,621,208
# of Portfolio Holdings
417
Portfolio Turnover Rate
12%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,514,127

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Credit Rating BreakdownFootnote Reference* 

Table Summary
AAA
4.4%
AA
49.6%
A
21.3%
BBB
9.2%
BB
3.1%
B
0.1%
A-1+
5.2%
Not Rated
7.1%
Total
100.0%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
The Fund’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments in fixed-income securities and may vary over time. The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Fund considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). If applicable, Not Applicable (N/A) includes non-credit worthy investments, such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

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State Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
California
93.1%
Guam
1.7%
New Jersey
1.2%
Puerto Rico
1.1%
Illinois
0.5%
Kentucky
0.4%
Wisconsin
0.2%
Georgia
0.2%
American Samoa
0.1%
Ohio
0.1%
Pennsylvania
0.1%
Washington
0.1%
Other
0.5%
Other assets less liabilities
0.7%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Fund’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/CAM-S, including the Fund's:

•   Prospectus

•   Financial information

•   Fund holdings

•   Proxy voting information

You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

Householding

Shareholders who have consented to receive a single annual or semi-annual shareholder report at a shared address may revoke this consent by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

 

AB ETFs are distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC; Foreside is not related to AllianceBernstein or its affiliates.

 

The [A/B] logo and AllianceBernstein® are registered trademarks used by permission of the owner, AllianceBernstein L.P.

ETF-CAM-0154-0526

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BUFC

May 31, 2026 

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AB Conservative Buffer ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NASDAQ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Conservative Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/BUFC-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Conservative Buffer ETF
$35
0.69%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,060,151,207
# of Portfolio Holdings
3
Portfolio Turnover Rate
0%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$3,480,849

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Options on Equity Indices
103.2%
Short-Term Investments
0.5%
Other assets less liabilities
-3.7%
Total
100.0%

BUFC

1

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BUFC

2

CORB

May 31, 2026 

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AB Core Bond ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Core Bond ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/ab/CORB-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Core Bond ETF
$14
0.28%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,055,945,571
# of Portfolio Holdings
695
Portfolio Turnover Rate
106%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,305,637

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Security Type Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Governments - Treasuries
40.1%
Corporates - Investment Grade
31.2%
Mortgage Pass-Throughs
18.4%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
5.6%
Asset-Backed Securities
3.9%
Collateralized Loan Obligations
2.1%
Agencies
1.2%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
0.9%
Others
2.5%
Short-Term Investments
3.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-9.8%
Total
100.0%

CORB

1

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CORB

2

CPLS

May 31, 2026 

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AB Core Plus Bond ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NASDAQ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Core Plus Bond ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/CPLS-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Core Plus Bond ETF
$14
0.29%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$214,681,570
# of Portfolio Holdings
827
Portfolio Turnover Rate
64%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$298,221

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Governments - Treasuries
43.4%
Industrial
25.9%
Financial Institutions
16.4%
Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year
4.3%
Utility
2.3%
CLO - Floating Rate
1.7%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
1.2%
Other ABS - Fixed Rate
0.6%
Autos - Fixed Rate
0.4%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
0.1%
Short-Term Investments
4.4%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.7%
Total
100.0%

CPLS

1

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CPLS

2

EYEG

May 31, 2026 

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AB Corporate Bond ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NASDAQ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/EYEG-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Corporate Bond ETF
$15
0.30%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$26,542,454
# of Portfolio Holdings
310
Portfolio Turnover Rate
39%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$39,943

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Industrial
57.7%
Financial Institutions
31.2%
Utility
8.1%
Short-Term Investments
0.5%
Other assets less liabilities
2.5%
Total
100.0%

EYEG

1

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EYEG

2

HYFI

May 31, 2026 

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AB High Yield ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB High Yield ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/HYFI-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB High Yield ETF
$20
0.40%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$341,005,321
# of Portfolio Holdings
698
Portfolio Turnover Rate
36%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$625,362

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Industrial
81.5%
Financial Institutions
13.7%
Utility
0.7%
Industrials
0.2%
Communication Services
0.1%
Information Technology
0.1%
Health Care
0.0%
Financials
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
Consumer Discretionary
0.0%
Others
0.0%
Short-Term Investments
2.1%
Other assets less liabilities
1.6%
Total
100.0%

HYFI

1

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ETF-HY-0154-0526

HYFI

2

BUFI

May 31, 2026 

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AB International Buffer ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NASDAQ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB International Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/BUFI-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB International Buffer ETF
$36
0.69%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$128,296,859
# of Portfolio Holdings
3
Portfolio Turnover Rate
0%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$343,676

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Portfolio Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Purchased Options - Calls
99.1%
Purchased Options - Puts
2.1%
Short-Term Investments
0.5%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.7%
Total
100.0%

Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
United States
101.2%
Short-Term Investments
0.5%
Other assets less liabilities
-1.7%
Total
100.0%

BUFI

1

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BUFI

2

IGGY

May 31, 2026 

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AB International Growth ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB International Growth ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/IGGY-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB International Growth ETF
$27
0.55%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$4,283,190
# of Portfolio Holdings
52
Portfolio Turnover Rate
28%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$11,539

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Table Summary
Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)
$329,320
7.7%
SK hynix, Inc.
$236,861
5.5%
ASML Holding NV
$208,463
4.9%
Tencent Holdings Ltd. - Class H
$178,241
4.2%
Sea Ltd. (ADR)
$163,045
3.8%
3i Group PLC
$115,948
2.7%
Kingspan Group PLC
$115,753
2.7%
Safran SA
$110,588
2.6%
Standard Chartered PLC
$105,604
2.4%
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.
$103,123
2.4%
Total
$1,666,946
38.9%

IGGY

1

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
33.9%
Industrials
28.6%
Consumer Discretionary
15.8%
Financials
11.1%
Communication Services
4.9%
Health Care
3.7%
Materials
1.3%
Short-Term Investments
1.3%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.6%
Total
100.0%

Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
China
13.0%
United Kingdom
12.9%
Netherlands
10.3%
Taiwan
7.7%
South Korea
7.5%
Canada
7.1%
Germany
6.3%
Sweden
5.4%
United States
4.2%
France
4.0%
Singapore
3.8%
Denmark
3.8%
Brazil
3.2%
Ireland
2.7%
Others
7.4%
Short-Term Investments
1.3%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.6%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information 

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IGGY

2

ILOW

May 31, 2026 

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AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/ILOW-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF
$26
0.50%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,768,231,007
# of Portfolio Holdings
86
Portfolio Turnover Rate
17%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$4,081,946

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Table Summary
Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
ASML Holding NV
$50,704,977
2.9%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
$44,204,881
2.5%
Prysmian SpA
$37,735,436
2.1%
Schneider Electric SE
$37,134,014
2.1%
BAE Systems PLC
$35,034,743
2.0%
Novartis AG (REG)
$34,488,003
1.9%
AIB Group PLC
$31,605,851
1.8%
Roche Holding AG
$31,485,691
1.8%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.
$31,466,289
1.8%
ABB Ltd. (REG)
$31,350,838
1.8%
Total
$365,210,723
20.7%

ILOW

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Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Financials
30.2%
Industrials
18.2%
Consumer Discretionary
11.5%
Consumer Staples
8.9%
Health Care
8.6%
Information Technology
8.1%
Communication Services
4.4%
Utilities
3.1%
Energy
3.1%
Materials
1.5%
Others
1.2%
Short-Term Investments
0.3%
Other assets less liabilities
0.9%
Total
100.0%

Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
United Kingdom
21.6%
Japan
13.7%
Italy
7.5%
Netherlands
7.4%
France
6.8%
United States
4.9%
Canada
4.3%
Switzerland
4.0%
Ireland
3.5%
Australia
2.9%
Singapore
2.6%
Taiwan
2.5%
Israel
2.3%
Hong Kong
2.1%
Others
12.7%
Short-Term Investments
0.3%
Other assets less liabilities
0.9%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information 

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ILOW

2

BUFM

May 31, 2026 

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AB Moderate Buffer ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NASDAQ

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Moderate Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/BUFM-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Moderate Buffer ETF
$35
0.69%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$416,180,972
# of Portfolio Holdings
3
Portfolio Turnover Rate
0%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,169,579

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Options on Equity Indices
103.3%
Short-Term Investments
0.5%
Other assets less liabilities
-3.8%
Total
100.0%

BUFM

1

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BUFM

2

NYM

May 31, 2026 

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AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of October 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/NYM-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF
$14
0.27%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,303,846,204
# of Portfolio Holdings
399
Portfolio Turnover Rate
10%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,746,867

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Credit Rating BreakdownFootnote Reference* 

Table Summary
AAA
6.9%
AA
51.8%
A
17.8%
BBB
11.9%
BB
2.7%
B
0.3%
A-1+
4.6%
Not Rated
4.0%
Total
100.0%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
The Fund’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments in fixed-income securities and may vary over time. The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Fund considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). If applicable, Not Applicable (N/A) includes non-credit worthy investments, such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

NYM

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State Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
New York
87.6%
New Jersey
2.1%
Guam
2.0%
Puerto Rico
1.4%
Michigan
1.1%
Nebraska
0.8%
Connecticut
0.7%
Alabama
0.7%
Georgia
0.6%
South Carolina
0.4%
Wisconsin
0.3%
Texas
0.2%
Illinois
0.1%
Other
0.4%
Other assets less liabilities
1.6%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information 

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ETF-NYM-0154-0526

NYM

2

SYFI

May 31, 2026 

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AB Short Duration High Yield ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/SYFI-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Short Duration High Yield ETF
$20
0.40%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$898,966,857
# of Portfolio Holdings
524
Portfolio Turnover Rate
35%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,725,193

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Security Type Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
79.4%
Corporates - Investment Grade
12.5%
Bank Loans
4.4%
Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
0.5%
Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
0.3%
Common Stocks
0.1%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
0.1%
Quasi-Sovereigns
0.0%
Others
0.0%
Short-Term Investments
1.6%
Other assets less liabilities
1.1%
Total
100.0%

Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
United States
80.9%
United Kingdom
3.8%
Canada
3.7%
Italy
1.8%
France
1.3%
Germany
1.0%
Luxembourg
0.9%
Ireland
0.9%
Spain
0.8%
Israel
0.3%
Hong Kong
0.3%
Puerto Rico
0.2%
Switzerland
0.2%
Japan
0.2%
Others
1.0%
Short-Term Investments
1.6%
Other assets less liabilities
1.1%
Total
100.0%

SYFI

1

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ETF-SDHY-0154-0526

SYFI

2

SDFI

May 31, 2026 

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AB Short Duration Income ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Short Duration Income ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/SDFI-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Short Duration Income ETF
$15
0.30%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$174,087,188
# of Portfolio Holdings
552
Portfolio Turnover Rate
42%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$239,250

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Security Type Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Corporates - Investment Grade
42.9%
Governments - Treasuries
21.9%
Asset-Backed Securities
11.2%
Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
9.8%
Collateralized Loan Obligations
5.6%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
3.8%
Mortgage Pass-Throughs
3.0%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
0.5%
Others
0.2%
Short-Term Investments
1.2%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.1%
Total
100.0%

SDFI

1

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ETF-SDI-0154-0526

SDFI

2

TAFI

May 31, 2026 

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AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

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Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/TAFI-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF
$14
0.27%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,262,990,229
# of Portfolio Holdings
684
Portfolio Turnover Rate
11%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,512,413

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Credit Rating BreakdownFootnote Reference* 

Table Summary
AAA
8.4%
AA
38.3%
A
25.6%
BBB
10.1%
BB
4.3%
B
0.2%
D
0.2%
A-1+
7.2%
Not Rated
5.7%
Total
100.0%
Footnote Description
Footnote*
The Fund’s quality rating breakdown is expressed as a percentage of the Fund’s total investments in fixed-income securities and may vary over time. The quality ratings are determined by using the S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings, Ltd. (“Fitch”). The Fund considers the credit ratings issued by S&P, Moody’s and Fitch and uses the highest rating issued by the agencies. These ratings are a measure of the quality and safety of a bond or portfolio, based on the issuer’s financial condition. AAA is the highest (best) and D is the lowest (worst). If applicable, the pre-refunded category includes bonds which are secured by U.S. Government securities and therefore are deemed high-quality investment grade by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). If applicable, Not Applicable (N/A) includes non-credit worthy investments, such as equities, currency contracts, futures and options. If applicable, the Not Rated category includes bonds that are not rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. The Adviser evaluates the creditworthiness of non-rated securities based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, cash flows, enterprise value and economic environment.

TAFI

1

Portfolio Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Long-Term Municipal Bonds
84.8%
Short-Term Municipal Notes
12.8%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
0.5%
Asset-Backed Securities
0.3%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
0.2%
Corporates - Investment Grade
0.1%
Other assets less liabilities
1.3%
Total
100.0%

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Fund’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/TAFI-S, including the Fund's:

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•   Financial information

•   Fund holdings

•   Proxy voting information

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Householding

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ETF-TASDM-0154-0526

TAFI

2

YEAR

May 31, 2026 

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AB Ultra Short Income ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Ultra Short Income ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/YEAR-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Ultra Short Income ETF
$12
0.24%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,464,360,310
# of Portfolio Holdings
174
Portfolio Turnover Rate
30%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,753,437

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Governments - Treasuries
32.7%
Financial Institutions
25.6%
Industrial
16.6%
Autos - Fixed Rate
3.6%
Other ABS - Fixed Rate
3.0%
Utility
1.5%
Credit Cards - Fixed Rate
0.4%
Short-Term Investments
16.2%
Other assets less liabilities
0.4%
Total
100.0%

YEAR

1

Availability of Additional Information 

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ETF-USI-0154-0526

YEAR

2

XCHG

May 31, 2026 

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AB US Equity ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB US Equity ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 12, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/XCHG-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last period?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB US Equity ETF
$24
0.50%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$702,058,006
# of Portfolio Holdings
589
Portfolio Turnover Rate
8%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,537,270

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Table Summary
Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corp.
$56,297,525
8.0%
Microsoft Corp.
$42,794,862
6.1%
Apple, Inc.
$37,158,232
5.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$35,729,893
5.1%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C
$29,604,714
4.2%
Broadcom, Inc.
$26,994,290
3.8%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
$22,182,126
3.2%
Visa, Inc. - Class A
$17,826,109
2.5%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A
$17,516,939
2.5%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)
$11,590,647
1.7%
Total
$297,695,337
42.4%

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
31.8%
Communication Services
12.7%
Financials
12.5%
Industrials
9.6%
Health Care
8.7%
Consumer Discretionary
8.3%
Funds and Investment Trusts
6.1%
Consumer Staples
3.1%
Energy
2.3%
Materials
2.0%
Others
2.7%
Short-Term Investments
0.2%
Other assets less liabilities
0.0%
Total
100.0%

XCHG

1

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Householding

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ETF-USE-0154-0526

XCHG

2

FWD

May 31, 2026 

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AB Disruptors ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Disruptors ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/FWD-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Disruptors ETF
$38
0.64%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$2,887,116,041
# of Portfolio Holdings
113
Portfolio Turnover Rate
83%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$5,758,053

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Table Summary
Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Broadcom, Inc.
$87,343,088
3.0%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
$77,517,188
2.7%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
$59,853,681
2.1%
NVIDIA Corp.
$57,030,392
2.0%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
$56,429,410
1.9%
Caterpillar, Inc.
$51,337,368
1.8%
Lam Research Corp.
$48,068,725
1.7%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$42,252,858
1.4%
ASML Holding NV (REG)
$39,527,135
1.4%
Micron Technology, Inc.
$39,251,704
1.3%
Total
$558,611,549
19.3%

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
57.1%
Industrials
20.0%
Health Care
6.2%
Consumer Discretionary
3.9%
Communication Services
3.3%
Materials
1.8%
Energy
1.8%
Real Estate
0.7%
Financials
0.5%
Utilities
0.3%
Short-Term Investments
3.6%
Other assets less liabilities
0.8%
Total
100.0%

FWD

1

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Householding

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ETF-DR-0154-0526

FWD

2

TAFM

May 31, 2026 

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AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/TAFM-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF
$14
0.28%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$616,132,925
# of Portfolio Holdings
568
Portfolio Turnover Rate
5%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$677,865

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Municipal Obligations
97.5%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
0.2%
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
0.1%
Warrants
0.0%
Short-Term Investments
2.0%
Other assets less liabilities
0.2%
Total
100.0%

TAFM

1

Material Fund Changes 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund during the reporting period.

Effective January 6, 2026, the Fund’s investment objective changed as follows:

 

Former Investment Objective:

To provide relative stability of principal and a moderate rate of after-tax return and income.

 

New Investment Objective:

To provide enhanced income and attractive risk-adjusted after-tax returns.

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Fund’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/TAFM-S, including the Fund's:

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Householding

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TAFM

2

TAFL

May 31, 2026 

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AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/TAFL-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

This report describes changes to the Fund that occurred during the reporting period.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF
$14
0.27%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$57,715,929
# of Portfolio Holdings
115
Portfolio Turnover Rate
26%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$65,589

Graphical Representation of Holdings

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Municipal Obligations
97.8%
Short-Term Investments
2.9%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.7%
Total
100.0%

TAFL

1

Material Fund Changes 

This is a summary of certain changes to the Fund during the reporting period.

Effective January 6, 2026, the Fund’s investment objective changed as follows:

 

Former Investment Objective:

To provide relative stability of principal and a moderate rate of after-tax return and income.

 

New Investment Objective:

To provide enhanced income and attractive risk-adjusted after-tax returns.

 

Availability of Additional Information 

You can find additional information on the Fund’s website at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/TAFL-S, including the Fund's:

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Householding

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ETF-TALM-0154-0526

TAFL

2

HIDV

May 31, 2026 

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AB US High Dividend ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB US High Dividend ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/HIDV-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB US High Dividend ETF
$19
0.35%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$191,875,553
# of Portfolio Holdings
109
Portfolio Turnover Rate
88%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$268,375

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Table Summary
Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corp.
$15,433,278
8.1%
Apple, Inc.
$14,771,984
7.7%
Microsoft Corp.
$8,340,246
4.3%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$6,723,780
3.5%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class A
$6,546,793
3.4%
Broadcom, Inc.
$5,851,347
3.0%
Micron Technology, Inc.
$5,430,803
2.8%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C
$4,300,336
2.3%
Eli Lilly & Co.
$4,289,610
2.2%
Exxon Mobil Corp.
$3,343,885
1.8%
Total
$75,032,062
39.1%

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
31.8%
Consumer Discretionary
11.3%
Financials
11.2%
Communication Services
10.5%
Health Care
7.8%
Real Estate
5.7%
Consumer Staples
5.4%
Energy
5.3%
Industrials
4.0%
Utilities
3.7%
Others
2.9%
Short-Term Investments
0.8%
Other assets less liabilities
-0.4%
Total
100.0%

HIDV

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AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/LRGC-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF
$20
0.39%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$1,253,550,715
# of Portfolio Holdings
70
Portfolio Turnover Rate
10%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$1,700,667

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Table Summary
Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
NVIDIA Corp.
$102,237,788
8.2%
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C
$86,015,008
6.9%
Microsoft Corp.
$76,250,395
6.1%
Apple, Inc.
$69,155,929
5.5%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$64,539,250
5.1%
Broadcom, Inc.
$49,801,899
4.0%
Meta Platforms, Inc. - Class A
$40,290,887
3.2%
Visa, Inc. - Class A
$36,763,801
2.9%
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
$20,584,659
1.6%
Eaton Corp. PLC
$20,139,765
1.6%
Total
$565,779,381
45.1%

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
34.6%
Communication Services
13.1%
Financials
12.7%
Industrials
10.3%
Health Care
9.0%
Consumer Discretionary
8.5%
Energy
2.8%
Consumer Staples
2.7%
Materials
2.2%
Utilities
1.8%
Others
1.5%
Short-Term Investments
0.8%
Other assets less liabilities
0.0%
Total
100.0%

LRGC

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•   Financial information

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LOWV

May 31, 2026 

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AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF 

Principal Listing Exchange: NYSE Arca

Semi-Annual Shareholder Report 

This semi-annual shareholder report contains important information about the AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Fund”) for the period of December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. You can find additional information about the Fund at https://www.abfunds.com/link/AB/LOWV-S. You can also request this information by contacting us at (800) 227 4618.

What were the Fund costs for the last six months?

(Based on a hypothetical $10,000 investment)

Table Summary
Fund Name
Cost of a $10,000 investment
Costs paid as a percentage of a $10,000 investment
AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF
$20
0.39%Footnote Reference*
Footnote Description
Footnote*
Annualized

Key Fund Statistics

Table Summary
Net Assets
$204,396,051
# of Portfolio Holdings
71
Portfolio Turnover Rate
13%
Total Advisory Fees Paid (Net)
$356,937

Graphical Representation of Holdings

10 Top Holdings

Table Summary
Company
U.S. $ Value
% of Net Assets
Alphabet, Inc. - Class C
$14,541,491
7.1%
Apple, Inc.
$13,323,402
6.5%
Microsoft Corp.
$12,420,320
6.1%
NVIDIA Corp.
$11,722,071
5.7%
Broadcom, Inc.
$10,005,414
4.9%
Amazon.com, Inc.
$7,708,098
3.8%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
$5,479,712
2.7%
Visa, Inc. - Class A
$4,278,906
2.1%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)
$4,119,222
2.0%
Merck & Co., Inc.
$4,117,210
2.0%
Total
$87,715,846
42.9%

Sector Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

Table Summary
Information Technology
34.0%
Financials
14.5%
Health Care
11.0%
Communication Services
9.1%
Consumer Discretionary
8.9%
Industrials
7.2%
Consumer Staples
5.6%
Utilities
4.3%
Energy
2.4%
Real Estate
1.6%
Short-Term Investments
0.7%
Other assets less liabilities
0.7%
Total
100.0%

LOWV

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB DISRUPTORS ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 95.6%

    

Information Technology – 57.1%

    

Communications Equipment – 3.2%

    

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

    78,071      $ 12,449,982  

Ciena Corp.(a)

    54,260        31,483,280  

Lumentum Holdings, Inc.(a)

    30,006        25,653,930  

Nokia Oyj

    1,630,520        23,765,157  
    

 

 

 
       93,352,349  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 7.4%

    

CDW Corp./DE

    181,713        22,795,896  

Cognex Corp.

    441,426        29,067,902  

Corning, Inc.

    129,914        23,535,220  

Ibiden Co., Ltd.

    220,000        31,785,916  

Littelfuse, Inc.

    48,492        22,639,460  

Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd. – Class A

    1,234,850        13,370,982  

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    356,900        21,579,009  

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.(a)

    30,800        19,090,764  

Yaskawa Electric Corp.

    658,900        29,834,482  
    

 

 

 
       213,699,631  
    

 

 

 

IT Services – 3.9%

    

Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)

    172,317        25,768,284  

International Business Machines Corp.

    106,631        31,754,712  

Okta, Inc.(a)

    136,136        16,781,485  

Shopify, Inc. – Class A(a)

    144,362        17,137,213  

Snowflake, Inc.(a)

    78,199        19,983,754  
    

 

 

 
       111,425,448  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 33.8%

    

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

    150,198        77,517,188  

Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment, Inc. China – Class A

    448,829        19,739,445  

Advantest Corp.

    171,100        28,127,942  

Analog Devices, Inc.

    66,951        27,707,671  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    70,823        31,874,599  

ARM Holdings PLC (ADR)(a)

    92,116        32,543,662  

ASML Holding NV (REG)

    24,509        39,527,135  

ASPEED Technology, Inc.

    23,000        13,913,585  

Broadcom, Inc.

    195,499        87,343,088  

Enphase Energy, Inc.(a)

    273,475        18,694,751  

Infineon Technologies AG

    297,800        28,187,153  

Intel Corp.(a)

    238,580        27,360,354  

Kioxia Holdings Corp.(a)

    72,700        30,072,838  

KLA Corp.

    14,059        27,017,321  

Lam Research Corp.

    151,074        48,068,725  

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    233,618        34,360,535  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    52,537        10,770,085  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MediaTek, Inc.

    209,000      $ 28,755,806  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    40,424        39,251,704  

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

    10,255        16,061,484  

NVIDIA Corp.

    270,107        57,030,392  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    87,523        28,125,516  

Qnity Electronics, Inc.

    188,333        29,379,948  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    80,033        20,089,884  

Semtech Corp.(a)

    133,263        20,327,938  

SiTime Corp.(a)

    17,352        12,323,390  

SK hynix, Inc.

    18,021        27,898,469  

STMicroelectronics NV

    326,362        22,450,991  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    750,607        56,429,410  

Teradyne, Inc.

    37,267        13,949,411  

Tower Semiconductor Ltd.(a)

    84,623        21,598,328  
    

 

 

 
       976,498,748  
    

 

 

 

Software – 3.2%

    

Cloudflare, Inc. – Class A(a)

    50,452        12,200,302  

Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. – Class A(a)

    34,109        24,933,679  

Oracle Corp.

    107,883        24,357,824  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

    81,072        22,837,172  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

    60,473        7,521,027  
    

 

 

 
       91,850,004  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 5.6%

    

Dell Technologies, Inc. – Class C

    22,311        9,390,923  

Lenovo Group Ltd. – Class H

    6,858,000        21,000,842  

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    284,541        59,853,681  

Sandisk Corp./DE(a)

    15,167        25,707,762  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    34,628        30,465,714  

Western Digital Corp.

    29,196        15,509,207  
    

 

 

 
       161,928,129  
    

 

 

 
       1,648,754,309  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 20.0%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 4.4%

    

ATI, Inc.(a)

    151,971        26,619,240  

Carpenter Technology Corp.

    59,583        27,943,235  

Curtiss-Wright Corp.

    17,973        13,436,794  

Kongsberg Gruppen ASA

    381,491        13,718,508  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    81,288        25,620,352  

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

    1,050,810        18,943,467  
    

 

 

 
       126,281,596  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.9%

    

Quanta Services, Inc.

    36,599        26,048,606  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 7.6%

    

Bloom Energy Corp. – Class A(a)

    69,535        19,817,475  

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. – Class H(b)

    239,500        22,750,880  

 

2 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

  ABFunds.com


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Doosan Enerbility Co., Ltd.(a)

    183,242      $ 12,840,315  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    17,184        16,639,611  

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

    463,900        19,110,850  

Nextpower, Inc. – Class A(a)

    118,239        18,492,580  

Prysmian SpA

    168,150        29,040,943  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    59,386        26,786,649  

Siemens Energy AG

    95,049        18,106,156  

Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. – Class A

    775,304        20,387,876  

Vicor Corp.(a)

    51,310        17,180,640  
    

 

 

 
       221,153,975  
    

 

 

 

Ground Transportation – 1.3%

    

Saia, Inc.(a)

    30,334        14,328,872  

XPO, Inc.(a)

    115,960        24,844,430  
    

 

 

 
       39,173,302  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.5%

    

Honeywell International, Inc.

    57,443        13,663,392  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 5.3%

    

Caterpillar, Inc.

    58,613        51,337,368  

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

    594,100        27,284,786  

Deere & Co.

    37,028        20,075,841  

Kongsberg Maritime AS(a)

    381,491        2,409,104  

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

    567,500        13,568,095  

Sandvik AB

    566,853        23,114,305  

Timken Co. (The)

    112,844        14,441,775  
    

 

 

 
       152,231,274  
    

 

 

 
       578,552,145  
    

 

 

 

Health Care – 6.2%

    

Biotechnology – 1.2%

    

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    162,582        21,855,898  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    23,901        10,696,654  
    

 

 

 
       32,552,552  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.8%

    

Dexcom, Inc.(a)

    296,418        21,857,863  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    187,544        16,216,930  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    34,055        14,461,115  
    

 

 

 
       52,535,908  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.9%

    

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    70,349        26,754,428  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.5%

    

Lonza Group AG (REG)(a)

    22,132        14,173,997  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 1.8%

    

AstraZeneca PLC

    123,183        22,917,474  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    26,391        29,162,055  
    

 

 

 
       52,079,529  
    

 

 

 
       178,096,414  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 3.9%

    

Automobiles – 1.7%

    

Hyundai Motor Co.

    32,208      $ 15,452,146  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

    75,970        33,106,966  
    

 

 

 
       48,559,112  
    

 

 

 

Broadline Retail – 1.4%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    156,122        42,252,858  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.3%

    

DoorDash, Inc. – Class A(a)

    52,567        8,373,398  
    

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.5%

    

Panasonic Holdings Corp.

    609,500        14,166,405  
    

 

 

 
       113,351,773  
    

 

 

 

Communication Services – 3.3%

    

Interactive Media & Services – 2.3%

    

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A

    94,670        36,006,788  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A

    47,381        29,968,956  
    

 

 

 
       65,975,744  
    

 

 

 

Media – 1.0%

    

EchoStar Corp. – Class A(a)

    215,877        27,889,150  
    

 

 

 
       93,864,894  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 1.8%

    

Chemicals – 0.9%

    

Solstice Advanced Materials, Inc.

    303,352        25,551,339  
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.9%

    

Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.

    402,831        26,470,025  
    

 

 

 
       52,021,364  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 1.8%

    

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.9%

    

Baker Hughes Co.

    382,552        24,437,422  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.9%

    

Cameco Corp.

    239,870        27,033,349  
    

 

 

 
       51,470,771  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate – 0.7%

    

Specialized REITs – 0.7%

    

Equinix, Inc.

    18,411        19,663,684  
    

 

 

 

Financials – 0.5%

    

Capital Markets – 0.5%

    

Ares Management Corp. – Class A

    107,161        13,770,189  
    

 

 

 

 

4 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utilities – 0.3%

    

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.3%

    

Fervo Energy Co. – Class A(a)

    238,488      $ 8,742,970  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,957,845,911)

       2,758,288,513  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.6%

    

Investment Companies – 3.6%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $104,348,505)

    104,348,505        104,348,505  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.2%
(cost $2,062,194,416)

       2,862,637,018  
  

 

 

 
    

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.0%

    

Investment Companies – 0.0%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $182,590)

    182,590        182,590  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.2%
(cost $2,062,377,006)

       2,862,819,608  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.8%

       24,296,433  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 2,887,116,041  
    

 

 

 

Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

 

United States

     66.0

Japan

     7.5  

South Korea

     4.0  

Taiwan

     3.4  

China

     3.4  

Germany

     1.6  

Canada

     1.5  

United Kingdom

     1.5  

Netherlands

     1.4  

Italy

     1.0  

Finland

     0.8  

Sweden

     0.8  

Singapore

     0.8  

Israel

     0.8  

Others

     1.1  

Short-Term Investments

     3.6  

Other assets less liabilities

     0.8  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 5


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Affiliated investments.

 

(e)

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.

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REG – Registered Shares

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

6 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

  ABFunds.com


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB US HIGH DIVIDEND ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.6%

    

Information Technology – 31.8%

    

Communications Equipment – 0.4%

    

Ubiquiti, Inc.

    1,182      $ 690,123  
    

 

 

 

IT Services – 0.6%

    

Amdocs Ltd.

    18,755        1,181,002  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 18.0%

    

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)

    587        302,951  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    5,752        2,588,745  

Broadcom, Inc.

    13,097        5,851,347  

KLA Corp.

    92        176,797  

Lam Research Corp.

    8,521        2,711,212  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    5,593        5,430,803  

NVIDIA Corp.

    73,095        15,433,278  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    25,791        2,007,830  
    

 

 

 
       34,502,963  
    

 

 

 

Software – 4.3%

    

Microsoft Corp.

    18,524        8,340,246  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 8.5%

    

Apple, Inc.

    47,337        14,771,984  

HP, Inc.

    59,045        1,596,577  
    

 

 

 
       16,368,561  
    

 

 

 
       61,082,895  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 11.3%

    

Automobiles – 2.2%

    

Ford Motor Co.

    133,586        2,329,740  

Tesla, Inc.(a)

    4,477        1,951,032  
    

 

 

 
       4,280,772  
    

 

 

 

Broadline Retail – 3.5%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    24,844        6,723,780  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.8%

    

H&R Block, Inc.

    40,588        1,562,232  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 1.1%

    

Vail Resorts, Inc.(b)

    9,564        1,277,750  

Wendy’s Co. (The)(b)

    112,196        863,909  
    

 

 

 
       2,141,659  
    

 

 

 

Household Durables – 0.3%

    

Newell Brands, Inc.

    162,937        553,986  
    

 

 

 

Leisure Products – 0.7%

    

Hasbro, Inc.

    15,694        1,352,352  
    

 

 

 

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 7


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Specialty Retail – 2.7%

    

Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    63,980      $ 1,280,880  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    26,118        2,035,898  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    38,920        823,158  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    3,038        963,471  
    

 

 

 
       5,103,407  
    

 

 

 
       21,718,188  
    

 

 

 

Financials – 11.2%

    

Banks – 4.0%

    

Citigroup, Inc.

    10,949        1,378,479  

Columbia Banking System, Inc.

    24,138        715,450  

First Hawaiian, Inc.

    27,252        735,259  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    3,196        956,595  

KeyCorp

    69,384        1,479,961  

TFS Financial Corp.

    47,401        754,150  

Truist Financial Corp.

    17,898        862,862  

Zions Bancorp NA

    11,551        721,360  
    

 

 

 
       7,604,116  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 2.1%

    

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.

    23,142        1,220,046  

State Street Corp.

    3,462        538,826  

TPG, Inc.

    26,282        1,118,825  

Virtu Financial, Inc. – Class A

    23,974        1,202,296  
    

 

 

 
       4,079,993  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 0.8%

    

Ally Financial, Inc.

    5,873        251,423  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    21,577        1,193,424  
    

 

 

 
       1,444,847  
    

 

 

 

Financial Services – 1.5%

    

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. – Class B(a)

    2,272        1,078,019  

UWM Holdings Corp.(b)

    339,249        1,038,102  

Visa, Inc. – Class A

    459        149,799  

Western Union Co. (The)(b)

    79,702        647,977  
    

 

 

 
       2,913,897  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.0%

    

Lincoln National Corp.

    32,099        1,132,773  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    7,809        785,898  
    

 

 

 
       1,918,671  
    

 

 

 

Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) – 1.8%

    

AGNC Investment Corp.(b)

    110,638        1,151,742  

Annaly Capital Management, Inc.

    53,566        1,170,417  

Rithm Capital Corp.

    122,254        1,139,407  

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

    4,770        81,472  
    

 

 

 
       3,543,038  
    

 

 

 
       21,504,562  
    

 

 

 

 

8 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communication Services – 10.5%

    

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.7%

    

AT&T, Inc.

    59,421      $ 1,473,641  

Comcast Corp. – Class A

    66,843        1,662,385  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    44,120        2,109,377  
    

 

 

 
       5,245,403  
    

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 7.0%

    

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A

    17,213        6,546,793  

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C

    11,424        4,300,336  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A

    4,022        2,543,955  
    

 

 

 
       13,391,084  
    

 

 

 

Media – 0.8%

    

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    6,512        192,234  

Versant Media Group, Inc.

    29,747        1,283,286  
    

 

 

 
       1,475,520  
    

 

 

 
       20,112,007  
    

 

 

 

Health Care – 7.8%

    

Biotechnology – 1.0%

    

AbbVie, Inc.

    8,773        1,910,058  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.2%

    

Medtronic PLC

    6,272        462,936  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.7%

    

QIAGEN NV

    35,157        1,286,395  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 5.9%

    

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

    32,382        1,851,603  

Eli Lilly & Co.

    3,882        4,289,610  

Johnson & Johnson

    618        139,254  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    20,542        2,438,746  

Perrigo Co. PLC

    58,296        644,171  

Pfizer, Inc.

    73,558        1,925,748  
    

 

 

 
       11,289,132  
    

 

 

 
       14,948,521  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate – 5.7%

    

Health Care REITs – 1.4%

    

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.

    78,544        1,504,118  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.

    26,087        1,219,828  
    

 

 

 
       2,723,946  
    

 

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs – 1.2%

    

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    69,969        1,607,888  

Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    64,181        778,515  
    

 

 

 
       2,386,403  
    

 

 

 

Office REITs – 0.4%

    

Highwoods Properties, Inc.

    28,721        749,618  
    

 

 

 

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 9


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Specialized REITs – 2.7%

    

EPR Properties

    21,126      $ 1,205,238  

Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.

    24,691        1,159,736  

Millrose Properties, Inc.

    43,391        1,224,494  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    54,693        1,543,437  
    

 

 

 
       5,132,905  
    

 

 

 
       10,992,872  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 5.4%

    

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 0.8%

    

Target Corp.

    10,460        1,329,152  

Walmart, Inc.

    1,748        202,331  
    

 

 

 
       1,531,483  
    

 

 

 

Food Products – 2.4%

    

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    104,857        1,392,501  

Flowers Foods, Inc.

    81,607        623,478  

General Mills, Inc.

    43,977        1,486,862  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

    45,857        1,184,486  
    

 

 

 
       4,687,327  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco – 2.2%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

    25,954        1,805,879  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    13,407        2,378,134  
    

 

 

 
       4,184,013  
    

 

 

 
       10,402,823  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 5.3%

    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 5.3%

    

Antero Midstream Corp.

    56,113        1,176,129  

Chevron Corp.

    13,845        2,526,159  

Chord Energy Corp.

    1,251        164,969  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    23,020        3,343,885  

HF Sinclair Corp.

    16,861        1,178,415  

Phillips 66

    9,872        1,736,287  
    

 

 

 
       10,125,844  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 4.0%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 0.6%

    

RTX Corp.

    6,852        1,231,030  
    

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 1.0%

    

United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B

    17,009        1,814,690  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 0.8%

    

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

    18,717        1,486,504  
    

 

 

 

Professional Services – 1.5%

    

Concentrix Corp.

    30,845        872,605  

ManpowerGroup, Inc.

    25,296        800,113  

Paychex, Inc.

    3,983        386,271  

Robert Half, Inc.

    27,347        805,096  
    

 

 

 
       2,864,085  
    

 

 

 

 

10 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.1%

    

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. – Class A

    2,480      $ 271,486  
    

 

 

 
       7,667,795  
    

 

 

 

Utilities – 3.7%

    

Electric Utilities – 0.8%

    

Edison International

    22,828        1,596,591  
    

 

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.6%

    

UGI Corp.

    34,397        1,201,143  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.6%

    

Clearway Energy, Inc. – Class C

    27,783        1,143,548  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 1.7%

    

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    14,947        1,578,852  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    20,348        1,600,370  
    

 

 

 
       3,179,222  
    

 

 

 
       7,120,504  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 2.9%

    

Chemicals – 1.3%

    

Eastman Chemical Co.

    3,625        275,029  

LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A

    21,130        1,408,314  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The)

    12,511        738,149  
    

 

 

 
       2,421,492  
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 1.0%

    

Amcor PLC

    38,051        1,477,140  

Sonoco Products Co.

    7,452        362,763  
    

 

 

 
       1,839,903  
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.6%

    

Anglogold Ashanti PLC

    12,346        1,195,587  
    

 

 

 
       5,456,982  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $169,271,847)

       191,132,993  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%

    

Investment Companies – 0.2%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $387,093)

    387,093        387,093  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.8%
(cost $169,658,940)

       191,520,086  
    

 

 

 
    

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 11


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.6%

    

Investment Companies – 0.6%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $1,193,518)

    1,193,518      $ 1,193,518  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.4%
(cost $170,852,458)

       192,713,604  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.4)%

       (838,051
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 191,875,553  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Affiliated investments.

 

(e)

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.

Glossary:

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

12 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

  ABFunds.com


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB US LARGE CAP STRATEGIC EQUITIES ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.2%

    

Information Technology – 34.6%

    

Communications Equipment – 1.8%

    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    130,947      $ 15,768,638  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    16,926        6,825,917  
    

 

 

 
       22,594,555  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.8%

    

Amphenol Corp. – Class A

    64,905        9,655,268  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 18.3%

    

Applied Materials, Inc.

    42,064        18,931,324  

ASML Holding NV (REG)

    5,010        8,079,927  

Broadcom, Inc.

    111,471        49,801,899  

Intel Corp.(a)

    86,478        9,917,297  

Micron Technology, Inc.

    5,993        5,819,203  

NVIDIA Corp.

    484,218        102,237,788  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    49,071        15,768,966  

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

    44,880        18,780,036  
    

 

 

 
       229,336,440  
    

 

 

 

Software – 7.3%

    

Microsoft Corp.

    169,355        76,250,395  

Oracle Corp.

    65,944        14,888,836  
    

 

 

 
       91,139,231  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 6.4%

    

Apple, Inc.

    221,611        69,155,929  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    13,165        11,582,567  
    

 

 

 
       80,738,496  
    

 

 

 
       433,463,990  
    

 

 

 

Communication Services – 13.1%

    

Entertainment – 1.6%

    

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    194,768        19,833,225  
    

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 10.5%

    

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C

    228,502        86,015,008  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A

    63,700        40,290,887  

Reddit, Inc. – Class A(a)

    31,808        5,598,208  
    

 

 

 
       131,904,103  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 1.0%

    

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    65,667        12,314,533  
    

 

 

 
       164,051,861  
    

 

 

 

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 13


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Financials – 12.7%

    

Banks – 3.4%

    

Bank of America Corp.

    356,180      $ 18,378,888  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    125,889        6,285,638  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    226,868        17,591,345  
    

 

 

 
       42,255,871  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 3.7%

    

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    219,356        19,160,747  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    13,879        14,233,747  

S&P Global, Inc.

    32,014        13,573,936  
    

 

 

 
       46,968,430  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 0.9%

    

Capital One Financial Corp.

    59,852        11,247,986  
    

 

 

 

Financial Services – 2.9%

    

Visa, Inc. – Class A

    112,648        36,763,801  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.8%

    

Everest Group Ltd.

    20,194        6,543,462  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    58,740        9,396,638  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    31,943        6,081,947  
    

 

 

 
       22,022,047  
    

 

 

 
       159,258,135  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 10.3%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 2.7%

    

Airbus SE (ADR)

    132,915        6,920,884  

BAE Systems PLC (Sponsored ADR)

    73,998        8,088,722  

RTX Corp.

    103,105        18,523,844  
    

 

 

 
       33,533,450  
    

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.5%

    

Carrier Global Corp.

    100,982        6,449,720  
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.8%

    

Veralto Corp.

    119,571        9,832,323  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 3.0%

    

Eaton Corp. PLC

    50,274        20,139,765  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    17,766        17,203,173  
    

 

 

 
       37,342,938  
    

 

 

 

Ground Transportation – 1.1%

    

CSX Corp.

    315,635        14,285,640  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 1.5%

    

Deere & Co.

    20,619        11,179,209  

PACCAR, Inc.

    66,689        7,360,465  
    

 

 

 
       18,539,674  
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.7%

    

United Rentals, Inc.

    8,867        8,828,606  
    

 

 

 
       128,812,351  
    

 

 

 

 

14 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Health Care – 9.0%

    

Biotechnology – 0.7%

    

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    19,095      $ 8,545,776  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.5%

    

Medtronic PLC

    92,704        6,842,482  

Stryker Corp.

    38,905        11,869,527  
    

 

 

 
       18,712,009  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.1%

    

Encompass Health Corp.

    60,547        6,408,900  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    54,126        20,584,659  
    

 

 

 
       26,993,559  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.7%

    

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

    61,069        11,127,382  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    30,570        15,056,031  

Waters Corp.(a)

    19,728        7,567,069  
    

 

 

 
       33,750,482  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 2.0%

    

Eli Lilly & Co.

    10,066        11,122,930  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    118,812        14,105,361  
    

 

 

 
       25,228,291  
    

 

 

 
       113,230,117  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 8.5%

    

Broadline Retail – 5.1%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    238,469        64,539,250  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.6%

    

Hyatt Hotels Corp. – Class A(b)

    41,884        7,596,082  
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 2.8%

    

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

    4,786        14,047,819  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    26,162        8,297,017  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    81,069        12,545,428  
    

 

 

 
       34,890,264  
    

 

 

 
       107,025,596  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 2.8%

    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.8%

    

EOG Resources, Inc.

    127,832        17,050,232  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    122,679        17,820,352  
    

 

 

 
       34,870,584  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 2.7%

    

Beverages – 2.2%

    

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    189,401        14,964,573  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    136,685        12,039,215  
    

 

 

 
       27,003,788  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 0.5%

    

Walmart, Inc.

    59,744      $ 6,915,368  
    

 

 

 
       33,919,156  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 2.2%

    

Chemicals – 1.7%

    

Corteva, Inc.

    115,190        9,017,073  

Linde PLC

    24,638        12,262,086  
    

 

 

 
       21,279,159  
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials – 0.5%

    

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    26,849        5,938,462  
    

 

 

 
       27,217,621  
    

 

 

 

Utilities – 1.8%

    

Electric Utilities – 1.1%

    

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    114,003        14,440,760  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.7%

    

Ameren Corp.

    79,679        8,602,942  
    

 

 

 
       23,043,702  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate – 1.5%

    

Specialized REITs – 1.5%

    

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    50,860        9,663,400  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    61,145        8,823,835  
    

 

 

 
       18,487,235  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,060,369,655)

       1,243,380,348  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.8%

    

Investment Companies – 0.8%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $9,472,869)

    9,472,869        9,472,869  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 100.0%
(cost $1,069,842,524)

       1,252,853,217  
  

 

 

 
    

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.0%

    

Investment Companies – 0.0%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $599,355)

    599,355        599,355  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.0%
(cost $1,070,441,879)

       1,253,452,572  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.0%

       98,143  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 1,253,550,715  
    

 

 

 

 

16 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Affiliated investments.

 

(e)

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.

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REG – Registered Shares

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 17


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB US LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 98.6%

    

Information Technology – 34.0%

    

Communications Equipment – 3.7%

    

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    45,505      $ 5,479,712  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    5,428        2,189,004  
    

 

 

 
       7,668,716  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 15.7%

    

Analog Devices, Inc.

    8,911        3,687,817  

ASML Holding NV (REG)

    916        1,477,288  

Broadcom, Inc.

    22,395        10,005,414  

KLA Corp.

    525        1,008,898  

NVIDIA Corp.

    55,518        11,722,071  

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

    9,844        4,119,222  
    

 

 

 
       32,020,710  
    

 

 

 

Software – 8.1%

    

Intuit, Inc.

    3,598        1,192,845  

Microsoft Corp.

    27,586        12,420,320  

Nice Ltd. (Sponsored ADR)(a)(b)

    7,136        661,222  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

    17,784        2,211,796  
    

 

 

 
       16,486,183  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 6.5%

    

Apple, Inc.

    42,695        13,323,402  
    

 

 

 
       69,499,011  
    

 

 

 

Financials – 14.5%

    

Banks – 3.8%

    

Bank of America Corp.

    70,614        3,643,682  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    10,010        2,996,093  

M&T Bank Corp.

    5,015        1,083,792  
    

 

 

 
       7,723,567  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 2.9%

    

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    8,594        2,866,615  

CME Group, Inc.

    2,524        690,415  

S&P Global, Inc.

    5,383        2,282,392  
    

 

 

 
       5,839,422  
    

 

 

 

Financial Services – 3.9%

    

Mastercard, Inc. – Class A

    7,580        3,744,368  

Visa, Inc. – Class A

    13,111        4,278,906  
    

 

 

 
       8,023,274  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 3.9%

    

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

    6,250        811,250  

Everest Group Ltd.

    2,103        681,435  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    5,346        995,425  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    8,958        1,433,011  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. – Class A

    3,024        607,038  

 

18 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    8,409      $ 2,454,503  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    4,296        1,072,583  
    

 

 

 
       8,055,245  
    

 

 

 
       29,641,508  
    

 

 

 

Health Care – 11.0%

    

Biotechnology – 3.3%

    

AbbVie, Inc.

    13,631        2,967,741  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    28,591        3,843,488  
    

 

 

 
       6,811,229  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 0.8%

    

Medtronic PLC

    23,224        1,714,163  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.4%

    

McKesson Corp.

    4,285        3,181,356  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    4,580        1,741,820  
    

 

 

 
       4,923,176  
    

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 0.7%

    

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    2,747        1,352,925  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 3.8%

    

Eli Lilly & Co.

    3,278        3,622,190  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    34,680        4,117,210  
    

 

 

 
       7,739,400  
    

 

 

 
       22,540,893  
    

 

 

 

Communication Services – 9.1%

    

Entertainment – 1.1%

    

Netflix, Inc.(a)

    15,359        1,321,181  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    1,726        858,996  
    

 

 

 
       2,180,177  
    

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 8.0%

    

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C

    38,630        14,541,491  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A

    2,937        1,857,682  
    

 

 

 
       16,399,173  
    

 

 

 
       18,579,350  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 8.9%

    

Broadline Retail – 3.8%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    28,481        7,708,098  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.3%

    

ADT, Inc.

    84,335        565,888  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 2.5%

    

Compass Group PLC (Sponsored ADR)

    71,122        2,291,551  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (ADR)

    7,181        1,112,193  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    12,460        1,843,457  
    

 

 

 
       5,247,201  
    

 

 

 

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 19


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Specialty Retail – 2.3%

    

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

    799      $ 2,345,217  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

    9,839        854,812  

Ulta Beauty, Inc.(a)

    2,922        1,486,860  
    

 

 

 
       4,686,889  
    

 

 

 
       18,208,076  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 7.2%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 3.1%

    

BAE Systems PLC (Sponsored ADR)

    25,558        2,793,745  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    10,891        3,432,625  
    

 

 

 
       6,226,370  
    

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.8%

    

Trane Technologies PLC

    3,342        1,508,245  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.6%

    

Stantec, Inc.

    16,605        1,254,508  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.7%

    

Eaton Corp. PLC

    3,731        1,494,639  
    

 

 

 

Professional Services – 2.0%

    

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    6,076        1,347,900  

Experian PLC (Sponsored ADR)(b)

    42,501        1,474,359  

RELX PLC (Sponsored ADR)(b)

    39,887        1,307,895  
    

 

 

 
       4,130,154  
    

 

 

 
       14,613,916  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 5.6%

    

Beverages – 1.5%

    

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    15,575        1,230,581  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    21,420        1,886,673  
    

 

 

 
       3,117,254  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 0.5%

    

US Foods Holding Corp.(a)

    13,084        1,070,926  
    

 

 

 

Household Products – 2.1%

    

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    29,453        2,654,599  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    11,556        1,658,979  
    

 

 

 
       4,313,578  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco – 1.5%

    

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    16,858        2,990,272  
    

 

 

 
       11,492,030  
    

 

 

 

Utilities – 4.3%

    

Electric Utilities – 2.9%

    

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    27,263        3,453,404  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    28,462        2,476,479  
    

 

 

 
       5,929,883  
    

 

 

 

 

20 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 1.4%

    

Ameren Corp.

    25,789      $ 2,784,438  
    

 

 

 
       8,714,321  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 2.4%

    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.4%

    

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    14,533        2,111,063  

Shell PLC (ADR)

    34,016        2,861,426  
    

 

 

 
       4,972,489  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate – 1.6%

    

Office REITs – 0.4%

    

COPT Defense Properties

    27,693        887,837  
    

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 1.2%

    

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    8,824        1,676,560  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    4,458        643,334  
    

 

 

 
       2,319,894  
    

 

 

 
       3,207,731  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $170,520,946)

       201,469,325  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.4%

    

Investment Companies – 0.4%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $793,510)

    793,510        793,510  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments Before Security Lending Collateral for Securities Loaned – 99.0%
(cost $171,314,456)

       202,262,835  
  

 

 

 
    

INVESTMENTS OF CASH COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES LOANED – 0.3%

    

Investment Companies – 0.3%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $713,770)

    713,770        713,770  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.3%
(cost $172,028,226)

       202,976,605  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.7%

       1,419,446  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 204,396,051  
    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Affiliated investments.

 

(e)

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.

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 21


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REG – Registered Shares

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

22 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

  ABFunds.com


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB INTERNATIONAL LOW VOLATILITY EQUITY ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 98.8%

    

Financials – 30.2%

    

Banks – 17.8%

    

AIB Group PLC

    2,681,600      $ 31,605,851  

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

    592,948        15,124,833  

BAWAG Group AG(a)

    141,647        25,471,947  

KBC Group NV

    199,878        26,578,560  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

    1,413,400        26,627,217  

NatWest Group PLC

    2,708,440        21,883,153  

Nordea Bank Abp

    1,352,897        25,971,461  

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd.

    1,714,980        31,466,289  

Royal Bank of Canada

    73,283        14,067,697  

Shizuoka Financial Group, Inc.

    935,800        16,877,202  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

    699,700        25,576,697  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)

    242,383        27,756,465  

UniCredit SpA

    301,505        26,120,687  
    

 

 

 
       315,128,059  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 4.6%

    

Euronext NV(a)

    176,576        28,765,320  

IG Group Holdings PLC

    860,831        20,828,419  

London Stock Exchange Group PLC

    138,576        16,852,518  

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

    834,300        14,313,313  
    

 

 

 
       80,759,570  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 7.8%

    

AIA Group Ltd. – Class H

    1,689,400        17,729,496  

AXA SA

    590,006        27,354,395  

Medibank Pvt. Ltd.

    2,691,206        9,294,349  

NN Group NV(b)

    312,929        26,175,557  

Phoenix Financial Ltd.

    262,704        17,560,766  

Suncorp Group Ltd.

    861,500        10,772,980  

Tryg A/S

    1,249,423        29,419,763  
    

 

 

 
       138,307,306  
    

 

 

 
       534,194,935  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 18.2%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 3.4%

    

BAE Systems PLC

    1,284,781        35,034,743  

Safran SA

    71,496        25,505,233  
    

 

 

 
       60,539,976  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 2.2%

    

Stantec, Inc.

    239,085        18,079,550  

Vinci SA

    140,361        20,482,467  
    

 

 

 
       38,562,017  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 6.0%

    

ABB Ltd. (REG)

    292,944        31,350,838  

Prysmian SpA

    218,492        37,735,436  

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 23


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Schneider Electric SE

    117,879      $ 37,134,014  
    

 

 

 
       106,220,288  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.3%

    

Hitachi Ltd.

    730,100        23,693,050  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 1.1%

    

Weir Group PLC (The)

    566,245        18,669,590  
    

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines – 0.9%

    

Ryanair Holdings PLC

    553,989        16,245,974  
    

 

 

 

Professional Services – 1.3%

    

RELX PLC

    681,572        22,508,770  
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 2.0%

    

BOC Aviation Ltd. – Class H(a)

    2,311,000        22,557,417  

Bunzl PLC

    427,426        13,562,550  
    

 

 

 
       36,119,967  
    

 

 

 
       322,559,632  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 11.5%

    

Broadline Retail – 1.0%

    

Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd. – Class A(b)

    130,382        16,743,186  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 1.2%

    

Pearson PLC

    1,426,320        21,379,409  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 5.2%

    

Amadeus IT Group SA

    197,738        12,631,271  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.

    494,060        17,809,357  

Compass Group PLC

    782,366        25,168,714  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    96,127        14,817,977  

Lottomatica Group SpA

    724,821        21,500,989  
    

 

 

 
       91,928,308  
    

 

 

 

Household Durables – 2.7%

    

Open House Group Co., Ltd.

    439,800        23,886,618  

Sony Group Corp.

    1,084,400        23,460,479  
    

 

 

 
       47,347,097  
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 1.4%

    

Industria de Diseno Textil SA

    407,857        25,368,060  
    

 

 

 
       202,766,060  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 8.9%

    

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 1.9%

    

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV

    209,645        8,848,815  

Tesco PLC

    4,406,335        25,551,822  
    

 

 

 
       34,400,637  
    

 

 

 

Food Products – 4.1%

    

Danone SA

    223,688        15,907,329  

Glanbia PLC

    682,722        16,619,208  

 

24 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kerry Group PLC – Class A

    150,740      $ 12,920,295  

Salmar ASA

    101,471        6,312,271  

Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.

    282,500        19,804,636  
    

 

 

 
       71,563,739  
    

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.8%

    

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

    215,890        13,360,225  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco – 2.1%

    

British American Tobacco PLC

    442,411        27,378,343  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    59,084        10,480,320  
    

 

 

 
       37,858,663  
    

 

 

 
       157,183,264  
    

 

 

 

Health Care – 8.6%

    

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.8%

    

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

    171,857        7,273,893  

Galenica AG(a)(c)

    66,306        7,073,149  
    

 

 

 
       14,347,042  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 7.8%

    

AstraZeneca PLC

    158,677        29,520,924  

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    336,700        16,692,232  

Haleon PLC

    1,144,313        5,193,521  

Novartis AG (REG)

    228,715        34,488,003  

Roche Holding AG

    74,708        31,485,691  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

    620,700        19,955,667  
    

 

 

 
       137,336,038  
    

 

 

 
       151,683,080  
    

 

 

 

Information Technology – 8.1%

    

IT Services – 1.3%

    

BIPROGY, Inc.

    345,900        9,969,151  

Obic Co., Ltd.

    539,111        13,509,101  
    

 

 

 
       23,478,252  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 5.4%

    

ASML Holding NV

    31,377        50,704,977  

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

    588,000        44,204,881  
    

 

 

 
       94,909,858  
    

 

 

 

Software – 1.4%

    

Nice Ltd.(c)

    84,208        7,512,323  

SAP SE

    92,513        16,761,561  
    

 

 

 
       24,273,884  
    

 

 

 
       142,661,994  
    

 

 

 

Communication Services – 4.4%

    

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 2.1%

    

HKT Trust & HKT Ltd. – Class H

    13,251,000        20,457,945  

Koninklijke KPN NV

    3,292,965        17,161,607  
    

 

 

 
       37,619,552  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 0.5%

    

Autotrader Group PLC

    1,335,752      $ 7,949,330  
    

 

 

 

Media – 1.0%

    

Informa PLC

    1,641,210        17,945,933  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8%

    

Tele2 AB – Class B

    745,845        13,998,856  
    

 

 

 
       77,513,671  
    

 

 

 

Utilities – 3.1%

    

Electric Utilities – 1.7%

    

Enel SpA

    2,696,562        30,287,489  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 1.4%

    

National Grid PLC

    1,585,595        25,551,464  
    

 

 

 
       55,838,953  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 3.1%

    

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 3.1%

    

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA

    52,618        12,151,566  

Shell PLC

    560,229        23,545,919  

TotalEnergies SE

    218,526        19,171,564  
    

 

 

 
       54,869,049  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 1.5%

    

Metals & Mining – 1.5%

    

Anglo American PLC

    241,361        12,974,666  

Rio Tinto Ltd.(b)

    102,598        13,703,070  
    

 

 

 
       26,677,736  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate – 1.2%

    

Real Estate Management & Development – 1.2%

    

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

    2,231,600        21,455,266  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,378,293,372)

       1,747,403,640  
    

 

 

 
    

WARRANTS – 0.0%

    

Information Technology – 0.0%

    

Software – 0.0%

    

Constellation Software, Inc./Canada, expiring 03/31/2040(c)(d)(e)
(cost $0)

    9,807        – 0  – 
    

 

 

 
    

 

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Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.3%

    

Investment Companies – 0.3%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(f)(g)(h)
(cost $5,402,111)

    5,402,111      $ 5,402,111  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.1%
(cost $1,383,695,483)

       1,752,805,751  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.9%

       15,425,256  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 1,768,231,007  
    

 

 

 

Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

 

United Kingdom

     21.6

Japan

     13.7  

Italy

     7.5  

Netherlands

     7.4  

France

     6.8  

United States

     4.9  

Canada

     4.3  

Switzerland

     4.0  

Ireland

     3.5  

Australia

     2.9  

Singapore

     2.6  

Taiwan

     2.5  

Israel

     2.3  

Hong Kong

     2.1  

Others

     12.7  

Short-Term Investments

     0.3  

Other assets less liabilities

     0.9  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Bank of America NA

   EUR      4,941      USD      5,777        06/18/2026      $ 7,368  

Bank of America NA

   USD      8,019      EUR      6,903        06/18/2026        42,721  

Bank of America NA

   SEK      41,076      USD      4,423        06/25/2026        (30,658

Bank of America NA

   USD      5,427      SGD      6,932        06/26/2026        17,655  

Bank of America NA

   GBP      119,453      USD      161,441        07/16/2026        437,779  

Bank of America NA

   USD      4,326      TWD      137,149        07/21/2026        25,793  

Bank of America NA

   ILS      63,051      USD      21,507        08/06/2026        (995,377

Deutsche Bank AG

   EUR      27,499      USD      32,061        06/18/2026        (51,553

Deutsche Bank AG

   GBP      5,788      USD      7,875        07/16/2026        74,171  

Deutsche Bank AG

   TWD      190,793      USD      6,040        07/21/2026        (14,103

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

   JPY      4,058,734      USD      25,816        06/11/2026        300,920  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

   JPY      693,284      USD      4,356        06/11/2026        (2,000

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

   USD      51,449      JPY      8,134,826        06/11/2026        (308,916

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     EUR        4,220        USD        4,990        06/18/2026      $ 61,959  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     EUR        5,049        USD        5,865        06/18/2026        (30,836

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     USD        7,341        EUR        6,329        06/18/2026        49,872  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     USD        16,307        EUR        13,851        06/18/2026        (131,682

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     USD        4,532        NOK        42,256        06/25/2026        42,163  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     USD        25,574        SEK        236,575        06/25/2026        79,049  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     USD        20,778        SEK        189,351        06/25/2026        (245,749

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     USD        22,633        SGD        28,843        06/26/2026        20,149  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     AUD        15,572        USD        11,236        07/09/2026        39,959  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     GBP        2,509        USD        3,406        07/16/2026        24,259  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     GBP        3,569        USD        4,789        07/16/2026        (21,021

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     USD        5,960        GBP        4,374        07/16/2026        (64,824

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

     TWD        1,128,076        USD        35,564        07/21/2026        (232,791

NatWest Markets PLC

     JPY        1,351,169        USD        8,551        06/11/2026        57,063  

NatWest Markets PLC

     USD        35,586        JPY        5,605,067        06/11/2026        (349,841

NatWest Markets PLC

     CHF        3,574        USD        4,567        06/18/2026        (15,316

NatWest Markets PLC

     EUR        12,821        USD        15,070        06/18/2026        98,395  

NatWest Markets PLC

     EUR        6,223        USD        7,244        06/18/2026        (22,651

NatWest Markets PLC

     USD        54,863        CHF        42,521        06/18/2026        (350,064

NatWest Markets PLC

     USD        14,660        EUR        12,394        06/18/2026        (186,727

NatWest Markets PLC

     SGD        57,116        USD        45,025        06/26/2026        166,014  

NatWest Markets PLC

     AUD        6,005        USD        4,274        07/09/2026        (43,263

NatWest Markets PLC

     CAD        101,007        USD        73,784        07/09/2026        342,505  

NatWest Markets PLC

     GBP        4,125        USD        5,567        07/16/2026        7,375  

NatWest Markets PLC

     GBP        3,318        USD        4,467        07/16/2026        (4,928

NatWest Markets PLC

     USD        9,695        GBP        7,167        07/16/2026        (35,227

Standard Chartered Bank

     JPY        1,713,411        USD        10,817        06/11/2026        45,860  

Standard Chartered Bank

     USD        136,355        JPY        21,469,883        06/11/2026        (1,384,277

Standard Chartered Bank

     USD        5,139        GBP        3,827        07/16/2026        19,595  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     JPY        1,218,487        USD        7,666        06/11/2026        6,201  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        429        JPY        68,211        06/11/2026        86  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        1,603        JPY        254,615        06/11/2026        (2,549

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        5,459        EUR        4,686        06/18/2026        13,209  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        358        SEK        3,314        06/25/2026        1,068  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        88,360        AUD        123,540        07/09/2026        462,094  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        6,363        GBP        4,774        07/16/2026        71,703  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        893        GBP        656        07/16/2026        (8,007
                 

 

 

 
                  $  (2,017,375
                 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $83,867,833 or 4.7% of net assets.

 

(b)

Represents entire or partial securities out on loan. See Note E for securities lending information.

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

(d)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

Affiliated investments.

 

(h)

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.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Currency Abbreviations:

AUD – Australian Dollar

CAD – Canadian Dollar

CHF – Swiss Franc

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

ILS – Israeli Shekel

JPY – Japanese Yen

NOK – Norwegian Krone

SEK – Swedish Krona

SGD – Singapore Dollar

TWD – New Taiwan Dollar

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

REG – Registered Shares

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB INTERNATIONAL GROWTH ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 99.3%

    

Information Technology – 33.9%

    

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 1.2%

    

Halma PLC

    825      $ 52,067  
    

 

 

 

IT Services – 1.2%

    

Netcompany Group A/S(a)(b)

    445        23,861  

Shopify, Inc. – Class A(b)

    223        26,472  
    

 

 

 
       50,333  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 21.6%

    

ASML Holding NV

    129        208,463  

BE Semiconductor Industries NV

    295        97,905  

Renesas Electronics Corp.

    1,900        53,709  

SK hynix, Inc.

    153        236,861  

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

    787        329,320  
    

 

 

 
       926,258  
    

 

 

 

Software – 5.9%

    

Constellation Software, Inc./Canada

    42        86,065  

Nemetschek SE

    1,069        77,094  

SAP SE

    484        87,691  
    

 

 

 
       250,850  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 4.0%

    

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    391        82,247  

Topicus.com, Inc.(b)

    1,242        89,917  
    

 

 

 
       172,164  
    

 

 

 
       1,451,672  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 28.6%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 2.6%

    

Safran SA

    310        110,588  
    

 

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 1.6%

    

DSV A/S

    115        28,901  

Mainfreight Ltd.

    970        37,603  
    

 

 

 
       66,504  
    

 

 

 

Building Products – 2.7%

    

Kingspan Group PLC

    1,262        115,753  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 4.6%

    

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. – Class A

    900        56,378  

Schneider Electric SE

    315        99,231  

Siemens Energy AG

    216        41,147  
    

 

 

 
       196,756  
    

 

 

 

Ground Transportation – 2.4%

    

Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.

    1,154        103,123  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 1.0%

    

Lifco AB – Class B

    1,371      $ 44,160  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 4.9%

    

RENK Group AG

    942        62,493  

Trelleborg AB – Class B

    1,121        48,977  

Weir Group PLC (The)

    3,007        99,143  
    

 

 

 
       210,613  
    

 

 

 

Passenger Airlines – 1.6%

    

Ryanair Holdings PLC

    2,370        69,501  
    

 

 

 

Professional Services – 1.9%

    

Experian PLC

    2,285        79,250  
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 5.3%

    

AddTech AB – Class B

    1,048        37,388  

Beijer Ref AB – Class B

    7,360        102,589  

Diploma PLC

    922        86,873  
    

 

 

 
       226,850  
    

 

 

 
       1,223,098  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 15.8%

    

Broadline Retail – 5.4%

    

MercadoLibre, Inc.(b)

    39        66,130  

Sea Ltd. (ADR)(b)

    1,801        163,045  
    

 

 

 
       229,175  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 5.7%

    

Atour Lifestyle Holdings Ltd. (ADR)

    2,361        81,077  

DPC Dash Ltd. – Class H(b)

    6,800        33,560  

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC

    605        93,261  

Yum China Holdings, Inc.

    868        36,829  
    

 

 

 
       244,727  
    

 

 

 

Leisure Products – 2.1%

    

H World Group Ltd. (ADR)

    2,027        90,992  
    

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 2.6%

    

ANTA Sports Products Ltd. – Class H

    5,000        48,358  

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE

    112        61,826  
    

 

 

 
       110,184  
    

 

 

 
       675,078  
    

 

 

 

Financials – 11.1%

    

Banks – 5.3%

    

HDFC Bank Ltd. (ADR)

    2,110        50,176  

NU Holdings Ltd./Cayman Islands – Class A(b)

    5,283        69,366  

Standard Chartered PLC

    3,930        105,604  
    

 

 

 
       225,146  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 4.0%

    

3i Group PLC

    3,781        115,948  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Futu Holdings Ltd. (ADR)

    534      $ 55,573  
    

 

 

 
       171,521  
    

 

 

 

Financial Services – 1.8%

    

Adyen NV(b)

    72        78,921  
    

 

 

 
       475,588  
    

 

 

 

Communication Services – 4.9%

    

Interactive Media & Services – 4.1%

    

Tencent Holdings Ltd. – Class H

    3,270        178,241  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8%

    

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (ADR)

    3,539        32,629  
    

 

 

 
       210,870  
    

 

 

 

Health Care – 3.7%

    

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 3.0%

    

Ambu A/S – Class B

    7,316        76,995  

Straumann Holding AG (REG)

    428        51,885  
    

 

 

 
       128,880  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 0.7%

    

Novo Nordisk A/S – Class B

    678        31,013  
    

 

 

 
       159,893  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 1.3%

    

Chemicals – 1.3%

    

IMCD NV

    550        56,699  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $4,347,025)

       4,252,898  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.3%

    

Investment Companies – 1.3%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(c)(d)(e)
(cost $56,785)

    56,785        56,785  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.6%
(cost $4,403,810)

       4,309,683  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.6)%

       (26,493
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 4,283,190  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Country Breakdown (% of Net Assets)

 

China

     13.0

United Kingdom

     12.9  

Netherlands

     10.3  

Taiwan

     7.7  

South Korea

     7.5  

Canada

     7.1  

Germany

     6.3  

Sweden

     5.4  

United States

     4.2  

France

     4.0  

Singapore

     3.8  

Denmark

     3.8  

Brazil

     3.2  

Ireland

     2.7  

Others

     7.4  

Short-Term Investments

     1.3  

Other assets less liabilities

     (0.6
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

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 May 31, 2026, this security amounted to $23,861 or 0.6% of net assets.

 

(b)

Non-income producing security.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Affiliated investments.

 

(e)

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.

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

REG – Registered Shares

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB US EQUITY ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 93.7%

    

Information Technology – 31.8%

    

Communications Equipment – 1.2%

    

Arista Networks, Inc.(a)

    1,623      $ 258,820  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

    44,510        5,359,894  

F5, Inc.(a)

    13        4,985  

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

    7,577        3,055,652  
    

 

 

 
       8,679,351  
    

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components – 0.0%

    

CDW Corp./DE

    216        27,097  

Crane NXT Co.

    93        3,612  

Vontier Corp.

    293        8,316  
    

 

 

 
       39,025  
    

 

 

 

IT Services – 0.1%

    

Accenture PLC – Class A

    385        72,022  

Amdocs Ltd.

    1,450        91,306  

DXC Technology Co.(a)

    8        79  

Gartner, Inc.(a)

    8        1,298  

GoDaddy, Inc. – Class A(a)

    397        34,075  

VeriSign, Inc.

    615        175,509  
    

 

 

 
       374,289  
    

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment – 17.2%

    

Analog Devices, Inc.

    1,210        500,758  

Applied Materials, Inc.

    17,128        7,708,628  

ASML Holding NV (REG)

    1,819        2,933,610  

Broadcom, Inc.

    60,421        26,994,290  

Entegris, Inc.

    328        45,523  

First Solar, Inc.(a)

    2        614  

GlobalFoundries, Inc.

    6        480  

Intel Corp.(a)

    32,627        3,741,664  

KLA Corp.

    487        935,873  

Lam Research Corp.

    1,197        380,861  

Marvell Technology, Inc.

    226        46,330  

Microchip Technology, Inc.

    819        77,518  

NVIDIA Corp.

    266,636        56,297,525  

NXP Semiconductors NV

    25,117        8,071,348  

ON Semiconductor Corp.(a)

    74        8,926  

Qnity Electronics, Inc.

    1,399        218,244  

QUALCOMM, Inc.

    3,676        922,750  

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

    17        1,323  

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

    27,699        11,590,647  

Texas Instruments, Inc.

    1,317        402,581  

Universal Display Corp.

    39        3,593  
    

 

 

 
       120,883,086  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Software – 7.6%

    

Adobe, Inc.(a)

    899      $ 233,030  

Autodesk, Inc.(a)

    509        117,737  

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. – Class A

    162        9,041  

Gen Digital, Inc.

    4,388        113,167  

Microsoft Corp.

    95,049        42,794,862  

Oracle Corp.

    41,190        9,299,878  

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(a)

    567        159,718  

PTC, Inc.(a)

    729        101,134  

Roper Technologies, Inc.

    700        227,871  

Salesforce, Inc.

    422        80,644  

ServiceNow, Inc.(a)

    3,390        421,614  

Trimble, Inc.(a)

    1,158        65,323  

Tyler Technologies, Inc.(a)

    1        313  
    

 

 

 
       53,624,332  
    

 

 

 

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals – 5.7%

    

Apple, Inc.

    119,074        37,158,232  

HP, Inc.

    2,271        61,408  

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC

    3,009        2,647,318  
    

 

 

 
       39,866,958  
    

 

 

 
       223,467,041  
    

 

 

 

Communication Services – 12.7%

    

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.3%

    

AT&T, Inc.

    16,652        412,970  

Charter Communications, Inc. – Class A(a)

    82        11,812  

Comcast Corp. – Class A

    14,621        363,624  

Liberty Capital Corp.(a)

    84        1,874  

Liberty Capital Corp. – Class C(a)

    225        5,033  

Liberty Global Ltd. – Class C(a)

    2,356        28,649  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    23,280        1,113,017  
    

 

 

 
       1,936,979  
    

 

 

 

Entertainment – 1.3%

    

Electronic Arts, Inc.

    780        157,342  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One – Class A(a)

    70        5,879  

Liberty Media Corp.-Liberty Formula One – Class C(a)

    879        79,804  

Netflix, Inc.(a)

    877        75,439  

Spotify Technology SA(a)

    9        4,479  

Walt Disney Co. (The)

    89,014        9,064,296  
    

 

 

 
       9,387,239  
    

 

 

 

Interactive Media & Services – 10.3%

    

Alphabet, Inc. – Class A

    46,056        17,516,939  

Alphabet, Inc. – Class C

    78,646        29,604,714  

IAC, Inc.(a)

    250        11,222  

Meta Platforms, Inc. – Class A

    35,070        22,182,126  

Reddit, Inc. – Class A(a)

    17,877        3,146,352  
    

 

 

 
       72,461,353  
    

 

 

 

Media – 0.0%

    

Fox Corp. – Class A

    33        2,109  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Fox Corp. – Class B

    28      $ 1,607  

Liberty Broadband Corp. – Class A(a)

    421        14,221  

Liberty Broadband Corp. – Class C(a)

    423        14,281  

New York Times Co. (The) – Class A

    1,083        81,453  

News Corp. – Class A

    71        1,853  

News Corp. – Class B

    38        1,133  

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    374        27,194  

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.

    4,220        124,574  
    

 

 

 
       268,425  
    

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services – 0.8%

    

T-Mobile US, Inc.

    28,355        5,317,413  
    

 

 

 
       89,371,409  
    

 

 

 

Financials – 12.5%

    

Banks – 3.2%

    

Bank of America Corp.

    146,645        7,566,882  

BOK Financial Corp.

    212        27,144  

Citigroup, Inc.

    9,792        1,232,813  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

    2,275        141,641  

Commerce Bancshares, Inc./MO

    1,390        72,586  

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

    277        37,539  

East West Bancorp, Inc.

    33        4,044  

Fifth Third Bancorp

    8,366        417,714  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC – Class A

    39        77,630  

FNB Corp./PA

    42        734  

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./OH

    768        12,564  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    8,064        2,413,636  

KeyCorp

    890        18,984  

M&T Bank Corp.

    1,529        330,432  

NU Holdings Ltd./Cayman Islands – Class A(a)

    174        2,285  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)

    3,515        777,237  

Popular, Inc.

    5        743  

Regions Financial Corp.

    3,153        88,284  

Truist Financial Corp.

    3,901        188,067  

US Bancorp

    2,863        157,036  

Webster Financial Corp.

    1,769        128,642  

Wells Fargo & Co.

    107,948        8,370,288  

Western Alliance Bancorp

    78        6,213  

Zions Bancorp NA

    263        16,424  
    

 

 

 
       22,089,562  
    

 

 

 

Capital Markets – 3.9%

    

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    882        393,116  

Ares Management Corp. – Class A

    308        39,578  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

    4,124        575,009  

Blackrock, Inc.

    609        637,550  

Blackstone, Inc.

    1,939        226,805  

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. – Class A

    1,100        53,460  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.

    732        244,166  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

    105,115        9,181,795  

CME Group, Inc.

    2,057        562,672  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

    168      $ 41,239  

Franklin Resources, Inc.

    55        1,706  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    6,217        6,375,907  

Houlihan Lokey, Inc.

    24        3,400  

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.

    4,064        600,862  

KKR & Co., Inc.

    1,591        152,641  

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

    147        19,116  

Moody’s Corp.

    1,109        502,654  

Morgan Stanley

    3,955        822,640  

MSCI, Inc.

    75        47,354  

Nasdaq, Inc.

    5,350        494,982  

Northern Trust Corp.

    94        15,552  

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

    25        3,585  

S&P Global, Inc.

    14,348        6,083,552  

SEI Investments Co.

    2        176  

State Street Corp.

    122        18,988  

Stifel Financial Corp.

    196        13,749  

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

    3,614        377,771  

Tradeweb Markets, Inc. – Class A

    18        1,805  
    

 

 

 
       27,491,830  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Finance – 0.7%

    

Ally Financial, Inc.

    115        4,923  

American Express Co.

    1,288        407,613  

Capital One Financial Corp.

    21,352        4,012,682  

OneMain Holdings, Inc.

    107        5,918  

Synchrony Financial

    3,782        270,186  
    

 

 

 
       4,701,322  
    

 

 

 

Financial Services – 3.1%

    

Apollo Global Management, Inc.

    1,356        174,531  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. – Class A(a)

    1        710,900  

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. – Class B(a)

    3,622        1,718,566  

Block, Inc.(a)

    8        606  

Corpay, Inc.(a)

    10        3,618  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

    239        10,275  

Fiserv, Inc.(a)

    4,221        238,740  

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

    401        54,664  

Mastercard, Inc. – Class A

    2,126        1,050,201  

MGIC Investment Corp.

    131        3,304  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

    3,012        134,787  

Visa, Inc. – Class A

    54,621        17,826,109  

Voya Financial, Inc.

    30        2,437  
    

 

 

 
       21,928,738  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.6%

    

Aflac, Inc.

    743        83,528  

Allstate Corp. (The)

    1,136        234,118  

American Financial Group, Inc./OH

    57        7,399  

American International Group, Inc.

    630        46,765  

Aon PLC – Class A

    2,328        735,788  

Arch Capital Group Ltd.(a)

    88        7,862  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

    2,829      $ 568,940  

Assurant, Inc.

    22        5,475  

Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

    62        5,886  

Brown & Brown, Inc.

    1,476        83,025  

Chubb Ltd.

    4,957        1,545,246  

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

    120        18,890  

Everest Group Ltd.

    5,784        1,874,190  

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

    296        14,016  

First American Financial Corp.

    37        2,450  

Globe Life, Inc.

    47        7,202  

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    58        10,800  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

    4,620        587,341  

Kinsale Capital Group, Inc.

    56        17,067  

Lincoln National Corp.

    1,048        36,984  

Loews Corp.

    63        6,524  

Markel Group, Inc.(a)

    4        7,262  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

    9,049        1,447,569  

MetLife, Inc.

    1,376        113,781  

Old Republic International Corp.

    3        112  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

    50        5,181  

Progressive Corp. (The)

    8,081        1,538,622  

Prudential Financial, Inc.

    638        64,208  

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. – Class A

    506        101,574  

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

    351        98,403  

RLI Corp.

    33        1,651  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    5,190        1,514,909  

Unum Group

    36        2,996  

W R Berkley Corp.

    2,530        160,756  

White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.

    2        4,130  

Willis Towers Watson PLC

    1,017        253,914  
    

 

 

 
       11,214,564  
    

 

 

 
       87,426,016  
    

 

 

 

Industrials – 9.6%

    

Aerospace & Defense – 2.1%

    

Airbus SE (ADR)

    52,453        2,731,228  

Axon Enterprise, Inc.(a)

    5        2,243  

BAE Systems PLC (Sponsored ADR)

    37,508        4,099,999  

Boeing Co. (The)(a)

    399        92,229  

General Dynamics Corp.

    1,430        495,953  

General Electric Co.

    838        271,311  

HEICO Corp. – Class A

    560        145,493  

Hexcel Corp.

    6,144        551,670  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.

    393        101,492  

L3Harris Technologies, Inc.

    1,037        326,842  

Lockheed Martin Corp.

    383        203,162  

Northrop Grumman Corp.

    573        322,989  

RTX Corp.

    29,897        5,371,295  

Textron, Inc.

    1,279        117,361  

TransDigm Group, Inc.

    166        208,881  
    

 

 

 
       15,042,148  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Air Freight & Logistics – 0.0%

    

GXO Logistics, Inc.(a)

    228      $ 11,425  

United Parcel Service, Inc. – Class B

    984        104,983  
    

 

 

 
       116,408  
    

 

 

 

Building Products – 0.4%

    

A O Smith Corp.

    705        39,988  

Allegion PLC

    180        23,413  

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

    57        9,000  

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

    232        79,996  

Carrier Global Corp.

    21,450        1,370,011  

Johnson Controls International PLC

    801        107,382  

Lennox International, Inc.

    484        243,045  

Masco Corp.

    999        70,180  

Otis Worldwide Corp.

    636        45,054  

Owens Corning

    17        2,139  

Trane Technologies PLC

    1,172        528,924  
    

 

 

 
       2,519,132  
    

 

 

 

Commercial Services & Supplies – 0.7%

    

Cintas Corp.

    3,796        650,103  

Clean Harbors, Inc.(a)

    10        2,810  

Copart, Inc.(a)

    5,575        182,693  

RB Global, Inc.

    372        39,562  

Republic Services, Inc.

    459        92,002  

Rollins, Inc.

    348        16,565  

Veralto Corp.

    37,402        3,075,566  

Waste Management, Inc.

    2,897        612,600  
    

 

 

 
       4,671,901  
    

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering – 0.1%

    

AECOM

    1,673        116,056  

API Group Corp.(a)

    48        1,968  

Quanta Services, Inc.

    575        409,245  

Valmont Industries, Inc.

    85        44,184  
    

 

 

 
       571,453  
    

 

 

 

Electrical Equipment – 3.0%

    

AMETEK, Inc.

    2,160        487,836  

Eaton Corp. PLC

    23,087        9,248,652  

Emerson Electric Co.

    3,153        453,464  

GE Vernova, Inc.

    10,943        10,596,326  

Generac Holdings, Inc.(a)

    37        10,283  

Hubbell, Inc.

    74        35,047  

nVent Electric PLC

    885        147,786  

Regal Rexnord Corp.

    56        11,299  

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

    466        210,194  

Sensata Technologies Holding PLC

    349        17,237  
    

 

 

 
       21,218,124  
    

 

 

 

Ground Transportation – 1.3%

    

CSX Corp.

    168,547        7,628,437  

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    1,803        549,843  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ryder System, Inc.

    3      $ 753  

Uber Technologies, Inc.(a)

    2,531        178,182  

Union Pacific Corp.

    4,306        1,130,928  
    

 

 

 
       9,488,143  
    

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates – 0.1%

    

3M Co.

    712        109,029  

Honeywell International, Inc.

    1,775        422,201  
    

 

 

 
       531,230  
    

 

 

 

Machinery – 0.9%

    

Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.

    34        3,860  

Caterpillar, Inc.

    151        132,256  

Crane Co.

    86        15,738  

Deere & Co.

    7,437        4,032,193  

Fortive Corp.

    655        38,200  

IDEX Corp.

    194        40,901  

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

    3,586        886,746  

Nordson Corp.

    260        74,706  

PACCAR, Inc.

    2,985        329,454  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.

    176        148,655  

Pentair PLC

    119        8,430  

Snap-on, Inc.

    474        175,953  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.

    2,190        571,940  

Xylem, Inc./NY

    1,477        161,791  
    

 

 

 
       6,620,823  
    

 

 

 

Marine Transportation – 0.0%

    

Kirby Corp.(a)

    60        8,435  
    

 

 

 

Professional Services – 0.3%

    

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

    5,497        1,219,455  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

    2,554        392,601  

Equifax, Inc.

    17        2,818  

Genpact Ltd.

    574        18,913  

Jacobs Solutions, Inc.

    5        599  

Leidos Holdings, Inc.

    72        9,202  

Paychex, Inc.

    1,796        174,176  

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    97        6,550  

TransUnion

    1,232        88,162  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.

    575        100,619  
    

 

 

 
       2,013,095  
    

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors – 0.7%

    

Fastenal Co.

    4,497        198,767  

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc.

    2        452  

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. – Class A

    20        2,190  

United Rentals, Inc.

    3,802        3,785,537  

Watsco, Inc.

    578        212,184  

WW Grainger, Inc.

    345        425,813  
    

 

 

 
       4,624,943  
    

 

 

 
       67,425,835  
    

 

 

 

 

40 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Health Care – 8.7%

    

Biotechnology – 0.6%

    

AbbVie, Inc.

    2,406      $ 523,834  

Amgen, Inc.

    616        207,463  

Biogen, Inc.(a)

    372        72,912  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

    810        108,888  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    51        31,354  

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

    6,910        3,092,501  
    

 

 

 
       4,036,952  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Equipment & Supplies – 1.2%

    

Abbott Laboratories

    6,514        557,598  

Baxter International, Inc.

    119        2,235  

Becton Dickinson & Co.

    1,109        163,156  

Boston Scientific Corp.(a)

    3,722        179,810  

Dexcom, Inc.(a)

    784        57,812  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.(a)

    4,194        362,655  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.

    1,327        82,725  

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.(a)

    192        108,198  

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)

    866        367,738  

Masimo Corp.(a)

    80        14,276  

Medtronic PLC

    40,949        3,022,446  

Penumbra, Inc.(a)

    45        14,324  

ResMed, Inc.

    132        25,155  

Solventum Corp.(a)

    3,277        245,611  

STERIS PLC

    803        170,822  

Stryker Corp.

    9,566        2,918,491  

Teleflex, Inc.

    265        34,090  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

    1,146        94,350  
    

 

 

 
       8,421,492  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 2.2%

    

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    606        119,261  

Cencora, Inc.

    1,354        364,713  

Centene Corp.(a)

    553        32,959  

Cigna Group (The)

    1,796        498,210  

CVS Health Corp.

    2,486        226,176  

DaVita, Inc.(a)

    8        1,555  

Elevance Health, Inc.

    2,442        960,170  

Encompass Health Corp.

    19,750        2,090,538  

HCA Healthcare, Inc.

    1,031        390,275  

Labcorp Holdings, Inc.

    1,215        315,973  

McKesson Corp.

    289        214,565  

Molina Healthcare, Inc.(a)

    6        1,042  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

    222        43,268  

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    27,494        10,456,243  

Universal Health Services, Inc. – Class B

    19        2,776  
    

 

 

 
       15,717,724  
    

 

 

 

Health Care Technology – 0.0%

    

Veeva Systems, Inc. – Class A(a)

    357        62,239  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services – 2.5%

    

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    230      $ 31,172  

Danaher Corp.

    2,427        443,340  

IQVIA Holdings, Inc.(a)

    34,592        6,303,008  

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.(a)

    11        12,986  

QIAGEN NV

    601        21,991  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    17,230        8,485,947  

Waters Corp.(a)

    5,281        2,025,633  

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    23        7,425  
    

 

 

 
       17,331,502  
    

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals – 2.2%

    

Eli Lilly & Co.

    5,613        6,202,365  

Johnson & Johnson

    3,485        785,275  

Merck & Co., Inc.

    67,962        8,068,449  

Pfizer, Inc.

    3,674        96,185  

Zoetis, Inc.

    921        71,553  
    

 

 

 
       15,223,827  
    

 

 

 
       60,793,736  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 8.3%

    

Automobile Components – 0.0%

    

Gentex Corp.

    10,359        250,274  
    

 

 

 

Broadline Retail – 5.1%

    

Amazon.com, Inc.(a)

    132,020        35,729,893  

Coupang, Inc.(a)

    62        1,029  

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

    18        1,469  
    

 

 

 
       35,732,391  
    

 

 

 

Distributors – 0.0%

    

Genuine Parts Co.

    573        56,555  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Consumer Services – 0.1%

    

H&R Block, Inc.

    85        3,272  

Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. – Class A(a)

    140        13,485  

Liberty Live Holdings, Inc. – Class C(a)

    538        53,315  

Service Corp. International/US

    3,690        277,451  
    

 

 

 
       347,523  
    

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure – 0.6%

    

Airbnb, Inc. – Class A(a)

    6        800  

Aramark

    2,314        123,521  

Booking Holdings, Inc.

    450        75,344  

Churchill Downs, Inc.

    102        8,896  

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

    258        84,536  

Hyatt Hotels Corp. – Class A

    16,541        2,999,876  

Marriott International, Inc./MD – Class A

    200        75,120  

McDonald’s Corp.

    1,495        417,404  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    313        46,308  
    

 

 

 
       3,831,805  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Household Durables – 0.0%

    

Garmin Ltd.

    584      $ 136,609  

Lennar Corp. – Class B

    6        528  

Mohawk Industries, Inc.(a)

    6        645  
    

 

 

 
       137,782  
    

 

 

 

Specialty Retail – 2.5%

    

AutoNation, Inc.(a)

    11        2,065  

AutoZone, Inc.(a)

    2,074        6,087,584  

Best Buy Co., Inc.

    586        45,679  

Burlington Stores, Inc.(a)

    15        4,857  

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

    399        20,509  

Gap, Inc. (The)

    682        14,424  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)

    15,151        4,804,988  

Lithia Motors, Inc.

    15        4,363  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

    3,565        764,193  

Murphy USA, Inc.

    50        25,302  

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)

    7,326        636,483  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.

    102        17,072  

Ross Stores, Inc.

    4,613        1,068,971  

TJX Cos., Inc. (The)

    26,051        4,031,392  

Tractor Supply Co.

    264        8,324  

Valvoline, Inc.(a)

    984        33,210  
    

 

 

 
       17,569,416  
    

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods – 0.0%

    

Columbia Sportswear Co.

    177        11,714  

NIKE, Inc. – Class B

    316        14,609  

PVH Corp.

    15        1,399  
    

 

 

 
       27,722  
    

 

 

 
       57,953,468  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – 3.1%

    

Beverages – 1.3%

    

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

    62,499        4,938,046  

Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.

    230        39,850  

Constellation Brands, Inc. – Class A

    121        16,797  

Monster Beverage Corp.(a)

    37,896        3,337,880  

PepsiCo, Inc.

    5,205        750,509  
    

 

 

 
       9,083,082  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail – 1.2%

    

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.(a)

    1,423        121,353  

Costco Wholesale Corp.

    3,586        3,429,364  

Dollar Tree, Inc.(a)

    2,533        294,942  

Kroger Co. (The)

    3,005        186,761  

Performance Food Group Co.(a)

    34        3,338  

Sysco Corp.

    2,160        163,750  

Walmart, Inc.

    38,508        4,457,301  
    

 

 

 
       8,656,809  
    

 

 

 

Food Products – 0.2%

    

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

    861        68,691  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Campbell’s Co. (The)

    160      $ 3,378  

Conagra Brands, Inc.

    1,197        15,896  

General Mills, Inc.

    1,188        40,166  

Hershey Co. (The)

    162        31,433  

Hormel Foods Corp.

    817        18,979  

Ingredion, Inc.

    300        30,432  

J M Smucker Co. (The)

    65        6,708  

Kraft Heinz Co. (The)

    3,555        85,355  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD

    617        29,227  

Mondelez International, Inc. – Class A

    17,629        1,078,366  

Post Holdings, Inc.(a)

    93        8,541  

Tyson Foods, Inc. – Class A

    243        14,828  
    

 

 

 
       1,432,000  
    

 

 

 

Household Products – 0.2%

    

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

    1,269        121,354  

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

    1,296        116,808  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

    1,061        103,554  

Procter & Gamble Co. (The)

    8,960        1,286,298  
    

 

 

 
       1,628,014  
    

 

 

 

Tobacco – 0.2%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

    10,792        750,908  

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    2,824        500,921  
    

 

 

 
       1,251,829  
    

 

 

 
       22,051,734  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 2.3%

    

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

    

Baker Hughes Co.

    3,537        225,944  

Halliburton Co.

    1,503        58,391  

SLB Ltd.

    2,707        147,667  
    

 

 

 
       432,002  
    

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 2.3%

    

APA Corp.

    979        35,665  

Cheniere Energy, Inc.

    617        138,739  

Chevron Corp.

    7,120        1,299,115  

ConocoPhillips

    6,424        732,207  

Devon Energy Corp.

    705        31,365  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

    73        13,978  

DT Midstream, Inc.

    2,074        290,318  

EOG Resources, Inc.

    52,464        6,997,648  

EQT Corp.

    3,275        179,896  

Expand Energy Corp.

    223        20,735  

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    35,891        5,213,527  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    2,199        68,345  

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

    2,326        131,721  

ONEOK, Inc.

    3,583        300,757  

Ovintiv, Inc.

    8        448  

Phillips 66

    394        69,297  

Targa Resources Corp.

    655        167,071  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Texas Pacific Land Corp.

    190      $ 74,670  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)

    2,035        145,279  
    

 

 

 
       15,910,781  
    

 

 

 
       16,342,783  
    

 

 

 

Materials – 2.0%

    

Chemicals – 1.7%

    

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

    2,537        706,859  

Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.(a)

    133        4,092  

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

    140        15,729  

Corteva, Inc.

    64,501        5,049,138  

Dow, Inc.

    3,133        105,739  

Eastman Chemical Co.

    97        7,359  

Ecolab, Inc.

    2,739        701,184  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

    28        2,129  

Linde PLC

    9,964        4,958,983  

LyondellBasell Industries NV – Class A

    185        12,330  

Mosaic Co. (The)

    411        9,823  

NewMarket Corp.

    13        10,057  

Olin Corp.

    19        492  

RPM International, Inc.

    295        31,261  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)

    1,308        397,423  

Westlake Corp.

    115        9,986  
    

 

 

 
       12,022,584  
    

 

 

 

Construction Materials – 0.3%

    

CRH PLC

    190        20,670  

Eagle Materials, Inc.

    5,711        1,263,159  

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

    872        507,190  

Vulcan Materials Co.

    1,196        338,373  
    

 

 

 
       2,129,392  
    

 

 

 

Containers & Packaging – 0.0%

    

Amcor PLC

    1        39  

AptarGroup, Inc.

    715        82,832  

Avery Dennison Corp.

    12        1,909  

Packaging Corp. of America

    11        2,408  
    

 

 

 
       87,188  
    

 

 

 

Metals & Mining – 0.0%

    

Nucor Corp.

    69        17,250  

Reliance, Inc.

    101        38,458  
    

 

 

 
       55,708  
    

 

 

 
       14,294,872  
    

 

 

 

Utilities – 1.5%

    

Electric Utilities – 1.1%

    

Alliant Energy Corp.

    1,471        105,338  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

    38,710        4,903,396  

Constellation Energy Corp.

    567        163,154  

Duke Energy Corp.

    2,670        327,689  

Edison International

    1,671        116,870  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Entergy Corp.

    3,894      $ 424,641  

Evergy, Inc.

    153        12,552  

Eversource Energy

    2,394        163,438  

Exelon Corp.

    4,376        199,721  

FirstEnergy Corp.

    504        23,381  

NextEra Energy, Inc.

    10,850        944,058  

NRG Energy, Inc.

    26        3,486  

PG&E Corp.

    261        4,265  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

    60        5,984  

PPL Corp.

    1,343        47,529  

Southern Co. (The)

    1,998        183,916  

Xcel Energy, Inc.

    288        22,896  
    

 

 

 
       7,652,314  
    

 

 

 

Gas Utilities – 0.0%

    

Atmos Energy Corp.

    110        18,605  

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

    1,577        33,243  

UGI Corp.

    14        489  
    

 

 

 
       52,337  
    

 

 

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers – 0.0%

    

AES Corp. (The)

    2,958        43,394  

Brookfield Renewable Corp.

    97        3,878  

Vistra Corp.

    584        93,574  
    

 

 

 
       140,846  
    

 

 

 

Multi-Utilities – 0.4%

    

Ameren Corp.

    4,632        500,117  

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

    140        5,916  

CMS Energy Corp.

    57        4,137  

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

    2,221        234,604  

Dominion Energy, Inc.

    3,399        227,529  

DTE Energy Co.

    641        91,580  

NiSource, Inc.

    11,004        508,605  

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

    4,481        352,431  

Sempra

    3,072        273,807  

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

    537        59,634  
    

 

 

 
       2,258,360  
    

 

 

 

Water Utilities – 0.0%

    

American Water Works Co., Inc.

    267        32,913  

Essential Utilities, Inc.

    898        33,127  
    

 

 

 
       66,040  
    

 

 

 
       10,169,897  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate – 1.2%

    

Health Care REITs – 0.0%

    

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.

    5        99  

Medical Properties Trust, Inc.

    46        235  

Ventas, Inc.

    1,092        92,187  

Welltower, Inc.

    640        131,411  
    

 

 

 
       223,932  
    

 

 

 

 

46 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Hotel & Resort REITs – 0.0%

    

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

    18      $ 414  
    

 

 

 

Industrial REITs – 0.1%

    

Americold Realty Trust, Inc.

    2        31  

EastGroup Properties, Inc.

    12        2,423  

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

    127        7,858  

Prologis, Inc.

    1,883        270,154  
    

 

 

 
       280,466  
    

 

 

 

Office REITs – 0.0%

    

BXP, Inc.

    43        2,580  

Vornado Realty Trust

    881        29,734  
    

 

 

 
       32,314  
    

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development – 0.0%

    

CBRE Group, Inc. – Class A(a)

    1,022        127,791  

CoStar Group, Inc.(a)

    20        644  

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)

    44        12,421  
    

 

 

 
       140,856  
    

 

 

 

Residential REITs – 0.0%

    

American Homes 4 Rent – Class A

    101        3,240  

AvalonBay Communities, Inc.

    516        94,175  

Equity Residential

    36        2,356  

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

    64        17,449  

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.

    251        32,397  

Sun Communities, Inc.

    99        12,242  
    

 

 

 
       161,859  
    

 

 

 

Retail REITs – 0.1%

    

Federal Realty Investment Trust

    14        1,675  

Kimco Realty Corp.

    984        23,695  

Realty Income Corp.

    1,289        78,990  

Regency Centers Corp.

    1        77  

Simon Property Group, Inc.

    1,078        220,893  
    

 

 

 
       325,330  
    

 

 

 

Specialized REITs – 1.0%

    

American Tower Corp.

    1,223        228,652  

Crown Castle, Inc.

    963        88,115  

CubeSmart

    296        11,840  

Digital Realty Trust, Inc.

    18,047        3,428,930  

Equinix, Inc.

    196        209,336  

Extra Space Storage, Inc.

    19,369        2,795,140  

Iron Mountain, Inc.

    1,743        223,540  

Lamar Advertising Co. – Class A

    1        152  

Millrose Properties, Inc.

    33        931  

Public Storage

    21        6,378  

Rayonier, Inc.

    400        8,356  

SBA Communications Corp.

    2        406  

VICI Properties, Inc.

    3,718        104,922  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Weyerhaeuser Co.

    507      $ 12,427  
    

 

 

 
       7,119,125  
    

 

 

 
       8,284,296  
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $608,583,942)

       657,581,087  
    

 

 

 
    

INVESTMENT COMPANIES – 6.1%

    

Funds and Investment Trusts – 6.1%(b)

    

First Trust Cloud Computing ETF

    164        23,709  

First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund

    579        66,683  

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF

    1,971        69,571  

First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF

    270        42,157  

Invesco KBW Bank ETF

    798        69,538  

Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1

    3,759        2,775,307  

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

    362        75,596  

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

    836        62,633  

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

    2,129        1,618,146  

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

    4,672        348,531  

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

    972        160,847  

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

    2,175        416,774  

iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF

    51        3,304  

iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF

    93        17,093  

iShares ESG MSCI KLD 400 ETF

    640        91,552  

iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF – Class U

    1,897        291,816  

iShares Global 100 ETF

    590        84,400  

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

    982        94,861  

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

    3,362        724,477  

iShares Residential & Multisector Real Estate ETF

    100        8,975  

iShares Russell 1000 ETF

    450        185,810  

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

    2,124        271,553  

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

    1,194        284,124  

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

    5        802  

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

    9,241        1,297,067  

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF

    362        82,507  

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

    180        25,600  

iShares Select Dividend ETF

    525        81,354  

iShares Semiconductor ETF

    222        126,336  

iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    489        115,130  

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

    427        25,552  

iShares U.S. Equity Factor ETF

    43,508        3,327,057  

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

    829        209,671  

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Co. ETF

    1,970        61,050  

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF

    307        10,782  

Schwab US Large-Cap ETF

    31,624        941,130  

State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF

    1,023        118,351  

State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF

    1,528        184,689  

State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF

    1,299        107,700  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company   Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

    7,905      $ 444,972  

State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF

    20,085        1,035,984  

State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF

    3,847        575,011  

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF

    4,768        825,484  

State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

    744        38,056  

State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF

    710        31,233  

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

    2,887        350,770  

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

    7,094        433,089  

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

    3,189        2,412,415  

State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

    888        132,543  

State Street SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

    12        8,167  

State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF

    262        50,047  

State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF

    1,812        80,489  

VanEck Biotech ETF

    300        56,592  

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

    661        265,524  

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

    5,042        1,183,105  

Vanguard Energy ETF

    360        57,276  

Vanguard Financials ETF

    282        35,718  

Vanguard Growth ETF

    4,680        419,328  

Vanguard Health Care ETF

    107        29,918  

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

    969        154,255  

Vanguard Industrials ETF

    2,679        912,575  

Vanguard Large-Cap ETF

    14        4,875  

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF

    4,910        448,136  

Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF

    3,890        613,025  

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

    57,964        4,576,837  

Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF

    200        38,910  

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

    4,584        3,188,126  

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

    26,105        9,725,157  

Vanguard Value ETF

    528        111,857  
    

 

 

 

Total Investment Companies
(cost $38,757,978)

       42,741,709  
    

 

 

 
    

RIGHTS – 0.0%

    

Financials – 0.0%

    

Capital Markets – 0.0%

    

Hologic, Inc. (CVR)(a)(c)(d)
(cost $37)

    3,718        37  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.2%

    

Investment Companies – 0.2%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(b)(e)(f)
(cost $1,485,688)

    1,485,688        1,485,688  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.0%
(cost $648,827,645)

       701,808,521  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.0%

       249,485  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 702,058,006  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

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.

 

(c)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(d)

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

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Affiliated investments.

Glossary:

ADR – American Depositary Receipt

CVR – Contingent Value Right

ETF – Exchange Traded Fund

MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International

NASDAQ – National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

REG – Registered Shares

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SPDR – Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    AB
Disruptors ETF
    AB US High
Dividend ETF
    AB US Large
Cap Strategic
Equities ETF
 
Assets      

Investments in securities, at value

     

Unaffiliated issuers
(cost $1,957,845,911, $169,271,847 and $1,060,369,655, respectively)

  $ 2,758,288,513 (a)    $ 191,132,993 (a)    $ 1,243,380,348 (a) 

Affiliated issuers
(cost $104,531,095, $1,580,611 and $10,072,224—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $182,590, $1,193,518 and $599,355, respectively)

    104,531,095       1,580,611       10,072,224  

Cash

    70,472       – 0  –      54,169  

Foreign currencies, at value
(cost $2,147,215, $0 and $0, respectively)

    2,190,057       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Receivable for investment securities sold and foreign currency transactions

    97,794,540       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

    832,694       408,267       1,000,295  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    313,363       953       25,269  

Foreign withholding tax reclaims

    150,932       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Receivable due from Adviser

    20,404       332       1,579  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

    – 0  –      – 0  –      2,512,122  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,964,192,070       193,123,156       1,257,046,006  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities      

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    182,590       1,193,518       599,355  

Advisory fee payable

    1,475,367       54,085       402,024  

Payable for investment securities purchased and foreign currency transactions

    75,418,072       – 0  –      2,493,912  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    77,076,029       1,247,603       3,495,291  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $  2,887,116,041     $  191,875,553     $  1,253,550,715  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets      

Capital stock, at par

  $ 2,033     $ 214     $ 1,497  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,951,727,467       161,664,701       1,061,033,548  

Distributable earnings

    935,386,541       30,210,638       192,515,670  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 2,887,116,041     $ 191,875,553     $ 1,253,550,715  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value (based on 20,330,020, 2,140,020 and 14,970,020 shares outstanding)

  $ 142.01     $ 89.66     $ 83.74  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan with a value of $21,613,336, $2,552,582 and $7,505,040, respectively (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

    AB US Low
Volatility
Equity ETF
    AB
International
Low Volatility
Equity ETF
    AB
International
Growth ETF
 
Assets      

Investments in securities, at value

     

Unaffiliated issuers
(cost $170,520,946, $1,378,293,372 and $4,347,025, respectively)

  $  201,469,325 (a)    $  1,747,403,640 (a)    $  4,252,898  

Affiliated issuers (cost $1,507,280, $5,402,111 and $56,785—including investment of cash collateral for securities loaned of $713,770, $0 and $0, respectively)

    1,507,280       5,402,111       56,785  

Cash

    4,239       746       – 0  – 

Cash collateral due from broker

    – 0  –      260,000       – 0  – 

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $0, $4,535,207 and $4,929, respectively)

    – 0  –      4,564,518       4,939  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    1,999,032       – 0  –      12,820  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

    195,071       8,825,759       3,236  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    1,834       20,547       167  

Receivable due from Adviser

    203       2,646       10  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      2,514,985       – 0  – 

Foreign withholding tax reclaims

    – 0  –      4,515,481       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    205,176,984       1,773,510,433       4,330,855  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities      

Payable for collateral received on securities loaned

    713,770       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Advisory fee payable

    67,163       743,560       1,952  

Payable for investment securities purchased and foreign currency transactions

    – 0  –      3,506       45,713  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      4,532,360       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    780,933       5,279,426       47,665  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 204,396,051     $ 1,768,231,007     $ 4,283,190  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets      

Capital stock, at par

  $ 252     $ 3,930     $ 15  

Additional paid-in capital

    178,013,688       1,368,507,560       4,499,813  

Distributable earnings/Accumulated loss

    26,382,111       399,719,517       (216,638
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 204,396,051     $ 1,768,231,007     $ 4,283,190  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value (based on 2,520,020, 39,301,020 and 150,033 shares outstanding)

  $ 81.11     $ 44.99     $ 28.55  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes securities on loan with a value of $1,296,365 and $14,361,705, respectively (see Note E).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

     AB US
Equity ETF
 
Assets   

Investments in securities, at value

  

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $647,341,957)

   $  700,322,833  

Affiliated issuers (cost $1,485,688)

     1,485,688  

Cash

     25,396  

Unaffiliated dividends and interest receivable

     515,083  

Affiliated dividends receivable

     4,513  

Receivable due from Adviser

     271  
  

 

 

 

Total assets

     702,353,784  
  

 

 

 
Liabilities   

Advisory fee payable

     294,839  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

     939  
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     295,778  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 702,058,006  
  

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets   

Capital stock, at par

   $ 2,614  

Additional paid-in capital

     202,364,772  

Distributable earnings

     499,690,620  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 702,058,006  
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value (based on 26,140,973 shares outstanding)

   $ 26.86  
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     AB
Disruptors ETF
    AB US High
Dividend ETF
    AB US Large
Cap Strategic
Equities ETF
 
Investment Income       

Dividends

      

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $357,796, $5,168 and $45,702)

   $ 4,794,691     $ 2,434,973     $ 4,808,363  

Affiliated issuers

     791,926       5,975       145,125  

Interest

     12,716       55       47  

Securities lending income, net

     288,822       3,455       2,272  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

   $ 5,888,155     $ 2,444,458     $ 4,955,807  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses   

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     5,812,973       269,424       1,709,600  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before bank overdraft expense

     5,812,973       269,424       1,709,600  

Bank overdraft expense

     – 0  –      255       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     5,812,973       269,679       1,709,600  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

     (54,920     (1,049     (8,933
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     5,758,053       268,630       1,700,667  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     130,102       2,175,828       3,255,140  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investment transactions

     31,651,568       702,879       (12,714,903

In-kind redemptions

     127,120,519       9,223,165       29,197,931  

Foreign currency transactions

     (566,015     – 0  –      – 0  – 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

      

Investments

     515,574,473       8,016,017       78,522,691  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     46,001       – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain on investment and foreign currency transaction

     673,826,546       17,942,061       95,005,719  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $  673,956,648     $  20,117,889     $  98,260,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (continued)

Six Months Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    AB US Low
Volatility
Equity ETF
    AB International
Low Volatility
Equity ETF
    AB International
Growth ETF
 
Investment Income      

Dividends

     

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $4,680, $3,139,374 and $4,448)

  $  1,171,545     $  29,322,368     $  27,899  

Affiliated issuers

    48,880       161,129       829  

Interest

    306       40,269       – 0  – 

Securities lending income, net

    1,898       283,588       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

  $ 1,222,629     $ 29,807,354     $ 28,728  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses  

Advisory fee (see Note B)

    360,382       4,096,132       11,588  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before bank overdraft expense

    360,382       4,096,132       11,588  

Bank overdraft expense

    161       3,578       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    360,543       4,099,710       11,588  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Notes B & E)

    (3,445     (14,186     (49
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    357,098       4,085,524       11,539  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    865,531       25,721,830       17,189  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions

    (4,602,295     (9,180,919     (131,723

In-kind redemptions

    3,789,292       27,155,834       – 0  – 

Forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      (4,179,092     – 0  – 

Foreign currency transactions

    7       6,480,660       (345

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

    5,843,569       86,707,760       100,962  

Forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      (5,090,259     – 0  – 

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    – 0  –      162,304       8  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    5,030,573       102,056,288       (31,098
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

  $  5,896,104     $  127,778,118     $  (13,909
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (continued)

For the Period from December 15, 2025(a) to May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     AB US
Equity ETF
 
Investment Income   

Dividends

  

Unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $17,741)

   $ 3,597,761  

Affiliated issuers

     26,087  
  

 

 

 

Total income

   $ 3,623,848  
  

 

 

 
Expenses   

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,538,753  
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,538,753  
  

 

 

 

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (1,483
  

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,537,270  
  

 

 

 

Net investment income

     2,086,578  
  

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions   

Net realized gain (loss) on:

  

Investment transactions(b)

     283,010,353  

In-kind redemptions

     163,142,750  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

  

Investments

     52,980,876  
  

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

     499,133,979  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $  501,220,557  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $939.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    AB Disruptors ETF     AB US High Dividend ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 130,102     $ (401,350   $ 2,175,828     $ 1,930,096  

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

    158,206,072       45,668,207       9,926,044       1,735,942  

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    515,620,474       185,467,017       8,016,017       10,721,801  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    673,956,648       230,733,874       20,117,889       14,387,839  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (1,400,180     (8,952,609     (1,877,201     (1,465,698
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase

    925,880,328       577,938,378       41,204,144       94,051,226  

Other Capital

    148,039       21,766       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

    1,598,584,835       799,741,409       59,444,832       106,973,367  
Net Assets        

Beginning of period

    1,288,531,206       488,789,797       132,430,721       25,457,354  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  2,887,116,041     $  1,288,531,206     $  191,875,553     $  132,430,721  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

    AB US Large Cap
Strategic Equities ETF
    AB US Low Volatility
Equity ETF
 
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment income

  $ 3,255,140     $ 3,199,940     $ 865,531     $ 1,103,205  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    16,483,028       (294,221     (812,996     (796,096

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    78,522,691       68,986,135       5,843,569       14,674,065  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    98,260,859       71,891,854       5,896,104       14,981,174  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (4,000,784     (1,173,105     (790,126     (1,066,987
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase

    486,530,381       342,084,086       32,841,769       75,816,262  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

    580,790,456       412,802,835       37,947,747       89,730,449  
Net Assets        

Beginning of period

    672,760,259       259,957,424       166,448,304       76,717,855  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,253,550,715     $  672,760,259     $  204,396,051     $  166,448,304  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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    AB International Low
Volatility Equity ETF
    AB International Growth ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    September 16,
2025(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 25,721,830     $ 28,825,253     $ 17,189     $ (735

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    20,276,483       67,802,695       (132,068     (8,068

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    81,779,805       107,217,362       100,970       (195,088

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

    – 0  –      44,617       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

    127,778,118       203,889,927       (13,909     (203,891

Distributions to Shareholders

    (24,321,126     (6,787,260     – 0  –      – 0  – 
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase

    170,327,450       471,390,715       – 0  –      4,500,990  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    273,784,442       668,493,382       (13,909     4,297,099  
Net Assets        

Beginning of period

    1,494,446,565       825,953,183       4,297,099       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,768,231,007     $  1,494,446,565     $  4,283,190     $  4,297,099  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

     AB US Equity ETF  
     December 15,
2025(a) to
May 31, 2026
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations   

Net investment income

   $ 2,086,578  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     446,153,103  

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

     52,980,876  
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

     501,220,557  

Distributions to Shareholders

     (1,529,937
Transactions in Shares of the Fund   

Net increase

     202,367,386  
  

 

 

 

Total increase

     702,058,006  
Net Assets   

Beginning of period

     – 0  – 
  

 

 

 

End of period

   $  702,058,006  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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May 31, 2026

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 23 funds currently in operation. This report relates only to AB Disruptors ETF, AB US High Dividend ETF, AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF, AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF, AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF, AB International Growth ETF and AB US Equity ETF (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”). AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF, AB Disruptors ETF, AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF and AB International Growth ETF are diversified portfolios, AB US High Dividend ETF, AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF, and AB US Equity ETF are non-diversified portfolios.

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Acquiring Portfolio”) commenced investment operations on July 12, 2024. At meetings held on October 31 – November 2, 2023, the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved the reorganization of AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio, a portfolio of AB Cap Fund, Inc. (the “Acquired Portfolio”) into the Acquiring Portfolio (the “Conversion”), to be managed by AllianceBernstein L.P. (the “Adviser”). Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Acquisition and Termination (the “Plan”), the Acquired Portfolio was converted into an exchange traded fund (“ETF”) with the same investment objective, and the same investment policies and investment strategies as the Acquired Portfolio on the closing date of the Conversion, July 12, 2024. In connection with the Conversion, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio were transferred to the Acquiring Portfolio, and stockholders of the Acquired Portfolio received shares of the Acquiring Portfolio equal in aggregate net asset value (“NAV”) to the NAV of their shares of the Acquired Portfolio (less cash corresponding to any fractional share amount). The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of June 30; however the Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30. See Note J for additional information regarding the Conversion. The Acquired Portfolio was the accounting survivor in the Conversion and as such, the financial statements and the financial highlights reflect the financial information of the Acquired Portfolio through July 12, 2024.

AB International Growth ETF commenced investment operations on September 16, 2025. AB US Equity ETF commenced investment operations on December 15, 2025.

Each Fund is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the

 

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reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, the Adviser serves as the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Funds’ portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed options are generally valued using market-based inputs, such as last traded prices, closing bid and ask prices, or settlement prices, as applicable; over-the-counter (“OTC”) options, including flexible exchange-traded options (“Flex Options”), are typically valued at transaction price on the trade date and thereafter valued using models that consider the terms of the option and/or relevant market inputs, as applicable; open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at fair value by an independent pricing service. If an independent fair value is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short-term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short-term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reasonably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest

 

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rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services, independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open-end mutual funds are valued at closing net assets value (“NAV”) per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents. In addition, the Funds may use fair value pricing for securities primarily traded in non-U.S. markets because most foreign markets close well before the Funds value their securities at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The earlier close of these foreign markets gives rise to the possibility that significant events, including broad market moves, may have occurred in the interim and may materially affect the value of those securities. To account for this, the Funds generally value many of their foreign equity securities using fair value prices based on third party vendor modeling tools to the extent available.

2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds 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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 Funds. 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

 

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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)

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 tables summarize the valuation of the Funds’ investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2026:

AB Disruptors ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $  2,758,288,513     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  2,758,288,513  

Short-Term Investments

     104,348,505       – 0  –      – 0  –      104,348,505  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

     182,590       – 0  –      – 0  –      182,590  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     2,862,819,608       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,862,819,608  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,862,819,608     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 2,862,819,608  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB US High Dividend ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 191,132,993     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 191,132,993  

Short-Term Investments

     387,093       – 0  –      – 0  –      387,093  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

     1,193,518       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,193,518  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     192,713,604       – 0  –      – 0  –      192,713,604  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  192,713,604     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  192,713,604  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 1,243,380,348     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 1,243,380,348  

Short-Term Investments

     9,472,869       – 0  –      – 0  –      9,472,869  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

     599,355       – 0  –      – 0  –      599,355  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,253,452,572       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,253,452,572  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  1,253,452,572     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  1,253,452,572  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 201,469,325     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 201,469,325  

Short-Term Investments

     793,510       – 0  –      – 0  –      793,510  

Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned in Affiliated Money Market Fund

     713,770       – 0  –      – 0  –      713,770  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     202,976,605       – 0  –      – 0  –      202,976,605  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  202,976,605     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  202,976,605  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 1,747,403,640     $ – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $ 1,747,403,640  

Warrants

     – 0  –      – 0  –      0 (c)      – 0  – 

Short-Term Investments

     5,402,111       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,402,111  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,752,805,751       – 0  –      0 (c)      1,752,805,751  

Other Financial Instruments(b):

        

Assets:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      2,514,985       – 0  –      2,514,985  

Liabilities:

        

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (4,532,360     – 0  –      (4,532,360
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  1,752,805,751     $  (2,017,375   $  0 (c)    $  1,750,788,376  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB International Growth ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $  4,252,898     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 4,252,898  

Short-Term Investments

     56,785       – 0  –      – 0  –      56,785  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     4,309,683       – 0  –      – 0  –      4,309,683  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,309,683     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  4,309,683  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB US Equity ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

        

Common Stocks(a)

   $ 657,581,087     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  657,581,087  

Investment Companies

     42,741,709       – 0  –      – 0  –      42,741,709  

Rights

     – 0  –      – 0  –      37       37  

Short-Term Investments

     1,485,688       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,485,688  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     701,808,484       – 0  –      37       701,808,521  

Other Financial Instruments(b)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  701,808,484     $ – 0  –    $ 37     $ 701,808,521  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

See Portfolio of Investments for sector classifications.

 

(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.

 

(c)

The Fund held securities with zero market value at period end.

3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the

 

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U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is each Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Funds are informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Funds amortize premiums and accrete original issue and market discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from regulated investment companies as dividend

 

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income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

Prior to the Conversion, all income earned and expenses incurred by the Acquired Portfolio were borne on a pro-rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Acquired Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of AB Cap Fund, Inc. were charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses were allocated among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

Each Fund represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Funds’ President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole and the predetermined Fund’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance versus each Fund’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser a unitary advisory fee, accrued daily and paid monthly, based on the

 

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Fund’s average daily net assets. The annual advisory fee rates are .65%, .35%, .39%, .39%, .50%, .55% and .50% for AB Disruptors ETF, AB US High Dividend ETF, AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF, AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF, AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio, AB International Growth ETF, AB US Equity ETF, respectively.

Prior to May 9, 2025 the unitary advisory fee rates were .45%, .48% and .48% for AB US High Dividend ETF, AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF and AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF, respectively.

With respect to AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio, prior to July 12, 2024, the Acquired Portfolio paid the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate .65% of the first $2.5 billion, .55% of the excess of $2.5 billion up to $5 billion and .50% of the excess over $5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser had agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs) on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to 1.00%, 1.75%, .75% and .75% of the daily average net assets for Class A, Class C, Advisor Class and Class Z shares, respectively.

Under the investment advisory agreement, in accordance with the unitary fee structure, the Adviser bears the cost of various third-party services required by each Fund, including audit, custodial, accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs and the fees and expenses of the Corporation’s directors and their counsel. Also under the investment advisory agreement, the Adviser will reimburse each Fund for its share of the acquired funds fees and expenses (advisory fees and other expenses) of any pooled investment vehicle for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser.

For the period ended May 31, 2026, such waivers amounted to:

 

Portfolio

   Amount  

AB Disruptors ETF

   $  48,594  

AB US High Dividend ETF

     504  

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

     8,732  

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

     2,920  

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

     9,583  

AB International Growth ETF

     49  

AB US Equity ETF

     1,483  

During the year ended November 30, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF $466 for overpayment of prior years’ omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and related transfer agency expenses.

 

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On March 26, 2026, Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”), the owner of the Adviser, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”), by and among Equitable, Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”) and various Corebridge subsidiaries. Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly-formed company (the “Transaction”). The closing of the Transaction may be deemed an “assignment” of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. In order to ensure that the existing investment advisory services could continue uninterrupted, at a meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, the Boards of Directors/Trustees (the “Boards”) of the funds managed by the Adviser (the “AB Funds”), including the Funds, approved new investment advisory agreements with the Adviser, in connection with the Transaction. The Boards also agreed to call and hold a joint meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2026, for shareholders of each AB Fund to approve the new investment advisory agreement with the Adviser that would be effective after the closing of the Transaction.

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in AB mutual funds for the six months ended May 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

AB Disruptors ETF

  Market Value
11/30/25
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
5/31/26
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

  $  19,837     $  637,728     $  553,217     $  104,348     $  792  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

    6,601       133,162       139,580       183       38  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $ 104,531     $ 830  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

 

AB US High Dividend
ETF

  Market Value
11/30/25
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
5/31/26
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

  $  227     $ 3,634     $ 3,474     $ 387     $  6  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

    42        13,597        12,445       1,194       2  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $  1,581     $ 8  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

 

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AB US Large Cap
Strategic Equities ETF

  Market Value
11/30/25
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
5/31/26
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

  $  9,256     $  56,112     $  55,895     $ 9,473     $  145  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

    – 0  –      17,453       16,854       599       0 ** 
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $  10,072     $ 145  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

 

**

Amount is less than $500.

 

AB US Low Volatility
Equity ETF

  Market Value
11/30/25
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
5/31/26
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

  $  4,059     $  10,621     $  13,887     $ 793     $  49  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

    – 0  –      14,666       13,952       714       2  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $  1,507     $ 51  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

 

AB International Low
Volatility Equity ETF

  Market Value
11/30/25
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
    Sales
Proceeds
(000)
    Market Value
5/31/26
(000)
    Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

  $  9,760     $  145,248     $  149,606     $  5,402     $  161  

AB Government Money Market Portfolio*

    – 0  –      75,763       75,763       – 0  –      12  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

        $ 5,402     $ 173  
       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Investments of cash collateral for securities lending transactions (see Note E).

 

AB International
Growth ETF

   Market Value
11/30/25
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
5/31/26
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $  19     $  469      $  431      $  57      $  1  

AB US Equity ETF

   Market Value
11/30/25
(000)
    Purchases
at Cost
(000)
     Sales
Proceeds
(000)
     Market Value
5/31/26
(000)
     Dividend
Income
(000)
 

AB Government Money Market Portfolio

   $  – 0  –    $  7,878      $  6,392      $  1,486      $  26  

During the year ended November 30, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF $44,617 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

 

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NOTE C

Distribution Services Agreement

Each Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Act which permits the Fund to pay distribution and servicing fees not to exceed .25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets. No such fees are currently paid, and the Board has not approved the commencement of payments under the Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan.

NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and in-kind purchases and sales) for the six months ended May 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  

Fund

  Investment
securities
(excluding
U.S. government
securities)
    U.S. government
securities
    Investment
securities
(excluding
U.S. government
securities)
    U.S. government
securities
 

AB Disruptors ETF

  $  1,743,635,591     $  – 0  –    $  1,494,903,110     $  – 0  – 

AB US High Dividend ETF

    135,533,446       – 0  –      135,044,949       – 0  – 

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

    159,901,231       – 0  –      92,766,819       – 0  – 

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

    26,410,399       – 0  –      23,518,330       – 0  – 

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

    374,224,318       – 0  –      278,822,362       – 0  – 

AB International Growth ETF

    1,172,781       – 0  –      1,163,589       – 0  – 

AB US Equity ETF

    249,470,449       – 0  –      53,614,394       – 0  – 

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund delivered portfolio securities for the redemption of Fund shares (in-kind redemptions). Cash and portfolio securities were transferred for redemptions at fair value. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund recorded net realized gains and losses in connection with each in-kind redemption transaction. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund had in-kind purchases and in-kind sales as follows:

 

AB Disruptors ETF

   Purchases     Sales  

In-kind transactions (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  846,902,492     $  285,949,709  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

 

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AB US High Dividend ETF

   Purchases     Sales  

In-kind transactions (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  85,493,760     $  44,749,958  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

   Purchases     Sales  

In-kind transanctions (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  517,303,421     $  99,216,131  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

   Purchases     Sales  

In-kind transanctions (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  42,098,318     $  10,846,314  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

   Purchases     Sales  

In-kind transanctions (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  130,749,668     $  56,223,276  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB International Growth ETF

   Purchases     Sales  

In-kind transanctions (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  – 0  –    $  – 0  – 

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB US Equity ETF

   Purchases     Sales  

In-kind transanctions (excluding U.S. government securities)

   $  – 0  –    $  198,963,637  

U.S. government securities

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

     Gross Unrealized        

Fund

   Appreciation      Depreciation     Net unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
 

AB Disruptors ETF

   $  808,483,998      $ (8,041,396   $  800,442,602  

AB US High Dividend ETF

     25,929,808        (4,068,662     21,861,146  

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

     200,100,656        (17,089,963     183,010,693  

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

     37,495,079        (6,546,700     30,948,379  

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

     402,054,359         (34,961,466     367,092,893  

AB International Growth ETF

     598,367        (692,494     (94,127

AB US Equity ETF

     55,519,508        (2,538,632     52,980,876  

 

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1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal type of derivative utilized by the Fund, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Funds may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Funds. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

The Funds typically enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Funds typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Funds’ net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Funds’ ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Funds decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are

 

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triggered, the Funds’ OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Funds to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty tables below for additional details.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Funds had entered into the following derivatives:

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
    Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
    Fair Value  

Foreign currency contracts

 

 


Unrealized
appreciation on
forward currency
exchange contracts

 
 
 
 

 

$

2,514,985

 

 

 


Unrealized
depreciation on
forward currency
exchange contracts

 
 
 
 

 

$

4,532,360

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total

    $  2,514,985       $  4,532,360  
   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

Derivative Type

 

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Statement
of Operations

  Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign currency contracts

  Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts   $ (4,179,092   $ (5,090,259
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $  (4,179,092   $  (5,090,259
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the six months ended May 31, 2026:

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $  437,935,796  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 425,502,775  

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following tables present the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Funds as of May 31, 2026. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the tables.

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Assets
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Bank of America NA

  $ 531,316     $ (531,316   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

Deutsche Bank AG

    74,171       (65,656     – 0  –      – 0  –      8,515  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

    618,330       (618,330     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

NatWest Markets PLC

    671,352       (671,352     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Standard Chartered Bank

    65,455       (65,455     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    554,361       (10,556     – 0  –      – 0  –      543,805  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,514,985     $ (1,962,665   $ – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $ 552,320
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Liabilities
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
    Security
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

Bank of America NA

  $  1,026,035     $ (531,316   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 494,719  

Deutsche Bank AG

    65,656       (65,656     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Morgan Stanley Bank NA

    1,037,819       (618,330     (260,000     – 0  –      159,489  

NatWest Markets PLC

    1,008,017       (671,352     – 0  –      – 0  –      336,665  

Standard Chartered Bank

    1,384,277       (65,455     – 0  –      – 0  –      1,318,822  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    10,556       (10,556     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 4,532,360     $  (1,962,665   $  (260,000   $ – 0  –    $  2,309,695
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^

Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

2. Currency Transactions

The Funds may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Funds may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Funds may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Funds and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The

 

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Funds may also conduct currency exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E

Securities Lending

The Funds may enter into securities lending transactions. Under the Fund’s securities lending program, all loans of securities will be collateralized continually by cash collateral and/or non-cash collateral. Non-cash collateral will include only securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or its agencies or instrumentalities. If the Funds cannot sell or repledge any non-cash collateral, such collateral will not be reflected in the portfolio of investments. If a loan is collateralized by cash, the Funds will be compensated for the loan from a portion of the net return from the income earned on cash collateral after a rebate is paid to the borrower (in some cases, this rebate may be a “negative rebate” or fee paid by the borrower to the Fund in connection with the loan), and payments are made for fees of the securities lending agent and for certain other administrative expenses. If the Funds receives non-cash collateral, the Funds will receive a fee from the borrower generally equal to a negotiated percentage of the market value of the loaned securities. The Funds will have the right to call a loan and obtain the securities loaned at any time on notice to the borrower within the normal and customary settlement time for the securities. While the securities are on loan, the borrower is obligated to pay the Funds amounts equal to any dividend income or other distributions from the securities; however, these distributions will not be afforded the same preferential tax treatment as qualified dividends. The Funds will not be able to exercise voting rights with respect to any securities during the existence of a loan, but will have the right to regain ownership of loaned securities in order to exercise voting or other ownership rights. Collateral received and securities loaned are marked to market daily to ensure that the securities loaned are secured by collateral. The lending agent currently invests the cash collateral received in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, an eligible money market vehicle, in accordance with the investment restrictions of the Funds, and as approved by the Board. The collateral received on securities loaned is recorded as an asset as well as a corresponding liability in the statement of assets and liabilities. The collateral will be adjusted the next business day to maintain the required collateral amount. The amounts of securities lending income from the borrowers and AB Government Money Market Portfolio are reflected in the statement of operations. When the Funds earns net securities lending income from AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the income is inclusive of a rebate expense paid to the borrower. In connection with the cash collateral investment by the Fund in AB Government Money Market Portfolio, the Adviser has agreed to waive a portion of the Fund’s share of the advisory fees of AB Government Money Market Portfolio, as borne indirectly by the Fund as an acquired fund fee and expense. When the Fund lends securities, its investment performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the

 

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securities loaned. A principal risk of lending portfolio securities is that the borrower may fail to return the loaned securities upon termination of the loan and that the collateral will not be sufficient to replace the loaned securities. The lending agent has agreed to indemnify the Fund in the case of default of any securities borrower.

A summary of the Funds transactions surrounding securities lending for the six months ended May 31, 2026 is as follows:

AB Disruptors ETF

 

                        AB Government Money
Market Portfolio
 
Market
Value of
Securities
on Loan*
    Cash
Collateral*
    Market
Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*
    Income from
Borrowers
    Income
Earned
    Advisory Fee
Waived
 
$  21,613,336     $  182,590     $  22,791,553     $  251,231     $  37,591     $  6,326  

AB US High Dividend ETF

 

                        AB Government Money
Market Portfolio
 
Market
Value of
Securities
on Loan*
    Cash
Collateral*
    Market
Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*
    Income from
Borrowers
    Income
Earned
    Advisory Fee
Waived
 
$  2,552,582     $  1,193,518     $  1,451,191     $  994     $  2,461     $  545  

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

 

                        AB Government Money
Market Portfolio
 
Market
Value of
Securities
on Loan*
    Cash
Collateral*
    Market
Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*
    Income from
Borrowers
    Income
Earned
    Advisory Fee
Waived
 
$  7,505,040     $  599,355     $  7,233,647     $  1,906     $  366     $  201  

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

 

                        AB Government Money
Market Portfolio
 
Market
Value of
Securities
on Loan*
    Cash
Collateral*
    Market
Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*
    Income from
Borrowers
    Income
Earned
    Advisory Fee
Waived
 
$  1,296,365     $  713,770     $  615,162     $  223     $  1,675     $  525  

 

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AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio

 

                        AB Government Money
Market Portfolio
 
Market
Value of
Securities
on Loan*
    Cash
Collateral*
    Market
Value of
Non-Cash
Collateral*
    Income from
Borrowers
    Income
Earned
    Advisory Fee
Waived
 
$  14,361,705     $  – 0  –    $  15,105,179     $  271,810     $  11,778     $  4,603  

 

*

As of May 31, 2026.

NOTE F

Shares of the Fund

The Fund’s shares may only be bought and sold in a secondary market through a broker-dealer at a market price. Because ETF shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The Fund issues and redeems shares at its NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (a creation unit) generally in exchange for a designated portfolio of securities and/or cash (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted). A fixed transaction fee is imposed on authorized participants in connection with creation unit redemption and creation transactions. Authorized participants may be required to pay an additional variable charge to cover certain costs and expenses related to the execution of trades resulting from creation unit transactions. Such variable charges, if any, are included in other capital within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Transactions in shares of the Funds were as follows:

 

     AB Disruptors ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     10,460,000        8,470,000       $ 1,236,367,112     $ 763,333,632  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (2,510,000      (1,970,000       (310,486,784     (185,395,254

 

 

Net increase

     7,950,000        6,500,000       $ 925,880,328     $   577,938,378  

 

 

 

     AB US High Dividend ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     1,040,000        1,700,000       $ 85,831,634     $ 124,741,662  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (540,000      (400,000       (44,627,490     (30,690,436

 

 

Net increase

     500,000        1,300,000       $ 41,204,144     $ 94,051,226  

 

 

 

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     AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     7,785,000        5,490,000       $ 598,339,013     $ 384,634,157  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (1,440,000      (600,000       (111,808,632     (42,550,071

 

 

Net increase

     6,345,000        4,890,000       $ 486,530,381     $ 342,084,086  

 

 

 

     AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     630,000        1,190,000       $ 49,248,838     $ 87,081,758  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (210,000      (150,000       (16,407,069     (11,265,496

 

 

Net increase

     420,000        1,040,000       $ 32,841,769     $ 75,816,262  

 

 

 

     AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
     Year Ended
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     5,400,000        17,400,000       $ 235,793,490     $ 685,894,955  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (1,500,000      (5,350,000       (65,466,040     (214,504,240

 

 

Net increase

     3,900,000        12,050,000       $ 170,327,450     $  471,390,715  

 

 

 

     AB International Growth ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    September 16,
2025(a) to
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
   

September 16,
2025(a) to
November 30,

2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     – 0  –      150,033       $ – 0  –    $ 4,500,990  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     – 0  –      – 0  –        – 0  –      – 0  – 

 

 

Net increase

     – 0  –      150,033       $ – 0  –    $ 4,500,990  

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

     AB US Equity ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     December 12,
2025(a) to
May 31, 2026
         

December 12,
2025(a) to

May 31, 2026

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     8,010,040       $ 402,199,442  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (8,235,000       (199,832,056

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (224,960     $ 202,367,386  

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

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NOTE G

Risks Involved in Investing in the Funds

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Fund invests fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness), terrorism, war, changing interest rate levels, the imposition of new or additional tariffs and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. It includes the risk that a particular style of investing may be underperforming the market generally.

Equity Securities Risk—The Fund invests in publicly-traded equity securities, and their value may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, which means a security may be worth more or less than when it was purchased. These fluctuations can be based on a variety of factors including a company’s financial condition as well as macroeconomic factors such as interest rates, inflation rates, global market conditions, and non-economic factors such as market perceptions and social or political events.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investments Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade than domestic securities due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors.

Global Risk—A Fund may invest in companies in multiple countries, and companies in which the Fund invests may experience differing outcomes with respect to safety and security, economic uncertainties, natural and environmental conditions, health conditions (including pandemics such as Covid-19) and/or systemic market dislocations (including market dislocations due to events outside a company’s country or region, including supply chain events). The global interconnectivity of industries and companies, especially with respect to goods, can be negatively impacted by events occurring beyond a company’s principal geographic location. These events can contribute to volatility, valuation and liquidity issues, and can affect specific companies, countries, regions and global markets.

Emerging Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may involve more risks than investments in other foreign countries because the markets are less developed, less liquid and are subject to increased potential for market manipulation, and increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties. Investments in foreign securities entail significant risks in addition to those customarily associated with investing in U.S. equities. These risks include risks related to unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support, economic sanctions and tariffs and potential responses to those sanctions and tariffs, inadequate accounting standards and

 

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auditing and financial recordkeeping requirements, lack of information, social instability, armed conflict, and other adverse market, economic, political and regulatory factors, all of which could disrupt the financial markets in which the Fund invests and adversely affect the value of the Fund’s assets. These risks are heightened with respect to issuers in emerging-market countries because the markets are less developed, less liquid and subject to increased potential for market manipulation, and there may be a greater amount of economic, political and social uncertainty. These risks are even more pronounced in “frontier” markets, which are investable markets with lower total market capitalization and liquidity than the more developed emerging markets. Emerging markets typically have fewer medical and economic resources than more developed countries, and thus they may be less able to control or mitigate the effects of a pandemic, climate change, or a natural disaster.

Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce its returns.

Capitalization Risk—Investments in small- and mid-capitalization companies may be more volatile than investments in large-capitalization companies. Investments in small-capitalization companies may have additional risks because these companies have limited product lines, markets or financial resources.

Sector Risk—The Fund may have more risk because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the information technology sector. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Fund’s investments. Because the Fund may invest to a significant extent in the information technology sector, the Fund’s performance largely depends on the general condition of that sector. Companies in the information technology sector could be affected by, among other things, changes in interest rates, overall economic conditions, short product cycles, rapid obsolescence of products, competition, and government regulation. Companies in the software industry may be adversely affected by, among other things, the decline or fluctuation of subscription renewal rates for their products and services and actual or perceived vulnerabilities in their products or services.

Depositary Receipts Risk—Investing in depositary receipts involves risks that are similar to the risks of direct investments in foreign securities. For example, investing in depositary receipts may involve risks relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in foreign countries. In addition, the issuers of the securities underlying certain depositary receipts are under no obligation to distribute shareholder communications or pass through any voting rights with respect to the deposited securities to the holders of such receipts.

 

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Non-Diversification Risk—Certain Funds may have more risk if they are “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Accordingly, changes in the value of a single security may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) than on the NAV of a diversified fund.

Active Trading Risk—Certain Funds may engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%. A higher rate of portfolio turnover increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders.

ETF Share Price and Net Asset Value Risk—The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. (“NYSE Arca” or an “Exchange”). The Fund’s shares are generally bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The NAV per share of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The Fund’s NAV is calculated once per day, at the end of the day. The market price of a share on an Exchange could be higher than the NAV (premium), or lower than the NAV (discount) and may fluctuate during the trading day. When all or a portion of the Fund’s underlying securities trade in a market that is closed when the market for the Fund’s shares is open, there may be differences between the current value of a security and the last quoted price for that security in the closed local market, which could lead to a deviation between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV. Disruptions in the creations and redemptions process or the existence of extreme market volatility could result in the Fund’s shares trading above or below NAV. As the Fund may invest in securities traded on foreign exchanges, Fund shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV per share than shares of other ETFs. In addition, in stressed market conditions, the market for Fund shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings.

Authorized Participant Risk—Only a limited number of financial institutions that enter into an authorized participant relationship with the Fund (“Authorized Participants”) may engage in creation or redemption transactions. If the Fund’s Authorized Participants decide not to create or redeem shares, Fund shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV per share, or the Fund could face trading halts or de-listing.

Active Trading Market Risk—There is no guarantee that an active trading market for Fund shares will exist at all times. In times of market stress, markets can suffer erratic or unpredictable trading activity, extraordinary volatility or wide bid/ask spreads, which could cause some market makers and Authorized Participants to reduce their market activity or “step away” from making a market in

 

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ETF shares. Market makers and Authorized Participants are not obligated to place or execute purchase and redemption orders. This could cause the Fund’s market price to deviate, materially, from the NAV, and reduce the effectiveness of the ETF arbitrage process. Any absence of an active trading market for Fund shares could lead to a heightened risk that there will be a difference between the market price of a Fund share and the underlying value of the Fund share.

Capital Gain Risk—A substantial portion of the Fund’s NAV may be attributable to realized and/or net unrealized capital gains on portfolio securities. If the Fund realizes capital gains in excess of realized capital losses in any fiscal year, it generally expects to make capital gain distributions to shareholders. You may receive distributions that are attributable to appreciation of portfolio securities that happened before you made your investment. Unless you purchase shares through a tax-advantaged account (such as an IRA or 401(k) plan), these distributions will be taxable to you even though they economically represent a return of a portion of your investment. You should consult your tax professional about your investment in the Fund.

Dividend Paying Securities Risk—The Fund may invest in securities that pay dividends. There can be no assurance that dividends will be declared or paid on securities held by the Fund in the future, or that dividends will remain at current levels or increase.

Quantitative Models—The Adviser uses quantitative models to identify investment opportunities. These models are based on the assumption that price movements in most markets display very similar patterns. There is the risk that market behavior will change and that the patterns upon which the forecasts in the models are based will weaken or disappear, which would reduce the ability of the models to generate an excess return. Further, as market dynamics shift over time, a previously highly successful model may become outdated, perhaps without the Adviser recognizing that fact before substantial losses are incurred. Successful operation of a model is also reliant upon the information technology systems of the Adviser and its ability to ensure those systems remain operational and that appropriate disaster recovery procedures are in place. There can be no assurance that the Adviser will be successful in maintaining effective and operational quantitative models and the related hardware and software systems.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and may be leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund.

 

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Country Concentration Risk—The Fund may not be diversified among countries or geographic regions and the effect on the Fund’s net asset value, or NAV, of the specific risks identified above, such as political, regulatory and currency risks, may be magnified due to concentration of the Fund’s investments in a particular country or region, such as China. Risks of the Fund’s investments in securities of companies economically tied to China may include the volatility of the Chinese stock market, the Chinese economy’s heavy dependence on exports, and the continuing importance of the role of the Chinese Government. Recent developments in relations between the U.S. and China have heightened concerns of increased tariffs and restrictions on trade between the two countries. An increase in tariffs or trade restrictions, or even the threat of such developments, could lead to a significant reduction in international trade, which could have a negative impact on the economy of Asian countries and a commensurately negative impact on the Fund. China has a complex territorial dispute regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan and has made threats of invasion. Military conflict between China and Taiwan may adversely affect securities of Chinese, Taiwan-based and other issuers both in and outside the region. While the Chinese economy has grown at a rapid rate in recent years, the rate of growth has been declining, and there can be no assurance that China’s economy will continue to grow in the future.

China/Single Country Risk—Investments in issuers located in a particular country or geographic region typically involve more risk than investments in U.S. issuers because of particular market factors affecting that country or region, including political instability, geopolitical risks or unpredictable economic conditions. Risks of the Fund’s investments in securities of companies economically tied to China may include the volatility of the Chinese stock market; the Chinese economy’s heavy dependence on exports, which may be affected adversely by trade barriers or disputes or may decrease, sometimes significantly, when the world economy weakens; and the continuing importance of the role of the Chinese Government, which may take legal or regulatory actions that affect the contractual arrangements of a company or economic and market practices, and cause the value of the securities of an issuer held by the Fund to decrease significantly. Recent developments in relations between the U.S. and China have heightened concerns of increased tariffs and restrictions on trade between the two countries. An increase in tariffs or trade restrictions, or even the threat of such developments, could lead to a significant reduction in international trade, which could have a negative impact on the economy of Asian countries and a commensurately negative impact on the Fund. In addition, the Fund’s investments in companies owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the central, provincial or municipal governments of the People’s Republic of China or by the People’s Liberation Army (the military arm of the Chinese Communist Party) involve risks that political changes, social instability, regulatory uncertainty, adverse diplomatic developments, asset expropriation or nationalization, economic sanctions, trade embargos, cancellation of investors’ interests, or

 

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confiscatory taxation could adversely affect the performance of such companies and therefore investments by the Fund in those companies. China has a complex territorial dispute regarding the sovereignty of Taiwan and has made threats of invasion. Military conflict between China and Taiwan may adversely affect securities of Chinese, Taiwan-based and other issuers both in and outside the region. While the Chinese economy has grown at a rapid rate in recent years, the rate of growth has been declining, and there can be no assurance that China’s economy will continue to grow in the future. Investments in China A shares are subject to various licenses and quotas that may restrict daily trading and to additional risks that could affect liquidity compared to investments in companies in developed markets. Risks of investments in companies based in Hong Kong include heavy reliance on the Chinese economy, plus regional Asian and global economies such as the U.S. economy, which makes these investments vulnerable to changes in these economies.

Allocation Risk—The allocation of Fund assets among different asset classes, such as equity securities, debt securities and currencies, may have a significant adverse effect on the Fund’s NAV when one of these asset classes is performing better or worse than others. The diversification benefits typically associated with investing in both equity and debt securities may be limited in the emerging markets context, as movements in emerging market equity and emerging market debt markets may be more correlated than movements in the equity and debt markets of developed countries.

Actions by a Few Major Investors—In certain countries, volatility may be heightened by actions of a few major investors. For example, substantial increases or decreases in cash flows of funds investing in these markets could significantly affect local stock prices and, therefore, share prices of the Fund.

Cash Transactions Risk—A Fund may effectuate all or a portion of the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (as defined below) for cash, rather than in-kind securities. As a result, an investment in such a Fund is expected to be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that effectuates its transactions in Creation Units primarily on an in-kind basis. A fund that effects redemptions for cash may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. Any recognized gain on these sales by the Fund will generally cause the Fund to recognize a gain it might not otherwise have recognized, or to recognize such gain sooner than would otherwise be required as compared to an ETF that distributes portfolio securities in-kind in redemption of Creation Units. The Fund intends to distribute gains that arise by virtue of the issuance and redemption of Creation Units being effectuated in cash to shareholders to avoid being taxed on this gain at the fund level and otherwise comply with applicable tax requirements. This may cause shareholders to be subject to tax on gains to which they would not otherwise be subject, or at an earlier date than if they had made an investment in another ETF.

 

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Moreover, cash transactions may have to be carried out over several days if the securities market is relatively illiquid and may involve considerable brokerage fees and taxes. Brokerage fees, which will be higher than if the Fund sold and redeemed its shares principally in-kind, will be passed on to those purchasing and redeeming Creation Units in the form of creation and redemption transaction fees. In addition, these factors may result in wider spreads between the bid and ask prices of Fund shares than for ETFs that receive and distribute portfolio securities in-kind. The Fund’s use of cash for creations and redemptions could also result in dilution to the Fund and increased transaction costs, which could negatively impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expect the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Funds have not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Funds are subject to management risk because they are an actively-managed investment funds. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

NOTE H

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds and ETFs managed by the Adviser, including the Fund, participate in a $380 million credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short-term liquidity requirements. The Facility, which will expire on June 23, 2027, may be renewed for an additional term dependent upon the election of the participating funds and lenders. A commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the Facility amount is paid by the participating funds. The portion of the commitment fee related to the ETFs is paid by the Adviser pursuant to the ETF’s unitary fee structure. The Fund did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended May 31, 2026.

NOTE I

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending November 30, 2026 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of

 

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distributions paid during the fiscal years ended November 30, 2025 and November 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

AB Disruptors ETF    2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $  5,078,720      $     – 0  – 

Net long-term capital gains

     3,873,889        – 0  – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 8,952,609      $ – 0  – 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

AB US High Dividend ETF    2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $  1,465,698      $  285,495  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

   $ 1,465,698      $ 285,495  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF    2025       2024   

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $  1,173,105      $   74,652  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

   $ 1,173,105      $ 74,652  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF    2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

     

Ordinary income

   $  1,066,987      $  317,880  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 1,066,987      $ 317,880  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2025, the fiscal period ended November 30, 2024, and the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

AB International Low Volatility
Equity ETF
   Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    July 1, 2024 to
November 30,
2024
     Year Ended
June 30, 2024
 

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

   $  6,787,260     $  7,514,658      $  15,729,156  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 6,787,260     $ 7,514,658      $ 15,729,156  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
AB International Growth ETF    2025               

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

   $ – 0  –      
  

 

 

      

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ – 0  –      
  

 

 

      
AB International Growth ETF    2025               

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

   $ – 0  –      
  

 

 

      

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ – 0  –      
  

 

 

      

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

As of November 30, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Accumulated
Capital and Other
Losses(a)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(b)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings (Deficit)
 

AB Disruptors ETF

  $  1,282,074     $  (9,270,665   $  270,818,664     $  262,830,073  

AB US High Dividend ETF

    606,299       (1,471,401     12,835,052       11,969,950  

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

    2,963,089       (9,119,611     104,412,116       98,255,594  

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

    214,449       (3,682,844     24,744,528       21,276,133  

AB International Low Volatility Equity

     23,704,570        (4,762,324      277,320,279        296,262,525  

AB International Growth ETF

    – 0  –      (7,641     (195,088     (202,729

AB US Equity ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

 

(a)

As of November 30, 2025, the AB Disruptors ETF, AB US High Dividend ETF, AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF, AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF, AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF and AB International Growth ETF had a net capital loss carryforward of $9,270,665, $1,471,401, $9,119,611, $3,682,844, $4,762,324 and $7,641, respectively.

 

(b)

The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to return of capital distributions received from underlying securities, the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

For tax purposes, net capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

As of November 30, 2025, the Portfolios’ most recent tax year end, the Portfolios had net capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

Fund

   Short-Term Amount     Long-Term Amount  

AB Disruptors ETF

   $  9,270,665     $  – 0  – 

AB US High Dividend ETF

     1,468,167       3,234  

AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF

     5,490,247        3,629,364  

AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF

     2,752,039       930,805  

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

     4,168,046       594,278  

AB International Growth ETF

     7,641       – 0  – 

AB US Equity ETF

     – 0  –      – 0  – 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

NOTE J

Reorganization

At meetings held on October 31 – November 2, 2023, the Board, on behalf of the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Acquiring Portfolio”), and the Board of Directors of AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio) approved the Conversion providing for the tax-free acquisition by the Acquiring Portfolio of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. The acquisition was completed at the close of business July 12, 2024. Pursuant to the Plan, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares were transferred in exchange for the Acquiring Portfolio’s shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Portfolio

   Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Shares
outstanding
immediately
after the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
before the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Acquired Portfolio*

     54,816,748       – 0  –    $  810,284,720   $ – 0  – 

Acquiring Portfolio

     – 0  –      23,150,992     $ – 0  –    $  810,284,720  

 

*

Represents the accounting survivor.

 

+

Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $8,189,662 and unrealized depreciation on investments of $186,338,704, with a fair value of $794,318,619 and identified cost of $607,979,915.

For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Portfolio were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

NOTE K

Subsequent Events

Effective June 23, 2026, the revolving credit facility was increased from $325 million to $380 million.

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no other material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Disruptors ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended November 30,    

March 22,

2023(a) to

November 30,

2023

 
    2025     2024  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 104.08       $  83.13       $ 57.73       $ 50.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income (loss)(b)(c)

    .01       (.05     .01       (.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    38.03       22.50       25.39       7.74  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    38.04       22.45       25.40       7.73  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.11     .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      (1.50     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.11     (1.50     – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 142.01       $ 104.08       $ 83.13       $ 57.73  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    36.60     27.47     43.99     15.46

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $2,887,116       $1,288,531       $488,790       $178,392  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(f)

    .64 %(g)      .65     .65     .65 %(g) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(f)

    .65 %(g)      .65     .65     .65 %(g) 

Net investment income (loss)(c)

    .01 %(g)      (.05 )%      .02     (.04 )%(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    83     196     163     90
       
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .01 %(g)      .00     .00     .00 %(g) 

See footnote summary on page 98.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB US High Dividend ETF  
   

Six Months

Ended

May 31,

2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended November 30,    

March 22,

2023(a) to

November 30,

2023

 
    2025     2024  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 80.75       $ 74.87       $ 56.14       $ 50.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(b)(c)

    1.16       2.02       1.87       1.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    8.82       5.68       18.49       5.79  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    9.98       7.70       20.36       6.84  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.07     (1.82     (1.63     (.70
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 89.66       $ 80.75       $ 74.87       $ 56.14  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    12.54     10.53     36.89     13.74

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $191,876       $132,431       $25,457       $6,738  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .35 %(g)      .37     .45     .45 %(g) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .35 %(g)      .37     .45     .45 %(g) 

Net investment income(c)

    2.83 %(g)      2.70     2.83     2.82 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    88     181     175     100

See footnote summary on page 98.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended November 30,    

September 20,
2023(a) to
November 30,

2023

 
    2025     2024  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 78.00       $ 69.60       $ 51.96       $ 50.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .29       .51       .47       .12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    5.90       8.20       17.26       1.84  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    6.19       8.71       17.73       1.96  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.45     (.31     (.09     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 83.74       $ 78.00       $ 69.60       $ 51.96  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    7.99     12.57     34.20     3.92

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,253,551       $672,760       $259,957       $37,412  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .39 %(g)      .41     .48     .48 %(g) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .39 %(g)      .42     .48     .48 %(g) 

Net investment income(c)

    .74 %(g)      .72     .76     1.24 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    10     21     19     4

See footnote summary on page 98.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended November 30,    

March 22,
2023(a) to
November 30,

2023

 
    2025     2024  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 79.26       $ 72.37       $ 57.76       $ 50.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

       

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .36       .69       .69       .47  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    1.83       6.92       14.51       7.56  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    2.19       7.61       15.20       8.03  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

       

Dividends from net investment income

    (.34     (.72     (.59     (.27
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 81.11       $ 79.26       $ 72.37       $ 57.76  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

       

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    2.79     10.58     26.47     16.09

Ratios/Supplemental Data

       

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $204,396       $166,448       $76,718       $15,019  

Ratio to average net assets of:

       

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .39 %(g)      .42     .48     .48 %(g) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .39 %(g)      .42     .48     .48 %(g) 

Net investment income(c)

    .94 %(g)      .93     1.04     1.24 %(g) 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    13     34     30     22

See footnote summary on page 98.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(l)

 

    AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,

2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

   

July 1,
2024 to
November 30,

2024(m)

    Year Ended June 30,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 42.21       $ 35.37       $ 33.95       $ 30.26       $ 27.06       $ 31.87       $ 26.28  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

             

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .68       .96 (i)      .24       .76       .71       .62       .50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    2.78       6.14       1.50       3.64       2.49       (5.26     5.56  
 

 

 

 

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)      .00 (d)      .00 (d)      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    3.46       7.10       1.74       4.40       3.20       (4.64     6.06  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

             

Dividends from net investment income

    (.68     (.26     (.32     (.71     – 0  –      (.17     (.47
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 44.99       $ 42.21       $ 35.37       $ 33.95       $ 30.26       $ 27.06       $ 31.87  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

             

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    8.32     20.26 %(i)      5.17     14.80     11.81     (14.66 )%      23.26

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,768,231       $1,494,447       $825,953       $789,456       $675,542       $584,252       $656,592  

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .50 %(g)      .50     .52 %(g)      .75     .75     .74     .78

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .50 %(g)      .50     .52 %(g)      .76     .76     .75     .79

Net investment income(c)

    3.14 %(g)      2.43 %(i)      1.64 %(g)      2.38     2.51     1.96     1.70

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    17     27     14     43     42     35     35

See footnote summary on page 98.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB International Growth ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    September 16,
2025(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 28.64       $ 30.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

   

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .11       (.00 )(d) 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.20 )(j)      (1.36
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.09     (1.36
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 28.55       $ 28.64  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

   

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    (.33 )%      (4.53 )% 

Ratios/Supplemental Data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $4,283       $4,297  

Ratio to average net assets of:

   

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)

    .55     .55

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(g)

    .55     .55

Net investment income (loss)(c)(g)

    .82     (.08 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    28     1

See footnote summary on page 98.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB US Equity ETF  
   

December 12,

2025(a) to

May 31,

2026

 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1.84  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.92  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

 

Dividends from net investment income

    (.06
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 26.86  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

 

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    7.69

Ratios/Supplemental Data

 

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $702,058  

Ratio to average net assets of:

 

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(g)

    .50

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(g)

    .50

Net investment income(c)(g)

    .67

Portfolio turnover rate(h)

    8

See footnote summary on page 98.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(e)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total investment return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(f)

In connection with the Fund investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incur no direct expenses, but bear proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the AB Disruptors ETF in an amount equal to the Fund pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, and for the for the six months ended May 31, 2026, such waiver amounted to 0.01%.

 

(g)

Annualized.

 

(h)

Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

(i)

During the year ended November 30, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF for overpayment of prior years’ omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and related transfer agency expenses. The impact of the reimbursement to the financial highlights is as follows:

 

    Net Investment
Income Per
Share
    Net Investment
Income Ratio
    Total Return  

Class A

  $ .00 (d)      .00 %(k)      .00 %(k) 

Class C

  $ .00 (d)      .00 %(k)      .00 %(k) 

Advisor Class

  $  .00 (d)      .00 %(k)      .00 %(k) 

 

(j)

Due to timing of sales and repurchase of capital shares, the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) per share is not in accordance with the Fund’s change in net and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions for the period.

 

(k)

Amount is less than .005%.

 

(l)

After the close of business on July 12, 2024, AB International Low Volatility Equity Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was converted into AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF. The performance and financial history of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the Financial Highlight information includes that of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares and has been adjusted retroactively for the periods from June 30, 2020 through the Reorganization.

 

(m)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of June 30. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Disruptors ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Disruptors ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly

 

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available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended February 28, 2026 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider, concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in

 

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some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another fund advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the median of a peer group and above the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of

 

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scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB US High Dividend ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB US High Dividend ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on November 4-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for the period ended December 31, 2023 and calendar year 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors

 

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focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors were also mindful that they had approved a reduction in the Fund’s advisory fee (a unitary fee) from 0.45% to 0.35% earlier in 2025. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the Fund’s performance against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended July 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median. The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional

 

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clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The information provided included a pro forma expense ratio to reflect the reduction in the Fund’s advisory fee earlier in 2025. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s pro forma expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s pro forma expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale

 

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may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB US Large Cap Strategic Equities ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026.

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly

 

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available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the 15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended February 28, 2026 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than

 

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those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was below the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund in the Advisory Agreement does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for

 

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setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB US Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026.

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly

 

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available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the 15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended February 28, 2026 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in the period reviewed, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable. 

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences

 

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between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was below the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund in the Advisory Agreement does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds,

 

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and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for the period ended December 31, 2024 and calendar year 2025 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors

 

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focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund in 2024 was not unreasonable. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in 2025.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s recent unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors have received detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund (including its predecessor mutual fund) against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended February 28, 2026 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider, concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment

 

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strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advisory fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was equal to the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of

 

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scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB International Growth ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB International Growth ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held in-person on May 6-8, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

 

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Investment Results

Since the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds and ETFs, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $250 million. The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was equal to the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s proposed fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it will provide to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients

 

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as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the proposed unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the projected total expense ratio of the shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the Fund’s projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser will be responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was equal to the median of a peer group and lower than the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB US Equity ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of

 

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the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve

 

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the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to

 

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provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services

 

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that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in

 

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services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

 

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The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB US Equity ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services

 

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provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

Since the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds and ETFs, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $250 million. The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was equal to the median.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those proposed for the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the projected total expense ratio of the shares of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the Fund’s projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser will be responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was equal to the median of a peer group and lower than the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

 

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Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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AB ACTIVE ETFS, INC.

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800 221 5672

 

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May 31, 2026

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AB ACTIVE ETFS, INC.

 

+   AB TAX-AWARE SHORT DURATION MUNICIPAL ETF (NYSE Arca: TAFI)
+   AB ULTRA SHORT INCOME ETF (NYSE Arca: YEAR)
+   AB HIGH YIELD ETF (NYSE Arca: HYFI)
+   AB CORE PLUS BOND ETF (NASDAQ: CPLS)
+   AB CORPORATE BOND ETF (NASDAQ: EYEG)
+   AB TAX-AWARE INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL ETF (NYSE Arca: TAFM)
+   AB TAX-AWARE LONG MUNICIPAL ETF (NYSE Arca: TAFL)
+   AB SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD ETF (NYSE Arca: SYFI)
+   AB SHORT DURATION INCOME ETF (NYSE Arca: SDFI)
+   AB CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL ETF (NYSE Arca: CAM)
+   AB NEW YORK INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL ETF (NYSE Arca: NYM)
+   AB CORE BOND ETF (NYSE Arca: CORB)
+   AB CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF (NASDAQ: BUFC)
+   AB INTERNATIONAL BUFFER ETF (NASDAQ: BUFI)
+   AB MODERATE BUFFER ETF (NASDAQ: BUFM)
 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB TAX-AWARE SHORT DURATION MUNICIPAL ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.6%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 84.8%

    

Alabama – 3.9%

    

Black Belt Energy Gas District (BP PLC)
Series 2024-D
5.00%, 03/01/2055

   $ 3,000     $ 3,197,635  

Series 2025-E
5.00%, 12/01/2055

     2,000       2,135,768  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
Series 2026-B
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,035       1,111,469  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Citadel LP)
Series 2025-C
5.50%, 11/01/2056(a)

     2,500       2,670,718  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 10/01/2052

     1,200       1,203,201  

Series 2023-D
4.282% (SOFR + 1.85%), 06/01/2049(b)

     1,000       1,017,829  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 10/01/2055

     2,750       2,901,585  

Series 2025-G
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,500       1,584,718  

Series 2026-E
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,000       1,053,908  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2026-F
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,061,898  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2023-B
5.25%, 12/01/2053

     2,210       2,382,933  

County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue
(County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     2,230       2,479,825  

5.00%, 10/01/2034

     1,005       1,112,761  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The)
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/01/2049

     1,000       1,053,356  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The)
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 08/01/2054

   $ 6,000     $ 6,353,835  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 11/01/2035

     1,000       1,043,422  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2022-B
5.00%, 05/01/2053

     1,000       1,032,974  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
Series 2025-E
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     2,005       2,146,988  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2022-A
5.50%, 01/01/2053

     2,000       2,126,066  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(New York Life Insurance)
Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2035

     1,000       1,085,482  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 10/01/2055

     1,500       1,594,261  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2023-B
5.00%, 01/01/2054

     3,110       3,294,205  

Series 2025-C
5.00%, 05/01/2055

     1,620       1,730,756  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,500       1,523,948  

5.25%, 01/01/2054

     2,500       2,625,813  
    

 

 

 
       49,525,354  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 2.0%

 

Arizona Department of Transportation State Highway Fund Revenue
(Prerefunded - Others)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     2,575       2,579,693  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Equitable School Revolving Fund Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 11/01/2031

   $ 1,000     $ 1,089,098  

Chandler Industrial Development Authority
(Intel Corp.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2042

     3,000       3,036,329  

5.00%, 09/01/2052

     5,000       5,061,489  

Series 2024
4.00%, 06/01/2049

     5,000       5,077,467  

City of Glendale AZ Water & Sewer Revenue
(City of Glendale AZ Water & Sewer Revenue)
Series 2022-B
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,000       1,001,854  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona (The)
(AZ GFF Tiyan LLC Lease)
Series 2014
5.00%, 02/01/2029

     700       696,588  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority
(Harmony Public Schools)
Series 2016
5.00%, 02/15/2036(a)

     1,100       1,100,430  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Banner Health Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 01/01/2034(c)

     1,000       1,104,890  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     2,500       2,801,786  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District
(Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 01/01/2030

     2,000       2,028,436  
    

 

 

 
       25,578,060  
    

 

 

 

Arkansas – 0.0%

    

Arkansas Development Finance Authority
(Hybar LLC)
Series 2023
6.875%, 07/01/2048(a)

     115       123,732  
    

 

 

 

California – 9.4%

    

Anaheim Public Financing Authority
(City of Anaheim CA Lease)
AG Series 1997
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2031

     1,000       858,237  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bay Area Toll Authority
(Bay Area Toll Authority)
Series 2021
1.98% (MUNIPSA + 0.41%), 04/01/2056(b)

   $ 3,000     $ 2,979,928  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(American General Life Insurance)
Series 2023-D
5.50%, 05/01/2054

     5,000       5,221,961  

Series 2024C
5.00%, 08/01/2055

     2,000       2,084,265  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Athene Annuity & Life Co.)
Series 2024G
5.00%, 11/01/2055

     2,000       2,056,075  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Bank of Nova Scotia (The))
Series 2025E
5.00%, 10/01/2056

     1,950       2,107,443  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
Series 2025F
5.00%, 11/01/2033

     1,000       1,080,845  

Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2031

     1,000       1,061,292  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2023
5.25%, 01/01/2054

     1,000       1,061,599  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2052

     1,000       1,011,228  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2053

     3,030       3,165,461  

Series 2024
5.00%, 05/01/2054

     3,500       3,711,511  

Series 2026-A
3.882% (SOFR + 1.45%), 04/01/2056(b)

     2,000       1,996,334  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(New York Life Insurance)
Series 2024H
5.00%, 01/01/2056

     1,000       1,083,231  

Series 2025G
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,096,179  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Series 2026
5.00%, 03/01/2036

   $ 2,300     $ 2,416,496  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024-F
5.00%, 02/01/2055

     1,750       1,862,624  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Realty Income Corp.)
Series 2026
5.25%, 02/01/2036

     1,000       1,090,263  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Adventist Health System/West Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 12/01/2032

     2,000       2,190,348  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Desertxpress Enterprises)
Series 2025
3.50%, 01/01/2065(a)

     4,000       3,999,110  

12.00%, 01/01/2065(a)

     1,100       616,000  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(LAX Integrated Express Solutions)
Series 2018
5.00%, 06/30/2029

     1,000       1,036,433  

5.00%, 12/31/2033

     1,500       1,544,225  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/15/2029

     1,285       1,295,659  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Waste Management, Inc.)
Series 2024
4.25%, 11/01/2038

     1,000       1,030,997  

California State Public Works Board
(California State Public Works Board Lease)
Series 2017-H
5.00%, 04/01/2031

     1,425       1,451,626  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Redlands Community Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2016
3.75%, 10/01/2035

     1,735       1,644,834  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Southern California Edison)
Series 2023
4.50%, 11/01/2033

     1,000       1,037,876  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
(City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 05/15/2030

   $ 3,385     $ 3,450,375  

Series 2018
5.00%, 05/15/2027

     1,730       1,766,754  

Series 2023
5.00%, 05/15/2028

     1,610       1,677,330  

County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue
(County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,800       1,958,469  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
(Golden State Tobacco Securitization)
Series 2021
3.85%, 06/01/2050

     1,700       1,554,855  

Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Financing Authority
(Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 20)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     1,140       1,148,086  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,680       1,729,639  

Series 2018-D
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,955       2,030,450  

Series 2022-B
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,100       1,148,003  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     4,520       4,668,796  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       1,107,378  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     2,035       2,087,485  

Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,350       1,351,193  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     2,060       2,230,368  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Water System Revenue)
Series 2018-B
5.00%, 07/01/2028

   $ 1,150     $ 1,200,184  

5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       1,038,594  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,800       1,993,544  

Los Angeles Unified School District/CA
(Los Angeles Unified School District/CA)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,000       1,002,015  

Montebello Public Financing Authority
(City of Montebello CA Lease)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/01/2030

     1,000       1,001,084  

Newport Mesa Unified School District
(Newport Mesa Unified School District)
NATL Series 2007
Zero Coupon, 08/01/2031

     2,000       1,716,845  

Port of Oakland
(Port of Oakland)
Series 2017
5.00%, 11/01/2029

     1,500       1,539,374  

Series 2021
5.00%, 11/01/2029

     1,575       1,672,679  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
(San Diego County Regional Airport Authority)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     1,725       1,760,438  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     1,000       1,076,237  

Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     1,610       1,711,681  

San Francisco Intl Airport
(San Francisco Intl Airport)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2027

     1,530       1,559,318  

Series 2019-H
5.00%, 05/01/2027

     1,500       1,528,743  

Series 2024
5.00%, 05/01/2029

     2,500       2,648,618  

San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 01/01/2056

     3,000       3,322,716  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Southern California Public Power Authority
(American General Life Insurance)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 04/01/2055

   $ 1,000     $ 1,045,729  

Southern California Public Power Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2007-A
5.00%, 11/01/2033

     1,000       1,067,491  

State of California
(State of California)
Series 2015-C
5.00%, 09/01/2030

     50       50,094  

Series 2016
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,500       1,507,892  

Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2029

     1,885       2,028,573  

University of California
(University of California)
Series 2025-C
5.00%, 05/15/2030

     7,000       7,651,519  

Washington Township Health Care District
(Washington Township Health Care District)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     650       689,029  
    

 

 

 
       118,513,658  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 2.4%

 

Adams & Weld Counties School District No. 27J Brighton/CO
(Adams & Weld Counties School District No. 27J Brighton/CO)
Series 2016-A
2.50%, 12/01/2027

     1,500       1,490,715  

City & County of Broomfield CO Sales & Use Tax Revenue
(City & County of Broomfield CO Sales & Use Tax Revenue)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     2,000       2,056,924  

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue
(City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue)
Series 2022-A
5.50%, 11/15/2035

     3,250       3,658,357  

Series 2022-D
5.25%, 11/15/2026

     1,020       1,031,698  

5.75%, 11/15/2035

     1,250       1,425,083  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue
(Denver Intl Airport)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2029

   $ 3,000     $ 3,142,822  

5.00%, 12/01/2030

     1,370       1,477,259  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     2,020       2,110,042  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools)
Series 2024
4.75%, 04/01/2034(a)

     1,000       1,003,121  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,550       1,727,085  

Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2032

     3,500       3,840,804  

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority
(Albion Apartments LLLP)
Series 2025
3.375%, 07/01/2044

     3,000       3,014,412  

E-470 Public Highway Authority
(E-470 Public Highway Authority)
Series 2024-B
3.175% (SOFR + 0.75%), 09/01/2039(b)

     2,000       1,998,909  

State of Colorado
(State of Colorado COP)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/15/2027

     1,000       1,036,576  

State of Colorado Department of Transportation
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/15/2041

     1,140       1,140,968  
    

 

 

 
       30,154,775  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.6%

 

City of New Haven CT
(City of New Haven CT)
AG Series 2016-A
5.00%, 08/15/2027

     1,875       1,883,465  

Stamford Housing Authority
(TJH Senior Living Obligated Group)
Series 2025
4.75%, 10/01/2032

     2,000       2,069,436  

State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue
(State of Connecticut Special Tax Revenue)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2032

     2,340       2,352,038  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Town of Hamden CT
(Town of Hamden CT)
BAM Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/15/2026

   $ 1,000     $ 1,004,099  
    

 

 

 
       7,309,038  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 1.7%

 

District of Columbia
(Plenary Infrastructure DC State Lease)
Series 2022
5.00%, 08/31/2026

     1,410       1,415,028  

5.00%, 08/31/2028

     1,275       1,320,125  

5.00%, 02/28/2030

     1,380       1,455,694  

District of Columbia
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 06/01/2027

     2,500       2,500,000  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue
(Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     465       468,449  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2034

     1,075       1,113,066  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,025       1,054,316  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,435       1,526,584  

5.00%, 10/01/2032

     2,000       2,143,564  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     3,000       3,240,772  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 10/01/2031

     4,500       4,907,712  
    

 

 

 
       21,145,310  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 5.3%

 

Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL
(CAPFA Capital Corp. 2000F)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     1,500       1,506,864  

City of Jacksonville FL
(Genesis Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     600       604,107  

City of Port St. Lucie FL Utility System Revenue
(City of Port St. Lucie FL Utility System Revenue)
Series 2016
4.00%, 09/01/2032

     3,560       3,564,986  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Venice FL
(Southwest Florida Retirement Center Obligated Group)
Series 2024
4.25%, 01/01/2030(a)

   $ 900     $ 900,337  

Collier County Industrial Development Authority
(NCH Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2054

     2,000       2,137,702  

County of Brevard FL
(County of Brevard FL Fuel Tax)
AG Series 2016
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     1,445       1,450,337  

County of Broward FL Port Facilities Revenue
(County of Broward FL Port Facilities Revenue)
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 09/01/2032

     1,500       1,562,228  

County of Charlotte FL
(County of Charlotte FL)
Series 2015
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,080       1,081,686  

County of Lee FL Airport Revenue
(County of Lee FL Airport Revenue)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 10/01/2056

     1,670       1,791,917  

County of Miami-Dade FL
(County of Miami-Dade FL)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,040       1,041,711  

Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,000       1,048,320  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue
(County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     1,540       1,657,107  

5.00%, 10/01/2033

     2,500       2,761,607  

5.00%, 10/01/2034

     1,000       1,110,898  

5.00%, 10/01/2035

     3,000       3,322,767  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department
(County of Miami-Dade Seaport Dept.)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     1,145       1,224,732  

5.00%, 10/01/2034

     1,000       1,081,188  

County of Palm Beach FL
(Palm Beach Atlantic University)
Series 2025
5.50%, 10/01/2035(a)

     1,600       1,778,722  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(GFL Solid Waste Southeast)
Series 2024
4.375%, 10/01/2054(a)

   $ 1,950     $ 1,964,960  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Waste Pro USA, Inc.)
Series 2025
4.45%, 07/01/2037(a)

     1,500       1,531,543  

Florida Housing Finance Corp.
(Claude Pepper LLC)
Series 2026
3.10%, 12/01/2044

     1,055       1,057,649  

Florida Insurance Assistance Interlocal Agency, Inc.
(Florida Insurance Guaranty Association)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 09/01/2027

     4,000       4,021,101  

5.00%, 09/01/2028

     1,060       1,065,722  

Florida Local Government Finance Commission
(Ponte Vedra Pine Obligated Group)
Series 2025
4.20%, 11/15/2030(a)

     1,000       1,004,772  

Florida Municipal Power Agency
(Florida Municipal Power Agency All-Requirements Power Supply Project Revenue)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     1,100       1,107,236  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
(Greater Orlando Aviation Authority)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     2,500       2,569,514  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,040       1,105,015  

Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,000       1,027,805  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2025
5.25%, 11/01/2034

     2,000       2,122,095  

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
(Hillsborough County Aviation Authority)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     2,295       2,535,155  

JEA Electric System Revenue
(JEA Electric System Revenue)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 10/01/2028

     1,500       1,546,935  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Lee County Industrial Development Authority/FL
(Shell Point Obligated Group)
Series 2024
4.125%, 11/15/2029

   $ 1,000     $ 1,000,924  

Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority
(Miami-Dade County Expressway Authority)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,625       1,627,605  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,000       1,001,281  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority
(PRG - Casa Properties LLC)
Series 2026
5.375%, 07/01/2065(a)

     1,000       1,036,739  

Mid-Bay Bridge Authority
(Mid-Bay Bridge Authority)
AG Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     2,000       2,158,995  

North Sumter County Utility Dependent District
(North Sumter County Utility Dependent District)
Series 2020
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     900       905,649  

Orange County School Board
(Orange County School Board COP)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     1,300       1,304,475  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Jupiter Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 11/01/2030

     2,015       2,153,496  

Pinery Community Development District
(Pinery Community Development District Assessment Area One)
Series 2026
4.50%, 05/01/2036

     200       196,594  

School Board of Miami-Dade County (The)
(Miami-Dade County School Board Foundation COP)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 02/01/2032

     1,500       1,650,535  

School District of Broward County/FL
(Broward County School Board/FL COP)
Series 2017-C
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,530       1,532,686  

Village Community Development District No. 15
(Village Community Development District No. 15 Series 2024 Special Assessment)
Series 2024
3.75%, 05/01/2029(a)

     525       527,726  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Woodlands Section 9 Community Development District
(Woodlands Section 9 Community Development District)
Series 2026
4.25%, 05/01/2031

   $ 200     $ 197,607  
    

 

 

 
       67,581,030  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 3.8%

 

Albany-Dougherty County Hospital Authority
(Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2027

     1,530       1,570,059  

City of Atlanta GA Airport Passenger Facility Charge
(City of Atlanta GA Airport Passenger Facility Charge)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     2,000       2,153,272  

City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation
(City of Atlanta GA Dept. of Aviation)
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     2,000       2,003,477  

Series 2022-B
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,250       1,373,226  

Series 2023-G
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,000       1,022,701  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     2,100       2,282,821  

County of DeKalb GA Water & Sewerage Revenue
(County of DeKalb GA Water & Sewerage Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     1,500       1,511,780  

Development Authority for Fulton County
(Piedmont Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,125       1,126,973  

Development Authority of Burke County (The)
(Georgia Power Co.)
Series 2024
3.30%, 12/01/2049

     1,500       1,514,700  

Development Authority of Cobb County (The)
(MT Bethel Christian Academy)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/01/2035(a)

     1,160       1,193,600  

Fayette County Development Authority
(United States Soccer Federation)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     1,100       1,195,220  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citadel LP)
Series 2022-C
4.00%, 08/01/2052(a)

     4,500       4,508,657  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2019-C
4.00%, 03/01/2050

   $ 1,000     $ 1,001,791  

Series 2021-C
4.00%, 05/01/2052

     1,000       1,013,133  

Series 2022-B
5.00%, 12/01/2052

     4,000       4,164,636  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 06/01/2053

     2,000       2,097,128  

Series 2024-C
5.00%, 12/01/2054

     3,500       3,694,414  

Series 2024-E
5.00%, 05/01/2055

     2,000       2,121,047  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2023
4.125% (SOFR + 1.70%), 12/01/2053(b)

     1,000       1,029,281  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 12/01/2054

     2,360       2,542,693  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Toronto-Dominion Bank)
Series 2024-D
5.00%, 04/01/2054

     1,500       1,594,961  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
(Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     1,840       1,843,356  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     1,200       1,257,787  

Series 2020
5.00%, 01/01/2029

     500       527,367  

Series 2024
5.00%, 01/01/2030

     1,000       1,073,830  

Private Colleges & Universities Authority
(Emory University)
Series 2023
5.00%, 09/01/2033(a)

     2,000       2,254,533  
    

 

 

 
       47,672,443  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.8%

 

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
(Guam Waterworks Authority Water And Wastewater System)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,000       1,019,449  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Territory of Guam
(Guam Section 30 Income Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2026

   $ 2,000     $ 2,009,235  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     3,000       3,012,632  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam)
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     715       745,738  

Series 2025-G
5.00%, 01/01/2028

     1,625       1,666,301  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
5.00%, 01/01/2031

     1,250       1,334,551  
    

 

 

 
       9,787,906  
    

 

 

 

Hawaii – 0.6%

    

City & County of Honolulu HI
(City & County of Honolulu HI)
Series 2019-D
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     1,050       1,053,910  

State of Hawaii
(State of Hawaii)
Series 2016-F
4.00%, 10/01/2030

     1,625       1,630,989  

5.00%, 10/01/2028

     1,855       1,870,044  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue
(State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     1,000       1,039,968  

State of Hawaii Harbor System Revenue
(State of Hawaii Harbor System Revenue)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/01/2035

     2,280       2,299,137  
    

 

 

 
       7,894,048  
    

 

 

 

Idaho – 0.3%

 

Idaho Health Facilities Authority
(St. Luke’s Health System Obligated Group/ID)
Series 2018
5.00%, 03/01/2027

     1,000       1,016,468  

Idaho State Building Authority
(State of Idaho Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 06/01/2028

     2,500       2,623,396  
    

 

 

 
       3,639,864  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois – 6.3%

 

Chicago Board of Education
(Chicago Board of Education)
Series 2017-C
5.00%, 12/01/2030

   $ 1,000     $ 1,009,272  

AG Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2027

     1,500       1,540,094  

AG Series 2018-C
5.00%, 12/01/2031

     1,000       1,038,027  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     1,575       1,612,796  

Series 2021-B
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     2,500       2,526,274  

Series 2025-B
5.50%, 12/01/2033

     4,000       4,283,009  

Chicago Midway International Airport
(Chicago Midway Intl Airport)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 01/01/2030

     3,325       3,506,220  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
(Chicago O’Hare Intl Airport)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     2,750       2,783,105  

5.00%, 01/01/2028

     3,000       3,101,981  

5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,015       1,122,975  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2036

     1,000       1,105,461  

Chicago Transit Authority
(Chicago Transit Authority)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2026

     1,695       1,695,000  

Chicago Transit Authority Capital Grant Receipts Revenue
(City of Chicago IL Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2021
5.00%, 06/01/2027

     1,750       1,784,101  

5.00%, 06/01/2028

     1,750       1,821,400  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund
(Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     1,780       1,910,625  

City of Chicago IL Wastewater Transmission Revenue
(City of Chicago IL Wastewater Transmission Revenue)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     2,500       2,530,096  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue
(City of Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue)
AMBAC Series 2001
5.75%, 11/01/2030

   $ 635     $ 673,008  

City of Springfield IL Electric Revenue
(City of Springfield IL Electric Revenue)
BAM Series 2024
5.00%, 03/01/2027

     2,000       2,031,888  

City of Waukegan IL
(City of Waukegan IL)
AG Series 2018-B
5.00%, 12/30/2026

     1,125       1,138,152  

County of Cook IL
(County of Cook IL)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 11/15/2033

     970       1,042,296  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/15/2026

     2,265       2,274,991  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Centerpoint Joliet Terminal Railroad)
Series 2024
4.125%, 12/01/2050(a)

     1,500       1,497,802  

Series 2025
4.80%, 12/01/2043(a)

     1,000       1,033,592  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Moorings of Arlington Heights Obligated Group)
Series 2025
3.65%, 05/01/2031

     2,230       2,226,434  

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency
(Illinois Municipal Electric Agency)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 02/01/2027

     1,000       1,014,926  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
(Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority)
Series 2023
5.00%, 12/15/2027

     1,000       1,027,107  

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
(Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     2,620       2,648,977  

Series 2016-B
5.00%, 12/01/2031

     850       859,274  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Northern Illinois University
(Northern Illinois University)
BAM Series 2020-B
5.00%, 04/01/2031

   $ 725     $ 765,783  

Public Building Commission of Chicago
(Public Building Commission of Chicago)
AMBAC Series 2006
5.25%, 03/01/2028

     2,970       3,082,778  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp.
(Sales Tax Securitization)
Series 2018-C
5.50%, 01/01/2031

     2,000       2,127,209  

Sangamon County School District No. 186 Springfield
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
AG Series 2020-B
5.00%, 02/01/2032

     735       794,270  

State of Illinois
(State of Illinois)
Series 2017-D
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     2,000       2,017,738  

5.00%, 11/01/2027

     2,500       2,574,848  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     2,000       2,092,905  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/01/2029

     695       741,892  

Series 2020
5.50%, 05/01/2030

     2,040       2,156,641  

Series 2024
5.00%, 02/01/2031

     2,000       2,169,303  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 05/01/2028

     1,210       1,258,605  

5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,170       1,282,730  

Series 2025-B
5.25%, 09/01/2027

     1,500       1,544,276  

Series 2025-C
5.25%, 09/01/2033

     1,370       1,545,266  

State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue
(State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 06/15/2028

     605       617,146  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 06/15/2030

     1,790       1,926,048  

Series 2025
5.00%, 06/15/2028

     1,680       1,750,107  
    

 

 

 
       79,286,428  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Indiana – 0.8%

 

City of Valparaiso IN
(Pratt Paper IN LLC)
Series 2024
4.50%, 01/01/2034(a)

   $ 740     $ 759,570  

City of Whiting IN
(BP PLC)
Series 2025
4.20%, 06/01/2044

     1,000       1,045,000  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Indiana University Health Obligated Group)
Series 2023-B
5.00%, 10/01/2062

     2,265       2,353,051  

Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2064

     1,000       1,058,288  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Ohio Valley Electric)
Series 2020
3.00%, 11/01/2030

     455       446,537  

Series 2022-A
4.25%, 11/01/2030

     2,040       2,104,818  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Parkview Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2024-B
3.244% (SOFR + 0.71%), 11/01/2046(b)(d)

     2,000       1,997,591  
    

 

 

 
       9,764,855  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 0.1%

    

PEFA, Inc.
(Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 04/01/2035(c)

     1,000       1,065,128  
    

 

 

 

Kansas – 0.2%

    

Seward County Unified School District No. 480 Liberal
(Seward County Unified School District No. 480 Liberal)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 09/01/2026

     1,500       1,502,440  

University of Kansas Hospital Authority
(University of Kansas Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 03/01/2028

     900       934,432  
    

 

 

 
       2,436,872  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kentucky – 0.8%

 

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(BP PLC)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 01/01/2055

   $ 1,000     $ 1,059,091  

Series 2025-C
5.00%, 05/01/2036

     2,000       2,124,696  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 05/01/2055

     3,000       3,141,096  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 04/01/2054

     2,000       2,131,422  

Series 2025-A
5.25%, 06/01/2055

     1,000       1,056,516  

Kentucky Turnpike Authority
(Kentucky Transportation Cabinet State Lease)
Series 2026
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,000       1,025,077  
    

 

 

 
       10,537,898  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 0.8%

 

City of New Orleans LA
(City of New Orleans LA)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2028

     1,285       1,338,575  

Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2027

     1,000       1,026,137  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 12/01/2028

     1,000       1,041,692  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 12/01/2028(c)

     250       260,490  

5.00%, 12/01/2029(c)

     250       263,666  

City of Shreveport LA
(City of Shreveport LA)
BAM Series 2016
5.00%, 03/01/2027

     1,400       1,406,003  

Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities & Community Development Auth
(Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association)
Series 2022
5.00%, 08/15/2029

     665       680,487  

New Orleans Aviation Board
(Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport)
Series 2024
5.00%, 01/01/2029

     1,000       1,044,482  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Parish of St. James LA
(NuStar Logistics LP)
Series 2020
6.10%, 06/01/2038(a)

   $ 1,500     $ 1,649,075  

Parish of St. John the Baptist LA
(Marathon Oil Corp.)
Series 2024
3.30%, 06/01/2037

     2,000       2,006,474  
    

 

 

 
       10,717,081  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 1.4%

 

County of Baltimore MD
(County of Baltimore MD)
Series 2026
5.00%, 03/01/2028

     1,500       1,563,934  

County of Montgomery MD
(County of Montgomery MD)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 06/01/2026

     1,520       1,520,000  

County of Prince George’s MD
(County of Prince George’s MD)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/15/2033

     1,500       1,568,922  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 08/01/2035

     2,695       3,042,128  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Purple Line Transit Partners)
Series 2022
5.00%, 11/12/2028

     3,000       3,005,063  

Maryland Stadium Authority Sports Entertainment Facilities Revenue
(Maryland Stadium Authority Sports Entertainment Facilities Revenue State Lease)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/15/2029

     2,000       2,128,998  

State of Maryland
(State of Maryland)
Series 2025-B
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     1,500       1,578,713  

State of Maryland Department of Transportation
(Baltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood Marshall Airport)
Series 2021
5.00%, 08/01/2030

     1,000       1,073,788  

5.00%, 08/01/2033

     1,150       1,239,679  

State of Maryland Department of Transportation
(Maryland Aviation Administration)
AG Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2027

     950       972,003  
    

 

 

 
       17,693,228  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts – 2.1%

 

City of Quincy MA
(City of Quincy MA)
Series 2025
5.00%, 07/24/2026

   $ 8,500     $ 8,525,538  

City of Somerville MA
(City of Somerville MA)
Series 2025-B
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     3,000       3,005,390  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,050       1,051,914  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Beth Israel Lahey Health Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     870       920,940  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Care Communities Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 07/15/2035(a)

     1,000       1,022,101  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(GingerCare Living Obligated Group)
Series 2024
4.75%, 12/01/2029(a)

     1,000       1,000,176  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Prerefunded - Others)
Series 2016-A
4.00%, 07/15/2036

     1,000       1,001,471  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Tufts Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.25%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       1,121,083  

7.375%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       1,028,960  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     1,295       1,296,778  

Massachusetts Port Authority
(Massachusetts Port Authority)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,120       1,144,460  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2027

     2,255       2,304,249  

5.00%, 07/01/2028

     2,515       2,619,666  
    

 

 

 
       26,042,726  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Michigan – 0.5%

 

Detroit Downtown Development Authority
(Detroit Downtown Development Authority Catalyst Development Area)
Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2048

   $ 1,090     $ 1,126,283  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,000       1,047,220  

Michigan State Building Authority
(State of Michigan Lease)
Series 2016-I
5.00%, 10/15/2032

     1,765       1,778,700  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority
(Prerefunded - Others)
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     2,000       2,017,846  
    

 

 

 
       5,970,049  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.6%

 

City of Shakopee MN Senior Housing Revenue
(Benedictine Living Community of Shakopee Obligated Group)
Series 2025
4.45%, 11/01/2035

     1,300       1,303,631  

Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency
(Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 09/01/2035

     1,000       1,045,898  

State of Minnesota
(State of Minnesota)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2027

     1,500       1,543,994  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     1,665       1,671,775  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     1,200       1,204,883  

University of Minnesota
(University of Minnesota)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 09/01/2032

     1,020       1,047,889  
    

 

 

 
       7,818,070  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mississippi – 0.3%

 

City of Gulfport MS
(Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2030

   $ 2,450     $ 2,451,326  

Mississippi Business Finance Corp.
(Waste Pro USA, Inc.)
Series 2025
4.375%, 02/01/2048(a)

     1,000       1,004,895  
    

 

 

 
       3,456,221  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.5%

 

County of St. Louis MO
(County of St. Louis MO Lease)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 12/01/2030

     755       773,974  

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(SSM Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 06/01/2027

     3,535       3,607,042  

Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission
(Missouri Highway & Transportation Commission)
Series 2025
5.00%, 05/01/2027

     2,500       2,557,745  
    

 

 

 
       6,938,761  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 0.2%

 

Central Plains Energy Project
(Bank of Montreal)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 05/01/2054

     1,000       1,050,258  

Central Plains Energy Project
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 08/01/2055

     1,000       1,071,968  
    

 

 

 
       2,122,226  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 0.4%

 

Clark County School District
(Clark County School District)
Series 2025-B
5.00%, 06/15/2028

     1,000       1,045,298  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 06/15/2034

     2,000       2,262,253  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry
(Desertxpress Enterprises)
Series 2025
12.00%, 01/01/2065(a)

     425       238,000  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority
(Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority)
Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2033

   $ 1,000     $ 1,053,617  
    

 

 

 
       4,599,168  
    

 

 

 

New Hampshire – 1.8%

 

National Finance Authority Affordable Housing Certificates Series 2024-1
(ARC70 2024-1)
Series 2024-1, Class A
4.15%, 10/20/2040(b)

     2,490       2,486,301  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Brazoria-Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 3)
Series 2024
4.875%, 12/01/2033(a)

     400       399,986  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Bridgeland Water & Utility Districts 490, 491 & 158)
Series 2024
5.375%, 12/15/2035(a)

     2,553       2,553,305  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Bridgeland Water & Utility Districts-Multiple)
Series 2025
5.875%, 12/15/2033(a)

     2,484       2,483,487  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Collin County Municipal Utility District No. 4)
Series 2025
5.50%, 12/01/2030(a)

     800       800,384  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Emberly & Canterra Creek Projects)
Series 2024
5.375%, 12/01/2031(a)

     950       949,629  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Generics Municipal Bond)
Series 2026
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2041

     2,000       753,824  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Lakes Fresh Water Supply District of Denton County)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2028(a)

     720       719,873  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(New Hampshire Business Finance Authority State Lease)
Series 2026
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2034(a)

     1,000       578,914  

6.125%, 12/15/2033(a)

     1,000       1,000,674  

6.50%, 12/01/2034(a)

     1,000       1,003,342  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(NFA 2026-2)
Series 2026-2, Class A1
4.40%, 04/20/2043

   $ 2,000     $ 2,021,849  

Series 2026-2, Class A2
4.40%, 04/20/2043

     1,000       980,093  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Novant Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/01/2032

     1,500       1,632,242  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Tamarron Project)
Series 2024
5.25%, 12/01/2035(a)

     1,377       1,376,862  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(The Highlands Project)
Series 2024
5.125%, 12/15/2030

     1,153       1,153,903  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Valencia Project)
Series 2024
5.30%, 12/01/2032(a)

     1,080       1,079,756  

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Act
(Dartmouth Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/01/2032

     1,000       1,100,078  
    

 

 

 
       23,074,502  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 4.9%

 

Atlantic County Improvement Authority (The)
(Island Campus Redevelopment Urban Renewal Associates)
AG Series 2016
5.00%, 09/01/2028

     2,400       2,413,416  

City of Jersey City NJ
(City of Jersey City NJ)
Series 2025
4.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       1,031,505  

City of Newark NJ
(City of Newark NJ)
AG Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,290       1,328,609  

Garden State Preservation Trust
(Garden State Preservation Trust)
AG Series 2005-A
5.75%, 11/01/2028

     1,950       2,035,416  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Brunswick Parking Authority
(New Brunswick Parking Authority)
BAM Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2030

   $ 2,000     $ 2,010,784  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(DRP Urban Renewal 4 LLC)
Series 2025
6.375%, 01/01/2035(a)

     1,500       1,576,834  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(New Jersey-American Water)
Series 2023
3.75%, 11/01/2034

     3,500       3,520,134  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(Port Newark Container Terminal)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/01/2037

     1,500       1,519,467  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(State of New Jersey Lease)
NATL Series 2005-N
5.50%, 09/01/2027

     2,000       2,070,057  

5.50%, 09/01/2029

     5,910       6,417,925  

Series 2015-X
5.25%, 06/15/2027

     1,395       1,396,442  

Series 2016-A
5.50%, 06/15/2028

     1,500       1,522,163  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Surcharge Revenue Lease)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,280       1,298,243  

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2012
5.75%, 09/15/2027

     1,625       1,627,814  

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority
(Ramapo College of New Jersey)
AG Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,375       1,377,519  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2043

     2,405       2,409,383  

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority
(RWJ Barnabas Health Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,935       1,966,369  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/15/2027

   $ 3,655     $ 3,660,091  

5.00%, 06/15/2028

     2,115       2,117,820  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/15/2028

     1,050       1,051,400  

5.00%, 06/15/2029

     1,000       1,001,328  

5.00%, 06/15/2030

     5,370       5,376,951  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
AMBAC Series 2006-C
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2026

     1,275       1,255,178  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/15/2030

     255       270,843  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(State of New Jersey Lease)
Series 2010-A
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2027

     1,500       1,433,594  

Series 2019
5.00%, 12/15/2027

     1,040       1,077,081  

Series 2023-B
5.00%, 06/15/2033

     2,000       2,247,994  

Newark Board of Education
(Newark Board of Education)
BAM Series 2021
5.00%, 07/15/2029

     1,210       1,288,960  

South Jersey Transportation Authority
(South Jersey Transportation Authority)
AG Series 2019-A
5.00%, 11/01/2030

     1,675       1,800,315  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ
(Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp/NJ)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2029

     3,375       3,510,221  
    

 

 

 
       61,613,856  
    

 

 

 

New York – 7.3%

 

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Zeta Charter Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 06/01/2036(a)

     1,000       1,038,659  

City of New York NY
(City of New York NY)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     2,000       2,052,151  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024-D
5.00%, 04/01/2033

   $ 1,660     $ 1,856,664  

Series 2025
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     3,000       3,155,347  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     2,000       2,103,564  

Series 2026-G
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     2,200       2,289,671  

5.00%, 02/01/2032

     2,000       2,214,536  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
Series 2016-D
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     1,510       1,523,620  

Series 2017
5.00%, 11/15/2028

     2,010       2,124,256  

Series 2017-C
5.00%, 11/15/2029

     1,880       1,959,445  

Series 2025
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     4,535       5,025,216  

5.00%, 11/15/2032

     1,505       1,685,382  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
(New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue)
Series 2024
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     1,000       1,010,139  

Series 2025-H
5.00%, 11/01/2027

     1,000       1,033,373  

Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     1,000       1,039,260  

5.00%, 11/01/2034

     2,500       2,845,902  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Montefiore Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     1,000       1,032,716  

5.00%, 08/01/2033

     1,500       1,535,106  

Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2027

     1,400       1,423,389  

5.00%, 09/01/2029

     1,750       1,832,701  

5.00%, 09/01/2030

     1,000       1,052,536  

Series 2024
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     900       906,134  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(New York State Dormitory Authority Lease)
Series 2018
5.00%, 10/01/2031

     1,775       1,788,853  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Northwell Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 05/01/2030

   $ 1,070     $ 1,155,832  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Wagner College)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,000       967,177  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(White Plains Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     750       787,689  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     2,630       2,662,066  

5.00%, 01/01/2030

     6,750       6,934,097  

Series 2020
4.00%, 10/01/2030

     2,100       2,140,066  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK Intl Air Terminal)
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2026

     1,550       1,563,687  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     1,000       1,061,939  

Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2030

     2,065       2,200,937  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
(Port Authority of New York & New Jersey)
Series 2018-2
5.00%, 09/15/2029

     1,530       1,581,191  

5.00%, 09/15/2030

     2,500       2,582,871  

5.00%, 09/15/2031

     2,575       2,657,706  

Series 2019
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     2,500       2,627,568  

Series 2021-2
3.00%, 10/01/2028

     3,950       3,954,351  

5.00%, 07/15/2027

     2,480       2,533,052  

Series 2024-2
5.00%, 09/01/2032

     1,235       1,362,894  

Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.
(Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,500       1,544,376  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue)
Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     4,000       4,164,372  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 11/15/2033

   $ 1,205     $ 1,228,203  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 03/01/2028

     3,500       3,651,017  

Troy Capital Resource Corp.
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2015
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     1,000       1,000,243  

Troy Capital Resource Corp.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2028

     1,270       1,322,541  
    

 

 

 
       92,212,495  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 1.1%

 

City of Charlotte NC Airport Revenue
(City of Charlotte NC Airport Revenue)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,220       1,329,238  

County of Guilford NC
(County of Guilford NC)
Series 2017-B
4.00%, 05/01/2033

     3,000       3,028,506  

County of New Hanover NC
(County of New Hanover NC)
Series 2018
5.00%, 09/01/2026

     1,010       1,015,444  

Cumberland County Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority
(American Titanium Metal)
Series 2025
3.125%, 12/01/2027

     3,500       3,495,375  

North Carolina Department of Transportation
(I-77 Mobility Partners)
Series 2015
5.00%, 12/31/2037

     1,405       1,406,054  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community Obligated Group)
Series 2026
3.20%, 11/01/2030

     1,000       995,349  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(Pennybyrn at Maryfield)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     560       606,769  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(United Methodist Retirement Homes Obligated Group)
Series 2025
3.40%, 10/01/2029

   $ 2,000     $ 2,004,089  
    

 

 

 
       13,880,824  
    

 

 

 

North Dakota – 0.1%

    

County of Ward ND
(Trinity Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-C
5.00%, 06/01/2029

     1,300       1,307,351  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 2.7%

    

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
(Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 06/01/2028

     1,425       1,487,127  

City of Akron OH Income Tax Revenue
(City of Akron OH Income Tax Revenue)
Series 2022
4.00%, 12/01/2026

     1,120       1,126,462  

Columbus Regional Airport Authority
(Columbus Regional Airport Authority)
Series 2025
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     3,160       3,476,194  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(MetroHealth System/The)
Series 2017
5.00%, 02/15/2028

     1,115       1,124,384  

Jefferson County Port Authority/OH
(JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.)
Series 2023
5.00%, 12/01/2053(a)

     4,000       4,081,944  

Lancaster Port Authority
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 02/01/2055

     1,000       1,064,096  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(American Electric Power)
Series 2019
2.40%, 12/01/2038

     500       480,365  

Series 2024
3.70%, 07/01/2028

     4,000       4,028,542  

3.70%, 10/01/2028

     1,500       1,510,945  

3.75%, 01/01/2029

     1,500       1,513,594  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(Duke Energy Corp.)
Series 2022
4.00%, 09/01/2030

   $ 4,175     $ 4,209,859  

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
(Ohio Valley Electric)
Series 2026
3.875%, 01/01/2036

     2,400       2,401,974  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission
(John Carroll University)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     1,085       1,146,570  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission
(Xavier University)
Series 2020
5.00%, 05/01/2027

     1,000       1,013,709  

Series 2024
5.00%, 05/01/2033

     1,215       1,294,426  

Reynoldsburg City School District
(Reynoldsburg City School District)
Series 2013
4.919%, 09/01/2030

     700       730,853  

State of Ohio
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2016-2
5.00%, 12/15/2028

     1,015       1,015,861  

Series 2018-1
5.00%, 12/15/2028

     1,000       1,000,849  

State of Ohio
(University Hospitals Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 01/15/2030

     1,000       1,064,522  
    

 

 

 
       33,772,276  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 0.4%

 

Oklahoma City Public Property Authority
(Oklahoma City Public Property Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2026
5.00%, 06/01/2029(c)

     2,020       2,146,318  

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority
(OU Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2018-B
5.00%, 08/15/2029

     1,000       1,027,081  

Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
(Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority)
AG Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     740       826,707  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees/OK
(American Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2025
6.25%, 12/01/2035

   $ 1,000     $ 1,127,020  
    

 

 

 
       5,127,126  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.3%

 

Medford Hospital Facilities Authority
(Asante Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 08/15/2027

     1,000       1,025,971  

Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue
(Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue)
Series 2022-2
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     1,015       1,090,360  

Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue
(Portland Intl Airport)
Series 2017-2
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     1,000       1,011,714  

5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,100       1,111,875  
    

 

 

 
       4,239,920  
    

 

 

 

Other – 0.2%

 

2026 Loan Holding-1
(2026 Loan Holding-1)
Series 2026-C
2.45% (MUNIPSA + 0.88%), 10/01/2027(a)(b)

     2,400       2,379,473  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 2.2%

    

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority
(UPMC Obligated Group)
Series 2022
2.27% (MUNIPSA + 0.70%), 11/15/2047(b)

     1,000       993,839  

City of Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue
(City of Philadelphia PA Airport Revenue)
Series 2020-C
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     1,220       1,308,642  

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)
Series 2023
5.00%, 09/01/2027

     1,500       1,546,573  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 08/15/2027

     2,000       2,059,888  

Series 2026
5.00%, 04/01/2027

     5,000       5,103,024  

County of Allegheny PA
(County of Allegheny PA)
Series 2016-C
5.00%, 11/01/2029

     2,000       2,018,297  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia (The)
(Temple University Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2032

   $ 1,980     $ 1,998,812  

Montgomery County Higher Education & Health Authority
(Thomas Jefferson University Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 09/01/2030

     1,000       1,039,771  

5.00%, 09/01/2031

     1,500       1,556,959  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/31/2032

     2,000       2,175,238  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Noble Environmental, Inc.)
Series 2026
5.45%, 03/01/2056(a)

     1,000       1,020,984  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(PA Bridges Finco LP)
Series 2015
5.00%, 12/31/2027

     4,000       4,004,598  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(UPMC Obligated Group)
Series 2026-B
5.00%, 06/15/2031

     2,000       2,168,566  

Scranton School District/PA
(Scranton School District/PA)
BAM Series 2017-E
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     1,000       1,033,261  
    

 

 

 
       28,028,452  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 1.2%

 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
Series 2021-A
5.625%, 07/01/2027

     7,858       7,981,982  

5.625%, 07/01/2029

     675       709,326  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority
(Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2030(a)

     1,000       1,044,490  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-C
3.50%, 07/01/2026(a)

   $ 2,000     $ 1,996,939  

3.75%, 07/01/2027(a)

     2,000       1,959,774  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
(Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority)
Series 2010-A
5.25%, 07/01/2027(e)(f)

     1,565       1,150,275  
    

 

 

 
       14,842,786  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 0.8%

 

Patriots Energy Group Financing Agency
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2023
5.25%, 02/01/2054

     2,130       2,295,458  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(International Paper Co.)
Series 2026
3.95%, 04/01/2033

     1,000       999,667  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Rolling Green Village)
Series 2025
4.00%, 12/01/2030

     1,000       1,002,743  

South Carolina Public Service Authority
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     485       485,000  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     490       490,000  

South Carolina Public Service Authority
(South Carolina Public Service Authority)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2027

     1,160       1,161,296  

5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,015       1,015,882  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,010       1,010,788  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 12/01/2031

     1,775       1,968,066  
    

 

 

 
       10,428,900  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 1.5%

 

City of Chattanooga TN Electric Revenue
(City of Chattanooga TN Electric Revenue)
Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2032

     1,855       2,089,558  

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority
(Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,355       1,443,233  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(EC Burning Tree LLC)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2028

   $ 2,000     $ 2,050,952  

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,000       1,043,226  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The)
(Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority/The)
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     1,005       1,074,038  

Series 2022-B
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,625       1,764,082  

Series 2026-B
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     1,575       1,666,823  

Tennergy Corp./TN
(Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Series 2022-A
5.50%, 10/01/2053

     1,500       1,593,151  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 05/01/2053

     2,000       2,056,829  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 11/01/2034

     2,500       2,660,372  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     2,000       2,122,764  
    

 

 

 
       19,565,028  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 6.6%

 

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
(Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority)
Series 2020-E
5.00%, 01/01/2031

     1,420       1,520,981  

City of Fort Worth TX
(City of Fort Worth TX)
Series 2025
5.00%, 03/01/2027

     2,000       2,036,927  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue)
Series 2018-C
5.00%, 07/01/2029

   $ 2,000     $ 2,076,649  

AG Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,420       1,543,622  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,600       1,662,210  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 07/15/2028

     1,000       1,026,521  

Series 2020
5.00%, 07/15/2027

     1,500       1,523,543  

Series 2024-B
5.25%, 07/15/2034

     1,500       1,601,427  

Series 2025
5.25%, 07/15/2030

     1,410       1,480,085  

Series 2026
5.50%, 07/15/2036

     1,000       1,077,964  

City of San Antonio TX Airport System
(City of San Antonio TX Airport System)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     550       579,740  

County of Harris TX
(County of Harris TX)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 09/15/2027

     1,175       1,212,106  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
(Dallas Fort Worth Intl Airport)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 11/01/2031

     5,000       5,447,692  

5.00%, 11/01/2033

     2,000       2,210,491  

5.00%, 11/01/2050

     2,000       2,100,923  

Dallas Independent School District
(Dallas Independent School District)
Series 2025-B
5.00%, 02/15/2035

     1,390       1,583,897  

Series 2026-B
5.00%, 02/15/2056

     1,000       1,067,575  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Houston Methodist Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     1,525       1,633,648  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Memorial Hermann Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2022
2.42% (MUNIPSA + 0.85%), 07/01/2049(b)

   $ 2,000     $ 2,000,107  

Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2054

     3,600       3,797,940  

Harris County Housing Finance Corp.
(Kobayashi Baypointe Apartments)
Series 2025
2.95%, 09/01/2043

     2,500       2,492,459  

Harris County Industrial Development Corp.
(Energy Transfer LP)
Series 2023
4.05%, 11/01/2050

     2,000       2,070,963  

Irving Hospital Authority
(Baylor Medical Center at Irving)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/15/2033

     1,000       1,000,657  

Legacy Denton Public Facility Corp.
(2100 Spencer Road TX Owner)
Series 2025
2.70%, 10/01/2043

     4,000       3,960,452  

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue
(Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 11/01/2029

     1,000       1,009,813  

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Graphic Packaging Intl)
Series 2026
5.00%, 12/01/2064(c)

     2,000       2,063,663  

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2018
4.625%, 10/01/2031(a)

     1,855       1,858,591  

New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Children’s Health System of Texas Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/15/2027

     3,545       3,643,460  

North Texas Tollway Authority
(North Texas Tollway System)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     600       673,512  

Port Arthur Housing Authority
(Foothill Willow Lakes LLC)
Series 2026-A
3.90%, 04/01/2036

     1,100       1,112,466  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Port Freeport TX
(Port Freeport TX)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 06/01/2031

   $ 1,085     $ 1,130,934  

Port of Beaumont Industrial Development Authority
(Jefferson 2020 Bond Lessee & Borrower Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.10%, 01/01/2028(a)

     1,800       1,643,370  

Port of Beaumont Navigation District
(Jefferson 2020 Bond Lessee & Borrower Obligated Group)
Series 2024
10.00%, 07/01/2026(a)

     1,000       1,000,072  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Baylor Scott & White Health Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 11/15/2028

     2,500       2,636,550  

Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Texas Health Resources Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 11/15/2064

     2,000       2,131,960  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. II
(JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
Series 2007
3.506% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.05%), 09/15/2027(b)

     1,430       1,433,656  

Series 2012-C
3.287% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 0.86%), 09/15/2027(b)

     1,730       1,732,645  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. III
(Macquarie Group Ltd.)
Series 2021
5.00%, 12/15/2032

     2,000       2,136,072  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. IV
(BP PLC)
Series 2023-A
5.50%, 01/01/2054

     4,000       4,225,686  

Series 2023-B
5.50%, 01/01/2054

     1,500       1,642,309  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. V
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2026
5.00%, 04/01/2036

     1,000       1,054,342  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. VI
(Bank of America Corp.)
Series 2025
5.00%, 01/01/2036

   $ 1,000     $ 1,067,595  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 12/31/2030

     1,000       1,061,261  

Texas State University System
(Texas State University System)
Series 2026-C
5.00%, 03/15/2028(c)

     1,000       1,024,781  

Texas Water Development Board
(State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for Texas)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 10/15/2026

     1,000       1,008,912  

University of Houston
(University of Houston)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 02/15/2027

     1,000       1,016,387  
    

 

 

 
       83,016,616  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 1.1%

 

Deseret Public Infrastructure District No. 2
(Deseret Public Infrastructure District No. 2 Special Assmnt Deseret Assmnt Area 1)
Series 2026
5.375%, 12/01/2036(a)

     2,200       2,240,813  

Grapevine Wash Local District
(Grapevine Wash Local District Assessment Area No. 1)
Series 2024-A
5.25%, 12/01/2044(a)

     1,000       1,001,648  

Intermountain Power Agency
(Intermountain Power Agency)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     2,200       2,204,060  

5.00%, 07/01/2027

     1,095       1,122,767  

5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,680       1,757,518  

Utah Board of Higher Education
(University of Utah/The)
NATL Series 1998
5.50%, 04/01/2029

     1,110       1,162,955  

Utah Infrastructure Agency
(Utah Infrastructure Agency)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/15/2029

     1,000       1,011,223  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2022
5.00%, 10/15/2032

   $ 1,135     $ 1,208,693  

Series 2024
5.00%, 10/15/2026

     440       442,331  

Utah Transit Authority
(Utah Transit Authority Sales Tax)
NATL Series 2007-A
5.00%, 06/15/2031

     1,000       1,088,978  

Wolf Creek Infrastructure Financing District No. 1
(Wolf Creek Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 Wolf Creek Assessment Area 1)
Series 2025
5.75%, 12/01/2044

     1,000       1,038,537  
    

 

 

 
       14,279,523  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 0.9%

 

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority
(Inova Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 05/15/2032

     1,000       1,114,552  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission
(Prerefunded - US Govt Agencies)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     2,450       2,454,465  

Louisa Industrial Development Authority
(Virginia Electric & Power)
Series 2023
3.65%, 11/01/2035

     2,000       2,015,900  

Series 2025
3.125%, 11/01/2035

     2,000       1,994,113  

Virginia College Building Authority
(Commonwealth of Virginia)
Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2033

     1,000       1,129,896  

Virginia College Building Authority
(Commonwealth of Virginia State Lease)
Series 2023
5.00%, 02/01/2033

     1,030       1,163,792  

Virginia College Building Authority
(Marymount University)
Series 2015
5.25%, 07/01/2030(a)

     1,000       936,685  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(95 Express Lanes LLC)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,170       1,255,753  
    

 

 

 
       12,065,156  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Washington – 3.2%

 

Energy Northwest
(Prerefunded - US Govt Agencies)
Series 2016
5.00%, 07/01/2027

   $ 1,550     $ 1,552,891  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     3,000       3,005,595  

FYI Properties
(State of Washington Consolidated Technology Services Lease)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2026

     1,965       1,965,000  

King County School District No. 414 Lake Washington
(King County School District No. 414 Lake Washington)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2026

     1,060       1,072,643  

Port of Seattle WA
(Port of Seattle WA)
Series 2017-C
5.00%, 05/01/2028

     1,260       1,284,560  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 05/01/2030

     2,185       2,222,625  

5.00%, 05/01/2036

     1,035       1,048,130  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 05/01/2027

     1,000       1,020,258  

Series 2022
5.00%, 08/01/2030

     1,000       1,076,221  

5.00%, 08/01/2033

     1,000       1,093,249  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 10/01/2028

     2,000       2,094,725  

5.00%, 10/01/2031

     1,000       1,089,065  

State of Washington
(State of Washington)
Series 2017
5.00%, 08/01/2030

     1,000       1,027,232  

Series 2025-R
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     4,500       4,725,393  

5.00%, 07/01/2030

     4,060       4,433,513  

Series 2026-R
5.00%, 08/01/2031

     7,000       7,772,305  

University of Washington
(University of Washington)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 04/01/2033

     1,000       1,130,713  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Josephine Caring Community Obligated Group)
Series 2025
4.20%, 07/01/2030(a)

     1,000       997,362  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 01/01/2034(a)

   $ 1,225     $ 1,254,827  
    

 

 

 
       39,866,307  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 0.5%

 

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority/WV
(Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority/WV)
Series 2020
4.875%, 06/01/2049

     1,150       1,126,382  

West Virginia Economic Development Authority
(Appalachian Power Co.)
Series 2024
3.375%, 03/01/2040

     3,000       3,019,564  

West Virginia Economic Development Authority
(Provident Group - Marshall Properties)
AG Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     2,665       2,865,306  
    

 

 

 
       7,011,252  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 2.2%

 

Central Brown County Water Authority
(Central Brown County Water Authority)
Series 2024
5.00%, 11/01/2027

     1,135       1,170,634  

City of Milwaukee WI
(City of Milwaukee WI)
Series 2020-N
5.00%, 04/01/2027

     1,000       1,017,524  

AG Series 2023
5.00%, 04/01/2031

     1,025       1,116,957  

AG Series 2023-N
5.00%, 04/01/2028

     1,690       1,758,676  

City of Milwaukee WI Sewerage System Revenue
(City of Milwaukee WI Sewerage System Revenue)
Series 2016-S
4.00%, 06/01/2028

     350       350,284  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Froedtert ThedaCare Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2032

     1,640       1,820,931  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Hospital Sisters Services Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/15/2028

     1,000       1,044,721  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Prerefunded - US Treasuries)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2027(a)

   $ 2,500     $ 2,504,556  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Alpha Ranch Water Control & Improvement District of Denton & Wise Counties)
Series 2024
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2038(a)

     2,000       935,607  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(C/HP Cove, Inc.)
Series 2026
4.00%, 05/01/2036

     2,000       1,998,675  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Creekhaven Wildrye & Furst Ranch Projects)
Series 2026
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2036(a)

     2,000       1,030,097  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 16)
Series 2024
5.75%, 12/15/2033(a)

     2,000       2,001,163  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Inperium Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2034(a)

     1,540       1,589,657  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Kaiser Obligated Group)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,305       1,340,249  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(North San Gabriel Municipal Utility District No. 1)
Series 2023
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2029(a)

     700       549,208  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Renown Regional Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2029

     975       1,032,231  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Signorelli Projects)
Series 2024
5.375%, 12/15/2032(a)

     1,598       1,597,867  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Southeastern Regional Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 02/01/2030

     1,000       1,004,505  

5.00%, 02/01/2033

     1,460       1,453,899  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Waterstone Projects)
5.50%, 12/15/2038(a)

   $ 924     $ 925,397  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Wisconsin Public Finance Authority-Muni Certificates)
Series 2026
3.625%, 06/15/2063

     1,440       1,438,600  
    

 

 

 
       27,681,438  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $1,067,520,157)

       1,071,767,210  
    

 

 

 
    

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 12.8%

 

Alabama – 0.1%

 

Alabama Highway Authority
(Alabama Highway Authority)
AG Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2026

     1,000       1,005,719  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 0.4%

    

Arizona Health Facilities Authority
(Banner Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-C
2.85%, 01/01/2046(g)

     5,720       5,720,000  
    

 

 

 

California – 1.3%

    

City of Los Angeles CA
(City of Los Angeles CA)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/25/2026

     5,000       5,007,758  

County of Los Angeles CA
(County of Los Angeles CA)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/30/2026

     1,500       1,502,708  

Long Beach Unified School District
(Long Beach Unified School District)
Series 2026-B
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     5,000       5,021,582  

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
(Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund)
Series 2017
2.02%, 10/01/2047(a)(g)

     1,000       1,000,000  

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
(Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     2,500       2,509,013  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/01/2026

   $ 1,000     $ 1,004,181  
    

 

 

 
       16,045,242  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 2.4%

 

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County)
Series 2008
2.85%, 02/01/2038(g)

     350       350,000  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Miami Beach Jewish Community Center)
Series 2022
2.80%, 07/01/2041(g)

     1,400       1,400,000  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Michael Ann Russell Jewish Community Center)
Series 2012
2.85%, 01/01/2039(g)

     775       775,000  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Children’s Hospital Colorado Obligated Group)
Series 2020
2.85%, 12/01/2052(g)

     1,345       1,345,000  

Colorado State Education Loan Program
(Colorado State Education Loan Program)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/30/2026

     6,650       6,662,464  

Series 2026
5.00%, 06/30/2026

     19,200       19,236,069  
    

 

 

 
       29,768,533  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.2%

    

City of Danbury CT
(City of Danbury CT)
Series 2026
4.00%, 02/22/2027

     2,500       2,525,010  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 0.1%

    

District of Columbia
(MedStar Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
2.85%, 08/15/2038(g)

     1,210       1,210,000  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 0.4%

    

County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue
(County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue)
Series 2025-B
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     1,650       1,662,736  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Hillsborough County Industrial Development Authority
(BayCare Obligated Group)
Series 2020
2.85%, 11/15/2042(g)

   $ 1,480     $ 1,480,000  

School District of Broward County/FL
(School District of Broward County/FL)
Series 2025
4.00%, 06/25/2026

     2,085       2,086,742  
    

 

 

 
       5,229,478  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 0.4%

 

Cobb County School District
(Cobb County School District)
Series 2026
4.00%, 12/15/2026

     3,500       3,524,951  

County of Fulton GA
(County of Fulton GA)
Series 2026
5.00%, 12/30/2026

     1,540       1,561,957  
    

 

 

 
       5,086,908  
    

 

 

 

Idaho – 0.1%

 

Idaho Health Facilities Authority
(St. Luke’s Health System Obligated Group/ID)
Series 2018-C
2.75%, 03/01/2048(g)

     1,675       1,675,000  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 0.6%

    

Illinois Finance Authority
(OSF Healthcare System Obligated Group)
Series 2018
2.85%, 11/15/2037(g)

     7,080       7,080,000  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 0.1%

    

Iowa Finance Authority
(Iowa Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2018
2.75%, 02/15/2041(g)

     800       800,000  
    

 

 

 

Kansas – 0.1%

    

University of Kansas Hospital Authority
(University of Kansas Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 03/01/2027

     850       863,680  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Massachusetts – 0.4%

    

City of Quincy MA
(City of Quincy MA)
Series 2025
5.00%, 09/29/2026

   $ 5,705     $ 5,746,262  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.2%

    

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(St. Louis University/US)
Series 2013-B
2.80%, 10/01/2035(g)

     2,130       2,130,000  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 1.5%

    

City of Hoboken NJ
(City of Hoboken NJ)
Series 2026-A
4.00%, 03/08/2027

     4,091       4,134,028  

City of Jersey City NJ
(City of Jersey City NJ)
Series 2025-C
4.00%, 10/20/2026

     4,073       4,092,496  

County of Hudson NJ
(County of Hudson NJ)
Series 2026
4.00%, 02/24/2027

     2,500       2,525,587  

Essex County Improvement Authority
(County of Essex NJ)
Series 2026
4.00%, 03/12/2027

     2,500       2,527,115  

Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
(Jersey City Redevelopment Agency)
Series 2025
5.00%, 12/09/2026

     2,000       2,024,048  

Monmouth County Improvement Authority (The)
(Monmouth County Improvement Authority/The)
Series 2026
4.00%, 03/12/2027

     3,500       3,539,571  
    

 

 

 
       18,842,845  
    

 

 

 

New York – 2.0%

 

City of New York NY
(City of New York NY)
Series 2018-E
2.80%, 03/01/2048(g)

     950       950,000  

City of Rochester NY
(City of Rochester NY)
Series 2025-I
4.00%, 07/30/2026

     3,000       3,006,521  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tonawanda City School District
(Tonawanda City School District)
Series 2025
4.00%, 06/12/2026

   $ 1,000     $ 1,000,424  

Town of Oyster Bay NY
(Town of Oyster Bay NY)
Series 2025
4.00%, 08/21/2026

     4,670       4,683,834  

Series 2026
4.00%, 03/05/2027

     1,500       1,516,959  

Town of Tonawanda NY
(Town of Tonawanda NY)
Series 2025
4.00%, 08/21/2026

     2,000       2,005,651  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority)
Series 2018-2
2.75%, 01/01/2031(g)

     12,185       12,185,000  

Series 2022-B
2.75%, 01/01/2033(g)

     400       400,000  

Series 2023-C
2.85%, 01/01/2032(g)

     225       225,000  
    

 

 

 
       25,973,389  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.1%

    

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The)
(Atrium Health Obligated Group)
AG Series 2017-E
2.80%, 01/15/2044(g)

     1,570       1,570,000  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 0.4%

    

State of Ohio
(University Hospitals Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2025
2.85%, 01/15/2050(g)

     5,700       5,700,000  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.1%

    

Oregon State Facilities Authority
(PeaceHealth Obligated Group)
Series 2018-B
2.80%, 08/01/2034(g)

     1,750       1,750,000  
    

 

 

 

Other – 0.2%

    

Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund
(Nuveen AMT-Free Municipal Credit Income Fund)
Series 2019
2.02%, 03/01/2029(g)

     1,000       1,000,000  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
(Nuveen AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund)
Series 2021
2.02%, 03/01/2029(g)

   $ 1,000     $ 1,000,000  
    

 

 

 
       2,000,000  
    

 

 

 

Rhode Island – 0.2%

 

City of Cranston RI
(City of Cranston RI)
Series 2025-1
4.00%, 08/19/2026

     2,000       2,004,662  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 0.5%

    

Berkeley County School District
(Berkeley County School District)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/01/2026

     2,000       2,000,000  

Greenville County School District
(Greenville County School District)
Series 2025-C
5.00%, 06/29/2026

     1,710       1,712,611  

Orangeburg County School District
(Orangeburg County School District)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/13/2026

     2,500       2,510,954  
    

 

 

 
       6,223,565  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 0.2%

 

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County TN
(Metropolitan Govt of Nashville & Davidson County TN)
Series 2026-D
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     2,000       2,028,389  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 0.1%

    

Tarrant Regional Water District Water Supply System Revenue
(Tarrant Regional Water District Water Supply System Revenue)
Series 2026
5.00%, 03/01/2027

     1,500       1,526,569  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 0.3%

    

Hampton Roads Sanitation District
(Hampton Roads Sanitation District)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/15/2026

     3,000       3,009,178  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Roanoke Economic Development Authority
(Carilion Clinic Obligated Group)
Series 2024
2.80%, 07/01/2052(g)

   $ 400     $ 400,000  
    

 

 

 
       3,409,178  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.4%

 

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Medical College of Wisconsin)
Series 2023-B
2.80%, 12/01/2033(g)

     3,665       3,665,000  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2026
3.582% (SOFR + 1.15%), 12/01/2068(a)(b)

     2,000       1,999,220  
    

 

 

 
       5,664,220  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $161,646,377)

       161,578,649  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $1,229,166,534)

       1,233,345,859  
    

 

 

 
    

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.5%

    

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.5%

 

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2024-R03, Class 2M1
4.762% (CME Term SOFR + 1.15%), 03/25/2044(a)(b)

     292       291,561  

Series 2026-R01, Class 2M1
4.612% (CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 01/25/2046(a)(b)

     2,271       2,270,775  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2023-DNA1, Class M1A
5.708% (CME Term SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2043(a)(b)

     430       434,891  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA4
Series 2025-DNA4, Class M1
4.712% (CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 10/25/2045(a)(b)

     760       759,915  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2026-HQA1
Series 2026-HQA1, Class A1
4.643% (CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 05/25/2046(a)(b)

     2,000       2,001,875  
    

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $5,753,151)

       5,759,017  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.3%

 

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.3%

    

Arivo Acceptance Auto Loan Receivables Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.46%, 04/17/2028(a)

   $ 23     $ 22,569  

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.92%, 08/15/2028(a)

     146       147,230  

Series 2025-1A, Class A2
5.10%, 10/15/2030(a)

     1,217       1,219,349  

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.12%, 01/16/2029(d)(e)(f)(h)(i)

     3,644       2,209,715  
    

 

 

 
       3,598,863  
    

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.0%

    

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.99%, 03/15/2032(a)

     33       33,241  
    

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $5,061,822)

       3,632,104  
    

 

 

 
    

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.2%

    

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.1%

    

DBC Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-DBC, Class B
5.228% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 1.60%), 11/15/2042(a)(b)

     1,624       1,625,205  
    

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.1%

    

MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-11MD, Class A
4.754%, 10/15/2042(a)

     1,500       1,492,121  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $3,123,684)

       3,117,326  
    

 

 

 
    

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 0.1%

 

Industrial – 0.1%

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

 

Altria Group, Inc.
3.40%, 05/06/2030

     215       205,615  

BAT Capital Corp.
4.906%, 04/02/2030

     230       231,700  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
5.625%, 11/17/2029

     250       258,450  
    

 

 

 
       695,765  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Technology – 0.0%

    

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
2.67%, 12/01/2026

   $ 370     $ 366,685  
    

 

 

 
       1,062,450  
    

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.0%

    

Banking – 0.0%

    

Citigroup, Inc.
Series AA
7.625%, 11/15/2028(j)

     184       191,375  

Wells Fargo & Co.
7.625%, 09/15/2028(j)

     27       28,394  
    

 

 

 
       219,769  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $1,251,723)

       1,282,219  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

WARRANTS – 0.0%

    

Industrials – 0.0%

    

Construction & Engineering – 0.0%

    

DesertXpress Enterprises LLC, expiring 12/31/2026(e)(h)(i)(k)
(cost $0)

     6,608       9,912  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.7%
(cost $1,244,356,914)

       1,247,146,437  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.3%

       15,843,792  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $  1,262,990,229  
    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
   

Implied
Credit
Spread at
May 31,
2026

   

Notional
Amount
(000)

    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

CDX-NAHY Series 46, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       3.02     USD       3,693     $  (342,512   $  (139,260   $  (203,252

 

*

Termination date.

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type      
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     1,830       10/15/2028     CPI#   2.565%   Maturity   $ (24,913   $ – 0  –    $ (24,913
USD     4,499       10/15/2029     2.451%   CPI#   Maturity     82,635       – 0  –      82,635  
USD     3,450       10/15/2029     2.485%   CPI#   Maturity     57,730       – 0  –      57,730  
USD     2,901       10/15/2029     2.499%   CPI#   Maturity     46,575       – 0  –      46,575  
USD     1,920       10/15/2030     CPI#   2.531%   Maturity     (26,410     – 0  –      (26,410
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  135,617     $  – 0  –    $  135,617  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type      

Notional
Amount
(000)

    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     2,336       10/15/2029     1 Day SOFR   3.814%   Annual   $ (2,617   $ – 0  –    $ (2,617
USD     2,500       10/15/2030     1 Day SOFR   4.082%   Annual     26,854       – 0  –      26,854  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  24,237     $  – 0  –    $  24,237  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $97,830,089 or 7.7% of net assets.

 

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(d)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.34% of net assets as of May 31, 2026, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted &

Illiquid Securities

   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Indiana Finance Authority
(Parkview Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2024-B
3.244%, 11/01/2046

     06/24/2024      $  2,000,000      $  1,997,591        0.16

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.12%, 01/16/2029

     06/10/2025        3,643,507        2,209,715        0.18

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

(f)

Defaulted.

 

(g)

Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

(h)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(i)

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

 

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(j)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

(k)

Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost     Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

DesertXpress Enterprises LLC

    
11/28/2025 -
12/16/2025
 
 
   $  – 0  –    $  9,912        0.00

As of May 31, 2026, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 4.7% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

AG – Assured Guaranty Inc.

AMBAC – American Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

BAM – Build American Mutual

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

COP – Certificate of Participation

ID – Improvement District

MUNIPSA – SIFMA Municipal Swap Index.

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

OSF – Order of St. Francis

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

UPMC – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

See notes to financial statements.

 

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May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 43.7%

    

Financial Institutions – 25.6%

    

Banking – 6.1%

    

Capital One Financial Corp.
3.75%, 07/28/2026

  $ 20,795      $ 20,780,444  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
3.75%, 07/21/2026

    20,631        20,612,432  

Nationwide Building Society
4.00%, 09/14/2026(a)

    12,204        12,181,301  

Nordea Bank Abp
1.50%, 09/30/2026(a)

    2,192        2,173,083  

Societe Generale SA
4.25%, 08/19/2026(a)

    12,148        12,137,553  

Wells Fargo & Co.
4.10%, 06/03/2026

    21,021        21,021,000  
    

 

 

 
       88,905,813  
    

 

 

 

Commercial Banking – 15.2%

    

Bank of America Corp.
4.25%, 10/22/2026

    20,461        20,468,161  

Bank of Montreal
1.25%, 09/15/2026

    7,477        7,415,464  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)
5.35%, 12/07/2026

    14,640        14,732,086  

Citigroup, Inc.
3.20%, 10/21/2026

    20,516        20,442,963  

Credit Agricole SA/London
4.125%, 01/10/2027(a)

    14,732        14,720,656  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
3.85%, 01/26/2027

    8,500        8,481,215  

5.95%, 01/15/2027

    11,903        12,016,555  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.375%, 11/23/2026

    8,789        8,787,945  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
4.125%, 12/15/2026

    20,375        20,366,239  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
3.75%, 01/11/2027

    14,809        14,778,493  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
2.757%, 09/13/2026

    2,000        1,991,220  

3.677%, 02/22/2027

    7,379        7,345,942  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
3.663%, 02/28/2027

    13,752        13,694,242  

Morgan Stanley
Series G
4.35%, 09/08/2026

    20,391        20,389,165  

Societe Generale SA
5.25%, 02/19/2027(a)

    7,300        7,345,114  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Standard Chartered PLC
4.30%, 02/19/2027(a)

  $ 14,767      $ 14,732,741  

Svenska Handelsbanken AB
1.418%, 06/11/2027(a)

    500        499,535  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
5.532%, 07/17/2026

    7,236        7,249,169  

UniCredit SpA
1.982%, 06/03/2027(a)

    7,300        7,300,000  
    

 

 

 
       222,756,905  
    

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services – 1.2%

    

American Express Co.
2.55%, 03/04/2027

    15,015        14,852,838  

Nationwide Building Society
1.50%, 10/13/2026(a)

    2,591        2,565,401  
    

 

 

 
       17,418,239  
    

 

 

 

Finance – 1.0%

    

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust
2.45%, 10/29/2026

    7,359        7,307,193  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
1.95%, 09/20/2026(a)

    368        365,210  

Sumisho Air Lease Corp.
Series G
3.75%, 06/01/2026

    7,472        7,472,000  
    

 

 

 
       15,144,403  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 1.6%

    

Aon Corp.
8.205%, 01/01/2027

    1,542        1,570,897  

Cigna Group (The)
3.40%, 03/01/2027

    7,422        7,376,355  

Elevance Health, Inc.
4.50%, 10/30/2026

    6,795        6,799,688  

Principal Financial Group, Inc.
3.10%, 11/15/2026

    7,300        7,261,748  
    

 

 

 
       23,008,688  
    

 

 

 

REITs – 0.5%

    

American Tower Corp.
3.375%, 10/15/2026

    7,327        7,302,528  
    

 

 

 
       374,536,576  
    

 

 

 

Industrial – 16.6%

    

Basic – 0.5%

    

Nutrien Ltd.
4.00%, 12/15/2026

    7,292        7,279,968  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.9%

    

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
3.25%, 03/01/2027

    5,807        5,772,390  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

RTX Corp.
5.75%, 11/08/2026

  $ 7,061      $ 7,100,754  
    

 

 

 
       12,873,144  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.5%

    

Cox Communications, Inc.
3.35%, 09/15/2026(a)

    7,220        7,193,214  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 1.5%

    

AT&T, Inc.
3.80%, 02/15/2027

    7,401        7,378,279  

TELUS Corp.
2.80%, 02/16/2027

    7,489        7,400,106  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.125%, 03/16/2027

    7,358        7,359,545  
    

 

 

 
       22,137,930  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.9%

    

American Honda Finance Corp.
Series G
5.25%, 07/07/2026

    8,903        8,911,191  

BMW US Capital LLC
4.65%, 03/19/2027(a)

    6,168        6,195,817  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
1.50%, 06/10/2026

    5,604        5,599,629  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
2.534%, 03/10/2027

    5,838        5,757,786  

Hyundai Capital America
5.25%, 01/08/2027(a)

    1,351        1,357,498  
    

 

 

 
       27,821,921  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.3%

    

Starbucks Corp.
4.85%, 02/08/2027

    3,659        3,673,307  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.2%

    

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.
5.75%, 11/20/2026

    3,648        3,668,575  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 3.7%

    

Amgen, Inc.
2.20%, 02/21/2027

    7,490        7,382,743  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
3.25%, 08/15/2026

    7,423        7,404,443  

CVS Health Corp.
3.00%, 08/15/2026

    6,082        6,064,727  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.00%, 06/01/2026

    7,405        7,405,000  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.
3.00%, 07/15/2026

    7,500        7,486,350  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sysco Corp.
3.30%, 07/15/2026

  $ 7,321      $ 7,310,897  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
5.00%, 12/05/2026

    3,660        3,673,871  

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
4.70%, 02/19/2027

    7,322        7,345,357  
    

 

 

 
       54,073,388  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 4.4%

    

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
2.268%, 11/15/2026(a)

    7,664        7,592,035  

Energy Transfer LP
6.05%, 12/01/2026

    7,129        7,181,541  

Hess Corp.
4.30%, 04/01/2027

    10,192        10,201,071  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
1.75%, 11/15/2026

    7,493        7,412,675  

Marathon Petroleum Corp.
5.125%, 12/15/2026

    7,426        7,445,827  

MPLX LP
4.125%, 03/01/2027

    7,369        7,360,673  

ONEOK, Inc.
5.55%, 11/01/2026

    2,503        2,513,788  

Spectra Energy Partners LP
3.375%, 10/15/2026

    7,500        7,473,000  

Valero Energy Corp.
3.40%, 09/15/2026

    7,323        7,307,768  
    

 

 

 
       64,488,378  
    

 

 

 

Services – 0.5%

    

S&P Global, Inc.
2.45%, 03/01/2027

    7,502        7,412,276  
    

 

 

 

Technology – 1.8%

    

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
3.40%, 06/27/2026

    7,497        7,487,779  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
2.67%, 12/01/2026

    7,389        7,322,795  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
4.90%, 10/01/2026

    2,039        2,041,324  

Fiserv, Inc.
3.20%, 07/01/2026

    1,911        1,909,261  

Oracle Corp.
2.65%, 07/15/2026

    7,378        7,362,727  
    

 

 

 
       26,123,886  
    

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.4%

    

Ryder System, Inc.
1.75%, 09/01/2026

    6,421        6,377,273  
    

 

 

 
       243,123,260  
    

 

 

 

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utility – 1.5%

    

Electric – 1.5%

    

Entergy Corp.
2.95%, 09/01/2026

  $ 7,523      $ 7,499,453  

Eversource Energy
2.90%, 03/01/2027

    7,460        7,384,580  

Southwestern Electric Power Co.
Series K
2.75%, 10/01/2026

    7,570        7,533,664  
    

 

 

 
       22,417,697  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $640,384,883)

       640,077,533  
    

 

 

 
    

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 32.7%

    

United States – 32.7%

    

U.S. Treasury Notes
3.375%, 02/29/2028

    36,603        36,228,391  

3.75%, 04/30/2028

    37,258        37,087,719  

3.846% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 0.18%), 07/31/2026(b)

    61,687        61,702,963  

3.875%, 03/31/2028

    66,427        66,283,787  

3.875%, 07/15/2028

    36,967        36,860,143  

3.875%, 04/15/2029

    29,253        29,118,162  

4.00%, 03/31/2030

    28,039        27,942,616  

4.25%, 12/31/2026

    62,295        62,448,304  

4.25%, 02/15/2028

    119,973        120,479,136  
    

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $477,791,377)

       478,151,221  
    

 

 

 
    

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 7.0%

    

Autos - Fixed Rate – 3.6%

    

ACM Auto Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.38%, 06/20/2029(a)

    163        163,060  

Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.55%, 06/20/2028(a)

    1,565        1,567,835  

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust
Series 2025-2, Class A
4.81%, 09/12/2028(a)

    1,218        1,219,411  

Arivo Acceptance Auto Loan Receivables Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.46%, 04/17/2028(a)

    73        73,149  

Series 2025-1A, Class A2
4.92%, 05/15/2029(a)

    4,252        4,263,078  

BOF VII AL Funding Trust I
Series 2023-CAR3, Class A2
6.291%, 07/26/2032(a)

    480        486,688  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2025-2, Class A2
4.84%, 01/18/2028

  $ 488      $ 488,512  

Series 2026-2, Class A2
4.24%, 09/15/2028

    2,328        2,328,236  

CarMax Select Receivables Trust
Series 2025-A, Class A2A
4.76%, 05/15/2028

    2,096        2,099,490  

Consumer Portfolio Services Auto Trust
Series 2025-B, Class A
4.74%, 02/15/2029(a)

    2,153        2,155,809  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2026-B, Class A
4.35%, 02/15/2030(a)

    1,147        1,146,868  

Exeter Select Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A2
4.83%, 10/16/2028

    1,263        1,264,830  

FHF Issuer Trust
Series 2023-2A, Class A2
6.79%, 10/15/2029(a)

    243        244,901  

GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust
Series 2025-2A, Class A2
4.75%, 03/15/2028(a)

    1,601        1,602,427  

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.92%, 08/15/2028(a)

    164        164,897  

Series 2023-2A, Class A2
7.09%, 10/16/2028(a)

    244        246,165  

Series 2023-3A, Class A2
7.50%, 12/15/2028(a)

    327        332,085  

Series 2026-1A, Class A2
4.68%, 07/15/2030(a)

    1,913        1,911,965  

Lobel Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.06%, 11/15/2027(a)

    313        312,765  

Series 2026-1, Class A
4.88%, 10/16/2028(a)

    2,774        2,774,861  

Merchants Fleet Funding LLC
Series 2023-1A, Class A
7.21%, 05/20/2036(a)

    668        671,958  

OCCU Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A2
4.82%, 04/17/2028(a)

    3,309        3,314,207  

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A2
4.87%, 12/15/2027(a)

    930        929,891  

Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust
Series 2025-4A, Class A2
5.124%, 04/25/2034(a)

    6,928        6,946,374  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SAFCO Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.46%, 09/10/2029(a)

  $ 2,791      $ 2,787,867  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-2, Class A2
4.71%, 06/15/2028

    610        609,851  

Stellantis Financial Underwritten Enhanced Lease Trust
Series 2025-AA, Class A2
4.63%, 07/20/2027(a)

    3,669        3,674,787  

Strike Acceptance Auto Funding Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.84%, 04/15/2032(a)

    1,218        1,221,035  

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.61%, 10/17/2027(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)

    424        398,805  

Series 2024-2A, Class A
6.36%, 12/15/2027(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)

    369        344,999  

Series 2024-3A, Class A
5.22%, 06/15/2028(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)

    785        682,849  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.94%, 02/15/2029(c)(d)(e)(f)(g)

    2,015        1,227,504  

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust
Series 2026-1, Class A
4.41%, 06/12/2028(a)

    5,309        5,307,401  

US Bank NA
Series 2023-1, Class B
6.789%, 08/25/2032(a)

    352        354,291  
    

 

 

 
       53,318,851  
    

 

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 3.0%

    

ACHV ABS Trust
Series 2024-2PL, Class A
5.07%, 10/27/2031(a)

    1,147        1,150,572  

Affirm Asset Securitization Trust
Series 2025-X2, Class A
4.45%, 10/15/2030(a)(b)

    1,770        1,771,594  

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.99%, 03/15/2032(a)

    52        52,188  

Equify ABS LLC
Series 2024-1A, Class A
5.43%, 04/18/2033(a)

    1,134        1,137,113  

Marlette Funding Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.75%, 07/16/2035(a)

    985        985,707  

NMEF Funding LLC
Series 2023-A, Class A2
6.57%, 06/17/2030(a)

    87        86,962  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust
Series 2024-5, Class A
6.278%, 10/15/2031(a)

  $ 203      $ 202,998  

Series 2025-3, Class A2
5.365%, 12/15/2032(a)

    2,659        2,666,872  

Series 2026-1, Class A2
4.739%, 09/15/2033(a)

    1,000        998,830  

Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust And Pagaya AI Debt Trust
Series 2024-6, Class A
6.093%, 11/15/2031(a)

    389        389,563  

Pagaya AI Debt Trust
Series 2025-R1, Class A2
5.338%, 06/15/2032(a)

    4,935        4,952,522  

Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Grantor Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.715%, 01/20/2034(a)

    7,000        7,019,559  

PEAC Solutions Receivables LLC
Series 2024-2A, Class A2
4.74%, 04/20/2027(a)

    1,246        1,247,145  

RCKT Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.90%, 07/25/2034(a)

    3,282        3,287,783  

Reach ABS Trust
Series 2026-1A, Class A
4.32%, 02/15/2033(a)

    2,333        2,333,199  

Series 2026-2A, Class A
4.34%, 02/15/2035(a)

    3,000        2,999,994  

Service Experts Issuer LLC
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.39%, 11/20/2035(a)

    3,137        3,196,661  

Upgrade Master Pass-Thru Trust
Series 2025-ST5, Class A
4.794%, 09/15/2032(a)

    3,312        3,314,454  

Upstart Securitization Trust
Series 2024-1, Class A
5.33%, 11/20/2034(a)

    1,097        1,099,118  

Verdant Receivables 2023-1 LLC
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.24%, 01/13/2031(a)

    391        396,233  

VFI ABS LLC
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.78%, 06/24/2030(a)

    3,909        3,917,076  
    

 

 

 
       43,206,143  
    

 

 

 

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.4%

    

Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust
Series 2024-B, Class A
5.88%, 01/15/2030(a)

  $ 5,900      $ 5,918,042  
    

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $103,145,230)

       102,443,036  
    

 

 

 
    Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 16.2%

    

Investment Companies – 2.1%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government
Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(h)(i)(j)
(cost $31,259,738)

    31,259,738        31,259,738  
    

 

 

 
    Principal
Amount
(000)
        

Commercial Paper – 14.1%

    

BAT International Finance PLC
Zero Coupon, 06/08/2026(a)

  $ 3,700        3,695,956  

Becton Dickinson & Co.
Zero Coupon, 06/05/2026(a)

    7,400        7,394,360  

Boston Scientific Corp.
Zero Coupon, 06/12/2026(a)

    7,400        7,388,622  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
Zero Coupon, 06/05/2026(a)

    7,300        7,294,819  

Zero Coupon, 07/28/2026(a)

    2,000        1,987,467  

CRH America Finance, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/24/2026(a)

    4,000        3,988,413  

Dominion Energy, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/17/2026(a)

    7,400        7,384,544  

eBay, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 09/17/2026(a)

    7,400        7,306,817  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/03/2026(a)

    7,400        7,395,986  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
Zero Coupon, 07/10/2026(a)

    9,000        8,957,286  

Glencore Funding LLC
Zero Coupon, 06/22/2026(a)

    7,300        7,280,806  

HCA, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 08/13/2026(a)

    5,500        5,448,609  

Healthpeak Properties, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/17/2026(a)

    7,400        7,384,349  

Honeywell International, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/05/2026(a)

    4,200        4,196,954  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

HSBC USA, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 08/06/2026(a)

  $ 2,250      $ 2,233,242  

Zero Coupon, 09/16/2026(a)

    2,819        2,785,177  

Hyundai Capital America
Zero Coupon, 06/04/2026(a)

    3,000        2,998,084  

Intesa Sanpaolo Funding LLC
Zero Coupon, 11/20/2026

    14,000        13,711,671  

Macquarie Group Ltd.
Zero Coupon, 06/02/2026

    7,200        7,196,881  

Zero Coupon, 06/05/2026

    14,600        14,588,872  

Marriott International, Inc./MD
Zero Coupon, 06/23/2026(a)

    6,000        5,983,076  

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/11/2026(a)

    7,400        7,389,448  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD
Zero Coupon, 06/16/2026(a)

    7,400        7,385,301  

Mondelez International, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/15/2026(a)

    6,750        6,737,544  

ONE Gas, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/02/2026(a)

    6,030        6,027,355  

ONEOK, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 06/08/2026(a)

    5,000        4,994,505  

RWE AG
Zero Coupon, 06/23/2026(a)

    8,342        8,318,968  

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)
Zero Coupon, 06/09/2026(a)

    7,300        7,291,604  

VW Credit, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 08/17/2026(a)

    3,611        3,577,806  

Zero Coupon, 09/08/2026(a)

    3,500        3,458,826  

Western Union Co. (The)
Zero Coupon, 06/15/2026(a)

    7,300        7,286,322  

Westpac Banking Corp.
Zero Coupon, 01/29/2027(a)

    7,105        6,914,639  
    

 

 

 

Total Commercial Paper
(cost $206,090,788)

       205,984,309  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $237,350,526)

       237,244,047  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.6%
(cost $1,458,672,016)

       1,457,915,837  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.4%

       6,444,473  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 1,464,360,310  
    

 

 

 

 

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FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
    Current
Notional
    Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

    437       September 2026     $  90,267,813     $ 134,571  

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

    320       September 2026       34,307,500       118,750  
       

 

 

 
  $  253,321  
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $359,844,003 or 24.6% of net assets.

 

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

Non-income producing security.

 

(d)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.18% of net assets as of May 31, 2026, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.61%, 10/17/2027

     01/25/2024      $ 423,527      $ 398,805        0.03

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-2A, Class A
6.36%, 12/15/2027

     05/14/2024        368,982        344,999        0.02

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-3A, Class A
5.22%, 06/15/2028

     10/07/2024        784,858        682,849        0.05

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.94%, 02/15/2029

     03/11/2025         2,015,241         1,227,504        0.08

 

(e)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(f)

Defaulted.

 

(g)

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

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

Affiliated investments.

 

(j)

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.

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB HIGH YIELD ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 76.6%

      

Industrial – 67.0%

      

Basic – 4.6%

      

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV
4.125%, 03/31/2029(a)

    U.S.$       1,735      $ 1,691,261  

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
7.10% (7.10% Cash or 5.85% Cash and 1.25% PIK), 09/30/2029(a)(b)

      282        3,549  

11.175% (10.425% Cash or 11.175% PIK or 6.425% Cash and 4.75% PIK), 09/30/2029(a)(b)(c)

      715        291,530  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV
4.75%, 06/15/2027(a)

      234        233,221  

Capstone Copper Corp.
6.75%, 03/31/2033(a)

      130        132,545  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
7.379%, 07/15/2032(c)

      806        847,960  

7.70%, 11/15/2033(c)

      1,369        1,470,484  

Cerdia Finanz GmbH
9.375%, 10/03/2031(a)

      200        177,058  

Compass Minerals International, Inc.
8.00%, 07/01/2030(a)

      145        152,862  

CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.
6.125%, 06/15/2028(a)

      1,519        1,519,349  

Element Solutions, Inc.
3.875%, 09/01/2028(a)

      235        229,097  

Fortescue Treasury Pty Ltd.
4.50%, 09/15/2027(a)

      230        228,880  

GPD Cos., Inc.
12.50% (12.50% Cash and 2.375% PIK), 12/31/2029(a)(b)

      49        33,787  

Huntsman International LLC
4.50%, 05/01/2029

      278        269,154  

INEOS Finance PLC
7.25%, 03/31/2031(a)

    EUR       355        404,374  

Ingevity Corp.
3.875%, 11/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       591        570,545  

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/2023(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

      60        – 0  – 

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/2027

      100        100,061  

5.25%, 12/15/2029

      67        66,886  

Novelis Corp.
4.75%, 01/30/2030(a)

      868        837,438  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Olin Corp.
5.00%, 02/01/2030

    U.S.$       1,781      $ 1,729,476  

Olympus Water US Holding Corp.
6.75%, 08/01/2032(a)

      327        319,541  

7.25%, 06/15/2031(a)

      310        314,721  

7.25%, 02/15/2033(a)

      400        394,956  

Rain Carbon, Inc.
12.25%, 09/01/2029(a)

      64        67,946  

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc.
4.375%, 10/15/2029(a)

      408        399,057  

SK Invictus Intermediate II SARL
5.00%, 10/30/2029(a)

      267        261,708  

Skeena Resources Ltd.
8.50%, 04/01/2031(a)

      312        327,734  

Sword Purchaser LLC
8.25%, 04/15/2033(a)

      833        857,998  

Vibrantz Technologies, Inc.
9.00%, 02/28/2031(e)

      2        1,194  

WR Grace Holdings LLC
5.625%, 08/15/2029(a)

      136        130,304  

6.625%, 08/15/2032(a)

      1,087        1,078,739  

7.00%, 08/01/2033(a)

      799        792,456  
      

 

 

 
         15,935,871  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 5.6%

      

Arcosa, Inc.
6.875%, 08/15/2032(a)

      375        388,526  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
5.00%, 01/30/2031(a)

    EUR       177        206,726  

Artera Services LLC
8.50%, 02/15/2031(a)

    U.S.$       93        84,695  

Biffa Group Holdings Ltd.
5.25%, 06/15/2031(a)

    EUR       358        412,345  

Bombardier, Inc.
7.45%, 05/01/2034(a)

    U.S.$       1,264        1,392,347  

8.75%, 11/15/2030(a)

      1,007        1,068,910  

Calderys Financing LLC
11.25%, 06/01/2028(a)

      307        317,945  

Camelot Return Merger Sub, Inc.
8.75%, 08/01/2028(a)

      798        488,296  

Clean Harbors, Inc.
6.375%, 02/01/2031(a)

      294        298,725  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY
7.125%, 02/01/2033(a)

      1,560        1,580,405  

Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
9.5%, 08/15/2029(a)

      120        73,252  

Dycom Industries, Inc.
4.50%, 04/15/2029(a)

      91        89,377  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Efesto Bidco SpA Efesto US LLC
Series XR
7.50%, 02/15/2032(a)

    U.S.$       1,339      $ 1,312,675  

EnerSys
4.375%, 12/15/2027(a)

      80        79,437  

Esab Corp.
6.25%, 04/15/2029(a)

      1,529        1,557,286  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

      50        48,858  

4.375%, 08/15/2029(a)

      438        426,305  

Goat Holdco LLC
6.75%, 02/01/2032(a)

      840        855,372  

Griffon Corp.
5.75%, 03/01/2028

      408        407,976  

Luna 2 5SARL
5.50%, 07/01/2032(a)

    EUR       125        146,318  

Maxam Prill SARL
7.75%, 07/15/2030(a)

    U.S.$       483        498,760  

Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco, Inc./MIWD Borrower LLC
6.75%, 04/01/2032(a)

      353        347,356  

MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp.
5.50%, 02/01/2030(a)

      1,358        1,268,915  

Mueller Water Products, Inc.
4.00%, 06/15/2029(a)

      1,288        1,244,453  

Solaris Energy Infrastructure LLC
6.375%, 05/15/2031(a)

      324        329,103  

Terex Corp.
5.00%, 05/15/2029(a)

      178        176,393  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.375%, 03/01/2029(a)

      2,681        2,734,271  

6.75%, 08/15/2028(a)

      690        698,963  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
5.25%, 04/15/2031(a)

      663        657,723  

7.25%, 06/15/2028(a)

      124        124,206  
      

 

 

 
         19,315,919  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 7.1%

      

AMC Global Media, Inc.
10.50%, 07/15/2032(a)

      176        182,123  

Arches Buyer, Inc.
6.125%, 12/01/2028(a)

      617        597,768  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
7.375%, 03/01/2031(a)

      231        234,241  

7.375%, 02/01/2036(a)

      1,791        1,748,303  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
7.125%, 02/15/2031(a)

      445        460,059  

CompoSecure Holdings LLC
5.625%, 02/01/2033(a)

      211        204,818  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CSC Holdings LLC
4.50%, 11/15/2031(a)

  U.S.$     199      $ 111,237  

4.625%, 12/01/2030(a)

      678        162,550  

5.375%, 02/01/2028(a)

      298        188,819  

5.50%, 04/15/2027(a)

      356        256,320  

5.75%, 01/15/2030(a)

      400        99,476  

6.50%, 02/01/2029(a)

      351        207,244  

7.50%, 04/01/2028(a)

      200        66,822  

11.25%, 05/15/2028(a)

      449        298,985  

11.75%, 01/31/2029(a)

      505        318,887  

DIRECTV Financing LLC
8.875%, 02/01/2030(a)

      347        356,487  

DIRECTV Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.
5.875%, 08/15/2027(a)

      63        63,115  

10.00%, 02/15/2031(a)

      725        758,792  

Discovery Global Holdings, Inc.
4.279%, 03/15/2032

      487        430,367  

5.05%, 03/15/2042

      2,151        1,539,643  

5.141%, 03/15/2052

      147        91,891  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.125%, 06/01/2029

      687        621,790  

5.25%, 12/01/2026(a)

      1,276        1,271,508  

5.75%, 12/01/2028(a)

      1,869        1,831,900  

7.375%, 07/01/2028

      214        207,770  

EchoStar Corp.
6.75% (6.75% Cash or 6.75% PIK), 11/30/2030(b)(c)

      746        763,458  

10.75%, 11/30/2029

      689        749,320  

EW Scripps Co. (The)
9.88%, 08/15/2030(a)

      201        192,138  

Gray Media, Inc.
4.75%, 10/15/2030(a)

      185        139,671  

5.375%, 11/15/2031(a)

      17        12,190  

7.25%, 08/15/2033(a)

      311        308,412  

9.63%, 07/15/2032(a)

      676        666,232  

iHeartCommunications, Inc.
9.125%, 05/01/2029(a)

      232        224,884  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC
5.125%, 07/15/2029(a)

      654        408,868  

6.75%, 10/15/2027(a)

      400        259,080  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
5.75%, 08/01/2028(a)

      1,824        1,814,661  

Midcontinent Communications
8.00%, 08/15/2032(a)

      141        133,290  

National CineMedia, Inc.
5.75%, 08/15/2026(d)(f)(h)(i)

      21        – 0  – 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Paramount Global
6.375%, 03/30/2062

    U.S.$       385      $ 325,090  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.50%, 03/01/2030(a)

      48        42,761  

8.125%, 02/15/2033(a)

      535        549,049  

Sirius XM Radio LLC
4.00%, 07/15/2028(a)

      338        329,192  

4.125%, 07/01/2030(a)

      1,907        1,795,650  

Snap, Inc.
6.875%, 03/15/2034(a)

      377        371,319  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL
5.875%, 02/15/2030(a)

    EUR       113        116,001  

Veritiv Operating Co.
10.50%, 11/30/2030(a)

    U.S.$       199        204,190  

Versant Media Group, Inc.
7.25%, 01/30/2031(a)

      1,379        1,432,271  

Virgin Media Finance PLC
5.00%, 07/15/2030(a)

      832        683,197  

Virgin Media O2 Vendor Financing Notes VI DAC
8.50%, 03/15/2033(a)

      578        499,860  
      

 

 

 
         24,331,699  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 2.1%

      

Altice Financing SA
5.75%, 08/15/2029(a)

      261        189,155  

Altice France Lux 3/Altice Holdings 1
10.00%, 01/15/2033(e)

      50        49,191  

Altice France SA
6.50%, 04/15/2032(a)

      488        474,356  

6.875%, 10/15/2030(a)

      507        496,535  

6.875%, 07/15/2032(a)

      564        549,953  

9.5%, 11/01/2029(a)

      270        274,498  

APLD ComputeCo 2 LLC
6.75%, 03/15/2031(a)

      707        712,486  

Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC
9.00%, 09/15/2029(a)

      200        211,112  

Core Scientific Finance I LLC
7.75%, 05/15/2031(a)

      366        374,542  

Edged Compute LLC
7.50%, 04/30/2031(a)

      292        292,861  

Fibercop SpA
6.00%, 09/30/2034(a)

      640        616,422  

7.20%, 07/18/2036(a)

      564        565,715  

7.721%, 06/04/2038(a)

      606        611,278  

GCI LLC
4.75%, 10/15/2028(a)

      200        193,046  

Iliad Holding SAS
8.50%, 04/15/2031(a)

      288        305,127  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Viasat, Inc.
6.50%, 07/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       22      $ 21,996  

7.50%, 05/30/2031(a)

      128        129,318  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
4.25%, 01/31/2031(a)

      238        199,011  

4.75%, 07/15/2031(a)

      200        168,960  
      

 

 

 
         6,435,562  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.8%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
7.50%, 02/15/2033(a)

      96        99,543  

8.25%, 04/15/2031(a)

      928        966,828  

Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd.
10.00%, 03/31/2029(a)

      1,270        1,032,497  

Clarios Global LP/Clarios US Finance Co.
6.75%, 09/15/2032(a)

      170        174,179  

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.
9.25%, 03/01/2031(a)

      315        318,459  

Exide Technologies (Exchange Priority)
11.00%, 10/31/2024(d)(e)(f)(h)(i)

      32        – 0  – 

Exide Technologies (First Lien)
11.00%, 10/31/2024(d)(e)(f)(h)(i)

      13        – 0  – 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
5.00%, 07/15/2029

      676        645,621  

5.25%, 07/15/2031

      528        468,811  

5.625%, 04/30/2033

      426        371,080  

6.625%, 07/15/2030

      382        373,157  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
6.75% (6.75% Cash or 7.50% PIK), 11/15/2029(a)(b)

    EUR       144        175,626  

7.75% (7.75% Cash or 8.50% PIK), 11/15/2030(a)(b)

    U.S.$       200        206,724  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.
8.75%, 12/15/2031(a)

      150        154,240  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC
2.75%, 03/09/2028(a)

      211        200,539  

6.125%, 09/30/2030(a)

      153        151,158  

7.05%, 09/15/2028(a)

      1,833        1,881,520  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
4.81%, 09/17/2030(a)

      1,262        1,182,343  

PM General Purchaser LLC
9.5%, 10/01/2028(a)

      525        468,011  

Tenneco, Inc.
8.00%, 11/17/2028(a)

      814        818,534  

Titan International, Inc.
7.00%, 04/30/2028

      17        16,990  
      

 

 

 
         9,705,860  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 1.5%

      

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
6.50%, 05/15/2027(a)

    U.S.$       262      $ 262,356  

NCL Corp., Ltd.
5.875%, 01/15/2031(a)

      1,684        1,627,148  

6.75%, 02/01/2032(a)

      640        634,611  

7.75%, 02/15/2029(a)

      315        329,317  

Patrick Industries, Inc.
6.375%, 11/01/2032(a)

      162        161,789  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
5.25%, 08/15/2029(a)

      1,377        1,339,504  

Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
7.25%, 05/15/2031(a)

      194        193,587  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
5.875%, 10/15/2033(a)

      196        196,063  

7.00%, 02/15/2029(a)

      50        50,218  

9.125%, 07/15/2031(a)

      121        127,205  
      

 

 

 
         4,921,798  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 6.7%

      

Affinity Interactive
6.875%, 12/15/2027(a)

      59        34,603  

Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC
7.875%, 04/30/2029(a)

      438        452,055  

AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC
7.625%, 08/15/2033(a)

      634        659,956  

Ashton Woods USA LLC/Ashton Woods Finance Co.
6.875%, 08/01/2033(a)

      216        211,531  

Banijay Gaming SAS
5.125%, 12/10/2031(a)

    EUR       243        286,793  

Boyne USA, Inc.
4.75%, 05/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       755        744,392  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
5.00%, 03/01/2030(a)

      1,667        1,626,659  

6.375%, 06/15/2032(a)

      531        535,821  

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
6.00%, 10/15/2032(a)

      124        111,009  

CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc./Radio Systems Corp.
9.5%, 10/15/2029(a)

      222        133,251  

Century Communities, Inc.
3.875%, 08/15/2029(a)

      227        214,290  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      624        618,141  

5.50%, 04/01/2027(a)

      106        106,066  

Cirsa Finance International SARL
6.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

    EUR       220        265,714  

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.
9.75%, 07/15/2030(a)

    U.S.$       790        743,256  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Great Canadian Gaming Corp./Raptor LLC
8.75%, 11/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     1,469      $ 1,445,584  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
3.75%, 05/01/2029(a)

      729        705,184  

5.875%, 04/01/2029(a)

      419        425,184  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, Inc.
4.875%, 07/01/2031(a)

      592        553,017  

5.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      1,093        1,063,587  

6.625%, 01/15/2032(a)

      211        214,804  

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.
6.75%, 02/15/2029(a)

      100        98,201  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
4.50%, 06/15/2029(a)

      1,371        1,323,193  

6.50%, 10/01/2033(a)

      249        243,968  

Masterbrand, Inc.
7.00%, 07/15/2032(a)

      1,488        1,484,399  

MGM Resorts International
6.125%, 09/15/2029

      994        1,008,174  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority/MS Digital Entertainment Holdings LLC
8.25%, 04/15/2030(a)

      311        324,892  

11.875%, 04/15/2031(a)

      290        315,056  

Pioneer Opco LLC
7.00%, 05/15/2033(a)

      146        149,162  

Standard Building Solutions, Inc.
5.875%, 03/15/2034(a)

      80        77,996  

6.25%, 08/01/2033(a)

      380        380,274  

6.50%, 08/15/2032(a)

      415        420,735  

Standard Industries, Inc./NY
3.375%, 01/15/2031(a)

      227        206,629  

4.375%, 07/15/2030(a)

      996        949,049  

4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      779        775,346  

Station Casinos LLC
4.50%, 02/15/2028(a)

      290        285,853  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
5.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      434        438,006  

Thor Industries, Inc.
4.00%, 10/15/2029(a)

      295        278,890  

Travel & Leisure Co.
4.50%, 12/01/2029(a)

      478        461,284  

4.625%, 03/01/2030(a)

      12        11,536  

6.00%, 04/01/2027(c)

      55        55,147  

6.25%, 06/01/2031(a)

      1,191        1,197,813  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
4.375%, 08/15/2028(a)

      1,487        1,466,182  
      

 

 

 
         23,102,682  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.7%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
4.00%, 10/15/2030(a)

    U.S.$       366      $ 347,103  

4.375%, 01/15/2028(a)

      1,363        1,349,997  

BCPE Flavor Debt Merger Sub LLC & BCPE Flavor Issuer, Inc.
9.5%, 07/01/2032(a)

      104        94,660  

Fertitta Entertainment LLC/Fertitta Entertainment Finance Co., Inc.
4.625%, 01/15/2029(a)

      404        393,860  

Papa John’s International, Inc.
3.875%, 09/15/2029(a)

      22        21,136  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/2031

      355        330,296  
      

 

 

 
         2,537,052  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 5.7%

      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
7.00%, 08/01/2030(a)

      1,856        1,907,523  

Arko Corp.
5.125%, 11/15/2029(a)

      44        40,233  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/2029(a)

      1,258        1,222,285  

Beach Acquisition Bidco LLC
5.25%, 07/15/2032(a)

    EUR       229        268,747  

Boots Group Finco LP
5.375%, 08/31/2032(a)

      421        503,588  

Carvana Co.
5.50%, 04/15/2027(a)

    U.S.$       39        38,432  

9.00%, 06/01/2030(a)(b)(c)

      824        854,916  

9.00%, 06/01/2031(a)(b)(c)

      1,093        1,207,478  

Champ Acquisition Corp.
8.375%, 12/01/2031(a)

      68        71,429  

FirstCash, Inc.
4.625%, 09/01/2028(a)

      445        438,903  

6.875%, 03/01/2032(a)

      839        863,650  

Gap, Inc. (The)
3.625%, 10/01/2029(a)

      1,416        1,328,420  

3.875%, 10/01/2031(a)

      260        237,900  

Gee Automotive Holdings LLC
7.25%, 03/01/2031(a)

      323        326,282  

Global Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH UK Ltd.
8.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      318        309,541  

8.75%, 01/15/2032(a)

      668        628,568  

11.50%, 08/15/2029(a)

      255        264,545  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
4.00%, 08/15/2028(a)

      882        857,886  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC
4.875%, 05/01/2029(a)

      1,703        1,663,456  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
4.75%, 09/15/2029

    U.S.$       150      $ 147,477  

Park River Holdings, Inc.
8.00%, 03/15/2031(a)

      152        153,897  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.75%, 06/15/2029

      715        684,870  

PetSmart LLC/PetSmart Finance Corp.
7.50%, 09/15/2032(a)

      1,084        1,092,217  

QXO Building Products, Inc.
6.75%, 04/30/2032(a)

      793        808,273  

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp.
7.75%, 10/15/2029(a)

      1,331        1,230,297  

Staples, Inc.
10.75%, 09/01/2029(a)

      1,120        1,065,456  

12.75%, 01/15/2030(a)

      254        193,349  

William Carter Co. (The)
7.375%, 02/15/2031(a)

      396        409,599  
      

 

 

 
         18,819,217  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 7.7%

      

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.
5.00%, 04/15/2029(a)

      150        146,914  

Bausch & Lomb Corp.
8.375%, 10/01/2028(a)

      832        861,170  

Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
8.50%, 01/31/2027(a)

      59        58,699  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
4.875%, 06/01/2028(a)

      261        241,495  

11.00%, 09/30/2028(a)

      622        648,385  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
4.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

      98        89,987  

5.25%, 05/15/2030(a)

      1,937        1,826,223  

6.00%, 01/15/2029(a)

      20        19,820  

6.875%, 04/15/2029(a)

      423        417,797  

9.75%, 01/15/2034(a)

      250        262,275  

10.875%, 01/15/2032(a)

      864        931,116  

CVS Health Corp.
6.75%, 12/10/2054

      33        34,371  

7.00%, 03/10/2055

      495        516,379  

DaVita, Inc.
4.625%, 06/01/2030(a)

      237        230,262  

Embecta Corp.
5.00%, 02/15/2030(a)

      1,376        1,066,469  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

      747        675,811  

Fiesta Purchaser, Inc.
7.875%, 03/01/2031(a)

      101        101,706  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Froneri Lux FinCo SARL
6.00%, 08/01/2032(a)

  U.S.$     200      $ 195,048  

Genmab A/S/Genmab Finance LLC
7.25%, 12/15/2033(a)

      163        169,584  

Grifols SA
3.875%, 10/15/2028(a)

  EUR     312        361,398  

4.75%, 10/15/2028(a)

  U.S.$     469        461,777  

Gruppo San Donato SpA
6.50%, 10/31/2031(a)

  EUR     335        377,246  

Insulet Corp.
6.50%, 04/01/2033(a)

  U.S.$     414        421,195  

IQVIA, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/2026(a)

      400        399,736  

5.00%, 05/15/2027(a)

      197        196,935  

Kedrion SpA
6.50%, 09/01/2029(a)

      350        345,023  

KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp./NextWave Distribution, Inc.
9.00%, 02/15/2029(a)

      206        215,324  

LifePoint Health, Inc.
9.88%, 08/15/2030(a)

      632        669,345  

10.00%, 06/01/2032(a)

      261        266,985  

Mehilainen Yhtiot Oy
5.125%, 06/30/2032(a)

  EUR     261        304,473  

ModivCare, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/2029(c)(d)(e)(f)(j)

  U.S.$     459        597  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
5.75%, 12/31/2030(a)

      291        234,036  

6.75% (6.00% Cash and 0.75% PIK), 03/31/2031(a)(b)(c)

      303        185,168  

11.50% (6.50% Cash and 5.00% PIK), 12/31/2030(a)(b)(c)

      144        132,002  

Neogen Food Safety Corp.
8.625%, 07/20/2030(a)

      111        116,411  

Newell Brands, Inc.
8.50%, 06/01/2028(a)

      310        323,879  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV 4.125%, 04/30/2028(a)

      865        854,533  

5.125%, 04/30/2031(a)

      200        198,236  

7.875%, 05/15/2034(a)

      440        472,010  

Paradigm Parent LLC & Paradigm Parent CO-Issuer, Inc.
8.75%, 04/17/2032(a)

      1,385        1,268,771  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
5.15%, 06/15/2030(c)

      317        303,879  

Post Holdings, Inc.
6.25%, 02/15/2032(a)

      107        108,734  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Select Medical Corp.
6.25%, 12/01/2032(a)

    U.S.$       1,426      $ 1,387,740  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.
7.25%, 04/15/2032(a)

      1,538        1,543,029  

TEAM Services Holding, Inc.
9.00%, 02/15/2033(a)

      146        147,063  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.25%, 06/01/2029

      1,739        1,695,595  

4.375%, 01/15/2030

      697        674,564  

US Foods, Inc.
4.75%, 02/15/2029(a)

      1,838        1,814,749  

6.875%, 09/15/2028(a)

      208        213,194  

Whirlpool Corp.
6.125%, 06/15/2030

      1,479        1,392,183  
      

 

 

 
         25,579,321  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 9.2%

      

Ascent Resources Utica Holdings LLC/ARU Finance Corp.
5.875%, 06/30/2029(a)

      132        131,809  

BKV Upstream Midstream LLC
7.50%, 10/15/2030(a)

      104        105,368  

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.
7.00%, 07/15/2029(a)

      605        622,612  

7.25%, 07/15/2032(a)

      920        955,705  

Buckeye Partners LP
6.75%, 02/01/2030(a)

      190        196,739  

6.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      358        369,080  

California Resources Corp.
7.00%, 01/15/2034(a)

      154        155,267  

8.25%, 06/15/2029(a)

      150        156,426  

Caturus Energy LLC
8.50%, 02/15/2030(a)

      100        104,575  

Chord Energy Corp.
6.00%, 10/01/2030(a)

      850        860,225  

6.75%, 03/15/2033(a)

      848        871,456  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
8.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      227        233,844  

CNX Resources Corp.
7.25%, 03/01/2032(a)

      1,234        1,275,080  

7.375%, 01/15/2031(a)

      334        342,794  

Comstock Resources, Inc.
5.875%, 01/15/2030(a)

      224        211,725  

6.75%, 03/01/2029(a)

      1,180        1,159,539  

CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC
5.50%, 06/15/2031(a)

      1,588        1,564,545  

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
7.375%, 01/15/2033(a)

      448        455,164  

7.625%, 04/01/2032(a)

      28        28,683  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp.
7.375%, 06/30/2033(a)

  U.S.$     378      $ 390,175  

8.625%, 03/15/2029(a)

      857        892,471  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
9.25%, 01/15/2031(a)

      860        905,976  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
7.875%, 05/15/2032

      441        457,934  

8.00%, 05/15/2033

      796        835,139  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.
8.25%, 01/15/2032(a)

      1,529        1,603,416  

Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.
6.75%, 09/01/2029(a)

      226        231,944  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.
5.75%, 02/01/2029(a)

      1,162        1,159,362  

6.00%, 04/15/2030(a)

      530        527,000  

6.00%, 02/01/2031(a)

      324        319,574  

Ithaca Energy North Sea PLC
8.125%, 10/15/2029(a)

      200        208,000  

Kraken Oil & Gas Partners LLC
7.625%, 08/15/2029(a)

      68        69,026  

Matador Resources Co.
6.50%, 04/15/2032(a)

      851        861,884  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
9.125%, 01/31/2030(a)

      223        233,720  

NFE Financing LLC
12.00%, 11/15/2029(d)(e)(j)

      1,012        440,567  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
8.75%, 06/15/2031(a)

      266        276,281  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.625%, 04/28/2027

      1,036        1,039,512  

6.375%, 10/01/2030

      101        104,873  

PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp.
7.25%, 06/01/2034(a)

      342        340,444  

7.875%, 09/15/2030(a)

      39        39,920  

9.88%, 03/15/2030(a)

      357        381,647  

Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc.
9.63%, 06/15/2029(a)

      129        135,133  

SM Energy Co.
6.75%, 08/01/2029(a)

      1,646        1,687,084  

8.625%, 11/01/2030(a)

      113        119,475  

9.63%, 06/15/2033(a)

      459        510,761  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.
5.00%, 06/01/2031(a)

      237        227,300  

Sunoco LP
4.625%, 05/01/2030(a)

      682        662,161  

5.375%, 07/15/2031(a)

      137        136,212  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.625%, 08/15/2032(a)

    U.S.$       650      $ 663,578  

7.875%, 09/18/2030(a)(k)

      261        272,664  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.50%, 04/30/2030

      352        341,750  

5.875%, 03/15/2028

      16        16,026  

Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc.
4.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

      130        125,957  

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP/Tallgrass Energy Finance Corp.
5.50%, 01/15/2028(a)

      1        1,000  

7.375%, 02/15/2029(a)

      290        299,448  

Talos Production, Inc.
9.00%, 02/01/2029(a)

      55        57,406  

9.375%, 02/01/2031(a)

      1,361        1,445,015  

TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC
5.50%, 10/15/2029(a)

      427        420,723  

Transocean Aquila Ltd.
8.00%, 09/30/2028(a)

      69        70,532  

Transocean International Ltd.
7.875%, 10/15/2032(a)

      116        123,612  

8.75%, 02/15/2030(a)

      187        195,193  

Trident Energy Finance PLC
12.50%, 11/30/2029(a)

      200        213,344  

Venture Global LNG, Inc.
8.125%, 06/01/2028(a)

      315        321,801  

8.375%, 06/01/2031(a)

      140        145,670  

9.00%, 09/30/2029(a)(k)

      320        316,115  

9.88%, 02/01/2032(a)

      1,133        1,211,744  

Vermilion Energy, Inc.
6.875%, 05/01/2030(a)

      32        32,295  

Viridien
10.00%, 10/15/2030(a)

      200        213,622  

Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC
7.50%, 10/15/2029(a)

      78        80,099  
      

 

 

 
         31,165,221  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.7%

      

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
3.875%, 11/15/2029(a)

      27        25,671  

Belden, Inc.
3.375%, 07/15/2031(a)

    EUR       153        172,337  

Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC
8.00%, 02/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       603        596,289  

Fluor Corp.
4.25%, 09/15/2028

      130        127,633  

Multiversity SpA
6.40% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.25%), 05/17/2031(a)(l)

    EUR       100        117,605  

7.125%, 05/17/2031(a)

      125        152,268  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

RB Global Holdings, Inc.
7.75%, 03/15/2031(a)

    U.S.$       337      $ 349,924  

Velocity Vehicle Group LLC
8.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      1,182        1,167,568  
      

 

 

 
         2,709,295  
      

 

 

 

Services – 4.8%

      

ADT Security Corp. (The)
4.125%, 08/01/2029(a)

      1,007        966,650  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC
7.875%, 02/15/2031(a)

      1,223        1,278,536  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp.
6.875%, 06/15/2030(a)

      85        86,910  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL
4.625%, 06/01/2028(a)

      1,398        1,377,003  

4.875%, 06/01/2028(a)

    GBP       100        132,291  

Angi Group LLC
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       1,577        1,395,724  

APi Group DE, Inc.
5.75%, 06/01/2034(a)

      329        327,148  

Belron UK Finance PLC
5.75%, 10/15/2029(a)

      1,393        1,404,632  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.
4.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      1,079        986,972  

Deepocean Ltd.
6.00%, 04/08/2031(a)

    EUR       221        264,733  

Garda World Security Corp.
6.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       1,450        1,419,840  

8.25%, 08/01/2032(a)

      518        531,059  

8.375%, 11/15/2032(a)

      124        128,586  

ION Platform Finance US, Inc./ION Platform Finance SARL
4.625%, 05/01/2028(a)

      30        27,944  

5.00%, 05/01/2028(a)

      42        39,269  

5.75%, 05/15/2028(a)

      62        58,815  

8.75%, 05/01/2029(a)

      200        184,448  

Match Group Holdings II LLC
3.625%, 10/01/2031(a)

      387        346,976  

Monitronics International, Inc.
9.125%, 04/01/2020(d)(f)(h)(i)

      14        – 0  – 

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
3.375%, 08/31/2027(a)

      696        682,400  

Rakuten Group, Inc.
9.75%, 04/15/2029(a)

      542        592,623  

Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC
6.875%, 11/15/2031(a)

      1,707        1,673,218  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
10.75%, 11/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       238      $ 214,350  

10.75%, 03/15/2030(a)

      303        268,925  

11.125%, 07/15/2030(a)

      927        826,281  

Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc.
5.50%, 05/15/2033(a)

    EUR       412        472,966  

Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH
5.375%, 07/15/2029(a)

      178        213,120  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc.
7.625%, 01/30/2032(a)

    U.S.$       200        206,860  
      

 

 

 
         16,108,279  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 5.0%

      

Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA
5.00%, 10/30/2030(a)

    EUR       206        233,512  

AthenaHealth Group, Inc.
6.50%, 02/15/2030(a)

    U.S.$       28        26,992  

Cloud Software Group, Inc.
6.50%, 03/31/2029(a)

      1,371        1,362,719  

6.625%, 08/15/2033(a)

      153        139,306  

8.25%, 06/30/2032(a)

      861        845,399  

Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc.
6.50%, 10/15/2028(a)

      72        72,065  

CoreWeave, Inc.
9.25%, 06/01/2030(a)

      800        816,288  

Dye & Durham Ltd.
8.625%, 04/15/2029(a)

      97        80,527  

Ellucian Holdings, Inc.
6.50%, 12/01/2029(a)

      1,492        1,471,515  

Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc.
7.50%, 06/01/2031(a)

      1,510        1,526,655  

Gen Digital, Inc.
6.75%, 09/30/2027(a)

      1,446        1,453,779  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.
5.25%, 12/01/2027(a)

      180        179,955  

GoTo Group, Inc.
5.50%, 05/01/2028(a)

      218        134,526  

IPD 3 BV
5.50%, 06/15/2031(a)

    EUR       159        180,034  

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC
6.25%, 04/30/2031(a)

    U.S.$       1,270        1,276,680  

MKS, Inc.
4.25%, 02/15/2034(a)

    EUR       389        441,192  

NCR Voyix Corp.
5.00%, 10/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       1,123        1,103,359  

OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc.
6.25%, 07/01/2033(a)

    EUR       782        950,280  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

7.25%, 07/01/2033(a)

    U.S.$       136      $ 141,720  

8.75%, 07/01/2034(a)

      1,526        1,612,631  

ON Semiconductor Corp.
3.875%, 09/01/2028(a)

      164        159,977  

Playtika Holding Corp.
4.25%, 03/15/2029(a)

      627        563,554  

Rackspace Finance LLC
3.50%, 05/15/2028(a)

      526        444,157  

Rackspace Technology Global, Inc.
5.375%, 12/01/2028(a)

      109        73,731  

Rocket Software, Inc.
9.00%, 11/28/2028(a)

      1,079        1,087,999  

TeamSystem SpA
5.00%, 07/01/2031(a)

    EUR       322        359,420  

TTM Technologies, Inc.
4.00%, 03/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       111        107,530  

UKG, Inc.
6.875%, 02/01/2031(a)

      347        341,202  

Virtusa Corp.
7.125%, 12/15/2028(a)

      937        788,570  

WULF Compute LLC
7.75%, 10/15/2030(a)

      334        351,375  
      

 

 

 
         18,326,649  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.9%

      

Allegiant Travel Co.
7.25%, 08/15/2027(a)

      648        649,309  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
5.75%, 04/20/2029(a)

      1,930        1,928,533  

JetBlue Airways Corp./JetBlue Loyalty LP
9.88%, 09/20/2031(a)

      189        173,927  
      

 

 

 
         2,751,769  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 1.9%

      

Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc.
5.375%, 05/21/2030(a)

    EUR       158        189,002  

Alta Equipment Group, Inc.
9.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       50        48,034  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
4.75%, 04/01/2028(a)

      1,145        1,127,573  

5.375%, 03/01/2029(a)

      739        724,331  

5.75%, 07/15/2027(a)

      6        6,001  

Beacon Mobility Corp.
7.25%, 08/01/2030(a)

      1,119        1,158,490  

Danaos Corp.
6.875%, 10/15/2032(a)

      259        267,433  

Dcli Bidco LLC
7.75%, 11/15/2029(a)

      140        143,958  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Edge Finco PLC
8.125%, 08/15/2031(a)

  GBP     134      $ 186,136  

FTAI Aviation Investors LLC
7.875%, 12/01/2030(a)

  U.S.$     294        308,321  

Hertz Corp. (The)
4.625%, 12/01/2026(a)

      114        109,009  

Kapla Holding SAS
5.00%, 04/30/2031(a)

  EUR     359        420,171  

NESCO Holdings II, Inc.
5.50%, 04/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     168        167,395  

PODS LLC
8.75%, 05/15/2031(a)

      444        431,959  

PROG Holdings, Inc.
6.00%, 11/15/2029(a)

      918        901,127  

Rand Parent LLC
8.50%, 02/15/2030(a)

      179        184,588  

Upbound Group, Inc.
6.375%, 02/15/2029(a)

      82        81,083  
      

 

 

 
         6,454,611  
      

 

 

 
         228,200,805  
  

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 9.2%

 

Banking – 0.4%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.
Series C
4.70%, 05/15/2028(k)

      28        27,238  

Armor Holdco, Inc.
8.50%, 11/15/2029(a)

      151        151,853  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
6.75%, 05/15/2031(a)

      569        582,303  

8.375%, 06/15/2035(a)

      243        253,772  

Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/2030(a)

      256        257,718  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
12.25%, 10/01/2030(a)

      29        31,341  
      

 

 

 
         1,304,225  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 1.3%

 

Aretec Group, Inc.
7.50%, 04/01/2029(a)

      101        101,231  

10.00%, 08/15/2030(a)

      640        679,322  

First Eagle Holdings, Inc.
7.25%, 08/15/2032(a)

      411        416,528  

Hightower Holding LLC
6.75%, 04/15/2029(a)

      11        10,958  

9.125%, 01/31/2030(a)

      322        333,154  

Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc.
4.50%, 11/15/2029(a)

      1,990        1,943,733  

7.125%, 04/30/2031(a)

      540        560,471  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

StoneX Group, Inc.
7.875%, 03/01/2031(a)

  U.S.$     253      $ 266,247  
      

 

 

 
         4,311,644  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 3.4%

 

Black Pearl Compute LLC
6.125%, 02/15/2031(a)

      190        193,281  

CNG Holdings, Inc.
16.50% (16.50% Cash or 17.50% PIK), 06/30/2031(b)(e)(f)(h)

      31        24,406  

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC
5.25%, 04/15/2029(a)

      817        781,726  

Enova International, Inc.
9.125%, 08/01/2029(a)

      1,362        1,425,796  

11.25%, 12/15/2028(a)

      119        125,664  

Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC
6.875%, 05/01/2031(a)

      332        321,349  

GGAM Finance Ltd.
8.00%, 06/15/2028(a)

      512        532,454  

goeasy Ltd.
6.875%, 05/15/2030(a)

      398        357,953  

7.375%, 10/01/2030(a)

      260        233,709  

7.625%, 07/01/2029(a)

      1,072        1,004,260  

9.25%, 12/01/2028(a)

      83        81,387  

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.
5.00%, 08/15/2028(a)

      1,650        1,595,698  

Navient Corp.
5.625%, 08/01/2033

      1,634        1,329,537  

11.50%, 03/15/2031

      165        175,600  

Oxford Finance LLC/Oxford Finance Co-Issuer II, Inc.
7.75%, 05/15/2031(a)

      165        163,748  

PHH Escrow Issuer LLC/PHH Corp.
9.88%, 11/01/2029(a)

      156        153,130  

Phoenix Aviation Capital Ltd.
9.25%, 07/15/2030(a)

      1,441        1,485,195  

Planet Financial Group LLC
10.50%, 12/15/2029(a)

      122        122,140  

Rfna LP
7.875%, 02/15/2030(a)

      937        918,513  

SLM Corp.
6.495%, 05/15/2032

      111        111,019  

6.50%, 01/31/2030

      538        545,193  

Terawulf, Inc.
Zero Coupon, 05/01/2032(a)(m)

      17        25,908  
      

 

 

 
         11,707,666  
      

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.9%

 

1261229 BC Ltd.
10.00%, 04/15/2032(a)

      1,610        1,648,576  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Asurion LLC/Asurion Co-Issuer, Inc.
8.00%, 12/31/2032(a)

    U.S.$       446      $ 464,942  

Cipher Compute LLC
7.125%, 11/15/2030(a)

      664        691,934  

PRA Group, Inc.
8.875%, 01/31/2030(a)

      295        303,169  

Titanium 2l Bondco SARL
6.25%, 01/14/2031(b)

    EUR       109        18,995  
      

 

 

 
         3,127,616  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 3.1%

 

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.
4.25%, 02/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       99        93,819  

6.00%, 08/01/2029(a)

      162        152,651  

6.75%, 07/01/2032(a)

      1,214        1,173,889  

7.50%, 11/06/2030(a)

      816        815,192  

8.25%, 02/01/2029(a)

      109        107,538  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
6.75%, 04/15/2028(a)

      1,026        1,035,183  

AmWINS Group, Inc.
4.875%, 06/30/2029(a)

      199        192,007  

6.375%, 02/15/2029(a)

      846        855,907  

APH Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH2 Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH3 Somerset Inves
7.875%, 11/01/2029(a)

      151        151,584  

Ardonagh Finco Ltd.
6.875%, 02/15/2031(a)

    EUR       202        236,447  

7.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

    U.S.$       747        752,580  

Ardonagh Group Finance Ltd.
8.875%, 02/15/2032(a)

      834        814,376  

CRC Insurance Group LLC
7.125%, 06/01/2031(a)

      1,602        1,605,476  

Howden UK Refinance PLC/Howden UK Refinance 2 PLC/Howden US Refinance LLC
7.25%, 02/15/2031(a)

      1,318        1,306,402  

Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc.
8.50%, 03/15/2030(a)

      1,560        1,591,372  
      

 

 

 
         10,884,423  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.1%

 

Five Point Operating Co. LP
8.00%, 10/01/2030(a)

      378        387,783  

Rithm Capital Corp.
8.00%, 04/01/2029(a)

      106        106,331  
      

 

 

 
         494,114  
      

 

 

 
         31,829,688  
  

 

 

 

Utility – 0.4%

 

Electric – 0.4%

 

NRG Energy, Inc.
3.375%, 02/15/2029(a)

      591        563,820  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.75%, 07/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       647      $ 647,362  

10.25%, 03/15/2028(a)(k)

      47        51,139  

Vistra Corp.
7.00%, 12/15/2026(a)(k)

      28        28,148  

8.00%, 10/15/2026(a)(k)

      29        29,188  
      

 

 

 
         1,319,657  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $263,410,468)

         261,350,150  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 14.4%

      

Industrial – 10.6%

      

Basic – 0.4%

      

Big River Steel LLC/BRS Finance Corp.
6.625%, 01/31/2029(a)

      50        50,005  

FMC Corp.
8.00%, 06/01/2031(a)

      528        551,876  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
6.125%, 04/01/2029(a)

      118        118,956  

SNF Group SACA
5.626%, 03/31/2031(a)

      723        731,972  
      

 

 

 
         1,452,809  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 1.4%

      

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
5.125%, 07/01/2049

      1,159        891,932  

5.375%, 04/01/2038

      190        169,499  

5.375%, 05/01/2047

      82        66,115  

Cox Communications, Inc.
4.80%, 02/01/2035(a)

      250        225,423  

5.80%, 12/15/2053(a)

      1,187        996,415  

Meta Platforms, Inc.
5.50%, 11/15/2045

      493        462,409  

5.75%, 11/15/2065

      508        464,759  

Nexstar Media, Inc.
6.50%, 09/15/2033(a)

      1,229        1,238,906  

Time Warner Cable LLC
7.30%, 07/01/2038

      104        108,271  
      

 

 

 
         4,623,729  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.3%

      

HUT 8 DC LLC
6.192%, 11/15/2042(a)

      707        714,516  

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA
4.00%, 09/18/2027(a)

    EUR       21        24,683  

TELUS Corp.
6.625%, 10/15/2055

    U.S.$       35        35,465  

6.625%, 06/09/2056

      256        254,743  
      

 

 

 
         1,029,407  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.8%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
7.00%, 04/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       570      $ 579,593  

Ford Motor Co.
3.25%, 02/12/2032

      212        187,862  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.70%, 08/10/2026

      200        199,272  

2.90%, 02/10/2029

      150        141,456  

4.95%, 05/28/2027

      200        200,448  

4.97%, 04/06/2029

      357        354,523  

6.467%, 05/22/2036

      200        205,136  

6.532%, 03/19/2032

      430        446,417  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
5.45%, 01/08/2036

      106        105,792  

Phinia, Inc.
6.75%, 04/15/2029(a)

      81        83,316  
      

 

 

 
         2,503,815  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.2%

      

Carnival Corp., Ltd.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

      425        416,921  

5.75%, 03/15/2030(a)

      377        380,860  
      

 

 

 
         797,781  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.3%

      

Flutter Treasury DAC
5.00%, 04/29/2029(a)

    EUR       103        122,135  

5.875%, 06/04/2031(a)

    U.S.$       837        829,986  

6.125%, 06/04/2031(a)

    GBP       200        264,160  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
5.65%, 05/18/2033

    U.S.$       156        156,969  

Sekisui House US, Inc.
6.00%, 01/15/2043

      1,279        1,170,183  

Voyager Parent LLC
9.25%, 07/01/2032(a)

      1,666        1,767,309  
      

 

 

 
         4,310,742  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.3%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
3.50%, 02/15/2029(a)

      70        67,304  

3.875%, 01/15/2028(a)

      778        764,463  

5.625%, 09/15/2029(a)

      271        273,344  
      

 

 

 
         1,105,111  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.9%

      

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
3.75%, 03/15/2029(a)

      285        273,050  

Jazz Securities DAC
4.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      1,619        1,588,061  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc.
5.25%, 06/15/2046

    U.S.$       1,546      $ 1,295,733  
      

 

 

 
         3,156,844  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 3.1%

      

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
5.375%, 06/15/2029(a)

      1,348        1,347,002  

5.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      199        198,956  

6.625%, 02/01/2032(a)

      446        455,420  

Breakwater Energy Holdings SARL
9.25%, 11/15/2030(a)

      250        265,318  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
4.90%, 06/01/2044

      1,512        1,243,091  

Energy Transfer LP
8.00%, 05/15/2054

      89        94,673  

Harbour Energy PLC
6.327%, 04/01/2035(a)

      1,188        1,223,331  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
4.25%, 02/15/2030(a)

      950        919,989  

5.125%, 06/15/2028(a)

      799        796,939  

5.875%, 03/01/2028(a)

      300        302,949  

Permian Resources Operating LLC
5.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      1,532        1,532,996  

7.00%, 01/15/2032(a)

      475        495,225  

Var Energi ASA
5.875%, 05/22/2030(a)

      241        248,970  

6.50%, 05/22/2035(a)

      719        763,772  

7.50%, 01/15/2028(a)

      200        208,490  

Woodside Finance Ltd.
5.40%, 05/19/2030

      137        139,702  

6.00%, 05/19/2035

      354        369,845  
      

 

 

 
         10,606,668  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.8%

      

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
4.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

      1,453        1,425,640  

HNI Corp.
5.125%, 01/18/2029(a)

      88        86,049  

RB Global Holdings, Inc.
6.75%, 03/15/2028(a)

      1,304        1,323,573  
      

 

 

 
         2,835,262  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.8%

      

Block, Inc.
2.75%, 06/01/2026

      977        977,000  

3.50%, 06/01/2031

      78        71,036  

5.625%, 08/15/2030(a)

      1,488        1,493,565  
      

 

 

 
         2,541,601  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Technology – 0.3%

      

Oracle Corp.
4.375%, 05/15/2055

    U.S.$       44      $ 30,144  

5.375%, 09/27/2054

      83        66,518  

5.95%, 09/26/2055

      147        128,538  

RD Michigan Property Owner I LLC
7.50%, 03/30/2045(a)

      823        824,926  
      

 

 

 
         1,050,126  
      

 

 

 
         36,013,895  
  

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 3.5%

 

Banking – 2.9%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.
5.543%, 01/17/2031

      177        178,416  

5.737%, 05/15/2029

      221        224,523  

6.646%, 01/17/2040

      1,054        1,042,933  

6.70%, 02/14/2033

      30        30,930  

6.848%, 01/03/2030

      83        86,453  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
6.033%, 03/13/2035

      200        208,404  

Banco Santander SA
6.35%, 03/14/2034

      200        211,756  

6.921%, 08/08/2033

      400        434,552  

Barclays PLC
5.785%, 02/25/2036

      482        491,891  

BNP Paribas SA
4.625%, 02/25/2031(a)(k)

      454        417,512  

BPCE SA
6.508%, 01/18/2035(a)

      500        519,320  

CaixaBank SA
5.581%, 07/03/2036(a)

      216        218,240  

6.84%, 09/13/2034(a)

      235        256,761  

Capital One Financial Corp.
6.183%, 01/30/2036

      184        188,232  

Citigroup, Inc.
5.827%, 02/13/2035

      211        215,222  

Series AA
7.625%, 11/15/2028(k)

      32        33,282  

Series Y
4.15%, 11/15/2026(k)

      46        45,739  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
3.729%, 01/14/2032

      387        361,357  

3.742%, 01/07/2033

      200        182,994  

7.079%, 02/10/2034

      204        218,823  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
6.00%, 06/07/2032(k)

    GBP       8        10,054  

6.068%, 06/13/2036

    U.S.$       327        336,473  

Societe Generale SA
3.625%, 03/01/2041(a)

      450        328,185  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.40%, 04/10/2037(a)

    U.S.$       370      $ 362,215  

7.367%, 01/10/2053(a)

      600        641,190  

Synchrony Financial
5.45%, 03/06/2031

      101        101,088  

5.935%, 08/02/2030

      82        83,563  

7.25%, 02/02/2033

      1,094        1,133,252  

UBS Group AG
6.625%, 01/08/2031(a)(k)

      363        364,202  

7.125%, 08/10/2034(a)(k)

      297        302,613  

UniCredit SpA
5.861%, 06/19/2032(a)

      600        603,558  
      

 

 

 
         9,833,733  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.0%

 

CI Financial Corp.
3.20%, 12/17/2030

      158        142,683  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.1%

      

Aircastle Ltd.
5.25%, 06/28/2026(a)(k)

      29        28,976  

FS KKR Capital Corp.
3.125%, 10/12/2028

      231        217,731  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust
6.50%, 05/01/2028(a)

      202        201,889  

Sumisho Air Lease Corp.
Series B
4.65%, 06/15/2026(k)

      50        49,929  
      

 

 

 
         498,525  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.2%

      

Allianz SE
6.50%, 10/30/2034(a)(k)

      200        200,710  

Global Atlantic Fin Co.
7.25%, 03/01/2056(a)

      255        253,011  

Horizon Mutual Holdings, Inc.
6.20%, 11/15/2034(a)

      125        119,696  
      

 

 

 
         573,417  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.3%

      

Newmark Group, Inc.
7.50%, 01/12/2029

      630        661,015  

Vornado Realty LP
3.40%, 06/01/2031

      30        27,360  

5.75%, 02/01/2033

      336        334,935  
      

 

 

 
         1,023,310  
      

 

 

 
         12,071,668  
  

 

 

 

Utility – 0.3%

 

Electric – 0.3%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.
6.95%, 12/15/2054

      28        29,935  

Series D
6.05%, 03/15/2056

      40        39,661  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Eversource Energy
Series A
6.10%, 08/15/2056

    U.S.$       83      $ 82,527  

Series B
6.35%, 08/15/2056

      68        68,131  

PacifiCorp
5.80%, 04/15/2036

      585        601,690  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
6.95%, 10/15/2033(a)

      71        77,240  
      

 

 

 
         899,184  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $48,608,371)

         48,984,747  
      

 

 

 
      

BANK LOANS – 3.9%

      

Industrial – 2.9%

      

Basic – 0.2%

      

Ineos Quattro Holdings UK Ltd.
7.470% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.75%), 03/14/2030(f)(h)(n)(o)

      98        87,067  

INEOS US Petrochem LLC
7.970% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 4.25%), 04/02/2029(o)

      727        669,557  
      

 

 

 
         756,624  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.4%

      

DIRECTV Financing LLC
9.175% (SOFR + 5.25%), 08/02/2029(o)

      243        244,562  

MH Sub I LLC
7.870% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 4.25%), 05/03/2028(o)

      542        524,420  

MJH Healthcare Holdings LLC
7.370% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.75%), 01/28/2029(o)

      460        446,968  

Radiate Holdco LLC
1.500% (PIK Interest 12 + 1.50%), 09/25/2029(o)

      291        262,405  
      

 

 

 
         1,478,355  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.3%

      

MH Sub I LLC
02/23/2029(p)

      410        355,335  

StubHub Holdco Sub LLC
03/15/2030(p)

      516        517,080  
      

 

 

 
         872,415  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0%

      

RealTruck Group, Inc.
9.897% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 6.00%), 01/31/2031(o)

      217        139,027  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.
8.870% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 5.25%), 07/08/2030(f)(h)(n)(o)

    U.S.$       100      $ 86,472  

PHRG Intermediate LLC
7.699% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.00%), 02/20/2032(o)

      258        257,162  
      

 

 

 
         343,634  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.2%

      

RVR Dealership Holdings LLC
8.166% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.50%), 02/26/2033(o)

      300        290,025  

Specialty Building Products Holdings LLC/SBP Finance Corp.
7.470% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.75%), 10/16/2028(o)

      398        355,317  
      

 

 

 
         645,342  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.2%

      

Hertz Corp. (The)
7.425% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.50%), 06/30/2028(o)

      451        348,418  

ModivCare Buyer LLC
8.700% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.00%), 12/29/2030(f)(h)(o)

      119        100,358  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
7.413% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.75%), 12/31/2030(o)

      56        56,011  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC
7.441% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.75%), 10/01/2032(o)

      210        201,600  
      

 

 

 
         706,387  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.2%

      

Calcasieu Pass Funding, LLC
6.954% (CME Term SOFR 6 Month + 3.25%), 04/11/2033(o)

      690        691,725  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.1%

      

Liberty Tire Recycling LLC
7.352% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.75%), 12/17/2032(o)

      390        389,879  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 1.1%

      

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.
6.665% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.00%), 07/30/2031(o)

      526        491,784  

Clover Holdings 2 LLC
7.750%, 12/09/2031

      398        383,386  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Darktrace Finco US LLC
6.927% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.25%), 10/09/2031(o)

    U.S.$       429      $ 409,127  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.
14.000% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.50%), 11/03/2027(d)(f)(h)(j)(o)

      115        10,363  

Metropolis Technologies, Inc.
8.915% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.25%), 11/03/2032(o)

      558        555,940  

Peraton Corp.
7.513% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.75%), 02/01/2028(o)

      611        542,375  

12.603% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 7.75%), 02/01/2029(o)

      378        246,211  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.
6.381% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.75%), 11/15/2032(o)

      290        286,195  

Polaris Newco LLC
7.925% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.00%), 06/02/2028(o)

      467        416,962  

Project Alpha Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
10.122% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 5.00%), 05/09/2033(o)

      260        151,666  

Rocket Software, Inc.
7.370% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.75%), 11/28/2028(o)

      252        245,399  
      

 

 

 
         3,739,408  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

JetBlue Airways Corp.
8.435% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.75%), 08/27/2029(o)

      197        171,883  
      

 

 

 
         9,934,679  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 1.0%

      

Brokerage – 0.1%

      

Jane Street Group LLC
5.665% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 2.00%), 12/15/2031(o)

      315        313,073  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.1%

      

Nexus Buyer LLC
9.370% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 5.75%), 02/16/2032(o)

      410        399,237  
      

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.1%

      

ACProducts Holdings, Inc.
9.149% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.50%), 11/17/2031(o)

      6        6,486  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Colossus Acquireco LLC
5.380% (SOFR 4 + 1.75%), 07/30/2032(o)

    U.S.$       119      $ 119,267  

Rackspace Finance LLC
6.467% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.75%), 05/15/2028(o)

      361        313,209  
      

 

 

 
         438,962  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.7%

      

Acrisure LLC
6.620% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.00%), 11/06/2030(o)

      1,247        1,181,384  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
6.120% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.50%), 09/19/2031(o)

      430        428,580  

Asurion LLC
7.413% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.75%), 02/23/2033(o)

      574        559,938  

8.013% (SOFR + 4.25%), 08/19/2028(o)

      18        18,413  
      

 

 

 
         2,188,315  
      

 

 

 
         3,339,587  
      

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $13,770,944)

         13,274,266  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 1.0%

      

Industrial – 1.0%

      

Basic – 0.0%

      

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
8.00%, 03/01/2033(a)

      227        237,011  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.0%

      

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
5.375%, 12/04/2029(a)

      1,384        1,349,774  

6.50%, 09/24/2033(a)

      493        487,133  

MGM China Holdings Ltd.
4.75%, 02/01/2027(a)

      221        220,005  

6.25%, 05/15/2033(a)

      466        466,972  

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.125%, 12/15/2029(a)

      390        381,170  

6.75%, 02/15/2034(a)

      417        418,168  
      

 

 

 
         3,323,222  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.0%

      

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd.
3.00%, 12/31/2022(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

      15        – 0  – 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

K2016470260 South Africa Ltd.
25.00%, 12/31/2022(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

    U.S.$       3      $ – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $3,546,796)

         3,560,233  
      

 

 

 
      
          Shares         

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.2%

      

Industrials – 0.2%

      

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0%

      

Exide International Holdings LP
0.00%(d)(e)(f)(h)

      39        50,700  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.0%

      

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
7.625%(d)

      490        10,241  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.2%

      

QXO, Inc. – Class C
0.00%(d)(f)(h)

      45        502,335  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.0%

      

Asphalt ATD Holdco – Class A
0.00%(d)(f)(h)

      194        4,813  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.0%

      

Veritas US, Inc.
0.00%(d)(e)(f)(h)

      678        12,882  
      

 

 

 
         580,971  
      

 

 

 

Financials – 0.0%

      

Brokerage – 0.0%

      

Osaic Financial Services, Inc.
Series A
8.00%(d)

      2,175        43,239  
      

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks
(cost $518,409)

         624,210  
  

 

 

 
      

COMMON STOCKS – 0.2%

      

Communication Services – 0.1%

      

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

      

Altice France SA/LuxCo3(d)(f)(h)

      14,338        286,531  
  

 

 

 

Information Technology – 0.1%

 

IT Services – 0.1%

 

Rackspace Technology, Inc.(d)

      34,231        176,974  
  

 

 

 

 

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Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.0%

 

Financial Services – 0.0%

 

Curo Group Holdings LLC(d)

      9,491      $ 98,469  
  

 

 

 

Health Care – 0.0%

 

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.0%

 

ModivCare Topco LLC(d)

      9,656        54,315  
  

 

 

 

Industrials – 0.0%

 

Electrical Equipment – 0.0%

      

Exide Technologies(d)(f)(h)

      7        4,466  
  

 

 

 

Energy – 0.0%

 

Energy Equipment & Services – 0.0%

 

Artsonig Pty Ltd.(d)(f)(h)

      21,027        – 0  – 

CHC Group LLC(d)(f)

      468        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%

 

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(d)(f)

      5,687        3,190  
      

 

 

 
         3,190  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Discretionary – 0.0%

 

Broadline Retail – 0.0%

 

K201640219 South Africa Ltd.(d)(f)(h)

      678        – 0  – 

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd. – Class A(d)(f)(h)

      191,574        – 0  – 

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd. – Class B(d)(f)(h)

      30,276        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 
         – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Consumer Staples – %

 

Household Products – %

 

Southeastern Grocers, Inc.(d)(f)(h)(i)

      3,584        – 0  – 
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $737,884)

         623,945  
      

 

 

 
      

RIGHTS – 0.0%

      

Utility – 0.0%

      

Electric – 0.0%

      

Vistra Corp., expiring 12/31/2099(d)(f)(h)

      3,442        4,217  
      

 

 

 

Communication Services – 0.0%

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

 

Altice France SA (CVR)(d)(e)(f)(h)

      210        3,247  
      

 

 

 

Total Rights
(cost $1,232)

         7,464  
  

 

 

 
      

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company        

Shares
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.1%

 

Investment Companies – 2.1%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(q)(r)(s)
(cost $7,132,889)

      7,132,889      $ 7,132,889  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.4%
(cost $337,726,993)

         335,557,904  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.6%

         5,447,417  
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 341,005,321  
  

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D) 

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
    Current
Notional
    Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

    205       September 2026     $  21,978,242     $ 75,954  

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

    86       September 2026       9,445,219       67,156  

Sold Contracts

 

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    21       September 2026       2,353,641       (21,984

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

    32       September 2026       3,591,000       (17,000

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

    37       September 2026       7,642,812       (11,274

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    11       September 2026       1,258,469       (6,703
       

 

 

 
  $  86,149  
       

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Citibank NA

     EUR        7,635        USD        9,031        06/18/2026      $ 114,986  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     GBP        379        USD        513        07/16/2026        1,222  
                 

 

 

 
   $  116,208  
  

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D) 

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
May 31,
2026
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Sale Contracts

 

Hertz Corp. (The),
5.000%, 12/01/2029, 06/20/2029*

    5.00     Quarterly       27.02     USD       80     $  (34,489   $  (7,556   $  (26,933

 

*

Termination date.

 

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(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $271,795,745 or 79.7% of net assets.

 

(b)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(d)

Non-income producing security.

 

(e)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.17% of net assets as of May 31, 2026, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Altice France Lux 3/Altice Holdings 1
10.00%, 01/15/2033

    10/01/2025     $ 50,341     $ 49,191       0.01

Altice France SA (CVR)

    10/01/2025       1,232       3,247       0.00

CNG Holdings, Inc.
16.50%, 06/30/2031

   
10/20/2025 -
03/16/2026
 
 
    27,545       24,406       0.01

Exide International Holdings LP

    11/05/2020       29,328       50,700       0.02

Exide Technologies (Exchange Priority)
11.00%, 10/31/2024

    10/29/2020       – 0  –      – 0  –      0.00

Exide Technologies (First Lien)
11.00%, 10/31/2024

    10/29/2020       – 0  –      – 0  –      0.00

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd.
3.00%, 12/31/2022

   
02/05/2020 -
06/30/2022
 
 
    51       – 0  –      0.00

K2016470219 South Africa Ltd.
3.00%, 12/31/2022

    05/12/2023       14,130       – 0  –      0.00

K2016470260 South Africa Ltd.
25.00%, 12/31/2022

    08/16/2023       – 0  –      – 0  –      0.00

Magnetation LLC/Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/2023

    02/19/2015       36,767       – 0  –      0.00

ModivCare, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/2029

   
03/07/2025 -
04/01/2025
 
 
    364,863       597       0.00

NFE Financing LLC
12.00%, 11/15/2029

   
04/07/2025 -
09/12/2025
 
 
     342,276        440,567       0.13

Veritas US, Inc.

    12/09/2024       11,482       12,882       0.00

Vibrantz Technologies, Inc.
9.00%, 02/28/2031

    02/27/2026       1,625       1,194       0.00

 

(f)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(g)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

Escrow shares.

 

(j)

Defaulted.

 

(k)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

(l)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(m)

Convertible security.

 

(n)

Restricted and illiquid security.

 

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Restricted & Illiquid Securities   Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

CP Atlas Buyer, Inc.
8.870%, 07/08/2030

    07/01/2025     $  96,233     $  86,472       0.02

Ineos Quattro Holdings UK Ltd.
7.470%, 03/14/2030

    08/25/2025       86,942       87,067       0.02

 

(o)

The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the SOFR or an alternate base rate such as the PRIME or the SOFR/PRIME floor rate plus a spread at May 31, 2026.

 

(p)

This position or a portion of this position represents an unsettled loan purchase. The coupon rate will be determined at the time of settlement and will be based upon the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a premium which was determined at the time of purchase.

 

(q)

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

 

(r)

Affiliated investments.

 

(s)

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.

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CVR – Contingent Value Right

EURIBOR – Euro Interbank Offered Rate

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB CORE PLUS BOND ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 43.4%

     

United States – 43.4%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds
1.125%, 08/15/2040

   $ 6,082      $ 3,779,393  

2.375%, 11/15/2049

     342        215,941  

2.875%, 05/15/2049

     1,175        828,191  

3.00%, 02/15/2048

     2,198        1,606,944  

3.125%, 05/15/2048

     7,012        5,231,609  

3.375%, 11/15/2048

     383        297,543  

4.00%, 11/15/2052

     3,229        2,741,623  

4.375%, 05/15/2040

     2,138        2,059,161  

4.625%, 02/15/2055

     1,784        1,682,535  

4.75%, 08/15/2055

     1,925        1,853,715  

U.S. Treasury Notes
3.375%, 12/31/2027

     2,568        2,544,025  

3.50%, 01/31/2028

     1,704        1,690,554  

3.625%, 08/31/2030

     7,164        7,026,317  

3.75%, 06/30/2030

     578        570,143  

3.875%, 11/30/2029

     4,396        4,365,777  

3.875%, 12/31/2029

     2,500        2,482,227  

3.875%, 06/30/2030

     6,323        6,267,180  

4.00%, 02/28/2030

     11,207        11,169,352  

4.125%, 10/31/2026

     171        171,207  

4.125%, 01/31/2027

     3,204        3,210,383  

4.125%, 10/31/2029

     681        681,851  

4.125%, 11/30/2029

     7,164        7,173,515  

4.125%, 08/31/2030

     2,213        2,212,827  

4.25%, 12/31/2026

     6,170        6,185,184  

4.25%, 11/15/2034

     6,952        6,892,256  

4.25%, 05/15/2035

     2,299        2,273,495  

4.25%, 08/15/2035

     946        934,471  

4.375%, 05/15/2034

     413        413,968  

4.50%, 05/15/2027

     1,385        1,392,412  

4.875%, 10/31/2030

     5,179        5,333,561  
     

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $94,151,920)

        93,287,360  
     

 

 

 
     

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 37.5%

     

Industrial – 19.0%

     

Basic – 0.8%

     

Ecolab, Inc.
4.60%, 06/15/2029

     86        86,375  

4.80%, 06/15/2031

     86        86,645  

5.15%, 06/15/2033

     86        87,332  

Glencore Funding LLC
2.85%, 04/27/2031(a)

     54        49,230  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.90%, 07/01/2031(a)

   $ 28      $ 28,000  

4.907%, 04/01/2028(a)

     63        63,394  

5.186%, 04/01/2030(a)

     29        29,378  

5.20%, 07/01/2033(a)

     77        77,283  

5.508%, 04/01/2036(a)

     77        77,818  

Rio Tinto Finance USA PLC
4.875%, 03/14/2030

     65        65,768  

5.00%, 03/14/2032

     65        65,851  

5.25%, 03/14/2035

     65        66,188  

Steel Dynamics, Inc.
4.00%, 12/15/2028

     78        77,069  

Westlake Corp.
5.00%, 08/15/2046

     569        489,983  

6.375%, 11/15/2055

     493        492,581  
     

 

 

 
        1,842,895  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 1.0%

     

ABB Finance USA, Inc.
4.375%, 05/08/2042

     466        410,961  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
3.95%, 11/14/2028

     78        77,484  

4.80%, 01/08/2030

     25        25,485  

Series K
4.10%, 08/15/2028

     69        68,911  

CIMIC Finance Ltd.
6.00%, 04/22/2036(a)

     88        87,091  

CNH Industrial Capital LLC
4.375%, 03/07/2031

     72        70,592  

4.75%, 03/21/2028

     46        46,148  

CRH America Finance, Inc.
4.40%, 02/09/2031

     75        73,976  

5.00%, 02/09/2036

     75        73,722  

General Electric Co.
4.30%, 07/29/2030

     59        58,634  

Howmet Aerospace, Inc.
3.75%, 03/03/2028

     81        80,074  

3.90%, 04/15/2029

     81        79,733  

4.75%, 04/15/2036

     81        78,872  

John Deere Capital Corp.
4.375%, 10/15/2030

     59        58,729  

4.65%, 01/07/2028

     25        25,172  

Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance SCA
2.00%, 09/16/2031

     409        357,450  

Lockheed Martin Corp.
4.15%, 08/15/2028

     60        59,886  

4.40%, 08/15/2030

     60        59,843  

Otis Worldwide Corp.
4.488%, 05/07/2029

     84        83,998  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Republic Services, Inc.
4.75%, 07/15/2030

   $ 65      $ 65,545  

Textron, Inc.
4.95%, 03/15/2036

     78        75,954  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
4.90%, 05/29/2030

     60        60,533  
     

 

 

 
        2,078,793  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 1.1%

     

Meta Platforms, Inc.
4.20%, 11/15/2030

     70        69,069  

4.60%, 11/15/2032

     70        69,091  

4.65%, 08/15/2062

     521        401,806  

5.55%, 08/15/2064

     416        369,990  

5.60%, 05/15/2053

     180        166,648  

5.75%, 05/15/2063

     538        493,437  

5.75%, 11/15/2065

     66        60,382  

Omnicom Group, Inc.
4.20%, 03/02/2029

     85        83,970  

5.00%, 06/02/2033

     85        83,729  

5.30%, 06/02/2036

     85        82,582  

Paramount Global
4.85%, 07/01/2042

     646        435,495  

4.90%, 08/15/2044

     48        31,277  

4.95%, 05/19/2050

     154        98,749  

6.875%, 04/30/2036

     37        34,188  
     

 

 

 
        2,480,413  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.6%

     

AT&T, Inc.
2.30%, 06/01/2027

     135        132,510  

4.75%, 04/30/2033

     80        79,046  

5.125%, 04/30/2036

     80        78,891  

5.25%, 10/30/2036

     88        87,086  

5.65%, 02/15/2047

     509        489,882  

5.85%, 04/30/2046

     80        78,109  

6.20%, 10/30/2056

     88        88,550  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
2.625%, 02/15/2029

     10        9,526  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2033

     78        77,244  

6.05%, 05/14/2058

     85        86,090  

6.20%, 05/14/2056

     85        86,278  
     

 

 

 
        1,293,212  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.2%

     

American Honda Finance Corp.
4.15%, 01/08/2029

     72        71,240  

4.25%, 09/01/2028

     69        68,599  

4.45%, 01/08/2031

     72        70,744  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.55%, 07/09/2027

   $ 60      $ 60,110  

Series A
5.20%, 04/08/2033

     83        83,384  

Series G
4.50%, 09/04/2030

     69        68,091  

BMW US Capital LLC
4.15%, 08/11/2027(a)

     70        69,906  

4.30%, 03/17/2028(a)

     76        75,891  

4.40%, 03/19/2029(a)

     76        75,833  

4.50%, 08/11/2030(a)

     70        69,299  

4.65%, 03/19/2031(a)

     76        75,517  

4.75%, 03/21/2028(a)

     65        65,343  

5.00%, 03/19/2033(a)

     76        75,800  

5.05%, 03/21/2030(a)

     61        61,662  

Daimler Truck Finance North America LLC
4.15%, 01/12/2029(a)

     150        148,231  

4.50%, 04/12/2031(a)

     150        147,420  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
4.75%, 04/06/2029

     81        81,180  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
4.436%, 07/08/2028

     60        59,875  

Hyundai Capital America
4.25%, 09/18/2028(a)

     71        70,400  

4.30%, 09/24/2027(a)

     25        24,940  

4.50%, 09/18/2030(a)

     71        69,865  

4.55%, 09/26/2029(a)

     17        16,929  

4.75%, 04/06/2029(a)

     83        83,075  

5.00%, 04/07/2031(a)

     83        83,132  

5.10%, 06/24/2030(a)

     54        54,452  

5.15%, 03/27/2030(a)

     63        63,651  

5.30%, 06/24/2029(a)

     25        25,401  

5.35%, 03/19/2029(a)

     9        9,140  

6.10%, 09/21/2028(a)

     179        184,411  

PACCAR Financial Corp.
4.00%, 08/08/2028

     70        69,844  

Series R
4.00%, 11/07/2028

     79        78,700  

Toyota Motor Credit Corp.
4.05%, 09/05/2028

     69        68,707  

Series B
3.75%, 01/12/2028

     72        71,557  

4.20%, 01/10/2031

     72        70,966  

4.55%, 05/14/2031

     85        84,741  
     

 

 

 
        2,558,036  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.5%

     

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
5.30%, 05/15/2031

     84        84,010  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.625%, 06/15/2028

   $ 44      $ 44,624  

5.65%, 05/18/2033

     17        17,106  

Marriott International, Inc./MD
4.20%, 07/15/2027

     71        70,935  

4.50%, 05/01/2033

     82        79,458  

4.90%, 04/15/2029

     293        296,012  

5.10%, 05/01/2038

     63        60,838  

Voyager Parent LLC
9.25%, 07/01/2032(a)

     316        335,216  
     

 

 

 
        988,199  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.1%

     

McDonald’s Corp.
4.40%, 02/12/2031

     51        50,787  

4.60%, 05/15/2030

     65        65,388  

Starbucks Corp.
4.50%, 05/15/2028

     31        31,043  
     

 

 

 
        147,218  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.5%

     

7-Eleven, Inc.
1.30%, 02/10/2028(a)

     144        136,532  

Home Depot, Inc. (The)
3.75%, 09/15/2028

     72        71,344  

3.95%, 09/15/2030

     72        70,761  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
3.95%, 10/15/2027

     55        54,775  

4.00%, 10/15/2028

     64        63,382  

Nordstrom, Inc.
5.00%, 01/15/2044

     632        446,439  

Walmart, Inc.
4.00%, 04/30/2029

     86        85,618  

4.35%, 04/28/2030

     62        62,335  
     

 

 

 
        991,186  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 5.7%

     

Abbott Laboratories
4.65%, 03/15/2036

     83        80,712  

4.75%, 03/15/2038

     83        80,111  

AbbVie, Inc.
3.775%, 03/03/2028

     85        84,323  

4.125%, 03/15/2031

     85        83,407  

4.40%, 03/15/2033

     85        83,308  

4.75%, 03/15/2036

     85        83,371  

5.65%, 03/15/2066

     85        83,602  

Altria Group, Inc.
3.70%, 02/04/2051

     641        445,239  

4.45%, 05/06/2050

     490        386,948  

5.375%, 01/31/2044

     36        33,615  

5.95%, 02/14/2049

     419        412,518  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Amgen, Inc.
4.20%, 02/19/2031

   $ 81      $ 79,575  

4.85%, 02/19/2036

     81        79,422  

5.50%, 02/19/2046

     81        78,327  

5.75%, 03/02/2063

     397        385,146  

Astrazeneca Finance LLC
4.00%, 03/02/2031

     85        83,200  

4.30%, 03/02/2033

     85        82,820  

4.60%, 03/02/2036

     85        82,740  

BAT Capital Corp.
2.259%, 03/25/2028

     55        52,918  

4.625%, 03/22/2033

     19        18,645  

Baxalta, Inc.
5.25%, 06/23/2045

     320        298,448  

Baxter International, Inc.
4.90%, 12/15/2030

     78        77,317  

Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
4.55%, 08/04/2030

     69        68,650  

4.80%, 03/19/2033

     85        84,518  

5.15%, 03/19/2036

     85        84,697  

Campbell’s Co. (The)
4.55%, 03/21/2031

     80        77,480  

Cardinal Health, Inc.
4.50%, 09/15/2030

     66        65,425  

Cargill, Inc.
4.125%, 10/23/2030(a)

     77        75,592  

4.625%, 02/11/2028(a)

     20        20,116  

Cencora, Inc.
3.95%, 02/13/2029

     85        83,749  

4.25%, 11/15/2030

     85        83,453  

4.60%, 02/13/2033

     85        83,370  

4.90%, 02/13/2036

     85        82,913  

Constellation Brands, Inc.
4.80%, 05/01/2030

     62        62,405  

4.85%, 05/06/2031

     84        84,044  

DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc.
3.25%, 06/01/2030

     329        304,450  

Eli Lilly & Co.
4.15%, 03/15/2059

     487        379,456  

4.90%, 10/15/2035

     71        71,056  

4.95%, 02/27/2063

     314        279,356  

5.10%, 02/09/2064

     37        33,674  

5.20%, 08/14/2064

     463        428,187  

5.65%, 10/15/2065

     92        91,567  

GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc.
4.15%, 12/15/2028

     79        78,336  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
4.25%, 05/20/2028

     87        86,985  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.40%, 05/20/2029

   $ 87      $ 87,006  

4.60%, 05/20/2031

     46        46,047  

4.90%, 05/20/2034

     87        87,150  

HCA, Inc.
4.30%, 11/15/2030

     31        30,371  

4.60%, 11/15/2032

     77        75,113  

4.70%, 05/15/2031

     86        85,235  

5.00%, 03/01/2028

     59        59,509  

5.00%, 05/15/2033

     86        85,162  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.
4.85%, 05/15/2028(a)

     150        151,047  

5.25%, 06/15/2030(a)

     150        153,130  

Johnson & Johnson
4.85%, 03/01/2032

     59        60,562  

5.00%, 03/01/2035

     59        60,623  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
4.60%, 05/15/2030

     62        61,619  

Mars, Inc.
4.60%, 03/01/2028(a)

     39        39,189  

4.80%, 03/01/2030(a)

     67        67,453  

5.00%, 03/01/2032(a)

     67        67,694  

McCormick & Co., Inc./MD
4.15%, 02/15/2029

     80        79,235  

McKesson Corp.
4.65%, 05/30/2030

     60        60,161  

4.95%, 05/30/2032

     60        60,723  

Medline Borrower LP/Medline Co-Issuer, Inc.
5.00%, 06/15/2031(a)

     85        84,944  

Merck & Co., Inc.
2.90%, 12/10/2061

     161        93,090  

4.30%, 05/22/2028

     87        87,257  

4.45%, 12/04/2032

     79        77,937  

4.65%, 05/22/2031

     87        87,420  

4.75%, 12/04/2035

     79        77,542  

4.90%, 05/17/2044

     26        24,062  

4.95%, 05/22/2033

     87        87,773  

4.95%, 09/15/2035

     69        68,927  

5.00%, 05/17/2053

     96        87,005  

5.15%, 05/17/2063

     495        448,544  

5.20%, 05/22/2036

     87        88,067  

5.50%, 03/15/2046

     79        77,970  

5.55%, 12/04/2055

     79        77,642  

5.70%, 12/04/2065

     419        413,394  

5.85%, 05/22/2056

     41        42,059  

Novartis Capital Corp.
3.90%, 11/05/2028

     76        75,478  

4.10%, 03/16/2029

     76        75,571  

4.10%, 11/05/2030

     76        74,809  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.30%, 11/05/2032

   $ 76      $ 74,513  

4.40%, 03/18/2031

     76        75,634  

4.60%, 03/18/2033

     76        75,459  

5.20%, 11/05/2045

     76        73,100  

5.30%, 11/05/2055

     76        73,327  

5.60%, 03/18/2046

     76        76,822  

5.70%, 03/18/2056

     76        77,154  

PepsiCo, Inc.
4.30%, 07/23/2030

     59        59,069  

4.45%, 02/07/2028

     20        20,094  

4.60%, 02/07/2030

     20        20,216  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
2.10%, 05/01/2030

     144        131,371  

4.00%, 10/29/2030

     77        75,327  

4.125%, 04/28/2028

     62        61,717  

4.25%, 10/29/2032

     77        74,754  

4.375%, 04/30/2030

     62        61,550  

4.625%, 10/29/2035

     77        74,315  

4.875%, 04/29/2036

     86        84,316  

5.25%, 02/13/2034

     196        199,699  

5.375%, 02/15/2033

     286        294,400  

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
5.00%, 06/30/2036

     86        84,447  

Stryker Corp.
4.70%, 02/10/2028

     20        20,112  

Sysco Corp.
4.40%, 07/25/2031

     41        40,043  

5.10%, 09/23/2030

     56        56,666  

6.60%, 04/01/2050

     423        450,647  

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
4.20%, 03/01/2031

     74        72,898  

4.55%, 06/15/2033

     84        82,728  

4.902%, 02/12/2036

     84        83,083  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
3.55%, 06/02/2027

     132        131,120  

Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc.
5.25%, 06/15/2046

     91        76,269  
     

 

 

 
        12,232,561  
     

 

 

 

Energy – 2.6%

     

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
5.125%, 09/15/2040

     439        423,284  

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
6.25%, 03/15/2038

     363        385,644  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
5.35%, 11/30/2036(a)

     81        81,001  

Chevron USA, Inc.
3.95%, 08/13/2027

     69        68,961  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.05%, 08/13/2028

   $ 69      $ 68,774  

4.30%, 10/15/2030

     69        68,932  

4.475%, 02/26/2028

     60        60,319  

4.687%, 04/15/2030

     60        60,571  

ConocoPhillips Co.
5.65%, 01/15/2065

     438        423,174  

5.70%, 09/15/2063

     437        425,205  

Enbridge, Inc.
4.20%, 11/20/2028

     78        77,480  

4.50%, 02/15/2031

     78        77,115  

4.60%, 06/20/2028

     59        59,158  

4.85%, 03/27/2031

     77        77,280  

4.90%, 06/20/2030

     17        17,121  

Energy Transfer LP
4.55%, 01/15/2031

     79        78,310  

6.30%, 01/15/2056

     79        79,778  

Eni SpA
5.25%, 05/18/2036(a)

     200        198,144  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
Series E
5.25%, 08/16/2077

     129        128,710  

MPLX LP
4.80%, 02/15/2031

     67        66,956  

ONEOK, Inc.
4.85%, 02/01/2049

     530        444,596  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.
4.70%, 01/15/2031

     65        64,676  

Shell Finance US, Inc.
5.125%, 10/15/2041(a)

     370        355,111  

Shell International Finance BV
4.375%, 05/11/2045

     512        435,901  

6.375%, 12/15/2038

     442        486,691  

Snam SpA
6.50%, 05/28/2055(a)

     348        362,007  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.85%, 06/01/2039

     377        419,439  

Targa Resources Corp.
4.35%, 04/15/2031

     26        25,471  

Woodside Finance Ltd.
4.90%, 05/19/2028

     60        60,355  
     

 

 

 
        5,580,164  
     

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.2%

     

Ferguson Finance PLC
3.25%, 06/02/2030(a)

     238        224,163  

President & Fellows of Harvard College
6.50%, 01/15/2039(a)

     165        183,950  
     

 

 

 
        408,113  
     

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Services – 1.2%

     

Amazon.com, Inc.
3.25%, 05/12/2061

   $ 587      $ 366,124  

4.10%, 04/13/2062

     500        373,155  

4.25%, 08/22/2057

     474        372,223  

4.65%, 11/20/2035

     54        52,792  

5.45%, 11/20/2055

     78        74,466  

5.55%, 11/20/2065

     443        419,809  

6.05%, 03/13/2076

     490        493,915  

Cintas Corp. No. 2
4.20%, 05/01/2028

     62        61,907  

eBay, Inc.
4.25%, 03/06/2029

     76        75,292  

Mastercard, Inc.
4.55%, 03/15/2028

     59        59,368  

Quanta Services, Inc.
4.30%, 08/09/2028

     70        69,837  

RELX Capital, Inc.
4.75%, 03/27/2030

     63        63,251  

Verisk Analytics, Inc.
4.45%, 03/15/2031

     83        81,621  
     

 

 

 
        2,563,760  
     

 

 

 

Technology – 3.2%

     

Alphabet, Inc.
3.70%, 02/15/2029

     84        82,873  

4.10%, 11/15/2030

     68        67,278  

4.10%, 02/15/2031

     84        82,874  

4.375%, 11/15/2032

     76        74,982  

4.40%, 02/15/2033

     84        82,622  

4.70%, 11/15/2035

     43        42,264  

4.80%, 02/15/2036

     84        83,043  

5.30%, 05/15/2065

     534        494,222  

5.35%, 11/15/2045

     76        74,140  

5.45%, 11/15/2055

     29        27,981  

5.50%, 02/15/2046

     84        83,130  

5.70%, 11/15/2075

     447        435,807  

Amphenol Corp.
3.80%, 11/15/2027

     77        76,514  

3.90%, 11/15/2028

     77        76,262  

4.125%, 11/15/2030

     77        75,693  

4.375%, 06/12/2028

     60        60,081  

4.40%, 02/15/2033

     77        75,067  

4.625%, 02/15/2036

     77        74,360  

5.00%, 01/15/2035

     251        250,686  

Analog Devices, Inc.
4.50%, 06/15/2030

     60        59,945  

Apple, Inc.
2.55%, 08/20/2060

     113        61,482  

4.10%, 08/08/2062

     488        376,853  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Applied Materials, Inc.
4.00%, 01/15/2031

   $ 71      $ 69,489  

4.60%, 01/15/2036

     71        68,920  

Broadcom, Inc.
4.20%, 10/15/2030

     54        53,172  

4.30%, 01/15/2031

     72        71,145  

4.60%, 07/15/2030

     60        59,987  

4.60%, 01/15/2033

     72        70,915  

4.80%, 04/15/2028

     25        25,231  

4.90%, 07/15/2032

     27        27,139  

5.05%, 07/12/2027

     114        115,114  

5.05%, 04/15/2030

     25        25,411  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
4.55%, 02/24/2028

     59        59,411  

5.35%, 02/26/2064

     407        382,625  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
4.15%, 02/15/2029

     73        72,374  

4.50%, 02/15/2031

     73        72,420  

4.75%, 04/01/2028

     55        55,311  

5.00%, 04/01/2030

     55        55,706  

5.30%, 04/01/2032

     55        56,149  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4.05%, 09/15/2027

     72        71,696  

4.15%, 09/15/2028

     72        71,438  

4.40%, 10/15/2030

     72        70,815  

4.50%, 03/23/2028

     76        76,013  

4.60%, 03/23/2029

     76        75,995  

Intel Corp.
4.65%, 06/01/2031

     86        85,339  

5.00%, 08/15/2033

     86        85,740  

International Business Machines Corp.
4.65%, 02/10/2028

     100        100,549  

4.90%, 07/27/2052

     261        223,017  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.
4.30%, 08/19/2028

     67        66,737  

Oracle Corp.
4.45%, 09/26/2030

     71        68,813  

4.80%, 08/03/2028

     20        19,998  

4.95%, 02/04/2031

     81        79,629  

Roper Technologies, Inc.
4.25%, 09/15/2028

     67        66,571  

Salesforce, Inc.
1.50%, 07/15/2028

     141        132,811  

4.50%, 03/15/2028

     77        77,124  

4.65%, 03/15/2029

     77        77,160  

4.90%, 09/15/2031

     77        77,051  

5.20%, 03/15/2033

     77        77,360  

5.55%, 03/15/2036

     77        77,466  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.55%, 03/15/2056

   $ 453      $ 462,155  

6.70%, 03/15/2066

     417        432,454  

Texas Instruments, Inc.
4.50%, 05/23/2030

     60        60,249  

Tyco Electronics Group SA
4.50%, 02/09/2031

     62        61,569  
     

 

 

 
        6,856,427  
     

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

     

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.
4.75%, 10/20/2028(a)

     248        247,683  

Southwest Airlines Co.
4.375%, 11/15/2028

     23        22,841  
     

 

 

 
        270,524  
     

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.2%

     

Element Fleet Management Corp.
4.641%, 11/24/2030(a)

     78        77,180  

5.037%, 03/25/2030(a)

     63        63,488  

Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc.
4.30%, 03/15/2029(a)

     80        78,990  

4.65%, 03/15/2031(a)

     80        78,734  

Penske Truck Leasing Co. LP/PTL Finance Corp.
4.55%, 01/15/2031(a)

     72        71,145  

5.25%, 07/01/2029(a)

     9        9,122  

5.25%, 02/01/2030(a)

     24        24,323  

5.35%, 03/30/2029(a)

     57        57,883  

Ryder System, Inc.
4.30%, 12/01/2030

     77        75,730  
     

 

 

 
        536,595  
     

 

 

 
        40,828,096  
     

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 16.4%

     

Banking – 10.8%

     

American Express Co.
4.351%, 07/20/2029

     59        58,804  

4.444%, 05/03/2030

     86        85,720  

4.731%, 04/25/2029

     62        62,305  

5.016%, 04/25/2031

     62        62,771  

5.667%, 04/25/2036

     62        64,274  

Banco Santander SA
2.749%, 12/03/2030

     400        361,540  

4.60%, 04/15/2029

     200        199,326  

4.867%, 04/15/2031

     200        198,828  

6.35%, 03/14/2034

     400        423,512  

6.921%, 08/08/2033

     400        434,552  

Bank of America Corp.
2.496%, 02/13/2031

     166        153,600  

2.687%, 04/22/2032

     315        285,925  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

2.972%, 02/04/2033

   $ 332      $ 300,191  

3.419%, 12/20/2028

     55        54,124  

4.477%, 04/23/2030

     84        83,603  

4.623%, 05/09/2029

     59        59,150  

4.695%, 04/23/2032

     84        83,533  

5.425%, 08/15/2035

     416        417,976  

5.489%, 04/23/2037

     84        83,567  

5.518%, 10/25/2035

     296        298,256  

5.744%, 02/12/2036

     20        20,424  

Bank of Montreal
4.062%, 09/22/2028

     71        70,667  

4.35%, 09/22/2031

     71        70,036  

5.203%, 02/01/2028

     61        61,808  

Series J
4.338%, 03/19/2030

     77        76,489  

4.439%, 01/14/2032

     72        70,880  

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)
4.54%, 04/23/2032

     84        83,416  

5.085%, 04/23/2037

     84        83,510  

Series J
4.967%, 04/26/2034

     297        297,457  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)
4.043%, 09/15/2028

     72        71,676  

4.338%, 09/15/2031

     72        70,782  

4.932%, 02/14/2029

     20        20,163  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA
4.541%, 01/15/2031(a)

     200        197,170  

BNP Paribas SA
4.916%, 01/15/2034(a)

     200        196,258  

5.906%, 11/19/2035(a)

     428        436,500  

CaixaBank SA
4.818%, 04/22/2032(a)

     202        200,806  

5.402%, 04/22/2037(a)

     202        200,202  

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
4.243%, 09/08/2028

     69        68,841  

4.58%, 09/08/2031

     69        68,442  

4.857%, 03/30/2029

     63        63,418  

5.245%, 01/13/2031

     25        25,478  

Capital One Financial Corp.
4.493%, 09/11/2031

     72        70,748  

4.722%, 01/30/2032

     46        45,420  

5.468%, 02/01/2029

     250        253,615  

6.183%, 01/30/2036

     127        129,921  

6.377%, 06/08/2034

     282        298,827  

Citigroup, Inc.
2.976%, 11/05/2030

     376        355,595  

3.52%, 10/27/2028

     118        116,614  

4.503%, 09/11/2031

     71        70,241  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.542%, 09/19/2030

   $ 298      $ 296,757  

4.786%, 03/04/2029

     60        60,250  

5.827%, 02/13/2035

     288        293,763  

6.174%, 05/25/2034

     286        298,907  

6.27%, 11/17/2033

     29        30,973  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
5.253%, 03/05/2031

     36        36,421  

5.841%, 01/23/2030

     118        121,139  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA/NY
4.322%, 04/01/2029

     252        252,234  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
4.469%, 12/10/2031

     150        147,575  

5.06%, 04/14/2032

     150        149,728  

Fifth Third Financial Corp.
5.982%, 01/30/2030

     232        238,800  

First Citizens BancShares, Inc./NC
4.869%, 03/03/2032

     85        82,583  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
2.383%, 07/21/2032

     403        356,433  

2.615%, 04/22/2032

     336        302,585  

2.65%, 10/21/2032

     257        228,655  

4.153%, 10/21/2029

     75        74,069  

4.369%, 10/21/2031

     75        73,504  

5.049%, 07/23/2030

     24        24,218  

5.065%, 01/21/2037

     78        76,293  

5.207%, 01/28/2031

     95        96,295  

5.218%, 04/23/2031

     62        62,867  

HSBC Holdings PLC
2.357%, 08/18/2031

     374        338,021  

5.874%, 11/18/2035

     320        327,197  

7.399%, 11/13/2034

     313        348,475  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.963%, 01/25/2033

     331        300,210  

4.408%, 04/23/2030

     88        87,544  

4.622%, 04/23/2032

     88        87,307  

5.103%, 04/22/2031

     61        61,983  

5.14%, 01/24/2031

     26        26,396  

5.148%, 04/23/2037

     88        87,460  

5.193%, 02/05/2037

     80        78,743  

5.581%, 04/22/2030

     68        69,735  

5.717%, 09/14/2033

     284        293,522  

5.766%, 04/22/2035

     20        20,806  

M&T Bank Corp.
5.179%, 07/08/2031

     60        60,559  

Macquarie Bank Ltd.
3.915%, 02/03/2028(a)

     80        79,489  

4.529%, 03/29/2029(a)

     83        83,207  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
4.548%, 04/18/2030

     252        250,952  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Mitsubishi HC Finance America LLC
4.558%, 01/14/2031(a)

   $ 200      $ 197,392  

Morgan Stanley
3.622%, 04/01/2031

     88        84,488  

4.708%, 03/12/2032

     77        76,297  

4.994%, 04/12/2029

     61        61,467  

5.042%, 07/19/2030

     25        25,221  

5.073%, 01/30/2037

     80        78,418  

5.192%, 04/17/2031

     61        61,892  

5.23%, 01/15/2031

     26        26,386  

5.25%, 04/21/2034

     185        186,902  

5.297%, 04/20/2037

     410        410,447  

5.32%, 07/19/2035

     161        162,433  

5.449%, 07/20/2029

     84        85,432  

5.656%, 04/18/2030

     14        14,354  

5.664%, 04/17/2036

     61        62,821  

5.831%, 04/19/2035

     24        25,011  

Series G
2.239%, 07/21/2032

     344        302,393  

Series I
4.133%, 10/18/2029

     43        42,496  

4.356%, 10/22/2031

     75        73,542  

4.892%, 10/22/2036

     75        72,739  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA
4.788%, 05/10/2030

     250        250,740  

National Australia Bank Ltd.
2.332%, 08/21/2030(a)

     397        357,800  

2.99%, 05/21/2031(a)

     394        358,442  

NatWest Markets PLC
4.654%, 03/27/2029(a)

     202        202,331  

Northern Trust Corp.
4.15%, 11/19/2030

     78        77,040  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
4.075%, 01/26/2029

     78        77,518  

4.626%, 06/06/2033

     309        300,166  

4.899%, 05/13/2031

     59        59,420  

5.222%, 01/29/2031

     24        24,431  

Regions Bank/Birmingham AL
6.45%, 06/26/2037

     361        380,393  

Royal Bank of Canada
3.995%, 11/03/2028

     78        77,574  

4.40%, 04/17/2030

     81        80,518  

4.612%, 05/03/2032

     81        80,304  

Series G
4.965%, 01/24/2029

     26        26,198  

4.97%, 05/02/2031

     63        63,645  

5.153%, 02/04/2031

     26        26,375  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
5.473%, 03/20/2029

   $ 68      $ 68,827  

5.741%, 03/20/2031

     31        31,789  

6.174%, 01/09/2030

     260        267,987  

6.499%, 03/09/2029

     18        18,525  

Societe Generale SA
5.371%, 05/27/2032(a)

     202        203,984  

State Street Corp.
4.536%, 02/28/2028

     60        60,355  

4.729%, 02/28/2030

     60        60,502  

4.784%, 10/23/2036

     77        74,974  

4.821%, 01/26/2034

     296        294,443  

4.834%, 04/24/2030

     62        62,792  

Swedbank AB
4.898%, 03/30/2031(a)

     202        202,919  

Synchrony Financial
5.935%, 08/02/2030

     10        10,191  

6.00%, 07/29/2036

     400        401,060  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
3.913%, 01/13/2028

     72        71,488  

4.109%, 10/13/2028

     75        74,412  

4.361%, 04/23/2029

     84        83,684  

4.411%, 01/13/2031

     72        71,292  

4.574%, 06/02/2028

     59        59,168  

4.808%, 06/03/2030

     59        59,359  

4.866%, 04/22/2033

     84        83,461  

Truist Financial Corp.
5.071%, 05/20/2031

     59        59,671  

Series I
4.68%, 04/23/2032

     88        87,044  

5.281%, 04/23/2037

     88        87,167  

UBS Group AG
4.151%, 12/23/2029(a)

     200        197,442  

4.398%, 09/23/2031(a)

     200        196,360  

US Bancorp
4.839%, 02/01/2034

     299        295,107  

4.967%, 07/22/2033

     298        294,931  

5.046%, 02/12/2031

     20        20,260  

5.083%, 05/15/2031

     60        60,815  

5.10%, 07/23/2030

     25        25,375  

Wells Fargo & Co.
3.35%, 03/02/2033

     326        300,086  

3.584%, 05/22/2028

     5        4,961  

4.078%, 09/15/2029

     72        71,166  

4.577%, 05/20/2029

     85        84,972  

4.808%, 07/25/2028

     51        51,192  

4.844%, 05/20/2032

     85        84,930  

4.96%, 01/23/2037

     78        76,213  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.97%, 04/23/2029

   $ 62      $ 62,467  

5.15%, 04/23/2031

     62        62,918  

5.244%, 01/24/2031

     118        119,997  

5.574%, 07/25/2029

     284        289,498  

5.605%, 04/23/2036

     21        21,545  

Zions Bancorp NA
6.816%, 11/19/2035

     391        406,863  
     

 

 

 
        23,187,834  
     

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.5%

     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.
5.50%, 02/15/2036

     80        79,117  

Apollo Global Management, Inc.
4.60%, 01/15/2031

     79        78,197  

5.70%, 03/30/2036

     76        76,796  

BGC Group, Inc.
6.15%, 04/02/2030

     55        56,291  

Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC
2.50%, 01/10/2030(a)

     384        356,686  

Blue Owl Finance LLC
6.25%, 04/18/2034

     336        333,685  

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
4.744%, 05/21/2030

     87        87,484  

LPL Holdings, Inc.
5.20%, 03/15/2030

     60        60,466  
     

 

 

 
        1,128,722  
     

 

 

 

Finance – 1.1%

     

Aircastle Ltd./Aircastle Ireland DAC
5.00%, 05/15/2031(a)

     150        148,659  

Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
5.20%, 12/08/2028(a)

     80        79,144  

Ares Capital Corp.
5.50%, 09/01/2030

     59        58,428  

5.55%, 01/15/2030

     84        83,690  

Ares Strategic Income Fund
4.85%, 01/15/2029(a)

     72        70,098  

5.15%, 01/15/2031(a)

     72        69,005  

Barings BDC, Inc.
5.20%, 09/15/2028

     72        70,777  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund
6.00%, 11/22/2034

     442        425,080  

Blackstone Reg Finance Co. LLC
4.30%, 11/03/2030

     78        76,764  

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
5.25%, 09/04/2029

     83        81,837  

Blue Owl Credit Income Corp.
5.80%, 03/15/2030

     25        24,339  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.
5.33%, 01/15/2036

     66        65,143  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Franklin BSP Capital Corp.
6.00%, 10/02/2030(a)

   $ 71      $ 68,325  

Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
5.10%, 01/28/2029

     78        76,295  

Goldman Sachs Private Credit Corp.
5.05%, 02/23/2028

     82        81,451  

5.875%, 01/31/2031

     78        77,391  

6.15%, 06/16/2031(a)

     81        80,662  

Golub Capital Private Credit Fund
5.45%, 08/15/2028(a)

     60        59,464  

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
6.75%, 07/15/2035

     60        62,587  

HPS Corporate Lending Fund
4.90%, 09/11/2028

     71        69,697  

5.15%, 04/02/2029(a)

     72        70,507  

5.30%, 06/05/2027

     55        54,821  

5.45%, 11/15/2030

     71        68,891  

5.65%, 04/02/2031(a)

     72        70,177  

Main Street Capital Corp.
5.40%, 08/15/2028

     66        65,778  

North Haven Private Income Fund LLC
5.125%, 09/25/2028(a)

     70        68,414  

USAA Capital Corp.
4.375%, 06/01/2028(a)

     150        149,866  
     

 

 

 
        2,377,290  
     

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.1%

     

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
3.95%, 12/01/2028

     79        78,205  

4.20%, 03/15/2031

     79        77,709  

Lincoln Financial Global Funding
4.625%, 08/18/2030(a)

     69        68,298  

4.95%, 05/21/2031(a)

     24        23,948  

Sammons Financial Group Global Funding
4.95%, 06/12/2030(a)

     60        59,844  

5.05%, 01/10/2028(a)

     25        25,130  
     

 

 

 
        333,134  
     

 

 

 

Insurance – 3.3%

     

Aflac, Inc.
5.15%, 05/14/2036

     85        84,939  

American National Global Funding
5.25%, 06/03/2030(a)

     59        59,042  

Athene Global Funding
5.583%, 01/09/2029(a)

     211        213,794  

Athene Holding Ltd.
3.95%, 05/25/2051

     403        277,506  

Brown & Brown, Inc.
4.70%, 06/23/2028

     60        60,115  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CNO Global Funding
4.70%, 12/11/2030(a)

   $ 80      $ 79,198  

Corebridge Global Funding
4.45%, 10/02/2030(a)

     71        69,810  

4.55%, 01/09/2031(a)

     72        70,941  

4.85%, 06/06/2030(a)

     59        58,975  

4.90%, 01/07/2028(a)

     25        25,145  

Elevance Health, Inc.
4.00%, 09/15/2028

     72        71,317  

F&G Global Funding
4.50%, 01/09/2029(a)

     72        70,742  

4.65%, 09/08/2028(a)

     69        68,225  

GA Global Funding Trust
4.50%, 09/18/2030(a)

     150        145,158  

5.50%, 04/01/2032(a)

     150        148,968  

Guardian Life Global Funding
4.066%, 09/05/2028(a)

     69        68,437  

4.327%, 10/06/2030(a)

     74        72,940  

4.402%, 12/11/2030(a)

     80        79,198  

4.673%, 09/05/2032(a)

     69        68,156  

4.798%, 04/28/2030(a)

     62        62,347  

4.916%, 04/30/2033(a)

     86        85,680  

Jackson National Life Global Funding
4.70%, 06/05/2028(a)

     150        149,723  

MassMutual Global Funding II
4.70%, 04/01/2031(a)

     200        199,206  

Met Tower Global Funding
4.00%, 01/14/2029(a)

     150        148,074  

Mutual of Omaha Cos. Global Funding
4.546%, 01/13/2031(a)

     72        70,979  

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
4.35%, 04/30/2050(a)

     571        436,273  

New York Life Global Funding
4.15%, 07/25/2028(a)

     59        58,701  

4.40%, 04/25/2028(a)

     62        62,034  

4.60%, 06/03/2030(a)

     59        59,007  

5.20%, 06/03/2036(a)

     86        86,221  

Northwestern Mutual Global Funding
4.125%, 08/25/2028(a)

     71        70,626  

4.30%, 01/13/2031(a)

     72        71,074  

4.60%, 06/03/2030(a)

     59        59,051  

4.74%, 06/30/2031(a)

     81        81,223  

Pacific Life Global Funding II
4.375%, 02/03/2031(a)

     80        79,143  

4.45%, 05/01/2028(a)

     62        62,006  

Pricoa Global Funding I
4.70%, 05/28/2030(a)

     150        150,057  

5.00%, 05/27/2031(a)

     150        151,493  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.
5.30%, 01/15/2037

   $ 86      $ 86,039  

Principal Life Global Funding II
4.25%, 08/18/2028(a)

     69        68,549  

4.45%, 01/13/2031(a)

     72        70,880  

4.80%, 01/09/2028(a)

     130        130,709  

Protective Life Global Funding
4.161%, 01/15/2029(a)

     150        148,009  

4.803%, 06/05/2030(a)

     150        149,867  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
4.50%, 09/15/2047

     301        295,317  

5.70%, 09/15/2048

     292        291,994  

RGA Global Funding
4.35%, 08/25/2028(a)

     71        70,531  

4.60%, 11/25/2030(a)

     78        77,183  

5.00%, 08/25/2032(a)

     71        70,624  

5.10%, 05/26/2031(a)

     87        87,388  

5.25%, 01/09/2030(a)

     25        25,362  

5.448%, 05/24/2029(a)

     24        24,484  

Sammons Financial Group, Inc.
6.875%, 04/15/2034(a)

     420        448,337  

SBL Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, 02/18/2031(a)

     542        486,228  

7.20%, 10/30/2034(a)

     525        484,649  

Western-Southern Global Funding
4.50%, 07/16/2028(a)

     60        59,829  
     

 

 

 
        7,011,503  
     

 

 

 

REITs – 0.6%

     

American Homes 4 Rent LP
4.95%, 06/15/2030

     59        59,204  

CBRE Services, Inc.
4.80%, 06/15/2030

     62        62,170  

4.90%, 01/15/2033

     79        77,941  

5.25%, 06/01/2036

     86        84,677  

5.95%, 08/15/2034

     245        255,435  

EPR Properties
4.75%, 11/15/2030

     76        74,466  

Phillips Edison Grocery Center Operating Partnership I LP
4.75%, 03/15/2033

     85        83,260  

Prologis LP
4.25%, 06/15/2031

     88        86,478  

4.90%, 06/15/2036

     88        86,258  

Realty Income Corp.
3.95%, 02/01/2029

     71        70,056  

Regency Centers LP
4.50%, 03/15/2033

     22        21,441  

Simon Property Group LP
4.375%, 10/01/2030

     67        66,411  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Store Capital LLC
4.95%, 02/11/2031(a)

   $ 81      $ 80,197  

VICI Properties LP
4.75%, 04/01/2028

     55        55,010  

WP Carey, Inc.
4.65%, 07/15/2030

     39        38,818  
     

 

 

 
        1,201,822  
     

 

 

 
        35,240,305  
     

 

 

 

Utility – 2.1%

     

Electric – 1.9%

     

AEP Transmission Co. LLC
5.15%, 04/01/2034

     34        34,255  

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
5.15%, 06/01/2033

     86        86,822  

Black Hills Corp.
4.55%, 01/31/2031

     71        70,180  

Connecticut Light & Power Co. (The)
4.95%, 01/15/2030

     25        25,353  

Dominion Energy, Inc.
4.60%, 05/15/2028

     59        59,142  

Duke Energy Florida LLC
4.20%, 12/01/2030

     79        77,882  

Edison International
4.80%, 03/15/2031

     83        80,846  

5.00%, 05/05/2028

     7        7,015  

Emera US Finance LLC
4.50%, 04/01/2029

     84        83,611  

5.20%, 04/01/2033

     84        83,508  

ENEL Finance International NV
4.75%, 05/25/2047(a)

     228        191,894  

7.75%, 10/14/2052(a)

     348        415,881  

Entergy Texas, Inc.
5.20%, 06/15/2036

     85        84,637  

Evergy Missouri West, Inc.
4.70%, 05/21/2029(a)

     87        87,201  

Eversource Energy
4.45%, 12/15/2030

     75        73,798  

FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co.
4.55%, 03/15/2031(a)

     76        75,345  

Florida Power & Light Co.
5.125%, 06/01/2036

     81        81,345  

5.75%, 06/01/2056

     81        81,241  

5.90%, 06/01/2066

     81        81,358  

ITC Holdings Corp.
4.875%, 04/15/2031(a)

     84        83,710  

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.
3.95%, 12/10/2027

     79        78,610  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.30%, 12/10/2030

   $ 79      $ 77,895  

Series D
4.05%, 02/09/2029

     80        79,289  

4.15%, 08/25/2028

     71        70,575  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
4.40%, 03/01/2031

     80        79,080  

4.685%, 09/01/2027

     35        35,159  

4.85%, 02/04/2028

     20        20,173  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
4.647%, 10/03/2030(a)

     60        59,645  

NRG Energy, Inc.
4.734%, 10/15/2030(a)

     14        13,794  

4.955%, 04/30/2031(a)

     81        80,170  

NSTAR Electric Co.
4.85%, 03/01/2030

     60        60,520  

5.20%, 05/15/2036

     83        83,267  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC
4.50%, 03/15/2031(a)

     84        83,265  

4.65%, 11/01/2029

     25        25,127  

5.35%, 04/01/2035

     47        47,988  

5.90%, 03/15/2056(a)

     49        49,556  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
5.05%, 10/15/2032

     74        73,596  

5.55%, 05/15/2029

     294        300,703  

PacifiCorp
4.25%, 03/15/2029

     81        80,117  

4.65%, 04/15/2029

     84        83,892  

5.10%, 04/15/2031

     39        39,375  

5.45%, 04/15/2033

     84        85,423  

5.80%, 04/15/2036

     64        65,826  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
4.90%, 05/15/2028

     60        60,347  

5.15%, 05/15/2030

     60        60,823  

Public Service Co. of New Hampshire
4.40%, 07/01/2028

     59        59,078  

San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
5.40%, 04/15/2035

     63        64,171  

Southern California Edison Co.
4.95%, 09/15/2031

     84        83,987  

Union Electric Co.
4.80%, 03/15/2036

     83        80,883  

Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
3.95%, 03/01/2029

     34        33,592  

Xcel Energy, Inc.
4.75%, 03/21/2028

     63        63,256  
     

 

 

 
        4,044,206  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Natural Gas – 0.1%

     

National Fuel Gas Co.
4.75%, 05/15/2029

   $ 86      $ 86,054  

5.05%, 10/15/2031

     86        86,041  

NiSource, Inc.
4.75%, 05/18/2031

     85        84,985  
     

 

 

 
        257,080  
     

 

 

 

Other Utility – 0.1%

     

American Water Capital Corp.
4.625%, 06/01/2029

     87        87,370  
     

 

 

 
        4,388,656  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $80,724,150)

        80,457,057  
     

 

 

 
     

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 7.0%

     

Industrial – 6.8%

     

Basic – 0.9%

     

Celanese US Holdings LLC
7.00%, 02/15/2031

     25        25,905  

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
6.75%, 04/15/2030(a)

     119        119,647  

7.625%, 01/15/2034(a)

     393        404,688  

Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
6.75%, 04/15/2032(a)

     508        488,366  

8.75%, 04/15/2030(a)

     124        119,131  

FMC Corp.
6.375%, 05/18/2053

     644        501,187  

Olin Corp.
6.625%, 04/01/2033(a)

     221        219,358  
     

 

 

 
        1,878,282  
     

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.3%

     

MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp.
5.50%, 02/01/2030(a)

     394        368,154  

Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC
6.00%, 11/01/2028(a)

     129        129,364  
     

 

 

 
        497,518  
     

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.7%

     

Discovery Global Holdings, Inc.
5.05%, 03/15/2042

     627        448,638  

5.141%, 03/15/2052

     369        234,149  

VZ Secured Financing BV
7.50%, 01/15/2033(a)

     400        383,964  

Ziggo Bond Co. BV
5.125%, 02/28/2030(a)

     468        408,129  
     

 

 

 
        1,474,880  
     

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.4%

     

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
4.75%, 07/15/2031(a)

   $ 565      $ 477,312  

7.75%, 04/15/2032(a)

     508        473,710  
     

 

 

 
        951,022  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.5%

     

American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
7.75%, 10/15/2033(a)

     375        376,027  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC
5.625%, 09/29/2028(a)

     53        52,865  

6.125%, 09/30/2030(a)

     52        51,374  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
4.81%, 09/17/2030(a)

     325        304,486  

ZF North America Capital, Inc.
6.75%, 04/23/2030(a)

     370        368,498  
     

 

 

 
        1,153,250  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.4%

     

Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
6.00%, 10/15/2032(a)

     534        478,053  

6.50%, 02/15/2032(a)

     483        471,263  
     

 

 

 
        949,316  
     

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.6%

     

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
9.75%, 01/15/2034(a)

     115        120,647  

10.875%, 01/15/2032(a)

     155        167,040  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV
7.875%, 05/15/2034(a)

     451        483,810  

US Acute Care Solutions LLC
9.75%, 05/15/2029(a)

     385        369,015  
     

 

 

 
        1,140,512  
     

 

 

 

Energy – 1.8%

     

Crescent Energy Finance LLC
7.375%, 01/15/2033(a)

     400        406,396  

7.875%, 04/15/2032(a)

     354        364,924  

8.375%, 01/15/2034(a)

     55        57,758  

Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
9.25%, 01/15/2031(a)

     395        416,117  

Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc.
8.25%, 09/01/2031(a)

     417        424,181  

Nabors Industries, Inc.
7.625%, 11/15/2032(a)

     406        423,109  

8.875%, 08/15/2031(a)

     397        416,183  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
7.875%, 10/15/2033(a)

     437        445,159  

Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc.
9.63%, 06/15/2029(a)

     385        403,303  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

SM Energy Co.
8.75%, 07/01/2031(a)

   $ 349      $ 365,546  

9.63%, 06/15/2033(a)

     55        61,202  
     

 

 

 
        3,783,878  
     

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.2%

     

Lsf12 Helix Parent LLC
7.125%, 02/01/2033(a)

     498        488,219  
     

 

 

 

Services – 0.3%

     

ION Platform Finance US, Inc.
7.875%, 09/30/2032(a)

     583        450,309  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
3.375%, 08/31/2027(a)

     133        130,401  
     

 

 

 
        580,710  
     

 

 

 

Technology – 0.6%

     

Cloud Software Group, Inc.
6.625%, 08/15/2033(a)

     522        475,281  

8.25%, 06/30/2032(a)

     497        487,994  

OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc.
8.75%, 07/01/2034(a)

     427        451,241  
     

 

 

 
        1,414,516  
     

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

     

JetBlue Airways Corp./JetBlue Loyalty LP
9.88%, 09/20/2031(a)

     334        307,363  
     

 

 

 
        14,619,466  
     

 

 

 

Utility – 0.2%

     

Electric – 0.2%

     

XPLR Infrastructure Operating Partners LP
7.75%, 04/15/2034(a)

     378        399,312  
     

 

 

 

Natural Gas – 0.0%

     

AmeriGas Partners LP/AmeriGas Finance Corp.
9.5%, 06/01/2030(a)

     25        26,878  
     

 

 

 
        426,190  
     

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.0%

     

Financial Services – 0.0%

     

Herc Holdings, Inc.
7.00%, 06/15/2030(a)

     38        39,497  
     

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $14,844,164)

        15,085,153  
     

 

 

 
     

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 4.3%

     

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 4.3%

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2022
3.00%, 03/01/2052

     704        623,246  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold
Series 2005
5.50%, 01/01/2035

   $ 45      $ 46,015  

Series 2007
5.50%, 07/01/2035

     6        6,332  

Series 2016
4.00%, 02/01/2046

     326        315,166  

Series 2017
4.00%, 07/01/2044

     197        190,217  

Series 2018
4.50%, 03/01/2048

     91        88,901  

4.50%, 11/01/2048

     223        218,390  

5.00%, 11/01/2048

     129        129,032  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2003
5.50%, 04/01/2033

     12        12,086  

5.50%, 07/01/2033

     27        27,446  

Series 2004
5.50%, 04/01/2034

     3        3,536  

5.50%, 05/01/2034

     8        8,372  

5.50%, 11/01/2034

     13        12,924  

5.50%, 01/01/2035

     122        124,716  

Series 2005
5.50%, 02/01/2035

     17        17,618  

Series 2007
5.50%, 08/01/2037

     84        85,453  

Series 2012
3.50%, 02/01/2042

     92        86,732  

Series 2013
3.50%, 04/01/2043

     496        464,080  

Series 2018
4.50%, 09/01/2048

     143        140,210  

Series 2021
2.00%, 07/01/2051

     1,555        1,255,580  

2.00%, 12/01/2051

     687        553,120  

Series 2022
2.50%, 03/01/2052

     1,105        941,683  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2023
5.50%, 04/20/2053

     381        387,115  

Series 2026
2.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     395        324,166  

2.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     394        337,210  

3.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     195        173,392  

3.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     150        135,141  

4.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     215        206,869  

5.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     339        334,850  

6.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     88        89,648  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Series 2026
5.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

   $ 601      $ 591,516  

5.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     414        416,005  

6.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     546        557,517  

6.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

     224        232,750  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $9,554,651)

        9,137,034  
     

 

 

 
     

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 1.7%

     

CLO - Floating Rate – 1.7%

     

Elmwood CLO 45 Ltd.
Series 2025-8A, Class A1
4.930% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.25%), 10/17/2038(a)(b)

     750        750,328  

Flatiron CLO 25 Ltd.
Series 2024-2A, Class A
5.030% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.35%), 10/17/2037(a)(b)

     460        461,116  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 59 Ltd.
Series 2024-59A, Class A1
4.956% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.29%), 01/23/2039(a)(b)

     500        500,744  

Pikes Peak CLO 18
Series 2025-18A, Class A1
4.895% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.22%), 04/20/2038(a)(b)

     500        500,724  

Pikes Peak CLO 8
Series 2021-8A, Class A1R
5.005% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.33%), 01/20/2038(a)(b)

     300        300,359  

Signal Peak CLO 14 Ltd.
Series 2024-14A, Class A
4.964% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.30%), 01/22/2038(a)(b)

     300        300,616  

Silver Point CLO 12 Ltd.
Series 2025-12A, Class A1
4.983% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.31%), 10/15/2038(a)(b)

     750        751,009  
     

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $3,563,752)

        3,564,896  
     

 

 

 
     

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.2%

     

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 1.2%

     

BANK5
Series 2025-5YR14, Class A3
5.646%, 04/15/2058

     600        616,639  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

BMO Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-5C10, Class A3
5.578%, 05/15/2058

   $ 500      $ 512,528  

GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1
Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026(c)

     421        417,814  

Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026(c)

     25        24,537  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2024-5C2, Class A3
5.92%, 11/15/2057

     500        516,743  

Series 2025-5C5, Class A3
5.59%, 07/15/2058

     500        513,544  
     

 

 

 
        2,601,805  
     

 

 

 

Agency CMBS – 0.0%

     

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2006-39, Class IO
0.161%, 07/16/2046(d)

     101        1  
     

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $2,640,280)

        2,601,806  
     

 

 

 
     

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 1.0%

     

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.6%

     

College Ave Student Loans LLC
Series 2021-C, Class C
3.06%, 07/26/2055(a)

     133        123,332  

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.99%, 03/15/2032(a)

     31        31,047  

Diamond Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class B
2.701%, 11/20/2051(a)

     566        550,369  

GCI Funding I LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A
2.38%, 06/18/2046(a)

     171        157,652  

MVW LLC
Series 2021-2A, Class C
2.23%, 05/20/2039(a)

     187        177,715  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2021-BA, Class B
2.68%, 04/20/2062(a)

     220        197,337  
     

 

 

 
        1,237,452  
     

 

 

 

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.4%

     

Arivo Acceptance Auto Loan Receivables Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.46%, 04/17/2028(a)

     10        10,072  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2023-3A, Class A
5.44%, 02/22/2028(a)

   $ 475      $ 477,866  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-N3, Class C
1.02%, 06/12/2028

     18        17,463  

Series 2021-N4, Class D
2.30%, 09/11/2028

     30        29,261  

Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC
Series 2023-2, Class A2
5.56%, 04/22/2030(a)

     46        46,250  

FHF Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.57%, 06/15/2028(a)

     12        11,684  

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.92%, 08/15/2028(a)

     96        97,024  

Series 2023-2A, Class A2
7.09%, 10/16/2028(a)

     42        42,152  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2023-3, Class B
5.61%, 07/17/2028

     29        29,082  

Tesla Auto Lease Trust
Series 2024-A, Class A3
5.30%, 06/21/2027(a)

     19        18,987  

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-2A, Class A
6.36%, 12/15/2027(c)(e)(f)(g)(h)

     28        26,335  

US Bank NA
Series 2023-1, Class B
6.789%, 08/25/2032(a)

     49        48,868  
     

 

 

 
        855,044  
     

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $2,161,156)

        2,092,496  
     

 

 

 
     

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.1%

     

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.1%

     

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2024-R02, Class 1M1
4.712% (CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 02/25/2044(a)(b)

     28        27,965  

Series 2024-R04, Class 1M1
4.712% (CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 05/25/2044(a)(b)

     7        7,220  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2024-DNA1, Class M1
4.962% (CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 02/25/2044(a)(b)

     88        88,011  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024-HQA1, Class M1
4.862% (CME Term SOFR + 1.25%), 03/25/2044(a)(b)

   $ 74      $ 73,790  
     

 

 

 
        196,986  
     

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.0%

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Mscr Trust Mn1
Series 2021-MN1, Class M1
5.612% (CME Term SOFR + 2.00%), 01/25/2051(a)(b)

     14        13,602  
     

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $210,578)

        210,588  
     

 

 

 
     

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.1%

     

Industrial – 0.1%

     

Energy – 0.1%

     

Raizen Fuels Finance SA
6.25%, 07/08/2032(c)(e)(g)
(cost $283,199)

     359        205,395  
     

 

 

 
     Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 4.4%

     

Investment Companies – 4.4%

     

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(i)(j)(k)
(cost $9,550,124)

     9,550,124        9,550,124  
     

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.7%
(cost $217,683,974)

        216,191,909  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.7)%

        (1,510,339
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 214,681,570  
     

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
    Current
Notional
    Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    59       September 2026     $ 6,612,609     $ 61,351  

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

    105       September 2026        11,782,969       39,172  

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

    193       September 2026       20,691,711       71,586  

Sold Contracts

 

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

    22       September 2026       4,544,375       (5,766

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

    58       September 2026       6,370,031       (48,015

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    61       September 2026       6,978,781       (37,172
       

 

 

 
  $  81,156  
       

 

 

 

 

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(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $36,690,906 or 17.1% of net assets.

 

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/ floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.30% of net assets as of May 31, 2026, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
     Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1
Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026

    02/25/2021 - 09/06/2022      $  421,719     $  417,814       0.19

GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1
Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026

    02/25/2021 - 04/01/2021        25,030       24,537       0.01

Raizen Fuels Finance SA
6.25%, 07/08/2032

    02/03/2026        283,199       205,395       0.09

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-2A,
Class A 6.36%, 12/15/2027

    05/14/2024        28,165       26,335       0.01

 

(d)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

(f)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(g)

Defaulted.

 

(h)

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

 

(i)

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

 

(j)

Affiliated investments.

 

(k)

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.

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA – To Be Announced

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB CORPORATE BOND ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 97.0%

    

Industrial - 57.7%

    

Basic - 1.6%

    

Dow Chemical Co. (The)
4.375%, 11/15/2042

   $ 163     $ 132,025  

4.80%, 01/15/2031

     27       26,755  

6.90%, 05/15/2053

     125       131,169  

LYB International Finance III LLC
6.15%, 05/15/2035

     7       7,249  

Nutrien Ltd.
4.90%, 03/27/2028

     130       131,078  
    

 

 

 
       428,276  
    

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 2.8%

 

3M Co.
3.375%, 03/01/2029

     133       129,306  

CRH America Finance, Inc.
4.40%, 02/09/2031

     134       132,171  

General Dynamics Corp.
3.625%, 04/01/2030

     135       130,827  

Johnson Controls International PLC/Tyco Fire & Security Finance SCA
1.75%, 09/15/2030

     29       25,826  

Northrop Grumman Corp.
3.25%, 01/15/2028

     132       129,807  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
3.25%, 06/14/2029

     24       23,187  

4.25%, 09/15/2027

     132       131,929  

Regal Rexnord Corp.
6.05%, 04/15/2028

     34       34,787  
    

 

 

 
       737,840  
    

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 2.8%

 

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
6.484%, 10/23/2045

     128       118,089  

Cox Communications, Inc.
5.45%, 09/01/2034(a)

     36       34,327  

5.80%, 12/15/2053(a)

     78       65,476  

5.95%, 09/01/2054(a)

     145       124,342  

Meta Platforms, Inc.
4.65%, 08/15/2062

     141       108,742  

5.625%, 11/15/2055

     138       127,119  

5.75%, 05/15/2063

     36       33,018  

5.75%, 11/15/2065

     137       125,338  
    

 

 

 
       736,451  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 2.3%

 

AT&T, Inc.
4.55%, 03/09/2049

   $ 53     $ 42,791  

5.70%, 11/01/2054

     27       25,488  

6.05%, 08/15/2056

     26       25,674  

Verizon Communications, Inc.
5.012%, 08/21/2054

     152       132,647  

5.25%, 04/02/2035

     132       132,799  

5.25%, 03/16/2037

     133       132,130  

6.00%, 11/30/2065

     133       131,056  
    

 

 

 
       622,585  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.8%

 

American Honda Finance Corp.
4.90%, 03/13/2029

     125       125,945  

5.15%, 07/09/2032

     28       28,185  

Series G
4.45%, 10/22/2027

     25       25,007  

4.50%, 09/04/2030

     27       26,645  

5.05%, 07/10/2031

     130       130,754  

General Motors Co.
6.80%, 10/01/2027

     127       130,410  
    

 

 

 
       466,946  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.2%

 

JH North America Holdings, Inc.
6.125%, 07/31/2032(a)

     59       59,206  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.90%, 08/08/2029

     128       123,755  

5.625%, 06/15/2028

     20       20,284  

5.90%, 06/01/2027

     126       127,520  
    

 

 

 
       330,765  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 1.0%

 

Genuine Parts Co.
4.95%, 08/15/2029

     131       130,535  

Tapestry, Inc.
5.50%, 03/11/2035

     128       129,028  
    

 

 

 
       259,563  
    

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 16.8%

 

AbbVie, Inc.
5.50%, 03/15/2064

     109       104,922  

Altria Group, Inc.
3.875%, 09/16/2046

     23       17,114  

5.25%, 08/06/2035

     27       27,028  

5.95%, 02/14/2049

     108       106,329  

Amgen, Inc.
5.15%, 03/02/2028

     130       131,626  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
3.25%, 03/27/2030

   $ 138     $ 131,906  

BAT Capital Corp.
6.25%, 08/15/2055

     25       25,543  

7.079%, 08/02/2043

     103       114,616  

Biogen, Inc.
2.25%, 05/01/2030

     144       131,498  

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
4.55%, 02/20/2048

     151       129,242  

5.55%, 02/22/2054

     132       128,538  

Cardinal Health, Inc.
3.41%, 06/15/2027

     131       129,788  

4.50%, 09/15/2030

     27       26,765  

5.125%, 02/15/2029

     51       51,753  

5.35%, 11/15/2034

     25       25,279  

Cencora, Inc.
3.45%, 12/15/2027

     131       129,208  

Coty, Inc./HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International US LLC
5.60%, 01/15/2031(a)

     27       26,235  

Eli Lilly & Co.
4.95%, 02/27/2063

     148       131,671  

5.20%, 08/14/2064

     79       73,060  

5.60%, 02/12/2065

     134       131,246  

5.65%, 10/15/2065

     26       25,878  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
5.55%, 10/15/2053

     87       85,587  

5.60%, 11/15/2064

     29       28,419  

Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc.
3.20%, 05/01/2030

     78       73,414  

4.60%, 05/15/2030

     26       25,840  

5.05%, 03/15/2029

     74       74,752  

Series 31*
2.25%, 03/15/2031

     148       131,678  

Kimberly-Clark Corp.
3.10%, 03/26/2030

     84       80,007  

Mars, Inc.
5.65%, 05/01/2045(a)

     131       129,887  

Merck & Co., Inc.
4.90%, 05/17/2044

     7       6,478  

5.00%, 05/17/2053

     86       77,942  

5.15%, 05/17/2063

     144       130,486  

5.70%, 09/15/2055

     132       132,434  

5.70%, 12/04/2065

     50       49,331  

Novartis Capital Corp.
2.20%, 08/14/2030

     144       131,603  

3.80%, 09/18/2029

     31       30,463  

4.10%, 11/05/2030

     133       130,916  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.30%, 11/05/2032

   $ 60     $ 58,826  

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd.
4.65%, 05/19/2030

     129       129,684  

4.75%, 05/19/2033

     130       129,224  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
2.10%, 05/01/2030

     96       87,581  

Reynolds American, Inc.
5.85%, 08/15/2045

     134       131,459  

Royalty Pharma PLC
1.75%, 09/02/2027

     135       130,637  

Sysco Corp.
5.10%, 09/23/2030

     24       24,286  

5.95%, 04/01/2030

     126       130,929  

6.60%, 04/01/2050

     126       134,235  

Utah Acquisition Sub, Inc.
5.25%, 06/15/2046

     90       75,431  

Viatris, Inc.
3.85%, 06/22/2040

     60       46,830  

4.00%, 06/22/2050

     190       129,705  

Zoetis, Inc.
4.15%, 08/17/2028

     131       130,253  
    

 

 

 
       4,457,562  
    

 

 

 

Energy – 12.0%

 

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
5.125%, 09/15/2040

     135       130,167  

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc.
3.337%, 12/15/2027

     131       129,199  

Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC
5.65%, 10/15/2054

     140       133,305  

Enbridge, Inc.
6.20%, 11/15/2030

     125       132,140  

Energy Transfer LP
6.20%, 04/01/2055

     25       24,843  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
Series E
5.25%, 08/16/2077

     130       129,708  

MPLX LP
6.20%, 09/15/2055

     26       26,096  

ONEOK, Inc.
4.25%, 09/24/2027

     131       130,716  

5.70%, 11/01/2054

     140       130,539  

6.625%, 09/01/2053

     96       100,854  

Phillips 66
5.875%, 05/01/2042

     32       32,227  

Phillips 66 Co.
5.25%, 06/15/2031

     126       128,573  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Plains All American Pipeline LP
5.95%, 06/15/2035

   $ 124     $ 128,253  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.
5.60%, 01/15/2036

     129       130,050  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.
2.65%, 06/26/2030(a)

     141       131,147  

Shell Finance US, Inc.
4.00%, 05/10/2046

     102       81,716  

5.50%, 03/25/2040(a)

     128       129,424  

6.375%, 12/15/2038(a)

     118       129,592  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.85%, 06/01/2039

     117       130,171  

Targa Resources Corp.
4.35%, 01/15/2029

     130       129,454  

4.90%, 09/15/2030

     49       49,309  

5.40%, 07/30/2036

     16       16,011  

6.50%, 02/15/2053

     124       130,404  

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC
2.90%, 03/01/2030(a)

     141       132,227  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
2.60%, 03/15/2031

     146       132,397  

5.30%, 08/15/2052

     107       97,821  

5.65%, 03/15/2033

     125       129,291  

Woodside Finance Ltd.
5.10%, 09/12/2034

     132       130,786  

5.40%, 05/19/2030

     127       129,504  

6.00%, 05/19/2035

     20       20,895  
    

 

 

 
       3,186,819  
    

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.5%

 

LKQ Corp.
5.75%, 06/15/2028

     126       128,187  
    

 

 

 

Services – 3.5%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.
3.25%, 05/12/2061

     216       134,724  

4.10%, 04/13/2062

     180       134,336  

4.25%, 08/22/2057

     164       128,786  

5.55%, 11/20/2065

     133       126,037  

5.80%, 03/13/2056

     49       49,010  

eBay, Inc.
2.70%, 03/11/2030

     87       80,846  

PayPal Holdings, Inc.
2.85%, 10/01/2029

     30       28,355  

5.05%, 06/01/2052

     152       131,185  

5.15%, 06/01/2034

     130       129,326  
    

 

 

 
       942,605  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Technology – 10.1%

 

Adobe, Inc.
2.30%, 02/01/2030

   $ 143     $ 132,475  

Alphabet, Inc.
5.25%, 05/15/2055

     106       99,930  

5.30%, 05/15/2065

     146       135,125  

5.70%, 11/15/2075

     133       129,670  

5.75%, 02/15/2066

     76       75,395  

Amphenol Corp.
3.80%, 11/15/2027

     27       26,830  

4.40%, 02/15/2033

     27       26,322  

4.625%, 02/15/2036

     27       26,074  

Apple, Inc.
2.55%, 08/20/2060

     235       127,861  

Applied Materials, Inc.
1.75%, 06/01/2030

     144       129,672  

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
2.60%, 05/01/2031

     146       130,510  

2.90%, 12/01/2029

     140       131,275  

Cisco Systems, Inc.
5.35%, 02/26/2064

     139       130,675  

Gartner, Inc.
3.625%, 06/15/2029(a)

     69       65,418  

4.50%, 07/01/2028(a)

     131       129,194  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4.40%, 09/25/2027

     132       131,942  

Honeywell International, Inc.
2.70%, 08/15/2029

     54       51,192  

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc.
2.50%, 05/11/2031

     131       117,711  

Oracle Corp.
2.30%, 03/25/2028

     99       94,802  

3.25%, 11/15/2027

     101       99,073  

3.95%, 03/25/2051

     154       101,025  

4.45%, 09/26/2030

     27       26,168  

4.80%, 08/03/2028

     24       23,998  

4.80%, 09/26/2032

     27       25,947  

5.20%, 09/26/2035

     19       18,067  

5.875%, 09/26/2045

     27       24,109  

5.95%, 09/26/2055

     27       23,609  

6.00%, 08/03/2055

     24       20,967  

6.10%, 09/26/2065

     27       23,234  

6.125%, 08/03/2065

     24       20,763  

Salesforce, Inc.
1.95%, 07/15/2031

     151       131,893  

3.05%, 07/15/2061

     231       132,014  

6.55%, 03/15/2056

     111       113,243  
    

 

 

 
       2,676,183  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.8%

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc./SkyMiles IP Ltd.
4.75%, 10/20/2028(a)

   $ 121     $ 120,923  

United Airlines 2020-1 Class A Pass Through Trust
Series 20-1
5.875%, 04/15/2029

     100       101,345  
    

 

 

 
       222,268  
    

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.5%

 

XPO, Inc.
6.25%, 06/01/2028(a)

     126       127,627  
    

 

 

 
       15,323,677  
    

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 31.2%

 

Banking – 19.2%

    

Ally Financial, Inc.
8.00%, 11/01/2031

     115       128,408  

American Express Co.
4.731%, 04/25/2029

     26       26,128  

Bank of America Corp.
3.419%, 12/20/2028

     84       82,662  

Series G
3.593%, 07/21/2028

     124       122,910  

Bank of Montreal
4.062%, 09/22/2028

     27       26,873  

Bank of Nova Scotia (The)
4.043%, 09/15/2028

     27       26,878  

4.404%, 09/08/2028

     130       129,982  

Capital One Financial Corp.
2.359%, 07/29/2032

     152       131,246  

6.183%, 01/30/2036

     61       62,403  

7.964%, 11/02/2034

     72       82,947  

Citigroup, Inc.
2.572%, 06/03/2031

     15       13,798  

3.52%, 10/27/2028

     133       131,437  

3.668%, 07/24/2028

     131       129,923  

4.503%, 09/11/2031

     26       25,722  

4.658%, 05/24/2028

     58       58,160  

5.827%, 02/13/2035

     127       129,542  

6.02%, 01/24/2036

     24       24,716  

6.174%, 05/25/2034

     123       128,551  

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
5.718%, 07/23/2032

     25       25,682  

Fifth Third Bancorp
4.895%, 09/06/2030

     130       130,367  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
3.102%, 02/24/2033

     27       24,474  

3.691%, 06/05/2028

     42       41,714  

3.814%, 04/23/2029

     133       131,139  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.153%, 10/21/2029

   $ 27     $ 26,665  

4.223%, 05/01/2029

     131       130,037  

4.369%, 10/21/2031

     27       26,462  

4.594%, 04/20/2030

     26       25,911  

4.939%, 10/21/2036

     27       26,215  

5.049%, 07/23/2030

     25       25,227  

5.094%, 04/20/2034

     26       25,943  

5.218%, 04/23/2031

     26       26,363  

5.33%, 07/23/2035

     25       25,140  

5.536%, 01/28/2036

     24       24,410  

5.727%, 04/25/2030

     13       13,353  

5.851%, 04/25/2035

     18       18,728  

6.484%, 10/24/2029

     93       96,849  

HSBC Holdings PLC
6.50%, 09/15/2037

     124       131,631  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
2.182%, 06/01/2028

     133       130,200  

2.956%, 05/13/2031

     136       127,200  

M&T Bank Corp.
5.179%, 07/08/2031

     26       26,242  

Morgan Stanley
2.484%, 09/16/2036

     15       13,044  

5.164%, 04/20/2029

     130       131,346  

5.173%, 01/16/2030

     101       102,194  

5.192%, 04/17/2031

     26       26,380  

5.23%, 01/15/2031

     24       24,357  

5.449%, 07/20/2029

     116       117,978  

5.831%, 04/19/2035

     109       113,590  

Series G
2.699%, 01/22/2031

     76       70,756  

3.772%, 01/24/2029

     131       129,415  

Series I
4.133%, 10/18/2029

     16       15,812  

4.356%, 10/22/2031

     27       26,475  

4.892%, 10/22/2036

     11       10,668  

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
4.626%, 06/06/2033

     107       103,941  

5.373%, 07/21/2036

     27       27,244  

5.575%, 01/29/2036

     6       6,145  

5.676%, 01/22/2035

     116       119,697  

6.875%, 10/20/2034

     117       129,259  

Regions Financial Corp.
5.722%, 06/06/2030

     127       130,271  

Royal Bank of Canada
4.40%, 04/17/2030

     27       26,839  

4.498%, 08/06/2029

     27       26,980  

4.612%, 05/03/2032

     27       26,768  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series G
4.965%, 01/24/2029

   $ 128     $ 128,977  

5.153%, 02/04/2031

     24       24,346  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
6.174%, 01/09/2030

     126       129,871  

State Street Corp.
3.031%, 11/01/2034

     140       131,349  

Synchrony Financial
2.875%, 10/28/2031

     150       132,033  

5.935%, 08/02/2030

     129       131,459  

US Bancorp
4.548%, 07/22/2028

     129       129,204  

4.967%, 07/22/2033

     131       129,650  

Wells Fargo & Co.
4.078%, 09/15/2029

     27       26,687  

4.97%, 04/23/2029

     26       26,196  
    

 

 

 
       5,091,169  
    

 

 

 

Brokerage – 1.3%

 

Apollo Global Management, Inc.
5.80%, 05/21/2054

     133       128,223  

Blue Owl Finance LLC
6.25%, 04/18/2034

     126       125,132  

Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.
6.20%, 04/14/2034

     99       102,222  
    

 

 

 
       355,577  
    

 

 

 

Finance – 6.5%

 

Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
6.90%, 04/13/2029

     93       95,625  

Ares Capital Corp.
5.10%, 01/15/2031

     27       26,236  

5.50%, 09/01/2030

     26       25,748  

5.875%, 03/01/2029

     104       105,097  

5.95%, 07/15/2029

     128       129,589  

Ares Strategic Income Fund
4.85%, 01/15/2029(a)

     27       26,287  

5.15%, 01/15/2031(a)

     27       25,877  

5.70%, 03/15/2028

     25       25,046  

Barings BDC, Inc.
5.20%, 09/15/2028

     27       26,542  

Blackstone Private Credit Fund
5.95%, 07/16/2029

     129       129,227  

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
5.125%, 01/31/2031

     27       25,961  

Blue Owl Capital Corp.
5.95%, 03/15/2029

     129       128,951  

Blue Owl Credit Income Corp.
5.80%, 03/15/2030

     133       129,483  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.60%, 09/15/2029

   $ 87     $ 87,653  

Brookfield Finance, Inc.
5.33%, 01/15/2036

     27       26,649  

5.813%, 03/03/2055

     27       26,321  

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
5.75%, 02/15/2031

     27       25,990  

Franklin BSP Capital Corp.
6.00%, 10/02/2030(a)

     27       25,983  

Goldman Sachs Private Credit Corp.
6.15%, 06/16/2031(a)

     27       26,887  

Golub Capital Private Credit Fund
5.875%, 05/01/2030

     23       22,762  

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
6.375%, 07/01/2034

     126       129,122  

6.75%, 07/15/2035

     26       27,121  

HPS Corporate Lending Fund
4.90%, 09/11/2028

     26       25,523  

5.30%, 06/05/2027

     26       25,915  

5.45%, 11/15/2030

     26       25,228  

5.85%, 06/05/2030

     26       25,692  

North Haven Private Income Fund LLC
5.125%, 09/25/2028(a)

     27       26,388  

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp.
6.34%, 02/27/2030

     26       25,763  

Oaktree Strategic Credit Fund
6.19%, 07/15/2030

     132       131,403  

Sixth Street Lending Partners
6.125%, 07/15/2030

     128       128,655  

6.50%, 03/11/2029

     10       10,203  
    

 

 

 
       1,722,927  
    

 

 

 

Insurance – 2.2%

 

Athene Holding Ltd.
6.25%, 04/01/2054

     129       121,461  

6.625%, 05/19/2055

     8       7,906  

CNO Global Funding
5.875%, 06/04/2027(a)

     24       24,326  

Jackson National Life Global Funding
4.55%, 09/09/2030(a)

     27       26,449  

Prudential Financial, Inc.
4.50%, 09/15/2047

     134       131,470  

5.70%, 09/15/2048

     130       129,998  

SBL Holdings, Inc.
7.20%, 10/30/2034(a)

     143       132,009  
    

 

 

 
       573,619  
    

 

 

 

REITs – 2.0%

 

CBRE Services, Inc.
5.95%, 08/15/2034

     125       130,324  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Equinix, Inc.
2.50%, 05/15/2031

   $ 146     $ 131,058  

Store Capital LLC
5.40%, 04/30/2030

     26       26,223  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.
4.625%, 12/01/2029(a)

     131       128,877  

WEA Finance LLC
3.50%, 06/15/2029(a)

     131       125,896  
    

 

 

 
       542,378  
    

 

 

 
       8,285,670  
    

 

 

 

Utility – 8.1%

 

Electric – 8.0%

    

AES Corp. (The)
2.45%, 01/15/2031

     148       132,565  

E.ON International Finance BV
6.65%, 04/30/2038(a)

     79       86,932  

Emera US Finance LLC
4.50%, 04/01/2029

     26       25,879  

5.20%, 04/01/2033

     26       25,848  

ENEL Finance International NV
6.00%, 10/07/2039(a)

     129       131,545  

Eversource Energy
5.45%, 03/01/2028

     128       129,827  

Exelon Corp.
4.05%, 04/15/2030

     135       132,079  

ITC Holdings Corp.
4.875%, 04/15/2031(a)

     26       25,910  

4.95%, 09/22/2027(a)

     131       131,643  

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.
4.85%, 02/04/2028

     128       129,107  

5.65%, 05/01/2079

     123       122,767  

5.90%, 03/15/2055

     89       87,940  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
4.647%, 10/03/2030(a)

     27       26,840  

5.996%, 07/03/2055(a)

     132       131,151  

NRG Energy, Inc.
4.955%, 04/30/2031(a)

     27       26,723  

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co.
5.90%, 04/01/2056

     26       26,333  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
3.75%, 07/01/2028

     79       77,573  

PacifiCorp
4.65%, 04/15/2029

     26       25,967  

5.10%, 04/15/2031

     15       15,144  

Public Service Co. of Colorado
1.875%, 06/15/2031

     150       131,196  

Sempra
3.40%, 02/01/2028

     132       129,604  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Southern California Edison Co.
5.30%, 03/01/2028

   $ 129     $ 130,406  

5.45%, 06/01/2031

     126       128,494  

5.85%, 11/01/2027

     70       71,162  

Xcel Energy, Inc.
4.75%, 03/21/2028

     26       26,106  
    

 

 

 
       2,108,741  
    

 

 

 

Other Utility – 0.1%

 

Boston Gas Co.
3.15%, 08/01/2027(a)

     38       37,463  
    

 

 

 
       2,146,204  
    

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $25,887,454)

       25,755,551  
    

 

 

 
    
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.5%

 

Investment Companies – 0.5%

 

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(b)(c)(d)
(cost $132,946)

     132,946       132,946  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 97.5%
(cost $26,020,400)

       25,888,497  

Other assets less liabilities – 2.5%

       653,957  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $  26,542,454  
    

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
    Current
Notional
    Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    89       September 2026     $ 9,974,953     $ 88,211  

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

    28       September 2026       3,142,125       10,524  

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

    262       September 2026       28,089,266       97,078  

Sold Contracts

 

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

    54       September 2026       11,154,375       (16,453

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

    247       September 2026       27,127,547       (203,656

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

    17       September 2026       1,944,906       (10,360
       

 

 

 
  $ (34,656
       

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,572,212 or 9.7% of net assets.

 

(b)

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

 

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(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.

Glossary:

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

HFC – Housing Finance Corporation

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB TAX-AWARE INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.5%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 92.1%

    

Alabama – 4.4%

    

Alabama Highway Authority
(Alabama Highway Authority)
AG Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2044

   $ 1,000     $ 1,090,500  

Auburn University
(Auburn University)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/01/2026

     1,125       1,125,000  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(BP PLC)
Series 2024-D
5.00%, 03/01/2055

     2,250       2,398,226  

Series 2025-E
5.00%, 12/01/2055

     1,000       1,067,884  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
Series 2022-E
5.00%, 05/01/2053

     1,000       1,033,295  

Series 2026-B
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,035       1,111,469  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 10/01/2055

     2,750       2,901,585  

Series 2026-E
5.00%, 07/01/2033

     1,000       1,053,908  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 12/01/2052

     1,100       1,106,529  

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2025-D
5.00%, 12/01/2055

     2,000       2,129,425  

Series 2026-F
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,061,897  

County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue
(County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue)
Series 2024
5.25%, 10/01/2040

     1,250       1,365,524  

5.25%, 10/01/2044

     100       107,424  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Energy Southeast A Cooperative District
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 11/01/2035

   $ 1,000     $ 1,059,635  

Energy Southeast A Cooperative District
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2024-B
5.25%, 07/01/2054

     1,460       1,557,282  

Lauderdale County Agriculture Center Authority
(Lauderdale County Agriculture Center Authority Spl Tax)
Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     1,000       1,071,819  

Southeast Alabama Gas Supply District (The)
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/01/2049

     200       210,671  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Athene Annuity & Life Co.)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2056

     500       510,981  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 11/01/2035

     1,900       1,982,502  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
Series 2025-E
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     1,100       1,177,898  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(New York Life Insurance)
Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2035

     1,000       1,085,482  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 10/01/2055

     750       797,131  
    

 

 

 
       27,006,067  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 2.1%

    

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Equitable School Revolving Fund Obligated Group)
Series 2023
5.25%, 11/01/2053

     1,000       1,020,057  

Series 2024
5.00%, 11/01/2044

     150       157,775  

5.00%, 11/01/2049

     1,000       1,018,823  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(ISF Ativo Portfolio Obligated Group)
Series 2025
6.875%, 03/01/2055(a)

   $ 1,000     $ 1,051,342  

Chandler Industrial Development Authority
(Intel Corp.)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2042

     300       303,633  

5.00%, 09/01/2052

     1,000       1,012,297  

Series 2024
4.00%, 06/01/2049

     2,000       2,030,987  

Industrial Development Authority of the City of Phoenix Arizona (The)
(Downtown Phoenix Student Housing)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,000       1,009,327  

La Paz County Industrial Development Authority
(Harmony Public Schools)
Series 2016
5.00%, 02/15/2036(a)

     400       400,156  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Banner Health Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 01/01/2034(b)

     1,000       1,104,890  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(HonorHealth Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
4.125%, 09/01/2042

     250       243,048  

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District
(Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District)
Series 2025-C
5.00%, 01/01/2046

     2,000       2,155,465  

Salt Verde Financial Corp.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2007
5.00%, 12/01/2037

     1,500       1,581,442  
    

 

 

 
       13,089,242  
    

 

 

 

California – 9.0%

    

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Brick Campaign
(Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Brick Campaign)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       1,095,686  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(American General Life Insurance)
Series 2024C
5.00%, 08/01/2055

   $ 3,200     $ 3,334,824  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Athene Annuity & Life Co.)
Series 2024G
5.00%, 11/01/2055

     750       771,028  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2056

     1,000       1,029,839  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Bank of Nova Scotia (The))
Series 2025E
5.00%, 10/01/2056

     1,250       1,350,925  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2031

     1,000       1,061,292  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2023
5.25%, 01/01/2054

     200       212,320  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2026-A
3.882% (SOFR + 1.45%), 04/01/2056(c)

     1,000       998,167  

5.00%, 04/01/2056

     1,000       1,079,584  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(New York Life Insurance)
Series 2024H
5.00%, 01/01/2056

     500       541,616  

Series 2025G
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,096,179  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024-F
5.00%, 02/01/2055

     750       798,267  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Brio Apartments & Next on Lex Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2056(a)

     100       81,286  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Adventist Health System/West Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.25%, 12/01/2044

     1,000       1,052,723  

Series 2025
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,114,009  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Desertxpress Enterprises)
Series 2025
3.50%, 01/01/2065(a)

   $ 2,000     $ 1,999,555  

12.00%, 01/01/2065(a)

     945       529,200  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(CHF-Riverside II LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 05/15/2033

     500       524,610  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(CMFA 2026-1)
Series 2026-1, Class A1
4.05%, 07/20/2041

     998       985,218  

California Public Finance Authority
(ISF Ativo Portfolio Obligated Group)
Series 2025
6.75%, 03/01/2055(a)

     1,000       1,056,828  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(California Statewide Community Development Authority PACE Assessments)
Series 2026
5.00%, 09/02/2040(a)

     490       500,354  

City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue
(City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/01/2055

     1,000       1,059,721  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
(City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports)
Series 2020-C
5.00%, 05/15/2045

     1,000       1,027,570  

Series 2022
5.50%, 05/15/2038

     2,000       2,197,136  

Series 2025
5.25%, 05/15/2045

     500       540,582  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII
(CMFA Special Finance Agency VII The Breakwater Apartments)
Series 2021
3.00%, 08/01/2056(a)

     100       69,427  

County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue
(County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2039

     1,000       1,088,202  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
(Golden State Tobacco Securitization)
Series 2021-B
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2066

   $ 455     $ 45,322  

Series 2022
5.00%, 06/01/2051

     1,460       1,456,878  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     500       539,746  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 07/01/2043

     1,750       1,900,809  

5.00%, 07/01/2044

     2,000       2,144,643  

Los Angeles Unified School District/CA
(Los Angeles Unified School District/CA)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,000       1,002,015  

M-S-R Energy Authority
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2009-B
7.00%, 11/01/2034

     1,500       1,805,640  

Series 2009-C
7.00%, 11/01/2034

     1,000       1,203,760  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
(San Diego County Regional Airport Authority)
Series 2021-B
5.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,100       1,162,109  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District)
Series 2017
4.00%, 08/01/2037

     300       302,168  

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
(San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,325       1,327,513  

San Francisco Intl Airport
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2047

     1,000       1,055,969  

San Francisco Intl Airport
(San Francisco Intl Airport)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 05/01/2044

     1,000       1,021,953  

Series 2023-E
5.00%, 05/01/2033

     1,000       1,108,017  

5.50%, 05/01/2037

     1,545       1,739,233  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024
5.00%, 05/01/2034

   $ 500     $ 556,082  

5.25%, 05/01/2042

     1,250       1,365,422  

Series 2025-D
5.50%, 05/01/2055

     2,000       2,120,534  

San Francisco Unified School District
(San Francisco Unified School District)
Series 2022
5.00%, 06/15/2026

     1,830       1,831,682  

San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 01/01/2056

     1,000       1,107,572  

Southern California Public Power Authority
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,000       1,116,902  

5.00%, 07/01/2040

     1,000       1,086,169  

State of California
(State of California)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2044

     200       218,936  

Series 2026
5.00%, 10/01/2042

     1,000       1,130,914  
    

 

 

 
       55,546,136  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 2.6%

    

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue
(City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 11/15/2047

     1,000       1,023,440  

Series 2022-D
5.50%, 11/15/2029

     1,000       1,085,318  

5.75%, 11/15/2045

     1,315       1,427,239  

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue
(Denver Intl Airport)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2031

     305       318,596  

5.00%, 12/01/2034

     400       444,733  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Christian Living Neighborhoods Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     250       242,133  

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2035

     2,000       2,233,367  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority
(Intermountain Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 05/15/2044

   $ 1,380     $ 1,451,360  

Regional Transportation District
(Regional Transportation District COP)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/01/2038

     1,500       1,683,458  

State of Colorado
(State of Colorado COP)
Series 2022
6.00%, 12/15/2041

     1,500       1,722,852  

State of Colorado Department of Transportation
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/15/2041

     1,000       1,000,849  

Town of Vail CO
(Town of Vail CO COP)
Series 2025
5.50%, 12/01/2064

     3,000       3,193,073  
    

 

 

 
       15,826,418  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 1.2%

    

Connecticut State Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Stamford Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,000       1,005,004  

4.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,000       997,946  

4.00%, 07/01/2039

     1,000       976,241  

Stamford Housing Authority
(TJH Senior Living Obligated Group)
Series 2025
6.375%, 10/01/2045

     300       318,360  

State of Connecticut
(State of Connecticut)
Series 2021-D
5.00%, 07/15/2026

     2,200       2,206,347  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 01/15/2028

     2,000       2,080,328  
    

 

 

 
       7,584,226  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 2.7%

    

District of Columbia
(District of Columbia Union Market TIF Area)
Series 2024-A
5.125%, 06/01/2034(a)

     1,000       1,038,193  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

District of Columbia
(KIPP DC Obligated Group)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 07/01/2037

   $ 200     $ 202,285  

District of Columbia
(Plenary Infrastructure DC State Lease)
Series 2022
5.00%, 02/28/2030

     1,000       1,054,851  

5.50%, 02/28/2034

     1,000       1,116,089  

5.50%, 08/31/2034

     1,000       1,122,585  

District of Columbia Income Tax Revenue
(District of Columbia Income Tax Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/01/2044

     1,000       1,091,689  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue
(Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,000       1,063,822  

5.00%, 10/01/2033

     250       266,847  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2031

     345       376,258  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       1,082,158  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue
(Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue)
Series 2010-B
6.50%, 10/01/2044(d)

     1,000       1,056,962  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Dulles Toll Road Revenue
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
AG Series 2009
6.50%, 10/01/2041(d)

     1,275       1,291,215  

Washington Convention & Sports Authority
(Washington Convention & Sports Authority Ded Tax)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     1,200       1,208,658  

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority State Lease)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/15/2045

     400       412,318  

Series 2023
5.25%, 07/15/2053

     2,235       2,333,184  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024
5.25%, 07/15/2059

   $ 1,750     $ 1,825,433  
    

 

 

 
       16,542,547  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 5.5%

    

Brevard County Health Facilities Authority
(Health First Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 04/01/2042

     1,350       1,406,949  

Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL
(Navigator Academy of Leadership Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/15/2034(a)

     150       151,872  

Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL
(PRG – UnionWest Properties)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/01/2058(a)

     1,000       831,707  

5.25%, 06/01/2044(a)

     500       453,950  

Capital Trust Authority
(AIDS Healthcare Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.25%, 12/01/2055

     1,000       1,019,403  

Capital Trust Authority
(Mason Classical Academy)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/01/2054(a)

     1,150       1,069,461  

Capital Trust Authority
(QSH/St Augustine LLC)
Series 2026
8.50%, 07/01/2057(a)

     1,000       1,003,591  

Central Florida Tourism Oversight District
(Central Florida Tourism Oversight District)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 06/01/2044

     1,000       1,070,375  

City of Tampa FL
(H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Obligated Group)
Series 2020
4.00%, 07/01/2038

     375       370,098  

City of Venice FL
(Southwest Florida Retirement Center Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.625%, 01/01/2060(a)

     100       100,336  

Collier County Industrial Development Authority
(NCH Healthcare System Obligated Group)
AG Series 2026
5.00%, 04/01/2035

     1,000       1,109,571  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

County of Broward FL Port Facilities Revenue
(County of Broward FL Port Facilities Revenue)
Series 2019-B
4.00%, 09/01/2044

   $ 1,000     $ 956,704  

5.00%, 09/01/2032

     1,500       1,562,228  

County of Lee FL Airport Revenue
(County of Lee FL Airport Revenue)
Series 2024
5.25%, 10/01/2044

     1,000       1,067,244  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 10/01/2056

     1,590       1,706,077  

5.25%, 10/01/2037

     1,000       1,130,833  

County of Miami-Dade FL
(County of Miami-Dade FL)
Series 2024
5.00%, 04/01/2046

     1,000       1,047,652  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue
(County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     1,000       1,104,643  

5.00%, 10/01/2034

     1,005       1,116,452  

5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       1,107,589  

County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue
(County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 10/01/2055

     2,000       2,061,819  

County of Miami-Dade Seaport Department
(County of Miami-Dade Seaport Dept.)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,035       1,113,562  

County of Palm Beach FL Airport System Revenue
(County of Palm Beach FL Airport System Revenue)
Series 2024-B
5.25%, 10/01/2042

     300       326,704  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Brightline Trains Florida)
AG Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     350       344,725  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(GFL Solid Waste Southeast)
Series 2024
4.375%, 10/01/2054(a)

     250       251,918  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(SFP – Tampa I LLC)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/01/2044(a)

     1,000       1,005,283  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority
(Florida Institute of Technology)
Series 2019
5.00%, 10/01/2036

   $ 155     $ 158,669  

Florida Housing Finance Corp.
(The Gallery at SoMi Parc)
Series 2026
5.55%, 12/01/2044(d)

     1,300       1,317,957  

Florida Local Government Finance Commission
(Ponte Vedra Pine Obligated Group)
Series 2025
4.20%, 11/15/2030(a)

     1,000       1,004,772  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
(Greater Orlando Aviation Authority)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2034

     500       555,449  

5.25%, 10/01/2040

     1,095       1,207,343  

Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2025
5.50%, 11/01/2037

     1,000       1,066,778  

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority
(Hillsborough County Aviation Authority)
Series 2024
5.25%, 10/01/2044

     300       322,131  

Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority
(Mater Academy Foundation)
Series 2026
5.375%, 06/15/2060(b)

     1,000       999,752  

Orange County Health Facilities Authority
(Orlando Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2044

     500       533,086  

Palm Beach County Educational Facilities Authority
(Palm Beach Atlantic University Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.25%, 10/01/2048

     255       255,235  

Palm Beach County Health Facilities Authority
(Jupiter Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 11/01/2036

     700       740,647  

Series 2025
5.00%, 11/01/2043

     1,000       1,027,821  

Village Community Development District No. 15
(Village Community Development District No. 15 Series 2024 Special Assessment)
Series 2024
4.20%, 05/01/2039(a)

     245       244,954  
    

 

 

 
       33,925,340  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Georgia – 3.8%

    

Bulloch County Public Facilities Authority
(County of Bulloch GA Sales & Use Tax Revenue)
AG Series 2025
5.00%, 12/15/2026

   $ 1,200     $ 1,214,558  

City of Atlanta GA Airport Passenger Facility Charge
(City of Atlanta GA Airport Passenger Facility Charge)
Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2041

     1,495       1,625,094  

City of Atlanta GA Department of Aviation
(City of Atlanta GA Dept. of Aviation)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     1,310       1,363,838  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,000       1,114,719  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,365       1,484,145  

Fayette County Development Authority
(United States Soccer Federation)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2042

     1,100       1,144,800  

5.00%, 10/01/2043

     1,140       1,181,589  

5.25%, 10/01/2049

     1,000       1,024,115  

5.25%, 10/01/2054

     1,050       1,064,791  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2022-B
5.00%, 12/01/2052

     1,555       1,619,003  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Macquarie Group Ltd.)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 05/15/2043

     1,000       1,014,733  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 12/01/2054

     2,000       2,154,825  

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Toronto-Dominion Bank)
Series 2024-D
5.00%, 04/01/2054

     1,000       1,063,307  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
(JEA Electric System Revenue)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2052

     2,000       2,029,628  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
(Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2063

     700       700,696  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Private Colleges & Universities Authority
(Emory University)
Series 2023
5.00%, 09/01/2033(a)

   $ 2,000     $ 2,254,533  

Savannah Economic Development Authority
(SSU Community Development I)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/15/2038

     1,000       1,006,233  

Savannah Hospital Authority
(St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/01/2039

     500       486,155  
    

 

 

 
       23,546,762  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.4%

    

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority
(Antonio B Won Pat Intl Airport Authority)
Series 2024-A
5.25%, 10/01/2040

     385       409,462  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
(Guam Waterworks Authority Water And Wastewater System)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 07/01/2039

     270       289,851  

Guam Power Authority
(Guam Power Authority)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2033

     1,000       1,016,739  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     1,000       968,067  
    

 

 

 
       2,684,119  
    

 

 

 

Hawaii – 0.4%

    

City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System Revenue
(City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System Revenue)
Series 2020-A
2.624%, 07/01/2045

     250       167,582  

State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue
(State of Hawaii Airports System Revenue)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     1,000       1,022,782  

Series 2025-C
5.00%, 07/01/2041

     1,000       1,081,450  
    

 

 

 
       2,271,814  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois – 6.6%

    

Chicago Board of Education
(Chicago Board of Education)
Series 2017-A
7.00%, 12/01/2046(a)

   $ 1,000     $ 1,022,637  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     120       121,261  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     100       102,625  

6.00%, 12/01/2049

     1,300       1,334,311  

Series 2025
5.75%, 12/01/2050

     1,000       1,007,721  

6.25%, 12/01/2050

     1,230       1,294,405  

Series 2025-B
6.00%, 12/01/2043

     1,000       1,067,130  

Series 2025-C
5.50%, 12/01/2045

     1,500       1,511,808  

Chicago Midway International Airport
(Chicago Midway Intl Airport)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     1,000       1,083,248  

5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,000       1,088,935  

Chicago O’Hare International Airport
(Chicago O’Hare Intl Airport)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 01/01/2036

     500       547,376  

Series 2024-B
5.25%, 01/01/2053

     1,000       1,041,027  

Series 2024-C
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,000       1,106,379  

5.25%, 01/01/2042

     250       270,929  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2037

     1,000       1,098,514  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund
(Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 12/01/2049

     3,535       3,640,035  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 12/01/2043

     1,000       1,077,651  

City of Chicago IL
(City of Chicago IL)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,000       1,044,167  

Series 2025-B
5.50%, 01/01/2040

     1,000       1,058,177  

Illinois Finance Authority
(Advocate Aurora Health Obligated Group)
Series 2014
4.00%, 08/01/2038

     1,000       963,873  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois Finance Authority
(Centerpoint Joliet Terminal Railroad)
Series 2024
4.125%, 12/01/2043(a)

   $ 100     $ 99,853  

4.125%, 12/01/2050(a)

     1,000       998,535  

Series 2025
4.80%, 12/01/2043(a)

     1,000       1,033,592  

Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
(Illinois State Toll Highway Authority)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 01/01/2042

     2,245       2,290,633  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
(Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority)
NATL Series 2002
Zero Coupon, 06/15/2035

     150       107,528  

Series 2017
0.00%, 12/15/2042(d)

     100       78,680  

Series 2020
5.00%, 06/15/2050

     1,000       1,005,210  

Series 2022
4.00%, 12/15/2042

     1,375       1,324,338  

Sales Tax Securitization Corp.
(Sales Tax Securitization)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2041

     1,000       1,084,572  

State of Illinois
(State of Illinois)
Series 2020
5.50%, 05/01/2039

     1,085       1,153,405  

Series 2020-B
4.00%, 10/01/2033

     100       101,221  

4.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       1,005,564  

Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2026

     200       202,145  

Series 2023-B
5.50%, 05/01/2047

     1,000       1,047,461  

Series 2023-D
4.00%, 07/01/2037

     2,000       1,999,025  

Series 2024
5.00%, 02/01/2039

     1,000       1,081,110  

State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue
(State of Illinois Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/15/2038

     1,000       1,101,201  

5.00%, 06/15/2041

     1,000       1,084,016  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 06/15/2040

     1,000       1,089,779  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority
(High Point Residence Fox Valley Obligated Group)
Series 2025
7.00%, 11/01/2060

   $ 1,000     $ 984,018  
    

 

 

 
       40,354,095  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 2.0%

    

City of Valparaiso IN
(Pratt Paper IN LLC)
Series 2024
4.875%, 01/01/2044(a)

     100       102,118  

City of Whiting IN
(BP PLC)
Series 2025
4.20%, 06/01/2044

     2,000       2,089,999  

Hancock County Redevelopment Authority
(County of Hancock IN Mt Comfort North Allocation Area No. 1 Lease)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/15/2036

     1,150       1,290,341  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Ascension Health Credit Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 11/15/2043

     1,000       1,082,034  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Parkview Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 11/01/2054

     1,265       1,293,396  

Indiana Finance Authority
(SFP-PUFW I LLC)
Series 2024
4.25%, 07/01/2044

     1,000       940,965  

Indiana Municipal Power Agency
(Indiana Municipal Power Agency)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 01/01/2041

     2,000       2,217,836  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank
(Health & Hospital of Marion County/The)
Series 2025
5.00%, 01/15/2039

     1,000       1,106,204  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank
(Pan Am Plaza Hotel)
Series 2023
6.00%, 03/01/2053

     150       155,729  

BAM Series 2023
5.25%, 03/01/2067

     1,600       1,653,942  

Series 2023-F
7.75%, 03/01/2067

     100       109,477  
    

 

 

 
       12,042,041  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Iowa – 0.2%

    

Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority
(Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority)
Series 2021-B
Zero Coupon, 06/01/2065

   $ 1,120     $ 162,588  

PEFA, Inc.
(Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 04/01/2035(b)

     1,000       1,065,128  
    

 

 

 
       1,227,716  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 1.7%

    

Kenton County Airport Board
(Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl Airport)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 01/01/2033

     1,885       2,070,914  

5.00%, 01/01/2035

     1,095       1,205,370  

5.25%, 01/01/2044

     350       371,747  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(BP PLC)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 01/01/2055

     1,155       1,223,250  

Series 2025-C
5.00%, 05/01/2036

     3,500       3,718,219  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 05/01/2055

     500       523,516  

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 04/01/2054

     200       213,142  

Series 2025-A
5.25%, 06/01/2055

     1,000       1,056,516  
    

 

 

 
       10,382,674  
    

 

 

 

Louisiana – 1.0%

    

City of New Orleans LA
(City of New Orleans LA)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 12/01/2041

     1,000       1,042,788  

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority
(Calcasieu Bridge Partners)
Series 2024
5.50%, 09/01/2054

     100       102,230  

Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District
(Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 07/01/2038

     2,000       2,176,324  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Orleans Aviation Board
(Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl Airport)
Series 2024
5.25%, 01/01/2040

   $ 1,000     $ 1,084,777  

5.25%, 01/01/2045

     1,000       1,049,986  

Parish of St. John the Baptist LA
(Marathon Oil Corp.)
Series 2024
3.30%, 06/01/2037

     500       501,618  

State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue
(State of Louisiana Gasoline & Fuels Tax Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 05/01/2039

     200       220,446  
    

 

 

 
       6,178,169  
    

 

 

 

Maine – 0.4%

    

Finance Authority of Maine
(Casella Waste Systems)
Series 2024
4.625%, 12/01/2047(a)

     1,000       1,033,657  

Maine Governmental Facilities Authority
(State of Maine Lease)
Series 2025-A
5.25%, 10/01/2044

     1,460       1,602,316  
    

 

 

 
       2,635,973  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 1.9%

    

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Purple Line Transit Partners)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/30/2047

     1,070       1,079,176  

5.25%, 06/30/2052

     1,085       1,086,784  

5.25%, 06/30/2055

     4,500       4,503,605  

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Johns Hopkins Health System)
Series 2025
5.00%, 05/15/2035

     1,000       1,146,492  

Maryland Stadium Authority
(Baltimore City Public Schools Construction & Revitalization Program)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2036

     445       459,753  

State of Maryland
(State of Maryland)
Series 2020
5.00%, 08/01/2027

     1,000       1,028,512  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

State of Maryland Department of Transportation
(Baltimore/Washington Intl Thurgood Marshall Airport)
Series 2021
5.00%, 08/01/2046

   $ 1,000     $ 1,021,077  

State of Maryland Department of Transportation
(Maryland Aviation Administration)
AG Series 2024
5.25%, 08/01/2043

     1,000       1,084,591  
    

 

 

 
       11,409,990  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 4.3%

    

City of Quincy MA
(City of Quincy MA)
Series 2022-B
5.00%, 07/01/2047

     1,000       1,043,987  

Series 2025
5.00%, 07/24/2026

     1,000       1,003,005  

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 04/01/2044

     1,000       1,090,284  

5.00%, 04/01/2045

     2,500       2,703,491  

5.00%, 04/01/2055

     1,500       1,553,897  

Series 2025-F
5.00%, 08/01/2049

     1,000       1,056,178  

Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2040

     1,100       1,247,132  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue
(Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 07/01/2048

     1,000       1,066,730  

Series 2025-B
5.25%, 07/01/2055

     2,000       2,125,684  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Boston Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2015-D
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     500       500,086  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 12/01/2046(b)

     1,000       1,034,168  

5.50%, 12/01/2051

     1,000       1,073,423  

5.50%, 12/01/2056

     1,000       1,063,340  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Emerson College)
Series 2016-A
5.25%, 01/01/2042

     1,000       1,003,586  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 01/01/2040

   $ 500     $ 505,400  

Series 2025
5.25%, 01/01/2043

     460       483,495  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Lifespan Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 08/15/2050

     1,000       1,060,141  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(PRG Medford Properties)
Series 2025
5.25%, 06/01/2065

     1,000       1,024,716  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     1,000       1,029,906  

Massachusetts Port Authority
(Massachusetts Port Authority)
Series 2021-E
5.00%, 07/01/2038

     975       1,033,894  

5.00%, 07/01/2046

     1,500       1,537,559  

University of Massachusetts Building Authority
(University of Massachusetts)
Series 2017-1
5.25%, 11/01/2042

     2,000       2,047,975  
    

 

 

 
       26,288,077  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 1.1%

    

City of Detroit MI
(City of Detroit MI)
Series 2023-C
6.00%, 05/01/2043

     1,000       1,113,710  

Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue
(Great Lakes Water Authority Sewage Disposal System Revenue)
Series 2026-C
5.00%, 07/01/2046(b)

     1,140       1,222,237  

Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue
(Great Lakes Water Authority Water Supply System Revenue)
Series 2026-C
5.00%, 07/01/2041(b)

     1,000       1,118,539  

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority
(Corewell Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 08/15/2046

     2,500       2,619,118  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Michigan Strategic Fund – I 75 Improvement Project)
AG Series 2018
4.50%, 06/30/2048

   $ 1,000     $ 933,237  
    

 

 

 
       7,006,841  
    

 

 

 

Minnesota – 0.7%

    

City of Center City MN
(Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation)
Series 2025
5.00%, 11/01/2044

     160       169,028  

City of St. Cloud MN
(CentraCare Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 05/01/2035

     1,000       1,129,468  

5.00%, 05/01/2042

     500       537,321  

City of Woodbury MN
(Math & Science Academy/MN)
Series 2025
5.50%, 06/01/2055(a)

     500       468,076  

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission
(Minneapolis-St Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission)
Series 2024
5.00%, 01/01/2036

     1,000       1,095,447  

Minnesota Municipal Gas Agency
(Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 09/01/2035

     1,000       1,045,898  
    

 

 

 
       4,445,238  
    

 

 

 

Mississippi – 0.3%

    

City of Gulfport MS
(Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2034

     715       779,688  

5.50%, 07/01/2050

     900       928,704  
    

 

 

 
       1,708,392  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.6%

    

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(BJC Healthcare Obligated Group)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 04/01/2040

     1,000       1,143,160  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 04/01/2036

     1,000       1,143,198  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(Mercy Health/MO)
Series 2023
5.50%, 12/01/2043

   $ 1,530     $ 1,685,562  
    

 

 

 
       3,971,920  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 0.5%

    

Central Plains Energy Project
(Bank of Montreal)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 05/01/2054

     1,000       1,050,258  

Central Plains Energy Project
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 08/01/2055

     1,000       1,071,968  

Nebraska Public Power District
(Nebraska Public Power District)
Series 2026-A
5.25%, 01/01/2055

     1,000       1,054,773  
    

 

 

 
       3,176,999  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 0.1%

    

Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority
(Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority)
Series 2024
5.25%, 07/01/2044

     300       319,040  

State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry
(Desertxpress Enterprises)
Series 2025
12.00%, 01/01/2065(a)

     370       207,200  

Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority
(Tahoe-Douglas Visitors Authority)
Series 2020
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     235       245,687  
    

 

 

 
       771,927  
    

 

 

 

New Hampshire – 2.0%

    

National Finance Authority Affordable Housing Certificates Series 2024-1
(ARC70 2024-1)
Series 2024-1, Class A
4.15%, 10/20/2040(c)

     996       994,520  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(ARC70 2025-1)
Series 2025-1, Class A1
4.75%, 06/20/2041(c)

     997       1,024,159  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Bridgeland Water & Utility Districts 490, 491 & 158)
Series 2024
5.375%, 12/15/2035(a)

     1,000       1,000,120  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Bridgeland Water & Utility Districts-Multiple)
Series 2025
5.875%, 12/15/2033(a)

   $ 828     $ 827,829  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Collin County Municipal Utility District No. 4)
Series 2025
5.50%, 12/01/2030(a)

     100       100,048  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(New Hampshire Business Finance Authority)
Series 2026-1, Class A2
4.25%, 07/20/2041

     999       932,707  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(New Hampshire Business Finance Authority State Lease)
Series 2025-A
Zero Coupon, 02/01/2035(a)

     935       539,958  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(NFA 2024-2)
Series 2024-2, Class A
3.625%, 08/20/2039

     98       93,540  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(NFA 2025-2)
Series 2025-2, Class A1
4.088%, 11/20/2042

     992       968,412  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(NFA 2026-1)
Series 2026-1, Class A1
4.25%, 07/20/2041

     999       974,867  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(NFA 2026-2)
Series 2026-2, Class A1
4.40%, 04/20/2043

     1,000       1,010,925  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(NFAAH 2025-1)
Series 2025-1, Class B1
5.75%, 04/28/2042

     1,000       1,028,111  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Novant Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.25%, 06/01/2045

     1,000       1,063,852  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Tamarron Project)
Series 2024
5.25%, 12/01/2035(a)

     1,000       999,900  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(University of Nevada Reno)
BAM Series 2023
4.50%, 06/01/2053

   $ 960     $ 924,653  
    

 

 

 
       12,483,601  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 1.6%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority State Lease)
AG Series 2006-C
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2033

     100       77,861  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(State of New Jersey)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/15/2045

     1,000       1,068,648  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(State of New Jersey Lease)
Series 2022
4.00%, 06/15/2039

     1,390       1,390,375  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 06/15/2039

     1,085       1,089,367  

4.00%, 06/15/2040

     1,000       995,255  

Series 2023-A
4.25%, 06/15/2044

     1,000       993,932  

Series 2023-B
5.25%, 06/15/2050

     1,950       2,047,153  

Series 2024-A
4.00%, 06/15/2042

     1,200       1,179,098  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ
(Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp/NJ)
Series 2018-B
5.00%, 06/01/2046

     1,310       1,271,324  
    

 

 

 
       10,113,013  
    

 

 

 

New York – 9.0%

    

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     555       600,494  

City of New York NY
(City of New York NY)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 09/01/2048

     995       1,031,519  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 08/01/2035

     1,000       1,141,868  

5.00%, 08/01/2046

     1,000       1,054,555  

Series 2025-E
5.00%, 08/01/2041

     1,000       1,090,024  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2026
5.00%, 08/01/2035

   $ 1,500     $ 1,712,802  

Empire State Development Corp.
(New York State Sales Tax)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 03/15/2047

     1,000       1,052,680  

Empire State Development Corp.
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 03/15/2038

     1,000       1,013,424  

Long Island Power Authority
(Long Island Power Authority)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 09/01/2049

     1,000       1,046,383  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
Series 2017
Zero Coupon, 11/15/2033

     425       328,356  

Series 2020-C
4.75%, 11/15/2045

     400       402,684  

Series 2024-A
5.25%, 11/15/2049

     1,060       1,103,744  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 11/15/2039

     330       361,569  

5.00%, 11/15/2040

     1,000       1,087,700  

Series 2025
5.25%, 11/15/2045

     1,895       2,033,125  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 06/15/2045

     1,000       953,134  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
(New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue)
Series 2024
5.00%, 11/01/2037

     1,030       1,147,435  

Series 2025
5.00%, 05/01/2046

     1,000       1,060,373  

Series 2025-H
5.25%, 11/01/2045

     1,000       1,092,151  

Series 2026
5.00%, 11/01/2046(b)

     1,525       1,629,255  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(Goldman Sachs Headquarters)
Series 2007
5.50%, 10/01/2037

     1,000       1,168,350  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 03/15/2039

   $ 2,225     $ 2,467,623  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 03/15/2055

     1,325       1,368,863  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2032

     1,000       1,023,820  

Series 2023
5.625%, 04/01/2040

     500       530,973  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK Intl Air Terminal)
Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2041

     1,000       1,040,891  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK Millennium Partners)
Series 2024
5.50%, 12/31/2054

     500       511,268  

5.50%, 12/31/2060

     2,250       2,284,013  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK NTO LLC)
Series 2023
6.00%, 06/30/2054

     1,995       2,078,831  

Series 2024
5.50%, 06/30/2054

     1,000       1,013,352  

Series 2025
6.00%, 06/30/2059

     3,000       3,161,015  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Laguardia Gateway Partners)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2046

     250       249,997  

5.25%, 01/01/2050

     100       100,006  

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.
(Syracuse University)
Series 2025
5.50%, 12/01/2056

     1,000       1,081,735  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
(Port Authority of New York & New Jersey)
Series 2020-2
4.00%, 07/15/2037

     900       905,567  

Series 2022
5.00%, 01/15/2047

     2,000       2,063,424  

5.25%, 08/01/2041

     855       916,380  

5.25%, 08/01/2047

     1,285       1,350,218  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.
(Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting)
Series 2024
5.75%, 12/01/2044

   $ 100     $ 102,889  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue)
Series 2022-C
5.25%, 05/15/2052

     1,500       1,568,320  

Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     2,350       2,446,569  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     1,000       1,041,093  

5.00%, 03/01/2028

     1,000       1,043,148  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Real Estate Transfer Tax)
Series 2025
5.00%, 12/01/2046

     500       532,466  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue
(Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 05/15/2054

     1,065       1,098,996  

5.25%, 05/15/2064

     1,000       1,039,827  

Troy Capital Resource Corp.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2030

     1,000       1,070,882  

5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,125       1,191,252  
    

 

 

 
       55,395,043  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 1.3%

    

City of Charlotte NC Airport Revenue
(City of Charlotte NC Airport Revenue)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,300       1,409,071  

County of Guilford NC
(County of Guilford NC)
Series 2017-B
4.00%, 05/01/2033

     1,140       1,150,832  

County of Wake NC
(County of Wake NC)
Series 2026
5.00%, 04/01/2037

     1,000       1,161,771  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority
(Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority)
AG Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2042

   $ 1,000     $ 1,074,274  

Nash Health Care Systems
(Nash Health Care Systems)
Series 2025
5.75%, 02/01/2050

     1,000       1,074,185  

North Carolina Medical Care Commission
(United Methodist Retirement Homes Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2050

     1,000       1,009,211  

Raleigh Durham Airport Authority
(Raleigh Durham Airport Authority)
Series 2015-A
5.00%, 05/01/2029

     1,225       1,227,249  
    

 

 

 
       8,106,593  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 2.4%

    

American Municipal Power, Inc.
(American Municipal Power Prairie State Energy Campus Revenue)
Series 2023
5.00%, 02/15/2038

     1,000       1,101,466  

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
(Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority)
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 06/01/2055

     3,000       2,394,772  

Columbus Regional Airport Authority
(Columbus Regional Airport Authority)
Series 2025
5.00%, 01/01/2040

     1,000       1,075,395  

5.25%, 01/01/2042

     1,800       1,946,625  

5.50%, 01/01/2050

     1,955       2,067,300  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(County of Cuyahoga OH)
Series 2026
5.50%, 12/01/2061(b)

     1,000       1,069,149  

Jefferson County Port Authority/OH
(JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.)
Series 2021
3.50%, 12/01/2051(a)

     100       81,813  

Lancaster Port Authority
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 02/01/2055

     1,000       1,064,096  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission
(John Carroll University)
Series 2025
5.00%, 10/01/2034

   $ 1,140     $ 1,202,245  

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Commission
(Xavier University)
Series 2024
5.00%, 05/01/2042

     400       408,596  

Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority
(Duke Energy Convention Center Project)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2063

     1,190       1,197,177  

State of Ohio
(State of Ohio)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 09/15/2035

     1,000       1,158,952  
    

 

 

 
       14,767,586  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 0.7%

    

Oklahoma City Public Property Authority
(Oklahoma City Public Property Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2026
5.00%, 06/01/2034(b)

     1,000       1,135,336  

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
(Oklahoma Turnpike Authority)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2045

     1,000       1,070,582  

Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees/OK
(American Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2025
6.25%, 12/01/2040

     1,000       1,103,724  

University of Oklahoma (The)
(University of Oklahoma/The)
BAM Series 2024-A
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     890       954,644  
    

 

 

 
       4,264,286  
    

 

 

 

Oregon – 0.6%

    

Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue
(Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue)
Series 2022-2
4.00%, 07/01/2047

     500       461,286  

Series 2023
5.25%, 07/01/2042

     1,995       2,148,270  

Series 2024-T
5.25%, 07/01/2041

     1,000       1,092,443  
    

 

 

 
       3,701,999  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other – 0.3%

    

2026 Loan Holding-1
(2026 Loan Holding-1)
Series 2026-C
2.45% (MUNIPSA + 0.88%), 10/01/2027(a)(c)

   $ 1,000     $ 991,447  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily ML Certificates
(FRETE 2024-ML21)
Series 2024-ML21, Class AUS
4.518%, 08/25/2041

     99       100,580  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates
(FHLMC Multifamily VRD Certificates)
Series 2026-M
4.64%, 10/25/2040

     999       1,028,990  
    

 

 

 
       2,121,017  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 2.5%

    

Adams County General Authority
(Gettysburg College)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/15/2043

     660       702,216  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority
(Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Center City Investment Revenue)
Series 2022
5.25%, 05/01/2042(a)

     1,000       1,037,352  

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority
(Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority)
Series 2025
6.00%, 05/01/2042(a)

     1,000       1,103,520  

Bucks County Industrial Development Authority
(Grand View Hospital/Sellersville PA Obligated Group)
Series 2021
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     100       105,699  

City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue
(City of Philadelphia PA Water & Wastewater Revenue)
Series 2015-B
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     1,000       1,001,393  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 11/01/2045

     1,000       1,041,379  

AG Series 2024-C
5.25%, 09/01/2049

     1,000       1,062,075  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)
Series 2024
4.00%, 08/15/2043

   $ 200     $ 198,896  

Series 2026
5.00%, 04/01/2027

     1,500       1,530,907  

Delaware County Authority
(Elwyn Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 06/01/2037

     1,000       1,001,579  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation)
Series 2022
5.50%, 06/30/2039

     300       323,852  

6.00%, 06/30/2061

     1,000       1,057,856  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(Noble Environmental, Inc.)
Series 2025
6.875%, 09/01/2047(a)

     250       270,048  

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority
(UPMC Obligated Group)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 02/15/2039

     1,145       1,214,665  

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(Thomas Jefferson University Obligated Group)
AG Series 2024
5.25%, 11/01/2048

     1,250       1,319,352  

Philadelphia Gas Works Co.
(Philadelphia Gas Works)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2030

     1,000       1,083,639  

Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
(Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority)
AG Series 2019-A
5.00%, 09/01/2044

     1,000       1,034,811  
    

 

 

 
       15,089,239  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 0.5%

    

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
Series 2022-A
0.00%, 11/01/2051

     1,000       321,250  

Series 2022-C
Zero Coupon, 11/01/2043

     154       106,457  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
(Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority)
Series 2008-W
5.50%, 07/01/2021(e)(f)

   $ 1,050     $ 771,750  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth
(San Juan Cruise Port LLC)
Series 2024
6.75%, 01/01/2046

     100       113,916  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
(Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2058

     2,000       1,972,458  
    

 

 

 
       3,285,831  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 1.6%

    

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Beaufort Memorial Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.50%, 11/15/2044

     395       409,322  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Novant Health Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.25%, 11/01/2044

     2,095       2,258,267  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Prisma Health Obligated Group)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2028

     1,000       1,040,788  

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Rolling Green Village)
Series 2025
5.80%, 12/01/2050

     1,000       1,018,032  

South Carolina Public Service Authority
(South Carolina Public Service Authority)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,024,718  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 12/01/2043

     1,000       1,084,406  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 12/01/2044

     500       537,576  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,000       1,134,109  

5.25%, 12/01/2056

     1,000       1,041,297  
    

 

 

 
       9,548,515  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tennessee – 1.2%

    

Bristol Industrial Development Board
(Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2035(a)

   $ 505     $ 503,490  

Series 2016-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2031(a)

     100       75,038  

Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County TN
(Metropolitan Govt of Nashville & Davidson County TN)
Series 2024-C
4.00%, 01/01/2044

     1,500       1,501,108  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The)
(Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority/The)
Series 2022-B
5.50%, 07/01/2041

     1,290       1,406,983  

Shelby County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Madrone Memphis Student Housing I)
Series 2024
5.25%, 06/01/2056(a)

     1,100       1,071,140  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 11/01/2034

     1,385       1,473,846  

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,061,382  
    

 

 

 
       7,092,987  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 6.9%

    

Aledo Independent School District
(Aledo Independent School District)
Series 2023
5.00%, 02/15/2042

     1,000       1,056,065  

Arlington Higher Education Finance Corp.
(BASIS Texas Charter Schools)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/15/2064(a)

     1,000       904,517  

Series 2025
5.00%, 06/15/2030(a)

     700       718,914  

Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
(Board of Regents of the University of Texas System)
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 08/15/2049

     1,000       1,102,553  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority
(Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority)
Series 2025-B
5.00%, 01/01/2041

   $ 1,000     $ 1,104,547  

Central Texas Turnpike System
(Central Texas Turnpike System)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 08/15/2038

     100       109,855  

City of Austin TX
(City of Austin TX)
Series 2023
5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,095       1,236,925  

City of Dallas TX
(City of Dallas TX)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 02/15/2032

     1,000       1,111,882  

City of Georgetown TX Utility System Revenue
(City of Georgetown TX Utility System Revenue)
BAM Series 2024
5.00%, 08/15/2044

     1,535       1,634,225  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue)
AG Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,000       1,087,058  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     500       537,956  

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2024-B
5.25%, 07/15/2034

     1,000       1,067,618  

5.50%, 07/15/2036

     2,500       2,699,614  

5.50%, 07/15/2038

     1,000       1,067,842  

City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax & Special Revenue
(City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax & Special Revenue)
Series 2026
5.50%, 09/01/2058

     2,000       2,112,601  

City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue
(City of San Antonio TX Electric & Gas Systems Revenue)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 02/01/2037

     1,250       1,338,789  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
(Dallas Fort Worth Intl Airport)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 11/01/2032

     1,000       1,100,153  

5.00%, 11/01/2034

     1,000       1,111,365  

5.25%, 11/01/2039

     1,000       1,097,283  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Grand Parkway Transportation Corp.
(Grand Parkway Transportation)
Series 2020
4.00%, 10/01/2045

   $ 2,500     $ 2,363,268  

Harris County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp.
(Houston Methodist Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,000       1,142,871  

Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority
(Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority)
Series 2022-B
5.00%, 12/01/2036

     300       309,110  

Lewisville Independent School District
(Lewisville Independent School District)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/15/2039

     1,000       1,107,127  

Lower Colorado River Authority
(Lower Colorado River Authority)
AG Series 2022
5.00%, 05/15/2034

     1,000       1,087,313  

Series 2024
5.00%, 05/15/2040

     1,000       1,082,648  

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue
(Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Sales & Use Tax Revenue)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 11/01/2029

     2,120       2,140,803  

Mission Economic Development Corp.
(Natgasoline LLC)
Series 2018
4.625%, 10/01/2031(a)

     925       926,791  

North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority
(North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2041

     1,000       1,072,550  

North Texas Tollway Authority
(North Texas Tollway System)
AG Series 2008
Zero Coupon, 01/01/2033

     1,000       807,548  

Zero Coupon, 01/01/2035

     1,000       744,942  

AG Series 2008D
Zero Coupon, 01/01/2034

     1,000       777,262  

Port of Beaumont Industrial Development Authority
(Jefferson 2020 Bond Lessee & Borrower Obligated Group)
Series 2021
4.10%, 01/01/2028(a)

     1,100       1,004,282  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sherman Independent School District/TX
(Sherman Independent School District/TX)
Series 2023-B
5.00%, 02/15/2041

   $ 1,475     $ 1,594,248  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. II
(JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
Series 2007
3.506% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.05%), 09/15/2027(c)

     715       716,828  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. IV
(BP PLC)
Series 2023-B
5.50%, 01/01/2054

     200       218,974  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. V
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2026
5.00%, 04/01/2036

     1,000       1,054,342  

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. VI
(Bank of America Corp.)
Series 2025
5.00%, 01/01/2036

     1,000       1,067,595  

Texas Private Activity Bond Surface Transportation Corp.
(NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3)
Series 2019
5.00%, 06/30/2058

     100       99,395  

Texas State University System
(Texas State University System)
Series 2026-C
5.00%, 03/15/2032(b)

     1,000       1,089,511  
    

 

 

 
       42,607,170  
    

 

 

 

Utah – 0.8%

    

City of Salt Lake City UT Airport Revenue
(City of Salt Lake City UT Airport Revenue)
Series 2023-A
5.50%, 07/01/2053

     2,000       2,090,186  

Deseret Public Infrastructure District No. 2
(Deseret Public Infrastructure District No. 2 Special Assmnt Deseret Assmnt Area 1)
Series 2026
6.125%, 12/01/2046(a)

     1,000       1,019,271  

Utah City West Public Infrastructure District No. 1
(Utah City West Public Infrastructure District No. 1 Assessment Area No. 1)
Series 2026
5.875%, 12/01/2055(a)

     1,000       1,018,704  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utah Infrastructure Agency
(Utah Infrastructure Agency)
Series 2024
5.50%, 10/15/2044

   $ 500     $ 528,035  

Wolf Creek Infrastructure Financing District No. 1
(Wolf Creek Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 Wolf Creek Assessment Area 1)
Series 2025
5.75%, 12/01/2044

     200       207,707  
    

 

 

 
       4,863,903  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 1.3%

    

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority
(Inova Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 05/15/2042

     1,000       978,344  

Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission
(Prerefunded – US Govt Agencies)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     2,450       2,454,465  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority
(Bon Secours Mercy Health)
Series 2025
5.00%, 11/01/2048

     1,000       1,032,429  

Virginia Beach Development Authority
(Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay Obligated Group)
Series 2023
7.00%, 09/01/2059

     100       109,088  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(95 Express Lanes LLC)
Series 2022
4.00%, 07/01/2041

     1,000       968,779  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

     1,500       1,569,272  

Virginia Small Business Financing Authority
(LifeSpire of Virginia Obligated Group)
Series 2024
4.50%, 12/01/2044

     1,000       1,001,449  
    

 

 

 
       8,113,826  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 2.6%

    

City of Federal Way WA
(City of Federal Way WA)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2049

     1,000       1,042,413  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

King & Snohomish Counties School District No. 417 Northshore
(King & Snohomish Counties School District No. 417 Northshore)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2040

   $ 100     $ 110,588  

Port of Seattle WA
(Port of Seattle WA)
Series 2019
5.00%, 04/01/2044

     1,000       1,019,437  

Series 2024
5.25%, 07/01/2049

     1,000       1,041,335  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 10/01/2029

     1,000       1,064,149  

5.00%, 10/01/2039

     1,555       1,693,048  

State of Washington
(State of Washington)
Series 2022-R
4.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,000       1,001,078  

Series 2023-2
5.00%, 08/01/2037

     1,500       1,668,513  

Series 2026-C
5.00%, 02/01/2038

     1,000       1,142,720  

State of Washington
(State of Washington COP)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,000       1,023,037  

Vancouver Housing Authority
(Vancouver Housing Authority)
Series 2025
4.25%, 02/01/2038

     2,000       2,044,109  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 09/01/2045

     1,000       1,030,579  

Series 2025
4.00%, 03/01/2041

     1,000       981,477  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(WSHFC 2024-1)
Series 2024-1, Class A
4.085%, 03/01/2050

     296       288,931  

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(WSHFC 2025-1)
Series 2025-1, Class A1
3.949%, 08/20/2063

     993       958,484  
    

 

 

 
       16,109,898  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

West Virginia – 0.2%

    

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority
(West Virginia United Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2023
5.00%, 06/01/2041

   $ 1,000     $ 1,068,436  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 3.1%

    

City of Milwaukee WI
(City of Milwaukee WI)
AG Series 2026-N
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,126,602  

Public Finance Authority
(PFA 2026-1)
Series 2026-1, Class A1
4.147%, 01/20/2041

     999       964,014  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Chiara Housing & Services Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     595       610,996  

Series 2025
6.375%, 07/01/2045

     1,000       1,073,982  

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2027(a)

     150       150,273  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Alpha Ranch Water Control & Improvement District of Denton & Wise Counties)
Series 2024
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2038(a)

     100       46,780  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Creekhaven Wildrye & Furst Ranch Projects)
Series 2026
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2036(a)

     1,000       515,049  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 16)
Series 2024
5.75%, 12/15/2033(a)

     250       250,145  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Foundation Academy Charter School A NJ Nonprofit)
Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2060(a)

     500       449,691  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Heritage Bend Project)
Series 2025
Zero Coupon, 12/15/2042(a)

     1,000       314,186  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(PRG – The Grounds LLC)
Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2035

   $ 1,000     $ 1,101,048  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Puerto Rico Tollroads LLC)
Series 2024
5.50%, 07/01/2044

     1,000       1,035,024  

5.75%, 07/01/2049

     1,000       1,036,702  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Queens University of Charlotte)
Series 2022
5.25%, 03/01/2047

     1,000       1,024,062  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/01/2041(a)

     100       102,080  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(SR 400 Peach Partners LLC)
Series 2025
5.75%, 06/30/2060

     1,875       1,947,705  

5.75%, 12/31/2065

     2,000       2,072,376  

6.50%, 06/30/2060

     3,135       3,488,427  

6.50%, 12/31/2065

     1,000       1,109,646  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Triad Math & Science Academy)
Series 2025
5.25%, 06/15/2045

     500       492,888  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Wisconsin Public Finance Authority-Muni Certificates)
Series 2026
3.625%, 06/15/2063

     480       479,533  
    

 

 

 
       19,391,209  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $562,985,108)

       567,746,875  
    

 

 

 
    

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 5.4%

    

Arizona – 0.3%

    

Arizona Health Facilities Authority
(Banner Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-C
2.85%, 01/01/2046(g)

     1,590       1,590,000  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Phoenix Children’s Hospital)
Series 2024
2.80%, 02/01/2048(g)

   $ 260     $ 260,000  
    

 

 

 
       1,850,000  
    

 

 

 

California – 0.2%

    

City of Los Angeles CA
(City of Los Angeles CA)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/25/2026

     1,000       1,001,552  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 0.9%

    

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County)
Series 2008
2.85%, 02/01/2038(g)

     495       495,000  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Miami Beach Jewish Community Center)
Series 2022
2.80%, 07/01/2041(g)

     1,000       1,000,000  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Michael Ann Russell Jewish Community Center)
Series 2012
2.85%, 01/01/2039(g)

     350       350,000  

Colorado State Education Loan Program
(Colorado State Education Loan Program)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/30/2026

     1,150       1,152,155  

Series 2026
5.00%, 06/30/2026

     2,500       2,504,697  
    

 

 

 
       5,501,852  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 0.7%

    

School District of Broward County/FL
(School District of Broward County/FL)
Series 2025
4.00%, 06/25/2026

     4,200       4,203,509  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 0.2%

    

Cobb County School District
(Cobb County School District)
Series 2026
4.00%, 12/15/2026

     1,000       1,007,129  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Illinois – 0.1%

    

Illinois Finance Authority
(University of Chicago Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2023
2.80%, 08/01/2043(g)

   $ 655     $ 655,000  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 0.1%

    

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(University of Maryland Medical System Obligated Group)
Series 2008
2.80%, 07/01/2041(g)

     600       600,000  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 0.2%

    

City of Quincy MA
(City of Quincy MA)
Series 2025
5.00%, 09/29/2026

     1,000       1,007,233  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 0.1%

    

Green Lake Township Economic Development Corp.
(Interlochen Center for the Arts)
Series 2023
2.85%, 06/01/2034(g)

     700       700,000  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.1%

    

Health & Educational Facilities Authority of the State of Missouri
(St. Louis University/US)
Series 2013-B
2.80%, 10/01/2035(g)

     860       860,000  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 0.6%

    

County of Hudson NJ
(County of Hudson NJ)
Series 2026
4.00%, 02/24/2027

     1,000       1,010,235  

Essex County Improvement Authority
(County of Essex NJ)
Series 2026
4.00%, 03/12/2027

     1,000       1,010,846  

Jersey City Redevelopment Agency
(Jersey City Redevelopment Agency)
Series 2025
5.00%, 12/09/2026

     1,000       1,012,024  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Township of Gloucester NJ
(Township of Gloucester NJ)
Series 2025-A
4.00%, 07/21/2026

   $ 1,008     $ 1,009,821  
    

 

 

 
       4,042,926  
    

 

 

 

New York – 0.4%

    

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund)
Series 2017-A
2.80%, 11/01/2031(g)

     490       490,000  

Town of Oyster Bay NY
(Town of Oyster Bay NY)
Series 2025
4.00%, 08/21/2026

     1,120       1,123,318  

Series 2026
4.00%, 03/05/2027

     1,000       1,011,306  
    

 

 

 
       2,624,624  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 0.1%

    

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority (The)
(Atrium Health Obligated Group)
AG Series 2017-E
2.80%, 01/15/2044(g)

     570       570,000  
    

 

 

 

Other – 0.5%

    

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily VRD Certificates
(FHLMC Multifamily VRD Certificates)
Series 2026-M
4.02% (SOFR + 0.40%), 08/25/2041(c)

     3,000       3,000,000  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 0.1%

    

Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority
(Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority)
Series 2024-B
2.80%, 09/01/2059(g)

     500       500,000  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 0.3%

    

Berkeley County School District
(Berkeley County School District)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/01/2026

     1,000       1,000,000  

Orangeburg County School District
(Orangeburg County School District)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/13/2026

     1,000       1,004,381  
    

 

 

 
       2,004,381  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Virginia – 0.2%

    

Hampton Roads Sanitation District
(Hampton Roads Sanitation District)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/15/2026

   $ 1,000     $ 1,003,059  
    

 

 

 

West Virginia – 0.1%

    

West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority
(West Virginia United Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2018
1.57%, 06/01/2034(g)

     500       500,000  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.2%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Medical College of Wisconsin)
Series 2023-B
2.80%, 12/01/2033(g)

     465       465,000  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2026
3.582% (SOFR + 1.15%), 12/01/2068(a)(c)

     1,000       999,610  
    

 

 

 
       1,464,610  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $33,106,265)

       33,095,875  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $596,091,373)

       600,842,750  
    

 

 

 
    

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.2%

    

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.2%

    

MAD Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-11MD, Class A
4.754%, 10/15/2042(a)
(cost $1,000,000)

     1,000       994,748  
    

 

 

 
    

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.1%

    

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.1%

    

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2026-R01, Class 2M1
4.612% (CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 01/25/2046(a)(c)
(cost $757,046)

     757       756,925  
    

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Company    Shares     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

WARRANTS – 0.0%

    

Industrials – 0.0%

    

Construction & Engineering – 0.0%

    

DesertXpress Enterprises LLC, expiring 12/31/2026(e)(h)(i)(j)
(cost $0)

     7,809     $ 11,714  
    

 

 

 
    

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.0%

    

Investment Companies – 2.0%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(k)(l)(m)
(cost $11,994,014)

     11,994,014       11,994,014  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.8%
(cost $609,842,433)

       614,600,151  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.2%

       1,532,774  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 616,132,925  
    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
May 31,
2026
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

CDX-NAHY Series 46, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       3.02     USD       3,317     $  (307,618   $  (125,073   $  (182,545

 

*

Termination date.

CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     3,190       10/15/2028       CPI#       3.020%     Maturity   $ 6,926     $ – 0  –    $ 6,926  
USD     17,600       10/15/2029       2.545%       CPI#     Maturity     243,285       – 0  –      243,285  
USD     4,010       10/15/2030       CPI#       2.840%     Maturity     14,464       – 0  –      14,464  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  264,675     $  – 0  –    $  264,675  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    1,300       10/15/2030       1 Day SOFR       4.082%       Annual     $ 13,964     $ – 0  –    $ 13,964  

USD

    800       10/15/2030       1 Day SOFR       4.092%       Annual       8,947       – 0  –      8,947  

USD

    1,700       12/03/2031       1 Day SOFR       3.967%       Annual       8,582       – 0  –      8,582  

USD

    1,700       12/03/2031       1 Day SOFR       4.212%       Annual       31,277       – 0  –      31,277  

USD

    1,600       12/03/2031       1 Day SOFR       4.088%       Annual       18,604       – 0  –      18,604  

USD

    1,500       12/03/2031       1 Day SOFR       4.036%       Annual       13,241       – 0  –      13,241  

USD

    1,190       12/03/2031       1 Day SOFR       4.146%       Annual       17,623       17       17,606  

USD

    700       12/03/2031       1 Day SOFR       3.898%       Annual       926       (85     1,011  

USD

    390       12/03/2031       1 Day SOFR       4.125%       Annual       5,330       – 0  –      5,330  

USD

    13,100       03/12/2032       1 Day SOFR       3.660%       Annual       (163,108     – 0  –      (163,108

USD

    2,980       03/12/2032       1 Day SOFR       3.826%       Annual       (10,475     – 0  –      (10,475

USD

    1,950       01/03/2033       1 Day SOFR       3.720%       Annual       (22,759     – 0  –      (22,759

USD

    3,460       03/15/2033       1 Day SOFR       3.776%       Annual       (30,732     – 0  –      (30,732

USD

    7,000       05/10/2033       1 Day SOFR       4.028%       Annual       41,649       – 0  –      41,649  

USD

    4,600       09/25/2035       3.494%       1 Day SOFR       Annual       197,604       – 0  –      197,604  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $   130,673     $  (68   $  130,741  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $38,838,055 or 6.3% of net assets.

 

(b)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(c)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/ floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(d)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

(f)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(g)

Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

(h)

Restricted and illiquid security.

 

Restricted & Illiquid Securities    Acquisition Date      Cost     Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

DesertXpress Enterprises LLC

     11/28/2025 - 12/16/2025      $  – 0  –    $  11,714        0.00

 

(i)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(j)

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

 

(k)

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

 

(l)

Affiliated investments.

 

(m)

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.

As of May 31, 2026, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 3.9% and 0.0%, respectively.

 

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Glossary:

AG – Assured Guaranty Inc.

BAM – Build American Mutual

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CHF – Collegiate Housing Foundation

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

COP – Certificate of Participation

FHLMC – Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association

MUNIPSA – SIFMA Municipal Swap Index.

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

UPMC – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB TAX-AWARE LONG MUNICIPAL ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 97.8%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 95.2%

    

Alabama – 0.6%

    

County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue
(County of Jefferson AL Sewer Revenue)
Series 2024
5.50%, 10/01/2053

   $ 325     $ 339,414  
    

 

 

 

Arizona – 0.8%

    

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Equitable School Revolving Fund Obligated Group)
Series 2023
5.25%, 11/01/2053

     200       204,012  

Arizona Industrial Development Authority
(Pinecrest Academy of Nevada)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/15/2040(a)

     125       117,696  

Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority
(Valley Christian Schools)
Series 2023
6.375%, 07/01/2058(a)

     150       147,101  
    

 

 

 
       468,809  
    

 

 

 

California – 7.0%

    

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(American General Life Insurance)
Series 2024C
5.00%, 08/01/2055

     400       416,853  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Athene Annuity & Life Co.)
Series 2024G
5.00%, 11/01/2055

     350       359,813  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 04/01/2056

     100       107,958  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Brio Apartments & Next on Lex Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2056(a)

     100       81,286  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Desertxpress Enterprises)
Series 2025
12.00%, 01/01/2065(a)

     100       56,000  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue
(City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 06/01/2055

   $ 200     $ 211,944  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
(City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports)
Series 2025
5.50%, 05/15/2055

     100       106,276  

CMFA Special Finance Agency VII
(CMFA Special Finance Agency VII The Breakwater Apartments)
Series 2021
3.00%, 08/01/2056(a)

     100       69,428  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
(Golden State Tobacco Securitization)
Series 2021-B Zero Coupon,
06/01/2066

     1,000       99,609  

Series 2022
5.00%, 06/01/2051

     360       359,230  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
BAM Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2053

     500       515,057  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 07/01/2044

     300       321,696  

San Francisco Intl Airport
(San Francisco Intl Airport)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 05/01/2035

     1,000       1,069,406  

University of California
(University of California)
Series 2026-C
5.25%, 11/15/2041

     250       288,236  
    

 

 

 
       4,062,792  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 3.4%

    

City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue
(City & County of Denver CO Airport System Revenue)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 11/15/2036

     1,000       1,080,514  

Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority
(Ascent Classical Academy Charter Schools)
Series 2024
5.80%, 04/01/2054(a)

     100       98,350  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Town of Vail CO
(Town of Vail CO COP)
Series 2025
5.50%, 12/01/2064

   $ 750     $ 798,268  
    

 

 

 
       1,977,132  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.2%

    

Stamford Housing Authority
(TJH Senior Living Obligated Group)
Series 2025
6.50%, 10/01/2055

     100       103,729  
    

 

 

 

District of Columbia – 2.0%

    

District of Columbia
(District of Columbia Union Market TIF Area)
Series 2024-A
5.125%, 06/01/2034(a)

     100       103,819  

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue
(Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Aviation Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.50%, 10/01/2055

     1,000       1,059,391  
    

 

 

 
       1,163,210  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 5.3%

    

Capital Projects Finance Authority/FL
(Navigator Academy of Leadership Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/15/2034(a)

     100       101,248  

Capital Trust Authority
(AIDS Healthcare Foundation Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.25%, 12/01/2055

     500       509,702  

City of Venice FL
(Southwest Florida Retirement Center Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.625%, 01/01/2060(a)

     100       100,336  

County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue
(County of Miami-Dade FL Aviation Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,000       1,107,589  

County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue
(County of Miami-Dade FL Water & Sewer System Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 10/01/2055

     1,000       1,030,910  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(Brightline Trains Florida)
AG Series 2024
5.25%, 07/01/2053

   $ 100     $ 99,133  

Florida Development Finance Corp.
(SFP – Tampa I LLC)
Series 2024
5.25%, 06/01/2059(a)

     100       96,683  
    

 

 

 
       3,045,601  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 2.1%

    

Fayette County Development Authority
(United States Soccer Federation)
Series 2024
5.25%, 10/01/2054

     200       202,817  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
(JEA Electric System Revenue)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2052

     1,000       1,014,814  
    

 

 

 
       1,217,631  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 0.5%

 

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
5.00%, 01/01/2030

     250       263,943  
    

 

 

 

Hawaii – 0.1%

 

City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System Revenue
(City & County Honolulu HI Wastewater System Revenue)
Series 2020-A
2.624%, 07/01/2045

     100       67,033  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 6.4%

 

Chicago Board of Education
(Chicago Board of Education)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 12/01/2034

     150       153,937  

6.00%, 12/01/2049

     300       307,918  

Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund
(Chicago Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Fund)
Series 2026-A
5.50%, 12/01/2056

     575       605,148  

City of Chicago IL
(City of Chicago IL)
Series 2019-A
5.50%, 01/01/2049

     90       90,218  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

City of Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue
(City of Chicago IL Waterworks Revenue)
BAM Series 2026
5.25%, 11/01/2061

   $ 1,500     $ 1,555,653  

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
(Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority)
Series 2017
0.00%, 12/15/2042(b)

     350       275,379  

Series 2020 5.00%, 06/15/2050

     310       311,615  

State of Illinois
(State of Illinois)
Series 2023-B
5.50%, 05/01/2047

     350       366,611  
    

 

 

 
       3,666,479  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 1.9%

    

City of Valparaiso IN
(Pratt Paper IN LLC)
Series 2024
4.875%, 01/01/2044(a)

     100       102,118  

Indiana Finance Authority
(Parkview Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 11/01/2054

     100       102,245  

Indiana Finance Authority
(University of Evansville)
Series 2022
5.25%, 09/01/2057

     100       93,890  

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank
(Pan Am Plaza Hotel)
Series 2023
6.00%, 03/01/2053

     150       155,729  

BAM Series 2023
5.25%, 03/01/2067

     500       516,857  

Series 2023-F
7.75%, 03/01/2067

     100       109,477  
    

 

 

 
       1,080,316  
    

 

 

 

Iowa – 0.3%

    

PEFA, Inc.
(Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 04/01/2035(c)

     150       159,769  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 1.4%

    

Kentucky Public Energy Authority
(BP PLC)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 01/01/2055

     740       783,727  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Maine – 0.4%

    

Finance Authority of Maine
(Casella Waste Systems)
Series 2024
4.625%, 12/01/2047(a)

   $ 200     $ 206,731  
    

 

 

 

Maryland – 3.1%

    

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(Purple Line Transit Partners)
Series 2022
5.25%, 06/30/2047

     570       574,888  

Maryland Economic Development Corp.
(State of Maryland)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/01/2048

     1,000       1,043,945  

Maryland Stadium Authority
(Baltimore City Public School Construction Financing Fund)
Series 2020
5.00%, 05/01/2050

     150       160,065  
    

 

 

 
       1,778,898  
    

 

 

 

Massachusetts – 5.6%

    

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Series 2021-B
2.00%, 04/01/2050

     180       108,677  

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue
(Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2023-A
5.25%, 07/01/2048

     835       890,720  

Series 2025-B
5.25%, 07/01/2055

     100       106,284  

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.50%, 12/01/2056

     1,000       1,063,340  

Massachusetts School Building Authority
(Massachusetts School Building Authority Sales Tax)
Series 2025
5.25%, 02/15/2050

     1,000       1,066,364  
    

 

 

 
       3,235,385  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 1.8%

    

Nebraska Public Power District
(Nebraska Public Power District)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 01/01/2051

     1,000       1,041,837  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New Hampshire – 0.4%

    

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(NFAAH 2025-1)
Series 2025-1, Class B1
5.75%, 04/28/2042

   $ 150     $ 154,217  

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority
(Novant Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 06/01/2055

     100       104,520  
    

 

 

 
       258,737  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 1.5%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(State of New Jersey Lease)
Series 2023-B
5.25%, 06/15/2050

     825       866,103  
    

 

 

 

New York – 12.1%

    

City of New York NY
(City of New York NY)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 09/01/2048

     1,000       1,036,703  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
Series 2017
Zero Coupon, 11/15/2033

     575       444,246  

Series 2024-A
5.25%, 11/15/2049

     510       531,047  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
(New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue)
Series 2025
5.00%, 05/01/2050

     1,000       1,037,539  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(7 World Trade Center II)
Series 2022
3.00%, 09/15/2043

     500       419,989  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2025-C
5.00%, 03/15/2055

     1,210       1,251,656  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK NTO LLC)
Series 2023
5.375%, 06/30/2060

     1,000       1,004,229  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.
(Syracuse University)
Series 2025
5.50%, 12/01/2056

   $ 100     $ 108,173  

Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.
(Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting)
Series 2024
6.00%, 12/01/2053

     100       102,235  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue
(Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.25%, 05/15/2064

     1,000       1,039,827  
    

 

 

 
       6,975,644  
    

 

 

 

North Carolina – 1.2%

    

Nash Health Care Systems
(Nash Health Care Systems)
Series 2025
5.75%, 02/01/2050

     600       644,511  

North Carolina Turnpike Authority
(North Carolina Turnpike Authority) AG
Series 2024
Zero Coupon, 01/01/2052

     250       71,132  
    

 

 

 
       715,643  
    

 

 

 

Ohio – 4.3%

    

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
(Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority)
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 06/01/2055

     500       399,129  

County of Cuyahoga OH
(County of Cuyahoga OH)
Series 2026
5.50%, 12/01/2061(c)

     1,000       1,069,149  

State of Ohio
(University Hospitals Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2016
4.00%, 01/15/2046

     1,100       1,006,705  
    

 

 

 
       2,474,983  
    

 

 

 

Oklahoma – 0.2%

    

Tulsa Municipal Airport Trust Trustees/OK
(American Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2025
6.25%, 12/01/2040

     100       110,372  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Oregon – 3.1%

    

Clackamas & Washington Counties School District No. 3
(Clackamas & Washington Counties School District No. 3)
Series 2026-B
5.00%, 06/15/2046

   $ 1,250     $ 1,346,663  

Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue
(Port of Portland OR Airport Revenue)
Series 2022-2
4.00%, 07/01/2047

     500       461,286  
    

 

 

 
       1,807,949  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 2.4%

    

Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority
(University of Pennsylvania Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 08/15/2055

     120       124,441  

Pennsylvania State University (The)
(Pennsylvania State University)
Series 2023
5.25%, 09/01/2053

     1,000       1,053,099  

Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development
(Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.50%, 07/01/2053

     205       220,029  
    

 

 

 
       1,397,569  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 0.0%

    

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
(Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2051

     100       26,724  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 3.0%

    

South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
(Novant Health Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.50%, 11/01/2054

     500       530,027  

South Carolina Public Service Authority
(South Carolina Public Service Authority)
Series 2024-B
5.25%, 12/01/2054

     1,175       1,220,707  
    

 

 

 
       1,750,734  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Tennessee – 2.8%

    

Bristol Industrial Development Board
(Bristol Industrial Development Board Sales Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.125%, 12/01/2042(a)

   $ 280     $ 275,398  

Series 2016-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2031(a)

     100       75,038  

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (The)
(Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority/The)
Series 2026-B
5.00%, 07/01/2040

     375       407,367  

Shelby County Health & Educational Facilities Board
(Madrone Memphis Student Housing I)
Series 2024
5.25%, 06/01/2056(a)

     875       852,043  
    

 

 

 
       1,609,846  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 7.8%

    

City of Houston TX Airport System Revenue
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2024-B
5.50%, 07/15/2038

     100       106,784  

City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax & Special Revenue
(City of Houston TX Hotel Occupancy Tax & Special Revenue)
Series 2026
5.50%, 09/01/2058

     1,000       1,056,300  

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
(Dallas Fort Worth Intl Airport)
Series 2025-A
5.50%, 11/01/2050

     1,000       1,060,099  

Dallas Metrocare Services
(State of Texas)
Series 2025
5.25%, 11/01/2065

     1,000       1,032,357  

Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority
(Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority)
Series 2022-B
Zero Coupon, 12/01/2046

     335       110,803  

Port of Beaumont Navigation District
(Jefferson 2020 Bond Lessee & Borrower Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.25%, 01/01/2054(a)

     100       91,087  

Texas Transportation Finance Corp.
(Texas Transportation Finance)
Series 2025
5.25%, 10/01/2055

     1,000       1,051,839  
    

 

 

 
       4,509,269  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Utah – 0.2%

    

Utah Infrastructure Agency
(Utah Infrastructure Agency)
Series 2024
5.50%, 10/15/2044

   $ 100     $ 105,607  
    

 

 

 

Virginia – 2.3%

    

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority
(Inova Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 05/15/2042

     1,000       978,344  

Henrico County Economic Development Authority
(Bon Secours Mercy Health)
Series 2025
5.00%, 11/01/2048

     100       103,243  

James City County Economic Development Authority
(Williamsburg Landing Obligated Group)
Series 2024-A
6.875%, 12/01/2058

     100       109,049  

Virginia College Building Authority
(Regent University Obligated Group)
Series 2025
6.00%, 06/01/2055

     150       157,171  
    

 

 

 
       1,347,807  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 7.4%

    

City of Tacoma WA Electric System Revenue
(City of Tacoma WA Electric System Revenue)
Series 2025-A
5.25%, 01/01/2050

     1,000       1,065,355  

King County Public Hospital District No. 2
(King County Public Hospital District No. 2)
Series 2024
5.25%, 12/01/2045

     1,050       1,118,607  

Vancouver Housing Authority
(Vancouver Housing Authority)
Series 2025
4.25%, 02/01/2038

     1,000       1,022,054  

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 09/01/2055

     1,000       1,053,380  
    

 

 

 
       4,259,396  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 3.6%

    

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2027(a)

     150       150,273  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Inperium Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.75%, 12/01/2054(a)

   $ 100     $ 100,618  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(Puerto Rico Tollroads LLC)
Series 2024
5.50%, 07/01/2044

     200       207,005  

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(SR 400 Peach Partners LLC)
Series 2025
5.75%, 12/31/2065

     1,550       1,606,091  
    

 

 

 
       2,063,987  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $54,679,709)

       54,942,806  
    

 

 

 
    

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 2.6%

    

Idaho – 1.3%

    

Idaho Health Facilities Authority
(St. Luke’s Health System Obligated Group/ID)
Series 2018-C
2.75%, 03/01/2048(d)

     750       750,000  
    

 

 

 

Nevada – 1.3%

    

County of Clark Department of Aviation
(County of Clark Dept. of Aviation)
Series 2014-D
1.65%, 07/01/2040(d)

     750       750,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $1,500,000)

       1,500,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $56,179,709)

       56,442,806  
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 2.9%

    

Investment Companies – 2.9%

    

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB,
3.46%(e)(f)(g)
(cost $1,690,337)

     1,690,337       1,690,337  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.7%
(cost $57,870,046)

       58,133,143  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.7)%

       (417,214
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 57,715,929  
    

 

 

 

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
May 31,
2026
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

             

CDX-NAHY Series 46, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       3.02     USD 485     $  (44,995   $  (18,294   $  (26,701

 

*

Termination date.

CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    380       10/15/2028     CPI#   2.565%     Maturity     $ (5,173   $ – 0  –    $ (5,173

USD

    866       10/15/2029     2.451%   CPI#     Maturity       15,906       – 0  –      15,906  

USD

    634       10/15/2029     2.499%   CPI#     Maturity       10,179       – 0  –      10,179  

USD

    480       10/15/2029     2.485%   CPI#     Maturity       8,032       – 0  –      8,032  

USD

    400       10/15/2030     CPI#   2.531%     Maturity       (5,502     – 0  –      (5,502
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  23,442     $  – 0  –    $  23,442  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
 

Payments
received

by the
Fund

  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
   

Upfront
Premiums
Paid

(Received)

    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    200       01/13/2045     1 Day SOFR   4.156%     Annual     $ (2,809   $ (79   $ (2,730

USD

    200       01/13/2045     1 Day SOFR   4.189%     Annual       (1,930     – 0  –      (1,930

USD

    1,200       05/15/2046     1 Day SOFR   4.405%     Annual       17,824       – 0  –      17,824  

USD

    1,000       05/15/2046     1 Day SOFR   4.273%     Annual       (2,809     – 0  –      (2,809

USD

    400       05/15/2046     1 Day SOFR   4.473%     Annual       9,662       – 0  –      9,662  

USD

    600       05/05/2055     4.148%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       11,947       – 0  –      11,947  

USD

    500       05/05/2055     4.135%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       11,082       – 0  –      11,082  

USD

    300       05/05/2055     3.962%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       15,310       – 0  –      15,310  

USD

    200       05/05/2055     3.806%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       15,414       – 0  –      15,414  

USD

    400       11/15/2055     3.943%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       21,258       – 0  –      21,258  

USD

    60       11/15/2055     4.114%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       1,424       – 0  –      1,424  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  96,373     $  (79   $  96,452  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $2,825,254 or 4.9% of net assets.

 

(b)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

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(d)

Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

 

(e)

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

 

(f)

Affiliated investments.

 

(g)

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.

As of May 31, 2026, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 4.9% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AG – Assured Guaranty Inc.

BAM – Build American Mutual

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

COP – Certificate of Participation

ID – Improvement District

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 79.4%

      

Industrial – 70.1%

      

Basic – 6.2%

      

Ahlstrom Holding 3 Oy
4.875%, 02/04/2028(a)

    U.S.$       392      $ 386,261  

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV
4.125%, 03/31/2029(a)

      1,587        1,546,992  

7.125%, 03/15/2031(a)

      4,179        4,360,661  

Alumina Pty Ltd.
6.125%, 03/15/2030(a)

      7        7,152  

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
7.10% (7.10% Cash or 5.85% Cash and 1.25% PIK), 09/30/2029(a)(b)

      2,473        31,088  

11.175% (10.425% Cash or 11.175% PIK or 6.425% Cash and 4.75% PIK), 09/30/2029(a)(b)(c)

      983        400,999  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV
4.75%, 06/15/2027(a)

      320        318,934  

Capstone Copper Corp.
6.75%, 03/31/2033(a)

      889        906,407  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
7.33%, 07/15/2029(c)

      213        223,003  

7.35%, 11/15/2028(c)

      5,653        5,888,052  

7.379%, 07/15/2032(c)

      1,566        1,647,526  

Cerdia Finanz GmbH
9.375%, 10/03/2031(a)

      380        336,410  

Constellium SE
3.75%, 04/15/2029(a)

      3,351        3,229,995  

CVR Partners LP/CVR Nitrogen Finance Corp.
6.125%, 06/15/2028(a)

      4,924        4,925,133  

Element Solutions, Inc.
3.875%, 09/01/2028(a)

      3,613        3,522,241  

Graphic Packaging International LLC
3.50%, 03/15/2028(a)

      50        48,373  

Huntsman International LLC
4.50%, 05/01/2029

      934        904,280  

INEOS Finance PLC
7.25%, 03/31/2031(a)

    EUR       715        814,444  

Ingevity Corp.
3.875%, 11/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       1,972        1,903,749  

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/2027

      4,427        4,429,700  

Novelis Corp.
4.75%, 01/30/2030(a)

      4,657        4,493,027  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Olin Corp.
5.00%, 02/01/2030

  U.S.$     5,752      $ 5,585,595  

5.625%, 08/01/2029

      2,034        2,021,389  

6.625%, 04/01/2033(a)

      47        46,651  

Olympus Water US Holding Corp.
3.875%, 10/01/2028(a)

  EUR     100        115,439  

Roller Bearing Co. of America, Inc.
4.375%, 10/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     680        665,094  

SunCoke Energy, Inc.
4.875%, 06/30/2029(a)

      2,076        1,988,102  

WR Grace Holdings LLC
6.625%, 08/15/2032(a)

      5,503        5,461,177  
      

 

 

 
         56,207,874  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 9.0%

 

Arcosa, Inc.
4.375%, 04/15/2029(a)

      2,896        2,823,426  

6.875%, 08/15/2032(a)

      4,652        4,819,798  

Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC/Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance PLC
5.00%, 01/30/2031(a)

  EUR     597        697,261  

Ball Corp.
2.875%, 08/15/2030

  U.S.$     689        626,783  

Biffa Group Holdings Ltd.
5.25%, 06/15/2031(a)

  EUR     777        894,951  

Bombardier, Inc.
7.45%, 05/01/2034(a)

  U.S.$     2,663        2,933,401  

8.75%, 11/15/2030(a)

      905        960,639  

Columbus McKinnon Corp./NY
7.125%, 02/01/2033(a)

      4,683        4,744,254  

Dycom Industries, Inc.
4.50%, 04/15/2029(a)

      2,714        2,665,609  

Efesto Bidco SpA Efesto US LLC
Series XR
7.50%, 02/15/2032(a)

      4,872        4,776,217  

EnerSys
4.375%, 12/15/2027(a)

      1,214        1,205,453  

Esab Corp.
6.25%, 04/15/2029(a)

      5,385        5,484,623  

GFL Environmental, Inc.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

      6,243        6,100,410  

6.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

      507        523,777  

Goat Holdco LLC
6.75%, 02/01/2032(a)

      731        744,377  

IMA Industria Macchine Automatiche SpA
3.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

  EUR     650        757,895  

LSB Industries, Inc.
6.25%, 10/15/2028(a)(c)

  U.S.$     4,694        4,697,755  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Luna 2 5SARL
5.50%, 07/01/2032(a)

  EUR     266      $ 311,365  

Maxam Prill SARL
7.75%, 07/15/2030(a)

  U.S.$     5,001        5,164,183  

MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp.
5.50%, 02/01/2030(a)

      7,455        6,965,952  

Mueller Water Products, Inc.
4.00%, 06/15/2029(a)

      3,103        2,998,088  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc.
6.375%, 03/01/2032(a)

      3,077        3,133,463  

Silgan Holdings, Inc.
2.25%, 06/01/2028

  EUR     412        467,341  

Terex Corp.
5.00%, 05/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     6,360        6,302,569  

TK Elevator Midco GmbH
4.375%, 07/15/2027(a)

  EUR     34        39,736  

TransDigm, Inc.
6.375%, 03/01/2029(a)

  U.S.$     3,656        3,728,645  

6.75%, 08/15/2028(a)

      2,775        2,811,047  

6.875%, 12/15/2030(a)

      2,646        2,727,894  

Trinity Industries, Inc.
7.75%, 07/15/2028(a)

      863        883,876  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
5.25%, 04/15/2031(a)

      300        297,612  
      

 

 

 
         81,288,400  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 5.4%

 

AMC Global Media, Inc.
10.50%, 07/15/2032(a)

      573        592,935  

Banijay Entertainment SAS
7.00%, 05/01/2029(a)

  EUR     442        531,905  

8.125%, 05/01/2029(a)

  U.S.$     234        241,142  

Cable One, Inc.
4.00%, 11/15/2030(a)

      541        346,586  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
5.00%, 02/01/2028(a)

      4,293        4,250,929  

7.00%, 02/01/2033(a)

      969        946,820  

7.375%, 03/01/2031(a)

      615        623,628  

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
7.125%, 02/15/2031(a)

      1,149        1,187,882  

CSC Holdings LLC
5.375%, 02/01/2028(a)

      1,973        1,250,132  

5.50%, 04/15/2027(a)

      491        353,520  

6.50%, 02/01/2029(a)

      233        137,573  

DIRECTV Financing LLC
8.875%, 02/01/2030(a)

      4,131        4,243,942  

DIRECTV Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.
5.875%, 08/15/2027(a)

      148        148,271  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Discovery Global Holdings, Inc.
4.279%, 03/15/2032

    U.S.$       2,355      $ 2,081,137  

DISH DBS Corp.
5.25%, 12/01/2026(a)

      2,160        2,152,397  

5.75%, 12/01/2028(a)

      754        739,033  

EchoStar Corp.
10.75%, 11/30/2029

      2,131        2,316,290  

EW Scripps Co. (The)
9.88%, 08/15/2030(a)

      795        759,948  

Gray Media, Inc.
10.50%, 07/15/2029(a)

      2,081        2,205,485  

LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC
5.125%, 07/15/2029(a)

      1,179        737,087  

6.75%, 10/15/2027(a)

      2,212        1,432,712  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
5.75%, 08/01/2028(a)

      4,979        4,953,508  

Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
5.50%, 03/01/2030(a)

      22        19,599  

8.125%, 02/15/2033(a)

      44        45,155  

Sirius XM Radio LLC
4.00%, 07/15/2028(a)

      400        389,576  

4.125%, 07/01/2030(a)

      5,418        5,101,643  

5.00%, 08/01/2027(a)

      50        49,934  

Summer BC Holdco B SARL
5.875%, 02/15/2030(a)

    EUR       196        201,205  

Veritiv Operating Co.
10.50%, 11/30/2030(a)

    U.S.$       2,410        2,472,853  

Versant Media Group, Inc.
7.25%, 01/30/2031(a)

      4,280        4,445,336  

Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC
5.50%, 05/15/2029(a)

      4,101        3,945,326  
      

 

 

 
         48,903,489  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 1.2%

      

Altice Financing SA
5.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

      1,198        878,206  

Altice France SA
6.50%, 04/15/2032(a)

      1,342        1,305,183  

6.875%, 10/15/2030(a)

      373        365,121  

6.875%, 07/15/2032(a)

      1,450        1,413,526  

9.5%, 11/01/2029(a)

      448        455,946  

Connect Finco SARL/Connect US Finco LLC
9.00%, 09/15/2029(a)

      868        916,226  

Core Scientific Finance I LLC
7.75%, 05/15/2031(a)

      1,864        1,907,506  

Edged Compute LLC
7.50%, 04/30/2031(a)

      1,492        1,496,401  

Iliad Holding SAS
8.50%, 04/15/2031(a)

      810        858,171  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Viasat, Inc.
7.50%, 05/30/2031(a)

  U.S.$     266      $ 268,740  

Vmed O2 UK Financing I PLC
4.25%, 01/31/2031(a)

      736        615,429  
      

 

 

 
         10,480,455  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.7%

 

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
8.25%, 04/15/2031(a)

      3,749        3,905,858  

Allison Transmission, Inc.
3.75%, 01/30/2031(a)

      500        468,295  

Garrett Motion Holdings, Inc./Garrett LX I SARL
7.75%, 05/31/2032(a)

      1,665        1,744,520  

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
5.25%, 04/30/2031

      901        805,503  

5.25%, 07/15/2031

      4,357        3,868,580  

IHO Verwaltungs GmbH
6.375% (6.375% Cash or 7.1250% PIK), 05/15/2029(a)(b)

      662        664,178  

6.75% (6.75% Cash or 7.50% PIK), 11/15/2029(a)(b)

  EUR     520        634,205  

7.75% (7.75% Cash or 8.50% PIK), 11/15/2030(a)(b)

  U.S.$     1,427        1,474,976  

JB Poindexter & Co., Inc.
8.75%, 12/15/2031(a)

      1,938        1,992,787  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Co. LLC
1.85%, 09/16/2026(a)

      450        445,073  

2.75%, 03/09/2028(a)

      3,427        3,257,089  

5.30%, 09/13/2027(a)

      618        616,523  

5.625%, 09/29/2028(a)

      126        125,680  

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
4.345%, 09/17/2027(a)

      314        309,519  

4.81%, 09/17/2030(a)

      883        827,265  

7.50%, 07/17/2030(a)

      792        820,765  

Phinia, Inc.
6.625%, 10/15/2032(a)

      1,092        1,121,287  
      

 

 

 
         23,082,103  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 1.4%

 

CPUK Finance Ltd.
7.875%, 08/28/2029(a)

  GBP     400        553,512  

NCL Corp., Ltd.
5.875%, 01/15/2031(a)

  U.S.$     2,858        2,761,514  

6.75%, 02/01/2032(a)

      875        867,633  

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
5.25%, 08/15/2029(a)

      5,115        4,975,719  

Viking Cruises Ltd.
5.875%, 10/15/2033(a)

      2,169        2,169,694  

9.125%, 07/15/2031(a)

      729        766,383  
      

 

 

 
         12,094,455  
      

 

 

 

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 7.8%

 

Allwyn Entertainment Financing UK PLC
7.875%, 04/30/2029(a)

  U.S.$     1,194      $ 1,232,315  

AmeriTex HoldCo Intermediate LLC
7.625%, 08/15/2033(a)

      3,583        3,729,688  

Banijay Gaming SAS
5.125%, 12/10/2031(a)

  EUR     424        500,412  

Boyne USA, Inc.
4.75%, 05/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     2,993        2,950,948  

Brightstar Lottery PLC
5.25%, 01/15/2029(a)

      55        54,702  

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
6.375%, 06/15/2032(a)

      651        656,911  

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      1,582        1,567,145  

Cirsa Finance International SARL
6.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

  EUR     668        806,806  

Great Canadian Gaming Corp./Raptor LLC
8.75%, 11/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     560        551,074  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
3.75%, 05/01/2029(a)

      2,274        2,199,708  

5.875%, 04/01/2029(a)

      3,092        3,137,638  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, Inc.
4.875%, 07/01/2031(a)

      453        423,170  

5.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      4,339        4,222,238  

6.625%, 01/15/2032(a)

      1,635        1,664,479  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
4.50%, 06/15/2029(a)

      5,393        5,204,946  

Masterbrand, Inc.
7.00%, 07/15/2032(a)

      7,090        7,072,842  

Miller Homes Group Finco PLC
6.533% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 4.25%), 10/15/2030(a)(d)

  EUR     194        223,398  

7.00%, 05/15/2029(a)

  GBP     276        362,734  

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority/MS Digital Entertainment Holdings LLC
8.25%, 04/15/2030(a)

  U.S.$     2,180        2,277,381  

Playtech PLC
5.875%, 06/28/2028(a)

  EUR     620        734,651  

Standard Building Solutions, Inc.
5.875%, 03/15/2034(a)

  U.S.$     334        325,633  

6.25%, 08/01/2033(a)

      225        225,162  

6.50%, 08/15/2032(a)

      173        175,391  

Standard Industries, Inc./NY
3.375%, 01/15/2031(a)

      837        761,888  

4.375%, 07/15/2030(a)

      4,583        4,366,957  

4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      1,847        1,838,338  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Station Casinos LLC
4.50%, 02/15/2028(a)

  U.S.$     2,049      $ 2,019,699  

Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc.
5.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      3,464        3,495,973  

Thor Industries, Inc.
4.00%, 10/15/2029(a)

      6,583        6,223,502  

Travel & Leisure Co.
4.50%, 12/01/2029(a)

      3,291        3,175,914  

6.25%, 06/01/2031(a)

      807        811,616  

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
4.375%, 08/15/2028(a)

      5,140        5,068,040  
      

 

 

 
         68,061,299  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.6%

 

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
4.00%, 10/15/2030(a)

      398        377,451  

4.375%, 01/15/2028(a)

      3,033        3,004,065  

KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC
4.75%, 06/01/2027(a)

      410        409,188  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
3.625%, 03/15/2031

      2,677        2,490,708  
      

 

 

 
         6,281,412  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 5.1%

 

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
7.00%, 08/01/2030(a)

      6,504        6,684,551  

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
4.625%, 11/15/2029(a)

      6,375        6,194,014  

Beach Acquisition Bidco LLC
5.25%, 07/15/2032(a)

  EUR     668        783,942  

Boots Group Finco LP
5.375%, 08/31/2032(a)

      781        934,209  

Carvana Co.
9.00%, 06/01/2030(a)(b)(c)

  U.S.$     2,076        2,153,808  

9.00%, 06/01/2031(a)(b)(c)

      367        405,531  

FirstCash, Inc.
4.625%, 09/01/2028(a)

      1,278        1,260,491  

Gap, Inc. (The)
3.625%, 10/01/2029(a)

      5,830        5,469,415  

Gee Automotive Holdings LLC
7.25%, 03/01/2031(a)

      899        908,134  

Global Auto Holdings Ltd./AAG FH UK Ltd.
8.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      3,265        3,178,151  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
4.00%, 08/15/2028(a)

      2,339        2,275,052  

6.375%, 01/15/2030(a)

      467        474,766  

LCM Investments Holdings II LLC
4.875%, 05/01/2029(a)

      4,635        4,527,375  

8.25%, 08/01/2031(a)

      208        217,060  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Murphy Oil USA, Inc.
3.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

  U.S.$     1,268      $ 1,181,370  

Park River Holdings, Inc.
8.00%, 03/15/2031(a)

      451        456,628  

Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
3.75%, 06/15/2029

      3,854        3,691,592  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.
4.875%, 11/15/2031(a)

      1,739        1,664,484  

Staples, Inc.
10.75%, 09/01/2029(a)

      1,864        1,773,223  

William Carter Co. (The)
7.375%, 02/15/2031(a)

      1,295        1,339,470  
      

 

 

 
         45,573,266  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 8.7%

 

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.
5.50%, 07/01/2028(a)

      4,580        4,552,612  

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC
4.875%, 02/15/2030(a)

      150        146,625  

Bausch & Lomb Corp.
8.375%, 10/01/2028(a)

      3,128        3,237,668  

Bausch Health Cos., Inc.
11.00%, 09/30/2028(a)

      187        194,933  

CAB SELAS
7.75%, 08/09/2031(a)

  EUR     859        1,007,813  

Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., Inc.
7.625%, 07/01/2029(a)

  U.S.$     250        258,075  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
5.25%, 05/15/2030(a)

      2,443        2,303,285  

6.00%, 01/15/2029(a)

      794        786,862  

10.875%, 01/15/2032(a)

      2,176        2,345,032  

Embecta Corp.
5.00%, 02/15/2030(a)

      6,159        4,773,533  

6.75%, 02/15/2030(a)

      366        302,038  

Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

      1,030        931,841  

Grifols SA
3.875%, 10/15/2028(a)

  EUR     1,524        1,765,289  

4.75%, 10/15/2028(a)

  U.S.$     3,183        3,133,982  

Gruenenthal GmbH
4.125%, 05/15/2028(a)

  EUR     907        1,057,577  

Gruppo San Donato SpA
6.50%, 10/31/2031(a)

      1,056        1,189,168  

Iceland Bondco PLC
7.783% (EURIBOR 3 Month + 5.50%), 12/15/2027(a)(d)

      199        234,555  

10.875%, 12/15/2027(a)

  GBP     114        159,168  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Insulet Corp.
6.50%, 04/01/2033(a)

  U.S.$     5,249      $ 5,340,228  

IQVIA, Inc.
5.00%, 10/15/2026(a)

      1,570        1,568,964  

5.00%, 05/15/2027(a)

      413        412,864  

Kedrion SpA
6.50%, 09/01/2029(a)

      1,578        1,555,561  

LifePoint Health, Inc.
9.88%, 08/15/2030(a)

      2,365        2,504,748  

Mehilainen Yhtiot Oy
5.125%, 06/30/2032(a)

  EUR     419        488,791  

ModivCare, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/2029(c)(e)(f)(g)(h)

  U.S.$     1,626        2,114  

Neogen Food Safety Corp.
8.625%, 07/20/2030(a)

      1,166        1,222,843  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV
4.125%, 04/30/2028(a)

      4,080        4,030,632  

Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co.
5.15%, 06/15/2030(c)

      5,122        4,910,000  

Series USD
6.125%, 09/30/2032

      400        381,696  

Premier Foods Finance PLC
3.50%, 10/15/2026(a)

  GBP     200        268,310  

Select Medical Corp.
6.25%, 12/01/2032(a)

  U.S.$     5,297        5,154,882  

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.
7.25%, 04/15/2032(a)

      5,380        5,397,593  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.25%, 06/01/2029

      4,205        4,100,043  

4.375%, 01/15/2030

      3,565        3,450,243  

US Foods, Inc.
4.75%, 02/15/2029(a)

      5,606        5,535,084  

Whirlpool Corp.
4.75%, 02/26/2029

      757        714,987  

6.125%, 06/15/2030

      624        587,371  
      

 

 

 
         76,007,010  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 10.3%

 

Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp.
7.00%, 07/15/2029(a)

      6,250        6,431,938  

7.25%, 07/15/2032(a)

      564        585,889  

Buckeye Partners LP
4.50%, 03/01/2028(a)

      3,007        2,971,547  

6.75%, 02/01/2030(a)

      1,245        1,289,160  

6.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      1,737        1,790,760  

California Resources Corp.
8.25%, 06/15/2029(a)

      897        935,427  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Chord Energy Corp.
6.00%, 10/01/2030(a)

  U.S.$     3,072      $ 3,108,956  

6.75%, 03/15/2033(a)

      3,700        3,802,342  

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
8.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      1,075        1,107,411  

CNX Resources Corp.
7.25%, 03/01/2032(a)

      4,628        4,782,066  

7.375%, 01/15/2031(a)

      300        307,899  

CQP Holdco LP/BIP-V Chinook Holdco LLC
5.50%, 06/15/2031(a)

      6,956        6,853,260  

Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp.
8.625%, 03/15/2029(a)

      2,674        2,784,677  

Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp.
7.875%, 05/15/2032

      1,774        1,842,122  

8.875%, 04/15/2030

      1,307        1,368,547  

Global Partners LP/GLP Finance Corp.
8.25%, 01/15/2032(a)

      1,190        1,247,917  

Gulfport Energy Operating Corp.
6.75%, 09/01/2029(a)

      1,400        1,436,820  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.
5.75%, 02/01/2029(a)

      2,146        2,141,129  

6.00%, 04/15/2030(a)

      2,266        2,253,174  

6.25%, 04/15/2032(a)

      2,543        2,504,728  

Ithaca Energy North Sea PLC
8.125%, 10/15/2029(a)

      410        426,400  

Kraken Oil & Gas Partners LLC
7.625%, 08/15/2029(a)

      2,559        2,597,615  

Matador Resources Co.
6.50%, 04/15/2032(a)

      2,255        2,283,841  

NFE Financing LLC
12.00%, 11/15/2029(e)(f)(h)

      3,644        1,586,283  

Northern Oil & Gas, Inc.
8.75%, 06/15/2031(a)

      3        3,116  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.625%, 04/28/2027

      1,317        1,321,465  

6.375%, 10/01/2030

      4,461        4,632,079  

Range Resources Corp.
4.75%, 02/15/2030(a)

      643        629,323  

Saturn Oil & Gas, Inc.
9.63%, 06/15/2029(a)

      843        883,076  

SM Energy Co.
6.75%, 08/01/2029(a)

      3,570        3,659,107  

Suburban Propane Partners LP/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.
5.00%, 06/01/2031(a)

      942        903,444  

Sunoco LP
4.50%, 10/01/2029(a)

      2,409        2,351,208  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.625%, 05/01/2030(a)

  U.S.$     1,304      $ 1,266,067  

5.875%, 07/15/2027(a)

      3        3,002  

6.625%, 08/15/2032(a)

      1,145        1,168,919  

Sunoco LP/Sunoco Finance Corp.
4.50%, 05/15/2029

      392        384,152  

7.00%, 09/15/2028(a)

      4,746        4,859,287  

Superior Plus LP/Superior General Partner, Inc.
4.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

      942        912,704  

Talos Production, Inc.
9.00%, 02/01/2029(a)

      610        636,681  

TGNR Intermediate Holdings LLC
5.50%, 10/15/2029(a)

      1,687        1,662,201  

Transocean International Ltd.
8.75%, 02/15/2030(a)

      1,225        1,279,353  

Venture Global LNG, Inc.
8.125%, 06/01/2028(a)

      300        306,477  

8.375%, 06/01/2031(a)

      660        686,730  

9.5%, 02/01/2029(a)

      3,743        4,073,507  

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG LLC
6.125%, 12/15/2030(a)

      1,304        1,338,582  

Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC
7.50%, 10/15/2029(a)

      2,410        2,474,853  
      

 

 

 
         91,875,241  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 1.1%

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
3.875%, 11/15/2029(a)

      434        412,639  

Belden, Inc.
3.375%, 07/15/2031(a)

  EUR     693        780,586  

Fluor Corp.
4.25%, 09/15/2028

  U.S.$     897        880,665  

Gates Corp./DE
6.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      340        349,986  

Resideo Funding, Inc.
6.50%, 07/15/2032(a)

      4,416        4,435,519  

Velocity Vehicle Group LLC
8.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      2,952        2,915,956  
      

 

 

 
         9,775,351  
      

 

 

 

Services – 4.0%

 

Allied Universal Holdco LLC
7.875%, 02/15/2031(a)

      3,691        3,858,608  

Allied Universal Holdco LLC/Allied Universal Finance Corp./Atlas Luxco 4 SARL
3.625%, 06/01/2028(a)

  EUR     160        185,500  

4.625%, 06/01/2028(a)

  U.S.$     4,085        4,023,869  

Angi Group LLC
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

      5,221        4,620,846  

Aramark International Finance SARL
4.375%, 04/15/2033(a)

  EUR     120        137,088  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Belron UK Finance PLC
5.75%, 10/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     6,921      $ 6,978,790  

Cars.com, Inc.
6.375%, 11/01/2028(a)

      1,545        1,514,934  

Clarivate Science Holdings Corp.
4.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      1,940        1,774,537  

Deepocean Ltd.
6.00%, 04/08/2031(a)

  EUR     416        498,320  

Garda World Security Corp.
6.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

  U.S.$     4,405        4,313,376  

7.75%, 02/15/2028(a)

      250        254,555  

8.25%, 08/01/2032(a)

      326        334,218  

8.375%, 11/15/2032(a)

      833        863,804  

ION Platform Finance US, Inc./ION Platform Finance SARL
8.75%, 05/01/2029(a)

      115        106,058  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
3.375%, 08/31/2027(a)

      2,906        2,849,217  

Sabre GLBL, Inc.
11.125%, 07/15/2030(a)

      2,137        1,904,815  

Sotheby’s
8.25%, 04/15/2031(a)

      577        567,982  

Techem Verwaltungsgesellschaft 675 mbH
5.375%, 07/15/2029(a)

  EUR     777        930,304  

Wand NewCo 3, Inc.
7.625%, 01/30/2032(a)

  U.S.$     613        634,026  
      

 

 

 
         36,350,847  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 4.0%

 

Almaviva-The Italian Innovation Co. SpA
5.00%, 10/30/2030(a)

  EUR     1,870        2,119,741  

Cloud Software Group, Inc.
6.50%, 03/31/2029(a)

  U.S.$     831        825,981  

6.625%, 08/15/2033(a)

      990        901,395  

8.25%, 06/30/2032(a)

      1,273        1,249,933  

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
7.75%, 03/31/2030(a)

      2,080        2,180,838  

Ellucian Holdings, Inc.
6.50%, 12/01/2029(a)

      5,296        5,223,286  

Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc.
7.50%, 06/01/2031(a)

      4,890        4,943,937  

Gen Digital, Inc.
6.75%, 09/30/2027(a)

      1,022        1,027,498  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.
3.50%, 03/01/2029(a)

      300        282,444  

5.25%, 12/01/2027(a)

      1,233        1,232,692  

GoTo Group, Inc.
5.50%, 05/01/2028(a)

      608        281,306  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

IPD 3 BV
5.50%, 06/15/2031(a)

  EUR     633      $ 716,740  

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC
6.25%, 04/30/2031(a)

  U.S.$     3,413        3,430,952  

MKS, Inc.
4.25%, 02/15/2034(a)

  EUR     964        1,093,340  

NCR Atleos Corp.
9.5%, 04/01/2029(a)

  U.S.$     372        397,739  

NCR Voyix Corp.
5.00%, 10/01/2028(a)

      2,724        2,676,357  

OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc.
6.25%, 07/01/2033(a)

  EUR     1,642        1,995,344  

7.25%, 07/01/2033(a)

  U.S.$     2,122        2,211,251  

ON Semiconductor Corp.
3.875%, 09/01/2028(a)

      939        915,966  

Playtika Holding Corp.
4.25%, 03/15/2029(a)

      2,027        1,821,888  

Rackspace Finance LLC
3.50%, 05/15/2028(a)

      1,075        907,358  

TeamSystem SpA
5.00%, 07/01/2031(a)

  EUR     1,044        1,165,324  
      

 

 

 
         37,601,310  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 1.0%

 

Allegiant Travel Co.
7.25%, 08/15/2027(a)

  U.S.$     2,480        2,485,010  

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
5.75%, 04/20/2029(a)

      6,458        6,453,092  

Avianca Midco 2 PLC
9.00%, 12/01/2028(a)

      158        157,151  
      

 

 

 
         9,095,253  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 1.6%

 

Albion Financing 1 SARL/Aggreko Holdings, Inc.
5.375%, 05/21/2030(a)

  EUR     246        294,269  

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
5.375%, 03/01/2029(a)

  U.S.$     1,342        1,315,361  

5.75%, 07/15/2027(a)

      20        20,002  

8.00%, 02/15/2031(a)

      830        836,897  

BCP V Modular Services Finance II PLC
4.75%, 11/30/2028(a)

  EUR     1,295        1,402,393  

Beacon Mobility Corp.
7.25%, 08/01/2030(a)

  U.S.$     4,301        4,452,782  

Boels Topholding BV
6.25%, 02/15/2029(a)

  EUR     492        588,148  

Dcli Bidco LLC
7.75%, 11/15/2029(a)

  U.S.$     2,029        2,086,360  

FTAI Aviation Investors LLC
7.875%, 12/01/2030(a)

      191        200,304  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Hertz Corp. (The)
4.625%, 12/01/2026(a)

  U.S.$     346      $ 330,852  

Kapla Holding SAS
5.00%, 04/30/2031(a)

  EUR     1,498        1,753,247  

Loxam SAS
4.50%, 02/15/2027(a)

      104        121,247  

6.375%, 05/31/2029(a)

      185        221,326  

Mundys SpA
1.875%, 02/12/2028(a)

      450        511,705  

Rand Parent LLC
8.50%, 02/15/2030(a)

  U.S.$     215        221,712  

Upbound Group, Inc.
6.375%, 02/15/2029(a)

      865        855,329  
      

 

 

 
         15,211,934  
      

 

 

 
         627,889,699  
  

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 9.2%

 

Banking – 1.1%

 

Armor Holdco, Inc.
8.50%, 11/15/2029(a)

      1,360        1,367,684  

Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
6.75%, 05/15/2031(a)

      6,622        6,776,822  

CaixaBank SA
5.875%, 10/09/2027(a)(i)

  EUR     200        238,627  

Credit Acceptance Corp.
6.625%, 03/15/2030(a)

  U.S.$     217        218,456  

Freedom Mortgage Corp.
12.25%, 10/01/2030(a)

      548        592,240  
      

 

 

 
         9,193,829  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 1.0%

 

Aretec Group, Inc.
10.00%, 08/15/2030(a)

      3,423        3,633,309  

First Eagle Holdings, Inc.
7.25%, 08/15/2032(a)

      922        934,401  

Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc.
4.50%, 11/15/2029(a)

      4,101        4,005,652  

7.125%, 04/30/2031(a)

      1,224        1,270,402  
      

 

 

 
         9,843,764  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 3.5%

 

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC
5.25%, 04/15/2029(a)

      1,086        1,038,690  

Curo SPV LLC
13.00%, 08/21/2027(g)(j)

      1,259        1,202,572  

Enova International, Inc.
9.125%, 08/01/2029(a)

      2,874        3,008,618  

11.25%, 12/15/2028(a)

      1,667        1,760,352  

GGAM Finance Ltd.
8.00%, 02/15/2027(a)

      674        678,994  

8.00%, 06/15/2028(a)

      4,650        4,835,768  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

goeasy Ltd.
6.875%, 05/15/2030(a)

  U.S.$     1,197      $ 1,076,558  

7.375%, 10/01/2030(a)

      1,003        901,577  

7.625%, 07/01/2029(a)

      1,228        1,150,403  

9.25%, 12/01/2028(a)

      954        935,464  

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN Co-Issuer Corp.
5.00%, 08/15/2028(a)

      4,492        4,344,168  

Navient Corp.
9.375%, 10/15/2031

      1,066        1,062,418  

11.50%, 03/15/2031

      2,727        2,902,183  

OneMain Finance Corp.
7.875%, 03/15/2030

      1,226        1,275,126  

Phoenix Aviation Capital Ltd.
9.25%, 07/15/2030(a)

      1,327        1,367,699  

Rfna LP
7.875%, 02/15/2030(a)

      4,840        4,744,507  

SLM Corp.
6.495%, 05/15/2032

      562        562,096  
      

 

 

 
         32,847,193  
      

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.5%

 

1261229 BC Ltd.
10.00%, 04/15/2032(a)

      278        284,661  

Asurion LLC/Asurion Co-Issuer, Inc.
8.00%, 12/31/2032(a)

      592        617,142  

Cipher Compute LLC
7.125%, 11/15/2030(a)

      1,537        1,601,662  

Encore Capital Group, Inc.
8.50%, 05/15/2030(a)

      1,954        2,078,353  
      

 

 

 
         4,581,818  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 3.0%

 

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.
4.25%, 02/15/2029(a)

      1,355        1,284,093  

6.75%, 07/01/2032(a)

      2,052        1,984,202  

7.50%, 11/06/2030(a)

      2,147        2,144,874  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
6.75%, 04/15/2028(a)

      3,667        3,699,820  

AmWINS Group, Inc.
4.875%, 06/30/2029(a)

      329        317,439  

6.375%, 02/15/2029(a)

      4,316        4,366,540  

APH Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH2 Somerset Investor 2 LLC/APH3 Somerset Inves
7.875%, 11/01/2029(a)

      416        417,610  

Ardonagh Finco Ltd.
6.875%, 02/15/2031(a)

  EUR     1,374        1,608,311  

7.75%, 02/15/2031(a)

  U.S.$     1,352        1,362,099  

CRC Insurance Group LLC
7.125%, 06/01/2031(a)

      3,781        3,789,205  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Howden UK Re nance PLC/Howden UK Refinance 2 PLC/Howden US Refinance LLC
7.25%, 02/15/2031(a)

    U.S.$       3,498      $ 3,467,218  

Jones Deslauriers Insurance Management, Inc.
8.50%, 03/15/2030(a)

      2,622        2,674,728  
      

 

 

 
         27,116,139  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.1%

 

Five Point Operating Co. LP
8.00%, 10/01/2030(a)

      977        1,002,285  

Vivion Investments SARL
Series E
6.50%, 02/28/2029(a)(b)(c)

    EUR       1        842  
      

 

 

 
         1,003,127  
      

 

 

 
         84,585,870  
  

 

 

 

Utility – 0.1%

 

Electric – 0.1%

 

NRG Energy, Inc.
5.75%, 07/15/2029(a)

    U.S.$       909        909,509  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $718,257,022)

         713,385,078  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 12.5%

      

Industrial – 8.5%

      

Basic – 0.3%

      

FMC Corp.
8.00%, 06/01/2031(a)

      1,038        1,084,938  

Hudbay Minerals, Inc.
6.125%, 04/01/2029(a)

      686        691,557  

SNF Group SACA
5.626%, 03/31/2031(a)

      1,096        1,109,601  
      

 

 

 
         2,886,096  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

 

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
8.375%, 07/15/2033

      1,128        1,272,880  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0%

      

Lorca Telecom Bondco SA
4.00%, 09/18/2027(a)

    EUR       173        202,335  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.0%

      

Adient Global Holdings Ltd.
7.00%, 04/15/2028(a)

    U.S.$       1,163        1,182,573  

Ford Motor Co.
3.25%, 02/12/2032

      2,600        2,303,964  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.70%, 08/10/2026

      254        253,075  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

2.90%, 02/10/2029

  U.S.$     425      $ 400,792  

4.95%, 05/28/2027

      731        732,637  

5.80%, 03/08/2029

      846        858,132  

5.875%, 11/07/2029

      514        522,101  

6.80%, 05/12/2028

      648        668,017  

7.35%, 11/04/2027

      1,437        1,482,898  

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC
6.875%, 11/15/2026(a)

  EUR     478        561,801  
      

 

 

 
         8,965,990  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.6%

 

Carnival Corp., Ltd.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

  U.S.$     4,226        4,145,664  

5.75%, 01/15/2030(a)

  EUR     189        233,010  

5.75%, 03/15/2030(a)

  U.S.$     1,137        1,148,643  
      

 

 

 
         5,527,317  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.0%

 

Flutter Treasury DAC
4.00%, 06/04/2031(a)

  EUR     675        769,669  

5.875%, 06/04/2031(a)

  U.S.$     1,914        1,897,961  

6.125%, 06/04/2031(a)

  GBP     456        602,286  

6.375%, 04/29/2029(a)

  U.S.$     205        207,935  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
5.65%, 05/18/2033

      417        419,590  

Voyager Parent LLC
9.25%, 07/01/2032(a)

      4,629        4,910,489  
      

 

 

 
         8,807,930  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.5%

 

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
3.50%, 02/15/2029(a)

      1,208        1,161,480  

3.875%, 01/15/2028(a)

      2,378        2,336,623  

5.625%, 09/15/2029(a)

      492        496,256  

6.125%, 06/15/2029(a)

      306        311,673  
      

 

 

 
         4,306,032  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.5%

 

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.
3.75%, 03/15/2029(a)

      2,590        2,481,401  

Jazz Securities DAC
4.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      7,888        7,737,260  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II BV
3.75%, 05/09/2027

  EUR     482        563,336  

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV
3.15%, 10/01/2026

  U.S.$     193        192,035  

4.75%, 05/09/2027

      1,620        1,620,648  

5.125%, 05/09/2029

      372        373,109  
      

 

 

 
         12,967,789  
      

 

 

 

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Energy – 1.8%

 

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
5.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

  U.S.$     481      $ 480,894  

5.75%, 10/15/2033(a)

      700        692,650  

6.625%, 02/01/2032(a)

      1,818        1,856,396  

Breakwater Energy Holdings SARL
9.25%, 11/15/2030(a)

      200        212,254  

Colonial Pipeline Co.
7.63%, 04/15/2032(a)

      3,000        3,298,620  

EQT Corp.
4.50%, 01/15/2029

      78        77,537  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
4.25%, 02/15/2030(a)

      403        390,269  

5.125%, 06/15/2028(a)

      3,772        3,762,269  

Permian Resources Operating LLC
5.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      55        55,036  

7.00%, 01/15/2032(a)

      5,245        5,468,332  

Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd.
3.25%, 08/15/2030(a)

      242        225,665  
      

 

 

 
         16,519,922  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.8%

 

American Builders & Contractors Supply Co., Inc.
4.00%, 01/15/2028(a)

      6,754        6,626,822  

RB Global Holdings, Inc.
6.75%, 03/15/2028(a)

      502        509,535  
      

 

 

 
         7,136,357  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.9%

 

Block, Inc.
2.75%, 06/01/2026

      3,947        3,947,000  

3.50%, 06/01/2031

      2,402        2,187,525  

5.625%, 08/15/2030(a)

      1,567        1,572,861  
      

 

 

 
         7,707,386  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.0%

 

Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone Ltd.
4.375%, 07/03/2029(a)

      202        197,142  
      

 

 

 
         76,497,176  
  

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 4.0%

 

Banking – 3.1%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.
6.70%, 02/14/2033

      4,224        4,354,944  

6.848%, 01/03/2030

      1,201        1,250,962  

8.00%, 11/01/2031

      809        903,321  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
5.601%, 03/20/2030(a)

      752        769,679  

BPCE SA
5.876%, 01/14/2031(a)

      686        705,915  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CaixaBank SA
5.673%, 03/15/2030(a)

  U.S.$     1,324      $ 1,355,935  

Capital One Financial Corp.
5.463%, 07/26/2030

      1,573        1,603,453  

Citigroup, Inc.
Series AA
7.625%, 11/15/2028(i)

      205        213,216  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
3.729%, 01/14/2032

      3,990        3,725,623  

3.742%, 01/07/2033

      230        210,443  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
4.198%, 06/01/2032(a)

      2,636        2,487,330  

Synchrony Financial
5.935%, 08/02/2030

      610        621,627  

7.25%, 02/02/2033

      5,915        6,127,230  

Truist Financial Corp.
Series N
6.669%, 09/01/2026(i)

      626        627,214  

UBS Group AG
3.875%, 06/02/2026(a)(i)

      445        445,000  

4.375%, 02/10/2031(a)(i)

      507        462,217  

UniCredit SpA
5.861%, 06/19/2032(a)

      1,787        1,797,597  
      

 

 

 
         27,661,706  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.5%

 

FS KKR Capital Corp.
3.125%, 10/12/2028

      1,309        1,233,811  

Midcap Financial Issuer Trust
6.50%, 05/01/2028(a)

      3,001        2,999,350  
      

 

 

 
         4,233,161  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.1%

 

Athene Global Funding
5.583%, 01/09/2029(a)

      93        94,231  

Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. (The)
Series ICON
6.038% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 2.39%), 02/12/2047(a)(d)

      859        829,330  

SBL Holdings, Inc.
5.00%, 02/18/2031(a)

      370        331,927  

5.90%, 09/26/2028(a)

      236        228,637  
      

 

 

 
         1,484,125  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.3%

 

Newmark Group, Inc.
7.50%, 01/12/2029

      2,027        2,126,789  

Trust 2401
4.869%, 01/15/2030(a)

      211        202,222  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Vornado Realty LP
3.40%, 06/01/2031

    U.S.$       84      $ 76,610  
      

 

 

 
         2,405,621  
      

 

 

 
         35,784,613  
  

 

 

 

Utility – 0.0%

 

Electric – 0.0%

 

Empresas Publicas de Medellin ESP
4.25%, 07/18/2029(a)

      427        398,062  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $111,404,761)

         112,679,851  
      

 

 

 
      

BANK LOANS – 4.4%

      

Industrial – 3.1%

      

Basic – 0.2%

      

INEOS US Petrochem LLC
7.970% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 4.25%), 04/02/2029(k)

      1,886        1,737,254  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.6%

      

DIRECTV Financing LLC
9.175% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.25%), 08/02/2029(k)

      1,216        1,222,114  

MH Sub I LLC
7.870% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 4.25%), 05/03/2028(k)

      1,592        1,538,840  

MJH Healthcare Holdings LLC
7.370% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.75%), 01/28/2029(k)

      1,450        1,408,922  

Neptune Bidco US, Inc.
8.768% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.00%), 02/03/2033(k)

      1,000        987,810  

Radiate Holdco LLC
1.500% (PIK Interest 12 + 1.50%), 09/25/2029(k)

      772        697,556  
      

 

 

 
         5,855,242  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.2%

 

StubHub Holdco Sub LLC
03/15/2030(l)

      1,388        1,390,548  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.1%

      

RealTruck Group, Inc.
9.897% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 6.00%), 01/31/2031(k)

      958        612,981  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

PHRG Intermediate LLC
7.699% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.00%), 02/20/2032(k)

      804        801,160  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.4%

      

Hertz Corp. (The)
7.425% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.50%), 06/30/2028(k)

    U.S.$       1,514      $ 1,169,853  

ModivCare Buyer LLC
8.700% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.00%), 12/29/2030(g)(j)(k)

      88        73,745  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
12/31/2030(l)

      1,926        1,912,750  

Weber-Stephen Products LLC
7.441% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.75%), 10/01/2032(k)

      620        595,200  
      

 

 

 
         3,751,548  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.2%

 

Calcasieu Pass Funding, LLC
6.954% (CME Term SOFR 6 Month + 3.25%), 04/11/2033(k)

      1,930        1,934,825  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 1.2%

      

Boxer Parent Co., Inc.
6.665% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.00%), 07/30/2031(k)

      1,469        1,373,286  

Clover Holdings 2 LLC
7.750%, 12/09/2031

      1,787        1,721,423  

Darktrace Finco US LLC
6.927% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.25%), 10/09/2031(k)

      1,207        1,151,263  

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.
14.000% (PRIME 3 Month + 5.50%), 11/03/2027(e)(g)(h)(j)(k)

      550        49,487  

Peraton Corp.
7.513% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.75%), 02/01/2028(k)

      2,357        2,093,353  

Ping Identity Holding Corp.
6.381% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.75%), 11/15/2032(k)

      790        779,635  

Playtika Holding Corp.
6.484% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.75%), 03/13/2028(k)

      767        748,986  

Polaris Newco LLC
7.925% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.00%), 06/02/2028(k)

      1,257        1,122,570  

Rocket Software, Inc.
11/28/2028(l)

      2,000        1,944,800  
      

 

 

 
         10,984,803  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.1%

      

JetBlue Airways Corp.
8.435% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.75%), 08/27/2029(k)

    U.S.$       847      $ 739,095  
      

 

 

 
         27,807,456  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 1.3%

      

Banking – 0.0%

      

Orbit Private Holdings I Ltd.
7.549% (CME Term SOFR 6 Month + 3.75%), 12/10/2031(k)

      105        105,395  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.3%

      

Jane Street Group LLC
5.665% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 2.00%), 12/15/2031(k)

      2,526        2,510,605  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.2%

      

Nexus Buyer LLC
07/31/2031(l)

      1,800        1,771,074  
      

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.0%

      

ACProducts Holdings, Inc.
9.149% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.50%), 11/17/2031(k)

      43        44,225  

Colossus Acquireco LLC
5.380% (SOFR 4 + 1.75%), 07/30/2032(k)

      517        516,825  
      

 

 

 
         561,050  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.8%

 

Acrisure LLC
6.620% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 3.00%), 11/06/2030(k)

      5,087        4,820,047  

Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer
6.120% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.50%), 09/19/2031(k)

      1,200        1,194,791  

Asurion LLC
7.413% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.75%), 02/23/2033(k)

      873        850,773  

8.013% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 4.25%), 08/19/2028(k)

      114        113,930  
      

 

 

 
         6,979,541  
      

 

 

 
         11,927,665  
      

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $41,296,616)

         39,735,121  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.5%

      

Industrial – 0.4%

 

Basic – 0.1%

 

Braskem Idesa SAPI
6.99%, 02/20/2032(e)(f)(h)

    U.S.$       486      $ 331,082  

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV
4.50%, 01/10/2028(f)

      341        226,339  
      

 

 

 
         557,421  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.3%

 

Melco Resorts Finance Ltd.
5.375%, 12/04/2029(a)

      2,150        2,096,831  

5.625%, 07/17/2027(a)

      356        355,341  
      

 

 

 
         2,452,172  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.0%

 

Central American Bottling Corp./CBC Bottling Holdco SL/Beliv Holdco SL
5.25%, 04/27/2029(a)

      28        27,580  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.0%

      

Ecopetrol SA
8.625%, 01/19/2029

      216        227,092  

Gran Tierra Energy, Inc.
9.5%, 10/15/2029(a)

      216        197,640  
      

 

 

 
         424,732  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.0%

 

ATP Tower Holdings/Andean Telecom Partners Chile SpA/Andean Tower Partners C
7.875%, 02/03/2030(a)

      470        482,671  
      

 

 

 
         3,944,576  
  

 

 

 

Utility – 0.1%

 

Electric – 0.1%

 

India Clean Energy Holdings
4.50%, 04/18/2027(a)

      200        196,583  

Investment Energy Resources Ltd.
6.25%, 04/26/2029(a)

      247        246,950  
      

 

 

 
         443,533  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $4,541,225)

         4,388,109  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 0.3%

      

Bahrain – 0.1%

 

Bahrain Government International Bond
7.00%, 10/12/2028(a)

      570        576,509  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Cote D’Ivoire – 0.1%

      

Ivory Coast Government International Bond
6.375%, 03/03/2028(a)

    U.S.$       507      $ 514,798  
      

 

 

 

Egypt – 0.0%

      

Egypt Government International Bond
7.50%, 01/31/2027(a)

      200        203,096  
      

 

 

 

Senegal – 0.0%

      

Senegal Government International Bond
4.75%, 03/13/2028(a)

    EUR       333        220,792  

6.75%, 03/13/2048(a)

    U.S.$       483        245,122  
      

 

 

 
         465,914  
      

 

 

 

South Africa – 0.1%

      

Republic of South Africa Government International Bond

      

Series 10Y
4.85%, 09/27/2027

      540        541,890  

Series 12Y
4.30%, 10/12/2028

      208        206,010  
      

 

 

 
         747,900  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Sovereigns
(cost $2,887,499)

         2,508,217  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

COMMON STOCKS – 0.1%

      

Communication Services – 0.1%

      

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.1%

      

Altice France SA/LuxCo3(e)(g)(j)

      26,338        526,339  
      

 

 

 
      

Health Care – 0.0%

      

Health Care Providers & Services – 0.0%

      

ModivCare Topco LLC(e)

      7,096        39,915  
      

 

 

 
      

Energy – 0.0%

      

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%

      

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(e)(g)

      38,964        21,851  
      

 

 

 
      

Industrial – 0.0%

      

Transportation Infrastructure – 0.0%

      

Spirit Airlines LLC(e)

      22,351        335  
      

 

 

 

Total Common Stocks
(cost $1,128,601)

         588,440  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.1%

      

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.1%

      

CD Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-CD1, Class XA
1.252%, 08/10/2049(m)

    U.S.$       2,179      $ 159  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-C4, Class XA
0.974%, 10/12/2050(m)

      2,382        22,913  

Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2012-CR3, Class D
4.434%, 10/15/2045(a)

      100        82,990  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2011-GC5, Class C
5.253%, 08/10/2044(a)

      158        153,996  

Series 2011-GC5, Class D
5.253%, 08/10/2044(a)

      236        184,615  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-LC24, Class XA
1.480%, 10/15/2049(m)

      1,036        543  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-C4, Class E
4.984%, 06/15/2044(a)

      25        24,232  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $545,625)

         469,448  
      

 

 

 
      

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.0%

      

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.0%

      

South Africa – 0.0%

      

Transnet/South Africa
8.25%, 02/06/2028(a)
(cost $370,000)

      370        384,800  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

PREFERRED STOCKS – 0.0%

      

Industrials – 0.0%

      

Other Industrial – 0.0%

      

Asphalt ATD Holdco – Class A
0.00%(e)(g)(j)
(cost $66,597)

      2,684        66,590  
      

 

 

 

 

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Company         Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 0.0%

      

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.0%

      

Federal National Mortgage Association Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2017-C07, Class 2M2
6.227% (CME Term SOFR + 2.61%), 05/25/2030(d)
(cost $3,609)

    U.S.$       4      $ 3,646  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.6%

      

Investment Companies – 1.6%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(n)(o)(p)
(cost $14,434,300)

      14,434,300        14,434,300  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.9%
(cost $894,935,855)

         888,643,600  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.1%

         10,323,257  
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 898,966,857  
  

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description   Number of
Contracts
    Expiration
Month
  Current
Notional
    Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

    6     September 2026   $ 672,469     $ 6,242  

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

    325     September 2026      34,843,555        120,602  

Sold Contracts

 

Euro-BOBL Futures

    12     June 2026     1,625,934       13,863  

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

    243     September 2026     50,194,688       (74,039

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

    353     September 2026     38,769,328       (292,265
       

 

 

 
  $ (225,597
       

 

 

 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

NatWest Markets PLC

     EUR        30,685        USD        36,306        06/18/2026      $ 472,331  

NatWest Markets PLC

     GBP        894        USD        1,209        07/16/2026        3,685  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        350        EUR        300        06/18/2026        322  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        593        EUR        500        06/18/2026        (9,475

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     GBP        20        USD        27        07/16/2026        89  
                 

 

 

 
                  $  466,952  
                 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $721,095,316 or 80.2% of net assets.

 

(b)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(d)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

(f)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.24% of net assets as of May 31, 2026, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Braskem Idesa SAPI
6.99%, 02/20/2032

    10/14/2021     $ 247,898     $ 168,947       0.02

Braskem Idesa SAPI
6.99%, 02/20/2032

    09/30/2022       175,821       162,135       0.02

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV
4.50%, 01/10/2028

    07/28/2021       345,784       226,339       0.02

ModivCare, Inc.
5.00%, 10/01/2029

   
03/07/2025 -
04/01/2025
 
 
    1,342,482       2,114       0.00

NFE Financing LLC
12.00%, 11/15/2029

   
12/05/2024 -
03/13/2025
 
 
     3,466,458        1,586,283       0.18

 

(g)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(h)

Defaulted.

 

(i)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

(j)

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

 

(k)

The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the SOFR or an alternate base rate such as the PRIME or the SOFR/PRIME floor rate plus a spread at May 31, 2026.

 

(l)

This position or a portion of this position represents an unsettled loan purchase. The coupon rate will be determined at the time of settlement and will be based upon the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus a premium which was determined at the time of purchase.

 

(m)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(n)

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

 

(o)

Affiliated investments.

 

(p)

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.

 

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Currency Abbreviations:

EUR – Euro

GBP – Great British Pound

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

BOBL – Bundesobligationen

CAB – Capital Appreciation Bond

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

EURIBOR – Euro Interbank Offered Rate

PRIME – U.S. Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB SHORT DURATION INCOME ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 42.9%

 

    

Industrial – 26.2%

      

Basic – 1.8%

      

Anglo American Capital PLC
4.625%, 03/19/2031(a)

    U.S.$       512      $ 506,803  

BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
4.75%, 02/28/2028

      570        574,309  

FMC Corp.
8.00%, 06/01/2031(a)

      18        18,814  

Glencore Funding LLC
4.90%, 07/01/2031(a)

      85        85,001  

5.186%, 04/01/2030(a)

      161        163,101  

5.338%, 04/04/2027(a)

      435        439,058  

6.125%, 10/06/2028(a)

      29        29,925  

Nutrien Ltd.
4.90%, 03/27/2028

      766        772,350  

SNF Group SACA
5.626%, 03/31/2031(a)

      511        517,342  
      

 

 

 
         3,106,703  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 2.7%

      

BAE Systems PLC
5.00%, 03/26/2027(a)

      374        376,435  

Boeing Co. (The)
3.25%, 02/01/2028

      762        747,506  

6.259%, 05/01/2027

      104        105,675  

Honeywell Aerospace, Inc.
3.90%, 03/16/2028(a)

      109        108,137  

4.00%, 03/16/2029(a)

      338        334,069  

Northrop Grumman Corp.
3.25%, 01/15/2028

      184        180,944  

Parker-Hannifin Corp.
3.25%, 06/14/2029

      66        63,764  

4.25%, 09/15/2027

      496        495,732  

4.50%, 09/15/2029

      121        121,258  

Republic Services, Inc.
3.95%, 05/15/2028

      428        425,749  

4.875%, 04/01/2029

      348        352,231  

RTX Corp.
2.25%, 07/01/2030

      322        294,755  

3.50%, 03/15/2027

      202        201,055  

4.125%, 11/16/2028

      40        39,746  

5.75%, 11/08/2026

      421        423,370  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
3.45%, 11/15/2026

      444        442,162  
      

 

 

 
         4,712,588  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.4%

 

    

Rogers Communications, Inc.
3.20%, 03/15/2027

    U.S.$       629      $ 623,320  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 2.5%

      

American Honda Finance Corp.
2.00%, 03/24/2028

      457        437,290  

4.90%, 03/13/2029

      57        57,431  

5.65%, 11/15/2028

      347        355,595  

Series G
4.45%, 10/22/2027

      290        290,084  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
3.815%, 11/02/2027

      219        215,787  

5.80%, 03/08/2029

      383        388,492  

5.918%, 03/20/2028

      346        350,976  

7.35%, 11/04/2027

      264        272,432  

General Motors Co.
4.20%, 10/01/2027

      394        392,861  

6.80%, 10/01/2027

      31        31,833  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
2.40%, 04/10/2028

      155        149,142  

2.70%, 08/20/2027

      295        289,009  

5.05%, 04/04/2028

      124        125,034  

5.35%, 07/15/2027

      251        253,540  

Hyundai Capital America
4.25%, 01/08/2029(a)

      57        56,367  

4.30%, 09/24/2027(a)

      35        34,916  

4.50%, 09/18/2030(a)

      71        69,865  

4.55%, 09/26/2029(a)

      38        37,843  

4.90%, 06/23/2028(a)

      98        98,460  

5.15%, 03/27/2030(a)

      100        101,034  

5.25%, 01/08/2027(a)

      25        25,120  

5.30%, 03/19/2027(a)

      322        324,218  
      

 

 

 
         4,357,329  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.4%

      

Carnival Corp., Ltd.
5.125%, 05/01/2029(a)

      81        80,896  

5.75%, 03/15/2030(a)

      16        16,164  

Hasbro, Inc.
4.65%, 03/12/2031

      105        103,836  

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
5.375%, 07/15/2027(a)

      436        437,382  
      

 

 

 
         638,278  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.6%

      

CK Hutchison International 24 Ltd.
5.375%, 04/26/2029(a)

      447        458,113  

Flutter Treasury DAC
5.875%, 06/04/2031(a)

      200        198,324  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
3.50%, 08/18/2026

    U.S.$       424      $ 423,631  
      

 

 

 
         1,080,068  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.3%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
3.875%, 01/15/2028(a)

      17        16,704  

5.625%, 09/15/2029(a)

      356        359,080  

6.125%, 06/15/2029(a)

      193        196,578  
      

 

 

 
         572,362  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.7%

      

AutoNation, Inc.
4.45%, 01/15/2029

      148        146,690  

Ralph Lauren Corp.
2.95%, 06/15/2030

      423        397,523  

Tapestry, Inc.
5.10%, 03/11/2030

      575        580,968  
      

 

 

 
         1,125,181  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 5.5%

      

AbbVie, Inc.
3.20%, 11/21/2029

      193        185,355  

Altria Group, Inc.
3.40%, 05/06/2030

      466        445,659  

4.80%, 02/14/2029

      440        442,834  

BAT Capital Corp.
2.259%, 03/25/2028

      446        429,115  

3.557%, 08/15/2027

      124        122,895  

4.70%, 04/02/2027

      299        299,900  

Becton Dickinson & Co.
3.70%, 06/06/2027

      193        191,869  

4.693%, 02/13/2028

      707        710,259  

CVS Health Corp.
2.875%, 06/01/2026

      401        401,000  

3.00%, 08/15/2026

      107        106,696  

3.625%, 04/01/2027

      283        281,591  

DH Europe Finance II SARL
2.60%, 11/15/2029

      490        460,085  

General Mills, Inc.
4.20%, 04/17/2028

      582        579,951  

Gilead Sciences, Inc.
1.65%, 10/01/2030

      817        725,169  

HCA, Inc.
3.125%, 03/15/2027

      362        358,959  

5.20%, 06/01/2028

      299        302,923  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.50%, 07/26/2026(a)

      376        375,421  

Jazz Securities DAC
4.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      301        295,248  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
3.00%, 06/01/2026

    U.S.$       381      $ 381,000  

Molson Coors Beverage Co.
3.00%, 07/15/2026

      393        392,285  

Philip Morris International, Inc.
3.375%, 08/15/2029

      49        47,389  

4.375%, 11/01/2027

      266        266,474  

4.875%, 02/15/2028

      43        43,372  

4.875%, 02/13/2029

      356        359,674  

5.125%, 11/17/2027

      144        145,636  

5.125%, 02/15/2030

      190        193,646  

5.625%, 11/17/2029

      68        70,298  

Royalty Pharma PLC
2.20%, 09/02/2030

      95        85,845  

Shire Acquisitions Investments Ireland DAC
3.20%, 09/23/2026

      486        484,289  

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
2.05%, 03/31/2030

      503        457,876  
      

 

 

 
         9,642,713  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 6.5%

      

Antero Midstream Partners LP/Antero Midstream Finance Corp.
6.625%, 02/01/2032(a)

      286        292,040  

ConocoPhillips Co.
4.70%, 01/15/2030

      701        705,977  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
2.268%, 11/15/2026(a)

      29        28,728  

4.375%, 01/15/2028

      295        293,383  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
3.50%, 12/01/2029

      186        180,403  

Energy Transfer LP
5.50%, 06/01/2027

      345        348,115  

Eni SpA
Series X-R
4.75%, 09/12/2028(a)

      522        524,861  

EOG Resources, Inc.
4.40%, 01/15/2031

      724        716,224  

EQT Corp.
3.90%, 10/01/2027

      217        215,544  

4.75%, 01/15/2031

      600        596,478  

Hess Midstream Operations LP
5.875%, 03/01/2028(a)

      172        173,691  

6.50%, 06/01/2029(a)

      284        291,375  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
5.00%, 02/01/2029

      733        742,478  

MPLX LP
4.00%, 03/15/2028

      278        275,837  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

ONEOK, Inc.
3.10%, 03/15/2030

    U.S.$       118      $ 111,474  

4.25%, 09/24/2027

      284        283,384  

4.55%, 07/15/2028

      473        473,213  

5.65%, 11/01/2028

      33        33,763  

Permian Resources Operating LLC
5.875%, 07/01/2029(a)

      197        197,128  

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
1.90%, 08/15/2030

      285        257,116  

Santos Finance Ltd.
Series E
4.125%, 09/14/2027(a)

      632        627,102  

Schlumberger Holdings Corp.
3.90%, 05/17/2028(a)

      726        719,894  

Targa Resources Corp.
5.20%, 07/01/2027

      538        542,315  

6.15%, 03/01/2029

      241        250,609  

TotalEnergies Capital International SA
2.829%, 01/10/2030

      205        194,078  

Var Energi ASA
5.875%, 05/22/2030(a)

      200        206,614  

7.50%, 01/15/2028(a)

      446        464,933  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
3.75%, 06/15/2027

      580        577,158  

4.90%, 03/15/2029

      231        233,086  

5.30%, 08/15/2028

      148        150,643  

Woodside Finance Ltd.
3.70%, 03/15/2028(a)

      175        172,419  

4.50%, 03/04/2029(a)

      290        288,347  

5.40%, 05/19/2030

      174        177,431  
      

 

 

 
         11,345,841  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.5%

      

LKQ Corp.
5.75%, 06/15/2028

      613        623,642  

RB Global Holdings, Inc.
6.75%, 03/15/2028(a)

      187        189,807  
      

 

 

 
         813,449  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.7%

      

Expedia Group, Inc.
3.80%, 02/15/2028

      558        551,594  

Global Payments, Inc.
4.55%, 03/15/2028

      249        248,348  

S&P Global, Inc.
2.45%, 03/01/2027

      481        475,247  
      

 

 

 
         1,275,189  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Technology – 2.1%

      

Analog Devices, Inc.
1.70%, 10/01/2028

    U.S.$       72      $ 67,832  

3.50%, 12/05/2026

      125        124,568  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
4.45%, 03/10/2028

      127        126,653  

Fiserv, Inc.
3.20%, 07/01/2026

      416        415,622  

5.15%, 03/15/2027

      253        254,343  

Intel Corp.
1.60%, 08/12/2028

      85        79,998  

4.875%, 02/10/2028

      690        694,512  

Oracle Corp.
2.65%, 07/15/2026

      68        67,859  

3.25%, 11/15/2027

      187        183,432  

Salesforce, Inc.
1.50%, 07/15/2028

      770        725,278  

VMware LLC
1.40%, 08/15/2026

      442        439,406  

1.80%, 08/15/2028

      442        417,893  
      

 

 

 
         3,597,396  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.5%

      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
4.95%, 07/10/2028

      214        215,158  

5.25%, 07/10/2030

      614        621,079  
      

 

 

 
         836,237  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads – 0.0%

      

CSX Corp.
3.80%, 03/01/2028

      61        60,517  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 1.0%

      

ERAC USA Finance LLC
4.60%, 05/01/2028(a)

      406        407,608  

5.00%, 02/15/2029(a)

      312        315,463  

Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc.
4.30%, 03/15/2029(a)

      430        424,569  

XPO, Inc.
6.25%, 06/01/2028(a)

      600        607,746  
      

 

 

 
         1,755,386  
      

 

 

 
         45,542,557  
  

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 14.3%

 

Banking – 11.5%

 

Ally Financial, Inc.
5.737%, 05/15/2029

      412        418,567  

7.10%, 11/15/2027

      393        406,240  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
4.968%, 05/08/2031

      400        400,016  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Banco Santander SA
1.722%, 09/14/2027

  U.S.$     400      $ 396,804  

4.175%, 03/24/2028

      200        199,400  

4.25%, 04/11/2027

      400        399,832  

5.565%, 01/17/2030

      200        204,862  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
5.601%, 03/20/2030(a)

      464        474,909  

Barclays PLC
2.279%, 11/24/2027

      200        197,952  

4.476%, 11/11/2029

      200        198,766  

5.501%, 08/09/2028

      450        454,558  

7.385%, 11/02/2028

      200        207,398  

BNP Paribas SA
5.125%, 01/13/2029(a)

      573        577,882  

CaixaBank SA
6.208%, 01/18/2029(a)

      343        351,743  

Capital One Financial Corp.
1.878%, 11/02/2027

      643        635,940  

4.927%, 05/10/2028

      280        281,131  

Citigroup, Inc.
1.462%, 06/09/2027

      424        423,733  

4.643%, 05/07/2028

      390        390,873  

4.658%, 05/24/2028

      118        118,326  

Series VAR
3.07%, 02/24/2028

      317        314,017  

Credit Agricole SA
5.23%, 01/09/2029(a)

      275        277,791  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
2.552%, 01/07/2028

      565        558,474  

5.706%, 02/08/2028

      347        349,814  

DNB Bank ASA
1.605%, 03/30/2028(a)

      647        632,100  

HSBC Holdings PLC
4.583%, 06/19/2029

      200        199,774  

4.755%, 06/09/2028

      200        200,544  

5.21%, 08/11/2028

      556        560,259  

5.597%, 05/17/2028

      305        308,254  

ING Groep NV
4.017%, 03/28/2028

      482        480,578  

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1.47%, 09/22/2027

      72        71,377  

3.509%, 01/23/2029

      635        625,177  

4.851%, 07/25/2028

      154        154,750  

KBC Group NV
5.796%, 01/19/2029(a)

      414        422,044  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
3.574%, 11/07/2028

      200        197,558  

3.75%, 03/18/2028

      394        392,160  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.985%, 08/07/2027

  U.S.$     175      $ 175,476  

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
4.548%, 04/18/2030

      414        412,278  

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
1.538%, 07/20/2027

      440        438,275  

2.341%, 01/19/2028

      487        480,689  

Morgan Stanley
3.95%, 04/23/2027

      222        221,487  

4.21%, 04/20/2028

      366        365,568  

4.994%, 04/12/2029

      91        91,697  

5.652%, 04/13/2028

      601        607,353  

Nationwide Building Society
2.972%, 02/16/2028(a)

      454        449,138  

3.96%, 07/18/2030(a)

      279        272,022  

NatWest Group PLC
1.642%, 06/14/2027

      416        415,567  

3.073%, 05/22/2028

      273        269,514  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
2.469%, 01/11/2028

      200        197,450  

3.823%, 11/03/2028

      434        429,387  

Societe Generale SA
4.45%, 04/12/2030(a)

      200        197,818  

5.249%, 05/22/2029(a)

      200        201,926  

5.519%, 01/19/2028(a)

      443        445,414  

Standard Chartered PLC
5.545%, 01/21/2029(a)

      236        239,177  

Synchrony Financial
3.95%, 12/01/2027

      59        58,382  

5.019%, 07/29/2029

      348        348,230  

7.25%, 02/02/2033

      179        185,422  

UBS Group AG
1.494%, 08/10/2027(a)

      226        224,655  

4.703%, 08/05/2027(a)

      367        367,033  

UniCredit SpA
1.982%, 06/03/2027(a)

      404        404,000  
      

 

 

 
         19,981,561  
      

 

 

 

Finance – 0.0%

 

FS KKR Capital Corp.
3.125%, 10/12/2028

      46        43,358  
      

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.0%

 

Lincoln Financial Global Funding
4.20%, 01/12/2029(a)

      56        55,235  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 2.8%

 

Digital Realty Trust LP
3.70%, 08/15/2027

      610        604,821  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
5.30%, 01/15/2029

  U.S.$     420      $ 422,839  

Host Hotels & Resorts LP
4.25%, 12/15/2028

      19        18,829  

Series I
3.50%, 09/15/2030

      749        706,150  

Newmark Group, Inc.
7.50%, 01/12/2029

      260        272,800  

Ventas Realty LP
4.40%, 01/15/2029

      769        765,909  

VICI Properties LP
4.75%, 02/15/2028

      569        569,990  

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.
4.25%, 12/01/2026(a)

      5        4,991  

4.625%, 12/01/2029(a)

      675        664,058  

Welltower OP LLC
3.10%, 01/15/2030

      655        622,558  

4.25%, 04/15/2028

      183        182,727  
      

 

 

 
         4,835,672  
      

 

 

 
         24,915,826  
  

 

 

 

Utility – 2.4%

 

Electric – 2.4%

 

Constellation Energy Generation LLC
4.625%, 02/01/2029(a)

      184        183,113  

EDP Finance BV
1.71%, 01/24/2028(a)

      734        701,007  

ENEL Finance International NV
2.125%, 07/12/2028(a)(b)

      474        451,310  

4.125%, 09/30/2028(a)

      227        224,607  

ITC Holdings Corp.
4.95%, 09/22/2027(a)

      483        485,372  

Sempra
3.25%, 06/15/2027

      223        220,411  

3.40%, 02/01/2028

      618        606,783  

Southern Co. (The)
5.113%, 08/01/2027(b)

      568        572,436  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
3.70%, 01/30/2027(a)

      483        480,493  

4.30%, 07/15/2029(a)

      207        203,419  

4.55%, 10/30/2028(a)

      79        78,647  
      

 

 

 
         4,207,598  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $74,699,463)

         74,665,981  
  

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 21.9%

 

United States – 21.9%

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds
4.75%, 02/15/2045

      145        141,194  

4.875%, 08/15/2045

      77        76,049  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

U.S. Treasury Notes
3.375%, 11/30/2027

  U.S.$     437      $ 433,262  

3.375%, 02/29/2028

      45        44,539  

3.50%, 09/30/2027

      1,102        1,095,629  

3.50%, 01/31/2028

      1,057        1,048,660  

3.625%, 08/31/2027

      2,949        2,937,480  

3.625%, 08/31/2030

      2,760        2,706,956  

3.625%, 12/31/2030

      1,095        1,072,073  

3.75%, 04/30/2027

      6        5,993  

3.75%, 04/30/2028

      2,023        2,013,754  

3.75%, 10/31/2032

      1,700        1,652,453  

3.75%, 11/30/2032

      1,538        1,494,143  

3.875%, 05/31/2027

      254        253,901  

3.875%, 07/31/2027

      272        271,787  

3.875%, 03/15/2028

      293        292,405  

3.875%, 03/31/2028

      578        576,758  

3.875%, 07/31/2030

      3,498        3,466,299  

3.875%, 09/30/2032

      1,669        1,635,229  

4.00%, 01/31/2029

      1,445        1,443,194  

4.00%, 07/31/2029

      2,591        2,585,939  

4.00%, 02/28/2030

      2,375        2,367,022  

4.125%, 01/31/2027

      14        14,028  

4.125%, 02/28/2027

      176        176,358  

4.125%, 03/31/2029

      1,158        1,160,262  

4.125%, 02/15/2036

      2,133        2,081,341  

4.25%, 02/28/2029

      1,190        1,196,136  

4.25%, 06/30/2029

      151        151,300  

4.25%, 01/31/2030

      2,220        2,231,447  

4.375%, 08/31/2028

      398        401,155  

4.375%, 11/30/2028

      970        977,730  

4.375%, 12/31/2029

      900        908,508  

4.625%, 09/30/2028

      74        74,977  

4.625%, 04/30/2029

      1,060        1,076,397  

4.875%, 10/31/2028

      24        24,458  
  

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $38,317,788)

      

 

38,088,816

 

  

 

 

 
      

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 11.2%

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 6.8%

 

Affirm Asset Securitization Trust
Series 2025-X2, Class A
4.45%, 10/15/2030(a)(c)

      167        167,583  

Series 2026-X1, Class A
4.27%, 04/15/2031(a)

      138        138,033  

APL Finance DAC
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.81%, 03/20/2036(a)

      226        225,067  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Avant Loans Funding Trust
Series 2024-REV1, Class A
5.92%, 10/15/2033(a)

  U.S.$     255      $ 255,155  

Series 2025-REV1, Class A
5.12%, 05/15/2034(a)

      250        250,385  

Series 2026-REV1, Class A
4.52%, 05/15/2036(a)

      253        251,082  

BHG Securitization Trust
Series 2023-B, Class A
6.92%, 12/17/2036(a)

      84        87,074  

Series 2025-2CON, Class A
4.84%, 09/17/2036(a)

      219        218,164  

Castlelake Aircraft Structured Trust
Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.465%, 08/15/2050(a)

      565        562,235  

Series 2025-3A, Class A
5.087%, 11/15/2050(a)

      240        236,030  

Cherry Securitization Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
5.70%, 04/15/2032(a)

      600        601,872  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
6.13%, 11/15/2032(a)

      400        404,497  

Dailypay Securitization Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.63%, 06/26/2028(a)

      600        601,098  

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.99%, 03/15/2032(a)

      14        13,961  

Equify ABS LLC
Series 2024-1A, Class A
5.43%, 04/18/2033(a)

      46        46,616  

Lendmark Funding Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
5.53%, 06/21/2032(a)

      300        302,091  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.94%, 09/20/2034(a)

      300        301,190  

Series 2025-3A, Class A
4.51%, 05/21/2035(a)

      100        98,614  

Onemain Financial Issuance Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.82%, 07/14/2038(a)

      420        421,130  

Oportun Issuance Trust
Series 2025-B, Class A
4.88%, 05/09/2033(a)

      600        600,547  

Series 2025-C, Class A
4.49%, 07/08/2033(a)

      600        597,924  

OWN Equipment Fund II LLC
Series 2025-1M, Class A
5.48%, 09/26/2033(a)

      522        523,173  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust
Series 2024-10, Class A
5.183%, 06/15/2032(a)

  U.S.$     33      $ 33,567  

Series 2026-1, Class A1
4.228%, 02/15/2027(a)

      160        159,501  

Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Grantor Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.715%, 01/20/2034(a)

      292        292,816  

PK ALIFT Loan Funding 7 LP
Series 2025-2, Class A
4.75%, 03/15/2043(a)

      332        327,748  

Purchasing Power Funding LLC
Series 2026-A, Class A
4.37%, 08/15/2030(a)

      224        222,242  

Reach ABS Trust
Series 2025-2A, Class A
4.93%, 08/18/2032(a)

      209        210,039  

Series 2026-1A, Class A
4.32%, 02/15/2033(a)

      246        246,282  

Regional Management Issuance Trust
Series 2024-2, Class A
5.11%, 12/15/2033(a)

      220        220,592  

Series 2025-1, Class A
4.99%, 04/17/2034(a)

      585        586,454  

Republic Finance Issuance Trust
Series 2024-A, Class A
5.91%, 08/20/2032(a)

      250        250,778  

Series 2024-B, Class A
5.42%, 11/20/2037(a)

      150        150,899  

Short Term Consumer Receivables Issuer Trust
Series 2025-1B, Class INV
0.00%, 11/20/2035(d)(e)(f)

      96        98,645  

Series 2026-1A, Class INV
0.01%, 03/20/2036(d)(e)(f)

      180        187,345  

Sotheby’s Artfi Master Trust
Series 2026-1A, Class A1
4.80%, 06/20/2033(a)

      388        386,429  

Sunbit Asset Securitization Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.36%, 07/15/2030(a)

      300        300,755  

Upgrade Master Pass-Thru Trust
Series 2025-ST6, Class A
4.611%, 10/15/2032(a)

      186        185,749  

Series 2025-ST8, Class A
4.618%, 12/15/2033(a)

      183        182,757  

Series 2026-ST1, Class A
4.244%, 03/15/2034(a)

      148        147,472  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Upstart Securitization Trust
Series 2024-1, Class A
5.33%, 11/20/2034(a)

    U.S.$       28      $ 27,991  

Series 2026-1, Class A1
4.142%, 02/22/2027(a)

      197        197,025  

Verdant Receivables 2023-1 LLC
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.24%, 01/13/2031(a)

      154        155,784  

VFI ABS LLC
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.78%, 06/24/2030(a)

      276        276,832  
      

 

 

 
         11,751,223  
      

 

 

 

Autos - Fixed Rate – 2.8%

      

ACM Auto Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.38%, 06/20/2029(a)

      13        13,215  

Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.55%, 06/20/2028(a)

      185        185,581  

Series 2025-3A, Class A
5.01%, 01/22/2030(a)

      289        288,737  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2026-A, Class A
4.19%, 12/17/2029(a)

      301        301,149  

Series 2026-B, Class A
4.35%, 02/15/2030(a)

      155        154,879  

Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.02%, 03/15/2035(a)

      250        251,017  

Series 2026-1A, Class A
4.65%, 04/15/2036(a)

      400        398,804  

FHF Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.57%, 06/15/2028(a)

      12        11,629  

FinBe USA Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.70%, 12/15/2028(a)

      213        212,585  

Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC
Series 2024-1A, Class A
5.44%, 01/25/2029(a)

      154        155,696  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.91%, 09/25/2029(a)

      250        250,748  

Series 2025-3A, Class A
5.06%, 12/26/2029(a)

      600        603,418  

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.92%, 08/15/2028(a)

      28        27,974  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2023-2A, Class A2
7.09%, 10/16/2028(a)

    U.S.$       35      $ 35,407  

Series 2023-3A, Class A2
7.50%, 12/15/2028(a)

      38        38,317  

Series 2026-1A, Class A1
4.176%, 01/15/2027(a)

      64        64,009  

Series A2, Class 24-1A
6.19%, 08/15/2029(a)

      50        50,590  

Lobel Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.06%, 11/15/2027(a)

      13        12,510  

Series 2026-1, Class A
4.88%, 10/16/2028(a)

      311        310,699  

Merchants Fleet Funding LLC
Series 2023-1A, Class A
7.21%, 05/20/2036(a)

      94        94,764  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.49%, 01/20/2039(a)

      366        366,283  

Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust
Series 2024-3A, Class A
5.281%, 03/25/2033(a)

      250        250,529  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.044%, 06/27/2033(a)

      234        234,769  

SAFCO Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.46%, 09/10/2029(a)

      104        103,549  

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.61%, 10/17/2027(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

      25        23,265  

Series 2024-3A, Class A
5.22%, 06/15/2028(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

      142        123,833  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.94%, 02/15/2029(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

      105        63,960  

Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.12%, 01/16/2029(d)(e)(f)(g)(h)

      547        331,457  
      

 

 

 
         4,959,373  
      

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.9%

      

Continental Finance Credit Card ABS Master Trust
Series 2024-A, Class A
5.78%, 12/15/2032(a)

      250        251,313  

Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust
Series 2025-A, Class A
5.80%, 05/15/2030(a)

      600        602,732  

Series 2025-B, Class A
5.06%, 09/15/2031(a)

      371        370,885  

Series 2025-C, Class A
4.78%, 12/16/2030(a)

      345        344,898  
      

 

 

 
         1,569,828  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other ABS - Floating Rate – 0.7%

      

Capital Street Master Trust
Series 2026-1, Class A
4.796% (CME Term SOFR + 1.15%), 05/16/2030(a)(c)

    U.S.$       409      $ 408,994  

Gracie Point International Funding LLC
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.149% (CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 08/15/2028(a)(c)

      650        650,479  

Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust
Series 2024-S1, Class ABC
7.314%, 09/15/2031(d)(e)(f)

      77        77,530  

Series 2025-1, Class A
5.156%, 07/15/2032(a)

      87        86,970  
      

 

 

 
         1,223,973  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $19,769,934)

         19,504,397  
  

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 9.8%

 

Industrial – 9.0%

 

Basic – 1.0%

 

Alcoa Nederland Holding BV
7.125%, 03/15/2031(a)

      284        296,345  

ASP Unifrax Holdings, Inc.
7.10% (7.10% Cash or 5.85% Cash and 1.25% PIK), 09/30/2029(a)(i)

      9        115  

Axalta Coating Systems LLC/Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B BV
4.75%, 06/15/2027(a)

      376        374,748  

Celanese US Holdings LLC
7.165%, 07/15/2027(b)

      364        372,885  

Fortescue Treasury Pty Ltd.
4.50%, 09/15/2027(a)

      205        204,002  

Methanex Corp.
5.125%, 10/15/2027

      249        249,152  

Olin Corp.
5.625%, 08/01/2029

      372        369,694  
      

 

 

 
         1,866,941  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 1.0%

      

Ball Corp.
6.00%, 06/15/2029

      300        305,415  

Bombardier, Inc.
8.75%, 11/15/2030(a)

      190        201,681  

Esab Corp.
5.625%, 04/01/2031(a)

      37        37,259  

6.25%, 04/15/2029(a)

      414        421,659  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GFL Environmental, Inc.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(a)

    U.S.$       385      $ 376,207  

6.75%, 01/15/2031(a)

      38        39,257  

LSB Industries, Inc.
6.25%, 10/15/2028(a)(b)

      147        147,118  

MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Corp.
5.50%, 02/01/2030(a)

      78        72,883  

Quikrete Holdings, Inc.
6.375%, 03/01/2032(a)

      47        47,862  

Trinity Industries, Inc.
7.75%, 07/15/2028(a)

      22        22,532  

WESCO Distribution, Inc.
6.375%, 03/15/2029(a)

      250        255,860  
      

 

 

 
         1,927,733  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.9%

      

Banijay Entertainment SAS
7.00%, 05/01/2029(a)

    EUR       170        204,579  

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
4.50%, 08/15/2030(a)

    U.S.$       26        24,184  

7.375%, 03/01/2031(a)

      292        296,097  

DIRECTV Financing LLC/Directv Financing Co-Obligor, Inc.
5.875%, 08/15/2027(a)

      6        6,011  

10.00%, 02/15/2031(a)

      124        129,780  

Discovery Global Holdings, Inc.
4.279%, 03/15/2032

      332        293,392  

Gray Media, Inc.
10.50%, 07/15/2029(a)

      78        82,666  

McGraw-Hill Education, Inc.
5.75%, 08/01/2028(a)

      26        25,867  

Sirius XM Radio LLC
4.125%, 07/01/2030(a)

      316        297,549  

Versant Media Group, Inc.
7.25%, 01/30/2031(a)

      66        68,550  
      

 

 

 
         1,428,675  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0%

 

    

Core Scientific Finance I LLC
7.75%, 05/15/2031(a)

      70        71,634  

Edged Compute LLC
7.50%, 04/30/2031(a)

      54        54,159  
      

 

 

 
         125,793  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 0.0%

      

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)
6.625%, 07/15/2030

      30        29,305  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.0%

 

Lindblad Expeditions LLC
7.00%, 09/15/2030(a)

    U.S.$       15      $ 15,451  

NCL Corp., Ltd.
5.875%, 01/15/2031(a)

      42        40,582  
      

 

 

 
         56,033  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 1.3%

      

Churchill Downs, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      97        96,089  

Cirsa Finance International SARL
6.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

    EUR       100        120,779  

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
5.875%, 04/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       465        471,863  

Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower LLC/Hilton Grand Vacations Borrower, Inc.
4.875%, 07/01/2031(a)

      109        101,822  

5.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      45        43,789  

Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.
4.50%, 06/15/2029(a)

      331        319,458  

Shea Homes LP/Shea Homes Funding Corp.
4.75%, 02/15/2028

      11        10,909  

Standard Building Solutions, Inc.
6.50%, 08/15/2032(a)

      415        420,735  

Standard Industries, Inc./NY
4.75%, 01/15/2028(a)

      247        245,842  

Thor Industries, Inc.
4.00%, 10/15/2029(a)

      182        172,061  

Travel & Leisure Co.
6.25%, 06/01/2031(a)

      158        158,904  
      

 

 

 
         2,162,251  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.4%

      

1011778 BC ULC/New Red Finance, Inc.
4.375%, 01/15/2028(a)

      412        408,070  

Yum! Brands, Inc.
4.75%, 01/15/2030(a)

      386        380,662  
      

 

 

 
         788,732  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 1.2%

      

Albertsons Cos., Inc./Safeway, Inc./New Albertsons LP/Albertsons LLC
3.50%, 03/15/2029(a)

      40        38,178  

6.50%, 02/15/2028(a)

      114        115,283  

Bausch & Lomb Corp.
8.375%, 10/01/2028(a)

      57        58,998  

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
5.25%, 05/15/2030(a)

      144        135,765  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

DaVita, Inc.
4.625%, 06/01/2030(a)

    U.S.$       136      $ 132,134  

Embecta Corp.
5.00%, 02/15/2030(a)

      29        22,476  

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
6.75% (6.00% Cash and 0.75% PIK), 03/31/2031(a)(b)(i)

      43        26,075  

11.50% (6.50% Cash and 5.00% PIK), 12/31/2030(a)(b)(i)

      8        7,421  

5.75%, 12/31/2030(a)

      5        4,059  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.
4.375%, 01/15/2030

      72        69,682  

6.125%, 06/15/2030

      290        292,830  

US Foods, Inc.
4.75%, 02/15/2029(a)

      871        859,982  

Whirlpool Corp.
6.125%, 06/15/2030

      350        329,455  
      

 

 

 
         2,092,338  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 1.3%

      

CITGO Petroleum Corp.
8.375%, 01/15/2029(a)

      186        191,608  

Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Finance Corp.
8.625%, 03/15/2029(a)

      69        71,856  

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co.
6.25%, 11/01/2028(a)

      73        73,285  

NFE Financing LLC
12.00%, 11/15/2029(d)(g)(h)

      190        82,556  

NuStar Logistics LP
5.625%, 04/28/2027

      312        313,058  

Range Resources Corp.
4.75%, 02/15/2030(a)

      450        440,429  

Sunoco LP
4.50%, 10/01/2029(a)

      305        297,683  

7.00%, 05/01/2029(a)

      389        401,331  

Venture Global LNG, Inc.
9.88%, 02/01/2032(a)

      282        301,599  
      

 

 

 
         2,173,405  
      

 

 

 

Other Industrial – 0.3%

      

RB Global Holdings, Inc.
7.75%, 03/15/2031(a)

      189        196,248  

Velocity Vehicle Group LLC
8.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

      253        249,911  
      

 

 

 
         446,159  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.3%

      

Angi Group LLC
3.875%, 08/15/2028(a)

      127        112,401  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Garda World Security Corp.
6.00%, 06/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       51      $ 49,939  

7.75%, 02/15/2028(a)

      48        48,875  

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC/Prime Finance, Inc.
3.375%, 08/31/2027(a)

      235        230,408  

Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC
6.875%, 11/15/2031(a)

      32        31,367  

Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc.
5.50%, 05/15/2033(a)

    EUR       112        128,573  
      

 

 

 
         601,563  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 1.0%

      

Ellucian Holdings, Inc.
6.50%, 12/01/2029(a)

    U.S.$       375        369,851  

Fortress Intermediate 3, Inc.
7.50%, 06/01/2031(a)

      271        273,989  

Gen Digital, Inc.
6.75%, 09/30/2027(a)

      42        42,226  

Go Daddy Operating Co. LLC/GD Finance Co., Inc.
5.25%, 12/01/2027(a)

      374        373,906  

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC
6.25%, 04/30/2031(a)

      239        240,257  

OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc.
7.25%, 07/01/2033(a)

      331        344,922  

Playtika Holding Corp.
4.25%, 03/15/2029(a)

      219        196,839  

Virtusa Corp.
7.125%, 12/15/2028(a)

      7        5,891  
      

 

 

 
         1,847,881  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.0%

      

American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd.
5.75%, 04/20/2029(a)

      44        43,967  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.3%

 

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc.
8.375%, 06/15/2032(a)

      282        287,725  

Loxam SAS
4.50%, 02/15/2027(a)

    EUR       100        116,584  
      

 

 

 
         404,309  
      

 

 

 
         15,995,085  
  

 

 

 
      

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.8%

 

Finance – 0.7%

 

Enova International, Inc.
9.125%, 08/01/2029(a)

  U.S.$     155      $ 162,260  

GGAM Finance Ltd.
8.00%, 02/15/2027(a)

      12        12,089  

8.00%, 06/15/2028(a)

      77        80,076  

goeasy Ltd.
7.625%, 07/01/2029(a)

      296        277,296  

Navient Corp.
6.75%, 06/15/2026

      259        258,907  

9.375%, 10/15/2031

      136        135,543  
      

 

 

 
         926,171  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.1%

 

Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc.
7.50%, 11/06/2030(a)

      102        101,899  

AmWINS Group, Inc.
6.375%, 02/15/2029(a)

      31        31,363  

CRC Insurance Group LLC
7.125%, 06/01/2031(a)

      53        53,115  
      

 

 

 
         186,377  
      

 

 

 
         1,112,548  
  

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $17,115,436)

         17,107,633  
  

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 5.6%

 

CLO - Floating Rate – 5.6%

 

AGL CLO 44 Ltd.
Series 2025-44A, Class A
4.814% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.15%), 10/22/2037(a)(c)

      250        249,993  

AGL CLO 45 Ltd.
Series 2025-45A, Class A
4.864% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.20%), 01/22/2039(a)(c)

      250        250,074  

Bain Capital Credit CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-4A, Class A1RR
4.675% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.00%), 10/20/2034(a)(c)

      350        350,110  

Series 2021-6A, Class A1R
4.762% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.09%), 10/21/2034(a)(c)

      300        300,097  

Benefit Street Partners CLO 48 Ltd.
Series 2026-48A, Class A
4.859% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.15%), 04/20/2038(a)(c)

      312        311,942  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Canyon Capital CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-1A, Class AR
4.723% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.05%), 04/15/2034(a)(c)

  U.S.$     550      $ 550,330  

Dryden 113 CLO Ltd.
Series 2022-113A, Class AR3
4.763% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.09%), 10/15/2037(a)(c)

      829        829,701  

Goldentree Loan Management US CLO 8 Ltd.
Series 2020-8A, Class ARR
4.825% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.15%), 10/20/2034(a)(c)

      450        450,313  

Golub Capital Partners CLO 50B-R Ltd.
Series 2020-50A, Class A1R2
4.785% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.11%), 04/20/2035(a)(c)

      310        309,726  

Invesco CLO Ltd.
Series 2021-2A, Class AR
4.773% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.10%), 07/15/2034(a)(c)

      650        650,636  

Juniper Valley Park CLO Ltd.
Series 2023-1A, Class ARR
4.755% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.08%), 07/20/2036(a)(c)

      690        690,448  

KKR CLO 21 Ltd.
Series 21, Class A
4.935% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.26%), 04/15/2031(a)(c)

      26        25,864  

Magnetite Xli Ltd.
Series 2024-41A, Class A
4.957% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.29%), 01/25/2038(a)(c)

      600        601,903  

MidOcean Credit CLO XIV Ltd.
Series 2024-14A, Class A1R
4.926% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.22%), 04/15/2037(a)(c)

      414        413,920  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 47 Ltd.
Series 2022-47A, Class AR
4.759% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.09%), 04/16/2035(a)(c)

      738        738,369  

OCP CLO Ltd.
Series 2023-26A, Class AR
4.760% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.08%), 04/17/2037(a)(c)

      700        700,030  

Palmer Square CLO Ltd.
Series 2026-1A, Class A
4.864% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.19%), 04/20/2039(a)(c)

      300        300,300  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Rad CLO 14 Ltd.
Series 2021-14A, Class A
5.105% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.43%), 01/15/2035(a)(c)

  U.S.$     550      $ 550,400  

Symphony CLO 50 Ltd.
Series 2025-50A, Class A1
4.945% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.27%), 10/20/2038(a)(c)

      292        292,218  

Trinitas CLO XX Ltd.
Series 2022-20A, Class A1R
4.715% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.04%), 07/20/2035(a)(c)

      250        249,442  

Trinitas CLO XXX Ltd.
Series 2024-30A, Class A1
5.036% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.37%), 10/23/2037(a)(c)

      400        400,277  

VERDE CLO Ltd.
Series 2019-1A, Class ARR
4.783% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.11%), 04/15/2032(a)(c)

      73        73,094  

Voya CLO Ltd.
Series 2022-3A, Class A1R2
4.805% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.13%), 10/20/2036(a)(c)

      350        349,616  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $9,632,062)

         9,638,803  
  

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 3.8%

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 2.8%

 

BRAVO Residential Funding Trust
Series 2026-NQM1, Class A1
4.83%, 12/25/2065(a)

      224        221,845  

Series 2026-NQM2, Class A1
4.619%, 11/25/2065(a)

      241        237,961  

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2026-4, Class A1
5.288%, 06/25/2071(a)

      434        433,640  

Cross
Series 2026-NQM6, Class A1
5.268%, 05/25/2071(a)

      201        201,217  

Cross Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-H10, Class A1
4.968%, 01/25/2071(a)

      209        207,571  

Series 2026-NQM2, Class A1
4.833%, 03/25/2061(a)

      237        235,486  

GCAT Trust
Series 2026-NQM1, Class A1
4.789%, 12/25/2070(a)

      225        222,862  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2026-NQM3, Class A1
5.409%, 04/25/2071(a)

    U.S.$       147      $ 146,962  

HOMES Trust
Series 2026-NQM3, Class A1
5.262%, 04/27/2071(a)

      207        206,366  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2026-NQM5, Class A1
5.488%, 04/27/2071(a)

      229        229,487  

OBX Trust
Series 2025-NQM23, Class A1
4.872%, 10/25/2065(a)

      327        325,003  

Series 2026-NQM3, Class A1
4.652%, 01/25/2066(a)

      95        94,306  

Series 2026-NQM6, Class A1
5.063%, 04/26/2066(a)

      156        154,985  

Series 2026-NQM7, Class A1
5.22%, 04/25/2066(a)

      256        255,870  

Santander Mortgage Asset Receivable Trust
Series 2026-NQM1, Class A1
4.947%, 11/25/2065(a)

      212        210,107  

Series 2026-NQM2, Class A1
4.704%, 01/25/2066(a)

      160        158,423  

Series 2026-NQM4, Class A1
5.49%, 05/25/2066(a)

      282        281,452  

SG Residential Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-3, Class A1
5.188%, 04/25/2066(a)

      237        235,934  

Verus Securitization Trust
Series 2025-12, Class A1
4.961%, 12/25/2070(a)

      354        352,518  

Series 2026-2, Class A1
4.59%, 02/25/2071(a)

      168        165,777  

Series 2026-R4, Class A1
5.275%, 12/27/2067(a)

      200        199,910  
      

 

 

 
         4,777,682  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.9%

      

Angel Oak Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-13, Class A1
4.929%, 10/25/2070(a)

      137        135,639  

COOPR Residential Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.874%, 02/25/2061(a)

      194        192,309  

FIGRE Trust
Series 2026-HE1, Class A
4.982%, 01/25/2056(a)

      142        140,295  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust
Series 2026-CES2, Class A1A
5.227%, 06/25/2056(a)

      98        97,178  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-CES7, Class A1A
5.055%, 04/25/2056(a)

    U.S.$       334      $ 332,140  

RCKT Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.827%, 01/25/2056(a)

      143        142,179  

Series 2026-CES2, Class A1A
4.762%, 02/25/2056(a)

      226        223,713  

Santander Mortgage Asset Receivable Trust
Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.876%, 01/25/2056(a)

      144        142,515  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-FIX1, Class A1
4.98%, 12/25/2065(a)

      213        211,138  
      

 

 

 
         1,617,106  
      

 

 

 

Risk Share Floating Rate – 0.1%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2
5.112% (CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 10/25/2041(a)(c)

      107        106,945  
      

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate – 0.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
Series 4913, Class IO
6.00%, 04/15/2041(j)

      44        8,644  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS
Series 2016-26, Class IO
5.00%, 05/25/2046(j)

      85        11,008  

Series 2016-31, Class IO
5.00%, 06/25/2046(j)

      115        14,154  

Series 2016-64, Class BI
5.00%, 09/25/2046(j)

      13        1,613  
      

 

 

 
         35,419  
      

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.0%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
Series 4372, Class JS
2.343% (5.99% – CME Term SOFR), 08/15/2044(c)(k)

      61        5,769  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS
Series 2012-17, Class ES
2.823% (6.44% – CME Term SOFR), 03/25/2041(c)(k)

      7        60  

Series 2012-17, Class SE
2.223% (5.84% – CME Term SOFR), 03/25/2042(c)(k)

      47        4,514  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019-25, Class SA
2.323% (5.94% – CME Term SOFR), 06/25/2049(c)(k)

  U.S.$     29      $ 2,916  

Series 2019-42, Class SQ
2.323% (5.94% – CME Term SOFR), 08/25/2049(c)(k)

      26        2,472  
      

 

 

 
         15,731  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $6,588,268)

         6,552,883  
  

 

 

 
      

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 3.0%

 

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 3.0%

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2024
5.50%, 11/01/2054

      777        782,257  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2024
5.50%, 10/01/2054

      697        701,083  

6.00%, 06/01/2054

      604        617,890  

6.00%, 09/01/2054

      610        623,552  

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Series 2026
4.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      488        457,280  

4.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      480        460,962  

5.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      385        378,463  

5.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      1,213        1,218,728  
      

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $5,187,664)

         5,240,215  
  

 

 

 
      

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.5%

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.5%

 

BANK
Series 2020-BN28, Class XA
1.759%, 03/15/2063(j)

      1,989        120,582  

Series 2020-BN29, Class XA
1.298%, 11/15/2053(j)

      943        43,507  

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-C3, Class XA
1.307%, 05/15/2052(j)

      910        27,505  

BBCMS Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-C1, Class XA
1.439%, 02/15/2050(j)

      1,124        3,576  

CD Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-CD1, Class XA
1.252%, 08/10/2049(j)

      865        63  

CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-C4, Class XA
0.779%, 05/10/2058(j)

      1        – 0  –

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2017-C8, Class XA
1.435%, 06/15/2050(j)

  U.S.$     249      $ 1,626  

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-GC36, Class A5
3.616%, 02/10/2049

      38        37,500  

Series 2017-P7, Class XA
1.091%, 04/14/2050(j)

      735        3,081  

Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2014-CR16, Class D
4.729%, 04/10/2047(a)

      100        95,637  

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-GC13, Class D
3.854%, 07/10/2046(a)

      100        75,083  

Series 2016-GS3, Class XA
1.088%, 10/10/2049(j)

      1,045        68  

Series 2017-GS5, Class XA
0.820%, 03/10/2050(j)

      1,377        5,241  

Series 2017-GS7, Class XA
1.021%, 08/10/2050(j)

      3,063        22,486  

Series 2019-GC39, Class XA
1.068%, 05/10/2052(j)

      3,467        91,514  

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2012-LC9, Class G
3.572%, 12/15/2047(a)

      100        58,719  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-C14, Class D
4.036%, 08/15/2046(a)

      75        59,202  

UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2017-C1, Class XA
1.445%, 06/15/2050(j)

      849        5,778  

Series 2017-C2, Class XA
1.018%, 08/15/2050(j)

      1,667        13,572  

Series 2018-C14, Class XA
0.892%, 12/15/2051(j)

      675        11,734  

Series 2018-C15, Class XA
0.872%, 12/15/2051(j)

      548        10,018  

Series 2019-C18, Class XA
0.975%, 12/15/2052(j)

      1,171        28,771  

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2013-C6, Class D
3.892%, 04/10/2046(a)

      69        63,666  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-LC24, Class XA
1.480%, 10/15/2049(j)

      370        194  

Series 2018-C48, Class XA
0.927%, 01/15/2052(j)

      706        12,921  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2019-C52, Class XA
1.560%, 08/15/2052(j)

    U.S.$       770      $ 30,566  

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2011-C4, Class D
4.984%, 06/15/2044(a)

      36        34,982  

Series 2011-C4, Class E
4.984%, 06/15/2044(a)

      25        23,895  
      

 

 

 
         881,487  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.0%

      

Starwood Retail Property Trust
Series 2014-STAR, Class A
6.75% (PRIME 1 Month + 0.00%), 11/15/2027(a)(c)

      76        45,896  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $1,033,767)

         927,383  
  

 

 

 
      

BANK LOANS – 0.2%

 

Industrial – 0.1%

 

Capital Goods – 0.0%

 

Chariot Buyer LLC
6.370% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.75%), 09/08/2032(1)

      10        9,582  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

 

DIRECTV Financing LLC
9.175% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.25%), 08/02/2029(l)

      19        19,181  

9.580% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 5.50%), 02/17/2031(l)

      77        76,630  

Radiate Holdco LLC
1.500% (PIK Interest 12 + 1.50%), 09/25/2029(1) 

      83        75,340  
      

 

 

 
         171,151  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.0%

      

Loyalty Ventures, Inc.
14.000% (PRIME 3 Month + 5.50%), 11/03/2027(e)(f)(g)(h)(l)

      72        6,513  
      

 

 

 
         187,246  
  

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 0.1%

 

Financial Services – 0.1%

 

Colossus Acquireco LLC
5.380% (SOFR 4 + 1.75%), 07/30/2032(1)

      100        99,389  
      

 

 

 

Total Bank Loans
(cost $358,098)

         286,635  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Shares      U.S. $ Value  

 

 

COMMON STOCKS – 0.0%

      

Energy – 0.0%

      

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels – 0.0%

      

New Fortress Energy, Inc.(e)(g)
(cost $19,137)

      2,218      $ 1,244  
      

 

 

 
      

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 1.2%

      

Investment Companies – 0.8%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(m)(n)(o)
(cost $1,447,540)

      1,447,540        1,447,540  
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

Asset-Backed Securities – 0.4%

      

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 0.2%

      

Upstart Securitization Trust 2026-2
Series 2026-2, Class A1
4.218%, 04/20/2027(a)

    U.S.$       414        414,027  
      

 

 

 

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.2%

      

Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust 2026-2
Series 2026-2, Class A1
3.971%, 04/15/2027

      307        307,438  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $721,436)

         721,465  
      

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Investments
(cost $2,168,976)

         2,169,005  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 100.1%
(cost $174,890,593)

         174,182,995  

Other assets less liabilities – (0.1)%

         (95,807
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $  174,087,188  
  

 

 

 

FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

     43        September 2026      $ 8,882,187      $ 2,453  

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

     353        September 2026        37,845,461        130,664  

Sold Contracts

 

U.S. Long Bond (CBT) Futures

     10        September 2026        1,122,187        (5,313

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     141        September 2026        15,485,766        (116,734

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     1        September 2026        114,406        (609
           

 

 

 
            $  10,461  
           

 

 

 

 

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FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
    

In Exchange

For
(000)

     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     EUR        658        USD        779        06/18/2026      $ 10,789  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        236        EUR        200        06/18/2026        (2,076
                 

 

 

 
   $   8,713  
  

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
  Implied
Credit
Spread at
May 31,
2026
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

 

             

CDX-NAIG Series 46, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031*

    (1.00 )%    Quarterly     0.51   USD     2,390     $ (58,290   $ (51,260   $ (7,030

iTraxx Australia Series 45, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031*

    (1.00   Quarterly     0.73     USD     2,720       (39,090     (16,696     (22,394

Sale Contracts

 

             

CDX-NAHY Series 46, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031*

    5.00     Quarterly     3.02     USD     4,514       418,728       210,402       208,326  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  321,348     $  142,446     $  178,902  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

Termination date.

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $70,367,498 or 40.4% of net assets.

 

(b)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(d)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.56% of net assets as of May 31, 2026, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage
of Net
Assets
 

NFE Financing LLC
12.00%, 11/15/2029

   
11/22/2024 -
12/05/2024
 
 
  $ 181,246     $ 82,556       0.05

Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust
Series 2024-S1, Class ABC
7.314%, 09/15/2031

    04/24/2024       77,337       77,530       0.04

Short Term Consumer Receivables Issuer Trust
Series 2025-1B, Class INV
0.00%, 11/20/2035

    12/02/2025       99,517       98,645       0.05

Short Term Consumer Receivables Issuer Trust
Series 2026-1A, Class INV
0.01%, 03/20/2036

    02/25/2026        188,071        187,345       0.11

 

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144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
  Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Market
Value
    Percentage
of Net
Assets
 

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.61%, 10/17/2027

    01/25/2024     $ 24,707     $ 23,265       0.01

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-3A, Class A
5.22%, 06/15/2028

    09/18/2025       133,619       123,833       0.07

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.94%, 02/15/2029

    03/11/2025       105,006       63,960       0.04

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.12%, 01/16/2029

    06/10/2025       546,526       331,457       0.19

 

(e)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(f)

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

 

(g)

Non-income producing security.

 

(h)

Defaulted.

 

(i)

Pay-In-Kind Payments (PIK). The issuer may pay cash interest and/or interest in additional debt securities. Rates shown are the rates in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(j)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(k)

Inverse interest only security.

 

(l)

The stated coupon rate represents the greater of the SOFR or an alternate base rate such as the PRIME or the SOFR/PRIME floor rate plus a spread at May 31, 2026.

 

(m)

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

 

(n)

Affiliated investments.

 

(o)

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.

Currency Abbreviations:

EUR – Euro

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CDX-NAIG – North American Investment Grade Credit Default Swap Index

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

PRIME – U.S. Federal Reserve Bank Prime Loan Rate

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA – To Be Announced

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB CALIFORNIA INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 99.3%

    

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 91.2%

    

California – 85.0%

    

Anaheim Public Financing Authority
(City of Anaheim CA Lease)
AG Series 1997
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2031

  $ 3,500      $ 3,003,831  

Bay Area Toll Authority
(Bay Area Toll Authority)
Series 2021
1.87% (MUNIPSA + 0.30%), 04/01/2056(a)

    5,000        4,983,018  

1.98% (MUNIPSA + 0.41%), 04/01/2056(a)

    13,415        13,325,246  

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Brick Campaign
(Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Brick Campaign)
Series 2024-B
5.00%, 07/01/2035

    1,000        1,102,071  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

    2,000        2,192,122  

5.25%, 07/01/2042

    950        1,035,855  

5.25%, 07/01/2044

    8,865        9,540,410  

AG Series 2024-B
4.00%, 07/01/2039

    4,500        4,527,668  

4.125%, 07/01/2041

    3,000        2,996,617  

AG Series 2026-B
5.25%, 07/01/2038

    2,200        2,510,933  

5.25%, 07/01/2039

    2,250        2,553,351  

Series 2026-B
5.00%, 07/01/2036

    1,000        1,116,735  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(American General Life Insurance)
Series 2023-D
5.50%, 05/01/2054

    5,000        5,221,961  

Series 2024C
5.00%, 08/01/2055

    7,600        7,920,207  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Athene Annuity & Life Co.)
Series 2024B
5.00%, 01/01/2055

    17,000        17,490,323  

Series 2024G
5.00%, 11/01/2055

    3,000        3,084,113  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Bank of Nova Scotia (The))
Series 2025E
5.00%, 10/01/2056

    7,800        8,429,774  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
Series 2025F
5.00%, 11/01/2033

  $ 1,250      $ 1,351,057  

Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2031

    3,125        3,316,537  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Deutsche Bank AG)
Series 2023
5.25%, 01/01/2054

    11,000        11,677,585  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2052

    7,015        7,093,761  

Series 2023
5.00%, 12/01/2053

    9,590        10,012,317  

5.25%, 11/01/2054

    1,000        1,056,585  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Morgan Stanley)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 02/01/2052

    4,435        4,499,538  

Series 2023
4.062% (SOFR + 1.63%), 07/01/2053(a)

    5,000        5,067,977  

4.102% (SOFR + 1.67%), 02/01/2054(a)

    5,000        5,087,924  

5.00%, 02/01/2054

    16,770        17,702,144  

Series 2026-A
3.882% (SOFR + 1.45%), 04/01/2056(a)

    1,500        1,497,250  

5.00%, 04/01/2056

    1,000        1,079,584  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(New York Life Insurance)
Series 2024H
5.00%, 01/01/2056

    14,250        15,436,047  

Series 2025G
5.00%, 12/01/2035

    4,500        4,932,806  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Series 2026
5.00%, 03/01/2036

    4,175        4,386,466  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024-F
5.00%, 02/01/2055

    6,045        6,434,034  

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Realty Income Corp.)
Series 2026
5.25%, 02/01/2036

    2,000        2,180,527  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Royal Bank of Canada)
Series 2024D
5.00%, 02/01/2055

  $ 10,000      $ 10,825,959  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Brio Apartments & Next on Lex Apartments)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 08/01/2047(b)

    4,450        3,504,031  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Fountains at Emerald Park)
Series 2021
4.00%, 08/01/2046(b)

    1,330        1,160,630  

California Community Housing Agency
(California Community Housing Agency Summit at Sausalito Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 02/01/2050(b)

    3,390        2,549,139  

California County Tobacco Securitization Agency
(Los Angeles County Securitization)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 06/01/2037

    510        503,949  

4.00%, 06/01/2038

    1,000        978,764  

5.00%, 06/01/2027

    800        817,134  

5.00%, 06/01/2028

    700        729,016  

5.00%, 06/01/2030

    500        533,121  

5.00%, 06/01/2031

    400        424,649  

5.00%, 06/01/2032

    300        316,526  

California Earthquake Authority
(California Earthquake Authority)
Series 2022-A
5.603%, 07/01/2027

    790        794,691  

California Enterprise Development Authority
(Milken Community School)
Series 2026
5.00%, 07/01/2033

    1,000        1,112,892  

California Enterprise Development Authority
(Real Journey Academies Obligated Group)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 06/01/2044(b)

    2,000        2,025,733  

California Enterprise Development Authority
(Rocketship Education Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 06/01/2027(b)

    340        339,086  

4.00%, 06/01/2031(b)

    2,000        1,981,437  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Adventist Health System/West Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2034

  $ 1,265      $ 1,397,569  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

    1,000        1,089,105  

Series 2025
5.00%, 12/01/2032

    5,500        6,023,456  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
Series 2015
5.00%, 11/15/2027

    6,500        6,514,503  

5.00%, 11/15/2028

    6,000        6,028,485  

5.00%, 11/15/2029

    7,000        7,032,273  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 08/15/2032

    1,215        1,219,986  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 04/01/2034

    750        801,032  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Rady Children’s Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 08/15/2047

    3,000        3,301,354  

California Health Facilities Financing Authority
(Sutter Health)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 11/15/2029

    1,280        1,325,897  

California Housing Finance Agency
Series 2021-3, Class X
0.770%, 08/20/2036(c)

    3,152        129,594  

California Housing Finance Agency
(CAHFA 2019-2)
Series 2019-2, Class A
4.00%, 03/20/2033

    9,405        9,606,121  

California Housing Finance Agency
(CAHFA 2021-1)
Series 2021-1, Class A
3.50%, 11/20/2035

    9,184        9,112,674  

California Housing Finance Agency
(CAHFA 2021-2)
Series 2021-2, Class A
3.75%, 03/25/2035

    7,465        7,548,886  

Series 2021-2, Class X
0.825%, 03/25/2035(c)

    3,733        134,440  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Housing Finance Agency
(CAHFA 2021-3)
Series 2021-3, Class A
3.25%, 08/20/2036

  $ 1,854      $ 1,788,332  

California Housing Finance Agency
(Creekside Commons LP)
Series 2026-C
2.95%, 11/01/2056

    4,000        4,001,488  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Adventist Health System/West Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2042

    2,355        2,492,238  

5.00%, 07/01/2044

    2,000        2,088,991  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Broad/The)
Series 2021
5.00%, 06/01/2026

    2,000        2,000,000  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(California Academy of Sciences)
Series 2024
3.25%, 08/01/2029

    5,750        5,785,251  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Desertxpress Enterprises)
Series 2025
3.50%, 01/01/2065(b)

    16,200        16,196,394  

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank
(Museum Associates)
Series 2026
3.25%, 06/01/2033

    1,675        1,680,643  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Ascent 613)
Series 2025-A
5.25%, 01/01/2045(b)

    2,500        2,538,585  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(California Baptist University)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 11/01/2036(b)

    1,000        1,000,527  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Clay Lacy Santa Ana LLC)
Series 2026
5.00%, 01/01/2041(b)

    2,825        2,917,677  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Municipal Finance Authority
(CMFA 2025-1)
Series 2025-2, Class A1
3.439%, 02/20/2041

  $ 3,559      $ 3,326,412  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(CMFA 2025-2)
Series 2025-2, Class A1
4.216%, 11/20/2040

    2,861        2,839,900  

Series 2025-2, Class A2
4.216%, 11/20/2040

    2,289        2,165,797  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(CMFA 2026-1)
Series 2026-1, Class A1
4.05%, 07/20/2041

    2,196        2,167,480  

Series 2026-1, Class B
4.325%, 12/20/2043

    1,000        1,015,411  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Community Health Centers of The Central Coast)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 12/01/2046(b)

    2,250        2,275,782  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(EL Camino PA LP)
Series 2026
2.50%, 03/01/2046

    2,000        1,969,831  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Emerson College)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 01/01/2030

    1,000        1,025,925  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(Gateways Hospital & Mental Health Center)
Series 2026
5.00%, 09/01/2046

    2,140        2,163,040  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(LAX Integrated Express Solutions)
Series 2018
4.00%, 12/31/2047

    1,100        994,020  

5.00%, 12/31/2026

    2,200        2,217,480  

5.00%, 12/31/2028

    1,000        1,036,717  

5.00%, 06/30/2029

    1,050        1,088,255  

5.00%, 12/31/2029

    2,150        2,227,609  

5.00%, 12/31/2031

    2,250        2,324,494  

5.00%, 12/31/2033

    1,500        1,544,225  

5.00%, 12/31/2043

    2,000        2,027,366  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(PRG – Potrero Properties)
Series 2026
5.00%, 06/30/2032

    3,350        3,605,061  

5.00%, 09/01/2045

    1,000        1,078,841  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Municipal Finance Authority
(PRS-California Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 04/01/2034

  $ 410      $ 450,883  

5.00%, 04/01/2035

    720        789,660  

5.00%, 04/01/2038

    500        541,921  

5.00%, 04/01/2044

    1,415        1,480,083  

California Municipal Finance Authority
(United Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2019
4.00%, 07/15/2029

    9,900        9,982,119  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(Channelside Water Resources)
Series 2012
5.00%, 07/01/2027(b)

    1,075        1,075,629  

Series 2019
5.00%, 11/21/2045(b)

    1,000        1,018,090  

California Pollution Control Financing Authority
(San Diego County Water Authority Desalination Project Pipeline)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2029(b)

    2,145        2,203,375  

5.00%, 07/01/2039(b)

    2,465        2,527,280  

California Public Finance Authority
(California University of Science & Medicine Obligated Group)
Series 2019
6.25%, 07/01/2054(b)

    1,500        1,546,294  

California School Finance Authority
(KIPP SoCal Public Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
4.00%, 07/01/2040(b)

    1,305        1,250,602  

California School Finance Authority
(Lighthouse Community Public Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2022
6.25%, 06/01/2042(b)

    1,000        1,043,383  

California School Finance Authority
(Rex & Margaret Fortune School of Education)
Series 2024
5.00%, 06/01/2044(b)

    2,000        1,908,402  

California School Finance Authority
(Rocketship Education Obligated Group)
Series 2015-A
4.25%, 03/01/2028(b)

    530        530,018  

Series 2016-A
5.00%, 06/01/2031(b)

    1,700        1,675,821  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California State Public Works Board
(California State Public Works Board Lease)
Series 2025
5.00%, 04/01/2043

  $ 2,000      $ 2,216,456  

5.00%, 04/01/2044

    2,000        2,196,161  

5.00%, 04/01/2045

    2,385        2,595,678  

California State Public Works Board
(State of California Lease)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 08/01/2027

    2,000        2,059,594  

Series 2022-B
5.00%, 06/01/2026

    10,000        10,000,000  

Series 2023
5.00%, 09/01/2026

    2,000        2,012,348  

Series 2024
5.05%, 04/01/2032

    2,000        2,038,032  

5.06%, 04/01/2033

    1,000        1,017,170  

California State University
(California State University)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 11/01/2033

    5,620        5,737,460  

Series 2020-D
1.49%, 11/01/2028

    1,500        1,406,880  

Series 2021-B
2.274%, 11/01/2034

    7,000        5,830,060  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(CHF-Irvine LLC)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 05/15/2029

    1,210        1,231,346  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Emanate Health Obligated Group)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 04/01/2027

    720        732,796  

5.00%, 04/01/2028

    535        556,058  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(John Muir Health Obligated Group)
Series 2024-A
5.25%, 12/01/2040

    2,400        2,718,035  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Lancer Educational Housing)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/01/2036(b)

    3,250        3,251,766  

Series 2019
5.00%, 06/01/2034(b)

    755        775,520  

5.00%, 06/01/2039(b)

    1,800        1,826,337  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Loma Linda University Medical Center)
Series 2014
5.25%, 12/01/2034

  $ 4,500      $ 4,503,681  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/01/2027(b)

    250        256,398  

5.00%, 12/01/2033(b)

    1,000        1,028,774  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(NCCD-Hooper Street LLC)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2029(b)

    570        579,475  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Redlands Community Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2016
5.00%, 10/01/2027

    2,360        2,368,001  

5.00%, 10/01/2028

    1,230        1,236,219  

5.00%, 10/01/2033

    2,135        2,143,693  

California Statewide Communities Development Authority
(Southern California Edison)
Series 2023
4.50%, 11/01/2033

    6,700        6,953,766  

Central Valley Energy Authority
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2025

    

5.00%, 12/01/2055

    1,000        1,074,594  

City & County of San Francisco CA
(Sunnydale Block 9 Housing Partners)
Series 2025
3.35%, 08/01/2029

    3,815        3,857,408  

City of Fremont CA Community Facilities District No. 1
(City of Fremont CA Community Facilities District No. 1)
Series 2015
5.00%, 09/01/2027

    1,000        1,004,167  

City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue
(City of Los Angeles CA Wastewater System Revenue)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/01/2032

    1,565        1,601,402  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
(City of Los Angeles Dept. of Airports)
Series 2017
5.00%, 05/15/2029

    1,145        1,147,247  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 05/15/2028

    1,440        1,469,823  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 05/15/2031

  $ 1,275      $ 1,298,771  

Series 2018
5.00%, 05/15/2031

    3,000        3,168,050  

5.00%, 05/15/2035

    1,190        1,226,721  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 05/15/2038

    4,315        4,475,605  

Series 2020-C
5.00%, 05/15/2031

    5,000        5,369,419  

5.00%, 05/15/2039

    2,655        2,783,742  

Series 2021
5.00%, 05/15/2030

    3,000        3,232,165  

5.00%, 05/15/2033

    4,735        5,161,825  

5.00%, 05/15/2035

    1,685        1,810,507  

5.00%, 05/15/2040

    2,000        2,111,961  

Series 2021-D
4.00%, 05/15/2040

    2,165        2,160,109  

Series 2022
4.00%, 05/15/2036

    1,300        1,316,004  

4.00%, 05/15/2041

    1,100        1,089,612  

5.00%, 05/15/2029

    1,000        1,060,769  

5.00%, 05/15/2032

    4,000        4,375,756  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 05/15/2041

    6,160        6,101,828  

Series 2025
5.00%, 05/15/2030

    4,500        4,848,247  

5.00%, 05/15/2036

    1,050        1,166,163  

5.00%, 05/15/2037

    1,065        1,175,262  

City of Los Angeles Department of Airports
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2021
5.00%, 05/15/2033

    265        291,660  

City of Roseville CA
(City of Roseville CA Fiddyment Ranch Community Facilities District No. 1)
Series 2017
5.00%, 09/01/2028

    1,010        1,034,661  

5.00%, 09/01/2030

    1,295        1,321,157  

City of Roseville CA
(HP Campus Oaks Community Facilities District No. 1)
Series 2016
5.00%, 09/01/2031

    995        998,681  

City of San Jose CA Airport Revenue
(Norman Y Mineta San Jose Intl Airport SJC)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 03/01/2027

    2,480        2,514,909  

City of Santa Rosa CA Wastewater Revenue
(City of Santa Rosa CA Wastewater Revenue)
AMBAC Series 2002-B
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2029

    3,000        2,734,548  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII Elan Huntington Beach
(CMFA Special Finance Agency VIII Elan Huntington Beach)
Series 2021
4.00%, 08/01/2047(b)

  $ 340      $ 318,479  

Compton Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
(Compton Community Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency)
AG Series 2022-A
5.25%, 08/01/2032

    3,925        4,309,615  

Contra Costa Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue
(Contra Costa Transportation Authority Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 03/01/2030

    1,250        1,274,657  

Coronado Community Development Agency Successor Agency
(Coronado Community Development Agency Successor Agency)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 09/01/2033

    675        675,709  

County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue
(County of Sacramento CA Airport System Revenue)
Series 2018-C
5.00%, 07/01/2033

    1,005        1,037,124  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

    5,000        5,118,089  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2029

    2,100        2,224,974  

5.00%, 07/01/2039

    1,320        1,436,426  

5.00%, 07/01/2040

    2,250        2,435,749  

5.25%, 07/01/2043

    1,150        1,257,298  

5.25%, 07/01/2044

    1,500        1,625,978  

County of Santa Barbara CA
(County of Santa Barbara CA COP)
Series 2018-B
5.00%, 12/01/2030

    1,100        1,150,183  

5.25%, 12/01/2032

    2,740        2,864,439  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority 1818 Platinum Triangle-Anaheim)
Series 2021
3.35%, 04/01/2047(b)

    3,325        2,912,581  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority 777 Place-Pomona)
Series 2021
3.60%, 05/01/2047(b)

    1,500        1,270,639  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Acacia on Santa Rosa Creek)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2046(b)

  $ 4,000      $ 3,318,717  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Altana Apartments)
Series 2021
3.50%, 10/01/2046(b)

    4,985        4,167,399  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Jefferson Platinum Triangle Apartments)
Series 2021-A1
2.875%, 08/01/2041(b)

    3,215        2,990,339  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Millennium South Bay-Hawthorne)
Series 2021
3.375%, 07/01/2043(b)

    1,000        862,672  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Oceanaire Apartments)
Series 2021
3.20%, 09/01/2046(b)

    5,000        3,680,583  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Pasadena Portfolio)
Series 2021
2.65%, 12/01/2046(b)

    2,340        2,033,053  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Theo Apartments)
Series 2021
3.50%, 05/01/2047(b)

    2,000        1,729,322  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Union South Bay)
Series 2021-A
3.10%, 07/01/2045(b)

    3,000        2,627,046  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Vineyard Gardens Apartments)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/01/2048(b)

    4,000        3,157,825  

CSCDA Community Improvement Authority
(CSCDA Community Improvement Authority Waterscape Apartments)
Series 2021-A
3.00%, 09/01/2056(b)

    1,500        1,035,445  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority
(East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority)
Series 2024
3.125%, 09/01/2026

  $ 5,000      $ 4,999,950  

5.00%, 09/01/2026

    5,500        5,506,352  

Fontana Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency
(Fontana Redevelopment Agency Successor Agency)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2031

    1,750        1,801,962  

Foothill-De Anza Community College District
(Foothill-De Anza Community College District)
AMBAC Series 2007-A
Zero Coupon, 08/01/2034

    1,000        778,384  

Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency
(Foothill-Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency)
AG Series 2015
Zero Coupon, 01/15/2035

    3,000        2,254,349  

Series 2021-C
4.00%, 01/15/2043

    1,889        1,863,884  

Fremont Union High School District
(Fremont Union High School District)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2026

    1,000        1,003,995  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
(Golden State Tobacco Securitization)
Series 2021
3.85%, 06/01/2050

    4,760        4,353,594  

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.
(Golden State Tobacco Securitization Lease)
Series 2021
2.746%, 06/01/2034

    3,165        2,792,855  

3.115%, 06/01/2038

    2,500        2,083,207  

Long Beach Bond Finance Authority
(Bank of America Corp.)
Series 2007-A
5.50%, 11/15/2037

    3,700        4,224,099  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
Series 2022-C
5.00%, 07/01/2039

    2,500        2,667,820  

Series 2023-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    1,375        1,377,549  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 07/01/2036

    2,000        2,218,296  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 07/01/2037

  $ 1,405      $ 1,546,836  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

    2,055        2,246,185  

5.00%, 07/01/2039

    1,845        2,007,477  

Series 2024-C
5.00%, 07/01/2041

    1,070        1,155,056  

Series 2024-D
5.00%, 07/01/2043

    4,165        4,476,139  

Series 2024-E
5.00%, 07/01/2039

    2,000        2,186,129  

BAM Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2043

    1,750        1,894,186  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 07/01/2032

    3,250        3,598,977  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

    3,665        4,091,047  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

    2,000        2,246,151  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Power System Revenue
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
Series 2021
5.00%, 07/01/2038

    1,000        1,065,080  

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Water System Revenue
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Water System Revenue)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 07/01/2035

    1,040        1,151,825  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

    2,125        2,273,487  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2030

    10,000        10,623,815  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 07/01/2031

    1,625        1,778,540  

5.00%, 07/01/2032

    1,000        1,107,378  

5.00%, 07/01/2033

    1,300        1,451,122  

Los Angeles Unified School District/CA
(Los Angeles Unified School District/CA)
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 07/01/2030

    2,500        2,504,837  

Series 2017-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    1,510        1,513,044  

Series 2018-B
5.00%, 07/01/2029

    9,020        9,385,737  

Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    1,620        1,623,265  

Series 2020-C
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    1,600        1,603,225  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    1,490        1,493,003  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 07/01/2043

  $ 2,000      $ 2,226,290  

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
(Metropolitan Water District of Southern California)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    3,540        3,546,864  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    1,500        1,502,909  

Middle Fork Project Finance Authority
(Middle Fork Project Finance Authority)
Series 2020
5.00%, 04/01/2033

    1,650        1,739,510  

5.00%, 04/01/2034

    1,100        1,156,882  

5.00%, 04/01/2035

    1,150        1,206,138  

M-S-R Energy Authority
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2009-A
6.50%, 11/01/2039

    5,285        6,508,730  

Series 2009-B
6.50%, 11/01/2039

    2,180        2,684,774  

7.00%, 11/01/2034

    7,055        8,492,526  

Series 2009-C
7.00%, 11/01/2034

    1,000        1,203,760  

Northern California Energy Authority
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2054

    10,000        10,606,335  

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
(Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County)
BAM Series 2021
3.115%, 08/01/2040

    1,120        899,416  

Pittsburg Successor Agency Redevelopment Agency
(Pittsburg Successor Agency Redevelopment Agency)
AG Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2027

    2,785        2,800,720  

Port of Los Angeles
(Port of Los Angeles)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 08/01/2029

    1,295        1,377,274  

5.00%, 08/01/2030

    2,110        2,282,252  

5.00%, 08/01/2031

    1,250        1,369,017  

5.00%, 08/01/2035

    2,330        2,584,183  

River Islands Public Financing Authority
(River Islands Public Financing Authority Cmnty Facs District No. 2003-1 Area 1)
Series 2022
4.50%, 09/01/2037

    2,905        2,940,169  

5.00%, 09/01/2042

    2,510        2,584,198  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Sacramento County Water Financing Authority
(Sacramento County Water Agency)
NATL Series 2007-B
3.202% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 0.57%), 06/01/2039(a)

  $ 5,700      $ 5,376,125  

San Diego Community College District
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2016
4.00%, 08/01/2041

    4,000        4,010,698  

San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
(San Diego County Regional Airport Authority)
Series 2021-B
5.00%, 07/01/2028

    5,245        5,469,445  

5.00%, 07/01/2030

    1,060        1,140,811  

5.00%, 07/01/2038

    3,500        3,697,619  

5.00%, 07/01/2046

    2,000        2,050,719  

Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2041

    10,320        10,993,447  

Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2029

    1,000        1,063,156  

San Diego Unified School District/CA
(San Diego Unified School District/CA)
Series 2025-Z
5.00%, 07/01/2039

    875        990,293  

San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue
(San Francisco City & County Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Revenue)
Series 2024
4.655%, 10/01/2027

    2,650        2,667,677  

San Francisco Intl Airport
(San Francisco Intl Airport)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 05/01/2034

    11,015        11,536,546  

5.00%, 05/01/2035

    1,000        1,045,108  

Series 2019-E
5.00%, 05/01/2034

    3,450        3,613,353  

5.00%, 05/01/2035

    3,275        3,422,728  

5.00%, 05/01/2036

    3,385        3,528,029  

5.00%, 05/01/2045

    1,000        1,018,821  

Series 2022-A
5.00%, 05/01/2031

    1,500        1,636,750  

Series 2022-C
2.583%, 05/01/2030

    1,625        1,517,916  

Series 2023-E
5.00%, 05/01/2033

    5,080        5,628,727  

Series 2024
5.00%, 05/01/2035

    13,000        14,430,443  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 05/01/2036

  $ 1,950      $ 2,144,540  

5.00%, 05/01/2039

    5,860        6,324,913  

5.25%, 05/01/2044

    10,000        10,783,586  

Series 2025-D
5.00%, 05/01/2031

    2,000        2,182,334  

Series 2026-A
5.25%, 05/01/2045(d)

    1,000        1,084,808  

San Joaquin Valley Clean Energy Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 01/01/2056

    7,120        7,885,913  

San Mateo Joint Powers Financing Authority
(County of San Mateo CA Lease)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/15/2026

    3,310        3,319,615  

San Mateo Union High School District
(San Mateo Union High School District)
Series 2026
5.00%, 09/01/2028(d)

    1,750        1,856,962  

5.00%, 09/01/2029(d)

    1,150        1,249,511  

5.00%, 09/01/2030(d)

    1,830        2,031,615  

5.00%, 09/01/2033(d)

    1,000        1,164,138  

Saugus/Hart School Facilities Financing Authority
(Saugus Union School District Community Facilities District No. 06-01)
Series 2016
5.00%, 09/01/2029

    1,000        1,003,006  

5.00%, 09/01/2030

    1,365        1,369,059  

South Orange County Public Financing Authority
(South Orange County Public Financing Authority)
Series 2023
5.00%, 08/15/2026

    1,005        1,009,865  

South San Francisco Unified School District
(South San Francisco Unified School District)
Series 2025
5.00%, 09/01/2029

    1,000        1,086,746  

Southern California Public Power Authority
(American General Life Insurance)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 04/01/2055

    3,500        3,660,053  

Southern California Public Power Authority
(Los Angeles Dept. of Water & Power Power System Revenue)
Series 2023
5.00%, 07/01/2035

    2,645        2,939,997  

5.00%, 07/01/2036

    2,000        2,210,844  

5.00%, 07/01/2039

    2,000        2,178,964  

5.00%, 07/01/2041

    1,100        1,190,219  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2040

  $ 3,200      $ 3,509,352  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

    1,650        1,789,938  

5.00%, 07/01/2044

    1,995        2,132,961  

BAM Series 2025
5.25%, 07/01/2042

    2,175        2,432,565  

Southern California Public Power Authority
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2026
5.00%, 11/01/2033(d)

    1,000        1,065,711  

Southern California Public Power Authority
(Southern California Public Power Authority)
BAM Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2035

    1,950        2,228,745  

5.25%, 07/01/2044

    1,200        1,320,925  

5.25%, 07/01/2045

    1,730        1,888,593  

State of California
(State of California)
Series 2009
7.30%, 10/01/2039

    1,000        1,143,782  

7.55%, 04/01/2039

    1,000        1,190,258  

Series 2016
5.00%, 09/01/2034

    3,500        3,518,414  

Series 2019
5.00%, 04/01/2028

    1,625        1,701,454  

5.00%, 04/01/2037

    615        648,813  

Series 2023
6.00%, 03/01/2033

    5,000        5,370,570  

Series 2024
5.15%, 09/01/2034

    2,000        2,054,449  

Series 2025
5.00%, 11/01/2027

    7,000        7,254,447  

Series 2026
5.00%, 10/01/2042

    1,065        1,204,423  

Sweetwater Union High School District
(Sweetwater Union High School District)
Series 2016
5.00%, 08/01/2030

    3,205        3,211,500  

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California
(Sacramento County Tobacco Securitization)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2034

    1,000        1,017,425  

4.00%, 06/01/2036

    1,015        1,024,106  

4.00%, 06/01/2038

    1,210        1,211,523  

4.00%, 06/01/2040

    1,150        1,119,537  

5.00%, 06/01/2026

    1,360        1,360,000  

5.00%, 06/01/2027

    1,500        1,533,320  

5.00%, 06/01/2028

    1,220        1,272,506  

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 06/01/2030

  $ 1,500      $ 1,616,379  

5.00%, 06/01/2032

    1,300        1,403,709  

Transbay Joint Powers Authority
(Transbay Joint Powers Authority Transbay Redevelopment Project Tax Increment)
Series 2020
5.00%, 10/01/2031

    500        522,465  

5.00%, 10/01/2032

    950        990,254  

5.00%, 10/01/2034

    600        622,060  

5.00%, 10/01/2035

    600        620,262  

5.00%, 10/01/2036

    800        824,420  

5.00%, 10/01/2037

    1,375        1,412,895  

5.00%, 10/01/2038

    1,000        1,024,958  

Tustin Unified School District
(Tustin Unified School District Community Facilities District No. 97-1)
BAM Series 2026
5.00%, 09/01/2033

    4,220        4,775,843  

5.00%, 09/01/2034

    2,555        2,916,512  

University of California
(University of California)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 05/15/2028

    1,000        1,025,199  

5.00%, 05/15/2029

    3,000        3,070,911  

5.00%, 05/15/2031

    2,465        2,522,246  

Series 2023-B
4.693%, 05/15/2033

    6,260        6,296,980  

Series 2025-C
5.50%, 05/15/2040

    2,000        2,356,617  

Series 2026-C
5.00%, 11/15/2039

    4,150        4,913,824  

Washington Township Health Care District
(Washington Township Health Care District)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 07/01/2040

    400        410,806  

5.00%, 07/01/2041

    360        366,367  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

    350        354,536  

5.00%, 07/01/2043

    275        277,739  

AG Series 2023-B
4.125%, 08/01/2041

    750        754,324  

4.125%, 08/01/2042

    275        273,397  

4.25%, 08/01/2043

    370        369,995  

Westlands Water District
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
AG Series 2016-A
5.00%, 09/01/2032

    1,300        1,307,595  

Yucaipa Valley Water District Financing Authority
(Yucaipa Valley Water District Water & Sewer Revenue)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 06/01/2026

    10,000        10,000,000  
    

 

 

 
       990,496,149  
    

 

 

 

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

American Samoa – 0.1%

    

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(American Samoa Economic Development Authority)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 09/01/2030(b)

  $ 1,000      $ 1,041,780  

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2018
6.50%, 09/01/2028(b)

    470        485,434  
    

 

 

 
       1,527,214  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 0.1%

    

City of Tampa FL
(State of Florida Cigarette Tax Revenue)
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 09/01/2033

    175        133,737  

County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue
(County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue)
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 10/01/2030

    150        127,079  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2031

    185        150,129  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2032

    100        77,693  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2033

    250        185,639  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2034

    270        191,263  

New River Community Development District
(New River Community Development District)
Series 2006-B
5.00%, 05/01/2013(e)(f)

    405        4  
    

 

 

 
       865,544  
    

 

 

 

Georgia – 0.2%

    

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
(Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2032

    460        478,008  

5.00%, 01/01/2035

    250        258,619  

5.00%, 01/01/2036

    1,590        1,642,011  
    

 

 

 
       2,378,638  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 1.7%

    

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority
(Antonio B Won Pat Intl Airport Authority)
Series 2021-A
2.899%, 10/01/2027

    825        808,394  

Series 2023
5.00%, 10/01/2028

    960        984,661  

5.125%, 10/01/2034

    140        150,214  

5.375%, 10/01/2040

    275        292,828  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 10/01/2027

  $ 155      $ 157,628  

5.00%, 10/01/2031

    600        633,082  

5.00%, 10/01/2033

    600        639,826  

5.00%, 10/01/2034

    450        482,004  

Guam Department of Education
(Guam Dept. of Education COP)
Series 2020
4.25%, 02/01/2030

    1,225        1,224,416  

5.00%, 02/01/2040

    1,090        1,097,703  

Guam Education Financing Foundation
(Guam Education Financing Foundation COP)
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 10/01/2026(b)

    1,045        1,045,676  

Guam Power Authority
(Guam Power Authority)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 10/01/2028

    3,000        3,104,639  

Territory of Guam
(Guam Section 30 Income Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2026

    1,000        1,004,617  

5.00%, 12/01/2029

    455        457,192  

5.00%, 12/01/2030

    730        733,346  

5.00%, 12/01/2032

    675        677,623  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam)
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/15/2031

    355        370,261  

Series 2025-G
5.00%, 01/01/2033

    1,200        1,300,044  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
5.00%, 01/01/2031

    1,000        1,067,641  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Hotel Occupancy Tax)
Series 2021-A
5.00%, 11/01/2027

    795        813,499  

5.00%, 11/01/2028

    955        992,477  

5.00%, 11/01/2029

    1,000        1,053,501  

5.00%, 11/01/2030

    820        874,184  
    

 

 

 
       19,965,456  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 0.5%

    

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
(Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 12/15/2026

    3,250        3,282,098  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Village of Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax Revenue
(Village of Bolingbrook IL Sales Tax Revenue)
6.00%, 01/01/2026(e)(f)

  $ 3,602      $ 1,945,251  
    

 

 

 
       5,227,349  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 0.0%

    

City of Fort Wayne IN
(Do Good Foods Fort Wayne Obligated Group)
10.75%, 12/01/2029(e)(g)

    25        2  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 0.4%

    

City of Ashland KY
(Royal Blue Health Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 02/01/2027

    260        263,000  

5.00%, 02/01/2030

    160        169,465  

5.00%, 02/01/2031

    200        211,813  

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority
(Owensboro Health Obligated Group)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 06/01/2029

    3,500        3,540,474  
    

 

 

 
       4,184,752  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.0%

    

Howard Bend Levee District
(Howard Bend Levee District)
XLCA Series 2005
5.75%, 03/01/2027

    150        152,534  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 1.2%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/15/2027

    1,410        1,411,964  

5.00%, 06/15/2029

    6,660        6,668,841  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/15/2028

    2,710        2,713,614  

5.00%, 06/15/2029

    1,290        1,291,712  

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./NJ
(Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp/NJ)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/01/2026

    1,000        1,000,000  

5.00%, 06/01/2028

    1,000        1,041,290  
    

 

 

 
       14,127,421  
    

 

 

 

New York – 0.0%

    

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Laguardia Gateway Partners)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2046

    220        219,997  
    

 

 

 

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ohio – 0.1%

    

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority
(Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 06/01/2036

  $ 1,175      $ 1,231,178  
    

 

 

 

Other – 0.4%

    

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Multifamily ML Certificates
Series 2021-ML10, Class AUS
2.032%, 01/25/2038

    4,690        3,733,491  

Series 2022-ML13, Class ACA
2.875%, 07/25/2036

    909        838,235  

Series 2022-ML13, Class XCA
0.960%, 07/25/2036(c)

    2,455        104,653  
    

 

 

 
       4,676,379  
    

 

 

 

Pennsylvania – 0.1%

    

Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority
(Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone Center City Investment Revenue)
Series 2018
5.00%, 05/01/2033(b)

    1,000        1,025,997  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 1.1%

    

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
Series 2021-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

    1,680        1,224,286  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority
(Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2030(b)

    2,440        2,548,555  

5.00%, 07/01/2035(b)

    1,735        1,799,340  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
(Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority)
AG Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2027

    1,720        1,731,105  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth
(San Juan Cruise Port LLC)
Series 2024
6.25%, 01/01/2040

    1,665        1,885,988  

6.75%, 01/01/2045

    1,000        1,133,273  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
(Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029

  $ 1,500      $ 1,359,530  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

    1,516        1,178,159  
    

 

 

 
       12,860,236  
    

 

 

 

Washington – 0.1%

    

Washington Health Care Facilities Authority
(CommonSpirit Health Obligated Group)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 08/01/2031

    830        875,723  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.2%

    

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(UMA Education, Inc.)
Series 2019
5.00%, 10/01/2026(b)

    770        773,010  

5.00%, 10/01/2027(b)

    805        818,424  

5.00%, 10/01/2028(b)

    700        719,961  

5.00%, 10/01/2029(b)

    320        332,278  
    

 

 

 
       2,643,673  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $1,071,721,747)

       1,062,458,242  
    

 

 

 
    

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 8.1%

    

California – 8.1%

    

Bay Area Toll Authority
(Bay Area Toll Authority)
Series 2023-B
2.25%, 04/01/2055(h)

    8,000        8,000,000  

City of Los Angeles CA
(City of Los Angeles CA)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/25/2026

    50,000        50,077,585  

County of Riverside CA
(County of Riverside CA)
Series 2025
5.00%, 06/30/2026

    10,000        10,018,219  

Long Beach Unified School District
(Long Beach Unified School District)
Series 2026
5.00%, 08/01/2026

    4,885        4,906,086  

Series 2026-B
5.00%, 08/01/2026

    7,500        7,532,374  

 

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    Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
(Nuveen California AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund)
Series 2017
2.02%, 10/01/2047(b)(h)

  $ 5,000      $ 5,000,000  

Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County
(Oakland Unified School District/Alameda County)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

    1,500        1,505,408  

San Diego Unified School District/CA
(San Diego Unified School District/CA)
Series 2025-P
5.00%, 07/01/2026

    2,685        2,690,206  

State of California
(State of California)
Series 2024-A
1.20%, 05/01/2054(h)

    5,250        5,250,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $94,965,223)

       94,979,878  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $1,166,686,970)

       1,157,438,120  
    

 

 

 
    

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.0%

    

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.0%

    

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.92%, 08/15/2028(b)
(cost $292,022)

    292        294,460  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 99.3%
(cost $1,166,978,992)

       1,157,732,580  

Other assets less liabilities – 0.7%

       7,888,628  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $ 1,165,621,208  
    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS (see Note D)

 

Description   Fixed
Rate
(Pay)
Receive
    Payment
Frequency
    Implied
Credit
Spread at
May 31,
2026
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Buy Contracts

               

CDX-NAHY Series 46, 5 Year Index, 06/20/2031*

    (5.00 )%      Quarterly       3.02     USD       7,524     $  (697,880   $  (283,747   $  (414,133

 

*

Termination date.

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made by
the Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
   

Payment

Frequency

Paid/

Received

  Market
Value
(Received)
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
   

Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
USD     5,200       10/15/2028       CPI#       3.020%     Maturity   $ 11,290     $ – 0  –    $ 11,290  
USD     13,413       10/15/2029       2.451%       CPI#     Maturity     246,361       115,181       131,180  
USD     10,800       10/15/2029       2.485%       CPI#     Maturity     180,719       78,037       102,682  
USD     6,560       10/15/2030       CPI#       2.840%     Maturity     23,662       – 0  –      23,662  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  462,032     $  193,218     $  268,814  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D)

 

      Rate Type        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
    Payments
received
by the
Fund
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD     2,000       10/15/2030       1 Day SOFR       4.092%     Annual   $ 22,368     $ 59,026     $ (36,658
USD     10,000       08/15/2031       1 Day SOFR       4.053%     Annual     95,126       302,588       (207,462
USD     12,400       11/05/2032       1 Day SOFR       3.516%     Annual     (300,145     – 0  –      (300,145
USD     7,300       01/03/2033       1 Day SOFR       3.611%     Annual     (134,158     – 0  –      (134,158
USD     18,200       03/25/2033       1 Day SOFR       3.774%     Annual     (165,581     – 0  –      (165,581
USD     6,200       06/15/2034       3.543%       1 Day SOFR     Annual     211,629       12,555       199,074  
USD     11,000       08/15/2034       3.545%       1 Day SOFR     Annual     371,071       26,843       344,228  
USD     3,670       08/15/2034       3.272%       1 Day SOFR     Annual     202,033       79,690       122,343  
USD     7,800       09/25/2035       3.587%       1 Day SOFR     Annual     278,446       24,795       253,651  
USD     11,700       10/25/2035       3.521%       1 Day SOFR     Annual     481,729       – 0  –      481,729  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            $  1,062,518     $  505,497     $  557,021  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $104,975,199 or 9.0% of net assets.

 

(c)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(d)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(e)

Non-income producing security.

 

(f)

Defaulted matured security.

 

(g)

Defaulted.

 

(h)

Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

As of May 31, 2026, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 4.9% and 0.0%, respectively.

 

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Glossary:

AG – Assured Guaranty Inc.

AMBAC – American Bond Assurance Corporation

AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

BAM – Build American Mutual

CDX-NAHY – North American High Yield Credit Default Swap Index

CHF – Collegiate Housing Foundation

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

COP – Certificate of Participation

MUNIPSA – SIFMA Municipal Swap Index.

NATL – National Interstate Corporation

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB NEW YORK INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MUNICIPAL OBLIGATIONS – 98.4%

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds – 91.2%

 

New York – 80.4%

 

Albany Capital Resource Corp.
(Albany Medical Center Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.25%, 05/01/2042

   $ 1,500     $ 1,674,594  

5.25%, 05/01/2043

     2,250       2,493,583  

Albany County Airport Authority
(Albany County Airport Authority)
Series 2020-B
5.00%, 12/15/2026

     855       863,857  

Broome County Local Development Corp.
(United Health Services Hospitals Obligated Group)
AG Series 2020
3.00%, 04/01/2035

     2,220       2,100,534  

3.00%, 04/01/2036

     2,000       1,862,139  

3.00%, 04/01/2037

     1,500       1,370,373  

4.00%, 04/01/2034

     725       738,111  

4.00%, 04/01/2038

     2,900       2,916,695  

4.00%, 04/01/2040

     1,500       1,493,894  

5.00%, 04/01/2032

     2,000       2,122,047  

5.00%, 04/01/2033

     1,000       1,057,871  

Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority
(Buffalo Municipal Water Finance Authority)
BAM Series 2026-B
5.00%, 07/01/2029

     1,000       1,075,814  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(East Harlem Scholars Academy Charter School Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 06/01/2032(a)

     1,150       1,171,380  

5.75%, 06/01/2042(a)

     2,250       2,283,392  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Grand Concourse Acadmey Charter School)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2042

     550       553,963  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Integration Charter Schools)
Series 2021
5.00%, 06/01/2041(a)

     800       725,608  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Metropolitan College of New York)
5.25%, 11/01/2029

     759       607,255  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(REN 4520 83rd Street LLC)
Series 2025
4.25%, 06/15/2035

     1,900       1,889,636  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.75%, 06/15/2040

   $ 1,900     $ 1,898,410  

5.75%, 06/15/2060

     1,500       1,501,019  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(South Bronx Classical Charter School V)
Series 2026
5.00%, 06/15/2041

     2,000       2,096,505  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Success Academy Charter Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2024
4.00%, 09/01/2040

     1,060       1,040,343  

4.00%, 09/01/2041

     1,725       1,679,924  

4.00%, 09/01/2042

     1,175       1,128,378  

5.00%, 09/01/2038

     1,485       1,566,882  

5.00%, 09/01/2039

     1,125       1,181,493  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(TrIPs Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.50%, 07/01/2045

     1,535       1,633,941  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Zeta Charter Schools Obligated Group)
Series 2026
5.00%, 06/01/2036(a)

     6,250       6,491,616  

City of New York NY
(City of New York NY)
4.61%, 09/01/2037

     1,031       985,820  

Series 2016-E
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     2,400       2,409,563  

5.00%, 08/01/2027

     1,495       1,500,993  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     7,690       7,720,640  

Series 2018-D
5.00%, 12/01/2038

     9,665       10,002,566  

Series 2020-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     2,185       2,193,706  

Series 2020-C
4.00%, 08/01/2037

     3,445       3,475,414  

4.00%, 08/01/2039

     1,450       1,450,324  

5.00%, 08/01/2026

     3,000       3,011,953  

Series 2021
1.216%, 08/01/2026

     5,360       5,334,994  

1.396%, 08/01/2027

     4,950       4,800,145  

1.623%, 08/01/2028

     3,255       3,073,719  

Series 2021-F
4.00%, 03/01/2040

     1,000       999,564  

Series 2023
5.00%, 08/01/2036

     2,500       2,755,314  

5.00%, 08/01/2040

     1,000       1,084,755  

5.00%, 08/01/2043

     5,000       5,346,998  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2023-C
5.00%, 08/01/2027

   $ 15,305     $ 15,750,310  

Series 2023-E
5.25%, 04/01/2044

     4,000       4,308,991  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     1,000       1,003,984  

5.00%, 08/01/2029

     1,065       1,139,332  

AG Series 2024-A
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     4,985       5,004,947  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 09/01/2027

     5,000       5,155,869  

Series 2024-C
5.00%, 09/01/2044

     1,000       1,069,027  

AG Series 2024-C
5.00%, 10/01/2027

     1,000       1,033,394  

Series 2024-I
5.00%, 04/01/2034

     7,000       7,932,128  

Series 2025
5.00%, 08/01/2027

     3,820       3,931,146  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 08/01/2035

     2,000       2,283,736  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 08/01/2028

     9,745       10,249,618  

Series 2025-D
5.00%, 10/01/2030

     4,060       4,422,546  

Series 2025-G
5.00%, 02/01/2032

     2,000       2,214,536  

Series 2026
5.00%, 08/01/2030

     3,500       3,802,924  

Series 2026-G
5.00%, 02/01/2044

     6,000       6,492,585  

City of New York NY
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2021
1.216%, 08/01/2026

     640       637,146  

1.623%, 08/01/2028

     745       704,682  

City of Yonkers NY
(City of Yonkers NY)
AG Series 2024-A
5.00%, 02/15/2037

     1,100       1,220,358  

5.00%, 02/15/2040

     1,000       1,093,858  

5.00%, 02/15/2041

     2,120       2,303,356  

County of Nassau NY
(County of Nassau NY)
Series 2017-C
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     2,220       2,238,254  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 04/01/2040

     5,705       6,323,921  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 04/01/2041

   $ 2,855     $ 3,148,366  

5.00%, 04/01/2043

     6,280       6,844,895  

County of Suffolk NY
(County of Suffolk NY)
Series 2022
5.00%, 09/01/2029

     1,770       1,908,518  

Dutchess County Local Development Corp.
(Bard College)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2040

     2,400       2,453,201  

Series 2020-B
5.918%, 07/01/2039

     4,855       4,829,322  

Empire State Development Corp.
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2017
5.00%, 03/15/2031

     5,000       5,087,013  

Series 2022
5.00%, 09/15/2029

     6,830       7,361,823  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp.
(Adelphi University)
Series 2026
5.00%, 10/01/2039

     1,000       1,078,933  

5.00%, 10/01/2040

     1,200       1,291,188  

5.00%, 10/01/2042

     1,305       1,384,696  

Series 2026-A
5.00%, 10/01/2043

     1,000       1,054,212  

Hempstead Town Local Development Corp.
(Evergreen Charter School)
Series 2022-A
5.25%, 06/15/2042

     4,000       4,068,898  

Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corp.
(Hudson Yards Infrastructure)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 02/15/2031

     17,060       17,326,443  

5.00%, 02/15/2032

     5,590       5,674,548  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
AG Series 2006-B
5.25%, 11/15/2026

     5,000       5,056,274  

Series 2010
6.814%, 11/15/2040

     3,315       3,645,517  

Series 2016-D
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     1,210       1,221,501  

Series 2017
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     5,050       5,223,442  

5.00%, 11/15/2028

     4,020       4,248,511  

Series 2017-C
5.00%, 11/15/2027

     9,140       9,453,912  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 11/15/2028

   $ 7,400     $ 7,712,634  

5.00%, 11/15/2029

     1,790       1,865,642  

5.00%, 11/15/2031

     29,930       31,089,243  

Series 2020-C
4.75%, 11/15/2045

     1,000       1,006,710  

Series 2021
2.862% (SOFR + 0.43%), 11/01/2026(b)

     250       249,484  

Series 2025
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     1,325       1,468,228  

5.00%, 11/15/2035

     2,815       3,216,144  

5.00%, 11/15/2044

     2,000       2,120,172  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     2,060       2,103,657  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Dedicated Tax Fund)
Series 2022-A
4.00%, 11/15/2038

     3,000       3,042,478  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(Academy of Health Sciences Charter School)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2032(a)

     250       256,124  

5.625%, 07/01/2042(a)

     2,000       2,035,428  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(Rochester Regional Health Obligated Group)
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2028

     1,210       1,262,016  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(St. Ann’s of Greater Rochester Obligated Group)
Series 2019
4.00%, 01/01/2030

     1,485       1,472,592  

Monroe County Industrial Development Corp./NY
(True North Rochester Prep Charter School)
Series 2020
5.00%, 06/01/2040(a)

     2,265       2,283,708  

Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp.
(Roosevelt Children’s Academy Charter School)
Series 2023
4.00%, 07/01/2033

     700       640,706  

Nassau Health Care Corp.
(Nassau Health Care Corp.)
Series 2021
5.00%, 08/01/2029

     6,000       6,452,632  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.
(New York City Health & Hospital Lease)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 02/15/2041

   $ 4,000     $ 4,409,568  

5.00%, 02/15/2042

     1,000       1,095,410  

New York City Housing Development Corp.
(NYHDC 2024-8SPR)

    

Series 2024-8SPR, Class D
4.00%, 12/15/2043

     550       556,151  

Series 2024-8SPR, Class E
4.375%, 12/15/2043

     1,070       1,087,605  

Series 2024-8SPR, Class F
5.25%, 12/15/2043

     2,620       2,700,167  

New York City Industrial Development Agency
(Yankee Stadium LLC)
AG Series 2020
4.00%, 03/01/2031

     4,760       4,927,858  

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority)
Series 2021-B
4.00%, 06/15/2039

     2,000       2,022,457  

Series 2023
5.00%, 06/15/2035

     13,345       15,270,854  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue
(New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue State Lease)
Series 2018-S
5.00%, 07/15/2031

     2,065       2,160,290  

5.00%, 07/15/2032

     16,090       16,808,391  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue
(State of New York)
Series 2025-S
5.00%, 07/15/2027

     3,745       3,851,933  

5.00%, 07/15/2028

     2,500       2,628,641  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Building Aid Revenue
(State of New York State Lease)
Series 2021-S
4.00%, 07/15/2040

     2,500       2,506,747  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
(New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue)
Series 2017-F
5.00%, 05/01/2032

     1,220       1,244,203  

Series 2020
5.00%, 11/01/2027

     2,580       2,666,103  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020-1
5.00%, 11/01/2027

   $ 17,235     $ 17,810,185  

Series 2021-E
4.00%, 02/01/2038

     3,750       3,813,278  

4.00%, 02/01/2040

     12,575       12,642,269  

Series 2022
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     4,000       4,040,554  

Series 2023
5.50%, 05/01/2043

     5,000       5,564,415  

Series 2023-E
5.00%, 11/01/2026

     3,000       3,030,415  

Series 2024
5.01%, 05/01/2034

     2,000       2,025,136  

Series 2025
5.00%, 05/01/2043

     5,500       5,965,343  

Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     1,250       1,299,075  

5.00%, 11/01/2030(c)

     1,500       1,636,610  

5.00%, 11/01/2030

     4,125       4,502,939  

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Future Tax Secured Revenue
(Prerefunded – US Govt Agencies)
Series 2016-B
5.00%, 08/01/2031

     2,200       2,208,054  

New York Energy Finance Development Corp.
(Athene Annuity & Life Co.)
Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2056

     9,115       9,425,288  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(3 World Trade Center LLC)
Series 2014
5.375%, 11/15/2040(a)

     2,000       2,001,362  

7.25%, 11/15/2044(a)

     3,260       3,264,884  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(One Bryant Park LLC)
Series 2019
2.45%, 09/15/2069

     20,000       19,282,980  

2.625%, 09/15/2069

     22,240       21,031,576  

2.80%, 09/15/2069

     6,470       6,090,305  

New York Liberty Development Corp.
(Port Authority of New York & New Jersey)
Series 2021-1
3.00%, 02/15/2042

     20,000       16,659,392  

New York Power Authority
(New York Power Authority SFP Transmission Project)
AG Series 2023
5.25%, 11/15/2040

     1,000       1,132,664  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.25%, 11/15/2041

   $ 1,000     $ 1,128,103  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Catholic Health System Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 07/01/2036

     1,000       982,936  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Garnet Health Medical Center Obligated Group)
Series 2017
5.00%, 12/01/2026(a)

     1,500       1,499,951  

5.00%, 12/01/2034(a)

     2,500       2,454,650  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Iona College)
Series 2022-2
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     620       620,906  

5.00%, 07/01/2027

     325       330,922  

5.00%, 07/01/2029

     500       525,098  

5.00%, 07/01/2030

     300       318,965  

5.00%, 07/01/2031

     320       343,207  

5.00%, 07/01/2032

     280       302,474  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Iona University)
AG Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2039

     1,000       1,117,712  

5.00%, 07/01/2040

     1,000       1,109,350  

5.50%, 07/01/2044

     1,250       1,378,746  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center)
Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,000       1,173,981  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Montefiore Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.25%, 11/01/2041

     2,150       2,287,752  

5.25%, 11/01/2043

     1,500       1,576,798  

5.50%, 11/01/2044

     2,900       3,090,913  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Mount Sinai Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2025
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     6,250       6,367,141  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(New York & Presbyterian Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2023
5.00%, 08/01/2036

     4,250       4,768,952  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(New York State Dormitory Authority Lease)
AG Series 2020
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     3,045       3,070,242  

5.00%, 10/01/2029

     2,130       2,248,782  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

New York State Dormitory Authority
(New York State Sales Tax)
Series 2018-C
5.00%, 03/15/2040

   $ 2,000     $ 2,054,334  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(New York University)
Series 2019-A
5.00%, 07/01/2032

     2,975       3,174,057  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Northwell Health Obligated Group)
Series 2022
4.00%, 05/01/2039

     2,500       2,483,141  

4.00%, 05/01/2040

     6,000       5,856,963  

Series 2025
5.00%, 05/01/2027

     2,300       2,347,224  

5.00%, 05/01/2029

     10,635       11,295,127  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(NYU Langone Hospitals Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 07/01/2030

     1,600       1,749,730  

5.00%, 07/01/2034

     1,700       1,939,047  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Pace University)
Series 2024-A
5.25%, 05/01/2039

     1,050       1,141,442  

5.25%, 05/01/2042

     1,325       1,407,520  

5.25%, 05/01/2044

     1,050       1,103,335  

5.50%, 05/01/2049

     1,500       1,563,824  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
AG Series 2020
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     5       5,038  

5.00%, 10/01/2029

     5       5,267  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Rochester Institute of Technology)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2026

     1,000       1,001,849  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(St. John’s University/NY)
Series 2021-A
4.00%, 07/01/2031

     1,400       1,464,080  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2009
5.628%, 03/15/2039

     2,225       2,274,439  

Series 2017-B
5.00%, 02/15/2037

     5,520       5,630,940  

Series 2021-A
4.00%, 03/15/2039

     1,000       1,004,694  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-E
4.00%, 03/15/2037

   $ 4,645     $ 4,735,431  

Series 2022-A
4.00%, 03/15/2039

     2,000       2,011,193  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 03/15/2046

     3,000       3,163,675  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(State University of New York Dormitory Facilities Revenue)
Series 2020
2.985%, 07/01/2040

     2,000       1,599,680  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(Wagner College)
Series 2022
5.00%, 07/01/2035

     1,000       944,308  

5.00%, 07/01/2037

     1,000       935,619  

5.00%, 07/01/2039

     1,500       1,394,849  

5.00%, 07/01/2042

     1,630       1,502,932  

New York State Dormitory Authority
(White Plains Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 10/01/2035

     1,300       1,411,662  

5.00%, 10/01/2036

     1,700       1,834,600  

5.00%, 10/01/2037

     1,800       1,931,511  

New York State Energy Research & Development Authority
(Rochester Gas & Electric)
Series 2025
4.00%, 05/15/2032

     6,800       6,871,395  

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp.
(New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority)
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 06/15/2027

     445       456,862  

Series 2023
5.125%, 09/01/2050(a)

     1,800       1,890,874  

New York State Thruway Authority
(New York State Thruway Authority Gen Toll Road)
Series 2021-O
4.00%, 01/01/2042

     5,750       5,731,250  

New York State Thruway Authority
(State of New York Pers Income Tax)
Series 2022-A
5.00%, 03/15/2039

     7,250       7,873,981  

Series 2025-A
5.00%, 03/15/2045

     5,645       6,079,018  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(American Airlines, Inc.)
Series 2016
5.00%, 08/01/2026

     375       375,231  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2020
5.375%, 08/01/2036

   $ 2,685     $ 2,795,398  

Series 2021
2.25%, 08/01/2026

     420       419,513  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Delta Air Lines, Inc.)
Series 2018
5.00%, 01/01/2030

     24,485       25,152,794  

5.00%, 01/01/2032

     2,355       2,411,095  

5.00%, 01/01/2034

     1,630       1,662,926  

5.00%, 01/01/2036

     2,000       2,034,853  

Series 2020
4.375%, 10/01/2045

     1,500       1,434,215  

5.00%, 10/01/2040

     1,500       1,540,248  

Series 2023
5.625%, 04/01/2040

     4,165       4,423,009  

6.00%, 04/01/2035

     1,500       1,654,583  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Elevated Accessibility Enhancements Holding)
Series 2023
6.971%, 06/30/2051

     2,000       1,995,292  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Empire State Thruway Partners)
Series 2021
4.00%, 10/31/2034

     500       504,572  

4.00%, 10/31/2041

     2,075       2,029,842  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK Intl Air Terminal)
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2027

     2,210       2,265,216  

5.00%, 12/01/2030

     1,010       1,076,487  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     400       424,776  

5.00%, 12/01/2032

     1,035       1,095,969  

5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,048,660  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,050       1,097,123  

Series 2022
5.00%, 12/01/2027

     2,115       2,167,843  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     4,205       4,518,014  

5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,000       1,067,769  

5.00%, 12/01/2039

     4,580       4,805,864  

5.00%, 12/01/2040

     3,310       3,458,740  

5.00%, 12/01/2042

     2,860       2,960,880  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(JFK NTO LLC)
AG Series 2023
5.50%, 06/30/2043

     2,250       2,381,342  

5.50%, 06/30/2044

     3,630       3,827,029  

Series 2024
5.25%, 06/30/2043

     8,500       8,882,099  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.25%, 06/30/2044

   $ 10,895     $ 11,306,083  

AG Series 2024
4.25%, 06/30/2042

     10,000       9,703,758  

Series 2025
6.00%, 06/30/2044

     2,650       2,928,304  

New York Transportation Development Corp.
(Laguardia Gateway Partners)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 07/01/2046

     4,400       4,399,947  

5.25%, 01/01/2050

     2,535       2,535,145  

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.
(Crouse Health Hospital Obligated Group)
Series 2024
5.00%, 08/01/2033

     825       817,066  

Onondaga Civic Development Corp.
(Le Moyne College)
Series 2022
4.00%, 07/01/2034

     300       301,699  

4.00%, 07/01/2036

     350       347,772  

4.00%, 07/01/2039

     450       435,309  

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
(Port Authority of New York & New Jersey)
Series 2017
5.00%, 10/15/2028

     6,925       7,037,863  

Series 2018-2
5.00%, 09/15/2026

     1,000       1,006,430  

5.00%, 09/15/2027

     5,300       5,446,507  

5.00%, 09/15/2028

     8,000       8,271,992  

5.00%, 09/15/2031

     5,000       5,160,594  

5.00%, 09/15/2033

     5,335       5,489,621  

Series 2019
5.00%, 11/01/2039

     9,000       9,352,474  

Series 2020-2
5.00%, 07/15/2033

     3,000       3,197,978  

5.00%, 07/15/2034

     4,860       5,167,182  

5.00%, 07/15/2035

     5,095       5,398,519  

Series 2022
5.00%, 01/15/2047

     3,000       3,095,137  

Series 2022-2
5.00%, 08/01/2030

     7,185       7,757,485  

5.00%, 08/01/2035

     1,390       1,504,459  

Series 2023-2
5.00%, 07/15/2035

     2,505       2,770,662  

5.00%, 07/15/2036

     1,350       1,481,370  

5.00%, 12/01/2036

     1,750       1,920,636  

5.00%, 12/01/2038

     2,000       2,160,314  

5.00%, 12/01/2041

     1,005       1,071,589  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024-2
5.00%, 09/01/2030

   $ 2,000     $ 2,161,840  

Rensselaer County Capital Resource Corp.
(County of Rensselaer NY Lease)
Series 2026
5.25%, 04/01/2042

     1,000       1,116,393  

Saratoga County Capital Resource Corp.
(Washington Saratoga Warren Hamilton & Essex Boces)
Series 2025
4.875%, 07/01/2044

     6,000       6,208,478  

State of New York
(State of New York)
Series 2023-A
5.00%, 03/15/2031

     5,600       6,260,277  

5.00%, 03/15/2032

     1,815       2,063,366  

5.00%, 03/15/2033

     1,750       2,019,030  

5.00%, 03/15/2036

     1,500       1,698,256  

5.00%, 03/15/2038

     1,500       1,690,430  

5.00%, 03/15/2039

     2,000       2,245,745  

5.00%, 03/15/2040

     2,250       2,516,164  

Series 2023-C
5.00%, 03/15/2037

     1,670       1,879,894  

Suffolk County Economic Development Corp.
(Peconic Landing at Southold)
Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2029

     500       513,021  

Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corp.
(Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting)
Series 2024
5.75%, 12/01/2044

     4,300       4,424,214  

Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp.
(Suffolk Tobacco Asset Securitization)
Series 2021
4.00%, 06/01/2035

     2,300       2,303,826  

4.00%, 06/01/2036

     2,425       2,412,547  

4.00%, 06/01/2038

     1,000       974,577  

5.00%, 06/01/2034

     2,275       2,435,626  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority Payroll Mobility Tax Revenue)
Series 2021-A
2.511%, 05/15/2035

     10,000       8,349,805  

Series 2022
5.00%, 05/15/2041

     1,750       1,892,246  

Series 2023
5.25%, 11/15/2042

     10,420       11,502,605  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024
5.00%, 11/15/2033

   $ 3,000     $ 3,440,963  

Series 2024-B
5.00%, 03/15/2027

     5,000       5,096,599  

Series 2025
5.00%, 03/15/2027

     13,850       14,117,578  

Series 2026
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     10,500       10,931,476  

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority
(Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 02/01/2028

     10,865       11,311,475  

5.00%, 03/01/2028

     2,500       2,607,870  

Troy Capital Resource Corp.
(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Series 2020
4.00%, 09/01/2040

     1,190       1,161,197  

5.00%, 09/01/2031

     2,570       2,746,453  

5.00%, 09/01/2032

     7,890       8,408,310  

5.00%, 09/01/2033

     3,010       3,198,581  

5.00%, 09/01/2034

     1,370       1,450,680  

Series 2026
5.00%, 09/01/2036

     600       668,120  

5.00%, 09/01/2038

     750       825,215  

Trust for Cultural Resources of The City of New York (The)
(Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2026

     13,175       13,317,284  

Series 2020
4.00%, 12/01/2033

     1,160       1,194,090  

5.00%, 12/01/2031

     1,800       1,950,125  

5.00%, 12/01/2032

     2,000       2,159,302  

Series 2026
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,300       1,473,076  

Westchester County Local Development Corp.
(Kendal on Hudson Obligated Group)
Series 2022
5.00%, 01/01/2027

     140       141,153  

5.00%, 01/01/2032

     520       547,029  

5.00%, 01/01/2037

     530       554,600  

5.00%, 01/01/2041

     720       746,698  
    

 

 

 
       1,048,546,249  
    

 

 

 

Alabama – 0.7%

    

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Citadel LP)
Series 2025-C
5.50%, 11/01/2056(a)

     1,200       1,281,945  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Black Belt Energy Gas District
(Pacific Life Insurance)
Series 2024-C
5.00%, 05/01/2055

   $ 5,000     $ 5,286,229  

Series 2026-F
5.00%, 12/01/2035

     1,220       1,295,515  

Southeast Energy Authority A Cooperative District
(Athene Annuity & Life Co.)
Series 2025-A
5.00%, 01/01/2056

     1,000       1,021,963  
    

 

 

 
       8,885,652  
    

 

 

 

American Samoa – 0.0%

    

American Samoa Economic Development Authority
(Territory of American Samoa)
Series 2018
6.50%, 09/01/2028(a)

     670       692,001  
    

 

 

 

California – 0.1%

    

California Community Choice Financing Authority
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2023
5.25%, 11/01/2054

     1,215       1,283,751  
    

 

 

 

Colorado – 0.0%

    

Vauxmont Metropolitan District
(Vauxmont Metropolitan District)
AG Series 2020
5.00%, 12/01/2050

     160       161,505  
    

 

 

 

Connecticut – 0.7%

    

State of Connecticut
(State of Connecticut)
Series 2018-C
5.00%, 06/15/2027

     4,715       4,836,266  

Series 2018-F
5.00%, 09/15/2027

     4,025       4,153,356  
    

 

 

 
       8,989,622  
    

 

 

 

Florida – 0.0%

    

County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue
(County of Osceola FL Transportation Revenue)
Series 2020-A
Zero Coupon, 10/01/2030

     100       84,719  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2032

     100       77,693  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2033

     100       74,256  

Zero Coupon, 10/01/2034

     110       77,922  
    

 

 

 
       314,590  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Georgia – 0.6%

    

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc.
(Citigroup, Inc.)
Series 2021-C
4.00%, 05/01/2052

   $ 2,440     $ 2,472,044  

Series 2025-B
5.00%, 12/01/2055

     2,000       2,117,739  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
(Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2031

     905       941,740  

5.00%, 01/01/2032

     565       587,118  

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
(PowerSouth Energy Cooperative)
Series 2019
5.00%, 01/01/2035

     1,185       1,216,224  
    

 

 

 
       7,334,865  
    

 

 

 

Guam – 2.0%

    

Antonio B Won Pat International Airport Authority
(Antonio B Won Pat Intl Airport Authority)
Series 2021-A
3.099%, 10/01/2028

     1,430       1,380,081  

Series 2023
5.125%, 10/01/2034

     250       268,239  

5.25%, 10/01/2031

     1,025       1,093,763  

5.25%, 10/01/2035

     265       285,840  

5.375%, 10/01/2033

     525       571,916  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 10/01/2028

     325       334,421  

5.00%, 10/01/2030

     855       896,020  

5.00%, 10/01/2032

     1,875       1,989,377  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
(Guam Govt Waterworks Authority)
Series 2017
5.00%, 07/01/2028

     1,250       1,273,997  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
(Guam Waterworks Authority Water & Wastewater System)
Series 2024-A
5.00%, 07/01/2045

     1,100       1,136,593  

Guam Government Waterworks Authority
(Guam Waterworks Authority Water And Wastewater System)
Series 2025-A
5.25%, 07/01/2041

     1,050       1,132,226  

Guam Power Authority
(Guam Power Authority)
Series 2017-A
5.00%, 10/01/2026

     1,225       1,231,059  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.00%, 10/01/2027

   $ 1,230     $ 1,255,682  

Territory of Guam
(Guam Section 30 Income Tax)
Series 2016-A
5.00%, 12/01/2026

     1,150       1,155,310  

5.00%, 12/01/2029

     770       773,709  

5.00%, 12/01/2030

     1,000       1,004,583  

5.00%, 12/01/2032

     925       928,595  

5.00%, 12/01/2033

     1,725       1,731,048  

5.00%, 12/01/2034

     1,250       1,254,513  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam)
Series 2019
5.00%, 11/15/2031

     175       182,524  

Series 2025-G
5.00%, 01/01/2032

     2,000       2,151,304  

5.00%, 01/01/2033

     2,500       2,708,424  

Territory of Guam
(Territory of Guam Business Privilege Tax)
Series 2021-F
5.00%, 01/01/2030

     1,250       1,319,714  
    

 

 

 
       26,058,938  
    

 

 

 

Illinois – 0.1%

    

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority
(Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority)
Series 2017-B
5.00%, 12/15/2028

     2,000       2,055,570  
    

 

 

 

Indiana – 0.0%

    

City of Fort Wayne IN
(Do Good Foods Fort Wayne Obligated Group)
10.75%, 12/01/2029(d)(e)

     32       3  
    

 

 

 

Kentucky – 0.1%

    

City of Ashland KY
(Royal Blue Health Obligated Group)
Series 2019
5.00%, 02/01/2027

     375       379,327  

5.00%, 02/01/2030

     210       222,423  

5.00%, 02/01/2031

     275       291,242  
    

 

 

 
       892,992  
    

 

 

 

Michigan – 1.1%

    

City of Detroit MI
(City of Detroit MI)
Series 2018
5.00%, 04/01/2029

     250       257,404  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Michigan Strategic Fund
(Michigan Strategic Fund - I 75 Improvement Project)
Series 2018
5.00%, 12/31/2029

   $ 8,600     $ 8,891,858  

5.00%, 12/31/2030

     4,000       4,128,173  

5.00%, 06/30/2032

     1,690       1,739,724  
    

 

 

 
       15,017,159  
    

 

 

 

Missouri – 0.0%

    

Howard Bend Levee District
(Howard Bend Levee District)
XLCA Series 2005
5.75%, 03/01/2027

     275       279,646  
    

 

 

 

Nebraska – 0.8%

    

Central Plains Energy Project
(Goldman Sachs Group)
Series 2022-1
5.00%, 05/01/2053

     10,000       10,463,031  
    

 

 

 

New Jersey – 2.1%

    

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(New Jersey Transportation Fed Hwy Grant)
Series 2016
5.00%, 06/15/2027

     5,000       5,006,964  

Series 2018-A
5.00%, 06/15/2028

     11,680       11,695,575  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(Prerefunded – US Treasuries)
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 06/15/2030

     230       244,290  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(State of New Jersey)
Series 2019-B
5.00%, 06/15/2030

     1,270       1,338,101  

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority
(State of New Jersey Lease)
Series 2018-A
5.00%, 12/15/2030

     3,360       3,538,884  

Series 2024-A
5.00%, 06/15/2042

     4,805       5,222,149  
    

 

 

 
       27,045,963  
    

 

 

 

Puerto Rico – 1.4%

    

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
(Commonwealth of Puerto Rico)
Series 2021-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

     2,420       1,763,556  

5.625%, 07/01/2029

     760       798,648  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2022-C
Zero Coupon, 11/01/2043

   $ 771     $ 532,286  

Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority
(Puerto Rico Commonwealth Aqueduct & Sewer Authority)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 07/01/2030(a)

     3,090       3,227,474  

5.00%, 07/01/2035(a)

     2,310       2,395,663  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 07/01/2042(a)

     1,000       958,925  

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
(Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority)
AG Series 2007-V
5.25%, 07/01/2031

     1,390       1,420,737  

Puerto Rico Industrial Tourist Educational Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Auth
(San Juan Cruise Port LLC)
Series 2024
6.25%, 01/01/2040

     1,000       1,132,726  

6.50%, 01/01/2041

     1,250       1,433,710  

6.75%, 01/01/2045

     1,000       1,133,272  

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue
(Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Sales Tax Revenue)
Series 2018-A
Zero Coupon, 07/01/2029

     2,000       1,812,706  

Zero Coupon, 07/01/2033

     2,000       1,554,300  
    

 

 

 
       18,164,003  
    

 

 

 

South Carolina – 0.4%

    

South Carolina Public Service Authority
(South Carolina Public Service Authority)
Series 2020-A
5.00%, 12/01/2043

     1,500       1,568,764  

Series 2021-B
4.00%, 12/01/2038

     2,125       2,141,150  

5.00%, 12/01/2040

     1,000       1,066,121  
    

 

 

 
       4,776,035  
    

 

 

 

Tennessee – 0.1%

    

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp.
(Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance)
Series 2026-A
5.00%, 11/01/2034

     1,930       2,053,807  
    

 

 

 

Texas – 0.2%

    

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. V
(Bank of America Corp.)
Series 2024
5.00%, 01/01/2055

     2,000       2,138,332  
    

 

 

 

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Washington – 0.1%

    

Washington State Housing Finance Commission
(WSHFC 2021-1)
Series 2021-1, Class A
3.50%, 12/20/2035

   $ 911     $ 876,592  

Series 2021-1, Class X
0.726%, 12/20/2035(f)

     911       32,030  
    

 

 

 
       908,622  
    

 

 

 

Wisconsin – 0.3%

    

Wisconsin Public Finance Authority
(UMA Education, Inc.)
Series 2019
5.00%, 10/01/2026(a)

     1,050       1,054,104  

5.00%, 10/01/2027(a)

     1,090       1,108,177  

5.00%, 10/01/2028(a)

     900       925,664  

5.00%, 10/01/2029(a)

     275       285,552  
    

 

 

 
       3,373,497  
    

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Municipal Bonds
(cost $1,194,989,426)

       1,189,435,833  
    

 

 

 
    

Short-Term Municipal Notes – 7.2%

    

New York – 7.2%

    

Brewster Central School District
(Brewster Central School District)
Series 2026
4.00%, 02/12/2027

     1,000       1,010,003  

Build NYC Resource Corp.
(Asia Society/The)
Series 2015
1.61%, 04/01/2045(g)

     1,585       1,585,000  

City of Buffalo NY
(City of Buffalo NY)
Series 2025-A
4.00%, 09/30/2026

     5,000       5,019,211  

City of New Rochelle NY
(City of New Rochelle NY)
Series 2025
4.00%, 12/09/2026

     8,000       8,056,319  

City of New York NY
(City of New York NY)
Series 2015
2.85%, 06/01/2044(g)

     2,215       2,215,000  

Series 2022-A
2.80%, 09/01/2049(g)

     3,900       3,900,000  

City of Rochester NY
(City of Rochester NY)
Series 2025-I
4.00%, 07/30/2026

     3,000       3,005,508  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Connetquot Central School District of Islip
(Connetquot Central School District of Islip)
Series 2025
4.00%, 06/18/2026

   $ 1,000     $ 1,000,465  

County of Suffolk NY
(County of Suffolk NY)
Series 2025
4.00%, 07/24/2026

     11,000       11,021,430  

Dutchess County Industrial Development Agency
(Marist College)
Series 2008
1.61%, 07/01/2038(g)

     1,005       1,005,000  

Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metropolitan Transportation Authority)
Series 2021-E
1.60%, 11/01/2035(g)

     6,710       6,710,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp.
(201 Pearl LLC)
Series 2006-A
1.60%, 10/15/2041(g)

     250       250,000  

New York City Housing Development Corp.
(New York City Housing Development)
Series 2012-A
1.50%, 09/01/2049(g)

     1,000       1,000,000  

New York State Housing Finance Agency
(Barclay Street Realty LLC)
Series 2004-A
1.55%, 11/15/2037(g)

     3,700       3,700,000  

New York State Housing Finance Agency
(New York State Housing Finance Agency)
Series 2009
1.55%, 05/15/2039(g)

     400       400,000  

Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund
(Nuveen New York AMT-Free Quality Municipal Income Fund)
Series 2017
2.02%, 05/01/2047(a)(g)

     7,200       7,200,000  

Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services
(Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services)
Series 2025
4.00%, 06/30/2026

     6,000       6,005,795  

Town of Oyster Bay NY
(Town of Oyster Bay NY)
Series 2025
4.00%, 08/21/2026

     17,650       17,702,286  

 

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     Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2026
4.00%, 03/05/2027

   $ 5,000     $ 5,056,529  

Town of Tonawanda NY
(Town of Tonawanda NY)
Series 2025
4.00%, 08/21/2026

     1,770       1,775,001  

Trust for Cultural Resources of The City of New York (The)
(Pierpont Morgan Library)
Series 2004
1.30%, 02/01/2034(g)

     5,465       5,465,000  
    

 

 

 

Total Short-Term Municipal Notes
(cost $93,114,964)

       93,082,547  
    

 

 

 

Total Municipal Obligations
(cost $1,288,104,390)

       1,282,518,380  
    

 

 

 
    

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.0%

    

Autos - Fixed Rate – 0.0%

    

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2023-1A, Class A2
6.92%, 08/15/2028(a)
(cost $292,022)

     292       294,460  
    

 

 

 

Total Investments – 98.4%
(cost $1,288,396,412)

       1,282,812,840  

Other assets less liabilities – 1.6%

       21,033,364  
    

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

     $  1,303,846,204  
    

 

 

 

CENTRALLY CLEARED INFLATION (CPI) SWAPS (see Note D) 

 

                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    6,000       10/15/2028     CPI#   3.020%     Maturity     $ 13,027     $ – 0  –    $ 13,027  

USD

    17,161       10/15/2029     2.451%   CPI#     Maturity       315,201       88,160       227,041  

USD

    10,500       10/15/2029     2.485%   CPI#     Maturity       175,699       39,257       136,442  

USD

    7,570       10/15/2030     CPI#   2.840%     Maturity       27,306       – 0  –      27,306  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $  531,233     $  127,417     $  403,816  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

#

Variable interest rate based on the rate of inflation as determined by the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

 

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CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D) 

 

                Rate Type                        
Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
    Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

USD

    25,000       01/15/2027     1 Day SOFR   2.540%     Annual     $ (296,509   $ (147,071   $ (149,438

USD

    17,500       10/15/2029     1 Day SOFR   3.785%     Annual       (38,313     249,706       (288,019

USD

    7,600       10/15/2030     1 Day SOFR   4.082%     Annual       81,714        217,209       (135,495

USD

    8,200       06/15/2034     3.543%   1 Day SOFR     Annual        279,618       28,606        251,012  

USD

    9,620       08/15/2034     3.314%   1 Day SOFR     Annual       497,435       195,075       302,360  
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 523,945     $ 543,525     $ (19,580
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

INTEREST RATE SWAPS (see Note D) 

 

     

Rate Type

     

Swap

Counterparty

  Notional
Amount
(000)
    Termination
Date
    Payments
made
by the
Fund
  Payments
received
by the
Fund
  Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Market
Value
    Upfront
Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

CitibankNA

  USD     16,980       10/09/2029     1.125%   1 Week
SIFMA*
  Quarterly   $  908,844     $  – 0  –    $  908,844  

 

*

Variable interest rate based on the Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Municipal Swap Index.

 

(a)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $45,782,941 or 3.5% of net assets.

 

(b)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/ floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(c)

When-Issued or delayed delivery security.

 

(d)

Non-income producing security.

 

(e)

Defaulted.

 

(f)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(g)

Variable Rate Demand Notes are instruments whose interest rates change on a specific date (such as coupon date or interest payment date) or whose interest rates vary with changes in a designated base rate (such as the prime interest rate). This instrument is payable on demand and is secured by letters of credit or other credit support agreements from major banks.

As of May 31, 2026, the Portfolio’s percentages of investments in municipal bonds that are insured and in insured municipal bonds that have been pre-refunded or escrowed to maturity are 5.0% and 0.0%, respectively.

Glossary:

AG – Assured Guaranty Inc.

AMT – Alternative Minimum Tax (subject to)

BAM – Build American Mutual

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

XLCA – XL Capital Assurance Inc.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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AB CORE BOND ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

GOVERNMENTS - TREASURIES – 40.1%

      

Canada – 1.1%

      

Canadian Government Bond
3.50%, 12/01/2057

    CAD       16,851      $ 11,569,463  
      

 

 

 

United States – 39.0%

      

U.S. Treasury Bonds
1.875%, 02/15/2051

    U.S.$       3,799        2,089,230  

2.00%, 08/15/2051

      9,349        5,270,724  

2.25%, 08/15/2046(a)

      2,357        1,525,421  

2.25%, 08/15/2049

      10,858        6,694,636  

2.25%, 02/15/2052

      4,934        2,941,659  

2.375%, 11/15/2049

      4,905        3,097,048  

2.50%, 02/15/2046

      932        637,837  

2.50%, 05/15/2046

      5,327        3,633,249  

2.875%, 08/15/2045

      51        37,875  

2.875%, 11/15/2046

      1,123        814,205  

2.875%, 05/15/2052

      5,595        3,836,003  

3.00%, 05/15/2045

      129        97,018  

3.00%, 11/15/2045

      363        272,475  

3.00%, 05/15/2047

      1,447        1,067,163  

3.00%, 02/15/2048

      5,490        4,013,705  

3.25%, 05/15/2042

      1,539        1,261,663  

3.375%, 08/15/2042

      6,591        5,477,041  

3.50%, 02/15/2039

      2,550        2,283,047  

3.625%, 08/15/2043

      1,943        1,647,335  

3.625%, 02/15/2053

      4,596        3,644,885  

3.625%, 05/15/2053

      4,008        3,175,318  

3.75%, 11/15/2043

      295        253,700  

3.875%, 02/15/2043

      3,999        3,527,603  

3.875%, 05/15/2043

      999        878,788  

4.00%, 11/15/2042

      5,931        5,331,053  

4.125%, 08/15/2053

      7,705        6,681,333  

4.25%, 02/15/2054

      5,131        4,543,606  

4.375%, 02/15/2038

      3,290        3,255,756  

4.375%, 11/15/2039

      10,740        10,387,594  

4.375%, 08/15/2043

      7,123        6,668,815  

4.50%, 02/15/2044

      5,053        4,789,707  

4.50%, 11/15/2054

      4,431        4,092,674  

4.625%, 05/15/2044

      2,775        2,668,722  

4.625%, 05/15/2054

      1,354        1,276,380  

4.625%, 11/15/2055

      5,219        4,927,062  

4.75%, 02/15/2037

      1,525        1,565,508  

4.75%, 11/15/2043

      7,167        7,019,474  

4.75%, 11/15/2053

      7,348        7,059,532  

U.S. Treasury Notes
2.625%, 02/15/2029

      7,181        6,919,470  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

3.125%, 11/15/2028

    U.S.$       30,348      $ 29,707,945  

3.375%, 02/29/2028

      2,410        2,385,335  

3.50%, 04/30/2028

      11,286        11,181,021  

3.625%, 09/30/2030

      24,421        23,945,837  

3.625%, 09/30/2031

      23,662        23,050,408  

3.75%, 04/30/2028

      5,441        5,416,133  

3.75%, 12/31/2028

      7,851        7,795,085  

3.75%, 08/31/2031

      23,899        23,430,454  

3.875%, 12/31/2027

      9,511        9,494,553  

3.875%, 03/31/2031

      22,369        22,117,052  

4.00%, 02/29/2028

      11,580        11,581,309  

4.125%, 03/31/2029

      6,400        6,412,300  

4.125%, 10/31/2031

      23,021        22,960,050  

4.25%, 02/28/2029

      16,977        17,064,739  

4.25%, 06/30/2029

      12,176        12,240,987  

4.375%, 11/30/2028

      6,169        6,217,958  

4.375%, 05/15/2034

      1,979        1,983,939  

4.50%, 11/15/2033

      17,905        18,117,217  

4.625%, 09/30/2028

      8,685        8,799,162  

4.875%, 10/31/2028

      12,567        12,806,355  
      

 

 

 
         412,072,153  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Treasuries
(cost $451,058,436)

         423,641,616  
      

 

 

 
      

CORPORATES - INVESTMENT GRADE – 31.2%

      

Industrial – 17.6%

      

Basic – 0.9%

      

Freeport Indonesia PT
4.763%, 04/14/2027(b)

      324        323,676  

Glencore Funding LLC
2.85%, 04/27/2031(b)

      135        123,075  

4.90%, 07/01/2031(b)

      69        69,001  

4.907%, 04/01/2028(b)

      841        846,256  

5.186%, 04/01/2030(b)

      356        360,646  

5.338%, 04/04/2027(b)

      509        513,749  

6.50%, 10/06/2033(b)

      390        423,033  

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
1.832%, 10/15/2027(b)

      628        606,014  

Marcobre SAC
5.75%, 01/22/2036(b)

      252        247,584  

Nexa Resources SA
6.75%, 04/09/2034(b)

      241        252,942  

Nutrien Ltd.
2.95%, 05/13/2030

      2,400        2,255,064  

SNF Group SACA
5.626%, 03/31/2031(b)

      2,250        2,277,923  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

WRKCo, Inc.
4.00%, 03/15/2028

    U.S.$       1,732      $ 1,718,923  
      

 

 

 
         10,017,886  
      

 

 

 

Capital Goods – 0.8%

      

Boeing Co. (The)
3.25%, 02/01/2028

      970        951,551  

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.
3.70%, 01/10/2028

      266        264,564  

4.45%, 10/16/2026

      1,888        1,891,077  

General Electric Co.
4.90%, 01/29/2036

      865        863,728  

Republic Services, Inc.
4.75%, 07/15/2030

      2,083        2,100,455  

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp.
4.90%, 05/29/2030

      2,075        2,093,426  
      

 

 

 
         8,164,801  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.6%

      

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital
5.125%, 07/01/2049

      467        359,389  

5.375%, 04/01/2038

      1,806        1,611,133  

Meta Platforms, Inc.
5.50%, 11/15/2045

      777        728,787  

5.75%, 11/15/2065

      801        732,819  

6.45%, 05/15/2066

      1,489        1,498,247  

Prosus NV
3.257%, 01/19/2027(b)

      489        484,721  

Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC
8.375%, 07/15/2033

      379        427,679  

Time Warner Cable LLC
4.50%, 09/15/2042

      505        381,497  
      

 

 

 
         6,224,272  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.1%

      

AT&T, Inc.
4.50%, 05/15/2035

      408        387,229  

NTT Finance Corp.
5.171%, 07/16/2032(b)

      736        740,151  

T-Mobile USA, Inc.
3.875%, 04/15/2030

      352        342,538  
      

 

 

 
         1,469,918  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Automotive – 1.4%

      

American Honda Finance Corp.
4.15%, 01/08/2029

      29        28,694  

Series A
4.55%, 04/10/2028

      267        266,912  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

BMW US Capital LLC
4.60%, 08/13/2027(b)

    U.S.$       1,889      $ 1,896,140  

4.65%, 03/19/2027(b)

      188        188,848  

Ford Motor Co.
3.25%, 02/12/2032

      1,299        1,151,096  

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
2.70%, 08/10/2026

      215        214,217  

3.815%, 11/02/2027

      523        515,328  

5.918%, 03/20/2028

      298        302,285  

6.125%, 03/08/2034

      526        533,348  

6.467%, 05/22/2036

      336        344,629  

General Motors Financial Co., Inc.
2.40%, 04/10/2028

      190        182,820  

4.75%, 04/06/2029

      97        97,215  

5.55%, 07/15/2029

      800        818,960  

6.00%, 01/09/2028

      1,329        1,357,374  

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
4.436%, 07/08/2028

      2,110        2,105,590  

Hyundai Capital America
4.30%, 09/24/2027(b)

      35        34,916  

4.50%, 09/18/2030(b)

      201        197,786  

5.25%, 01/08/2027(b)

      443        445,131  

5.30%, 03/19/2027(b)

      513        516,535  

6.10%, 09/21/2028(b)

      871        897,330  

Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC
4.125%, 03/10/2028(b)

      2,373        2,360,186  
      

 

 

 
         14,455,340  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Entertainment – 0.3%

      

Carnival Corp., Ltd.
4.00%, 08/01/2028(b)

      593        581,727  

7.00%, 08/15/2029(b)

      1,503        1,560,460  

Hasbro, Inc.
4.65%, 03/12/2031

      286        282,828  

6.05%, 05/14/2034

      450        470,313  
      

 

 

 
         2,895,328  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.6%

      

Flutter Treasury DAC
5.875%, 06/04/2031(b)

      745        738,757  

6.375%, 04/29/2029(b)

      1,701        1,725,358  

Las Vegas Sands Corp.
5.65%, 05/18/2033

      281        282,745  

6.00%, 06/14/2030

      356        367,250  

Marriott International, Inc./MD
4.20%, 07/15/2027

      2,129        2,127,062  

5.10%, 05/01/2038

      98        94,637  

Sekisui House US, Inc.
6.00%, 01/15/2043

      968        885,642  
      

 

 

 
         6,221,451  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Restaurants – 0.2%

      

Starbucks Corp.
4.85%, 02/08/2027

    U.S.$       1,837      $ 1,844,183  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.8%

      

AutoNation, Inc.
4.45%, 01/15/2029

      1,554        1,540,247  

Hutchison Whampoa International 03/33 Ltd.
7.45%, 11/24/2033(b)

      2,185        2,531,082  

Ross Stores, Inc.
4.70%, 04/15/2027

      1,925        1,924,596  

Tapestry, Inc.
3.05%, 03/15/2032

      670        605,445  

5.10%, 03/11/2030

      1,633        1,649,951  
      

 

 

 
         8,251,321  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 3.4%

      

Altria Group, Inc.
3.40%, 05/06/2030

      1,745        1,668,831  

6.875%, 11/01/2033

      808        896,645  

BAT Capital Corp.
4.625%, 03/22/2033

      571        560,351  

7.75%, 10/19/2032

      141        161,202  

Cargill, Inc.
4.125%, 10/23/2030(b)

      1,250        1,227,137  

5.125%, 10/11/2032(b)

      835        851,642  

General Mills, Inc.
4.875%, 01/30/2030

      1,398        1,407,492  

HCA, Inc.
2.375%, 07/15/2031

      3,000        2,659,380  

Imperial Brands Finance PLC
3.875%, 07/26/2029(b)

      908        886,735  

5.875%, 07/01/2034(b)

      1,460        1,507,742  

IQVIA, Inc.
6.25%, 02/01/2029

      2,150        2,225,336  

Japan Tobacco, Inc.
5.85%, 06/15/2035(b)

      708        741,800  

JBS NV/JBS USA Foods Group Holdings Inc./JBS USA Food Co. Holdings
6.75%, 03/15/2034

      73        79,483  

Mars, Inc.
4.60%, 03/01/2028(b)

      1,212        1,217,878  

Mondelez International, Inc.
4.50%, 05/06/2030

      1,311        1,305,808  

Novartis Capital Corp.
4.10%, 03/16/2029

      2,377        2,363,594  

Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana
Series 2021
2.51%, 05/15/2031

      1,480        1,261,715  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Philip Morris International, Inc.
5.375%, 02/15/2033

    U.S.$       1,688      $ 1,737,577  

6.375%, 05/16/2038

      800        876,392  

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.
3.50%, 03/01/2032

      816        740,953  

4.25%, 04/15/2031

      511        490,192  

6.875%, 05/15/2034

      1,429        1,545,049  

Roche Holdings, Inc.
4.075%, 12/02/2030(b)

      235        230,824  

4.203%, 09/09/2029(b)

      1,902        1,893,099  

Royalty Pharma PLC
5.40%, 09/02/2034

      733        741,781  

Smithfield Foods, Inc.
3.00%, 10/15/2030(b)

      570        520,855  

Sysco Corp.
4.40%, 07/25/2031

      1,025        1,001,076  

5.75%, 01/17/2029

      1,029        1,057,308  

Takeda US Financing, Inc.
5.20%, 07/07/2035

      2,111        2,114,821  

Tyson Foods, Inc.
5.70%, 03/15/2034

      600        621,246  

Viatris, Inc.
2.70%, 06/22/2030

      1,050        959,479  
      

 

 

 
         35,553,423  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 4.8%

      

Baker Hughes Holdings LLC/Baker Hughes Co-Obligor, Inc.
4.35%, 06/15/2031

      839        825,299  

5.00%, 06/15/2036

      755        742,195  

Cenovus Energy, Inc.
4.65%, 03/20/2031

      517        512,724  

5.40%, 03/20/2036

      552        551,404  

Cheniere Energy Partners LP
4.00%, 03/01/2031

      1,094        1,054,714  

Colonial Enterprises, Inc.
3.25%, 05/15/2030(b)

      605        566,921  

ConocoPhillips
6.50%, 02/01/2039

      1,821        2,016,066  

ConocoPhillips Co.
5.65%, 01/15/2065

      1,910        1,845,346  

Continental Resources, Inc./OK
2.875%, 04/01/2032(b)

      1,630        1,438,540  

5.75%, 01/15/2031(b)

      718        733,172  

Devon Energy Corp.
5.20%, 09/15/2034

      637        641,217  

5.60%, 07/15/2041

      1,422        1,405,690  

Diamondback Energy, Inc.
3.125%, 03/24/2031

      1,124        1,052,749  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

6.25%, 03/15/2033

  U.S.$     457      $ 490,503  

Energy Transfer LP
5.60%, 09/01/2034

      1,831        1,871,026  

Eni SpA
5.75%, 05/19/2035(b)

      2,092        2,161,203  

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
5.95%, 02/01/2041

      1,318        1,379,221  

6.125%, 10/15/2039

      1,245        1,328,054  

EQT Corp.
4.75%, 01/15/2031

      2,561        2,545,967  

7.00%, 02/01/2030(c)

      484        516,041  

Expand Energy Corp.
5.375%, 02/01/2029

      1,830        1,829,176  

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
6.95%, 01/15/2038

      1,057        1,187,825  

7.30%, 08/15/2033

      1,200        1,361,856  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.
5.85%, 06/01/2035

      483        506,653  

MPLX LP
5.30%, 04/01/2036

      1,207        1,193,470  

ONEOK, Inc.
5.40%, 10/15/2035

      771        773,737  

5.625%, 01/15/2028(b)

      765        774,432  

6.05%, 09/01/2033

      707        743,170  

6.50%, 09/01/2030(b)

      489        516,223  

Permian Resources Operating LLC
7.00%, 01/15/2032(b)

      1,194        1,244,841  

Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp.
5.60%, 01/15/2036

      221        222,799  

5.70%, 09/15/2034

      1,842        1,888,916  

Santos Finance Ltd.
Series E
4.125%, 09/14/2027(b)

      2,798        2,776,315  

Suncor Energy, Inc.
7.15%, 02/01/2032

      692        766,418  

Targa Resources Corp.
4.90%, 09/15/2030

      385        387,426  

5.65%, 02/15/2036

      425        434,290  

6.05%, 05/15/2056

      1,512        1,501,492  

Var Energi ASA
7.50%, 01/15/2028(b)

      1,132        1,180,053  

Western Midstream Operating LP
7.25%, 04/01/2030(b)

      2,641        2,782,346  

Williams Cos., Inc. (The)
4.625%, 06/30/2030

      1,242        1,241,143  

4.80%, 11/15/2029

      855        861,404  

Woodside Finance Ltd.
4.50%, 03/04/2029(b)

      1,487        1,478,524  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

5.40%, 05/19/2030

    U.S.$       764      $ 779,066  

6.00%, 05/19/2035

      802        837,898  
      

 

 

 
         50,947,525  
      

 

 

 

Services – 0.3%

      

Amazon.com, Inc.
3.90%, 11/20/2028

      1,075        1,067,314  

4.875%, 03/13/2036

      1,075        1,061,649  

5.55%, 11/20/2065

      908        860,466  

Global Payments, Inc.
4.95%, 08/15/2027

      709        711,474  
      

 

 

 
         3,700,903  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 2.4%

      

Alphabet, Inc.
5.65%, 02/15/2056

      2,228        2,211,379  

Apple, Inc.
4.10%, 08/08/2062

      1,148        886,532  

Broadcom, Inc.
4.90%, 07/15/2032

      484        486,492  

4.926%, 05/15/2037(b)

      1,962        1,905,377  

CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp.
4.25%, 04/01/2028

      2,817        2,781,618  

Dell International LLC/EMC Corp.
4.35%, 02/01/2030

      1,930        1,912,070  

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
4.45%, 03/10/2028

      718        716,040  

Fiserv, Inc.
3.50%, 07/01/2029

      2,539        2,441,274  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.
4.40%, 09/25/2027

      791        790,652  

International Business Machines Corp.
5.00%, 02/10/2032

      2,010        2,031,085  

Jabil, Inc.
3.60%, 01/15/2030

      2,050        1,967,201  

Oracle Corp.
4.375%, 05/15/2055

      395        270,610  

5.20%, 09/26/2035

      157        149,290  

5.95%, 09/26/2055

      338        295,551  

6.125%, 08/03/2065

      2,168        1,875,558  

RD Michigan Property Owner I LLC
7.50%, 03/30/2045(b)

      2,005        2,009,692  

Salesforce, Inc.
4.90%, 09/15/2031

      1,194        1,194,788  

5.20%, 03/15/2033

      1,194        1,199,588  
      

 

 

 
         25,124,797  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Airlines – 0.3%

      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
5.25%, 07/10/2030

      2,617        2,647,174  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Southwest Airlines Co.
4.375%, 11/15/2028

    U.S.$       615      $ 610,744  
      

 

 

 
         3,257,918  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Railroads – 0.0%

      

Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.
4.35%, 04/05/2036(b)

      192        182,412  

5.875%, 07/05/2034(b)

      302        308,488  
      

 

 

 
         490,900  
      

 

 

 

Transportation - Services – 0.7%

      

ENA Master Trust
4.00%, 05/19/2048(b)

      376        301,899  

ERAC USA Finance LLC
4.50%, 10/30/2029(b)

      1,898        1,891,091  

4.60%, 05/01/2028(b)

      517        519,048  

Fedex Freight Holding Co., Inc.
4.30%, 03/15/2029(b)

      1,208        1,192,743  

Ryder System, Inc.
5.375%, 03/15/2029

      1,458        1,489,857  

TTX Co.
5.50%, 09/25/2026(b)

      1,677        1,681,360  
      

 

 

 
         7,075,998  
      

 

 

 
         185,695,964  
      

 

 

 

Financial Institutions – 10.1%

      

Banking – 8.2%

      

AIB Group PLC
5.32%, 05/15/2031(b)

      2,402        2,439,279  

Ally Financial, Inc.
4.75%, 06/09/2027

      432        433,538  

5.543%, 01/17/2031

      291        293,328  

5.737%, 05/15/2029

      987        1,002,733  

6.992%, 06/13/2029

      976        1,013,829  

American Express Co.
5.098%, 02/16/2028

      1,827        1,837,597  

ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd.
5.548%, 08/11/2032(b)

      2,450        2,470,041  

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
5.127%, 03/03/2036

      2,000        1,947,760  

7.883%, 11/15/2034

      200        227,226  

Banco Santander SA
3.80%, 02/23/2028

      200        197,654  

4.175%, 03/24/2028

      800        797,600  

5.565%, 01/17/2030

      800        819,448  

6.921%, 08/08/2033

      800        869,104  

Bank of America Corp.
5.744%, 02/12/2036

      2,019        2,061,783  

Bank of Ireland Group PLC
5.601%, 03/20/2030(b)

      365        373,581  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Bank of Montreal
3.803%, 12/15/2032

  U.S.$     895      $ 881,011  

Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel SA
5.538%, 01/22/2030(b)

      1,937        1,985,599  

Barclays PLC
5.207%, 02/24/2037

      328        319,010  

5.335%, 09/10/2035

      734        729,625  

5.501%, 08/09/2028

      509        514,156  

5.674%, 03/12/2028

      351        354,114  

6.224%, 05/09/2034

      740        780,167  

BNP Paribas SA
2.591%, 01/20/2028(b)

      751        742,123  

4.375%, 03/01/2033(b)

      895        885,441  

4.625%, 02/25/2031(b)(d)

      388        356,817  

5.497%, 05/20/2030(b)

      1,133        1,156,045  

BPCE SA
5.417%, 01/13/2037(b)

      251        245,952  

6.508%, 01/18/2035(b)

      1,793        1,862,282  

CaixaBank SA
4.818%, 04/22/2032(b)

      554        550,726  

6.037%, 06/15/2035(b)

      843        880,218  

6.684%, 09/13/2027(b)

      994        1,000,093  

Capital One Financial Corp.
4.722%, 01/30/2032

      54        53,320  

5.468%, 02/01/2029

      416        422,015  

6.377%, 06/08/2034

      1,163        1,232,396  

Capital One NA
5.974%, 08/09/2028

      386        393,554  

Citigroup, Inc.
4.643%, 05/07/2028

      2,031        2,035,549  

6.02%, 01/24/2036

      44        45,313  

Series Y
4.15%, 11/15/2026(d)

      139        138,211  

Cooperatieve Rabobank UA
5.564%, 02/28/2029(b)

      1,301        1,322,948  

Credit Agricole SA
4.656%, 01/12/2032(b)

      769        758,157  

5.222%, 05/27/2031(b)

      573        579,028  

6.251%, 01/10/2035(b)

      795        825,449  

Danske Bank A/S
4.613%, 10/02/2030(b)

      846        841,135  

5.019%, 03/04/2031(b)

      607        610,193  

5.705%, 03/01/2030(b)

      858        879,536  

Deutsche Bank AG/New York NY
4.469%, 12/10/2031

      906        891,350  

4.95%, 08/04/2031

      920        917,773  

7.146%, 07/13/2027

      323        323,937  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
2.65%, 10/21/2032

  U.S.$     67      $ 59,611  

4.937%, 04/23/2028

      1,123        1,127,705  

Series V
4.125%, 11/10/2026(d)

      764        759,607  

HSBC Holdings PLC
2.804%, 05/24/2032

      581        525,335  

2.848%, 06/04/2031

      1,675        1,550,698  

7.399%, 11/13/2034

      1,536        1,710,090  

8.113%, 11/03/2033

      767        882,449  

ING Groep NV
5.066%, 03/25/2031

      887        895,746  

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
4.198%, 06/01/2032(b)

      1,147        1,082,309  

7.20%, 11/28/2033(b)

      919        1,036,246  

KBC Group NV
4.454%, 09/23/2031(b)

      811        797,294  

4.932%, 10/16/2030(b)

      1,350        1,355,549  

Lloyds Banking Group PLC
4.976%, 08/11/2033

      420        418,253  

5.087%, 11/26/2028

      746        753,042  

5.462%, 01/05/2028

      216        217,354  

7.953%, 11/15/2033

      461        524,222  

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
5.376%, 05/26/2030

      550        561,242  

Morgan Stanley
4.238%, 01/09/2030

      272        269,057  

4.555%, 04/10/2030

      440        438,222  

4.994%, 04/12/2029

      174        175,333  

Series I
4.133%, 10/18/2029

      526        519,835  

Morgan Stanley Bank NA
5.504%, 05/26/2028

      1,013        1,023,809  

National Australia Bank Ltd.
3.933%, 08/02/2034(b)

      2,349        2,273,503  

National Bank of Canada
4.166%, 01/20/2029

      1,022        1,017,605  

Nationwide Building Society
2.972%, 02/16/2028(b)

      1,238        1,224,741  

3.96%, 07/18/2030(b)

      945        921,365  

5.537%, 07/14/2036(b)

      433        437,222  

NatWest Group PLC
3.032%, 11/28/2035

      378        346,260  

5.115%, 05/23/2031

      1,742        1,757,521  

Santander Holdings USA, Inc.
6.565%, 06/12/2029

      132        136,621  

Santander UK Group Holdings PLC
4.32%, 09/22/2029

      601        595,976  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

4.858%, 09/11/2030

    U.S.$       1,139      $ 1,139,695  

5.694%, 04/15/2031

      378        387,654  

Societe Generale SA
2.797%, 01/19/2028(b)

      1,389        1,373,582  

5.249%, 05/22/2029(b)

      636        642,125  

5.519%, 01/19/2028(b)

      502        504,736  

5.634%, 01/19/2030(b)

      425        433,364  

Standard Chartered PLC
5.435% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.77%), 01/30/2027(b)(d)(e)

      400        387,564  

5.545%, 01/21/2029(b)

      217        219,921  

6.187%, 07/06/2027(b)

      407        407,565  

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
5.316%, 07/09/2029

      1,485        1,513,750  

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd.
4.45%, 09/10/2027(b)

      306        306,346  

Swedbank AB
4.898%, 03/30/2031(b)

      579        581,634  

Synchrony Financial
3.95%, 12/01/2027

      831        822,291  

5.15%, 03/19/2029

      868        869,510  

5.45%, 03/06/2031

      661        661,575  

Toronto-Dominion Bank (The)
5.146%, 09/10/2034

      661        664,893  

UBS Group AG
2.095%, 02/11/2032(b)

      202        178,315  

3.091%, 05/14/2032(b)

      1,265        1,161,283  

4.194%, 04/01/2031(b)

      549        536,137  

4.398%, 09/23/2031(b)

      202        198,324  

6.625%, 01/08/2031(b)(d)

      352        353,165  

7.125%, 08/10/2034(b)(d)

      440        448,316  

UniCredit SpA
3.127%, 06/03/2032(b)

      3,007        2,765,478  

Wells Fargo & Co.
3.35%, 03/02/2033

      2,456        2,260,773  

5.499%, 01/23/2035

      192        195,886  

Westpac New Zealand Ltd.
4.127%, 01/29/2029(b)

      335        331,935  
      

 

 

 
         87,037,383  
      

 

 

 

Brokerage – 0.2%

      

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)
Series I
4.00%, 06/01/2026(d)

      1,949        1,949,000  

Nomura Holdings, Inc.
5.594%, 07/02/2027

      514        519,603  
      

 

 

 
         2,468,603  
      

 

 

 

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Finance – 0.1%

      

Aircastle Ltd.
5.95%, 02/15/2029(b)

    U.S.$       310      $ 318,014  

Aviation Capital Group LLC
1.95%, 09/20/2026(b)

      390        387,044  

4.75%, 04/14/2027(b)

      124        124,276  
      

 

 

 
         829,334  
      

 

 

 

Financial Services – 0.2%

      

Lincoln Financial Global Funding
4.20%, 01/12/2029(b)

      317        312,666  

4.625%, 05/28/2028(b)

      900        900,423  

5.30%, 01/13/2030(b)

      731        740,708  
      

 

 

 
         1,953,797  
      

 

 

 

Insurance – 0.7%

      

Allianz SE
6.50%, 10/30/2034(b)(d)

      200        200,710  

Athene Global Funding
5.033%, 07/17/2030(b)

      2,222        2,201,802  

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.
3.729%, 10/15/2070(b)

      11        7,105  

MetLife Capital Trust IV
7.875% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 3.96%), 12/15/2067(b)(e)

      970        1,063,052  

MetLife, Inc.
10.75%, 08/01/2069

      25        32,263  

New York Life Global Funding
4.05%, 02/02/2029(b)

      2,204        2,180,064  

Principal Life Global Funding II
5.10%, 01/25/2029(b)

      1,265        1,279,725  

Swiss Re Finance Luxembourg SA
5.00%, 04/02/2049(b)

      600        597,642  
      

 

 

 
         7,562,363  
      

 

 

 

REITs – 0.7%

      

American Tower Corp.
3.65%, 03/15/2027

      466        464,015  

GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc.
3.25%, 01/15/2032

      1,036        929,479  

4.00%, 01/15/2031

      364        344,369  

5.625%, 03/01/2036

      1,038        1,020,053  

5.75%, 06/01/2028

      509        516,172  

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
5.20%, 07/01/2030

      364        366,155  

Trust 2401
4.869%, 01/15/2030(b)

      258        247,267  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

VICI Properties LP/VICI Note Co., Inc.
4.625%, 12/01/2029(b)

    U.S.$       3,085      $ 3,034,992  
      

 

 

 
         6,922,502  
      

 

 

 
         106,773,982  
      

 

 

 

Utility – 3.5%

      

Electric – 3.4%

      

AES Andes SA
6.25%, 03/14/2032(b)

      1,242        1,274,758  

AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL
4.375%, 05/31/2030(b)

      451        425,453  

Alexander Funding Trust II
7.467%, 07/31/2028(b)

      406        426,093  

American Electric Power Co., Inc.
6.95%, 12/15/2054

      558        596,552  

Series D
6.05%, 03/15/2056

      305        302,414  

Appalachian Power Co.
7.00%, 04/01/2038

      1,390        1,553,867  

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC
4.95%, 04/01/2033

      76        76,508  

5.05%, 03/01/2035

      1,731        1,729,581  

Series AQ
4.95%, 08/15/2035

      165        163,334  

Series AR
4.85%, 04/01/2036

      162        159,160  

DTE Electric Co.
Series A
4.85%, 03/01/2036

      1,367        1,339,004  

Series B
5.55%, 03/01/2056

      907        885,150  

Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding LLC
Series A-2
2.617%, 07/01/2043

      920        738,981  

Duke Energy Florida LLC
6.35%, 09/15/2037

      686        745,161  

EDP Finance BV
1.71%, 01/24/2028(b)

      787        751,624  

Electricite de France SA
9.125%, 03/15/2033(b)(d)

      366        424,974  

ENEL Finance International NV
4.125%, 09/30/2028(b)

      611        604,560  

5.50%, 06/26/2034(b)

      1,243        1,263,895  

7.50%, 10/14/2032(b)

      465        523,078  

Entergy Mississippi LLC
5.05%, 04/15/2036

      438        431,242  

Eversource Energy
Series A
6.10%, 08/15/2056

      247        245,592  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series B
6.35%, 08/15/2056

    U.S.$       203      $ 203,392  

FIEMEX Energia – Banco Actinver SA Institucion de Banca Multiple
7.25%, 01/31/2041(b)

      474        481,949  

Florida Power & Light Co.
5.30%, 06/15/2034

      694        711,399  

ITC Holdings Corp.
4.875%, 04/15/2031(b)

      1,547        1,541,663  

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
5.10%, 01/15/2035

      526        524,180  

LG Energy Solution Ltd.
5.375%, 04/02/2030(b)

      2,091        2,115,067  

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
4.647%, 10/03/2030(b)

      1,453        1,444,398  

5.29%, 01/17/2034(b)

      652        653,728  

NRG Energy, Inc.
4.734%, 10/15/2030(b)

      380        374,410  

PacifiCorp
4.25%, 03/15/2029

      2,211        2,186,900  

5.10%, 04/15/2031

      46        46,443  

5.80%, 04/15/2036

      52        53,484  

Progress Energy, Inc.
6.00%, 12/01/2039

      785        817,373  

Public Service Co. of Colorado
5.15%, 09/15/2035

      2,139        2,134,037  

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
Series R
4.20%, 01/01/2031

      2,216        2,182,250  

Virginia Electric & Power Co.
Series C
4.90%, 09/15/2035

      1,845        1,817,196  

Vistra Operations Co. LLC
3.70%, 01/30/2027(b)

      2,868        2,853,115  

4.30%, 10/15/2028(b)

      571        564,360  

5.05%, 12/30/2026(b)

      62        62,176  

6.95%, 10/15/2033(b)

      726        789,808  
      

 

 

 
         36,218,309  
      

 

 

 

Other Utility – 0.1%

      

COX Asset Mexico SA de CV
7.125%, 01/08/2032(b)

      694        706,145  
      

 

 

 
         36,924,454  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Investment Grade
(cost $330,286,234)

         329,394,400  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHS – 18.4%

     

Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year – 18.2%

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2019
3.50%, 10/01/2049

    U.S.$       310     $ 285,629  

3.50%, 11/01/2049

      427       392,906  

Series 2020
3.50%, 01/01/2050

      945       871,579  

Series 2022
2.00%, 03/01/2052

      5,077       4,122,109  

2.50%, 04/01/2052

      5,887       5,019,005  

3.00%, 03/01/2052

      3,231       2,860,962  

3.00%, 05/01/2052

      3,687       3,232,482  

3.00%, 07/01/2052

      1,170       1,026,023  

Series 2024
5.50%, 11/01/2054

      1,185       1,193,166  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold
Series 2005
5.50%, 01/01/2035

      11       10,896  

Series 2007
5.50%, 07/01/2035

      66       67,606  

Series 2017
4.00%, 07/01/2044

      465       449,413  

Series 2018
4.50%, 03/01/2048

      213       208,896  

4.50%, 10/01/2048

      471       461,133  

4.50%, 11/01/2048

      634       620,150  

5.00%, 11/01/2048

      285       285,880  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2003
5.50%, 04/01/2033

      55       56,270  

5.50%, 07/01/2033

      108       109,779  

Series 2004
5.50%, 02/01/2034

      1       1,239  

5.50%, 04/01/2034

      28       28,486  

5.50%, 05/01/2034

      23       23,040  

5.50%, 11/01/2034

      110       112,654  

Series 2005
5.50%, 02/01/2035

      170       173,343  

Series 2006
5.50%, 04/01/2036

      35       35,783  

Series 2007
5.50%, 05/01/2036

      2       1,751  

5.50%, 09/01/2036

      1       1,027  

5.50%, 08/01/2037

      40       41,253  

Series 2008
5.50%, 08/01/2037

      0     252  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2009
5.00%, 12/01/2039

  U.S.$     7      $ 7,460  

Series 2010
5.00%, 06/01/2040

      7        6,882  

Series 2012
3.50%, 02/01/2042

      236        222,390  

3.50%, 11/01/2042

      411        386,262  

3.50%, 01/01/2043

      437        409,866  

Series 2013
3.50%, 04/01/2043

      1,495        1,398,616  

Series 2015
3.00%, 05/01/2045

      382        344,663  

3.00%, 08/01/2045

      558        501,739  

Series 2018
4.50%, 09/01/2048

      370        361,426  

Series 2019
3.50%, 08/01/2049

      1,090        1,002,712  

3.50%, 09/01/2049

      466        429,450  

3.50%, 11/01/2049

      996        915,958  

Series 2021
2.00%, 07/01/2051

      5,450        4,401,156  

2.00%, 12/01/2051

      7,945        6,398,713  

2.50%, 01/01/2052

      1,589        1,354,225  

Series 2022
2.50%, 03/01/2052

      3,551        3,027,037  

2.50%, 04/01/2052

      3,638        3,099,456  

2.50%, 05/01/2052

      4,857        4,138,476  

3.00%, 02/01/2052

      3,909        3,461,048  

3.00%, 03/01/2052

      4,851        4,295,623  

Series 2024
5.00%, 12/01/2054

      1,921        1,897,333  

Series 2025
5.50%, 02/01/2055

      3,239        3,258,704  

6.00%, 02/01/2055

      1,033        1,055,203  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2016
3.00%, 04/20/2046

      122        110,313  

3.00%, 05/20/2046

      353        318,058  

Series 2023
5.50%, 04/20/2053

      2,589        2,630,725  

Series 2026
2.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      19,151        16,390,996  

3.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      3,085        2,743,203  

4.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      3,275        3,046,117  

4.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      10,576        10,176,124  

5.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      12,561        12,406,948  

5.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      5,036        5,066,848  

6.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      7,343        7,480,635  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
    U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Series 2026
2.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

    U.S.$       28,309     $ 22,650,651  

2.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      12,766       10,691,198  

3.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      8,578       7,495,150  

5.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      8,819       8,679,825  

5.50%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      13,039       13,101,844  

6.00%, 06/01/2056, TBA

      4,886       4,989,033  
     

 

 

 
        192,044,778  
     

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate 15-Year – 0.2%

     

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2016
2.50%, 10/01/2031

      21       20,661  

2.50%, 11/01/2031

      1,159       1,115,032  

2.50%, 12/01/2031

      5       4,988  

Series 2017
2.50%, 01/01/2032

      285       274,220  

2.50%, 02/01/2032

      353       338,606  
     

 

 

 
        1,753,507  
     

 

 

 

Agency ARMS – 0.0%

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Series 2006
3.874%, 12/01/2036(e)

      0     74  

Series 2007
5.203%, 03/01/2037(e)

      0     162  

Federal National Mortgage Association
Series 2007
2.418%, 02/01/2037(e)

      1       839  

5.879%, 03/01/2037(e)

      0     149  
     

 

 

 
        1,224  
     

 

 

 

Total Mortgage Pass-Throughs
(cost $198,922,240)

        193,799,509  
     

 

 

 
     

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS – 5.6%

     

Risk Share Floating Rate – 2.7%

     

Connecticut Avenue Securities
Series 2025-R01, Class 1A1
4.562% (CME Term SOFR + 0.95%), 01/25/2045(b)(e)

      1,458       1,459,734  

Connecticut Avenue Securities Trust
Series 2022-R03, Class 1M2
7.112% (CME Term SOFR + 3.50%), 03/25/2042(b)(e)

      1,545       1,575,309  

Series 2022-R05, Class 2M2
6.612% (CME Term SOFR + 3.00%), 04/25/2042(b)(e)

      1,206       1,222,660  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2023-R03, Class 2M1
6.112% (CME Term SOFR + 2.50%), 04/25/2043(b)(e)

  U.S.$     314      $ 316,048  

Series 2023-R04, Class 1M1
5.912% (CME Term SOFR + 2.30%), 05/25/2043(b)(e)

      781        792,266  

Series 2023-R06, Class 1M1
5.312% (CME Term SOFR + 1.70%), 07/25/2043(b)(e)

      390        390,813  

Series 2024-R02, Class 1M1
4.712% (CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 02/25/2044(b)(e)

      117        116,876  

Series 2025-R02, Class 1A1
4.612% (CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 02/25/2045(b)(e)

      427        426,930  

Series 2025-R03, Class 2M1
5.212% (CME Term SOFR + 1.60%), 03/25/2045(b)(e)

      588        588,681  

Series 2025-R05, Class 2M1
4.812% (CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 07/25/2045(b)(e)

      1,241        1,242,193  

Series 2025-R06, Class 1A1
4.512% (CME Term SOFR + 0.90%), 09/25/2045(b)(e)

      617        617,532  

Series 2025-R06, Class 1M1
4.562% (CME Term SOFR + 0.95%), 09/25/2045(b)(e)

      666        665,149  

Series 2026-R01, Class 2M1
4.612% (CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 01/25/2046(b)(e)

      1,030        1,029,906  

Series 2026-R03, Class 2A1
4.712% (CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 04/25/2046(b)(e)

      1,354        1,357,693  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes
Series 2021-DNA5, Class M2
5.262% (CME Term SOFR + 1.65%), 01/25/2034(b)(e)

      120        120,663  

Series 2021-DNA6, Class M2
5.112% (CME Term SOFR + 1.50%), 10/25/2041(b)(e)

      1,789        1,791,894  

Series 2021-DNA7, Class M2
5.412% (CME Term SOFR + 1.80%), 11/25/2041(b)(e)

      2,412        2,419,078  

Series 2021-HQA4, Class M2
5.962% (CME Term SOFR + 2.35%), 12/25/2041(b)(e)

      1,530        1,541,146  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2022-DNA3, Class M1B
6.512% (CME Term SOFR + 2.90%), 04/25/2042(b)(e)

  U.S.$     711      $ 722,703  

Series 2022-DNA5, Class M1B
8.112% (CME Term SOFR + 4.50%), 06/25/2042(b)(e)

      2,274        2,354,979  

Series 2022-DNA7, Class M1A
6.112% (CME Term SOFR + 2.50%), 03/25/2052(b)(e)

      313        314,002  

Series 2023-DNA1, Class M1A
5.708% (CME Term SOFR + 2.10%), 03/25/2043(b)(e)

      420        424,628  

Series 2024-DNA3, Class A1
4.662% (CME Term SOFR + 1.05%), 10/25/2044(b)(e)

      824        824,838  

Series 2024-HQA1, Class M1
4.862% (CME Term SOFR + 1.25%), 03/25/2044(b)(e)

      325        324,991  

Series 2024-HQA2, Class M1
4.812% (CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 08/25/2044(b)(e)

      493        493,139  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA1
Series 2025-DNA1, Class A1
4.562% (CME Term SOFR + 0.95%), 01/25/2045(b)(e)

      659        659,588  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA2
Series 2025-DNA2, Class A1
4.712% (CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 05/25/2045(b)(e)

      344        345,291  

Series 2025-DNA2, Class M1
4.812% (CME Term SOFR + 1.20%), 05/25/2045(b)(e)

      183        182,742  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-Dna3
Series 2025-DNA3, Class A1
4.562% (CME Term SOFR + 0.95%), 09/25/2045(b)(e)

      1,511        1,512,494  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-DNA4
Series 2025-DNA4, Class M1
4.712% (CME Term SOFR + 1.10%), 10/25/2045(b)(e)

      1,338        1,337,078  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2025-Hqa1
Series 2025-HQA1, Class A1
4.562% (CME Term SOFR + 0.95%), 02/25/2045(b)(e)

      811        812,225  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Agency Credit Risk Debt Notes 2026-HQA1
Series 2026-HQA1, Class A1
4.643% (CME Term SOFR + 1.00%), 05/25/2046(b)(e)

    U.S.$       563      $ 563,774  

Series 2026-HQA1, Class M1
4.893% (CME Term SOFR + 1.25%), 05/25/2046(b)(e)

      563        563,774  
      

 

 

 
         29,110,817  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 1.9%

      

Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2005-20CB, Class 3A6
5.50%, 07/25/2035

      47        29,851  

Series 2006-24CB, Class A16
5.75%, 08/25/2036

      328        156,589  

Series 2006-J1, Class 1A13
5.50%, 02/25/2036

      129        84,272  

CHL Mortgage Pass-Through Trust
Series 2006-13, Class 1A19
6.25%, 09/25/2036

      73        31,339  

COOPR Residential Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.874%, 02/25/2061(b)

      1,704        1,687,893  

FIGRE Trust
Series 2025-HE7, Class A
5.15%, 11/25/2055(b)

      1,398        1,388,688  

Series 2025-HE8, Class A
5.206%, 11/25/2055(b)

      1,622        1,611,837  

Series 2026-HE1, Class A
4.982%, 01/25/2056(b)

      388        382,820  

Series 2026-HE2, Class A
5.049%, 01/25/2056(b)

      1,289        1,274,184  

GS Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust
Series 2026-CES2, Class A1A
5.227%, 06/25/2056(b)

      1,041        1,036,226  

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-CES7, Class A1A
5.055%, 04/25/2056(b)

      1,061        1,054,704  

Series 2025-HE3, Class A1
4.975% (CME Term SOFR + 1.35%), 03/20/2056(b)(e)

      1,465        1,472,882  

Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.909%, 06/25/2056(b)

      1,392        1,380,324  

OBX Trust
Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
5.192%, 04/25/2056(b)

      1,201        1,197,232  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

RCKT Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-CES12, Class A1A
5.027%, 11/25/2055(b)

    U.S.$       1,608      $ 1,600,718  

Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.827%, 01/25/2056(b)

      811        803,284  

Series 2026-CES2, Class A1A
4.762%, 02/25/2056(b)

      1,127        1,114,894  

Series 2026-CES4, Class A1A
5.124%, 04/25/2056(b)

      781        778,817  

Santander Mortgage Asset Receivable Trust
Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.876%, 01/25/2056(b)

      1,699        1,679,254  

Towd Point Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-CES2, Class A1A
4.72%, 02/25/2066(b)

      437        431,499  

Series 2026-FIX1, Class A1
4.98%, 12/25/2065(b)

      604        599,127  
      

 

 

 
         19,796,434  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Floating Rate – 0.8%

      

COLT Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2026-3, Class A1
5.119%, 05/25/2071(b)

      575        572,992  

Cross
Series 2026-NQM6, Class A1
5.268%, 05/25/2071(b)

      544        543,022  

Deutsche Alt-A Securities Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-AR4, Class A2
4.079% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 0.49%), 12/25/2036(e)

      752        231,777  

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Mscr Trust Mn1
Series 2021-MN1, Class M1
5.612% (CME Term SOFR + 2.00%), 01/25/2051(b)(e)

      34        33,551  

HomeBanc Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-1, Class A1
4.199% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 0.61%), 03/25/2035(e)

      89        73,383  

HOMES Trust
Series 2026-NQM3, Class A1
5.262%, 04/27/2071(b)

      577        576,063  

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA – CHASE
Series 2019-CL1, Class M3
5.799% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.21%), 04/25/2047(b)(e)

      147        149,687  

Morgan Stanley Residential Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2026-NEW1, Class A1
5.276%, 04/27/2071(b)

      2,154        2,151,232  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

OBX Trust
Series 2026-NQM6, Class A1
5.063%, 04/26/2066(b)

    U.S.$       816      $ 812,427  

Series 2026-NQM7, Class A1
5.22%, 04/25/2066(b)

      775        773,602  

SG Residential Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-3, Class A1
5.188%, 04/25/2066(b)

      1,571        1,565,929  

Verus Securitization Trust
Series 2026-R3, Class A1
5.19%, 02/27/2068(b)

      918        916,198  

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2004-1, Class 1A
4.299% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 0.71%), 04/25/2034(e)

      23        22,586  
      

 

 

 
         8,422,449  
      

 

 

 

Agency Floating Rate – 0.1%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
Series 4416, Class BS
2.343% (5.99% – CME Term SOFR), 12/15/2044(e)(f)

      906        86,126  

Series 4693, Class SL
2.393% (6.04% – CME Term SOFR), 06/15/2047(e)(f)

      989        98,260  

Series 4954, Class SL
2.323% (5.94% – CME Term SOFR), 02/25/2050(e)(f)

      1,266        126,395  

Series 4981, Class HS
2.373% (5.99% – CME Term SOFR), 06/25/2050(e)(f)

      2,990        290,054  

Federal National Mortgage Association REMICS
Series 2016-106, Class ES
2.273% (5.89% – CME Term SOFR), 01/25/2047(e)(f)

      917        89,390  

Series 2017-73, Class SA
2.423% (6.04% – CME Term SOFR), 09/25/2047(e)(f)

      1,193        125,461  

Series 2017-97, Class LS
2.473% (6.09% – CME Term SOFR), 12/25/2047(e)(f)

      881        88,669  

Series 2017-97, Class SW
2.473% (6.09% – CME Term SOFR), 12/25/2047(e)(f)

      790        82,724  

Government National Mortgage Association
Series 2017-43, Class ST
2.383% (5.99% – CME Term SOFR 1 Month), 03/20/2047(e)(f)

      1,211        127,721  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2017-65, Class ST
2.433% (6.04% – CME Term SOFR 1 Month), 04/20/2047(e)(f)

    U.S.$       1,084      $ 117,770  

Series 2017-134, Class SE
2.483% (6.09% – CME Term SOFR 1 Month), 09/20/2047(e)(f)

      611        65,662  
      

 

 

 
         1,298,232  
      

 

 

 

Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1%

      

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. REMICS
Series 4973, Class BI
4.50%, 05/25/2050(g)

      3,487        806,609  

Federal National Mortgage Association Grantor Trust
Series 2004-T5, Class AB4
8.472%, 05/28/2035

      199        192,548  
      

 

 

 
         999,157  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
(cost $60,139,567)

         59,627,089  
      

 

 

 
      

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES – 3.9%

      

Autos - Fixed Rate – 1.9%

      

ACM Auto Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
5.38%, 06/20/2029(b)

      97        97,093  

Series 2025-2A, Class A
5.55%, 06/20/2028(b)

      674        675,129  

American Credit Acceptance Receivables Trust
Series 2025-2, Class B
4.85%, 05/14/2029(b)

      1,999        2,004,043  

Arivo Acceptance Auto Loan Receivables Trust
Series 2024-1A, Class A
6.46%, 04/17/2028(b)

      23        23,378  

Series 2025-1A, Class A2
4.92%, 05/15/2029(b)

      805        807,025  

AutoNation Finance Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A2
4.72%, 04/10/2028(b)

      549        549,255  

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding AESOP LLC
Series 2023-3A, Class A
5.44%, 02/22/2028(b)

      1,016        1,022,131  

Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2026-2, Class A2
4.24%, 09/15/2028

      1,574        1,574,159  

Carvana Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2021-N3, Class C
1.02%, 06/12/2028

      52        50,492  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-N4, Class D
2.30%, 09/11/2028

  U.S.$     89      $ 87,233  

Series 2021-P4, Class D
2.61%, 09/11/2028

      989        961,592  

CPS Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2026-B, Class A
4.35%, 02/15/2030(b)

      787        786,750  

Flagship Credit Auto Trust
Series 2024-3, Class A
4.88%, 11/15/2028(b)

      154        154,237  

Lendbuzz Securitization Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A2
5.10%, 10/15/2030(b)

      945        947,018  

Series 2025-2A, Class A2
5.18%, 05/15/2030(b)(e)

      1,033        1,036,062  

Series 2026-1A, Class A1
4.176%, 01/15/2027(b)

      196        196,193  

Series 2026-1A, Class A2
4.68%, 07/15/2030(b)

      908        906,911  

Lobel Automobile Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.06%, 11/15/2027(b)

      105        104,689  

Series 2026-1, Class A
4.88%, 10/16/2028(b)

      1,783        1,783,352  

OCCU Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A2
4.82%, 04/17/2028(b)

      914        915,281  

Prestige Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A2
4.87%, 12/15/2027(b)

      294        293,841  

Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust
Series 2025-4A, Class A2
5.124%, 04/25/2034(b)

      2,022        2,027,463  

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust
Series 2023-3, Class B
5.61%, 07/17/2028

      106        106,125  

Tesla Auto Lease Trust
Series 2024-A, Class A3
5.30%, 06/21/2027(b)

      79        79,583  

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-2A, Class A
6.36%, 12/15/2027(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)

      119        111,191  

Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.94%, 02/15/2029(h)(i)(j)(k)(l)

      1,273        775,404  

United Auto Credit Securitization Trust
Series 2026-1, Class A
4.41%, 06/12/2028(b)

      1,593        1,592,220  
      

 

 

 
         19,667,850  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Other ABS - Fixed Rate – 1.7%

      

AB Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A2
3.734%, 07/30/2051(b)

    U.S.$       1,984      $ 1,892,320  

College Ave Student Loans LLC
Series 2021-C, Class B
2.72%, 07/26/2055(b)

      374        341,348  

Dext ABS LLC
Series 2023-1, Class A2
5.99%, 03/15/2032(b)

      111        111,490  

Diamond Infrastructure Funding LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class B
2.355%, 04/15/2049(b)

      935        920,862  

Diamond Issuer LLC
Series 2021-1A, Class A
2.305%, 11/20/2051(b)

      1,941        1,888,592  

Equify ABS LLC
Series 2024-1A, Class A
5.43%, 04/18/2033(b)

      364        364,535  

GCI Funding I LLC
Series 2021-1, Class A
2.38%, 06/18/2046(b)

      415        382,280  

Hardee’s Funding LLC
Series 2018-1A, Class A23
5.71%, 06/20/2048(b)

      754        745,019  

Series 2020-1A, Class A2
3.981%, 12/20/2050(b)

      464        448,804  

MVW LLC
Series 2021-2A, Class B
1.83%, 05/20/2039(b)

      221        210,169  

Neighborly Issuer LLC
Series 2022-1A, Class A2
3.695%, 01/30/2052(b)

      1,927        1,827,914  

Series 2023-1A, Class A2
7.308%, 01/30/2053(b)

      1,358        1,362,302  

Nelnet Student Loan Trust
Series 2021-BA, Class B
2.68%, 04/20/2062(b)

      620        556,132  

Series 2021-CA, Class B
2.53%, 04/20/2062(b)

      907        800,070  

Series 2021-DA, Class B
2.90%, 04/20/2062(b)

      798        716,678  

NMEF Funding LLC
Series 2024-A, Class A2
5.15%, 12/15/2031(b)

      647        649,789  

Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust
Series 2024-5, Class A
6.278%, 10/15/2031(b)

      167        167,095  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2024-9, Class B
5.306%, 03/15/2032(b)

    U.S.$       785      $ 786,011  

Series 2025-3, Class A2
5.365%, 12/15/2032(b)

      195        196,080  

Series 2025-6, Class A2
4.497%, 04/15/2033(b)

      390        388,728  

Pagaya Point of Sale Holdings Grantor Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.715%, 01/20/2034(b)

      676        677,892  

SoFi Consumer Loan Program Trust
Series 2025-4, Class A
4.24%, 08/25/2035(b)

      1,079        1,078,607  

Upgrade Master Pass-Thru Trust
Series 2026-ST1, Class A
4.244%, 03/15/2034(b)

      1,087        1,085,555  

Upstart Securitization Trust
Series 2026-1, Class A1
4.142%, 02/22/2027(b)

      473        472,859  
      

 

 

 
         18,071,131  
      

 

 

 

Credit Cards - Fixed Rate – 0.3%

      

Mission Lane Credit Card Master Trust
Series 2024-B, Class A
5.88%, 01/15/2030(b)

      1,890        1,895,780  

Series 2025-A, Class A
5.80%, 05/15/2030(b)

      1,086        1,090,945  
      

 

 

 
         2,986,725  
      

 

 

 

Other ABS - Floating Rate – 0.0%

      

Pagaya AI Debt Grantor Trust
Series 2025-1, Class A
5.156%, 07/15/2032(b)

      137        137,805  

Series 2025-5, Class A
5.108%, 03/15/2033(b)

      78        77,755  
      

 

 

 
         215,560  
      

 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities
(cost $42,070,848)

         40,941,266  
      

 

 

 
      

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS – 2.1%

      

CLO - Floating Rate – 2.1%

      

AGL CLO 44 Ltd.
Series 2025-44A, Class A
4.814% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.15%), 10/22/2037(b)(e)

      808        808,103  

AMMC CLO 27 Ltd.
Series 2022-27A, Class A1R
4.755% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.08%), 01/20/2037(b)(e)

      2,580        2,580,597  

 

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        Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Ballyrock CLO 27 Ltd.
Series 2024-27A, Class A1A
5.017% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.35%), 10/25/2037(b)(e)

  U.S.$     714      $ 713,939  

Benefit Street Partners CLO XXXVIII Ltd.
Series 2024-38A, Class A
4.977% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.31%), 01/25/2038(b)(e)

      819        820,864  

Diameter Capital CLO 9 Ltd.
Series 2025-9A, Class A
4.845% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.17%), 04/20/2038(b)(e)

      3,014        3,012,955  

HPS Loan Management Ltd.
Series 2024-19A, Class A1R
4.899% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.26%), 04/15/2037(b)(e)

      449        449,800  

Series 2026-28A, Class A1
4.856% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.22%), 07/20/2039(b)(e)

      2,889        2,889,353  

Juniper Valley Park CLO Ltd.
Series 2023-1A, Class ARR
4.755% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.08%), 07/20/2036(b)(e)

      1,673        1,674,102  

Midocean Credit CLO Xxiii
Series 2026-23A, Class A1
4.886% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.24%), 07/18/2039(b)(e)

      2,180        2,180,403  

Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 39 Ltd.
Series 2020-39A, Class A1R2
4.88% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.22%), 04/20/2038(b)(e)

      3,060        3,060,308  

Oaktree CLO Ltd.
Series 2026-34A, Class A
4.897% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.23%), 04/15/2039(b)(e)

      1,103        1,103,372  

OCP CLO Ltd.
Series 2024-34A, Class A1
5.033% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.36%), 10/15/2037(b)(e)

      561        562,259  

Series 2026-50A, Class A1
4.863% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.20%), 07/15/2039(b)(e)

      1,399        1,399,198  

Trestles CLO X Ltd.
Series 2026-10A, Class A1
4.849% (CME Term SOFR 3 Month + 1.18%), 04/20/2039(b)(e)

      1,280        1,278,877  
      

 

 

 

Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
(cost $22,533,030)

         22,534,130  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 
      

AGENCIES – 1.2%

      

Agency Debentures – 1.2%

      

Federal Home Loan Banks
4.00%, 06/30/2028

    U.S.$       10,600      $ 10,592,686  

4.75%, 12/08/2028

      1,785        1,812,471  

Federal National Mortgage Association
6.25%, 05/15/2029

      355        376,446  

6.625%, 11/15/2030

      260        285,984  
      

 

 

 

Total Agencies
(cost $13,085,957)

         13,067,587  
      

 

 

 
      

COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES – 0.9%

      

Non-Agency Floating Rate CMBS – 0.5%

      

ALA Trust
Series 2025-OANA, Class A
5.371% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 1.74%), 06/15/2040(b)(e)

      1,520        1,526,537  

AREIT Trust
Series 2022-CRE6, Class A
4.888% (CME Term SOFR + 1.25%), 01/20/2037(b)(e)

      635        634,997  

BHMS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2025-ATLS, Class A
5.477% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 1.85%), 08/15/2042(b)(e)

      1,442        1,443,809  

BX Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2019-IMC, Class D
5.573% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 1.95%), 04/15/2034(b)(e)

      207        205,971  

Series 2019-IMC, Class E
5.823% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.20%), 04/15/2034(b)(e)

      839        835,717  

CLNY Trust
Series 2019-IKPR, Class D
6.033% (CME Term SOFR 1 Month + 2.39%), 11/15/2038(b)(e)

      744        710,520  
      

 

 

 
         5,357,551  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS – 0.3%

      

GS Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2011-GC5, Class D
5.253%, 08/10/2044(b)

      28        21,566  

GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1
Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026(i)

      1,055        1,046,568  

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026(i)

    U.S.$       59      $ 57,907  

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust
Series 2013-C14, Class D
4.036%, 08/15/2046(b)

      472        372,970  

Series 2014-C22, Class XA
0.403%, 09/15/2047(g)

      247        7  

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust
Series 2014-C19, Class D
3.25%, 12/15/2047(b)

      390        383,022  

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2016-NXS6, Class C
4.298%, 11/15/2049

      1,030        1,006,568  
      

 

 

 
         2,888,608  
      

 

 

 

Non-Agency Fixed Rate – 0.1%

      

Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust
Series 2026-CES1, Class A1A
4.914%, 12/25/2060(b)

      725        718,401  
      

 

 

 

Total Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
(cost $9,084,402)

         8,964,560  
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN BONDS – 0.7%

      

Colombia – 0.1%

      

Colombia Government International Bond
3.125%, 04/15/2031

      696        606,912  

6.50%, 01/21/2033

      420        415,296  
      

 

 

 
         1,022,208  
      

 

 

 

Ecuador – 0.1%

      

Amazon Conservation DAC
6.034%, 01/16/2042(b)

      927        934,574  
      

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.1%

      

Mexico Government International Bond
5.375%, 03/22/2033

      716        700,885  
      

 

 

 

Romania – 0.2%

      

Romanian Government International Bond
5.75%, 09/16/2030(b)

      2,010        2,029,658  
      

 

 

 

Saudi Arabia – 0.2%

      

KSA Sukuk Ltd.
5.25%, 06/04/2027(b)

      2,535        2,557,181  
      

 

 

 

Total Governments - Sovereign Bonds
(cost $7,312,429)

         7,244,506  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

CORPORATES - NON-INVESTMENT GRADE – 0.6%

      

Industrial – 0.6%

      

Capital Goods – 0.1%

      

Axon Enterprise, Inc.
6.125%, 03/15/2030(b)

    U.S.$       655      $ 669,777  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Media – 0.1%

      

VZ Vendor Financing II BV
2.875%, 01/15/2029(b)

    EUR       540        603,970  
      

 

 

 

Communications - Telecommunications – 0.0%

      

Altice France SA
4.75%, 10/15/2030(b)

      197        223,261  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.0%

      

Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc.
5.875%, 04/01/2029(b)

    U.S.$       455        461,716  

6.125%, 04/01/2032(b)

      261        266,113  
      

 

 

 
         727,829  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Retailers – 0.1%

      

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
7.00%, 08/01/2030(b)

      1,250        1,284,700  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Non-Cyclical – 0.1%

      

CVS Health Corp.
6.75%, 12/10/2054

      47        48,953  

7.00%, 03/10/2055

      786        819,947  

Organon & Co./Organon Foreign Debt Co-Issuer BV
2.875%, 04/30/2028(b)

    EUR       320        369,690  
      

 

 

 
         1,238,590  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.1%

      

Sunoco LP
5.625%, 03/15/2031(b)

    U.S.$       753        754,370  
      

 

 

 

Technology – 0.1%

      

OAK-Eagle Acquireco, Inc.
7.25%, 07/01/2033(b)

      902        939,938  
      

 

 

 

Total Corporates - Non-Investment Grade
(cost $6,312,730)

         6,442,435  
      

 

 

 
      

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENTS - US MUNICIPAL BONDS – 0.5%

      

United States – 0.5%

      

State Board of Administration Finance Corp.
(Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund)
Series 2020-A
1.705%, 07/01/2027

    U.S.$       1,634      $ 1,592,948  

State of California
(State of California)
Series 2010
7.625%, 03/01/2040

      2,040        2,414,930  

University of California
(University of California)
Series 2021-B
3.071%, 05/15/2051

      2,070        1,423,376  
      

 

 

 

Total Local Governments - US Municipal Bonds
(cost $5,801,730)

         5,431,254  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - CORPORATE BONDS – 0.5%

      

Industrial – 0.5%

      

Basic – 0.2%

      

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV
4.50%, 01/10/2028(i)

      1,440        955,800  

Sasol Financing USA LLC
8.75%, 04/10/2033(b)

      712        753,403  
      

 

 

 
         1,709,203  
      

 

 

 

Consumer Cyclical - Other – 0.1%

      

Wynn Macau Ltd.
5.625%, 08/26/2028(b)

      730        727,262  
      

 

 

 

Energy – 0.2%

      

Ecopetrol SA
8.375%, 01/19/2036

      817        837,735  

8.875%, 01/13/2033

      793        837,805  

Raizen Fuels Finance SA
6.25%, 07/08/2032(h)(i)(k)

      411        235,145  

6.70%, 02/25/2037(h)(i)(k)

      1,177        667,948  
      

 

 

 
         2,578,633  
      

 

 

 

Total Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds
(cost $5,978,889)

         5,015,098  
      

 

 

 
      

EMERGING MARKETS - SOVEREIGNS – 0.1%

      

Mexico – 0.1%

      

Eagle Funding Luxco SARL
5.50%, 08/17/2030(b)
(cost $860,136)

      862        866,310  
      

 

 

 

 

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          Principal
Amount
(000)
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

QUASI-SOVEREIGNS – 0.1%

      

Quasi-Sovereign Bonds – 0.1%

      

Kazakhstan – 0.1%

      

QazaqGaz NC JSC
5.625%, 05/08/2036(b)
(cost $548,598)

    U.S.$       559      $ 547,121  
      

 

 

 
      

GOVERNMENTS - SOVEREIGN AGENCIES – 0.0%

      

Kazakhstan – 0.0%

      

Baiterek National Investment H
5.45%, 05/08/2028(b)
(cost $354,712)

      356        360,117  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

COMMON STOCKS – 0.0%

      

Communication Services – 0.0%

      

Diversified Telecommunication Services – 0.0%

      

Altice France SA/LuxCo3(h)(j)(l)
(cost $24,345)

      1,339        26,759  
      

 

 

 
          Principal
Amount
(000)
        

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 3.9%

      

U.S. Treasury Bills – 3.9%

      

U.S. Treasury Bill
Zero Coupon, 08/04/2026
(cost $41,677,881)

    U.S.$       41,946        41,675,229  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 109.8%
(cost $1,196,052,164)

         1,159,578,986  

Other assets less liabilities – (9.8)%

         (103,633,415
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 1,055,945,571  
  

 

 

 

 

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FUTURES (see Note D)

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
     Expiration
Month
     Current
Notional
     Value and
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Purchased Contracts

 

Australian 10 Yr Bond Futures

     158        June 2026      $ 12,394,367      $ 49,732  

Long Gilt Futures

     75        September 2026        8,971,285        94,020  

U.S. T-Note 2 Yr (CBT) Futures

     5        September 2026        1,032,813        2,188  

U.S. T-Note 5 Yr (CBT) Futures

     1,261        September 2026         135,192,993        467,407  

U.S. T-Note 10 Yr (CBT) Futures

     114        September 2026        12,520,406        53,828  

U.S. Ultra Bond (CBT) Futures

     186        September 2026        21,279,562        89,984  

Sold Contracts

 

Canadian 10 Yr Bond Futures

     318        September 2026        27,754,448        (279,322

U.S. 10 Yr Ultra Futures

     93        September 2026        10,423,266        (97,359
           

 

 

 
   $  380,478  
           

 

 

 

FORWARD CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS (see Note D)

 

Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver
(000)
     In Exchange
For
(000)
     Settlement
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     JPY        536,602        USD        3,367        06/11/2026      $ (4,698

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        3,407        JPY        536,602        06/11/2026        (35,077

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     EUR        1,041        USD        1,233        07/15/2026        16,366  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     JPY        1,361,295        USD        8,665        07/15/2026        87,734  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        4,107        JPY        652,663        07/15/2026        5,701  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     USD        4,484        JPY        708,632        07/15/2026        (18,855

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

     CAD        15,914        USD        11,606        08/17/2026        25,297  
                 

 

 

 
   $  76,468  
  

 

 

 

 

*

Principal amount less than 500.

 

(a)

Position, or a portion thereof, has been segregated to collateralize margin requirements for open futures contracts.

 

(b)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities are considered restricted, but liquid and may be resold in transactions exempt from registration. At May 31, 2026, the aggregate market value of these securities amounted to $264,976,598 or 25.1% of net assets.

 

(c)

Coupon rate adjusts periodically based upon a predetermined schedule. Stated interest rate in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(d)

Securities are perpetual and, thus, do not have a predetermined maturity date. The date shown, if applicable, reflects the next call date.

 

(e)

Floating Rate Security. Stated interest/ floor/ceiling rate was in effect at May 31, 2026.

 

(f)

Inverse interest only security.

 

(g)

IO – Interest Only.

 

(h)

Non-income producing security.

 

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(i)

Security is exempt from registration under Rule 144A or Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities, which represent 0.36% of net assets as of May 31, 2026, are considered illiquid and restricted. Additional information regarding such securities follows:

 

144A/Restricted & Illiquid
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Market
Value
     Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Braskem Netherlands Finance BV
4.50%, 01/10/2028

    
12/12/2023 -
07/10/2025
 
 
   $  1,323,412      $ 955,800        0.09

GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1
Series 2021-1, Class A2
2.435%, 08/15/2026

    
02/25/2021 -
09/06/2022
 
 
     1,056,346         1,046,568        0.10

GSF 2021 1 Issuer LLC 08/26 1
Series 2021-1, Class AS
2.638%, 08/15/2026

    
02/25/2021 -
04/01/2021
 
 
     59,067        57,907        0.00

Raizen Fuels Finance SA
6.25%, 07/08/2032

    
02/03/2026 -
02/04/2026
 
 
     322,026        235,145        0.02

Raizen Fuels Finance SA
6.70%, 02/25/2037

    
02/20/2025 -
02/21/2025
 
 
     1,173,754        667,948        0.07

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2024-2A, Class A
6.36%, 12/15/2027

     05/14/2024        118,921        111,191        0.01

Tricolor Auto Securitization Trust
Series 2025-1A, Class A
4.94%, 02/15/2029

     03/11/2025        1,273,011        775,404        0.07

 

(j)

Fair valued by the Adviser.

 

(k)

Defaulted.

 

(l)

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

Currency Abbreviations:

CAD – Canadian Dollar

EUR – Euro

JPY – Japanese Yen

USD – United States Dollar

Glossary:

ABS – Asset-Backed Securities

ARMs – Adjustable Rate Mortgage

CBT – Chicago Board of Trade

CLO – Collateralized Loan Obligations

CMBS – Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

CME – Chicago Mercantile Exchange

JSC – Joint Stock Company

REIT – Real Estate Investment Trust

REMICs – Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

SOFR – Secured Overnight Financing Rate

TBA – To Be Announced

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB CONSERVATIVE BUFFER ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

          Notional
Amount
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS – CALLS – 101.5%

      

Options on Equity Indices – 101.5%

      

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Expiration: Aug 2026; Contracts: 14,319; Exercise Price: USD 3.66;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC(a)
(premium paid $1,039,922,484)

    USD       5,240,754      $  1,076,226,063  
      

 

 

 
      

PURCHASED OPTIONS – PUTS – 1.7%

      

Options on Equity Indices – 1.7%

      

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Expiration: Aug 2026; Contracts: 14,319; Exercise Price: USD 731.58;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC(a)
(premium paid $32,573,860)

      1,047,549,402        17,693,989  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.5%

      

Investment Companies – 0.5%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(b)(c)(d)
(cost $5,636,613)

      5,636,613        5,636,613  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 103.7%
(cost $1,078,132,957)

         1,099,556,665  

Other assets less liabilities – (3.7)%

         (39,405,458
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 1,060,151,207  
      

 

 

 

CALL WRITTEN OPTIONS (see Note D)

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts   Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Month
  Notional
(000)
    Premiums
Received
  US $ Value

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(###)

 

Morgan Stanley &

Co. LLC

  14,319   USD   758.58   August 2026   USD     1,086,211     $ 22,299,747   $ (35,056,062)

PUT WRITTEN OPTIONS (see Note D)

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts   Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Month
  Notional
(000)
    Premiums
Received
  US $ Value

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(###)

 

Morgan Stanley &

Co. LLC

  14,319   USD   621.84   August 2026   USD     890,413     $ 7,702,865   $ (3,755,588)

 

(###)

One contract relates to 100 shares.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

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

 

(c)

Affiliated investments.

 

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(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.

Glossary:

ETF – Exchange Traded Fund

SPDR – Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB INTERNATIONAL BUFFER ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

          Notional
Amount
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS – CALLS – 99.1%

      

Options on Equity Indices – 99.1%

      

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Expiration: Jul 2026; Contracts: 12,381;
Exercise Price: USD 0.51;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc(a)
(premium paid $124,239,446)

    USD       631,431      $  127,122,908  
      

 

 

 
      

PURCHASED OPTIONS – PUTS – 2.1%

      

Options on Equity Indices – 2.1%

      

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Expiration: Jul 2026; Contracts: 12,381;
Exercise Price: USD 102.32;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc(a)
(premium paid $4,537,360)

      126,682,392        2,653,248  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.5%

      

Investment Companies – 0.5%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc.– Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(b)(c)(d)
(cost $684,600)

      684,600        684,600  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 101.7%
(cost $129,461,406)

         130,460,756  

Other assets less liabilities – (1.7)%

         (2,163,897
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 128,296,859  
      

 

 

 

CALL WRITTEN OPTIONS (see Note D) 

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts   Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Month
 

Notional

(000)

    Premiums
Received
  US $ Value

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(###)

  Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc   12,381   USD   108.01   July 2026   USD     133,727     $ 1,377,186   $ (1,410,815)

PUT WRITTEN OPTIONS (see Note D)

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts   Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Month
 

Notional

(000)

    Premiums
Received
  US $ Value

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF(###)

  Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc   12,381   USD   92.09   July 2026   USD     114,017     $ 1,230,133   $ (684,545)

 

(###)

One contract relates to 100 shares.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

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

 

(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.

 

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Glossary:

EAFE – Europe, Australia, and Far East

ETF – Exchange Traded Fund

MSCI – Morgan Stanley Capital International

See notes to financial statements.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

AB MODERATE BUFFER ETF

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

          Notional
Amount
     U.S. $ Value  

 

 

PURCHASED OPTIONS – CALLS – 102.6%

      

Options on Equity Indices – 102.6%

      

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Expiration: Jul 2026; Contracts: 5,683;
Exercise Price: USD 3.56;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC(a)
(premium paid $401,697,240)

    USD       2,023,148      $  427,075,233  
      

 

 

 
      

PURCHASED OPTIONS – PUTS – 0.7%

      

Options on Equity Indices – 0.7%

      

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Expiration: Jul 2026; Contracts: 5,683;
Exercise Price: USD 703.03;
Counterparty: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC(a)
(premium paid $10,606,096)

      399,531,949        2,752,959  
      

 

 

 
          Shares         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 0.5%

      

Investment Companies – 0.5%

      

AB Fixed Income Shares, Inc. – Government Money Market Portfolio – Class AB, 3.46%(b)(c)(d)
(cost $2,226,979)

      2,226,979        2,226,979  
      

 

 

 

Total Investments – 103.8%
(cost $414,530,315)

         432,055,171  

Other assets less liabilities – (3.8)%

         (15,874,199
      

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

       $ 416,180,972  
      

 

 

 

CALL WRITTEN OPTIONS (see Note D) 

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts   Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Month
  Notional
(000)
    Premiums
Received
  US $ Value

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(###)

  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC   5,683   USD   746.77   July 2026   USD     424,389     $ 5,448,003   $ (14,658,787)

PUT WRITTEN OPTIONS (see Note D)

 

Description   Counterparty   Contracts   Exercise
Price
  Expiration
Month
  Notional
(000)
    Premiums
Received
  US $ Value

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(###)

  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC   5,683   USD   640.09   July 2026   USD     363,763     $ 4,403,456   $ (986,342)

 

(###)

One contract relates to 100 shares.

 

(a)

Non-income producing security.

 

(b)

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

 

(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.

 

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Glossary:

ETF – Exchange Traded Fund

SPDR – Standard & Poor’s Depository Receipts

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

    AB Tax-Aware
Short Duration
Municipal ETF
    AB Ultra Short
Income ETF
    AB High Yield
ETF
 
Assets      

Investments in securities, at value

     

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,244,356,914, $1,427,412,278 and $330,594,104, respectively)

  $ 1,247,146,437     $ 1,426,656,099     $  328,425,015  

Affiliated issuers (cost $0, $31,259,738 and $7,132,889, respectively)

    – 0  –      31,259,738       7,132,889  

Cash

    – 0  –      393       56,518  

Cash collateral due from broker

    401,789       924,400       333,501  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $0, $0 and $284,438, respectively)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      281,935  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

    21,413,440       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

    17,926,339       11,993,861       5,983,586  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    8,462,000       – 0  –      1,017,656  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    47,419       89,502       17,910  

Receivable due from Adviser

    2,987       5,324       1,162  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    2,698       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      – 0  –      116,208  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

    – 0  –      26,154       7,124  

Foreign withholding tax reclaims

    – 0  –      18,600       917  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,295,403,109       1,470,974,071       343,374,421  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities      

Due to custodian

    1,451,003       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Payable for investment securities purchased

    21,836,187       – 0  –      2,241,941  

Payable for shares of beneficial interest redeemed

    8,822,905       6,300,813       – 0  – 

Advisory fee payable

    280,072       312,948       113,964  

Payable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    – 0  –      – 0  –      301  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

    – 0  –      – 0  –      7,973  

Accrued expenses

    22,713       – 0  –      4,921  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    32,412,880       6,613,761       2,369,100  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $  1,262,990,229     $  1,464,360,310     $  341,005,321  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets      

Capital stock, at par

  $ 5,010     $ 2,905     $ 911  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,257,342,488       1,464,040,450       353,399,652  

Distributable earnings/Accumulated loss

    5,642,731       316,955       (12,395,242
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 1,262,990,229     $ 1,464,360,310     $ 341,005,321  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value

 

    Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF   $  1,262,990,229          50,102,000        $  25.21  

 

 
AB Ultra Short Income ETF   $ 1,464,360,310          29,051,000        $ 50.41  

 

 
AB High Yield ETF   $ 341,005,321          9,114,045        $ 37.42  

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

    AB Core Plus
Bond ETF
    AB Corporate
Bond ETF
    AB Tax-Aware
Intermediate
Municipal ETF
 
Assets      

Investments in securities, at value

     

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $208,133,850, $25,887,454 and $597,848,419, respectively)

  $ 206,641,785     $ 25,755,551     $ 602,606,137  

Affiliated issuers (cost $9,550,124, $132,946 and $11,994,014, respectively)

    9,550,124       132,946       11,994,014  

Cash

    – 0  –      – 0  –      162  

Cash collateral due from broker

    507,372       307,198       1,167,615  

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

    2,175,797       311,902       8,666,580  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    861,067       – 0  –      499,424  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    28,109       276       39,404  

Receivable due from Adviser

    1,785       18       2,487  

Receivable for shares of beneficial interest sold

    – 0  –      – 0  –      3,826,845  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

    – 0  –      41,282       – 0  – 

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    – 0  –      – 0  –      11,297  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    219,766,039       26,549,173       628,813,965  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities      

Due to custodian

    236,443       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Payable for investment securities purchased

    4,766,741       – 0  –      12,531,306  

Advisory fee payable

    54,843       6,719       134,489  

Payable for variation margin on futures

    19,686       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Foreign capital gains tax payable

    6,756       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Accrued expenses

    – 0  –      – 0  –      15,245  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    5,084,469       6,719       12,681,040  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $  214,681,570     $  26,542,454     $  616,132,925  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets      

Capital stock, at par

  $ 609     $ 75     $ 2,415  

Additional paid-in capital

    263,136,737       26,744,457       609,661,708  

Distributable earnings/Accumulated loss

    (48,455,776     (202,078     6,468,802  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 214,681,570     $ 26,542,454     $ 616,132,925  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

360 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value

 

     Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
AB Core Plus Bond ETF    $  214,681,570          6,091,144        $  35.24  

 

 
AB Corporate Bond ETF    $ 26,542,454          750,028        $ 35.39  

 

 
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF    $ 616,132,925          24,150,040        $ 25.51  

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

    AB Tax-Aware
Long Municipal
ETF
    AB Short
Duration High
Yield ETF
    AB Short
Duration

Income ETF
 
Assets      

Investments in securities, at value

     

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $56,179,709, $880,501,555 and $173,443,053, respectively)

  $ 56,442,806     $ 874,209,300     $ 172,735,455  

Affiliated issuers (cost $1,690,337, $14,434,300 and $1,447,540, respectively)

    1,690,337       14,434,300       1,447,540  

Cash

    7       6,785       89,413  

Cash collateral due from broker

    81,165       766,413       616,631  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $0, $839,065 and $50,201, respectively)

    – 0  –      838,645       50,029  

Interest receivable

    715,577       14,993,587       1,769,662  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    14,014       – 0  –      570  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    4,303       49,347       2,856  

Receivable due from Adviser

    268       3,263       235  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    – 0  –      3,427,932       1,443  

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      476,427       10,789  

Receivable for variation margin on futures

    – 0  –      – 0  –      27,960  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    58,948,477       909,205,999       176,752,583  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities      

Payable for investment securities purchased

    1,207,185       9,885,387       2,538,576  

Payable for terminated centrally cleared interest rate swaps

    13,179       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Advisory fee payable

    12,184       305,488       44,144  

Payable for variation margin on futures

    – 0  –      8,411       – 0  – 

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      9,475       2,076  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

    – 0  –      30,381       3,324  

Accrued expenses

    – 0  –      – 0  –      77,275  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    1,232,548       10,239,142       2,665,395  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $  57,715,929     $  898,966,857     $  174,087,188  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets      

Capital stock, at par

  $ 230     $ 2,512     $ 489  

Additional paid-in capital

    57,576,605       928,832,026       179,792,371  

Distributable earnings/Accumulated loss

    139,094       (29,867,681     (5,705,672
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 57,715,929     $ 898,966,857     $ 174,087,188  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

362 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value

 

    Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF   $ 57,715,929          2,300,040        $ 25.09  

 

 
AB Short Duration High Yield ETF   $  898,966,857          25,120,150        $  35.79  

 

 
AB Short Duration Income ETF   $ 174,087,188          4,888,461        $ 35.61  

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

    AB California
Intermediate
Municipal ETF
    AB New York
Intermediate
Municipal ETF
    AB Core
Bond ETF
 
Assets

 

   

Investments in securities, at value (cost $1,166,978,992, $1,288,396,412 and $1,196,052,164, respectively)

  $ 1,157,732,580     $ 1,282,812,840     $ 1,159,578,986  

Cash

    – 0  –      5,658,410       16,833,597  

Cash collateral due from broker

    942,830       673,933       3,961,827  

Foreign currencies, at value (cost $0, $0 and $214,070, respectively)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      214,651  

Unaffiliated interest and dividends receivable

    15,600,009       16,413,730       8,259,909  

Receivable for investment securities sold

    3,215,000       150,000       27,528,596  

Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps

    25,837       23,939       – 0  – 

Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      – 0  –      135,098  

Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps

    – 0  –      908,844       – 0  – 

Foreign withholding tax reclaims

    – 0  –      – 0  –      18,348  

Other assets

    – 0  –      – 0  –      270,000  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,177,516,256       1,306,641,696       1,216,801,012  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities      

Due to custodian

    15,730       – 0  –      – 0  – 

Cash collateral due to broker

    – 0       830,000       – 0  – 

Payable for investment securities purchased

    11,534,100       1,628,880       160,194,722  

Advisory fee payable

    262,738       296,743       242,284  

Payable for variation margin on futures

    – 0  –      – 0  –      275,216  

Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      – 0  –      58,630  

Foreign capital gains tax payable

    – 0  –      – 0  –      2,315  

Accrued expenses

    82,480       39,869       82,274  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    11,895,048       2,795,492       160,855,441  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $  1,165,621,208     $  1,303,846,204     $  1,055,945,571  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets      

Capital stock, at par

  $ 4,646     $ 5,203     $ 3,577  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,179,186,187       1,337,600,025       1,182,674,061  

Accumulated loss

    (13,569,625     (33,759,024     (126,732,067
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 1,165,621,208     $ 1,303,846,204     $ 1,055,945,571  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

364 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value

 

    Net Assets        Shares
Outstanding
       Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF   $  1,165,621,208          46,455,552        $  25.09  

 

 
AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF   $ 1,303,846,204          52,025,758        $ 25.06  

 

 
AB Core Bond ETF   $ 1,055,945,571          35,768,003        $ 29.52  

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES (unaudited) (continued)

 

    AB Conservative
Buffer ETF
    AB International
Buffer ETF
    AB Moderate
Buffer ETF
 
Assets

 

   

Investments in securities, at value

     

Unaffiliated issuers (cost $1,072,496,344, $128,776,806 and $412,303,336, respectively)

  $ 1,093,920,052     $ 129,776,156     $ 429,828,192  

Affiliated issuers (cost $5,636,613, $684,600 and $2,226,979, respectively)

    5,636,613       684,600       2,226,979  

Cash collateral due from broker

    – 0  –      2,000       2,000  

Affiliated dividends receivable

    16,811       2,002       6,275  

Receivable due from Adviser

    1,054       125       393  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    1,099,574,530       130,464,883       432,063,839  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities

 

   

Options written, at value (premiums received $30,002,612, $2,607,319 and $9,851,459, respectively)

    38,811,650       2,095,360       15,645,129  

Advisory fee payable

    613,673       72,664       237,738  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    39,425,323       2,168,024       15,882,867  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 1,060,149,207     $ 128,296,859     $ 416,180,972  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Composition of Net Assets      

Capital stock, at par

  $ 2,495     $ 305     $ 1,028  

Additional paid-in capital

    1,028,287,841       123,106,139       396,242,227  

Distributable earnings

    31,860,871       5,190,415       19,937,717  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $  1,060,151,207     $  128,296,859     $  416,180,972  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Per Share—500 million shares of capital stock authorized, $.0001 par value

 

     Net Assets      Shares
Outstanding
     Net Asset
Value
 

 

 
AB Conservative Buffer ETF    $  1,060,151,207        24,950,028      $  42.49  

 

 
AB International Buffer ETF    $ 128,296,859        3,050,028      $ 42.06  

 

 
AB Moderate Buffer ETF    $ 416,180,972        10,275,028      $ 40.50  

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

366 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

     AB Tax-Aware
Short Duration
Municipal ETF
    AB Ultra Short
Income ETF
    AB High
Yield ETF
 
Investment Income       

Interest

   $ 18,960,346     $ 29,360,426     $ 11,122,328  

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     376,214       1,148,119       109,700  

Dividends—Unaffiliated issuers

     – 0  –      – 0  –      2,642  

Other income

     – 0  –      – 0  –      788  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

   $ 19,336,560     $ 30,508,545     $ 11,235,458  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses       

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,534,645       1,821,932       631,974  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before bank overdraft expense

     1,534,645       1,821,932       631,974  

Bank overdraft expense

     393       – 0  –      1,405  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,535,038       1,821,932       633,379  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (22,232     (68,495     (6,612
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,512,806       1,753,437       626,767  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     17,823,754       28,755,108       10,608,691  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investment transactions(a)

     (256,326     (158,180     503,261  

In-kind redemptions

     848,853       – 0  –      237,691  

Forward currency exchange contracts

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (3,723

Futures

     – 0  –      (2,124,688     (384,304

Swaps

     202,220       – 0  –      134,759  

Foreign currency transactions

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (105,112

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

      

Investments(b)

     (4,074,824     (4,855,862     (3,195,124

Forward currency exchange contracts

     – 0  –      – 0  –      135,167  

Futures

     – 0  –      89,883       92,290  

Swaps

     (150,246     – 0  –      (6,222

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (633
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (3,430,323     (7,048,847     (2,591,950
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $  14,393,431     $  21,706,261     $  8,016,741  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $575, $0 and $0, respectively.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $1,287, $0 and $0, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (continued)

 

     AB Core Plus
Bond ETF
    AB Corporate
Bond ETF
    AB Tax-Aware
Intermediate
Municipal ETF
 
Investment Income       

Interest

   $ 4,778,537     $ 674,929     $ 9,800,621  

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

     190,673       3,771       172,190  

Other income

     73       – 0  –      625  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

   $ 4,969,283     $ 678,700     $ 9,973,436  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses       

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     309,600       40,174       688,152  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before bank overdraft expense

     309,600       40,174       688,152  

Bank overdraft expense

     194       588       1,473  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     309,794       40,762       689,625  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

     (11,379     (231     (10,287
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     298,415       40,531       679,338  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     4,670,868       638,169       9,294,098  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investment transactions(a)

     (740,337     (115,177     119,072  

In-kind redemptions

     18,755       140,110       – 0  – 

Futures

     (247,023     (60,856     – 0  – 

Swaps

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (32,875

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

      

Investments

     (3,194,677     (473,740     (304,924

Futures

     62,406       (52,875     – 0  – 

Swaps

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (487,931
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment transactions

      (4,100,876      (562,538     (706,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 569,992     $ 75,631     $  8,587,440  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $6,554, $0 and $0, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

368 AB Active ETFs, Inc.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (continued)

 

    AB Tax-Aware
Long Municipal
ETF
    AB Short
Duration High
Yield ETF
    AB Short
Duration
Income ETF
 
Investment Income      

Interest

  $ 1,053,181     $ 27,518,723     $ 3,739,520  

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

    23,483       350,172       23,291  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

  $ 1,076,664     $ 27,868,895     $ 3,762,811  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses      

Advisory fee (see Note B)

    66,984       1,746,520       240,662  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before bank overdraft expense

    66,984       1,746,520       240,662  

Bank overdraft expense

    167       3,158       96  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    67,151       1,749,678       240,758  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

    (1,395     (21,327     (1,412
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    65,756       1,728,351       239,346  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1,010,908       26,140,544       3,523,465  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions(a)

    (123,780     1,643,619       211,479  

In-kind redemptions

    18,087       411,583       65,431  

Forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      29,400       251  

Futures

    – 0  –      558,499       (238,833

Swaps

    116,431       531,898       16,554  

Foreign currency transactions

    – 0  –      (540,016     (14,492

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments(b)

    61,198       (7,310,102     (1,631,361

Forward currency exchange contracts

    – 0  –      596,189       13,238  

Futures

    – 0  –      (271,394     (687

Swaps

    (78,902     – 0  –      154,168  

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    – 0  –      9,125       352  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (6,966     (4,341,199     (1,423,900
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

  $  1,003,942     $  21,799,345     $  2,099,565  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $225, $3,288 and $0, respectively.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $0, $8,026 and $98, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (continued)

 

     AB California
Intermediate
Municipal ETF
    AB New York
Intermediate
Municipal ETF
    AB Core Bond
ETF
 
Investment Income       

Interest

   $ 19,653,297     $ 21,409,007     $ 19,432,528  

Other income

     – 0  –      – 0  –      1,916  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

   $ 19,653,297     $ 21,409,007     $ 19,434,444  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses       

Advisory fee (see Note B)

     1,514,127       1,746,867       1,305,637  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before bank overdraft expense

     1,514,127       1,746,867       1,305,637  

Bank overdraft expense

     26,498       8,512       843  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     1,540,625       1,755,379       1,306,480  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

     1,540,625       1,755,379       1,306,480  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

     18,112,672       19,653,628       18,127,964  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment and Foreign Currency Transactions       

Net realized gain (loss) on:

      

Investment transactions(a)

     78,356       (3,485,883     648,379  

In-kind redemptions

     1,091,330       70,885       (829,766

Forward currency exchange contracts

     – 0  –      – 0  –      12,342  

Futures

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (4,154,016

Swaps

     (15,619     (627,236     – 0  – 

Foreign currency transactions

     – 0  –      – 0  –      352,381  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     (4,262,743     3,597,085       (14,837,800

Investments(b)

Forward currency exchange contracts

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (71,039

Futures

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (96,263

Swaps

     546,524       909,803       – 0  – 

Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

     – 0  –      – 0  –      5,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

     (2,562,152     464,654        (18,970,700

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

     – 0  –      – 0  –      2,722  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

   $  15,550,520     $  20,118,282     $ (840,014
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of foreign realized capital gains taxes of $0, $5,750 and $0, respectively.

 

(b)

Net of decrease in accrued foreign capital gains taxes on unrealized gains of $0, $1,716 and $0, respectively.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (unaudited) (continued)

 

    AB Conservative
Buffer ETF
    AB International
Buffer ETF
    AB Moderate
Buffer ETF
 
Investment Income      

Dividends—Affiliated issuers

  $ 93,404     $ 9,423     $ 31,821  

Interest

    2       5       8  

Other income

    89       2,081       2,183  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income

  $ 93,495     $ 11,509     $ 34,012  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Expenses      

Advisory fee (see Note B)

    3,486,424       344,241       1,171,480  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses before bank overdraft expense

    3,486,424       344,241       1,171,480  

Bank overdraft expense

    262       656       15  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

    3,486,686       344,897       1,171,495  

Less: expenses waived and reimbursed by the Adviser (see Note B)

    (5,575     (565     (1,901
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net expenses

    3,481,111       344,332       1,169,594  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net investment income

    (3,387,616     (332,823     (1,135,582
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment Transactions      

Net realized gain (loss) on:

     

Investment transactions

    48,894,760       4,029,045       15,451,971  

In-kind redemptions

    (2,834,338     2,352,814       10,590,178  

Options written

    (17,824,338     (905,951     (14,053,937

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of:

     

Investments

    24,015,406       732,183       12,980,151  

Options written

    (15,335,499     373,361       (7,896,013
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net gain on investment transactions

    36,915,991       6,581,452       17,072,350  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

  $   33,528,375     $   6,248,629     $   15,936,768  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

    AB Tax-Aware Short Duration
Municipal ETF
    AB Ultra Short Income ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment income

  $ 17,823,754     $ 26,531,780     $ 28,755,108     $ 60,793,155  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    794,747       (238,764     (2,282,868     (111,720

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    (4,225,070     2,820,583       (4,765,979     2,819,333  

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

    – 0  –      2,723       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    14,393,431       29,116,322       21,706,261       63,500,768  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (17,684,429     (25,495,866     (30,064,576     (60,695,920
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase (decrease)

    222,044,595       389,795,505       (26,556,587     353,341,290  

Other Capital

    83,877       143,158       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    218,837,474       393,559,119       (34,914,902     356,146,138  
Net Assets        

Beginning of period

    1,044,152,755       650,593,636       1,499,275,212       1,143,129,074  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,262,990,229     $  1,044,152,755     $  1,464,360,310     $  1,499,275,212  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

    AB High Yield ETF     AB Core Plus Bond ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment income

  $ 10,608,691     $ 14,755,703     $ 4,670,868     $ 6,608,835  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    382,572       1,539,190       (968,605     457,100  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    (2,974,522     181,636       (3,132,271     912,878  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    8,016,741       16,476,529       569,992       7,978,813  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (10,693,806     (13,808,737     (4,890,762     (6,108,010
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase

    38,229,418       127,652,321       23,082,260       138,643,204  

Other Capital

    2,604       23,564       7,029       16,056  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase .

    35,554,957       130,343,677       18,768,519       140,530,063  
Net Assets        

Beginning of period

    305,450,364       175,106,687       195,913,051       55,382,988  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  341,005,321     $  305,450,364     $  214,681,570     $  195,913,051  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

    AB Corporate Bond ETF     AB Tax-Aware Intermediate
Municipal ETF
 
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment income

  $ 638,169     $ 1,313,684     $ 9,294,098     $ 9,987,414  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (35,923     319,764       86,197       (429,733

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

    (526,615     (98,726     (792,855     4,843,009  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    75,631       1,534,722       8,587,440       14,400,690  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (666,400     (1,506,283     (8,925,094     (8,743,650
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase (decrease)

    (9,070     1,755,345       195,794,510       322,081,425  

Other Capital

    – 0  –      67       168,219       293,363  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

    (599,839     1,783,851       195,625,075       328,031,828  
Net Assets        

Beginning of period

    27,142,293       25,358,442       420,507,850       92,476,022  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  26,542,454     $  27,142,293     $  616,132,925     $  420,507,850  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

    AB Tax-Aware Long
Municipal ETF
    AB Short Duration High Yield ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment income

  $ 1,010,908     $ 1,333,108     $ 26,140,544     $ 51,179,077  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    10,738       (216,101     2,634,983       518,640  

Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    (17,704     (370,267     (6,976,182     (3,115,226
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    1,003,942       746,740       21,799,345       48,582,491  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (983,381     (1,295,116     (26,234,681     (47,922,615
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase

    14,839,515       13,798,975       65,572,630       82,729,034  

Other Capital

    35,430       43,062       28,798       60,872  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase .

    14,895,506       13,293,661       61,166,092       83,449,782  
Net Assets        

Beginning of period

    42,820,423       29,526,762       837,800,765       754,350,983  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  57,715,929     $  42,820,423     $  898,966,857     $  837,800,765  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

    AB Short Duration Income ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations    

Net investment income

  $ 3,523,465     $ 5,549,850  

Net realized gain on investment and foreign currency transactions

    40,390       993,762  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    (1,464,290     447,592  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    2,099,565       6,991,204  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (3,614,688     (5,535,810
Transactions in Shares of the Fund    

Net increase

    30,459,740       55,182,805  

Other Capital

    36       972  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase .

    28,944,653       56,639,171  
Net Assets    

Beginning of period

    145,142,535       88,503,364  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  174,087,188     $  145,142,535  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

     AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    October 1,
2025 to
November 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(a)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations       

Net investment income

   $ 18,112,672     $ 5,719,481     $ 30,734,034  

Net realized gain on investment transactions

     1,154,067       1,292,394       97,147  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     (3,716,219     5,376,628       (7,423,081
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations .

     15,550,520       12,388,503       23,408,100  
Distributions to Shareholders       

Municipal Class

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (25,034,821

Class A

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (1,258,916

Class C

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (33,186

Advisor Class

     (19,491,403     (3,097,434     (4,053,384
Return of Capital       

Municipal Class

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (462,148

Class A

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (23,240

Class C

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (613

Advisor Class

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (74,826
Transactions in Shares of the Fund       

Net increase

     71,363,590       3,019,310       62,559,581  

Other Capital

     45,812       7,545       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

     67,468,519       12,317,924       55,026,547  
Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of period

     1,098,152,689       1,085,834,765       1,030,808,218  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $  1,165,621,208     $  1,098,152,689     $  1,085,834,765  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of September 30. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

 

(b)

After the close of business on October 3, 2025, California Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was reorganized into AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Acquired Portfolio. See Note A for additional information on the reorganization.

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

     AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    October 1,
2025 to
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations       

Net investment income

   $ 19,653,628     $ 6,048,389     $ 35,302,223  

Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions

     (4,042,234     615,935       (3,498,399

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments

     4,506,888       5,190,421       (7,976,376
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     20,118,282       11,854,745       23,827,448  
Distributions to Shareholders          (1,801,246

Class A

     – 0  –      – 0  –   

Class C

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (34,459

Advisor Class

     (19,265,188     (3,614,529     (1,436,296

Municipal Class

     – 0  –      – 0  –      (31,911,836
Transactions in Shares of the Fund       

Net increase

     10,006,516       3,715,650       (51,699,999

Other Capital

     36,324       – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase (decrease)

     10,895,934       11,955,866       (63,056,388
Net Assets

 

 

Beginning of period

     1,292,950,270       1,280,994,404       1,344,050,792  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

   $  1,303,846,204     $  1,292,950,270     $  1,280,994,404  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of September 30. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

 

(b)

After the close of business on November 7, 2025, New York Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was reorganized into AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Acquired Portfolio. See Note A for additional information on the reorganization.

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

    AB Core Bond ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    October 1,
2025 to
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations      

Net investment income

  $ 18,127,964     $ 5,938,881     $ 35,444,319  

Net realized loss on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (3,970,680     1,990,331       (939,322

Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities

    (15,000,020     1,853,051       (8,674,938

Contributions from Affiliates (see Note B)

    2,722       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in net assets from operations .

    (840,014     9,782,263       25,830,059  

Distributions to Shareholders

    (18,883,184     (3,584,580     (34,541,099
Transactions in Shares of the Fund      

Net increase

    199,101,520       16,719,933       91,558,182  

Other Capital

    15,341       5,036       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase

    179,393,663       22,922,652       82,847,142  
Net Assets      

Beginning of period

    876,551,908       853,629,256       770,782,114  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,055,945,571     $  876,551,908     $  853,629,256  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of September 30. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

 

(b)

After the close of business on November 7, 2025, Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was reorganized into AB Core Bond ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Acquired Portfolio. See Note A for additional information on the reorganization.

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

    AB Conservative Buffer ETF     AB International Buffer ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations        

Net investment loss

  $ (3,387,616   $ (5,726,353   $ (332,823   $ (259,470

Net realized gain on investment transactions

    28,236,084       49,963,628       5,475,908       4,319,491  

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

    8,679,907       5,119       1,105,544       405,766  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    33,528,375       44,242,394       6,248,629       4,465,787  
Transactions in Shares of the Fund        

Net increase

    49,923,628       235,652,725       48,096,278       69,372,420  

Other Capital

    11,829       53,565       52,166       61,579  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase .

    83,463,832       279,948,684       54,397,073       73,899,786  
Net Assets

 

   

Beginning of period

    976,687,375       696,738,691       73,899,786       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  1,060,151,207     $  976,687,375     $  128,296,859     $  73,899,786  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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    AB Moderate Buffer ETF  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations    

Net investment loss

  $ (1,135,582   $ (975,749

Net realized gain on investment transactions

    11,988,212       15,563,840  

Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments

    5,084,138       6,647,049  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

    15,936,768       21,235,140  
Transactions in Shares of the Fund    

Net increase

    131,267,870       247,659,617  

Other Capital

    30,861       50,716  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total increase .

    147,235,499       268,945,473  
Net Assets

 

Beginning of period

    268,945,473       – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

End of period

  $  416,180,972     $  268,945,473  
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

See

notes to financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

May 31, 2026 (unaudited)

 

NOTE A

Significant Accounting Policies

AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation, which is a Maryland corporation, operates as a series company comprised of 23 funds currently in operation. Each fund is considered to be a separate entity for financial reporting and tax purposes. This report relates only to AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF, AB Ultra Short Income ETF, AB High Yield ETF, AB Core Plus Bond ETF, AB Corporate Bond ETF, AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF, AB Short Duration High Yield ETF, AB Short Duration Income ETF, AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB Core Bond ETF, AB Conservative Buffer ETF, AB International Buffer ETF and AB Moderate Buffer ETF (hereafter collectively referred to as the “Funds” and each individually a “Fund”). AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF, AB Ultra Short Income ETF, AB High Yield ETF, AB Core Plus Bond ETF, AB Corporate Bond ETF, AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF, AB Short Duration High Yield ETF, AB Short Duration Income ETF and AB Core Bond ETF are diversified portfolios. AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB Conservative Buffer ETF, AB International Buffer ETF and AB Moderate Buffer ETF are non-diversified portfolios.

The AB Core Plus Bond ETF commenced investment operations on December 13, 2023. The AB Core Plus Bond ETF (the “Acquiring Fund”) acquired the assets and liabilities of AB Total Return Bond Portfolio, a portfolio of AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the “Acquired Fund”), in a reorganization that was effective at the close of business on February 7, 2025 (the “Reorganization”). The Reorganization was approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) pursuant to a Plan of Acquisition and Liquidation (the “Reorganization Agreement”) (see Note H for additional information). The Acquiring Fund was the accounting survivor in the Reorganization.

Certain of the Funds, as set forth in the table below, participated in reorganizations pursuant to which a predecessor mutual fund (an “Acquired Portfolio”) transferred its assets and liabilities to a Fund (each a “Conversion”). Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Acquisition and Termination (each a “Plan”), each Acquired Portfolio was converted into an ETF (the “Acquiring Portfolio”), with the same investment objective, and the same investment policies and investment strategies as the Acquired Portfolio on the conversion date of the Conversion (the “Conversion date”). In connection with each Conversion, the assets and liabilities of an Acquired Portfolio were transferred to its respective Acquiring Portfolio, and stockholders of the Acquired Portfolio received shares of the Acquiring Portfolio equal in aggregate net asset value (“NAV”) to the NAV of their

 

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shares of the Acquired Portfolio (less cash corresponding to any fractional share amount). Each Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end different than its Acquiring Portfolio. Each Acquiring Portfolio has a fiscal year end of November 30. Each Acquired Portfolio was the accounting survivor in its Conversion and as such, the financial statements and the financial highlights reflect the financial information of the Acquired Portfolio through the Conversion date. See Note H for additional information regarding each Conversion. The following chart sets forth each Acquiring Portfolio and Acquired Portfolio, each Conversion date and each Acquired Portfolio’s fiscal year end:

 

Acquiring Portfolio

  

Acquired Portfolio

   Conversion Date and
Acquiring Portfolio
Commencement of
Operations Date
   Acquired Portfolio
Fiscal Year End

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

   AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio, a Portfolio of AB Bond Fund, Inc.    June 7, 2024    September 30

AB Short Duration Income ETF

  

AB Short Duration Income Portfolio, a

portfolio of AB Bond Fund, Inc.

   June 7, 2024    October 31

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

  

California Municipal Portfolio, a portfolio of Sanford C.

Bernstein Fund, Inc.

   October 3, 2025    September 30

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

  

New York Municipal Portfolio, a portfolio of Sanford C. Bernstein

Fund, Inc.

   November 7, 2025    September 30

AB Core Bond ETF

  

Bernstein Intermediate

Duration Institutional Portfolio, a portfolio of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc.

   November 7, 2025    September 30

The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), which require management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.

 

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1. Security Valuation

Portfolio securities are valued at market value determined on the basis of market quotations or, if market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable, at “fair value” as determined in accordance with procedures approved by and under the oversight of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Pursuant to these procedures, the Adviser serves as the Funds’ valuation designee pursuant to Rule 2a-5 of the 1940 Act. In this capacity, the Adviser is responsible, among other things, for making all fair value determinations relating to the Funds’ portfolio investments, subject to the Board’s oversight.

In general, the market values of securities which are readily available and deemed reliable are determined as follows: securities listed on a national securities exchange (other than securities listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (“NASDAQ”)) or on a foreign securities exchange are valued at the last sale price at the close of the exchange or foreign securities exchange. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the last traded price from the previous day. Securities listed on more than one exchange are valued by reference to the principal exchange on which the securities are traded; securities listed only on NASDAQ are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price; listed options are generally valued using market-based inputs, such as last traded prices, closing bid and ask prices, or settlement prices, as applicable; over-the-counter (“OTC”) options, including flexible exchange-traded options (“Flex Options”), are typically valued at transaction price on the trade date and thereafter valued using models that consider the terms of the option and/or relevant market inputs, as applicable; open futures are valued using the closing settlement price or, in the absence of such a price, the most recent quoted bid price. If there are no quotations available for the day of valuation, the last available closing settlement price is used; U.S. Government securities and any other debt instruments having 60 days or less remaining until maturity are generally valued at fair value by an independent pricing service. If an independent fair value is not available, the securities are valued at amortized cost. This methodology is commonly used for short-term securities that have an original maturity of 60 days or less, as well as short-term securities that had an original term to maturity that exceeded 60 days. In instances when amortized cost is utilized, the Valuation Committee (the “Committee”) must reason ably conclude that the utilization of amortized cost is approximately the same as the fair value of the security. Factors the Committee will consider include, but are not limited to, an impairment of the creditworthiness of the issuer or material changes in interest rates. Fixed-income securities, including mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities, may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service or at a price obtained from one or more of the major broker-dealers. In cases where broker-dealer quotes are obtained, the Adviser may establish procedures whereby changes in market yields or spreads are used to adjust, on a daily basis, a recently obtained quoted price on a security. Swaps and other derivatives are valued daily, primarily using independent pricing services,

 

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independent pricing models using market inputs, as well as third party broker-dealers or counterparties. Open -end mutual funds are valued at closing net assets value per share, while exchange-traded funds are valued at closing market price per share.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available (including restricted securities) or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value as deemed appropriate by the Adviser. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents.

2. Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with U.S. GAAP regarding fair value measurements, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds 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 as described in Note A.1 above). 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 Funds. 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)

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.

 

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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.

Valuations of mortgage-backed or other asset-backed securities, by pricing vendors, are based on both proprietary and industry recognized models and discounted cash flow techniques. Significant inputs to the valuation of these instruments are value of the collateral, the rates and timing of delinquencies, the rates and timing of prepayments, and default and loss expectations, which are driven in part by housing prices for residential mortgages. Significant inputs are determined based on relative value analyses, which incorporate comparisons to instruments with similar collateral and risk profiles, including relevant indices. Mortgage and asset-backed securities for which management has collected current observable data through pricing services are generally categorized within Level 2. Those investments for which current observable data has not been provided are classified as Level 3.

Bank loan prices are provided by third party pricing services and consist of a composite of the quotes received by the vendor into a consensus price. Certain bank loans are classified as Level 3, as a significant input used in the fair value measurement of these instruments is the market quotes that are received by the vendor and these inputs are not observable.

Other fixed income investments, including non-U.S. government and corporate debt, are generally valued using quoted market prices, if available, which are typically impacted by current interest rates, maturity dates and any perceived credit risk of the issuer. Additionally, in the absence of quoted market prices, these inputs are used by pricing vendors to derive a valuation based upon industry or proprietary models which incorporate issuer specific data with relevant yield/spread comparisons with more widely quoted bonds with similar key characteristics. Those investments for which there are observable inputs are classified as Level 2. Where the inputs are not observable, the investments are classified as Level 3.

Options are valued using market-based inputs to models, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency,

 

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where such inputs and models are available. Alternatively, the values may be obtained through unobservable management determined inputs and/or management’s proprietary models. Where models are used, the selection of a particular model to value an option depends upon the contractual terms of, and specific risks inherent in, the option as well as the availability of pricing information in the market. Valuation models require a variety of inputs, including contractual terms, market prices, measures of volatility and correlations of such inputs. Exchange traded options generally will be classified as Level 2. For options that do not trade on an exchange but trade in liquid markets, inputs can generally be verified and model selection does not involve significant management judgment. Options are classified within Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy when all of the significant inputs can be corroborated to market evidence. Otherwise such instruments are classified as Level 3.

The following tables summarize the valuation of the Funds’ investments by the above fair value hierarchy levels as of May 31, 2026:

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 1,071,767,210     $ – 0  –    $ 1,071,767,210  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

    – 0  –      161,578,649       – 0  –      161,578,649  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      5,759,017       – 0  –      5,759,017  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      1,422,389       2,209,715       3,632,104  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      3,117,326       – 0  –      3,117,326  

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      1,282,219       – 0  –      1,282,219  

Warrants

    – 0  –      – 0  –      9,912       9,912  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    – 0  –      1,244,926,810       2,219,627       1,247,146,437  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      186,940       – 0  –      186,940 (b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      26,854       – 0  –      26,854 (b)  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

    – 0  –      (342,512     – 0  –      (342,512 )(b)  

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      (51,323     – 0  –      (51,323 )(b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (2,617     – 0  –      (2,617 )(b)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  – 0  –    $  1,244,744,152     $  2,219,627     $  1,246,963,779  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB Ultra Short Income ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Corporates – Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 640,077,533     $ – 0  –    $ 640,077,533  

Governments – Treasuries

     – 0  –      478,151,221       – 0  –      478,151,221  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      99,788,879       2,654,157       102,443,036  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Commercial Paper

     – 0  –      205,984,309       – 0  –      205,984,309  

Investment Companies

     31,259,738       – 0  –      – 0  –      31,259,738  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     31,259,738       1,424,001,942       2,654,157       1,457,915,837  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     253,321       – 0  –      – 0  –      253,321 (b)  

Liabilities

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  31,513,059     $  1,424,001,942     $  2,654,157     $  1,458,169,158  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB High Yield ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 261,325,744     $ 24,406 (c)     $ 261,350,150  

Corporates – Investment Grade

     – 0  –      48,984,747       – 0  –      48,984,747  

Bank Loans

     – 0  –      12,990,006       284,260       13,274,266  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      3,560,233       0 (c)       3,560,233  

Preferred Stocks

     10,241       43,239       570,730       624,210  

Common Stocks

     180,164       152,784       290,997 (c)       623,945  

Rights

     – 0  –      – 0  –      7,464       7,464  

Short-Term Investments

     7,132,889       – 0  –      – 0  –      7,132,889  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     7,323,294       327,056,753       1,177,857 (c)      335,557,904  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     143,110       – 0  –      – 0  –      143,110 (b)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      116,208       – 0  –      116,208  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (56,961     – 0  –      – 0  –      (56,961 )(b)  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (34,489     – 0  –      (34,489 )(b)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  7,409,443     $  327,138,472     $  1,177,857 (c)    $  335,725,772  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2      Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Governments – Treasuries

   $ – 0  –    $ 93,287,360      $ – 0  –    $ 93,287,360  

Corporates – Investment Grade

     – 0  –      80,457,057        – 0  –      80,457,057  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      15,085,153        – 0  –      15,085,153  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      9,137,034        – 0  –      9,137,034  

 

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Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

   $ – 0  –    $ 3,564,896     $ – 0  –    $ 3,564,896  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      2,601,806       – 0  –      2,601,806  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      2,066,161       26,335       2,092,496  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      210,588       – 0  –      210,588  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      205,395       – 0  –      205,395  

Short-Term Investments

     9,550,124       – 0  –      – 0  –      9,550,124  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     9,550,124       206,615,450       26,335       216,191,909  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     172,109       – 0  –      – 0  –      172,109 (b)  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (90,953     – 0  –      – 0  –      (90,953 )(b)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  9,631,280     $  206,615,450     $  26,335     $  216,273,065  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Corporate Bond ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Corporates – Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 25,755,551     $ – 0  –    $ 25,755,551  

Short-Term Investments

     132,946       – 0  –      – 0  –      132,946  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     132,946       25,755,551       – 0  –      25,888,497  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     195,813       – 0  –      – 0  –      195,813 (b)  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

      (230,469     – 0  –      – 0  –      (230,469 )(b)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  98,290     $  25,755,551     $  – 0  –    $  25,853,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 567,746,875     $ – 0  –    $ 567,746,875  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

     – 0  –      33,095,875       – 0  –      33,095,875  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      994,748       – 0  –      994,748  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      756,925       – 0  –      756,925  

Warrants

     – 0  –      – 0  –      11,714       11,714  

Short-Term Investments

     11,994,014       – 0  –      – 0  –      11,994,014  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     11,994,014       602,594,423       11,714       614,600,151  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      264,675       – 0  –      264,675 (b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      357,748       – 0  –      357,748 (b)  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (307,618     – 0  –      (307,618 )(b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (227,075     – 0  –      (227,075 )(b)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  11,994,014     $  602,682,153     $  11,714     $  614,687,881  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 54,942,806     $ – 0  –    $ 54,942,806  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

     – 0  –      1,500,000       – 0  –      1,500,000  

Short-Term Investments

     1,690,337       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,690,337  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,690,337       56,442,806       – 0  –      58,133,143  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      34,117       – 0  –      34,117 (b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      103,921       – 0  –      103,921 (b)  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (44,995     – 0  –      (44,995 )(b)  

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      (10,675     – 0  –      (10,675 )(b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (7,548     – 0  –      (7,548 )(b)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  1,690,337     $  56,517,626     $  – 0  –    $  58,207,963  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 712,182,506     $ 1,202,572     $ 713,385,078  

Corporates – Investment Grade

     – 0  –      112,679,851       – 0  –      112,679,851  

Bank Loans

     – 0  –      39,611,889       123,232       39,735,121  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

     – 0  –      4,388,109       – 0  –      4,388,109  

Emerging Markets – Sovereigns

     – 0  –      2,508,217       – 0  –      2,508,217  

Common Stocks

     22,186       39,915       526,339       588,440  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      469,448       – 0  –      469,448  

Quasi-Sovereigns

     – 0  –      384,800       – 0  –      384,800  

Preferred Stocks

     – 0  –      – 0  –      66,590       66,590  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      3,646       – 0  –      3,646  

Short-Term Investments

     14,434,300       – 0  –      – 0  –      14,434,300  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     14,456,486       872,268,381       1,918,733       888,643,600  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     140,707       – 0  –      – 0  –      140,707 (b)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      476,427       – 0  –      476,427  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (366,304     – 0  –      – 0  –      (366,304 )(b)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (9,475     – 0  –      (9,475
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  14,230,889     $  872,735,333     $  1,918,733     $  888,884,955  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB Short Duration Income ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Corporates – Investment Grade

   $ – 0  –    $ 74,665,981     $ – 0  –    $ 74,665,981  

Governments – Treasuries

     – 0  –      38,088,816       – 0  –      38,088,816  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      18,598,362       906,035       19,504,397  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

     – 0  –      17,107,633       – 0  –      17,107,633  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

     – 0  –      9,638,803       – 0  –      9,638,803  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

     – 0  –      6,552,883       – 0  –      6,552,883  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

     – 0  –      5,240,215       – 0  –      5,240,215  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      927,383       – 0  –      927,383  

Bank Loans

     – 0  –      280,122       6,513       286,635  

Common Stocks

     1,244       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,244  

Short-Term Investments:

        

Investment Companies

     1,447,540       – 0  –      – 0  –      1,447,540  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      721,465       – 0  –      721,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     1,448,784       171,821,663       912,548       174,182,995  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Futures

     133,117       – 0  –      – 0  –      133,117 (b)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      10,789       – 0  –      10,789  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      418,728       – 0  –      418,728 (b)  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

     (122,656     – 0  –      – 0  –      (122,656 )(b)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

     – 0  –      (2,076     – 0  –      (2,076

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (97,380     – 0  –      (97,380 )(b)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  1,459,245     $  172,151,724     $  912,548     $  174,523,517  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

   $ – 0  –    $ 1,062,458,242     $ – 0  –    $ 1,062,458,242  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

     – 0  –      94,979,878       – 0  –      94,979,878  

Asset-Backed Securities

     – 0  –      294,460       – 0  –      294,460  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     – 0  –      1,157,732,580       – 0  –      1,157,732,580  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

        

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

     – 0  –      462,032       – 0  –      462,032 (b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      1,662,402       – 0  –      1,662,402 (b)  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps

     – 0  –      (697,880     – 0  –      (697,880 )(b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

     – 0  –      (599,884     – 0  –      (599,884 )(b)  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  – 0  –    $  1,158,559,250     $  – 0  –    $  1,158,559,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Long-Term Municipal Bonds

  $ – 0  –    $ 1,189,435,833     $ – 0  –    $ 1,189,435,833  

Short-Term Municipal Notes

    – 0  –      93,082,547       – 0  –      93,082,547  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      294,460       – 0  –      294,460  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    – 0  –      1,282,812,840       – 0  –      1,282,812,840  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

       

Assets:

 

Centrally Cleared Inflation (CPI) Swaps

    – 0  –      531,233       – 0  –      531,233 (b)  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      858,767       – 0  –      858,767 (b)  

Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      908,844       – 0  –      908,844  

Liabilities:

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps

    – 0  –      (334,822     – 0  –      (334,822 )(b)  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  – 0  –    $  1,284,776,862     $  – 0  –    $  1,284,776,862  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Core Bond ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

  Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Governments – Treasuries

  $ – 0  –    $ 423,641,616     $ – 0  –    $ 423,641,616  

Corporates – Investment Grade

    – 0  –      329,394,400       – 0  –      329,394,400  

Mortgage Pass-Throughs

    – 0  –      193,799,509       – 0  –      193,799,509  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

    – 0  –      59,627,089       – 0  –      59,627,089  

Asset-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      40,054,671       886,595       40,941,266  

Collateralized Loan Obligations

    – 0  –      22,534,130       – 0  –      22,534,130  

Agencies

    – 0  –      13,067,587       – 0  –      13,067,587  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

    – 0  –      8,964,560       – 0  –      8,964,560  

Governments – Sovereign Bonds

    – 0  –      7,244,506       – 0  –      7,244,506  

Corporates – Non-Investment Grade

    – 0  –      6,442,435       – 0  –      6,442,435  

Local Governments – US Municipal Bonds

    – 0  –      5,431,254       – 0  –      5,431,254  

Emerging Markets – Corporate Bonds

    – 0  –      5,015,098       – 0  –      5,015,098  

Emerging Markets – Sovereigns

    – 0  –      866,310       – 0  –      866,310  

Quasi-Sovereigns

    – 0  –      547,121       – 0  –      547,121  

Governments – Sovereign Agencies

    – 0  –      360,117       – 0  –      360,117  

Common Stocks

    – 0  –      – 0  –      26,759       26,759  

Short-Term Investments

    – 0  –      41,675,229       – 0  –      41,675,229  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

    – 0  –      1,158,665,632       913,354       1,159,578,986  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

 

Assets:

 

Futures

    757,159       – 0  –      – 0  –      757,159 (b)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      135,098       – 0  –      135,098  

Liabilities:

 

Futures

    (376,681     – 0  –      – 0  –      (376,681 )(b)  

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

    – 0  –      (58,630     – 0  –      (58,630
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  380,478     $  1,158,742,100     $  913,354     $  1,160,035,932  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB Conservative Buffer ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Purchased Options – Calls

   $ – 0  –    $ 1,076,226,063     $ – 0  –    $ 1,076,226,063  

Purchased Options – Puts

     – 0  –      17,693,989       – 0  –      17,693,989  

Short-Term Investments

     5,636,613       – 0  –      – 0  –      5,636,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     5,636,613       1,093,920,052       – 0  –      1,099,556,665  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

 

Assets

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Liabilities:

 

Call Written Options

     – 0  –      (35,056,062     – 0  –      (35,056,062

Put Written Options

     – 0  –      (3,755,588     – 0  –      (3,755,588
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  5,636,613     $  1,055,108,402     $  – 0  –    $  1,060,745,015  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB International Buffer ETF

 

Investments in
Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Purchased Options – Calls

   $ – 0  –    $ 127,122,908     $ – 0  –    $ 127,122,908  

Purchased Options – Puts

     – 0  –      2,653,248       – 0  –      2,653,248  

Short-Term Investments

     684,600       – 0  –      – 0  –      684,600  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     684,600       129,776,156       – 0  –      130,460,756  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

 

Assets

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Liabilities:

 

Call Written Options

     – 0  –      (1,410,815     – 0  –      (1,410,815

Put Written Options

     – 0  –      (684,545     – 0  –      (684,545
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  684,600     $  127,680,796     $  – 0  –    $  128,365,396  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

 

Investments in Securities:

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Assets:

 

Purchased Options – Calls

   $ – 0  –    $ 427,075,233     $ – 0  –    $ 427,075,233  

Purchased Options – Puts

     – 0  –      2,752,959       – 0  –      2,752,959  

Short-Term Investments

     2,226,979       – 0  –      – 0  –      2,226,979  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Investments in Securities

     2,226,979       429,828,192       – 0  –      432,055,171  

Other Financial Instruments(a):

 

Assets

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Liabilities:

 

Call Written Options

     – 0  –      (14,658,787     – 0  –      (14,658,787

Put Written Options

     – 0  –      (986,342     – 0  –      (986,342
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $  2,226,979     $  414,183,063     $  – 0  –    $  416,410,042  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

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.

 

(b)

Only variation margin receivable (payable) at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities. This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments. Where applicable, centrally cleared swaps with upfront premiums are presented here at market value.

 

(c)

The Fund held securities with zero market value at period end.

 

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3. Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and commitments under forward currency exchange contracts are translated into U.S. dollars at the mean of the quoted bid and ask prices of such currencies against the U.S. dollar. Purchases and sales of portfolio securities are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange prevailing when such securities were acquired or sold. Income and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at rates of exchange prevailing when accrued.

Net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions represents foreign exchange gains and losses from sales and maturities of foreign fixed income investments, holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on foreign investment transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains and losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities at period end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities.

4. Taxes

It is each Fund’s policy to meet the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its investment company taxable income and net realized gains, if any, to shareholders. Therefore, no provisions for federal income or excise taxes are required. The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest. Such taxes are generally based on income and/or capital gains earned or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized appreciation/depreciation as such income and/or gains are earned.

In accordance with U.S. GAAP requirements regarding accounting for uncertainties in income taxes, management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken or expected to be taken on federal and state income tax returns for all open tax years (the current and the prior three tax years) and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements.

5. Investment Income and Investment Transactions

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as the Funds are informed of the dividend. Interest income is accrued daily. Investment transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold. Investment gains or losses are determined on the identified cost basis. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date at the fair value of the securities received. The Funds amortize premiums and accrete original issue and market discounts as adjustments to interest income. The Fund accounts for distributions received from real estate investment trust (“REIT”) investments or from

 

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regulated investment companies as dividend income, realized gain, or return of capital based on information provided by the REIT or the investment company.

6. Class Allocations

Prior to the Conversion, all income earned and expenses incurred by the Acquired Portfolio were borne on a pro-rata basis by each settled class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Acquired Portfolio represented by the net assets of such class, except for class specific expenses which are allocated to the respective class. Expenses of AB Cap Fund, Inc. were charged proportionately to each portfolio or based on other appropriate methods. Realized and unrealized gains and losses were all located among the various share classes based on respective net assets.

7. Dividends and Distributions

Dividends and distributions to shareholders, if any, are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income dividends and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal tax regulations and may differ from those determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax basis treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

8. Cash and Short-Term Investments

Cash and short-term investments include cash on hand and short-term investments with maturities of less than one year when purchased.

9. Segment Information

Each Fund represents a single operating segment. An operating segment is defined in U.S. GAAP as a component of a public entity that engages in business activities from which it may recognize revenues and incur expenses, has operating results that are regularly reviewed by the public entity’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and has discrete financial information available. The Funds’ President is the CODM. The CODM monitors the operating results of each Fund as a whole and the pre-determined Fund’s long term investment strategy, which is executed by the portfolio management group. The qualitative and quantitative information contained within the financial statements is used by the CODM to assess the segment’s performance versus the each Fund’s comparative benchmark and to make resource allocation decisions. Segment assets are reflected on the statement of assets and liabilities and segment expenses are listed on the statement of operations.

 

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NOTE B

Advisory Fee and Other Transactions with Affiliates

Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser a unitary advisory fee based on each Fund’s average daily net assets at the annual rate set forth below:

 

Fund

   Advisory
Fee Rate
 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

     .27

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

     .25

AB High Yield ETF

     .40

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

     .30

AB Corporate Bond ETF

     .30

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

     .28

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

     .28

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

     .40

AB Short duration Income ETF

     .30

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

     .27

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

     .27

AB Core Bond ETF

     .28

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

     .69

AB International Buffer ETF

     .69

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

     .69

The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

With respect to AB Core Plus Bond ETF, prior to February 7, 2025, the AB Core Plus Bond ETF paid the Advisor a unitary advisory fee at annual rate of .33% of the AB Core Plus Bond ETF’s average daily net assets.

With respect to AB Short Duration High Yield ETF, prior to June 7, 2024, the Acquired Portfolio paid the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .55% of the first $2.5 billion, .50% of the next $2.5 billion and .45% in excess of $5 billion, of the AB Short Duration High Yield ETF’s average daily net assets. The Adviser had agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding acquired fund fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .95%, 1.70%, .70%, 1.20%, .95% and .70% of the daily average net assets for the Class A, Class C, Advisor Class, Class R, Class K and Class I shares, respectively.

With respect to AB Short Duration Income ETF, prior to June 7, 2024, the Acquired Portfolio paid the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of .35% of the first $2.5 billion of the Fund’s average daily net assets and .30% of the excess over $2.5 billion of the AB Short Duration Income ETF’s average daily net assets. The Adviser had agreed to waive its fees and bear certain expenses to the extent necessary to limit total operating expenses (excluding acquired fund

 

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fees and expenses other than the advisory fees of any AB mutual funds in which the Fund may invest, interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs), on an annual basis (the “Expense Caps”) to .65%, 1.45% and .45% of daily average net assets for Class A, Class C, and Advisor Class shares, respectively.

With respect to AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF, prior to October 3, 2025, the Acquired Portfolio paid the Adviser an advisory fee of the AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF’s average daily net assets at an annual rate 0.425% of the first $1 billion, .375% of the next $2 billion, .325% of the next $2 billion and .275% thereafter. Prior to October 3, 2025, under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement between the Acquired Portfolio and the Adviser, the Adviser paid expenses it incurred in providing shareholder servicing to the Fund, the Acquired Portfolio and individual shareholders. The Shareholder Servicing Agreement did not apply to the Retail Classes. Such services included, but were not limited to, providing information to shareholders concerning their fund investments, systematic withdrawal plans, fund dividend payments and reinvestments, shareholder account or transactions status, net asset value of shares, fund performance, fund services, plans and options, fund investment policies, portfolio holdings and tax consequences of fund investments; dealing with shareholder complaints and other correspondence relating to fund matters; and communications with shareholders when proxies are being solicited from them with respect to voting their fund shares. Under the agreement, the fee paid by the Acquired Portfolio to the Adviser for services was .10 of 1%, annualized, of the average net assets attributable to the Bernstein Class during the month.

With respect to AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF, prior to November 10, 2025, the Acquired Portfolio paid the Adviser an advisory fee of the AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF’s average daily net assets at an annual rate 0.425% of the first $1 billion, .375% of the next $2 billion, .325% of the next $2 billion and .275% thereafter. Prior to November 7, 2025, under the Shareholder Servicing Agreement between the Acquired Portfolio and the Adviser, the Adviser paid expenses it incurred in providing shareholder servicing to Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc., the Acquired Portfolio and individual shareholders. The Shareholder Servicing Agreement does not apply to the Retail Classes. Such services include, but are not limited to, providing information to shareholders concerning their fund investments, systematic withdrawal plans, fund dividend payments and reinvestments, shareholder account or transactions status, net asset value of shares, fund performance, fund services, plans and options, fund investment policies, portfolio holdings and tax consequences of fund investments; dealing with shareholder complaints and other correspondence relating to fund matters; and communications with shareholders when proxies are being solicited from them with respect to voting their fund shares. Under the agreement, the fee paid by the Acquired Portfolio to the Adviser for services is .10 of 1%, annualized, of the average net assets attributable to the Bernstein Class during the month.

 

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With respect to AB Core Bond ETF, prior to November 7, 2025, the Acquired Portfolio paid the Adviser an advisory fee at an annual rate of 0.45% of the first $2.5 billion, 0.40% of the next $2.5 billion, 0.35% of the next $5 billion and 0.30% in excess of $8 billion of the average daily net assets of the Acquired Portfolio. Pursuant to an Expense Limitation Agreement, the Adviser waived a portion of its advisory fee or reimbursed the Acquired Portfolio for a portion of its expenses to the extent necessary to limit the Acquired Portfolio’s expenses to 0.45%. This waiver extended through January 28, 2026 and may be extended by the Adviser for additional one-year terms.

Under the investment advisory agreement, in accordance with the unitary fee structure, the Adviser bears the cost of various third-party services required by the Fund, including audit, custodial, accounting, legal, transfer agency and printing costs and the fees and expenses of the Corporation’s directors and their counsel. Also under the investment advisory agreement, the Adviser will reimburse the Fund for the Fund’s share of the acquired funds fees and expenses (advisory fees and other expenses) of any pooled investment vehicle for which the Adviser serves as investment adviser.

For the six months ended May 31, 2026, such waivers amounted to:

 

Fund

   Amount  

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

   $  22,232  

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

     68,495  

AB High Yield ETF

     6,612  

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

     11,379  

AB Corporate Bond ETF

     231  

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

     10,287  

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

     1,395  

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

     21,327  

AB Short duration Income ETF

     1,412  

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

     5,575  

AB International Buffer ETF

     565  

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

     1,901  

On March 26, 2026, Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”), the owner of the Adviser, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”), by and among Equitable, Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”) and various Corebridge subsidiaries. Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly-formed company (the “Transaction”). The closing of the Transaction may be deemed an “assignment” of the investment advisory agreement between the Fund and the Adviser. In order to ensure that the existing investment advisory services could continue uninterrupted, at a meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, the Boards of Directors/Trustees (the “Boards”) of the funds managed by the Adviser (the “AB Funds”), including the Funds, approved new investment advisory agreements

 

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with the Adviser, in connection with the Transaction. The Boards also agreed to call and hold a joint meeting of shareholders on August 3, 2026, for shareholders of each AB Fund to approve the new investment advisory agreement with the Adviser that would be effective after the closing of the Transaction.

A summary of the Funds’ transactions in the AB Government Money Market Portfolio for the six months ended May 31, 2026 is as follows:

 

Fund  

Market Value

11/30/25

(000)

   

Purchases
at Cost

(000)

   

Sales
Proceeds

(000)

   

Market Value

5/31/26

(000)

   

Dividend
Income

(000)

 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

  $ 30,907     $ 267,325     $ 298,232     $ – 0  –    $ 376  

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

     131,537        667,020        767,297        31,260        1,148  

AB High Yield ETF

    3,911       51,661       48,439       7,133       110  

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

    10,995       24,873       26,318       9,550       191  

AB Corporate Bond ETF

    251       5,466       5,584       133       4  

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

    11,334       132,632       131,972       11,994       172  

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

    816       21,894       21,020       1,690       23  

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

    16,759       170,666       172,991       14,434       350  

AB Short Duration Income ETF

    806       22,031       21,389       1,448       23  

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

    5,215       4,726       4,304       5,637       93  

AB International Buffer ETF

    398       1,965       1,678       685       9  

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

    1,420       5,597       4,790       2,227       32  

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Adviser reimbursed the AB Core Bond ETF $2,722 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

During the year ended November 30, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF $2,723 for trading losses incurred due to a trade entry error.

NOTE C

Distribution Plan

Each Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Act which permits the Fund to pay distribution and servicing fees not to exceed .25% per year of the Fund’s average daily net assets. No such fees are currently paid, and the Board has not approved the commencement of payments under the Rule 12b-1 Distribution and Service Plan.

 

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NOTE D

Investment Transactions

Purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding short-term investments and in-kind purchases and sales) for the six months ended May 31, 2026 were as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  

Fund

  Investment
Securities
(Excluding U.S.
Government
Securities)
    U.S.
Government
Securities
    Investment
Securities
(Excluding U.S.
Government
Securities)
    U.S.
Government
Securities
 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

  $  291,483,218     $ 5,000,000     $  105,470,883     $ 243,868  

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

    38,514,371        169,142,421       37,733,969        274,864,280  

AB High Yield ETF

    115,392,464       – 0  –      111,766,635       – 0  – 

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

    60,205,181       74,383,818       52,819,875       72,833,585  

AB Corporate Bond ETF

    18,746,360       – 0  –      10,266,681       – 0  – 

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

    208,875,277       5,058,135       24,241,431       243,849  

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

    26,367,971       – 0  –      12,355,246       – 0  – 

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

    340,790,764       – 0  –      296,505,079       7,863  

AB Short Duration Income ETF

    52,790,634       20,264,541       39,629,850       28,480,968  

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

    195,871,586       – 0  –      120,777,786       21,510  

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

    157,266,733       – 0  –      116,308,395       2,347,671  

AB Core Bond ETF

    128,554,399       995,029,916       74,890,453       893,918,381  

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB International Buffer ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund delivered portfolio securities for the redemption of Fund shares (in-kind redemptions). Cash and portfolio securities were transferred for redemptions at fair value. For financial reporting purposes, the Fund recorded net realized gains and losses in connection with

 

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each in-kind redemption transaction. For the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Fund had in-kind purchases and in-kind sales as follows:

 

    Purchases     Sales  

Fund

  In-Kind
Transactions
    U.S.
Government
Securities
    In-Kind
Transactions
    U.S.
Government
Securities
 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

  $ 90,267,342     $ – 0  –    $ 25,186,782     $ – 0  – 

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB High Yield ETF

     39,539,342       – 0  –       11,069,193       – 0  – 

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

    10,763,207        11,578,250       2,272,479        2,350,855  

AB Corporate Bond ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      8,813,403       – 0  – 

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

    25,837,977       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      1,086,886    

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

    82,049,076       – 0  –      52,294,996    

AB Short Duration Income ETF

    26,444,308       5,509,398       2,749,273       2,504,623  

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

    13,610,993       – 0  –      40,715,367       – 0  – 

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

    13,732,250       – 0  –      7,546,158       – 0  – 

AB Core Bond ETF

    107,220,339       70,403,860       2,414,365       7,744,271  

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

    104,729       – 0  –      9,256,210       – 0  – 

AB International Buffer ETF

    115,764       – 0  –      126,243,154       – 0  – 

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

    507,979,566       – 0  –      888,014,237       – 0  – 

The cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was substantially the same as the cost for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation and unrealized depreciation are as follows:

 

    Gross Unrealized        

Fund

  Appreciation     Depreciation     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

  $ 6,828,951     $ (4,082,826   $ 2,746,125  

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

    1,550,399       (2,053,257     (502,858

AB High Yield ETF

    4,550,516       (6,544,181     (1,993,665

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

    1,177,795       (2,588,704     (1,410,909

AB Corporate Bond ETF

    330,944       (497,503     (166,559

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

    7,924,096       (2,953,507     4,970,589  

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

    722,250       (365,960     356,290  

 

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    Gross Unrealized        

Fund

  Appreciation     Depreciation     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

  $  10,613,044     $  (16,663,944   $   (6,050,900

AB Short Duration Income ETF

    881,616       (1,391,138     (509,522

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

    13,440,733       (22,275,443     (8,834,710

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

    13,089,618       (17,380,110     (4,290,492

AB Core Bond ETF

    5,843,852       (41,860,084     (36,016,232

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

    40,250,856       (27,636,186     12,614,670  

AB International Buffer ETF

    3,429,049       (1,917,740     1,511,309  

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

    28,795,107       (17,063,921     11,731,186  

1. Derivative Financial Instruments

Each Fund may use derivatives in an effort to earn income and enhance returns, to replace more traditional direct investments, to obtain exposure to otherwise inaccessible markets (collectively, “investment purposes”), or to hedge or adjust the risk profile of its portfolio.

The principal type of derivatives utilized by the Funds, as well as the methods in which they may be used are:

 

   

Futures

Each Fund may buy or sell futures for investment purposes or for the purpose of hedging its portfolio against adverse effects of potential movements in the market. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in the value of these instruments and the imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the futures and movements in the price of the assets, reference rates or indices which they are designed to track. Among other things, the Funds may purchase or sell futures for foreign currencies or options thereon for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investment in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

At the time each Fund enters into futures, a Fund deposits with the broker or segregates at its custodian cash or securities as collateral to satisfy initial margin requirements set by the exchange on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, with respect to cash collateral, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract; in the case of securities collateral, the Fund agrees to adjust the securities position held in the segregated account accordingly. Such receipts, payments or adjustments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for exchange-traded futures is generally less than privately negotiated futures,

 

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since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each exchange-traded future, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Use of long futures subjects the Fund to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the statement of assets and liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures. Use of short futures subjects the Fund to unlimited risk of loss. Under some circumstances, futures exchanges may establish daily limits on the amount that the price of futures can vary from the previous day’s settlement price, which could effectively prevent liquidation of unfavorable positions.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB Ultra Short Income ETF, AB High Yield ETF, AB Core Plus Bond ETF, AB Corporate Bond ETF and AB Short Duration High Yield ETF held futures for hedging purposes. AB Short Duration Income ETF and AB Core Bond ETF held futures for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Forward Currency Exchange Contracts

The Funds may enter into forward currency exchange contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings, to hedge certain firm purchase and sale commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions”.

A forward currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contract and the closing of such contract would be included in net realized gain or loss on forward currency exchange contracts. Fluctuations in the value of open forward currency exchange contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and/or depreciation by the Funds. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB High Yield ETF, AB Short Duration High Yield ETF, AB Short Duration Income ETF and AB Core Bond ETF held forward currency exchange contracts for hedging purposes.

 

   

Option Transactions

For hedging and investment purposes, the Funds may purchase and write (sell) put and call options on U.S. and foreign securities, including government securities, and foreign currencies that are traded on U.S. and

 

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foreign securities exchanges and over-the-counter markets. Among other things, the Funds may use options transactions for non-hedging purposes as a means of making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions” and may use options strategies involving the purchase and/or writing of various combinations of call and/or put options, for hedging and investment purposes.

The risk associated with purchasing an option is that the Funds pay a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Additionally, the Funds bear the risk of loss of the premium and change in market value should the counterparty not perform under the contract. If a put or call purchased option by the Funds were permitted to expire without being sold or exercised, its premium would represent a loss to the Funds. Put and call purchased options are accounted for in the same manner as portfolio securities. The cost of securities acquired through the exercise of call options is increased by premiums paid. The proceeds from securities sold through the exercise of put options are decreased by the premiums paid.

When the Funds write an option, the premium received by the Funds is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted to the current market value of the written option. The Funds’ maximum payment for written put options equates to the number of shares multiplied by the strike price. In certain circumstances maximum payout amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced assets and upfront premium received upon entering into the contract. Premiums received from written options which expire unexercised are recorded by the Funds on the expiration date as realized gains from written options. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing purchase transaction, including brokerage commissions, is also treated as a realized gain, or if the premium received is less than the amount paid for the closing purchase transaction, as a realized loss. If a call option is exercised, the premium received is added to the proceeds from the sale of the underlying security or currency in determining whether the Funds has realized a gain or loss. If a put option is exercised, the premium received reduces the cost basis of the security or currency purchased by the Funds. In writing an option, the Funds bear the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security or currency underlying the written option. Exercise of the written option by the Funds could result in the Funds selling or buying a security or currency at a price different from the current market value.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB Conservative Buffer ETF, AB International Buffer ETF and AB Moderate Buffer ETF held purchased options for non-hedging purposes.

 

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During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB Conservative Buffer ETF, AB International Buffer ETF and AB Moderate Buffer ETF held written options for non-hedging purposes.

 

   

Swaps

Each Fund may enter into swaps for investment purposes or to hedge its exposure to interest rates, credit risk or inflation. Each Fund may also enter into swaps for non-hedging purposes as a means of gaining market exposures, making direct investments in foreign currencies, as described below under “Currency Transactions.” A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices, rates or indexes for a specified amount of an underlying asset or inflation. The payment flows are usually netted against each other, with the difference being paid by one party to the other. In addition, collateral may be pledged or received by the Funds in accordance with the terms of the respective swaps to provide value and recourse to the Funds or their counterparties in the event of default, bankruptcy or insolvency by one of the parties to the swap.

Risks may arise as a result of the failure of the counterparty to the swap to comply with the terms of the swap. The loss incurred by the failure of a counterparty is generally limited to the net interim payment to be received by the Fund, and/or the termination value at the end of the contract. Therefore, the Fund considers the creditworthiness of each counterparty to a swap in evaluating potential counterparty risk. This risk is mitigated by having a netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Funds’ exposure to the counterparty. Additionally, risks may arise from unanticipated movements in interest rates, inflation or in the value of the underlying securities. The Fund accrues for the interim payments on swaps on a daily basis, with the net amount recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swaps on the statement of assets and liabilities, where applicable. Once the interim payments are settled in cash, the net amount is recorded as realized gain(loss) on swaps on the statement of operations, in addition to any realized gain (loss) recorded upon the termination of swaps. Upfront premiums paid or received for swaps are recognized as cost or proceeds on the statement of assets and liabilities and are amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the contract. Amortized upfront premiums are included in net realized gain(loss) from swaps on the statement of operations. Fluctuations in the value of swaps are recorded as a component of net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps on the statement of operations.

Certain standardized swaps, including certain interest rate swaps, inflation swaps and credit default swaps, are subject to mandatory central clearing. Cleared swaps are transacted through futures commission merchants

 

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(“FCMs”) that are members of central clearinghouses, with the clearinghouse serving as central counterparty, similar to transactions in futures contracts. Centralized clearing will be required for additional categories of swaps on a phased-in basis based on requirements published by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

At the time the Funds enter into a centrally cleared swap, each Fund deposits with the broker or segregates at its custodian cash or securities as collateral to satisfy initial margin requirements set by the clearinghouse on which the transaction is effected. Pursuant to the contract, with respect to cash collateral, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract; in the case of securities collateral, the Funds agree to adjust the securities position held in the segregated account accordingly. Such receipts, payments or adjustments are known as variation margin and are recorded by the Funds as unrealized gains or losses. Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of the contract. The credit/counterparty risk for centrally cleared swaps is generally less than non-centrally cleared swaps, since the clearinghouse, which is the issuer or counterparty to each centrally cleared swap, has robust risk mitigation standards, including the requirement to provide initial and variation margin. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the time it was closed.

Inflation (CPI) Swaps:

Inflation swap agreements are contracts in which one party agrees to pay the cumulative percentage increase in a price index (the Consumer Price Index with respect to CPI swaps) over the term of the swap (with some lag on the inflation index), and the other pays a compounded fixed rate. Inflation swaps may be used to protect the net asset value, or NAV, of a Fund against an unexpected change in the rate of inflation measured by an inflation index since the value of these agreements is expected to increase if there are unexpected inflation increases.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF, AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF and AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF held inflation (CPI) swaps for hedging purposes.

Interest Rate Swaps:

Each Funds is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Funds hold fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Funds may enter into interest rate swaps.

 

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Interest rate swaps are agreements between two parties to exchange cash flows based on a notional amount. The Funds may elect to pay a fixed rate and receive a floating rate, or, receive a fixed rate and pay a floating rate on a notional amount.

In addition, the Funds may also enter into interest rate swap transactions to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio, or protecting against an increase in the price of securities the Funds anticipate purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Fund with another party of their respective commitments to pay or receive interest (e.g., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments) computed based on a contractually-based principal (or “notional”) amount. Interest rate swaps are entered into on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Funds receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments).

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF, AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF and AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF held interest rate swaps for hedging purposes.

Credit Default Swaps:

Each Fund may enter into credit default swaps, including to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults by corporate and sovereign issuers held by the Fund, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. The Fund may purchase credit protection (“Buy Contract”) or provide credit protection (“Sale Contract”) on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap. During the term of the swap, the Fund receives/(pays) fixed payments from/(to) the respective counterparty, calculated at the agreed upon rate applied to the notional amount. If the Fund is a buyer/(seller) of protection and a credit event occurs, as defined under the terms of the swap, the Fund will either (i) receive from the seller/(pay to the buyer) of protection an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap (the “Maximum Payout Amount”) and deliver/(take delivery of) the referenced obligation or (ii) receive/(pay) a net settlement amount in the form of cash or securities equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the referenced obligation. In certain circumstances Maximum Payout Amounts may be partially offset by recovery values of the respective referenced obligations, upfront premium received upon entering into the agreement, or net amounts received from settlement of buy protection credit default swaps entered into by the Fund for the same referenced obligations with the same counterparty.

Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the referenced obligation directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, liquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. If the

 

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Fund is a buyer of protection and no credit event occurs, it will lose the payments it made to its counterparty. If the Fund is a seller of protection and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund coupled with the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the Maximum Payout Amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a net loss to the Fund.

Implied credit spreads over U.S. Treasuries of comparable maturity utilized in determining the market value of credit default swaps on issuers as of period end are disclosed in the portfolio of investments. The implied spreads serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk and typically reflect the likelihood of default by the issuer of the referenced obligation. The implied credit spread of a particular reference obligation also reflects the cost of buying/selling protection and may reflect upfront payments required to be made to enter into the agreement. Widening credit spreads typically represent a deterioration of the referenced obligation’s credit soundness and greater likelihood of default or other credit event occurring as defined under the terms of the agreement. A credit spread identified as “Defaulted” indicates a credit event has occurred for the referenced obligation.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF, AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF and AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF held credit default swaps for hedging purposes. AB High Yield ETF, AB Short Duration High Yield ETF and AB Short Duration Income ETF held credit default swaps for hedging and non-hedging purposes.

The Funds typically enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreement”) with its OTC derivative contract counterparties in order to, among other things, reduce its credit risk to OTC counterparties. ISDA Master Agreements include provisions for general obligations, representations, collateral and events of default or termination. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, the Funds typically may offset with the OTC counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment (close-out netting) in the event of default or termination. In the event of a default by an OTC counterparty, the return of collateral with market value in excess of the Funds’ net liability, held by the defaulting party, may be delayed or denied.

The Funds’ ISDA Master Agreements may contain provisions for early termination of OTC derivative transactions in the event the net assets of the Funds decline below specific levels (“net asset contingent features”). If these levels are triggered, the Funds’ OTC counterparty has the right to terminate such transaction and require the Funds to pay or receive a settlement amount in connection with the terminated transaction. If OTC derivatives were held at period

 

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end, please refer to netting arrangements by the OTC counterparty tables below for additional details.

During the six months ended May 31, 2026, the Funds had entered into the following derivatives:

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Credit contracts

         


Payable for
variation margin
on centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
   $ 203,252

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps    $ 213,794    



Payable
for variation
margin on
centrally cleared
swaps
 
 
 
 
 
     53,940
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $  213,794        $  257,192  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps    $ 134,923      $ (2,959

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      67,297        (147,287
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $  202,220      $  (150,246
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AB Ultra Short Income ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $  253,321     
     

 

 

      

Total

      $ 253,321       
     

 

 

      

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $ (2,124,688   $ 89,883  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $  (2,124,688   $  89,883  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB High Yield ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $  143,110    

Payable for
variation margin
on futures
 
 
 
   $  56,961

Credit contracts

         



Payable for
variation
margin on
centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
 
     26,933

Foreign currency contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      116,208       
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 259,318        $ 83,894  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

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This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $  (384,304   $ 92,290  

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts      (3,723      135,167  

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      134,759       (6,222
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (253,268   $ 221,235  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $  172,109    

Payable for
variation margin
on futures
 
 
 
   $  90,953
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 172,109        $ 90,953  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $  (247,023   $  62,406  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (247,023   $  62,406  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB Corporate Bond ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $  195,813    

Payable for
variation margin
on futures
 
 
 
   $  230,469
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 195,813        $ 230,469  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $  (60,856   $  (52,875
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (60,856   $ (52,875
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Credit contracts

         


Payable for
variation margin
on centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
   $ 182,545

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps    $  622,490    



Payable for
variation
margin on
centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
 
      227,074
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 622,490        $ 409,619  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

 

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Derivative Type

  

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps    $ (91,706   $ (356,297

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps       58,831       (131,634
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (32,875   $  (487,931
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Credit contracts

         


Payable for
variation margin
on centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
   $ 26,701

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps    $  138,038    



Payable for
variation
margin on
centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
 
      18,144
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 138,038        $ 44,845  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of
Gain or (Loss)
on Derivatives
Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps    $ 107,543      $ (59,453

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps       8,888        (19,449
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $  116,431      $  (78,902
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $  140,707    

Payable for
variation margin on
futures
 
 
 
   $  366,304

Foreign currency contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      476,427      


Unrealized
depreciation on
forward currency
exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
     9,475  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 617,134        $ 375,779  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $ 558,499      $ (271,394

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts      29,400        596,189  

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      531,898        – 0  – 
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $  1,119,797      $  324,795  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AB Short Duration Income ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $  133,117    

Payable for
variation margin on
futures
 
 
 
   $  122,656

Credit contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps      208,326    


Payable for
variation margin on
centrally cleared
swaps
 
 
 
 
     29,424

Foreign currency contracts

        10,789      


Unrealized
depreciation on
forward currency
exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
     2,076  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 352,232        $ 154,156  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of futures    $ (238,833   $ (687

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts      251       13,238  

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps      16,554       154,168  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $  (222,028   $  166,719  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of

Assets and
Liabilities

Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Credit contracts

         


Payable for
variation margin
on centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
   $ 414,133

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps    $ 1,669,839    



Payable for
variation
margin on
centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
 
     844,004
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $  1,669,839        $  1,258,137  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps    $ (191,402   $ 887,140  

Credit contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps        175,783       (340,616
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ (15,619   $   546,524  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on centrally cleared swaps    $ 957,188    


Payable for
variation margin
on centrally
cleared swaps
 
 
 
 
   $  572,952

Interest rate contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on interest rate swaps      908,844       
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $  1,866,032        $ 572,952  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the portfolio of investments.

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on swaps; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of swaps    $ (627,236   $ 909,803  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $  (627,236   $  909,803  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Core Bond ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

    Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value     Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Interest rate contracts

   Receivable for variation margin on futures    $  757,159    

Payable for
variation margin on
futures
 
 
 
   $  376,681

Foreign currency contracts

   Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts      135,098      


Unrealized
depreciation on
forward currency
exchange contracts
 
 
 
 
     58,630  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

      $ 892,257        $ 435,311  
     

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

*

Only variation margin receivable/payable at period end is reported within the statement of assets and liabilities.

 

This amount reflects cumulative unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures and centrally cleared swaps as reported in the schedule of investments.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Interest rate contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on futures; Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of futures    $ (4,154,016   $ (96,263

Foreign currency contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of forward currency exchange contracts      12,342       (71,039
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $  (4,141,674   $  (167,302
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

 

     Asset Derivatives      Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

   Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
   Fair Value      Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Equity contracts

   Investments

in securities,

at value

   $ 1,093,920,052        

Equity contracts

          
Options written,
at value
 
 
   $ 38,811,650  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

      $  1,093,920,052         $  38,811,650  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments    $ 46,060,421     $ 24,015,406  

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on written options; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options      (17,824,338     (15,335,499
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $  28,236,083     $   8,679,907  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB International Buffer ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

     Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value      Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Equity contracts

  

Investments in securities,

at value

   $  129,776,156        

Equity contracts

          
Options written,
at value
 
 
   $ 2,095,360  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

      $ 129,776,156         $  2,095,360  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments    $  6,381,859     $ 732,183  

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on written options; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options      (905,951     373,361  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 5,475,908     $  1,105,544  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB Moderate Buffer ETF

 

    

Asset Derivatives

     Liability Derivatives  

Derivative Type

  

Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location

   Fair Value      Statement of
Assets and
Liabilities
Location
     Fair Value  

Equity contracts

  

Investments in securities,

at value

   $ 429,828,192        

Equity contracts

          
Options written,
at value
 
 
   $ 15,645,129  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total

      $  429,828,192         $  15,645,129  
     

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Derivative Type

  

Location of

Gain or (Loss)

on Derivatives

Within Statement

of Operations

   Realized Gain
or (Loss) on
Derivatives
    Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
(Depreciation)
 

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on investment transactions; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments    $ 26,042,149     $  12,980,151  

Equity contracts

   Net realized gain (loss) on written options; Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of written options      (14,053,937     (7,896,013
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $  11,988,212     $ 5,084,138  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following table represents the average monthly volume of the Fund’s derivative transactions during the six months ended May 31, 2026:

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 4,836,000  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 27,500,000  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $      3,730,000  

 

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AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 88,312,857  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     78,057,000  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 7,567,429  

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 16,980,000  

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     78,034,286  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 97,507,571  

AB Core Bond ETF

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $    219,443,261  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 32,881,484  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 3,442,084 (a)  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 10,820,144  

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

 

Purchased Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 1,012,803,751  

Written Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $  1,900,591,801  

AB International Buffer ETF

 

Purchased Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 99,650,478  

Written Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $    195,193,699  

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

 

Purchased Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $    334,576,831  

Written Options:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 657,525,699  

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $    121,042,554  

 

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AB High Yield ETF

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     26,363,875  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 14,310,230  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 8,921,969  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 190,000 (b)  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 713,999  

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     29,421,134  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 17,794,124  

AB Corporate Bond ETF

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     27,427,773  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 26,979,067  

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $     44,934,286  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 21,561,714  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 3,335,643  

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

 

Centrally Cleared Interest Rate Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $      5,722,857  

Centrally Cleared Inflation Swaps:

  

Average notional amount

   $ 5,262,857  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

   $ 487,900  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

  

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     34,535,086  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 75,017,586  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 913,733 (c)  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 38,760,713  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 17,702,090 (d) 

 

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AB Short Duration Income ETF

 

Futures:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $     25,618,559  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 10,105,241  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:

  

Average principal amount of buy contracts

   $ 235,631 (d)  

Average principal amount of sale contracts

   $ 864,298  

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps:

  

Average notional amount of buy contracts

   $ 3,061,429  

Average notional amount of sale contracts

   $ 6,155,077  

 

(a)

Positions were open for four months during the period.

 

(b)

Positions were open for less than one months during the period.

 

(c)

Positions were open for five months during the period.

 

(d)

Positions were open for one month during the period.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements in the statement of assets and liabilities.

All OTC derivatives held at period end were subject to netting arrangements. The following tables present the Funds’ derivative assets and liabilities by OTC counterparty net of amounts available for offset under ISDA Master Agreements (“MA”) and net of the related collateral received/pledged by the Funds as of May 31, 2026. Exchange-traded derivatives and centrally cleared swaps are not subject to netting arrangements and as such are excluded from the tables.

AB High Yield ETF

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Assets
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Citibank NA

  $ 114,986     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 114,986  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    1,222       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      1,222  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  116,208     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  116,208 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Assets
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

NatWest Markets PLC

  $ 476,016     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 476,016  

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    411       (411     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  476,427     $  (411   $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  476,016 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Liabilities
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
    Security
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

NatWest Markets PLC

  $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

    9,475       (411     – 0  –      – 0  –      9,064  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  9,475     $  (411   $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  9,064 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Assets
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

Citibank NA

  $ 908,844     $ – 0  –    $ (830,000   $ – 0  –    $ 78,844  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  908,844     $  – 0  –    $  (830,000   $  – 0  –    $  78,844 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Short Duration Income ETF

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Assets
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $ 10,789     $ (2,076   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 8,713  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  10,789     $  (2,076   $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  8,713 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Liabilities
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
    Security
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $  2,076     $ (2,076   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 2,076     $  (2,076)     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  0 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AB Core Bond ETF

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Assets
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Received*
    Security
Collateral
Received*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $ 135,098     $ (58,630   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 76,468  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $  135,098     $  (58,630   $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  76,468 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Counterparty

  Derivative
Liabilities
Subject To a
MA
    Derivatives
Available
for Offset
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged*
    Security
Collateral
Pledged*
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities
 

State Street Bank & Trust Co.

  $ 58,630     $ (58,630   $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ – 0  – 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 58,630     $ (58,630)     $  – 0  –    $  – 0  –    $  0 ^ 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The actual collateral received/pledged may be more than the amount reported due to over-collateralization.

 

^

Net amount represents the net receivable/payable that would be due from/to the counterparty in the event of default or termination. The net amount from OTC financial derivative instruments can only be netted across transactions governed under the same master agreement with the same counterparty.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

2 Currency Transactions

The Funds may invest in non-U.S. Dollar-denominated securities on a currency hedged or unhedged basis. The Funds may seek investment opportunities by taking long or short positions in currencies through the use of currency-related derivatives, including forward currency exchange contracts, futures and options on futures, swaps, and other options. The Funds may enter into transactions for investment opportunities when it anticipates that a foreign currency will appreciate or depreciate in value but securities denominated in that currency are not held by the Funds and do not present attractive investment opportunities. Such transactions may also be used when the Adviser believes that it may be more efficient than a direct investment in a foreign currency-denominated security. The Funds may also conduct currency¥ exchange contracts on a spot basis (i.e., for cash at the spot rate prevailing in the currency exchange market for buying or selling currencies).

NOTE E

Shares of the Fund

The Fund’s shares may only be bought and sold in a secondary market through a broker-dealer at a market price. Because exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) shares trade at market prices rather than NAV, shares may trade at a price greater than NAV (a premium) or less than NAV (a discount). The Fund issues and redeems shares at its NAV only in aggregations of a specified number of shares (a creation unit) generally in exchange for a designated portfolio of securities and/or cash (including any portion of such securities for which cash may be substituted). A fixed transaction fee is imposed on authorized participants in connection with creation unit redemption and creation transactions. Authorized participants may be required to pay an additional variable charge to cover certain costs and expenses related to the execution of trades resulting from creation unit transactions. Such variable charges, if any, are included in other capital within the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Transactions in shares of the Fund were as follows:

 

     AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

    

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

         

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     11,800,000        17,700,000       $ 297,774,450     $ 444,735,955  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (3,000,000      (2,200,000       (75,729,855     (54,940,450

 

 

Net increase

     8,800,000        15,500,000       $ 222,044,595     $ 389,795,505  

 

 

 

ABFunds.com  

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

     AB Ultra Short Income ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     7,250,000       13,700,000       $ 366,243,378     $ 692,256,432  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (7,775,000     (6,700,000       (392,799,965     (338,915,142

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     (525,000     7,000,000       $ (26,556,587   $ 353,341,290  

 

 
     AB High Yield ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     1,325,000       4,075,000       $ 49,547,593     $ 152,418,193  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (300,000     (675,000       (11,318,175     (24,765,872

 

 

Net increase

     1,025,000       3,400,000       $ 38,229,418     $ 127,652,321  

 

 
     AB Core Plus Bond ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

         

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     800,000       2,250,000       $ 28,403,120     $ 81,223,223  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     – 0  –      3,091,116         – 0  –      132,651,834  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (150,000     (1,450,000       (5,320,860     (75,231,853

 

 

Net increase

     650,000       3,891,116       $ 23,082,260     $ 138,643,204  

 

 
     AB Corporate Bond ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
         

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     250,000       650,000       $ 8,916,155     $ 23,078,855  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (250,000     (600,000       (8,925,225     (21,323,510

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

     – 0  –      50,000       $ (9,070   $ 1,755,345  

 

 
     AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

         

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     7,850,000       13,000,000       $ 199,585,910     $ 325,776,180  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (150,000     (150,000       (3,791,400     (3,694,755

 

 

Net increase

     7,700,000       12,850,000       $ 195,794,510     $ 322,081,425  

 

 

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

     AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

    

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

         

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     900,000        900,000       $ 22,357,170     $ 22,458,945  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (300,000      (350,000       (7,517,655     (8,659,970

 

 

Net increase

     600,000        550,000       $ 14,839,515     $ 13,798,975  

 

 
     AB Short Duration High Yield ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

    

Year Ended

November 30,
2025

         

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     3,300,000        6,775,000       $ 118,155,443     $ 242,196,014  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (1,475,000      (4,525,000       (52,582,813     (159,466,980

 

 

Net increase

     1,825,000        2,250,000       $ 65,572,630     $ 82,729,034  

 

 
     AB Short Duration Income ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
    

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026

(unaudited)

     Year Ended
November 30,
2025
         

Six Months Ended

May 31, 2026
(unaudited)

    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     1,100,000        1,700,000       $ 39,349,885     $ 60,488,135  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (250,000      (150,000       (8,890,145     (5,305,330

 

 

Net increase

     850,000        1,550,000       $ 30,459,740     $ 55,182,805  

 

 

 

    AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Shares           Amount  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
 
 

 

 

 
Class A

 

           

Shares sold

    – 0  –      – 0  –      785,766       $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 10,849,321  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      – 0  –      59,727         – 0  –      – 0  –      822,742  

 

 

Shares converted from Class C

    – 0  –      – 0  –      23,205         – 0  –      – 0  –      322,542  

 

 

Shares converted to Advisor Class

    – 0  –        (3,338,500           (46,040,583

 

 

Shares redeemed

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (920,518       – 0  –      – 0  –      (12,617,623

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (3,390,320     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ (46,663,601

 

 
             

 

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    AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Shares           Amount  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
 
 

 

 

 
Class C

 

           

Shares sold

    – 0  –      – 0  –      20,253       $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ 280,482  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      – 0  –      1,441         – 0  –      – 0  –      19,863  

 

 

Shares converted to Advisor Class

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (110,592       – 0  –      – 0  –      (1,524,737

 

 

Shares converted to Class A

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (23,216           (322,542

 

 

Shares redeemed

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (57,560       – 0  –      – 0  –      (797,757

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (169,674     $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $ (2,344,691

 

 
             
Municipal Class

 

           

Shares sold

    – 0  –      – 0  –      14,774,861       $ – 0  –    $ – 0  –    $  203,955,177  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      – 0  –      1,439,037         – 0  –      – 0  –      19,847,683  

 

 

Shares converted to Advisor Class

    – 0  –      (64,725,760     – 0  –        – 0  –      (903,040,854     – 0  – 

 

 

Shares redeemed

    – 0  –      (4,258     (12,776,513       – 0  –      (59,354     (176,281,939

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    – 0  –      (64,730,018     3,437,385       $ – 0  –    $  (903,100,208   $ 47,520,921  

 

 
             
Advisor Class

 

           

Shares sold

    5,500,000       500,040       5,175,800       $  137,870,435     $ 12,542,210     $ 71,339,926  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      – 0  –      189,065         – 0  –      – 0  –      2,608,202  

 

 

Shares converted from Class A

    – 0  –      – 0  –      3,338,790         – 0  –      – 0  –      46,040,583  

 

 

Shares converted from Class C

    – 0  –      – 0  –      110,572         – 0  –      – 0  –      1,524,737  

 

 

Shares converted from Municipal Class

      36,121,634       – 0  –        – 0  –      903,040,854       – 0  – 

 

 

Shares redeemed

    (2,650,000     (376,377     (4,184,795       (66,506,845     (9,463,546     (57,466,496

 

 

Net increase

    2,850,000       36,245,297       4,629,432       $ 71,363,590     $ 906,119,518     $ 64,046,952  

 

 

 

(a)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of September 30. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

 

(b)

After the close of business on October 3, 2025, California Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was reorganized into AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Acquired Portfolio. See Note A for additional information on the reorganization.

 

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    AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Shares           Amount  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Period Ended
November 30,
2025(a)
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025(b)
 
 

 

 

 
Class A

 

           

Shares sold

    – 0  –      231,238       478,705       $ – 0  –    $ 3,119,394     $ 6,444,742  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      – 0  –      87,023         – 0  –      – 0  –      1,163,828  

 

 

Shares converted from Class C

    – 0  –      – 0  –      36,803         – 0  –      – 0  –      491,109  

 

 

Shares converted to Advisor Class

    – 0  –      (5,364,578     – 0  –          (72,384,257     – 0  – 

 

 

Shares redeemed

    – 0  –      (26,003     (1,032,061       – 0  –      (356,147     (13,801,795

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    – 0  –      (5,159,343     (429,530     $ – 0  –    $ (69,621,010   $ (5,702,116

 

 
             
Class C

 

           

Shares sold

    – 0  –      240,529       103,614       $ – 0  –    $ 3,244,738     $ 1,396,070  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      – 0  –      1,916         – 0  –      – 0  –      25,622  

 

 

Shares converted to Class A

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (36,808       – 0  –      – 0  –      (491,109

 

 

Shares converted to Advisor Class

    – 0  –      (434,443     – 0  –          (5,862,286     – 0  – 

 

 

Shares redeemed

    – 0  –      (1,708     (46,980       – 0  –      (23,036     (632,415

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    – 0  –      (195,622     21,742       $ – 0  –    $ (2,640,584   $ 298,168  

 

 
             
Municipal Class

 

           

Shares sold

    – 0  –      1,063,719       12,390,680       $ – 0  –    $ 14,388,990     $ 166,136,309  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      220,443       1,776,990         – 0  –      2,986,997       23,771,829  

 

 

Shares converted to Advisor Class

    – 0  –      (85,702,331     – 0  –        – 0  –      (1,160,958,050     – 0  – 

 

 

Shares redeemed

    – 0  –      (1,009,716     (17,872,527       – 0  –      (13,664,268     (239,549,123

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    – 0  –      (85,427,885     (3,704,857     $ – 0  –    $  (1,157,246,331   $ (49,640,985

 

 
             
Advisor Class

 

           

Shares sold

    2,450,000       220,938       2,095,450       $  61,383,976     $ 5,503,803     $ 27,991,632  

 

 

Shares converted from Class A

    – 0  –      2,905,241       – 0  –        – 0  –      72,384,257       – 0  – 

 

 

Shares converted from Class C

    – 0  –      235,277       – 0  –        – 0  –      5,862,286       – 0  – 

 

 

Shares converted from Municipal Class

    – 0  –      46,438,322       – 0  –        – 0  –      1,160,958,050       – 0  – 

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      10,312       70,628         – 0  –      257,817       944,644  

 

 

Shares redeemed

    (2,050,000     (469,817     (1,913,739       (51,377,460     (11,742,638     (25,591,342

 

 

Net increase

    400,000       49,340,273       252,339       $ 10,006,516     $ 1,233,223,575     $ 3,344,934  

 

 

 

(a)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of September 30. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

 

(b)

After the close of business on November 7, 2025, New York Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was reorganized into AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF. The amounts disclosed include those of the Acquired Portfolio. See Note A for additional information on the reorganization.

 

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    AB Core Bond ETF  
    Shares           Amount  
    Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    October 1,
2025 to
November 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    October 1, 2025
to
November 30,
2025
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
 
 

 

 

 

Shares sold

    7,050,000       1,156,990       12,979,855       $  209,548,810     $   34,823,537     $  167,178,062  

 

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

    – 0  –      125,161       2,253,626         – 0  –      3,770,223       29,078,647  

 

 

Shares converted from Intermediate Duration Class

    – 0  –      (28,468,036     – 0  –        – 0  –      (854,041,087     – 0  – 

 

 

Shares converted to Advisor Class

    – 0  –      28,468,036       – 0  –        – 0  –      854,041,087       – 0  – 

 

 

Shares redeemed

    (350,000     (727,384     (8,093,165       (10,447,290     (21,873,827     (104,698,527

 

 

Net increase

    6,700,000       554,767       7,140,316       $ 199,101,520     $ 16,719,933     $ 91,558,182  

 

 

 

     AB Conservative Buffer ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     1,425,000       6,750,000       $ 59,121,968     $ 264,780,720  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     – 0  –      (725,000       (9,198,340     (29,127,995

 

 

Net increase

     1,425,000       6,025,000       $ 49,923,628     $ 235,652,725  

 

 

 

     AB International Buffer ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
     December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     1,275,000        4,675,028       $ 52,143,408     $ 177,101,725  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (100,000      (2,800,000       (4,047,130     (107,729,305

 

 

Net increase

     1,175,000        1,875,028       $ 48,096,278     $ 69,372,420  

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

     AB Moderate Buffer ETF  
     Shares           Amount  
     Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
     December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
          Six Months Ended
May 31, 2026
(unaudited)
    December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
  

 

 

 

Shares sold

     3,900,000        13,825,028       $ 152,855,658     $ 501,257,904  

 

 

Shares redeemed

     (550,000      (6,900,000       (21,587,788     (253,598,287

 

 

Net increase

     3,350,000        6,925,028       $ 131,267,870     $ 247,659,617  

 

 

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

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NOTE F

Risks Involved in Investing in the Fund

Market Risk—The value of the Fund’s assets will fluctuate as the market or markets in which the Fund invests fluctuate. The value of the Fund’s investments may decline, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, simply because of economic changes or other events, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness), terrorism, war, changing interest rate levels, the imposition of new or additional tariffs, and regional and global conflicts, that affect large portions of the market. The Fund is exposed to market risk indirectly through its targeted exposure to the Underlying ETF.

Interest Rate Risk—Changes in interest rates will affect the value of investments in fixed-income securities. When interest rates rise, the value of existing investments in fixed-income securities tends to fall and this decrease in value may not be offset by higher income from new investments. Interest rate risk is generally greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities or durations. Changing interest rates may have unpredictable effects on the markets, may result in heightened market volatility and may detract from Fund performance. In addition, changes in monetary policy may exacerbate the risks associated with changing interest rates.

Credit Risk—An issuer or guarantor of a fixed-income security may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal, or to otherwise honor its obligations. The issuer or guarantor may default, causing a loss of the full principal amount of a security and accrued interest. The degree of risk for a particular security may be reflected in its credit rating. There is the possibility that the credit rating of a fixed-income security may be downgraded after purchase, which may adversely affect the value of the security.

Below Investment Grade Securities Risk—Investments in fixed-income securities with lower ratings (commonly known as “junk bonds”) are subject to a higher probability that an issuer will default or fail to meet its payment obligations. These securities may be subject to greater price volatility due to such factors as specific corporate developments and negative perceptions of the junk bond market generally and may be more difficult to trade than other types of securities.

Duration Risk—Duration is a measure that relates the expected price volatility of a fixed-income security to changes in interest rates. The duration of a fixed-income security may be shorter than or equal to full maturity of a fixed-income security. Fixed-income securities with longer durations have more risk and will decrease in price as interest rates rise. For example, a fixed-income security with a duration of three years will likely decrease in value by approximately 3% if interest rates increase by 1%.

 

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Inflation Risk—This is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the value of the Fund’s assets can decline as can the value of the Fund’s distributions. This risk is significantly greater for fixed-income securities with longer maturities.

Derivatives Risk—Derivatives may be difficult to price or unwind and may be leveraged so that small changes may produce disproportionate losses for the Fund. A short position in a derivative instrument involves the risk of a theoretically unlimited increase in the value of the underlying asset, reference rate or index, which could cause the Fund to suffer a potentially unlimited loss. Derivatives, especially over-the-counter derivatives, are also subject to counterparty risk, which is the risk that the counterparty (the party on the other side of the transaction) on a derivative transaction will be unable or unwilling to honor its contractual obligations to the Fund.

Leverage Risk—To the extent the Fund uses leveraging techniques, such as derivatives, its net asset value (“NAV”) may be more volatile because leverage tends to exaggerate the effect of changes in interest rates and any increase or decrease in the value of the Fund’s investments.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Investments Risk—Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers may involve more risk than those of U.S. issuers. These securities may fluctuate more widely in price and may be more difficult to trade than domestic securities due to adverse market, economic, political, regulatory or other factors. The Underlying ETF is specifically exposed to Asian and European economic risks.

Foreign (Non-U.S.) Securities Risk—Investments in foreign securities entail significant risks in addition to those customarily associated with investing in U.S. securities such as less liquid, less transparent, less regulated and more volatile markets. These risks include risks related to unfavorable or unsuccessful government actions, reduction of government or central bank support, economic sanctions and tariffs and potential responses to those sanctions and tariffs, inadequate accounting standards and auditing and financial recordkeeping requirements, lack of information, social instability, armed conflict, and other adverse market, economic, political and regulatory factors, all of which could disrupt the financial markets in which the Fund invests and adversely affect the value of the Fund’s assets.

Emerging Market Risk—Investments in emerging market countries may involve more risks than investments in other foreign countries because the markets are less developed, less liquid and are subject to increased potential for market manipulation, and increased economic, political, regulatory or other uncertainties.

 

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Currency Risk—Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments in fixed-income securities denominated in foreign currencies or reduce the Fund’s returns. The value of investments denominated in a non-U.S. currency held by the Underlying ETF (and therefore the value of the Underlying ETF), and therefore the value of the Fund’s FLEX Options, could change based on changes in currency exchange rates. The Fund’s NAV could therefore decline based on changes in the value of currencies or if there are delays or limits on repatriation of such currency. Currency exchange rates can be very volatile and can change quickly and unpredictably.

Illiquid Investments Risk—Illiquid investments risk exists when certain investments are or become difficult to purchase or sell. Difficulty in selling such investments may result in sales at disadvantageous prices affecting the value of your investment in the Fund. Causes of illiquid investments risk may include low trading volumes and large positions. Foreign fixed-income securities may have more illiquid investments risk because secondary trading markets for these securities may be smaller and less well-developed and the securities may trade less frequently than domestic securities. Illiquid investments risk may be higher in a rising interest rate environment, when the value and liquidity of fixed-income securities generally go down. Municipal securities may have more illiquid investments risk than other fixed-income securities because they trade less frequently and the market for municipal securities is generally smaller than many other markets.

ETF Share Price and Net Asset Value Risk—The Fund’s shares are listed for trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. or Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (an “Exchange”). The Fund’s shares are generally bought and sold in the secondary market at market prices. The NAV per share of the Fund will fluctuate with changes in the market value of the Fund’s holdings. The Fund’s NAV is calculated once per day, at the end of the day. The market price of a share on an Exchange could be higher than the NAV (premium), or lower than the NAV (discount) and may fluctuate during the trading day. When all or a portion of the Fund’s underlying securities trade in a market that is closed when the market for the Fund’s shares is open, there may be differences between the current value of a security and the last quoted price for that security in the closed local market, which could lead to a deviation between the market value of the Fund’s shares and the Fund’s NAV. Disruptions in the creations and redemptions process or the existence of extreme market volatility could result in the Fund’s shares trading above or below NAV. As the Fund may invest in securities traded on foreign exchanges, Fund shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV per share than shares of other ETFs. In addition, in stressed market conditions, the market for Fund shares may become less liquid in response to deteriorating liquidity in the markets for the Fund’s underlying portfolio holdings.

Authorized Participant Risk—Only a limited number of financial institutions that enter into an authorized participant relationship with the Fund (“Authorized

 

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Participants”) may engage in creation or redemption transactions. If the Fund’s Authorized Participants decide not to create or redeem shares, Fund shares may trade at a larger premium or discount to the Fund’s NAV per share, or the Fund could face trading halts or de-listing.

Active Trading Market Risk—There is no guarantee that an active trading market for Fund shares will exist at all times. In times of market stress, markets can suffer erratic or unpredictable trading activity, extraordinary volatility or wide bid/ask spreads, which could cause some market makers and Authorized Participants to reduce their market activity or “step away” from making a market in ETF shares. Market makers and Authorized Participants are not obligated to place or execute purchase and redemption orders. This could cause the Fund’s market price to deviate, materially, from the NAV, and reduce the effectiveness of the ETF arbitrage process. Any absence of an active trading market for Fund shares could lead to a heightened risk that there will be a difference between the market price of a Fund share and the underlying value of the Fund share.

Sector Risk—The Funds may have more risk because they may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the industrials sector. To the extent it does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Funds’ investments.

The Underlying ETF may have more risk because it may invest to a significant extent in one or more particular market sectors, such as the financials sector and industrials sector, which results in the Fund having significant exposure to such sectors through its exposure to the Underlying ETF by virtue of its usage of FLEX Options. To the extent the Underlying ETF does so, market or economic factors affecting the relevant sector(s) could have a major effect on the value of the Underlying ETF’s investments.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities Risk—Investments in mortgage-related and other asset-backed securities are subject to certain additional risks. The value of these securities may be particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. These risks include “extension risk”, which is the risk that, in periods of rising interest rates, issuers may delay the payment of principal, and “prepayment risk”, which is the risk that in periods of falling interest rates, issuers may pay principal sooner than expected, exposing the Fund to a lower rate of return upon reinvestment of principal. Mortgage-backed securities offered by nongovernmental issuers and other asset-backed securities may be subject to other risks, such as higher rates of default in the mortgages or assets backing the securities or risks associated with the nature and servicing of mortgages or assets backing the securities. Some mortgage-backed securities are “TBA” securities, which have additional risks.

Active Trading Risk—A Fund may engage in active and frequent trading of its portfolio securities, and its portfolio turnover rate may greatly exceed 100%.

 

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A higher rate of portfolio turnover or portfolio activity increases transaction costs, which may negatively affect the Fund’s return. In addition, a high rate of portfolio turnover or portfolio activity may result in substantial short-term gains, which may have adverse tax consequences for Fund shareholders. The Fund’s higher portfolio turnover or portfolio activity could also result in other consequences such as deferral of losses, acceleration of gains or treatment of short-term capital gains as ordinary income, any of which could adversely impact Fund shareholders.

Investment in Other Investment Companies Risk—With respect to AB Ultra Short Income ETF, as with other investments, investments in other investment companies are subject to market and management risk. In addition, shareholders of the Fund bear both their proportionate share of expenses in the Fund (including management fees) and, indirectly, the expenses of the investment companies in which the Fund invests to the extent these expenses are not waived or reimbursed by the Adviser.

Cash Transactions Risk—A Fund may effectuate all or a portion of the issuance and redemption of Creation Units (as defined below) for cash, rather than in-kind securities. As a result, an investment in such a Fund is expected to be less tax-efficient than an investment in an ETF that effectuates its transactions in Creation Units primarily on an in-kind basis. A fund that effects redemptions for cash may be required to sell portfolio securities in order to obtain the cash needed to distribute redemption proceeds. Any recognized gain on these sales by the Fund will generally cause the Fund to recognize a gain it might not otherwise have recognized, or to recognize such gain sooner than would otherwise be required as compared to an ETF that distributes portfolio securities in-kind in redemption of Creation Units. The Fund intends to distribute gains that arise by virtue of the issuance and redemption of Creation Units being effectuated in cash to shareholders to avoid being taxed on this gain at the fund level and otherwise comply with applicable tax requirements. This may cause shareholders to be subject to tax on gains to which they would not otherwise be subject, or at an earlier date than if they had made an investment in another ETF. Moreover, cash transactions may have to be carried out over several days if the securities market is relatively illiquid and may involve considerable brokerage fees and taxes. Brokerage fees, which will be higher than if the Fund sold and redeemed its shares principally in-kind, will be passed on to those purchasing and redeeming Creation Units in the form of creation and redemption transaction fees. In addition, these factors may result in wider spreads between the bid and ask prices of Fund shares than for ETFs that receive and distribute portfolio securities in-kind. The Fund’s use of cash for creations and redemptions could also result in dilution to the Fund and increased transaction costs, which could negatively impact the Fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Tax Risk—From time to time, the U.S. Government and the U.S. Congress consider changes in federal tax law that could limit or eliminate the federal tax

 

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exemption for municipal bond income, which would in effect reduce the income received by shareholders from the Fund by increasing taxes on that income. In such event, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) could also decline as yields on municipal bonds, which are typically lower than those on taxable bonds, would be expected to increase to approximately the yield of comparable taxable bonds. Actions or anticipated actions affecting the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds could also result in significant shareholder redemptions of Fund shares as investors anticipate adverse effects on the Fund or seek higher yields to offset the potential loss of the tax deduction. As a result, the Fund would be required to maintain higher levels of cash to meet the redemptions, which would negatively affect the Fund’s yield.

The Fund intends to elect and to qualify each year to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). If, in any year, the Fund fails to qualify as a RIC under the applicable tax laws, the Fund would be taxed as an ordinary corporation. The federal income tax treatment of some aspects of the Fund’s investment operations are not guaranteed. There are some uncertainties in how the Code would apply to the Fund’s options strategy and hedging strategies, and the application of “straddle” rules, and loss limitation provisions of the Code. The Fund intends to treat any income it may derive from the FLEX Options as “qualifying income” under the provisions of the Code applicable to RICs. The Fund also intends to treat the issuer of FLEX Options as a referenced asset for federal income tax purposes. The FLEX Options included in the portfolio are exchange-traded options. Under Section 1256 of the Code, certain types of exchange-traded options are treated as if they were sold (i.e., “marked to market”) at the end of each year. The Fund does not believe that the positions held by the Fund will be subject to Section 1256, which means that the positions will not be marked to market. If the income is not qualifying income, or if the issuer of the FLEX Options is not appropriately treated as the referenced asset, or if the Fund cannot distribute the correct percentage of all income annually, the Fund could lose its status as a RIC, which could cause the Fund’s income to be taxed at higher rates. If a shareholder purchases Fund shares after the hedge period has begun, or shortly before a distribution by the Fund, then the entire distribution may be taxable to the shareholder even though a portion of the distribution effectively represents a return of the purchase price.

Variable and Floating-Rate Securities Risk—Variable and floating-rate securities pay interest at rates that are adjusted periodically, according to a specific formula. Because the interest rate is reset only periodically, changes in the interest rate on these securities may lag behind changes in the prevailing market interest rates. The value of the security may rise or fall depending on changes in interest rates between periodic resets.

Loan Participations and Assignments Risk—When the Fund purchases loan participations and assignments, it is subject to the credit risk associated with the

 

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underlying corporate borrower. In addition, the lack of a liquid secondary market for loan participations and assignments may have an adverse impact on the value of such investments and the Fund’s ability to dispose of particular assignments or participations when necessary to meet the Fund’s liquidity needs or in response to a specific economic event such as a deterioration in the creditworthiness of the borrower.

Mortgage-Related Securities Risk—Mortgage-related securities represent interests in “pools” of mortgages, including consumer loans or receivables held in trust. Mortgage-related securities are subject to credit, interest rate, prepayment and extension risks. These securities also are subject to risk of default on the underlying mortgage, particularly during periods of economic downturn. Small movements in interest rates (both increases and decreases) may quickly and significantly reduce the value of certain mortgage-related securities. Asset-related securities entail certain risks not presented by mortgage-backed securities, including the risk that it may be difficult to perfect the liens securing any collateral backing certain asset-backed securities.

Prepayment and Extension Risk—Prepayment risk is the risk that a loan, bond or other security might be called or otherwise converted, prepaid or redeemed before maturity. If this happens, particularly during a time of declining interest rates or credit spreads, the Fund will not benefit from the rise in market price that normally accompanies a decline in interest rates, and may not be able to invest the proceeds in securities providing as much income, resulting in a lower yield to the Fund. Conversely, extension risk is the risk that as interest rates rise or spreads widen, payments of securities may occur more slowly than anticipated by the market. If this happens, the values of these securities may go down because their interest rates are lower than current market rates and they remain outstanding longer than anticipated.

Subordination Risk—The Fund may invest in securities that are subordinated to more senior securities of an issuer, or which represent interests in pools of such subordinated securities. Subordinated securities will be disproportionately affected by a default or even a perceived decline in creditworthiness of the issuer. Subordinated securities are more likely to suffer a credit loss than non-subordinated securities of the same issuer, any loss incurred by the subordinated securities is likely to be proportionately greater, and any recovery of interest or principal may take more time.

Redemption Risk—The Fund may experience heavy redemptions that could cause the Fund to liquidate its assets at inopportune times or unfavorable prices or increase or accelerate taxable gains or transaction costs and may negatively affect the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) or performance, which could cause the value of your investment to decline. Redemption risk is heightened during periods of overall market turmoil.

 

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Foreign Currency Risk—This is the risk that changes in foreign (non-U.S.) currency exchange rates may negatively affect the value of the Fund’s investments or reduce the returns of the Fund. For example, the value of the Fund’s investments in foreign securities and foreign currency positions may decrease if the U.S. Dollar is strong (i.e., gaining value relative to other currencies) and other currencies are weak (i.e., losing value relative to the U.S. Dollar).

Actions by a Few Major Investors—In certain countries, volatility may be heightened by actions of a few major investors. For example, substantial increases or decreases in cash flows of mutual funds investing in these markets could significantly affect local securities prices and, therefore, share prices of the Fund.

Lower-rated Securities Risk—Lower-rated securities, or junk bonds/high-yield securities, are subject to greater risk of loss of principal and interest and greater market risk than higher-rated securities. The capacity of issuers of lower-rated securities to pay interest and repay principal is more likely to weaken than is that of issuers of higher-rated securities in times of deteriorating economic conditions or rising interest rates.

Inflation-Protected Securities Risk—The terms of inflation-protected securities provide for the coupon and/or maturity value to be adjusted based on changes in an inflation index. Decreases in the inflation rate or in investors’ expectations about inflation could cause these securities to underperform non-inflation-adjusted securities on a total-return basis. In addition, there can be no assurance that the relevant inflation index will accurately measure the rate of inflation, in which case the securities may not work as intended. These securities may be more difficult to trade or dispose of than other types of securities.

Emerging Markets Securities Risk—The risks of investing in foreign (non-U.S.) securities are heightened with respect to issuers in emerging-market countries because the markets are less developed, less liquid and subject to increased potential for market manipulation, and there may be a greater amount of economic, political and social uncertainty. These risks are even more pronounced in “frontier” markets, which are investable markets with lower total market capitalization and liquidity than the more developed emerging markets. Emerging markets typically have fewer medical and economic resources than more developed countries, and thus they may be less able to control or mitigate the effects of a pandemic, climate change, or a natural disaster.

Municipal Market Risk—This is the risk that special factors may adversely affect the value of municipal securities and have a significant effect on the yield or value of the Fund’s investments in municipal securities. These factors include economic conditions, political or legislative changes, catastrophic natural disasters, public health crises, uncertainties related to the tax status of municipal securities, and the rights of investors in these securities. The value of municipal securities may also be adversely affected by rising health care costs, increasing

 

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unfunded pension liabilities, and by the phasing out of federal programs providing financial support. There have been some municipal issuers that have defaulted on obligations, been downgraded or commenced insolvency proceedings.

To the extent that the Fund invests more of its assets in the municipal securities of a particular state or territory, the Fund may be vulnerable to events adversely affecting that state or territory, including economic, political and regulatory occurrences, court decisions, terrorism, public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness) and catastrophic natural disasters, such as hurricanes, fires or earthquakes.

With respect to AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF, most of the Fund’s investments are in New York municipal securities. Thus, the Fund may be vulnerable to events adversely affecting New York’s economy, including public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness). New York’s economy, while diverse, has a relatively large share of the nation’s financial activities. With the financial services sector contributing more than one-fifth of the state’s wages, the state’s economy is especially vulnerable to adverse events affecting the financial markets such as those that occurred in 2008-2009 and during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, as New York’s financial services and professional and business services sectors serve a global market, they can be highly sensitive to global trends.

With respect to AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF, the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in California municipal securities. These investments in California municipal securities may be vulnerable to events adversely affecting its economy. California’s economy, the largest of the 50 states, is relatively diverse, which makes it less vulnerable to events affecting a particular industry. However, there remain a number of risks that threaten the state’s economy, including potentially unfavorable changes to federal policies, the uncertain impact of changes in federal tax law and trade policy, significant unfunded liabilities of the two main retirement systems managed by state entities, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, and public health crises (including the occurrence of a contagious disease or illness). California’s economy may also be affected by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, droughts, flooding or fires.

The Fund’s investments in certain municipal securities with principal and interest payments that are made from the revenues of a specific project or facility, and not general tax revenues, may have increased risks. Factors affecting the project or facility, such as local business or economic conditions, could have a significant effect on the project’s ability to make payments of principal and interest on these securities. In addition, changes in tax rates or the treatment of income from certain types of municipal securities, among other things, could negatively affect the municipal securities markets.

 

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When-Issued and Forward Commitment Risks—These securities are purchased before the securities are actually issued or delivered. These securities are subject to the risk that, when delivered, they will be worth less than the agreed-upon purchase price.

Non-Diversification Risk—A Fund may have more risk if it is “non-diversified”, meaning that it can invest more of its assets in a smaller number of issuers. Accordingly, changes in the value of a single security, such as the Underlying ETF, may have a more significant effect, either negative or positive, on the Fund’s NAV.

Indemnification Risk—In the ordinary course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these indemnification provisions and expect the risk of loss thereunder to be remote. Therefore, the Funds have not accrued any liability in connection with these indemnification provisions.

Management Risk—The Funds are subject to management risk because they are an actively-managed investment funds. The Adviser will apply its investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there is no guarantee that its techniques will produce the intended results. Some of these techniques may incorporate, or rely upon, quantitative models, but there is no guarantee that these models will generate accurate forecasts, reduce risk or otherwise perform as expected.

The following risks are applicable to AB Conservative Buffer ETF, AB International Buffer ETF and AB Moderate Buffer ETF:

Buffered Loss Risk—There can be no guarantee that the Hedge Period Buffer will be successful in protecting the Fund from the impact of Underlying ETF price declines. Despite the intended Hedge Period Buffer, a shareholder may lose money by investing in the Fund. Declines in excess of the Hedge Period Buffer may result in the loss of an investor’s entire investment. If, during a Hedge Period, an investor purchases shares of the Fund after the date on which the Fund has entered into FLEX Options or sells shares of the Fund prior to the expiration of the FLEX Options, the Hedge Period Buffer that the Fund seeks to provide may not be available and the investor may not receive the full, or any, benefit of the Hedge Period Buffer.

The Fund does not provide principal protection, and an investor may experience significant losses on an investment in the Fund.

A blended portfolio of expiring options and new options could impact the Fund’s ability to realize the full, or any, benefit of the Hedge Period Buffer and may subject the Fund’s return to an upside limit that is slightly lower or higher than

 

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the Hedge Period Cap for the applicable Hedge Period. Accordingly, an investor may bear losses against which the Hedge Period Buffer is anticipated to protect and may be subject to an upside limit that is lower than the Hedge Period Cap.

Buffer/Cap Change Risk—A new Hedge Period Buffer and a new Hedge Period Cap are established each time the Options Portfolio is implemented, including after an Upside Ratchet event. The duration of a Hedge Period Cap or Hedge Period Buffer may vary.

Capped Upside Risk—If an investor purchases shares of the Fund after the first day of a Hedge Period and the value of the Underlying ETF shares is at or near to the Hedge Period Cap for that Hedge Period, there may be little or no ability for that investor to experience an investment gain on their Fund shares unless the Fund engages in an Upside Ratchet of the Fund’s Options Portfolio. If an investor does not hold its shares of the Fund for an entire Hedge Period, the returns realized by that investor may not replicate those the Fund seeks to achieve. If the Underlying ETF experiences gains during a Hedge Period in excess of the Hedge Period Cap, unless the Fund has engaged in an Upside Ratchet, the Fund will not participate in those gains beyond the Hedge Period Cap.

FLEX Options Correlation Risk—Although the value of the FLEX Options structure held by the Fund generally correlates with the share price of the Underlying ETF, the FLEX Options are exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date, and their daily valuation will not change at the same percentage as the share price of the Underlying ETF. Accordingly, the Fund’s net asset value, or NAV, or market price will not directly correlate on a day-to-day basis with the share price of the Underlying ETF.

FLEX Options Liquidity Risk—The FLEX Options are listed on an exchange; however, there is no guarantee that a liquid secondary trading market will exist for the FLEX Options. In the event that trading in the FLEX Options is limited or absent, the value of the Fund’s FLEX Options may decrease. In a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, liquidating the FLEX Options may require the payment of a premium (for written FLEX Options) or acceptance of a discounted price (for purchased FLEX Options) and may take longer to complete. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and Fund shares and result in the Fund being unable to achieve its investment objective. The trading market for FLEX Options may lack depth and liquidity when compared to the trading market for certain other securities. FLEX Options may be less liquid than certain non-customized options. In a less liquid market for the FLEX Options, the liquidation of a large number of options may significantly impact the price. A less liquid trading market may adversely impact the value of the FLEX Options and the value of your investment.

FLEX Options Valuation Risk—FLEX Options held by the Fund will be exercisable at the strike price only on their expiration date. The value of the FLEX

 

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Options will be determined based upon market quotations or using other recognized pricing methods. The value of a FLEX Option prior to its expiration date may vary because of related factors other than the value of the Underlying ETF. Factors that may influence the value of a FLEX Option, other than changes in the value of the Underlying ETF, may include interest rate changes, changing supply and demand, decreased liquidity of the FLEX Options and changing volatility levels of the Underlying ETF. During periods of reduced market liquidity or in the absence of readily available market quotations for the holdings of the Fund, FLEX Options may become more difficult to value and the judgment of the Adviser, as the Fund’s valuation designee, may play a greater role in the valuation of the Fund’s holdings due to reduced availability of reliable objective pricing data.

Hedge Period Risk—The Fund’s investment strategy is designed to deliver returns that reference an Underlying ETF and are based on options contracts that are designed to be in place for 90-day periods, although in some cases, the Fund will hold options contracts of longer duration. The Fund may not hold its Options Portfolio for the full duration of the options contracts, and the Adviser may change the Options Portfolio at any time, which would begin a new Hedge Period. Information about the Fund’s holdings is available and updated daily at—www.abfunds.com. Investors acquiring shares of the Fund at different time periods will have different investment results based on the price of shares of the Underlying ETF and how the Hedge Period Buffer and Hedge Period Cap are applied. Engaging in Upside Ratchets may potentially cause the Fund to have a higher portfolio turnover rate, and higher cost, than a fund that does not actively adjust its options portfolio prior to expiration. There is no guarantee that any Upside Ratchet will be successfully implemented, or that it will deliver the desired investment result.

The Fund’s Hedge Period Cap and Hedge Period Buffer are designed to work over a particular time frame, the Hedge Period. Investors that acquire Fund shares after the Hedge Period has commenced, or sell Fund shares before the Hedge Period ends or an Upside Ratchet is performed, may have a different investment result than investors who held Fund shares during the entire Hedge Period. The degree to which an investor may benefit from the Hedge Period Buffer or Hedge Period Cap will depend on the point in time when the investor purchases Fund shares and whether the Adviser effectuates an Upside Ratchet. At the time of purchasing Fund shares, an investor may be unable to determine the Fund’s position relative to the Hedge Period Cap and Hedge Period Buffer. If the price of the Underlying ETF is near or has exceeded the strike price of the Fund’s Options Portfolio, there may be little remaining upside potential during a particular Hedge Period, until the Options Portfolio expires or the Adviser effectuates an Upside Ratchet. Investors purchasing Fund shares during this period would still remain subject to significant downside risk before the sought-after protection from the Hedge Period Buffer began. Similarly, if the Underlying ETF has decreased in price significantly to equal or exceed the Fund’s anticipated

 

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Hedge Period Buffer, investors would also remain subject to significant downside risk and would receive no benefit from the Hedge Period Buffer. The Fund is continuously offered and a new Hedge Period begins after the end of the prior Hedge Period, with a new Hedge Period Cap and a new Hedge Period Buffer. An investor that holds Fund shares over multiple continuous Hedge Periods may have a different investment result than an investor holding Fund shares for one Hedge Period. The Fund’s return is measured, with respect to the Hedge Period Cap and Hedge Period Buffer, over a single Hedge Period. The Fund’s return over a period longer than a single Hedge Period could differ in amount and direction from the return of the Underlying ETF.

Underlying ETF Risk—The Fund invests in FLEX Options that reference an ETF, which subjects the Fund to certain of the risks of owning shares of an ETF, as well as the types of instruments in which the Underlying ETF invests.

The Underlying ETF is an exchange-traded unit investment trust that uses a full replication strategy, meaning it invests entirely in the S&P 500 Index. The investment objective of the Underlying ETF is to seek to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index, which includes five hundred (500) selected companies, all of which are listed on national stock exchanges and spans over 24 separate industry groups.

Alternatively, the Underlying ETF generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the MSCI EAFE Index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the MSCI EAFE Index (i.e., depositary receipts representing securities of the Underlying Index) and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents, including shares of money market funds advised by its adviser or its affiliates, as well as in securities not included in the MSCI EAFE Index, but which its adviser believes will help the Underlying ETF track the MSCI EAFE Index. The investment objective of the Underlying ETF is to seek to track the investment results of an index composed of large- and mid-capitalization developed market equities, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

The value of an ETF will fluctuate over time based on fluctuations in the values of the securities held by the ETF, which may be affected by changes in general economic conditions, expectations for future growth and profits, interest rates and the supply and demand for those securities. In addition, ETFs are subject to authorized participant concentration risk, market maker risk, premium/discount risk, tracking error risk and trading issues risk. Brokerage, tax and other expenses may negatively impact the performance of the Underlying ETF and, in turn, the value of the Fund’s shares. An ETF that tracks an index may not exactly match the performance of the index due to differences between the portfolio of the ETF and the components of the index, expenses, and other factors.

 

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The risks of investing in an ETF also include the risks associated with the underlying investments held by the ETF. As such, the Fund may be subject to the following risks as a result of its exposure to the Underlying ETF through its usage of FLEX Options.

Equity Securities Risk—The Underlying ETF invests in publicly-traded equity securities, and their value may fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, which means a security may be worth more or less than when it was purchased. These fluctuations can be based on a variety of factors including a company’s financial condition as well as macro-economic factors such as interest rates, inflation rates, global market conditions, and noneconomic factors such as market perceptions and social or political events.

Large-Capitalization Companies Risk—The Underlying ETF invests in the securities of large capitalization companies, which results in the Fund having significant exposure to such companies through its exposure to the Underlying ETFs by virtue of its usage of FLEX Options. Large capitalization companies may grow at a slower rate and be less able to adapt to changing market conditions than smaller capitalization companies. Thus, the return on investment in securities of large capitalization companies may be less than the return on investment in securities of small- and/or mid-capitalization companies. The performance of large capitalization companies also tends to trail the overall market during different parts of market cycles.

Concentration Risk—The Underlying ETF may be susceptible to an increased risk of loss, including losses due to adverse events that affect the Underlying ETF’s investments more than the market as a whole, to the extent that the Underlying ETF’s investments are concentrated in the securities and/or other assets of a particular issuer or issuers, country, group of countries, region, market, industry, group of industries, sector, market segment or asset class.

NOTE F

Joint Credit Facility

A number of open-end mutual funds and ETFs managed by the Adviser, including the Funds, participate in a $380 million credit facility (the “Facility”) intended to provide short-term financing related to redemptions and other short-term liquidity requirements. The Facility, which will expire on June 23, 2027, may be renewed for an additional term dependent upon the election of the participating funds and lenders. A commitment fee of 0.15% per annum of the Facility amount is paid by the participating funds. The portion of the commitment fee related to the ETFs is paid by the Adviser pursuant to the ETFs’ unitary fee structure. The Funds did not utilize the Facility during the six months ended May 31, 2026.

 

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NOTE G

Distributions to Shareholders

The tax character of distributions to be paid for the year ending November 30, 2027 will be determined at the end of the current fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid during the tax years ended November 30, 2025 and November 30, 2024 and for the year ended October 31, 2024 and the years ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024 were as follows:

 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration
Municipal ETF
          2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

      $ 1,495,094      $ 1,688,107  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

        1,495,094        1,688,107  

Tax-exempt distributions

        24,000,772        13,885,701  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

      $ 25,495,866      $ 15,573,808  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
AB Ultra Short Income ETF           2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

      $ 60,695,920      $ 48,760,403  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

      $ 60,695,920      $ 48,760,403  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
AB High Yield ETF           2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

      $ 13,808,737      $ 8,311,593  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

      $ 13,808,737      $ 8,311,593  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
AB Core Plus Bond ETF           2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

      $ 6,108,010      $ 1,814,999  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

      $ 6,108,010      $ 1,814,999  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
AB Corporate Bond ETF           2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

      $ 1,506,283      $ 1,119,835  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

      $ 1,506,283      $ 1,119,835  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
AB Tax-Aware Intermediate
Municipal ETF
          2025      2024  

Distributions paid from:

        

Ordinary income

      $ 331,557      $ 118,072  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

        331,557        118,072  

Tax-exempt income

        8,412,093        911,023  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

      $ 8,743,650      $ 1,029,095  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal
ETF
         2025     2024  

Distributions paid from:

      

Ordinary income

     $ 51,101     $ 85,262  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

       51,101       85,262  

Tax-exempt distributions

       1,244,015       855,682  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

     $ 1,244,015     $ 940,944  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
AB Short Duration High Yield
ETF
   Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    October 1,
2024 to
November 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
 

Distributions paid from:

      

Ordinary income

   $ 47,922,615     $ 6,492,042     $ 38,090,038  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $  47,922,615     $  6,492,042     $  38,090,038  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
AB Short duration Income ETF    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    November 1,
2024 to
November 30,
2024
    Year Ended
October 31,
2024
 

Distributions paid from:

      

Ordinary income

   $ 5,535,810     $ 378,246     $ 5,048,765  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 5,535,810     $ 378,246     $ 5,048,765  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
AB California Intermediate
Municipal ETF
   October 1,
2025 to
November 30,
2025
    Year ended
September 30,
2025
    Year ended
September 30,
2024
 

Distributions paid from:

      

Ordinary income

   $ 223,090     $ 946,728     $ 1,315,430  

Long-term capital gains

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Total taxable distributions

     223,090       946,728       1,315,430  

Tax exempt distributions

     2,874,344       29,433,579       27,584,693  

Tax return of capital

     – 0  –      560,827       – 0  – 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $ 3,097,434     $ 30,941,134     $ 28,900,123  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
AB New York Intermediate
Municipal ETF
   October 1,
2025 to
November 30,
2025
    Year ended
September 30,
2025
    Year ended
September 30,
2024
 

Distributions paid from:

      

Ordinary income

   $ 124,863     $ 964,191     $ 1,837,686  

Long-term capital gains

     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 

Total taxable distributions

     124,863       964,191       1,837,686  

Tax exempt distributions

     3,489,666       34,219,646       33,907,609  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $ 3,614,529     $ 35,183,837     $ 35,745,295  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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AB Core Bond ETF    November 10,
2025 to
November 30,
2025
     Year ended
September 30,
2025
    Year ended
September 30,
2024
 

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

   $ 3,584,580      $ 34,541,099     $ 31,542,428  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions paid

   $  3,584,580      $  34,541,099     $  31,542,428  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
AB Conservative Buffer ETF           2025     2024  

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

      $ – 0  –    $    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total taxable distributions

      $ – 0  –    $    
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
AB International Buffer ETF           2025        

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

      $ – 0  –   
     

 

 

   

Total taxable distributions

      $ – 0  –   
     

 

 

   
AB Moderate Buffer ETF           2025        

Distributions paid from:

       

Ordinary income

      $ – 0  –   
     

 

 

   

Total taxable distributions

      $ – 0  –   
     

 

 

   

As of November 30, 2025, the components of accumulated earnings/(deficit) on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund

  Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Tax-Exempt
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Gains
    Accumulated
Capital and
Other
Losses(a)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(b)
    Total
Accumulated
Earnings
(Deficit)(c)
 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

  $ – 0  –    $  3,019,925     $  – 0  –    $ (1,087,788   $ 7,001,592     $ 8,933,729  

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

    – 0  –      2,622,439       – 0  –      (7,152,669     (5,098,511     (9,628,741

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

    – 0  –      2,201,084       – 0  –      (28,020,699     (8,792,504     (34,612,119

AB Core Bond ETF

    4,838,427       – 0  –      – 0  –       (89,977,812      (21,858,970      (106,998,355

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (5,602,266     3,934,763       (1,667,503

AB International Buffer ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (1,463,980     405,766       (1,058,214

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (2,646,099     6,647,049       4,000,950  

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

    5,789,670       – 0  –      – 0  –      (1,205,479     4,091,079       8,675,270  

AB High Yield ETF

    1,571,217       – 0  –      – 0  –      (11,787,608     541,328       (9,675,063

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

    949,258       – 0  –      – 0  –      (47,044,985     1,960,922       (44,134,805

AB Corporate Bond ETF

    118,488       – 0  –      – 0  –      (59,847     330,050       388,691  

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

    – 0  –      1,441,626       – 0  –      (520,857     5,885,687       6,806,456  

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

    – 0  –      154,005       – 0  –      (438,478     403,006       118,533  

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

    3,262,036       – 0  –      – 0  –      (29,096,648     574,325       (25,260,287

AB Short Duration Income ETF

    584,485       – 0  –      – 0  –      (5,691,593     919,213       4,187,895  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(a)

 

Fund    

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

 


As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $1,087,788.

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $1,205,479.

AB High Yield ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $11,787,608. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $2,018,308 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $46,613,314. As of November 30, 2025, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $431,671.

AB Corporate Bond ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $59,847.

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

 


As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $520,857.

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $438,478.

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $29,096,648. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $1,979,606 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

AB Short Duration Income ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $5,595,448. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $875,590 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. As of November 30, 2025, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $96,145.

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

 


As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $7,152,669. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $1,277,548 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

 


As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $28,020,699. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $624,906 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

AB Core Bond ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $89,865,748. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $994,845 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains. As of November 30, 2025, the cumulative deferred loss on straddles was $112,064.

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $5,602,266. During the fiscal year, the Fund utilized $49,336,601 of capital loss carry forwards to offset current year net realized gains.

AB International Buffer ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $1,206,575 and the Fund had a qualified late-year ordinary loss deferral of $257,405.

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

  As of November 30, 2025, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $2,646,099.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

(b)

 

Fund    

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

 


The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of swaps.

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments and the tax treatment of callable bonds.

AB High Yield ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, the tax treatment of swaps, the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the tax treatment of partnership investments.

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

AB Corporate Bond ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

 


The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of swaps and the tax treatment of bond restructuring.

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of swaps and the tax treatment of bond restructuring.

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

AB Short Duration Income ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, the tax treatment of swaps, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

 


The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains/losses on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, the tax treatment of swaps, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

 


The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax treatment of swaps, the tax deferral of losses on wash sales, and the tax treatment of bond restructuring.

AB Core Bond ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the recognition for tax purposes of unrealized gains (losses) on certain derivative instruments, the tax treatment of callable bonds, and the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

(c)

 

Fund    

AB High Yield ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax and the tax treatment of defaulted securities.

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) is attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax.

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax and the tax treatment of defaulted securities.

AB Short Duration Income ETF

  The differences between book-basis and tax-basis components of accumulated earnings (deficit) are attributable primarily to the accrual of foreign capital gains tax and the tax treatment of defaulted securities.

For tax purposes, net capital losses may be carried over to offset future capital gains, if any. Funds are permitted to carry forward capital losses for an indefinite period, and such losses will retain their character as either short-term or long-term capital losses.

As of November 30, 2025, the Portfolios’ most recent tax year end, the Portfolios had net capital loss carryforwards as follows:

 

Fund

   Short-Term
Amount
     Long-Term
Amount
 

AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF

   $ 1,087,788      $ – 0  – 

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF

     7,152,669        – 0  – 

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF

      27,938,209        82,490  

AB Core Bond ETF

     43,047,223         46,818,525  

AB Conservative Buffer ETF

     5,602,266        – 0  – 

AB International Buffer ETF

     1,206,575        – 0  – 

AB Moderate Buffer ETF

     2,646,099        – 0  – 

AB Ultra Short Income ETF

     1,205,479        – 0  – 

AB High Yield ETF

     5,798,731        5,988,877  

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

     16,905,328        29,707,986  

AB Corporate Bond ETF

     59,847        – 0  – 

AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF

     520,857        – 0  – 

AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF

     241,503        196,975  

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF

     7,970,082        21,126,566  

AB Short Duration Income ETF

     1,569,826        4,025,622  

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

NOTE H

Reorganization

With respect to AB Core Plus Bond ETF, at meetings held on November 5-7, 2024, the Board, on behalf of the Fund, and the Board of Directors of the Acquired Fund approved the Reorganization providing for the tax-free acquisition by the Fund of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Fund. The acquisition was completed at the close of business February 7, 2025. Pursuant to the Reorganization, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Fund’s shares were transferred in exchange for Fund shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Reorganization
    Shares
outstanding
immediately
after the
Reorganization
    Aggregate
net assets
before the
Reorganization
    Aggregate
net assets
immediately
after the
Reorganization
 

AB Total Return Bond Portfolio

    14,331,948       – 0  –    $  132,651,834   $ – 0  – 

AB Core Plus Bond ETF

    1,250,028       5,039,723       43,755,214        176,407,048  

 

+

Includes unrealized appreciation of $1,408,433.

 

Acquired Portfolio’s Share Class

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Conversion
Ratio
    Shares
Outstanding
Immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Advisor Class

    14,331,948       0.35164257       5,039,723  

The acquisition of the Acquired Fund was completed on February 7, 2025. If the Reorganization had been completed as of the beginning of the annual reporting period, the Acquiring Fund’s pro forma results of the operations for the year ended November 30, 2025 would have been as follows::

 

Net investment income

   $  4,351,370  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     (2,790,155
  

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 1,561,215  
  

 

 

 

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single integrated portfolio since the acquisition was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Acquiring Fund that have been included in the Acquiring Fund’s Statement of Operations since February 7, 2025.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

With respect to AB Short Duration High Yield ETF, at meetings held on October 31 – November 2, 2023, the Board, on behalf of the Fund, and the Board of Directors of the Acquired Portfolio approved the Conversion providing for the tax-free acquisition by the Fund of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. The acquisition was completed at the close of business June 7, 2024. Pursuant to the Plan, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares were transferred in exchange for Fund shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Shares
outstanding
immediately
after the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
before the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Acquired Portfolio*

    73,474,038       – 0  –    $  675,330,250   $ – 0  – 

The Fund

    – 0  –      19,295,122     $ – 0  –    $  675,330,250  

 

*

Represents the accounting survivor.

 

+

Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $3,942,798 and unrealized depreciation on investments of $3,405132, with a fair value of $650,158,849 and identified cost of $653,563,981.

With respect to AB Short Duration Income ETF, at meetings held on October 31 – November 2, 2023, the Board, on behalf of the Fund, and the Board of Directors of the Acquired Portfolio approved the Conversion providing for the tax-free acquisition by the Fund of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. The acquisition was completed at the close of business June 7, 2024. Pursuant to the Plan, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares were transferred in exchange for Fund shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Shares
outstanding
immediately
after the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
before the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Acquired Portfolio*

    11,443,352       – 0  –    $  101,095,155   $ – 0  – 

The Fund

    – 0  –      2,888,433     $ – 0  –    $  101,095,155  

 

*

Represents the accounting survivor.

 

+

Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $331,428 and unrealized depreciation on investments of $209,880, with a fair value of $99,296,404 and identified cost of $99,506,284.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

With respect to AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF, at meetings held on May 6 – 8, 2025, the Board, on behalf of the Fund, and the Board of Directors of the Acquired Portfolio approved the Conversion providing for the tax-free acquisition by the Fund of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. The acquisition was completed at the close of business October 3, 2025. Pursuant to the Plan, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares were transferred in exchange for Fund shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Shares
outstanding
immediately
after the
Conversion
    Aggregate net
assets
before the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Acquired Portfolio*

    77,897,816       – 0  –    $  1,086,830,672   $ – 0  – 

The Fund

    – 0  –      43,455,512     $ – 0  –    $  1,086,830,672  

 

*

Represents the accounting survivor.

 

+

Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $445,802 and unrealized depreciation on investments of $10,343,024, with a fair value of $1,065,337,559 and identified cost of $1,075,680,583.

 

Acquired Portfolio’s Share Class

   Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
     Conversion
Ratio
     Shares
Outstanding
Immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Advisor Class

     13,172,056        0.55811597        7,351,535  

Sanford C. Bernstein Class

     64,725,760        0.55779920        36,103,977  

Total

     77,897,816           43,455,512  

With respect to AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF, at meetings held on May 6 – 8, 2025, the Board, on behalf of the Fund, and the Board of Directors of the Acquired Portfolio approved the Conversion providing for the tax-free acquisition by the Fund of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. The acquisition was completed at the close of business November 7, 2025. Pursuant to the Plan, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares were transferred in exchange for Fund shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Shares
outstanding
immediately
after the
Conversion
    Aggregate net
assets before
the Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Acquired Portfolio*

    95,056,720       – 0  –    $  1,287,610,520   $ – 0  – 

The Fund

    – 0  –      51,425,718     $ – 0  –    $  1,287,610,520  

 

*

Represents the accounting survivor.

 

+

Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $150,524 and unrealized depreciation on investments of $8,558,388, with a fair value of $1,260,803,927 and identified cost of $1,269,362,315.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

Acquired Portfolio’s Share Class

   Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
     Conversion
Ratio
     Shares
Outstanding
Immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Advisor Class

     9,351,572        0.53314408        4,985,735  

Sanford C. Bernstein Class

     85,705,148        0.54185757        46,439,983  

Total

     95,056,720           51,425,718  

With respect to AB Core Bond ETF, at meetings held on May 6 – 8, 2025, the Board, on behalf of the Fund, and the Board of Directors of the Acquired Portfolio approved the Conversion providing for the tax-free acquisition by the Fund of the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. The acquisition was completed at the close of business November 7, 2025. Pursuant to the Plan, the assets and liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio’s shares were transferred in exchange for Fund shares, in a tax-free exchange as follows:

 

Portfolio

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Shares
outstanding
immediately
after the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
before the
Conversion
    Aggregate
net assets
immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Acquired Portfolio*

    64,921,899       – 0  –    $  854,037,950   $ – 0  – 

The Fund

    – 0  –      28,467,970     $ – 0  –    $  854,037,950  

 

*

Represents the accounting survivor.

 

+

Includes distributions in excess of net investment income of $616,256 and unrealized depreciation on investments of $23,738,750, with a fair value of $818,947,577 and identified cost of $842,683,884.

 

Acquired Portfolio’s Share Class

  Shares
outstanding
before the
Conversion
    Conversion
Ratio
    Shares
Outstanding
Immediately
after the
Conversion
 

Advisor Class

    64,921,899       0.43849565       28,467,970  

For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Portfolio were carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.

NOTE I

Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events for possible recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the date the financial statements are issued. Management has determined that there are no material events that would require disclosure in the Funds’ financial statements through this date.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended November 30,    

September 14,
2022(a) to
November 30,

2022

 
    2025     2024     2023  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.28       $ 25.21       $ 25.01       $ 24.97       $ 25.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .39       .84       .87       .86       .16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.06     .06       .14       (.03     (.10

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      .00 (d)       – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net asset value from operations

    .33       .90       1.01       .83       .06  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (.40     (.83     (.81     (.79     (.09
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 25.21       $ 25.28       $ 25.21       $ 25.01       $ 24.97  
 

 

 

 

Total Return(e)

         

Total investment return based on net asset value

    1.29     3.64     4.14     3.41     .22

Ratios/Supplemental Data.

         

Net assets, end of period
(000’s omitted)

    $1,262,990       $1,044,153       $650,594       $290,121       $47,492  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .27 %(f)       .27     .27     .27     .27 %(f)  

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements

    .27 %(f)       .27     .27     .27     .27 %(f)  

Net investment income(c)

    3.14 %(f)       3.37     3.49     3.46     2.99 %(f)  

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    11     35     29     25     11

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Ultra Short Income ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended November 30,    

September 14,
2022(a) to
November 30,

2022

 
    2025     2024     2023  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 50.69       $ 50.63       $ 50.34       $ 49.98       $ 50.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

         

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .99       2.25       2.66       2.63       .42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.23     .10       .22       .14       (.20
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .76       2.35       2.88       2.77       .22  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

         

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.04     (2.29     (2.59     (2.41     (.24
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 50.41       $ 50.69       $ 50.63       $ 50.34       $ 49.98  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

         

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.49     4.75     5.87     5.66     .46

Ratios/Supplemental Data

         

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,464,360       $1,499,275       $1,143,129       $586,540       $150,002  

Ratio to average net assets of:

         

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(h)

    .24 %(f)      .24     .24     .25     .25 %(f) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(h)

    .25 %(f)      .25     .25     .25     .25 %(f) 

Net investment income(c)

    3.95 %(f)      4.45     5.28     5.30     3.98 %(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    30     114     59     114     35
         
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/ unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .01 %(f)      .01     .01     .00     .00

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(i)

 

    AB High Yield ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,

2026

(unaudited)

    Year Ended November 30,    

November 1,
2023 to
November 30,

2023(j)

    Year Ended October 31,    

January 1,
2021 to
October 31,

2021(j)

 
    2025     2024     2023     2022  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 37.76       $ 37.34       $ 35.58       $ 34.15       $ 34.62       $ 42.09       $ 41.58  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

             

Net investment income(b)(c)

    1.25       2.56       2.53       .21       2.34       1.90       1.60  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.31     .31       1.67       1.44       (.32     (7.09     .68  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .94       2.87       4.20       1.65       2.02       (5.19     2.28  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

             

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.28     (2.45     (2.44     (.16     (2.49     (2.28     (1.77

Return of capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.06     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (1.28     (2.45     (2.44     (.22     (2.49     (2.28     (1.77
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 37.42       $ 37.76       $ 37.34       $ 35.58       $ 34.15       $ 34.62       $ 42.09  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

             

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    2.53     8.02     12.21     4.84     5.86     (12.68 )%      5.56

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $341,005       $305,466       $175,107       $79,655       $73,899       $67,249       $63,608  

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(h)(k)(l)

    .40 %(f)       .40     .40     .40 %(f)       .50     .60     .51 %(f)  

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(h)(k)(l)

    .40 %(f)       .40     .40     .40 %(f)       .86     1.35     1.74 %(f)  

Net investment income(c)

    6.71 %(f)       6.90     6.92     7.21 %(f)       6.68     5.00     4.60 %(f)  

Portfolio turnover rate(g)(m)

    36     83     75     4     57     48     36

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Core Plus Bond ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

   

December 13,
2023(a) to
November 30,

2024

 
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 36.01       $ 35.73       $ 35.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

     

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .80       1.62       1.58  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investment transactions

    (.72     .31       .55  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net asset value from operations

    .08       1.93       2.13  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

     

Dividends from net investment income

    (.85     (1.63     (1.40

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      (.02     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.85     (1.65     (1.40
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $  35.24       $ 36.01       $ 35.73  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

     

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .27     5.57     6.19

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $214,682       $195,913       $55,383  

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(h)(k)

    .29 %(f)       .29     .32 %(f)  

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(h)(k)

    .30 %(f)       .30     .33 %(f)  

Net investment income(c)

    4.53 %(f)       4.62     4.62 %(f)  

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    64     114     232
     
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of affiliated/unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolio

    .01 %(f)      .01     .01 %(f)  

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Corporate Bond ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

   

December 13,
2023(a) to
November 30,

2024

 
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 36.19       $ 36.22       $ 35.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

     

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .85       1.77       1.77  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.76     .26       1.05  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .09       2.03       2.82  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

     

Dividends from net investment income

    (.89     (1.79     (1.60

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      (.27     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.89     (2.06     (1.60
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 35.39       $ 36.19       $ 36.22  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

     

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    .26     5.87     8.24

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $26,542       $27,142       $25,358  

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .30 %(f)      .30     .30 %(f) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .30 %(f)      .30     .30 %(f) 

Net investment income(c)

    4.77 %(f)      4.98     5.13 %(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    39     90     175

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Tax-Aware Intermediate
Municipal ETF
 
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

   

December 13,
2023(a) to
November 30,

2024

 
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.56       $ 25.69       $ 25.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

     

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .48       .97       .91  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.06     (.22     .52  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .42       .75       1.43  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

     

Dividends from net investment income

    (.47     (.88     (.74
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 25.51       $ 25.56       $ 25.69  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

     

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.68     3.03     5.81

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $616,133       $420,508       $92,476  

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .28 %(f)      .28     .28 %(f) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .28 %(f)      .28     .28 %(f) 

Net investment income(c)

    3.78 %(f)      3.89     3.74 %(f) 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    5     10     9

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

     AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF   
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

   

December 13,
2023(a) to
November 30,

2024

 
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.19       $ 25.67       $ 25.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

     

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .52       1.04       .95  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.09     (.50     .57  

Contributions from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)  
 

 

 

 

Net increase in net asset value from operations

    .43       .54       1.52  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

     

Dividends from net investment income

    (.53     (1.02     (.85
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 25.09       $ 25.19       $ 25.67  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

     

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.79     2.18     6.19

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $57,716       $42,820       $29,527  

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(h)

    .27 %(f)       .28     .28 %(f)  

Expenses, before waivers/reimbursements(h)

    .28 %(f)       .28     .28 %(f)  

Net investment income(c)

    4.23 %(f)       4.22     3.90 %(f)  

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    26     50     12
     
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of affiliated/unaffiliated

   

underlying portfolio

    .01 %(f)      .00     .00

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

ABFunds.com  

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(n)

 

    AB Short Duration High Yield ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
   

Year Ended
November 30,
2025

   

October 1,
2024(o) to
November 30,
2024

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021  
 

 

 

 
    $ 35.96       $ 35.84       $ 35.88       $ 33.81       $ 33.24       $ 39.37       $ 37.81  
 

 

 

 

Net investment income(b)(c)

    1.07       2.31       .36       2.27       1.94       1.45       1.49  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.17     (.03     (.06     1.84       1.30       (5.98     1.71  

Contribution from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .90       2.28       .30       4.11       3.24       (4.53     3.20  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

             

Dividends from net investment income

    (1.07     (2.16     (.34     (2.04     (2.67     (1.60     (1.64
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 35.79       $ 35.96       $ 35.84       $ 35.88       $ 33.81       $ 33.24       $ 39.37  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

             

Total investment return based on net asset value(d)

    2.52     6.63     .93     12.50     10.04     (11.78 )%      8.52

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $898,967       $837,801       $754,351       $659,122       $484,876       $283,354       $334,801  

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements(h)

    .40 %(f)      .40     .39 %(f)      .58     .70     .70     .70

Expenses, before waiver/ reimbursements(h)

    .40 %(f)      .40     .40 %(f)      .61     .78     .75     .77

Net investment income(c)

    5.99 %(f)      6.47     6.12 %(f)      6.51     5.71     3.97     3.77

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    35     72     4     41     67     62     57
             
 

  Expense ratios exclude the estimated acquired fund fees of the affiliated/ unaffiliated underlying

   

portfolios

    .00     .00     .00     .01     .00     .00     .00

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(p)

 

    AB Short Duration Income ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026

(unaudited)

   

Year Ended
November 30,

2025

   

November 1,
2024 to
November 30,

2024(q)

    Year Ended October 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 35.94       $ 35.57       $ 35.51       $ 34.35       $ 34.43       $ 39.18       $ 39.42  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

             

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .78       1.69 (r)      .15       1.84       1.51       .79       .99  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.30     .42       .06       1.04       .27       (4.15     – 0  – 

Contribution from Affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .48       2.11       .21       2.88       1.78       (3.36     .99  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

             

Dividends from net investment income

    (.81     (1.74     (.15     (1.72     (1.86     (.95     (1.23

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.44     – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.81     (1.74     (.15     (1.72     (1.86     (1.39     (1.23
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 35.61       $ 35.94       $ 35.57       $ 35.51       $ 34.35       $ 34.43       $ 39.18  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

             

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.37     6.11 %(r)      .59     8.52     5.22     (8.76 )%      2.48

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $174,087       $145,143       $88,503       $88,363       $105,618       $64,972       $56,593  

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements(k)

    .30 %(f)      .30     .30 %(f)      .39     .71     .77     .47

Expenses, before waiver/ reimbursements(k)

    .30 %(f)      .30     .30 %(f)      .70     1.26     1.48     1.18

Net investment income(c)

    4.39 %(f)      4.75 %(r)      5.14 %(f)      5.23     4.29     2.17     2.52

Portfolio turnover rate(g)(s)

    42     73     1     116     185     60     163

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

ABFunds.com  

AB Active ETFs, Inc. 463


FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(t)

 

    AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
   

October 1,
2025 to
November 30,

2025(o)

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2025     2024     2023     2022     2021  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.18       $ 24.98       $ 25.16       $ 23.94       $ 23.79       $ 26.16       $ 26.02  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

             

Net investment income(b)

    .40       .13       .73 (r)       .72       .61       .47       .45  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    (.05     .14       (.16     1.22       .19       (2.39     .14  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from
operations

    .35       .27       .57       1.94       .80       (1.92     .59  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

             

Dividends from net investment income

    (.44     (.07     (.73     (.72     (.65     (.45     (.45

Return of Capital

    – 0  –      – 0  –      (.02     – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.44     (.07     (.75     (.72     (.65     (.45     (.45
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of
period

    $ 25.09       $ 25.18       $ 24.98       $ 25.16       $ 23.94       $ 23.79       $ 26.16  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

             

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.38     1.00     2.34 %(r)       8.19     3.28     (7.40 )%      2.28

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,165,621       $1,098,153       $183,794       $120,177       $107,640       $102,466       $82,692  

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements(k)

    .27 %(f)      .28 %(f)      .50     .50     .51     .48     .48

Expenses, before waiver/ reimbursements(k)

    .27 %(f)      .28 %(f)      .50     .50     .51     .48     .48

Net investment income

    3.23 %(f)      3.18 %(f)      3.01 %(r)       2.88     2.50     1.86     1.71

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    12     2     26     39     31     23     27

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(u)

 

    AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
   

October 1,
2025 to
November 30,

2025(o)

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2025     2024     2023     2022     2021  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 25.04       $ 24.89       $ 25.09       $ 23.91       $ 23.78       $ 26.29       $ 25.91  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

             

Net investment income(b)

    .38       .12       .70 (r)       .68 (c)       .59       .50       .50  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    .01       .10       (.20     1.16       .13       (2.51     .38  

Contributions from affiliates

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      .00 (d)       – 0  –      – 0  – 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    .39       .22       .50       1.84       .72       (2.01     .88  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

             

Dividends from net investment income

    (.37     (.07     (.70     (.66     (.59     (.50     (.50
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 25.06       $ 25.04       $ 24.89       $ 25.09       $ 23.91       $ 23.78       $ 26.29  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

             

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    1.57     .96     2.03 %(r)       7.81     3.04     (7.77 )%      3.44

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,303,846       $1,292,950       $56,875       $53,919       $62,682       $61,511       $67,388  

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements(k)

    .27 %(f)      .30 %(f)      .50     .49     .51     .48     .48

Expenses, before waiver/ reimbursements(k)

    .27 %(f)      .30 %(f)      .50     .50     .51     .48     .48

Net investment income

    3.04 %(f)      3.06 %(f)      2.82 %(r)       2.74 %(c)       2.40     1.96     1.91

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    10     1     28     33     20     14     18

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period(v)

 

    AB Core Bond ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
   

October 1,
2025 to
November 30,

2025(o)

    Year Ended September 30,  
    2025     2024     2023     2022     2021  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 30.16       $ 29.94       $ 30.38       $ 28.07       $ 29.01       $ 35.35       $ 36.58  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

             

Net investment income(b)(c)

    .58       .21       1.28       1.28       1.07       .59       .68  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment and foreign currency transactions

    (.61     .14       (.47     2.31       (.94     (5.81     (.66
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    (.03     .35       .81       3.59       .13       (5.22     .02  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends and Distributions

             

Dividends from net investment income

    (.61     (.13     (1.25     (1.28     (1.07     (.62     (.75

Distributions from net realized gain on investment transactions

    – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      – 0  –      (.50     (.50
 

 

 

 

Total dividends and distributions

    (.61     (.13     (1.25     (1.28     (1.07     (1.12     (1.25
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 29.52       $ 30.16       $ 29.94       $ 30.38       $ 28.07       $ 29.01       $ 35.35  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

             

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    (.07 )%      .52     2.84     13.01     .45     (15.13 )%      .02

Ratios/Supplemental Data

             

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,055,946       $876,552       $853,629       $770,782       $65,746       $708,490       $1,016,985  

Ratio to average net assets of:

             

Expenses, net of waivers/ reimbursements(h)

    .28 %(f)      .38 %(f)      .44     .45     .45     .45     .45

Expenses, before waiver/ reimbursements(h)

    .28 %(f)      .46 %(f)      .52     .52     .54     .51     .52

Net investment income(c)

    3.89 %(f)      4.14 %(f)      4.34     4.36     3.63     1.85     1.92

Portfolio turnover rate(g)(s)

    106     33     180     206     169     129     118

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Conservative Buffer ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    December 13,
2023(a) to
November 30,
2024
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 41.12       $ 39.31       $ 35.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

     

Net investment loss(b)(c)

    (.14     (.26     (.24

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1.51       2.07       4.55  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.37       1.81       4.31  
 

 

 

 

Less: Dividends

     

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 42.49       $ 41.12       $ 39.31  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

     

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    3.33     4.62     12.31

Ratios/Supplemental Data

     

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $1,060,151       $976,687       $696,739  

Ratio to average net assets of:

     

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .69 %(f)      .69     .69 %(f) 

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .69 %(f)      .69     .69 %(f) 

Net investment loss(c)

    (.67 )%(f)      (.67 )%      (.66 )%(f)  

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    – 0  – %      – 0  – %      – 0  – % 

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

     AB International Buffer ETF  
   

Six Months
Ended
May 31,

2026
(unaudited)

    December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 39.41       $ 35.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

   

Net investment loss(b)(c)

    (.14     (.24

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    2.79       4.65  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    2.65       4.41  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 42.06       $ 39.41  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

   

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    6.73     12.61

Ratios/Supplemental Data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $128,297       $73,900  

Ratio to average net assets of:

   

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements

    .69     .69

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements

    .69     .69

Net investment loss(c)

    (.67 )%      (.67 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    – 0  – %      – 0  – % 

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

    AB Moderate Buffer
ETF
 
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    December 9,
2024(a) to
November 30,
2025
 
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $ 38.84       $ 35.00  
 

 

 

 

Income From Investment Operations

   

Net investment loss(b)(c)

    (.13     (.24

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investment transactions

    1.79       4.08  
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net asset value from operations

    1.66       3.84  
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

    $ 40.50       $ 38.84  
 

 

 

 

Total Return

   

Total investment return based on net asset value(e)

    4.29     10.96

Ratios/Supplemental Data

   

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

    $416,181       $268,945  

Ratio to average net assets of:

   

Expenses, net of waivers/reimbursements(e)

    .69     .69

Expenses, before waiver/reimbursements(e)

    .69     .69

Net investment loss(c)

    (.67 )%      (.67 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate(g)

    – 0  – %      – 0  – % 

See footnote summary on pages 470-473.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(a)

Commencement of operations.

 

(b)

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

(c)

Net of expenses waived/reimbursed by the Adviser.

 

(d)

Amount is less than $.005.

 

(e)

Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distributions at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Initial sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. Total investment return does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Total investment return calculated for a period of less than one year is not annualized.

 

(f)

Annualized.

 

(g)

Excludes the value of portfolio securities received or delivered as a result of in-kind purchases or redemptions of the fund’s capital shares, including ETF Creation Units.

 

(h)

In connection with the Fund investments in affiliated underlying portfolios, the Fund incurs no direct expenses, but bears proportionate shares of the fees and expenses (i.e., operating, administrative and investment advisory fees) of the affiliated underlying portfolios. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive its fees from the Fund in an amount equal to the Fund pro rata share of certain acquired fund fees and expenses, such waiver:

 

AB Ultra Short Income ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Year Ended
November 30,
2024
 

Acquired Fund fees

    .01 %(f)      .01     .01
AB High Yield ETF  
    Year Ended
October 31,
2023
             

Acquired Fund fees

    .01    
AB Core Plus Bond ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    Year Ended
November 30,
2024
 

Acquired Fund fees

    .01 %(f)      .01     .01
AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
             

Acquired Fund fees

    .01 %(f)     

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

AB Short Duration High Yield ETF  
    Period Ended
November 30,
2024
    Year Ended
September 30,
2024
       

Acquired Fund fees

    .01 %(f)      .01  
AB Core Bond ETF  
    Year Ended
September 30,
2025
             

Acquired Fund fees

    .01    

 

(i)

After the close of business on May 12, 2023, AB High Yield Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was converted into AB High Yield ETF. The performance and financial history of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the Financial Highlight information includes that of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares and has been adjusted retroactively for the periods from November 1, 2018 through the Reorganization.

 

(j)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of October 31. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30 and The Acquired Portfolio changed its fiscal year end from December 31 to October 31, respectively in years 2023 and 2021.

 

(k)

The expense ratios presented below exclude interest/bank overdraft expense:

 

AB High Yield ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
    November 1,
2023 to
November 30,
2023(b)
    Year Ended
October 31,
    January 1,
2021 to
October 31,
2021(c)
 
    2025     2024     2023     2022  

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .40 %(f)      .40     .40     .40 %(f)      .50     .60     .51 %(f) 

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .40 %(f)      .40     .40     .40 %(f)      .86     1.35     1.74 %(f) 

 

AB Core Plus Bond ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    December 13,
2023(a)
November 30,
2024
 

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .29 %(f)      .29     .32 %(f) 

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .30 %(f)      .30     .33 %(f) 

 

AB Short Duration Income ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    Year Ended
November 30,
2025
    November 1,
2024 to
November 30,
2024(b)
    Year Ended October 31,  
    2024     2023     2022     2021  

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .30 %(f)      .30     .30 %(f)      .39     .45     .45     .45

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .30 %(f)      .30     .30 %(f)      .70     1.00     1.16     1.16

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    October 1,
2025 to
November
30, 2025
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2025     2024     2023     2022     2021  

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .27 %(f)      .28 %(f)      .49     .50     .51     .48     .48

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .27 %(f)      .28 %(f)      .49     .50     .51     .48     .48

 

AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Six Months
Ended
May 31,
2026
(unaudited)
    October 1,
2025 to
November 30,
2025
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2025     2024     2023     2022     2021  

Net of waivers/reimbursements

    .27 %(f)      .30 %(f)      .49     .49     .51     .48     .48

Before waivers/reimbursements

    .27 %(f)      .30 %(f)      .49     .50     .51     .48     .48

 

(l)

The net asset value and total return include adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for financial reporting purposes. As such, the net asset value and total return for shareholder transactions may differ from financial statements.

 

(m)

Portfolio turnover is calculated for the Fund as a whole for the full fiscal year or period, as applicable, and is not annualized.

 

(n)

After the close of business on June 7, 2024, AB Short Duration High Yield Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was converted into AB Short Duration High Yield ETF. The performance and financial history of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the Financial Highlight information includes that of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares and has been adjusted retroactively for the periods from September 30, 2020 through the Reorganization.

 

(o)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of September 30. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

 

(p)

After the close of business on June 7, 2024, AB Short Duration Income Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was converted into AB Short Duration Income ETF. The performance and financial history of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the Financial Highlight information includes that of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares and has been adjusted retroactively for the periods from October 31, 2020 through the Reorganization.

 

(q)

The Acquired Portfolio had a fiscal year end of October 31. The Fund has a fiscal year end of November 30.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (continued)

Selected Data For A Share Of Capital Stock Outstanding Throughout Each Period

 

(r)

During the year ended November 30, 2025, the Adviser reimbursed the Fund for overpayment of prior years’ omnibus account services, sub-accounting services and related transfer agency expenses. The impact of the reimbursement to the financial highlights is as follows:

 

AB Short Duration Income ETF  
    Net Investment
Income Per
Share
    Net Investment
Income Ratio
    Total Return  

Class A

  $ .00 (d)      .00 %(w)      .00 %(w) 

Class C

  $ .00 (d)      .00 %(w)      .00 %(w) 

Advisor Class

  $  .00 (d)      .00 %(w)      .00 %(w) 
AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Net Investment
Income Per
Share
    Net Investment
Income Ratio
    Total Return  

Adviser Class

  $ .00 (d)      .00 %(w)      .00 %(w) 
AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF  
    Net Investment
Income Per
Share
    Net Investment
Income Ratio
    Total Return  

Adviser Class

  $ .00 (d)      .01     .01

 

(s)

The Fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales.

 

(t)

After the close of business on October 3, 2025, California Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was converted into AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF. The performance and financial history of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the Financial Highlight information includes that of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares and has been adjusted retroactively for the periods from September 30, 2021 through the Reorganization.

 

(u)

After the close of business on November 7, 2025, New York Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was converted into AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF. The performance and financial history of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the Financial Highlight information includes that of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares and has been adjusted retroactively for the periods from September 30, 2021 through the Reorganization.

 

(v)

After the close of business on November 7, 2025, Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”) was converted into AB Core Bond ETF. The performance and financial history of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares have been adopted by the Fund and will be used going forward. As a result, the Financial Highlight information includes that of the Acquired Portfolio’s Advisor Class Shares and has been adjusted retroactively for the periods from September 30, 2021 through the reorganization.

 

(w)

Less than .005%.

See notes to financial statements.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB California Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held in-person on May 6-8, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

 

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Investment Results

Since the Fund was newly formed and had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. However, it was proposed that the Fund would receive the assets of AB California Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”), a series of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. (a mutual fund), in exchange for shares of the Fund (an exchange traded fund) and the assumption by the Fund of all the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. Shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio would receive shares of the Fund in a liquidating distribution of the Acquired Portfolio (the “Conversion”). The Conversion is expected to be consummated on or about October 3, 2025. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds and ETFs, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $1.05 billion (the Acquired Portfolio’s current asset size). The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was equal to the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s proposed fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also noted that the proposed advisory fee rate for the Fund would be lower than that for the Acquired Portfolio.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it will provide to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares;

 

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(ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the proposed unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s projected total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the Fund’s projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser will be responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was lower than the median of a peer group and above the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and

 

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asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Conservative Buffer ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Conservative Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on November 4-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar year 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by

 

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numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended July 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review and their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for the Fund’s underperformance in the period reviewed, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a

 

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peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was equal to the median of a peer group and lower than the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc.in respect of AB Core Bond ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Core Bond ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held in-person on May 6-8, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

 

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Investment Results

Since the Fund was newly formed and had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. However, it was proposed that the Fund would receive the assets of Bernstein Intermediate Duration Institutional Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”), a series of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund II, Inc. (a mutual fund), in exchange for shares of the Fund (an exchange traded fund) and the assumption by the Fund of all the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. Shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio would receive shares of the Fund in a liquidating distribution of the Acquired Portfolio (the “Conversion”). The Conversion is expected to be consummated on or about November 7, 2025. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds and ETFs, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $842 million (the Acquired Portfolio’s current asset size). The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s proposed fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also noted that the proposed advisory fee rate for the Fund would be lower than that for the Acquired Portfolio.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it will provide to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares;

 

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(ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the proposed unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s projected total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the Fund’s projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser will be responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the

 

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advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Core Plus Bond ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Core Plus Bond ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar year 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by

 

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numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the period reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate (reflecting a reduction in the Fund’s unitary fee effective February 2025) against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in

 

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some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The information provided included a pro forma expense ratio for the Fund’s latest fiscal year adjusted to reflect a reduction in the Fund’s unitary fee effective February 2025. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s pro expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s pro forma expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also

 

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had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Corporate Bond ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar year 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by

 

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numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the period reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than

 

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those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no

 

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established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB High Yield ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB High Yield ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for the period ended December 31, 2023 and calendar year 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not

 

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generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting during the year.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund (including its predecessor mutual fund) against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the performance of the Fund (including its predecessor mutual fund) against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods ended May 31, 2025. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider, concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was equal to the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment

 

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strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was equal to the median of a peer group and lower than the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also

 

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had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB International Buffer ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB International Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held in-person on July 30-31, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

 

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Investment Results

Since the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds and ETFs, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $250 million. The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those proposed for the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s projected total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser will be responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe

 

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that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Moderate Buffer ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Moderate Buffer ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held in-person on July 30-31, 2024 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

 

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Investment Results

Since the Fund had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds and ETFs, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $250 million. The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those proposed for the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s projected total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser will be responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe

 

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that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB New York Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) for an initial two-year period at a meeting held in-person on May 6-8, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed approval in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services to be provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the AB Funds.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the proposed advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the proposed advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services to be performed, expenses to be incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services to be Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the AB Funds. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

Because the Fund had not yet commenced operations, the directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of the Fund. However, the Adviser agreed to provide the directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Advisory Agreement. They also considered the costs to be borne by the Adviser in providing services to the Fund and that the Fund was unlikely to be profitable to the Adviser unless it achieves a material level of net assets.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its proposed relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s future profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

 

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Investment Results

Since the Fund was newly formed and had not yet commenced operations, no performance or other historical information for the Fund was available. However, it was proposed that the Fund would receive the assets of AB New York Municipal Portfolio (the “Acquired Portfolio”), a series of Sanford C. Bernstein Fund, Inc. (a mutual fund), in exchange for shares of the Fund (an exchange traded fund) and the assumption by the Fund of all the liabilities of the Acquired Portfolio. Shareholders of the Acquired Portfolio would receive shares of the Fund in a liquidating distribution of the Acquired Portfolio (the “Conversion”). The Conversion is expected to be consummated on or about November 7, 2025. Based on the Adviser’s written and oral presentations regarding the proposed management of the Fund and their general knowledge and confidence in the Adviser’s expertise in managing mutual funds and ETFs, the directors concluded that they were satisfied that the Adviser was capable of providing high quality Fund management services to the Fund.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the proposed advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund, based on the Fund’s projected net assets of $1.3 billion (the Acquired Portfolio’s current asset size). The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser will pay all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors considered the Fund’s proposed contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s proposed fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also noted that the proposed advisory fee rate for the Fund would be lower than that for the Acquired Portfolio.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it will provide to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares;

 

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(ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the proposed unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s proposed advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s projected total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”) selected by the 15(c) service provider. The directors view the Fund’s projected expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser will be responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was lower than the median of a peer group and above the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s projected expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the proposed advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and

 

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asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of

 

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the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They

 

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also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the ‘‘15(c) provider’’) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and

 

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where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for the period ended December 31, 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly

 

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available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the Fund was not unreasonable.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund (including its predecessor mutual fund) against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance (including its predecessor mutual fund) against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10- year periods ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule

 

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and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore fund or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual

 

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fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Short Duration Income ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Short Duration Income ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for the period ended December 31, 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors.

 

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The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the period reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund (including its predecessor mutual fund) against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance (including its predecessor mutual fund) against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-, 3- and 5-year periods ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for

 

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services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also

 

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had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Tax-Aware Intermediate Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar year 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by

 

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numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the period reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

 

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The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed

 

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that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Tax-Aware Long Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar year 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by

 

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numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the period reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the performance of the Fund against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was lower than the median.

The Adviser informed the directors that there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Fund.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider.

 

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The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others and, in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangements with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was lower than the medians. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Tax-Aware Short Duration Municipal ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2023 and 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly

 

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available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed performance information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the Fund’s performance against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and noted that it was close to the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the

 

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Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The directors also compared the advisory fee rate for the Fund with that for another fund advised by the Adviser utilizing similar investment strategies.

The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations. The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was close to the median of a peer group and above the median of a peer universe. After reviewing and discussing the Adviser’s explanations of the reasons for this, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale

 

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may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Proposed New Advisory Agreement and Interim Advisory Agreement in the Context of a Potential Assignment

As described in more detail in the Proxy Statement for the AB Funds dated June 23, 2026, the Boards of the AB Funds, at a meeting held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, approved new advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Proposed Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including AB Active ETFs, Inc. in respect of AB Ultra Short Income ETF (the “Fund”), in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Equitable Holdings, Inc. (“Equitable”) (the holder of a majority of the partnership interests in the Adviser and the indirect parent of AllianceBernstein Corporation, the general partner of the Adviser), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (“Corebridge”), and various Corebridge subsidiaries, pursuant to which Equitable and Corebridge have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, to effect an all-stock merger transaction to combine their respective businesses into a newly formed company. Because Equitable controls the Adviser, the Merger may result in an “assignment” (within the meaning of section 2(a)(4) of the Investment Company Act) of the current advisory agreements for the AB Funds, including the Fund’s current Advisory Agreement, resulting in the automatic termination of such advisory agreements.

At the same meeting, the AB Boards also considered and approved interim advisory agreements with the Adviser (the “Interim Advisory Agreements”) for the AB Funds, including the Fund, to be effective only in the event that stockholder approval of a Proposed Agreement had not been obtained as of the date of the Merger resulting in an “assignment” of the Adviser’s current advisory agreements and their automatic termination.

A discussion regarding the basis for the Boards’ approvals at the meeting held on May 5-7, 2026, is set forth below.

At a meeting of the Boards held in-person on May 5-7, 2026, the Adviser presented its recommendation that the Boards consider and approve the Proposed Agreements. The Current Agreements provide for automatic termination in the event of an assignment, and the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in an assignment. The Proposed Agreements are being considered to take effect upon the closing, subject to stockholder approval. In connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered their conclusions in connection with their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements, in particular in cases where the last approval of a Current Agreement was relatively recent, including the Boards’ general satisfaction with the nature and quality of services being provided and, as applicable, in the case of certain Funds, actions taken or to be taken in an effort to improve investment performance or reduce expense ratios. Also in connection with their approval of the Proposed Agreements, the Boards considered a representation made to them at that time by the Adviser that there were no additional developments not already disclosed to the Boards since their most recent approvals of the Current Agreements that would be a material consideration to the Boards in

 

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connection with their consideration of the Proposed Agreements, except for matters disclosed to the Boards by the Adviser. The Directors considered the fact that each Proposed Agreement would have corresponding terms and conditions identical to those of the corresponding Current Agreement with the exception of the effective date and initial term under the Proposed Agreement.

The Directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to each Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the Directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the Directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the Funds. The Directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of each Fund.

The Directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the Directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the management fees of the Funds they oversee. The Directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different Directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The Directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Funds, and the overall arrangements between the Funds and the Adviser, as provided in the Proposed Agreements, including the management fees, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed under the Current Agreements and to be performed under the Proposed Agreements, expenses incurred and to be incurred and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The Directors considered the scope and quality of services to be provided by the Adviser under the Proposed Agreements, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Funds. They also considered the information that had been provided to them by the Adviser concerning the anticipated implementation of the Merger Agreement and the Adviser’s representation that it did not anticipate that such implementation would affect the management or structure of the Adviser, have a material adverse effect on the Adviser, or adversely affect the quality of the services provided to the Funds by the Adviser and its affiliates. The Directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews each Fund’s investment strategies and from time to time proposes changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the Directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of each Fund’s

 

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portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The Directors also considered that certain Proposed Agreements, similar to the corresponding Current Agreements, provide that the Funds will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Funds by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates, and that the Adviser receives similar reimbursements from AMMAF pursuant to a separate Administrative Reimbursement Agreement. Requests for these reimbursements are made on a quarterly basis and subject to approval by the Directors. Reimbursements, to the extent requested and paid, result in a higher rate of total compensation from the Funds to the Adviser than the fee rate stated in the Proposed Agreements. The Directors noted that the Adviser did not request any reimbursements from certain Funds in the Funds’ latest fiscal year reviewed and that, in the case of the AB ETFs, the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The Directors noted that the methodology to be used to determine the reimbursement amounts had been reviewed by an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Funds’ other service providers, also was considered. The Directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services to be provided to each Fund under the Proposed Agreement for the Fund.

Costs of Services to be Provided and Profitability

The Directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of each Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2024 and 2025, as applicable, that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the Directors. The Directors noted the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing fund-specific profitability data and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The Directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with a Fund, including those relating to its subsidiaries that provide transfer agency, distribution and brokerage services to the Fund, as applicable. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Proposed Agreements with the profitability of fund advisory contracts for unaffiliated funds because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The Directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with each Fund before taxes and distribution expenses, as applicable. The Directors noted that certain Funds were not profitable to the Adviser in one or more periods reviewed. The Directors concluded that the Adviser’s level of profitability from its relationship with the other Funds was not unreasonable. The Directors were unable to consider historical information about the profitability of certain Funds that had recently commenced operations and for which historical profitability information was not available. The Adviser agreed to provide the Directors with profitability information in connection with future proposed continuances of the Proposed Agreements.

 

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Fall-Out Benefits

The Directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationships with the Funds and the money market fund or other underlying funds advised by the Adviser in which the Funds invests, as applicable, including, but not limited to, as applicable, benefits relating to soft dollar arrangements (whereby investment advisers receive brokerage and research services from brokers that execute agency transactions for their clients) in the case of certain Funds; 12b-1 fees and sales charges received by the principal underwriter (which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser) in respect of certain classes of the shares of most of the Funds; brokerage commissions paid by certain Funds to brokers affiliated with the Adviser; and transfer agency fees paid by most of the Funds to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Adviser. The Directors recognized that the Adviser’s profitability would be somewhat lower, and that a Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated, without these benefits. The Directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Funds.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the Directors in connection with the Board meeting at which the Proposed Agreements were approved, the Directors receive detailed performance information for the Funds at each regular Board meeting during the year.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ underperformance in certain periods. The Directors also reviewed updated performance information and, in some cases, discussed with the Adviser the reasons for changes in performance or continued underperformance. On the basis of this review, the Directors determined to continue to monitor the performance of certain Funds closely and concluded that the investment performance of each other Fund was acceptable.

Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Directors considered the management fee rate payable by each Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) provider”) concerning management fee rates payable by other funds or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), as applicable, in the same category as the Fund or the AB ETFs, as applicable. In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the management fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The Directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of management fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees paid by other funds or ETFs. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee waivers for certain Funds. The Directors compared each Fund’s contractual management fee rate with a peer group median, and where applicable, took into account the impact on the management fee rate of

 

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the administrative expense reimbursement paid to the Adviser in the latest fiscal year. In the case of the ACS Funds, the Directors noted that the management fee rate is zero but also were cognizant that the Adviser is indirectly compensated by the wrap fee program sponsors that use the ACS Funds as an investment vehicle for their clients.

The Directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of each Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Funds’ Senior Vice President and noted the differences between a Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees charged by the Adviser to any offshore funds and for services to any sub-advised funds utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, on the other, as applicable. The Directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the Directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements. The Adviser also informed the Directors that, in the case of certain Funds, there were no institutional accounts managed by the Adviser that utilize investment strategies similar to those of the Funds.

In the case of the AB ETFs, the Directors noted that the unitary fees for those Funds cover additional services provided by third parties and thus are not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedules and the schedules of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the Directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to each Fund relative to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients, as applicable. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional and offshore or sub-advisory accounts, each Fund, as applicable, (i) demands considerably more portfolio management, research and trading resources due to significantly higher daily cash flows (in the case of open-end Funds) and, in the case of the AB ETFs, demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional, offshore fund and sub-advised fund clients as compared to the Funds, and the different risk profile, the Directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

 

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In connection with their review of each Fund’s management fee, the Directors also considered the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of funds or ETFs, as applicable, selected by the 15(c) provider. The Directors also considered the Adviser’s expense caps for certain Funds. The Directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to a Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the AB ETFs.

The Boards’ consideration of each Proposed Agreement was informed by their most recent approval of the related Current Agreement, and, in the case of certain Funds, their discussion with the Adviser of the reasons for those Funds’ expense ratios in certain periods. On the basis of this review, the Directors concluded that each Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

The Directors did not consider comparative expense information for the ACS Funds because those Funds do not bear ordinary expenses.

Economies of Scale

The Directors noted that the management fee schedules for certain Funds do not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The Directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The Directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Board meeting. The Directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The Directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The Directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among funds or ETFs, as applicable, similar to each Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The Directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many funds and ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The Directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the asset levels of the Funds without breakpoints and their profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warrant doing so.

The Directors did not consider the extent to which fee levels in the Advisory Agreement for the ACS Funds reflect economies of scale because that Advisory Agreement does not provide for any compensation to be paid to the Adviser by the ACS Funds and the expense ratio of each of those Funds is zero.

 

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Interim Advisory Agreements

In approving the Interim Advisory Agreements, the Boards, with the assistance of independent counsel, considered similar factors to those considered in approving the Proposed Agreements. The Interim Advisory Agreements approved by the Boards are identical to the Proposed Agreements, as well as the Current Agreements, in all material respects except for their proposed effective and termination dates and provisions intended to comply with the requirements of the relevant SEC rule, such as provisions requiring escrow of advisory fees. Under an Interim Advisory Agreement, the Adviser would continue to manage a Fund until a new advisory agreement was approved by stockholders or until the end of the 150-day period after termination of the Current Agreement, whichever would occur earlier. All fees earned by the Adviser under an Interim Advisory Agreement would be held in escrow pending shareholder approval of the Proposed Agreement. Upon approval of a new advisory agreement by stockholders, the escrowed management fees would be paid to the Adviser, and the Interim Advisory Agreement would terminate.

Information Regarding the Review and Approval of the Fund’s Current Advisory Agreement

The disinterested directors (the “directors”) of AB Active ETFs, Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously approved the continuance of the Company’s Advisory Agreement with the Adviser in respect of AB Ultra Short Income ETF (the “Fund”) at a meeting held in-person on August 5-6, 2025 (the “Meeting”).

Prior to approval of the continuance of the Advisory Agreement, the directors had requested from the Adviser, and received and evaluated, extensive materials. They reviewed the proposed continuance of the Advisory Agreement with the Adviser and with experienced counsel who are independent of the Adviser, who advised on the relevant legal standards. The directors also reviewed additional materials, including comparative analytical data prepared by the Senior Vice President of the Fund. The directors also discussed the proposed continuance in private sessions with counsel.

The directors considered their knowledge of the nature and quality of the services provided by the Adviser to the Fund gained from their experience as directors or trustees of most of the registered investment companies advised by the Adviser, including the other series of the Company that are organized as exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), their overall confidence in the Adviser’s integrity and competence they have gained from that experience, the Adviser’s initiative in identifying and raising potential issues with the directors and its responsiveness, frankness and attention to concerns raised by the directors in the past, including the Adviser’s willingness to consider and implement organizational and operational changes designed to improve investment results and the services provided to the AB Funds. The directors noted that they have four regular meetings each year, at each of which they review extensive materials and information from the Adviser, including information on the investment performance of the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests a portion of its assets.

 

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The directors also considered all factors they believed relevant, including the specific matters discussed below. During the course of their deliberations, the directors evaluated, among other things, the reasonableness of the advisory fee. The directors did not identify any particular information that was all-important or controlling, and different directors may have attributed different weights to the various factors. The directors determined that the selection of the Adviser to manage the Fund and the overall arrangements between the Fund and the Adviser, as provided in the Advisory Agreement, including the advisory fee, were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, expenses incurred and such other matters as the directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The material factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the directors’ determinations included the following:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided

The directors considered the scope and quality of services provided by the Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including the quality of the investment research capabilities of the Adviser and the other resources it has dedicated to performing services for the Fund. The directors noted that the Adviser from time to time reviews the Fund’s investment strategies and may from time to time propose changes intended to improve the Fund’s relative or absolute performance for the directors’ consideration. They also noted the professional experience and qualifications of the Fund’s portfolio management team and other senior personnel of the Adviser. The directors also considered that the Advisory Agreement provides that the Fund will reimburse the Adviser for the cost to it of providing certain clerical, accounting, administrative and other services to the Fund by employees of the Adviser or its affiliates. Requests for these reimbursements will be subject to the directors’ approval on a quarterly basis. The directors noted that the Adviser does not expect to request such reimbursements. The quality of administrative and other services, including the Adviser’s role in coordinating the activities of the Fund’s other service providers, also was considered. The directors concluded that, overall, they were satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided to the Fund under the Advisory Agreement.

Costs of Services Provided and Profitability

The directors reviewed a schedule of the revenues and expenses and related notes indicating the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser for calendar years 2023 and 2024 that had been prepared with an expense allocation methodology arrived at in consultation with an independent consultant at the request of the directors. The directors noted that the assumptions and methods of allocation used by the Adviser in preparing profitability data for ETFs and understood that there are a number of potentially acceptable allocation methodologies for information of this type. The directors noted that the profitability information reflected all revenues and expenses of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of the profitability of the Advisory Agreement with the profitability of ETF advisory contracts for unaffiliated ETFs because comparative information is not generally publicly available and is affected by numerous factors. The directors focused on the profitability of the Adviser’s relationship with the Fund

 

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before taxes and distribution expenses. The directors noted that the Fund was not profitable to the Adviser in the periods reviewed.

Fall-Out Benefits

The directors considered the other benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Fund and the money market fund advised by the Adviser in which the Fund invests. The directors recognized that the Fund’s unprofitability to the Adviser would be exacerbated without these benefits. The directors understood that the Adviser also might derive reputational and other benefits from its association with the Fund.

Investment Results

In addition to the information reviewed by the directors in connection with the Meeting, the directors receive detailed performance information for the Fund at each regular Board meeting since the Fund’s inception.

At the Meeting, the directors reviewed information prepared by an independent service provider (the “15(c) service provider”), showing the Fund’s performance against a group of similar ETFs (“peer group”) and a larger group of similar ETFs (“peer universe”), each selected by the 15(c) service provider, and information prepared by the Adviser showing the Fund’s performance against a broad-based securities market index, in each case for the 1-year period ended May 31, 2025 and (in the case of comparisons with the broad-based securities market index) for the period from inception. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s investment performance was acceptable.

Advisory Fees and Other Expenses

The directors considered the advisory fee rate payable by the Fund to the Adviser and information prepared by the 15(c) service provider concerning advisory fee rates payable by other ETFs in the same category as the Fund. The directors noted that the advisory fee is a unitary fee and that the Adviser pays all expenses of the Fund except for certain expenses payable by the Fund such as interest expense, taxes, extraordinary expenses, and brokerage commissions and other transaction costs. The directors recognized that it is difficult to make comparisons of advisory fees because there are variations in the services that are included in the fees payable by other ETFs. The directors compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate against a peer group median and discussed with the Adviser the reasons it was above the median.

The directors also considered the Adviser’s fee schedule for other clients utilizing investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. For this purpose, they reviewed the relevant advisory fee information from the Adviser’s Form ADV and in a report from the Fund’s Senior Vice President and noted the differences between the Fund’s fee schedule, on the one hand, and the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule, on the other. The directors noted that the Adviser may, in some cases, agree to fee rates with large institutional clients that are lower than those reviewed by the directors and that they had previously discussed with the Adviser its policies in respect of such arrangements.

 

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The directors noted that the unitary fee for the Fund covers additional services provided by third parties and thus is not directly comparable to the Adviser’s institutional fee schedule and the schedule of fees for most other funds advised by the Adviser. The Adviser reviewed with the directors the significantly greater scope of the services it provides to the Fund relative to institutional clients. In this regard, the Adviser noted, among other things, that, compared to institutional accounts, the Fund (i) demands considerably more managerial and administrative resources due to the potential for frequent creations and redemptions of shares; (ii) has more tax and regulatory restrictions and compliance obligations; (iii) must prepare and file or distribute regulatory and other communications about fund operations; and (iv) must provide shareholder servicing to retail investors. The Adviser also reviewed the greater legal risks presented by the large and changing population of Fund shareholders who may assert claims against the Adviser in individual or class actions, and the greater entrepreneurial risk in offering new fund products, which require substantial investment to launch, may not succeed, and generally must be priced to compete with larger, more established funds resulting in lack of profitability to the Adviser until a new fund achieves scale. In light of the substantial differences in services rendered by the Adviser to institutional clients as compared to the Fund, and the different risk profile, the directors considered these fee comparisons inapt and did not place significant weight on them in their deliberations.

In connection with their review of the Fund’s advisory fee, the directors also considered the Fund’s total expense ratio in comparison to the medians for a peer group and a peer universe of ETFs selected by the 15(c) service provider. The Fund’s expense ratio was based on the Fund’s latest fiscal year. The directors view expense ratio information as relevant to their evaluation of the Adviser’s services because the Adviser is responsible for coordinating services provided to the Fund by others, and in most cases, the Adviser is responsible for paying for such services under its unitary fee arrangement with the Fund. The directors noted that the Fund’s expense ratio was close to the median of a peer group and higher than the median of a peer universe. Based on their review, the directors concluded that the Fund’s expense ratio was acceptable.

Economies of Scale

The directors noted that the advisory fee schedule for the Fund does not contain breakpoints and that they had discussed their strong preference for breakpoints in advisory contracts with the Adviser. The directors took into consideration prior presentations by an independent consultant on economies of scale in the mutual fund industry and for the AB Funds, and presentations from time to time by the Adviser concerning certain of its views on economies of scale. The directors also had requested and received from the Adviser certain updates on economies of scale in advance of the Meeting. The directors believe that economies of scale may be realized (if at all) by the Adviser across a variety of products and services, and not only in respect of a single fund. The directors noted that there is no established methodology for setting breakpoints that give effect to the fund-specific services provided by a fund’s adviser and to the economies of scale that an adviser may realize in its overall mutual fund business or those components

 

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of it which directly or indirectly affect a fund’s operations. The directors observed that in the mutual fund industry as a whole, as well as among ETFs similar to the Fund, there is no uniformity or pattern in the fees and asset levels at which breakpoints (if any) apply. The directors also noted that the advisory agreements for many ETFs do not have breakpoints at all. The directors informed the Adviser that they would monitor the Fund’s asset level and its profitability to the Adviser and anticipated revisiting the question of breakpoints in the future if circumstances warranted doing so.

 

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800 221 5672

 

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ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

There were no disagreements with accountants during the reporting period.

ITEM 9. PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

There were no shareholder meetings during the reporting period.

ITEM 10. REMUNERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Aggregate remuneration paid to all Directors and advisory board members are included within the Financial Statements under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.

ITEM 11. STATEMENT REGARDING BASIS FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT.

Statement regarding basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract included within the Financial Statements under Item 7 of this Form N-CSR.


ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 13. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 14. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 15. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Fund’s Board of Directors since the Fund last provided disclosure in response to this item.

ITEM 16. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective at the reasonable assurance level based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this document.

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 17. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the registrant.

ITEM 18. RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION.

Not applicable to the registrant.


ITEM 19. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are attached to this Form N-CSR:

 

EXHIBIT NO.

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

19(b)(1)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
19(b)(2)   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
19(c)   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant): AB Active ETFs, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   July 29, 2026

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By:  

/s/ Onur Erzan

  Onur Erzan
  President
Date:   July 29, 2026
By:  

/s/ Stephen M. Woetzel

  Stephen M. Woetzel
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   July 29, 2026

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